Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 17 Zhou Yi Company, Scum Villain and Monthly Intelligence
Hengdian, suburbs

Yan Li, wearing his costume, found a shady spot and watched Nie Yuan and the others filming the horseback sprinting scene while holding a large fan.

Today's filming is on location. Li Rongrong is executed, and Qin Qiong and several others come to rob the execution ground.

There aren't many scenes, but there are both fighting scenes and group scenes, so it's actually quite troublesome to shoot.

For example, the scene where Luo Cheng, Shan Xiongxin and others rushed to the execution ground on horseback was shot back and forth several times.

If there is any problem with the speed, the formation, the movements, the camera entering and exiting the frame, etc., it will have to be re-shot.

The three actors who play Luo Cheng, Cheng Yaojin and Shan Xiongxin can all ride horses, but only Nie Yuan, who plays Luo Cheng, can sprint on horseback with weapons. The other two are stand-ins.

Originally, Yan Li always thought that his riding skills were just so-so, but when he actually started filming, he realized that he was quite talented in this area.

He learns quickly and rides well!
At present, his riding skills are among the best in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties", and he is also one of the few circus actors who does not use a stunt double. Once, when the crew did not have enough stunt doubles, he even put on a mask and played the role of the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun.

The sprint was finally finished, the crew reset the scene, and Nie Yuan and other actors were able to rest.

Nie Yuan came over with a spear in his hand, snatched the fan from Yan Li's hand and fanned himself wildly. His face was covered in sweat, but he didn't dare to wipe it off for fear of ruining his makeup.

"It's too hot this damn day."

"It's almost July, how can it not be hot?"

Yan Li didn't care that his fan was snatched away. He just took a sip of water from his own cup. Nie Yuan fanned himself for a while, and finally felt a little cooler, so he became interested in talking to him.

"How was your conversation with Zhou Yi's people the day before yesterday?"

"how do you know?"

Yan Li was stunned. He had previously had a meal with a producer from Zhouyi Company through Wang Decai's relationship.

Logically speaking, no one should know about this. Could it be that this kid Nie Yuan also has an intelligence system?
"Brother Haibing said that he knows the producer, and he even went to him specifically to ask about you."

Yan Li suddenly realized how could he have forgotten this. In Zhou Yi's previous film "Wulin Waishi", Huang Haibing played the leading actor Shen Lang. They must be familiar with each other.

"Tell me, what did Zhou Yi say?"

Nie Yuan pressed the question. He treated Yan Li as a friend and definitely hoped that their friendship would go further.

At this stage, Zhouyi, which has produced "The Swordsman" and "Love Across Time and Space", is also a well-known company in the industry. If Yan Li can get on board with this company, it will be very beneficial to his career development.

"It's hard to put into words."

Yan Li sighed a little. He had also thought about clinging to Zhou Yi, but although they had a good chat at the dinner that night, he later learned from the intelligence system that it was not so easy to cling to someone.

According to intelligence, Zhou Yi has several contracted artists, including Yu Bo, Yang Junyi, and recently signed a man named Zhang Jin.

These actors are either from the military or have practiced martial arts since childhood. They are not bad looking either, which is very consistent with Zhou Yi's acting style and they are highly valued by Zhou Yi's senior management.

Yan Li just happened to have some similarities with them, which was why producer Zhou Yi took a fancy to him.

This company likes those who have a tough and masculine appearance and temperament and have martial arts skills!
But in this case, if Yan Li joins Zhou Yi, the internal competition will probably be very fierce. He will have to fight with those people for resources. Considering that those people have people behind them, it may involve infighting among the company's top management.

Yan Li is not afraid of competition. He has confidence in himself, not to mention that there are system cheats, but he is tired of this kind of intrigue-filled life.

With the system in place, he doesn't think he will be without roles to play, so he has little interest in joining the company.

He is especially reluctant to go to a company where internal competition is fierce and conflicts and depressing relationships among colleagues.

“It’s not easy to run a solo business.”

Nie Yuan felt that Yan Li's idea was a bit naive. It was not easy to get into the film and television industry. Newcomers had no connections and no company. Not only would it be difficult for them to make any progress in the industry, it would also be difficult for them to develop.

"Let's talk about it. Maybe I'll start my own company someday. I don't like being controlled all the time. I prefer being the boss."

Yan Li didn't argue and started joking. Nie Yuan was amused and said jokingly, "Okay, if I can't make it one day, I hope Boss Yan will take me in."

"Easy to say."

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Nie Yuan was called over soon to practice his moves and rehearse the fighting scenes, while Yan Li was called by the director to film his rivalry with Li Rongrong.

Tong Lei was wearing a slightly stained white prison uniform, with a wooden beheading board stuck on her back. Her cheeks and hair were slightly dirty, and a white cloth was stuffed in her mouth. She was kneeling on the execution platform.

Yan Li swaggered over to him and stood in front of him, with a look of regret on his face: "What a pity, he's being killed before he's had enough fun."

As he spoke, he squatted down and pinched Tong Lei's chin, his expression evil: "I will never forget your pitiful yet heart-warming cry. It makes me excited just thinking about it."

"If you beg me now, I'll consider letting you stay for a few more nights."

While speaking the lines, Yan Li cursed the damn screenwriter in his heart, "Can't you please consider the actors' sense of shame when you write?"

Tong Lei looked at him angrily, spat out the cloth in her mouth, and cursed.

"Beast."

Yan Li was furious and stood up and slapped Tong Lei. Tong Lei screamed and fell to the ground. Although his movement seemed very big, he actually didn't touch her at all.

Behind the monitor, director Hu Mingkai frowned and said through a loudspeaker, "Rongrong's emotions aren't strong enough. Let's make Yuwen Chengdu more vicious. Let's do another take."

Yan Li gestured an OK, then exchanged a few words with Tong Lei: "You're being a bit too imposing. Logically, Li Rongrong should be very weak and miserable right now. This makes the contrast between the good guy and the bad guy even stronger."

After all, in the play, Li Rongrong was forced to wait in line for several days. Normally, she probably didn't even have the energy to speak.

Just now, Tong Lei was scolding people with a righteous and unyielding attitude, and she was about to jump up and fight with Yuwen Chengdu. It was very incongruous.

Tong Lei is also a new actor now and has a humble attitude.

In addition, Yan Li has taken good care of her these days, and he even helped her block the alcohol before. His acting skills seem to be more mature and thoughtful than hers, so Tong Lei listens to Yan Li very much.

"Okay, bro, I get it."

When filming resumed, Tong Lei was obviously listless and weak. She looked so miserable and desolate that it made people feel pity for her, and also made Yan Li, the instigator, look even more vicious and cruel.

After filming this scene, the director was very satisfied, and Tong Lei was also very happy to be praised. Only Yan Li was happy but also a little sad.

In the play, a character like Yuwen Chengdu would be indistinguishable from the crowd if he is not played well, but would easily become hated if he is played too well.

Yan Li has already thought about how many viewers will point their fingers at him and call him a scumbag when the TV series starts airing...

...

After work in the evening, Yan Li was invited by Nie Yuan to go to a food stall in Hengdian to drink and watch a game. Today was the World Cup final.

Yan Li was still very interested in this game. After all, he had bought a sports lottery, and the outcome of the game would determine whether he would get a seat ticket or a sleeper berth on his train ticket back to Beijing.

At 2 o'clock in the evening, the game officially started. With Ronaldo's two goals, Brazil defeated Germany 0: and won the World Cup for the fifth time in team history.

Yan Li was very happy. He won the bets on both games and could sleep in a sleeper when he returned to Beijing.

She also called Qin Lan to inform her of the results. The latter had bought more sports lottery tickets, enough to pay for the plane tickets.

Qin Lan was very happy. Knowing that Yan Li was outside, she wanted to come out and play with him, but was politely declined by Yan Li.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to pay attention to Qin Lan, but he has important things to do.

Today is June 6th, not only the World Cup final, but also the end of June. This means that tonight, in the early hours of the morning, the monthly [Monthly Intelligence] will be released...

(End of this chapter)