Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 58: Conspiracy (Please read!)

The crew of "Whiplash" has been working in the studio of the Central Conservatory of Music for a week, but there are only a few shots that really meet director Lu Kuan's requirements.

The filming didn't go well.

The reason is that Nicholas Tse was dissatisfied with his accurate prediction in the "taking the blame" incident, and he also suspected that Nicholas Tse was taking advantage of the situation to suppress his pay.

What's more, for such a young director, is it really his ability to cheat some funds to make a movie?
Pride and prejudice are always the root causes of disputes.

"Tingfeng, this is a bit too much. You and Zhuangzhong have only just met once, so there's no need for such exaggerated expressions."

This week, not only did the crew fail to get along smoothly, but the progress was even slower. Everyone understands the reason for this, but it's just hard to say it out loud.

Nicholas Tse passively resists, Edison Chen is rebellious, and Vivian Yu is silent and taciturn...

The most common statement made by this Hong Kong pop star is, "This is what I think. I think this role should..."

Then everyone could definitely see Yu Wenle who was silent on the side and Chen Guanxi who was gloating over the other person's misfortune.

The three popular young actors in Hong Kong, led by Nicholas Tse, and the Qingying Studio team led by Lu Kuan and the two leading actors Feng Yuanzheng and Liu Yifei, are now competing secretly.

If the east wind prevails over the west wind, Lu Kuan will become a puppet director in the crew and will no longer have any prestige.

Huo Wenxi was also on the set today, and seeing the somewhat awkward scene, he quietly walked over to the monitor and whispered to Lu Kuan, "Director Lu, do you think we should put this one aside for now? Tingfeng and you might have some different ideas about the character..."

Boss Lu doesn't give face to anyone at work, and Liu Yifei has been scolded and cried by him many times.

He immediately said with a serious face: "I am the director, are you the director? Don't go near the monitor without my permission!"

Picking up the intercom: "One more line, do as I say!"

Huo Wenxi's face looked a little unhappy. Lu Kuan always looked lazy and rarely argued with others.

She had originally meant well to help him smooth things over in such a tense crew atmosphere, but she didn't expect to be scolded in return.

The mature young woman walked away, but Nicholas Tse in the distance was unhappy.

Nicholas Tse was only 16 years old when Huo Wenxi became his agent. In the early days, he also worked as his assistant. Huo Wenxi took care of his love life and daily affairs. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is like his sister.

He immediately coldly shook off the makeup artist's hand, walked over to the monitor and said in a stern voice, "Even though you're a director, you still have to learn to respect people."

Without waiting for Lu Kuan's response, he turned and walked away, as if he felt that his previous performance was not strong enough, and added: "There is nothing wrong with my acting in this part. If you are not satisfied, you can change someone else."

The crew members were completely dumbfounded, and Huo Wenxi hurriedly caught up with Nicholas Tse. He had just been in a car accident and took the blame for someone else's mistake. He couldn't afford to have any more negative news about him publicly contradicting the director leaked out, as it would be a huge blow to his image.

Qiu Yuanxu from Qingying Studio sighed inwardly and quietly left the studio.

He is still too young and can't control the situation. This time, Old Tian is really forcing things to happen.

Lu Kuan still looked calm and composed, as if he was not worried at all, and arranged for everyone to rest and have meals according to the schedule.

I didn't come up with anything useful all morning, and it's already noon.

Lu Kuan was smoking a cigarette by the flower bed at the bottom of the building, his brows furrowed.

"Here, drink some water!"

Concubine Liu Yi stood aside coquettishly, her knee-length white skirt gently blown up by the breeze, her raven-colored hair cascading down like a waterfall, and her whole body was as simple and elegant as a lotus flower emerging from the water.

This is one of her looks in the drama.

Lu Kuan wanted to tease her when he saw her, so he looked her up and down in a pretentious manner: "Xiao Liu, why do your legs seem to have grown thicker?"

"That's...nonsense, no way, it's impossible!"

Concubine Liu Yi was so angry that her teeth were itching. She saw that Lu Kuan had a hard time these days, so she came to comfort him out of pity, but she didn't expect to be laughed at instead.

ungrateful!

"Your part will be in two days, so you should be almost ready."

Concubine Liu Yi patted her small chest, which had begun to take shape: "Don't worry, I have been preparing according to your requirements for several days, there will definitely be no problem!"

Putting aside her personal moral standards, she was very impressed with Lu Kuan's acting and narration skills. At least he was able to fully point out the correct performance form and direction for her, and grasp the character's emotions and action chain.

"The road is wide, these Hong Kong people..."

"There's no distinction between big and small when it comes to job titles on the set."

"Plant, these Hong Kong people are so difficult to deal with, what are you going to do?"

Boss Lu sneered and flicked away his cigarette butt: "Cut it in!"

Another wasted day, the crew was demoralized and full of gossip. Lu Kuan, the subject of everyone's after-dinner jokes and discussions, was standing in front of a large clubhouse west of the Great Wall Hotel on Beijing's East Third Ring Road.

He and Ning Hao hid in the car, looking at the magnificent "Tianshang Renjian" sign opposite.

"Going in?"

"Go in."

Lu Kuan counted silently in his mind, it was already the fourth day.

"Can you see clearly too?"

"Yes, it's Zhang Jianting from Hong Kong, and there's also a young man in his twenties who looks similar to the Liu Zeyu you described."

Lu Kuan sneered in his heart, what a bunch of guys who can’t change their bad habits.

People in the present world may not know this, but the reborn Lu Kuan knows too well what kind of people these Hong Kong movie nomads are like.

From actors to directors and producers, a large number of them came to the mainland with the intention of eating and smashing the bowl at the same time.

After the implementation of CEPA in 2003, Hong Kong filmmakers went north and cheated more than one mainland investor.

Cheng Kexin's film "The Warlords" was said to have cost 300 million yuan, but according to the producer, Jet Li took 100 million yuan. In the end, the box office collapsed and the investor almost jumped off the building due to the loss of everything.
A prop straw hat in his "Wuxia" cost $6000, and there are countless similar examples of inflated expenses.

Nicholas Tse and his two companions are in touch with the crooked Zhang Jianting. Isn't it obvious what they are up to?

Therefore, he has been responding to the three people's moves these days and not giving them any chance to create a head-on conflict.

Anyway, I am just an unknown little director. Let's see if these three popular Hong Kong actors have time to spend with me!
Boss Lu lit a cigarette and said, "Go back first. No need to come again. Wait for them to make a move!"

The crew hotel.

"Xiaolu, I heard the filming of the movie wasn't going well?"

After the lovemaking, Dong Jie lay in Boss Lu's arms, her delicate hands drawing circles on his chest.

Lu Kuan felt itchy from her tickling and immediately asked curiously, "Has this spread out? Where did you see it?"

Dong Jie stood up in surprise: "Really? It's the tabloids, and the media in Hong Kong."

"That Chen Guanxi was being sarcastic in the Hong Kong media, saying that mainland directors weren't good enough and the crews were unprofessional. It really pissed me off!"

Boss Lu played with Jiao's breasts in his hands and asked on a whim, "Do you believe I can make this film well?"

Bai Lianhua said without hesitation: "Of course!"

In fact, she had a big question mark in her heart. People said that things should be sold at a good price. She had sacrificed so much, but it was not time to reap the rewards yet.

Now of course, we must always pay attention to the movement of this potential stock in our hands.

It just... doesn't seem clear.

Boss Lu transformed into the licentious Jie and Zhou, and no longer cared about the crew's troubles, and turned around!
"Come on, let's start another round!"

"what!"

Tianshang Renjian, in private room 208.

Liu Zeyu was the host today and he generously arranged for attendants and foreign liquor, trying to show off his local dominance.

Zhang Jianting introduced this person's identity to Nicholas Tse and the other three, and everyone tacitly supported him.

In the future, we will inevitably have to go to the mainland to make a living, so the local officials have to build a good port.

Nicholas Tse was relatively steady, but Edison Chen had already embraced the girl and started to indulge himself. He hadn't expected that there would be such fun in the rural mainland.

After being relaxed for a while, Liu Zeyu signaled everyone in the private room to leave first, as he was going to plot something big.

"Director Zhang, Young Master Liu, what are the arrangements? It's so grand."

Chen Guanxi let go of the girls reluctantly and watched them leave gracefully.

Zhang Jianting adjusted his glasses and winked at Nicholas Tse.

He is the son-in-law of Eagle King boss Li Shoucheng, and Xie is Eagle King's current leading artist. This incident is a direct connection between the two.

"Edison, Ale, I'd like to ask for your opinion on something regarding the Whiplash crew."

(End of this chapter)