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Wu Yuchen looked at the lineup sitting around him. It was undoubtedly very luxurious. That is to say, he had reached this status, otherwise he might not be able to get it together.

The production cost of Donkey Gets Water was much higher than the 1 million expected two years ago. At that time, I just wanted to find some classmates from school and film it like a drama. But now and then, I don't think so. Same.

Gong Li's salary of 1 million US dollars alone is already more than 8 million. Add in other people's salaries and other miscellaneous expenses. It is estimated that this time it will be at least 15 million, and he will probably have to go for 20 million. . This doesn’t include Wu Yuchen’s personal salary. He won’t charge according to Hollywood prices, but it can’t be lower than Gong Li’s US$1 million, right?

All in all, it costs 30 million. The specific cost will not be known until the production is completed, but Wu Yuchen is not short of money now. Even if you don't mention how much money Hollywood has made, the revenue from Miracle Pictures and TV series in the past two years alone is enough for him.

Then he looked at Sun Honglei, Ding Jiali and Gong Li without leaving any trace. He could guarantee that he did not choose the actors intentionally and based them entirely on the movie roles.

In his previous life, it was rumored that Sun Honglei was kept by his eldest sister. After relying on her eldest sister to rise to power, he started to be chaotic and eventually gave up, kicking people away. The eldest sister of this rumored heroine was Ding Jiali, who played the coppersmith's wife. The two met when they were rehearsing the drama Mr. and Mrs. Curie in 1999. Although Sun Honglei had already acted in Lao Mouzi's My Father and Mother at that time, his status was still inferior to that of his eldest sister.

He and Gong Li were filming Zhou Yu's Train in 2002. The two had emotional entanglements in the film, and then Sun Honglei fell in love with Gong Li because of the drama. At that time, there were news reports that he climbed into the entertainment industry. Big sister, abandon Ding Jiali for Gong Li. However, Gong Li had a husband at the time and rejected Sun Honglei.

Therefore, Hua Qiang's reputation for trying to reach the top of his eldest sister spread by launching two emotional attacks on actresses who were higher than him.

Wu Yuchen shook his head inwardly. He didn't care whether Sun Honglei wanted to win over his eldest sister or not. As long as he acted well, this time he didn't have any emotions with the coppersmith's wife as Zhou Tienan and Zhang Yiman in Donkey Gets Water. Trouble, I'm sorry he couldn't have done anything wrong during the filming.

Director Wu, I would like to ask, are you based on the role of Zhang Yiman, the female star of the Republic of China, Zhou Xuan? Gong Li asked curiously.

Zhou Xuan was a big star during the Republic of China and was known as the Queen of Movies. She was a figure who left a mark in film history. She eventually died of mental illness.

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: Yes, but I can only refer to part of it. Regarding Zhang Yiman's character background, I also talked about the 'sexual liberation' trend triggered by the Tianru Movement during the Republic of China...

Since it was the reading period, Wu Yuchen tried his best to explain each character thoroughly so that the actors could better understand and shape the characters.

Director Wu, I would like to ask myself, Pei Kuishan, whether he really likes Zhang Yiman? Or is it just a man's desire to conquer? He Bing also took the opportunity to ask questions now.

Teacher He Bing, Pei Kuishan does like Zhang Yiman, but his love is a condescending love. Pei Kuishan has the self-righteousness of an intellectual. He thinks he is 'saving' Zhang Yiman's fallen soul, so that She followed him to become a good girl from a lost young woman, and he was tolerating Zhang Yiman. But at the same time, he was sexually impotent, and Zhang Yiman was willing to have physical relations with him, which satisfied his self-esteem needs.

Wu Yuchen paused for a moment, and then continued to explain:

Therefore, when Zhang Yiman rejected Pei Kuishan several times at first, he acted relatively calmly, because he thought he was superior to Zhang Yiman and felt that he was sure to defeat Zhang Yiman. His tolerant and great love for her would sooner or later influence her. , to let the lost lamb return. But when Zhang Yiman had a relationship with a coppersmith whose status was far lower than him and acted very happy, his self-esteem and sense of superiority were crushed. Because of love There is hatred, and there is also anger where one's self-esteem has been deeply hurt, so...

Listening to Wu Yuchen's explanation, He Bing couldn't help but suddenly realized that clarifying the inner logic of the characters would be of great help to his performance.

During the script reading process, Wu Yuchen also analyzed and discussed each plot bit by bit with everyone, and conducted a detailed analysis of each character.

A few days later, Donkey Gets Water was officially launched.

…

Do you understand everything?

Wu Yuchen asked the four people beside him: Gong Li, Li Xuejian, He Bing, and Sun Honglei. After seeing all four of them nodding, he returned behind the camera.

action!

This scene was filmed not long after the movie started. There was a fire in the donkey shed in Tianganwuzao, and everyone launched a fire-fighting campaign. This fire-fighting action was not shot casually, but carefully planned by Wu Yuchen and the crew. In fact, it completely hinted at the direction and fate of everyone in the subsequent plot.

In the footage, Sun Honglei was the first to rush up and jump up to put out the fire with a broom, which actually implies that he has an impulsive personality but is incapable of solving problems.

Gong Li rushed into the donkey shed to pick off the flames, but instead lit the haystacks on the ground, implying that her Zhang Yiman would catch fire and burn herself.

The panicked He Bing used a shovel to lift dirt to put out the fire, but instead poured dirt on Gong Li, hinting at the harm Pei Kuishan was going to do to Zhang Yiman.

Li Xuejian's principal, Sun, rushed over with two quilts in his arms, shouted, Everyone obey my command, and covered them with quilts. Obviously, when something goes wrong, he only covers the lid and gives blind instructions, which causes the fire to get bigger and bigger.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the fire spread smoothly, and the donkey shed turned from smoking to a sea of ​​flames. This also means that the following few people made a small matter that was just a false report bigger and bigger until it could not be ended.

…

The shooting speed of Donkey Gets Water was not very fast, and Wu Yuchen was not in a hurry. He tried to get everyone into the best condition before slowly speeding up the progress.

One and a half months later, the filming was already halfway through. At this time, a highlight scene was to be shot, in which everyone, forced by the coppersmith and the special correspondent, took turns to curse Zhang Yiman. The tone of the entire movie also changed from joy to sadness.

In the shot, the coppersmith is sitting on the podium, wearing a mink coat, showing his important status.

This coat also has a special meaning. What is a mink coat? It's animal skin!

The temperament of those who wear animal skins changes drastically, from humans to beasts, and the instinctive evil in human nature begins to be released, whether it is He Bing's Pei Kuishan or Fu Dalong's coppersmith.

At this time, He Bing, who looked like a dog, walked up to Gong Li. The opportunity for him to vent his anger came. He saw a trace of curvature on his face, his hair was combed meticulously, and he was dressed upright in Chinese tunic. He said the most vicious words with a smile:

You are just a stinky bitch. Who doesn't know the things you did in the city? You are just a street rat, how dare you be so picky? You are so shameless, do you deserve it? What qualifications do you have? Picking someone else? If someone is willing to sleep with you, it’s because of your face. You’re worse than a bitch! A bitch does that for money and to live. As for you, you’re cheating! You’re so mean, you’re even meaner than a bitch!”

He Bing became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, and his emotions began to rise. The smile on his face gradually disappeared and became ferocious:

Do you know what you are in the eyes of men? You are just a public restroom, and you deserve to be where you are today! This is your retribution! How could I be so blind that I fell in love with you! I fell in love with you! Bitch! !Bitch…”

When He Bing said this, his face turned red and his neck turned into a roar, and he was forcefully pulled away by Li Xuejian.

Another camera was focused on Gong Li. At this time, she was obviously pierced to the heart by He Bing's words. Her lips trembled, her eyes filled with mist, her chest rose and fell, but she clenched her cheeks again to suppress her cry. Hold it back.

Okay! Zhang Guoli gave a thumbs up, and Fu Dalong, who was wearing a mink coat, also applauded.

Pass! Wu Yuchen's voice came.

Afterwards, Wu Yuchen walked up to Gong Li and asked, Sister Li, do you want to shoot today?

Shoot. Gong Li just said one word.

Wu Yuchen nodded and asked various departments to prepare. The reason why he asked this was because what he wanted to film was the scene of shaving Gong Li's head, which was also the scene of Zhang Yiman's mental breakdown.

Fu Dalong, a coppersmith, was not satisfied with the verbal attacks from this bitch who had hurt his pure heart, so he resorted to a trick that has been used to deal with sluts since ancient times, cutting his hair.

No matter at home or abroad, hair has been very precious to beautiful women since ancient times. In The Beautiful Legend of Sicily, the heroine Marina also had her clothes ripped off and her hair cut by a group of women. Shaving her head in public is a serious trauma to women's psychology. .

The person who shaved Gong Li's head was the principal Li Xuejian. For the sake of his overall situation, he would sacrifice anything, once again showing his hypocrisy.

In the camera, it was only after Gong Li lost all her hair, not completely bald, but turned into a layer of bumpy, ugly hair, that Fu Dalong's voice came: Okay, I'm satisfied.

Such a tragic situation made even He Bing's Pei Kuishan unable to stand it. After all, this was the woman he had pursued so hard, had an intimate relationship with, and loved.

Pass!

After Wu Yuchen shouted this, he immediately waved his hand and said:

Transitions!

Gong Li has just finished shaving her head, so now is the best time to film her having a mental breakdown after returning to the house and looking in the mirror. Facts have proved that Gong Huang will not disappoint, and this scene will be repeated over and over again!

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The next day, Wu Yuchen concentrated on filming another highlight. It is the scene where Zhou Tienan is frightened by the gun and turns into a coward. This scene can be said to have one of the strongest psychological shocks and impact on the audience in the entire film.

After a shot missed, Sun Honglei was seen sitting up from the ground, his chest heaving and breathing heavily. He touched his head, then looked at his hands with wide eyes:

Damn it, I didn't get hit! I'm still alive!

Then Sun Honglei's face gradually turned red due to emotion, his smile gradually became wild, and he yelled as if to vent his anger:

No! Hahaha!

Zhang Guoli took the gun from his deputy, put it against Sun Honglei's head, and said calmly: This shot will never miss again.

The arrogant smile on Sun Honglei's face immediately disappeared. His expression turned into one of horror and shaking his head. He rubbed his thighs and buttocks against the ground and quickly retreated until his back hit the wall and was unable to retreat. Then he woke up. As if coming over, he immediately changed to his knees on the ground, knelt in front of Zhang Guoli, and bowed to him:

No, no, no, Commissioner, don't shoot! I was wrong, I kowtow to you! I was wrong, I will obey you in everything! Don't shoot! Wrong, wrong, wrong!

Sun Honglei's head kept hitting the bricks on the ground, making a bang bang bang sound. He held Zhang Guoli's feet, and his tears mixed with the tears in his mouth flowed onto Zhang Guoli's leather shoes, causing Zhang Guoli to frown and throw them in disgust. Move your feet away.

Pass!

This scene was filmed many times in a row, which tested Sun Honglei's explosive power. His forehead was red and swollen, but he also had a bandage wrapped in the subsequent scenes.

Wu Yuchen was quite satisfied with Sun Honglei's scene. What he wanted was the contrast between his before and after scenes to give the audience enough psychological impact.

Zhou Tienan talks about thousands of troops, but his actions are useless. He just punched hard, but now he is lying at his feet and begging for mercy. He is worse than a dog. It is really sad. But in front of a gun, who can blame him?

In the evening, it was still Sun Honglei's drama. He was explaining to his sweetheart Zhou Xun:

It turns out that fighting them like that is useless! I have to sneak in first, and I will try my best first. When I have the ability and power later, I will seize their leverage, then I will punish them, and then I will take revenge. This is The only way now!

Now Sun Honglei is urging Zhou Xun to compromise and cooperate with everyone's actions. The logic is quite typical, if you can't beat it, just join the route. Do you think of a historical figure?

Yes, the allusion is to Wang Zhaoming, whose pen name is Jingwei!

You can achieve success with a sword, and you will live up to your youth.

Wang Jingwei in the early days was a representative figure of people with lofty ideals at that time. He was known as the Tan Sitong of his time. He was much more arrogant than Zhou Tienan, but just like Zhou Tienan, he joined when he couldn't be beaten and became a traitor.

…

Just when Wu Yuchen and the crew of Donkey Gets Water were busy filming in western Shanxi, the entire Chinese film industry was turned upside down by Titanic.

How much? Han Sanping asked in disbelief.

Breaking, breaking 300 million...

Listening to the voice on the other side of the phone, Han Sanping opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

He remembered that a few months ago, before Titanic was released, Wu Yuchen specifically told him about this matter. At that time, he was still very confident. No matter how good your movie is, how good can it be? With a box office of tens of millions, I believe domestic films will catch up in a year or two.

But when the movie was released and Han Sanping went to see it in person, he realized how big the gap Wu Yuchen mentioned. And now, the gap between Titanic and domestic movies is directly reflected in the box office. In just two months, it has exceeded 300 million in box office!

This is 300 million, which is enough to triple the box office record of Chinese movies!

And looking at this situation, I won’t stop yet...

Han Sanping, who has a sense of mission for Chinese films, is impatient. He can see the gap, but it is really a bit big. Now even he has been hit to the point of losing confidence, let alone others.

No, he had to do something quickly at this time, otherwise the confidence of the entire Chinese film industry would be shattered by the big ship Titanic. It’s not terrible if there is a gap, but if you lose your confidence and fighting spirit, then there is really no hope!

Han Sanjing thought for a while, then picked up the phone and started dialing...