Entertainment 1998

Chapter 692 Chapter 691, International Kung Fu Superstar: Director, how about I be a handyman in your crew?

In the office building, Zhang Guorong took out the letters in the mailbox in the corridor on the first floor one by one. Zhang Guorong hurriedly checked the stack of letters in his hand, and one of the letters caught his attention.

Zhang Guorong recognized the floor and name on the letter.

【Kim Seung-hyun】

"OK, passed, next scene."

"Action!"

Zhang Guorong pressed the "6" in the elevator, but the elevator did not respond. Zhang Guorong looked up and pressed the button for the 6th floor several times again.

However, the elevator floor still shows "1".

So, Zhang Guorong tried to press "5"!
"OK, passed, next scene!"

……

Late night
Even in the bustling Gangnam District of Seoul, there were very few pedestrians on the streets, and only a few convenience stores on the street had their lights on.

With fewer people, the crew of "The Yellow Sea" could shoot quickly.

During the day, it might take an hour to set up the shooting scene because there are many onlookers around, talking and making noise, which greatly affects the state of the staff.

At night, it takes about 40 minutes to set up the same shooting scene.

Zhang Guorong and Hwang Jung-min are considered the two biggest movie stars in China and South Korea. They have excellent personalities and excellent acting skills. Even if their emotions are not right during the performance, they can quickly adjust after Jiang Feng calls "cut".

Qing Long came to the filming site of "The Yellow Sea". He originally wanted to talk to Jiang Feng about the movie script, but when he saw how busy he was, he decided to get together and meet again tomorrow morning.

Let’s have a cup of coffee, have lunch, and have a good chat about this. Anyway, from now until the end of the shooting, all the scenes of “The Yellow Sea” will be shot at night.

But when Qinglong was about to leave, he was stopped by a man wearing a chef's hat.

"Uh, Mr. Zhao..."

"Haha, it's you, brother. I was cooking in the dining car just now and saw someone who looked like you from a distance, so I came over to take a look."

Zhao Laonian, who was holding a frying pan in his hand, was very happy to see Qin Long. He pointed to a dining car next to him and said, "Brother, get in the car. Let's have a good chat. It's been a long time since we last met."

"Teacher Zhao, you..."

"I, I do odd jobs in Jiang Feng's crew. I just cook for everyone. Because in Korea, as you know, brother, the food here is nothing but kimchi." Zhao Laonian smiled, put his arm around Qinglong's shoulder, and got on this specially made Chinese food truck with him.

The Chinese food car is equipped with a microwave oven, an electric wok, a pancake maker, a large black pot for stewing, and a small resting place for the busy chefs to relax.

"Brother, this car looks pretty good, doesn't it?"

After getting on the Chinese food car and sitting in the rest area, Zhao Laonian poured tea for Qin Long while letting him look around the car.

"fine.

I seem to have seen it on the news. It seems to be a dining car used by the army."

"That's about right." Zhao Laonian smiled somewhat proudly.

"This is what Jiang Feng asked a manufacturer to build based on the style of the dining car used in the army, but it has more functions. Not only can it stew and fry dishes, but it can also make Western pastries."

“Tsk tsk tsk…, awesome!”

Looking at the two chefs busy in the dining car and smelling the aroma of the food, Qinlong, who felt a little hungry, smiled and touched his chin.

"Teacher Zhao, when I'm filming in the mainland, I'll have to buy a car like this for the crew. It's more hygienic for us to cook our own food."

"That is!"

Zhao Laonian smiled and lowered his voice.

"Brother, don't leave. Come have a meal here in a while and try my cooking. I made an authentic Northeastern stew of Chinese cabbage, pork and vermicelli. Then we two brothers can have a drink together."

"Um…"

After receiving the invitation, Qinglong hesitated a little. He raised his wrist to look at the watch and found that it was already 1 o'clock in the morning.

I still remember saying hello to Lee Soo Man before boarding the plane. Lee Soo Man said that his family had a few newly signed girls who were pretty good, around 18 years old, tall and well-proportioned, and who made men feel very excited when they saw them.

Originally, we agreed to meet at the hotel at 2 o'clock, and now it's already 1 o'clock.

Perhaps seeing Qinglong's hesitation, Zhao Laonian smiled and picked up the teacup.

"Brother..."

"Ok?"

"Last year, there was a movie in the United States that many people thought was amazing. It was Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks. He was the only one talking throughout the movie..."

"I know this."

Before Zhao Laonian could finish his words, Qinglong interrupted him with a smile.

"It is said that the screenwriter of this film, William Bollorés Jr., liked Jiang Feng's film Moon very much, so he conceived Cast Away and invited Hollywood star Tom Hanks to star in it.

Well..., this movie was also nominated for this year's Academy Awards."

Speaking of Hollywood movies, Qinglong is a bit arrogant. You, Zhao Laonian, are just a farmer from the mainland. Let alone American movies, even if Hong Kong, Japanese and Korean movies are explained to you in depth, you won't understand.

So, don't show off your pitiful movie knowledge in front of me.

Just as he was complaining inwardly, suddenly, Qinglong saw Zhao Laonian smile.

"Brother, don't blame me for not telling you something. Jiang Feng has a magical script in his hand right now. Just like "Moon", there is only one actor in the whole movie.

Unlike "Moon" and even "Cast Away", the performance space in this movie is also very narrow, and the characters can only move around in a space the size of a coffin.

Therefore, this requires the actors' acting skills to be superb.

I haven’t seen the script, but according to Han Shanye, who has read the entire script, there are no more than five actors in China who can pull off this film completely.”

Having talked about this, Zhao Laonian took a breath and prepared to have a cup of tea before continuing, but at this moment, he suddenly saw Qin Long stand up from his chair with a bang.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao!"

After saying this, without hesitation, Qinglong quickly got out of the car and ran towards the shooting scene.

"Director, Director, I strongly request to play a cameo role in your movie."

...

"Director, Director, I strongly request to play a cameo role in your movie."

Jiang Feng, who was directing the filming at the scene, was a little confused when he saw Qing Long coming back.

We just agreed that you help me deal with an old woman and I'll consider helping you with the entire movie script, but now you come rushing over and say you want to have a cameo role in my movie.

what's going on?

Are you trying to avoid labor in this way?
Jiang Feng was considering how to get rid of this international Kung Fu superstar and stop him from disrupting his filming when Qin Long ran up to him.

"Director, please let me play a cameo role."

"Even if you let me play a dead body in the movie, I would be happy to do it."

"Well, as for the film salary, I promise not to take a penny, and I won't make any demands on you."

"Really?"

Jiang Feng was a little moved.

Ying Long is another Kung Fu superstar after Bruce Lee. He has countless fans all over the world. If he makes a cameo appearance in the movie "The Yellow Sea", I believe the box office of this movie will definitely go up to a new level.

"Of course it's true.

Director, just tell me what role you want me to play? ! "

"Hmm..." Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and snapped his fingers in the air.

"Mark, design the look for Big Brother. He will play Kim Seung-hyun's bodyguard."

"Ok!"

Seeing Qinglong, Mark seemed a little excited. He raised his index finger, pulled Qinglong, and let Qinglong go over and sit in a black car so that he could change his brother's clothes and put on makeup.

Although Mark has abnormal sexual orientation and likes to play with strong men, his skills are absolutely top-notch, whether it is makeup or styling, it always gives people a bright feeling.

Bodyguard...

If a general stylist were to design his look, it would basically be a black suit, white shirt, black tie, with a pair of huge sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, making it impossible to tell where his eyes are looking.

Well, basically, in real life, bodyguards all look like this.

However, the look that Mark designed for Qinglong was quite different. He wore grey sneakers and black jeans which were dirty and frayed at the edges. He wore a black sweater on top and an army green jacket over the sweater.

There are no sunglasses on his nose, only a black glasses frame.

In addition to these, the biggest change is that Qinglong's classic hairstyle is gone, replaced by a buzz cut, which is almost a bald head, making him look a bit tough.

"Um…"

When Jiang Feng saw this look, he couldn't recognize it as Qinglong at first glance.

"Director, how is it?" Mark asked.

"good, very good."

Jiang Feng first gave Mark a thumbs up, and then said to Qinglong: "Brother, keep a straight face and don't show any expression on your face."

"Ok, no problem."

Qinglong agreed, looked at the plot paper that assistant director Dawei had handed to him while he was getting his makeup done in the dressing room, and then made an OK gesture to Jiang Feng.

Seeing this, Dawei raised the clapperboard in his hand without Jiang Feng saying anything.

"Action!"

When they reached the first floor, the elevator door opened and Zhang Guorong walked out quickly. He ran into Huang Zhengmin who was about to close the door of the office building. Huang Zhengmin turned around and looked at him.

Zhang Guorong was stunned and said nothing.

"Ouch, you scared me. Where did you come from?"

Zhang Guorong turned his head, touched his nose and did not answer.

"I asked you where you came from?" Huang Zhengmin was a little annoyed. This guy dared not to speak.

"Um, the second floor!" Zhang Guorong lied.

"Then why are you taking the elevator?" Huang Zhengmin looked at Zhang Guorong carefully and asked, "Are you from the Chinese ethnic group?"

"good, very good!"

When this was filmed, Jiang Feng, who was sitting behind the director's monitor, raised the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"Brother is entering now."

Upon hearing the command, Qing Long immediately walked in from outside the building and went straight to Zhang Guorong.

"who are you?"

But Huang Zhengmin stretched out his hand to block Qinglong.

"Forget it, he is a member of the Chao tribe of China!"

……

These two scenes were simple, and the actors didn't have any complex emotions to express, so they were basically shot in two takes.

Jiang Feng wanted to strike while the iron was hot and continue filming, but he glanced at his watch and then at Zhao Laonian who had been standing by the dining car waving a frying pan. He then announced loudly to the crew:

"It's time for a midnight snack. After the midnight snack, everyone can take a nap, and then get up at 4 a.m. to continue filming."

Since it was late at night and there were many residential areas around, even though they had finished work, no one was cheering. Instead, they were talking and laughing in low voices as they walked towards the food truck.

The Chinese food car is just a dining car, a place where cooking is done, and there are no seats or benches for people to use.

Therefore, the crew members, led by Dawei, Zhuang Kai, Liu Jie and others, came to the dining car to wash their hands. Each of them received a big bowl of steaming cabbage, pork and vermicelli stew, and then took two steamed buns, and then found a place to squat down and eat.

It is true that Jiang Feng, Ying Long, Zhang Guorong and Liang Jiahui are big names in the crew, but when it comes to dining, they are treated the same as the staff. There are no dining tables, and they also have to find a place to eat on the roadside with their bowls in hand.

What’s different from ordinary staff members is that due to the cold weather, each of them can drink two taels of white wine. Well, just two taels, because everyone takes a short nap and has to get up at 4 o’clock to film.

Tonight’s cabbage, pork and vermicelli stew was made by Zhao Laonian himself.

However, in order to cater to Jiang Feng's taste, Zhao Laonian mixed the method of the big stew in the southwest of Shandong Province, that is, adding kelp, meatballs, tofu, garlic juice, white wine, pepper and other ingredients to this classic Northeastern dish...

After it’s cooked, pick up the bowl, take a bite and you’ll immediately taste the flavor of a delicious dish.

Perhaps it was the first time he had eaten this kind of thing. Qin Long picked up the chopsticks and took only one bite. Then he turned around and gave Zhao Laonian a thumbs up.

"Ms. Zhao, beautiful!
I'm not flattering you on purpose, I just really think your dish is beautiful."

"Hey, huh?"

Zhao Laonian smiled brightly and even took some food from his own bowl and gave it to Qinglong.

"Brother, if it's delicious, eat more. If it's not enough, we have more in the pot."

"Okay, I guess I can eat a little more." Having talked about this, looking at Jiang Feng who was sitting on the curb not far away, Qing Long was ready to go over and ask.

Other crews that shoot night scenes shoot all the way until dawn. Even if there is time for a midnight snack, like now, everyone will get back to work after having a midnight snack.

But why do you let everyone sleep for an hour and a half? !

However, before Qinglong could act, he felt his foot touched by Zhao Laonian.

"Well, Mr. Zhao, you..."

"Brother, Jiang Feng promised to give you the script."

"No?"

"That's impossible, you've already changed into your filming costume.

Isn't it because you and Jiang Feng agreed that you would guest star in the Yellow Sea crew, and he promised to give you the script, or he personally directed the film and let you act in it?" Zhao Laonian obviously didn't believe what Qin Long said.

Qinglong, you are the kind of person who won’t release the eagle until you see the rabbit!

But who would have thought that at this moment, Qinglong smiled.

"Teacher Zhao, there are many good actors in this world. They can basically act like whatever they want, or they can be whatever they want.

But why didn’t most of the actors become popular? !
Regarding this problem, a Hollywood friend of mine summed it up. He said that it is because people have not encountered a good director or a good movie script that they have not discovered their best side. "

"Um, so what?"

“So I made up my mind, and I fought to the death with Jiang Feng in the crew of Yellow Sea.

If he needed extras, I would appear on camera; if he needed production staff, I would help him with chores; if he needed security personnel, I would stand outside the filming site holding a baseball bat...

Jiang Feng is a person who cares about his reputation.

I just don’t believe that after all my efforts, he won’t come and ask me, “Brother, do you have any requests?”

Damn, that’s awesome!

Seeing that Qinglong was so ambitious, Zhao Laonian immediately gave him a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)