Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 385 The Plan to Redeem Liu Shishi
For Wu Zhuo, the most difficult part of filming Ip Man was not the dialogue scenes.

He handled the dramatic scenes in this film with absolute ease.

He found the action scenes the most challenging.

The action scenes in this film are different from those in his previous films, such as "Painted Skin" and "Connected".

Painted Skin is a fantasy film. Although his action scenes in it follow a set pattern, they are very simple, and he can master them without much practice.

While there are action scenes in "Connected," fighting isn't the main focus; instead, there are more car chases and high-speed chases.

But this Ip Man movie is different.

Many of the fight scenes in his films require real weapons.

Although Wu Zhuo has a stunt double, he can't have the stunt double do all his scenes.

This meant that he himself had to film many action scenes.

For Wu Zhuo, who had only practiced for a short period of time, this was a significant problem.

Because I haven't taken many photos.

During the early stages of filming, he was frequently asked to stop filming due to issues with his movements.

But that's not the biggest difficulty.

If we get told to stop, we can just film it a few more times.

The biggest challenge is still injuries.

After just five days of filming, there wasn't a single part of Wu Zhuo's body that was unharmed.

His back and waist were covered in bruises.

On the 12th, Liu Shishi came to Guangzhou to attend an event and also took the opportunity to visit the set.

When they rolled over to bed that night, seeing Wu Zhuo's body covered in injuries, she felt so sorry for him that she burst into tears.

"You're already so famous, why do you still take on these kinds of roles?"

"That was so dangerous! Look at all the injuries you've sustained!"

"It's nothing serious, just some minor injuries. A little liniment will do the trick."

Also, don't underestimate this play; it might just help me reach new heights.

Wu Zhuo put his arm around Liu Shishi and explained.

He genuinely felt that the movie "Ip Man" might be helpful to him.

After he officially joined the cast of "Ip Man", he heard that Wu Zhuo was involved in a pure kung fu film.

The film distributors in Europe and America actively contacted Oriental Film & Times Classics Company to discuss the release of this film in Europe and America.

From the perspective of European and American film distributors.

Wu Zhuo is currently very popular in Europe and America, even though his main profession is as a singer.

However, because of its immense popularity, these film distributors are very willing to take a gamble and see if any European or American audiences will be willing to go to the cinema to watch their films.

And if the movie can achieve good box office results after its release in Europe and America.

This is also quite beneficial for Wu Zhuo.

Firstly, his future films will have a market in Europe and America.

Another aspect is to enhance and solidify his position in Europe and America.

Let those foreigners know that there is such a Chinese superstar.

"You can't push yourself like that!"

Liu Shishi still couldn't understand.

"I'm still young. If I don't work hard now, I won't be able to work hard later."

Wu Zhuo didn't seem to care much about this issue.

If you want to succeed, you have to work hard.

His previous life's works provided him with a very solid foundation and support.

But how far he can go depends on his own performance.

If he stays in his comfort zone, and after a few years he's almost run out of songs in his head, he'll probably be close to fading into obscurity.

"You should work harder in the future, especially your acting skills, practice them more often."

Wu Zhuozhen really didn't want Liu Shishi to become just a pretty face.

China is so big, and the one thing it has in abundance is beautiful women.

Without any real talent, it's impossible to stay famous forever by relying on pretty-faced roles. He really wants to see a different Liu Shishi.

“I also want to hone my acting skills, but Sister Cai has arranged a lot of work for me, and I don’t have time.”

Speaking of this, Liu Shishi looked unhappy.

She actually really wanted to see Wu Zhuo more often.

Despite dating Wu Zhuo for so long, they hardly ever had time to be together.

Unfortunately, Cai Yinong had arranged a lot of work for her, leaving her no free time.

She probably wouldn't have been able to come if it weren't for an event she happened to be in Guangzhou.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhuo couldn't help but lower his head and ponder for a while.

"How about I buy your contract?"

“Ah…” Liu Shishi was taken aback.

But then she was moved, and said hesitantly:
“I signed a five-year contract, and there are still more than two years left. Mr. Cai has also invested a lot of resources in me, so I'm afraid Tian won't let me go so easily.”

"That's not necessarily the case."

Wu Zhuo, however, had a different opinion.

After the first Legend of Sword and Fairy game became a hit, Tangren Media had been trying to sign a contract with Liu Yifei.

However, after dragging things out for a while, Liu Tianxian simply stood them up.

This led to great resentment among the Tang people towards Liu Tianxian.

While smearing Liu Tianxian, they began to cultivate Liu Tianxian for their own company.

Liu Shishi was promoted for this reason.

In order to promote Liu Shishi, Cai Yinong spared no expense in investing a lot of resources, hoping that Liu Shishi would win the heart of Liu Tianxian.

However, this effect has not yet begun to appear.

Before the broadcast of Chinese Paladin 3, Liu Shishi had some popularity, but at most she was a third or fourth-tier star.

It was only in the last two years, through her collaborations with Wu Zhuo, that her popularity gradually increased.

Even so, Liu Shishi's value is not actually particularly high.

Wu Zhuo felt that if he paid a certain price, he had a good chance of buying Liu Shishi's contract.

My only worry is that Cai Yinong is very cunning.

She must already know about Wu Zhuo's relationship with Liu Shishi.

In this situation, she might ask for an exorbitant amount.

But it doesn't matter. As long as the demands aren't particularly unreasonable, he's still willing to do anything for Liu Shishi.

After keeping this idea in mind and planning to talk to Cai Yinong in a few days, Wu Zhuo chatted with Liu Shishi about other things.

Actually, it was mainly Liu Shishi who was talking.

Despite her gentle and quiet demeanor, Liu Shishi is actually quite talkative when she's with Wu Zhuo.

She would share anything that happened to her on set or at work with Wu Zhuo.

Wu Zun was not liked at all in the Legend of Sword and Fairy crew.

Many people in the crew didn't hang out with him.

Everyone thinks he's arrogant and doesn't seem like you at all.

"You know Yang Mi, right? Sister Cai really wants to sign her, but Yang Mi keeps dragging her feet. I think she probably wants to be like Liu Yifei, taking advantage of Tangren Media and then running away."

"By the way, Sister Cai has approached me privately a few times, asking me to put in a good word for you so that you'll consider Tangren Media next time you have a movie project."

Liu Shishi rambled on and on, and then fell asleep.

The next day, Wu Zhuo took her to visit the filming studio for "Ip Man" in Guangzhou.

With money at his disposal, Raymond Wong invested a lot of money to build a filming area here.

Many scenes in Ip Man were filmed here.

"Ah-Zhuo, over here!"

There weren't many scenes today, and the crew was small, just a few actors with significant roles.

Simon Yam spotted Ng Cheuk from afar and greeted him.

"Is this your girlfriend? She's beautiful!"

(End of this chapter)