I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 141

Both were actors of the same era. Yu Rongguang was only two years younger than Lu Shuming, and they even worked together in 1988.

"A Terracotta Warrior's Tale" is a film directed by Cheng Xiaodong and starring Zhang Yimou and Gong Li.

Lu Shuming plays the King of Qin in the film, while Yu Rongguang plays Bai Yunfei, who has many action scenes.

Lu Shuming is 1.86 meters tall, and his physique is quite similar to that of the legendary Guan Yu. Wearing Guan Yu's typical green robe, with a long beard, and carrying the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, with his phoenix eyes narrowed, he won the recognition of many viewers as soon as he first appeared in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Guan Yu certainly has many fighting scenes, such as slaying Hua Xiong while the wine was still warm, but there are also many literary scenes, such as scraping the bone to remove poison, and reading the Spring and Autumn Annals at night. Lu Shuming's portrayal of Guan Yu is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he remains calm in the face of danger. Therefore, he was later called "Living Guan Gong".

Of course, the reason why Lu Shuming's portrayal of Guan Yu is widely recognized by the audience is also related to preconceived notions.

Not only him, but also Tang Guoqiang's portrayal of Zhuge Liang and Bao Guoan's portrayal of Cao Cao in the drama are classic images in the hearts of many viewers over the years, almost irreplaceable.

After "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Shuming also played the Bull Demon King, who did not show his face, in "A Chinese Odyssey", and played the "Flying General" Li Guang in the historical drama "Emperor Wu of Han". He also appeared in some lesser-known works, but when people talk about him, they still only recognize his image as Guan Yu.

For Lu Shuming, his entire life may have been dedicated to playing Guan Yu.

In the 2010 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" starring Yu Rongguang, he was already fifty years old when he played Guan Yu. Some of his action scenes were definitely less impressive, and his appearance was not as dashing and elegant as Lu Shuming's when he was only in his early thirties.

Another very important aspect is that Gao Xi's new version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," despite making great efforts to restore the authenticity of the characters and having considerable ambitions after its release, did not achieve the expected results after its television debut.

Many viewers felt that although the picture quality was much higher and the characters were more three-dimensional, the dialogue was too ridiculous and some characters' performances were unexpected. Therefore, it did not receive the same widespread popularity as the original "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The characters in the drama, including Guan Yu, did not receive the same widespread recognition as before.

While the filming of Cheng Sheng's "Three Kingdoms" went smoothly, the filming of "Red Cliff" at Zhuozhou Film and Television City was not so smooth.

Although Wu Baige invited all the big names with excellent acting skills, he didn't have Cheng Sheng's cheat code.

Therefore, no matter how good your acting is, you still have to do NG (take a scene) if necessary.

"Cut! Damn it, can't you even act? You've done eleven takes for just one look. If you don't want to act, get the hell out of here."

"You're all fucking dead, can't you even move a few feet? And you, the one pretending to be dead, I'm talking to you! You're playing dead, what the hell are you laughing at?!"

"You idiot, are there no professional actors left in mainland China?"

"Damn it, a real man shouldn't cry like a bitch."

"You bastard, you'll lose your entire fortune, you old codger..."

"I've been making movies for so many years, and I've never seen such terrible acting..."

On the set of "Red Cliff", Wu Baige used a megaphone to hurl insults repeatedly, while the actors being insulted and the leader of the gang had frighteningly gloomy faces.

Zhao was even more furious with Wu Baige. What did she mean by saying I couldn't act? I had to do 11 takes for just one look? Damn it, is this my fault?
Why don't people criticize Lin Chih-lin for constantly making mistakes?

Favoritism.

Hey!
Just because this bitch slept with you, you're now specifically targeting me.

Looking at Lin Zhilin and Wu Baige standing together, Zhao's eyes turned into sharp blades, piercing the two of them. She deeply regretted taking on this role.

She didn't get any benefits, but she got all the blame for the slightest mistake.

Zhao knew why Wu Baige was targeting her so much; it was because she hadn't agreed to go to his room for acting coaching.

fart!
What acting coaching? If you want to take advantage of me, just say so. You old geezer, trying to sleep with me? I don't even know if it'll work out.

I'm not the newcomer I was back then.

Sleep your mother's ass!

If it weren't for the hefty penalty for breach of contract, Zhao would never have given Wu Baige a kind look.

Mainland actors Zhang Fengyi, Hu Jun, and Song Jia sat together with dark expressions.

Since joining the film crew, they had a vague feeling that they were being targeted by Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists. Every time something happened, even if it was clearly the fault of the Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists, Wu Baige would always side with those bastards.

Because the Song family refused to carry Lin Chih-lin's sedan chair, their roles were drastically reduced to minor ones.

Anyone with eyes can see that Wu Baige wants to use the Song family to elevate Lin Zhilin's status, allowing the model Lin Zhilin, who is acting for the first time, to step on her to rise to fame.

In fact, most mainland dramas are ordered according to the length of the scenes. However, later, Hong Kong and Taiwan took advantage of the fact that mainland actors do not care much about the order of billing. They used 18th-tier Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to suppress popular mainland stars, and then released press releases to promote them. This directly elevated the 18th-tier stars to first-tier stars. Mainland stars only started to pay attention after being tricked many times. At first, it was the film industry that paid attention, and now it has gradually extended to the drama industry and then to the fan circle.

"That old dog, even if I leave the film industry, I will never take any of his movies."

The Song family, who had been utterly ripped off, glared fiercely at Wu Baige in the distance.

"He calls himself an internationally renowned director, but I think he's just a scoundrel."

"I really want to scratch his face."

"A complete scoundrel, a son born without an anus..."

Hearing the Song family's vicious words, the others wholeheartedly agreed; Wu Baige's actions were truly disgusting.

Wu Baige was targeting them, and Zhang Fengyi and Hu Jun could sense it. They wanted to just walk away, but their professionalism and ethics as actors prevented them from simply running away.

“Wu Baige is a typical example of someone who looks down on mainland artists,” Song Jia added.

No one objected to this, because Wu Baige had made it very obvious; anyone who wasn't stupid could see it.

the other side.

After giving the mainland artists a good 'battle,' Wu Baige was in a great mood. Sitting in the director's chair, she leisurely sipped her goji berry and sea cucumber soup, thinking about having a few more rounds with Lin Chih-lin tonight.

"director."

Just then, Lin Zhilin, who was standing behind him, called out softly.

"what is the matter?"

Wu Baige opened her slightly narrowed eyes, turned her head, and stared at Lin Zhilin with lecherous eyes.

Lin Zhilin felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. The thought of being pinned down by this old man for so long made her want to vomit, but she had to endure it for the sake of becoming famous.

"I accidentally bumped my arm just now, and it's all red. Can I ask for leave to go see a doctor?" Lin Zhilin looked pitiful and put her fair arm on Wu Baige's shoulder.

(End of this chapter)