Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

Chapter 84 Liu Yifei: How come I have a princess temper?

Liu Yifei pouted in disappointment. She knew it would be like this; there was no surprise at all.

Then she lost interest and didn't ask Xu Heng why he refused, obviously because Xu didn't like her.

As for why I didn't like it, I just didn't like it. Does it need to be explained so clearly?

We arrived at the guesthouse in the scenic area and continued taking photos.

After filming the inn scene, it was already evening. The crew took a break, but they still had to film the scene that night where Li Xiaoyao was strolling around the city with Ling'er while holding his grandmother's ashes, and accidentally broke his grandmother's urn.

After filming this scene, the day's filming was complete, and everyone returned to the hotel.

Liu Yifei went to bed early, not because she was tired. Today's filming wasn't tiring at all, and filming at the film studio was much easier than filming on location.

But she is still growing, and her mother wants her to get at least 8 hours of sleep every day.

If I sleep in late, I might be late for tomorrow's shoot!

The next day, April 1st, the film crew arrived at the Qingming Riverside Scene scenic area in the morning.

Liu Yifei got up a little late today and left a little late as well, but director Li Guoli naturally didn't dare to say anything.

Li Guoli's biggest worry right now isn't that Xu Heng and Liu Yifei are acting like divas; Xu and Liu Yifei are divas to begin with, especially Xu Heng.

Even if you make some requests, as long as they are not too unreasonable, the production team will generally try their best to meet them.

Li Guoli's biggest worry right now is that Xu Heng will interfere with his directing work or have opinions about the plot.

Perhaps because he is a film director, and has just made a film that grossed over 6000 million yuan in mainland China and also performed well in Taiwan, his standards are certainly high, and his requirements for the script are also high.

However, their budget for this drama was not large to begin with, and it also had many new actors, so the quality requirements could not be too high.

Fortunately, Xu doesn't seem to have this idea yet, and he has no objection to the filming arrangements and plot. He'll let them film however they want.

This reassured Li Guoli considerably, and he became less polite to Xu Heng and Liu Yifei.

Being a little late is nothing, not to mention that Liu Yifei is very serious when filming!

Upon arriving at the filming location, the first scene filmed was the one where Li Xiaoyao and Ling'er rescued Liu Jinyuan.

This scene was very simple and was filmed in about half an hour.

Then they changed locations and filmed the scene where Li Xiaoyao and Ling'er first meet Lin Yueru.

The plot involves Li Xiaoyao and Ling'er witnessing Lin Yueru whipping a servant, and Li Xiaoyao fighting with Lin Yueru to save her.

The filming of this storyline went relatively smoothly at the beginning, focusing on Li Xiaoyao and Ling'er. However, problems arose when filming Lin Yueru's scenes, especially when Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were fighting.

Although Lin Yueru's action scenes were all done by stunt doubles, she only needed to pose.

However, Liu Pinyan, who played Lin Yueru, still couldn't quite capture Lin Yueru's spoiled and willful demeanor, so much so that she had to do several takes before she could barely pass the test.

It was quite obvious that Li Guoli was not very satisfied with the effect of this part of the story.

But that's none of Xu Heng's business; he just needs to focus on playing his part well.

He didn't care how well Liu Yifei acted or what the plot of the drama was like.

Liu Yifei's portrayal of Zhao Ling'er in her previous life was already a classic, so he only needs this drama to be more successful than the one in her previous life.

Not to mention that he did all his own action scenes, which is absolutely incredibly dedicated!

The production team had wanted him to learn swordsmanship in advance, but there was no need for that at all!

Of course, this is mainly because his movements are more graceful than those of a stunt double.

It can also be used as a good gimmick to boost the show's ratings.

After filming the scene of their first encounter with Lin Yueru, it was noon. Xu and Liu Yifei continued their private meal, and Liu Xiaoli also called Liu Pinyan over.

Liu Pinyan was born in 88, making her one year younger than Liu Yifei. She is not yet 16 years old!

"I didn't expect your fancy but ineffective martial arts skills to be so impressive!"

During the meal, Liu Yifei couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

She knew Xu Heng knew martial arts before, but she thought it was just for show. Xu Heng also said that he only knew for show, but now it seems that he was not.

"So-so, third in the world."

Xu Heng said "modestly".

"cut!"

Liu Yifei gave her a disdainful look, but inwardly she admired him greatly.

"Brother Xu Heng is amazing!"

Liu Pinyan, who was standing to the side, said something in a low voice, then lowered her head and ate her meal quietly.

She was only 15 years old, and she was facing two popular stars, one of whom was a film director, so it was natural for her to appear a little reserved.

At the same time, she was very envious of Liu Yifei, who was only one year older than her, for being so popular, and she admired Xu Heng for being so capable and talented at such a young age!

Liu Yifei immediately rolled her eyes at Xu Heng.

Xu Heng understood what she meant and gave a helpless look.

If you have to blame someone, it's because he's too outstanding, but honestly, it's not his fault!

After the lunch break, filming of the Lin Family Fort storyline continued in the afternoon, including the martial arts contest for marriage.

After filming for one day, we started filming the remaining scenes at Lin Family Fort on April 2nd.

On April 3rd, Xu Heng filmed scenes of his hometown, Yuhang Town, at the Huangliang Dream scenic spot in the Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden, while Liu Yifei filmed scenes of the Nuwa Temple at the Hengdian Studios.

On April 4th, after filming the Nuwa Temple scene, Liu Yifei arrived at the Huangliang Dream scenic spot to film Ling'er's scenes in Yuhang Town with Xu.

On the same day, the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held, with "Running on Karma" winning Best Film and Johnnie To winning Best Director for "PTU".

Andy Lau won Best Actor for his role in "Running on Karma," while Cheung Po-chi won Best Actress for her role in "Lost in Time."

The Hong Kong Film Awards have always been rather exclusive, with most of the nominees and winners being familiar faces.

Another day passed, on Monday, April 5th, the box office report for "Our Times" in Taiwan for the fourth week came out.

The box office reached NT$789 million in a single week, and the total box office in Taiwan reached NT$4300 million, which is equivalent to NT$1000 million in mainland China, or about US$120 million.

Xu received another call from the publisher in Hong Kong and finally agreed to Huanya's offer.

The price for the first-run theatrical release in Hong Kong is $35, the three-year television broadcast rights are $8, and the audio-visual rights in Hong Kong and all Southeast Asian countries are $25, for a total of $68. Representatives from Media Asia will come to the film crew with the contract to sign it.

The overall market in Hong Kong is not as good as in Taiwan, and under normal circumstances, copyright prices will also be lower in Hong Kong than in Taiwan.

As for the theatrical release rights in Southeast Asian countries, they generally don't fetch a good price.

Two days later, the people from Huanya arrived. Xu and they signed a contract at the hotel, and all the necessary materials had already been prepared.

At this point, the filming of "Chinese Paladin" had officially started for 8 days. Producer Cai Yinong and director Li Guoli finally decided to switch the roles of Liu Pinyan, who played Lin Yueru, and An Yixuan, who played Anu.

On April 8th, Ady An officially began reshooting Lin Yueru's storyline, while Liu Pinyan reshooted Anu's storyline.

An Yixuan finally saw Xu Heng again.

They stayed at the same hotel and were both filming in Hengdian, but during this period, they left and returned to the hotel at different times each day. After returning to the hotel, Xu rarely left his room, so they hadn't seen each other since!

"So you've practiced martial arts before!"

An Yixuan, who had just finished reshooting a scene of a martial arts contest to find a husband, immediately came to Xu.

With the actors' roles reversed, some scenes that have already been filmed will definitely need to be reshot.

Fortunately, the filming of this drama has only been going on for a short time, and Lin Yueru's action scenes are all done by stunt doubles, so the two rarely have any scenes together when they are actually fighting.

Therefore, action scenes generally do not need to be reshot; only a few shots of people posing together need to be reshot.

Even so, An Yixuan could still tell that Xu Heng had actually practiced martial arts!

She had even heard that Xu performed all his own action scenes!

Xu Heng glanced at her, smiled, said nothing, and walked away again.

An Yixuan, however, was not giving up and chased after him again.

"You just touched my leg, how did it feel?"

Today, the first scene she and Xu Chong filmed was Li Xiaoyao's first encounter with Lin Yueru. Other shots could be reshot, but the final scene where Li Xiaoyao touches Lin Yueru's thigh and takes advantage of her definitely had to be reshot, and there would be a close-up shot of them together.

After the reshoot of this scene, Xu walked away immediately, leaving her no chance to even speak to him.

Xu Heng glanced at her again.

"Please, you're not a child anymore, and you're wearing such thick clothes. You're affecting my filming."

As she spoke, Xu walked away again without waiting for her to say anything.

This time, An Yixuan didn't chase after her, but it's still impossible to make her give up just like that!

This was the first time she had ever taken such initiative with a boy!

Liu Yifei, who had witnessed everything, teased Xu Heng as he approached, "Looks like someone still hasn't given up!"

"Just like you, with the temperament of a spoiled princess."

Xu Heng shook his head.

"How am I being spoiled?"

Liu Yifei couldn't hold back any longer. Except for the occasional time, she always had a very good temper!

Besides, how did she become like An Yixuan? She has never pestered anyone like this before, and she certainly won't do it again!

Xu simply looked at her without offering any explanation.

Liu Yifei snorted and turned away, not wanting to pay him any attention.

However, when it came time to rehearse their lines, the two returned to normal.

They were used to this kind of teasing and didn't really take it to heart.

They can naturally tell whether the other person is serious or joking based on their mutual understanding.

A few days later, on Monday, April 12, the box office report for "Our Times" in Taiwan for the fifth week came out.

The box office reached NT$321 million in a single week, and the total box office in Taiwan reached NT$4642 million.

It's clear that this movie's potential in Taiwan is almost exhausted. If nothing unexpected happens, the final box office should be around 5000 million NT dollars, which is already quite high.

On the same day, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television also issued a document entitled "Notice on Prohibiting the Broadcast of Computer and Internet Game Programs," which affected all online game programs, and even Tangren Media became somewhat worried.