Chapter 378 The Eve of Final Shooting
Putting aside the emptiness after the real military battle, May 07 was actually a good month for him with frequent good news.
"The Escort" came to a successful conclusion.
The ratings got a small boost, and the most important thing was that the "growth line" that Xu Kun personally led the modification of received considerable recognition.
Many film critics have mentioned that watching these ten digital films is like witnessing Xiao Wang’s life journey from a passionate teenager to a calm man.
Because this transformation is linear, it is not very obvious when you watch it, but if you recall it afterwards, you will find that from the beginning to the end, Xiao Wang has undergone a drastic change in his kung fu skills, speech and behavior.
Even Xu Kun's shooting techniques are more mature with each film, perfectly matching Xiao Wang's growth and achieving a complementary effect.
These praises from film critics can be regarded as a perfect end to Xu Kun's "learning work".
The second good news is the popularity of "Soldier Assault". By the finale, this military drama, which was not well received when it was first aired, has made a comeback and become the best of the year.
This result exceeded everyone's expectations, and this time Baoqiang was finally no longer regarded as someone's pendant - of course, the voices mocking him for performing in his true colors still exist.
On the same night that "Soldier Assault" ended, Bao Qiang successfully established his relationship with Hu Die.
This surprised many people who were not optimistic about the two, including Xu Kun himself.
The third piece of good news is somewhat mixed.
"Struggle", which was broadcast in mid-May, had a huge viewership ratings, even higher than "Soldier Assault". The fame of all the leading actors, including Deng Chao, Wen Zhang, Ma Yili, Li Xiaolu and Jiang Xin, skyrocketed.
The second male and female roles played by Wen Zhang and Li Xiaolu were particularly likable, even overshadowing the male lead Deng Chao - of course, after this performance, Deng Chao has also secured his place as a top star, making Huayi, which had just signed him, very happy.
Everything else is good, but Wen Zhang...
The fourth piece of good news was that when the Thai side heard that Xu Kun was looking for female fighters, they offered to provide two female Thai boxers, saying that they would keep them to Xu Kun's satisfaction.
at the same time.
The filming of "Apple" also went very smoothly. Although the paparazzi surrounded and blocked him all day long after Yuan Li joined the crew, this did not prevent Xu Kun from getting better and better.
If at the beginning he was just a little bit better than the others, then the gap became wider and wider as time went on.
Especially the scene where he breaks down emotionally after confirming that the child is not his, which is the best performance of Xu Kun in his career.
This is because the role is more in line with Xu Kun's background, and secondly, it is because he was in prison in his previous life and is used to seeing people like this having emotional breakdowns.
Integrating what he saw and heard in his previous life with his own understanding of the character, and trying to create a flesh-and-blood and shocking enough character, this is actually what Xu Kun has been doing all along.
But there is no doubt that he was more successful this time than ever before.
Maybe it was from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that I learned to view and analyze characters from a director's perspective; or maybe it was from the crew of "Assembly" that I was enlightened by the training of Director Feng.
Anyway, in the last few emotional outburst scenes, Xu Kun performed better and better.
Especially after he broke the gold chain and completely exposed his weak side, his performance was even more touching.
So much so that Li Yu, who had been a little cold towards him since that day of real fighting, praised him sincerely, saying that his performance in this drama deserved an Best Actor award, and a significant one at that.
"I'll take your good words."
Xu Kun didn't take it too seriously, although he also felt that his performance this time was better than ever before, even better than the second half of "Zhu Yuanzhang".
But after experiencing the Golden Eagle Award collusion incident, he will no longer be so naive as to think that as long as his acting skills are good enough, he will definitely win the award.
In addition, for mainland actors, the award that is easier to obtain and more recognized these days is basically the Golden Horse Award.
But Xu Kun offended the people in Wanquan because of Zhou Yumin's matter...
Because the filming went smoothly, the film, which was originally scheduled to be shot until mid-July, was almost completed by the end of June - the scenes of this film are relatively fixed [but many landscapes of the capital city were filmed], there are no big scenes, and the actors work together well, so the filming was relatively fast.
The scattered content in the later part mainly consists of the rivalry between Tong Dawei, Fan Bingbing and Yuan Li.
So by June 6, Xu Kun was able to finish filming.
But before leaving the crew, he was asked to shoot a rather strange set of shots with Tong Dawei.
The two of them pushed the cart forward together on the busy street. They took pictures from day to night, and from distant views to close-ups.
But from beginning to end, Xu Kun and Tong Dawei never figured out what the plot was about - could it be that in the end, the two men who had the hatred of having their wives taken away from them could turn their hostility into friendship?
Facing the doubts of the two, Li Yu did not explain anything. Perhaps even she herself did not know the meaning of this plot, but she just wanted to shoot such a plot. This is probably the willfulness that belongs to the creator.
In order to shoot this scene, Xu Kun stayed in the crew for another day.
I originally wanted to go home directly in the evening, but Fan Bingbing stopped me, saying that it was the end and we should at least have a small celebration.
As for how to celebrate...
"Sister Li."
In the corridor of the hotel, she stopped Yuan Li who was about to go back to her room to rest, and invited her with an undisguised smile: "Would you like to join us tonight? You know our Director Xu's physical strength, I am alone..."
slap~
Before she could finish, Yuan Li suddenly slapped her in the face and spat fiercely: "Bah, bitch, do you think everyone is like you?!"
The action was so fast that Xu Kun didn't have time to stop it.
Fan Bingbing was also stunned. When he came to his senses, he immediately fought back fiercely: "Who are you scolding? Are you sick?!"
"You are sick! Bah, bitch!"
"Who are you pretending to be innocent with?! Who do you think doesn't know what you are like?!"
Seeing the two men quarreling and cursing without restraint, Xu Kun hurriedly stepped forward to pull them apart: "Keep your voices down, it will be a big joke if the reporters hear it!"
"Humph~"
Yuan Li was the first to stop, pushed open the door of her room and walked in. Before closing the door, she spat at Fan Bingbing.
"伱!"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry!"
Xu Kun grabbed Fan Bingbing who was about to pounce on him. Seeing that Yuan Li's door was closed, Fan Bingbing pushed Xu Kun away and asked through gritted teeth, "What the hell is wrong with her?! Did you say anything to her?!"
"What does this have to do with me?"
Xu Kun complained at first, then analyzed: "Maybe she doesn't like group sports?"
Fan Bingbing rolled his eyes at him, turned back to his room, unlocked the door, went in, and then locked the door again in a lightning speed.
Xu Kun was almost frustrated and said speechlessly: "What are you doing?"
"I'm not in the mood anymore. Go back to your Teddy sisters!"
"Shit, this isn't my fault."
Xu Kun was quite speechless. This fight was inexplicable and he was also inexplicable for the reason being taken out on him.
But seeing Fan Bingbing's attitude, he was too lazy to argue any further and drove directly back to his home on the South Fourth Ring Road.
When I got home, I felt it was cold and deserted.
As long as Xu Kun is not at home, Jiang Yiyan, Huo Siyan, Chen Shu, Yang Mi, Tang Yan and others basically will not come over.
Qin Lan, the only one who helps clean the house regularly, recently took on a sad drama called "Yun Niang".
The original intention of this drama was to cast An Yixuan as the female lead, the same actress who played Lin Yueru in The Legend of Sword and Fairy.
Later, it was Xu Kun who promised the investors that he would give them some investment shares in the new movie, which was why An Yixuan was replaced - director Wanwan was very unhappy about this, but in the end she was unable to win over the investors.
Looking at the empty and deserted living room and bedroom, Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, and finally called Jiang Yiyan - this woman might not be the most likable, but she was the one who was most deeply bound to him.
After I dialed the number, I heard a mess on the other end, with men roaring, women screaming, and occasionally the sound of something heavy falling.
"Where are you?"
"In a boxing gym on the South Fourth Ring Road."
Jiang Yiyan shouted excitedly, "The female boxers that the Thais helped find are here. Brother Kun, do you want to come over and take a look? Those two foreign fighters are really powerful. They beat Baoqiang so hard that he can barely defend himself... Hey, Baoqiang fought back! Baoqiang fought back! Come on, come on!"
Perhaps stimulated by her words, Baoqiang's roar came from the opposite side. Just by listening to the noise, you can tell that the scene must be very exciting.
(End of this chapter)
