Chapter 18 Siege The next day, we started filming the scenes with Su Youpeng and Niu Mengmeng, and the speed really slowed down. Su Youpeng's attitude towards this drama was obviously more serious than that of Zhang Weijian. This is easy to understand. The rivalry with Bing Xin occupies more than half of Yi Tianxing's plot. If Su Youpeng does not take it seriously, the difference between the reshoot and the non-reshoot will be huge, which will definitely affect the reputation after the broadcast. But how to say it, Xu Kun watched from a close distance and felt that Niu Mengmeng's acting was more natural, while Su Youpeng always had a deliberate sense of exaggeration, but it seemed that the actors in Qiong Yao dramas all acted in a similar way. I don’t know how Lin Xinru’s version of Bing Xin performed. As for the rest of the crew... Li Bingbing and Wang Yan seem to be on par with each other, but Wang Yan plays a woman from the frontier who is carefree and scheming, and finally dies from love. This is very different from her original quiet, gentle and non-competitive character. So according to his own understanding, Xu Kun assumed that her acting skills were slightly better. As for 'Ming Daohong' played by Li Xiaolu, Xu Kun cannot tell her depth for the time being because the reshoots were rather fragmentary, but there is a clear gap between her and the Golden Horse Film Queen he imagined. Not to mention Zhang Manyu and Gong Li, who are also film queens, they are obviously inferior to Zhang Ziyi, who has been in the limelight recently because of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Of course, Xu Kun’s evaluation is rather subjective, and the TV series cannot be compared with the big screen, so it basically has little reference value.
"Where's the Dungeon Guard? The Dungeon Guard is ready to enter!" At this time, a large iron loudspeaker sounded. Xu Kun hurriedly tidied up his costume and walked into the shooting scene leaning on a prop weapon. Ten minutes later, he trotted out again and went to the tent outside to change his clothes. Just now he played a dungeon guard who brought a bowl of water to the imprisoned Bing Xin [Niu Mengmeng], and then was knocked unconscious by the drug she used that evaporated when it came into contact with water - Bing Xin came from Yaowang Valley and was quite knowledgeable about poisons. Coincidentally, Niu Mengmeng also started to get involved in this field in real life. Xu Kun and Bao Qiang mostly played minor roles such as dungeon guards. To be honest, they were far less important than the Japanese major. But the advantage is that there are enough experiences and each role is different, so the two of them never get tired of it. Whenever they have free time, they will discuss each other's performance and take stock of each other's shortcomings. It’s a pity that there is not much free time. On the first day, many of them were tired from the long journey as they had just arrived, and plus they only focused on filming Zhang Weijian's scenes, so they finished work at eight in the evening. But starting from the second day, the crew stayed up until late at night. Under such high-intensity pressure, the atmosphere in the crew became even more tense. Even Xu Kun was scolded more often, not to mention the other extras and stage managers. Apart from Niu Mengmeng, the main beneficiary, Wang Yan, who played Zhao Yuer, was the only exception. She had few interactions with Bing Xin and the filming was almost finished on the third day, but she took the initiative to stay in the crew to help. In the crew full of gunpowder and conflicts between Hong Kong and the mainland, the gentle, dignified and approachable Princess Qing is like an angel. No wonder Baoqiang fell in love with her at first sight. It’s a pity that she got married in 97. Her husband is real estate developer Wang Zhicai, who is 22 years older than her. She should be the first actress born in the 70s to marry into a wealthy family - this is also the reason why people in Hong Kong look up to her. As he did not have a role to play for the time being, Xu Kun changed into his costume and went to help the pyrotechnician set up the explosion points. This job was somewhat dangerous and others avoided it as much as possible, but Xu Kun found it quite interesting. He has been interested in guns and cannons since he was a child. His second choice besides being a member of Young and Dangerous was to join the army as a special forces soldier. Unfortunately, they didn't want minors, so when he was old enough, he had already become Brother Yong's younger brother. The technical work of configuring gunpowder and burying explosion points naturally had no place for Xu Kun, an amateur. He was mainly responsible for digging pits and marking explosion points, as well as cleaning up the sand and broken paper shells left after the explosion. But Xu Kun had just used a flat-blade screwdriver to dig out seven or eight explosion holes slightly thicker than a thumb along a straight line when he saw the pyrotechnician walking towards him, cursing. Stopping what he was doing, Xu Kun asked in a nonchalant manner, "Changed it again?"
"It's changed. Previously they agreed it would be a narrow line of sky, but now they're saying it should be a half-moon cut!" The pyrotechnician used to work at the Bayi Factory, and went to Hong Kong Island to develop his career a few years ago. However, you can tell from his accent that he didn't fit in. Fortunately, while there are people in other trades who dare to make things difficult for him and exclude him, few people in his industry dare to provoke him. When he got closer, he took out a knife and drew a semi-arc on the ground, covering half of the hole dug by Xu Kun. Xu Kun clapped his hands and stood up, saying, "Then do it yourself. I'm going to be the one stirring up trouble in the next match, so I need to rehearse some lines to stir up trouble." The pyrotechnician said nothing, but raised the knife in his hand to show that he understood. Xu Kun went to the sidelines to wash his hands, and then picked up a bottle of mineral water. He was blowing it into his mouth when he heard Niu Mengmeng's flattering voice from the side: "Sister Yan, what is your brother-in-law busy with usually?" Xu Kun glanced sideways and saw Niu Mengmeng sitting side by side with Wang Yan. Niu Mengmeng was bending over to beat his sore calves while looking up at Wang Yan. His little face full of collagen was full of longing and curiosity. Although there is still some baby fat on her face, Niu Mengmeng is the tallest among the female protagonists. At this moment, her two long legs are sticking out from under her skirt, trembling with the beating of her little fists, which makes someone imagine a lot. Wang Yan showed her signature gentle smile and shook her head, "Actually, I rarely ask about my husband's affairs." Niu Mengmeng was obviously not satisfied with this answer, and kept asking: "Then you always go out together, right? For example, travel abroad, go out to sea on a yacht, etc. - By the way, I heard that rich people like to play golf, do you and your brother-in-law play it often?" When talking about going out to sea on a yacht, her eyes are full of stars. "Cough, cough, cough!" At this moment, a violent coughing sound suddenly came from not far away. Niu Mengmeng frowned and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw that the person who was holding a half-bottle of mineral water and coughing was the famous "Xiaoyao Wang No. 2" in the crew. He then withdrew his gaze unnoticeably and continued to look at Wang Yan with expectation. Xu Kun coughed violently several times before he finally recovered. Niu Mengmeng's words just now, "Rich people like to play golf", reminded him of the famous "Rosamund Kwan's late-night medical treatment" incident, so he couldn't hold it in and choked. Wang Yan didn't think too much about it at first, but when she saw Xu Kun suddenly choking and coughing, she suddenly thought of Guan Zhilin and Liu Luanxiong's romantic past. Qiu Ye's face showed embarrassment, and she quickly denied it: "That's something Hong Kong people like to play. We don't... we've never played together." I originally wanted to say that I didn’t play together much, but after hesitating for a moment, I changed it to say that we had never played together. "I see. I wanted to learn from you." Niu Mengmeng was a little disappointed, but then asked again: "So what do you usually play?" "Nothing special." Wang Yan was a little overwhelmed by her probing and pointed at the filming site and said, "It looks like they are about to start rehearsals. You should hurry over there or you will get scolded by the director again." "Oh." Niu Mengmeng, who didn't get an answer, pouted, got up reluctantly and walked into the shooting location. Among the several female lead actresses, Li Bingbing is the most famous, and Li Xiaolu is the undisputed winner in terms of awards, but the one that Niu Mengmeng envies the most is Qing Gege Wang Yan - she has a wealthy husband to protect her, so even if she is not as famous as others and she only plays a supporting role, no one dares to bully her in the crew. It would be great if I could marry into a wealthy family in the future. But marrying an old man is fine, it would be best if he is a rich second-generation man of the same age as her - if she could come across such a good opportunity, she would grab it at any cost! After sending Niu Mengmeng away, Wang Yan sighed helplessly, then got up and went somewhere else. For some reason, looking at her lonely figure from behind, Xu Kun always felt a heavy sense of loneliness, as if the life of this wealthy wife was not as glamorous as it seemed. (End of this chapter)