Yan Sheng is one of the most popular superstars in China, the youngest winner of the Golden Crow Award in the history of Chinese cinema, and a superstar in the fields of film, television and music. He won the Golden Crow Award for Best Actor when he debuted at the age of 20, and won the Golden Lily Award for Best Actor for his first TV series at the age of 22. At the age of 25, he won both the Golden Elephant Award and the Golden Chime Award for Best Actor for a main-theme movie, becoming the youngest Grand Slam actor in the country. He will continue to win three international awards in the next ten years and become a recognized treasure-level actor in the global film industry. He will also receive an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award on his 35th birthday. Then he announced his retirement from the entertainment industry at the awards ceremony and married his same-sex lover Shen Yu.
Going back ten years, even though Yan Sheng had not yet become the entertainment godfather who dominated the global entertainment industry in later generations, and was not even well-known internationally, he was still the top superstar most admired by most Chinese actors.
Just to tell you a joke, in the past two years, basically every young actor likes to say that his idol is Yan Sheng when interviewed by the media.
Cheng Baodong thought Tao Mu was also this kind of person - at least Tao Mu's "kindness to others" trait was in line with this style of behavior. And his acting is indeed very much in the style of Yan Sheng. Unexpectedly, Tao Mu acted unusually cold after hearing Cheng Baodong's question: "I don't know him."
Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan had only known Tao Mu for a short time, but they had a deep understanding of Tao Mu's scheming and scheming. I know that this person is good at dancing with the sleeves, blending in with the world, and is also good at concealing his emotions. In other words, no matter what Tao Mu thought in his heart, this person always did a good job on the surface.
However, facing Yan Sheng, a top star with "high utilization value", Tao Mu's reaction was not to climb up the pole, but rather seemed quite cold - there was even a hint of impatience and hostility in the coldness -
You have to know that this guy can respectfully call the lighting engineer "lighting teacher". At the beginning, everyone was a little timid, but after getting along for a long time, everyone figured it out - the "teacher" in Tao Mu's mouth is wholesale and retail, calling anyone who is caught is a general title, and it definitely does not have any specific meaning.
Anyway, ever since Tao Mu, the title of teacher in their crew has been rampant! But when Tao Mu met Yan Sheng, a legitimate "teacher", he decided not to try to get in touch with him.
Something happened! There must be something wrong here!
Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan looked at each other. Cheng Baodong wanted to ask a few more questions, but looking at Tao Mu's expressionless face, he didn't dare to ask.
This time, Cheng Baodong was finally sure that this kid was indeed not without temper! It’s just that his outburst… is a bit confusing!
But no matter what, Tao Mu finally won the recognition of most people in "Jianghu Zhiyuan" with his actor-level acting skills.
After the initial running-in period, Tao Mu also realized the terribleness of Cheng Baodong, the tyrant on the set——
In order to catch up with the progress, the filming of "Jianghu Zhiyuan" was divided into two groups A and B during the filming period. Cheng Baodong and a group of big names in the crew are in Group A, responsible for shooting the large-scale fighting scenes and the literary scenes that need to be polished. The assistant director and Tao Mu's martial arts stunt doubles all belong to Group B. The main task of Group B is to shoot some medium and long shots of stunt scenes and fighting scenes.
Generally speaking, the shooting atmosphere of Group B is more relaxed. However, this relaxed category does not include Tao Mu. On the contrary, Tao Mu was troubled by this arrangement. For example, when there was no role to play, Tao Mu was often called to Group A by Cheng Baodong. There was nothing else to do when he went to Group A. He just squatted behind Cheng Baodong, staring at the monitor while listening to Director Cheng explaining the scenes to other actors. Fortunately, the shooting locations of Groups A and B were both in H Film and Television City, otherwise Tao Mu would really be unable to cope with it.
In addition, because Tao Mu showed a detailed knowledge of the functions of each department of the crew during the audition, everyone realized that Tao Mu was ambitious. Besides filming, Cheng Baodong would also talk to Tao Mu about some personnel disputes in the studio, and even about all kinds of things that had to be done when the director and the producer and investor were playing against each other.
——Although they are all men from Yanjing who grew up under the imperial city, Cheng Baodong is different from Tao Mu, an orphan with no father, no mother and no background. Director Cheng grew up in a compound. Although his parents did not achieve much, they were both of good family background. Cheng Baodong has been quite lucky. He has been successful since he entered the industry and has made several critically acclaimed and commercially successful masterpieces. Naturally, he was respected and admired by a large number of investors and actors around him. This further created Cheng Baodong's rebellious character - to say that he is arrogant and conceited is an understatement.
So he talked to Tao Mu about his experiences and feelings, and Tao Mu just listened to them out of politeness. If you really obey and do as you are told, you will basically be close to death.
Cheng Baodong saw Tao Mu's disapproval, and suddenly felt aggrieved and angry, "My kindness was taken for granted." "I said you are a very boring person, you know. You said you have such good acting skills, are you afraid of hair? If I had your acting skills and your face, I would dare to confront anyone who dares to show his hair to me!"
Tao Mu looked at Cheng Baodong calmly, and politely thought: "Director Cheng means that I should confront you now?"
Cheng Baodong then stopped talking. After a while, he waved his hands in frustration: "Get out! Get out! Get out!"
Tao Mu has become immune to Cheng Baodong's stubborn character of "only the officials are allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps". Hearing this, he calmly stood up from the small stool and slowly went to the bathroom to flush the toilet. Cheng Baodong was furious when he saw this. I always feel that Tao Mu is no longer the Tao Mu who "didn't fight back when beaten or scolded" when he first joined the group.
Sure enough, after a long time, the true colors were revealed! Indeed, he is very cunning!
Cheng Baodong turned his head and glared at Wang Boyuan: "Am I right?"
Wang Boyuan touched his nose and selectively analyzed: "I don't think it's a big deal. You said such harsh words, but Tao Mu didn't say he was angry. I'm just asking for your advice politely."
Cheng Baodong was choking on a mouthful of blood. He glanced at the female No. N on the monitor who had the nerve to laugh even though she forgot her lines for the 108th time. He immediately yelled angrily, "What are you doing! What are you doing! You can forget your lines while filming a movie! How many times have you NGed over and over again for just a few lines? Can't you memorize your lines in advance? Film is free! Do you have Alzheimer's disease or amnesia? Can you still act? If not, get out of here as soon as possible! Don't think I won't scold you just because you were put in by an investor!"
The little girl in the middle of the set was caught off guard and was immediately scolded and cried by Director Cheng who was like a rabid person!
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Just one week after Tao Mu joined the crew, seeing that Tao Mu and the crew were getting more and more in tune with each other, Cheng Baodong finally decided to move the highlight of the movie, which could be called the climax, to the front.
"...Our scene today is about Chang Feng going deep into the enemy to rescue the princess. Tao Mu, you have to pay attention to your position and don't let your face get into the camera." Director Cheng reminded Tao Mu, and then said to Wang Boyuan who was standing beside him: "Is your waist okay?"
Wang Boyuan covered his lower back with his hands, baring his teeth in a completely ungraceful manner. He accidentally sprained his waist while filming a circus scene yesterday and can't do any big movements. However, today's scene has many close-up shots that he has to do himself: "I'll try my best."
As Wang Boyuan spoke, he glanced at Tao Mu standing beside him, stretched out his arm and hugged Tao Mu's shoulders: "The medicine you gave me is effective. I didn't dare to move after I was injured yesterday, but I can get out of bed today."
Tao Mu curled his lips: "It was also given to me by other martial arts brothers."
"Big Dog, right?" Wang Boyuan scratched his chin: "To be honest, it was he who introduced you to the team. But Big Dog is not nice enough! He only gave such a good thing to you and not to me?" After all, they had worked overtime together and eaten barbecue together.
Tao Mu couldn't answer this.
Wang Boyuan chuckled and muttered to Tao Mu, "Tell me again how you turned your fan. I feel like mine isn't as pretty as yours. Are you hiding something?"
"No." Tao Mu's eyes moved to Wang Boyuan's wrist, and he said frankly: "Your wrist is too stiff and not flexible. Naturally, your movements will be a little inferior. I suggest that you practice yoga in your spare time."
Wang Boyuan: “…”
Wang Boyuan reached out and rubbed Tao Mu's headgear: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's really not cute."
The stylist next to him screamed, "Brother Yuan, don't touch Xiao Mu's headgear, it's crooked—"
Cheng Baodong, who was explaining the play to the heroine, turned around and glared at Wang Boyuan: "Can you please be quiet?"
Wang Boyuan rubbed his nose aggrievedly and reached out to straighten Tao Mu's headgear. However, it was of no use. The stylist still pulled Tao Mu aside with a sullen face and restyled him.
The girl who played the female role N in the movie came over and said, "Tao Mu, you seem to be very familiar with Director Cheng and Brother Yuan. I often hear Brother Yuan and Director Cheng discussing your play during breaks. They said that you are very expressive in front of the camera."
The little girl originally thought that her words would definitely arouse Tao Mu's curiosity. In the end, Tao Mu just smiled: "Director Cheng and Brother Yuan are both very good, and they especially like to support newcomers. The seniors in the crew are also the same, and I have benefited a lot from them."
Tao Mu's speaking habits have always been flawless. I would rather be a little more verbose than miss anyone.
The little girl smiled, her eyes glued to Tao Mu's handsome face after he put on makeup: "I also think Director Cheng and Brother Yuan are very good to us. Especially Brother Yuan, such a big star, but he doesn't have any airs at all. He usually treats everyone to drinks and food. Unlike Sister Ning, she always likes to stay in the RV when she is not filming, and it is difficult to see her."
Tao Mu's face looked strange for a moment, but after thinking about it, he decided not to make any more trouble.
The little girl didn't realize there was anything wrong with what she said. Then he asked Tao Mu: "I heard that you were also admitted to Beijing Film Academy? Then aren't you the junior of Director Cheng and Brother Yuan from the same school? You are so handsome, so skilled, and so valued by Director Cheng. I think you will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate with them formally in the future."
Tao Mu was pulled by the stylist to put on his headgear, and he dared not move his upper body. Hearing this, he just smiled and said, "Then I'll take your advice."
It is very hot during the peak summer season. Tao Mu was wearing a thick costume and a hood, and soon he was sweating all over. The little girl took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and said enthusiastically, "Your sweat is almost running into your eyes. Let me wipe it for you."
Tao Mu turned his head and avoided the little girl's handkerchief in time.
The stylist standing behind Tao Mu looked at the little girl with a half-smile, then reached out and patted Tao Mu on the head: "Don't move."
The little girl looked at Tao Mu with a wronged look on her face. Tao Mu looked at his nose with his eyes and at his heart with his nose, as if he was unaware.
The girl didn't give up and continued to talk: "Can you teach me how to act? Don't look at me as a Shanghai Opera graduate. In fact, this is my first time acting and I don't know anything. I'm particularly worried that I won't act well and will delay the filming progress."
Tao Mu smiled modestly: "I don't know how to act either. Although I was admitted to Beijing Film Academy, I haven't reported yet--"
Before he finished speaking, someone laughed and said, "Yes! Tao Mu hasn't reported to school yet, how can he know how to teach a little girl to act? Why don't I teach you!"
Everyone turned around at the same time and saw Damao, Xiaopang, Shen Yu, Ye Yao, Wan Meihong, Mu Huating and several of their assistants standing far behind. What surprised Tao Mu the most was that the "nephew" who replaced him from the crew of "Heroes" next door was also there.
How did these people get together?
Seeing Tao Mu looking over, Ye Yao crossed her arms, raised her chin and snorted, looking at Tao Mu and the little girl in front of him with a half-smile. He said sarcastically, "You really are popular with girls wherever you go!"
Tao Mu was speechless: "Why are you here?"
"Didn't I agree to come and visit you on set?" Shen Yu said with a smile. By the way, I complained: "You never answer my calls, you never reply to my text messages, and you pretend not to see my mentions on Weibo. Do you really think that if you remove me from the blacklist and give me the cold shoulder, I will stop pestering you?"
Tao Musheng sat there helplessly, not even wanting to glance at Shen Yu.
The "eldest nephew" also complained: "Didn't you say you would teach me how to be cool? I've been waiting for you for so long and you didn't contact me, so I had no choice but to come and find you."
Tao Mu became more helpless: "I really don't have time." He didn't expect that his "nephew" would take his casual and perfunctory words seriously.
After a pause, Tao Mu asked his "nephew" again: "Just come over to visit the set, don't you have to film?"
The "eldest nephew" snorted arrogantly: "The crew is invested by our family. I can shoot if I want to. I am not afraid if I don't want to. Anyway, I am not the only one in the crew. If you don't shoot me, can't you shoot others?"
"Besides, didn't you sell all the videos you shot to Zhao Xin before you left? Zhao Xin doesn't trust me, so let him edit the videos himself and I can just pose casually!"
The "nephew" spoke with confidence, and everyone present could only look at each other, feeling extremely sympathetic towards Zhao Xin, a director who was willing to sacrifice his moral integrity for investment.
Ye Yao glanced at her "nephew" and pretended to complain: "Come to think of it, we were originally planning to go to the set of "Heroes' Tale" to look for you. But we heard that your role was taken by someone else. So we came here."
The "nephew" who directly confronted others touched his nose awkwardly, and finally felt a little guilty: "Before I took this role, I didn't know Tao Mu either."
As he said that, he was afraid that Ye Yao would say something else, so he looked at Tao Mu eagerly: "When will you teach me how to be handsome?"
Tao Mu has a headache.
Ye Yao still refused to give in, looking at her "nephew" indignantly: "No matter what, your crew of "Heroes" is going too far. If you hadn't gone back on your word, Tao Mu wouldn't have gone from being a character to being someone else's stunt double."
You are really bringing up something that is not related to the topic! This is the filming site of "Jianghu Zhiyuan"!
Shen Yu frowned and looked at Ye Yao, then looked at Tao Mu, and smiled and changed the subject: "Tao Mu, you look so handsome in this outfit. How about we take a photo?"
Seeing this, Wan Meihong, who was about to sow discord, could only patiently shut up. He looked at Shen Yu helplessly.
Shen Yu didn't pay any attention to Wan Meihong's condition at all. My whole heart is on Tao Mu. Afraid that Tao Mu would not agree to him taking pictures, he had already moved closer to Tao Mu with his phone before Tao Mu opened his mouth, and started to collect nine squares. Tao Mu was held in place by the stylist and dared not move. He was told helplessly: "Don't post it on Weibo."
His current look is that of the male protagonist in "Jianghu Zhiyuan". The crew hasn't released the final makeup photos yet, so Tao Mu can't release the image of the male lead first.
Shen Yu nodded with a smile, looking at Tao Mu's expressionless face in the photo, and said in a dissatisfied manner: "At least smile a little."
"I don't want to laugh." Tao Mu frowned, thinking to himself, I see you can't even cry!
Shen Yu didn't care. He sat next to Tao Mu with a smile, and signaled his assistant to give everyone something to eat.
Wan Meihong finally found an opportunity and chatted with Tao Mu with a smile: "How are you doing recently?"
"Not bad." Tao Mu also smiled: "The crew is full of big names, which really satisfied my desire to get autographs and take photos with the stars. Moreover, the director, my senior brother, and Sister Ning are all very nice and taught me a lot of filming techniques."
Wan Meihong looked at Tao Mu with a half-smile. It was rare for Tao Mu to speak such official flattery so sincerely. He is indeed a natural actor.
"We have all heard about your experience in The Legend of Heroes. To be honest, what Zhao Keping and Xiaxing Entertainment did was not fair. If it were our Qin Dynasty, this would never happen. We at Qin Dynasty Entertainment still cherish talents very much. We would never let a genius like you suffer such a great injustice."
With just one sentence, Wan Meihong promoted Tao Mu from a "talent" to a "genius". If she said two more words, she would probably be able to promote Tao Mu out of the global village and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
Tao Mu had to admit that he had the ability to create opportunities for awkward conversation even when there were no opportunities.
Fortunately, in addition to Wan Meihong, there is also a "nephew" who is also making jokes: "I don't know whether our Xiaxing Entertainment values talents or not. But I can guarantee that if Tao Mu is willing to sign with Xiaxing Entertainment, I will definitely persuade my uncle to support him." As long as Tao Mu can teach him all kinds of cool tricks!
"Nephew" said, and suddenly turned to Tao Mu: "When the time comes, what role do you want to play, just tell me directly. As long as it is a project invested by Xia Xing, you can choose whatever you want."
Wan Meihong's heart skipped a beat. She never expected that such a Cheng Yaojin would pop up before she even started the topic.
"Sir..." Wan Meihong looked at her "nephew" and asked politely, "What's your name?"
The "nephew" raised his chin, looked at Wan Meihong with his nose, and sneered: "Long Aotian!"
The whole group of people were speechless.
Tao Mu sighed lightly and suddenly felt a little tired.
Classmate "Long Aotian", who didn't want to be known in front of Wan Meihong, continued to nag Tao Mu: "When can you teach me how to be cool? I'm telling you, I'm almost done filming this role."
Tao Mu continued to have a headache: "I really don't have time. How about this. I will finish filming this play in less than ten days. After I finish filming, before returning to Yanjing, I will find a time to teach you, okay?"
"Long Aotian" suddenly asked: "When will you return to Yanjing?"
"I'm going to book a flight for August 24th."
"Long Aotian" made a prompt decision: "Then let's wait until you return to Beijing. It just so happens that I am also going back to Beijing, and we are just on the same route."
Tao Mu: "..."
Tao Mu struggled helplessly: "I don't think the two of us will necessarily be on the same route." With his "nephew's" acting skills, Tao Mu felt that by the time he returned to Yanjing, his "nephew's" play might not be finished.
"It will go smoothly." Long Aotian vowed: "Just tell me your itinerary. I will arrange the rest myself."
What the hell are you arranging?
Tao Mu simply had too many complaints to say. After thinking for a while, I asked according to procedure: "What's your name?"
"Long Aotian" looked at Tao Mu for a long while, then complained: "We are in this relationship, and you don't even know my name!"
What is the relationship between us? Tao Mu was speechless. Just when he was about to say something, he saw "Long Aotian" straighten his chest and raise his head to introduce himself: "Long Tianao."
Tao Mu was stunned, and then he saw classmate "Long Tianao" exploded and said: "My real name is Long Tianao. You know Long Kedo, right? That's our ancestor."
Tao Mu was confused: "Isn't Longkodo a surname?"
"Anyway, it's that Long!" Long Tianao explained impatiently, "Anyway, it's settled. We'll go back to Yanjing together on the 24th."
Wan Meihong watched for a long time without being able to say anything, so she could only try to interject: "Tao Mu, don't be fooled by him. He is just a relative of the major shareholder of Xiaxing Entertainment, and he has no say in the daily operation and management of the company. If you really join Xiaxing Entertainment, you will definitely be assigned to Zhao Keping's men. I know you must have been hurt by Zhao Keping's shameful methods this time. Hey, Zhao Keping is a bastard. All the artists under him were played by him like this. Don't look at Mu Huating being well-behaved now. When he was first assigned to Zhao Keping's men, he also did a lot of——"
"Sister Hong," Mu Huating, who was also shot at even when standing, said helplessly, "Just talk, don't use me as an example. I think Brother Zhao is pretty good to me."
"Zhao Keping has beaten you out of Stockholm, right?" Wan Meihong diagnosed Mu Huating without hesitation: "Have you forgotten how you jumped up and down and scolded Zhao Keping in front of the media?"
Mu Huating really couldn't win the argument with Wan Meihong, so he had no choice but to shut up.
Long Tianao was indignant: "Who are you looking down on? At worst, I will apply to be Tao Mu's agent after he joins the company. If anyone dares to snatch resources from me, I will slap him to death!"
It's like a random punch that kills the master. Wan Meihong argued helplessly: "That's not what I meant—"
"Why can't I say that? I insist on saying that! Not only do I say that, I also want to do this!" Long Tianao said, grabbing Tao Mu's sleeve: "Tell me, do you believe me?"
Tao Mu was overwhelmed.
When the quarrel was getting out of hand, Big Hair and Little Fatty came up to Tao Mu and winked at him, with a look on their faces that said, "I have something to say."
Tao Mu was trying to avoid Wan Meihong and Long Tianao. By the way, I found an excuse to drag the two childhood friends into a corner.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Da Mao and Xiao Pang were so excited that their faces turned red. "Brother Mu, the stocks we bought have risen sharply in the past two days, reaching the daily limit almost every day. The stock market is crazy. Many people are following suit. In my opinion, why don't we invest more money."
When the two talked about this, they couldn't help but complain: "I really don't understand. The market is so good, why do you have to force us to withdraw our principal——"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Wang Boyuan waving towards him from afar.
Tao Mu frowned and interrupted the two childhood friends: "Let's talk about this when we get back."
After saying that, Tao Mu walked towards Wang Boyuan: "Senior brother?"
Wang Boyuan, who had been slacking off on the set, pointed at the group of people who came to visit the set and asked with a smile, "Xiao Mu, is your friend here to visit?"
Cheng Baodong, who was sitting in the director's chair, also stretched his neck to look at Shen Yu and the others. He cast a sharp gaze on Long Tianao and snorted in a sarcastic tone, "You really don't care about the quality of your friends!"
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