Chapter 265: Acting like a man
The story of "The Great Wall" is very simple. It mainly tells the story of a foreign mercenary named William who traveled thousands of miles to China to steal gunpowder. As a result, he found that a Chinese elite force was fighting a life-and-death battle with the monster Taotie on the world-famous Great Wall to protect mankind.
Here, he witnessed the cruelty of the Taotie and the elite and bravery of the Shadowless Forbidden Army. He was moved by the trust and sacrifice among these soldiers and joined the battle to protect humanity without hesitation.
In the end, the Great Wall was broken and mankind was in a life-and-death situation. William turned the tide and, with the help of the heroine Jingtian, killed the Beast King and saved the world.
A very old-fashioned Hollywood hero movie.
In Gu Wei's opinion, "The Great Wall" is similar to "The Forbidden Kingdom", a Sino-US co-production a few years ago.
Both are stories about a Western male protagonist who comes to a mysterious oriental exotic land, helps justice defeat evil along the way, and finally saves the world, and by the way wins the heart of a beautiful exotic female protagonist.
To be honest, when Gu Wei watched Hollywood blockbusters before, he didn't think there was anything wrong with them. Those movies took place in other countries and regions, and he could put himself in the perspective of the male protagonist when watching them, which he found quite enjoyable.
However, once the background was changed to China, he could not relate to it at all. Just like the plot of "The Great Wall", it took the sacrifice of generations of Chinese soldiers to prevent the monster Taotie from wreaking havoc on the world.
A foreign mercenary with bad intentions arrived and soon became the key to destroying the monster. Everyone entrusted him with important tasks, and in the end he really saved the world.
The head follows the butt. As a Chinese, he felt very suffocated when he empathized with the soldiers who fought bravely against the Taotie.
Is there no one left in our own country, so we have to have a foreigner to save it, even though he knows that this setting is to attract Western audiences and for global box office.
But from the perspective of a Chinese audience, this plot still makes him feel a little unhappy.
The next morning, Gu Wei arrived at the crew early, put on makeup, and then changed into a gorgeous yellow armor.
Director Zhang Yimou is a true master of color. In his films, he often uses various strong and prominent colors to express emotions.
The movie "The Great Wall" is no exception.
The "Shadowless Forbidden Army" is divided into five armies according to their combat methods and weapons. They are not only represented by the five beasts of deer, eagle, tiger, crane and bear, but also wear armor in five colors: purple, red, yellow, blue and black.
Zhang Hanyu was the commander-in-chief of all the armies, and his direct subordinate unit, the Xiong Army, was an infantry unit.
The Crane Army led by Jingtian is composed entirely of women. Their main skill is acrobatics. They use ropes to jump off the Great Wall and stab monsters to death.
But there were so many monsters climbing up, and he couldn't kill any of them with a fork, and he was also in danger of being eaten by the monsters. To be honest, Gu Wei didn't quite understand this seemingly cool but actually very inefficient way of fighting.
The Eagle Army led by Lin Gengxin is composed of archers.
Huang Xuan led the Deer Army, which was equivalent to cavalry.
The Tiger Army led by Gu Wei was an engineering and mechanical unit, and they operated all the mechanisms on the Great Wall.
Fireballs can be thrown through the machine, which is extremely lethal.
In fact, although these generals seem to be the top leaders of the "Shadowless Forbidden Army" and the main force to resist the Taotie, they actually have very few lines and shots, basically equivalent to large extras in other movies.
Under the director's arrangement, Gu Wei quickly finished shooting the few shots in which he appeared within a day and spoke his pitiful four lines.
In Gu Wei's last scene, the male protagonist's two companions stole black gunpowder and ran away, while the male protagonist decided to stay and help the female protagonist resist Taotie.
But everyone thought he was in cahoots with the two thieves. As they gathered in the hall to discuss how to deal with him, Lu Han, who played the young soldier of the Bear Army named "Peng Yong," stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and said timidly:
"Your Highness, I was at Hanyuan Pavilion when the incident happened. I saw him stop those two people with my own eyes."
Jing Tian looked at the male protagonist hesitantly and asked, "Are you sure?"
Before Lu Han could reply, Gu Wei came over from the side, grabbed Lu Han by the collar and pulled him forward.
He threatened fiercely, "If you dare to tell even a single lie, I'll chop you off!"
He is 185cm tall, half a head taller than Lu Han. He has hideous scars painted on his face for the role, and his skin has also been darkened a lot. He really looks like a fierce general who has fought for many years.
"I swear in the name of the Shadowless Imperial Guard that nothing I say is false."
Lu Han said quickly.
After hearing what he said, Gu Wei looked at Jing Tian who was really making the decision, and let go of Lu Han who looked a little thin.
"Crack! Not bad here, passed!"
Director Zhang's voice came from the loudspeaker, and the last shot of Gu Wei's guest appearance was completed.
"Xiaolu, are you okay?"
Gu Wei walked up to Lu Han and asked with a smile.
The scene just now was actually filmed several times, and every time the problem was with Lu Han.
I don’t know if Gu Wei’s acting was a bit too fierce, but after he grabbed Lu Han’s collar and pulled him over, Lu Han’s response line was disjointed.
"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Wei, I'm sorry, it's all my fault.
If I hadn't performed so poorly, I wouldn't have had so many NGs, forcing you to retake the scene over and over again."
Lu Han said a little embarrassedly.
He didn't perform well in the first two times and was indeed a little bit frightened by Gu Wei's momentum.
In fact, Lu Han’s feelings towards Gu Wei are very complicated.
As a member of the idol group EXO that is popular in Asia, he became a top traffic star after returning to China, and was sought after by film and television companies, fans and other parties.
I thought that no one could compare to the younger generation, and that I could only compete with a few of my teammates at most. I didn't expect that the domestic entertainment industry would produce a young male star like Gu Wei who crushed them in all aspects.
Not only did they take away the best resources in the circle, but the fan war a while ago also forced several of them to personally apologize.
At first he thought Gu Wei was too strong and overbearing.
But recently he kept picking up other people's leftover cakes, which made him wonder whether he should be grateful or hate Gu Wei.
This role in "The Great Wall" and the male lead in "I Am a Witness" who will be joining the crew soon are all because Gu Wei didn't want to miss him.
The entertainment industry is so small that this kind of news cannot be concealed at all. The producers of these movies will not conceal it either. They are eager to use this news to create gimmicks to attract the audience's attention.
The crew chose him because of his high popularity and fame, but if Gu Wei took the role, there would definitely be no role for him.
This was his first meeting on the set of "The Great Wall". He originally wanted to make friends with Gu Wei, but because of the previous online violence by fans, he didn't know what impression Gu Wei had of him and was afraid of being rejected.
They had just exchanged a simple hello when they met yesterday, without saying much. After more communication during filming today, he discovered that Gu Wei was a very kind person, and didn't seem to have any prejudice against someone like him, with whom he had previously had conflicts.
When filming this scene just started, Lu Han didn't perform well and had several NGs. He was worried that Gu Wei would be angry about it, but unexpectedly, he came forward to comfort him. This behavior immediately made Lu Han like him more.
"What's wrong with NGs? There are always NGs in filming. Just try your best to act seriously and give your best. Don't worry too much about other things."
Gu Wei patted Lu Han on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Although it was the first time they met, Gu Wei still had a good impression of Lu Han.
Many people don’t like Lu Han because of his poor acting skills, but he is a singer and not an actor.
In addition, in the original time and space, he officially announced his relationship when he was at the peak of his popularity. Even though he knew that doing so would cause countless fans to leave, he still insisted on giving his girlfriend a formal status.
Gu Wei's comment on this is "Although he doesn't look manly, he acts like a man."
After chatting with Lu Han for a few words, Gu Wei prepared to go to the dressing room to remove his makeup.
"Brother Wei, can you add me on WeChat?"
Lu Han stopped Gu Wei who was about to leave and asked shyly.
"Of course, it was my negligence~"
Gu Wei took the phone from his assistant, added Lu Han on WeChat, and sent him his personal phone number.
"We're both in Beijing. I'll invite you out for dinner when I have time!"
"Yeah, Brother Wei, if you call me, I will definitely come when I have time."
After separating from Lu Han and returning to the dressing room, I found that Lin Gengxin was also there.
This guy is different from Lu Han. He is a pure social expert. I chatted with Gu Wei for a few minutes yesterday, and chatting with him today was like chatting with an old friend who I have known for many years.
The two chatted about everything under the sun for a while. After learning that Gu Wei also loved playing games, Lin Gengxin asked Gu Wei to play League of Legends together when he had time.
He also said that he would introduce him to some friends who also love playing games.
(End of this chapter)
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