Chapter 66 Zhu Zhen
It is actually most appropriate to let Liang Ruwen post some updates as a friend.
It's not as formal as a company statement, but it's also more powerful than Shu Ming's unfounded clarification.
As for Liang Ruwen, is she willing?
This guy called me on his own initiative, how could I refuse?
Humph, I’m afraid it’s what you want!
Guan Xianyi knew that Shu Ming's charm had been demonstrated once again.
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Liang Ruwen posted an update in the middle of the night. You should know that the last time he posted on social media was last winter, which is almost a year ago.
Last time, I posted a nonsensical message: "A friend invited me to dinner."
This time, they mentioned Shu Ming by name and posted a screenshot of the call log. When everyone clicked on the screenshot, they were surprised to see that these two had been talking to each other quite frequently.
"When did Liang Ruwen become so close to S?"
"Although I knew that Liang was able to invite S as a guest at his concert, and it was his first concert, so the relationship between these two must be special, but I didn't expect it to be so close."
While everyone was discussing the matter in shock, Guan Xianyi acted decisively. He removed the heat when necessary and bought some "friendly" press releases to cover up the previous wave of public opinion... and the matter passed smoothly.
Shu Ming also joined the group, waiting for Zhu Zhen’s last heavy snow.
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Before filming the last few scenes, Rong Ankang was particularly worried about Shu Ming's condition.
After all, ever since Zhu Zhen entered the palace, Shu Ming has been led by his character into an emotional whirlpool. He said that he has been adjusting, but Rong Ankang always felt that he has not really adjusted.
When I asked Qiao Minxue, he shared the same opinion.
Qiao Minxue said: "I watched Xiao Shu's last drama... Although the character also sacrificed himself, he didn't really act out the death scene."
Shu Ming's performance stopped at the forest fire fighting.
In the end, the actor who really needs to face death and grief is not him.
To put it bluntly, until the filming of "Grassland Love" was completed, Shu Ming's scenes in the previous drama were mostly cheerful and light-hearted.
But this movie is different. This is the first time Shu Ming is acting in such a heavy plot line, and he has to face such a difficult challenge...
What's more, Shu Ming's acting style is particularly typical of immersive acting!
Qiao Minxue held the script in his hand and sighed heavily, feeling worried.
I'm really afraid that this kid will suffer some psychological trauma after the performance - that would be a serious sin.
"Old Rong, to be honest, Xiao Shu has excellent talent. I'm not worried about him not being able to act well, but I'm worried that he won't be able to adjust psychologically, which will affect his future development."
Putting aside the jokes about "father and son on the set", Qiao Minxue had to admit that Shu Ming was truly talented.
He is just insensitive on the surface, but in fact he is very thoughtful and has strong empathy.
Only by resonating with the fate of the characters in the movie can a vivid character with an arc be created, and only then can the audience sit in their seats in the theater and cry for this character sincerely!
If Zhu Zhen can successfully cross this hurdle, he will be able to become a springboard for Shu Ming to move to the next level and become a part of his temperament and experience!
Can't cross this hurdle...
Well, that depends on his own luck.
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Only Zhu Zhen could go on such a life-threatening mission as negotiating with the enemy.
After all, Zhu Zhen has no real backing.
In the past five years, he seemed to be walking on a shaky thin rope, and it was all just superficial prosperity!
The Empress Dowager had long been displeased with him for instigating the Emperor, and the Crown Prince was also considering how to eliminate him, lest the power of the Imperial Guards continue to dominate after his ascension to the throne and destabilize the country...
Now that we have stepped out of the fog and looked back, we can see that the once glorious Lord Zhu has made countless enemies over the years, and everyone from top to bottom is hoping for his death!
Anyway, the court didn't expect to be able to get the emperor back through this negotiation, so it would be good if it could buy some time for recuperation.
Under pressure from all sides, Zhu Zhen set out alone for Tongzhuang in early winter.
As expected, the so-called negotiation turned out to be a Hongmen Banquet!
The enemy army never thought of really returning the emperor, they just wanted to delay time to reorganize the army.
The two sides parted on bad terms, and Zhu Zhen's face turned cold and he walked away in anger.
Returning to his temporary residence, Zhu Zhen, who had remained calm on the surface, realized that he had already broken out in a cold sweat.
He was just about to enter the enemy general's room to find out some relevant information.
Calling people to negotiate at this time for no apparent reason is really too suspicious, and no one knows what the enemy's real intention is.
But I never thought that during this investigation, I would hear a shocking secret!
The emperor is dead!
Yes, any middle or low-level general could talk about this matter freely in the room, which shows that the "emperor's death" was not a secret in Tongzhuang.
Zhu Zhen touched his horse, feeling a little depressed.
There were so many ominous signs that even the horses were restless and snorted constantly.
After thinking it over in his mind, he decided to leave secretly at night as it was getting dark.
But Zhu Zhen didn't expect it.
Not long after he made up his mind, the temperature in Tongzhuang dropped sharply and heavy snow fell.
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Everyone is waiting for the heavy snow.
Waiting for a heavy snowfall that will go down in film history.
Shu Ming was in the temporary lounge, wearing his clothes and with his eyes downcast, repeatedly pondering his lines.
In order to maintain his emotional state, he hardly spoke outside the play these days.
Chengzi had just poured him a cup of hot water when she heard someone outside shouting, "Director Rong, Xue——"
It seemed as if he could barely complete the sentence, and he said “snow” several times before he could make it clear: “It’s snowing heavily!”
Shu Ming also heard it and suddenly raised his eyes to look out the window.
It was really snowing. The snowflakes fluttered down and fell to the ground, and soon a thin layer accumulated.
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As expected, the snow lasted until midnight!
Rong Ankang was wearing a down vest and was discussing the play with Shu Ming against the clock.
The right time is hard to come by.
What's more, if the snow is trampled and dirty, the scenery will not be beautiful enough, and it will cost extra manpower and material resources to smooth the snow bit by bit.
But Rong Ankang would not say these words to Shu Ming. Firstly, he was afraid of adding to Shu Ming's psychological burden and causing him to be unable to cope with his emotions. Secondly... who is he?
He is Rong Ankang!
He has attracted so many investors with his fame, which is the confidence of Rong Ankang!
He has money to burn for Shu Ming.
Shoot. If the first shot is not good, try again two or three times. There will always be a time when you can get it right.
Therefore, he didn't tell Shu Ming to "try to pass it in one try", he just patted Shu Ming on the shoulder and said: "Do your best."
Shu Ming didn't say anything and nodded silently.
Although Rong Ankang didn't say it explicitly, he still knew that this scene was the result of the hard work of dozens of people in the entire crew. If it wasn't filmed well, everyone would have to stay up all night.
Shu Ming took a deep breath and took off the coat he was wearing.
"Director Rong, I'm ready."
**
The sound of horse hooves stepping on the soft snow was not very loud.
The biting cold wind blew past his ears, and Zhu Zhen just hoped that the horse could go faster and faster.
However, in the pitch black night with almost no moonlight, a light came from behind him.
I wish you to rein in your horse——
Looking back suddenly, I saw beacon fires on the city wall illuminating the sky.
Countless archers lined up densely on the wall, and the leader shouted, "I hope you will stay."
Their intentions were clear, and they had no intention of killing Zhu Zhen for the time being.
After all, when two armies are fighting, envoys are not killed.
Having failed to capture the city twice, they were also short of supplies and were not yet confident of a decisive attack.
It has been too long. Zhu Zhen has not shown up for a long time, and no personal letter has been sent back. There is no other explanation except that he died in Tongzhuang!
They just wanted to detain him temporarily, to prevent him from hearing anything he shouldn't, and then secretly pass on the news of the emperor's death.
Zhu Zhen also understood.
Even though things had come to this point, he still didn't shoot the arrow, because he didn't want to kill him.
This is the proof that the enemy is weak!
Otherwise, based on the character of these barbarians, they should have attacked us long ago.
But they didn't...
In fact, it was not correct for Tongzhuang to say that they had no supplies. They still had other surrounding cities to plunder.
But the capital city really has no supplies.
If the enemy is given time to recuperate and recover, I'm afraid... the country will really be destroyed.
Only if he died here today could the news of war be conveyed to the capital.
Or, force both sides to go to war.
Zhu Zhenxin thought, shouldn’t he be happy when he heard that the emperor had passed away and that the country was about to fall and the dynasty was about to change?
The dancing torches turned into blurry spots of light in his eyes.
Perhaps when people are in danger, they will really think of the past.
Zhu Zhen was riding on a horse, still wearing the complicated official uniform. The snow fell on his vermilion clothes, like snow falling on red plum blossoms.
He recalled that when he was a child, he had been practicing his spear and bow skills every day since the day he could hold a bow and arrow.
Every day, he would hold his chin up like a proud little rooster and tell his mother, "I want to be a great general, the kind who can defend my country!"
He recalled that when he was fifteen, they had fought many difficult battles to defend the border, and countless people had died... His most trusted adjutant fell in his arms, blood flowing from his throat, and he died with his eyes open, unable to utter a last word.
But there was no time for him to grieve.
He could only wipe away his tears and shouted in grief: "Kill!"
When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.
In fact, he could have survived.
The court sent him here simply because they hoped he would die in Tongzhuang.
Nowadays, it is very easy to live.
Just surrender and cooperate with the enemy to delay time.
Zhu Zhen pondered for a long time, so long that the enemy almost lost their patience and wanted to send soldiers to check the situation.
This scene has neither lines nor special movements, which is a great test of the actors' skills.
The camera pushed in for a close-up to carefully depict Zhu Zhen's emotional changes.
Rong Ankang's very abstract descriptive words - sense of layering, sense of change... Shu Ming actually achieved them all magically!
Not only did he do it, he also performed beyond expectations.
As long as you have seen this scene, no one will doubt why Zhu Zhen finally chose to fight to the death.
Zhu Zhen's various thoughts and struggles were reflected one by one in Shu Ming's subtle expressions.
He closed his eyes slightly and skillfully took out a bow and arrow from the side of the saddle.
Just like General Zhu five years ago, he pulled the arrow steadily, aiming the tip at the enemy's head.
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The snow is still falling.
It's even getting heavier!
In the heavy snow in Tongzhuang, the young General Zhu, who had vowed that "Fubo only wishes to return with his body wrapped, and Dingyuan does not want to enter the pass alive", returned.
In the end, he still achieved his wish and shed the last drop of blood in his body for the country and the people.
By the end of Zhu Zhen's battle, it was impossible to tell whether the red color on his body was the dye from his clothes or his own blood.
He collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.
Does anyone know?
When he was a child, his name was not "Zhu Zhen" but "Zhu Zhen".
A'niang said that the word "Zhen" means perfect, which has such a good meaning that she is afraid it will be detrimental to the child's growth.
A'niang also said that as the only child in the Zhu family, as long as she is happy and can live her life according to her own wishes and be her true self, her father and mother will be happy.
So he changed his name from "Zhu Zhen" to "Zhu Zhen".
The wounded Zhu Zhen curled up in the snow, and snowflakes fell down to cover him.
The last words he said were—
"Mother, Zhenzhen is in so much pain."
The camera was getting farther and farther away, and there was only a faint red in the snow.
And the sound of horns assembling soldiers came from not far away.
The final battle in the capital is about to begin!
**
Shu Ming was already frozen!
This scene took an entire night to shoot. He lay in the snow for several hours in a single layer of clothing, and his hands and feet were already numb. Even if he heard someone shout "Cut!", he could hardly get up.
He still maintained Zhu Zhen's last posture, shivering and curled up in the snow. Then he was picked up by his eldest brother with a blanket and was given two sips of hot water before he recovered.
Everyone around him was scared out of their wits!
The boy's breathing became almost weak, and his hands and feet were completely cold.
It took a group of people using hot water bottles, thick blankets, and pouring hot water to finally bring the man back to his senses.
"Xiao Shu, Xiao Shu...can you hear me?"
Amid the calls of many people around him, Shu Ming leaned silently in his brother's arms, without even realizing it.
Tears slid down his face one by one, falling on the blanket and the ground.
Shu Ming was crying instinctively even though he hadn't regained consciousness yet.
It is said that actors with extreme talent can completely immerse themselves in the role, and today I finally saw it!
There was clearly no sound as the tears fell, but these few tears drowned out all the noise around them, and everyone fell eerily silent for two seconds.
In the silence, Shu Ming finally came to his senses. He blinked slowly and asked, "What's wrong?"
No, why are you looking at me like this?
Is there something on my face?
He stretched out his frozen hand and touched his face again.
My hands were surprisingly wet.
Shu Ming was stunned.
When did I... cry?
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The author has something to say: Don’t worry about the audience’s visual fatigue, this movie will be broadcast for at least one or two years...
Knife, knife, knife, knife~
Dedicated to all the audiences in the Knife Crying Cinema～～～
When I think about everyone crying out of the theater, I want to laugh out loud.
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