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On November 10th, Xu Zhen bid farewell to his master and returned to the capital from Ganzhou, ending his long vacation in Fayun Temple for nearly a month.

Although it has not snowed yet in the capital, the real filming location of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain": Dahailin Snow Township is already full of snow at this time.

The crew had been stationed in Longjiang Province as early as a month ago, carrying out preliminary work such as setting and transporting materials in the Linhai Snow Plain, and the main actors were also on standby at the end of November, waiting for Director Xu's order to start the film at any time.

However, what made Xu Zhen and others very speechless was that the first snow in the capital this year came later than ever......

The crew is not filming in the capital, and they don't ask for goose feathers and heavy snow, they just need to float small snowflakes, and the main thing they ask for is the atmosphere.

But everyone looked forward to the stars and the moon, from the end of November to the middle of December, and they didn't look forward to a single snowflake.

This can make the producers anxious.

The filming cycle of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" is at least about four months, and the time of the snow season is limited, and the weather waits for no one.

If it doesn't start filming within the year, then this movie won't be finished this year.

The producer consulted Director Xu three times a day and asked him when he would be able to turn on the film. It's really not good, it's okay to start filming secretly first, and then make up for the boot ceremony, but Xu Wenguang just doesn't agree.

The days without snow passed day by day, and finally, in mid-December, Director Xu couldn't stand the pressure anymore and announced that all the staff had joined the group and were ready to start up.

However, instead of holding a boot-up ceremony against the big sun, he gave the order to make a jaw-dropping decision with a wave of his hand:

People, work, construction, snow!

In any case, Lao Tzu must let the snowflakes fall on the crew's camera on the day of the launch conference!

This blind money was spent, and the producer almost didn't cry.

On December 19th, the launch conference of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" was held in a low-key manner at the Starlight Film and Television Base in the northern suburbs of Beijing.

Xu Zhen, as one of the protagonists of the film, also attended the launch conference with director Xu Wenguang.

Although he did not participate in the investment of the film, he stood on the makeshift stage and watched the eight snow guns around him "whirring" and blowing money out...... No, blowing ice crystals outward, I still feel the heart plug like substance.

Isn't this snow just to pray for blessings?

If you want to pray for blessings, I can recite the scriptures to you, why stick to the form?

At the press conference, Xu Wenguang looked at the strange expressions on everyone's faces, but pretended not to see it.

Before coming to the stage, he calmly lit a stick of incense and said in a low voice: "Although it doesn't snow in the capital, do you say it's a coincidence?" It happened to be snowing heavily in the snow town today. ”

"Snow falls from the sky, auspicious stars shine brightly, look at it, our movie will definitely be popular!"

After saying that, Xu Wenguang held high incense, and Shi Shiran walked towards the altar, walking very chicly.

However, behind him, the producer of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw him go away, and muttered in a low voice: "Guess, why is Snow Town called 'Snow Town'?" ”

"Because it snows every day!"

"Poof...... Hahaha! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the surrounding crew laughed one by one.

……

Although the cost of the launch conference of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" was high, it was held in a rather low-key manner.

Only reporters from a few mainstream newspapers and magazines were invited to the scene, and reporters from other media were all refused to visit.

Not only that, but the crew also released many smoke bombs.

Xu Wenguang invited many friends in the circle to "help" at the launch conference, there are as many as six light and shadow emperors and actresses, and there are countless well-known movie stars familiar to ordinary audiences.

However, in fact, except for Xu Zhen, none of these people are actors in the movie.

The crew kept the real cast of the movie quite tight, and although insiders had heard about it, the outside world knew almost nothing.

"May I ask Director Xu, can you reveal a little bit about the lineup of this movie?"

The reporter of the Starlight Evening News looked at the actors around him with his spare eyes, and asked Xu Wenguang excitedly: "May I ask who is the actor of the main roles such as Shan Diao, Yang Zirong, and Shao Jianbo?" ”

Xu Wenguang said mysteriously: "I'm very sorry, the actors have not officially signed a contract with the crew yet, and there may be changes in the future, so it is inconvenient to disclose it now." ”

The reporter said: "Then may I ask Director Xu, will the actors use the all-Northeast lineup?" ”

"After all, it is the story of the Northeast bandits, if the actor can have a Northeast accent, it may make the audience feel more immersed."

"Hehe......" Xu Wenguang couldn't help but snort, and said in a relaxed tone, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Learning dialects for characters is the basic quality of an actor, and the actor's origin is not in my consideration."

"What's more, Northeast dialect is the best to learn, and most people can learn it well if they spend a month or two watching sketches, let alone professional actors."

Xu Wenguang said, waved his hand to Xu Zhen on the side, and said, "Xiao Xu, up!" ”

"Give him a whole paragraph of Northeast dialect!"

Xu Zhen: "......"

In front of reporters, he couldn't refute Director Xu's face, so he had to recite a line of Yang Zirong to the reporter, which was praised by the two.

He himself is a native of Ganzhou, and he did deliberately learn Northeast dialect for a period of time before joining the group.

But in fact, more than 70% of the cast of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" are from the Northeast.

This is what Director Xu himself requested, saying that the story of the Northeast bandit is to use local actors to be strong.

As a result, in the face of the reporter's question, he mocked himself again.

I have to say that the great director is indeed very human.

……

On the day of the launch conference, that is, on the afternoon of the 19th, the news of the start of the movie "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" and spending a lot of money to create a romantic "first snow" was disclosed on the Internet.

When ordinary netizens saw this report, many people felt both surprised and funny.

What age is this, "Outwitting Tiger Mountain"?

Or a movie?

And it was directed by Xu Wenguang, a martial arts director??

The whole crew is full of twisted, weird, and mixed atmosphere, which makes people feel that it will be a "god movie" at first glance, and they are deeply skeptical about the quality of the film.

Classic film adaptations have rarely been too successful in recent years.

Although "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" is a classic among the classics, most of the generation who are familiar with it and crazy about it are old, and today's film market is the world of young people.

But coincidentally, at this point in time, there are a lot of young netizens who are very familiar with "Outwitting Tiger Mountain", and they can even hum a couple of sentences along with it.

Why?

- Because of the "toilet play spirit".

After all, not long after the Golden Rooster Awards, who doesn't like to watch popular actors singing at the door of the toilet with stupid eggs.

Even people who have no interest in Peking Opera at all were inevitably brainwashed by Xu Zhen's sentence "Crossing the forest and crossing the snow field to rush to the sky" during that time, and inadvertently learned several classic singing tones.

It can be said that Xu Zhen has made indelible contributions to the publicity and promotion of classics.

"Hahahaha laughed to death, the launch conference of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" actually invited Xu Zhen!"

As soon as the sand sculpture netizens saw the news of the press conference, they noticed their "toilet drama spirit" at a glance, and immediately laughed.

Soon, someone asked curiously: "Did Director Xu really invite Xu Zhen to participate in this movie, or did he take this opportunity to warm up the scene?" ”

"I guess it's hot, look at the battle on this scene, tsk, seven or eight actors, actresses, it's obviously smoke bombs, what movie can have this lineup."

"Xu Zhen, have you ever thought that when you stumbled and sang a piece of "Fighting the Tiger on the Mountain" three months ago, it would be used as propaganda material like this?"

"It's also possible to really participate in the show, after all, if it is acted, when it is released in the future, the stalk of 'toilet drama spirit' can continue to be fried (dog head)"

"Who does Xu Zhen play? Who in "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" was the last to die? ”

"I'll count it for you, a handful of Mao, Luan Ping, Gao Bo, and a few King Kongs in Weihu Village, which one is most suitable for Xu Zhen?"

"Can't it be a mountain carving?"

"There's nothing wrong with the mountain carving, I just want to ask who plays the carving?"

“……”

Xu Zhen appeared at the press conference of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain", which immediately aroused heated discussions among netizens.

The stalk of "toilet drama spirit" that had been lifted has been turned out again, and even the popularity of the film "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" has increased a lot.

Many netizens even left messages under the official account of the movie, kneeling and begging Xu Zhen to play Yang Zirong, so that everyone can listen to the whole paragraph.

However, at this time, Xu Zhen himself did not have time to be bored by these hot searches of sand sculptures on the Internet.

On December 20th, the day after the launch conference, when he got up for morning exercise as usual, when he went out, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

- It's snowing.

It's snowing in the capital.

At 5 a.m., before dawn, there were a few street lights on the path outside the back entrance of the hotel.

Under the warm yellow light, a thin layer of snow fell on the road, and the flower beds, treetops, and the roofs of the low houses in the distance all turned clean white.

Xu Zhen was wearing a sportswear that was not too thick, standing in front of the door, staring blankly at the beautiful snow scene outside that didn't cost a penny, and opened his mouth.

Pit daddy this is!!

……

On the morning of the 20th, Xu Wenguang, Xu Zhen and others took a car to the airport, ready to go to the location to officially start the filming of the film.

Along the way, everyone in the car was silent, and the wheels rolled over the thick snow on the road, making a pleasant "creaking" sound.

The crew of "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" became famous.

The night before, I had just reported that I had spent a lot of money to create a romantic snow scene, and the next morning it snowed.

slapped his face so quickly that people couldn't help but wonder if the crew had discussed with God in advance and calculated such a wave of "time difference" to create a topic for the movie.

Only the directors and producers know the pain.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, after some tossing and turning, the group finally successfully arrived at Dahailin Snow Township, located in the southeast of Longjiang Province.

Xu Zhen had been here before filming "Breaking through the East", and at that time, Tan Xian'er's "Erlong Mountain" was filmed here.

Now it is still in this area, and a "Weihu Village" has been built, which makes Xu Zhen feel both cordial and a little funny.

The other actors of the crew did not attend the press conference, and many of them had already arrived at the location in advance at this time, but Xu Zhen was the latest.

Even Mr. Liang Wuzhe, who played the role of "Mountain Carving", had arrived in a low-key manner the day before.

That afternoon, when Xu Zhen went to the dressing room to do the makeup styling, he met Mr. Liang and couldn't help but be startled and almost didn't recognize it.

Liang Wuzhe used special effects makeup, and there was a layer of inverted prosthesis on his face.

After painting the makeup, he has a bald head on his head, a very conspicuous big hooked nose on his face, a slightly upturned chin, and with Shang Sen's cold eyes, he really looks a little wild and yin like a carving.

Xu Zhen saw Liang Wuzhe turn his head to look at him, his eyes narrowed, and the cold light flashed, he only felt a sense of fear rising from his heart, and his palms even oozed sweat slightly.

This terrifying makeup, with this crazy look......

What a real sense of oppression!

The "mountain carving" that Mr. Liang wants to play is not an evil character with a knife hidden in his smile, but a blood-stained bandit!

Xu Zhen couldn't help but look awkward, subconsciously took two steps back, leaned over and saluted him, and said in a rough voice: "Brigade Commander Xu Sima Adjutant Hu Biao, meet the third master!" ”

"Hahaha......"

Seeing this, Liang Wuzhe immediately reined in his state of acting, and said with a smile: "This was good just now, but it's a pity that the fright when you first saw me was a little too much." ”

"This is not good, Comrade Zirong, Hu Biao saw that a mountain carving should not be in this state."

Xu Zhen adjusted his breathing slightly, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I'm sorry Teacher Liang, it's not 'Hu Biao' who is scared, it's me who is scared." ”

"You ...... makeup"

As he spoke, he glanced up at the stylist who was lifting Liang Wuzhe to tidy up his makeup, and said, "It's amazing, it complements your acting skills." ”

"Really?" Liang Wuzhe smiled, "There are no mirrors in this room, and the modeling teacher told me to let me look at it after I finish it." ”

"Listening to your description, I'm still a little looking forward to it."

As he spoke, he waved his hand at Xu Zhen and said, "Idle is idle, let's pair this paragraph twice, and you can also find the state." ”

Xu Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly took a few steps closer to Liang Wuzhe, and came to play in front of him.

Liang Wuzhe immediately cleared his throat and squinted his eyes again, and his whole temperament instantly became gloomy.

He lowered his voice, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "So, you are Brigade Commander Xu's person?" ”

In the script, this sentence is located in Yang Zirong's first trip to Weihu Mountain, after a series of black dialogues.

When Yang Zirong heard this, he knew that he had passed the first test, but at the same time he continued to be cautious and deal with it carefully.

At this time, Xu Zhen had also adjusted his state, he was obviously slightly relieved, but he didn't immediately show a smile, only took half a step back respectfully, leaned over, and said loudly: "Brigade Commander Xu Sima Adjutant Hu Biao, meet the third master!" ”

Seeing this, Liang Wuzhe nodded and said, "This feeling is a lot more right, and the tone and demeanor are very good." ”

"You try to add more body language and don't stiffen your body too much."

“……”

In the narrow dressing room, the two of them got this short scene right several times, and Liang Wuzhe patiently put forward many suggestions, which made Xu Zhen feel that he benefited a lot.

After a while, Lin Xiaobo, the actor of Shao Jianbo, also walked into the dressing room at this time.

He saw Xu Zhen playing against a "strange uncle", and couldn't help but stop and watch.

However, what surprised him very much was that although Xu Zhen acted very well, this uncle was also quite amazing, and even could faintly suppress the master Xu Zhen in his aura.

Who is the person who plays the "Mountain Eagle"? It feels pretty powerful!

At this time, Xu Zhen had already seen Lin Xiaobo who was stopping to watch, and after a play, he just wanted to say hello to Lin Xiaobo, but he heard the other party speak first.

"Uncle is a good actor!"

Lin Xiaobo applauded with admiration on his face, and said, "I can completely keep up with Xu Zhen, and my aura is not bad at all!" ”

Xu Zhen: "......"

It's hard for me to do it if you praise me so much!