Huayu Shen Gongbao

Chapter 50 Rebirth plus Poisonous Milk, I'm Invincible!

Seeing Wu Yusen's angry expression, many people in the crew were secretly pleased.

It can only be said that John Woo was used to being domineering on set and was not popular at all. Many people resented him.

Shen Gongbao gave Wu Yusen a piece of his mind and was about to go back to the hotel to rest when Han Sanping stopped him.

"Master, thanks to your reminder today, it really helped me a lot." Han Sanping poured Shen Gongbao a cup of tea and said with a smile, "When I called Zhang Li, he was preparing to film the TV series 'The Right Path of the World is Full of Vicissitudes'."

If the project had started two days later, Zhang Li wouldn't have been available.

After getting his makeup and hair done at Shen Gongbao, Han Sanping found Lü Le and had a frank and open conversation with him.

As a seasoned photographer in the industry, Lü Yue has worked with many renowned directors and doesn't tolerate Wu Yusen at all.

Not only was he determined to leave, but he also poured out his grievances to Han Sanping, giving Wu Yusen a thorough dressing-down.

Seeing this, Han Sanping quickly contacted Zhang Li and managed to snatch him to the Chibi film crew just before Zhang Li's new project was launched.

Even without Shen Gongbao's reminder, Zhang Li would have eventually taken over Lü Le's job in his previous life.

But Han Sanping was unaware of these things.

He found Shen Gongbao's facial analysis very useful and it did help him.

In Han Sanping's eyes, Shen Gongbao's feng shui and physiognomy skills were genuine.

Shen Gongbao's value suddenly changed; he was no longer a new actor, but a highly accomplished person worth befriending.

After all, those who work within the system all have the desire to advance, and when they encounter a Feng Shui master, they naturally want to make friends with them to increase their chances of advancement.

After discussing Lü Yue's matter, Han Sanping added, "You should also know that Wu Yusen is targeting you because he wants you to leave the crew voluntarily."

Shen Gongbao took a sip of tea and asked, "Does he have an actress he likes?"

Instead of answering, Han Sanping asked, "Have you heard of Yuan Weihao?"

"No, I've never heard of it."

"Yuen Wai-ho is a rising star in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and he just won the Mr. Hong Kong Island title."

"Mr. Hong Kong Island? What kind of title is that?"

Upon hearing Shen Gongbao's question, Han Sanping chuckled and said, "This is a beauty pageant that the Hong Kong entertainment industry started in 05, which is comparable to Miss Hong Kong."

Although Hong Kong's entertainment circle has produced some idols in recent years, such as Xie Tingfeng and Chen Guanxi, their influence cannot compare with that of the Four Heavenly Kings.

They organized this Mr. Hong Kong pageant to cultivate a new generation of male idols from Hong Kong.

The idea was good, but reality is harsh; the Mr. Hong Kong Island competition has been held three times and has generated absolutely no buzz.

Shen Gongbao pressed further, "You mean, John Woo wants to cast Benjamin Yuen as Sun Shucai?"

Han Sanping nodded and said, "When we were casting in April, John Woo strongly recommended Benjamin Yuen, but I rejected him."

I found Tong Dawei to play Sun Shucai, and with Cheng Tian's support, Wu Yusen finally gave up.

"Now that Tong Dawei is injured, Wu Yusen has once again decided to target Yuan Weihao, which is why he's deliberately targeting you and trying to get rid of you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao gained a new understanding of Wu Yusen's perverted nature.

The so-called Mr. Hong Kong Island is actually a talent show for male PR models, and Benjamin Yuen is a male model from Hong Kong Island.

If Benjamin Yuen were to play Sun Shucai, it would be a wonderful pairing of the most popular mainland actress as a supporting actress to a young Taiwanese model, and also acting opposite a male model from Hong Kong.

Wu Yusen could also manipulate things, like adding scenes for Lin Chih-ling, to add scenes for Yuan Wei-hao.

At that time, it will really be a bunch of mainland celebrities and actors who will boost the status of new models from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Moreover, by making Benjamin Yuen famous through Chibi, it can also boost the Mr. Hong Kong talent show and create momentum for the future of the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

There must be a master advisor behind Wu Yusen.

But Han Sanping would not agree to this approach.

I can tolerate Lin Chih-ling and Han San-ping, after all, the power of female celebrities after they rise to fame is only so-so.

Hong Kong entertainment circles employ a similar strategy: the Hong Kong Film Awards can award mainland actresses, and mainland actresses can be cast as leads in movies, but mainland male actors are out of the question.

This is why, after Tong Dawei was injured, Han Sanping immediately agreed to let Shen Gongbao replace him as Sun Shucai, precisely to guard against Wu Yusen's shady tactics.

This was the first time Shen Gongbao had heard such inside information. It seems you really have to be in the entertainment industry to know these secrets.

Han Sanping telling him these things was also a way to win people over, showing that the leader was open and honest with him.

He concluded by saying, "So you need to stay calm on set. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, with my support, John Woo can't do anything to you."

However, I'm very busy with work and I'm not always on set, so you should still be tolerant when necessary.

The film crew will be doing an interview at Sohu Entertainment's live broadcast room in a few days, and I'll let you go then.

Once you make a public appearance and give an interview, the matter is completely settled.

As the chief producer of Red Cliff, Han Sanping did a lot of pre-production work, and later he focused on the big picture and let go of the smaller details.

He's lucky if he comes to the film set two or three times a week.

Shen Gongbao nodded, but secretly remembered Yuan Weihao's name.

He felt that there might be other reasons why John Woo wanted to promote this newcomer.

This matter is worth paying attention to; let's see if we can dig up any juicy details.

Over the next two days, Shen Gongbao gradually became familiar with the situation of the Chibi film crew.

The entire crew started filming in early May and has been shooting for over a month now, entering its most intense and busy period.

John Woo still harbored a glimmer of hope, so he didn't schedule any scenes for Shen Gongbao for the time being.

Shen Gongbao was not in a hurry.

On June 17th, the crew will be filming two key scenes:

One scene was filmed during the day, depicting Zhuge Liang's Eight Trigrams Formation;

One scene was filmed at night, and it also depicted another story about Zhuge Liang – borrowing arrows with straw boats.

These two scenes require the participation of thousands of extras and involve formations, movement, and group archery, making them very challenging.

To capture even more spectacular footage, John Woo specifically contacted Hollywood and spent a fortune hiring a drone aerial photography team.

Today is also the team's first public appearance.

In 2007, drone aerial photography was a cutting-edge filming technique, and domestic film crews had not yet used this technology.

When Zhang Yimou was filming "Curse of the Golden Flower," he used a crane to hoist the photographer to a certain height in order to capture aerial shots.

John Woo started showing off on set in the morning.

This drone aerial photography is the first of its kind in China; it brings the most advanced filming technology from the United States to China.

China's film industry is far behind, at least fifty years behind the United States, but his introduction of drone aerial photography has helped China close the gap by twenty years.

When Wu Yusen said these things, it was as if he had found the sense of superiority that Hong Kong people felt towards the mainland in the 1980s and 90s.

Now that the gap between Hong Kong Island and the mainland is getting smaller and smaller, this sense of superiority must be maintained by a more powerful United States.

The drone aerial photography team he hired was also extremely arrogant.

During the morning filming, these people preferred to have the extras work themselves to death rearranging the formation rather than let the drone fly one more time.

Seeing this, Shen Gongbao shook his head.

Li Yitong, however, paid no attention to the extras. Pointing to the drone in the sky, she exclaimed, "American technology is really advanced! Look how steadily this drone flies!"

An airplane that can fly without a pilot! That's amazing!

Upon hearing Li Yitong's words, Shen Gongbao's expression turned strange, and he confirmed again, "There's a possibility that this plane could crash. Don't exaggerate."

"How could that be?!" Li Yitong said with absolute certainty, "This is a top-tier team from Hollywood, the best in the world. There's absolutely no problem with their drone aerial photography!"

Seeing Li Yitong's incredibly jinxed predictions, Shen Gongbao found it amusing and couldn't help but think to himself, "Rebirth plus jinxing, I'm invincible!"

He had the informational advantage of being a reborn person, knowing that the drones used for aerial filming on the set of Red Cliff had an accident, but he didn't know the exact date.

Now that Li Yitong has made a jinx on the spot, Shen Gongbao can basically confirm that the incident should have happened today.

With the information advantage gained from his rebirth, coupled with Li Yitong's "poisonous milk" (a Chinese idiom for jinxing someone), Shen Gongbao felt invincible!

He walked straight up to Wu Yusen.

At this moment, Wu Yusen was still boasting: "With this advanced drone, we can not only take aerial photos, but also shoot from multiple angles, and even shoot rotating, rolling and high-speed moving shots."

When filming archery with straw boats at night, we can also use drones to get close to the arrows that are being shot out and capture a scene of thousands of arrows flying together.

The final result will definitely be more stunning than Zhang Yimou's hero!

This is the power of technology. China will need at least thirty years to learn Hollywood's most advanced filming techniques!

Just as John Woo was enthusiastically expounding his theories, Shen Gongbao interrupted him, saying, "Director Woo, I suggest we bring the drone back for a thorough inspection to prevent it from crashing. It would be a small matter if the American film industry were to become a laughingstock, but it would be much more embarrassing for you."

Wu Yusen: "???"