mtlumby2d Chapter 339 Wuying-level Athletes
Chapter 339 Wuying-level Athletes
Hearing Chen Jinnian's words, Jiang Shuying immediately became curious, "Hey, how long have you and your guy been together?"
"A year and a half." Nazha stroked her hair and thought for a moment, "I remember that after just a few months together, Brother Jing's company handed him a script. It should be the one we're filming now."
"Yes, I was setting up a team and selecting actors at the time, and I invited Zhang Han."
Wu Jing, who was grilling skewers, did not deny that Zhang Han was not his first choice, nor even his backup choice, otherwise he would not have asked Chen Jinnian to star in the film.
"He quite liked that role, so why didn't they work together later?" Nazha asked.
Chen Jinnian pretended to cough twice, "Ahem, I'm still here."
"Oh, you, oh, you're competing for the same role." Nazha suddenly realized, "So the role was taken away by you, I was wondering why there was no follow-up."
The word "grab" instantly made the atmosphere stagnant. Zhang Ruoyun and Jiang Shuying looked at each other and felt that things were getting a little tricky.
It is normal for Nazha to be biased as Zhang Han's girlfriend, but she should not say it in front of Chen Jinnian. They are all in the same circle, and even if the competition for roles is fierce, they rarely bring things to the surface. If they don't expose the truth, they can maintain superficial courtesy, but once it is exposed, it will be difficult to end it.
Just as the two were trying to figure out how to smooth things over, Wu Jing shook the skewers on the stove and said, "It has nothing to do with the robbery. I spent all my money on production, so I had very little budget for salaries. And the role of Jinnian needed someone who was both handsome and stylish. I looked around and no one took it. Finally, when I was visiting Brother Qian on set, I ran into Jinnian and he took the role for a low price."
He didn't want to invite Zhang Han at first, but after repeated persuasion from the producer, he agreed to the invitation from the company.
He still remembers the incident when Zhang Han dragged a traffic policeman for 100 meters with his car. If it weren't for his family's ability to use money, Zhang Han would have gone to jail directly. A legal expert like Wu Jing with a criminal record would not dare to use it at all. If he is not careful, his movie will be shelved forever.
"How low is it? Can you tell me?" Jiang Shuying asked. When she came, she saw that the crew was very large and did not seem to be short of money.
"I can't tell you the exact number, but I can tell you that I haven't received a penny of salary yet. I even paid for the plane ticket out of my own pocket."
Chen Jinnian took the skewers handed to him by Wu Jing, put them on a plate and served them to everyone.
"You're working for nothing." Jiang Shuying looked up at him.
"That's not."
Nazha shook her head. She felt that the other party was maliciously suppressing her pay. If everyone was like that, how could anyone make money?
Song Zuer next to her also thought so. To have her pay reduced would be more painful than killing her. Not only did she not want to reduce her pay, she didn't even want to pay taxes.
Chen Jinnian quickly finished two bites and returned to the outside of the long table. "Brother Jing, let me grill it. You go eat first."
"Come on, don't burn it."
"No problem, no problem. Everything else is useless. I'm still good at barbecue."
Wu Jing did not continue to refuse. As a director, he wanted to talk about the movie and promote it on the show.
Seeing Wu Jing coming, Zhang Ruoyun gave up her seat to him and went to grill skewers with Chen Jinnian. There were a lot of people today. There were eight guests on "Flowers and Youth", and Chen Jinnian, Wu Jing and Lu Jingshan were also from the crew. It would be impossible for Chen Jinnian to make it in time alone.
"Brother Zhang, how was your play?"
"It's OK. The ratings and playback volume are pretty good, but the plot and lines are too awkward and childish. I don't dare to watch the show now. I even doubt how I performed it at that time." Zhang Ruoyun really suffered from psychological trauma from the performance.
Chen Jinnian suddenly laughed, "What's that? I was embarrassed when I ran into Xiaotong when I was leaving the examination room after the college entrance examination. What did the crew imagine, sending armored soldiers to give Xiaotong flowers?"
"Hahaha, Xiaotong complained to me that your proposal made her collapse. What were you thinking at the time?"
"That's what I thought. You weren't there at the time. If you had seen it, you would probably have the same idea as me."
The two of them were slowly reminiscing about the past, while Wu Jing was taking the time to introduce the movie. He meant to finish the introduction as soon as possible, as if he said too much, the production team wouldn't edit it in.
But I didn't expect that everyone was very interested in martial arts, and I asked him about the situation of filming in Hong Kong.
"I had no movies to shoot there, otherwise I wouldn't have directed 'Wolf Tooth' myself. I'm different from Brother Zhuo. Brother Zhuo is two years older than me and was brought into the industry by director Yuen Kwai. He was acting opposite Brother Jie at the age of 03 and became the leading man in director Tsui Hark's film at the age of . In the s, Brother Zhuo was a star in Hong Kong, a leading actor, but I wasn't. I only went to Hong Kong in and already had nothing."
"Then who's better at kung fu, you or Brother Zhuo?"
Jiang Shuying's words hit Wu Jing's vital point directly.
Wu Jing scratched his head and said, "Well, of course it's Brother Zhuo. In 91, we participated in the National Wushu Competition. I was seventeen years old that year and only won the national championship in gunmanship and sparring, but Brother Zhuo won the Wuying level. Who do you think is better?" Wu Jing said helplessly.
Everyone was shocked that he won two national championships but was not even at the Wuying level.
"What is the Wuying level?" asked Chen Bolin from Taiwan.
"The Wuying level is a high level for martial arts athletes, commonly known as the hexathlon. The requirements are to be first in a single event and in the top three in the other five events," Wu Jing explained.
"That's so difficult." Jiang Shuying couldn't help but open her mouth wide, then said, "Winning the championship at the age of seventeen is already impressive."
"What's so great about that? Yang Junyi, the actor who is the same age as me and signed with Zhou Yi, obtained the Wuying level in 90."
With Wu Jing's revelations, another bombshell was dropped on everyone.
"A 16-year-old Wuying level, is this true? Wouldn't that make her the youngest Wuying level?" Jiang Shuying felt like her jaw was about to dislocate.
"About the same. Another person who achieved the Wuying level at a similar age was Wu Yue. Wu Yue achieved the Wuying level in 93 at the National Games."
Wu Jing was actually not sure whether the two were the youngest, but he was sure that they were the youngest among their group of martial arts athletes.
Everyone was already numb. It was really a fight between gods back then.
"It's a pity that it's no longer possible now. There haven't been new action actors for a long time." Jiang Shuying said regretfully.
"It's not that I'm no longer good enough, it's mainly because there are no movies to shoot. The market doesn't need martial arts stars anymore, they just need to be good-looking. But back then, the most popular ones were those who were both handsome and good at fighting."
After Wu Jing finished speaking, he stopped his gaze at Chen Jinnian who was chatting. He wanted to say it when he and Guo Xun looked for Chen Jinnian last time, and he remembered it again this time.
"Jinnian."
"What are you doing? It's not baked yet."
"I'm not talking about grilling skewers. I want to ask, what do you think if I train you to be a martial arts actor?"
Chen Jinnian learned martial arts very quickly and could fight both sides quite well. If he had this ability back then, he would not have lost to Brother Zhuo.