Until Johnnie To saved him from Wang Jing in "Underworld", "Exile" and "The Big Deal", and then he shined in Lin Chaoxian's "Witness" and "The Informant", winning the Best Actor Award.
Just like Jian Hui in a fierce battle, from glory to low ebb, to accumulation and rebirth, Zhang Jiahui also experienced his own sinking and nirvana.
Su Ze closed his eyes and looked up as if he could see his hunched back, with a decadent back that bounced step by step. It seemed as if he could see the actor Zhang Jiahui, who was depressed but had little ambition, silently accumulating and secretly clarifying his ambitions until the long-suppressed explosion.
To be fair, my role this time is a supporting role. I can already imagine that the biggest focus of the movie audience will definitely be Zhang Jiahui.
But Su Ze is still willing!
It’s not for anything else, just to pay tribute to the seniors who supported Chinese-language films back then!
Now that I have accepted the script, let's start preparations. Kong Xue arranged for the best personal trainer to help build muscle lines. This is a long and arduous process.
Starting from the next day, Su Ze started physical training, asking the fitness coach to customize the plan completely according to the athletes' standards, and learning fighting skills from the fighting coach every day.
This is the first step away from systematic training. Su Ze is looking forward to it. For actors, not only expressions and emotions, but also the body is an important weapon to convey feelings.
Compared to Heroes of Fire, which is half-assed, apart from the director and producer, the team is actually formed from the Mainland, so it can’t be considered a Hong Kong film at all.
It’s different this time. Lam Chao-hsien brought an authentic Hong Kong Island team, and the filming was also done on Macao Island. It can be regarded as the first truly Hong Kong film.
In order to fully understand the culture of Hong Kong Island, Kong Xue was asked to collect the development history of Hong Kong films and even a lot of gossip. After all, there may be opportunities to cooperate in the future, so he must understand it in advance.
The result is very interesting. Su Ze discovered that there is a very interesting group of second-tier actors in Hong Kong movies. Most of these people are actually top-notch actors, but due to their appearance, luck and other reasons, they can only be a green leaf and become other people's golden supporting roles.
For example, Liu Qingyun, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Anthony Wong, Lam Jiadong and the former Zhang Jiahui.
What’s even more interesting is that these people are all on the same friend chain?
When Liu Qingyun applied for TVB, it was his senior brother Ng Chun-yu who helped him. Zhang Jiahui and Huang Qiusheng were good friends who had devalued each other for many years.
Ng Chun-yu once joked that he would marry Lau Ching-wan and be his lover, Anthony Wong.
Huang Qiu Sheng had no money for a period of time and was in a very difficult situation, so he went to Liu Qingyun to drink and complain. These people also have a common friend named Zhang Tat Ming, and his wife is a psychiatrist.
These people sometimes get too involved in acting and need some psychological counseling. Then each of them insists that they are normal, while the others are abnormal.
Su Ze was very touched after watching it and said with conscience that he would be happiest if two Hong Kong actors were chosen to win the Academy Award. One would be Cheung Ka-fai and the other would be Lau Ching-wan.
It’s too difficult for both of them!
Not crazy, not live!
If most of the people from the Mainland who are interested in working with us are directors, then it is definitely this group of actors that Hong Kong Island is looking forward to.
Then the training started. If the environment of Changjin Lake is harsh, then training every day now is more like hell.
Start with two hours of aerobic exercise in the morning, then anaerobic muscle building, and three hours of fighting in the afternoon, starting with the simplest pace.
It’s okay to just practice. After all, it’s very comfortable to sweat during exercise. The main reason is that the food you eat is too abnormal!
There are more than ten or twenty egg whites every day, various kinds of chicken breasts blanched in hot water, and the staple food can only be calculated in grams...
On the first day, Su Zelian vomited directly!
"Finally, we found out!" Seeing the tormented Brother Ze, Shishi said with heartache: "It turns out that Lin Chaoxian is a Muay Thai enthusiast."
"I feel like filming this movie is just for fun!"
Su Ze slowly got up from the equipment and read information while Xiaotong was massaging and relaxing his muscles. Did he really find out that Demon Lin had learned Muay Thai?
In 2006, Hong Kong's film industry entered a trough. The government established a series of training courses to support the film industry and needed to find some filmmakers to teach.
At that time, Lin Chaoxian decided to take a break from teaching. After class, he went to the boxing gym to learn Muay Thai four or five times a week. He became a die-hard fan.
The most awesome thing is that the owner of the boxing gym at that time was named Xu Jiajie, and he was actually the former Deputy Director of the Enforcement Division of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, who Han Zhan made a cameo appearance and won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer?
At the same time, he is also the chairman of the Hong Kong Island Boxing Association?
Damn it!
"As expected!" Su Ze gritted his teeth. When he received the script, he felt that Demon Lin's eyes were wrong. Now he understands that I have been tricked!
Needless to say, Zhang Jiahui must have hit it off immediately. He is also a complete masochist. How can a bastard not look at mung beans?
Now that the contract has been signed, Kanazawa still plans to invest. Do you want to regret it?
late!
Of course it was just a joke. Although it was very tiring every day, Su Ze enjoyed it very much. Since he got the system and started training every day, he already knew that he was also a complete masochist.
Who is a normal person who can't move twenty hours a day?
"Forget it, forget it." After replenishing his fluids, Su Ze stood up and threw the information aside. As soon as he got it, let it go. I'm still young, so what's the point of this hardship?
Since I am planning to take on action movies in the future, I must lay a solid foundation. Strictly speaking, Fierce Fighting is not an action movie, it is just a sports competition movie. Both physical fitness and fighting are very suitable for me who are just getting started.
What kind of grand slam star and international best actor, if he really wants to go to the ring, he will be fooled by others!
"Why are you working so hard?" Xiaotong looked at Su Ze who was sweating profusely and couldn't help but muttered: "Is self-abuse fun?"
"Brother Ze is preparing for a rainy day." Shishi explained: "The field of literary and opera is almost over. He has tried all kinds of roles, and there is no freshness for a long time."
"You still haven't discovered why Brother Ze is an actor?"
"Why?" Xiaotong was stunned and opened his mouth several times, but suddenly found that he was speechless.
Yes, other people film movies to make a lot of money or to be famous all over the world, but what about the young master?
Money? The sole heir of billions can inherit the family property just by lying down. Why do you work so hard to film?
Name? Two years ago, he became a well-known national powerhouse. How can he rest quietly and rest on his laurels?
It didn’t matter before. If Changjin Lake can make people freeze to death, what’s the point of photographing it?
And this drama, do you want to torment yourself like this?
"This is the biggest reason why Brother Ze has made it this far." Shishi looked at the back not far away and said in admiration: "I have never seen anyone who works so hard!"
At first, I was very curious about what made Su Ze work so hard?
Later, I gradually got used to it and discovered that there is really a kind of person in the world who lives for his dreams, strives to constantly surpass himself, and perseveres for challenges...
Making money and becoming famous are not the focus. The sense of accomplishment comes from the process of constantly challenging oneself. Each time he completes a different role, it seems to be integrated into his life and he experiences a completely different life.