On February 14th, which is Valentine's Day, the crew of "Zodiac" wrapped up filming in Paris.
Brother Cheng's previous plan was that the film would be shot in multiple locations, with a shooting time of one and a half months at each location, and in the end, this time was actually followed.
Fang Yi gradually adapted to the filming method of martial arts scenes, rarely ng, and regained the reputation of "Fang Yitiao". His acting skills are really a dimensionality reduction in this kind of commercial film.
But it is a pity that the time he saved was wasted by Big Brother Cheng. This crew will demand details on some insignificant things. Big Brother Cheng is undoubtedly a control freak and paranoid, and everything must be completely according to his plan.
Come on, if not he will be furious.
The only person who is qualified to make the eldest brother restrain himself is Fang Yi.
How controlling is Big Brother?
He invited the whole crew to dinner. When everyone entered the elevator of the hotel, the eldest brother Cheng suddenly seemed to have triggered some kind of nerve and began to direct the order, asking everyone to line up in order like a marching formation, and then entered the elevator one by one. He was counting the number of people.
When the number of people was almost there, he shouted:
"Okay, let's wait for the next elevator!"
You said that there happened to be an elevator coming down next to you at this time. It was empty. Can you leave the queue and squeeze in?
No, because the eldest brother has designated that he must take "this" elevator.
The production team on the Mainland side is relatively free. Big brother Cheng consciously restrains himself and doesn't care about Fang Yi. The people in the family team are really meticulous about everything. Even going to the toilet has to be reported to big brother Cheng.
, you can only go to the toilet according to a fixed route with his permission.
In his spare time, a photographer would shoot the scene with his camera, for later editing into highlights, and for making a personal documentary about Big Brother Cheng. In 1983, "Plan A" played for the first time what happened during the filming after the movie.
The various unexpected tidbits of the show were very novel to the audience at the time, and they were not disgusted with his marketing.
As the number one mainlander in the crew, Fang Yi has appeared many times in Big Brother Cheng documentaries.
Brother Cheng also talked about Fang Yi in his documentary:
"Hugo is more mature than people of his age. He knows what he wants to do... When I was his age, I was so crazy that I would wear watches on both arms to show off how prosperous I am now.
...Fang Yi is not like this."
"Brother, do you admire Director Fang?"
The eldest brother Cheng said something in foreign language: "Absolutely yes!"
"Is there anything more specific? Why do you admire him?"
"Hugo is always making progress. He is not satisfied with his current achievements. Do you know how I got up when I was young? I was playing a corpse. I didn't turn over for an afternoon. The director noticed and gave me a chance to act with lines.
I have not let go of any opportunity to improve myself... But many young artists today are not like this. They start playing with their mobile phones after the show. They do not understand what is happening on the set and are not enthusiastic. They will not be popular for a long time.
Do you think so? Let me see when they are finished!"
The camera then moved up and down, expressing its agreement with the elder brother's opinion.
The eldest brother Cheng said again: "OK, after the show, you will meet Fang Yi in various discussions. If he is not here, he may be watching movies in the hotel and pulling movies - for his age, it is a bit boring. This
That’s the only thing I feel sorry for.”
Then he added: "He keeps work and life very separate, and rarely establishes interpersonal relationships outside of work. Of course, he is qualified with his talent and status. I just said that if he can take care of it, then
better."
The photographer said: "Fang Yi was not on the set during the day today, nor was he in the hotel."
The eldest brother Cheng was surprised: "What did he do?"
"I bought a bag probably because today is Valentine's Day."
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Champs Elysées.
One of the three most prosperous central streets in the world, it is known as "the most beautiful street in the world". The western section is a high-end commercial district, where world-famous brands, clothing stores, and perfume shops are concentrated.
Fang Yi, who was ignorant of taste, rarely went out for shopping. Liu Tianxian knew that he was in Paris and asked him to help buy a few bags.
Although it is a "purchasing agent" in name, it is actually a reminder to her boyfriend not to forget to send Valentine's Day gifts. Now that the crew is about to leave Paris, Fang Yi must seize the last moment.
Teacher Liu doesn’t have many hobbies, and her expenses are considered frugal based on her income. Buying bags is one of her few luxury purchases, and she likes to buy them as gifts. Since she moved into Fang Yi’s Xiangshan House, she started going crazy
Stuffing things into the cloakroom, Fang Yi was treated like a male Barbie doll by her, and she was given a lot of luxury men's bags that were neither useful nor useful. She just couldn't get enough of it.
According to her, even the underwear is made of carefully selected skin-friendly materials.
Because Fang Yi endorsed Burberry, he had some knowledge of each company's product lines, so he went straight to the Hermès store.
If you don’t know what to buy, just buy the most expensive one.
The most expensive item currently available is a 25cm Birkin bag with diamond buttons and matte crocodile skin, priced at US$190,000, which is about more than 1.31 million yuan when converted into RMB...Pay directly with a credit card.
The local French counterman was shocked: "Are you sure you want to pack it now?"
"Sure."
The counter brother realized that a big guy was here and persuaded him to stay: "Sir, would you like to see the other items in our store..."
Fang Yi refused: "One is enough."
He did not come alone. Guo Fan also came to join in the fun. This guy lowered his head and checked the tax rate and said: "The price of this bag in Beijing is much higher. For the same thing, the luxury tax rate in mainland China is higher than that in France... 72
%.”
"So," Guo Fan spoke loudly, "Director Fang, you seem to have spent a lot of money, but in fact you have made a profit. Those who did not buy the bag seem to have saved money, but in fact they have lost money."
Fang Yi: "Can it still be calculated like this?"
"Then it must be calculated this way."
The two went to the LV store again. The major luxury brands have different levels of women's bags. Hermès is extraordinary, and even paper bags are more expensive than other brands. Donkey Brand and Chanel are first-tier.
Burberry, which Fang Yi endorses, is not very good at making bags, and it is a brand that gets discounts every season.
The treasures of Donkey Brand Store are indeed much inferior to Hermès. They cost more than 40,000 US dollars. The materials are lizard skin, ostrich skin, ribbed leather... It is said that they are sewn together from the best parts of fifteen bags.
Fang Yi bought the commemorative model without a second thought, then went to Chanel to buy the last small handbag, worth about 95,000 yuan.
All ready. The bags will then be delivered to his hotel.
Then he went to the Burberry store of the brand Fang Yi endorsed. He picked out a plaid pattern handbag worth RMB 3,500 and bought hundreds of the same style in one go. The store did not have that much stock, so he urgently ordered it from other places.
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Seeing that Director Fang was spending so much money, Guo Fan also wanted to give his wife a bag, but he was short of money now, so he gritted his teeth and bought a donkey brand cloth bag worth more than 10,000 yuan, and Fang Yi helped him pay the bill.
In the evening, the whole crew had a closing banquet, and every member was surprised to find that there was a Burberry handbag on their seat.
——The two bosses of the crew, the eldest brother Cheng is responsible for taking people to eat, drink and have fun. Fang Yi doesn't have the leisure, so he has to deliver the package.
Guo Fan was responsible for counting the number of people, and corresponding packages and people one-to-one. If there were people who did not come to the scene, he would write them down and deliver them by courier.
Brother Cheng’s personal documentary is still being filmed, and he is particularly satisfied:
"I take back what I said before. Hugo understands taste. He has his own way of maintaining relationships, and he is also very neat..." The eldest brother Cheng picked up the 3,500 Burberry handbag, "Although I have hundreds of bags, but
I will put this in a cabinet, it is very precious."