032 New year drama, 'Water Margin' will be broadcast soon
January 1, 1998.
However, Cao Xuan didn't have time to comment on this. With the arrival of New Year's Day, business openings or celebrations and business performance invitations from all over the country came to Cao Xuan like crazy.
Cao Xuan has decided to go home for the Spring Festival this year, avoiding the peak period of commercial performances throughout the year.
So Cao Xuan had no choice but to work harder on New Year's Day, make more money, and go home to have a prosperous New Year.
The popularity of "Light Chaser" did not make Cao Xuan's commercial performance prices higher.
After all, the appearance fee of up to 50,000 yuan is basically a barrier for mainland artists nowadays, and the prices above are those of first-tier or top celebrities.
However, the price of commercial performances is not higher, but there are obviously more invitations to commercial performances.
Normally, there might not be one business show a week if Cao Xuan's conditions are suitable. During the New Year's Day, when Cao Xuan was busiest, he would run three shows in two days and put money in his pockets.
If he can stay busy like this for two or three months, Cao Xuan can raise all the money for the mortgage and the production of a new album.
Unfortunately, good days are always so short.
After various celebrities made crazy money for a few days, the commercial performance market returned to normal.
In his free time, Cao Xuan was not busy recording a new album, but attended the press conference of "Water Margin".
"Water Margin" was designated as the opening drama of 1998.
On January 6, the crew of "Water Margin" held a press conference in the Great Hall to build momentum for the premiere two days later.
The Dashizuo Hutong where Cao Xuan lives is very close to the Great Hall, less than ten minutes' drive, but he has never been there.
But before going to the Great Hall, Cao Xuan first went to the hospital.
Zang Jinsheng, who played Lu Zhishen, had undergone surgery before due to a thyroid tumor and is still recovering.
After asking the doctor and learning that Zang Jinsheng could attend the press conference, director Zhang Zhaolin appointed Cao Xuan and Ding Haifeng to pick him up at the hospital.
After all, Lu Zhishen is one of the five leading actors in "Water Margin", so his absence from the premiere press conference is a pity for both the crew and Zang Jinsheng personally.
In the ward, Cao Xuan and Ding Haifeng saw Zang Jinsheng, who was much thinner than before.
"Brother Zang, you didn't even say anything when you were hospitalized, so we came to see you too."
Cao Xuan returned from Xinwu in May last year. In addition to the old lady Li Mingqi, the crew had frequent contacts with Ding Haifeng, Zang Jinsheng, and Song Wenhua, who played Wu Dalang.
Song Wenhua is a local, Zang Jinsheng is an actor at the Beijing Film Studio and has a house in his workplace, and Ding Haifeng is from Beipiao. We all hang out in Beijing and get together when we have time.
As for the remaining "Water Margin" actors, they are either not in the capital, or they are not familiar with them at all and cannot or do not need to contact them.
Although Zang Jinsheng had surgery, he was in good spirits and said with a big smile.
"You are all busy too. What are you doing here? It's just a minor operation. If it hadn't been in time for the TV series to be aired, it would have been over immediately."
Ding Haifeng put down the fruit he bought with Cao Xuan and asked, "How did you get this disease? I saw you were in good health last time."
"It's not because the crew gained weight."
Zang Jinsheng did not hide it and told the truth.
When casting for "Water Margin", the original actor Lu Zhishen was assistant director Guo Daqun, who later played Optimus Prime Ren Yuan, who was violently beaten by Yan Qing.
At that time, Zang Jinsheng was not favored by Zhang Zhaolin because he was too thin. Therefore, Zang Jinsheng issued a military order and worked hard to gain weight. He ate hazelnuts every day and gained 60 pounds in two months, and finally won the role.
Many people think that gaining weight and being able to eat whatever they want is a very happy thing.
In fact, this is not the case. Rapid weight gain is not happy at all, and can even be very painful.
In order to gain weight, Zangjinsheng did not drink water for several months, only drank milk powder and beer, and cooked at least 20 eggs a day, turning them over in various ways. His burps always smelled like chicken feces. If he couldn't bear it, he would eat yeast tablets and digest them vigorously.
Then continue to eat.
Eating purely for the sake of eating, without the pleasure of doing anything.
And more importantly, although Lu Zhishen was a fat monk, his fatness was not puffy, but strong.
Therefore, when Zangjinsheng is gaining weight, he has to exercise hard to tighten the fat, which makes it more difficult to gain weight out of thin air.
Rapid weight gain and unhealthy lifestyle have put a great burden on Zangjinsheng's body.
It's okay to feel angry during the filming, but when I go home after filming, the breath is released, and all the major and minor illnesses start.
Fortunately, overall, Zang Jinsheng did not have any major problems. After the operation this time, the condition was basically cured, which is considered a good ending.
The few chatted for a while, Cao Xuan checked the time, and Ding Haifeng helped Zang Jinsheng change clothes and called a taxi.
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In order to build momentum for "Water Margin" this time, the press conference had a very high standard. Not only were many media invited, but also many important leaders were present.
The following media outlets are also unambiguous. I believe that soon, reports about "Water Margin" will spread to thousands of households.
Originally, Cao Xuan thought he would be able to speak on stage in the Great Hall and brag about it to his relatives when he went home during the Chinese New Year.
But when we arrived at the venue, we realized that they had no part in giving a formal speech.
In the entire "Water Margin" crew, apart from director Zhang Zhaolin, only Li Xuejian, the representative of the actors, spoke a few words, mostly in the form of various thanks.
It was not until the second half of the press conference that the leaders left the venue one after another, and when it came to the interview session, everyone had a chance to show their faces.
Reporters took turns asking questions to the cast and crew of "Water Margin". In addition to the five leading actors Song Jiang, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong and Li Kui, the ones who were asked the most questions were Cao Xuan and Wang Siyi.
On the one hand, one of them is a new singer and the other is an actor from Taiwan, and they have their own aura of political propaganda.
On the other hand, reporters also know very well what the people want to see most.
Wu Song fights a tiger, Lin Chong goes up Liangshan on a snowy night, Lu Zhishen uproots a weeping willow, they are all secondary. Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing are the real C-positions that ordinary audiences pay attention to.
Reporters kept asking questions, paying special attention to the passionate scene between the two. They wished they could have Cao Xuan and Wang Siyi perform it live for everyone to watch... No, I am accumulating material.
Seeing the unconcealed emotions on the reporters' faces, Cao Xuan felt deeply that the world was declining...
Finally, Liu Huan sang a "Heroic Song" live and announced the end of the press conference.
Invite all the cast and crew of "Water Margin" who came to the press conference to gather together for a reunion dinner.
It was rare for Cao Xuan to break the rules, so he played wine with everyone, and defeated the three heroes Lin Chong, Wu Song, and Qin Ming by himself, which greatly boosted the morale of the "evil guys".
Unfortunately, they were outnumbered and finally fell under the siege of Li Xuejian and Zhao Xiaorui, fellows from Shandong Province.
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