Notes "The 601st Call" Full Record

Author: Ju Jun / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features:
Strongly produced by two major film groups;
The powerful collaboration of Zou Jingzhi and Zhang Guoli returns with a new hit;
A youth idol drama starring Zhou Bichang and Zhang Bozhi, premiering in Shanghai in August;
The film will be released nationwide on the summer vacation golden time slot on August 18.
For behind-the-scenes exclusive insights, see Notes – The Full Record.
Zhou Bichang’s happy and not-so-happy movie life;
Zhang Bozhi’s on-set car accident and "corrupt" reality;
Hu Ge’s first time in front of the camera and the "blood, sweat, and tears" behind it;
"Pen Fans" visit the set;
"Zhi Fans" celebrate a birthday;
Zhang Guoli’s on-set "blood battle";
Feng Xiaogang saves the day;
Guo Degang and Liu Yiwei make cameo appearances.
The 601st Phone Call’s behind-the-scenes footage is full of excitement, with a star-studded cast bringing fans great anticipation.
Writing this work made me feel like an old child who accidentally grabbed the tail of youth.
Yi Shu, Awen, and Tianyou—three characters: one normal, one poetic, and one pathological.
Life has given us vivid scenes; we should make use of them.
Don’t let last year’s big event go to waste.
—Zou Jingzhi
The story I’m about to write is a bit crazy. The film will finally shoot Yi Shu’s love story, and it’s a story of sorrowful love.
Poor her can’t even keep her boyfriend, who’s stolen away by a colleague. Under the setting sun, she can only sneakily watch them kiss and cling to each other.
Jia Nailiang, known as the "Super Boy," especially flew from Beijing to guest-star as Yi Shu’s ex-boyfriend.
Zhang Meng, Miss Universe, like Zhou Bichang, rose to fame through a talent show. Though both come from grassroots, she has an undeniable aggressive aura.
In the film, she plays the role of stealing Yi Shu’s boyfriend.
The scene first shot was Zhang Meng and Jia Nailiang passionately kissing in front of Zhou Bichang.
When filming began, Zhang Guoli deliberately turned his head to give Zhou Bichang a "warning":
"'Not suitable for children!' Don’t peek!"
Zhou Bichang playfully covered her face with her umbrella and burst into laughter with her assistant from behind it.
After a while, she couldn’t resist peeking a few times, just in time to hear the director instruct them to "whisper sweet nothings" as they embraced and laughed like silver bells.
Hearing this, Zhou Bichang got excited and started mimicking the "silver bell sounds" repeatedly.
But her laughter didn’t last long before it was her turn for a passionate scene.
In the film, Yi Shu sees her boyfriend with He Lin and recalls her past happy moments.
But the shy Yi Shu, standing with Jia Nailiang, couldn’t smile.
The director encouraged her again and again, but she still couldn’t relax.
To make the scene easier, Zhang Guoli gave up on the kiss and had them hold hands and gently lean their heads together for a hug.
Even then, Zhou Bichang remained tense, unsure where to put her hands or how to lean her head.
When Jia Nailiang gently held her waist, she panicked.
When he tried to hug her, she stiffly turned her head and almost, but not quite, leaned on his shoulder—considered a hug.
The director’s comment was fair:
"'This poor child, she’s practically developed a stiff neck from this."
After struggling through the shot, Zhou Bichang returned to her lively self, joking with her assistant that her performance was like a "revolutionary girl’s shyness."
She said, "A revolutionary girl would never do this in front of so many people."
This didn’t escape Zhang Guoli’s ears.
The director immediately turned back and sharply asked:
"'So, you’ve already done it many times behind closed doors?'"
This left Zhou Bichang speechless.
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