In the afternoon they went to the Magic City again.
Now Yu Feng's company is in Shanghai, and this movie is also planned to be shot in Shanghai. The main reason is the same as before. Shooting in Shanghai can save a lot of money.
"Brother Feng, what kind of movie have you prepared this time?"
After arriving at Yu Feng's company, Gu Yi first visited the company's changes over the past year, and then came to Yu Feng's office to ask.
"Is it still a comedy?"
Yu Feng shook his head: "Actually speaking, I should make a comedy. This way I can stabilize my basic base. Whether I write a new script or follow up "Crazy Jade", I will definitely not lose money. money, but this time I prepared another story.”
"What story? A costume film or a realistic one?"
"Realistic themes." Yu Feng said as he took out two scripts and gave them to Yu Xue and Gu Yi respectively.
Gu Yi curiously picked up the script and saw the title on the cover.
""stranger"."
When Gu Yiguang saw this name, he felt like it was a suspense movie.
So he thought that suspense films seemed good, whether they were serious or funny, there was a market for them. As long as the script was well written and the logic was right, there would be a market.
Thinking back to the realistic theme that Yu Feng mentioned before, it may be adapted from a real event.
However, after opening the script, Gu Yi realized that the script was different from what he thought.
But Gu Yi just read page by page so seriously.
Gu Yi read the script of more than 20,000 words for about 20 minutes.
Close the script after reading it.
"How about it, Fourth Brother, do you think there is anything wrong or something that can be corrected?"
Gu Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Feng, there is no need to modify this script at all. Really, just shoot it as it is. Just follow this story."
Yu Xue also nodded at this time: "Yes, just shoot like this, no problem. Brother Feng has not shot many movies, but from an audience's perspective, I actually like this script very much, and I am also looking forward to watching it." By the time it comes out, of course I’m not saying that because we have a good relationship.”
Yu Feng nodded.
In fact, he also likes this script, otherwise he would not have put aside the comedy track for which he has laid a solid foundation to film this.
But since Gu Yi and Gu Yi didn't have any objections after watching it, Yu Feng talked about the actors again.
"Gu Yi is the male lead in this book. Originally, Xiaoxue, I wanted to cast you as the female lead, but this role requires someone older. You are so good-looking that it would be difficult to achieve that effect even with makeup. So I would like to ask you to play the second female lead, is that okay?"
Yu Xue nodded: "The second female lead must be the reporter."
"right."
"Okay, actually I also like this character very much. After all, I am a person with a sense of justice."
There is no problem with Gu Yi playing the male lead.
After seeing the two of them nodding, Yu Feng continued.
"Now I have found most of the supporting roles. Although they don't have many roles, I still found some famous actors, and there must be a child's role in it. I have already asked about this, and some The lens can be replaced by a fake doll, but when you need to take real shots, you can borrow a child.
In fact, the only female lead left is still undecided. "
"The female lead is that mother, right? If you are just looking for someone of a similar age, I can help you ask, but Brother Feng, do you have any other requirements for the female lead?"
Yu Feng thought for a while: "It is best for the female lead to be around thirty to forty years old, with an appearance that looks ordinary after putting on makeup or someone who looks ordinary in person.
But this role is very important, and you have to have special acting skills. Otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve that effect. It is because of this that I have been hesitating. In fact, I have selected two people before, but their roles are too high. After I contacted them, one of them didn’t have a schedule, and the other one’s price was too expensive.
To make a movie, her salary alone would be 50 million, so this is definitely not possible. My current idea is to see if I can find someone from an amateur. "
Gu Yi nodded.
In fact, Yu Feng was looking for actors based on the image of the mother in this story, but it was really not easy to find one who met the conditions.
Either the age and image and temperament do not match, or the price is too high.
Gu Yi was also thinking about the actors he knew who met the image requirements.
But thinking about it, there seems to be no suitable person.
If you want such an actor, Gu Yi can recommend two or three now.
"Brother Feng, why don't you ask Auntie to act?"
He really couldn't think of anyone, Gu Yi couldn't help but said.
"Well, I asked my mother. In fact, I thought about it too, but she said she was unwilling to play the role. I even asked some of my relatives, but no one was willing to come and play."
After hearing this, Gu Yi was thinking that his third aunt seemed to fit the image.
But the third aunt has never filmed before. Although she is from the countryside, it is another matter for her to play this role again.
People will inevitably feel cramped under the camera.
Just like Handan learning to walk, he originally knew how to walk, but he kept learning and even forgot how to walk.
But Gu Yi still mentioned the proposal, and Yu Feng said that he could call and ask. If possible, he could also ask Gu Yi's third aunt to come over.
"Oh, how can I act in a movie? I'm from a rural area. I only studied until I graduated from high school. I can't act like you."
Sure enough, the third aunt tried her best to evade on the phone.
"Auntie, why don't you give it a try? If it doesn't work, just treat it as a trip here."
"If I don't go, I won't go. How can I have the time? The fields are getting busy now. Your uncle alone can't handle it. Besides, your grandma needs to be taken care of at home. Grandma can be sent to your uncle's house." , but the work in the fields cannot wait.
Even if you hire someone to do it, you still have to keep an eye on it. "
In the end, the third aunt refused the opportunity to become an actress because she was busy with farming.
Yu Feng listened on the side and kept sighing.
But just after Gu Yi hung up the phone and was about to speak, he suddenly thought of someone else.
"Brother Feng, what do you think about letting Sister Ning play this role?"
"Sister Ning, yes, why didn't I think of that? Sister Ning is over forty this year. Although she takes good care of herself, a little makeup is enough for people of her age. Although Sister Ning is not an actress, she has been exposed to a lot. If If you want to act, you can definitely do it.
Besides, whoever is the boss doesn't have much vision, but if you really want to say it, their acting skills are much better than most ordinary actors. "
Speaking of this, Gu Yi agreed very much.
Whether it is in business or officialdom, how can you survive without some acting skills?
Those who can go on smoothly all the time must have a very strong backer behind them.
Gu Yi called Ning Xiu again.
"What? You want to film a movie and let me be the female lead?"
"Are you kidding me? Today is not April Fool's Day either."
Gu Yi explained: "Sister, I'm not joking. Brother Feng and I have discussed it and feel that you are really suitable to play this role. Otherwise, we really can't find anyone else now."
"The problem is that I can't act."
"It's okay, there's nothing you can't do with this thing. If you don't know it, we can teach you. How about Sister Ning? Why don't you give it a try? Those great directors occasionally play guest roles in movies and TV series. I thought you could make a guest appearance too.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? Whose female lead is a guest star?"
"Really, Sister Ning, we all agree that this role is tailor-made for you. When the filming is completed, you may become popular immediately."
Gu Yi kept persuading.
Ning Xiu's tone became more and more relaxed, and she finally agreed tentatively: "Let's talk about it first, I can go over and give it a try. If it doesn't work, I won't act hard. Otherwise, when people talk about it, I will just leave Yu." When Feng signs into the company, he will run over and become the number one female lead."
"Don't worry, we'll pick you up right now. Let's try on the makeup first."
"No, I'll go there by myself. I just don't have much to do these days. Besides, the house in the Magic City was just renovated last year. I just want to go take a look this year."
"Okay, then I'll send you the address."
"How about it?"
"Sister Ning said you can come over and give it a try."
Yu Feng smiled and said: "Fourth, you still have face. If I invite you, Sister Ning may not be able to agree. But do you think it can be finalized after she comes this time?"
"Definitely, we must make sure she never comes back." Gu Yi said, clenching his fists.
"That's right, there will be no return if you tell him."
Yu Feng also found confidence at this time.
That night, Ning Xiu arrived in the Magic City by car.
They had a meal in the evening, and then Yu Feng read the script to Ning Xiu.
"To be honest, this script is really good, but can I do this role?"
While talking, Gu Yi also glanced at Ning Xiu. Although she was not wearing jewelry, but she was already over forty years old, but she still had a good temperament. Even if she said she was in her early thirties, someone would believe her at first glance.
"Okay, Sister Ning, isn't there a makeup artist? I'll put on makeup for you and then change your clothes. There should be no problem. But it's getting late today. How about we try it tomorrow morning? .”
"Okay." Ning Xiu sighed as she spoke, "I didn't expect that at my age, I would be coaxed by you kids to come over and film a movie."
"Hahaha, Sister Ning, don't be so outspoken. We are all a family. When the time comes to make money, we will all make it together."
Although Yu Feng is relatively optimistic about this script now, the investment in the movie will still have to be spread out.
Because although this story is good, no one can say whether it will make money.
But even so, it is still necessary to make this movie. Even if this kind of movie cannot make money, it will still earn reputation.
So in terms of funding.
Yu Feng's parents contributed 10%, Yu Feng himself contributed 30%, then Gu Yi contributed another 30%, and Ning Xiu also contributed 30%.
This includes film shooting, actors' remuneration, crew expenses, and post-production publicity expenses.
Yu Feng estimates the total investment to be around 10 million.
But the bulk of it is the remuneration of the big-name guest stars, whose remuneration is almost 30,000 yuan per second.
The total for Gu Yi and Yu Xue is only three million.
In fact, Gu Yi can make a movie for Yu Feng without getting paid. Anyway, he has his own investment in it, so it should be treated as a business.
But Yu Feng said that not paying the film would definitely not work.
Moreover, he is relatively poor now, otherwise he would have to pay Gu Yi a high salary.
"It will be great if we finish filming this movie. If this movie can make money, I can also make higher-cost movies in the future."
Yu Feng sighed.
In this way, the next morning, they were all waiting in Yu Feng's company. After Ning Xiu came over, Yu Feng arranged for a makeup artist and stylist and started to get busy.
It took about two hours to transform Ning Xiu, a strong woman who originally looked very intimidating at first glance and had a much younger appearance, into the image of a rural woman who went to work in the city.
These clothes were all selected by Si Zhengan himself.
Si Zheng'an is now the chief props director and scene art director of Yu Feng's side.
"Sister, what do you do?"
"I'm a cleaner."
Ning Xiu also felt a bit miraculous, because she had never tried such an image before, nor had she had the opportunity to dress herself up like this.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Ning Xiu actually felt a little uncomfortable.
That is to say, just after putting on makeup here, if she wakes up one day at home and suddenly looks like this, she will definitely be shocked and want to go to the beauty salon to do a set of skin care treatments immediately.
"This image is really suitable, Sister Ning, why don't you try another line?"
Gu Yi suggested.
"Who can save my child? I'm begging you."
Ning Xiu took the script and thought about it for a while, then said.
"Sister Ning, really, it's a shame that you don't become an actor but become a boss. Now you have already achieved seven points. How can you do it if you practice harder? This year's Best Actress must be you."
"Okay, you don't need to tell me this here. How long will you take to shoot this scene?"
"About two months, mainly because the plot is not complicated, but Sister Ning, because you may be very busy, and most of the scenes are with the children, so I can film with you first, one The filming was completed in about a month, and we will continue to shoot other places.”
"Okay, then it will only be a month. I don't think I have much time, but I may have to leave midway because of something else."
"It's okay, Sister Ning. When the time comes, if you have anything to do, go ahead and get busy. Just let me know in advance and I'll make a plan."
Yu Feng said, because Ning Xiu said this now, she basically agreed.
"By the way, Sister Ning, there is also the salary aspect."
"Forget the remuneration, I don't expect you guys to make any money. Anyway, I have invested some money here. If I can make a profit by then, then it will be my remuneration. If I can't, it will be my personal investment in you. .”
Ning Xiu is very generous. Now the company has launched new business, and the money it lost before has gradually been earned back.
Just like that, they decided on all the roles and the movie was about to start shooting.
All the venues have been prepared, and the actors can all be in place with just one phone call. The filming team also found the company they had worked with before.
On February 11, the filming of the movie officially started.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Doctor, how is my dad?"
Wang Senbai, played by Gu Yi, pulled the doctor in the hospital and asked nervously.
"The patient's condition is not optimistic. It is pancreatic cancer. It has reached an advanced stage and has spread to many places."
"Doctor, can my dad still be cured?"
"It is possible, but the chance is very small."
"Son, what's wrong with me? Why am I going to be hospitalized even though I'm fine?"
"Dad, it's okay. After all, I'm getting older and will have some physical problems. I've already asked the doctor. I just need to do a small operation and take some medicine to get better. But I still won't be able to do heavy work in the future. If you need anything, just let me come."
"Okay, your dad and I have never been sick since we were young, and we are in good health."
In this way, Wang Senbai kept the secret from his father, only saying that his father's pancreas was a little inflamed.
But although Wang Senbai didn't say anything, his father could still tell that something was wrong with his son.
So one day while his son was waiting for the test report, he took out his mobile phone and searched for the names of the medicines he took.
After learning that he had pancreatic cancer, he did not make any announcement. After that, he never asked his son when he would be cured. Instead, he was discharged from the hospital after one or two chemotherapy treatments.
Life is still as usual, but my father's health is getting worse and worse.
If a person does not know about his illness, he may be able to survive for a while, but once he knows about it, his condition will become more and more serious under the influence of psychological pressure.
My father eventually died a few months later.
In such a big family, Wang Senbai is the only one left now.
He hated that he had no money and hated that his relatives were unwilling to lend him money for his father's medical treatment.
Everyone said condolences in his ears, and he should live a good life in the future, because even if his father died, he would still be watching him in heaven.
But everyone is gone, and in the spirit of heaven, these are just words of comfort.
Wang Senbai lived in a haze every day for the next few days, and he didn't even go to class very much.
In addition to eating every day, I play with my mobile phone and chat with other netizens online.
It seemed that this was the only way to make him forget the sadness in his heart.
"You are navy soldiers, right? No, you can write this?"
"The sailors will not die well."
"What else do you marketing accounts do besides eating human blood steamed buns?"
Looking at it, he suddenly saw a request for help.
It was a single mother whose child had cancer and was seeking help online.
After seeing the content, Wang Senbai thought of his father again and closed the post very irritably.
Continue to curse people in other posts.
Every time Wang Senbai could scold the opponent into silence.
On this day, a friend of Wang Senbai came to see him, and the two had a barbecue outside.
During the meal, we talked about the current situation. The friend was not surprised when he learned that Wang Senbai was chatting with people online every day. Instead, he mentioned that he was not working now, but was working in self-media.
But it is said to be a self-media, but in fact it is a marketing account. Wang Senbai also smiled and said that he scolded the marketing account every day, but the friend didn't mind at all.
Because he knew that the things he wrote were meant to be scolded by others.
The more you scold him, the more traffic you will get. Only with traffic can you make money.
"Old ghost, what do your marketing accounts post every day?"
"That's not all. I'll say what others say. If things turn around later, I'll just delete it."
"You really have no conscience at all in what you do."
"Hey, that's how the world is. Be honest with others, and others will call you a poor guy. You're just making money, don't be slanderous."
"Then you're not afraid of being caught for spreading rumors?"
"Everything you do is risky. Anyway, I'm already bad, but let's just be bad. At least now I have bought a house and a car, and I don't know anyone online. How about that? You don't have a job now anyway, and You can be a keyboard warrior online every day, or else you can work with me. Although you won’t make big money, you can still make small money.”
And Wang Senbai shook his head.
"Forget it, I'd better go back and find a job."
"Okay, it's up to you. Come on, keep drinking. One of us must lie down today."
In the end, the old ghost naturally drank too much first.
After returning home, Wang Senbai couldn't sleep, so he turned on the computer and started reading again. Then he saw the mother's request for help online.
The child has eye cancer, and there is still treatment, but the mother has spent all her savings and sold her house, but she still doesn't have enough money.
When I posted a request for help online, many people ridiculed me, saying that if you are poor, you should not have children and let the children suffer along with them.
But even in the face of such remarks, the mother still begged others to help her.
He wanted to scold those sarcastic people, but after typing a long paragraph, he suddenly stopped.
Finally, he clicked on the mother's page and added the other party's QQ.
"Your child is really sick."
"Good Samaritan, my child really has eye cancer. He is only three years old now."
"Then do you want your son to be cured?"
"Yes! If I can cure my child, I will do anything."
After that, the other party sent a lot of pictures, all of which were various diagnostic reports of the child.
At this time, Wang Senbai's face showed a smile.
Under the dim light, this smile looked particularly weird.
Then he typed a line of words on the keyboard.
"I am a second-generation rich man. I have a lot of money. To me, these hundreds of thousands are just a month's pocket money. I can help you, but you must agree to one condition."
A post appeared online the next day.
The post contains chat records, and this chat record is the conversation between him and the mother.
In the end, Wang Senbai's request was that the other party kneel three times around the Oriental Pearl Tower. If he stood up once during the whole process, he would not pay a penny.
After seeing this post, many people instinctively felt that this was a joke.
But there are also many supporters.
I believe that if a mother really wants to save her child, she will definitely not refuse this request.
Everyone is a stranger on the Internet.
So what I see is only a one-sided statement, but everyone will have their own evaluation of one thing due to their own different concepts.
Once they think they are right, they start attacking others.
Soon the incident became a rage on the Internet.
Including Lao Gui also forwarded this comment, but he was on the side of this young hero named Senbai.
But just as he finished sending it, he suddenly felt that the name Senbai was a bit familiar.
He immediately called Wang Senbai to inquire.
"Yes, this is me."
After hearing this, the old ghost was silent for a while.
"I thought I was bad enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more of a scumbag. Do you have money to give her?"
"No, it's not like you don't know what I look like now."
"Then how are you going to smooth things over then?"
"I will just withdraw it when the time comes. Anyway, as you said, everyone is a stranger on the Internet and no one knows anyone."
In the end, Laogui did not forward the content.
And that mother finally appeared outside the Oriental Pearl Tower.
I started walking on my knees from morning to evening.
At this time, many locals and tourists also took photos and posted them online. Mr. Senbai fulfilled his promise.
But at this moment, Wang Senbai disappeared.
No matter what people said, he never said a word back.
Now everyone knew that the mother had been tricked.
In this matter, the strangers on the Internet all became one and started to attack Wang Senbai. Many of the words were as unpleasant as possible, and some people even offered a large reward for the address of this young hero Senbai.
You have to go to your door in person and teach him a lesson.
But in addition to targeting Wang Senbai, those netizens also started donating money to the mother.
All the money was raised in just five days.
But the abuse against Wang Senbai on the Internet continues.
Even the old ghost also expressed his dissatisfaction a lot.
He even posted a screenshot of donating 20,000 yuan.
After that, Wang Senbai never cursed anyone online again.
But when he was looking for a job, those companies instinctively frowned when they saw the name Wang Senbai.
During the questioning, we still saw flaws in Wang Senbai's eyes.
At this point, Wang Senbai's photos and real name have also been spread online.
The reporter had interviewed the mother before, and later followed the information and found Wang Senbai for an interview.
"She's going on her own, what does it have to do with me?"
"I never thought someone could be so stupid."
Wang Senbai said in the interview.
The landlord stopped renting the house he lived in before and kicked him out.
Can't find a job.
Even odd jobs are hard to find.
He can only go to some small places anonymously and do some work that does not require an ID card.
In this way, year after year passes.
Until seventeen years later.
People also forgot about it.
Until someone suddenly remembered what the child was like now, and posted another post online.
Finally, the kid from back then stood up and responded.
The former reporter also went to interview him.
But during the interview, the mother suddenly told the truth about what happened that year.
It was Wang Senbai who planned this incident.
Tell her that if she wants to save the child, she must cooperate with him in acting.
Because Wang Senbai himself doesn’t have the money.
But if you want to raise these 300,000 yuan in a short period of time, you must use this method to arouse everyone's sympathy.
But in this case someone had to get hurt.
Wang Senbai chose to bear this on his own.
In the end, everyone knew the truth about that year.
After several rounds of inquiries, the reporter finally found Wang Senbai in a small county town.
Wang Senbai admitted it calmly.
But in the end, he said that his name is not Wang Senbai now, but Wang Senmu.
Things turned around and people started singing praises again.
Wang Senbai doesn't know if the people praising him online now are the same people who criticized him back then, but it doesn't matter to him anymore.
To him, the netizens were strangers, and the mother and son were also strangers.
There were also strangers coming and going around me.
After work that day, Wang Senbai went home and watched TV.
On TV, the same host was clearly talking about the reversal of the incident more than ten years later.
"The intention is good, but I don't recommend it."
Seeing this, Wang Senbai turned off the TV.
At this point, all the filming of the film has been completed.
After the filming, everyone still felt a little heavy.
Because this ending is actually not that good.
Although Wang Senbai got his long-lost innocence.
But in the past ten years, his innocence has long been gone.
Including Wang Senbai also knew that he was consuming everyone's sympathy, but also someone was saved because of it, so he also knew that what he did might not be wrong, but it was also right in his heart.
Including the mother, she can't be considered a completely good person.
Because in the past ten years, she has not come out to clarify once, including when the reporter went to interview, she cried and said she was worried about being scolded.
If this incident is forgotten forever, the truth will never be known.
As for those netizens.
"They're just strangers."
After Wang Senbai turned off the TV and the screen went dark, Yu Feng planned to add a sentence on the black background board.
Ning Xiu had left the group a month ago because Yu Feng knew that Ning Xiu was busy, so he finished filming all her scenes first.
Although there are still some shots that need to be supplemented later, Ning Xiu can just come over and make up for those supplementary shots when he is free.
After finishing the drama, Gu Yi planned to go back and take a good rest.
Because he knows the subsequent plot, when filming the front part, he can't help but put the appearance of Shen Yuan Dexue into it. In this way, he has to completely forget about the rest of the story, and then devote himself to the first half of the plot. .
Now he has some understanding of why Lu Yao took such a long break after filming the movie that Yan Ying used as material. It is really very mentally draining to live in this kind of situation. In the past two months, Gu Yi has been watching online all day long. Comments below some social news.
Understanding the mentality of these people, including the final substitution, also made him very emotional. Not only in terms of acting, but also in this story, Gu Yi felt very uncomfortable.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
So after returning to Yanjing, he didn't go anywhere. He just attended school for a month before he recovered.
During this period of time, Yu Xue would accompany Gu Yi basically every day.
"Brothers, I am resurrected with full health."
"Okay, I'm finally back. You don't know how worried we were during this period. We were afraid that you wouldn't be able to leave after filming this movie."
"No, I just felt a little uncomfortable, but I'm fine now."
"Okay, let's continue taking jobs. Now I have several offers on my hands but no one has agreed. There are also our concerts. I also visited many cities and finally settled on some."
"Now that it's decided, let's do it. I really want to go out and perform now and have a good time on stage."
"Okay, if that's the case, I'll arrange the work."
"No problem, but I'll call my agent first to see if there's anything going on with him."
Then Gu Yi asked Song Fuxing.
"There must be jobs available, it just depends on whether you want to take them or not."
"But Gu Yi, you don't have to take any other jobs this time, but there is one job I think you must take."
"What kind of job? Is it so important?"
"Super Bowl, do you think it's important?"
(End of chapter)
