When did Zhang Yuanjun realize that he was not wanted by the crew for the time being?
It was probably ten days after signing the contract with Ning Hao.
It’s really hard to be a cast member, especially for an actor like Zhang Yuanjun who can’t get up or down.
He doesn't like the average crew, and he doesn't like the good crew.
On this day, after negotiating with another crew, Zhang Yuanjun no longer had any hope in this traditional filming model and decided to form his own crew to play on his own!
When he told his colleagues in the studio about his idea, everyone advised him to be cautious. It was too risky to start a project on his own.
"We have just started, so it is better to be steady. We would rather not do it than make mistakes."
Although Zhang Yuanjun is the boss, he still needs to come up with reasons to persuade them to cooperate: "I am very cautious. We have been cautious for a month, and we found a 3 million "diamond". There is no chance to find it, friends, we have just been established, we have to open and eat. ah."
Failure to do well will not work here with Zhang Yuanjun. Zhang Yuanjun dared to knock on Wang Jing's door with a check at the age of 19. He is not the kind of person who is willing to wait and see.
"But even if we wanted to make a movie ourselves, we don't have a script and can't afford to hire a crew."
Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "Have you forgotten that I am from the Film Academy? Behind me is the largest film library in the country, with everything from directors to directors." This sentence is so false.
"Don't worry," Zhang Yuanjun continued, "I never fight an uncertain battle. If you want a script, I'll get it for you next Monday.
"As long as the script is ready, I will recruit the director and actors for you within a month. Do you think I spent three years in film school in vain?" Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile.
"Can you still write scripts?"
"I know a lot." Zhang Yuanjun said, "Okay, that's it for today. Hey, one more thing, let's see how much money is left in the studio's account. We have to spend some money on our own filming. The meeting is over."
Zhang Yuanjun returned to the dormitory with full vigor and confidence, grabbed Luo Jin's broken notebook: "I will use it for two days."
"It's not like you don't have money, just buy one."
"The ones I bought are not as useful as others." Zhang Yuanjun opened Word and continued, "Don't worry, I won't use yours in vain, there are benefits."
"What's the benefit?" Luo Jin came over and looked at the six characters flashing on the screen:
Make a name for yourself (first draft).
Zhu Yawen and others also came over: "You can still do this!"
Zhang Yuanjun ignored their exclamations, opened another page, and began to write the summary of the story:
During the Republic of China, a group of frustrated filmmakers gathered for a bizarre script meeting, hoping to make a "shocking case" into a movie. In order to stimulate creative inspiration, they actually stayed in the same room with the arrested murderer, so that the murderer himself could reconstruct the case at the murder scene. In the process of tracing the truth, everyone discovered that the case was "too deep": a secret room with no way out and a murderer who came and went, making the situation more bizarre and involving more outsiders. The person in charge of the game said, "No one is allowed to leave until they make something famous." Everyone in the game was in danger, and they became famous in one fell swoop.
Zhang Yuanjun stopped and didn't move after he finished writing.
Luo Jin urged: "Keep writing."
He sensitively caught the word "a group of unsuccessful filmmakers" in the synopsis of the story.
"I'm a little thirsty. I wish I had a bottle of iced Coke."
Luo Jin said: "Sit down, I'll buy it for you right now. Is one bottle enough? I'll bring a box up." Luo Jin went out.
"I'm a little hungry. If you want to eat duck, you have to buy it from Biianfang. Quanjude is actually okay."
Zhu Yawen went out: "Just wait, I'll be back soon."
Zhang Yuanjun looked at Lu Fangsheng who was alone, and Lu Fangsheng said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"I have to do the laundry later."
"Okay, I'm going to take your old man's clothes to be washed right now. Sit down and sit still. My brothers have done nothing in the past two days and have only served you."
"I'm so embarrassed about this." Zhang Yuanjun smiled shamelessly.
"Hey, you know I'm sorry." Lu Fangsheng carried the bucket where Zhang Yuanjun put clothes to the laundry room, "Hurry up and write, I can't work for you in vain."
By the time Luo Jin came back with a bag of various iced drinks, Zhang Yuanjun had already finished writing the introduction of the main characters.
After stopping and opening a can of Coke, Zhang Yuanjun explained to Luo Jin: "I have no choice but to film for myself if I don't have any filming to do."
"Can it be done?"
"Who knows whether it will work or not. Let's do our best. We will have to trouble a few brothers when the time comes."
"No trouble, no trouble." Luo Jin smiled.
Half an hour later, Zhu Yawen came back with two ducks, and Zhang Yuanjun finished writing two scenes.
While the four of them were eating, Zhang Yuanjun told them his plan: "Invite everyone in our class to have a big game."
Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin were already intoxicated in the dream of starring in movies upon their debut. What Lu Fangsheng said was very realistic: "What about the crew, what about the funds, and where is the director?"
Zhang Yuanjun had already planned: "I plan to ask Teacher Wang." Zhang Yuanjun personally does not have the ability to form a group.
"I asked Teacher Wang to be our producer and let him get tired." Zhang Yuanjun was ready to catch Wang Jinsong.
Wang Jinsong has been teaching for decades and has students and friends all over the world. Isn't it natural to help his students now?
Zhang Yuanjun was not polite at all.
Zhu Yawen and others prepared snacks and drinks for him and placed them at his feet so that he could eat them at any time while writing.
Zhang Yuanjun didn't go anywhere for two days on the weekend. He stayed in the dormitory and stayed up for two long nights. Finally, at 6 pm on Sunday, he wrote the last sentence of the script of "Famous".
"It's done." Zhang Yuanjun slumped back in his chair and drank his first can of Red Bull in the past two days. "Let's take a look."
But when I looked at the dormitory, there was no one except myself. They had all gone to rehearse.
No one shared Zhang Yuanjun’s joy of finishing the manuscript.
But it doesn't matter.
Zhang Yuanjun was very tired. After taking a shower, he went out to find something to eat.
…………
"What has Zhang Yuanjun been doing recently? I haven't seen anyone." Zhang Yuanjun has not been to the theater for two days to rehearse because he has to rush for a manuscript.
"I don't know." Luo Jin shook his head. He couldn't talk about it until the matter was finalized.
Zhu Yawen continued: "He went out before dawn and came back to sleep in the middle of the night. We didn't know what he was busy with." He must be covered.
"Did he take another drama?" Zhu Yawen said that this routine is very similar to that of another drama.
"I haven't heard him talk about it." Don't say it, just don't say it.
Liu Yifei, who was on the side, saw the reactions of her dorm mates and instantly became suspicious. Unless there was something more important, Zhang Yuanjun would not miss the rehearsal.
Zhang Yuanjun's assistant, Xiao Zhao, has not been nice to her these days. When talking about Zhang Yuanjun's schedule and work, she just talks vaguely and quickly changes the subject.
Liu Yifei felt that there must be something wrong here, and was determined to find out.
(End of chapter)
