Zhu Hongjia was a little depressed. He had already decided on a role and was just about to sign a contract with the crew. But yesterday he received a call from director Sun Shupei and his role had changed again.
Early this morning, I rushed over in a hurry. After meeting with Sun Shupei, he was taken to put on makeup, blue vest, and green arrow jacket, and he was dressed up like a paper boy.
Before entering, he even designed a play for himself, reciting the limerick that pretended to break up in the script, then cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and said: You are all polite, I am Xiao Jian.
But before he could open his mouth, he was caught by the sudden murderous aura. He was so helpless that he turned around and ran away.
"Zhang Chu, what are you doing?"
Liping, who was closest to Zhang Chu, also noticed that even if he was a competitor, he couldn't make the mistake of glaring angrily upon meeting him!
After being reminded by Liping, Zhang Chu realized that it was no longer the Ming Dynasty, and the former Jianlu were no longer life-and-death enemies who harmed the border.
He quickly restrained his murderous aura and sheathed the sword.
"This is Zhu Hongjia. Like you, she is here to audition for the role of Xiao Jian!"
Only then did Zhang Chu know that the character he was going to play was named Xiao Jian, but...
I'm playing a prisoner?
Will I also have to shave my hair by then?
The body, hair and skin are received by the parents and dare not be damaged. This is the beginning of filial piety.
How can the dignified people of the Celestial Dynasty imitate the foreign barbarians and shave their heads to make them easy to obey?
"Zhang Chu, what are you thinking about?"
Liping saw that Zhang Chu was in a daze and quickly reminded him.
Well?
"If I want to act, do I have to shave my head?"
What?
Liping was stunned for a moment, then said: "Of course you have to shave. This is a Qing Dynasty drama, and all the male actors have to shave their heads. Don't say anything yet."
The final decision rests with He Xiuqiong, it depends on how she decides.
He Xiuqiong thought about it for a while. He sent Zhang Chu's photo to the old lady on Baodao yesterday and received a reply this morning.
Qiong Yao, who has always been good at looks, obviously prefers Zhang Chu.
I just saw Zhang Chu's kung fu again. Considering the role in the play, the image of Zhang Chu is more suitable.
"Director Sun!"
He Xiuqiong whispered a few words, and Sun Shupei's expression changed slightly, and he frowned and nodded.
"Zhu Hongjia, come with me!"
With that said, he stood up and left.
Zhu Hongjia also understood what was going on, and her face became very ugly. She wanted to speak, but Sun Shupei grabbed her arm, and finally followed her away.
"Zhang Chu, right?"
Zhang Chu was still struggling with the matter of shaving his hair, and when he heard He Xiuqiong speaking, he did not respond immediately.
He Xiuqiong didn't care, she just thought Zhang Chu was nervous.
"Has Director Li told you about the requirements for the characters in our play?"
Zhang Chu looked at Liping and said nothing yesterday. He just asked him to use a set of sword skills, then took two photos of him, left his contact information and asked him to come over today.
"Miss He, the specifics... I haven't told Zhang Chu yet."
"That's it! In other words, Zhang Chu, you are not familiar with this character yet?"
This is a bit difficult to handle.
According to the plan, the film will start shooting soon. Although Xiao Jian is not the protagonist, he has a lot of roles. Even if he shoots other people's films first, he can only leave at most two weeks for Zhang Chu to prepare.
Just now Sun Shupei asked Zhang Chu which school he graduated from. Judging from Zhang Chu's reaction, he was probably a wild kid with no acting experience.
Of course, these are not important. Qiong Yao dramas do not require good acting skills, as long as the men are handsome and the women are beautiful. They rely on their appearance to conquer the world.
Zhang Chu's image can attract a lot of nymphomaniac fans just by standing in front of people.
"Director Li! Please tell Zhang Chu the details!"
Liping secretly rejoiced when he heard this: "Miss He, do you mean that the role of Xiao Jian has been given to Zhang Chu?"
"I have sent his photo to Teacher Chen, and Teacher Chen is also very satisfied."
It means it’s settled.
"Zhang Chu, please thank Miss He quickly!"
He had to remind himself of this. Liping felt a little tired, but as long as he thought that he had finally defeated Sun Shupei, he felt inexplicably happy.
"Thank you!"
He Xiuqiong couldn't help but smile when she looked at Zhang Chu who was holding his fists in front of his hands.
What a personality.
When he came out of the room, he didn't see Tang Wei, and then Zhang Chu was taken to another room by Liping.
"Director Li, do I have to shave my head?"
Why bother with this?
Liping was puzzled and thought it was just a young man with a bad look: "I told you, this is a Qing palace drama, all male actors must shave their heads. If you don't want to shave, we can't give you the role."
When filming the first film, Zhou Jie, who played the male lead Er Kang, was unwilling to shave her head at first.
"Zhang Chu, the most important thing for you now is to have a movie to film. Don't worry about the minutiae. This opportunity is rare, so don't make the wrong decision."
Is this a detail?
Although Zhang Chu was a martial artist, he had gone to private school since he was a child. What people now think of as trivial matters was a big deal to him.
But what Liping said is right. The most important thing for him right now is to film movies and make money. If he misses this opportunity, he can only turn back and continue to work as an extra.
"knew!"
Anyway, what I have left now is only an inch. If I say it is unfilial, I have already committed it.
"now it's right!"
As Liping spoke, he took out a script from the drawer and handed it to Zhang Chu.
"This is the script. The character you play is Xiao Jian. Our drama will start shooting in a week. I don't have much time left for you. Fortunately, I am responsible for the Huibin Building drama, and I can buy you some more time to study the script. , However, I have to say up front, the role is assigned to you, but it doesn’t mean it will definitely be yours. When it’s time to shoot, if your scene is not good, someone will be replaced at any time.”
Zhang Chu took the script and took a fancy to the four big characters on the cover - Huanzhugege.
"How much does it cost per day?"
Well?
Liping was startled. He was telling Zhang Chu what he needed to pay attention to, but Zhang Chu was so rude that he directly talked to him about money.
"I was on the last crew, and it was 500 per day. I couldn't lose this amount."
You kid is thinking shit.
After listening to Zhang Chu's words, Liping wanted to drive this ignorant boy out.
500 a day?
They plan to shoot this movie for 6 months. If we calculate this, the salary offered to Zhang Chu will be 90,000.
It would be crazy for a newcomer to dare to offer such a high price!
But he found the person himself. If he drove the person away because he couldn't agree on the salary, wouldn't it be a joke to Sun Shupei.
Thinking of this, Liping could only be patient.
"Zhang Chu, you can't just think about money."
The words sounded familiar.
In the past, Zhang Chu often said to his subordinates: When you get to my position in the future, how much money will you need and what kind of woman will you need?
Now, I am being taught a lesson by others using the same words.
Liping continued PUA: "I don't understand what I just said. The most important thing for you now is to have a movie to shoot. After you become famous, let alone 500 a day or 5,000 a day, people will line up to stuff it into your hands."
It's still the same words. Although it sounds reasonable, what Zhang Chu lacks most right now is money.
You can't use money to kill people like before, your pockets are empty, and you have to plan carefully if you want to have a good meal.
"How much can you give me?"
You can't just work for nothing. If you really don't have money, Zhang Chu would rather not take this opportunity and go back to work as an extra, at least he won't be hungry every day.
Liping was also helpless. He never expected that the person he found was someone who was desperate for money.
"2,000 per episode, this is the highest price I can give!"
This price was not set by Liping. When he went to find He Xiuqiong in the morning, he had already said that if Zhang Chu was to play the role of Xiao Jian, the maximum price would be 2,000 yuan per episode.
Qiong Yao said it!
In the end, Zhang Chu was chosen. Liping suspected that in addition to the image fit, another reason was that Zhang Chu was cheap.
Although Zhu Hongjia is not well-known, she graduated from the Chinese Theater Academy and has acted in many film and television dramas before. The crew offered her a salary of 4,500 per episode, which was the same as several leading actors.
Zhang Chu’s words...
2,000 yuan an episode is not low.
"Our show has a total of 45 episodes, and your role is about... 28 episodes."
Fifty-six thousand yuan!
Zhang Chu quickly figured it out.
"How long will the filming take?"
Liping gestured: "Six months!"
At this time, his impression of Zhang Chu was no longer as good as it was at the beginning.
They care about everything and insist on money.
Zhang Chu made some calculations and found that group acting jobs were not available every day. Earning more than 50,000 yuan in half a year was not bad.
"When can you give me the money?"
If the filming was completed in six months, people would starve to death.
"Why are you short of money?"
Isn't it obvious?
Liping also realized at this time that Zhang Chu was a group actor, so it would be weird if he had money in his hands.
"After signing the contract, I will give you 20,000 yuan first. I will give you part of it after you get to the crew. The rest will be settled after the filming is completed."
"Can!"
Zhang Chu immediately agreed. Twenty thousand yuan was enough to solve his urgent need.
The contract was prepared long ago, the terms were sorted out, and it was quickly sent to Zhang Chu.
Picking up the pen, he wrote his name as required, and habitually added a monogram at the end.
Liping's eyes lit up again as he looked at it. The writing was so beautiful!
"Have you studied calligraphy?"
The posture Zhang Chu held the pen just now was also the posture of holding a brush.
"I just studied for a few years!"
When he was a child, he was forced by his mother to study and practice calligraphy. However, his family had been in the military for generations and could not take part in the scientific examination. In the end, he had no choice but to accept the job of his dead father and was admitted to the Imperial Guard.
"money……"
"If you have a bank card, it will be transferred directly to your card. If not, I will take you to the finance department to get the cash later."
Crazy poor!
All I can think about is money.
"Zhang Chu, I'm telling you again, you don't have much time, hurry up and familiarize yourself with the script. Don't wait until you can't even memorize your lines when filming your scene!"
Zhang Chu put away the script and said confidently: "It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."
Can you speak well?
How can you die if you don’t brag?
Zhang Chu is really not bragging. He was able to be promoted to the rank of Sixth Rank Jinyiwei Baihu at the age of less than 30 years old, not only because of his good kung fu.
I was usually sent to spy on some confidential matters. If I found letters, account books, etc., I couldn't take them with me at the time, so I had to remember them in my head.
Although I dare not say that I never forget what I have seen, it is almost the same.
Zhang Chu went to the finance department to receive 20,000 yuan, recorded the date when the phone was turned on, and then left the guest house.
As soon as I walked out, I saw Tang Wei waiting in the shade by the roadside.
