When they arrived in Nancheng, Mo Fengbin's friend was already waiting at the entrance of the alley. A large area here is full of bungalows. They don't look like the regular courtyard houses that Li Tang imagined. There are many private buildings built randomly. To put it bluntly, they are all large courtyards.
The house is located at the end of the alley, covering an estimated area of about 300 square meters. The house is very dilapidated, and there are many tenants living in it.
Li Tang was not satisfied at first sight. It didn't matter if the house was older and could be renovated, but the surrounding environment was too bad.
Mo Fengbin knew how to look and said before Li Tang could speak, "Let's go and see what Dongcheng has to offer."
The courtyard in Dongcheng is in the famous Paoju Hutong. Paoju Hutong is more like a small street than an alley. It is very spacious, big enough for two cars to drive side by side. There are thick Chinese Sophora japonica trees on both sides of the alley, but this season The leaves are all gone and they are bare.
The courtyard is less than 50 meters away from the Artillery Bureau Prison, which is now the Third Detention Center in Beijing. It faces north and south. Although the area is smaller than the one in Nancheng, it is very regular, with three main rooms and two wing rooms in the east and west. , the yard is quite large, and there is an old jujube tree planted.
The key point is that the location here is very good. Going out of the alley to the west is Dongzhimen North Street, to the east is Berlin Temple, and to the south is Beixinqiao. Especially after passing the Dongzhimen North Street, there is a lush green forest park-like area, where Lao Maozi's embassy is located.
"The landlord is a couple of retired teachers, and he has always lived in the house. Now his son has made a career, and he has obtained status by working in the United States. He wants to take care of the old couple there for their retirement..."
Mo Fengbin's friend Balabala introduced the landlord's situation, with a look of envy on his face from time to time.
Yes, these days, Chinese people are very yearning for foreign countries, especially the United States.
For example, Feng Xiaogang's new movie "See You or Be Parted" starring Ge You and Xu Fan, which is currently being promoted and will be released on Christmas, is set in the United States, and the main promotional slogan is that it was all shot in the United States.
Sold the yard and went to the United States?
Li Tang silently felt sorry for the retired teachers for three seconds, and then asked, "Can we discuss the price again?"
Although Mo Fengbin had previously said that the price of 600,000 yuan was close to the actual price, and the landlord refused to counter-offer, in buying and selling, you have to bargain, and Li Tang was not taken advantage of.
The friend glanced at Lao Mo awkwardly and said, "This old couple are intellectuals, a bit resigned to death, and this is the price they agreed upon."
Seeing that Li Tang really wanted to buy it, Lao Mo helped: "Old Xu, discuss it with the landlord and see if you can make more concessions. This friend of mine sincerely wants to buy it."
"Then... okay, let me ask."
With that said, Lao Xu was about to go out and make a phone call.
"Use mine." Li Tang handed over the phone.
Nowadays, the number of mobile phone owners is not high, and most people still use pagers.
Lao Xu made a long phone call. After hanging up, he said: "The landlord promised to give 20,000 yuan. This is the final price. No matter how low it is, we will not sell it."
Li Tang readily agreed: "Okay, I bought it."
Next is the issue of procedures. The total price of intermediary fees, appraisals, transfers, deed taxes, etc. still exceeds 600,000.
Li Tang plans to make a down payment of 200,000 yuan, and the monthly repayment of the remaining loan is about 4,000 yuan. This is not a big problem. If it doesn't work, he can just ask his father to help him repay it.
After completing the entrustment procedures with the agency, Li Tang finally let go of his worries. He usually doesn't have much expenses. Instead of leaving the money in the bank to depreciate, it is better to make some investments that will make a profit without losing money. Moreover, the house was in good condition, and he wanted to decorate it a little so that he could have a place to stay when he came to the capital in the future.
Speaking of which, this is the first time he has truly experienced the benefits of time travel. He has an old apartment in Shanghai, a courtyard house in Beijing, and a large flat that his father bought for him. Even if he lies down now and waits for death, he will still be there a few years later. Still achieve financial freedom.
At noon, he asked Mo Fengbin and the agent Lao Xu to rub together to express his gratitude. After coming out of the hotel, Lao Mo hesitated and said: "Brother Li, this matter has reached the crew..."
"I understand, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense about this."
Li Tang knew Lao Mo's scruples. After all, Xiao Yanzi was very popular now. In a sense, he was Xiao Yanzi's man. He did this favor because he was worried about Xiao Yanzi knowing about it.
This is how interpersonal relationships are. If you don't want to offend others, you have to be considerate.
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Entering November, the temperature in Beijing has dropped dramatically. The highest temperature during the day is only about ten degrees, and the lowest temperature has dropped below freezing.
Under such weather conditions, shooting interior scenes in the studio was fine, but shooting exterior scenes was a disaster.
Soon the crew was brought to the Beiputuo Film and Television City in Daxing, where they would shoot location scenes for a week. Li Tang doesn't have many scenes here, the focus is on a few fighting scenes, but as a main supporting role and the bodyguard of the four leading actors on their way to escape, he has a lot of scattered scenes, a few lines, a few close-ups, and the rest. Just as a background board.
The weather was cold, so the crew was given a batch of military coats. This is the norm for the crew when filming in winter. Military coats are cheap and durable, but they are all the same. Sometimes they are confused and it is easy to wear them mixed up.
Although Li Tang was not mysophobic, he always felt uncomfortable being worn by others, so he simply bought a long down jacket from the Glacier brand, which was light and warm.
Early that morning, he drove his ex-girlfriend's Toyota to the studio. Now he basically spends two days a week to go to his ex-girlfriend's place for a toothpaste to relax his body and mind.
The other three leading actors were not here today. Zhou Jie had put on makeup and was sitting on a chair to sleep. He noticed someone approaching and woke up immediately. When he saw it was Li Tang, he yawned and said, "You're here so early?"
His scene today was scheduled for the afternoon, but his ex-girlfriend made an announcement today. He dropped his ex-girlfriend off at the farm early in the morning and drove over directly.
"Idleness is also idleness."
Li Tang smiled, picked up a chair, and sat down next to Zhou Jie.
"Where did you go yesterday?"
He disappears in the hotel from time to time, which is no longer news among the crew. Although there are speculations secretly, he will not ask in person. After all, it involves personal privacy. Most people are more knowledgeable, but Zhou Jie is one of the few who is ignorant. .
"Just messing around!"
Li Tang laughed aloud and immediately changed the subject: "It's very windy outside today, and there's no sun. It's definitely no more than five degrees. It'll be quite choked when I'm shooting."
"Who says it isn't?"
Zhou Jie shook his head, his attention was successfully diverted, and then complained: "In my opinion, the arrangement is unreasonable. The outdoor scenes should have been filmed earlier. It's great to shoot the interior scenes when the weather is cold. They are, Don’t take actors seriously.”
That's the way he is. If he doesn't like something, he'll just say it. From time to time, he'll have a little friction with the crew. It's not that he is unreasonable and makes trouble, but he has some sense and often makes everyone unable to stand down.
To sum up: the emotional intelligence is too low, and there is a lack of a gatekeeper.
"The script wasn't finished at that time." Li Tang said something fair.
In fact, the project of "Returning the Pearl II" was launched in a hurry. It was only after Li Tang joined the crew that he learned that Aunt Qiong Yao didn't want to make a sequel at first because it became popular in Wanwan and everyone saw that it would be profitable, so they tried their best to persuade her. Aunt.
Naturally, the aunt was also moved, so she struck while the iron was hot. When Li Tang signed the contract, he only received half of the script, and he did not see the complete script until a month after filming started.
Zhou Jie was stunned for a moment, but he still said with force and reason: "Then shoot what you can shoot first, so that everyone will suffer less."
You see, I can't say that he doesn't make sense, but it still sounds unpleasant.
