Chapter 421 Returning to China
[Note: Since the use of ‘China’ is deleted from time to time, I will refer to it as ‘Eastern University’ from now on. 】
Xu Kun returned to the capital at the end of November. It was still hot in midsummer when he left, and the plane landed just in time for the first snow in winter.
The other members of the crew have already returned to China one after another. Sun Honglei is filming a TV series called "Latent", and Bao Qiang has also taken on the job of "My Brother is Shunliuer".
He plays a sharpshooter in the play, which is similar to his position in "Operation Kunpeng", and he can just use the results of previous special training.
Considering that everyone was busy, Xu Kun only notified Huang Bin in advance when he came back this time.
"Director Xu."
Seeing Xu Kun again after a few months, Huang Bin's attitude became a little more awe-inspiring.
After all, major newspapers have been reporting intensively in the past few days that Xu Kun poured cold water on the stock market in early September, which also solidified the impression that Xu Kun predicted the financial crisis in advance.
The latter is actually not difficult. After all, as early as the beginning of the year, a lot of people predicted that the bull market would not last long, especially after the outbreak of the financial crisis.
But the former...
The more I know, the more incredible it becomes.
After all, Xu Kun had already predicted the CD crisis in the script last winter.
Huang Bin thought he knew Director Xu well enough, but now, Director Xu was covered in a layer of fog in his eyes - even if it was a mistake, this luck would be gone.
After coming out of the airport, Xu Kun got into the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz and saw a thick stack of newspapers and magazines. Huang Bin had obviously figured out his habits, so he was prepared in advance.
Xu Kun briefly flipped through it first, and found that except for the financial section, which was a bit crowded, the other pages were not much different from before he went abroad. They were still mainly about singing and dancing, supplemented by leaks from all sides.
It seems that the impact of the financial crisis has not affected the country for the time being, at least not too much.
Finally, his attention was focused on a certain report in the entertainment section: the uncut version of "Lust, Caution" was leaked, and Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei were suspected of fighting real soldiers on the spot.
Xu Kun hasn't seen Tang Wei much since filming Skyward Sword, and he didn't expect to see news about her again, as she suddenly became famous.
However, Xu Kun has nothing to say about this. It is estimated that after "Apple" is released, similar reports will come out about him and Fan Bingbing.
With Fan Bingbing's acting style, he will not be as passive as Tang Wei. He will most likely take the initiative to muddy the water, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false. He will not be able to grasp actual evidence, but will fully arouse the interest of ordinary viewers.
When the car drove near the community, Huang Bin took the initiative and said: "Director Xu, Mr. Wang hopes that you will contact the company as soon as possible after returning to China. The person in charge of the publicity and distribution of "Assembly Number" has also asked about it in the past few days. You twice.”
"I know."
Xu Kun thought for a while and said: "Don't reveal the news of my return to the outside world. Wait for me to be clean for two days before I get busy with the company's affairs."
"Okay."
Huang Bin said as he parked the car firmly downstairs.
Then he got off the car and prepared to open the door for Xu Kun.
Seeing that Xu Kun had opened the door and got out of the car, he hurriedly went around to the back to carry his luggage.
The two took the elevator upstairs. As soon as Xu Kun stepped out of the elevator, he ran into Hu Bian, who was carrying a large plastic bag.
"Eh? Brother Kun?!"
Hu Fu covered his mouth in surprise and asked, "When did you come back?"
"Just came back today."
Xu Kun smiled and asked: "What are you?"
"Oh."
Hu Dao raised the plastic bag in his hand and said, "Isn't it snowing? I'm thinking of sending some clothes to Baoqiang."
"It's very good. It knows how cold it is and how hot it is."
Xu Kun smiled with satisfaction: "How was the recording of "The King of Youth Singer"?"
The variety show planned by Xu Kun must include his own people.
Originally, the station wanted Hu Fu to be the assistant, but later it was discovered that while she was busy with variety shows, she was also shortlisted for the finals of the CCTV host competition. In order to keep her, Director Jia finally gave her the C position against all the odds. . Hu Fu tidied the broken hair around his ears and said: "Overall, it's okay, except that the eagle and the sword beetle, who are the judges, were very unhappy and almost got into a fight in one scene."
"Isn't this more explosive?"
As Xu Kun said, he stepped aside and opened the door of the elevator: "You are busy with your business. Let's have a meal together when the security case is completed, and talk about buying a house by the way."
Hu Fu agreed and bowed slightly before getting into the elevator.
Before the elevator door closed, her eyes were firmly fixed on Xu Kun's back. Through the autobiographical memoir, Hu Fu thought that she already had a considerable understanding of this man.
As a result, Xu Kun suddenly transformed, successfully predicted the CD crisis, and was praised as an economist in the entertainment industry.
How many mysteries are there about this man?
What a pity.
If he could be more reliable in matters between men and women...
But after the elevator door closed, Hu Fu immediately put an end to those unrealistic thoughts. Now that her relationship with Bao Qiang was getting better and better, she couldn't do anything that would make her happy.
other side.
When Xu Kun returned home, he found that it was clean and tidy inside and out, and it didn't look like it had been uninhabited for a long time. This was mostly due to Qin Lan and partly to Yang Mi.
Huang Bin put down his luggage and saw that Xu Kun had no instructions, so he took the initiative to say goodbye and left.
Because it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Kun wanted to rest at home alone, but due to jet lag or something, he lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep at all.
In the end, I simply put on my clothes again, went to a nearby Starbucks and ordered 50 hot cocoa, ready to be taken to the "Youth" crew for a visit.
After going there, I realized that I had underestimated the size of the "Youth" crew. There were at least sixty or seventy people on set, and only a small part of them were extras.
Facing Liu Haibo and Teng Huatao who came to greet them after hearing the news, Xu Kun said speechlessly: "Didn't you say you want to reduce costs as much as possible? This big stall of people..."
“Many of them are free.”
Liu Haibo chuckled and said: "It's thanks to you that several members of the Teddy Sisters are on our crew. It's impossible for these big stars to be independent gangs. They must have at least two or three assistants by their side.
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When we first saw so many people, Lao Teng and I were numb. Later, Hao Lei and Gan Min took the initiative and paid for the food and lodging of these people on the set out of their own pockets. Instead, we picked up the young person No. 20 for nothing. ”
Teng Huatao was also grinning at the side.
The two of them tried their best to keep the cost down, thinking that if they couldn't follow Xu Kun's path, they would take Ning Hao's path - as long as the cost is low enough and the return rate is high enough, even if the total box office is a little worse, they can still become a dark horse.
There are indeed many members of the Teddy Sisters on the crew.
The producers are Gan Min and Jiang Yiyan, Hao Lei is the second assistant director, Liu Shishi plays the second female lead Ruan Guan, Jiang Xin guest stars as Zhu Xiaobei, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Xiong Naijin, and Zhao Liying also often come to help.
If it weren't for the relationship between Xu Kun and Liu Haibo, this movie could have been titled 'the first project led by the Teddy Sisters'.
While they were talking, Gan Min and Jiang Yiyan also rushed over.
Xu Kun opened the trunk, pointed at the hot cocoa and said: "Let's pay attention to those of us who are not familiar with it first, especially the extras. We must take care of them."
It’s not that he is kind-hearted and doesn’t think it’s easy to perform as an extra. The main reason is that he’s afraid that if he doesn’t get a role as an extra, rumors will spread that he has ‘forgot his roots’.
Gan Min and Jiang Yiyan received the errand and immediately called their assistants to come over and help.
Xu Kun didn't care how they were divided. He followed Liu Haibo and Teng Huatao as they walked in, and asked casually: "How far have you taken the photo now?"
"Shi Shi is almost finished."
Liu Haibo smiled and said: "If nothing happens, she can get a box lunch tonight."
Teng Huatao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid she may not be so optimistic. Although Liu Shishi's acting skills are much better than those of the male and female protagonists, she invested too much in the role of Ruan Ruan, and the burden she carried became heavier in the end. , but affects the performance. ”
Even Liu Shishi's acting skills can be said to be "much better". Xu Kun didn't dare to think about how eye-catching the acting skills of the male and female protagonists would be.
(End of chapter)