Chapter 3 Smoke
“I gave you a chance but you didn’t use it!”
“Stuck!” Director Gao Qunshu ordered, “Passed, call it a day!”
After working hard until Dongfang was white, the crew just called it a day.
The actors tiredly thanked the crew, and Sun Honglei specifically mentioned Zhang Yuan.
"Thanks to Zhang Yuan for helping Director Gao to revise the play today."
"Yes, otherwise we wouldn't be able to finish work for another two hours."
"We are small but capable, our crew Another talent has been added.”
These people not only talk about it, but also provide Zhang Yuan with a lot of skill points. The income this night is more impressive than during the day.
Everyone was extremely tired and walked in groups towards the hotel where they were staying.
Director Gao Qunshu pulled Zhang Yuan over.
"Boy, I will arrange a double room for you in the hotel from tomorrow. We have limited funds, so you and the actors who will come later will live together."
"Thank you, Director Gao!" Zhang Yuan He was extremely happy that the director arranged for him to stay, which meant that he had become a permanent actor on the crew and was completely out of the category of extras.
"Tonight, you can make do with me first. I happen to have some script issues that I would like to hear your opinion on."
Zhang Yuan did not expect that he would have problems just after arriving on the set. "The treatment of going to the director's room to discuss the script".
It's a pity that she's not a female director...
Don't look at working overtime until 3 or 4 o'clock at night, and still have to be on time for the show at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Even without his role, Zhang Yuan still came to the set on time like everyone else. This dedicated image was praised by many colleagues in the crew.
During lunch, Zhang Yuan heard someone calling his name. When he turned around, he saw that it was his roommate Zhao Jin.
This person still came to the set as an extra today, and was holding a lunch box and getting ready to eat.
"Yuan, I must have made a lot last night." He said this in a sour tone.
“It’s okay.”
Director Gao told him when work was done last night and asked him to join the team and give him 100 yuan a day.
This is much more than 30 a day for group performances, and it is much more stable.
"Come on, I see you've been wandering around all morning with nothing to do. Do you really think those directors and actors can afford our small group performance?" Zhao Jin's old habit happened again.
"We are the fate of a small group of actors. With our abilities, even if the director gives us a chance, we will not be able to take it."
"Here, abandon your fantasies and have lunch with me." After that, the other party handed over two Boxed meals.
Zhang Yuan was a little helpless. Zhao Jin was not a bad person, but he was short-tempered and petty.
"Zhang Yuan, what are you doing here?" Just when he was about to finish the lunch, director Gao Qunshu called him.
“I’m getting ready to eat.”
"Why are you eating this crap?" Director Gao waved his hand: "Let's go to a private room in the hotel."
"It just so happens that Jiang Shan is joining the team in the afternoon. We will pick up the slack for her. You can come too."
"Thank you, Director Gao!" Zhang Yuan heard what the other party said and hurriedly came down and trotted to the hotel.
Zhao Jin on the side was holding a lunch box in his hand, his eyes dull.
“Dine with Jiang Shan...”
At that time, Jiang Shan was a big sister figure in the TV drama industry and had a great reputation.
Not to mention eating, Zhao Jin would be happy for a long time just getting the other party's signature.
Thinking that Zhang Yuan, who was eating the same box lunch as him a few days ago, would have a meal with his idol, Zhao Jin felt more sour than eating vinegar and lemon!
With disbelief in his eyes and no appetite at all, he found a corner to get up and began to regret that he did not imitate Zhang Yuan and send water to the crew to make friends.
On the other side, Zhang Yuan arrived at the hotel private room. Sun Honglei and Jiang Shan, one on the left and one on the right, sat on either side of the main seat.
As a newcomer, Zhang Yuan naturally had to sit near the door.
In addition to Jiang Shan, Ma Xiaoming, who plays Song Laohu, and Li Jingxiang, who plays Jinbao, also joined the cast in the afternoon.
While eating, drinking and chatting, Zhang Yuan realized that the man who played Song Laohu was a social person. The director would find him because he was the prototype of Song Laohu, the gangster "Ma Laodun". "Ma Zhenqi got to know each other and even had dinner together.
Not to mention Li Jingxiang. Although this person is not amazing in appearance, Zhang Yuan knows that next year he will star in the film that changed the grassroots together with Wang Shuangbao, one of the "postgraduate entrance examination duo" "The Blind Shaft" is the movie of the life of actor Wang Baoqiang.
Not only that, this person will also create a relationship that lasts for many years with Zeng Li, one of the four golden flowers in level 96, in a few years.
Zhang Yuan took advantage of everyone gathered, poured wine and toasted one by one, and collected another round of skill points.
But this time, half of them are "Drinking Capacity +1", especially the one who plays Song Laohu. Zhang Yuan got "Drinking Capacity +2" from him, so he is probably a drunkard.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, director Gao Qunshu’s cheeks turned slightly red.
"Zhang Yuan, you have a play this afternoon, do a good job." After saying that, he turned his head and said to Jiang Shan: "Shan, this is the new member of our crew, you can give me some advice if you have the opportunity. "
"Despite his young age, he is very capable."
"Not only can I act, but I can also change the scene..."
Director Gao then got drunk and talked about what happened last night.
The veteran actors all smiled and nodded, but the newcomers didn't quite believe it. After all, he was too young, and he was probably less than 20 years old by his appearance. I have to continue filming for a while, so I can't drink too much. The banquet will soon break up.
It just so happened that Zhang Yuan’s play happened in the afternoon.
The content of this scene is that after Gao Erlin, played by him, was arrested and interrogated by the police, he explained the past and entanglements of the two gang bosses, Feng Biao and Liu Huaqiang.
The police chief is played by Shi Zhaoqi, opposite Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan once misunderstood when watching a TV series in his previous life, thinking that there would be a shocking twist at the end of the film that "the police chief is the big boss behind the scenes".
The reason is that the director played by Shi Zhaoqi is too fierce!
The level of ferocity is no less than that of Liu Huaqiang. Zhang Yuan even felt that there would be no sense of violation if Shi Zhaoqi and Sun Honglei interchanged roles.
""Conquest", scene 23, first shot, first time, ACTION!"
The scene notes were announced and filming officially started.
Xu Guoqing, played by Shi Zhaoqi, slowly entered from the interrogation room. His sharp eyes stared at Zhang Yuan on the interrogation chair, as if he wanted to see him through from the inside out.
There is no need to act at all. Ordinary new actors will sweat all over their backs and touch their foreheads with cold sweat just by looking at him.
At this moment, Zhang Yuan met the opponent's gaze.
The two looked at each other...
At the beginning, Zhang Yuan's eyes were determined, and he looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.
But as time went by, his breathing gradually became faster, his larynx twitched, and he kept swallowing saliva.
The muscles in the cheeks could not help but tremble slightly, perfectly expressing the gradual collapse of mentality after facing extreme pressure.
More than ten seconds passed, Zhang Yuan's eyes flickered, and he subconsciously turned his head to avoid Shi Zhaoqi's sharp gaze.
At the same time, a drop of cold sweat slid down his cheek.
"Stuck!" Gao Qunshu shouted to stop: "Very good, do it again."
The corner of Jiang Shan's mouth raised at the side: "Okay, Lao Gao, you have found a treasure."
“It’s quite good to be able to act like this at this age.”
“Not only the reaction is correct, but it is not superficial, and the eyes are also interesting.”
"No worse than students from vocational colleges."
"I didn't fall behind when playing against Lao Shi. I believe half of your words."
"What half?" Gao Qunshu asked doubtfully .
"You said that his acting skills are good and he can change the scene. I believe his acting skills, but I am very doubtful about the other half."
While the two were chatting, Zhang Yuan's chin came to the director. beside.
"Director Gao, I have a little idea."
"Say." Gao Qunshu and Jiang Shan both looked at him.
"I found that both the police and the gangsters on the crew were constantly smoking in front of the camera."
"What's the problem with this?" Director Gao was puzzled.
In those days, unlike later generations, TV dramas and movies did not have so much emphasis on banning smoking.
In "Conquest", all the male actors smoked almost from beginning to end, and half of the close-ups were filled with smoke.
This TV series was so expensive to shoot!
“Smoking is okay, but everyone smokes the same kind of cigarettes.”
Cigarettes are all provided by the crew. The brand is called New Shijiazhuang and cost 25 yuan a pack.
There are several reasons why I choose this brand of cigarettes.
First of all, the prototype of the story of "Conquest" takes place in the International Village, and the filming location is also the same, with local materials and local characteristics.
Secondly...it's not that I'm poor, the cigarettes are cheap.
“Police officers don’t earn much, so it’s normal for them to smoke 2.5 yuan cigarettes, but it doesn’t suit their status for those gangster entrepreneurs and gang bosses to smoke such cheap cigarettes.”
Gao Qunshu was stunned: "Hey, don't say it..."
The director then realized that although this detail was small, it was indeed a flaw.
“I think those gang-related entrepreneurs should smoke high-priced cigarettes like Soft China.”
“While gang bosses or gangsters like Liu Huaqiang should smoke mid-range cigarettes like 555 and Hongtashan. "
"Why these two brands?" Director Gao asked confused.
“These two brands are powerful and the smoke is strong, which is in line with the fierce and aggressive character of desperadoes like Liu Huaqiang.”
Use different brands of cigarettes to reflect the personalities of different characters... Jiang Shan was also dumbfounded, but after thinking about it for a while, she found this detail very interesting.
How did this kid come up with this idea?
This kind of observation ability is obviously far beyond ordinary people.
"Lao Gao, now I believe everything you said."
After Jiang Shan finished speaking, she re-examined the young man in front of her from head to toe.
(End of this chapter)