Chapter 160 Lost in the East and Reaped in Mulberry
In the middle of the night, the three of them returned to the set of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
The next morning, the three of them appeared on the set on time.
When you say take a day off, it’s just one day, no more, no less.
"Hey, you are back." Li Huizhu smiled and came forward to say hello, and the other actors were also present.
"I'm back. I was in such a hurry that I didn't bring you any souvenirs." Zhang Yuan responded with a smile.
Chen Xiaodong, Zhu Yan, Shen Xiaohai, Nie Yuan, and Chen Zihan were all present.
But the only one missing is Xu Xiyuan, the female lead. This person has a big boss in the background and is the last to come to the set every day.
"How was the audition?" Director Li asked with concern.
Yuan Hua smiled and waved his hand: "I'm okay. When this film is finished, I have to go for another retest."
"But Mr. Xing is very demanding. I don't know if I can join the set until the day the filming starts."
"As for the two of them..." Yuan Hua turned to look at Zhang Yuan and Wu Jing, With a warm smile, he was as gentle as if he were looking at a relative's child.
“I took them there just to give them insights and to open their eyes.”
“After all, they have never made a movie, so it would be good to understand the pre-production process in advance.”
"Oh..." Director Li nodded clearly.
What Yuan Hua meant was that these two boys were not noticed.
But this is normal. Master Xing’s crew is not so easy to get into.
The other actors also heard the overtones of Yuan Hua's words, and most of them showed no expressions.
It is normal for veteran actors to fail in auditions.
For example, Chen Zihan, who has nearly ten years of acting experience, had at most 50 auditions in two months before finally getting a small role.
But even so, he is already very lucky.
Zhang Songwen, who later became popular with "Hurry Up", happened to experience the lowest point in his acting career during this time period, around 2003 or 2004.
In the first year, he ran 360 crews.
The next year, 280 were run.
In the third year, more than 200 were run.
Nothing came of it, all were rejected.
Let alone actor auditions, even if an ordinary person is asked to interview more than 300 times a year when looking for a job, or not at all, if they are rejected once a day for a month, they will probably collapse.
But this is just the norm for actors.
These low-level actors can only forcefully pick up the broken selves and continue to grit their teeth and move forward.
The crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story", including Wu Jing, Shen Xiaohai, Nie Yuan, and Chen Zihan, are already among the younger generation in the entertainment industry with the best image, temperament, ability, and ability. Yes, he is the top among actors.
But even they are already accustomed to failing in auditions.
Sometimes even if you succeed in the audition, you will be replaced by someone else after you have joined the group. This is the most disappointing thing.
From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley, it is only one step away.
In fact, Nie Yuan always does this, always making others feel desperate.
This time it was Zhang Yuan who squeezed him away and let him taste the taste.
So when I heard that Zhang Yuan had not succeeded in the audition, he was the happiest among the cast members.
While one's own success is worthy of celebration, the enemy's failure is even more worthy of cheering.
So happy!
Nie Yuan’s blood pressure has never been lower than 120 since he learned that Zhang Yuan was auditioning for Star Master’s crew.
My temples are pounding all day long, and my eyeballs swell and hurt.
Taking antihypertensive medicine is like Kong Yiji taking fennel beans.
That’s one dish after another!
It was really like "my back hurts when I sleep, I feel nauseated when I eat, my head is confused, and I can't see anything right."
Now he is fine, he is alive.
Nie Yuan took out the bottle of antihypertensive medicine he carried with him from his pocket, turned towards the small flower bed next to him and took a three-pointer!
The medicine bottle drew a perfect arc, fell into the flowers and disappeared completely.
Bye bye!
"Zhang Yuan, it's okay, oh." Chen Zihan frowned and stepped forward to comfort him.
"Yes, it's just a small failure. It's the crew's loss if they don't use you." Zhu Yan agreed with a smile.
"You are still young and your performance is so good. There will be many opportunities in the future." Director Li Huizhu also expressed relief.
Wu Jing beside him looked around.
Hello?
It seems that I also failed the audition.
Why don’t you comfort me?
Hello?
Can you still see me?
Zhang Yuan is also puzzled. I don’t need your comfort.
Besides, I may not have failed. The crew hasn’t started filming yet. Everything is possible.
The current situation between him and Wu Jing corresponds to the lyrics in Chen Yixun's "Red Rose".
“Those who cannot get it are always in commotion, and those who are favored are confident.”
While they were chatting, a ruthless cell phone ringtone broke the harmonious atmosphere.
Zhang Yuan quickly took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, smiled and nodded to everyone, turned around and walked a few steps, pressing the answer button.
“Hello, how are you?”
“Hello, Zhang Yuan, how are you doing?”
On the mobile phone, a message with Beijing movies came from Lazy girl voice.
"Sister Fan, I'm currently filming in Dali." Zhang Yuan replied immediately.
The person who called him was Xu Fan, who had been in contact with Wang Fei at the poker game that night on April 1st.
"Ah?" Xu Fan was slightly surprised: "Didn't you just finish filming a movie?"
"Why are you filming again?"
Xu Fan thought to himself , less than two months have passed since we met, and this guy has joined the group again!
"I accepted another TV series, good luck." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
“Hey, that’s troublesome.” Xu Fan said lightly.
"I also want to ask you to play a small role."
Zhang Yuan's ears immediately pricked up after he said this.
Xu Fan called me specifically to ask me for a guest role?
She knows all the big crews and directors, and the biggest among them is her husband!
"Sister Fan, your business is my business. I still have about two weeks of scenes left. If it doesn't work, you can still adjust the schedule with the crew."
"Really, then It's okay." Xu Fan figured it out: "My movie has already started shooting, but the number of scenes given to you can be adjusted. It's not much anyway. It's okay to let Xiaogang shoot it later."
As expected, it's him. Husband’s drama!
Zhang Yuan's breathing became heavier and he was excited.
According to this time, the movie Feng Xiaogang is filming at this time should be...
Yes, it should be the movie that made Fan Bingbing famous and also caused her great misfortune in later generations.
《Mobile phone》!
Fan Bingbing’s stardom really started with this movie.
What was lost and harvested in the east is the mulberry tree. Unexpectedly, it was destroyed in Hong Kong Island. This one has just returned and has a new harvest. Why did Xu Fan contact him suddenly and directly arrange a small role for him without even auditioning?
Let’s go back to April 1st.
Before leaving that night, after Xu Fan and Lin Cong got in the car, he suddenly remembered and informed the other party about the "star map".
Xu Fan saw that what he said was serious and did not sound like a joke, so he went home and discussed it with Director Feng.
Director Feng didn't believe it. He felt that Zhang Yuan was really alarmist and wanted to attract the attention of his wife.
However, Xu Fan, with the attitude of preferring to believe what he had and not what he didn't, found someone to help him investigate.
Articles with titles are easy to write.
Sure enough, the paparazzi were found squatting near their home not long after.
This is a complete confirmation of Zhang Yuan’s words.
Xu Fan and Feng Xiaogang came together. Since he helped us once, let's give him something in return, which can be regarded as a good relationship.
The filming of "Cell Phone" just happened to start, and there was nothing else. Director Feng had to make a guest appearance, and it was just a matter of one sentence.
That’s it, Xu Fan called me.
"Let's do it. I'll give you about two weeks. Then you can come directly to the crew and I'll give you the address."
Xu Fan finalized this with him and was very happy. .
Zhang Yuan put down his mobile phone with a happy face.
He knew very well that the filming of the movie had already started and the role assigned to him would not be an important one.
Being able to squeeze into the movie industry and show off your face is a great thing that most TV actors can only dream of!
The same is true for him, at least he can have a chance to perform.
Returning to the crowd happily, the remaining people were still chatting and preparing for the shooting.
"Director Li, I have something to ask you for help." Zhang Yuan came to Li Huizhu and smiled honestly.
"If you have anything to do, just say it." Director Li was still very polite to him, and would always respond to his requests as long as it wasn't too much.
"Can you adjust my role, control the shooting schedule, and try to complete it within two weeks."
As soon as he said these words, not only Li Huizhu, but also the others fell silent. , looked at him doubtfully.
"Why?"
"There is a crew who asked me to play a small role. The schedule is in two weeks." He said sincerely.
Hiss...
There was a gasp of air from the crowd.
This movie hasn’t been finished yet, and this guy has a new job!
Why do we have to be as tired as dead dogs to find a job and have to endure huge pressure from auditions?
But when I got to his place, someone with a bad reputation came to his door?
"Zhang, Zhang, Zhang Yuan, the crew you are talking about is not Master Xing's crew, right?" Wu Jing asked worriedly, swallowing hard.
Could it be that my brother wants to drive a Land Rover again?
“Of course not.” Zhang Yuan replied cheerfully.
His words made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.
“What crew?” Wu Jing asked again.
"Hey, it's not a big director, it's just a movie."
"What do you mean it's just a movie!" Wu Jing put his hands on his shoulders and pressed hard: "If you can act in a movie, Even if it’s a small cameo role, it’s not bad.”
“By the way, whose film is it?”
“Feng Xiaogang”
A spring breeze. It passed by, picking up a few remaining leaves and making bursts of low rustling sounds.
Apart from that, the whole crew can feel the needle drop.
A circle of actors and directors all looked at him with their mouths wide open, dumbfounded.
“Isn’t this a great director?” Wu Jing’s mouth twitched.
“The director is indeed not big.” Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
“Oh my God…” Wu Jing spun around twice angrily: “Hey, can I kill you?”
"Okay, I understand. I will discuss it with Shisan and try my best to help you adjust." Li Huizhu agreed immediately without saying a word.
That’s Feng Xiaogang!
Who doesn’t want to play his role.
There are only a few most profitable directors in mainland China today.
Other than Lao Mouzi and Cheng Kaige, it’s Feng Xiaogang.
If you include Hong Kong, Taiwan and all Chinese people, then there are Wang Jing, Xingye, Ang Lee, John Woo...
But among the fifth generation directors in mainland China, these three really dominate, and even dominate them all. The sixth generation directors cannot hold their heads high.
Even sixth-generation directors like Guan Hu and Ning Hao who are capable of commercial films have been suppressed for more than ten years.
It was not until the rise of the seventh generation of directors that young people such as Guo Fan, Wu Jing, and Chen Sicheng emerged who could compete with them at the box office.
How could Li Huizhu disagree? With such a good opportunity, of course he had to let Zhang Yuan go.
"Zhang Yuan, is this true?" Chen Zihan felt a little sour in his heart, but at the same time he was happy for him.
"Yes, but it's really just a small cameo role."
Creak...
"What is the sound?" They were talking when they heard a loud noise. The grinding sound of human teeth.
“Don’t interrupt, I want to ask you something, how did you meet Director Feng?”
Chen Zihan brought him back to the topic.
Actually, Zhang Yuan heard it right, because the source of the sound was Nie Yuan who was standing nearby.
Creak, creak... This is the sound of him grinding his back molars hard.
After I just learned that Zhang Yuan failed in the Xingye movie audition, he felt that he was doing well again because the weather had cleared up and the rain had stopped!
My heart has calmed down, my blood pressure has dropped, and my whole body is feeling better.
But only a few minutes later, Zhang Yuan told everyone that Feng Xiaogang asked him to film a movie?
Boom!
Nie Yuan felt like his heart was going to explode!
“First he snatched my role, and then Yuan Hua took me to the set of Master Xing, and now I took over director Feng’s play...”
Nie Yuan’s hands were shaking. Give him a guitar and he can perform on stage.
In this comparison, who am I?
Nie Yuan completely doubts life.
He has always been the only one who steals other people's roles.
Only others have always envied him for his many plays.
But when it comes to Zhang Yuan, why doesn’t it work?
Nie Yuan covered his chest and stumbled to the side.
“Hey, why are you going?” asked his friend Shen Xiaohai when he saw him getting into the flowers on the roadside.
"Leave me alone, I'm looking for antihypertensive medicine."
Nie Yuan rummaged in the grass and patted the right hand he had used to throw out the medicine bottle.
“Make you quick!”
He found that ever since he met Zhang Yuan, he could not stop taking medicine...
(End of Chapter)