Chapter 4 An actor’s career begins with digging holes
The back of the minibus.
I felt that I didn't help much just now. Xu Kun was chosen mainly because of his good conditions, so he racked his brains to introduce the situation of the crew to Xu Kun.
In fact, he didn't know much. He just knew that it was a drama set in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The director's surname was Sun. He didn't know his specific name. He only heard that he had been hanging out in Hong Kong Island in the early years, until recently, the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles collectively went north to make money. , Only then did they return to the mainland for development.
Bearded brother Chen, whose full name is Chen Xuebin, is a well-known group leader in Beijing. He often serves as an assistant director on various production crews. Since he and Wang Baoqiang are from the same hometown, he pays close attention to him on weekdays.
Hearing this, Xu Kun looked at Chen Xuebin, who was talking to the driver in front of him, and thought to himself that Bao Qiang was not able to speak well in front of Chen Xuebin, so he knew that the two parties did not have much contact except when filming.
As the saying goes, favors come and go, if you don't move around, where will the favors come from?
Xu Kun thought about it and pulled Baoqiang back to visit the dock. Firstly, he could help Baoqiang keep in touch with each other, and secondly, he could take the opportunity to register in front of Chen Xuebin.
But don't be too anxious about this matter. As the saying goes, rushing is not a deal. You must first show your own value before both parties can talk about cooperation and human relations.
Xu Kun is not worried at all about whether he can show his own value. According to Bao Qiang, with his ferocious eyes and his ability to fight hard, as long as he is familiar with the basic routines of group acting, it will not be a problem at all. He can be a special villain actor.
Not to mention that he also has a unique skill of changing faces - although he can only switch between peaceful and ferocious for the time being.
At this time, the minibus turned around and stopped in front of a hotel.
Seeing a few people standing outside the door of the hotel, Chen Xuebin, who had just shown his majesty in front of the group of performers, hunched over and got out of the car like a weasel, and said in fear: "Hey, Director Sun, why did you get down here? Is it me? Are you late? Blame me, blame me, I will make arrangements in advance next time!”
"No, it's just that I wanted to come down early."
Director Sun, who looked to be around fifty, spoke half-baked Hong Kong-style Mandarin, and got into the car swaggeringly. He glanced at the back row and saw the five extras sitting in a row, and his brows immediately furrowed to the point of death. A fly.
What does this mean?
Xu Kun was a little confused at first, but then he saw that the old man’s eyes were fixed on Wang Baoqiang, and he suddenly realized that Director Sun probably didn’t know that Baoqiang was a martial artist, so he was a little dissatisfied with Baoqiang’s appearance and condition. satisfy.
Although Chen Xuebin can help explain, Xu Kun prefers to take the initiative.
So he pulled Bao Qiang and urged: "What are you doing standing still? Go down and help move things!"
Wang Baoqiang stood up in confusion, looked at Director Sun who was blocking the door, and then at Xu Kun - he was never afraid of working hard, but the problem was that the door was blocked, so he couldn't ask the director to make way for him, right?
Wow~
Xu Kun reached out and opened the car window without saying a word.
It suddenly dawned on Baoqiang. Although he felt that this was a bit exaggerated, he still quickly climbed out of the window.
Seeing this deft skill, the director should be satisfied, right?
Xu Kun was about to copy the gourd, when he suddenly heard Director Sun turn around and tell him: "It won't be easy to arrange people in the back row in the future. I prefer peace and quiet."
Huh~
It turned out that I was overthinking.
Xu Kun couldn't take a breath and almost doubled over. By the time he rolled out the window in frustration and walked around to the other side of the minibus, Bao Qiang was already fussing about it.
In the crowd, Xu Kun spotted a girl with braids at first sight. This girl was about 1.7 meters tall, with a high nose and big eyes. She had a cool and refined temperament. She stood out from the crowd even when she was wearing flat sandals. The feeling, coupled with the fine porcelain-like skin, is like a proud and tall white poplar.
This should be the heroine, right?
There are indeed many beauties in the entertainment industry.
After discussing it secretly, Xu Kun withdrew his gaze before being noticed by the other party, picked up his suitcase and loaded it into the luggage compartment of the minibus.
"Be careful, it's so expensive!"
When he picked up a set of lamps, Xu Kun obviously handled them as gently as possible, but he still received a condescending scolding.
Seeing the other person get into the car with a look of disgust on his face, Xu Kun endured the urge to trip him up - according to Wang Baoqiang, it is common for extra performers to be looked down upon by others, and those from Hong Kong and Taiwan are used to being aloof. If you can't tolerate even the smallest things, don't expect to eat this bowl of rice.
At this time, the cold girl who was suspected to be the heroine also opened her long legs wrapped in jeans and walked slowly to the car. Her waist and buttocks were strengthened, and it looked like she was regularly exercising to be flexible and strong. She was more cute than a little peach. But it’s much more exciting.
Xu Kun was admiring it without any trace when he heard Director Sun greeting him in the car: "Miss Xu, come and sit over here. I will talk to you about the play on the way."
There was a salty and wet taste unique to Hong Kong people in his unquestionable tone. Xu Kun knew as soon as he heard that this guy was a drunkard and didn't care about drinking. Zhi~
Shit, Zhong Yi is pure, it is obvious that the back row is convenient for starting!
Xu Kun was filled with indignation for a while. Looking back and thinking about his purpose of getting into the entertainment industry, he felt that it was a mistake to make a fool of himself.
After the minibus left the hotel, it headed out of the city. I heard from the crew that they were going to shoot a scene in which bandits robbed and killed the protagonist on the way. In order to save costs, they planned to go directly to the wilderness to shoot.
Along the way, Director Sun was holding a notebook and saying something to Miss Xu next to him from time to time. He seemed to be teaching seriously. However, Xu Kun was used to seeing all kinds of scum, but he became more and more convinced that this guy had bad intentions.
It was not only Xu Kun who noticed this, but Miss Xu also obviously wanted to keep a distance from the man named Sun. When she got off the car, she almost had the word "dislike" written on her face.
Several extras consciously lined up at the end, and by the time they got off the bus, the crew was already dismantling the filming tools.
Just as Xu Kun was about to go up and help, Chen Xuebin pointed to the roof of the car and said, "Baoqiang, and this friend of yours..."
"Xu Kun, Shuangli Ren Xu and Wang said Bi Kun!"
Xu Kun hurriedly took the opportunity to announce his name. In order to deepen the impression, he even used the Xia Sanlu joke.
Chen Xuebin laughed and said: "You kid, you can just put the word "王" next to it - well, I'll talk about it later if you have anything else to say. Hurry up and get the mats and shovels down. I'll take you to dig a hole later."
Dig a hole?
Xu Kun looked at the nearby woods and almost asked, "Who is buried?"
Wang Baoqiang did not hesitate, and immediately climbed onto the roof of the car like a monkey, and unloaded two mats, one large and one small, a bundle of blue, white and red nylon cloth and several spades and picks.
"Put the big ones here first."
Chen Xuebin explained and led everyone towards the woods.
Baoqiang wanted to roll up the small mat and carry it away, but Xu Kun clamped it under his arm first. So he followed Chen Xuebin side by side with Xu Kun, holding a pick in one hand and a shovel in the other.
When they arrived at the woods, Chen Xuebin pointed to a piece of land and said, "That's it, three pits, a little further apart."
"Three pits?"
An extra with a narrow face asked doubtfully: "What else is there besides men and women?"
"You don't care so much. Our Director Sun loves to be clean and doesn't want to mix with others!"
Chen Xuebin glared at the man, tapped his toes on the ground, and warned: "The hole must be dug deeper, both sides must be compacted, and don't leave too much loose soil - there are several Hong Kong Islanders in this crew, all of whom are special My mother’s money is precious. Last time, my grandson was lazy and soiled the producer’s leather shoes, which caused me to be blamed for a long time!”
Xu Kun also realized at this time that he was going to make a temporary toilet.
It's such bad luck. Who would have thought that the first step in a group acting career would be to do this?
But looking at the normal behavior of the people around him, it was obvious that this kind of thing was not a special case. Although Xu Kun was unhappy, it was difficult to show it.
Just as he was about to ask Wang Baoqiang to get a shovel, Chen Xuebin called out again: "Baoqiang, Xiao Xu, let's go, just go to the slope not far ahead."
Hearing that you don't have to dig the toilet yourself, Xu Kun quickly clamped the sports protective mat and followed Chen Xuebin into the woods.
After walking about a hundred or ten meters, a steep slope came into view. This slope was about seven or eight meters high. There were some sparse shrubs growing on the sides, but the top was bare, as if it had been repaired in advance.
Chen Xuebin climbed up the slope with some difficulty, pointed to a place and said: "This is it. Director Sun wants to have a slow motion shot of flying back and forth. The camera position is probably around here, shooting from the bottom up."
As he spoke, he lifted a branch and drew a circle on the slope.
Xu Kun looked at the position of his gesture and then looked at the mat in his hand, and he understood the tasks of himself and Baoqiang - on such a steep slope, he must have found a flat surface to put down the protective mat.
Bao Qiang nodded cheerfully and said: "Sure, Brother Kun and I will dig out the hole first - by the way, Brother Chen, who is our martial arts director for this scene?"
"This is your Wang Peng. He plays the role of a bandit leader in the play. I guess he will come over to you for a scene soon." Chen Xuebin said, patting Xu Kun on the shoulder again: "Follow Baoqiang and study hard." , I still have to go back and serve the crew, if you need anything you can just ask me."
(End of chapter)