Chapter 54 Heading to Stone City
Before Lu Liping left, she said that she would continue to help Xu Kun keep an eye on Mr. Liu Heng’s drama. However, the script is still in its infancy. It is estimated that it will not be officially assembled until the second half of the year. .
The protagonist must not think about it. She is not that famous yet, but there is no problem in helping Xu Kun get a prominent and important role.
Xu Kun didn't refuse. If the marriage between the two was disrupted, he might have a male chauvinist mood. But wouldn't this mess up the matter?
You have to gain something after putting in so much physical strength and energy, right?
Because it was almost 12 o'clock, Xu Kun didn't send the car back to Chen Xuebin. He bought some barbecue and wontons on the way, dropped the car at the entrance of the alley and returned to the rental house.
Baoqiang is still awake, holding his cell phone and wondering about something.
Xu Kun held up the late night snack in the door handle and said, "Hurry, put up the table first. Is the beer still under the bed? Take it out, take it all out!"
When the supper was placed on the table, Xu Kun noticed that Bao Qiang was listless, so he asked vaguely while stroking skewers: "What's wrong? You can't bear to leave me?"
Baoqiang first shook his head, then nodded hurriedly, and finally said in a clear voice: "Xiaohong... No, it was Sister An Jing who called me."
"Why is she calling you?"
Xu Kun asked strangely: "How could she know your phone number? Isn't this the new number we just applied for this afternoon?"
"Uh~"
Baoqiang said shyly: "Isn't this just idle time? I just thought that people must know that I bought a mobile phone, so I sent them messages one by one..."
"Then what did she say?"
"I didn't say anything. I just asked if I was doing well recently and if I could help recommend a crew."
"Then what did you say?"
"I, I said I would help find out."
As Baoqiang said, he couldn't help but rub his hands like a fly.
Xu Kun put down the sign in his hand and said seriously: "If you want to have fun, brother, I will support you with both hands; but if you are serious, then I advise you to stop thinking about it - that girl was on the set back then. At that time, you should know in your heart what attitude I had towards you. Even if I put on a smiling face now, it’s not for you.”
Baoqiang's face showed some frustration, he hugged his knees and retreated to the bed, muttering: "I actually know that, but..."
"It's just bullshit."
Xu Kun used chopsticks to pry open the bottle of beer and pushed it in front of Baoqiang: "Come, drink with me. If you drink too much, you won't think about anything else."
Baoqiang picked up the wine bottle, drank it all over, then put it down heavily on the table, gritted his teeth again and said: "When I become famous, I will marry a very beautiful female college student!"
"You're such a country boy, you're called the 'school beauty'."
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When it was dark the next day, Xu Kun called Chen Xuebin while going to the toilet. In addition to asking him to take the time to drive the van away, he also briefly explained the matter of Baoqiang and An Jing and asked Chen Xuebin to help. Keep an eye on it.
Chen Xuebin scolded Xu Kun's grandson while promising that he would be optimistic about Baoqiang.
After hanging up the phone and coming out of the toilet, he saw Baoqiang already waiting in the courtyard with his suitcase. Xu Kun immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Then he took Baoqiang to the restaurant in front of him. While saying goodbye to Brother Lin and Mrs. Lin, he also took two pieces of Hongta Shan.
When he arrived at the intersection, Xu Kun opened the car door, threw one of the Hongtashan cars on the driver's seat, and threw the key to Baoqiang: "Remember to take the time to get your driver's license later. When we have money in the future, I will take you to drive a car." Picking up the school beauty in a car!”
Baoqiang took the car key and said humbly: "Actually, I want to find someone who doesn't care about money..."
"What?"
Xu Kun glared and said, "You kid wants to have plastic surgery?!"
Wang Baoqiang: "..."
After waiting at the entrance of the alley for about ten minutes, the crew's bus arrived.
Xu Kun naturally sat with Li Yixiang. Because most of the people in the car were familiar with each other, there was no drama along the way. Jiang Shan even sang the song "Dream of Water Town" acapella with Sun Honglei taking the lead.
Sun Honglei held a chair and danced in the corridor, and his enchanting movements made everyone burst into laughter.
The crew rented a small hotel in Shishi, and the conditions were quite average, but no one, including Jiang Shan, complained - these days, mainland actors rarely get into trouble because of their treatment conditions, and those who usually get into trouble are Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. But it will be different in two years.
However, Sun Honglei made a separate condition, hoping to get a DVD player to put in the house.
Only then did Xu Kun realize that Sun Honglei's calm but powerful big brother style was originally the result of Gao Qunshu's advance instructions. In addition, he imitated some of the performances in "This Killer Isn't Too Cold".
This gave him a little more confidence in the crew.
Start from the next day.
The crew was divided into three groups. One group was led by Jiang Shan, who stayed in the hotel to figure out lines and scripts; the other group was led by Gao Qunshu, who coordinated various resources outside; and the last group was led by Sun Honglei and the cameraman. , frequenting entertainment venues in Shishi to experience life and collect materials.
Xu Kun was naturally among the last group.
As Liu Huaqiang's most capable younger brother, his main task is to lead the cameraman to explain clearly in advance that this is not a reporter conducting an undercover investigation, but collecting materials for television filming.
If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have been able to explain it clearly, but Xu Kun was always successful every time he came forward.
During this period, Li Yixiang specifically approached Xu Kun and wanted to learn the 'Pan Yan' movement from him.
On the day of the mining accident, Xu Kun was not comfortable smoking in front of the little girl Zhou Qiqi, so he accidentally demonstrated the skill of "panning cigarettes". Unexpectedly, he was remembered by Li Yixiang.
"Brother Li, why do you want to learn this thing?"
Xu Kun asked in confusion.
"Nothing."
Li Yixiang gestured and said: "Isn't the Jin Bao I played a pickpocket? I want to add a little character to make it more memorable - the 'smoking' action you did originally, I think it is quite suitable."
That has to fit!
This is the craft Xu Kun learned from a certain ancestor of thieves in the house. Normally, it is a plate of copper coins or coins, but since there is no such thing in the house, he can only use other things to replace it.
"It's not that I'm hiding my clumsiness."
Xu Kun hesitated and said: "It's true that this thing looks simple but is difficult to learn."
"It's okay, I'll just learn a little bit and look like that."
So Xu Kun had another task in the evening, teaching Li Yixiang how to "pan smoke".
And because of Li Yixiang's inspiration, he felt that he should also add some unique memory points to 'Han Yueping'.
This thing is especially important for supporting roles with fewer roles, because its biggest effect is to allow people to have an impression of the character you play in a short period of time.
But this thing can’t be added just by adding more.
First, you must match the background of the character and cannot apply mechanically; second, you cannot overshadow Liu Huaqiang, let alone affect the filming of the crew.
So what is it about local ruffians that fits these two characteristics?
Walking like a crab, shaking its head and tail?
Xu Kun quickly thought of the posture he deliberately put on when he met Gao Qunshu that day - in fact, this was not original. Many Hong Kong gangster movies had similar plots.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he started trying the next day, he was stopped by He Tiehong, who played Zhou Guoquan.
He Tiehong made a sad face, hooked Xu Kun's shoulder and said: "Kun'er, our brothers seem to have crashed. Look at this..."
It turns out that the memory point that He Tiehong was looking for was also the movement of shaking his head and tail - although his movements were a bit funny and Xu Kun's movements were more domineering, the two parties did collide.
After reading He Tiehong's biography, I confirmed that he had thought of this a long time ago. What else could Xu Kun do? He could only think of other ideas.
(End of chapter)