Chapter 64 Township Party
[Anti-collision statement: The RY County mentioned in this chapter is the place where Lao Ao was born and raised. The real events are also used, but the timeline has been changed. 】
Although character biographies are sent out in advance - not the kind summarized by the actors themselves - when the actors go in for the audition, they only need to read the lines and passages familiarly.
But because it was Liu Heng's first time doing this kind of thing, the efficiency was still not very high. It took about twenty minutes to complete one interview. He started at 9 a.m. and only interviewed eight people by noon.
Of these eight people, Liu Heng was not satisfied with any of them, but he was very satisfied with Xu Kun's performance.
He appeared in a total of four auditions out of eight. If his initial appearance was 'amazing', then after these four times, Liu Heng's impression was one of 'stable'.
Among the four times of assisting, Xu Kun's expressions, movements, and emotions in his lines have always been maintained at the same level, which proves that his initial "amazing" is not a flash in the pan, but a stable output of acting skills.
This also means that Xu Kun still has more potential that can be tapped.
In addition, the queen played by Hao Lei is also remarkable, so Liu Heng almost gave Lu Liping a banner of "seeing the fire clearly".
At noon, Liu Heng specially set up a table in the east wing to entertain everyone. If the young actors in the courtyard who were waiting for auditions were unwilling to leave, they would also give them a packed lunch and a bottle of mineral water.
Before dinner, when Xu Kun went to wash his hands in the sink outside, he suddenly received a call from Zhang Yong.
"Kun'er, have you eaten?"
As soon as I heard Zhang Yong's unclear voice, I knew that he was definitely drunk again last night.
By the end of the month, his off-season vegetables will be on the market. Now is the time to get through the process. Northerners are more accustomed to discussing business at the wine table. This day is basically a day of drunkenness and dreaming.
"Just ready to eat."
Xu Kun knew that Zhang Yong must have something to say when he came to see him at this time, so he asked straight to the point: "Brother Yong, if you have anything to say, just tell him."
"Ouch~ Drinking is harmful to people!"
Zhang Yong sighed heavily and said a little unspeakably: "Didn't I take a bunch of group photos when I was on the set? Usually at the wine table, I would inevitably take them out to brag a few words. I thought I could help by the way. You made a name for yourself, but who knew the county leaders would take it seriously?"
"What do you mean?"
Xu Kun was confused: "Does the county want me to go back to have acupuncture? Doesn't it want me to donate money to my hometown?"
He secretly calculated his family fortune, and after counting what Zhang Yong had given him earlier, he still had about fifty thousand yuan left. How about gritting his teeth and taking out fifty thousand yuan, even if he and Brother Yong donated it together?
“That’s not the case.”
Zhang Yong said helplessly: "The county doesn't want to ask you for help, nor is it concerned about your three melons and two dates. Instead, it wants you to help make connections and contact big stars to endorse the greenhouse vegetables in my hometown."
That was the original idea.
When it comes to big stars, Lu Liping can barely be considered one. Not to mention her past achievements, last year's "The Passionate Years" alone attracted countless fans.
But the problem is that while I say I don’t want to be Sun Honglei, I’m still shy when I ask for help...
"How much are they going to pay?"
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look at the chips from his hometown first. If they were given enough, the matter would not be out of the question.
Zhang Yong smiled bitterly and said: "How much can we produce in this small and impoverished county? Yesterday, the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture, as well as the heads of the Agriculture Bureau and the Investment Promotion Bureau, gave me such a heavy dose of water. Just spend a small amount of money to do big things.”
Hearing that the county wanted to prostitute for free, Xu Kun was speechless as he held up his mobile phone: "I am a big star but not a cabbage, why should I lower myself to endorse you for free?"
"No, no, you listen to me first."
Zhang Yong heard that Xu Kun misunderstood and said hurriedly: "What the county means is that it wants to invite big local stars from our hometown. Since it is to endorse his hometown and to help the fellow villagers generate income, it is appropriate to charge less money." Bar?"
"A big star from our hometown?"
Xu Kun dug through the memories in his mind and suddenly said: "You mean to play the old man Jiang Ziya? But how many years have passed since "The Legend of the Gods"? Even if the old man is still alive, he has already passed away, right?"
Xu Kun heard his grandfather mention this when he was looking at the list of gods when he was a child. He said that the old man's family was a big family in the county in the early years and was also a regular customer of the lion dance parlor. "It's not Jiang Ziya, it's a popular star!"
Zhang Yong said with some pride: "You must know Ge You, he also came from our county!"
"Really or not?"
Xu Kun was shocked when he heard this. He had no idea that he and Li Dongbao were fellow villagers: "But how did I hear that Ge You was born and raised in the capital..."
"He has been around since his father's generation. Of course he is a native of the capital."
Zhang Yong said, and then took back the topic: "The county wants you to help with the front line and explore Ge You's thoughts. It would be best if you can do it. If they don't have this intention, the county will also Don’t put your hot face on your cold butt.”
As he spoke, Yourong's excitement passed, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I know this will definitely not be easy. If it is really difficult, I will turn back..."
"Let me try it first."
For other young actors, it is naturally not that easy to establish a relationship with Ge You, who is in full swing, but don’t we have ‘Ge Ling’ here?
It’s hard to say how to ask Lu Liping to lower her status to speak for her hometown, but it’s still possible to help the counselor to get close to Ge You.
If this can be done, it will be regarded as a practical thing for my hometown; even if I can't do it, it won't be a loss if I can take the opportunity to get to know Uncle Ge.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Kun thought about it for a while, then turned around and prepared to go back to the east compartment to sit down.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Li Fazeng standing behind him, with a strange expression on his face.
"Mr. Li, you..."
"Is it from RY?"
Just when Xu Kun wanted to ask what was going on, he heard Li Fazeng's somewhat familiar dialect.
"ah?!"
Xu Kun was stunned for a moment and then realized: "Are you always from SN?"
Li Fazeng nodded and said with some regret: "I haven't spoken my hometown dialect for several years."
Although these two counties belong to two cities respectively, they are close to each other and it is more convenient to travel to each other than to the city.
This can be considered a fellow countryman. Xu Kun was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to get close to him, but he heard Li Fazeng say: "Your county has a good idea, but it's a pity that you can't see Mount Tai with a blind eye."
After saying that, he shook his head and went back to the east wing.
What does this mean?
Xu Kun followed the east wing with some confusion, and naturally sat down under Hao Lei.
Hao Lei poked him with her elbow and asked curiously: "What were you and Mr. Li talking about outside? You just came back these days?"
In fact, Li Fazeng stood nearby and listened to him communicating with Zhang Yong in his hometown dialect. The two of them had few real conversations.
But Xu Kun definitely couldn't disown him, and said vaguely: "The old man turns out to be from the county next to us, and I am half a fellow villager."
"Is there such a good thing?"
Hao Lei heard this and said hurriedly: "Then you have to take the opportunity to settle the relationship. If you make Mr. Li happy, you will definitely benefit from it in the future."
These ladies were very kind. Just because the introducers were Lu Liping, they really regarded Xu Kun as one of their own - but they were a bit temperamental and not very sophisticated in their worldly ways.
In fact, if she didn't say it, Xu Kun would definitely do the same thing, but Xu Kun is more curious now, what does Li Fazeng mean by "a leaf can't see the mountain"?
Are you talking about himself?
In terms of status and administrative level within the circle, Li Fazeng's qualifications are equivalent to those of the vice president of Guohua, and he can indeed surpass Ge You.
But these are not from the same city. Even if the old man is willing to lower his status, does it not fit in with the theme of "I represent my hometown"?
(End of this chapter)