Chapter 209 Making Trouble

Hu Xiaoxiao flipped through the script again and saw that Yamamoto Masako had a very exciting gunfight, where she ran up and down while shooting.

She found out that the play involved some difficult moves, and Xia Lu planned to have a stunt double complete them.

Hu Xiaoxiao went to find Qi Weiming and Lin Yi without hesitation, and snatched away half of Xia Lu's gunfight, the most exciting half.

When Xia Lu found out, she was so angry that she felt dizzy.

Is Hu Xiaoxiao done yet? He only robbed her once, and she came to rob her twice? What's worse is that she didn't get it the first time! So, she lost twice for nothing!

Xia Lu went to find the director, but the director now had higher requirements for the play and appreciated Hu Xiaoxiao's performance more, so he stood on Hu Xiaoxiao's side.

When Xia Lu saw this, her heart sank.

If this continues, her already limited screen time will be even less. After all, she is just a supporting role, so her screen time is not much.

Xia Lusi thought about it and tried to find a way to suppress Hu Xiaoxiao. When she heard several actors in the crew privately complaining that they had few roles and that their income this month was not enough to spend, she walked over.

"You should cherish the money you earn this month. I'm afraid you will have even less next month," said Xia Lu.

When several actors saw Xia Lu, they hurriedly greeted her and asked, puzzled, "Sister Xia Lu, our production next month is about the same as this month, so how could we get paid less?"

"Don't you know? Hu Xiaoxiao has flattered the director and screenwriter, and now she keeps adding more scenes for herself. If she has more scenes, won't you have less?"

"Why did Hu Xiaoxiao steal our show?"

"Of course she wants to be famous. She even dares to steal my role, let alone you guys?"

"This is too unethical! She has so much money to spend on commercials every year, and yet she's trying to steal the show from us who are sitting on the sidelines?"

Under Xia Lu's instigation, some actors in the crew began to feel resentful towards Hu Xiaoxiao, and there were also quite a few who were jealous of Hu Xiaoxiao's good fortune. These people gathered together, attracting more and more people to watch the fun. As a result, more and more people gathered.

Xia Lu took this opportunity to instigate them to attack Hu Xiaoxiao.

The director may ignore her, but if a group of artists are dissatisfied, the director must come up with a set of rules.

After filming the gun scene, Hu Xiaoxiao did not leave the film and television studio immediately. Instead, she sat on a chair, playing with the prop gun in her hand, reviewing the shortcomings of her performance in her mind.

When more than twenty actors walked up to her, they were very aggressive.

Hu Xiaoxiao looked up and asked, "What's the matter?"

Under her gaze, the actors in the front shrank back again, not wanting to be the first to act, and stepped back. Then the onlookers turned their eyes to Xia Lu behind.

Xia Lu cursed them inwardly for being useless. She walked up and said to Hu Xiaoxiao, "Hu Xiaoxiao, the crew is not your world. No one shoots like you. Do you want to steal everyone's role? You are amazing now, even more amazing than Sister Yu."

As soon as Hu Xiaoxiao heard Xia Lu's words, she guessed why they came. She glanced at the actors and said, "Whose role did I steal? Whose role was missing? Stand up and talk to me."

The actors looked at each other, but no one stood up.

Xia Lu had to say again——

"Shut up, I'm not asking you!" Hu Xiaoxiao stopped Xia Lu and looked at the actors: "If no one says anything, then it's none of your business. Stop being used as a tool."

"What do you mean by 'being a gunman'? Hu Xiaoxiao, are you going to lie in front of so many people?" Xia Lu immediately mentioned one person to make it more convincing. "Li Qi's role is gone. Didn't you steal it? If you didn't steal his parts, where did you get all those gunfight scenes?"

"Oh, so that's what you're talking about." Hu Xiaoxiao wiped the prop gun in his hand with a tissue and said, "Does the stunt double's scenes count as scenes? If you insist, it's fine, but didn't you ask around? Didn't you ask Li Qi's opinion before blaming me? I told Li Qi a few days in advance that his scenes were cut, and the crew would pay him his salary as usual. But now, he's taken advantage of the lack of scenes these days to go to another crew to be a stunt double, earning two salaries. Oh, and he also told me that if there's still such a good opportunity where you only get paid and don't have to work, I should keep looking for him."

Li Qi is the stunt double for Yamamoto Masako.

Film studios have actors who specialize in doubles. Their job is to perform scenes that actors dare not do or cannot perform. The more dangerous the scene, the more money they are paid. Xia Lu's gunfight scene wasn't dangerous, and the part was small, only a few shots. Furthermore, the crew was stingy and the pay was minimal, so the double actor readily gave up the role.

After entering the 1990s, the development of the Baogang film industry has skyrocketed.

In the past few years, less than 200 films were made in a year. However, after the 1990s, the output has increased year by year, especially this year, when the output in half a year is higher than the output in the previous year.

Action films were the biggest hits, so stuntmen had no shortage of work. They simply had contracts with TV stations and had to come when needed. Li Qi had fewer roles, but the money was good, and he could find time to work on other crews to earn extra money, which he was perfectly happy with.

But for Xia Lu, the stuntman's role is also her role.

She also has a face for the stunt double scenes. After the thrilling action doubles are done, she goes to shoot the front face and counts it as her scene. When the filming is finished and edited, the audience can't tell at all, they will just think it's her acting.

"Hu Xiaoxiao, you stole my role." Xia Lu pointed out that her original role had now become Hu Xiaoxiao's role.

"That's the grudge between you and me." Hu Xiaoxiao put down the prop gun and returned it to the prop master, looking at Xia Lu with a teasing look. "Since you hate others stealing your role so much, why did you steal mine in the first place? If you hadn't started it, how would I dare to learn? You did it on the first day, and you won't let me do it on the fifteenth?"

Hu Xiaoxiao then asked the actors: "If it were you, would you want to take it back?"

If it were them, who wouldn’t want to take it back if they had the ability?

At this time, those who were instigated and burned with jealousy came to their senses and retreated to both sides, standing among the lively audience, not wanting to get involved.

"That's right." Hu Xiaoxiao said, "Don't be like a fool and believe everything someone says. Check it out for yourself. Are you acting too little or too much?"

Because Lin Yi kept adding new plots, the roles of other people also increased, so Qi Weiming simply added a few more episodes to the original series.

So, except for Xia Lu, all the actors who had scenes with Hu Xiaoxiao had more scenes added.

These people were taking advantage of him and acting like ungrateful. Hu Xiaoxiao said mercilessly, "They're all just stupid bastards! You just believe whatever Xia Lu says. She told you to die, so why don't you just kill a few people and see for yourself?"