Chapter 605 The dream of becoming a star is shattered!
Lin Weimin stared at Yu Hua's back as he was taken away by Tong Zhonggui, feeling a little uneasy.
What does this guy mean? Does he know that I wrote "Number One Under Heaven"?
Lin Weimin recalled the expression and tone of Yu Hua's words just now, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
After thinking about it, he felt a little regretful.
Originally, he didn't need to hide the fact that he wrote "The World's Number One" from the editorial staff. They were all colleagues and it was just a matter of keeping it a secret. It wasn't a big deal.
But Lin Weimin thought that after all, these people in Tongwen Society were separated from Guowen Society. Their work ability may not be guaranteed, but the fine traditions of Guowen Society must not be lost.
With these people gossiping about it, he still felt that the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.
But……
Judging from Yu Hua's tone just now, he must have discovered it, otherwise he wouldn't have asked me to convey something to Xiao Zuanfeng out of nowhere, and also said something about high creative efficiency.
He must have felt that he had something on me, so he urged me to submit the manuscript with a sense of righteousness and arrogance.
This time we really have capsized in the ditch!
Fortunately, I didn't let this kid have an easy time. Xiao Tong is a reserved person and he does everything seriously. Letting him teach Yu Hua a lesson is also a tit-for-tat.
If you do it on the first day, don't blame me for doing it on the fifteenth.
When I returned home in the evening, Tao's mother and Sister Sun were preparing dinner.
Tao Huimin was sitting on the sofa watching TV holding a bag of popcorn. She was getting pregnant now, and her mother basically didn't let her get involved in household chores. She just ate and drank every day, and took a walk and exercised from time to time.
She is an actress by profession and has always been very careful about her weight. But ever since she became pregnant, her appetite has increased and she can't control it.
In more than a month, my weight has increased by more than ten pounds. Compared with before, I look a bit plumper and pregnant.
After dinner in the evening, Lin Weimin accompanied Tao Huimin for a walk in the yard, and then prepared to go back to the study to write.
"Why are you writing again?" Lin Weimin had never told Tao Huimin that he was writing a novel for "Jiuzhou Heroes", so Tao Huimin was puzzled when she saw him going to the study to write for a few days from time to time but no works were published.
Lin Weimin didn't want to say more, so he waved his hand and said, "Alas! It's all my own fault!"
After working for more than half a month, that morning, Lin Weimin threw a thick stack of manuscripts on Yu Hua's desk.
Yu Hua raised his head and saw Lin Weimin looking at him gloomily. "The remaining 300,000 words of "Number One Under Heaven" are all here. Don't bother me anymore!"
Yu Hua knew that Teacher Lin would definitely hold a grudge against him this time, but it didn’t matter, as long as he got the manuscript.
Anyway, Teacher Lin is not doing any specific work now, so he can't keep urging me to submit my manuscripts or lock me up in a dark room, right?
"Oh, I was saying that Comrade Xiao Zuanfeng is very efficient. Look, it's only been more than half a month, and the manuscript is finished! He is truly a model writer. This is exactly the kind of talent our publication is in need of."
The other people didn't understand what was going on. Seeing Yu Hua flattering them, they thought he was satisfied with Xiao Zuanfeng's creative efficiency. Little did they know that he was just trying to make up for his sins.
"Well, Mr. Lin, you have been working hard to connect writers. Come on, have some hot tea. It's very cold!"
"No need." Lin Weimin snorted coldly and left the office.
Li Xuegang asked: "Yu Hua, how did you offend Teacher Lin?"
"No. Didn't you see how nice Teacher Lin was to me?"
Everyone: ???
Lin Weimin had been working on his creation for more than half a month, and it was already early November. Winter seemed to have come a little early in Yanjing, and the temperature began to drop sharply in the evening.
After get off work in the evening, Lin Weimin picked up Wang Shuo, and the two made an appointment to go to the crew of "Sunny Days" together. He went to see the filming situation of the crew. Michael Phillips flew back to the United States last week, and before leaving, he specifically asked him to help visit the crew more often.
After staying in Yanjing for more than half a month, Michael Phillips has already recognized Jiang Wen's true face.
He was very glad that when Jiang Wen asked him for an investment of 500,000 dollars, he forcefully gave him 2 million dollars. Otherwise, with Jiang Wen's wasteful character, the production would have to be shut down at any time.
Jiang Wen spent three days and three nights shooting just the first scene in the bathhouse. The male actors including Xia Yu were almost exhausted, and thousands of feet of film were wasted.
Wang Shuo went to the crew to make a cameo appearance, which he had agreed with Jiang Wen when the filming started. Jiang Wen assigned him the role of "Little Bastard", a well-known gang leader in Yanjing City back then.
In Shuoye's heart, he has always had a dream of becoming a star.
It just so happened that the crew was going to shoot the second scene of the character Little Bastard at Lao Mo's restaurant today, so Jiang Wen called Wang Shuo two days in advance.
On the way to the crew, Wang Shuo looked nervous, writing on the notes in his hand and muttering to himself all the way.
Lin Weimin couldn't help but tease, "Can you do it? You want to be an actor with this level?"
"What's your business?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at your character, stop dreaming of being a star."
Lin Weimin's merciless ridicule made Wang Shuo angry, "I dare to make a guest appearance in a movie, do you dare? If you don't dare, just hold it in! Drive your car!"
"It's just a cameo in a movie. When my buddy was directing the movie, you were still in the army practicing dog paddling!"
The two of them bickered all the way to the Moscow Restaurant, which had been booked by the crew of "Sunny Days".
When they arrived at the crew, Wang Shuo changed his clothes and put on makeup first, while Lin Weimin called Eryong, who was the crew's life producer and the son of the famous actor Zhang Yongshou.
"Teacher Lin!" Eryong greeted Lin Weimin when he was called over.
Lin Weimin looked at the crew busy in the restaurant and asked, "In these scenes?"
"Just one scene."
"How many days did you book it?"
"Five days."
Lin Weimin frowned, Eryong shrank his neck, knowing that Lin Weimin must be unhappy, and said in defense: "Director Jiang asked me to pack it."
"I know. Go ahead."
Eryong felt lucky and secretly glanced at Jiang Wen who was explaining the play to the actors. Good luck to you, buddy!
When Jiang Wen had almost finished explaining everything to the actors and all departments were making preparations for filming, Jiang Wen ran to Lin Weimin.
"Teacher Lin, you are here?"
Lin Weimin nodded slightly, pretending to look at the environment of the restaurant, and said, "Lao Mo, this environment is nice. Everyone has worked hard during this period. After filming this scene today, let's stay here for a meal."
Jiang Wen was delighted when he heard this. "Oh my! You really think the same as me. I've booked Lao Mo for five days in a row. After we finish filming, I'll let the brothers have some fun!"
"Isn't it just a scene? Why do you need to book it for five days?" Lin Weimin asked.
"Oh! Isn't this for..."
Jiang Wen sensed something was wrong and shut up.
Lin Weimin looked at him coldly, "Why?"
Seeing Lin Weimin's attitude, Jiang Wen knew that he was lying just now, so he smiled at Lin Weimin in a flattering manner.
"Don't be so frivolous with me! Did you leave the crew's funds for you to cause trouble? Now that you have money in your account, you can spend it freely. The filming has not been completed yet. What if you go over budget? How can you still shoot this movie?"
Lin Weimin scolded him harshly, and Jiang Wen stood aside obediently, not daring to say a word.
The busy crew seemed to slow down all of a sudden, and everyone moved very gently, for fear of disturbing Lin Weimin.
After scolding for several minutes, Lin Weimin finally stopped. Jiang Wen was scolded so hard that he couldn't even raise his head.
"We'll try to finish filming this scene today. The crew will have dinner at the restaurant tonight. Go talk to the restaurant yourself. If you can't handle it, I'll deduct money from your salary!"
Lin Weimin gave Jiang Wen an ultimatum, and he nodded helplessly and agreed.
The crew members who were listening quietly were relieved when they heard Lin Weimin's words. At least they were allowed to have dinner at Lao Mo in the evening.
"Look at this producer. He's so arrogant. He points at the director's nose and scolds him!" said the stagehand who was slacking off.
The lighting assistant at the side said: "You have only been working for a few years, and you have never seen the majesty of Teacher Lin."
"Impressive? How impressive?" The stagehand was a young man, and he looked down upon the lighting assistant's words.
"How impressive? Do you know the story of the female doctor?"
The groundskeeper nodded.
"Thinking back when they were filming The Female Doctor, Teacher Lin waved his hand and dozens of staff members left. People from Hong Kong had to hold back, and people from CCTV continued to work. Jiang Wen is nothing? The investment in this drama was all raised by Teacher Lin, and he had to listen to the scolding."
Seeing the lighting assistant speak so confidently, the surrounding staff became curious and gathered together to gossip.
After scolding Jiang Wen, Lin Weimin sat down on the set, giving off an aura that said "keep away from strangers" and no one dared to approach him.
Michael Phillips is not here, and Jiang Wen's people are in several key positions on the crew. If Lin Weimin doesn't act like the bad guy, their crew might have to shut down due to overspending at any time.
Jiang Wen went to communicate with the restaurant manager for a while, and finally managed to change the time to two days, so he could come back to continue filming.
Today's scene is about the little bastard played by Wang Shuo having dinner with his brothers at Lao Mo. Wang Shuo has two scenes in total. The first one is under the Luding Bridge, where he acts as a peacemaker between two groups of people who are about to have a fight. One of the groups includes the protagonists such as Ma Xiaojun.
The second scene was at Lao Mo. The two groups shook hands and made peace after Wang Shuo’s persuasion, and everyone ran to Lao Mo for dinner.
In this scene, Wang Shuo's lines are just one sentence: "All people in the four seas are brothers, and peace is the most precious thing among the five continents."
In front of the camera, Wang Shuo said this while holding up a beer cup, and there was basically nothing else for him to do.
Oh, no, almost.
There are also a few shots showing that the little bastard is respected and admired. The extras Jiang Wen hired are all martial arts fighters. These people hold him on their necks and walk around the restaurant, enjoying everyone's admiration.
At the beginning, Wang Shuo was still enjoying it, but after shooting two shots, Jiang Wen still felt it was not enough, and wanted to take a longer shot, so he asked the soldiers to first carry Wang Shuo in a U-shaped manner, and then throw him into the air, tossing him back and forth continuously.
Jiang Wen’s idea was good, but unfortunately it made Wang Shuo suffer, as this throwing took several hours.
It was almost midnight when Lin Weimin couldn't bear it anymore. "It's almost done. Why did you shoot a broken shot so many times?"
Jiang Wen then finished filming this scene with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.
Everyone put Wang Shuo down, only to see that his face was pale and his legs went limp as soon as his feet touched the ground. The people next to him hurried to support him.
"No...it's okay. I'm fine."
As everyone knows, Shuo Ye is a soft-hearted person except for his tough words.
Lin Weimin gave him his chair and said with a gloating smile: "What? Are you still going to perform?"
Wang Shuo's face was pale and he was still catching his breath. He didn't want to talk to Lin Weimin.
The crew had finished filming the scene, and Jiang Wen arranged a dinner party.
Because today was a dinner scene, the restaurant's chef hadn't left work yet, so the crew even paid him overtime.
Jiang Wen came over to invite Lin Weimin and Wang Shuo to come over for dinner, but Lin Weimin waved his hand and said, "We don't want to eat anymore, you guys can eat by yourselves."
After Jiang Wen left, Wang Shuo said, "If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Why bring me along?"
"I'm afraid you'll throw up after eating half of it. Don't embarrass yourself here!"
After saying that, he carried Wang Shuo away from Lao Mo.
After getting in the car, Wang Shuo finally told the truth.
"Vanity! Still vain! Why do you think I'm here for a guest appearance? Last time at Marco Polo Bridge, I spent most of the day shooting and I was frozen to death. Today he was even more cruel, leaving me alone for three or four hours, and my meal from the day before yesterday was almost thrown out.
Just now, you don’t know, the people below were almost exhausted from throwing, and I almost fell down several times.
When I was there, I asked myself, why bother? Isn’t it better to just be an audience member? "
When Wang Shuo got to this point, he started to curse again, gritting his teeth and saying, "Don't let Jiang Wen, that thief, fall into my hands in the future!"
Lin Weimin was driving with a calm expression.
"I told you long ago that you are not destined to be a star."
Wang Shuo ignored him and just looked out the window with a melancholy look in his eyes.
The north wind was bleak, and at this moment, Shuoye knew that his dream of becoming a star was shattered!
(End of this chapter)
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