Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Money makes the world go round
Meng Jun was in a bad mood and didn't want to pretend to be sick in the hospital.
He didn't want to stay in a hospital with white walls without any patterns.
bite.
The phone rang again and he picked it up and took a look.
[Brother Meng, are you filming? If not, let's go out for a drink. I happened to be in the film and television city these two days. An event has ended. I can relax for two days before going back.]
Source: Cheng Ruoliu.
A 20-year-old boy, a popular idol, met Meng Jun on a variety show.
At that time, there were several recognized beauties in the entertainment industry on that show, and they were praised to the skies. However, Meng Jun was actually not interested in the beauties in the entertainment industry.
They are all praised for their beauty, but in reality, in order to look good on camera, they are so skinny that they have no breasts or buttocks, and the parts they "have" are mostly silicone.
The difference is whether it is installed outside the body or inside the body.
Cheng Ruoliu and his views arrived.
When Meng Jun turned around, he met his eyes. They both understood each other and smiled at each other tacitly.
It was also from that show that the two became friends.
Although there is a five-year age difference between the two, they can play together without any obstacles.
As soon as Cheng Ruoliu called Meng Jun, Meng Jun went there without saying a word.
One reason is that they have similar tastes, and another reason is that Cheng Ruoliu comes out to play, and the girls he calls out are all young, beautiful, and have hot bodies.
【Come right now, give me the address. 】
Meng Jun replied immediately, and then Cheng Ruoliu sent him a location.
The assistant wanted to offer some advice, but hesitated and didn't say anything.
If an artist wants to act like a demon or commit suicide, the people around him cannot stop him.
Not to mention that he is just an assistant, even if he is an agent, it is useless.
This assistant isn't serious about being an assistant, he just wants a decent salary... Anyway, when Meng Jun gets married, his popularity will probably plummet.
How can an actor who has no works recognized by the mainstream, who has only starred in a bunch of idol dramas and became famous thanks to his girlfriend's fans, still be popular after getting married?
He heard that once he got married, he would probably have to change his agent.
Then this assistant who got the job because of his relationship with the agent will definitely have to leave.
He should just shut up.
The assistant asked, and Meng Jun said that he didn't need to follow him, so he went back by himself.
Don't ask any more questions. A good assistant should treat himself as dead at certain times.
Meng Jun went to the bar that Cheng Ruoliu mentioned and saw him hugging a pretty young girl and talking to her.
It was obvious at first glance that the girl wasn't the type who came out for fun, or was a "professional". He smiled at Cheng Ruoliu.
"girlfriend?"
He asked casually to the person.
Before Cheng Ruoliu could say anything, the little girl, who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen, smiled shyly.
She has such a sweet look on her face, she is really a girl in love.
Cheng Ruoliu hugged her tightly: "If you're not my girlfriend, how can you get so close to me?"
It makes people even happier.
Meng Jun and he had a perfect tacit understanding, and added: "My brother Ruoliu has grown up and even has a girlfriend. I thought you would be single for the rest of your life."
The two men chatted with each other while the girl went to the bathroom.
Meng Juncai asked: "What about the English teacher with long black hair? She has a younger sister and her sister doesn't want her anymore. Did they break up?"
Cheng Ruoliu shook her head: "No, she is at work and can't take leave to come here."
Meng Jun made an expression of "Oh" as if he had realized something.
Cheng Ruoliu was also very curious about his gossip: "Brother Meng, Jiang Ying..."
As soon as the name was mentioned, Meng Jun understood.
"Don't ask me. I don't know. She doesn't even look at me."
Cheng Ruoliu was laughing wildly: "Brother Meng, you have come to this day, hahahaha, Sister Jiang did a great job!"
Meng Jun: "Get lost!"
…
When the filming of "Lan Xing Yue" was coming to an end, Ding Cixian finished filming and left the crew.
Wen Yu and Ying Tianrui's new drama "The Weird Man" has also officially started filming.
Everything went well, and the movie is going to be released in theaters, not online.
There are actually quite a few horror movies released every year, but not many people pay attention to them.
Not that popular either.
Everything went smoothly for the crew, the only thing that didn't go smoothly was Wen Yu... and his filming part.
The crew had enough manpower, but it was not enough to shoot Wen Yu's part.
Counting on my fingers, there were Ying Tianrui, Li Chaoyan, Min Xuanguang, Mi Hong, assistant Xu Chen, and Wen Yu’s friend Sun Xifei.
The previous online movie was fine, it was a small project that could almost be filmed with a mobile phone, there were only a few actors and a few staff members in the entire crew.
From the crew's perspective, it was like a piece of cake.
But this time it was different. Gao Ren attracted investment and his uncle formed a filming team for him.
Although it is small in scale, everything is formal.
Regular is good, but not good either.
Wen Yu was unable to show up, unable to explain to the staff, and there was no way to film his scenes with supporting actors.
Ying Tianrui is worried.
Funds were limited and he didn't want to spend it on special effects.
It is something that can be solved without spending any money, but in order to cover up the truth, we have to spend more money.
If it were someone else, they might think that things that can be solved with money are not a big deal.
Moreover, spending money is always safer than exposing the identity of the "great immortal".
But Ying Tianrui is not an ordinary person, he is a poor man.
For a poor person who is so poor that he is almost kicked out of his rental house by the landlord, making him spend extra money in vain is more painful than killing him.
Even if the money is saved, it won't go into his pocket, so he still wants to save it.
Besides, in reality, the funds are not sufficient.
The first project that Gao Ren invested in was one that his new family, even if they doted on him and were willing to help him, could not possibly give him a huge amount of money to build.
It's just a horror movie, so there's no need for huge investment.
Special effects are too expensive, and the money saved can be used in other areas to improve the overall effect.
Wen Yu said, "There are only about a dozen actors in total, and there aren't many who overlap with me. Sister Yan, Min Xuanguang, and Xu Chen are all our own people, so it's easy to arrange for them. I'll try to arrange for those who overlap with me, and then there's the screenwriter, Mi Hong, who can handle it."
Ying Tianrui also tried to find a solution: "As for the male lead, your roles won't overlap, so it should be fine if you don't tell him... It's just that it's a bit difficult to deal with the staff."
Wen Yu was also troubled by this: "We can clear the scene during the shoot, but even if we do, there will have to be a few left. Should we sign a confidentiality agreement?"
Ying Tianrui thought quickly: "Will a confidentiality agreement work? This matter is too unbelievable. What if someone can't help but tell others about it? Or, what if they scare people directly..."
Wen Yu and the other person were talking in the house that he used as his base and meeting room. When Li Chaoyan entered the room, she heard the two of them worrying.
She didn't understand what these two men were worried about.
"Well... compared to the confidentiality agreement, the name of the Ghost Immortal in the Film and Television City should make people even more afraid to talk nonsense, right?"
They were already familiar with him and knew that Daxian was actually harmless and had a good personality, just like an ordinary young man.
But what about people who are not familiar with him?
Who can not be afraid of ghosts and gods?
As long as the immortal remains mysterious and terrifying, she can guarantee that no one will dare to tell anyone about it.
Wen Yu and Ying Tianrui: "..."
So, can the problem be solved this way?
Wen Yu himself is a human being, not a ghost. From his point of view, he is actually afraid that his "secret" will be exposed, but other people don't know about this.
As long as he keeps his image stable, there won't be any trouble for him to find someone else.
In life, it turns out that our identity is given by ourselves.
If you want to live a good life, you must have a good personality.
There was finally a solution to the problem.
Wen Yu and Ying Tianrui high-fived each other and did just that. When filming the "ghost", they cleared the area and picked out a few people who had to stay, had them sign a confidentiality agreement, and chatted with the "great immortal" about work and life.
Perfect solution.
With the solution in mind, Ying Tianrui didn't even sleep and worked overnight to sort out the personnel list.
Every day of operation means a day's worth of money. Efficiency, efficiency!
Ying Tianrui was full of energy and shortlisted three candidates in just two days.
Photography, lighting, sound, plus a few of their own people, should be enough.
All three candidates are unmarried and childless, working hard outside on their own and have simple interpersonal relationships.
He has a nice personality and I have been working with him for a while. He is responsible and doesn't play tricks.
They are all honest people.
Wen Yu wondered, is this considered bullying honest people?
But on second thought, this is also an opportunity. As long as their movie becomes a hit, the filming team will definitely benefit as well.
If nothing unexpected happens, these three people will become regular partners in the future.
Wenyu felt relieved.
Walking into the small meeting room arranged by Ying Tianrui, I felt a little more confident.
The opening line is very familiar.
"Ahem, first of all, don't be afraid."
Ying Tianrui took on the job of a "host" and he had already talked to all three of them privately.
At this point, it's just a more formal conversation.
"Mr. Ghost Immortal of the Film and Television City, everyone has heard about it, right? Our next filming will have something to do with Mr. Ghost Immortal, but you don't have to worry, the crew has already taken care of these things. All you have to do is cooperate with the crew's filming and keep it confidential. You can't spread the relevant things... This is a confidentiality agreement. Take a look at it. If you agree, sign the contract. If you don't agree, it's okay to leave now."
The three of them looked at each other and nodded.
They already knew about the Ghost Immortal Lord in advance, although they didn't know what the relationship was between making ghost movies and the Ghost Immortal Lord in the film and television city.
People can really communicate with ghosts, stop joking.
There are many rumors about ghost sightings in film and television cities, but few people have actually seen them.
It's just a legend.
What made them agree to sign was that Ying Tianrui said that their drama would be shot on a cleared location, and they would be responsible for that part of the shooting.
The part involving clearing the scene for filming will be paid separately.
People work for money. If you give them a raise, it doesn't matter how you shoot.
It's right here in the country, in the film and television city. It's not like I was tricked into going abroad.
Everything went smoothly and we finally got to the part where Wenyu was filming.
Wen Yu was in a completely "invisible" state, re-enacting the part previously played by the male lead Ding Ci.
When editing the film, the two parts will be edited overlappingly to reflect the existence of the invisible and silent "ghost".
Wen Yu, Ying Tianrui and several other insiders were present, as well as three "new" staff members.
The three of them didn't quite understand why they had to clear the area when filming "ghosts" because it wasn't a bed scene or a nude scene.
Moreover, apart from the three of them, everyone else looked at them in a somewhat strange way.
There is a sense of foreboding.
The three people who were not nervous at first suddenly became a little nervous.
It was not until director Ying Tianrui shouted to start filming that the three of them put all their attention to work.
But I couldn't help but murmur in my heart -
Are we starting work now?
What are you shooting? Shooting a shot without a "protagonist" and then adding special effects in post-production?
Should be like this, right?
But in this case, is it necessary to sign a confidentiality agreement and clear the scene? What about the ghost fairy in the film and television city?
Recently, rumors about the ghost fairy in the film and television city have been very popular, and the three people working in the film and television city have naturally heard about it.
But just treat it as gossip and forget about it.
In the filmed scene, the heroine Li Chaoyan is alone in the room missing the dead hero. In the script, the hero ghost discovers that he is dead, and for the first time he knows that the person he secretly loves also loves him deeply.
Two lovers, separated by life and death.
He was very sad and tried to hug the heroine, but the heroine was hugged by the ghost and was so scared that she dared not move.
She could feel him, but she couldn't see him.
Since it is a horror film, a horror setting is normal.
The male ghost hugs the person, and his hands move on her back, which can be seen from the changing folds of her clothes.
He hugged her so tightly that the heroine had to change her movements according to the way he hugged her, and she looked twisted and weird.
The three “newcomers” originally thought that Li Chaoyan’s acting skills were good... Of course, her acting skills were also okay, but they didn’t expect that she could perform so well without props.
It was not until the camera zoomed in that it captured the changes in Li Chaoyan's clothes and the indentation of the skin where Li Chaoyan had contact with the hugger during the "hug".
Fuck!
The three of them had the same thought in their minds, and then they felt a chill on their backs, and they almost turned around and ran away.
If this isn't magic, then it must be a ghost!
The ghost fairy from the film and television city is here!
Perhaps it was because the look that Ying Tianrui gave them was too calm, or perhaps it was the promised salary that supported their fragile hearts.
Anyway, in the end, although these three people looked terrified, incredulous, and as if they had seen a ghost, they still completed the filming work professionally.
He is truly worthy of being called a modern-day slave worker.
For the sake of money, anyone can work with "ghosts"... no matter what kind of ghosts they are filming.
In order to give the three of them some buffer time, the considerate Ying Tianrui only arranged one scene and left work after it was finished.
Let people go back to sleep and relax.
After Ying Tianrui gave the order, the other staff members came in to clean up the venue and then went back to rest. Only then did the three of them come to their senses a little.
"Director Ying, how did you do it? You actually let... that adult act in the show?"
Is this fucking reasonable?
Others dare to do it, but they don’t dare to ask.
Ying Tianrui pretends to be profound.
"secret."
The confused three-man team: "..."
It’s not illegal to hit someone, right?
It was not until they returned to the hotel that people from the same crew asked them what the director was going to shoot by clearing the scene.
Is there any industry insider information?
Are directors still short of people? They also want to earn a little more salary.
The three of them came up with an idea at the same time -
The ghost fairy actually joined the crew to film a movie. This is the real-life version of "money makes the world go round", right?
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