Big Hair and Little Fatty came back before dinner. As soon as Tao Mu joined the crew of "Heroes", the two invited the crew's life producer to dinner to build relationships. In addition to hoping that the life producer could take care of Tao Mu in the details, they also wanted to get Tao Mu's shooting schedule in the crew. The purpose is to ensure that the two of them can clean up the rental house before Tao Mu gets off work. Lest Tao Mu come back and nag them.
But today Tao Mu came back early. Da Mao and Xiao Pang were a little surprised, and also felt guilty for being caught in a slovenly situation: "Why did you come back so early today?"
Tao Mu was sitting at the table reading a book - financial current affairs and regulations, especially futures. The time point before his death in his previous life was 2018. Financial markets are inherently unpredictable. Ten years is enough time for domestic and international financial markets and policy environments to undergo earth-shaking changes. The policies and regulations that he was familiar with were of no use at this moment. If he could not familiarize himself with the current rules of the game as soon as possible, and acted arbitrarily based on empiricism, he might make big mistakes if he was not careful.
Therefore, after Tao Mu was reborn, he began to consciously review these "old and rotten" knowledge, and then combined it with practical operations to slowly make up for his shortcomings. On the one hand, it was to make money, and on the other hand, it was to ensure that when Li Xiaoheng consulted him again, Tao Mu's suggestions would not become a joke full of mistakes and omissions because of some inappropriate memories. Thereby reducing the weight of his cooperation in Li Xiaoheng's mind.
In order to play the role of the killer Wuming well, Tao Mu spent a lot of time honing his fighting scenes. The progress of reading materials is not only stagnant, but also not very efficient. Now that he was dismissed from the "Heroes' Legend" crew, Tao Mu had time to study finance. He plans to obtain a relevant professional certificate and familiarize himself with the most basic current policies and regulations. Apart from that, I will continue to practice in the retail market.
On the other hand, Tao Mu was still thinking about his first pot of gold. He has already found more than a dozen gambling platforms with good reputation and large scale by circumventing the firewall on the Internet. Just wait until the Olympics opens and then spend money on peripheral activities.
There were too many things to do, and Tao Mu really didn't have the time and energy to waste on being angry, which was useless. The outburst just now was the extreme of his emotional exposure.
"Director Zhao informed me that the role of Nameless Killer will be replaced. So starting today, I don't have to go to the crew."
"What?" Big Hair and Little Fatty thought they didn't understand. "What did you say? The crew of "Heroes" doesn't want you anymore? Why? Didn't you already sign the contract? You've been in the crew for more than ten days, and you've even finished taking the makeup photos, right?"
They even reposted it on Weibo, and a bunch of girls who are obsessed with looks and some of the girls who are obsessed with looks were screaming with excitement under the Weibo post.
"So they also followed the terms of the contract and gave me all the liquidated damages." Tao Mu turned around and looked at Big Hair and Little Fatty: "Director Zhao specifically asked the finance department to give me six times the liquidated damages, 120,000, plus the 20,000 I was given when I signed the contract. I made 140,000 in less than half a month, which is not a small amount."
This was also the compensation plan that he temporarily agreed upon after discussing with Director Zhao - originally it was only three times the penalty for breach of contract. But Director Zhao really couldn't bear to part with Tao Mu's amazing fighting moves. I'm just too embarrassed to speak up. Tao Mu saw Zhao Xin's dilemma, and before leaving, he took the initiative to propose a deal with Zhao Xin. He suggested that Zhao Xin pay three times the penalty to buy out his previously filmed videos, so that in the post-editing process he could add some of his medium shots, long shots, and close-up shots that did not show faces or heights into the film.
This suggestion was exactly what Zhao Xin wanted. The role of the nameless killer was played by different actors twice in a row, which delayed the filming progress. This time here comes another living ancestor who has no experience in filming and who cannot be criticized or scolded. Zhao Xin was so worried that he wished he could smoke two more packs of cigarettes a day. Not to mention how much room Tao Mu's suggestion has helped improve the shooting quality of "The Legend of Heroes", it has also helped a lot in terms of the shooting progress alone.
Zhao Xin didn't expect Tao Mu to be so considerate. In his excitement, he even forgot to hide his ecstasy politely. He hugged Tao Mu's shoulders and patted him several times. He praised Tao Mu for being very sensible.
But he didn't know that Tao Mu's idea was simply to maximize his own interests - he just felt that since he had withdrawn from the crew of "The Legend of Heroes", the footage he had filmed would become a pile of useless waste. Rather than letting it gather dust in a corner, it is better to leave it to Director Zhao to make use of it. After the film is broadcast, the shots of him acting as a stand-in can still serve as publicity.
Of course, before that, the issue of remuneration must be made clear.
As an orphan since childhood, Tao Mu had long understood that he should not be willful in the face of survival pressure - at least before returning to the Shen family in his previous life, Tao Mu did not have the confidence to get angry with life.
As for this life, although Tao Mu relied on his golden fingers, it was a pity that some habits had already been formed. This kind of bad habit of making the best use of things is impossible to change.
In the final analysis, Tao Mu was not the kind of person who would complain about everything when he was wronged, and would not let others have an easy life even if it meant he would die with honor. Rather than wasting his emotions on meaningless venting, he would rather look for opportunities to benefit himself in extremely bad situations.
To outsiders, this way of dealing with people may be seen as "cowardly", profit-driven and without any integrity. So when he first returned to the Shen family in his previous life, the Shen family disliked him in every way. Shen Yan even used Zhuangzi's story of "the phoenix and the rotten rat" to mock him. It seems that being a member of the Shen family means one is naturally noble and elegant, and even if one falls into the dust, one should never bow to any injustice. We should be like Shen Yu who is untainted by the mud, instead of being like him who only relies on whoever feeds him.
He completely forgot that the person struggling in the mud all day long was him, Tao Mu, and not the guy who had lived in the phoenix's nest since childhood.
"Is this about money? We owe him tens of thousands of dollars?" Hearing Tao Mu's narration, Damao was about to collapse: "Aren't they playing tricks on us? We have already signed a contract to join the group, how can we change people so easily? Then wouldn't our hard work in the past ten days be in vain? This is too much, isn't it?"
"It's not all in vain. I got the money now." Tao Mu smiled and said, "Besides, Director Zhao also said that many shots can still be used." After all, the 140,000 yuan he got, in addition to the liquidated damages, also included the buyout of the martial arts video. Tao Mu believed that Zhao Xin would make the best use of the money he had spent.
"Fuck you..." Da Mao couldn't stand it anymore and cursed: "This is just bullying. No way. No, we have to go find him."
"Okay!" Tao Mu touched Damao's head and interrupted his childhood friend's indignation: "What's there to find? Even if Uncle Wang does business, there are cases where he signed a contract and then broke it. Everyone acts according to the contract--"
"That's different." Xiaopang also stiffened his neck and spoke up for Tao Mu: "How could they do this? This is too unfair."
"There's no such thing as fair or unfair. It can only be said that my value is not high enough for the crew to reject the capital." Don't even think about it. "Besides, I didn't suffer any loss. Why do you guys look like I was bullied?"
Big Hair and Little Fatty rolled their eyes at Tao Mu.
"What do you mean by the value is not so high that people refuse to invest? To put it bluntly, it's just a little money!" Da Mao angrily brought up the past: "If it were me, I should let my dad pay, and we should invest in the script ourselves to make you the leading actor. Then I'll see who dares to use the back door to snatch your role!"
Tao Mu lowered his head and smiled: "Okay. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's think about something happy. I have made a fortune today. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll treat you."
Please fuck! Damao was full of resentment, but it was not easy to vent it in front of Tao Mu, so he could only snort sullenly: "Then let's go eat beef hotpot. Anyway, it's so hot today, and this matter is so irritating, so it's just right to eat hotpot to fight poison with poison."
"Okay, let's eat hot pot." Tao Mu closed the book, stood up and said with a smile: "After eating hot pot, I can also invite you to go to the bar. Brothers are very considerate."
Da Mao and Xiao Pang had a look of grief on their faces and forced themselves to be cheerful: "Yeah!"
* * * * * *
"I heard that your role in "Heroes' Tale" was taken by someone else?"
Tao Mu didn't expect that when he took Da Mao and Xiao Pang to the hot pot restaurant, he would actually run into Gou Rixin and his group of martial arts brothers.
As one of the most successful group leaders in Hengdian, Gou Rixin is well-informed. Tao Mu left the crew of "The Legend of Heroes" in the evening, and Gou Rixin knew about it that night. When everyone was chatting, they felt sorry for Tao Mu. Suddenly, Tao Mu also came to eat hot pot.
"Come on, come on. It's better to meet by chance than to be invited. Since we all come to the same restaurant to eat hotpot, it must be fate." Perhaps out of admiration for culture, Gou Rixin, who didn't even graduate from junior high school, couldn't help but be literary whenever he met a college student like Tao Mu. I was afraid that if I said something wrong I would be laughed at.
"I say you don't have to wait for a table. It's peak dining time now. If you want to wait for a table, you'll have to wait at least half an hour. If you don't mind us, just sit down and eat together."
After saying that, before Tao Mu and the other two could speak, Gou Rixin stretched his neck and yelled to the waiter: "Give us a new pot, two dozen beers, and three sets of tableware."
Gou Rixin was so enthusiastic that Tao Mu and the other two couldn't refuse, so they found an empty seat and sat down. Da Mao glanced at the men at the table and asked politely, "Why don't I see my sister-in-law?"
"Your sister-in-law has a play outside, so she has gone with the crew. She won't be back for two or three days." Gou Rixin looked a little unhappy when he mentioned this. As if she didn't want to say more, she poured Tao Mu a glass of cold beer and changed the subject: "Your sister-in-law keeps talking to me about you. She said you will definitely have a great future. She also asked me to make friends with you and invite you to dinner at home some other day. Your sister-in-law will cook for you herself."
As soon as these words were spoken, several martial artists who had a good relationship with Gou Rixin frowned. Tao Mu saw it and understood it.
Gou Rixin himself was unaware of this, and he enthusiastically invited Tao Mu: "Your sister-in-law will be back the day after tomorrow, will you come to our house for dinner?"
Tao Mu thanked him gently and declined politely. He didn't have a good impression of the woman Yu Mei, but he didn't show any emotion in front of Gou Rixin. We are just nodding acquaintances. It's fine to just eat, drink and chat about gossip. There's no need to get too deep into the relationship.
Everyone was toasting each other at the table. After eating for a while, Gou Rixin looked at Tao Mu and hesitated to speak.
Tao Mu clinked his glasses with Gou Rixin and asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Just say it if you have something to say."
Gou Rixin stammered: "There is a job, I wonder if you are willing to do it."
For some things, once you say the first sentence, the rest will be easy. Before Tao Mu could speak, Gou Rixin said, "It's a martial arts movie in the new crew we joined. You know "The Faraway Rivers and Lakes", right? The male lead is not satisfied with the current stuntman and wants to find someone with beautiful moves. His figure is similar to yours, and he is also generous in paying. He is willing to pay 100,000. If you are interested, I can go back and ask for you."
After a pause, Gou Rixin continued, "And the director and the leading actor of this crew, come to think of it, they have some connection with you. They both graduated from Beijing Film Academy. Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan, you know them, right?"
Tao Mu's heart skipped a beat. Of course he knew these two people, who were later famous directors and movie stars in the Beijing circle. The movie that Tao Mu was eyeing and invested in by Beijing Film Academy was directed by Cheng Baodong. Cheng Baodong also brought in his favorite male lead, Wang Boyuan, to make a guest appearance.
This is really like giving someone a pillow when they feel sleepy.
Tao Mu immediately held back the words he wanted to refuse, and said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble Brother Gou to ask for me."
As he said this, he clinked glasses with Gou Rixin again.
Gou Rixin waved his hands repeatedly and downed his beer in one gulp: "Don't bother, don't bother. I'm just asking for you, trying to make some connections, but I can't make the decision."
As he said that, he hooked Tao Mu's shoulders and spoke from the bottom of his heart: "... Don't worry about what happened today. In fact, if you have more experience, you will know that there are many such shitty things. Don't feel unfair. Think about it, the investors have poured down real money and finally invested in a crew. It's normal for you to want to squeeze two people in, right? It's just that ordinary people go to work. There are still many people in a company who are relatives of the boss. They just get paid but don't work, and they make trouble for you. It's the same with the crew. You can't stop the boss from putting people in the company, and the same reason can't stop investors from filling people in the crew. The only thing you can do is work hard, and when you become famous in the future, you will be picky about the crew. They still have to smile and support you."
"I think you will definitely become famous. So don't be discouraged. Don't slack off when you join the next crew. Just do whatever needs to be done. When you become successful, they will naturally know that it is their loss if they don't use you."
Gou Rixin was worried that Tao Mu would vent his anger on his next job. He would also be implicated by then, so he kept coaxing Tao Mu.
This kind-heartedness is rare.
"Don't worry, Brother Gou. If I can get into Jianghu Zhiyuan, I will definitely do a good job and won't embarrass you." Tao Muxin said that of course he couldn't lose face. He also wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan. Of course, I won’t leave a bad impression in front of them.
At least you have to be diligent and hardworking with a solid foundation, right?
Gou Rixin chuckled, looking particularly honest: "It's not that I'm worried. I'm just worried that you young people won't stand up to things when things happen, and it would be bad if you bring emotions into the group."
Tao Mu's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered some rumors he had heard in his previous life about Gou Rixin getting into trouble while filming: "Brother Gou, generally for those of us who are stunt doubles, the crew will buy insurance for us, right?"
Gou Rixin responded, "Some crews have it, some don't. Our industry is a high-risk industry, and insurance companies don't care about it. Conscientious crews will at most provide a few accident insurances, but if they don't have a conscience, who will care whether you are in danger or not. There are too many people and too little porridge. If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who are willing to do it."
As soon as this was said, a group of martial arts brothers sitting at the table began to complain: "Don't even mention insurance. Even if something really happened, it would be very difficult to ask the crew for compensation."
"We do all the hard work, but we don't earn even a fraction of what the stars do."
"Then why don't we insure ourselves?" Da Mao and Xiao Pang, who had been listening, didn't understand what these people were thinking: "This stuff doesn't cost much a year. Take accident insurance for example. Even if you want to insure one million, it will only cost tens of thousands a year. If it's group insurance, it may be even less-"
Damao's family works in the coal mine, so he is quite familiar with these things. Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a group of martial artists: "Who has tens of thousands of dollars to waste? Besides, we are all experienced, and basically nothing will go wrong."
After all, it's just because I feel sorry for the money. After all, in their line of work, it all depends on opportunity. If you are lucky, you can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month. If you are unlucky, you can't get any roles and it is normal to have no food to eat. From a certain perspective, the hardships these martial artists endure are no less severe than those of migrant workers, and some of their protections are even worse than those of migrant workers.
So even though I have money to eat and save, I just can't bear to buy insurance.
But if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Big Hair and Little Fatty looked at each other and looked at Tao Mu: "Why don't we just not do it?"
Tao Mu waved his hand and looked at Gou Rixin: "If I can really join the crew of "Jianghu Zhiyuan", I will prepare some accident insurance. Brother Gou, do you want to join us? To put it bluntly, it's better to be safe than sorry."
Gou Rixin was hesitant.
Tao Mu advised calmly: "With the current market situation of Brother Gou, I can definitely save 200,000 yuan a year, not to mention making more. Spend tens of thousands of yuan on accident insurance. If something really happens, you won't panic with one million in hand."
Gou Rixin hesitated: "Look, I haven't had insurance for so many years, but nothing has happened. If I have insurance and something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a bit unlucky?"
Tao Mu: "..." What kind of brain circuit is this?
Seeing that Gou Rixin was really opposed to the idea of insurance, Tao Mu did not try to persuade him further. But he had made up his mind that at worst he could use his own money to buy Gou Rixin a one million yuan accident insurance policy. It's a token of my thoughtfulness.
After all, the incident in which Gou Rixin was coerced really happened in his previous life. It's just that Tao Mu had a casual relationship with Gou Rixin in his previous life and never paid attention to these things. The exact time and place of Gou Rixin's accident is also unknown.
Tao Mu thought that since he had no way to avoid accidents, he should be fully prepared. It can be said that he did not let Gou Rixin down for introducing him to the crew.
Gou Rixin certainly didn't know Tao Mu's "tit-for-tat" mentality. While still in the hot pot restaurant, I called the male lead of "Jianghu Zhiyuan". Wang Boyuan had also heard of Tao Mu's fame in the martial arts world. In fact, after Wang Boyuan expressed his interest in finding a martial arts substitute, someone recommended Tao Mu to him. It's just that Tao Mu had just joined the crew of "The Legend of Heroes" at that time, and he was still a well-known supporting role, so it was not easy for them to contact Tao Mu again.
Now that Tao Mu came to him himself, Wang Boyuan was still very happy. I booked an audition time for tomorrow over the phone.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Tao Mu rushed to the filming location of "Jianghu Zhiyuan" - it was a coincidence that the filming location of "Jianghu Zhiyuan" in H Film and Television City was also in the Qingming Shanghe Tu Scenic Area. It is only a few walls away from "The Legend of Heroes". So much so that Tao Mu actually ran into an acquaintance on his way to the audition for "Jiang Hu Zhi Yuan".
Someone asked Tao Mu about his purpose, and Tao Mu did not hide it. Knowing that Tao Mu was going to audition for the male lead's double next door, the group of people all showed a look of sudden realization, and used various expressions and tones to wish Tao Mu a successful audition.
Even the "nephew" who replaced Tao Mu in the group ran out with half of his face made up, shouting unconvinced: "Since we are all acting as stunt doubles, why can't I be the one? It's just about money, I'll double the amount you gave me for "Far From the Rivers and Lakes"!"
Tao Mu was too lazy to pay attention to this stupid and rich "nephew", and pushed him back to the "Heroes" crew: "Stop making trouble, go back to your play, don't make trouble for me."
The "nephew" followed Tao Mu with his neck stiff. Tao Mu was afraid that his "eldest nephew" would mess things up, so he patiently coaxed him: "Don't you want to be in the limelight in front of the camera? It's not as glorious as going into battle yourself when you find a stunt double. Wait until I have time to teach you a few moves. It's not difficult or hard, and it's enough for you to be cool in front of the camera and attract fans."
The "nephew"'s eyes lit up, and he immediately stretched out his claws: "It's a deal, no lies."
Tao Mu clapped his hands perfunctorily. Send the person back.
When I arrived at the crew of "Jiang Hu Zhi Yuan", Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan were both there. One was directing the overall situation in front of the monitor, and the other was putting on makeup in the dressing room.
The stagehand led the man to Cheng Baodong. Director Cheng glanced at him casually and pointed to the corner: "The crew is busy. Please wait a moment."
Tao Mu waited for more than an hour. People came and went in the crew, each doing their own thing. No one paid any attention to him or asked him anything. Tao Mu was not in a hurry. He relied on his experience in the crew in his previous life to help this one carry the props and help that one adjust the lights. It was neither high-profile nor awkward, so many staff members directly regarded Tao Mu as the new script supervisor.
Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan watched coldly for more than an hour before asking someone to take him to change clothes and try on them.
Wang Boyuan looked at Tao Mu's back and gossiped with Cheng Baodong with a smile: "He looks quite calm. I thought he had been left out for so long, and if he didn't lose his temper, he should at least ask the reason."
Cheng Baodong snorted coldly: "If he was going to lose his temper, he would have done it in front of Zhao. He wouldn't have waited until now."
Speaking of which, the two first knew about Tao Mu through Chen Yiqian. Director Chen saw Tao Mu's potential and was willing to promote newcomers. When he was free, he was willing to recommend Tao Mu to his old friends.
Wang Boyuan had previously wanted to find Tao Mu to be a stunt double, and it was Chen Yiqian who recommended it to him. Especially after knowing that Tao Mu had applied for Beijing Film Academy, Wang Boyuan naturally had a better impression of this junior brother who had not yet enrolled. After learning that Tao Mu had taken down the killer Wuming from "The Legend of Heroes", he felt that Tao Mu was quite lucky.
Unfortunately, before this feeling took root, Tao Mu was kicked out of the crew. Afterwards, Tao Mu's series of responses to the bad news made Wang Boyuan look at this junior brother differently.
If nothing else, his emotional intelligence is very high. Most young people in their twenties cannot achieve this level.
Cheng Baodong, on the other hand, felt that it was not a good thing for a child to be so cunning at such a young age. But it cannot be denied that with Tao Mu's appearance and high emotional intelligence, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely have a place in the entertainment industry in the future. Who knows, maybe he will be a dark horse in the Beijing circle.
Therefore, today's show of force can be regarded as a test of the younger generation and newcomers by Cheng Baodong and Wang Boyuan.
After the test, it's still the same. Wang Boyuan admired his junior brother's high emotional intelligence and good looks, and also admired Tao Mu's ease and foresight when he was on the crew. He has met many newcomers, and in order to create a persona of himself that is very hard-working and approachable, he would also help the crew with their work when he had no work to do. But it's rare to find a newcomer like Tao Mu who can help in a targeted way every time. This shows that Tao Mu is very familiar with all departments of the crew, and it can be seen that this kid is definitely ambitious. For example, in the future if you are a good actor you may become a director or if you are a good actor you may become a producer or something like that.
In contrast, Cheng Baodong is more repulsive to Tao Mu's maturity, depth, sophistication and slickness. There is not the slightest youthful vigor and liveliness.
However, the two of them also agreed on one thing: that is, with Tao Mu's character and conditions, he can definitely make a name for himself in the entertainment industry.
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