This king room is very small. A king bed takes up half of the space. On the right side of the bed is a bedside table, and then there is a wall with a window. On the left side is another bedside table, which is right next to the bathroom. The toilet and shower take up the entire space of the bathroom.
The sink is outside the bathroom, on the right hand side as you enter the door. There is a mirror above the sink and disposable toiletries next to it.
Directly in front of the bed is a long table with a TV and set-top box on it, and on the upper left of the table is the air conditioner.
The palm-sized space is fully utilized and has everything it needs.
After looking around the room, Du Yuanzhe didn't feel like complaining about anything anymore. He went into the bathroom to take a shower, and after that he called Xia Ningmo on video.
Du Yuanzhe showed Xia Ning around the room and said, "I strongly suspect Xu Cheng embezzled the investment funds."
Xia Ningmi didn't expect Du Yuanzhe's accommodation to be so bad. She frowned and said, "Can't you find a hotel to stay in by yourself?"
Du Yuanzhe said helplessly: "The hotel is an hour away from the crew. Xu Cheng asked to arrive at the crew at 5:30 tomorrow morning."
This means he has to get up at 4:30. It's okay to get up at 4:30 now, but it will be winter in more than a month, and the thought of getting up at 4:30 is painful.
Xia Ning said: "I have a way to help you live better."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up: "What can we do?"
“Buy a B&B and renovate it. It only takes a few days to complete.”
There is no need to rebuild the house, just install floor heating and replace furniture and that kind of thing.
Du Yuanzhe hesitated and shook his head, saying, "Forget it. If this gets out, people will definitely talk about it."
Xia Ningmi said, "It's human nature to want to live better. No matter how well you do, you can't be liked by everyone. You have to shoot intensively every day. If you don't live well, if you get sick, it will delay the progress even more."
Du Yuanzhe said, "But I'm only staying here for a few months. Isn't it too much of a loss to buy a house and renovate it?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly, "First of all, these expenses are not much. Secondly, ordinary people value their houses in their hometowns very much. When you finish shooting, I will sell them again. Don't worry about not being able to sell them."
Xia Ning didn't care about these expenses. In fact, compared with Du Yuanzhe's current savings, this little money was not worth mentioning.
Du Yuanzhe did not hesitate after hearing this and said, "Okay, you help me find someone, and I'll ask Brother Liu to settle the bill for them."
Xia Ningmi was right. He couldn't satisfy everyone's preferences. He now had the conditions to make himself live more comfortably. There was no need to compromise himself for the sake of some people's eyes.
Xia Ningmi said unhappily, "Do you have to tell me so clearly?"
Du Yuanzhe explained: "I just think that they come here to work, and it's just right to settle their accounts after the work is done. There is no need to go back to you to ask for money."
"No need, I'll send someone to monitor the progress, you don't have to worry about these things."
Xia Ningmi took it directly without Du Yuanzhe's intervention.
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Okay."
......
On the way to the set early the next morning, Du Yuanzhe told Liu Xu about this.
Liu Xu said: "We paid for the renovation ourselves, and we didn't bother the crew or the hotel. Even if someone really said something, it's not a big deal."
Xiaopang said excitedly: "Great, we are going to move to a new place!"
This narrow room is not very friendly to the fat man. He can occupy the entire aisle by himself. It is particularly uncomfortable for him and Liu Xu to live together.
At 10 a.m., Du Yuanzhe was reciting the script when Xiaopang came over and said, "Brother Zhe, I saw a renovation team heading to the town."
Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "So fast?"
Xiaopang was very happy and said, "With so many people coming, I estimate that the renovation will be completed within three days. Including the time for testing and ventilation, we can move in within half a month at most."
Compared to having to endure for several months, now only having to wait for half a month is already good enough.
Xiaopang and Liu Xu were the happiest about the move.
In addition to the small room size, the bed quality of the hotel is very poor. It makes noises when you move the slightest. Xiaopang likes to move around after falling asleep, and Liu Xu is a light sleeper and is always woken up by the creaking of the bed.
During the night, Liu Xu woke up Xiaopang many times, but it was no use because Xiaopang could not control his movements after falling asleep.
Neither of them slept well that night, and the room was so small that they couldn't even sleep on the floor.
The two of them worried for a long time last night and decided to stay in a B&B if they really couldn't make it.
It can be said that when Xia Ningmi proposed to buy a house, these two people agreed with both hands and feet.
Du Yuanzhe heard about what happened between the two of them last night and said with a smile, "This isn't the first time you two have lived together. I didn't expect such a big problem to arise."
There is nothing worse than not being able to sleep.
Xiaopang was also very depressed: "Liu Ge and I neither snore nor grind our teeth when we sleep at night, and we didn't expect that the quality of the bed would be the problem, but I really can't control myself from moving around after falling asleep."
Du Yuanzhe said, "We can't move now. Why don't you switch rooms with me? I'll be obedient after I fall asleep."
Xiaopang shook his head repeatedly: "How can that be possible? Our room is really bad. I found a centipede in the bathroom last night. Brother Zhe, you'd better not change it. It's only half a month anyway, it will be over soon."
Centipede???!!!!!!
Du Yuanzhe shuddered in his heart. When he was a child, there was often this kind of thing at home. This thing is similar to a centipede. Ever since he heard his parents say that this thing can drill the ears and cause deafness, he has been afraid of this thing. There was a time when he couldn't sleep at night because he was afraid of the centipede drilling into his ears.
Du Yuanzhe held the script tightly: "Xiaopang, buy a bottle of insecticide immediately and check my room from top to bottom. Make sure there are no insects left."
He didn't find any bugs last night, but that doesn't mean there weren't any in his room.
Xiaopang agreed.
When he was about to leave, Du Yuanzhe said, "Wait a minute, I'll go talk to Director Xu and see if we need to do a pest control for everyone."
Xu Cheng frowned when he heard what Du Yuanzhe said, "I specifically asked the hotel to ventilate and kill insects in advance."
He had been to many places and knew that rooms would easily become infested with bugs if they were damp, so he specifically reminded them of this before booking the hotel.
Xu Cheng immediately called his assistant and asked, "Go ask the hotel owner what's going on and why there are still bugs."
At the same time, he sent people to ask other people if they had found any bugs. It turned out that several people had found bugs in the room. In addition to centipedes, there were also ground tortoises, which are insects that often appear when the house is damp.
Xu Cheng's expression changed immediately.
This place is far from the city and there is no way to stay in a hotel. He paid extra money to ask the hotel owner to ensure good hygiene, but he didn't expect that problems would arise on the first day.
After a while, the assistant came back and said, "Director Xu, the hotel owner said that he had disinfected all the rooms three days ago and he didn't know why this problem occurred."
Xu Cheng frowned. He was 80% sure that the other party had lied. If they had really killed the insects, this kind of problem would not have occurred. But now was not the time to delve into this matter. He said, "Then let the boss do the killing again."
The assistant said with a bitter face: "The boss said that when we signed the contract, we agreed to disinfect and kill pests once a month. If we want to do it again now, it is outside the contract and we have to pay extra."
Maybe this is the boss's purpose, he just wants money.
Xu Cheng's face had become extremely ugly. He knew that he had been cheated. The other party might have thought that they were public figures and dared not make a big deal, or perhaps they thought that both parties would just do this one transaction. In any case, the other party had made it clear that they were going to cheat him out of money, and their behavior was extremely ugly.
Du Yuanzhe was in a bad mood and asked, "Director Xu, didn't you ask about this person's character before booking the hotel?"
The living conditions are bad, and now even the hygiene is a problem. No one would be happy about it.
Xu Cheng said in a deep voice: "It was my negligence this time. I apologize to everyone. I will have someone resolve this matter as soon as possible."
Du Yuanzhe said nothing more and returned to his seat to continue memorizing the script.
Xiaopang whispered, "Brother Zhe, are we still going to kill the insects ourselves?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Leave it to Director Xu to handle."
Xu Cheng has already said that he will solve it, and if Du Yuanzhe takes action on his own it means he doesn't trust him.
Liu Xu couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Director Xu always succeeds in getting investment from various investors, making those investors love and hate him. I didn't expect that today he would be cheated by the owner of a small town hotel."
Du Yuanzhe said: "This shows that we should not underestimate anyone, and we should not assume that everyone can think rationally. Today we all think that the hotel owner is chasing customers away, but he may just want to make money from us this time, knowing that we will not be his repeat customers."
They just came here temporarily to film a movie. This is not a scenic spot or a tourist destination, so it is almost impossible for anyone to come here a second time.
Afterwards, Du Yuanzhe continued to film seriously, not taking the previous incident to heart. When the filming was over in the evening, Director Xu told everyone that the hotel had completed the pest control and everyone could continue to stay there without worry.
When Du Yuanzhe returned to the hotel, he could smell a faint smell of insecticide.
Xiao Pang asked for information and came back: "Brother Zhe, Director Xu really gave the hotel owner more money to kill insects again, and this time he specially sent someone to keep an eye on it."
Liu Xu wondered: "Director Xu didn't do anything else. He is not someone who is willing to suffer losses?"
Du Yuanzhe said, "Maybe he just kept it to himself. After all, the boss is a local. Director Xu can punish him if he wants, but where are so many people going to stay? If the accommodation is not solved, the filming progress will be delayed. You know, the filming set is the most expensive, and the little money the hotel owner cheated is nothing."
Liu Xu nodded: "It seems that Director Xu wants to shoot the movie peacefully first. The hotel incident is just a small matter. As long as Director Xu keeps the evidence, it will be easy to deal with him."
杜元哲問起另一件事:“我們這兩天吃的一日三餐是哪個飯館送來的,應該不是賓館吧?”
他們這兩天吃的菜基本上都是家常小菜,他猜測可能是哪個農家小飯館做的,鎮上有好幾家這樣的飯館。
小胖道:“不是賓館做的,也不是飯館送的,徐導特意請了幾個大嫂給我們做飯,一日三餐都是她們負責,然後讓工作人員給我們送飯。”
杜元哲聽得都佩服:“他可真會精打細算啊,請人做飯比讓飯館送飯便宜多了。”
鎮上有不少小飯館,雖然這裏沒有送外賣的服務,但只要徐程肯掏錢,絕對會有人願意提供外賣服務,但徐程卻選擇自己找人做飯,這節省得可不是一星半點。
杜元哲忍不住吐槽:“他有必要把錢節省到這種地步嗎?”
不論是前世還是現在,杜元哲還是第一次見這麽摳的導演,住處可以說是沒辦法,畢竟實在是離酒店太遠,可夥食也自己雇人做實在是太秀了。
他記得杜元聞給劇組投資了一大筆錢,是這部電影當之無愧的第一大投資商,徐程花得連訂餐的錢都沒剩?
小胖和劉旭都搖搖頭,他們也是第一次見這種導演。
晚上和夏凝覓打視頻,杜元哲一邊打游戲,一邊和夏凝覓吐槽徐程。
夏凝覓道:“在徐程心裏,他拉到的所有投資都該用在電影拍攝上,就連演員的片酬他都不想給太多,你們的住處和夥食更是能省就省。”
“你看看他以前拍的電影就知道,他選的都不是知名演員,他拍電影給出去的片酬加一起都不到一個知名演員的片酬。”
杜元哲突然想起來,他和徐程簽合同時并不出名,再加上是電影新人,片酬可謂是極低。
徐程反而還從他這裏要到了一筆投資。
杜元哲無語道:“按理說這種導演是該敬佩的,因為他是真正的電影人,但我莫名想揍他一頓。”
夏凝覓道:“想揍就揍,只要你幫徐程把電影拍好,他可能還會誇你揍得好。”
杜元哲聽言道:“七七,你好像很了解徐程?”
夏凝覓道:“我當初接管千影娛樂的時候,特意了解過娛樂圈的所有知名導演。”
她從來不做無準備之事,千影娛樂的崛起不是偶然也不是運氣,這背後是夏凝覓精心的謀劃。
千影娛樂如今簽下的幾個大導演,都是她根據對方的喜好對症下藥,才成功簽約的。
杜元哲瞬間沒了吃醋的心思,道:“不愧是七七,真厲害啊。”
夏凝覓道:“只要你認真拍戲,徐程不會管你做什麽,你到時候搬地方只需要和他說一聲就行。”
杜元哲點頭。
其實他還真沒擔心過徐程,他一開始就覺得徐程不會管。
......
賓館自從噴過殺蟲劑後就沒再出現過蟲子,因為和小胖睡在一間房實在太折磨人了,劉旭先回了煙城,正好公司有一些事需要他處理。
經紀人其實是不需要一直跟組的,只是劉旭現在就杜元哲一個藝人,重心都在他身上,就一直跟着他。
一連幾天過去,杜元哲已經拍了一周的戲,漸漸适應了徐程的節奏,他真是把所有人當驢使喚,每天早六點開始拍攝,晚上十一二點才能收工,一天工作時間超過十二個小時,可以說壓榨了所有能壓榨的時間。
按理說這樣的拍攝會讓人覺得導演很心急,但徐程一點也不心急,他把每一條都磨得很仔細,他會讓每一條都拍攝到這個演員能做到的最好。
在徐程這裏不會出現第一條更好的情況,他很擅長引導演員,并非是教導演員怎麽演,而是引導演員發揮出自己的優勢,而這個優勢恰好是這個演員和角色相通的地方。
幾乎每個演員都是這樣,這已經不能用巧合來解釋。
杜元哲終于知道明展書為什麽那麽佩服徐程,這人當真是厲害,和他相處得越久,越能感受到他的才華。
怪不得王立剛當初說,他會從徐程身上學到很多東西。
正等戲時,小胖跑過來低聲道:“哲哥,我打聽到了。”
杜元哲疑惑:“你去打聽什麽了?”
小胖道:“我聽說徐導身邊從不缺少女伴,但進組都一周了也沒看到女人來找他,我就覺得納悶,所以就去和他團隊的人打聽了一下。”
杜元哲見有徐程的八卦聽,示意小胖說說看。
小胖道:“徐導把公事和私事分得很清楚,每到電影開拍之前他都會和女伴分手,在拍攝時間不會交女朋友,更不會和劇組女演員有牽扯。”
“工作人員說工作時的徐導就是禁欲系男神,能抵禦一切誘惑。曾經有女演員借着問劇本的理由進入徐導房間,據說當時那人衣服都脫了,徐導特別淡定地點評了一番人家的身材,直接那人氣跑了。”
杜元哲沒想到徐程還有這樣的習慣,只要拍電影就和女伴分手,不拍完電影就不交女朋友。
他忍不住壞心眼地想,萬一投資商中途撤資電影拍不下去了,徐程是不是就一直單着?
至于那個傳聞,證明徐程是個自制力很強的人,該放縱的時候放縱,不該放縱的時候就一點逾越的事都不幹。
當然,杜元哲對濫情的人沒好感,他佩服徐程的才華,但不喜歡他的濫情,這兩者之間并不沖突。
叮鈴鈴——
杜元哲剛聽完徐程的八卦,陳蓉珊的電話就打過來了。
電話一接通,陳蓉珊就劈頭蓋臉地問道:“元哲,我聽說你現在住的地方特別差,每天吃的飯菜也不好?”
杜元哲愣了一瞬:“大哥和您說的?”
他只和杜元聞吐槽過一次,本意是調侃杜元聞的投資打了水漂。
但他沒想到杜元聞會把這件事告訴陳蓉珊,聽到陳蓉珊要來幫他出氣的語氣,杜元哲就頭疼。
陳蓉珊道:“要不是元聞告訴我,我還蒙在鼓裏呢。你那個導演是怎麽回事?我們家投了那麽多錢,就是想讓他對你好點,可他幹的都是什麽事?他是不是仗着自己是導演就不把演員當人看?我馬上讓你大哥撤資,看他狂不狂!”
陳蓉珊快氣炸了,她知道杜元哲現在過得什麽日子後,恨不得馬上飛過來把徐程罵一頓。
杜元哲忍不住埋怨徐程,徐程做得好事還得讓他來解釋,但他必須先把陳蓉珊安撫住。
“媽,我已經買下了一處民宿,都裝修好了,過幾天就能住進去,我不會委屈自己的。”
和陳蓉珊解釋徐程的心思根本沒用,只要讓陳蓉珊知道杜元哲不會吃苦就行。
陳蓉珊愣了下道:“那吃的呢?”
杜元哲道:“徐導找的幾個大嫂手藝不錯,并不比飯館做得差。”
這屬于是違心誇贊了,她們手藝一般,絕對達不到飯館的程度,不過都是一些家常小菜,也不需要多好的廚藝,大嫂們做了幾十年飯,飯菜味道還可以。
陳蓉珊皺眉:“手藝再好能和廚師比?你天天拍戲,如果再吃不好,身體可承受不了,我讓吳姐過去照顧你幾個月。”
杜元哲道:“別麻煩吳姨了,這裏到林城就一個小時,我要是真想吃好吃的,可以讓助理去買。”
陳蓉珊道:“外面賣的那些都重油重鹽,肯定沒有自己做的健康,這事就這麽定了,你搬住處後和我說一聲,我讓吳姐馬上過去。”
杜元哲知道阻止不了陳蓉珊,便答應下來,只要陳蓉珊別來找徐程的麻煩就行。
他都準備搬住處了,再來個保姆伺候一日三餐很合理,反正都是為了改善生活。
進入十月後,天氣開始變冷,出現溫暖氣候的頻率開始降低。
杜元哲已經搬進新住處,他只是和徐程提了一句就搬了,徐程果然沒說什麽,至于劇組其他人怎麽想就和他無關了。
這是一棟二層小樓,樓上樓下都鋪了地暖,家具都是新買的,卧室裏的床也是新的,杜元哲轉了一圈,就沒發現有原主人的東西存在。
而且這棟小樓才蓋了幾年,粉刷的牆壁還很幹淨,想要買下來這棟小樓,不加錢是不可能的。
杜元哲和他的團隊全都搬了過來,杜元哲一人住在二樓,其他人都住在一樓,即便這樣,房子也夠用。
劉旭和吳姨是在杜元哲搬家後的第二天趕來的,随後吳姨就負責起杜元哲的一日三餐,為了方便吳姨買菜,杜元哲特意讓小胖租了輛車,吳姨如果有需要可以去林城買菜。
搬到新住處後,杜元哲終于脫離了之前有些寒酸的生活,自己住在一個大房間裏,每天的飯菜都不帶重樣的,既美味又有營養。
果然人只有失去過才知道珍惜,杜元哲覺得自己已經腐化了,習慣了富貴生活,就過不了苦日子。
Du Yuanzhe's relocation and improved food were kept secret from the other crew members. They might have had complaints, but Xu Cheng and everyone signed a confidentiality agreement before filming began, forbidding anyone to disclose anything that happened during the filming.
Therefore, there is no news about this incident on the Internet, and Du Yuanzhe can continue to film with peace of mind.
With Xu Cheng in the crew, as long as he doesn't say anything, no one else can do anything.
Time passed, and after one month of Du Yuanzhe joining the group, everyone had already developed a tacit understanding.
Today we need to shoot a scene in the mountains. The male lead Sun Yunhong found a clue. He suspected that a certain place in the mountains was once a body dumping site. He personally led people into the mountains to investigate, hoping to find more clues.
While he was investigating, a figure suddenly flashed by. Sun Yunhong got separated from his team members in order to chase that person, but accidentally found the place where the body was dumped.
This scene took place at night, and as it was getting dark, Xu Cheng immediately started filming the scene.
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