Chapter 3 The melon is coming After
signing the contract, they walked out of the company building side by side, talking happily.
Mr. Xie's full name is Xie Jiamao. He mentioned that the company has been in contact with some good directors recently. Yu Wen just got a basic salary of 5,000 yuan, and he started to flatter him, "Mr. Xie is really busy. With Mr. Xie's personal involvement, it will definitely be easy to get..."
Just now during the chat, Xie Jiamao revealed to him some of the company's future development intentions. Starlight Media's business sectors include not only artist brokerage, but also film and television drama planning, production and distribution. Although he didn't know whether it could be done, Mr. Xie still humbly said: Let's try it first.
Yu Wen probably knew why the boss had been in so many circles - because he wanted to "try it first."
Xie Jiamao shook his head, his handsome face with the frost of years hiding a trace of worry, "I'm sorry for your words... They are all my old friends. If they are willing to come, the company will definitely not treat them badly. Unfortunately, everyone's willingness does not seem to be particularly strong..."
Yu Wen thought, it would be strange if it could be strong.
In this book, the structure of the entertainment industry can be roughly summarized as "one super and many strong". Among them, the protagonist Feng Chengzhou's Huiteng Group is the only one that dominates, and there are various entertainment companies that are strong. Yu Wen has never seen the name of Starlight Media from beginning to end.
Moreover, Xie Jiamao perfectly meets the evaluation of others on him - unreliable, but honest.
A person who is unreliable and too honest can hardly become a qualified leader. It is natural that others do not trust him, unless he is like Yu Wen, who only cares about the basic salary and does not care about his future.
Yu Wen can only comfort him: "Where there is a will, there is a way."
He wanted to take a taxi back to the rental house. Before leaving, he remembered something. He was afraid that his boss would think he was impatient, so he deliberately acted like a good boy and smiled sweetly, "By the way, boss, who is my agent? I want to treat him to a simple meal. After all, we have to get along well in the future..."
The group acting work of the crew has not yet ended, and there may be another round. Since he has signed a contract with the company, he still has to say hello to the agent when taking private work. This is the basic spirit of the contract.
Xie Jiamao lowered his head and ruffled his hair in embarrassment, "You also know that our company has just started... We haven't recruited agents yet, and I didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to submit a resume to the company..."
Yu Wen: "?"
"But don't worry, there are definitely agents, but they are not very professional. I can only ask you to make do with them for now." Xie Jiamao pounded his chest hard, "Although I have never led anyone, I have a certificate, and I can work with a certificate, so I am trustworthy!"
Yu Wen: "..."
#My boss was my boss at first and then became my agent#
-Yu
Wen's worries are not unreasonable. That night, the assistant director sent him a new notice.
——It was a special invitation from the "Feng Hua" crew.
Director Gao didn't know what was wrong with him and wanted to give him a little more drama for his last role. Although Yu Wen felt puzzled, he immediately agreed to the offer as he could get a good salary.
That night, Yu Wen reviewed the relevant plots at that time. He condensed an entertainment industry article to only 50,000 words. Although it had a beginning and an end, the details in the middle were like a cut version.
...It means that you won't know what will happen next even if you preview it in advance.
Yu Wen read the three thin pages about the "Feng Hua" crew over and over again, and tried hard to recall, but in the end he got nothing and put it back in the drawer.
In the evening, he said hello to Xie Jiamao, who was very busy recently trying to find a director. Hearing that it was a small role without a name, he didn't ask much.
As mentioned earlier, Director Gao is a serious person who has produced many hit dramas. He is most famous for two things: 1. The breathtaking aesthetics of the pictures; 2. The rich character design. It
is rare to see stereotyped characters in his dramas. Even the common minor characters can be deeply captured and made three-dimensional and vivid.
People in the industry once joked that even if Director Gao's dramas are rotten, there will always be people who want to try them because these two points are eye-catching enough.
The filming progress of "Feng Hua" has exceeded half, and the next plot revolves around the conflict between the "people-oriented" concept advocated by Gongsun Daiyu and the exploitative classes such as the old aristocracy. The character Yu Wen represents the old aristocracy.
In order to express the contradiction hidden under the calm sea more sharply and to highlight the change of the heroine's mood, Director Gao added a scene.
-- The noble young man played by Yu Wen ran his horse in the street, killing one and injuring three, and was beheaded on the spot by Gongsun Daiyu.
This was the first time that the heroine killed a powerless person. The young man's face was full of tears and begging, but his words always inadvertently revealed arrogance and contempt for life, which made Gongsun Daiyu realize that advocacy is useless and their ideas must be shaken from the root. How to shake? With blood.
Yu Wen had a heavy responsibility in this scene. He was arrogant at the beginning and terrified at the end. He also had to cry in front of the heroine and mumble a lot of lines.
Yu Wen held the script and fell into deep thought.
Zou Ming was very happy that he got such an important role. "What's wrong? Are you stupid? Calm down. You see Director Gao likes you so much. You will definitely have more lines in the future!"
Zou Ming was in his early twenties, a few years older than Yu Wen. He had a square jaw and an accent that he couldn't change. He looked honest when he smiled.
"It's not because of this," Yu Wen pointed to a few words in the script, "'pale with astonishment', 'tears streaming down one's face', 'at a loss of direction'... how do you act? Do you know how to do it?"
Zou Ming: "..."
Yu Wen was not very experienced in acting in extras, and it was difficult for him to be given so many lines right away.
He spent ten minutes interpreting the script, but felt overwhelmed, so he turned around and ran to ask the director if he could change someone else.
"Why? I gave you a chance and you don't want it?" Director Gao was very irritable as soon as he opened his mouth. Yu Wen was shocked by his voice and rubbed his ears silently.
It is said that the main reason why Director Gao has been so irritable recently is that a friend wants to invite him to the company to pressure him. The specific method of pressure was not mentioned, but Director Gao's mental state would not be very good every time he answered the phone.
This is not a friend, but an enemy.
Yu Wen showed him the densely packed script, "Director, do you want to present the best visual effects?"
Director Gao: "Don't talk nonsense."
"Now there is a big bug, that's me," Yu Wen said honestly, "Replace me, and the completion rate of this section will immediately increase by 50%."
"..." Director Gao laughed, his lip muscles twitching slightly, presenting a twisted beauty, "When I notified you to come, didn't you say you would guarantee to complete the task?"
Yu Wen hesitated and said, "When you notified me, you didn't say there were lines."
Director Gao: "..."
Yu Wen: "..."
The two looked at each other, and silence spread.
This is the truth. When the assistant director notified him to come, he only said that there was a scene. At that time, Fei Ye had not yet finished writing. The assistant director thought it was a small cannon fodder without lines, and comforted Yu Wen that the lines would be given later.
Then Yu Wen came with peace of mind.
Director Gao's lips moved, and he held back a sentence for a long time: "Can't you have a little ambition?! Challenge yourself?!"
He knew his own shortcomings. Detailed character portrayal is a double-edged sword. It is the finishing touch of a play when it is appropriate, and it is redundant when it is too detailed. Before he added this scene, he didn't know that he could add it like this.
The first version was even more complicated than this, and now this version is the result of the screenwriters drastically deleting most of it.
Yu Wen: "I can't do it."
Director Gao: "You can."
Yu Wen: "..."
This part of the plot has some connection with the part where the heroine fights bandits, so they can only find the actor from the three special guests who participated at that time. Among them, Yu Wen has the most outstanding appearance. The most important thing is that Director Gao hopes that the actor's crying to the heroine will be enough to soften the audience's heart, so as to set off the heroine's ruthlessness when swinging the sword.
Yu Wen's face is already quite convincing.
"Your scene is in the afternoon, so, go to the bathroom and practice in front of the mirror. Practice more. Just cry, it's not difficult at all." Director Gao didn't have time to waste time talking to him, and pushed him back, "Come on, I believe you can do it."
Yu Wen didn't get what he wanted, and came back with a pout. He really can't do it. Crying scenes require talent.
He has only cried a few times since he was a child, so it is difficult for him to empathize. He has seen actors rushing to the director for help, but he has never seen a director who insists on grabbing an extra to be the brawn. He has already accepted the offer, and he can't let this scene fail with him. Yu Wen can only bite the bullet and go to the toilet to practice. -At noon, the crew packs lunch boxes and has a short break. Those who have plenty of free time will find a place to take a nap, and those who don't have much time will gather indoors to check their phones. The director was in a small room next to him, staring at the monitor and watching the playback. The door was open, and occasionally someone would go in. In view of Director Gao's recent temper, most of the staff tacitly agreed not to disturb him. Yu Wen came out of the toilet with two walnut eyes. The makeup lady saw him and laughed: "Hey, why did you cry like this? I guess you will need to put on ten layers of foundation to cover it up later." Yu Wen worked as a stagehand for a while, and the staff of Group B remembered him. He had a tender face and a sweet mouth, and was very likable. Everyone often gave him some harmless little conveniences, such as a pony and a small cushion. The teachers in the makeup group were most familiar with him, and would give him a cup of milk tea when they ordered it. Yu Wen said with a wronged laugh: "I have thought of all the sad things in my life." The makeup lady asked: "Will you act it out?" Yu Wen shook his head like a rattle. The whole makeup group laughed. He had some experience in crying scenes, but the transitions of some emotions were still stiff. He really couldn't find out where the problem was, and was ready to go out and find a teacher to open the stove. Director Gao's door was open. Yu Wen said hello to the makeup team and was about to go in. As soon as he stepped onto the steps, he heard a few low, angry roars from inside the house: "Just ask about the play! What are you doing sticking to me?!" "Damn it, I'm not gay! No - I don't follow unspoken rules!" The tone was a little lower than when Director Gao usually scolded people. He probably wanted to save some face for the other party, but he was used to speaking loudly, so even if he lowered his voice a few points, it was still loud. At least everyone within a radius of ten meters must have heard it clearly. At this time, in addition to Yu Wen, there was also a boy in a costume outside the door. He was a college graduate, with a handsome appearance. He held the script in his hand. He stood there in a daze for a moment. I don't know what he was thinking about, and his face turned pale. ——"Rise! The protagonist of "The Movie King", Chu Han. The air was stagnant for ten seconds, and soon, the young boy came out of the house in a panic, embarrassedly holding the script to cover his face, and ran away in shame. Yu Wen remembered him. He was an 18th-tier celebrity who played a young guard beside the male protagonist in the play. He had a very important role. He didn't know why he couldn't think of offending Director Gao. It was probably because of the recent rumors about Director Gao's homosexuality, and some people took it seriously. Chu Han also thought of some rumors. He stood at the door with a pale face, clutched the script tightly, and turned to leave. He didn't want to follow the unspoken rules. He didn't want to follow the unspoken rules. He panicked after realizing the meaning of "chatting about the script". He vaguely remembered this part of the plot: [Sister Zhang said that the connections in the entertainment industry depend on two words: performance. Get in touch with directors more often, ask more questions about plays you don’t understand, and communicate with directors often when you understand. Who doesn’t like hardworking and diligent talents? However, directors are busy during the day, so it’s best to find them at night. Chu Han kept Sister Zhang’s words in mind and went to Director Gao to discuss the script whenever he had time.] Sister Zhang here is the group leader who brought Chu Han into the industry. As the name suggests, she is the leader of the extras. As the link between the crew and the extras, Chu Han was taken care of by her before he became famous, so he is very grateful to her. Chu Han entered the industry by accident and did not intend to make a living from it, so he did not sign with a company. Now his worth is already a third or fourth-tier star, and the acting contracts are still from Sister Zhang, which can be regarded as his repayment. But he never expected that while he was thinking about repaying her, Sister Zhang was thinking about sending him to the director's bed. A moment after the boy left, Director Gao walked out of the room with his hands on his hips, furious. Yu Wen was still standing there, and Chu Han just turned around when Director Gao glanced at them, his expression subtle, "Are you here to talk about the script, too?" Chu Han had some social phobia, and at this time he was still a student who had just entered society. Hearing the hidden meaning behind the words, his face instantly turned red, and his fingertips holding the script turned white. What broke the weird atmosphere was Yu Wen's "ang". He seemed to not understand his expression and said with a straight face, "I cried in the toilet for two hours and came to report the results to you." Director Gao: "What are the results?" "Greed, ignorance, anger and resentment are all sins. Don't force joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. Amitabha, my Buddha is merciful." "Speak human language." "You are numb from crying." A small burst of laughter suddenly rang out around. The teachers in the makeup group were not afraid of Director Gao and laughed the most wantonly. Director Gao put his hands on his waist and turned around twice. It seemed that he wanted to rush up and poke Yu Wen in the head, "So can you act or not? If you can't, get out!" Yu Wen knew in his heart that if there was really a backup, Director Gao would have kicked him out when he just backed out. Obviously, there were three special guests, and only he came today.
"I can act! Xiao Yu will definitely try my best! But I have to say hello to you first. Due to my poor acting skills, the effect may not be as good as expected. I hope you can be mentally prepared and don't get upset because of me."
Director Gao laughed and scolded him: "You have so little confidence in yourself? Stand up! Don't fight for the bread, fight for the face!"
Yu Wen: "Fighting for everything will only hurt me."
The surroundings laughed again, this time the laughter was bright and cheerful, and the sound waves quickly suppressed the weird atmosphere just now, and it disappeared at all.
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