Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Just More Than 50,000
Originally, Lu Xuan was going to take a few days off to join the next crew that Jiang Qi had introduced, but he received a call early in the morning saying that there were some unexpected problems with the schedules of the two leading actors, and the filming would be postponed until after the New Year.
So he was completely free during this period before the New Year.
As he had been filming day and night for many days in a row, Qiao Wu wanted to let him rest more today. He did not wake him up, nor did he let the servants come up.
But his biological clock had been ticking for so long that he couldn't continue sleeping.
In the end, for the sake of those cheap abdominal muscles, I still got up and did morning exercises, and then made an appointment with the acting teacher to go to the company.
When I went downstairs, there was no one else in the house except the servants.
This situation was very common in the past. He had been eating alone for the past ten years, but other people were like strangers to him. No one cared about what he was doing, and he did the same.
But this time it was different.
Seeing him coming down, the servants prepared breakfast for him and, without him asking, said, "The old man hasn't returned from Jingshui Villa yet. The second young master is at the company. The fourth young master and the young lady are in the finals week and need to go to school early. Housekeeper Xiao Qiao also went to the foundation after arranging matters at home."
Lu Xuan paused while eating breakfast.
He is not very used to it.
The tone sounded as if reporting to him the whereabouts of everyone in the family was a very common thing.
He suddenly remembered what Qiao Wu said, "You are not often at home."
It is true that due to work reasons, he rarely stays at home. When he was here before, other people were also there, and it was noisy and noisy all day long, so I didn't think it was strange.
But when it was his turn to sit here alone, he felt very strange.
It was as if there was really a string pulling him. Even if he walked very far away, someone would tell others one morning: The third young master is filming and has not come back yet.
He withdrew his thoughts and nodded lightly.
After breakfast, he came to the company for class, and as soon as he entered the door, he was hugged by Yu Xiu.
He frowned and pulled the person off him: "What are you doing?!"
Yu Xiu patted his shoulder with great satisfaction: "The past six months have been really good."
The company didn't spend much money to help him fight against the black market.
Ever since Lu Xuan stopped going to those messy parties and stopped drinking and making a fool of himself, his reputation in the circle has improved a lot.
A document was handed to Lu Xuan, and Yu Xiu said, "But there's something I need to tell you. Although Teacher Jiang Qi's production has been temporarily put on hold, there's a new job here. Want to take a look? It's for the male lead."
Lu Xuan took a look and saw that it was a plan for a complete script.
He walked past Yu Xiu towards the acting classroom, not even turning back and said lazily, "I don't have any money lately."
"What money?" Yu Xiu hurried over, "It's for your performance."
Lu Xuan glanced at him inexplicably: "Want to harm me?"
The last male lead he played was a domineering CEO who was repeatedly criticized by Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi in the black fan chat room every day.
"Why did it hurt you? Are you not happy about playing the male lead?"
Lu Xuan didn't care and scoffed, "There's probably no one who can act just by looking good right now."
He knew exactly how much he weighed.
Don't waste several months, in the end some people can't even finish watching the first episode.
These six months have been wasted.
Seeing his stubborn attitude, Yu Xiu was very surprised and said with a smile, "It's not time for you to act so arrogantly and say you only play the male lead."
As he spoke, he stuffed the plan into Lu Xuan's arms and said, "I'm not lying to you. I'm the real male lead, but it's not a big production. It's just a web drama made by a new team. I didn't say you have to act in it, I just wanted you to give it a try. Anyway, your current work has been temporarily postponed, so if you want to go to other teams, you still have to read the script and audition."
Hearing what he said, Lu Xuan stopped, took the plan and opened it.
Although he has not produced many works, he is still familiar with directors of all sizes in the circle, and these people often get him drunk in order to get investment.
But everyone's name on the plan, whether it's the director or the producer, is unfamiliar. It seems that it is really a new team.
It is a martial arts coming-of-age comedy about a small-time character. Judging from the theme and character outline, it does have a bit more depth than "The Urban Overlord", and it is also in line with the mainstream market.
After following Jiang Qi for a long time, Lu Xuan roughly knew some of the project processes.
The smaller the group is, the harder it is to get started without any background because they cannot attract investment.
He leaned against the door without raising his head: "I don't have money, but I have a face. I will sell my art but not my body."
“…”
Lu Xuan didn't want to use Lu Jinzhi's money to invest in others to buy himself a role, as he would still be ridiculed in the end: "The only salary I earned was just given as a red envelope to my children at home yesterday."
Yu Xiu: “Outrageous.”
It's made from your gold mine.
Do you have to use all your film pay to give out red envelopes?!
He teased, "Aren't you saving money to buy jewelry for your housekeeper?"
Lu Xuan, whose pain point was suddenly touched, gave him a cold look.
Oh.
Buy jewelry?
He wanted to, but his housekeeper was more generous than him and had already bought jewelry for other artists.
He: "Get lost."
"Why are you still so grumpy?" Knowing that he was under strict supervision, Yu Xiu stopped teasing him and said seriously, "I'm not asking you to invest. I'm just asking you to see if you want to go. If you do, go audition. You may not even get the part."
This little mouth is as sweet as honey, and her words are as annoying as Lu Jinzhi's.
Lu Xuan was about to say something when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He finally raised his eyes: "Let me see?"
During this period, every job he had was sorted out by Yu Xiu and sent to Qiao Wu. Qiao Wu would select the appropriate ones and give them to him. He was only responsible for doing them. From variety shows to Jiang Qi, even new groups had to be reviewed by Qiao Wu first.
Why is it his turn to come now?
"Boss Qiao didn't tell you." Ever since he knew Qiao Wu had a new company, Yu Xiu changed the way he addressed her. After all, the other party's status and rank were several levels higher than his. She was really doing great things quietly and dared to try anything.
"She said that in the future, you can look at and screen your work first, and she will be responsible for assisting you."
Lu Xuan was silent for several seconds before repeating doubtfully, "Assistance?"
Isn't she just assisting the head of Lu's group?
But Yu Xiu didn't know what he was thinking, and worried that he would mind, so he explained, "That's true, actually. She has so many things to do every day, she can't always pave the way for you."
Lu Xuan smiled.
He lowered his head and opened the script again. After a while, he denied it: "No."
She was the one who took his words that day to heart.
But it doesn't mean that I ignore him, but rather that I let him go and let him try to be his own master and decide his own path.
And leave him a way to retreat and stand behind him.
Just like she said, even if she wasn't there, someone else would do the job.
In fact, Lu Xuan felt that some of what she said was wrong.
Even if there is a next housekeeper, not everyone will be as thoughtful as she is and be able to grasp everyone's weaknesses.
"I'll take a look." He closed the plan. "I'll give you an answer before I get off work."
"OK."
Seeing someone open the door and enter the classroom, Yu Xiu smiled for no reason.
Mr. Qiao is truly an amazing person. He was able to train that little bastard Lu Xuan into this state. If he had been more obedient earlier, he wouldn't have taken so many detours for so many years.
After class, Lu Xuan did not go to eat immediately. Instead, he sat in the classroom and read the entire planning document. He did not see the details of the script, but the planning document wrote out the complete direction of the whole story.
He is trying to independently judge whether a play is good or bad from his own perspective.
Qiao Wu has never been involved in this line of work, but she can still tell the difference, so why can't he?
This is not just a matter of looking at the plot, but also whether the team is professional and responsible, whether the plan is written in detail, whether everything is covered, and whether every detail cannot be ignored.
Apart from the script, he hasn't taken this kind of text document so seriously for a long time.
After reading to the end, he breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself that he was really not cut out for this. This was obviously much more difficult than reading a script. He felt dizzy just reading a plan.
But finally, I finished watching it.
This realization gave him a sense of accomplishment he had never felt before.
After calming down in the classroom for a while, he slowly stood up and went to Yu Xiu's office. After opening the door, he walked straight to his desk and asked, "Where's the complete script?"
Yu Xiu raised his head: "Have you figured it out?"
Lu Xuan responded casually.
Yu Xiu went to look through the drawers and said, "There's one more thing I need to remind you of. Have you looked at the salary listed in the proposal?"
To be honest, Lu Xuan didn't care much.
He has never been very sensitive about money, so after seeing the other details, he didn't look at the money anymore.
Only after Yu Xiu reminded him did he turn his head.
His eyebrows raised slightly.
"See?" Yu Xiu placed the script on the table. "This small crew of newcomers doesn't have much money. They're probably a poor crew. All the money they get goes into the set and production, and the actors get very little pay. This kind of hardship is completely different from the one you experienced in Teacher Jiang Qi's crew."
Jiang Qi's family has strict requirements and the pressure of continuous improvement, so he has enough money for life. It can't be said that it can match the consumption of the Lu family, but at least it can allow you to sleep comfortably.
But this kind of low-budget drama may cause pressure in both life and work.
This is especially true for people like Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at the script on the table, without moving.
Yu Xiu wasn't surprised to see this. After all, the man was buying jewelry for the housekeeper. "Don't worry, there's other things..."
Before he finished speaking, his slender hand took the script away.
Lu Xuan leaned sideways on the table, looking as if he was laughing, or as if he was mocking himself.
"A little more than fifty thousand will do."
He is not even worth 50,000 now.
This salary is probably his current value.
Watching Lu Xuan leave, Yu Xiu took a long time to suppress his surprise, picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Mr. Qiao."
"Um?"
"He's read the plan," Yu Xiu said. "He's also taken the script. He seems quite interested in this play and seems to want to give it a try. However, he just finished filming Jiang Qi's drama. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to join such an unknown small crew now?"
Qiao Wu on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "It's up to him to decide. If he chooses, then we don't have to worry about it."
"OK."
Yu Xiu paused, then jokingly asked, "Mr. Qiao, you quietly set up an entertainment company. It can't be that it has nothing to do with Lu Xuan, right?"
Qiao Wu was also very frank: "A little bit."
"He still has a contract with me."
Now Yu Xiu doesn't expect Lu Xuan to bring any benefits to the company. After all, no one can make decisions for this gentleman. But since he has come and has made some splash, he will naturally not let him go so easily.
"Let's talk about it after the contract arrives." Qiao Wu said.
"That's still a long time."
Yu Xiu was stunned. "Are you paving the way for him?"
Qiao Wu laughed: "As for the road, once it's paved, anyone can walk on it. There's no such thing as paving it for anyone, but who would want to take a detour?"
He added, "It's written in black and white in the contract that we won't compete with you for the job. Don't tell him about this."
Yu Xiu thought to himself, of course I won’t tell you.
According to Lu Xuan's personality, if he said it now, he would pack up his bedding and move in directly with Qiao Wu tomorrow.
But after hearing what Qiao Wu said, he suddenly understood why Lu Xuan was always so proud and protective when he mentioned Qiao Wu, and he also understood why she was so valued by the Lu family and had such a high annual salary.
After all, no housekeeper can do this and pave the way for everyone's future long ago.
He sighed, "Being a housekeeper is really demanding."
Not only do you have to hire people after getting paid, you also have to hire money.
"Not the butler."
Qiao Wu thought about it and smiled, "This is a way to repay my family. After all, he said he is my brother."
People always have to give up something for something else.
It is only right for her to give up some unimportant material possessions for these hard-earned feelings.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Wu slowed down his reading of the documents.
She would not compete with GS for some already confirmed resources. The plan was handed to her by a young girl when she went to a dinner with Lu Xuan a long time ago. Among all the resources, this plan was the least impressive. Although the script had some highlights, it was of no use to Lu Xuan at the time. Without fame and publicity, it was a question whether the film could be completed. Even if someone invested, Lu Xuan's acting skills at the time could not support the script, and in the end he would not escape the fate of failure, so she just stayed for the time being.
Although Lu Xuan has made progress now, she is not sure whether Lu Xuan will take the job.
Strength is one, endurance is the second.
After Lu Xuan said to her, "Don't bother me," she went back and thought about it for a long time, and decided to respect Lu Xuan's choice, so she asked Yu Xiu to give him the script.
If Lu Xuan wanted to choose this script, he not only had to have sufficient understanding of his acting skills, but also had to be aware of the difficulties he would face. If he could evaluate all of these and take it on, she would not stop him.
If he was just trying to prove that he didn't need her help, then he was taking the wrong step.
Therefore, Qiao Wu really didn't have a clear idea of what Lu Xuan was thinking at the moment, and planned to ask him after returning.
She calmed herself down and focused her attention back on her work. After finishing all her work tasks, she went downstairs to leave work.
He glanced at his phone and realized that Lu Jinzhi finally had to work overtime today and would not be guarding the door anymore.
She was calling the driver, but when she passed an office, she was suddenly startled by the crisp sound of something hitting the ground.
Guo Liyan's office.
She stopped and turned to look. Through the gap in the glass blocked by the blinds, she could see four people standing inside.
One of them was Guo Liyan, whose face was scratched by glass. The other three stood opposite him, well-dressed and arrogant, with some resemblance to Guo Liyan in their eyes and eyebrows.
She had a general understanding of Guo Liyan's family situation, but she didn't expect that this family would dare to come here.
Qiao Wu took two steps forward, gently turned the doorknob, and heard the conversation inside.
The man who was speaking now should be Guo Liyan's father. His voice was shaking with anger. "You've grown so powerful! What did we ask you to do? We asked you to introduce your brother to Chairman Qiao! And now you don't even come home. If we hadn't found you here, would you have refused to acknowledge me as your father? How could the Guo family give birth to an ungrateful person like you?"
Qiao Wu smiled silently.
So that's how it is.
She knew very well what these people were planning. She guessed that they had suffered a lot at the hands of Guo Liyan before they found the foundation.
Father Guo: "Didn't you say that Director Qiao rarely comes to the company foundation? We'll stay here today. When she comes, we'll leave!"
Guo Liyan inside didn't even look at the mess on the ground. He had finally gotten to where he was today and had a secure place next to Qiao Wu. How could he let these people ruin him?
They can't be allowed to see Qiao Wu either.
He covered all the windows and stood in front of the door, calculating when Qiao Wu would leave work and not letting these people step out of his office.
But the voice was a bit loud just now, I wonder if she can hear it.
Guo Liyan frowned slightly.
Seeing that he was still blocking the way after being hit in the face, Guo Yangzhou was furious: "Get out of the way."
Guo Liyan hardened his heart and raised his head: "No."
He glanced at his so-called parents and family and said coldly, "By making a scene here today, not only will you not be able to see her, but it will also affect me. If this matter ever comes to her, I will hand in my resignation letter tomorrow."
"You're crazy!" Guo Yangzhou grabbed his collar. "Do you even remember your last name? What good will this do you?"
Guo Liyan laughed when he heard this: "Guo Yangzhou, you don't think that giving me the surname Guo is a gift from you, do you?"
"I don't think you'll cry until you see the coffin!"
The door that had been opened a crack was slammed shut again.
Guo Liyan's voice came through a door, and the people inside instantly quieted down.
Guo Liyan was stunned for a moment. He remembered that the door was closed, so how could there be such a sound?
As if to confirm his thoughts, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Qiao Wu's calm and gentle voice came from behind the door.
"Guo Zhu, open the door."
The other three immediately looked delighted.
Only Guo Liyan's face suddenly turned pale.
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