Chapter 191 Why should we make money when others lose?
"Mr. Yang, the scenes you want to shoot are very simple. You don't need to memorize the script, and you don't need to worry too much about the lines. If it takes up too much of your time later, we can also do the dubbing later."
Yang Ruoqian took the script and nodded slightly.
I have to say, Director An is really good at talking.
Changing the phrase "If the filming is not good, we always have to stop and start over" to "It's a waste of your time" is indeed very considerate of Mr. Yang, an amateur.
Although An Zhou gave the script to Yang Ruoqian, he knew it by heart and could remember every detail of it without even reading it.
"You play the role of a director in a villain company."
"The first shot is the entrance scene, where you are carrying a rocket backpack and falling from the sky... Don't worry, the backpack is a very light prop, and the scene of falling from the sky was also completed with equipment in the studio. The whole process was not difficult at all."
While listening, Yang Ruoqian glanced at the prop table and saw a very cool rocket backpack and a high-quality imitation rifle.
Very simple props.
"The second shot is the scene in the office where you and Shang Qianyu sign the contract. You just need to show your calm demeanor when you are working normally. There is no need for too much acting."
The temperament of working normally is that one's eyes are fixed on the documents on the table from beginning to end, the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, and the tone is flat and no emotion can be heard. That is indeed very simple.
Yang Ruoqian always had this expression when he listened to employees reporting "good news" and tried to hold back the urge to break down.
"The third shot is a little more complicated. The scene is also in the office, after Shang Qianyu signs the contract and leaves. You calmly call the company's executives, and when that person enters the office and closes the door, you fly into a rage."
"First, sweep everything on the table to the floor, then take the contract and question the manager why the content of the contract is so unfavorable to the company."
An Zhou spoke fluently with his hands behind his back, and was not at all stuck because he had no script.
"Your lines are simple, just a few sentences: 'It seems like our company was opened for these artificial superheroes! A new employee who just came in dared to take 80% of the share! My! Money!'"
"After that, you crumpled up the contract in your hand and threw it away casually, and then said: 'They get 5 million, I get 1 million, do you still want me to thank them?!'"
"You must have criticized and educated your employees before, right? Just act out that attitude a little more exaggeratedly."
Every boss has lost his temper with his employees to some extent. Even the most elite team is made up of individuals and mistakes are inevitable.
Therefore, there should be no difficulty in letting Yang Ruoqian play this role.
Yang Ruoqian lowered his head and looked at the script, roughly understanding the background of the movie's plot.
Listening to Director An's matter-of-fact words, Yang Ruoqian couldn't help but complain in his heart: No, I have never lost my temper with my employees.
Employees who make a lot of money should not get angry, neither right nor wrong.
The employees who lost a lot of money are Yang Ruoqian’s fortune-making tree, and he cannot get angry either.
This has led to a strange phenomenon in the Kuiguang Group: no matter whether an employee performs well or not, he or she will receive praise and encouragement from General Manager Yang.
Seeing that Yang Ruoqian didn't say anything, An Zhou added, "If you have any questions about the plot, you can ask me."
Now the plot of the movie has developed to the point where the superheroes under these companies are arrogant and domineering, begin to look down on the companies, and constantly put forward higher conditions.
Even the status and treatment of the newly joined superheroes in the company are largely determined by the group of superheroes who are high on drugs.
As a result, the conflict between the corporation and the superheroes is about to break out.
Yang Ruoqian nodded slightly, indicating that he could understand this part of the plot: "It doesn't look that difficult. When can we start?"
After shooting these shots, the "pay" can be settled on the spot, and Yang Ruoqian can quickly get 50,000 yuan and leave.
Yang Ruoqian is somewhat self-aware of his acting skills. Compared with professional actors, his mediocre skills are a joke and it is impossible for him to make money from filming.
At most, he just made a cameo appearance.
Shang Qianyu, who had already changed into a beautiful prop costume, nodded desperately: "Boss Yang, Director, I'm ready too."
To be honest, it’s quite a fresh experience to film a scene opposite my boss.
In the movie, they are superiors and subordinates, and outside the movie, they are still superiors and subordinates...
"Okay, let's start... Mr. Yang, please stand on the machine and be careful."
"Shang Qianyu..."
Yang Ruoqian has very few shots, and his total appearance time is less than one minute. The part that most tests his acting skills is the last part where he speaks his lines.
But these are no big deal to Mr. Yang - he can just act naturally.
For these employees who are always fooling around, imagining things, over-interpreting their own meanings, and easily earning millions or tens of millions, Yang Ruoqian has long wanted to be a desktop cleaning master like in the plot.
Especially when he shouted "My! Money!", Yang Ruoqian felt a deep sense of identification.
Completely genuine emotion, without any acting involved.
After getting into the mood, I just posed in a few ways that I normally do in the office. It took no more than 20 minutes to complete all the shots.
The film was stopped and retaken in the middle, but the problem was not with Yang Ruoqian.
All in all, it went unexpectedly smoothly.
"Mr. Yang, all your filming has ended. If you have something to do, you can go ahead and do it. If you don't have anything to do, you can continue watching in the studio."
Finished already? Yang Ruoqian felt a little unsatisfied.
Those few shots just now really helped him vent out the crazy mood he had been feeling over the past year.
What a pity... my role is just this little.
The system also did not allow Yang Ruoqian to proactively mention things like adding scenes or arranging a paid position to the crew, so he could only wait for the crew to take the initiative to invite him.
Shang Qianyu, who was acting with him, suddenly slipped away from the studio, ran to the boss, chuckled twice, and said flatteringly: "The landlord's acting is really good, amazing acting! Have you ever considered entering the entertainment industry in person in the future?"
Yang Ruoqian took off the imitation leather watch on his hand, put it on the table, and glanced at Shang Qianyu: "What if, I mean what if, you really don't know how to flatter and you don't need to flatter?"
Wen Ruoxiu, who was worried and anxious about her silly schoolmate, felt a little relieved when she heard Yang Ruoqian's joke.
This girl really doesn't treat the boss as an outsider. Given the difference in their status, she approaches him and talks to him like this. Anyone with a bigger temper would have scolded her on the spot.
Fortunately, the boss is very young and is also their landlord, so they see him every day.
Shang Qianyu was completely unaware of this and continued to chat shamelessly: "I have already praised the landlord for his good acting skills, can you please praise me for my acting skills? Please encourage your poor little employee~"
From the bottom of my heart, judging from the simple scene just now, Shang Qianyu’s acting skills are indeed very good.
But is there a possibility that I hope your acting skills are as bad as possible...
Fortunately, the subject matter of this movie is not bad enough! Yang Ruoqian muttered in his heart, then shook his head and laughed: "It's really good, not like a newcomer, keep it up, keep it up."
After perfunctorily speaking, Yang Ruoqian waved his hand and walked towards the bathroom.
"Hey, Sister Wen, did you hear that? The boss just praised me!" Shang Qianyu stood on tiptoe and made sure that Boss Yang was far away before bragging to her senior, "I just joined the company and I'm so happy to get praised by the boss. Am I awesome?"
"You better have some shame..."
At this time, director An Zhou came over with a calm expression on his face. He said to Shang Qianyu, who was still feeling smug, "Xiao Shang, I have something to tell you. You may not like it. I am not your boss, but in the crew, my words still carry weight."
No matter how naive Shang Qianyu is, he is not really stupid. From the director's tone, he knows that he has something serious to say.
The little girl immediately put away the playful smile on her face and said seriously, "Director An, please go on."
An Zhou sighed, "Your acting skills are indeed good. You stand out among newcomers and are not inferior to many veteran actors. But with your attitude and personality, you still need to polish them if you want to survive in the entertainment industry."
"Mr. Yang praised you because he is not an insider. His praise of you is limited to a layman's 'first glance'. In fact, there are still many areas where you can improve. How can you be so proud and complacent now?"
Shang Qianyu's face was tense, and she looked like she was listening carefully: "Director An, you are right! I was wrong."
Seeing that the little girl was not unconvinced, aggrieved, or perfunctory, An Zhou's expression relaxed a little.
"Don't think that Mr. Yang is busy planning all day long. In fact, he is under a lot of pressure. You must not become a burden to him, understand?"
Shang Qianyu was startled when he heard this, and glanced in the direction where Mr. Yang left, his voice becoming much softer: "You said that the landlord is actually under a lot of pressure?"
"What else?" An Zhou snorted, "Don't look at Mr. Yang. He has been successful or on the road to success since he started his business. He strives for perfection in everything and has everything planned out..."
"But he is also a human being after all. He gets tired, makes mistakes, and makes errors. The entertainment industry is such a cruel place. It can be said that he is the only one who has withstood the ups and downs of the outside world with his own abilities."
"Your Kuiguang Group is currently on the rise. How many people's lives depend on this movie? If the box office is not good, your development momentum will most likely be interrupted."
"The problem is that box office is a very mysterious thing. No one can predict it. Even if a big director makes a lot of money and promotes it, it is very likely to make a flop... Do you understand what I mean?"
Shang Qianyu's expression became more serious as he listened, and he nodded vigorously: "I understand, Director An!"
"I understand." An Zhou looked over and found that Yang Ruoqian had already gone to the toilet and was walking back, so he didn't say anything more. "So you have to work hard to polish your temper, be down-to-earth and make a good film. Don't add unnecessary pressure to Mr. Yang, so that he can put his mind at ease, understand?"
"I understand everything, Director An!" Shang Qianyu stood at attention with a firm look in his eyes, as if he was determined to be down-to-earth from now on.
"Okay, now that you know it, keep it in mind and use your actions to show President Yang that he made the right choice in choosing you. Go back and have a good rest." Director An nodded with satisfaction, packed up his things and left the set.
Shang Qianyu, whose head was instilled with a lot of new knowledge, stood up straight.
After washing his hands, Yang Ruoqian walked back to the studio and asked Shang Qianyu curiously, "What did Director An say to you just now? Why was he so serious?"
Was Shang Qianyu scolded for not filming well?
"Nothing, Mr. Yang!" Shang Qianyu shook his head. "I'm sorry, this is the first time I know you're under so much pressure!"
Yang Ruoqian was confused after hearing this.
What is the pressure? What has this kid imagined? Now Yang Ruoqian doesn't owe any money and his life burden is not heavy. His only goal is to make the company lose more money so that he can receive a huge subsidy from the system.
Of course, the profit gains seem good, but in terms of proportion, it takes dozens or hundreds of times of profit to catch up with the gain from losing money once.
As long as you can suffer a huge loss once, the profit will be greater than making huge profits dozens of times.
Speaking of pressure, perhaps how to lose money is Yang Ruoqian's only pressure? What did An Zhou say? Please don't lead my employees astray!
"Okay, okay, don't listen to Director An. You just need to remember the company's Employee Code of Conduct." Yang Ruoqian waved his hand. "Why don't you change your clothes? Isn't today's filming over?"
Shang Qianyu, who was wearing a performance costume, lifted the bag in his hand and said, "Everything is in there. Let's change when we get back to the company..."
Yang Ruoqian was stunned when he heard this.
Is it really okay for you to just take the crew's props and costumes with you? Can you take these with you?
As if he could see Yang Ruoqian's confusion, Shang Qianyu quickly added, "Landlord, don't get me wrong. I bought this dress because I thought it was pretty. I'm not a thief!"
"How long are you two going to gossip?" Shao Yiqi, who was standing by, finally couldn't help but interrupt, "Shouldn't we go back to the company or get off work now?"
Perhaps in order to leave enough time for Yang Ruoqian, after shooting this shot, the crew's work for the day was completed.
So there is still plenty of time in the afternoon.
Yang Ruoqian's eyes lit up, and he didn't bother to talk to the silly boy anymore. He turned to look at Shao Yiqi: "Do you really want to get off work? I just happen to have..."
"No, I don't want to get off work at all. Don't arrange any more trips for me. I want to work! Mr. Yang, can I call you Mr. Yang..."
The four of them talked and laughed, then got in the car and returned to the company.
…
After having his fill of acting, Yang Ruoqian was ready to return to the president's office. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Weng Ziqin, who had been looking for him for something, waiting there early, as if she had something urgent to do.
What's going on?
Is this the issue of live streaming sales again? Oh, didn’t I say not to worry too much?
Yang Ruoqian sat down, called Weng Ziqin over, and said earnestly: "Xiao Weng, you are also a veteran employee. You should take a long-term view when it comes to live streaming and selling goods. Don't be impatient..."
"Boss Yang, this is not about live streaming, this is about e-sports! We made a fortune this time!" Weng Ziqin suddenly looked like she had won five million. "Just now, the domestic league champion lost to a foreign team in the world finals!"
"Now our Yutang team is the last hope of the domestic league!"
(I was so busy today that I'm a little late. Sorry) (End of this chapter)
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