"No need to apologize, everyone has their own ambitions, I can understand!"
Although Brother Long felt regretful, he wasn't angry. Instead, he compromised and said:
"By the way, young man, let's exchange contact information first. If I need any other difficult moves in the future, I hope you can come and help me out."
"What a pity. If you had wanted to pursue a career in martial arts, I dare say that within a few years, you would have become the most skilled in the industry. Your abilities are something even I, in my youth, could only look up to in awe."
"Brother Long is joking. I only know a little bit of kung fu!"
Xu Lu quickly replied modestly.
Upon hearing this, Brother Long pretended to be angry, pointed at him, and said:
"Young man, you've offended quite a few people here with those words. If you only know a little bit of kung fu, then aren't we all just amateurs?"
"Yes, young man, you're more than just a kung fu master. I, Ma Sanyuan, misjudged you earlier. You are indeed very skilled!"
Coach Ma also took a couple of steps over, sighing earnestly.
He didn't have any ill feelings towards Xu Lu; it was just a purely technical discussion. But now Xu Lu's skills were superior, and Coach Ma was immediately convinced.
Because Brother Long had other filming assignments, Xu Lu didn't stay long. Brother Long specifically instructed Director Chen, who brought him here, to make sure Xu Lu wasn't shortchanged in terms of compensation.
With a big star like Brother Long giving him a verbal endorsement, Xu Lu immediately felt the benefits.
Because not long after, Director Chen handed him a large stack of documents with a smile, saying:
"Xiao Xu, take a look at the contract. If there are no problems, then sign it."
Although Xu Lu trusted such a large production team, he couldn't afford to be complacent, so he watched it carefully once more. However, he quickly froze, saying:
"Director Chen, are these two contracts?"
"Not bad! One of them is for you to be Brother Long's stunt double, and the other one, Xiao Xu, you came here today for the role of Fu Xiaochang, right? Hahahaha, this is the content of the second contract!"
Director Chen laughed heartily.
Xu Lu was genuinely pleasantly surprised. He hadn't even thought about getting a proper role in this action movie crew; he was just hoping to earn enough money to pay his rent.
But unexpectedly, things have taken a turn for the better. Not only did he earn money as a stunt double, but he also landed a special role.
The stunt double's fee was a fixed price of 3,500 yuan. Director Chen said that considering Xu Lu's status as a newcomer, this was already a very high price for a stunt double.
The contract for that featured actor was 800 yuan a day, with payment based on the number of days filmed, which was quite high compared to Xu Lu's previous salaries.
It's worth noting that extras usually earn one or two hundred yuan a day. Last time, after he passed the special actor certification exam, he worked as a special actor in Ye Wen 2 for the first time, and he only earned four hundred yuan a day.
It's easy to imagine that the reason I'm able to earn 800 a day is because of Brother Long's kind words earlier.
Seeing that there were no problems with the contract, Xu Lu quickly signed his name at the end.
"Alright, Xiao Xu, welcome to our 'Narrow Encounters' crew. Your scenes aren't filmed today, so you can leave now, or you can wander around the crew area."
Oh, and please add me on WeChat too. If Brother Long is busy filming and can't contact you, you can just reach out to me if you need anything!
Director Chen said with a smile.
Xu Lu was naturally not going to let this opportunity pass him by, and immediately exchanged contact information with the other party.
Although Director Chen is not the overall director of this production team, he is the executive director, which is much higher than the assistant director who auditioned Xu Lu.
So Director He had originally rejected the role that Xu Lu auditioned for today, but unexpectedly, Director Chen took it back in the end.
Moreover, someone like Director Chen has considerable connections in the industry, and those roles are exchanged among these connections!
After wandering around the film set for a while, Xu Lu left the Lianjin Building. As for featured actors like them, unless there are special circumstances, they don't actually need to be on set most of the time.
After all, every extra day you stay inside means the production crew has to pay for an extra day. The key point is that they don't have to do anything until it's time to film their scenes.
The film crew is not a charity, so they usually only contact extras when they have scenes to film...
Xu Lu discovered that he had achieved the last effective use of his 'Fighting Proficiency' skill, which was when he demonstrated his combo moves to Brother Long.
In other words, combat proficiency has now been solidified into a permanent skill, and from now on, Xu Lu no longer needs to worry about suddenly losing all his power.
...
Over the next two days, in addition to doing live streams, Xu Lu also actively searched for other film and television roles.
Unfortunately, his requirements are now much higher than those for extras, which means that it is also much more difficult to get a role.
However, Xu Lu is not worried for the time being.
After all, his scenes in the 'Narrow Encounters' series are coming up soon, and he might be able to showcase some amazing skills!
The number of fans in the live stream has increased in the past two days.
Moreover, every time the show starts, these people clamor for Xu Lu to demonstrate his kung fu, to which Xu Lu refuses.
Since his fighting skills have become permanent, there's no need to demonstrate them in front of the public. He's an actor, not a performer!
On one occasion during a live stream, a streamer who claimed to be an exposé said he would expose Xu Lu's fake kung fu skills, but Xu Lu simply ignored him.
Can't you see that you're now under close surveillance by the Hongcheng police?
Put fighting and killing aside, let's focus on positive energy!
On the third day, Xu Lu, having received the notification, arrived at the "Narrow Encounter" film crew once again, only this time the filming location had changed to an "abandoned factory".
Xu Lu had no objection to this; he was just there to be Long Ge's stunt double for that set of combos.
As soon as he entered the film set, he was immediately pulled away by the makeup artist.
Although stunt doubles are always shown from behind in films, they still need to wear makeup, and at least their hairstyles and costumes need to match the lead actor's.
By the time Xu Lu finished getting dressed, it was just about time to film Brother Long's combo moves.
"Stop! Use a substitute!"
It was Director Chen, with whom he had exchanged contact information last time. As the executive director on set, he called out "cut" and then waved to Xu Lu.
"Xiao Xu, don't feel any pressure later. Just do the moves normally. Oh, and make sure you don't hurt the other actor!"
Knowing that Xu Lu was a novice, Director Chen gave him one more piece of advice.
Xu Lu nodded, indicating that he understood.
As soon as Director Chen gave the signal to start, the entire crew began to work again, and Xu Lu went to the spot where Brother Long had stopped earlier.
He was going to be here, acting as a stunt double, to continue the next set of moves.
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