Chapter 307: The Struggle of the Little Actor
Brother!"
He Xin had just dragged his suitcase out of the gate when he saw a dark, tall, strong, and slightly rustic young man, waving at him with a mouth of big white teeth.
"Zhang Tong, why are you here?" He Xin said in surprise.
"Brother, I'm coming!"
This Zhang Tong ran over and took the suitcase in his hand very attentively, and then explained: "It's been raining heavily for a few days over there in Yuanmou, and I can't shoot anything, the crew has stopped working, and I have nothing to do in the hotel all day, I heard that Brother Wang is coming to pick you up, so I came with me." ”
Zhang Tong belongs to a brokerage company with him, and he is a newcomer signed by Sister Hong last year. Don't look at the harmless appearance of humans and animals now, it's quite legendary to say.
He was actually only one year younger than He Xin, and he was a scholar back then, and he was admitted to Nankai University, but he dropped out after half a year of study, and went to study at the Lyon Academy of Arts in France in order to pursue the so-called ideal.
His family is not a wealthy family, and in order to support him to study abroad, he even sold the only house in the family. After studying acting in France for two years, his family couldn't support it anymore, so he had to drop out of school again and return to China.
Someone like him, who claims to have studied acting at some French art school but can't get a diploma, can easily be misunderstood as a liar. So it didn't go well at first, so I could only drift in the capital as an extra.
But after all, he has a foundation in acting, and his tall image is not bad, so it didn't take long for him to stand out from the team of extras and participate in a TV series that was not broadcast as a supporting role.
But it was precisely because of this TV series, which was not broadcast on TV stations and circulated through videotapes, that Chang Jihong noticed him, and it was okay to look at the young man, probably out of the mentality of casting a wide net and choosing the best ones, so the company signed him.
After signing it, there has been no chance, not only did He Xin not know that the company still had such a number one person before filming "Wu Ji", if it wasn't for the little agent who brought him to ask He Xin to bring this newcomer, even Sister Hong almost forgot.
It's just that although "Wuji" is a big production, the actors are really limited, and he can only play a red soldier under the hand of the great general Guangming, at best, it can only be regarded as a special contract.
Fortunately, Zhang Tong, who was beaten up in reality, did not pick and choose, and went on without saying a word. However, this luck is good, because his height and body shape are very close to Zhang Dongjian, and with the new face of Youhe, Director Chen appointed him as Zhang Dongjian's light replacement.
Director Chen has always been very particular about the pattern, when he talks to actors, it is like teaching martial arts secrets, and ordinary people are never allowed to approach. Zhang Tong, as a red soldier and light substitute who played tricks, was originally not qualified to listen to Chen Dadao's teachings, but his experience at the Lyon Academy of Arts in France made Chen Dadao somewhat different, plus the young man can be a man, making an exception and squeezing into the circle where he can listen to Chen Dadao's personal guidance.
Therefore, a person's success is not accidental, and must have the two most basic elements of luck and ability.
Just like Zhang Tong, he made Sister Hong notice him with his ability, and then with good luck and good ability, he performed well in the crew of "Wuji" and won Sister Hong's affirmation, and then introduced him to the crew of "Bright Sword", which has been approved by Hai Run, and finally became an instant hit with this phenomenal TV series.
Of course, the second half is still a story for the time being. has experienced the beating of society, coupled with a few years of experience as an extra, it is enough to smooth out the edges and corners of this once unruly young man, he is indeed very good at things, although he usually has the company's leading brother in the crew, he never takes He Xin as a signboard, he is always very low-key, and he is diligent in his work.
This time, I was rare to have time and did not hesitate to go back and forth for nearly eight hours to Kunming to pick up the airport, do low volts, help carry luggage, and open the door. After getting in the car, without He Xin opening his mouth, he began to talk about various anecdotes after the crew arrived at Yuanmou.
For example, after the crew arrived in Yuanmou in early May, unlike the strict defense in Beijing and Hengdian, a grand opening ceremony was jointly held with the local government, and even the big leaders of the province came, and Director Chen also personally wrote an inscription for Yuanmou Film and Television City.
For example, some time ago, the filming of the battle between the red soldiers and the barbarians led by General Guangming in Tulin in Tiger Leaping Beach was very smooth, if it wasn't for the early arrival of the rainy season and the sudden rainstorm, I'm afraid the scene on Tulin's side would have been filmed at this time.
For another example, at the beginning, the producer Chen Hong was still very calm when the crew stopped working, but after hearing the locals say that the rainstorm would be at least a week later, the boss's face became extremely heavy, after all, the crew would lose more than one million yuan a day when the crew stopped working, and if it really stopped work for a week, I am afraid that tens of millions would be thrown out in vain.
He also said that the scenery on the other side of the soil forest in the Tiger Leaping Beach where the shooting was taken is particularly beautiful, and the towering earth pillars are like knives and axes, and they are as hard as stones. Especially in the valley where they filmed, when the rainstorm came, the originally dry ground instantly formed a turbulent mud and stone river, which was particularly spectacular.
Many tourists come to see this landscape at this time of the year, but it is very dangerous, and it is said that people die every year, just like the annual Qianjiang tide.
The funniest thing is that in order to film the man-cattle battle between General Guangming's troops and the barbarians, the crew specially brought 200 yaks from Shangri-La, and specially invited more than a dozen Tibetan compatriots to help raise and take care of them. As a result, because the weather here is too hot and the filming has not started, more than a dozen cattle have died, which is a lot of losses.
Yuanmou is in the northwest of Kunming, more than 200 kilometers away. The mountain road of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is rugged, and the drive takes about four hours, He Xin has already slept on the plane, and he will be in good spirits, listening to Zhang Tong's endless blowing of water, but the loneliness of the road.
When he had just finished a topic, with the smile of the leading brother, haha smirked, the leading brother took out a bottle of water very intimately and handed it over, the goods suddenly looked flattered, took the bottle with both hands, and nodded busily and said, "Thank you, brother!"
It wasn't until late evening that the car finally arrived at the legendary Yuanmou.
It is said that Yuanmou is located in the inconspicuous small county town of the Central Yunnan Plateau, which is probably one of the most well-known areas in China. That's right, it's the Yuanmou in the middle school history textbook.
He Xin still remembers that when he was in junior high school in his last life, there was a female classmate in the class who looked a little strange, and her outline was very similar to the illustrations in the textbook, and she was nicknamed "Yuanmouren".
After all, the transportation is inconvenient, the economy is backward, and the county seat is very small, even smaller than a town in the coastal area. The only two hotels in the county that look more decent are all chartered by the crew.
As the main actor, He Xin's residence was of course arranged in the best hotel. As soon as I got out of the car, I met Hiroyuki Sanada and his interpreter in a hurry at the door of the hotel.
"Hejun!"
Sanada Hiroyuki saw him first, ran over and took the initiative to bow slightly to him.
He Xin hurriedly bowed back and greeted, "Sanada-kun, hard work!"
Although you are a famous Japanese action star, Hiroyuki Sanada is really not tall, and he is even shorter than King Xie Qi.
The main actors of the crew are the oldest, born in 60, and he is in his forties. But don't look at his appearance is relatively cold, in fact, he is a good person, there is no fight, and there are even some jokes.
When he was in Hengdian, the crew specially hired a Chinese teacher for him to teach him Chinese, probably because South Korea is close to China, and the land is still connected, and Japan and China are separated by a sea, no matter how serious he is, and even in order to learn Chinese, he can drink a bottle of half-Sichuan shellfish loquat dew a day, but he is always not as fast as Zhang Dongjian to learn and learn well.
Speaking of Chinese is always the same as a big tongue, for example, the two words "Wangcheng" can not be said well, and it is "Marucheng" over and over again; and the word "master" becomes "lifting people" in his mouth.
Once he played a rival role with Zhang Dongjian, Zhang Dongjian said it very well, but he was deviated by his accent, and the originally good "master" also became a "lifting person", which made everyone laugh.
When He Xin was in Hengdian, he had almost no rivalry with him, but when he arrived here, several of the highlights were with him.
Seeing him in a hurry at this time, He Xin couldn't help asking, "Sanada-kun, what are you busy with?"
Sanada Hiroyuki's current level of Chinese is limited to greetings and rote memorization of the lines in the play, and a little more complex is communicated through translation.
After understanding the meaning, the mustache of this thing curled, made a drinking posture, and said with a smile: "Missy, Missy!"
As he spoke, he chattered a lot.
The translator said, "Mr. He, Mr. Sanada said that if it is convenient for you, he will invite you to have a drink." ”
He Xin smiled: "Thank you Mr. Sanada for your kindness, it's just that I just arrived, and I have to meet the director in a while, forget it this time, next time I'll have a treat." ”
After hearing it clearly, Hiroyuki Sanada cocked his thumb and said, "OK!"
Then there was another chatter, which meant that everyone had decided.
Zhang Tong stayed in another hotel with slightly worse conditions, and after arriving at the place, He Xin asked him to go back first, but he had to help him carry his suitcase.
After separating from Sanada Hiroyuki, looking at the hurried back of him and the translator, Zhang Tong smiled and said: "Two days ago, this Japanese was about to go crazy. ”
"How?"
When he was in Hengdian, there was still Japanese food, but there was nothing here, and the food was very spicy, so he was not used to it at all. When he stopped work two days ago, he clamored to go back to Japan for a vacation, but later he heard that it was the boss's wife who persuaded him to stop. ”
As a special actor in the group and Zhang Dongjian's light replacement, Zhang Tong followed the group throughout the whole process this time, so he was particularly well-informed about the various gossip in the group.