Guo Decheng called someone. He had a wide social circle at Los Angeles University, and he knew a little bit of all kinds of strange people.

After a while, Guo Decheng hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Okay! You can go with me to see him early tomorrow morning." ”

Jiang Chao asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"

Guo Decheng said: "Let me sell a pass first, and you will know tomorrow." ”

......

The next day, it was still a hot sunny day, and even though it was early in the morning, I could already feel the slightest bit of heat. Jiang Chao got up and opened the window, the dormitory was located on a high place, and from here, he could see many scenes of Los Angeles University.

Guo Decheng woke up, rubbed his eyes, and laughed: "Not bad, right?"

Jiang Chao nodded: "This is really a good place to make movies." ”

At a glance, you can see the lawn, the classical charm of the building, the harmonious architectural layout, and the students coming and going, you can take high-quality photos from any location.

Guo Decheng laughed: "You're right! Originally, Los Angeles was a world-famous movie dream factory. As for Los Angeles University, the architecture is quite distinctive, the key is that there are many art students here, and the media major is one of the school's trump card majors, and there are drama elites everywhere, so it is often used as a filming location by film companies, and it is professional to find a trick at will. ”

Guo Decheng also walked to the window and looked down: "As long as you have nothing to do and wander around the school, you can meet the crew who are filming here every day!"

Jiang Chao nodded.

Guo Decheng patted Jiang Chao's shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's go have breakfast first, and then I'll take you to meet someone, there is the piano you want." ”

......

Inside a building.

"Dude, long time no see!"

"Long time no see!"

Guo Decheng excitedly stepped forward to greet that person, and Jiang Chao, who was behind, looked at this place seriously.

Strictly speaking, this is actually a studio, not big, but very empty. There are only a few people, busy carrying lights, blue cloth and other equipment, and they don't seem to be very busy. In the corner of the studio, there is a piano that looks good.

After looking at the surrounding environment, Jiang Chao shifted his attention to the person Guo Decheng greeted. The man was tall and thin, with a beard, and his eyes looked melancholy, quite artistic. reminds Jiang Chao of Zhou Ziran, the two of them feel very similar.

Guo Decheng chatted with the tall and thin man for a while, and then came over to introduce Jiang Chao: "Let me introduce you, this is the future pianist I told you on the phone, and also my good brother, Jiang Chao." ”

The tall and thin man glanced at Jiang Chao with a smile, and then stretched out his hand kindly: "Hello!"

Guo Decheng said to Jiang Chao: "Zhan Zeming, he is a student of film, a native of Kyoto, and a great director in the future!"

Zhan Zeming smiled dumbly: "What a big director." ”

Guo Decheng laughed: "Both of you are engaged in art, I'll build a bridge for you, let's sit down and have a good chat." ”

Zhan Zeming laughed: "Okay!"

Jiang Chao also nodded.

The trio sat down in the studio. Guo Decheng got straight to the point: "That's the case, Brother Zhan, didn't you say last time that there was a lack of a piano player in the crew? It just so happens that my brother is preparing for the Texas International Piano Competition these days, and there is a lack of a piano practitioner, I thought that you would combine it to be the best of both worlds, so I called you yesterday." ”

When Zhan Zeming heard this, he was immediately a little surprised, but he paused before saying: "Correct you a little, the one who plays the piano is not a trick, it should be called a cameo." That's true, we need a cameo like this!"

Jiang Chao was also a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the way Guo Decheng said was to find a crew to borrow their props.

Guo Decheng said: "Brother Zhan, why don't you tell my friend about your movie first." ”

Zhan Zeming nodded: "That's right, I'm shooting a short film, it's a stream-of-consciousness theme, and there is a shot in it of a classical pianist playing a classical tune, and the sky is beginning to fall apart behind him." To be honest, it's really not easy to find a guest actor like this, and in order to ensure the effect, there will be a few close-ups in this part of the shot, so we want him to have real skills. ”

Zhan Zeming smiled and continued: "But the price of such extras is much higher. I asked for a few days on the Internet, but no one applied, mainly because our price was too low. ”

Guo Decheng asked: "How much time does it take to shoot this?"

Zhan Zeming replied: "If the performers have a good foundation, it won't take long to shoot!"

Jiang Chao thought about it and nodded. Guo Decheng said on the side: "You can rest assured! My brother's technical level must not be said!"

Then, Guo Decheng looked at Jiang Chao again: "How is it?"

Guo Decheng spent his time trying to find this way for himself, all he needed was to make a cameo by himself, Jiang Chao of course had no opinion, and nodded: "I have no problem." ”

Guo Decheng laughed happily: "Then it's decided! Brother Zhan, your crew's piano will be used by my brother for a few days!"

Zhan Zeming said seriously: "Of course, there is no problem with this. And I'll pay you according to the market price. ”

Jiang Chao smiled and shook his head: "Don't mention the remuneration or anything, just make a friend." ”

To be honest, how much does it cost to make a cameo role? Jiang Chao doesn't care, but being able to make friends with a young director who graduated from a prestigious school is definitely worth more than a few hundred dollars.

When Zhan Zeming heard this, he was also slightly happy in his heart, although the cameo didn't cost much, but his short film had no fixed investors, it was shot by crowdfunding, and many places could save money as much as possible, and he was not hypocritical after listening to Jiang Chao's words: "Thank you! Then I'm not welcome, we are indeed short of money." ”

After the decision was made, Zhan Zeming took Jiang Chao to try the piano.

There is a special person guarding the piano. Zhan Zeming said with a smile: "This piano is the most expensive thing in our crew, and it took a lot of effort for our crew's prop master to get it. ”

Jiang Chao sat down in front of the piano and was also slightly surprised. It turned out to be a limited edition of Steinway, which is estimated to be equivalent to millions of yuan! I didn't expect to see it in such a small crew.

Zhan Zeming seemed to see Jiang Chao's thoughts, and said with a smile: "To be honest, compared with Hollywood, our country's film industry is not inferior to top directors and actors, but these details. ”

"Let's take the prop master as an example, our country is really a master who manages the warehouse and can be a prop master. And I also mixed a lot of crews in the beautiful country, a high-cost blockbuster, their prop masters have at least seven or eight years of experience, and their education is often very high, sometimes for the pattern on a cup, the prop master can turn over a dozen ancient books - in China, is this what you can imagine?"

"For the sake of the movie effect, this piano was borrowed by the prop master of our crew with a big relationship with a rich second generation of the school. ”

Listening to Zhan Zeming's words, Jiang Chao couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Indeed, without this kind of seriousness, it is difficult to make a good movie.

Guo Decheng smiled and said, "Brother, let's have a song!"

Jiang Chao nodded, he had never used such an expensive piano before, and he was also curious about what kind of effect such a piano could play.