Chapter 1: Overboard
2002, Huaxia, Yanjing, Beijing Film Studio.
The cold wind blew, rolling up the fallen leaves on the ground. It's still only September, but it seems to have entered late autumn, and the dead leaves and the cold wind keep drifting in front of the gate, forming a small whirlwind on the ground.
This is the gate of the Beijing Film Studio, which is a very important place for the Jingpiao family. Because here they can find their dream job as an actor.
Because there are often crews at the gate of Beijing Film Studio to recruit some extras, many people want to get the tasks of the crew by squatting here, and then get the appreciation of the director, and finally enter the showbiz they have always wanted to enter.
But the reality is cruel, and no one has been so lucky, at least so far.
At this time, in the cold wind, there was a young man who was eating a big cake with a large cake, he had a delicate face, and he was wearing a casual outfit, which looked like a bright eye.
His name is Li Zhe, and unlike others, he didn't come to the Beijing Film Gate to wait for the crew with any dream of becoming a big star, but wanted to rely on this to make ends meet.
Li Zhe is a college student who just graduated this year and graduated from the business school of Beijing University of Finance and Economics. Originally, he thought that he was also a good college, and it should be easy for him to find a job by himself.
But after three months of searching, he found that he had no background in the capital, and the people he knew were limited to his classmates. For a business school student like himself, who has no relationship at all and no experience at all, others don't even look at it.
Although Li Zhe's family economic situation is not bad, he is still unwilling to go home like this. A sense of arrogance and stubbornness made him persist in Yanjing.
He saw that all his classmates had found jobs, and the rest had returned to their hometowns, but he persevered. But in Yanjing, he can't survive by relying on his backbone alone, so he must find a job that can be paid day by day, and then look for a job at the same time.
In this way, the extras at the gate of Beijing Film Studio are a good choice, they can end the day, and the crew also includes meals, which can save a lot of expenses.
On weekdays, Li Zhe submits his resume to the company, and waits for the lack of the crew at the gate of Jingying. Because of the backbone and stubbornness inherited from his father, he was not allowed to continue to use the family's money after graduation.
In this way, three months have passed, Li Zhe didn't find a job, but he was familiar at the door of Beijing Film Studio, and everyone knew that there was a college student who graduated from a key university waiting for the crew's list like them.
"Alas, hundreds of companies, large and small, all submitted resumes. But none of them wanted me, and I didn't know when I would find a job. β
Li Zhe was a little listless, and he was tired from three months of polishing, and he didn't know how long he would be able to persevere.
"Hey, Xiao Zhe. β
Li Zhe knew who it was when he heard the voice, and turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" β
Walking towards him was a simple-looking young man with a sturdy build, who, according to his own words, had once practiced at the Shaolin Temple and was now a member of the huge Jingpiao clan.
When Li Zhe first came to the gate of Beijing Film Studio, thanks to his help, he was not bullied by those old Jingpiao.
Bao Qiang is very envious of Li Zhe as a college student, so he intends to get close to him. Although Wang Baoqiang is full of local flavor, his simple appearance makes Li Zhe feel more cordial, and the relationship between the two has been getting better and better in the past three months.
"I heard that there will be a crew later, let's prepare well, we must be selected. β
Wang Baoqiang has always had a smile on his face, and his life in Jingpiao has not worn away his sharpness, but has made him more passionate and optimistic.
Li Zhe, who has been pampered since he was a child, was able to persist for so long because he was infected, Li Zhe quickly ate the big cake in his hand and drank the soy milk.
"Why are you in such a hurry? There is still some time, eat slowly, we are not in a hurry. Wang Baoqiang said on the side.
"It's okay, I'm not that delicate. Li Zhe didn't care, and the three-month life in Beijing Drift made him no longer as slow as in college.
"How was yesterday's interview?
Wang Baoqiang squatted next to Li Zhe and asked with concern. Everyone else here thinks that Li Zhe is here to experience life, because Li Zhe's dress is not bad, only Bao Qiang really understands Li Zhe's current situation.
He has been encouraging this recent college graduate these days, and I don't know how many times this conversation has appeared today.
When he saw Li Zhe's somewhat lonely expression, he knew that yesterday's interview was bad again, and hurriedly comforted: "What are you worried about? Look at you, you graduated from college at the age of 20 this year, two or three years earlier than others, you can't find it in three months, you can always find it in three years, right?"
"Poof......" Li Zhe laughed, the loneliness just now was also washed away, and said to Bao Qiang with a smile: "You kid, how do you talk, how can I find a job for three years, and within three months, I will find it for you." β
"Hehe, I'll just wait and see. β
At this time, there was a turmoil in the people in front, and all the people gathered at the gate of the Beijing Film Studio rushed to that place.
"The director is coming, the director is coming. β
There were several shouts in the crowd, and Li Zhe and Wang Baoqiang also tried their best to squeeze into the crowd. After all, it's about whether you can eat enough today.
The middle-aged man who was surrounded in the middle shouted, "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze." There are a lot of group performances going to be performed today, so don't worry. β
Someone in the crowd couldn't wait to ask, "Director, how many people do you want?" β
The director's voice made the man feel comfortable, and replied briskly: "Today, we are going to shoot war scenes, and we need 200." There are only a few of you here, and it's not enough to go to them all. β
"Director, it's only past 7 o'clock, and some people haven't gotten up yet. Why don't I call you?"
This person will also come to things, and the director is very affectionate, and the assistant director who came to recruit people is excited.
"Yes, you hurry up and call them all, and we'll go when everyone is ready. β
"Okay, wait a minute. β
The people here have tried everything they can to get to the top, and they usually have a good relationship with the director's assistants and small managers, and they tout it from time to time, but it is very likely to get a line or two of characters with lines or faces.
Li Zhe has never wanted to develop in the direction of an actor, so he doesn't pay much attention to these. Wang Baoqiang is because he is simple and honest, and he will not make these twists and turns.
Soon two hundred people arrived, and under the leadership of the director's assistant, everyone came to the crew's base in a truck. At this point, the place has been spread out, and it looks like it is almost ready.
"Assistant Zhang, hurry up and let them change their clothes, Director Li said that he would shoot the bridge battle now. At this time, a man came up and shouted to the assistant.
"What's going on, do you need to be in such a hurry?" Assistant Zhang was a little puzzled, "It's still half past seven, it's autumn, the water is cold, in case something happens, ......"
"It's so easy to have an accident, and it's hard to run into it once a year. Besides, the director emphasized that the current weather environment is just right. β
"Okay. Assistant Zhang thought about it for a while and finally agreed, he didn't dare to disobey the director's intentions.
"Alright, you guys go get dressed and start filming right away. β
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Wang Baoqiang and Li Zhe quickly put on the costumes of the soldiers given by the crew and came to the place designated by the director to wait. The director told them about the plot of the filming.
This scene is a scene where the army of Zhao crossed the bridge, but was ambushed by the soldiers of Qin, and finally the army of Zhao was surrounded and annihilated.
It's relatively simple, you just need to run with the crowd, Li Zhe and the two of them are the army of Zhao State, and finally jump into the water or lie on the bridge.
βactionβ
The director gave an order, and the crew began to operate.
Li Zhe and Wang Baoqiang followed the team to the bridge, and suddenly there was a shout of killing.
"Kill. β
The two sides fought directly, and all of a sudden countless people fell into the water, and Li Zhe jumped into the water in the first round in order to save trouble and prevent others from stepping on him.
A biting cold enveloped him, it was still too early, and the water was especially cold. If you stay in the water for a long time, you may get sick.
After a few minutes, the director shouted to stop, but Li Zhe felt that his feet were a little numb because of being soaked in cold water for a long time, and he couldn't exert his strength at all.
The group of people left, leaving Li Zhe still soaking in the water. His consciousness began to drift into a trance, and his vision became more and more blurry.
At the moment before losing consciousness, he heard Bao Qiang shouting: "Li Zhe." β
Then his world fell into darkness.