Not only that, but even the recruitment propaganda, which was supposed to start mobilization next month, has not even begun, and the registration rate has increased by 23 percent compared to previous years, a full 23 percent!

There are also many people in society beyond the age of conscription, who took the initiative to write letters to the field military region hoping to come to serve in the military~~ Everyone, please applaud the crew of "Soldier Assault", which has made outstanding contributions to our military culture~!! ”

At the party, in the name of the field military region, the crew was awarded an honorary pennant, and Li Xiaole received the pennant in the warm applause of more than 2,000 soldiers, and accepted the baptism of countless flashing lights under the dense "click" and "click" sound.

After the party, the members of the crew were warmly invited by the organizers to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Building 7 for a buffet, Wang Baoqiang, Wen Zhang, Tweezer Yuan and others sat around Li Xiaole at the table on the wall.

"Big brother, how do you think we can eat with you here?" Wang Baoqiang held a fork while forking the steak, looking at the surrounding golden European-style decoration, while smiling innocently:

"At this time last year, I didn't even eat at the food stalls, or I was still in the crew, rubbing an extra box of lunches, why did I feel happy to eat box lunches at that time? If you hadn't picked it up for me from the gate of Beijing Film Studio, I would still be eating a boxed lunch...... I really can't see Li Lianjie in the future. ”

Li Xiaole, who was sitting opposite, shook his wine glass, looking at the glass rippling out of the window, the light and shadow of Chu and Zhejiang at night, looked up at Wang Baoqiang and asked, "Baoqiang, how old were you when you decided to be an actor?" ”

"Me? At that time, I was 6 years old, and I went to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, and I wanted to be Li Lianjie~" Wang Baoqiang touched his head a little shyly.

"Yes, I know what I really want when I am only 6 years old, and many people don't know what they want to do in their lives until they are 50 or 60. I have been busy living for the eyes of others all my life, and I have finished this life in a daze. ”

Li Xiaole said, but he was thinking about himself in his heart, if he hadn't been reborn, he might have given up the path of being a director, after all, the feeling of struggling in failure is really uncomfortable, and he really didn't have the courage of Wang Baoqiang in his previous life, so he has been doing nothing.

Wang Baoqiang smiled honestly: "Big brother, don't praise me, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know where to mix~ I have nothing else, it's just luck." ”

"Don't be disgusting, Bao Qiang, we all eat with the director, luckily~~ Only Hu Ge's kid was unlucky, he went back to Shanghai, and he couldn't eat this meal." Wen Zhang interjected, raised his glass and proposed: "Come and give us a toast to the director~~"

Tweezers Yuan also raised his wine glass solemnly, and the four young people all looked at each other and laughed.

At this time, there was a sudden loud noise outside the window, followed by more salutes to celebrate the August 1st Army Day from a distance, and the people in the banquet turned around, through the floor-to-ceiling windows next to them, they saw a lot of colorful fireworks in the sky, the children screamed excitedly, and the young people were also admiring the beautiful scenery.

The light of the fire, which was constantly burning and dimming, changed colors in everyone's face and eyes.

Li Xiaole also looked up at the sky, and felt very amazing in his heart, after he retired from the army, he had never had the festival of Army Day, and at this time the phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, Li Xiaole's heart immediately had a thrill, here! It was Zhang Guorong's phone.

"Hello, Director Li." Zhang Guorong's indifferent voice came from the microphone.

"Brother, have you read the script?" Li Xiaole took a deep breath and asked.

"I've seen it, it's very good...... It's just that I can't play the male number one, I can't play the role of Qin Fen well, I'm too good-looking. Zhang Guorong said such words in a faint voice, but it didn't make people feel abrupt at all: "I want to play Li Xiangshan, the role that I held a funeral for myself." ”

"Well...... That's it, but I still want you to be the protagonist Qin Fen, and is this Li Qingshan not suitable for you? Li Xiaole's mouth looked a little dissatisfied, and he was very happy in his heart, Zhang Guorong really took the bait, and it was not in vain that he put so much effort into it.

"No, I think it's a good fit for me, and I feel the best about this role after I read the script...... Especially the scene where I held my funeral, I really want to act and watch it......" Zhang Guorong's tone was a little anxious, as if he wanted to explain clearly.

"No, no, if you become the second male lead, I can't afford the salary~" Li Xiaole deliberately sighed helplessly, showing his embarrassment, this is what he is really worried about, you must know that Hong Kong actors are different from mainland actors, they are not only actors, but also commercial superstars.

In 1998, when filming "Red Lovers", Zhang Guorong's salary reached 8 million yuan.

When thinking about filming "Let the Bullets Fly", Chow Yun-fat's salary as a villain is as high as 10.23 million, even if Zhang Guorong can't catch up with Hollywood-level Zhou Yunfa, but he is also an Asian-level actor, and 6 million yuan can't run, so he should cry poor or cry poor, after all, money is still used for production.

"It doesn't matter if the salary is paid, I can reduce the price, you can mail the contract over, and you can just look at the price." Zhang Guorong said without hesitation, and instructed with great concern: "Don't listen to rumors from the outside world about how high my salary is, I'm just an actor, and I will take as much as others take." ”

"Oh......" Li Xiaole was stunned when he heard this, this Zhang Guorong is really the same as rumored, very talkative, maybe he thinks the problem is too complicated, originally he was simply suppressing the price, but now Zhang Guorong doesn't care about the salary, but he is a little embarrassed in his heart.

"Well, I think so." Li Xiaole took a deep breath, stabilized his excitement and said: "I can only give my brother a salary of 2 million, but you can talk to the group about proportional dividends, and I will strive for 5% of the net profit." ”

"Yes." Zhang Guorong agreed, but after speaking, he still comforted: "It doesn't matter if you can't get that dividend, I can watch 2 million, in fact, I didn't get much more than this in the crew directed by Chen Kaige, as long as this role was given to me." ”

"I see." After Li Xiaole finished speaking, he hung up the phone, but he sighed in his heart, how can he be this way, if he didn't know that Zhang Guorong had the idea of committing suicide, and set up such a role, how could he let him succumb to a supporting role?

"Director Li, what's the matter? I talked to the actors about the salary again. Wen Zhang eavesdropped on his phone for a long time, his eyes widened, and he came over curiously and said with a smile: "Director Li, that person just now is too stinky, 2 million is too little?" I think you can let me be the starring role, I have absolutely zero pay, you can call at will. ”

"You're coming?" Li Xiaole looked at Wen Zhang, who still looked very small, and pursed his mouth: "You can make a cameo appearance in a small supporting role and show your face, but I won't pay you." ”

Wang Baoqiang and Tweezer Yuan laughed when they heard this, and every time they watched Director Li play tricks on Wenzhang, the little rabbit cub, they felt very interesting.

"Don't~Why are you like this~" Wen Zhang muttered innocent eyes, and said aggrievedly: "What you just invited was a supporting role, you gave 2 million, I should have a little bit of this, unless you let me be the starring actor, then I really don't take a penny~~"

"Even if I dare you to act, you can't act." Li Xiaole forked a piece of beef in his mouth with a fork, and said disappreciably while chewing.

"Why don't I dare, if you dare to play for me, I will dare to play~" Wen Zhang coaxed when he heard it, and a pair of eyes of Tweezers Yuan next to him also lit up, obviously thinking about the same as Wen Zhang, and they all wanted to compete for this protagonist.

"It was Zhang Guorong who called just now to play the second male lead, and I promised him." Li Xiaole wiped his mouth with a napkin and looked up at the two: "Which of you wants to play the leading role." ”

"Who...... Who? Wen Zhang stammered, a little unable to believe his ears.

"Brother Wenzhang, Director Li said that it was Zhang Guorong, Zhang Guorong knows, it's the one from Hong Kong, and he's handsome." Wang Baoqiang shouted heartlessly beside him.

"I'm not deaf...... What are you doing so loudly. Wen Zhang turned around and patted Wang Baoqiang's head, looked at the depths of Li Xiaole's eyes, and made sure that he was serious, the arrogance just now immediately fell, and he leaned back to his seat and waved his hand again and again:

"Convinced, Director Li, I'm really convinced, I really don't dare to play this protagonist."

"Then you were so bullish just now." Tweezers glared at him angrily from the side.

"Then you dare to act?" Wen Zhang rolled his eyes and rushed away.

"When did I say I was going to act." Tweezer Yuan's black face was rarely red, he heard Li Xiaole's words just now, and he really wanted the impulse to recommend himself, but you can imagine Zhang Guorong's amazing performance in "Farewell My Concubine...... What are you kidding, if you go to be the protagonist, it's strange that you don't change the cannon fodder, money is still a trivial matter, he can't afford to lose this person.

Wen Zhang and Tweezers looked at each other in unison, and their hearts were equally shaken, I didn't expect Director Li to be able to invite an actor of Zhang Guorong's level, but Zhang Guorong plays a supporting role, who will be the protagonist?

"Director Li, you ...... Who are you going to ask for the lead actor? Wen Zhang asked with a complicated expression, thinking to himself if it should be Wang Baoqiang again, if this stupid boy is performing in his true colors, there is really no other actor who can overpower him......

"I'll go to Huayi Company in two days and ask them to borrow an actor," Li Xiaole put down his fork and said.

Geyu!? Wen Zhang and Tweezer Yuan suddenly opened their mouths wide, this Director Li is not joking, Ge You and Zhang Guorong are acting in a movie together, what level of specifications is this? Compared with the cast of "Soldier Assault", they are not even scum......

No matter what the theme of this movie is, just these two actors, what kind of effect they have made, it makes Wen Zhang and Tweezer Yuan excited and their hearts beat faster, but they all have a huge question in their hearts, can Li Xiaole invite Ge You, who has always been picky about his works?