81. Chapter 81
As the director of "Long Song", Yan Yu has been so anxious that the corners of his mouth have bubbled recently.
Halfway through filming, the protagonist ran away, and the whole crew waited - the salaries of the personnel were still paid, and the rental fees for the equipment were paid. There was not much money in the first place, and they were all about to be accounted for in this meaningless consumption.
"Hello? Yes, I got in touch with the actor, don't worry about it this time, it will definitely work. Okay, okay, I'll call you when it's done. Yan Yu hung up the phone from the investor, put the phone on the table, and just wanted to smoke a cigarette, when he suddenly realized that this was a cafΓ©, and put the cigarette back in a stupid manner.
The cuffs of his clothes were a little worn, and Yan Yu uncomfortably folded the scratches in, raised his head, and looked out the window.
If it doesn't work out this time, he will play this ...... I'm afraid it's going to be difficult.
"What do you want, sir?" The waiter stepped forward with a smile, bared his neat eight teeth, and handed the menu over.
Yan Yu glanced at the price of coffee, turned his head to look at the shining teeth again, and suddenly felt cold in his heart, he squeezed out a smile, "I'm waiting for someone, I'll talk about it later, okay?" β
The waiter smiled softly, nodded and left.
Yan Yu asked himself if he was not a good-tempered person, but nearly three months of tempering took away all his pride. A penny is difficult to defeat a hero, and the ancients did not deceive me.
"Welcome."
Yan Yu hurriedly raised his head and took the initiative to stand up, a smile appeared on his face, "Mr. Zhao, hello." This ......"
Zhao Xiaotao walked in front and turned sideways slightly, revealing the face of the person behind him.
The man was not tall, but he was not short, with a youthful youth, a little baby fat on his face, a baby face, and a pair of amber eyes looking at him, his eyes were clean, with a little curiosity and apprehension, but there was no lack of yearning for the future.
Yan Yu was stunned, his eyes stared at the comer, and he didn't move.
"Mr. Yan?" Zhao Xiaotao stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Yan Yu's eyes.
"Oh, oh......" Yan Yu came back to his senses and gave Zhao Xiaotao an apologetic smile, the smile on his face had not faded, but his eyes couldn't wait to return to the person behind him, like a hungry man who had been hungry for ten years and saw food.
This is Zhao Changge in his mind! Just came down from the countryside to the frontier, with the instructions of the old master in the countryside, he was bent on repelling foreign enemies, and he was a little naΓ―ve of a young man.
"This is ......" Yan Yu asked in a daze when he heard himself, is it the person he imagined?
Lan Xi smiled slightly, blinked, his eyes returned to calm, and stretched out his hand, "Director Yan, I'm Lan Xi." β
"Hello." Yan Yu's hand first unconsciously rubbed against his pants, and then shook it back, "It's a pleasure to meet you." β
Lancy's gaze paused at the director's worn cuffs, and he nodded in a daze.
The three of them sat down, Zhao Xiaotao ordered three cups of latte in Director Yan's nervous eyes, and while waiting for coffee, Director Yan had already begun to gush about his introduction.
Yan Yu has said this set of introductory words no less than ten times, and he can almost memorize it. Lan Xi and Zhao Xiaotao glanced at each other, silently waiting for him to finish.
After the words fell, Yan Yu took a breath, took a sip of steaming coffee, and sighed infinitely in his heart - since he mortgaged the house for filming, he had never tasted such an expensive thing!
"I'll take this play." Lancey's answer was crisp.
Poofββ
Hurriedly wiping the coffee on his pants with his sleeve, Yan Yu raised his head in disbelief, "Really? β
Lancey smiled and nodded. Zhao Xiaotao echoed on the side, "Xiaoxi agreed after reading the script, this time I came mainly to meet you." β
An unparalleled sense of happiness overflowed in his heart, and like a dream, Yan Yu rubbed his hands, flustered like a hairy boy, "I...... I'm so happy. You know, though, the crew is a little tight on money right now......"
As he spoke, he glanced at Lancey's face with his eyes, nervous, and afraid that Lancey would regret it.
Before meeting Yan Yu, Lan Xi thought that the directors were all like Director Yang, who had absolute authority in the crew. No matter how big the producers and actors are, they have to listen to the command in front of Director Yang - if they are disobedient, a scolding is absolutely indispensable.
What about the people in front of you? Wearing a dusty coat, the bags under his eyes drooped, and although he was strong and energetic, he also looked a little tired.
What is commendable is that the other party is in a difficult situation, but he does not hide the crew's predicament too much, and frankly makes Lanxi's favor greatly increased.
"I know something about it." Lancey put down her coffee cup and clasped her hands.
Zhao Xiaotao beside him snapped his fingers, "Next, it's our turn to talk." β
When Yan Yu walked out of the cafΓ© in a daze, he had an actor signing contract in his hand. In the part of the salary that he was most worried about, Lancy was willing to convert the salary into an investment amount and divide it after the movie was released.
Yan Yu clenched the contract tightly, raised his head, the sky was blue, the sky was clear, and he clenched his fist and waved: Thief, God, he is going to be transferred!
In the distance, Zhao Xiaotao looked at Yan Yu's back and shook his head, "With this person's ability, he has mixed up to the point where he is now, and I have to say that creation makes people." β
"It's always going to be fine, it's just a matter of time before you don't meet a talent now." Lanxi sighed and waved the contract in his hand, "The question now is how to talk to Xuanmo about this. β
The filming location is in the distant city of H, and the time will take more than a month, which is the first time he has been separated from Xuan Mo for so long.
Zhao Xiaotao shrugged and gave Lan Xi a look of pity.
- Single dogs don't need to think about this kind of problem!
That night, Lan Xi paid enough price to make Xuan Mo accept the fact that he was out. The next day, Xuan Mo got up early, was busy in the study, and when Lan Xi was about to leave, he handed him a beautiful book.
"What?"
Lan Xi took it, the vertical row of letterheads on the handwriting is elegant, and the penmanship has both charm, even if you don't know calligraphy, you can see the extraordinary.
ββ¦β¦ Look at the contents. Xuan Mo reminded helplessly.
"The clouds are gone, and the moon shines on people...... Tenderness and sweetness fill the world. Seeing the last sentence, Lancy's face turned red silently.
Xuan Mo coughed, and silently helped Lan Xi carry the luggage downstairs, "Seeing words is like seeing people, come back early." β
Lanxi raised his head, and in the morning light, the man's handsome silhouette was unusually soft, and his eyes were like spring water, and the breeze blew and rippled softly.
"Okay."
It was as if there was a deer in his heart, bouncing around, along the way, Lan Xi laughed at the paper in his hand, Zhao Xiaotao came over to see what was going on, and was ruthlessly suppressed every time.
This happy smile only subsided a little when I arrived at the shooting location a few hours later.
In the early stage of "Long Song", the protagonist's role was in the countryside, and in the middle and late stages, he was in a small town on the border, and there were only two literary dramas in the court, that is to say, the environment where they filmed would not be good.
β¦β¦ I didn't expect it to be so bad.
The location of the small city photographed is northwest, in the autumn in the north, the sun is still dazzling, the air is filled with the smell of rice, the yellow earth under the feet is steaming, the yellow weeds, the bustling farmhouse, as far as the eye can see, a dilapidated.
These are two worlds that are completely different from S City.
Not far away, the villagers in the field pointed at him and exchanged heads. Director Yan hurriedly came over, snatched the luggage from Zhao Xiaotao's hand, and looked at Lan Xi with a little nervousness in his eyes, "Coming?" β
For fear that the protagonist would not be satisfied, he turned around and left.
The corners of Lanxi's mouth twitched, "Let's go." β
Director Yan's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth almost reached the back of his head. Everyone in the crew was already waiting at the door, looking at the two of them with blank eyes.
"This is Zhou Kexin, the heroine of the movie, playing your 'wife'."
The young girl hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Hello Teacher Lan." β
Lancy was taken aback by this situation, and hurriedly asked the little girl to get up, turned her head, and found that everyone around her was looking at him with blazing eyes, as if she was looking at a long-overdue savior.
This crew is really poor, eager to break a penny of funds in half, there are not enough supporting roles, the director and producer personally go into battle, and even the fellows who live around the crew have accumulated enough experience in group performances in a short period of time.
As the main character, Lancy enjoys the best treatment under such conditions - unlimited hot water, meals are always two dishes and one soup, and accommodation is the best guest house in the town.
It wasn't until one day that Lan Xi accidentally saw Director Yan himself eating pickles, so he lowered his standards "coercively and temptingly".
Even so, after filming, Lanxi can still feel that she is being taken care of in all aspects. It's strange that they are so poor that they almost can't maintain filming, but the people left behind in the crew seem to have a lot of energy in their hearts, supporting them to stagger forward.
Like the main character in a movie.
Some people are accustomed to taking care of others and regard it as natural; Lanxi happens to be another kind, others are good to themselves, and they can't wait to return it several times, but he can't intervene in life, so he has to work harder in filming.
And a person's attitude towards doing things, whether he is dedicated or not, whether he is serious, onlookers can see it clearly.
If the reason why Yan Yu signed Lanxi was because of objective limitations, and he still had doubts about Lanxi's acting skills, in the later stage, Director Yan was behind the monitor, looking at the picture, and couldn't wait to hug his head and cry.
I knew that Xiaoxi was like this, and he had to sign someone even if he didn't leave, why should he be swayed by the previous one and fall to such a point?
I originally wanted to buy an affordable house, but when I got the key, I found that it was a garden house with a swimming pool, which is exactly how Director Yan feels now.
has the same feeling as him, and there is also a producer squatting on the field.
In the camera, Zhao Changge, who was taken care of by the old gentleman in the village, scuffled with the thief who stole the old man's things, his eyes were red, and there was a fierceness in his eyes.
Like a wolf, and like a tiger, he has just awakened the talent in his blood, and with intuition and ruthlessness, he pressed the thief to the ground.
"Cards!" Director Yan shouted, "This is over, take a break!" β
The scene was jubilant, and the producer stood up and rubbed his sore legs, "This little guy can't be underestimated." Old Yan, we have dug up the treasure. β
I'm not afraid that someone is talented, and I'm not afraid that he will work hard, but I'm afraid that he will be talented and hardworking, and he won't give others a way to live!
Director Yan raised his head and snorted coldly, "Who said that he was afraid that Xiaoxi would not be able to endure hardship?" Who said that he was worried that he had no acting skills, and look, he was slapped in the face, right? β
The producer glared and pointed to himself, "Didn't you say the second half of the sentence?" β
"Didn't I say you have proof?" Director Yan said that, ruthlessly threw away his old partner, and went up to talk to Lanxi.
The producer stood in place and was stunned for a long time: This old boy is obviously a matter of discussion together, but in the end, why did he carry all these pots alone?
Thanks to simple interpersonal relationships, the filming progress of the crew exceeded expectations.
After filming the plot of his youth, the crew changed places again, filming the scene of the protagonist joining the army and leading the troops to resist the enemy after becoming a general-
Zhao Changge was dressed in armor and rode on horseback, his white beard and pale face silently spoke of his vicissitudes, raising his β‘β‘, and the red tassels fluttered in the wind.
Behind him are the only remaining remnants of more than 1,000 soldiers, and in front of him are the enemy's tens of thousands of heroes.
β‘β‘ the horse that accompanied him from birth to death let out a soft whistle uneasily, Zhao Changge moved the reins, stretched out his hand and patted the old man's head.
The soldiers behind him came to report, their eyes full of red: "General, reinforcements...... Reinforcements have not arrived! β
The reinforcements who should have arrived three days ago still had no news, snowflakes began to fall in the sky, and the enemy waved battle flags and shouted, "Zhao Changge, come out and surrender, I will spare your dog's life!" β
"Spare your dog's life!" Outside the city, there was a roar.
The snowflakes fell on the tip of Zhao Changge's nose, with a hint of coolness, he brushed away the obstacles in front of him, and the light in his eyes grew.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his hometown decades ago, and the old gentleman put his hands behind his back and shook his head: "The strong man is hungry for Hulu meat, and laughs and talks about thirsty Hun blood." To start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, towards the sky! β
Zhao Changge whipped the horse, raised his head and laughed: "Brothers, rush!" β
Behind him, thousands of horses roared in unison, and between the ups and downs, bursts of dust were raised, and the enemy in front of him was stunned, as if he had seen a madman.
"Aren't they afraid of death?"
Hundreds of miles away, the reinforcements sat in place, lazily basking in the sun and resting; Thousands of miles away is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and the court is singing and dancing, and there is a lot of joy.
Outside the city, the general β‘β‘ picked a person, his eyes were blazing, like stars.
Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!
"Cards! Well, the last scene leads to guΓ²! β
Lan Xi took a breath, and the group actor who played the soldier got up from the ground, touched his head and smiled, his eyes were full of admiration, "Teacher Lan, you don't know, I didn't even dare to breathe when you looked at it just now!" β
Dismounting, snatching it from the soldier, Lancey smiled and patted him on the shoulder, struggling to remove the armor from his body.
β¦β¦ It's really heavy.
The beard on his chin was also quite uncomfortable, and Lancey looked up and found that everyone around him was stunned.
"Director Yan?" Lancey frowned and shouted.
Could it be that something went wrong with the shooting just now? Lancey pondered, stopping to take off her armor.
Director Yan sniffed, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned his head and yelled: "Makeup group? What about people? Go and help! β
This roar seemed to remove some kind of curse, and the silent crew was back in operation, but everyone was in a bit of a trance on their faces, and there was no excitement at all.
On the side, the producer handed Yan Yu a piece of paper and sighed, "Alas, you can cry if you want to......"
No one looks at your jokes.
Yan Yu turned around and gave him a blank look, "Crying fart, I'm excited because the last scene just now was so good." β
The supervisor smiled, "It's really not because I'm reluctant to take Xiaoxi?" β
Who doesn't know that in the month they got along, Yan Yu almost wanted to accept someone else as his godson.
"I originally booked a table at the hotel, but now it seems that I don't need it?" The producer is condescending and cool and authentic.
Yan Yu glared, and got up from the ground with a grunt, "What are you kidding, hurry up, hurry up, you go and call someone!" β
If he's not mistaken, Lancy will fly back tomorrow to participate in that "Run, Big Brother"!