"Ouch, isn't this Boss Xiao?"

Xiao Ran chose a Cantonese tea restaurant in Huaxia Film and Television City, and the owner here, Wang Luo, also came from Nanyue, and immediately stepped forward to say hello when he saw Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran smiled: "It's been a long time, Uncle Luo, don't make fun of me." ”

This Cantonese tea restaurant can be said to be a more popular eatery, and it is loved by those who are extras and dragon and tiger martial artists or low-income people in the film and television industry such as lighting and makeup.

And the people in Xiao's class are all from Nanyue, and they have been working as extras and then dragon and tiger martial artists in Huaxia Film and Television City for more than ten years, so Xiao Ran will be brought over by his father to eat here from time to time.

But since staying in Yanjing No. 1 Middle School, there have been relatively few such opportunities, so it seems that Wang Luo, the owner here, has not seen each other for two or three years.

Seeing that although Xiao Ran has become a household name, he is still so polite to himself, Wang Luo can't help but express his appreciation for this young man.

Wang Luo, who does food and drink in a place like Huaxia Film and Television City, is really used to seeing too many actors who are already above the top as soon as they become popular, so for Xiao Ran to be able to have such a peaceful attitude at this age, and to be completely pampered and not shocked, Wang Luo feels that it must be difficult for him to do it.

"What a joke is this, now everyone knows that you are a well-deserved screenwriter of 100 million yuan, and after several movies are released, they have a box office of hundreds of millions, and you have also praised several senior brothers in your Xiao family class and your father, you are really young and promising! Coupled with your continuous appearance in The Voice of China, Uncle Luo has been chasing after him. I've already said since you were a kid that you're not a thing in the pool, and you will definitely be able to stir up the storm and turn into a dragon in the future......"

This is Wang Luo's boasting, and it also shows his eloquence as a businessman. After Xiao Ran listened to his tone like a Tang monk, he suddenly had an idea: "Uncle Luo, it's okay to praise here first, I remember watching you and your father as extras when I was a child, but now it seems that I rarely see you appear in major crews?" ”

Wang Luo sighed and said, "Isn't this about living?" You said that my family of three children is supported by me, and my wife has no other skills except for making milk tea, if I rely on the income of being an actor alone, where is the income? But if Xiao Ran, you need manpower for filming. You can consider me, although I have few opportunities to get off the crew now, but the acting skills honed over decades are not bragging......"

Saying that, Wang Luo began to chatter again. made Xiao Ran feel more and more that there was a role that was too suitable for him, and he immediately said: "I must promise you that at most this time next year, I will have a well-prepared movie." An important role will be reserved for you then. Don't refuse me then? ”

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Wang Luo's eyes lit up, hugged Xiao Ran's shoulders and said, "What you said is true?" You really didn't lie to me? You can't be coaxing you Uncle Luo to be happy, right? Do you have as many important roles as your dad in "Smiling Proud Jianghu"? ”

Xiao Ran was a little dizzy when he asked, so he immediately coped: "Anyway, the scene is indispensable, and then I will notify Uncle Luo to audition." ”

"Do you want to audition? Little nephew, you don't have no confidence in your Uncle Luo's acting skills, right? Why don't I show you a live demonstration? Do you want to take a look at my acting skills, my acting skills are very good. ”

Xiao Ran was entangled by him to a head and two big, this Wang Luo's character has been like this for decades, don't expect him to be able to shut up as soon as he opens the conversation. But it's very similar to the character I asked for, and that shiny shine matches the Mediterranean hairstyle. It's really ecstatic, a typical character actor!

At this time, seeing Liu Kui starting to walk into the tea restaurant, Xiao Ran shouted at him with a saved expression: "Fourth Senior Brother, here!" “

After seeing Xiao Ran, Liu Kui hurriedly walked over and said, "I didn't expect you to come here, and I haven't seen Lao Wang for a long time." ”

When Wang Luo heard Liu Kui's words, he also patted him on the shoulder and said, "Recently, I see that you are getting more and more popular, no wonder you don't have time to come to me for an old thing to drink, Lao Liu will come to see me more when he is fine." ”

"Okay, come over when you have time!"

The two are like very familiar friends, but in fact, the age difference between the two is not too big, Wang Luo and his father Xiao Yuanshan are of the same generation, and they are about forty years old.

And although Liu Kui is the fourth senior brother of the seven Xiaofu in the Xiao family's class, their ranking is not based on age, but in the order of apprenticeship, so although Liu Kui's apprenticeship is not early, he is already the oldest of the seven senior brothers, just thirty years old, two years older than the senior brother Lei Xiaohu.

So usually, the Lei brothers and Sanmao don't dare to call him the fourth junior brother, and they basically use their names.

This is also a helplessness of Liu Kui, a thirty-year-old person, his appearance is not outstanding, in this face-watching film circle, although he has Xiao Ran's support, it is not so easy to get ahead.

In fact, since he was a dragon and tiger martial artist, every brother was envious of the actor, but Liu Kui was the only one who was even more envious of the person who sat on the director's chair and controlled the audience.

He also mentioned this idea to Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran also found that Liu Kui's personality is indeed relatively calm, and he is very willing to learn, and he does still have the talent to be a director.

After the two sat down, they hadn't ordered yet, but Wang Luo had already served a table of food: "Don't worry, I still remember what you like to eat!" Lao Liu likes to drink iced lemon tea, Xiao Ran likes to drink your aunt's stockings milk tea, plus there are glutinous rice chicken, shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns, as well as freshly baked egg tarts and pineapple buns, you eat slowly, this meal is my ......"

Liu Kui took Wang Luo's hand at this time and said: "This is not good, Lao Wang, where you do business here, we always treat us like this, and we don't dare to come next time." ”

When Wang Luo heard his words, he rolled his eyes and said: "I'm not inviting you, I'm inviting Boss Xiao who is ready to let me play an important role, I can count on this role to bring my acting career to a successful end, I invited it for the sake of Boss Xiao's face......"

Wang Luo spoke with a bit of funny, his expression was really in place, he was indeed a natural comedian, but unfortunately he was delayed in the end, after all, no matter how big his dream is, he can't afford to eat the whole family......

"Boss Xiao? You can be called an uncle! ”

In fact, the title of Boss Xiao is the new title given to Xiao Ran by media reporters after the recent box office boom of the movie.

Because Xiao Ran has now become an investor in Zhengying Film Company, he has the title of this boss, but Xiao Ran feels that this title is very cheesy, and he actually doesn't like it very much.

On the contrary, titles like 100 million yuan screenwriter, god-level screenwriter or gold medal producer sometimes make Xiao Ran feel a little dark!

"Why can't you say it? Xiao Ran has the ability, I am happy to look at it! ”

Saying that, Wang Luo just left in a hurry, full of the appearance of an old naughty boy.

After the two glanced at each other, they shook their heads, and then Liu Kui looked around and sighed: "I haven't eaten here for more than a year, and I used to nest here as long as there was no filming." ”

Xiao Ran knew that the time he mentioned was the hardest day for the entire Xiao family class, but of course everyone just gritted their teeth and survived, in fact, they just relied on a kind of confidence in the real kung fu they had learned.

At this time, Xiao Ran took out a script and handed it to Liu Kuidao: "Fourth Senior Brother, didn't you say you wanted to be a director before?" I've thought about it, and it's not a long-term solution to let you follow the eighth master all the time, it's better to just let you try the taste of being a director, you've been in this industry for ten years, I believe you can still do it. ”

After hearing Xiao Ran's words, Liu Kui's expression was very excited, and he immediately picked up the script and read it, and couldn't help but say: "Xiao Ran, I thank you very much for your trust in my senior brother, but making movies is not child's play, you are so bold to hand over a drama to me as a director, in case you lose money, I won't have the face to see you." ”

Xiao Ran naturally thought about this problem, so he didn't give a script of a big production, and even the initial budget didn't even use the 30 million of "Mr. Zombie", even if the effect was not good after the release, just the midnight show of the theater under Yida Group could guarantee that it would not lose money.

So Xiao Ran said to Liu Kui: "Fourth Senior Brother, you don't have to worry about this, because it is your first movie, I will let Wang Wei serve as an assistant director for you, and I can help you at any time on the spot, and besides, this drama is not a big investment movie, you can shoot it, you can't lose!" ”

Since Xiao Ran said so, Liu Kui was a little relieved, and after slowly reading the entire script with a strict attitude, he finally couldn't help laughing.

"Xiao Ran, your script is too funny, and now there are more and more martial arts kung fu movies that follow the trend in the entire film market, even the just-released "Mr. Zombie", I heard that Jiayi Film Company is also ready to follow this theme, but the purely funny comedy is ignored by them! So I think your script has a lot to offer. ”

Liu Kui's analysis is very appetizing to Xiao Ran, in fact, comedy has always been indispensable in the film market, and it is also a film genre that often enters the box office rankings.

And there has always been no shortage of successful cases of comedy films, because normal comedy movies can target audiences from three to eighty years old, which can be described as killing all ages, but now there are fewer and fewer decent comedies, but foreign science fiction films are popular, which makes Xiao Ran feel that the second spring of comedy should also come.

So after writing this brand-new script, Xiao Ran immediately thought of Liu Kui, the fourth senior brother who usually doesn't smile, but often has witty words, he is actually a very comedy person, but his eloquence is relatively poor, but it is very suitable for him to make comedy movies. (To be continued......)