Chapter 15 The Most Expensive Thing of the Twenty-First Century
"Third brother, when can I leave, there is still something in the store."
Just when Wang Lei and Zhang San were discussing, the door of Zhang San's humble office was pushed open, and a group of part-time "actors" obviously couldn't wait, they basically asked for leave to come, after all, no one knew if the theater could continue this time.
"Fuck it, get out of here, go back and wait for the notice, we're going to rehearse a new play."
Although he was a little unhappy to be interrupted, I have to say that Zhang San's mood at this time is quite complicated, on the one hand, the theater can continue to persevere, which makes him feel gratified, and on the other hand, what he has done is now not his own, and he is inevitably depressed.
"Really? Can our theater continue? When can I pay some salary, I haven't paid it for months. ”
"Send it next time, next time."
As soon as he talked about money, Zhang San couldn't speak, and pushed the buddies who pushed the door out one by one, for fear that Wang Lei would regret hearing these words.
However, Wang Lei doesn't care much about these, his funds are quite sufficient, and he will inevitably have some investment in the early stage.
Three days later, Ma Dongmei reluctantly left the capital to go to eastern Zhejiang to gather with the women's volleyball national team.
After sending Ma Dongmei away, Wang Lei began to work on the theater.
It took two days to complete the formalities with Zhang San, and then transferred the first batch of 1.2 million funds for the rent of the venue and the payment of employees' salaries, and by the end of August, the Three Dreams Theater was ready to rehearse the new play.
"Da Lei, where did we invite this screenwriter and director? If you want to invite people, you should find one from another theater, or I will ask a friend of the writers' association to see if anyone will try it? ”
Zhang San's cultural level is not high, so he naturally has a natural sense of fear and admiration for engaging in culture, and after several years of right and wrong, he also knows very well how important a good screenwriter and script are to a play.
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll do this work, the most important thing now is to see how our actors are, whether there are suitable protagonists, let's talk about the rest."
Wang Lei has been concentrating on adapting the script in the past few days, thanks to the fusion of two souls and the advantages of the experience of the two worlds, he can successfully complete the adaptation of the script, after all, his story is actually a well-made movie, except for considering the scene, there is not much else to change.
"Huh? Da Lei, the third brother buys an old one, this script and director are still very important, you have no experience, or ......"
"Third brother, I know your concerns, but according to our current capital and reputation, if you want to be famous, you must not be able to invite someone who is famous, and people are not willing to come, please invite someone who is not famous or incapable It is better for me to understand this story, you can rest assured, let's try it first, if you think my ability is not enough, then let's find a professional."
Seeing that he couldn't convince Wang Lei, Zhang San could only endure it, after all, the theater is now up to the people, but when Wang Lei can't figure it out, he has to go out in the end.
The "Jingpiao" who got the salary came to the theater happily, although the money is not much, but it is a small income, after all, they are not full-time actors, the theater can make up for the previous salary is benevolent enough, and to be honest, the reason why they are floating so much in the capital is also for their dream of being an actor, and now they have the opportunity to perform, everyone is quite positive.
For the new owner of the theater, everyone didn't care except for his doubts about one leg and height, but people who had thoughts still made preparations in advance, checked the boss's information, and the identity of the former famous basketball player still scared them, this is a pure crossover.
With the printed script, Wang Lei began the selection of actors, he has his own score in his heart, but he does not pursue the perfection of the image, at least he has to find a more distinctive one, as for the main actors in this play, Wang Lei actually has a suitable idea.
First of all, Da Chun already has the most suitable candidate for the role, and Li Yongxiu's tall figure and silly face are definitely the most suitable for this role.
On the one hand, Zhang San has life experience and can show Xia Luo's state of dreaming, on the other hand, this is also a dream come true, and this is a comedy, Zhang San's image contrast is very "laughing" to a certain extent.
Now, in addition to these two roles, the other more outstanding main roles have to be found among these part-time "employees".
In the time and space of the earth, Wang Lei heard a famous movie character say a sentence, that is: what is the most expensive in the 21st century - talent, this really explains the essence of modern society, where talent is very important, but Wang Lei thinks that it is more important to find the "Bole" of talent.
Among those who choose to keep their dreams in the "basement" of the capital or in various share houses, Wang Lei has found talents who are no less than professionals.
A female "actor" who has sung in the Northeast is a woman in her early thirties who works as a milkman on weekdays, and her image is not outstanding, but Wang Lei found that unique characteristics from her, rich facial expressions, and generous body movements, I have to say that this image is really too suitable for the role of Ma Dongmei.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Tian Meili, boss, do you think there is a role that suits me? If you have a line, I don't pick it. ”
Although I don't know what Tian Meimei's life experience is, Wang Lei can feel the tenacity in her, and I have to say that this Northeast girl has left a deep impression on Wang Lei.
"Find the third brother to get the contract, in the future, we will all be contractual, one contract for each drama, and you can do your own things at other times."
Wang Lei didn't talk much nonsense, there must be too many actors in the theater, they can't afford to raise them, they can only change the previous way, with a new contract system, if the right one is right, he will stay, and if the one is not suitable, he can do some work such as field work, these people Wang Lei has no intention of giving up, and being able to persist in such a theater until now, at least it shows that these people love acting, Wang Lei feels that talent and ability are important, but love is the basis for engaging in an industry.
In addition to the role of Ma Dongmei, Wang Lei also chose "Zhang Yang", "Principal", "Teacher Wang" and other roles among these people, these are all roles with lines and pictures, of course, there are some other roles, but roles like "Qiu Ya", "Yuan Hua" and other roles that need a better image Wang Lei has not been determined, after all, there is no such image among these people, it can be said that they are all more distinctive.