Filming a TV series is something I never thought about before, although white jasmine is on my lips every day, but it is so far away from me at the beginning!

Now, just because I lost weight, because Garvey told me that anything is possible, I actually went to the audition with Director Xiao Wu without hesitation without preparation.

I really admire my ignorance and fearlessness.

But whatever, I'm just trying to make money, it's just a job.

The Depressed Girl ad is only three minutes long, there are not many shots, and there is no dialogue, most of them are voice-overs, and they are filmed quickly, and they will have to rely on sophisticated post-production.

Garvey and I sat in Director Xiao Wu's car and went to his friend's set to audition.

It was in a courtyard in the second ring road, and there was a sign of "Cultural Relics Protection Unit" hanging at the door, but it was antique and newly renovated.

"It's really nice here, it's rented by the crew, right?" Director Xiao Wu handed a cigarette to his classmates: "Let me introduce to you, this is the rising star Xia Xue, this is a dark horse in the TV drama director industry, Jiang Fang, known as the 'editor and the downside party', who can write and direct, and is more talented than me." ”

"Director Jiang, hello, I'm Xia Xue, and this is my friend Tongawei."

Director Jiang Yifang is not as gentle and cheerful as Director Xiao Wu, but his face is cold, he looked me up and down, nodded and said, "Do you like acting?" ”

"I'm interested, but I haven't acted yet." I'll be honest.

"If you are interested, willing to learn, I can teach you. But there is one point, acting is very hard, it is not as simple as it seems, nor is it so easy to become popular, it is likely that you don't even have the popularity of Internet celebrities, can you? He asked again.

"I don't know if it's going to work, but I'd love to give it a try." I say.

Director Jiang looked at me again, and then continued to say to Director Xiao Wu: "My main roles here are all set, there are only a few maid roles left, and there are not many scenes, if she is willing to play, I can pick a maid next to the female number one to give her, and there are more shots." ”

"Dude, this is my new partner, take care of it! How much does it cost to appear as an actor? ”

"Your people, I can definitely take care of them, there are not many scenes, package it, this number." Director Jiang lowered his voice and said to Director Xiao Wu, and stretched out his finger to gesture at him.

Director Xiao Wu patted him on the shoulder with understanding and said, "Okay, we'll discuss it later." When is the audition? ”

Director Jiang looked at me seriously again, turned his head and continued to say to Director Xiao Wu: "I've seen her online video, it's not bad, as long as she is willing to be on it, there is no need to audition." ”

Director Xiao Wu took me and Jia Wei to a lounge.

"Xia Xue, now only the role of a maid next to the female number one is okay, and the others are all set, this role is mainly in the first fifteen episodes, helping the heroine escape marriage, and later after the heroine left, she was beaten to death by the heroine's stepmother, it is a loyal positive image, although there are not many scenes, but it is quite powerful, and the packaging and filming can be completed in about two weeks, and the cost is 50,000 yuan. What do you guys think? If you can sign it immediately, the cast of this play is good, and if you wait, you may not even be able to play this role. Director Xiao Wu introduced us to us.

"Who's the female number one?" I asked.

"It's Ye Lan Nazha, a Xinjiang actor who is becoming popular now." Director Xiao Wu said yearningly.

"Netizens call her 'King Kong Barbie', a post-90s otaku killer." Garvey quickly extracted the network information.

"Yes, yes! That's right, she has suddenly become popular recently, and she is already worth 280,000 yuan per episode! Director Xiao Wu said.

"What! 280,000 episodes! I couldn't help but hold out a finger and exclaim.

"The investment in this drama is not small, and second-tier actors can also have an episode of 5-100,000 yuan." Director Xiao Wu continued.

I've been blown away by the big numbers.

"Then I have a total of 50,000, how many lines is it?" I asked stupidly.

"It's one line higher than the extras, Xia Xue, it's inevitable for newcomers to be like this, unless they are unspoken rules, they are all forced to work hard from being able to be on camera, you are now based on advertising films and recommended by me, and you can set an actor without audition for the first time, which is already good." Director Xiao Wu continued.

I looked at Garvey in confusion.

"Director Xiao Wu is right, this role is good, there are rich emotional scenes in it, if you can grasp it well, it is a good start, Xia Xue, you don't need to look at how it is for a while, look at it developmentally, this is a good role. I suggest you pick up. ”

"What Mr. Garvey said is very right, this role is played well, Xia Xue, I guarantee that you can enter the second line in the next play." Director Xiao Wu patted his chest again and said: "In order to show my support for you, I don't want any of the introduction fee for this play, you can collect it yourself." ”

"Well, since you all think you can start here, then I'll listen to you, take it!"

Director Jiang Yifang and I went to his temporary desk alone.

He poured me a glass of water.

He took out a text contract from the drawer, filled in a few numbers briefly, and handed it to me.

"This drama is about to start, the main actors and producers have also signed, and the remaining roles are packaged and recommended by the economist, you are an exception, because of the relationship between Xiao Wu, I said hello to the producer, saying that the time was tight, and the producer agreed that I would sign on my behalf. So it's best not to tell the contract and the cost and keep it confidential. ”

"Okay, I got it." I looked at the contents of the contract.

"Also, I've seen your video, it's quite dramatic, work hard, and you can act better." Director Jiang's expression was a little softer than just now.

The contract was simple, mainly the fee and some confidentiality clauses, which I signed and handed to her.

"There will be a kick-off ceremony the day after tomorrow, and I can meet a lot of main actors, so let's have a conversation!"

In this way, I signed a small role in the 30-episode costume drama "Flying Flowers Like a Dream", which was not in the stream, and I could earn 50,000 yuan and maintain a month's expenses.

I've been able to save money on Garvey for at least three months now, and that's great!

Director Xiao Wu drove away, and Jia Wei and I were walking on the way home, passing by my mother's house.

"Garvey, you wait for me here, I'll go in and see my mother."

This is our former home, with mottled exterior walls and black corridors, a dilapidated and decayed appearance, which is not at all what I remember when I was a child.

It's like a person who has changed from a young adult to a middle-aged and elderly person, which makes people feel sad when they see it.

It was my mom who came to open the door.

"Xia Xue, why are you here? Is something wrong? My mom was surprised.

"In your words, I have to go back to my mother's house, do I have to do something?" I said with a smile.

"Poor mouth, come in." My mom handed me a pair of slippers.

As soon as I entered the living room, it was actually full of packages, horizontal and vertical, and a mess......

"Mom, what's going on?" I asked in amazement as I looked at the big bag and asked the small bag.

"Oh, I took a job to pick up the courier, the people in our building are not at home, the courier will come and put me here first, and take a piece of money quickly." As she spoke, she put the parcel neatly and cleaned it up for me.

My mom actually this!

A people's teacher who retired early, and he loves to be neat to the extent that he has a habit of cleanliness, and he actually piled up large bags and small bags in the living room at home, just to earn a dollar for the receipt fee!

I didn't speak, but I was very sad.

"Where's my brother?" I asked.

"Hospitalized again." My mom turned her face to the side and looked out the window, looking lonely.

"Why is it uncomfortable this time?"

"My heart was uncomfortable, I went to the hospital to check, it was heart failure. Xia Xue, your brother...... It may not be a few years. My mother's seemingly calm expression hides great sadness.

"Huh? How so? Didn't the doctor say that long-term medication can be maintained until the age of at least 50? ”

"It's not just the symptoms of leukemia anymore, it's the heart and kidneys that are weak, which can cause a lot of complications." Mom said helplessly.

I walked over and hugged her, tears streaming down my face.

"Mom, how can we help him?"

"I've already thought about giving him a stem cell transplant, even if it can't save his life, let him go comfortably." My mom wiped my tears from my eyes.

"What's going on with stem cell transplant surgery?" I asked.

"It is to extract the stem cells in your brother's bone marrow, isolate and breed them into healthy and excellent cell seeds in vitro, and then implant them back into his liver, this primitive cell will self-reproduce new healthy stem cells, which can repair damaged cells and tissues in his liver, kidney and liver, I heard that the effect is very good, and it can improve people's physical functions in a few months."

"Wow! Excellent! And this surgery! My brother needs this, why didn't he do it sooner?! I said excitedly.

"This price is very expensive, you can't go through medical insurance, and there are few companies in China that can do it. It's not something that we ordinary people can afford to do at all, it's usually rich people who do this in order to maintain their bodies. ”

"How much?"

"The cost of surgery alone is 580,000 yuan, not including the various costs of preparing for surgery, and if there is no 6.7 million yuan, it will not be able to come down."

"What?!" I let out a wail of disbelief.

"Oops! What are you howling about! Scared the hell out of me! My mom said with her mouth covered.

"Mom, then where are we going to find 580,000?!"

"I've thought it all out, you don't have to worry about it." My mom said in her usual tone.

"Can I leave it alone? How can you be rich? Can you still earn that piece of money if you have money? "I was anxious and distressed.

"I'm tired of living in this house, I asked the intermediary, and it can be sold for more than 2 million, which is enough." My mom pretended to be light-hearted.

"Sell a house? So where are you going to live? ”

"Just like you, rent!"

"You can rent a house, at least a few thousand rents a month, where is it convenient to see a doctor in this place now, and my brother will be far away from the hospital in the future."

"At this time, I can't take care of so much, let's solve the surgery funds now."

I looked at this house, this is my mother's only "divorce property", it is so old that the walls have fallen off, and it has not even been renovated once in so many years, and it is still the same as when we left.

Although I can't stand my mother in all kinds of ways, how can I bear to watch her live to this age, but she is homeless?!