Chapter 210 Brother Kun
[If you don’t vote for the monthly ticket, it will really expire]
After the main actors were confirmed, Xu Kun and Tian Youliang discussed and decided to start reading the script on May 5 and officially start filming on June 26.
The reason why we have to wait half a month before starting to read the script is mainly because the character scripts have not been fully developed and the main supporting roles are not yet in place.
At the same time, crew members also need to confirm during this period.
Tian Youliang originally thought that when he proposed to let people from Happy Twist join the group, Chen Xuebin would strongly resist, but unexpectedly Chen Xuebin turned out to be the easiest to talk to.
Even Xu Kun found it a little strange, so he secretly went to Chen Xuebin to ask the reason.
Chen Xuebin laughed and said, "Boss Jia wants me to register my name on LeTV and gather a filming team for LeTV. Your idea of reading the letter is really amazing. Once Ms. Yang's letter comes out, it will definitely cause a sensation!"
It turned out to be a preparation for "Seeing Words as Faces".
Xu Kun half-seriously criticized: "Brother Chen, your awareness is not good enough. Is it for the sake of sensation? It is to let more people know about the moving and legendary deeds of these founding martyrs!"
"Yes, yes, yes. If someone asks me next time, I will definitely say that."
Chen Xuebin followed suit and nodded loudly.
"Seriously."
Xu Kun brought the topic back to the topic and asked, "You have such a wide network of contacts in the industry, why did you target the people from Happy Twist?"
"You don't understand this."
Chen Xuebin said proudly: "Those old hands are fine for a temporary partnership, but if you really rely on them to work for you, who knows what they will do to you! Besides, most of these old hands don't have much ambition, and they are too lazy to learn new things.
On the other hand, most of the young people in Happy Twist were selected by Tian Youliang. They must have no problem with basic skills, and they have been able to persist in the small theater for more than a year. They must have some ideas about this industry and are open to new things at a young age.
Besides, isn’t your letter reading a variety show? The lighting, props, and sound recording are closer to a stage play than a TV show, so I plan to recruit a few young people from Happy Twist and find two old guys to lead them.”
As expected, he was the chief steward of internal affairs who had been working in the circle for many years. The abacus beads even fell on the faces of Tian Youliang and Zhang Chen.
"This……"
Xu Kun hesitated and said, "Brother Chen, please don't make things too big. If you turn hostile before we finish filming, we'll be screwed."
"do not worry."
Chen Xuebin patted Xu Kun's shoulder confidently and said, "Stage plays are not performed every day, and LeTV doesn't have that many programs to shoot. I just let them work part-time at LeTV and give them an extra subsidy. This can also be regarded as helping Happy Twist to support its employees. Zhang Chen can't thank me enough."
Xu Kun was relieved, but when he mentioned that LeTV didn't have so many programs to shoot, he came up with an idea.
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In the blink of an eye, April 5th came.
The crew had booked two floors and a conference room in a three-star hotel in advance. At 7:30 in the morning, Xu Kun, Chen Xuebin and Tian Youliang were waiting at the stairs.
When someone from the crew comes up, the introducer will come forward to greet them and then introduce them to the other two people. If they are an important person or a senior, the introducer will personally lead the person to the meeting room.
But Xu Kun had just seen Tian Youliang off and led the two teachers from the Central Academy of Drama who were over 50 years old into the conference room. Before he could turn around, he heard a clear voice behind him: "Brother Kun~"
Xu Kun turned around and saw that it was the second female lead Jiang Xin and the third female lead Qin Lan who had arrived.
When he was in the crew of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", he was not very familiar with Jiang Xin at first, until he taught Zhou Yumin a lesson, their relationship became close.
However, this girl has a straightforward temper and is obviously not someone who is easy to mess with - there are differences between being straightforward and having a straightforward temper. For example, Li Xiaolu is also a straightforward person, but she is easier to mess with.
Seeing Xu Kun turning around, Qin Lan also smiled and greeted him, "Brother Kun."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Chen Xuebin standing beside him, with a look of curiosity in his eyes - although Chen Xuebin was also a casting judge at the time, he did not reveal his identity.
"This is Brother Chen Xuebin. He is the producer of this drama like me." Xu Kun introduced Chen Xuebin and said to Qin Lan with a smile, "You are one year older than me. I don't deserve the title of 'Brother Kun'. From now on, we can just call each other by our first names."
"Okay, Xu Kun~" Jiang Xin rushed to respond, then ran in giggling, covering her mouth.
Qin Lan bowed slightly and said solemnly: "Hello, Producer Chen, thank you for your care during the audition."
Then he quickly caught up with Jiang Xin.
"The conference room is the fifth one on the left!"
Xu Kun chased after him and shouted, but before he turned around he heard another voice saying "Brother Kun".
The one who came back this time was Shen Teng.
He obviously did his homework, and then called out "Producer Chen", then stretched out his hands to hold Xu Kun's, and said excitedly: "Brother Kun, thank you, thank you so much, I thought I would never be able to work in movies and TV series in this life."
As expected, he is a comedian. The words he said sounded dramatic and exaggerated.
"Serious words."
Xu Kun smiled and corrected again: "I have read your resume. You are one year older than me. From now on, we can just call each other by our first names."
"That won't work!"
Shen Teng shook his head like a rattle and said seriously, "Being a brother has nothing to do with age. To put it in a vulgar way, it represents status and identity; to put it in a more elegant way, it is called a master who is more experienced. This is my first time acting in a TV series. Your qualifications are more than enough to be my master, not to mention calling me 'Brother Kun'."
All these flattering words sounded humorous and interesting when they came from his mouth.
Xu Kun then remembered the idea he had thought of a while ago. He had seen it on the news in his previous life. There was a program that specialized in reporting all kinds of weird news and then making some spicy or funny comments.
This kind of program should be very appealing to today's netizens, and can be broadcast on LeTV for a long time - those who collect the letters can also be responsible for collecting weird news later.
The most important thing for this kind of program is to find a humorous host.
Shen Teng is quite suitable.
It shouldn't be difficult for a stage actor to switch to variety shows.
But now is not the time to talk about this. "Boss" has just assembled the crew, and "Words as Faces" has not officially started yet, so this matter has to be put on hold for a while.
"Teacher Tian!"
At this time, Shen Teng saw Tian Youliang coming out of the conference room, and hurriedly took a few steps forward and bowed deeply.
Flattery is flattery, but he knows exactly who let him join the group.
However, Tian Youliang didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just nodded slightly, said "perform well", and quickly chased Xu Kun to the stairs.
Xu Kun had already bowed to the two newcomers and said, "Hello, Teacher Xinxin and Teacher Yang, thank you for coming to help with the guest appearance."
Yang Lixin hurriedly helped Xu Kun up, while Song Xinxin slapped Xu Kun on the shoulder and said, "What teacher or not, just call me mom!"
Xu Kun covered his shoulder pretending to be wronged and complained: "I used to call you Aunt Song because you said you were afraid I would call you old. Isn't calling you 'Mom' even older now?"
This time, Xu Kun invited the two of them to guest star as Meng Hao's parents, which fulfilled their childhood memories of "I Love My Family".
As for Lin Yuxin's parents, they were played by two teachers from the Central Academy of Drama - the same two that Tian Youliang had just sent in.
"Shout or not?"
"Mom~"
"Hey~ my big son, hahaha~"
(End of this chapter)
