Chapter 30 Dinner Party
Although your crotch won’t be soaked by sweat in the winter, the mountain breeze blowing after coming out of the mine will still make you feel chilled to the bone.
The heater in the van didn't work well, but fortunately Li Yang had experience and had prepared a few old sheets in advance. On the road, several people wrapped themselves up like Arab sheikhs and at least they didn't get sick from the cold.
After all the hardships along the way, even Xu Kun, who had a strong body, felt a little wilted when he arrived at the hotel - Baoqiang was the one in the best condition because he had been visiting upstairs the whole time.
As the leading actors, Xu Kun and Bao Qiang lived in a double room, Li Yixiang and the assistant director shared a room, and Li Yang and the cameraman shared a room.
When he entered the room, Baoqiang was surprised and said, "Brother Kun, look, look, there is a toilet in this room!"
"You're so old fashioned, this is called a bathroom."
Xu Kun quickly stripped himself off, took a shower in the bathroom, changed into clean clothes, and immediately became full of energy again.
"Baoqiang, do you want to take a shower first or eat first?"
"Let's eat first."
"Okay then, let's go ask the director."
Xu Kun took Baoqiang to the next room and found Li Yang still taking a shower in the bathroom.
They were all grown men, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about. He leaned against the door and asked, "Director Li, do you have any plans tonight?"
"Have!"
Li Yang replied from inside: "The leaders of the county radio bureau will host a reception for us tonight. You, Baoqiang, Yixiang, and Lao Zhao, let's go together."
Lao Zhao is referring to the assistant director.
"What kind of arrangement is this?"
Xu Kun was extremely reluctant: "How can I enjoy my meal if I eat at the same table with those people?"
Baoqiang also shrank his neck.
"After all, he is a local boss."
The cameraman, who had already washed and changed his clothes, sat on the bed and wiped the lens while saying, "We don't expect them to help. Just go over and deal with it. Don't cause any trouble for the crew."
Xu Kun certainly understood the ways of the world, but he really didn't want to deal with such social issues.
When Li Yang came out of the shower, he said with a big smile: "Director Li, you are the director and the boss of the crew, so you can represent us with full authority."
"They said they wanted to meet some of the leading actors."
Li Yang wiped his head with a towel and said in the tone of a kidnapper, "I'm going to ask the county radio station for help in finding a few local actresses. Don't you want to go and check it yourself?"
"This……"
Xu Kun's smile froze, and he immediately sighed, "Well, in order to make our play a success, I can only devote myself to art."
Seeing his funny expression, Li Yang couldn't help laughing.
Unfortunately, this trick didn't work at all on Li Yixiang. No matter how hard they tried to persuade him, Li Yixiang remained unmoved.
In the end, Li Yang had no choice but to take Xu Kun, Bao Qiang, and Deputy Director Zhao with him to the appointment.
The four of them drove a van to the door of a very famous local restaurant. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw a middle-aged man who looked like a leader coming out with four or five young people.
One of the girls with a big mouth had obviously seen Li Yang before, and she immediately stepped forward to introduce the two parties. The middle-aged leader was the director of the Broadcasting Bureau.
Although the director of the county radio drama bureau was not considered a big shot for Li Yang, who had lived in Beijing for a long time, he was still flattered that the other party personally greeted him at the gate.
After both parties exchanged polite greetings, they arrived at the best private room in the hotel, only to see two people already sitting at the main seat and the lower seat respectively. One was a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance, and the other was a pretty girl of about fifteen or sixteen.
Li Yang was stunned when he saw this. The director of the broadcasting bureau introduced him, "This is our county chief Zhou. He attaches great importance to the Shenmu crew coming to our county to shoot, so he specially took time out of his busy schedule..."
The name Blind Well was changed only recently. When Li Yang came to inspect previously, the banner he used was the "Shenmu" crew.
"It's the deputy county magistrate."
County Magistrate Zhou interrupted his official clichés with a smile, saying, "Actually, I came here this time with the intention of using my power for personal gain. First, there are some things going on in the county, and I hope to make some agreements with the crew. Second, ..."
Then he pointed at the girl and said, "My daughter has been studying music since elementary school. In the past two years, she has suddenly become interested in being an actress. Now, our crew is coming to film a movie, so I was thinking about whether we could ask the professional actors in the crew to talk to her so that she can think clearly about which path she should take in the future."
Damn it! Xu Kun and Li Yang both thought to themselves, if they had known this would happen, they would have carried Li Yixiang here even if they had to.
But now that I'm here, I've no choice but to sit down.
County Magistrate Zhou was obviously a daughter slave. He sat down without discussing official business. He spread out his palms and said to the three people, "Are these the main actors of the movie?"
Although he said 'several', he was actually mainly looking at Xu Kun.
Not to mention Baoqiang's dark baby face, Deputy Director Zhao's appearance is even more difficult to describe. After looking around, only Xu Kun looks relatively good.
"Heh, heh heh..."
Li Yang laughed awkwardly and said, "The one next to me is the assistant director of the crew. The other two are the leading actors of the movie. One is the male lead of the show, and the other is the villain who has the most scenes."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Zhou looked back and forth between Xu Kun and Bao Qiang, and asked in confusion, "Excuse my poor eyesight, but I don't know which one is the male lead?"
In his opinion, that dark and silly guy was definitely not a villain, but he didn't look like the protagonist at all either.
"In fact, our drama follows the style of crime realism..."
Upon seeing this, Li Yang hurriedly gave a brief explanation to County Magistrate Zhou.
I heard that this drama is based on a prototype, and it is something that happened in this province two years ago. The little girl next to her was so shocked that her eyes widened and her mouth was open for a long time.
"For a drama like ours, the actors must first fit the character's image and second have enough acting skills to handle the role. If we insist on finding handsome men and beautiful women, the film won't be that good."
After listening to Li Yang's introduction of the crew, County Magistrate Zhou nodded and said, "I see. Our drama is aiming to win an award."
This is really a very accurate statement, otherwise he is a leader.
Li Yang said sheepishly: "Actually, box office is also very important."
Anyone who heard him say this would know that he was just being stubborn and guilty.
County Magistrate Zhou nodded and said softly to his daughter, "Qi Qi, if you want to know anything about actors, you can ask these two big brothers."
Seeing that all eyes were focused on her because of these words, Zhou Qiqi was not stage-frightened, but she was too embarrassed to ask about some celebrity gossip.
Yu She poked the beauty spot on her lip with her finger, thought seriously for a while, and then asked curiously: "What are the general requirements to be admitted to the Central Academy of Drama or the Beijing Film Academy?"
With just one sentence, Baoqiang was so embarrassed that he almost crawled under the table.
Xu Kun also felt like he was hit by an arrow on the face, but luckily he was thick-skinned enough and laughed, "We are both wild foxes, but I know a little about the procedures for applying to the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy."
As he spoke, he briefly introduced to the little girl what he had learned in the acting training class.
Bao Qiang was responsible for filling in the gaps and filling in the details, while Xu Kun only learned about it in passing. He had secretly collected a lot of relevant information.
The two of them, one of them speaking loudly and the other knowing something, finally managed to get through this stage.
County Magistrate Zhou nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "So, our Qi Qi will definitely have no problem with vocal music and appearance, but if she wants to pass the exam, she still needs to work hard on her body shape and performance."
Of course, this statement has some daughter-slave filter, but Zhou Qiqi was later pursued madly by Fang Zuming and was also recognized by Jackie Chan, so it is natural that her appearance and figure are not bad.
Of course, the most classic thing is that the girl ignored the name of the renter and turned around to openly confess her love to Hu Ge.
Zhou Qiqi didn't know what he was thinking about, and he looked a little sad. Then he asked Xu Kun, "Brother Xu, since you are not a professional actor, why did you choose to be an actor?"
What else could it be? Of course it was because he met Baoqiang, a potential stock, and he was envious of the many beauties in the entertainment industry who could make him famous.
However, in front of the girl's parents, Xu Kun did not dare to tell the truth, and could only speak nonsense in a serious manner: "Maybe it is to experience more different lives. Every time I create a character that is completely different from myself through hard work, imagination, copying, and skills, I will have a sense of fulfillment of creating and owning a new life."
Zhou Qiqi was obviously frightened by these words and couldn't help asking: "What roles have you played, Brother Xu..."
“Like in this movie.”
Xu Kun interrupted her hastily. If she were to finish her words, it would be fatal.
Without giving Zhou Qiqi a chance to interrupt, Xu Kun quickly said, "In order to play the role of the ruthless villain in the play, I specially designed a new image, like this——"
As he spoke, he raised his thick eyebrows and glared at the little girl with his fierce and cold eyes.
(End of this chapter)
