Chapter 49: Conquest
[The paragraphs in the previous chapter that mentioned the prototype of the characters were all automatically deleted by the backend, so you can only use the surname + XX instead. ]
Leaving Baoqiang in the crew to continue serving as the martial arts director, Xu Kun went home, washed up briefly, and then practiced controlling his facial expressions in front of the mirror while waiting for Li Yixiang to contact him.
At about six o'clock, there was a rhythmic sound of banging on the wall next door. Xu Kun then realized that today was Sunday - the new tenants next door were a couple in their third year of college. They were usually at school and only came here to spend time alone on Sundays.
I don't know what the boy's major is, but his physical strength is far inferior to that of the civil engineer. Xu Kun was still hesitating whether to turn on the TV to block the view, but the situation next door was already calm.
Not long after, Li Yixiang also called and the dinner was scheduled to be held at a Hunan restaurant outside the North Third Ring Road.
When Xu Kun arrived, the sun had just set and the Hunan restaurant was crowded and bustling.
He didn't rush into the room. Instead, he tucked a stack of rolled-up newspapers under his arms, then unzipped his coat, revealing a low-cut vest underneath.
His bulging muscles protruded from his collar, and his eyes were as white as a venomous snake. No matter how crowded and narrow the room was, he walked around in a domineering and unconcerned manner.
The long strip of newspaper tucked under his armpit, coupled with his ruthless steps, was like stepping on the mute button, and the restaurant, which was originally bustling with people, suddenly became quiet.
Xu Kun stood in the middle of the hall, scanning the entire room with a cold gaze, as if pouring a bucket of cold water on everyone's head.
"Kun'er, here it is!"
Li Yixiang stood up from the corner and waved at Xu Kun.
Xu Kun then swayed over, threw the newspaper on the table, and bowed to the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat, saying, "Director Gao, do you think I look good?"
As he spoke, his expression had returned to its normal state.
Before Gao Qunshu could say anything, a little boy beside him smiled and said, "Okay, brother. When you walked in with the newspaper just now, I thought you were here to seek revenge."
As he spoke, he reached out to pull away the newspapers on the table, and when he found that there were really only a few newspapers, he grinned again, showing his white teeth.
Gao Qunshu also smiled and said, "Not bad, really not bad. The most important thing is to be able to give and take. I said that the person Yixiang recognized must be good."
Xu Kun laughed and said, "Brother Li likes to flatter me outside. He's probably afraid that I'll tell everyone about the mining accident he encountered and how he almost peed his pants."
"Get lost, that's Bao Qiang!"
Li Yixiang cursed with a smile, pointed at Xu Kun and introduced him to Gao Qunshu: "Xu Kun, the brother who almost died with me."
Everyone burst into laughter again, and the atmosphere in the restaurant became lively again.
Gao Qunshu then introduced the bald man next to him and the small-eyed man opposite him. The bald man was called Shi Zhaoqi, and he played the leading male role in the play, Xu Guoqing, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau.
The man with small eyes is called Sun Honglei, and he plays the villain Liu Huaqiang in this play.
Xu Kun had no impression of Shi Zhaoqi, but it was different for Sun Honglei. Even in the trading floor, Brother Honglei's name was well-known.
After the initial contact, they all seemed to be cheerful and outgoing, and they were not arrogant towards Xu Kun, their younger brother.
After three rounds of drinks, Gao Qunshu took the initiative to bring up business: "I've thought about it, and the role that best suits you, Xiao Xu, should be Liu Huaqiang's childhood friend Han Yueping. This role has a lot of scenes, including following Liu Huaqiang's tyranny and more lifelike scenes. In the end, it was because of his confession that Liu Huaqiang was completely ruined."
Upon hearing this, Li Yixiang immediately winked at Xu Kun, indicating that he could take the role.
Among the brothers around Liu Huaqiang, there are actually only two who have more important roles and more room for performance. One is the killer Jin Bao - this role has already been taken by Li Yixiang, and the other is Han Yueping.
But Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Director Gao, can I take a look at the script first?"
Gao Qunshu didn't mind at all. He smiled and said, "Who knows you can get along well with Yixiang." Then he took out a script from the briefcase behind him and handed it to Xu Kun.
Xu Kun took it with both hands, then couldn't wait to open it and briefly read through it, mainly looking for passages that were talked about in later generations, such as: Liu Huaqiang buys a watermelon; Aren't you angry enough to call me a young man; Do you have the strength to fight me?
In the first two clips, Liu Huaqiang was the main star. The watermelon seller only had one scene. Song Lao Hu was an old senior whose age could not be changed, but Feng Biao, who knelt down and called him "Master", made Xu Kun's eyes light up.
According to the timeline, Feng Biao was domineering when he first appeared, he was submissive when he was suddenly attacked by Liu Huaqiang, he took the money to chop Liu Huawen to pieces, and he was in a panic and ran away overnight in his red underwear after hearing that Liu Huaqiang had shot Wu Tian. These scenes run through the entire TV series.
Although the plot of admitting defeat is a bit embarrassing, but isn't this acting? As long as it performs well, it's fine!
So Xu Kun raised his head and asked tentatively: "Director Gao, is the prototype of this Feng Biao Sun XX?"
Hearing him ask this, Gao Qunshu immediately became interested: "Why, do you know this person?"
"heard about it."
Xu Kun pointed at the script and said, "It is said that Sun XX had his legs broken by Zhang XX's gunmen, leaving him disabled for life. Later, when they couldn't find Zhang XX, they chopped his brother into a vegetable. This roughly matches Feng Biao in our script."
Gao Qunshu nodded first, then shook his head: "Are you interested in the role of Feng Biao? It's a pity that your age doesn't match, otherwise, based on the momentum you showed when you walked in just now, you would be quite suitable."
When Xu Kun heard that it was another age issue, he immediately perked up. Just as he was thinking of using the same old trick again, Li Yixiang kicked him under the table.
This was clearly a warning to him not to compete for the role of Feng Biao.
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, and felt that Brother Li would definitely not cheat him, so he could only say with regret: "That's such a pity - Director Gao, let me take a look at Han Yueping's plot."
After saying that, he picked up Han Yueping's story and went through it again.
This role can almost be regarded as Liu Huaqiang's deputy. Although he is not as impactful as Feng Biao, he has more scenes than Feng Biao and has a lot of room for performance.
It's just that I gave up too quickly and too suddenly at the end. If I could just make some simple changes...
Xu Kun handed the script back with both hands, then picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you Director Gao for giving me this opportunity. I'll drink it. You can do whatever you want."
Gao Qunshu raised his glass and clinked it with his, then reminded him, "Our crew will be going to Shi City at the beginning of next month, so you have to clear your schedule in advance."
This finalized the role.
Then came the issue of film remuneration. This time Gao Qunshu was a little hesitant and no longer as cheerful as before.
Li Yixiang took the initiative to explain that due to the sensitivity of the subject matter, Gao Qunshu was unable to attract investment, so this time he invested all his assets in it, so he was somewhat stretched.
Not to mention that Xu Kun came for the fame of "Conquer". Even if this incident had not happened, he would definitely not make things difficult for Gao Qunshu for the sake of Li Yixiang. He immediately said that the pay was not important, as long as the play was good.
This time, both the host and the guests were very happy and the meal lasted until 11 o'clock in the evening.
After they broke up, Xu Kun pulled Li Yixiang aside and asked him why he had stopped him from fighting for Feng Biao.
Li Yixiang explained: "Someone has actually recommended himself for the role of Feng Biao, but the director has not yet made up his mind to use him."
Xu Kun was surprised and asked, "Then I should try my best to get it, isn't that just right?"
"The problem is that the person who recommended himself is the producer of our show."
(End of this chapter)
