Chapter 20 Producer Lao Li
Chapter 20 Producer Lao Li
In the revised script, Zhang Chen used some contrasts to highlight Juno's affection for Shayla.
Guan Yue ran to a platform and hid. When she heard Juno's call, she not only did not show up, but instead tried to use Juno to lure the monster away, showing her selfishness.
In contrast, Juno firmly stated that she would not leave until she could find Shara, which fully demonstrated Juno's kindness to Shara and also contrasted it with Shara's betrayal later.
Zhang Chen made some improvements to the image of Juno and removed some annoying parts of the original work, such as secretly changing the location, but still retained the identity of a mistress, which was the fuse that triggered the conflict between her and Shara and must be retained.
In short, although Juno is a mistress, she is a special mistress and she is really good to Xia La.
At the same time, Xia La, who was fleeing, mistakenly entered the monster's cafeteria, where she met Yang Xiaoyue, who was still alive.
Yang Xiaoyue said that it was Juno who harmed her like this, and also revealed the affair between Juno and his boyfriend.
Since then, a trust crisis has arisen between Shara and Juno.
"Cut, this one's done. Everyone take a break. We'll continue shooting in half an hour. Use the props to change the scene quickly."
After shooting a shot, everyone enjoyed this short break.
Then I saw several monsters gathered together, some were yawning, and some took out cigarettes and started smoking.
The monster yawns and smokes?
Even though they had seen it several times, everyone still laughed at this funny scene.
The monsters didn't care at all and continued smoking contentedly.
Special effects makeup is very time-consuming. The actors who play the monsters have to come three hours earlier than everyone else every day just to put on makeup. They cannot remove the makeup casually after it is applied, and they have to maintain the monster look even when eating.
So, when there is no filming, you can often see a monster-looking guy wandering around the set in his pajamas.
What these guys like most is to suddenly jump out and scare people, and they never get tired of it.
Ning Hao recorded this scene faithfully. This was Zhang Chen's instruction, saying that it would be used as a behind-the-scenes trailer.
"Everyone has worked hard, come over and have some fruit."
Lao Li appeared at the right time, and with him appeared several fruit vendors, pulling fruits on carts.
When everyone heard the good news, they immediately rushed over.
Old Li watched all this happily, then walked up to Zhang Chen, took out another bag of fruit he was carrying and said, "Director Zhang, have some fruit. Miss Che, you've worked hard, come over and have some fruit. Our President Li specifically instructed us to treat you two well."
The fruit in Lao Li's hand was obviously specially made, different from the common goods behind.
Whenever this happens, other people will consciously avoid it. Haven’t they heard that this is specially prepared for the director and the leading actor?
Of course Zhang Chen knew that these fruits were not for him, and the reason he invited himself was simply because he didn't want to stand out too much.
Che Xiao had a vague feeling, but the fruit was so delicious that she pretended not to know.
She knew what was good. The fruit that Lao Li gave her and the director were not ordinary fruits. A bunch of grapes cost more than a hundred yuan.
"Thank you Mr. Li for your hospitality."
"Don't thank me, just thank our CEO Li. He was the one who specifically asked us to take good care of Miss Che."
Old Li accepted Che Xiao's words with a smile. As long as Che Xiao remembered Mr. Li's kindness, his mission would be accomplished.
"Uncle Li, sit down~"
Zhang Chen patted the stool next to him, and Lao Li sat down next to him without hesitation.
In the crew, everyone likes the producer Lao Li very much, because he doesn't care about anything and will bring fruits to reward everyone from time to time.
Zhang Chen also had a good impression of him.
I thought the other party would try to seize power, after all, he was the representative of a big investor, but I didn't expect that everything would be peaceful.
Lao Li is too low-key. If he hadn't brought some fruits to reward the crew every now and then, many people in the crew wouldn't even know that there was a producer like him.
This person does not fight for power or profit in the crew. The meaning of his existence seems to be to help the richest man Li to show his favor to Che Xiao.
Lao Li chatted for a few minutes and then left. Cao Bingkun came over at this time. "What's delicious? Let me try it."
He was a shameless man and started eating grapes without waiting for Zhang Chen to answer.
Others did not dare to act rashly because they knew that Cao Bingkun and the director were good friends.
"Old Cao, stay away from me." Cao Bingkun now has the standard "hateful face", an ugly face that makes people feel sick.
"I will never play this kind of role again, even if I am beaten to death."
Not only does playing a monster require you to get up several hours early every day to put on makeup, but the audience won’t even recognize your face after the performance. It’s a thankless job.
If this wasn't Zhang Chen's movie, Lao Cao would have quit long ago.
"Special actors come over here and touch up your makeup..." Xiao Jin shouted, and all the actors playing monsters came over one after another. The filming was already halfway through, and the remaining scenes were basically monsters chasing the heroine. The monsters appeared many times, and they needed to touch up their makeup from time to time.
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After work in the evening, Zhang Chen held meetings with people from the photography, art, costume and makeup departments as usual to confirm the content to be filmed the next day.
In another hotel room, Che Xiao, Chen Xi, and Zeng Li sat together. The table in front of them was filled with various snacks. The three women raised their cans of beer and clinked them together:
"Cheers, happy birthday to Dalizi~"
"Happy birthday, Lizi~"
It turned out that today was Zeng Li's birthday, but she didn't like crowds, so she just quietly called her best friends Che Xiao and Chen Xi to celebrate alone.
"Eat fruits, eat fruits, these fruits are delicious~"
Che Xiao invited everyone to eat some fruit, which she specially brought back from the crew. They were the high-end fruits that Lao Li brought.
"Mm, they are delicious, Sister Che Xiao, we are really lucky to have you. I have seen these fruits in a fruit market. They are very expensive, costing hundreds of dollars. It is said that only celebrities buy fruits there. Our investors are really good to you~"
"Go, stop talking nonsense~"
Che Xiao spat. When the three of them were in private, the other two girls often joked that Mr. Li might have a crush on her, otherwise why would he feed her individually.
Che Xiao probably had similar guesses in her mind, but since Mr. Li didn't say it explicitly and he used such a high-sounding excuse, she just pretended not to know.
"Okay, let's stop talking about me and talk about you. Your scenes have been wrapped today. When are you going to leave?"
"I'm not leaving. I've already made an agreement with Director Zhang that I'll be his screenwriter for free."
"Huh? Why?"
"Nothing, I just think being an actor is boring, and I want to move behind the scenes."
"what happens?"
"I failed several auditions a while ago. I feel like it's too hard for a powerless actress to get into the industry. Good opportunities never come to me. Want to stand out? Sure, give me something in exchange..."
After hearing what Chen Xi said, the three women all fell silent.
They had all encountered what Chen Xi said. The dirty hands were still considered good, but some people just said they wanted to sleep with you. What could you do? If you disagreed, you would watch the opportunity fall on someone else's head. If you agree, you will not be willing to accept it.
There is no way, this is the current situation in the entertainment industry.
"Sister Che Xiao, if an investor tells you clearly one day, you must think carefully about it. I have seen through it. In our circle, you can't go far without financial support. The same goes for Sister Li. Director Zhang is a potential stock, and we must seize it..."
"Why do you bring me into this?" Zeng Li felt like she was innocently accused. "Director Zhang doesn't like me."
"That's not necessarily true. I saw it with my own eyes when we were filming the rock climbing scene. Director Zhang stared at your long legs for ten minutes..."
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puff~
Che Xiao next to her couldn't help laughing, feeling quite happy that good sisters were making fools of themselves together.
(End of this chapter)