Chapter 123: A 2-story courtyard house?

Chapter 123: A 2-story courtyard house?

Chapter 123 Two-story... courtyard house?

I also have to find time to go out and take the art exam at Yanjing.

In order not to delay the filming progress of the crew, Fan Wumian personally supervised the work, selected the more important scenes to be shot first, and arranged his own shots to be in the front as much as possible.

The entire crew worked around the clock, and it was normal for them to work more than 12 hours a day, so the shooting efficiency was extremely high.

Occasionally, when others were taking a break, Fan Wumian was still working with the editor to cut out the parts that had already been filmed.

Having ready-made original films to refer to makes editing easier.

And there is no need for additional dubbing. "Silence" is the biggest feature and highlight of this movie.

In the blink of an eye, April 1th came.

early morning.

Fan Wumian stretched lazily, walked out of the hotel room with his suitcase in hand, and knocked on the door next door.

soon.

Zhuang Muxi, who had just woken up, opened the door and said with a smile in her pajamas:
"You're getting ready to leave so early. I wish you all the best in your exams. If I hadn't been admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music without taking the exam, I should have gone to Yanjing to take the exam in a few days. I really want to travel with you."

Fan Wumian was quite depressed and said while standing at the door:

"I've introduced myself, but Beijing Film Academy didn't even mention admitting me directly. I guess you, the piano goddess, have more face."

"If you go to the Central Conservatory of Music, you will have plenty of time to travel in the future. However, every year the Beijing Film Academy holds art exams, and there are many reporters nearby, selecting candidates or celebrities with outstanding images for publicity. This can barely be considered an opportunity to promote yourself."

"I can't teach you how to film in the next few days. You should work harder on yourself. I've told Director Lu Hao that you like to cry easily, so you must not scold me..."

"..."

Zhuang Muxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"No, I didn't. I even managed to perform the scene of giving birth in the tub. I feel like taking 100 acting classes is not as good as actually making a movie to train you."

"Indeed it is."

Fan Wumian had no intention of entering the house.

Recently, she was involved in a war of words with the movie emperor, and suddenly there was news that she made tens of millions of dollars a week by selling mobile phone ringtones.

He is so popular that the paparazzi have gone a little crazy.

Really worried that there might be a hidden camera in some corner, Fan Wumian didn't dare to have any contact with Zhuang Muxi alone recently, and now he continued:
"We finished filming the scene in the sugarcane field last night. I have already finished filming ahead of schedule. If you guys shoot some of the ending scenes, we should be able to make it in time for the 10th Berlin Film Festival which starts on the 55th. When editing, I took a close look and found that the overall rhythm of the film is quite good."

Each actor has a different personality.

Some actors need to be in a tense state in order to perform exceptionally well.

Zhuang Muxi was the type who needed praise and confidence boosting. After hearing this, the girl laughed even more happily and said:
"I heard from Deputy Director Lu last night that your father will also be making a cameo appearance today?"

"Yes, it's a free extra. It's a waste to not use him. Let him play the passerby who lost his wife, looks numb, and actively shouts to attract monsters."

Originally it was supposed to be Fan Wumian and Silly Old Fan taking the photo together.

In order to save time, he changed this plot and assigned it to Zhuang Muxi.

In the original film, there is a scene where a brother and sister fall into a barn one after another.

It is not easy to find a small piece of sugarcane field suitable for filming in Fanling, a Hong Kong city. I almost went back to the mainland specifically to shoot.

As for the barn, I couldn't find it.

I had to spend extra money to renovate the scrapped water tower and built a model. I probably won’t be able to start shooting until tomorrow, as the unprocessed corn kernels haven’t been delivered yet.

Chatted for a few minutes.

Fan Wumian took the elevator downstairs, got into the crew's car and headed straight for the airport. Only his assistant Pu Jiajing followed him.

As for his agent, Jiang Shixi, he had already rushed to Yanjing yesterday and had submitted the application form for him in advance. He was busy contacting some real estate agents to find a suitable courtyard house...

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Yanjing at the end of January.

The weather is particularly cold today, with the highest temperature being only minus 3 degrees Celsius. On the lawn of the airport, you can still see a vast expanse of white snow.

Fan Wumian didn't want to waste his money, but there happened to be an empty seat in the first-class cabin, so he used facial recognition to ask the flight attendant to help him upgrade his cabin for free.

In fact, it’s better not to upgrade.

He was harassed all the way by a plump girl in her twenties sitting next to him. She was so shameless that she even wanted him to sing a cappella of "You Hide and I Hide", forcing Fan Wumian to pretend to sleep.

Put on your sweater and down jacket in advance, because when you get off the plane, the cold wind will blow on your face like a knife.

After living in Hong Kong for a few months, Fan Wumian almost forgot how cold the winter in the north is.

Assistant Pu Jiajing was particularly excited.

As we were riding in the car to the terminal, she chattered:
"I originally wanted to study in Yanjing, but my family didn't want me to go far away, so I chose Shenzhen University, which is right next to my home. This is the first time I've seen snow since I was a child. It's really fun."

Fan Wumian was very calm and replied:
"I guess you'll go to school here in the future. If you don't quit, I'll make you vomit from watching the snow. You've obviously never experienced the beatings of a cold winter. Find a place without heating and sleep there for a few nights, and you'll know."

Pu Jiajing only bought a down jacket. She covered her ears with her hands and said, "My ears seem to be a little painful, and my feet are very cold. It feels like I'm standing on ice."

"It will be fine after we get to the hotel..."

Agent Jiang Shixi had rented a car in advance, a relatively new BMW 530i, and had already arrived outside the airport to pick them up.

Got in the car.

Jiang Shixi smiled and said:
"As for the school, I found the vice-president in advance yesterday and greeted him. With your image and singing level, there will be basically no problem."

"There are also siheyuans, which have also become somewhat popular. I asked the locals which courtyard is the best, and someone actually told me that it was Prince Gong's Mansion... Isn't this nonsense? The Forbidden City is even better."

"I wanted to try my luck, so I went to Houhai and Nanluoguxiang to ask around and found that some large courtyards seemed to be for sale, but they were not listed with real estate agents. Among them, there was a courtyard house that was quite special. It was built less than 30 years ago and is now the office area of ​​a magazine..."

Listen carefully.

Fan Wumian said depressedly:
"It's newly built, and it's a company. It can't be built with cement mortar, right? It lacks some flavor. Where is it located? How big is the area?"

"It's right next to Houhai. There are several courtyards in that area. They are all very large. Two of them are over 3000 square meters. Unfortunately, they are so old that they are about to collapse... Some places have already collapsed, and the walls are supported by wood."

Jiang Shixi drove to the hotel and added:
"The new courtyard has an area of ​​more than 15 square meters. It has two floors facing the lake. The address is No. , Beiyan, Houhai. I feel it is very good. After talking with the people from the magazine, I went in to take a look. It seems that the magazine can no longer operate. They only told me that it would cost at least more than million to buy it."

The area around Houhai is very expensive and suitable for walking.

Fan Wumian had walked there several times in his previous life, and had dates and chatted with his then-girlfriend who was a local in Yanjing.

I wondered how there could be a courtyard house with a two-story building, and then I thought about it carefully... and remembered that there seemed to be a rather special one by the lake.

I roughly understood what he was referring to, and for a moment I didn't care whether it was an old building or not. Fan Wumian said in surprise:

"That's amazing. I asked you to help me find a courtyard house, and you actually found one of the most expensive locations. A 3000 square meter courtyard may be the most expensive in Yanjing, right? Anyway, we have nothing to do today, so let's go take a look now."

"Now?"

Jiang Shixi was a little embarrassed and explained, "But the road over there is not easy to walk on. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a place to park. I don't know the way."

"That's fine, just park your car at the hotel, put your luggage away and take a taxi!"

The opportunity to buy one of the most expensive courtyard houses in Yanjing in the future made Fan Wumian particularly excited. He just checked in, put his luggage at the Wangfujing Hotel, and then went out again.

Assistant Pu Jiajing could go or not, but she chose to go along anyway, just as a tourist.

This year.

The Siheyuan is just more distinctive, not that high-end.

Many wealthy people are busy buying brand new villas, even if they are far away from the city.

Living in a European-style villa with a housekeeper and property management, preferably with a small garden in the front and back, is what many people consider a luxury house.

There are many large courtyards near Shichahai and Houhai, where many families live. Most of them live in tight conditions, so it is not easy to get them to vacate their houses together.

Some people with more quick minds have already started doing this business. They spend money to clean up some courtyard houses, then find suitable buyers and resell them to make a profit from the difference.

Jiang Shixi and Pu Jiajing accompanied Fan Wumian along the lakeside.

They saw that many courtyard entrances were filled with honeycomb coal, other sundries, bicycles, etc., and there were also grocery stores, snack bars, etc., and they couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

I heard before that he wanted to buy a mansion worth more than 10 million.

Pu Jiajing felt that even if it was different from those luxury houses on the top of the mountain in Hong Kong City, it should be exceptionally grand, like a classical garden. She did not expect the surrounding environment to be so messy. She felt from the bottom of her heart that it was not as good as the two villas next to the golf course.

Fan Wumian didn't care at all.

If the surroundings became as clean and tidy as they will be in the future, he probably won't be able to afford the large courtyard house here.

Moreover, the Olympics will be held in a few years, and many places will need to be cleaned up by then, and there will be a wave of skyrocketing housing prices.

With the idea of ​​realizing a dream.

Without Jiang Shixi's guidance, Fan Wumian found the courtyard house with a two-story building along the street by himself. The whole building looked antique and had a sign that read "China Medical Forum". Because it was built later, a garage was also designed next to it.

Seeing someone driving here to work means there is actually a road through. There are a total of six cars parked in the garage plus the open space in front of the garage door.

I originally thought that the newly built yard was a bit lackluster, but when I got closer I realized that it was made of bricks.

Compared with the large yard next door that is about to collapse and those large courtyards nearby, it suddenly looks very pleasing to the eye. It covers an area of ​​more than 700 square meters, which is much larger than previously imagined.

I saw the old man taking a walk, walking very carefully, for fear of slipping on ice.

Fan Wumian asked tentatively:
"Uncle, do you live nearby? Are these houses for sale?"

"...I seem to have heard that this apartment at No. 17 Beiyanjia is selling for 5000 million. It has a large courtyard with four entrances. There is nothing more expensive than this in the whole of Yanjing. Who can afford it?"

The old man who was taking a walk shook his head as he spoke, and pointed at the two-story building and said:

"It seems like we have to move here too. My friend's son-in-law works here, and it might not be cheap..."

(End of this chapter)