Chapter 314: Useless Man
Chapter 314: Useless Man
The whole movie "The Useless Man" is composed of many small stories.
In order to avoid aesthetic fatigue among the audience, roles such as fortune teller, doctor, restaurant waiter, and massage parlor technician are interspersed with each other. This is not so troublesome during filming as one scene can be shot repeatedly without frequent transitions.
Shuimu Health Foot Massage Shop.
A total of 9 plots were arranged in this store today.
There was almost no set design, only the original scenes in the store were used. The improvised script was also very sloppy, summarizing the content in just a few sentences, and it all depended on Fan Wumian's improvisation.
So before filming begins, we need to rehearse several times from beginning to end so that the actors can understand how they should act.
After rehearsing a part of the play.
Fan Wumian asked Xiao Yang, Zhuang Muxi and others to change their clothes and prepare for the filming.
soon.
Xiao Yang and guest star Fan Wei came together, both wearing clothes from the massage parlor.
Fan Wei is 43 years old this year. He became famous for his collaboration with Uncle Benshan in Spring Festival Gala sketches such as "Selling Cars" and "Selling Crutch". He also filmed TV series such as "Liu Laogen" and "Marshal Ma".
Originally, Fan Wumian also wanted to ask "King of the Great Sword" Qiao Shan to play the role, but unfortunately the timing was not right and the other party seemed to have not made his debut yet.
After much selection, Fan Wei was finally chosen to make a cameo appearance. The reason was simply that his image was humorous and his acting skills were particularly good. He was paid a total of 15 RMB.
After all the preparations.
Officially enter the shooting state.
The elevator door opened with a "ding" sound, and Xiao Yang and Fan Wei walked out, both with smiles on their faces.
Zhuang Muxi and Feng Ying'er, wearing high heels, black stockings and tight skirts, passed by them and waved with a smile.
Fan Wei's smile deepened, he reached out and tapped Xiao Yang, saying:
"Xiao Xiao, I didn't expect that you, who usually keeps quiet all day, actually understand the ways of the world."
"We work in sales and deal with customers all day long. Sometimes we just have to open the window and let the bad atmosphere in."
“This store is good and I am very satisfied with the manager.”
Xiao Yang smiled happily and said:
"Of course I have to satisfy you, the supervisor. I have to trouble you to mention the store manager's matter. Today I have prepared a special gift for you."
"Oh?"
Fan Wei turned around and pointed at Zhuang Muxi and the others, and said in surprise:
"More special than those two? What kind of magical massage parlor is this? There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. I didn't expect that after more than ten years of experience, I'm still not as good as a young man like you."
After shouting "Ka!"
The venue was changed to a private room, and the cameraman continued filming along the wall.
Fan Wei walked around for a while, looking impatient, and quickly took off his shirt, lay on the massage bed, patted his belly, pressed the mattress, and combed his hair.
There were small footsteps outside.
Xiao Yang led two middle-aged women into the house, which scared Fan Wei. He quickly covered himself with a towel.
The two middle-aged ladies began to perform a Errenzhuan dance, twisting their waists and twirling their handkerchiefs, with music from gongs and drums playing behind them.
Xiao Yang smiled and said:
"I know that it's your birthday today. You've been away from home for more than ten years and have come to the south. You must like the local specialties. This is a surprise I specially arranged for you!"
Fan Wei immediately threw the clothes in his hand at his face and shouted:
"The world is full of glitz and glamour, and you're using it to test your leader? Pack your things and get out tomorrow!"
After filming this scene, they continued to perform it again, changing to a close-up.
During the break.
Fan Wei said to Fan Wumian:
"We both have the last name Fan. Your young brain is much more useful than mine. The plot seems particularly interesting."
Fan Wumian said modestly:
"Sketch like "Selling Crutches" and "Selling Cars" are classics. My comedy web series is too tacky."
Fan Wei waved his hand and said:
"What's vulgar or not? It's good as long as the audience likes it. But I'm a little worried that after the show airs, the audience will think of me and it will be detrimental to family harmony."
Fan Wumian replied half jokingly and half seriously:
"I'm afraid all the massage, foot and bath shops across the country would like to have you as their spokesperson."
Instead of being surprised, Fan Wei smiled and said:
"Borrowing Your Good Words"
After a brief preparation, continue shooting another segment.
Fan Wei sat on the bed and said to Xiao Yang, who was acting as a masseur:
"I'm not young anymore, my back and waist are not strong enough, I'm afraid you'll break my back. Two grown men, rubbing essential oils on me in a closed room, what's going on?"
"How about this, you... you change a female technician for me, and I'll give you 50 yuan as a tip later." "Okay?"
Xiao Yang's acting skills are very good. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled:
"Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? Wouldn't I understand if you told me earlier?"
"The female technicians in our store are of different grades, some are 98, some are 198, and some are 298."
"Which one do you want?"
Fan Wei said anxiously:
"Let's do this. Let's find a 98-inch one first. I'll see what it looks like. I'm quite picky and have a very high level of aesthetic taste. If it doesn't work out, we can change it later."
"Okay bro!"
The camera didn't stop.
Xiao Yang pretended to go out and soon brought Miss Aoi into the house.
Fan Wei was stunned. He wiped the corners of his mouth with his palm and said in a surprised tone:
"The level of the female technicians in your shop is so high? If the 98 looks like this, then the 298 will definitely take off! In this case, you should change me to a 298!"
"Girl, it's not that I'm not kind, it's just that your sister-in-law is on a business trip, and this is a rare opportunity, so I want to seize the time to have some fun."
“This is a major life event and cannot be compromised.”
The camera turned.
The fat girl in the extras kept stepping on Fan Wei's back.
Xiao Yang said:
"I just weighed it, and it's 298 pounds. Big brother, if you need anything, just tell me. I'm going to go to another room to work."
Looking at Fan Wei again, he was already spitting foam and rolling his eyes.
On average, it takes about half an hour to shoot a short story. I have lunch after the morning work, and mainly shoot the plot about Miss Aoi in the afternoon.
For example, when Xiao Yang approached Miss Aoi and had already agreed to go on a date with him, he fainted due to a nosebleed and fell to the ground.
There was also a case where Miss Aoi was bullied by a customer. Xiao Yang shouted, "Everyone in Guangdong province knows that she is my woman." When he walked into the room, he saw several burly men and immediately performed a street dance to liven up the atmosphere.
No matter what others think, Xiao Yang is getting more and more excited. He has a feeling that this movie "The Useless Man" will most likely become a hit.
Many of the clichés that have been played out in later generations seemed fresh in early 2006.
Fan Wumian invited Zhuang Muxi and Feng Ying'er to guest star in order to take the opportunity to promote them and continue to increase their popularity.
The shooting lasted from morning till 7: in the evening.
After instructing the assistant director to edit one or two episodes as soon as possible and put them on Tudou to test the waters, Fan Wumian drove back to the villa area next to the golf course.
Just lying on the sofa in the living room.
Mrs. Wu, the servant of the Repulse Bay mansion, rarely called directly and reported:
"Master, a real estate agent just came over and asked if you want to sell the mansion. A wealthy Brunei businessman thinks this place has good feng shui and is willing to offer 2 million Hong Kong dollars. The agent said the buyer is very rich and seems to be in the oil and banking business."
".The price is not low, but there seems no need to sell it for the time being."
Fan Wumian hesitated for a while before giving his answer.
He bought the mansion at No. 89 Repulse Bay with a loan last year. Including taxes and loan interest, he has paid a total of more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars.
If it is sold at the price of HK$2.8 million, after deducting the cost and transaction tax, the net profit can be to million Hong Kong dollars.
Compared with the actual principal paid, it is equivalent to twice the net profit, and the rate of return even outperformed the penguin stocks.
This shows that this investment is really worthwhile.
Mrs. Wu was just asking because she was worried about losing an easy and high-paying job opportunity. When she learned that Fan Wumian didn't plan to sell it, she was obviously relieved:
"Okay, okay, then I'll just call the real estate agent and tell him I'm not selling it?"
"Well, I won't sell it for now. I'll see in a few years."
Hang up the phone and chat with Zuo Ziyan through text messages.
She had already started her winter break, but her professor had invited her and several classmates to work on a project for a multinational company, so they would not be back until next week.
Finally remembered to send someone to South Korea to acquire "Dungeon & Fighter".
After Fan Wumian communicated with the head of the third-party team, he learned that the other party was willing to sell, but had not yet given an accurate price and needed to discuss and negotiate.
Just when he was thinking about finding a drama to kill time, Xiao Yang contacted him and asked:
"Mr. Fan, are you sleepy? I found a barbecue restaurant that tastes good. How about we go out for a drink? Teacher Fan Wei is here, as well as Deputy Director Feng and my agent."
I usually go to bed late, and drinking some wine can help me relieve my fatigue after a tiring day.
Fan Wumian replied readily:
"Okay, send me the address and I'll be out soon."
(End of this chapter)