Chapter 161 Seniors’ Attention

"Xiao Qian, I love you!"

On the set, Zhang Yuan looked at Xu Xiyuan lovingly, trying his best to avoid looking at her big protruding ears to avoid laughing.

"I really love you. I love you so much."

"Do you love your brother Qiye?"

Zhang Yuan felt relaxed while reciting the lines that sounded like those in an idol drama. At least the words were easy to memorize.

Xu Xiyuan in front of him looked at him affectionately, and then... burst into laughter.

"Giggle..."

"Cut!" Li Huizhu helplessly picked up the loud speaker: "Xiyuan, what's wrong with you?"

"I thought of something happy." Xu Xiyuan said, patting Zhang Yuan's chest with his hand.

"You acted so well that I almost took it seriously."

If you are serious, can you please not laugh?

Zhang Yuan was helpless.

This scene was his last scene in the crew!

He had previously told Seo Hee-won that he changed the script in order to increase the number of scenes with her, especially the emotional scenes.

Now it has been fulfilled.

“One more time, Hee Won, get ready.”

"ACTION!"

"Xiao Qian, do you love your brother Qiye?" Zhang Yuan adjusted his state again, his eyes full of affection, his words as gentle as silk, gently touching the other person's heartstrings.

"I...I don't know."

"Kah, everyone congratulate Zhang Yuan on finishing the filming!"

Led by Li Huizhu, everyone applauded and congratulated her.

Zhang Yuan bowed and expressed his gratitude. Needless to say, he quickly greeted everyone in the crew and said goodbye warmly.

"Zhang Yuan, come to Taiwan to play when you have time?" Xu Xiyuan said to him with narrowed eyes and a smile.

I'm going to Taiwan to look for Alyssa Chia, not you... Zhang Yuan thought.

"Zhang Yuan, see you later." Shen Xiaohai, Zhu Yan and others also gathered around, reluctant to leave.

"Zhang Yuan, we have already worked together twice. Do you think there will be a third time?" Chen Zihan doesn't have many scenes left.

But she didn't expect that Zhang Yuan left earlier than her.

After all, according to the revised script, his role increased a lot.

"Of course I will. I think the next cooperation will not be too far away." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

"According to your current rate of improvement, I'm afraid that by the next time we work together, you'll have become a big star. Don't despise me or ignore me then," Chen Zihan joked.

"How is that possible? Maybe we will have a love scene next time, and I will have to let Sister Zi Han teach me well."

"You're such a chatterbox." Chen Zihan smiled and patted his shoulder.

See you next time... Zhang Yuan thought, it should be another play by the bearded man.

However, the casting for that play was another fierce battle, and nothing is known yet.

Yuan Hua and Wu Jing, two fellow martial artists, also came forward to say goodbye to him.

"Zhang Yuan, you are already very strong among young people." Yuan Hua praised happily: "Also, your martial arts foundation is very good, don't waste it."

"I look forward to the day when you become a kung fu superstar."

Yuan Hua is still the same as before, he cares about the martial arts industry and can't bear to see it completely decline.

"Uncle Yuan, of course!" Zhang Yuan replied firmly.

Yuan Hua saw the determination in his eyes and nodded with relief.

"See you later, brother." Wu Jing hugged him and patted his back hard.

"Brother Jing, if you encounter difficulties in the future, remember to come to me." He said earnestly.

"Don't curse me!" Wu Jing complained with a smile, and replied: "I know, if you encounter difficulties, remember to find me."

Zhang Yuan knew about this person. He had been in poverty in Hong Kong for many years and finally saved enough money to make a movie called "Wolf Tooth". In the end, he lost as much as he had lost by buying P18P in 2.

It cannot be said that nothing was gained, only that everything was lost.

After a full six or seven years, he emptied his family's savings again and filmed "Wolf Warrior", which completely turned his life around.

Starting high and ending low, and then rising from the ashes, Wu Jing's struggle history is indeed full of ups and downs.

Before leaving, Li Huizhu and Chen Shisan found him, holding the account book with their mouths twitching.

According to the contract signed at the beginning, Zhang Yuan's pay was calculated per episode, 20,000 per episode, with a total of 15 episodes, totaling 300,000.

But according to the revised script, his role reached a full twenty-five episodes, and his salary was increased to 500,000.

Li Huizhu and Chen Shisan were both dumbfounded.

This guy is so ruthless in making money!
Moreover, this is legal and reasonable income, and no one can find any fault with it.

"Once the crew's work is finished, the pay will be deposited into your card."

"Thank you Director Li and Director Chen." Zhang Yuan was calculating the accounts in his mind.

Including the salary from this film, plus the income from the catering company and previous savings, the total amount should be around one million.

The small courtyard house I live in now is more than 5000 but less than 7000 square meters. The unit price of a courtyard house within the Third Ring Road is between 8000 and yuan, and within the Second Ring Road it is between and over yuan.

If it is a location like the Tianlongxing property next to the Forbidden City that Murdoch bought, the price would be 4 to 5 yuan per square meter.

Pi Tiao Hutong is within the Second Ring Road and the price should be around 8000.

Zhang Yuan remembered that Yu Bo, the leading actor in martial arts films in the 00s, spent all his 260 million yuan salary during this period and bought two courtyard houses, one in Shichahai and one in Lama Temple.

Both of these houses are within the Second Ring Road. From then on, Yu Bo’s acting career began to decline, but he gained financial freedom because of these two houses.

"It's time to put buying a house on the agenda, otherwise the price will continue to rise."

Watching his departing back, the two directors felt empty in their hearts.

"Thirteen, what do you think he will achieve in the future?" Li Huizhu asked her friend.

"Maybe I can win the Best Actor award, or the Grand Slam Best Actor award." Chen Shisan pushed his glasses and replied.

"Haha, I think it may be more than that. Maybe one day, we will have to rely on him for food."

……

After returning to the imperial capital by plane, Zhang Yuan pushed open the gate and entered his long-missed residence.

The flowers and birds are still there, the air is fresh, and the whole yard is in tidy order.

It seems that when I was away, Brother Qian took care of it regularly and it was not neglected at all.

"Hey, you're back!"

Brother Qian’s style remains the same, with a ripped cross-body vest on the upper body and a pair of boxer shorts on the lower body, looking casual and free.

Zhang Yuan put down his backpack and saw that he had a head full of colorful curls, and he clapped his hands in praise.

"Brother Qian, your hairstyle is really attractive." "I have no choice. I have a lot of performances recently, so I have to make my hair look better." Yu Qian said, taking out two bottles of beer from the kitchen.

With a tap on the edge of the stone table in the yard, and two clicks, a bottle of bubbling beer was placed in front of him.

Brother Qian said with a happy face: "Since you finished recording the storytelling for Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils last time, Guangdelou's business has been getting better and better."

He was happy because business was improving and he had more shows.

Also, as there are more shows, his income is also increasing.

Even though Brother Qian only spends a few hours in the small theater a day, his income, plus the subsidies and basic salary from the Railway Art Troupe, as well as the occasional pay from acting jobs, allows this old man from the imperial capital to earn over ten thousand yuan a month these days!
"That's all the effect of the broadcast." Zhang Yuan smiled and drank half the bottle.

"No, no, no, not only that, many of them come here for you." Brother Qian burped and continued, "After your drama 'The Story of a Noble Family' was broadcast, many young girls heard that this garden was yours and came here to admire it, but they always returned disappointed."

Zhang Yuan smiled and shook his head, he didn't have time to perform crosstalk.

However, the broadcast of the work did bring him a lot of popularity, and popularity means that his future pay will increase.

"There are several colleagues in the industry who are looking for you and want to exchange ideas with you." Brother Qian sneered: "In fact, most of them just want to establish a relationship with you and use your connections to jump into the crosstalk garden or the film and television industry."

"But there are exceptions. There is a real old gentleman looking for you and he went to Guangde Building." Brother Qian took out a cigarette and lit it.

At this moment, smoking, drinking and perming your hair are all done.

"Who is it?" Zhang Yuan became interested when he heard him say that.

"Mr. Yuan Kuocheng."

Upon hearing the name, Zhang Yuan immediately sat up straight to show respect.

Yuan Kuocheng, Shan Tianfang, Liu Lanfang, Tian Lianyuan... they are the four famous storytellers!

Moreover, Mr. Yuan comes from a family of aristocratic family. His two uncles Yuan Jieting and Yuan Jieying and his father Yuan Jiewu are known as the "Three Heroes of the Yuan Family" in the storytelling world.

It sounds like the family of Jiangdong Skeleton King...

Not only was Mr. Yuan Kuocheng influenced by his family since childhood, but after the founding of New China, he also actively innovated and took the lead in developing revolutionary-themed storytelling.

Such new-age programs as "Red Rock", "Loyalty", and "Lin Hai Xue Yuan".

This actor is also not particular about details, and draws on performance techniques from drama, musicals, TV and movies.

In traditional storytelling, there must be a table in front of the storyteller, which is called an "an".

Mr. Yuan was the first person to withdraw the case, and he started the full-body performance mode of storytelling. While telling the story, he also added body movements and interpretation to make the performance more vivid.

So in the storytelling industry, people not only have a high status, but also have advanced ideas.

If he is looking for me, I must see him!
Before this, Zhang Yuan had always been thinking that although he had taken over the crosstalk society, he had no master and no status in the traditional folk art industry.

After all, this is just a minor flaw and cannot be fully integrated.

Besides, crosstalk performers are all shrewd people with many troublemakers. Without some high-ranking status, he is afraid that one day he will not be able to control them.

This is great. If you want to eat ice and hail, it will fall. If you want to sleep, it will be a pillow!

Mr. Yuan Kuocheng is looking for me, so I have to find a way to trick the old man into taking me in, right?

He was a little greedy for the old man's body... no, his reputation.

"I'll have to pay you a visit when I get a chance. I'll trouble Brother Qian to introduce me to you then."

"It's a small matter." Brother Qian agreed readily.

"Brother Qian, please help keep an eye on Deyuan Society. After all, I'm rarely there." Zhang Yuan instructed.

"Don't worry, Degang and I are partners, and you and I are brothers. I will definitely help watch over you."

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly, thinking that he was worthy of being Brother Qian.

He looked calm on the surface, but was clear-headed on the inside.

I am a partner with Teacher Guo, and we have a working relationship.

Being brothers with him means we have a personal relationship.

Comparing the two, for a person like Brother Qian, personal relationships are definitely more important.

Hearing him say this, Zhang Yuan felt relieved.

"By the way, since you're back, it's too late today. I'll go buy some good wine and food tomorrow and have a meal together."

"It just so happens that I plan to introduce my girlfriend to you and have dinner together."

Hearing this, a beautiful figure immediately appeared in Zhang Yuan's mind.

Mrs. Qian!

The crosstalk world cannot do without Mrs. Qian, just like the West cannot lose Jerusalem!

Half of the jokes in the crosstalk world are attributed to Mrs. Qian, who is a great benefactor of traditional folk art!

Of course Zhang Yuan wanted to meet him in person.

Everyone says that his sister-in-law is fair, so he wants to compare her with Brother Qian on the spot to see who is fairer.

But it just happened that he had no choice but to refuse.

"Brother Qian, I have to go out to film tomorrow, so I'm afraid this dinner will be delayed for some time."

"Didn't you just come back?" Yu Qian looked at him in surprise.

"Yes, I came back just to catch the next place."

Brother Qian was speechless for a moment, and then he spoke again after a while: "Brother, you are almost going crazy making money, right?"

"You can't oppress yourself like this just to make money."

"You have such a good image and temperament, you can't just accept roles just to make money, at least you should be selective with the scripts!"

"It's a play directed by Xiaogang, and they asked me to make a guest appearance."

Yu Qian: …

He was still giving a lecture to others.

After a moment of silence, Brother Qian tilted his head back and finished the remaining half bottle of beer.

He suddenly felt that even if he could earn over ten thousand yuan a month, it wouldn't be enough.

Don’t be afraid of not knowing the goods, be afraid of comparing goods!

Brother Qian feels that he is doing pretty well, especially compared with his peers in crosstalk.

But every time I compare myself with my young roommate, I always feel like I'm living a dog's life.

"Okay, let's make an appointment later."

In fact, Brother Qian brought his girlfriend to dinner not just to get to know her.

At the same time, he also wanted to tell Zhang Yuan that he was planning to get married.

I'm afraid that in the near future, I won't live in this small courtyard anymore.

The two were drinking and chatting and enjoying themselves when Zhang Yuan's cell phone suddenly rang, breaking the occasional peace and comfort for him.

When he picked it up and looked at the caller ID, Zhang Yuan immediately grinned.

Cai Yinong!

(End of this chapter)