Chapter 34 The Roommate Has Changed
The crew, in an antique bedroom.

"Yellow flowers in the field, strong west wind, northern geese flying south..."

In front of the camera, Zhang Yuan, whose face was painted white by the makeup artist, was holding a sword and dancing unsteadily in the house. No one knew where the sword was pointing in the air.

The content of this scene is that Liu Chunjiang, played by Zhang Yuan, becomes ill from missing his mother and eventually falls into madness.

At the same time, this was also his last scene in the crew of "The Story of a Noble Family".

"Who is drunk in the frosty forest at dawn? It's always the tears of the departed."

Zhang Yuan shook his sword three times, and his hand holding the sword trembled slightly, causing the tip of the sword to shake in the air from time to time, cutting through the air and making bursts of mournful cries.

This piece of lyrics and music from "The West Chamber: Farewell at the Long Pavilion" by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty talks about the separation of a man and a woman.

Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying in "The West Chamber" are very similar to the roles played by Zhang Yuan and Xu Lu, except that Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying end up happily together, while Liu Chunjiang played by Zhang Yuan is the opposite.

"Romance of the West Chamber" was originally a Yuan Dynasty drama, so although this passage is said to be dialogue, it is actually more like a singing lyrics.

Although Zhang Yuan's ability to deliver lines has improved a lot, it was his first time to sing, so he failed several times.

"Card!"

Finally, director Li Dawei shouted loudly and then led the applause.

"It's over. Everyone, congratulate Zhang Yuan on the official completion of filming and give him flowers!"

This is the crew's rule, and they will present flowers to express their gratitude to all the main actors who have finished filming.

Zhang Yuan received a bunch of orange-red Clivia from the stage manager, which symbolized nobility and reason, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Let's take a group photo together." Li Dawei invited the leading actors to gather together.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand towards the distance and said, "Brother Cameraman, and Brother Lightingman, everyone come together."

Many people took group photos to celebrate the finale of the filming, but not many were willing to call the staff along.

Normally, crew members have to ask the leading actors to take photos with them before they can keep a souvenir. Most people have never seen someone as proactive as Zhang Yuan before.

[Received thanks from Li Erzhu, +1 for basic photography! ]

[Received thanks from Huang Fan, +1 for prop making! ]

……

There were three rows of people standing in front of Zhang Yuan’s final photo. After a shout, his colleagues shook hands with him one by one and said goodbye.

"Yuan, without you, it's no fun playing cards at night." Kou Zhenghai patted his shoulder.

Yes, no one is giving you any tips or money, right?

"Brother Yuan, wipe your sweat." Shu Chang took out a tissue and handed it to Zhang Yuan: "You performed really well just now."

"Thank you." Zhang Yuan also took out a few flowers from the bouquet in his hand as a return gift and handed them to the other party.

Shu Chang held the bouquet in both hands and bent down to sniff it.

But at this moment, a jumping figure jumped between the two of them: "Zhang Yuan, I want one too!"

Liu Qianqian grabbed the remaining bouquet, raised her nose to sniff it, and then said with a bitter face, "It doesn't smell good!"

A few days ago, you thought the smell of horse manure in the zoo was good, but you said the fragrance of flowers was not good... Zhang Yuan was skeptical about this girl's taste.

"If it doesn't smell good, give it back to me."

"No, whoever grabs it first gets it!" Liu Qianqian shook her hair, turned around and ran away.

Shu Chang looked at her best friend's departing back, feeling a little unhappy.

Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian didn’t understand, but Shu Chang, a female intellectual, knew that in addition to being noble and humble, Clivia also symbolizes emotional loyalty.

How can I be loyal to someone when more than half of me has been snatched away by Sissi?

In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan left the crew alone because others had other scenes to shoot and could not be delayed.

After about two hours, the bus stopped safely at the long-distance bus station in the imperial capital.

After taking several buses, I finally got back to the vicinity of my rental house.

Zhang Yuan did not go back to the house, but found a nearby bank and inserted his bank card into the ATM machine.

Li Dawei told him that he would notify the finance department to transfer the salary to his card on the day he left the crew.

【Balance: 60】

Zhang Yuan felt quite satisfied with his salary of 50,000 yuan for the role in "The Story of a Noble Family".

After all, the male lead Chen Kun only earns 50 yuan, but he is already famous and the crew uses him as a signboard.

It's not like the later times, where the first male lead gets paid tens of millions, while the third male lead might only get a few hundred thousand, so the gap isn't that big.

Compared with his previous salary of 3000 yuan for "Conquer", Zhang Yuan's income has increased more than tenfold.

Nowadays, 50,000 yuan is enough to buy a new house of over 100 square meters in a county town.

Including the 6 yuan reward from Gao Qunshu, he already had more than yuan left. However, he had spent several thousand yuan on treating the crew to dinner a few days ago, and Zhang Yuan felt a little painful.

With the "huge sum" of 60,000 yuan in his pocket, Zhang Yuan first found a real estate agency.

The conditions of the rental house he shared with Zhao Jin were really bad, and he had wanted to move for a long time.

Now that I have money, this matter is naturally on the agenda. Living in the imperial capital and in this era, I must buy a courtyard house, but not now.

But not buying doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it first.

Zhang Yuan gave the agent his own requirements: a courtyard house within the Second Ring Road, which could be shared, but the environment had to be good and the tenants had to be clean.

He was not in a hurry and just let the other party look for it slowly.

He found a ramen restaurant to fill his stomach and went to the mall to buy a set of clothes. He didn't want to be treated as a laborer like when he first joined the crew of "The Story of a Noble Family".

After putting on new sportswear and sneakers, I immediately felt a lot more energetic.

Zhang Yuan did not buy foreign brands, but supported domestic products and chose Erke. At that time, this brand was still a new brand, having only been established for one or two years.

After everything was purchased, it was almost five o'clock when he returned to his shared house.

Zhang Yuan took out the key to open the door, and as soon as he entered the room, he was slightly stunned.

The house is much cleaner than before!
"Zhang Yuan is back?" I heard the voice of my roommate Zhao Jin behind me. He was holding a bucket and a mop, intending to mop the floor that he had just swept.

"Oh, you've changed your personality." Zhang Yuan was a little surprised. His roommate has always been very sloppy, like the lazy dog ​​who would not get out of bed in the college dormitory for a week.

Zhao Jin, who was busy and sweating at this time, looked at Zhang Yuan and felt very envious.

He is tall, handsome, and fair-skinned. Wearing a neat sportswear, he looks as youthful as if he had just walked out of a university campus.

Compared with others, I feel like I was just fished out of the ground and should be thrown away!
"Let's have dinner together tonight?" Zhao Jin came back to his senses and put aside his inferiority complex.

"Sure. I'll treat you."

"No, you always treated me before, this time it's my turn."

Zhang Yuan was very surprised. Has this guy really changed?

Indeed, Zhao Jin's mentality has changed since he last saw him on the set of "The Story of a Noble Family".

If luck could be used to explain the previous situation, then the only way he could thrive in such a large crew and gain the respect of other actors could be due to his real strength.

He recalled Zhang Yuan's approach and followed suit, starting with making friends with the group leader, passing him cigarettes, water, saying polite words, and asking for his contact information.

Unexpectedly, it really worked. When the leader of the group saw that there was a boy who knew how to appreciate things and had good eyesight, he gave him a lot of work.

A few days ago, he got a small role with one line in a small drama crew and was paid 30 yuan more, which made him very happy.

Now he no longer has to work in the cold wind. He can just call a few familiar group leaders every night and say hello, and he will most likely get food.

Now that I can make money, I understand how to behave and do things, and my mentality has improved.

With a positive attitude, my life became much more positive. Not only did I clean the house regularly, I also kept it tidy.

[Received thanks from Zhao Jin, listening +5! ]

Zhang Yuan looked at the attributes sent by the other party and thought to himself that no wonder this kid always loved to gossip before, it turns out he has excellent hearing.

Not rejecting each other's kindness, the two found a small hot pot restaurant.

Cabbage, mutton, frozen tofu, and peeling pickled garlic as they chatted.

"Judging from your appearance, you must have made a lot of money recently." Zhang Yuan looked him up and down. The other party was much more generous than before.

In the past, I often ate my own buns.

"Hey, last month I broke my highest income record as a migrant worker in Beijing, I made 1350 yuan!"

"not bad!"

"How much are you paid this time?" Zhao Jin smiled and took a sip of wine.

"fifty thousand."

puff!
The best beef was sprayed on the concrete floor.

Originally, Zhao Jin thought that he was considered a "high-income" person in the extras industry, and he has been quite proud of himself recently.

But after hearing about Zhang Yuan’s pay, the feeling of despair that he hadn’t felt for a long time reappeared in his heart.

I earn less than their pocket money...

He felt that if he was a 28-inch truck, then Zhang Yuan was an imported sports car.

I was standing and pedaling with great pride, while others could run two miles with just one step of gas.

He had a good appetite just now, but now his intestines are in a state of aches.

I'll have to work for three years to earn that much!

"By the way, I plan to move out." Zhang Yuan told the other party everything about renting a house so that the other party could make preparations early.

Zhao Jin nodded and didn't say much.

He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.

It was only eight o'clock in the morning when Zhang Yuan received a call from the agent.

He found a house that met his requirements...

(End of this chapter)