Chapter 42 Finalizing the Contract
After the audition, Zhang Yuan bowed, expressed his gratitude, and left the conference room.

Yang Tao didn't react until this moment.

"Zhang Yuan is also a martial artist!"

He didn't know martial arts, but he knew that Ma Yuchen was a knowledgeable person.

After seeing the opponent's performance, Yang Tao understood that Zhang Yuan's seemingly simple moves must have a great story behind them.

Director Yang changed his mind and looked at Lai Shuiqing with a smile.

"Director Lai, I've seen the performance, the makeup, and now even the kung fu. Do you have any other requirements for this role?"

"If there is, I'll call Zhang Yuan back."

Humph... Lai Shuiqing vented his anger, knowing that this old guy was trying to force the emperor to abdicate.

But just like he said, Zhang Yuan achieved all three of these, and was the most well-rounded young actor interviewed these days. Even he couldn't find any fault with him.

"Nothing else?" Lai Shuiqing shook his head reluctantly.

"Since Zhang Yuan's performance is fine, his image is suitable, and he has a good foundation in Kung Fu, I think the role can be chosen right away."

After saying that, Yang Tao raised his hand.

Ma Yuchen subconsciously raised his arm, then immediately put it down and glanced at Lai Shuiqing.

Seeing that his boss also raised his hands helplessly, he raised his arms.

"It was unanimously approved. Let's notify the contract department."

……

Zhang Yuan returned to the dressing room, took off his costume and makeup, and changed into his own clothes.

As soon as I stood up, Yang Tao walked in with a smile on his face.

"Okay, I'll take you upstairs to sign the contract."

"So fast?" Zhang Yuan was a little surprised. Although he was determined to get this role, he thought he would have to wait for some time to get a reply.

"Hehe, that Hong Kong guy and the martial arts instructor he brought thought that your kung fu skills could defeat you, but they didn't expect that you showed them a trick that turned out to be the final killer move."

After Yang Tao finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Yuan with some curiosity.

You said this kid is very eloquent, not only did he manage to defeat Lai Shuiqing in an argument, he even knows a few moves in martial arts, he really keeps giving me surprises.

I used to think that Li Dawei was exaggerating whenever he talked about Zhang Yuan, but now it seems that he might have been too conservative.

The two of them left the dressing room together, and as soon as they walked out the door, they ran into martial arts director Ma Yuchen, who was also on the judges' panel.

"Director Yang." Ma Yuchen greeted politely and then bowed to Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang Yuan, I have something to say to you."

The two of them came to the side, Ma Yuchen handed over a Marlboro, and then said: "Zhang Yuan, I see that your inner circle hand posture is pure, you must have put in a lot of effort."

Ma Yuchen pays attention to details.

Just now, Zhang Yuan's steps were light, and his hands and feet moved alternately and in parallel smoothly, which was definitely not something that could be achieved before the battle.

"You are too kind. They are just trifles. I was just hitting randomly."

"You're not just hitting randomly!" Ma Yuchen immediately retorted with a smile: "My footwork, techniques, and body movements are all well-trained."

"I see you came prepared!"

Unlike the well-known boxing styles such as Hung Gar, Mantis Boxing, Tong Bei Quan and Xing Yi Quan, Zi Ran Men is relatively "niche" and has a shorter history.

However, the Natural School was mainly spread in the coastal areas of southern Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi, and Ma Yuchen was from Hong Kong, so when he saw the moves of the southern schools, he naturally felt a sense of closeness.

"Excuse me, who is your master?"

Traditional trades, including martial arts, folk art, and acrobatics, are most particular about the master-disciple relationship. Generally, when experts meet and start talking, the first thing they ask is about the master.

But Zhang Yuan couldn't say it.

Is it given as a gift from Pinxixi’s 10 billion yuan subsidy, or as a gift from China Mobile’s phone recharge?

He could only reply vaguely: "Sorry, it's not convenient to say."

"Oh..." Mayuchen seemed to be thinking about something.

Zhang Yuan's vague statement instead triggered Ma Yuchen's imagination.

As the saying goes, heroes break the law with their martial arts. In that era when comprehensive surveillance and nationwide networking had not yet been formed, there were many unstable factors in society, a large part of which came from people who practiced martial arts.

In 83, there was a martial arts competition in the Imperial Capital Stadium, and 7 people were carried out in the morning.

The "two-handed swordsman" Yu Chenghui also participated in that competition and pierced his opponent's leg artery with just three moves. A real competition is very bloody!

These masters who can take someone's life with just a few moves, if they don't take action, it's fine, but once they take action, they are heading for life imprisonment.

Therefore, many martial artists who have committed crimes will leave their hometowns and go to other places to change their appearance.

Ma Yuchen thought that this was the reason why Zhang Yuan said “it’s inconvenient to say”.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhang Yuan again, and suddenly a trace of awe arose in his heart.

A person who has been taught by a master criminal must be extremely ruthless if he really strikes. I just deliberately "made things difficult" for him...

Ma Yuchen was frightened. What if this kid hit me with a club?
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for asking so many questions." Ma Wuzhi's attitude was very humble. After chatting with Zhang Yuan for a few words, he left cautiously with a cautious smile, looking back every few steps.

I followed Yang Tao to the contract department and he asked more questions on the way.

"What did you say to Ma Wuzhi? I saw his expression changed."

"I don't know either." Zhang Yuan didn't think much about it. There was only one thing that interested him right now.

Film pay!

In this film, the actors with the highest pay are the male and female protagonists, Su Youpeng and Alyssa Chia, two artists from Taiwan.

One became famous all over the country with "My Fair Princess", and the other starred in "Flying Dragon in the Sky", "The Little Li Flying Dagger" and "The Emperor of Han Dynasty". Among them, "Flying Dragon in the Sky" became the ratings champion in Taiwan that year.

The two of them were paid nearly 7 per episode.

Zhang Yuan is naturally incomparable to these two.

"Zhang Yuan, I'll give you a package price of 12."

The pay is calculated by episode or in packages. Zhang Yuan does not appear in every episode of the film, so the package price is more cost-effective.

Zhang Yuan did a rough calculation in his head. There are 40 episodes in total in the movie, and he appears in about 20 episodes, which means he gets paid more than yuan to nearly yuan per episode.

He now makes more per episode than he did for the entire series of Conquest, and it’s only been a few months.

Obviously Director Yang helped him raise the price a lot.

After happily signing the contract, Zhang Yuan said goodbye to Director Yang with satisfaction.

"If there are no major problems, the crew will start filming in about two weeks, and the location has been chosen near Changping."

After leaving the office building, Zhang Yuan thought about what to do with the two weeks of free time.

He was staggering towards home, but before he reached the door, the little girl Liu Qianqian called him.

"Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan, I've finished filming!"

"Congratulations."

"I'm so tired. I've been busy for so long and I can finally take a break." Liu Qianqian obviously didn't expect acting to be so tiring.

"Do you have time recently? I haven't eaten for a long time...I went to see a doctor." Halfway through her words, Xixi looked beside her and found her mother not far away, so she quickly changed her words.

"I just happen to be free."

The two were just about to make an appointment when they heard several familiar voices coming from the microphone.

"Are you on the phone with Zhang Yuan?"

"We were just saying that the crew had finished filming, do you want to get together..."

After Liu Qianqian discussed with several others, her extremely excited voice was heard on the phone.

"Brother Kun, Sister Dong Jie, Sister Xu Lu, and Chang Chang said that the crew is going to Qingdao to celebrate the completion of the filming and eat seafood. Do you want to come?"

Zhang Yuan could hear the sound of Xixi swallowing her saliva through the phone, which made her very greedy.

Thinking that he had exactly two weeks of free time and had a considerable balance in his bank account, he agreed.

"That's great. I want to have some fun before school starts."

By September this year, Liu Qianqian will enter the Beijing Film Academy as an American student.

After setting a time, several people planned to take a plane to Qingdao.

In those days, high-speed trains had not yet been fully rolled out. It took six or seven hours to take a train, while a plane only took less than two hours. For those who had money, it was obviously more convenient.

I said hello to Brother Qian and told him that I would be away for a few days.

A day later, Zhang Yuan took a bus to the Capital Airport early in the morning and entered the waiting hall smoothly.

But what he didn't expect was that this journey almost cost him his life before it even started...

(End of this chapter)