After a while.

Zeng Li saw Zhang Yuan sitting motionless on the floor of the hotel with a worried look on his face, so she walked up to him and asked.

"Teacher Fu Biao just passed away at the Armed Police General Hospital in the imperial capital."

The man who wanted to "provide calcium supplements to the Chinese entertainment industry" is gone after all.

"Is it that Mr. Fu Biao?" Zeng Li's eyes widened.

"Yes, it's him." Zhang Yuan took out a cigarette from his trouser pocket on the ground.

I didn't smoke. It would be bad if the smoke spread to other girls' rooms.

Just put it under my nose and smelled it.

"Are you familiar with him?" Dalizi squatted down.

"We have filmed a scene together, but although we were in the same crew, we didn't have any scenes together."

"But he is a senior after all, and an excellent and respectable actor."

“I heard before that he had a successful liver transplant, didn’t he?” Zeng Li was also from the entertainment circle, so naturally she had heard about it.

"It's relapsed, that's fate." Zhang Yuan said helplessly with a chuckle.

When Leslie Cheung passed away, even though he was a superstar, it was still a shock and the entire entertainment industry was in an uproar.

But although he was touched, it was not that deep.

After all, he had never met Leslie Cheung.

But not only had he met Teacher Fu Biao, he had also drank and eaten together.

When an acquaintance passes away, even though I know he will pass away, the feeling of having a piece of my heart taken away is still very uncomfortable.

He is only forty-two.

Judging from his current trend, if given another ten years, or even five years, he would be able to become a top comedy actor on par with Ge You.

But destiny cannot be defied. Even though he reminded the other party during the filming of "A World Without Thieves", he still could not save the situation.

"What are you going to do?" the woman next to him asked softly.

"There will be a memorial service at Babaoshan in three days. I have to go." Zhang Yuan stood up and put on his clothes.

"I'm going back to my room first."

"Hey."

After Zhang Yuan left, Zeng Li hugged her shoulders and bit her thumb nail.

Suddenly, she felt a wave of emptiness, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

……

The sadness brought by the death of an old friend made Zhang Yuan temporarily lose interest in physical pleasure.

After he returned to the house, he called Huang Weimin.

This person would watch the day's shooting materials until midnight every day, and also had to keep an eye on things at the animation company, so he was a night owl.

After asking about the subsequent scenes, it was confirmed that it would only take two or three days to complete the filming.

Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He finally didn't have to ask for leave anymore.

Otherwise, Cai Yinong would definitely draw circles and curse herself again.

After booking a flight back to the capital, I fell onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, after washing up and preparing to rush to the set, he received another call.

This time it wasn’t Director Feng who called.

"Haozi, what's going on?"

After a night of rest, his mood had basically recovered, and he greeted Ning Hao on the other end of the phone with a smile.

"Crazy Stone" has entered the final preparation stage, and he came to report on his work.

Of course, it’s more than just reporting work.

This big-headed guy is very smart and will never come to you for no reason.

"Now the crew has decided to shoot in Shancheng."

"This will save at least half the cost of the previously planned Xiangjiang."

The Jewel Thief, after hearing this content, everyone began to focus their attention on Hong Kong, a land of "vigorous vitality and flourishing things".

After all, it makes sense that there are gangsters and thieves there.

But due to cost constraints, Ning Hao compromised.

However, it is also difficult to shoot in a mountain city.

After all, the filming location is in the city, not a film and television city, and there are too many units to coordinate with.

"Damn, a small shop offered me a thousand dollars an hour for filming."

"They're all crazy about money!"

Ning Hao complained that he originally wanted to shoot near Jiefangbei, but because the merchant asked for too much, he changed the location to Ciqikou.

"There's also car rental. I found a Ferrari, but it cost 10,000 yuan a day, and I can't bump into anything, or I'll have to pay for it."

Zhang Yuan listened to the other party's complaints and felt something was not right.

"Haha..." He chuckled.

"Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!"

"Hehehe..." Ning Hao laughed foolishly.

"We did a field survey and found that... the budget would be slightly exceeded."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, I already understood the hidden meaning in your words!

Complain about this one who cheats you out of money, complain about that one who spends money.

In the end, the purpose was to ask me for money!
He and Brother Hua each contributed 150 million, and the total budget was only 300 million, which was indeed not much.

A slow-paced art film like "Qinghong" cost several million dollars to make.

"Crazy Stone" is an action and suspense film, and even though the pay was reduced to the lowest, it was still stretched.

"Let's stop talking nonsense and just tell us how much we need."

"Hahaha, we calculated it very carefully and conservatively!" Ning Hao kept making advance calculations.

"We're probably still short of... 50."

Ning Hao said this number with his eyes closed, for he was afraid that Zhang Yuan, the investor, would curse him.

Asking for money is the hardest thing in the world.

But Zhang Yuan calmly picked at the gaps between his nails.

For him now, 50 is a lot of money, but not a big number.

"Not much," he replied.

Ning Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

“But I can’t pay for it.”

But Zhang Yuan's next words made Ning Hao's heart drop.

"If you don't come out, then I'll go find Brother Hua?"

"We can't let Brother Hua go out either." Zhang Yuan replied.

"Then do you want me to go out and find the money myself?" Ning Hao was confused.

"I will help you find investment, you don't have to worry." Zhang Yuan already had a plan.

"Besides the money issue, there is something else I want to tell you."

"There is a female character in the film, she is the woman of the bandit gang leader, Da Ge."

"Yes." Ning Hao replied.

"This character doesn't have many scenes, but his role is quite crucial, right?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll find someone to play this role. You don't have to worry about it. Just keep it empty." Zhang Yuan arranged.

"Ah..." Ning Hao thought, is Zhang Yuan planning to promote a certain actress?
Could she be his woman?
"Okay, I get it."

It's not a big deal for investors to want a small role, it's perfectly normal.

"Also, you asked me to make a cameo appearance."

"I thought about it and decided not to make a cameo appearance. Find me a major role."

"At least it can help increase the popularity of the film."

"I can't afford your pay." Ning Hao joked.

"I'm working for you, Director Ning, for free, okay?"

After all, it's my own movie, and any box office revenue will go into my pocket, so of course I have to put my heart into it.

"Hehehe, that means I have saved several million again." Ning Hao said, holding him up.

It’s hard to say how many millions he gets for a movie now, but one or two million is safe to say.

"That's all. There's more."

"Nothing much, just some minor annoyances."

"what?"

"Actors." Ning Hao started to worry again: "We have no money, and the pay is very low."

"Bo only gets 10,000 yuan."

"That's one of ours, so it's easy to talk to him."

“But others can’t give much.”

"Now several of them are hesitating."

"Tell me, what's going on." Zhang Yuan asked.

"We have chosen Jiang Wu and Guo Tao as the male lead, but Jiang Wu is not available because he is filming another movie."

"Guo Tao offered 10 yuan, but they are still considering it."

Zhang Yuan shook his head.

What a joke Mr. Jiang Wu is. His ability to read scripts is a bit poor.

He was approached from the beginning to play the role of Hu Jun in the previous drama "Lan Yu".

In the end he didn't go.

Crazy Stone hasn't come yet.

"Also, for the role of the four-eyed secretary in the script, I actually have an actor I really like, but he thinks the salary is too low and the crew environment is poor, so he doesn't want to come."

"Four eyes..." Hearing this, a squirrel face with rabbit teeth bared appeared in Zhang Yuan's mind.

"Who's making such a big fuss?" he asked with a smile.

"He's a local actor from Bashu. He feels right. He's ugly, too. He's especially suitable for our play!"

Zhang Yuan: …

If you say so, will my appearance hold the crew back?
After further questioning, it turned out to be that person.

"Don't worry, I know this guy, I'll take care of him."

"Do you know him?" Ning Hao asked in surprise.

"I knew him right away."

Ning Hao put down his phone in a daze.

“Are all good-looking people so confident?”

……

It’s hard to say about others, but Wang Xun can really handle it.

Zhang Yuan asked Ning Hao for his phone number and called him directly.

"Hey."

Soon after, a greeting with a Sichuan accent came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, senior brother." Zhang Yuan shouted happily.

"Senior brother?"

"Who are you?"

"My name is Zhang Yuan, and I'm an actor."

"Zhang Yuan?" Wang Xun felt as if he had heard of him and it sounded familiar.

He should be an actor in a TV drama, quite young and handsome... Wang Xun recalled. But why did he call me "senior brother"?
This is explained here.

First of all, Wang Xun is a well-known crosstalk artist in Sichuan and Chongqing, and also a backbone of the local art troupe.

In 98, he participated in the first Bashu Comedy Star Competition and was spotted by Ouyang Fenqiang...the one who played Jia Baoyu, who was also from Sichuan and Chongqing.

At the same time as being named one of the top ten comedians in Bashu, Wang Xun was introduced to Emei Studio by Ouyang Fenqiang and began to get involved in the film and television industry.

That night, when he got home from get off work, he received a call from Emei Film Studio saying that a film crew was recruiting.

Wang Xun rushed over.

When we arrived, it was almost twelve o'clock.

As soon as he entered the room, his face immediately fell.

More than ten people were crammed into an old dormitory of more than a dozen square meters!
They were chattering and smoking, and the place was filled with smoke.

The assistant gave him a page of lines and character notes, then took a DV and asked him to start the audition.

There was no separate room, so I tried it in front of more than ten noisy people.

Calling me to such a shameless fake crew in the middle of the night... This was what Wang Xun thought at the time.

There wasn't even a proper audition room, nor a professional camera to shoot the audition video, so I just used a home DV...

What good stuff can this small crew produce?

Wang Xun's heart sank at that moment.

I thought it would be better if this kind of crew didn’t come.

He didn't even want to audition, he just wanted to go home.

But it's already this time, if I just turn around and leave, the person who introduced me to Emei Factory will also be embarrassed.

He could only repeat the words in a cold and very unhappy manner, and then turned around and left.

As a result, the next day, he received a call from Ning Hao who had watched the short film.

"When will you come to the crew for a costume try-on?"

After seeing his performance, Ning Hao had only one thought.

"I just like his rebellious look!"

Because in the film, the bespectacled secretary is a mean person who flatters the weak and looks down on the powerful. Except for the boss, he always has an arrogant and rude attitude towards everyone else.

Wang Xun's condition and performance that day were simply perfect!
But no matter how enthusiastic Ning Hao was, facing the 10,000 yuan salary and the treatment that day, plus the burden of being one of the top ten comedians in Bashu, made him very hesitant.

The reason why Zhang Yuan took on the job of dealing with him was because of his crosstalk heritage!

This person's master is called Yang Ziyang.

Mr. Yang Ziyang was a disciple of Master Hou Baolin.

In other words, Wang Xun was a disciple of the Hou family.

After Zhang Yuan paid homage to Master Hou San, it seemed that he and Wang Xun were from the same school and generation. Since the other party was older, of course he had to call him senior brother.

And that’s not all!

Wang Xun is also the inheritor of the Sichuan and Chongqing local opera genre, comedy.

His comedy master was Shen Fa, and Shen Fa's master was Wang Yongsuo.

When Hou Sanye went to the mountain city to learn comedy, he lived in the same room with Zhang Guoli.

The master he was looking for was Wang Yongsuo!
So in terms of comedy inheritance, Hou Yuewen is Wang Xun's uncle.

This made Zhang Yuan and Wang Xun even closer.

"So that's how it is, hello, junior brother!" After hearing this, Wang Xun was so happy that he showed his front teeth.

"That's one of ours. If you have the chance to come to Shancheng to play, I'll treat you and I promise to give you a good reception."

"What a coincidence! I'm going to Shancheng to film a movie soon."

"I heard that play also found you."

"What drama?"

After Zhang Yuan explained, Wang Xun suddenly understood.

"So you invested in this movie."

"Yes, why don't you come and help me, just for the sake of our fellow disciples."

Since Zhang Yuan said so, Wang Xun naturally agreed.

He turned around and called Ning Hao back.

On the other end of the phone, Ning Hao was silent for a long time.

Are all handsome people so attractive?

People will only consider it if I say something like that.

He made the decision in just ten minutes after making a phone call...

"You keep an eye on the role, I'll handle the investment."

After Zhang Yuan finished chatting with him, seeing that the time was almost up, he turned around and went back to the crew.

"Zhang Yuan, the filming will be wrapped in a few days. Shall we go back to the capital together?" Yang Mi asked during a break in the shooting.

"Okay."

"Then you can go shopping with me." She immediately planned.

"No, I have to attend a memorial service when I return to the capital." Zhang Yuan replied seriously.

And talked to her briefly.

"Then I'll go with you." Yang Mi heard it was a celebrity's funeral.

There would definitely be many big names in the entertainment industry attending the funeral, so she returned immediately.

Zhang Yuan looked at her coldly and said, "You are not qualified."

Yang Mi immediately covered her chest, pouted and lowered her head.

She didn't know whether Zhang Yuan was saying that she was not qualified to accompany him or that she was not qualified to attend the funeral.

In fact, she was overthinking. She was not qualified for either of the two...

However, Zhang Yuan's cold attitude made her more excited.

"So mean to me..." the girl muttered.

"But he was so polite to Zeng Li and even went to her room."

Thinking of this, Yang Mi felt his back teeth clenched.

sour.

Not only do my teeth feel sore, but my heart also feels sour.

The next morning, Zhang Yuan saw a few familiar faces on the crew again.

"Brother Xiaozhi."

"Sister Bingbing!"

"Xin...you seem to be a little rounder."

The "Xiao Cui" unit is about to start filming, taking over the schedule of "Xiao Qian".

The three main actors were all his acquaintances.

Li Bingbing, Lin Zhiying and Jiang Xin.

Jiang Xin rolled her eyes at him: "You are the one who got fat!"

She's becoming more and more like Concubine Hua... Zhang Yuan greeted them with a smile.

Last year, Lin Zhiying also filmed a not-so-good movie with Liu Qianqian.

Then rumors started to spread online that Liu Qianqian had a secret crush on Lin Zhiying, and Liu Xiaoli broke them up.

The two of them teamed up again after "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", which is indeed intriguing.

But it was more for movie promotion.

The practice of pairing up couples during the hype period has been around for a long time, and even in later generations, many of them will include it in the promotional section of the contract.

This is what contract couples are talking about.

The two had a good personal relationship, and it would be beneficial to the promotion of the film, so they did not seek clarification from the media.

"After that, we're our own people."

Zhang Yuan glanced at Li Bingbing, who was smiling warmly in front of him, and thought to himself, I've heard this statement many times recently.

"Of course, if there are good movies or good roles in the future, Sister Bingbing, don't forget to introduce them to me, your own people."

"Don't call me sister. I've already called you old. You don't like it, you know?" Li Bingbing rolled her eyes at him.

"Will you go to Teacher Fu's funeral in a few days?" the man turned around and asked.

"Go."

"Then please present a bouquet of flowers on my behalf." Sister Li lowered her eyebrows and said lightly.

She couldn't go because of her busy schedule.

"No problem, as long as the intention is there."

After chatting with a few people for a while, he returned to his group to continue working.

after one day.

Zhang Yuan was wearing Ning Caichen's standard uniform and walking on a small path in the mountains.

Turning around and looking back, it seemed like a sad female voice was calling me.

"Card!"

"Congratulations on finishing!"

Huang Weimin hugged him, tears in his eyes.

He was excited because his first TV series directing was finally completed successfully.

"I don't know what I would have done without your help these days."

【Received thanks from Huang Weimin, +1 for animation production! 】

"Speed ​​up the production of the animation "My Baby Daughter, Good Mom"." Zhang Yuan patted his shoulder and said with concern.

"Once I'm done with this, I'll go back to the company and keep an eye on it."

"I want a hug too." Yang Mi, who had already changed into her own clothes, was wearing a top with diamonds.

It may seem a bit unfashionable from the perspective of later generations, but it was very popular back then.

When you hold it in your arms, it feels soft and sticky, and has a nice touch.

For luxury cars, the airbags are big.

After saying hello to Boss Cai and others, he rushed to the airport.

I have to attend a funeral tomorrow morning, so I have to go to bed early and get up early and not be late.

"You're leaving."

Before leaving the crew, he went to "Painted Skin" to say hello to Zeng Li.

"Well, see you in the imperial capital later."

"Okay." Dalizi nodded and then asked tentatively: "Um... will the little blue man appear again in the future?"

"Haha..." Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "The little blue man will only appear in the crew."

"Oh, I understand." Zeng Li nodded without much expression.

She understood what the other party meant. It was just a casual romance and he had no intention of developing it into a formal relationship.

"I wish you a safe journey and see you later." She smiled and waved goodbye.

After Zhang Yuan left, Dalizi looked at his back, and the reluctance in her eyes could no longer be suppressed.

She thought of the painting in her room.

Thinking about everything that happened during this period of time.

Fresh, exciting and unforgettable.

This was an unexpected experience that she could never have imagined before joining the crew.

She found that Zhang Yuan was completely different from any man she had met before.

Unfortunately, that’s all there is to it.

"Hey……"

All that was left was a long sigh. (End of this chapter)