Chapter 86 Launch Conference
A few days later, Zhang Yuan came to an office in a building and signed a contract with the "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" crew.

Looking at the words "thirty thousand yuan" on the contract, Zhang Yuan thought to himself.

Fortunately, I can make up for the losses with my side job of selling boxed lunches, otherwise I would have suffered a huge loss with just this little pay.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yuan helped Zhou Xiaowen to stand up to the bearded man, and the man reciprocated by giving him the opportunity to make money in the crew.

Even though Zhang Jizhong is the producer, Zhou Xiaowen is also the chief director and he still has the right to designate the lunch box supplier for the crew.

Originally, the profits from lunch boxes, props, and venues were the private property of the director or assistant director.

Zhou Xiaowen was quite understanding. When Zhang Yuan hinted that he would give him a kickback, he refused sternly.

But he could refuse, but Zhang Yuan had to give. He couldn't let the water be so clear that no fish would come out. He had to let the bad atmosphere in society blow into the crew...

The main filming location of the crew is in Zhejiang, and Zhang Yuan’s store is near the Beijing Film Studio.

So he had to bring people to the set.

It just so happened that Cao Jianjun had told him before that he had many comrades in the kitchen squad who could be contacted.

He thought that the military uncles were more reliable, and that both their technical level and moral bottom line were higher than those self-taught "wild chefs".

Since it was a time when they needed people, they opened the door to convenience. In the few days before the signing of the contract, he was allowed to call over two comrades.

I went to the job market and found two kitchen helpers.

Zhang Yuan also started thinking about it. He planned to split this group of people into two groups.

Bring Cao Jianjun with him and let Zhao Jin take care of the business in the imperial capital.

After all, Zhao Jin and I are more familiar with each other. Separating the two of us can prevent any trouble when I am not in the imperial capital. This is called divide and rule.

Trusting people you employ and being on guard against them are not contradictory.

After signing the contract, Zhou Xiaowen found Zhang Yuan.

"There's a little problem with the lunch box."

These words scared Zhang Yuan!
"Don't panic, I told you it's just a minor problem." Seeing his expression change, Zhou Xiaowen quickly added, "There are three types of meal standards for the crew."

"Cast, crew and extras."

"The meal standard for actors is higher, that for staff is lower, and that for extras is lower."

"Do you remember the assistant director Ma Peng who sat next to Lao Zhang during the audition that day?"

Zhang Yuan thought for a long time before nodding.

"This guy also got involved. He arranged the actors' lunch boxes."

Zhang Yuan immediately understood that this person had snatched the high-profit job.

"I understand. It's okay. Small profits but quick turnover."

"It's not easy to have such a vision at such a young age. You can make a lot of money by selling in large quantities."

Ever since reminding him of the filming location, Zhou Xiaowen has completely treated him as his own.

After signing the contract, the crew also booked an extra-large conference room.

What are you doing?
This is another arrangement by Big Beard, holding a pre-filming press conference!
When it comes to publicity, the bearded man has figured it out.

Not only do all the main actors have to appear at the press conference, but they also have to demonstrate their final makeup looks on site.

Arriving at the conference room, Zhang Yuan found a seat and just sat down when a pair of small hands covered his eyes from behind.

"Guess who I am?"

The voice was obviously strangled, but Zhang Yuan knew it was Liu Qianqian without even having to guess.

"Gao Yuanyuan?"

"wrong."

"Chen Hao?"

"No!" His voice became increasingly angry.

“Shu Chang…Ah!”

He used force with both hands and almost dug out Zhang Yuan's eyes.

"Liu Qianqian, I'm just kidding you!"

"How do you know it's me?" Liu Qianqian poked her head out from beside him. Today, she was wearing a pure black knitted dress and purple eye makeup, which made her look a little mature and obviously prepared for formal occasions.

Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes desperately, thinking to himself, I am here to play Murong Fu, I almost became the blind You Tanzhi.

"Tell me quickly, how did you guess it?"

"I think you are the only one in the world with the temperament that can play the role of Wang Yuyan." Zhang Yuan already felt the flesh on his shoulder being pinched, and spoke quickly.

"Hehehe, you know what's good."

"Hello, Brother Yuan." At this moment Shu Chang also came to him. The two little sisters were extremely excited to meet again today.

"Zhang Yuan, you are also in this crew."

Wherever Liu Qianqian is, Liu Xiaoli is naturally indispensable.

He was a little surprised to see Zhang Yuan there too.

"Hello, Auntie. I auditioned more than half a month ago."

"Oh..." Liu Xiaoli nodded with a smile, but her heart was filled with waves.

Liu Qianqian was chosen during the second round of auditions. This girl is also different from the others.

Other actresses all wanted to play Wang Yuyan, but she wanted to play Ah Zhu. Taking a step back, she wanted to play Ah Zi. Finally, it was the bearded man who made the final decision and gave her the third female role, which others wanted so much but she didn't care about.

During that audition, Liu Xiaoli met almost all the main actors, except Zhang Yuan.

This means that he was chosen by the director in the first round!
Thinking of this, and considering the fact that Zhang Yuan saved her life at the airport last time, Liu Xiaoli treated Zhang Yuan very kindly and sat down to chat with him.

"Zhang Yuan, long time no see!"

After just a few words, Chen Hao, Gao Hu and Jiang Xin, who were originally chatting together, came over when they saw him.

On the other side, the tall Hu Jun, wearing sunglasses, arrived and triggered rounds of applause.

Afterwards, Lin Zhiying also entered the venue with her agent.

This person is only one year younger than Guo Degang. Genes are really amazing.

There are three "connected people" in the crew of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", one of whom is Lin Zhiying, who is backed by investors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Liu Qianqian is of course the same. She has a lot of resources and connections, and of course, her own conditions are also suitable.

The other is Xie Yuxing who plays Li Qiu Shui. He was originally a singer and joined the group thanks to the money spent by the sponsors.

Bai Jie, who played Ah Zhu, and Liu Tao also came to the scene. When he saw Hu Jun, he smiled and chatted with him. "Who is that person?" Hu Jun took off his sunglasses and asked Liu Tao.

"Who?"

"He's the tall and thin guy with a group of people around him."

"Oh, I saw him." When the young man was mentioned, Liu Tao's eyes immediately found the target: "I don't know him, but he looks handsome."

"It's okay for Chen Hao, but the two girls were talking and laughing in front of him."

"Why, do you like this kind of childhood?" Liu Taomei smiled and blinked.

"Don't talk nonsense. Look at the girl who plays Wang Yuyan. Director Zhang specifically told the men in the crew not to mess with her. Her mother has a background, and even bearded men are afraid of her."

"But you see, even her mother was talking and laughing with that boy."

"Most of our starring team are talking to him. It's not easy."

After hearing what Hu Jun said, Liu Tao became interested. He looked at Zhang Yuan from time to time and looked at him carefully.

"Hey, here he comes."

Just then, Zhang Yuan saw the leading actors arriving and went up to say hello.

"Hello, Brother Hu Jun, my name is Zhang Yuan, and I really like your Lan Yu."

Hu Jun's eyes twitched unconsciously. Although this film won him the Golden Bauhinia Award, the content was too gay and he still hasn't gotten over it.

And after filming this movie, every time he went out on the street, there were always men flirting with him and asking him if he wanted to date someone, which really drove him crazy.

In fact, this is very common among actors.

A few days ago, when Gao Qunshu asked him out for dinner, he also mentioned that Liu Weiwei, the leading actress in "Conquer", who is also the woman of Liu Huaqiang in the film, often received harassing phone calls from gangsters after the TV series was broadcast.

There were always people who asked her out in frivolous voices, saying they were gangsters, which suited her taste.

There are always audiences who take movies and TV shows as real things.

The Hu army was also troubled by this.

And after this incident, he finally understood why Jiang Wu, the original lead actor, did not take the role. It was because he was experienced and this kind of special theme of the film would have too much impact on his life.

"Hello, Sister Liu Tao."

"Hello, Brother Xiaozhi...remember to drive the tram less in the future."

Lin Zhiying was confused after hearing what Zhang Yuan said, but still nodded with a dimple.

After greeting everyone one by one, the press conference is about to begin.

Hu Jun, Gao Hu, Liu Tao and other leading actors took turns to speak on stage.

Although Zhang Yuan has made three films, none of them were broadcast or became popular. He is considered a semi-transparent figure and has no chance to speak.

It's a relaxing time, just sitting in the audience and watching the show.

After Liu Qianqian came on stage, she was very different from her usual lively self. She spoke quite steadily in front of the camera, but the signs of her training were obvious. In addition, her thinking was unpredictable and her reaction speed was touching, so once she encountered an unexpected problem that she was not prepared for, she would easily become nervous.

Fortunately, this press conference was arranged by Big Beard, so everything was under control.

"My name is Liu Xixi, I'm 15 years old, and I will try my best to play my role, Wang Yuyan, well." Xixi nodded seriously.

"I chose her to play Wang Yuyan because she not only looks pure, but also has clear eyes." Zhang Da Huzi also praised.

How could it not be clean? She and her mother get together and become completely brainless and unhappy.

He is cheerful all day long and has no worries, unlike Shu Chang, who is heavy-hearted.

Everyone spoke one by one, to thunderous applause, and with a lot of routine.

Then all the leading actors put on makeup and posed for photos for the media for promotional photos.

Hu Jun was the first to appear in a domineering manner, followed by Liu Tao in a blue robe.

At this moment, Liu Tao hasn't had his teeth fixed yet, and he has a bit of baby fat. He looks more beautiful in ancient costumes than in modern ones.

But when Chen Hao, who was wearing purple, appeared, Liu Tao was immediately overshadowed. Not only was she a shade whiter than her, but she was also more charming and eye-catching.

Lin Zhiying, wearing a white gentleman's cloak, also attracted enough flashes of light, until Liu Qianqian, also dressed in white, appeared and stole the limelight from him.

When Zhang Yuan took the stage, Zhou Xiaowen took the initiative to introduce him and led the applause.

"This is the actor who plays Murong Fu, Zhang Yuan!"

clap clap clap...

Gao Hu, Chen Hao, Jiang Xin, Shu Chang, and Liu Qianqian also clapped their hands loudly.

"Oh, this guy seems to be more popular than Lin Zhiying." A reporter turned around and said to his colleague.

"There was no such noise when the leading actors came on stage just now."

"I think his appearance is not worse than Lin Zhiying's."

"It's still the young people from our mainland who are suppressing the people from Taiwan!"

Zhang Yuan was well prepared and borrowed a fan from the crew in advance.

After taking his position, he leaned sideways, opened the fan with a snap, and shook it gently a few times, showing his gentlemanly demeanor.

I saw a picture of birds eating insects on the fan, and a sparrow was catching a cricket to eat.

This is called "sparrow eating cricket".

"Good!" This time it was Zhang Da Huzi's turn to cheer.

This kid knows how to deal with things!

Why hold a press conference? Isn't it just to attract attention?

Zhang Yuan stood there and posed in various ways for people to take pictures of him.

Throughout the game, his cooperation level was the highest among everyone.

"I should have let him go on stage to speak earlier." The bearded man felt a little regretful.

In fact, Old Zhang didn’t know that Zhang Yuan was not used to having his pictures taken and he almost got cataracts from the flash when he first came on stage.

He was posing there because his eyes were temporarily "blind" and he couldn't see the way off the stage.

The press conference ended smoothly without any pause.

According to the crew's request, the next day, all crew members rushed to Taohua Island in Zhejiang...

　There will be more at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)