novellhall Chapter 85 Rumors about the film crew
Chapter 85 Rumors about the film crew
Chapter 85 Rumors about the film crew
"Taking leave again?"
Seeing Wang Chunzhi looking at him with an amused expression, Ji Qingxu chuckled and said, "Yeah, I was doing just fine at school when the male lead in the drama crew got into an accident. The producer called me and asked me to audition, and then I passed the audition."
Upon hearing this, Wang Chunzhi laughed and teased, "Wow, our Qingxu is really amazing, he passed the audition on the first try."
"Hehe, not bad, didn't embarrass you, teacher."
"How long will this shoot take?"
"About two months."
"Whose play is it?"
"A martial arts drama directed by Wang Sanri."
Upon hearing Wang Sanri's name, Wang Chunzhi didn't ask any more questions. "Alright, go ahead then. Remember to bring your books. If you finish work early, you can read and study in your room."
"Okay, thanks, teacher. I'll go back and pack my things. Filming starts at the end of the month, and I need to do martial arts training, so time is tight."
"be safe."
"Okay, bye-bye, teacher."
"Um."
After Ji Qingxu left the office, Wang Chunzhi shook his head with a smile. This little guy, I thought he could stay at school quietly for a while longer, but I didn't expect one play after another. Oh well, it's better to have a play than no play, especially since he's the male lead.
Suddenly, Wang Chunzhi thought of another female student in his class, Liu Yifei. That girl was also involved in one drama after another. Thinking of the busybodies in the school who had given them the nickname "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix," Wang Chunzhi couldn't help but laugh.
However, having these two students under his tutelage gave Wang Chunzhi both a headache and a sense of pride. With a soft sigh, Wang Chunzhi comforted himself, thinking that if these two became big stars, he could also benefit from their success.
Ji Qingxu first asked his homeroom teacher for leave, then went to Wang Jinsong to let him know, and then went to Ciwen Media and sat in Ma Zhongjun's office for a while.
According to Ma Zhongjun, Ji Qingxu's casting as the male lead in this film was not without conditions. Wang Pangzi asked Ciwen for 500 million yuan and gave him a 30% share.
Well, Ji Qingxu had some doubts about the 500 million and 30% share, and he didn't believe the rest at all.
Finally, after returning home and packing their luggage, they took Zhang Zhong by plane to Wuxi after breakfast the next day. Wuxi Film and Television Base was more convenient than Hengdian because it had a direct airport.
On the afternoon of March 5, Ji Qingxu arrived at the film crew of "The World's Number One" and checked into a hotel as arranged by the crew.
After looking around the room, Ji Qingxu smiled and opened a bottle of mineral water. The treatment this time was really good. The pay was 15,000 yuan per episode, which was twice as much as when he filmed "Ping Zong Xia Ying". Ji Qingxu's role was about 20 episodes, with a total pay of 300,000 yuan. Ji Qingxu would receive 120,000 yuan, before tax.
As for accommodation, this Fatty Wang was quite shrewd. He specially arranged a business suite for Ji Qingxu instead of a standard room to annoy him.
As the actor who plays Duan Tianya, Ji Qingxu is the male lead in the production team. As the male lead, his treatment is certainly not bad. However, in production teams dominated by Hong Kong actors, the treatment of mainland actors who are male leads is often not as good as that of Hong Kong male supporting actors.
However, Ciwen Media invested in the drama "The World's Number One". Although they didn't take the lion's share, Ji Qingxu was Ciwen's top star. With investors' people acting in the drama, Fatty Wang would definitely not do something so unwise. Besides, given Ji Qingxu's "fighting prowess", Fatty Wang was probably afraid that Ji Qingxu would slap him to death. After making some malicious speculations in his mind, Ji Qingxu picked up the script on the table and started reading.
Ji Qingxu had seen the play "The World's Number One" in his previous life, and there is often a joke about it on the internet in his later life.
"With Eunuch Cao's retirement, Chinese martial arts dramas retreated for twenty years."
Although this statement was just a joke, it is enough to prove that the drama "The World's Number One" is indeed very popular. Of course, there is no need to shy away from the fact that this drama is a Frankenstein's monster. Wang Pangzi is a man who has no morals as long as he can make money. Of course, he is also very talented. The drama "The World's Number One" is a very well-made piece.
After watching half of it, Ji Qingxu's face showed a hint of doubt. Something was wrong. Why was Duan Tianya's role different from his previous life?
When Ji Qingxu first watched the drama "The World's Number One" in his previous life, he thought Duan Tianya was the male lead. But as he watched more of the drama, Gui Haiyidao and Cheng Shifei had more scenes. Ji Qingxu thought it was a common practice in the Hong Kong entertainment industry to give supporting actors more screen time to steal the spotlight.
But looking at the script, Ji Qingxu noticed that Duan Tianya had many more scenes in the Ming Dynasty than in his previous life. He scratched his brow, wondering what was going on.
Surely Fatty Wang isn't really afraid he'll slap him to death, is he? Or did something happen to Li Yapeng when he was filming this movie in his previous life?
Thinking of Li Yapeng, Ji Qingxu's expression became somewhat strange. This was the second film that Ji Qingxu had "taken over" from him. The first one was a film co-produced by China and South Korea, but he didn't get to act in it due to special reasons.
In this episode of "The World's Number One," Li Yapeng's leg was broken when he fell during circus training. Although it sounds tragic, accidents during circus training are unpredictable. Ji Qingxu's time travel was due to an accident during the filming of a war scene in "Lu Bu and Diao Chan," when a group of horses were startled at the same time and he fell off his horse.
Is this a case of being successful in love but unsuccessful in career? Li Yapeng started dating Wang Fei last year, and the news of their relationship caused quite a stir.
Thinking of this, Ji Qingxu smiled and continued to flip through the script. Whatever, the male lead was now in his hands, and he had already taken the benefits. He would figure out the script first.
For the next few days, Ji Qingxu basically didn't leave his room except to eat. He stayed in his room thinking about the script and the character, writing character biographies, and didn't go to the training ground to rehearse action scenes.
This wasn't Ji Qingxu deliberately avoiding the event because of his skills; that's exactly what Fatty Wang arranged. He said that with Ji Qingxu's skills, learning martial arts routines would be a piece of cake, and that thoroughly understanding the script was the right thing to do. Martial arts director Cheng Xiaodong shared the same opinion.
As for what Deng Yancheng, the director of the production team, thinks, it doesn't matter to these two "big shots" in the production team.
So Ji Qingxu felt at ease and focused on studying the script in his room.
However, Ji Qingxu didn't go to the training ground to rehearse the action scenes, but the other actors who were training hard at the training ground were talking about him.
Have you seen the actor who plays Duan Tianya?
"No, I heard he's been in his room working on the script."
"He's working on the script? Doesn't he train for action scenes?"
"No need. I heard from the martial arts industry that he's a kung fu master, the junior brother of Li Lianjie and Donnie Yen, and his skills are amazing."
"That sharp?"
"That's not all. The stuntmen also said that, apart from Instructor Cheng, no one in the stunt team is qualified to train him."
"Wow, is this a kung fu master or a rich kid?"
"It's probably a combination of both. As soon as Li Yapeng got into trouble, he took over the male lead role without even auditioning. He must be a big fish in a hole."
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As such discussions increased, everyone in the crew learned that the new male lead, Duan Tianya, was from an extraordinary background, highly skilled, and not to be underestimated.
Seeing Ji Qingxu's indescribable expression, Li Yijian burst into laughter.
Hearing Li's laughter, Ji Qingxu smiled helplessly, "This is truly a case of 'three men make a tiger' (a Chinese idiom meaning to spread rumors and make false claims)."
Li suggested with a smile, "Let them be. That's how film crews are. You'll get used to it. Besides, this is good for you, Xiao Ji. Most of the staff in our crew are from the Hong Kong film industry, so there will be fewer problems."
Ji Qingxu nodded in agreement. Li Jianyi was right. That's how it is in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry now. They are very humble and polite to powerful people, but arrogant and haughty to ordinary people.
That's good. Ji Qingxu had been thinking about how to establish his authority once filming officially started, so that the crew would know he wasn't someone to be trifled with. This saved Ji Qingxu a lot of trouble.
Looking at Li Yijian in front of him, Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "Teacher Li, you've worked so hard for so long, how about we go out for a couple of drinks? We'll sleep better after we have some wine."
Li suggested with a smile, "Okay, let's have a couple of drinks then. Let's agree on this first, just find a roadside stall or a small restaurant. I won't eat much tonight, so let's not waste food."
"No problem, let's do as Teacher Li says, let's find a unique little restaurant and try the local specialties."
"Okay, let's go."
The two shared a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor), ate for over an hour, and then returned to their hotel.
As soon as Ji Qingxu returned to his room, he opened a bottle of mineral water and started drinking. Thinking about the dishes he would have for dinner, Ji Qingxu grinned. People in Wuxi really know how much they love "sweetness." Ji Qingxu had experienced this firsthand in his previous life, especially when he saw people here putting sugar in their noodles, which completely astonished him.
I thought the restaurants near the film and television base would be better, but I didn't expect that the small restaurant I ate at that night was only slightly less "sweet" than the Wuxi restaurants that Ji Qingxu had eaten in his previous life. According to the owner, it was because there were many film crews shooting here, and in order to cater to the tastes of people from all over the country, the "sweetness" had been reduced by two-thirds.
I wonder if Teacher Li will have a toothache when he wakes up tomorrow morning. Thinking of this, Ji Qingxu chuckled.
As for why he seemed so familiar with Li Jianyi, it was because Ji Qingxu visited Li Jianyi on his second day on set to ask for advice on acting.
Li Yijian was very welcoming to Ji Qingxu's arrival. Even though he had never met Ji Qingxu before, he let Ji Qingxu in without saying a word when he saw Ji Qingxu coming to ask for advice with the script.
Suddenly, a thought popped into Ji Qingxu's mind: I wonder if I'll be kicked out of the Beijing People's Art Theatre next time I go there?
Yes, Li Jianyi is an actor from the National Theatre of China. As the two "highest halls of drama performance" in Beijing, the relationship between the National Theatre of China and the Beijing People's Art Theatre is similar to that between the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama. On the surface, they seem to be brother units, but in private, the competition is quite fierce.
"Probably not, I'm just trying to act well," Ji Qingxu muttered as he walked towards the bathroom.
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