Chapter 269 Rescue Field(1/2)
"Miss, are you all used to getting so close to you when you speak?" Zhang Hehuan put his arm around Wen Yongshi's shoulders. It was purely a plot requirement, but this guy's hands were not gentleman at all, and Wen Yongshi didn't resist, and she seemed to have some enjoyment.
Xu Ke sighed inwardly, it was a mess, Ning Caichen was passive, Nie Xiaoqian took the initiative, and a scholar like a jade was played by Zhang Hehuan like a second-rate man. This guy had a good skin, and his acting skills were simply negative.
Wen Yongshi leaned in Zhang Hehuan's arms and said coquettishly: "I need you to give me some warmth."
Zhang Hehuan opened her mouth wide and turned around and sneeze: "Ha swish! Miss, are you okay? I don't want to squirt your face!" This acting is really exaggerated to the point of falsehood.
The two of them looked at each other, and Wen Yongshi's mind suddenly had a messy scene, and the scene appeared that this guy made his face full of spitting. His pretty face turned red. What's wrong with me?
Zhang Hehuan pushed her away.
Wen Yongshi woke up and said coquettishly: "It hurts so much!"
Zhang Hehuan looked guilty: "I was wrong, I shouldn't have pushed you." His movements were still exaggerated.
"It's so cold!"
Zhang Hehuan hugged her shoulders and shivered, looking like she was epilepsy.
"I'm colder than you. Do you feel pain or cold?"
Wen Yongshi's eyes were circulating, and she put one hand on Zhang Hehuan's shoulder: "Hold me in."
Zhang Hehuan spread his arms and picked her up. Xu Ke was about to stop. This guy was not in the play at all. He had never seen such an awkward acting skills since he became a director. If he were his own actor, the old monster Xu would have kicked him out with one foot. Get as far as I can.
"Hug... you're so heavy... I can't hold you... I think I'm going to find someone to help."
Several staff members around were already laughing, and Zhang Hehuan clearly picked up Wen Yongshi easily. This line was too incompatible with the performance.
Wen Yongshi's eyes showed regret and sympathy: "Your people are very kind, but unfortunately you came to the wrong place, otherwise you wouldn't have to die so unworthy."
"Card!"
Old Monster Xu finally ended this clumsy performance unbearable. Of course, the word clumsy belongs to Zhang Hehuan. Wen Yongshi's performance was still above the horizontal line, and it also made people feel a bit unexpected and surprising. It's not that she is too outstanding, but she is all thanks to this guy's help.
He was too lazy to evaluate Zhang Hehuan's acting skills, and Zhang Hehuan didn't ask him what he thought immediately. He just took a down coat and wrapped Wen Yongshi with him. Wen Yongshi happily accepted Zhang Hehuan's concern, but was still a little moved. Now he had no idea of going to other companies.
The two of them came to Xu Ke's side together, and Zhang Hehuan asked, "Director Xu, how are I acting?" He asked this on purpose.
Xu Ke said: "You wrote the script yourself, isn't your understanding of the role like this?" He has been in the circle for so long and has been in contact with many screenwriters of all sizes. Many screenwriters also like to make guest appearances, but they can even kill Zhang Hehuan if they choose any acting skills.
Zhang Hehuan laughed and said, "I have something in my stomach but can't perform."
Xu Ke looked at Wen Yongshi. Wen Yongshi was very nervous. She didn't know if her performance just now could win his favor. If Director Xu denied it again, she might not have the courage to persevere on the road of actors.
Xu Ke said to Zhang Hehuan: "You said to me seriously?"
Zhang Hehuan nodded and said, "I have always been the same."
Wen Yongshi said that she went to change clothes, and she was also very smart. She saw that some things people were unwilling to say in front of her, so it was best to choose to avoid them at this time.
After she left, Xu Ke said: "Her appearance and acting skills are above the level, but I think if the heroine is played by Lu Yifei, it may be more beneficial to the box office." In fact, Lu Yifei's ability to hold the box office is almost zero, the key is that she can attract investment.
Zhang Hehuan said: "You mean Lu Yifei, known as the fairy sister?"
Xu Ke nodded.
Zhang Hehuan refused firmly: "Unless I use literary poetry, I would rather keep this script under my belt."
Xu Ke pointed to Zhang Hehuan's nose: "Hehuanzi, you are just pretending to be public and private." He was not blind, and he could see that there was an ambiguous relationship between this guy and Wen Yongshi.
Zhang Hehuan laughed and said, "This is called "Fat Water not flowing from outsiders' fields."
Xu Ke said: "I am now preparing for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". I plan to prepare for "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the same time. However, the review system in the mainland is relatively strict, and I have to make partial revisions to the script. Since you insist, I will play with you. The heroine will decide first. Do you have the right candidate in your mind for the hero?"
When Xu Laoqian asked Zhang Hehuan about this, he was actually a little nervous. He was afraid that Zhang Hehuan would recommend himself, so Zhang Hehuan's acting skills just now were not up to standard. If this guy insisted on playing the male lead, he would probably have to bear the pain and give up. The performance just now was a car accident scene.
Fortunately, Zhang Hehuan did not mean to play Ning Caichen, so he proposed a candidate, namely Chen Xiao. Xu Ke and Chen Xiao also cooperated with him. He thought Zhang Hehuan's proposal was good. He even thought that Chen Xiao was more reliable than Wen Yongshi playing Nie Xiaoqian. However, Chen Xiao's agent just rejected his invitation not long ago. He wanted to invite Chen Xiao to play Gao Bo in "Taking Tiger Mountain in Strategy", but Li Dan refused because the schedule was not up to date.
For directors of Xu Ke, it is very shameful to be rejected by new actors like Chen Xiao. No matter how good Chen Xiao is, he will never give a second invitation, and he has a lot of newcomers to choose from.
Zhang Hehuan sighed inwardly that agents like Li Dan are really ruinous. If this matter is not handled properly, Chen Xiao will never have a chance in front of Xu Ke in the future.
Xu Ke's style of doing things is decisive, and he immediately signed a cooperation agreement with Zhang Hehuan. Zhang Hehuan symbolically sold the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to him for one yuan. In exchange, Xu Ke and Xinxingyuan signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The female star Nie Xiaoqian chose Wen Yongshi, with a salary of 5 million yuan, and the Newxingyuan paid 3.5 million yuan, and Wen Yongshi could get 1.5 million yuan.
For Wen Yongshi, such pay has already set a record, and of course a large part of this pay is a bonus to the script.
Wen Yongshi came to audition today and didn't expect to sign the agreement now. Although there was still some time before the start of the project, with Xu Ke's identity and status, this agreement was equivalent to a foregone conclusion. She felt like she was dreaming and couldn't believe that everything was reality.
Xu Ke arranged a meal at the Yuelong Pavilion in Xidu that night to celebrate their successful cooperation.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhang Hehuan proposed to go back and prepare first and pass by in the evening.
Wen Yongshi was so excited that her body was trembling on the way back. Zhang Hehuan also saw that she was in high spirits, but she felt that she was shaking abnormally. She reached out to hold her slender hand and felt that her hands were still cold, so that the driver could turn the warm wind a little wider, so that Wen Yongshi would not get sick.
Wen Yongshi was grateful for his kindness and snuggled in Zhang Hehuan's arms, without any hesitation to join him to keep warm, and gave him some benefits in this way.
Back at the hotel, Wen Yongshi said that she would go back to take a shower and change clothes first, and attend the banquet with him at night. Until now, she was confused. When she returned to the room and looked at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but shed tears of excitement. She had been struggling in the Hong Kong circle for a whole decade. Unexpectedly, she invited a small mainland studio to sign a contract and got the opportunity to cooperate with the great director Xu Ke.
Zhang Hehuan's appearance gave her hope of becoming famous, but she had hesitated before. If she chose Sun Interactive Entertainment, she might have missed the biggest opportunity in her life.
At five o'clock in the evening, Zhang Hehuan and Wen Yongshi went to Yuelong Pavilion together. Wen Yongshi changed into a black dress. She paid great attention to her personal image. Although her makeup was exquisite, Zhang Hehuan still felt that she was not in the best state, and Wen Yongshi had a little cough.
Zhang Hehuan handed her a mink coat prepared in advance and gave her a gift under the banner of the company.
Wen Yongshi smiled and said, "What a soil."
Zhang Hehuan said: "When you enter the countryside, you will feel embarrassed to go out if you don't wear a siew, and put it on to warm up."
Wen Yongshi nodded and put on her coat, and her body approached Zhang Hehuan. The perfume smell was very attractive.
Zhang Hehuan said: "Director Xu is now preparing for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", which is a big production and the preparation time is very long, so "A Chinese Ghost Story" is likely to start filming in advance. This kind of costume fantasy is his specialty."
Wen Yongshi said: "I will definitely work hard to do my homework and will not embarrass you."
Zhang Hehuan laughed and said, "The appearance is beautiful, but it's a bit beautiful and frozen."
Wen Yongshi also laughed, her nose itched, and she couldn't help sneezing. She didn't have time to spray Zhang Hehuan with a tissue and said awkwardly: "I'm sorry!" She took out the tissue to help him wipe it.
Zhang Hehuan sighed in her heart, "Retribution is retribution, and the cycle of cause and effect is unhappy. Now I pay for my previous life. Thinking about it, I am quite sorry for her in the past. She has made her pay for so many years, but she has not made her famous. People always have to think of some old love, fulfill their past promises in this life, and help her become a frontline."
Chen Xiao called at this time, and Zhang Hehuan thought that his call was still a bit late. When he came here today, he had been talking on the phone with Chen Yanxi for so long. It was better to study more of the script he gave him with so much effort.
Zhang Hehuan said without saying a word: "Brother Chen, is there something to do with me?"
Chen Xiao said: "I want to talk to you about the script. Your script is well written. I like the character Ning Caichen very much."
Zhang Hehuan laughed: "Brother Chen still has vision."
"Director Zhang, are you planning to shoot this movie? Is there any news that is convenient for me to disclose?"
Obedient and listened to the sound, Zhang Hehuan knew that he had a strong interest in the script. Before leaving the crew, he threw the script to Chen Xiao in "A Chinese Ghost Story" not only because Chen Xiao is suitable for this role, but mainly because Zhang Hehuan wanted to throw out the bait and took his agent step by step. Chen Xiao has good looks and acting skills, but it is really a secret bead that fell into the hands of Li Dan, the agent.
Zhang Hehuan said: "Brother Chen, I don't hide it from you. This script is a movie I collaborated with Director Xu Ke. I have signed an agreement and am currently selecting actors. Director Xu also mentioned you today."
Chen Xiao was immediately excited: "Really? Director Xu and I have worked together before, and I like his play very much."
Zhang Hehuan said: "Brother Chen, we have known each other for so long, so I won't beat around the bush when talking to you. The reason I gave you this script is because I think you fit the image of Ning Caichen in my heart. I also recommended you to Director Xu, but Director Xu seems to have some opinions about you."
"Why? Is it because of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"?"
Zhang Hehuan said: "Brother Chen, I shouldn't say some things, but since you regard me as a friend, I'd better say it directly. Your agent is really not good, short-sighted and interfered with you too much. You are now in the rising period of your career, and some opportunities will last for the rest of your life if you miss them."
Chen Xiao was silent on the other end of the phone, and Zhang Hehuan said, "Say that first, Director Xu invites me to dinner in the evening, and I will explore his voice. But don't worry, I will definitely recommend you. In fact, when I was writing the script, the character Ning Caichen thought of you." Anyway, it was a fool, so I fooled Chen Xiao first.
Zhang Hehuan hung up the phone, and Wen Yongsi looked at him meaningfully. Zhang Hehuan said, "How do you look at me with this kind of eyes?"
Wen Yongshi said: "Do you want to dig Chen Xiao?"
Zhang Hehuan laughed: "I don't have this idea for the time being. I just think he has development potential. His agent has interfered too much. Before I came to Xidu, she just helped Chen Xiao reject Director Xu's invitation, saying that he would not play the role of the protagonist. Maybe I forgot that Chen Xiao is just a newcomer now and there is no room for bargaining in front of the big director."
Wen Yongshi said: "You are so young and have not been in this circle for a long time. Why do you feel like an old demon who has been practicing for thousands of years?"
Zhang Hehuan said: "You read this right, I am the Black Mountain Old Demon lurking in the entertainment industry."
Wen Yongshi's pretty face turned hot. In the Ghost Story of A Chinese Girl, the old demon in the Black Mountain is not the villain who is the powerful bully Nie Xiaoqian. Is this guy hinting at something?
The two came to Yuelong Pavilion, and Xu Ke and his assistant Lele also came. The assistant, who was thirty years younger than him, was actually his girlfriend. Xu Laoqiu had divorced his wife a few years ago because this little assistant had divorced his wife.
This is already a well-known secret in the circle, but it has not been officially announced publicly. Even if it is divorced, Xu Laoqian and his ex-wife still maintain a cooperative relationship. He is considered successful in handling the marriage and has not become enemies with his ex-wife because of divorce. It is said that his ex-wife and current person have a good relationship.
In Zhang Hehuan's opinion, these things are normal. Since ancient times, talented men are very romantic. From ancient times to the present, they will pick up any big scumbags, Tang Bohu, Ji Xiaolan, Xu Zhimo... It's like the number of sands in the Ganges River, and there are countless numbers at all, and it's not even less than Old Xu.
Zhang Hehuan also knew that he was a scumbag in the eyes of many people, but he felt that this hat was a little aggrieved by himself, after all, he was responsible.
Xu Ke did not invite others to accompany him tonight, mainly because he wanted to communicate more with Zhang Hehuan about the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story". He felt that Zhang Hehuan's script wrote what he wanted for a long time.
Xu Ke is a person who pursues the ultimate in art. He really wants to make a fantasy masterpiece belonging to the Chinese, but he failed several times and suffered a lot of responses from Shushan. The previous Seven Swords trilogy was unsustainable. Instead, after cooperating with the mainland, Di Renjie series made him change his career.
However, co-production of movies still makes him feel that he cannot enjoy it. Because of the different review systems, some things are sluggish. "Taking Tiger Mountain in Strategy" is his work that focuses on the mainland market, and he does not want to give up on the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. The emergence of "A Chinese Ghost Story" gave him the urge to create another traditional Hong Kong-style fantasy.
After a few glasses of wine, Xu Ke talked about his thoughts about this drama and his image of Nie Xiaoqian. Nie Xiaoqian can be said to be the top priority of this movie. Only the character Nie Xiaoqian stands, this movie is considered to be the one who stands. Xu Ke still lacks some confidence in Wen Yongshi's acting skills, so he specially recommended an acting instructor to Wen Yongshi, and the contact information was recommended to Zhang Hehuan.
Xu Ke and Wen Yongshi rarely communicate directly, which is not just because they avoid suspicion. He always believes that the director and the actor should still maintain an appropriate distance so that the director can see the advantages and disadvantages of the actors. This should not only be the director and the actors, but also between people.
Distance produces beauty, and being too close will make you ignore the whole.
Wen Yongshi knew that the opportunity was rare, so she made up her mind to do her best to win the director's recognition this time. Zhang Hehuan helped her win this opportunity, and she had to seize it herself.
Zhang Hehuan deliberately told Xu Ke that he had plans to write the trilogy of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Xu Ke saw the kid's intentions and secretly lamented that his youth was terrifying. No wonder Director Zhang valued him so much. Zhang Hehuan's youthful and talented are second. The most important thing is that he is experienced in doing things and is scheming. At this time, he proposed the trilogy, which implies that he should exchange resources with him. Xu Ke has rich experience in being a producer and producer. How could he not understand that Zhang Hehuan gave up a free script just to use this opportunity to promote Wen Yongshu.
There is no need to say anything about smart people. Xu Ke and Zhang Hehuan drank a few glasses of wine and said with a slightly drunken drink: "Hehuan, I have something to say first. After the scripts of the last two plots of "A Chinese Ghost Story" are released, you must show them to me as soon as possible."
Zhang Hehuan laughed and said, "Of course, Director Xu and I are very close to each other, not to mention that you have helped me."
To be continued...