Chapter 220 Let’s Make Money Together
Jiang Yiyan was just busy watching the fun and had no idea what was going on.
So Xu Kun turned around and called Liu Haibo again, only to find out that Lu Xing had just broken up with Alyssa Chia recently. He didn't know the specific reason, but Lu Xing was in a very bad mood and often went out to drink at night.
He was dead drunk yesterday and didn't get up until noon this morning. When he arrived at the filming site of "My Sassy Girl", instead of apologizing to the crew, he looked sullen, as if someone owed him money.
The male lead, Su Youpeng, couldn't stand it and couldn't help but complain a few words. As a result, that slanted accent irritated Lu Xing again, and the two of them started swearing at each other on the spot. If Liu Haibo hadn't tried hard to stop them, they would have almost gotten into a fight.
Although Xu Kun has always been prejudiced against people from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and is known for favoring his relatives over others, Lu Xing is too...
In fact, Xu Kun didn't call Liu Haibo, but Liu Haibo also wanted to call Xu Kun and ask him to help persuade Lu Xing.
"You'd better spare me."
When Xu Kun heard this request, he immediately backed off: "With Lu Xing's temper, even his uncle's words are useless, let alone an outsider like me."
As for telling Ge You off...
Haha, haven’t you heard the principle that distant relatives should not alienate close relatives?
Anyway, Xu Kun would never get involved in this mess. After all, this matter has nothing to do with him.
As for his thin bangs, all we can say is that if you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight first. If he cannot learn how to deal with big stars and people with connections, his future achievements will be limited.
Putting Lu Xing's matter aside, Xu Kun called Gan Wei and Bao Qiang again.
The reason for looking for Gan Wei was to shirk the blame for "Words as Faces", and the reason for looking for Bao Qiang was to let him familiarize himself with the script of "Lost on Journey" in advance. After all, more than half of the laughs in this drama are due to him.
Of course, Xu Kun would absolutely disagree if someone said that Xu Zheng made no contribution to the play.
The two roles complement each other. Without Xu Zheng's performance as the cornerstone, Bao Qiang's performance would not appear so tense.
The reason why Bao Qiang is the most important is because his unique performance that is both exaggerated and simple is a scarce and irreplaceable exclusive resource in the circle, rather than saying that his performance alone supports the entire film.
Relatively speaking, although Xu Zheng's performance is equally remarkable, it lacks some irreplaceability.
After the phone call.
Xu Kun returned to the shooting site, only to find that after such a long time, Liu Shishi was still sitting on the sofa.
Xu Kun approached Tian Youliang and asked quietly, "Director Tian, why haven't you finished shooting this scene yet?"
"Xiao Liu is a little out of shape today."
Tian Youliang said in a very Buddhist way: "But it doesn't matter, there is no time limit anyway. If we can't finish it this morning, we can shoot it tomorrow."
He was also worn out by the grind. Every time he filmed Liu Shishi's scene, he had to rehearse several times in advance, for fear that there would be too many NGs during the actual filming, resulting in insufficient time for medical advice.
To film scenes without wearing contact lenses now is almost like a "holiday" for Director Tian.
"Director Tian, I'm ready now!"
At this moment, Liu Shishi's surprised voice reached their ears. Xu Kun and Tian Youliang looked up and saw her staring at them with shining eyes.
The next shot was shot in one take.
Then from that afternoon, rumors about Xu Kun and Liu Shishi began to spread among the crew.
As soon as Producer Xu leaves, you spend an hour without making any progress; as soon as Producer Xu comes, you can get it done in minutes - no one will believe you if you say there is no trick involved.
Even Jiang Xin couldn't help but ask Liu Shishi what was going on between her and Xu Kun.
Liu Shishi was honest and directly told Jiang Xin about her performance method of using Xu Kun as a tool. Jiang Xin did not doubt it and even helped her to dispel the rumors everywhere.
But this kind of thing always gets worse the more you explain it.
After all, people have always been willing to speculate on the relationships between men and women in the entertainment industry with the worst malice. In this atmosphere, Gan Wei and Wang Baoqiang joined the crew one after another.
There was nothing much to say about Gan Wei, as Xu Kun had already made it clear on the phone; but as for Bao Qiang, Xu Kun kept it a secret and only said that he had good news for him.
Baoqiang only finished filming "Wulin Waijia" in mid-July. In total, he stayed in the crew for more than eight months and didn't even take his annual leave.
So after the filming was completed, he went back to his hometown to visit his relatives. This time, when he received the call, he rushed back directly from his hometown.
When they met, Baoqiang first took out a bundle, opened the three layers inside and outside, and saw a hundred thousand yuan neatly stacked inside.
"Brother Kun."
Bao Qiang smiled and said, "I went back this time because I wanted to renovate the house in my hometown, but my parents scolded me and said that I had money but didn't pay off my debts first, and I was just fooling around."
As he said this, he pushed the money in front of Xu Kun and said gratefully: "Brother Kun, if you hadn't asked me to buy a house in Beijing two years ago, I would definitely regret it now."
In two years, housing prices have risen from more than 7000 yuan per square meter to more than yuan, and the growth rate has accelerated significantly since the second half of this year.
Some people even boldly predict that in two years at most, housing prices near the Fourth Ring Road will exceed five digits!
Moreover, the down payment ratio has also been greatly increased. A house that could be purchased with a down payment of 03 yuan in 10 may not be available with a down payment of 25 yuan now.
"Nonsense, how could my vision be so bad?"
Xu Kun put his hand on the 100,000 yuan and asked, "So you're not going to renovate the house in your hometown?"
"It's a flip. It doesn't cost much to build a house in the village. After filming "Wulin Waijiao", I collected a total of 130,000 yuan. 30,000 yuan was used to build a house for my family, and the rest was just right for you, Brother Kun."
"The extra ten thousand is my interest?"
Xu Kun only gave him 90,000 yuan at the beginning, and he paid 10,000 yuan out of his own pocket.
Bao Qiang said sternly: "Brother Kun, if you buy another house with the 90,000 yuan, it will be worth twice as much now. This 10,000 yuan is my gift to you. If you don't accept it..."
"Who said I won't accept it?"
Xu Kun picked up the 100,000 yuan without hesitation, then put a bank card on the table and pushed it to Baoqiang.
Bao Qiang was puzzled and asked, "Brother Kun, what does this mean?"
"I'm going to make a movie with two protagonists."
Xu Kun pointed at himself, then at Baoqiang: "It's just the two of us. The 123456 in this card is your film pay. The password is ."
"This this……"
Baoqiang was so surprised that he could stuff a bucket of milk into his mouth: "This is too much!"
Counting from 01, in these four years he went from obscurity to some success, but he only earned a little over yuan in total. As a result, Xu Kun just took out more than the total amount he made in these four years.
"You look so ignorant. The industry has seen inflation again this year. I made 400 million just for an endorsement advertisement. For this movie, I offered myself 30 for the film and 20 for the director, a total of 50. What are you afraid of with 25?"
As Xu Kun was talking, he saw that Baoqiang was unwilling to reach out for the bank card, so he simply grabbed it and stuffed it into his hand: "After your parents rebuild their house in the countryside, we can buy them a house with collective heating in the city. You know how cold the winter in the countryside is. When winter comes, let your uncle and aunt move to the city to live..."
When he was halfway through the conversation, Baoqiang's eyes became redder and redder, and the golden beans became bigger and bigger.
"Don't try to be sentimental with me!"
Xu Kun slapped him on the shoulder and said, "We've been brothers for four years, and you're crying over such a small amount of money. Do you want to praise me or scold me? Besides, this is a New Year's comedy. You have more experience in acting in comedies than I do. I'm counting on you to make our show funny."
When Baoqiang heard this, he wiped his eyes fiercely and choked up, "Brother Kun, don't worry, I will do this movie well even if I risk my life!"
(End of this chapter)
