I become a big star after I sleep

Chapter 158 I'm so used to it!
"Brother Wen, it looks like you've gained a lot."

Qin Muchu poured a glass of water and handed it to the man opposite.

His face was exhausted and tired, his skin was sun-drenched and darkened due to the vicissitudes of life, his lips were broken and scarred, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Compared with Zhang Songwen a few months ago, it can be said that he is a different person.

Although he wasn't pretty in the past, at least he was still very "full", and he could feel a spirit, a bookish spirit, and he could still feel different when he was put into an ordinary person.

But now, he is completely a social animal who has been polished miserably by the society, down and out, busy with work, and tired of running around.

Zhang Songwen took the water from Qin Muchu and held it in his hand.

It was only then that Qin Muchu noticed that his fingers also had chilblains, which looked thick, swollen and ugly.

"I have gained a lot. I saw how ordinary people live on Hong Kong Island. Only then did I realize that the hardships I suffered in the past were nothing. The life of ordinary people I thought was pretty good."

Zhang Songwen was full of emotion.

Qin Muchu smiled, and patted Zhang Songwen on the shoulder:

"You don't even need makeup for that role now. Take a good rest for a few days and get ready to start filming."

Zhang Songwen was visibly shocked when he heard this. His life experience in the past six months was all for movies.

Immediately stood up excitedly, with unstoppable joy on his face.

After being at a loss for a while, he remembered something again and frantically looked for something on the ground.

After a while, he picked up a worn schoolbag on the ground, and took out a palm-thick notebook from it.

"Director Qin, this is a short biography I wrote. Check if the direction is right."

Character biography Many actors will write this thing.

Because the character scripts are all "fragments", the movie only intercepts a certain part of the character's life experience.

This role has other experiences, but the movie was not filmed.

The character biography is the actor's supplement to the character's other life experiences, which helps the actor better understand and shape the character.

For example, if the script only says that the character is a cold-blooded killer, how can he act with flesh and blood?

Facial paralysis, murder without blinking?

This killer was bought by human traffickers since he was a child, and after cruel training, he trained and grew up in assassination missions time and time again.

The actor sets such a past for this killer character, and if he makes the character fuller a little bit, then the performance will be much more specific.

If the difficulty is added, although this killer is cold-blooded, he hesitated when he learned that the target of killing was a little girl.

why?
The script was not written.

But actors can add killer experiences themselves.

Because before the killer was abducted by human traffickers when he was a child, he had a younger sister in his family.

With such a reason, actors will have more confidence in their performances.

When performing this kind of thing, if the actors themselves don't believe that the characters they are performing are real, then the audience is even less likely to believe it and think it is fake.

Normally, an actor's biography will be much thicker than the character script.

……

Qin Muchu took the biographies from Zhang Songwen. It was such a thick book that it could be published as a short story in terms of word count.

Open the first page.

"Zhang Wen was born in Guangdong in 1976. His parents passed away in his teens, and he went to Hong Kong Island to work hard. In his early years, he was able to live a decent life by selling medical equipment.

Later, he met his wife, had a daughter, and the family lived in a rented house.

Later, the economy was in a downturn, and the cost performance of medical equipment was not high, so I lost my source of income, and I was busy selling products every day.

The wife became increasingly dissatisfied, and finally abandoned him and the daughter and left..."

Qin Muchu glanced at it hastily, and then closed the biography of the characters. He couldn't finish reading this thing for a while, so he took it back and read it again.

He put the biography in his bag, stood up, and said to Zhang Songwen:
"Okay, I'll go back and have a look. You can rest at ease these two days, and I will notify you when it starts up."

"Okay, then I'll wait for the notification."

Zhang Songwen smiled, his tense nerves relaxed a little, and followed Qin Muchu to the door.

Qin Muchu stopped, turned around and pressed Chong Zhang Songwen's shoulder:

"Okay, brother Wen, don't send it away, just come here... that's right,"

As if thinking of something, he took out a thick envelope from his pocket and put it in Zhang Songwen's hand.

Zhang Songwen's smile disappeared instantly, and he pushed back the envelope:

"What is this for, I can't have it!"

He said seriously:
"Director Qin, Xiao Qin! If you really treat me like Brother Wen, take the money back. The hotel you arranged for me is already luxurious enough. I'll be in the team after staying for two days. It doesn't cost money!"

Qin Muchu didn't care, and pressed the envelope directly on Zhang Songwen's hand,
"You quit Yanying's job because of the film, and the rented house in Yanjing also quit, and went to work part-time to experience the role. Don't tell me that you still make money by working part-time."

"I……"

Zhang Songwen opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

After earning a lot of money, after paying the rent, utilities, and food, the rest of the money is tight.

In many cases, he has no place to live at all. Like the characters in the movie, he has slept in bridge holes, subway stations, and roadside parks.

He still asked his parents to borrow the money for the return ticket from Hong Kong Island.

The 30-year-old man asked his parents for money. His phone call had been brewing for several days...

"Didn't you go back during the Chinese New Year? Buy some clothes and send some money back. This money is not given to you for free, it will be deducted from your salary."

After speaking, Qin Muchu turned and left.

As for Zhang Songwen, who pinched the envelope so deformed and wrinkled that it almost tore, he silently bowed deeply to Qin Muchu's back.

……

"There are really such people. It seems that half of your drama is finished."

In the courtyard, Jiang Wen smoked a cigarette, squinted his eyes and praised Zhang Songwen after hearing what happened.

He flipped through Qin Muchu's script, exhaled for a long time, pointed to a line on it and read:
“How would you feel if someone came in for an interview without even a shirt on? How would you feel if I ended up hiring this person?
Then the trousers he wears must be very elegant..."

Jiang Wen clapped his hands and laughed, smiled and suddenly sighed melancholy.

With a glance, Qin Muchu knew why Jiang Wen was sighing, and asked:

"Sister Yun is only due to give birth in two months?"

Jiang Wen nodded:
"Late next month."

Qin Muchu counted the time in his mind, it was the end of April.

"Can't make a movie, can't act in a movie, is it itchy?"

"I know and ask."

Jiang Wen said in a bad mood.

Seeing Qin Muchu's embarrassing look, he was even more angry.

So start to find fault:
"I let you fall in love, where is your girlfriend?"

"girlfriend?"

Qin Muchu pretended to calculate, and then said:
"According to the normal age difference between the director and his girlfriend, she should not be born yet, no, maybe her father and mother don't even know each other."

As he spoke, he avoided Jiang Wen's slap and ran to the other side with a smile.

Jiang Wen was angry and funny,

"You don't fart so much, am I talking about my wife? I asked your girlfriend!?"

"Comrade Xiaojiang's thinking is very dangerous. A great man once said that love not for the purpose of marriage is hooliganism."

Qin Muchu leaned against the wall and looked at Jiang Wen with contempt.

Jiang Wen curled his lips in disdain,

"In today's society, especially in our circle, if you fall in love for the purpose of getting married, you are playing hooligans!"

Qin Muchu thought for a while, and it seemed that this was really the case.

Clenching fists and arching hands:
"Listen to what you say, and read the books of Confucius and Mencius for nothing."

Jiang Wen rolled his eyes, and his tone became serious:
"Xiao Yang is a good girl, she is clever, she has a good idea..."

He paused, then looked at Qin Muchu:

"The most important thing is that she can control you."

Qin Muchu was puzzled, and sat on the sofa:

"You said she was clever, and I recognized her idea, but how can I tell that she can control me?"

"You know it yourself."

Jiang Wen took a puff of cigarette and continued without giving Qin Muchu a chance to defend himself:

"A man must have a woman who can control himself, so that no matter what happens outside, the family will be stable and not too off-line, do you understand?"

"Are you calling sister Yun?"

Jiang Wen's face darkened, seeing that Qin Muchu didn't look upright, he knew he didn't listen to his words:
"I'm really playing the piano against the cow!"

He waved his hand and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and didn't bother to talk about his "girlfriend".

With Qin Muchu's looks, Jiang Wen was never worried that Qin Muchu would be short of women, he was just worried that this kid would be so stubborn that he would talk to people in the entertainment circle with the idea of ​​ordinary people dating.

That way, it's easy to get hurt.

Brother... No, Dad is from here.

"Old Mouzi's "Golden Armor" lost money, you know about that, right?" Jiang Wen changed the subject.

"It's not too much of a loss. Although I lost money at the box office, I shouldn't lose much from selling disc copyrights." Qin Muchu said.

"Golden Armor" was released in December and a half, and for more than a month, what kind of gimmick was used for its global release, the domestic box office was more than 3 million, and the global box office totaled more than 8000 million US dollars, converted into RMB about 5000 million.

If you only look at the box office, then the cost of 3.5 million is only 6.5 million at the box office, which must be a loss.

But with copyright and disc sales, it should be almost the same.

But at a cost of more than [-] million yuan, if you don't make money, you are already losing money.

After all, the money is put in the bank for a year or two, and the interest is almost 1000 million less.

"Why do you say this?" Qin Muchu asked.

Jiang Wen is not a talkative person. Although he always has the idea of ​​competing with Lao Mouzi in his heart, he will never add insult to injury and make fun of others.

Jiang Wen laughed:
"It's a good deal, do you know where it is?"

"Fortunately, I'm still the number one director at the domestic box office?"

"..."

Jiang Wen pretended not to hear, took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, and slapped it on the table:

"Look at this."

"Can I not read it? It's like you haven't run out of toilet..."

Although Qin Muchu expressed disgust, he still picked up the paper.

There are a few large characters crookedly written on the top:

"Bullet" cast list.

Zhang Mazi - I (0)

Master - Ge You (430)

Huang Silang - Zhou Runfa (4000)

Six sons - son (0)

……

"The price is behind the name?" Qin Muchu asked.

"Yes."

Jiang Wen nodded and frowned:

"I did the math, the cost is not small, the actor's salary alone is 6000 to [-] million, and that's not counting my salary..."

"Then why isn't it mine?" Qin Muchu interrupted Jiang Wen's words.

"You are a TV actor who has never acted in a movie. I am willing to give you a role. What kind of salary do you want? You are a cameo."

Jiang Wen waved his hand:
"Don't interrupt, I haven't finished yet..."

Qin Muchu couldn't help laughing, he hadn't thought about the salary, but Jiang Wen's shameless style really didn't change at all.

Although the six sons died early, their role in the scene was not too small, and Jiang Wen made a guest appearance.

"Originally, if "Golden Armor" was a hit at the box office, Zhou Runfa's salary would have to go up a bit, but now I've lost it, haha, I can easily bargain!"

Jiang Wen smiled smugly, his eyes narrowed into slits.

"It's really sad to hire an actor for 4000 million and still laugh."

Qin Muchu put down the cast of "Bullet" and leaned back on the sofa.

With a salary of 4000 million yuan, it is estimated that apart from Van Loon and Li Lianjie in China, there is no one higher than Zhou Runfa.

"There is a reason why you are expensive, regardless of acting skills, "Bullet" is a commercial film after all, it needs to make money.

Zhou Runfa had box office appeal, otherwise, would Lao Mouzi spend so much money to hire him?My 4000 million was paid according to the salary given by Lao Mouzi. "Jiang Wen speaks eloquently.

""Golden Armor"? Let me remind you that the cooperation between Lao Mouzi and Zhou Runfa was not pleasant."

"Oh? What's wrong?"

It was the first time Jiang Wen heard the news about the actor he wanted to use, so he sat up straight.

"Playing a big game, 4000 million yuan salary, and a luxury car, can't use public toilets, the most important thing is..."

Qin Muchu looked at Jiang Wen:
"He changed the film because he felt that his role in "Golden Armor" was too small. He wanted to add more scenes, but if he didn't add more scenes, he would not shoot. In the end, he almost surpassed Jian Lun..."

Jiang Wen fell silent.

It doesn't matter if you play big names, as long as it doesn't affect the shooting, that's fine, but changing the scene, especially adding scenes, touched his inverse scale.

Some directors will take the initiative to add plays to an actor they like.

But no director would like an actor who threatens the director with "not filming" to add scenes to himself.

"Is this news accurate?" Jiang Wen asked.

"Director Zhang and Jiao Lun told me, are you sure or not?" Qin Muchu replied.

Looking at the pensive Jiang Wen, he said again:
"It's not impossible to give 4000 million, but it's not the way to give it. After spending so much money, you still have to beg him.

If you consider his box office appeal, that's not necessary.

The role of the county magistrate's wife here is given to Zeng Li, and I will play the six sons. I will use "Star You" to create a wave of hype, and it will be more appealing than him. "

There was a long silence.

Jiang Wen slapped the coffee table violently, causing the water glass to tremble.

"Made, this is the reason, 4000 million I still have to beg him, so what's the matter!"

"Do you know how Hollywood sets the salary of actors?"

Qin Muchu suddenly said,
"If you make a blockbuster movie, the pay for the next one will immediately increase, and others will beg you to act with the script.

But if you lose one movie, it’s impossible to keep the salary unchanged. If you don’t lower the price, no one will come to you at all.

It's very realistic, but I think this model is very good, because it allows the actors to clearly see where they are, and they are extra dedicated. "

After a pause, he continued:

"Send him the script, ask him which actors to tell him, and ask him if he would like to act. Don't be in a hurry to bid, wait for him to offer, anyway, you are not in a hurry to shoot, isn't it too early?"

Hearing Qin Muchu's words, Jiang Wen understood and smiled:

"Squeeze it?"

"Squeeze it."

"Okay, then press it!"

……

Sending Jiang Wen away, Qin Muchu thought about what happened just now, and couldn't help shaking his head.

China's film industry lags behind Hollywood by a few grades, but the actors' treatment and temper are far ahead of them.

If others ask for a salary of 1000 million U.S. dollars, they can afford a box office of [-] million U.S. dollars or more.

4000 million RMB, can you carry [-] million?

The total cost of "Bullet" is estimated to be around 5000 million, of which the remuneration of a certain actor accounted for 4000 million.

If it was Qin Muchu's movie, this would be absolutely impossible.

Even if Xiao Lizi came, it was impossible for him to pay such a high proportion of the cost.

If the actor's salary is too high, the quality of the movie will inevitably be affected.

With that money, wouldn't it be better to make the story and picture better?

Do you have to hire an actor?The acting is so good that it is unique?
Qin Muchu curled her lips, the Heavenly Dynasty never lacks actors with acting skills.

Give them a chance, Huang Silang may not be worse than Zhou Runfa.

"Made, some actors don't dare to ask for an envelope of money, some actors give away money when they encounter a good script, and some actors dare to ask for 4000 million yuan..."

Qin Muchu murmured, and suddenly gave a piss:
"Everyone is used to it!"

(I have some physical problems recently, try to adjust the time to write during the day, don’t stay up late, and write early in the daytime tomorrow.

The posting time in the future should be one chapter at noon and one chapter at night)
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