my gilded age

Chapter 18 Talking about a movie actor
Not too far from Zhongxi, there is Beimen Shabu Shabu, a long-established restaurant that is quite authentic, especially the hand-cut mutton, which looks delicious.

I didn't dare to order it last time because it was more expensive. This time, I ordered two plates.

"I said, classmate Bai, don't just patronize eating." Seeing Bai Shiqiu constantly simmering and sandwiching meat, his movements are proficient, no worse than playing basketball, Zhou Wei, a black fat man, feels a little pain in his flesh.

It's like eating his flesh.

"Ah?" Bai Shiqiu didn't put down his chopsticks when he heard this, "Why come to the restaurant and not eat?"

Zhou Wei was speechless.

Bai Shiqiu ate two more mouthfuls of meat, felt his body was warm, and a wave of heat rose from his dantian, and felt that even if there were ten girls in front of him, we men could handle them all, but it's a pity that there was only one big black fat man, completely If you can't get hard, you've ruined this good mutton, forget it, let's get down to business.

"Don't you just want to talk about making movies?" Bai Shiqiu actually knew it very well.

During the exam, how could such a big black fat man not be seen?
I'm not blind. You, a fat black man, can sneak into the art examination room of the Chinese Opera. You must have a background. You are definitely not a charlatan. At least you have something to do with the Chinese Opera. So, what did you say before? Of course, if you make a movie, you are not trying to trick us, so of course we can talk about it.

Hearing what Bai Shiqiu said, a smile appeared on Zhou Wei's face, "Classmate Bai, we don't talk secretly in front of real people, I will tell you clearly, male protagonist, how about it?"

"Okay." Bai Shiqiu put down his chopsticks, "Of course the leading actor is very good, but let's talk about the money first, right?"

"You..." When Zhou Wei heard about money, he secretly thought that Bai Shiqiu was a bit powerful, so he had to deal with it first, "Talk about money, it hurts feelings."

When Bai Shiqiu heard this, he took a deep look at the fat black man and said, "I like girls, beautiful girls."

"What do you mean by this?" Zhou Wei sounded really confused.

Bai Shiqiu said helplessly: "Can there be feelings between the two of us?"

"..." Zhou Wei blushed.

Where did this kid come from?

The words are so powerful.

Bai Shiqiu is also very direct, "Tell me, as an assistant director, how much can you make the decision?"

The door is clear, when Zhou Wei heard it, he felt like he was negotiating business with an old Jianghu, "You, how do you know so much?"

It's really not Zhou Wei's fault, there's nothing I can do about it, Bai Shiqiu is a reborn person, he knows this business too well, it's not strange to be a monster.

However, it seems that there is too much exposure at the moment, so I have to take it back.

So, Bai Shiqiu said: "That's right, I'm a young man, but I'm not stupid. If you don't talk about anything else, just say that your crew can find someone like me who has no reputation at all. Although it is possible to be admitted to the middle school The future star of the drama, and then you still use this method, treat me to a meal and want to give the role, or the male lead, obviously, your crew has no budget, right?"

Zhou Wei was speechless and gave a thumbs up, "Come on, I won't say much more, but I will guarantee one thing. Our crew is absolutely professional and will never play tricks. But it is true, We don’t have much budget, so for the male lead, how about 3000 yuan?”

Bai Shiqiu stared deeply at Zhou Wei again, almost making his hair explode when he looked at the fat black man.

You want to cast the male lead for 3000 yuan?
What the hell kind of crew is this?

But, if you really want to add it all up, Bai Shiqiu's current net worth, 3000 yuan, is actually not low. After all, he has no experience and no reputation.

But who is Bai Shiqiu?

"Old Zhou, I will tell you the truth about this number." Bai Shiqiu stretched out a hand.

What do you mean?
"5000?" Zhou Wei looked quite embarrassed. "Can't it be lower?"

"Besides, during filming time, I have to take the college entrance examination, so I definitely can't do it before the college entrance examination, and I can't wait until school starts. In that case, you know, I'm afraid China Drama will have to take care of it." Lao Bai didn't say the price directly. thing.

Sure enough, we are very willing to negotiate the price!

Zhou Wei wiped off his sweat, how did he meet such a monster, this kid is too powerful, but there are some things that can be said, "It just so happened that we were filming during the summer vacation, but can you really decide to go to the middle school? "

"What kind of person am I, haha..." This confident smile is amazing.

"Just wait, I'll call the director." Zhou Wei stood up and went to borrow the phone.

Bai Shiqiu looked at the figure of the fat man... He was just looking at the meat, that was the point.

Don't tell me, hand-cut mutton feels really good in this season, it's useless!

Not long after, Zhou Wei came back and said with a smile: "It's done! The director said it's okay."

"That's great, assistant director, I need to take care of my younger brother more in the future." Bai Shiqiu pretended to say something, but in fact he knew it very well in his heart, the fat black man didn't make any phone calls at all.

5000 yuan is very fair, and you, the assistant director, can’t make the decision on this amount?
Then this crew should get out of here.However, Zhou Wei did not forget one thing.

"Student Bai..."

"Just call Lao Bai."

"Okay, Lao Bai, don't you want to know what movie we're making?"

"Yeah, you're just here to eat meat. What kind of movie is this?"

Only then did Zhou Wei notice that there seemed to be only a few leaves left on the table, but forget it, don't care about it.

""17 Years Old Bicycle""

When I heard this name, I was so excited that I dropped my chopsticks... Why is it this movie?

……

"Brother Wang, I've got it done here!"

"Done what?"

"That boy, the leading actor."

"Oh~~Okay! That..."

"That's a lot of money, right?"

"Yes, how much does that boy want? 8?"

"Oh, my brother Wang, you don't know, that kid directly asked for [-] yuan, and his tone was so loud. Lao Zhou, I worked hard on my side, and even got a cheap meal of shabu-shabu. You don’t even know how many plates of mutton you need..."

Zhou Wei has just decided on the male lead. As an assistant director, he has accomplished a major task and has confirmed a male lead. Moreover, he has done a pretty good job in this matter.We calculated it with Brother Wang before, and estimated that the male protagonist would be worth 5000 yuan if he didn't get it right, but now the agreed price is [-]. Isn't this a piece of credit?

So he finally made a phone call to claim credit. At least he had to repay the money for the hot-boiled meat, right?

If Zhou Wei, a black fat man, really knows how to calculate, and the reason why the budget is so tight, isn't it because the heroine that Brother Wang is looking for is not cheap, and he also has some pursuit of music, so he found a domestic actress. Famous musician.

Fortunately, those who make music these days are poor people...who don't spend much money.

In the final analysis, the Taiwanese who invested was too stingy. For our film, the investment was only a few dozen dollars, and the money was small, even if it was a small amount, he still tried to make a big deal out of it, and had a relationship with the Beijing Film Studio, as if It's like a big production.

"Brother Wang, that meal of shabu-shabu..."

"I know that. I'll treat you to dinner when you come back."

Hearing this, Zhou Wei felt angry. Brother Wang was too dishonest to not reward him with some cash.

Forget it, don’t think too much, it’s better to have something to eat than nothing.

Zhou Wei went back to look for food, while Bai Shiqiu also returned to the guest house in Wukesong.

Because of the appearance of this fat black man, Bai Shiqiu's plan to go out for a good meal with his parents to celebrate was disrupted. In addition, his parents felt that their son might not have done well in the exam, and this big black fat man was the one who got it. The person who appears in the play is probably a teacher, right?
Bai Shiqiu didn't want his parents to follow him, so it would be inconvenient to talk about things, so he negotiated with the fat black man alone.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be this movie. Regarding "17 Years Old Bicycle", Baek Shiqiu felt in his heart that it was flawed.

"Xiaoqiu, you're back, how are you? That teacher..."

"He's not a teacher."

"Oh, what did you go to talk about?"

As soon as they returned to the guest house, both parents had finished eating. How could they let their son go?

Bai Shiqiu couldn't resist asking, so he simply said, "Mom and Dad, that fat black guy is an assistant director. He asked me to make a movie. Well, I agreed. I didn't listen to your suggestions on this matter. Let me say it first." sorry."

When the parents heard this, they initially thought that something bad had happened to their son, but finally they understood that he was actually making a movie? !
"Oh! Hahaha..."

"Xiao Qiu! You are simply... really a good son of my mother!"

Mom and Dad, they were so happy that they almost jumped up.

　Thank you to Guo Wuguan and Liujiang, thank Ye Zi, thank Fat Shiji, thank Xiao Maotou, thank zero, thank you all for your support, thank you very much!
　　Well, I really won’t say much more. I just ask everyone to believe in Heicche’s sincerity. This time I really... thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)