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Chapter 48: Folk remedies for serious illnesses

"Do you have any idea?" Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Yang Tao raised his head and looked at him with bloodshot eyes.

"Zhang Yuan, I know you mean well."

"You are very capable among young people, but this matter is not as simple as you think."

"I have thought of all possible ways, and I have asked all possible people for help."

"But most of the time, neither side wants to offend the other, and there's nothing I can do even if I lose face."

Compared with Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing, it is obvious that the old lady and the capital behind her are more powerful.

Old Yang waved at Zhang Yuan and thought to himself: "Don't joke with me at this time, kid. I'm not in the mood for that."

"Director Yang, what we are lacking now are extras, right?" Zhang Yuan was still relentless.

"There's no requirement for acting skills. In fact, most of them are just human backgrounds, right?"

"Yes, what do you want to say?"

"If that's the case, I might actually have a solution." Zhang Yuan's tone was very calm. Yang Tao observed him carefully for a while and felt that his expression did not seem to be joking.

"You really can?"

“Not necessarily, but you can try.”

Yang Tao thought about what Li Dawei had said to him before.

"This kid is different from ordinary people. He has his own ideas."

This is when I was half-believing and half-doubting.

"Okay, you try it."

Yang Tao said this, but he still didn't hold much hope. After taking a break, he started calling his friends to look for someone.

Zhang Yuan did the same. He picked up his cell phone, found a number and dialed it.

After more than an hour, the atmosphere in the crew gradually became tense.

The main actors hid in the shade of the trees and complained. Many of them had begun to question the crew and were even thinking about finding a chance to escape.

The staff from Hong Kong Island and the capital were on edge, swearing at each other from time to time.

Just when people were getting restless and the crew was in a very bad situation, bursts of roaring sounds attracted the attention of everyone present.

Not far from the filming location is a dirt road, which is currently swirling with dust, as if some ferocious beast is about to rush towards the crew.

Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing walked forward and after a while they realized that this seemed to be a convoy.

A convoy of mud trucks!
Whoosh...squeak!

The convoy came closer, braked to a steady stop, and the dust settled. The two directors then discovered that the car leading the group was a black Mercedes-Benz.

The car door opened and a fat middle-aged man got out of the car.

The person who came was Zhao Decai.

Zhang Yuan waited until the dump truck stopped before running out from behind a huge rock.

He is not afraid of anything except dump trucks...

"Mr. Zhao, you're here." Zhang Yuan went up to him and introduced him to the two directors.

"The film and television investor, Mr. Zhao Decai, is my friend."

Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing nodded woodenly, not yet reacting.

"Director Yang, Director Lai, the extras are here, we can start filming."

It was not until Zhang Yuan raised his hand and pointed that the two of them looked in the direction of his finger, and then they discovered that the dump truck's bed was full to the brim with hundreds of young men!

These people have dark skin, thick hands and feet, and most of them wear wear-resistant and dirt-resistant green camouflage uniforms with a lot of dust and mud on their bodies.

"These people are..." Yang Tao couldn't believe his eyes.

Where did this guy get so many people from?
"These are the workers at the construction site in the imperial capital. We picked some young and good-looking ones."

Worker!

Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing looked at each other.

Why didn’t we think of that!

[Received thanks from Yang Tao, Film and Television Theory +3, Photography Skills +5, Ethnic Customs +3! ]

[Received thanks from Lai Shuiqing, Cantonese +6, Storyboarding skills +2, Alcohol tolerance +3, Drama theory +3! ]

It is summer vacation now and film and television schools are also on vacation, so they couldn't find hundreds of young people to act as extras.

Zhang Yuan recalled that when he was talking to Fatty Zhao on the phone a while ago, the other party mentioned that he had a developer friend who had a number of properties under construction in the capital, and he also said that he would give him a discount.

So they contacted Zhao Decai, who, without saying a word, hurriedly contacted his friends. He didn't even prepare a transport vehicle and simply drove the mud truck from the construction site to load the goods over.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said, "Unload the truck!"

Although the young migrant workers cannot act, the audience will not be able to tell if they just put on their clothes and stand there without saying a word.

But the prerequisite is that they are paid enough. The daily salary of these middle-aged migrant workers is higher than that of extras.

Of course, Zhang Yuan understood that at this time, emergency measures were like putting out a fire, and money was a small matter.

Within half an hour, two or three hundred good men had changed their clothes and stood in several rows under the command of the foreman.

Even now, Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing still feel a sense of unreality when they see so many people.

What we two couldn't handle, this guy solved with just one phone call?
The key is who would have thought of finding people from the construction site.

In fact, the bad thing about these two people is that they are too professional, so when solving problems, their thinking is confined to the professional field.

But Zhang Yuan is different. He is good at these "wild ways".

But you know what, folk remedies can cure serious illnesses, and sometimes the right way is hard to follow, so you really have to rely on these crooked tricks to settle the matter. "Everyone, get in position!"

Yang Tao personally picked up the loud speaker and shouted at the top of his voice.

At this moment, he felt as if he had broken through a storm.

"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, first scene, first shot, first time, ACTION!"

……

Everything that happened afterwards was the same as usual. The scene was filmed smoothly. Zhang Yuan had no lines and only had to stand in the designated position.

Yang Tao hid behind the monitor and observed.

Although Su Youpeng was the protagonist of this scene, his attention would occasionally glance at Zhang Yuan standing beside him.

"He takes acting very seriously and is very dedicated."

Lai Shuiqing's voice with a Hong Kong accent came from behind Yang Tao.

Yang Tao looked back and then nodded.

He automatically assumed that the other party was praising Zhang Yuan, not Su Youpeng.

"Indeed, he has no lines in this scene, so he just needs to stand in the crowd."

"But even so, he would respond to the protagonist's performance, including small movements and eye contact."

Actors also have times when they are lazy. In many big plays, actors without lines will be distracted or even fall asleep.

However, Zhang Yuan was still able to maintain his performance state, which the two directors appreciated very much.

"Card!"

Director Yang called a halt, then waved his hand excitedly: "One take, passed!"

He stood up and looked at Lai Shuiqing beside him.

He was directing the play just now, but the other party came over, which was obviously an attempt to ease the situation.

After all, Yang Tao was a leader, so he was the first to extend his hand with a smile.

"Good luck with the start."

Lai Shuiqing also smiled knowingly: "Good luck with the start."

There is a saying that life has four irons.

They carried guns together, studied together, shared the spoils together, and visited prostitutes together.

Why are these four things so strong?

Because of shared negative memories.

Both of them are feeling guilty now.

If something goes wrong on the day of the start of filming, not only would it be difficult to explain to the investors, but their reputation in the industry would also be affected.

Therefore, there was an intention to take the initiative to reconcile.

After all, there is no hatred between the two, it is just a dispute over interests.

However, the boss wanted to reconcile, but after what happened just now, his subordinates became even more antagonistic and seemed to be incompatible.

"Mr. Yang, for the sake of the crew's work, we have to make the relationship between our subordinates more harmonious."

"Director Lai, everyone on the set has a bad temper. People with a good temper can't do this job at all. It's difficult."

It's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't.

They are now afraid that foreign enemies will destroy them and internal strife will break out.

"How about we ask Zhang Yuan, maybe he has some ideas?"

After the two thought for a while, Yang Tao spoke first.

Whenever he encounters difficulties, he will instinctively think of Zhang Yuan.

"That makes sense..." Now, even Lai Shuiqing thinks so.

On the other side, Zhang Yuan was sitting under the shade of a tree to rest, with several actors who had participated in the training camp together and were already familiar with each other sitting next to him.

"Zhang Yuan, can you help massage my legs? I stood for too long just now and my calves are so sore." Gao Yuanyuan said cautiously.

The training has been so hard these days, and she has long been envious of Zhang Yuan's massage skills, but she never said it out loud until now.

Could Zhang Yuan be the kind of person who would be willing to be a masseur just to touch girls’ long legs?
Yes……

"Open your legs. No, put your legs up so I can take a look."

Zhang Yuan patted his thigh and motioned for the other party to put it up.

"Zhang Yuan, I have something to ask you."

At this time, Yang Tao and Lai Shuiqing just arrived. When Gao Yuanyuan saw the director coming, she immediately put down her legs that she had just raised and sat in a very obedient posture.

You two old guys are ruining my plan... Zhang Yuan stood up angrily.

Coming to the side, the two of them expressed their doubts.

Seeing that the two bosses were willing to reconcile, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not a good thing for the crew to have internal strife every day.

"I do have a solution, and it's actually very simple." Zhang Yuan gave his opinion: "It's just one word."

"liquor!"

(End of this chapter)