Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 36 Everything is ready, turn on the machine

Huo Chunliang remained silent and smoked until he finished his cigarette.

"You two, I've smoked three cigarettes, but I still can't figure out why you chose me."

Huo Chunliang said, "There are many better choices than me in the industry now, right? I'm old, frustrated, and I haven't acted in a movie for so many years. My reputation is still bad. Isn't the thing that the film and television industry lacks the most people?
Apart from anything else, isn’t Zeng Dan a better choice? As far as I know, he has no announcements during this period, otherwise.”

Huo Chunliang thought for a moment and asked, "Can I help you guys get in touch? Although I'm like this now, I still have a good relationship with him. He is one of the few people who has never disliked me."

Xia Yuan and Tang Ying looked at each other.

Aren’t they the ones coming from Zeng Dan’s side?
After going around in circles for so long, love has to go back to the beginning?
Xia Yuan said: "We came here from Teacher Zeng, and he gave us your address."

"Zeng Dan gave it to you. He wanted to leave this opportunity to you, and we also think that you should be able to do it."

Huo Chunliang froze for a moment at the movement of his hands.

Even though he had been beaten by time and life, he couldn't help but be moved after hearing these words.

He is a very proud person, which may be related to his previous life experiences.

Even when he was about to collapse under the pressure of life, he chose not to bow his head and accept help from his friends.

"Do you want to go back to filming?" Xia Yuan asked, "After so many years, are you willing to accept this? People have wantonly ruined your future. You shouldn't have done this."

"But what's the use of being unwilling?"

Huo Chunliang said: "I am weak and alone. I am just an actor. I have many skills and kung fu, and I wanted to make a living from them. But in this world, even if you are born with supernatural powers and have supernatural skills, you still can't beat the power and the shadow of money."

Is he willing?

Huo Chunliang clenched his fists.

After all, if he were willing, he would not be a man.

However, he was unwilling to accept this because he knew that he would never have this opportunity again, and life pushed him forward. He knew that if he did not move forward, the only thing waiting for him was death.

"Aren't you afraid of losing all your money?" Huo Chunliang asked, "I don't want to harm you."

"I'm not afraid!" Tang Ying answered very straightforwardly.

How could she miss this opportunity?
All the buffs in the previous "Pulp Comedy" were wasted, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

This time, she must win! She must lose!

Moreover, after learning about Huo Chunliang's story, she also felt that Huo Chunliang had a difficult life and wanted to help this old master.

"I'm a rapist."

"That was all in the past." Tang Ying said, "And to put it bluntly, the story was fake in the first place. You are the victim. In this day and age, how can victims be made to endure these things? You shouldn't have done this. This society shouldn't have done this.

Moreover, our company is different from other companies. We value personal ability more rather than superficial things. This would be putting the cart before the horse. Movies should be pure. They are an art, not a commodity, and should not be measured with a superficial eye.

This circle is too impetuous, and the domestic entertainment industry is too impetuous. Everyone is chasing fame and fortune. If possible, I don’t want my company to be such a company, and I don’t want the people in my company to be such people. "

In fact, it all comes down to one sentence.

If she missed Huo Chunliang, where could she find another 'SSR' like this?

If Zeng Dan, who needs tens of millions in salary, is an SR, then Huo Chunliang is truly a single-draw gold drawer, and a better choice than Zeng Dan.

After all, although Zeng Dan is expensive, she is famous and has a good reputation. Even in recent years, the box office of action movies starring martial arts superstars has not been very good.

But we should be prepared for the worst, right? Not to mention Zeng Dan's market recognition, the chances of making money are still very high.

But Huo Chunliang is different!

Han Xia's attitude towards bad artists is the most stringent in the world.

Moreover, so many years have passed, do you really think the audience still cares whether what happened back then is true or false?

Even back then, when things had happened, people were more concerned about the gossip about you.

As for whether the melon is true or not, do people care? They don’t care. Most people just want a way to vent.

If people really cared, there wouldn't be the saying "running around to dispel rumors".

Who still knows Huo Chunliang now?
Haven’t you seen that he just pushed the cart out to sell beef offal, and no one recognized him?
In addition, if the audience knew that they invited artists with bad records to film in the movie, and they were the protagonists.

And Xia Yuan had already prepared a scenario for this, isn't this a perfect start? In this way, she could lose money, get the rebate smoothly, and help Huo Chunliang, isn't this a win-win situation?
Winning twice is simply overwhelming!

"So what do you think?" Xia Yuan asked.

"Thanks."

Huo Chunliang didn't say anything. He stood up solemnly and thanked him.

At this moment, both Xia Yuan and Tang Ying smiled, because they knew that their lobbying was successful, and this old master who had been closed off from the mountains for many years agreed to come out.

The main characters have been chosen, so the biggest problem has been solved.

The next step is the casting of other roles and the preparation of the crew.

There is no need to say much about Zeng Dan, he is a bonus of Huo Chunliang. With two martial arts masters on hand, the fighting power of their group can now be said to be off the charts.

As for Huo Chunliang's salary, Tang Ying tried her best to persuade and bargain for half a day before finally bringing it down to 150 million.

This price is just enough to pay off Huo Chunliang's last debt.

Moreover, Tang Ying paid the film remuneration directly and transferred it directly.

When Huo Chunliang contacted the creditors and paid back the money, the creditors acted as if they had seen the plague god. After taking the money, they didn't want to say a word and directly blocked Huo Chunliang.

For this, Huo Chunliang felt even more grateful towards Tang Ying and Xia Yuan.

Xia Yuan was also very happy and enthusiastic about forming a crew.

With the experience from the last time, this time will be even smoother. With the good reputation of his previous works as a foundation, his fame has also spread, and the name 'Director Xia Yuan' has gained a certain degree of popularity.

So the casting process went very smoothly. This time, many actors applied, including some third- and second-tier movie stars.

Soon, most of the roles were confirmed, leaving only the last few.

This time, he found Chu Zhongtian again.

After the hit of "Penny Dreadful", his old friends, who were the main actors of this film, also took advantage of this opportunity and made their names known directly, which was a good start.

One after another, they signed with good companies, received other acting offers, and got on the right track.

Zhou Yisen took on a costume drama.

Luo Qingning took on an idol drama.

But I didn't have the chance to act in his new play.

Only Chu Zhongtian has not received any acting offers so far. Although he is the one who has gained the most and is the most well-known, he is quite miserable, which is probably related to the roles he has played.

The character of Chu Huizhang is still too wild.

Now he has become somewhat famous, and every time he goes out, people will think about him and point at him and say: Oh! Big producer!

So when Xia Yuan called him and asked him if he had any acting offers, he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn you Xia Yuan! You deserve to die! How dare you ask me? Don't you have any idea why I don't have any acting offers? Huh?"

"Okay, I have a new play here, and I'm short of a role. Do you want to come in and shoot it? You'll be the lead actor, too."

Xia Yuan curled his lips.

"Another kind of eating beef and blanching mule?"

"No, this time it's really cool, an action movie, martial arts, don't you think it's cool?"

"Really?"

"Really? Would I, Xia Yuan, lie to you?"

"Okay then, I'll take it!"

With Chu Zhongtian's words, the cast of leading actors was finally finalized, and the most headache-inducing stage was over.

Then, the days passed one by one, and finally, half a month later, on August 8, the crew had completed preparations.

Xia Yuan’s second film, the martial arts action film “Master”, will also officially start shooting.

This time, it was different. Some ridiculous things happened.
(End of this chapter)