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

Chapter 8 Who will play Brother Tyrannosaurus?

"Is this the handsome guy you told me about?"

Chu Zhongtian stood there, holding a script in his hand, on which was clearly written the title of "Vulgar Comedy" and the words "Chu Huizhang's Part".

Even the character's name had been finalized before Chu Zhongtian arrived, with the surname "Chu".

He just held the script and looked at Xia Yuan in confusion.

Then the other members of the five-member group were all present. Zhou Yisen was holding the script for the "Lei Yongcheng" part. Even Luo Qingning and Xia Yuan were not spared and were also assigned a role. She was going to play the heroine in the film, "Xu Jiaxin".

Liu Guang was not spared either, but since Liu Guang was from the photography department and the crew happened to be in need of a photographer they were good at, Xia Yuan pulled Liu Guang over.

Anyway, Senior Tang Ying also said that he has the right to make all decisions regarding the new film, and she will delegate as much power as possible.

Since then, the five-member group has been assembled.

Now it was Chu Zhongtian who was torturing and questioning Xia Yuan.

Xia Yuan thought for a long time, but there was nothing good to say. After holding it in for a long time, he could only say: "If you have the courage to fuck a mule, then you are really handsome."

"Fuck!" Chu Zhongtian had nothing to say.

"But to be honest, your script is really explosive." Zhou Yisen also said helplessly: "But we know you mean well. Although we don't know what you and the senior sister discussed secretly and what you wanted to do before deciding to make such a movie, it is indeed an opportunity."

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Several people fell silent and stopped talking.

Because what Zhou Yisen said is right, this is the reality.

You can say that the film is rough, and it looks like even shooting it requires some courage.

Maybe for some actors who value their reputation, they would just turn around and leave the moment they see the script.

But they are different.

For a fresh graduate, they are just a small transparent person and a minor character in this circle.

Will anyone care about the feelings of the minor characters and listen to their voices?
Actually no, no one cares whether you live or die.

When I first entered the industry, there was no such thing as opportunity.

For them, perhaps at the beginning they will just exist as big specials and play some insignificant roles.

Then comes the time to accumulate experience. If they can prove their excellence in the future, perhaps some talent scout will discover them, and they can then get some more important acting contracts and roles.

But even so, they are still a long way from being the leading actors.

It is hard to say that it is not a rare opportunity to be the leading actor in a movie and play a major role at the very beginning.

Xia Yuan was very loyal and took good care of them by calling them one by one.

Even Liu Guang is no exception.

After all, being a photographer is one of the hardest people to get into in this industry, and it is also the most difficult profession to make a stable living.

Being able to make movies is the best destiny, but only one out of ten thousand people can become a cinematographer.

If he fails to make it big, Liu Guang will most likely end up working for some media company to shoot short videos for internet celebrities, or working as a wedding photographer in a photo studio, and getting tanned from a yellow person to a black person in two years.

"Then let's use this time to familiarize ourselves with our roles and scripts," said Chu Zhongtian.

"I'll report to the crew as well."

Joking aside, I still have to express my gratitude.

He looked at Xia Yuan very seriously: "Thanks, brother, for giving us this opportunity."

"Tell me this. Didn't you give me this opportunity?" Xia Yuan waved his hand.

The funds were in place very quickly. When Xia Yuan received the text message, it showed that 10 million yuan had been transferred to the crew's public account.

Some crew members have also been selected.

Since it was a new crew, from top to bottom, from the director to the leading actors, they were all newcomers, and with limited funds, it was definitely impossible to raise any well-known crew in the industry.

Soon, the crew members signed contracts with He Ye one after another, and then came to Xia Yuan to report to him.

As the director, Xia Yuan was extremely busy during this period. After meeting up with the assistant director and producer, he immediately took his people to look for a location in Xinhai City.

Finally, we found a few places and finally decided on them as filming locations.

The first one is a food stall in the old town of Xinhai, which is a semi-farm style. In the highly urbanized Xinhai, this place is extremely hard to find, and it is almost as hard to find as to drive into the county town.

This place is an important scene, where the protagonists Chu Huizhang, Lei Yongcheng, and Brother Tyrannosaurus meet.

Then the other filming locations are all in the city center.

If they want to shoot, they will have to travel back and forth between several places, carrying various things and the crew, and bringing their families along.

This is the real experience of making a movie. It is actually very tiring and hectic, and is not as easy as some of the physical work that most people think.

But fortunately, everything went very smoothly.

Even the casting went very smoothly. After running around for a few days, I took time out of my busy schedule to hold a casting meeting, looked through a lot of actor information, and finally finalized most of the actors.

They are basically all small-time actors, and there is not even one who can be called 18th-tier.

But it's normal. With the funds they have, it's impossible for them to afford to hire any big names. From the very beginning, Xia Yuan didn't think about hiring any big names.

But there is always one character that makes him feel very difficult.
It’s not that there’s no candidate, but that those who are willing to play this role cannot convey the feeling that Xia Yuan wants.

This role is extremely important, extremely important. It can even be said that he is the soul that connects the entire film.

Although he is not the protagonist, in fact, his role is no less important than that of the protagonist.

That is the character of 'Brother Tyrannosaurus', who plays the role of a rich second-generation gang member in the film. He invested a huge sum of money in making the film, and he was the culprit who forced 'Chu Huizhang' to make himself black out to protect himself.

The other actors were never able to portray the feeling that Xia Yuan wanted. Most of them were even stopped by Xia Yuan before they had even finished their performance or had just begun.

Xia Yuan has very high requirements for roles. What he needs is that the actors can perform completely according to his will, so he chooses all familiar people in the starring cast.

Just one word: stable!

"The shooting will start in three days, and all the equipment has been rented, but who else can I turn to? I can't expect a Tyrannosaurus Rex to drop down from the sky, can I?"

Xia Yuan was very troubled.

The importance of this role lies in that he is a hub. You must have excellent acting skills and be able to understand what he means in order to perform that feeling.

"If it doesn't work, you can do it yourself."

Chu Zhongtian said cheerfully, "After all, you also said that this role is very important, and they can't act out the feeling you want. Then, as a director, you must know this role best. You also wrote the script yourself, so no one knows this role better than you! And there are many cases of directing and acting by yourself."

"I think Dan Da's suggestion is feasible." Zhou Yisen also smiled maliciously: "You dragged us into this, so you have to come in and accompany us? As the saying goes, you are the director, if you don't go to hell, then who will? I also vote for you to act."

"Zhongtian! Chu Zhongtian!" Chu Zhongtian's defense was broken every day.

Luo Qingning also nodded, but she was more objective in her comments: "What Dan Da said is correct. No one knows better than you what this role requires. It's too late to choose someone else now."

Liu Guang raised his hand to vote: "I'm used to taking pictures of you. I can't stand it if it's not you in the camera."

"alright."

The vote was passed unanimously, and Xia Yuan had no choice but to nod helplessly.

The main thing is that this is really the truth. Time waits for no one. Every day the crew delays, that's a waste of money. Although he doesn't have to pay, isn't the senior sister's money money?

Since people trust him, he should be more considerate of them.

So, Xia Yuan made the final decision: "Then I'll do it!"

At this point, it has been confirmed that the role of 'Brother Tyrannosaurus' will be played by Xia Yuan himself!
Three days later, in the suburbs of Xinhai, at the farmhouse food stall of 'Ada Farmhouse, Special Dishes - Processing of Ingredients - Serving Group Guests', the opening ceremony of "Vulgar Comedy" started on time.

(End of this chapter)