The birth of an actor

Chapter 68 Bald Thug

Chapter 68 Bald Thug
Anxinxin said that the name is quite elegant.

A romantic affair.

Romance film?

As he pondered this, he asked:
"Brother Wang, would you mind telling me what role I'll be playing?"

Brother Wang's impression of An Xin changed somewhat. After all, she knew Zhong Hua, so there was some connection between them, and they weren't exactly strangers. So he said directly:
"You're playing a character actor today, a bald thug."

"...?"

A big question mark appeared on Anxin's forehead.

No, how do you think my buddy looks like a thug?

Do I look like a hooligan?
At this moment, the middle-aged man next to An Xin glanced at her and said directly:
"When you arrive at the film set, someone will contact you. Just tell them that you heard the director's request and cut your hair on the spot."

Anxin was taken aback again.

He then nodded:
"I understand."

So the two people in front started talking about other things, and Anxin didn't interrupt, sitting quietly in the back row.

I glanced at the pager and saw a message from Fan Bingbing:

"I'm going back to Huairou first, I won't wait for you. Remember the motorcycle, Fan."

The car drove for nearly half an hour before turning into the Great Wall Hotel.

Upon seeing this hotel, Anxin thought to herself, "This film crew must be really rich."

They actually live in this place...

It's important to understand that, for that era, the Great Wall Hotel was definitely one of the top three hotels in Beijing, primarily catering to foreign guests. Being able to film a movie there was truly extraordinary…

Just as I was pondering this, the car had already stopped in the parking space.

The man in the passenger seat said again:
"Remember what I just told you."

"Yeah, remember."

As An Xin agreed, she noticed a large group of people standing on one side of the concierge desk at the Great Wall Hotel, surrounded by tracks and camera positions, clearly setting up a filming location.

The three got out of the car, and immediately a chubby middle-aged man walked towards them, while Brother Wang quickly went to greet him:

"Director Sha, what brings you here?"

The middle-aged man called Director Sha didn't respond. He scratched his thick beard and looked at An Xin.

Then came the following sentence:
"The director is getting impatient, hurry up and go change your clothes..."

After giving the instructions, he looked An Xin up and down again, somewhat surprised, thinking to himself that this face didn't look like that of a thug.

He's quite handsome.

Seeing that he was looking at her, Anxin quickly greeted him:

"Hello Director Sha, my name is An Xin. I am honored to join the crew. Please take good care of me."

"Ah."

Director Sha didn't seem to care, but Brother Wang said:

"Come on, let's go change our clothes."

He led the way to the tent next to him with a sense of relief.

Once inside, I saw a few clothes, a mirror, cosmetics, and the like.

Inside the tent, there was a pretty girl putting on makeup.

An Xin was taken aback, and so was Brother Wang, before a smile appeared on their faces:
"Leilei, why aren't you putting on makeup in the dressing room?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinglei responded politely:
"I just looked for some light and came here to touch up my makeup."

As she spoke, she looked at Anxin.

At first, he was startled by his bald head, then, upon seeing An Xin's features, he showed a hint of surprise and said:

"Brother Wang, am I disturbing you? If I am..."

"No problem, haha. We just came in to get some clothes."

As he waved his hand, Brother Wang picked up a few brightly colored shirts and black pants that were casually placed on the table:

"Don't worry, what size shoes do you wear? Just grab them yourself."

"it is good."

An Xin nodded politely to Xu Jinglei and walked to the corner where there were leather shoes that looked like they had been worn by countless people.

After selecting a pair of shoes in the right size, he nodded politely to Xu Jinglei:
"Teacher, please go ahead with your work."

"……Um."

Watching An Xin's departing figure, Xu Jinglei withdrew her gaze.

After coming out, Brother Wang immediately stuffed those floral shirts into An Xin's arms:
"Change it."

"……it is good."

Anxin didn't make a fuss; she simply pointed to the side of the tent:
"I'll find a secluded spot to change my pants first."

"Okay, hurry up, I'll take you to see the director after you're done changing."

"understood."

He walked directly to the side of the tent, looked around, took off his jeans, and put on these black dress pants.

Just then, he heard a noise coming from inside the tent:
"it is okay."

Without thinking much, he went straight back to the front of the tent, picked up a few shirts, looked at them, chose the most colorful one, and took off his own T-shirt.

Autumn in Yanjing wasn't exactly cold, and in this era, men going shirtless wasn't considered indecent. Especially since this was on a film set.

Unfortunately, just as he took off his clothes, he saw the actress named "Leilei" come out.

So he quickly took a step back:
"Feel sorry."

As he spoke, he hurriedly put on the loose-fitting floral shirt.

"..."

After watching An Xin change clothes, Xu Jinglei remained silent, looked away from An Xin's abs (which An Xin couldn't see), and left.

After changing her shoes, Anxin put on her leather shoes and stood confidently in front of Brother Wang.

But Brother Wang frowned.

He muttered something:
"He doesn't seem like a thug at all..."

An Xin's lips twitched. She suddenly remembered a pair of prop sunglasses she had seen in the dressing room earlier. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"Brother Wang, please wait a moment."

He strode into the tent, picked up the sunglasses on the table, and saw that they were the kind with square lenses that were popular at the time. He then put them on and picked up the black makeup bag on the table, tucking it under his arm.

After looking in the mirror, he tightened the muscles in his nose.

Hmm. Looking at himself in the mirror, he turned and left.

As Chana emerged from the shade of the tent, he clutched his bag under his arm, wore sunglasses, and made a gesture of stroking his head with one hand towards Brother Wang, who was watching him.

If someone with long hair were to do this, they would smooth their hair back to make their hairstyle smoother.

But he's bald, and the way he makes that gesture, combined with his floral shirt outfit, and...

"Heh~TUI".

This mouthful of thick phlegm.

"..."

Brother Wang's lips suddenly twitched.

Is this kid really an actor? Or some kind of thug?
As he was pondering this, he saw the thug facing him suddenly change his demeanor and stand up straight.

Instinctively, he turned his head and saw Xu Jinglei standing not far away, looking in their direction.

He was taken aback and asked:

"Leilei, is something wrong?"

"..."

Xu Jinglei withdrew her gaze from behind An Xin's sunglasses and shook her head, saying:

"It's alright, Brother Wang."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving the two people looking bewildered.

But regardless, having at least confirmed from An Xin's performance that she was indeed an actress, Brother Wang said directly:

"Come on, I'll take you to see the director, and I'll have someone explain the scene to you later."

"Ok."

Anxin followed him, and at first he walked a few steps normally. But as he walked, his posture changed from upright to loose and slouching.

With a height of nearly 1.8 meters, coupled with his attire and the way he walks, he's even more of a scoundrel than the real deal.

There was no other way; he had seen thugs and gangsters.

Even back in his hometown, local gangsters had to treat him with utmost respect.

Even without careful observation, one can still pick up some of their daily actions and behaviors through constant exposure.

As he gradually pushed through the crowd, he noticed a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap looking in his direction. Next to him stood a long-haired, rock-and-roll-style young man, and another guy with short hair and a burly face, also wearing a loose-fitting shirt.

"Director, do you think he's suitable?"

Brother Wang quickly stepped forward and pointed to the spot, reassuring him.

Zhao Baogang frowned slightly...

Recalling the way that bald man walked just now, and now this person with a bag tucked under his arm, slouching, one hand in his pocket, stroking his bald head while looking this way...

I asked you to find an actor, and you found me a real thug?

His aura is so powerful, it even overshadows his older brother "Pan Dawei" in the series.
So he asked:

"Where did you find the actors?"

"At the entrance of Beijing Film Studio."

"...Is she an actor?"

"Yes, he's an actor. He's only sixteen this year. He was the male lead in the music video for that super popular song 'Smiling Face,' and now he's playing a supporting role in the 'Princess Pearl' series adapted from Qiong Yao's novel, which started filming a couple of days ago. It's a Qing Dynasty drama, and he's supposed to be bald, so I think his image and everything is quite suitable."

Before Zhao Baogang could speak, An Xin was taken aback.

He's bald, isn't he?
?

Didn't you say in the car just now that my hair was freshly cut?

Brother Wang and that person...

"Take off your sunglasses so I can see them."

At that moment, before she could even think things through, An Xin heard the director's words and immediately took off her sunglasses.

Then I saw Zhao Baogang's face twitching.

Wearing sunglasses makes him look like a hooligan, but once he takes them off and his delicate, pretty face appears, his image instantly collapses.

Anxin looked at his expression, thought for a moment, then tucked her sunglasses into her shirt collar, put down the bag she had been carrying under her arm, and instead put her hands in her pockets and looked at Zhao Baogang in a nonchalant manner.

Suddenly, his fallen image transformed into that of a petty thug.

For some reason, Zhao Baogang suddenly laughed:

"Haha."

No one knew why he was laughing, but after laughing out loud, he still waved his hand:
"Don't carry the bag, put on your sunglasses. Xiao Wang, go and have Sha Jie explain the scene to him."

"Okay, don't worry, let's go."

After bowing politely to the director, Anxin followed Brother Wang out.

He didn't ask why Brother Wang suddenly changed his mind, but Brother Wang spoke up himself:

"Do you know what to say when we settle the accounts later?"

"...I know."

Hearing Anxin's answer, Brother Wang didn't say anything more, and the two of them silently found the bearded man from before.

After a moment, An Xin finally realized what role she was supposed to play.

A man named Pan Dawei came looking for his younger brother, accompanied by two bodyguards.

And he was one of those two "bodyguards".

No dialogue, no close-ups.

All he had to do was follow "Pan Dawei".

It's alright, not difficult.