Chapter 232: Two evils unite, terror intensifies
The progress was unexpectedly smooth.
Director Shen Nan, who was tricked by Shen Lang, has been eating coarse food at home for a while. No matter how much Shen Lang persuades him, he won't go out: "I'm telling you, all the money has been spent on bathing and foot massage. I have no money left. During this time, I will take care of the equipment and recruit people. You go and observe the actors!"
"Shen Nan, you are so inhumane. Even capitalists wouldn't let you do this. I just accepted your gift card, and you want me to go for the casting?"
"Didn't you say so? You are my subordinate Ma Lou!"
"Shen Nan, you are so cruel! No, second brother, I was wrong. There must be some travel expenses, right?"
"Beep beep..."
……
In order to afford the travel expenses, Shen Lang could only look for actors in the imperial capital first.
Who is Shen Lang?
I've always been used to getting things for free.
"That's the situation. It's an experimental film. You've seen my second brother before. He has unrealistic things in his mind every day!"
"It's either a man or a woman, pure love, this time it's even better, a complete reversal, and it's time to reveal the reality of society again!"
"Boss Gu, dear boss, my second brother is very poor and the filming funds are very tight. He only gave me one photo to develop... He didn't even give me a hundred dollars and asked me to choose the actors!"
"Where can I find actors with a hundred bucks? That's why I thought of our studio!"
When Gu Jialan saw Shen Lang like that, he felt angry and amused.
I haven't seen him for ten days or half a month. When he first arrived, he looked like an actor in a free studio.
"What script? Let me take a look."
Shen Lang offered it with both hands, and then stood behind the boss naturally: "Hey, Jia Lan, you should change your chair. Your back hurts after sitting for a long time!"
"Ok?"
"You read the script and I'll give you a massage!" After that, the manual massage technique was turned on and started directly.
“Hmm…” So comfortable!
Damn, this is the only practical thing that Laolu gave me.
Half an hour later!
Gu Jialan stretched comfortably and said, "Shen Lang, this massage..., I think it will be difficult for your script to even pass the review, does Shen Nan really want to shoot it?"
"The money is ready!"
Gu Jialan shook his head and said, "The script is a good one, and it is meaningful to film it. But it will be difficult to recoup the cost!"
The boss analyzed rationally: "In this case, all your expenses will have to be carefully calculated. It will be difficult to find actors in our studio!"
Shen Lang stretched out his hand as soon as he heard it: "This lady, please pay for the half-hour massage!"
Gu Jialan stretched out her soft hand and knocked down Shen Lang's outstretched hand: "You are too realistic! I am not saying this because of the money."
Shen Lang: "I also know that our studio is full of handsome and beautiful actors, led by me. It's not appropriate for them to star in this kind of film. I'm just thinking, what if there is a suitable candidate?"
"No, the female lead named Xiaohong can find an actor to make a cameo appearance, but the fee will definitely be very high. After all..." At this point, the boss blushed for the first time.
After all, what's there to be ashamed of? It's all for artistic creation. Boss, what kind of dirty thoughts do you have? Why do you have to be so conservative? Those boys in the art academy are all fucking hooligans.
No matter what people say or do, Shen Lang knows that Xiao Hong is very exposed in front of the camera, and if he doesn't give the actress some compensation, it would be like taking advantage of her for free.
It is difficult to find actors for the role of a prostitute, let alone one that involves exposed scenes. Any actress who still has dreams of a career in acting will be very cautious in this regard.
Otherwise, Xu Jing wouldn't even answer Shen Lang's calls now.
The matter of the actress was settled. After thinking for a moment, Gu Jialan asked his assistant to call an actor.
"Mr. Gu, you called me?" A tall and pretty girl walked into the office.
Gu Jialan said, "Calm down. I have a play here. It's written by Shen Lang and the pay is quite high. Are you interested?"
Leng Jing was surprised when he heard this: "Really?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Shen Lang. Shen Lang coughed and said, "You guys talk first, I'll go out for a while!"
Five minutes later, Leng Jing walked out of the office with a red face. When Shen Lang came back in, Gu Jialan said, "It's settled. The little girl agreed to act in the show!"
"Great!"
"But I have a condition!"
"Uh-huh!"
"In your future plays, you should also give others some opportunities!"
"No problem." Shen Lang nodded seriously.
"Hmph!" For some reason, the boss glared at the happy Shen Lang.
……
After securing the actress, Gu Jialan asked, "Do you have any other requirements for the lead actor in this play?"
Shen Lang was just looking for someone to discuss this matter with: "Boss, this is what I think. I will play Song Jinming, who still has a trace of conscience in the script..."
"If you were to play that Tang Zhaoyang, then you would be acting in your true colors, humph!"
Gu Jialan spoke in a sarcastic tone, which shows that he has some opinions about the role he played in the film.
Shen Lang pretended not to hear and continued, "It would be best to find a young, rustic-looking kid to play the role of Yuan Fengming!"
Gu Jialan frowned when he heard this and said, "This is not easy to find!"
"I won't ask you, my boss, for anything easy!"
"You have a good eye. This kind of film is more experimental than commercial. It's best if the actors can play themselves. For the role of Yuan Fengming, I can ask a few familiar extras companies!"
"Tang Chaoyang!" Gu Jialan said seriously, "I actually know someone who is very suitable for this role!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly!"
……
A day later, Shen Lang went to Chang'an.
Guo Tao: "Teacher Shen, this is Wang Shuangbao, our Chang'an ruthless man Dong Lei!"
It turned out that when Gu Jialan mentioned Tang Chaoyang that day, she thought of a movie she had seen before, "The December 12 Shooting Case". In the movie, an actor named Wang Shuangbao played Dong Lei, who was so bad that he looked like a villain. After watching the movie, she was afraid to walk at night.
But she didn't know the actor named Wang Shuangbao, she only knew that he was from Chang'an.
It’s easy to deal with people in Chang’an, because Shen Lang has acquaintances in Chang’an!
When filming "Crazy Stone", I became very familiar with "Baotou" Guo Tao. Guo Tao is from Chang'an and has a wide network of contacts.
After Shen Lang made a phone call, this person actually knew Wang Shuangbao, and made an appointment with Shen Lang without saying a word.
Wang Shuangbao saw Shen Lang...
They are both villains on the big screen, so why is this Mr. Shen so handsome?
And myself...
He didn't do anything, just stood in front of the hooligans, and the fierce light in his eyes would scare the hooligans away.
Now it seems that Mr. Shen makes a living by acting...
I... rely on the looks given by my parents to make a living!
What a difference!
However, this appearance allows Wang Shuangbao to play roles that others cannot play, but it also restricts his acting range.
Hearing that Shen Lang had invited him to play the lead role, Wang Shuangbao shook Shen Lang's hand and said with emotion: "Teacher Shen, thank you!"
Shen Lang silently pulled his hand away. He now finally understood the psychological state of those people who were so frightened that they trembled when they saw him!
Now, I am worried about the future audience of "Blind Well".
Two evils team up!
The terror intensifies!
(End of this chapter)