The filming location was in the homes of several villagers in Lianhua Village. The place is remote and backward, and many people have never seen anything like a camera. So when the scene was being set, hundreds of people blocked the door of the house and looked eagerly at it.
, including some children.
Lin Yuan once again took a look at the girl standing outside the school gate that night, her clear eyes revealing curiosity and desire for unknown things.
She is now standing quietly outside the door of the villager's house, looking in with her head raised like a curious cat.
This time, the two people, one big and one small, looked at each other. The little girl did not run away, but gave Lin Yuan a sweet smile, and Lin Yuan smiled back.
The village chief stood in the courtyard of his house, smoking a cigarette and looking up at the crew working on setting up the scene, and chatting with other people next to him from time to time.
The village chief and the villagers spoke in their local dialect. A group of men smoked cigarettes and talked a few words, then glanced at Lin Yuan from time to time. These dialects sounded real to Lin Yuan next to him, but he felt that they were a bit obscure.
, but her intuition told her that these people were discussing herself.
However, Lin Yuan didn't take it to heart at all. He just thought that the villagers were curious and the outsiders were just talking about it.
The village chief finished smoking a cigarette, flicked the ashes under the grape tree, then stood up and started talking to the director in fairly ordinary Mandarin.
"Yes, we need extra actors here. We need about forty at the moment. There are more than a dozen young actors, about ten years old. Can we find them all?" Director Wu made some gestures on his waist, "A little higher.
That’s fine too.”
The village chief smiled and bared his teeth and patted his chest, "No problem, I'll cover it! How are the wages calculated? And what do you, the actors, need from us?"
People in the city give them a lot of money, but they don't know how much salary the big directors from the city will give them.
As soon as these words came out, several other actors standing in the yard showed disdain. They seemed to dislike the poor smell of country people. They held their noses and frowned and took a few steps back.
"This piece talks about money, it's vulgar!"
"Isn't it true that country people are simple and generous? Why do they care so much about such a small amount of money?"
"Recruiting them as an ensemble cast is a sign of respect for them. Don't they know how popular Director Wu is? It's great luck to be cast in his drama. No matter how many people squeeze their heads, they can't get in. These people still have the nerve to ask for wages...
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Several villagers heard the discussion here and looked a little ugly.
In their eyes, it is normal to work for the boss and get paid by the boss. Why is it so vulgar?
Lin Yuan quickly glared at the people who were talking: "Shut up if you can't speak. No one will think you are dumb!"
These idiots said this in front of others, so they really weren't afraid that the villagers would throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves.
A few actors dared to be angry but dare not speak out. After all, Lin Yuan is the heroine, and they cannot and cannot afford to offend her.
Wu Guiding, the village chief, carefully explained the work required for extra actors: "You don't need to act. Just do what you usually do when the time comes. If there are actors who need to say lines, they will do the actions according to what we say."
Just some lines."
Their photography should be as close as possible to the daily life of the villagers, so that the photos will be full of soul and life, so there is no need for too many deliberate performances, everything can be done naturally and with a little modification.
"Oh oh oh!" The village chief nodded in understanding, and then continued with a look of expectation on his face, "Then may I ask how wages are calculated?"
Wu Xian stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of the village chief. The village chief blurted out: "Fifty? Okay, okay!"
You can get fifty yuan a day just to take pictures of their daily life. This kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing doesn't happen all the time.
Unexpectedly, Director Wu just shook his head and said, "It's not fifty, it's five hundred."
Director Wu's voice could not be suppressed, and the other villagers listened to the wages intentionally or unintentionally, so when Director Wu said five hundred, everyone present took a breath, thinking they were listening.
wrong.
Even the village chief counted the numbers on his fingers in disbelief, and then said in a broken voice: "How much did you say, Director Wu?!"
Director Wu explained in detail: "There are many types of extras. Currently we need young foreground actors and special actors. The number of foreground and special actors depends on the number of lines and shots, ranging from 300 to 500 per day. Ordinary extras can cost 80 per day.
When you get to about 150, if you have more roles, you will get more money."
"I can, I can, great director, look at me!"
"Me too, you can have as many people as you want, I'm sure you'll have enough!"
"Can my child, the little actor, be okay? My grandson is seven years old this year and is very well-behaved!"
A group of people squeezed in and surrounded Director Wu. Lin Yuan was pushed and quickly took a few steps back, almost losing her balance and falling.
Zeng Ke, who came back from the toilet, looked at the zombie siege in front of him and asked: "What's going on? Where is Director Wu?"
Lin Yuan pointed at Director Wu, whose wig was almost squeezed out of the crowd: "Well, what about that!"
Zeng Ke looked at it and the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Don't crowd, don't crowd! We currently only need a girl as a young actor, but we may want a boy later on." Director Wu escaped from the crowd and quickly signaled everyone to calm down, "If you have a suitable girl at home, you can bring it over to us."
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A grey-haired grandma stooped and led her grandson on her back. She walked up to Director Wu with small steps and raised her head: "Can't a boy do it? How can a girl be as smart as a boy?"
Director Wu said in an official tone: "I'm sorry, our crew is currently only recruiting little girls, we don't need boys at the moment."
Hearing what Director Wu said, several men at the scene quickly said: "Wait a minute, I have a girl at home, we will go back and call her now."
The family without a girl was a little annoyed but still refused to give up, "All the boys in the village are smarter than the girls, so why can't the boys do the same?"
Director Wu seemed a little annoyed, "If it doesn't work, it won't work. Our crew needs a little girl."
"What are you doing here, you loser? Have you fed the chickens at home? Are you going to die outside if I ask you to dig some grass?"
Suddenly there was a burst of curses and the cry of a child at the door.
Lin Yuan frowned and looked outside: "What's going on?"
The noise outside was getting louder and louder, and the village chief looked displeased: "That boy from the Zhang family doesn't know what he's doing when he goes back to beat his children outside!"
Fang Han was the first to run to the door to check the situation, and Lin Yuan and Zeng Ke followed him out.
Outside, a bearded man was kicking a skinny girl. The girl had two bright red slap marks on her face, which looked very eye-catching. There were also footprints on her clothes, so the force was probably not light.
Lin Yuan recognized the lady at a glance as the one who was at the school gate last time. She was lying there just now and smiling at herself.
Beast!
Lin Yuan's fists tightened unconsciously.
Others followed Lu and came out of the yard one after another. The village chief looked at the man and said angrily: "Zhang Laoer, didn't you see anyone?"