Chapter 10 Big opportunity! A chance to turn over!
Bang bang bang...
Bang bang bang.
Early the next morning, Zhong Yunqing, who was sleeping soundly, was once again awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
"Get up quickly Yun Qing!"
Hearing the voice of his best friend again, he tried his best to escape from the embrace of the crib, rubbed his eyes and opened the door:
"Fat man, what's wrong with you?"
"Hey, you guy, I called you last night and turned off your phone. Didn't you see the message I sent you later?"
Um?
When the other party said this, Zhong Yunqing remembered that his phone was almost out of battery when he went out last night. He originally planned to go back for a walk and recharge it, but he met the two directors of "Bright Sword" and forgot about it when he came back.
But this is normal! For a person from later generations who has become accustomed to smart phones, the single-function PHS in this period really doesn’t have much sense of existence!
"I forgot to charge my phone last night. What important message did you send me?"
When the other party heard that he had not received such crucial news, he immediately looked at him angrily.
"I want to tell you that yesterday afternoon a film crew came to the Screen Actors Guild in Hengdian to look for some supporting actors. My dad happened to be in charge of this part of the work. He felt that your image was quite consistent with some of the characters, so he cast him
I have also submitted your information. The crew has arranged for the audition to start at ten o'clock this morning."
Then, Yue Peng paused, looked at Zhong Yunqing and continued:
"I just called and texted you last night to tell you about this. When I got up today and didn't see your reply, I came over to see if anything happened to you!"
"Ah? Supporting role, such a good opportunity?" Zhong Yunqing ignored his teasing and asked a little uncertainly.
"Don't be stupid, I actually don't think this is such a good opportunity! I heard from my dad that this crew is very poor, and regular actors are only paid two-thirds of the normal salary or even less! And this drama is not set in Hengdian.
The filming is said to be going to Shanxi Province. Therefore, some actors who are capable of choosing roles are not willing to take on this film."
After saying this, Yue Peng suddenly looked at Zhong Yunqing with a strange expression, and continued in a tone that seemed a bit unbeatable:
"But you are different. We are just walk-ons. As long as we can get a role, we will shoot it wherever we go. And for you, as long as you can choose one of the roles, you will still be a supporting role. When you come back after the filming, you will be "feeling proud"
"Once! At least we are men who have played supporting roles! It's not a loss!"
The best friend's words immediately made Zhong Yunqing a little speechless. But after thinking about it seriously, these words are not rough but not rough. The leap from a supporting role to a supporting role is really a turnaround!
"Although what you said is true, it sounds so awkward!"
Zhong Yunqing will not quarrel with his best friends on these issues. Moreover, he seems to have discovered something remarkable from the bits and pieces of information Yue Peng said...
"You just said that a poor film crew came to recruit actors, and they went to Shanxi Province to shoot..."
"Yes! What's the problem with this?"
Zhong Yunqing's rhetorical question made Yue Peng a little confused. He didn't understand why his good friend was so concerned about such trivial things...
Zhong Yun ignored him, but looked at him seriously and continued to ask:
"What's the name of this show?"
Seeing his serious expression and tone, the fat man stopped teasing him this time. Instead, he thought about it seriously before replying:
"I heard my dad talking about it last night when they were chatting. This drama seems to be a war movie. It seems to be about fighting the little devils first, and then there seems to be a war of liberation. Later, there are many films shot after liberation.
Drama."
The more detailed he spoke, the brighter Zhong Yunqing's eyes became. Could this really be... it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?
Then, before he could continue to guess, Yue Peng finally remembered the title of the play and said with an expression of sudden realization:
"By the way, it seems to be called "Bright Sword". Anyway, this is the first time I heard the name of this play, and I thought it was quite special and interesting!"
Sure enough, it is it, it is it!
"Bright Sword" came to Hengdian to recruit supporting actors, and he actually had the opportunity to audition for one of the supporting roles! This made Zhong Yunqing feel a little overjoyed.
To put it bluntly, for a minor actor, the drama "Bright Sword" can really be regarded as a drama about "the liberation of peasants and slaves"!
It's just that Zhong Yunqing is a reborn person after all. After being happy for more than ten seconds, he quickly calmed down from the initial uneasiness!
Although he has been working at the bottom of Hengdian Film and Television City since his rebirth. But it must be said that he has a natural advantage that others do not have: that is, he can see clearly many fogs in the future. And this ability to predict the future is very important in acting.
The same applies to circles.
At least Zhong Yunqing can clearly judge which film and television dramas will be popular and which ones will be popular based on his future thoughts! This way, he can avoid some minefields in his future career as an actor.
For example, as Yue Peng said just now, he does not think that filming "Bright Sword" is a good opportunity. This is a typical result of being bound by inertial thinking. Of course, the ratings of this kind of war TV series are indeed not high.
He is right to think so.
Even Mr. Li Youbin said frankly in an interview that he was filming just to earn a living, and no one could predict whether the TV series he filmed would be a blockbuster or a hit.
But Zhong Yunqing stood from God's perspective from the beginning and knew the outcome.
Furthermore, being an actor is not the only path that Zhong Yun can take, but is just one of his development routes.
For a guy like him, the saying "all roads lead to Rome" doesn't quite apply.
Because everyone else was walking all the way to "Rome" through all the obstacles, but what he was walking on was a highway in another time and space built by the predecessors. And he was still sitting in a sports car, moving forward very smoothly.
Of course, since he has decided to pursue the path of showbiz, the "Bright Sword" that fell from the sky is a good springboard for him in life.
And one more thing I have to say is that Zhong Yunqing also had a big advantage compared to other auditioners during the audition process of this drama.
That is because after last night's incident of missing money, the two assistant directors of this drama had a deep impression on him.
Zhong Yunqing believed that during this audition process, as long as he was not really stuck in the mud, the two directors would definitely favor him on the basis of "merit-based admission" when selecting actors.
Although I don't know which actors the crew of "Bright Sword" are looking for, I don't know what role I want to audition for.
But if he really had the opportunity to act in this drama, even if it was just a small supporting role, it would be better than the one- or two-line oddball roles he was currently playing. Such an opportunity was something he would not want to miss no matter what.
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After washing up, Zhong Yunqing didn't dare to eat, chewed gum and set off to the Screen Actors Guild where the audition was held.
A conference room was temporarily vacated here, allowing actors participating in the audition to prepare together and wait for the opportunity to audition.
After a while, a staff member will be responsible for calling out the name, and whoever is called will go to the next door.
When Zhong Yunqing arrived at the meeting point, it was still about ten minutes before the scheduled time. He was not familiar with the other competitors, so he didn't say hello and just found a seat to sit on.
To be honest, Zhong Yunqing was sitting at the casting scene of "Bright Sword" and suddenly felt like he was about to witness "history".
You must know that this is a classic TV series that has been replayed more than 3,000 times! Even more than ten years later, there are still many classic clips that are lingering in people's minds!
For example, the most classic sentence at the beginning: What the hell are the elites? I am fighting the elites!
Next comes the "must-have for driving": think of a way to fuck him!
There are also those who fought at the turning point of World War II: Second Battalion Commander, where are your damn Italian cannons;
Another example: Why don’t you dare to fight with the brigade commander!
Another sentence: We are a group of wild wolves, eating the flesh of the Japanese! We will also chew his bones!
But also the one that has the deepest impression and fits the theme best: when you encounter an enemy, you must draw your sword!
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In the drama "Bright Sword", there are too many famous scenes like this! This drama is not a classic. Basically, there are very few people born in the 1980s and 1990s who have not watched this drama.
Doing the above should be a routine operation.
Looking at the familiar faces sitting in the same seats, Zhong Yunqing felt even more like Alexander.
Among them are the actors who played Monk Wei in the original version, including Duan Peng, the cavalry company commander Sun Desheng, Chu Yunfei's adjutant, and the actor who played the Japanese cavalry company captain.
In fact, Zhong Yunqing is from God's perspective, so he feels nervous because he has preconceptions. Because he knows how popular this drama is!
But others don’t know!
In fact, when "Bright Sword" was first being filmed, the entire crew was very shabby! This means that when selecting actors, pay will also be a very important consideration.
It is said that the production budget of this drama is only about 9 million. This number sounds like a lot to ordinary people, but for a war drama, it can be said to be very "poor"!
So in order to save money, several directors gathered together to discuss: Except for a few protagonists who must use well-known actors, the remaining roles must be counted one by one, and all of them must be based on the acting skills and the character image.
Possible to use raw faces.
Anyway, there is only one purpose for finding actors at this time, and that is to save money as much as possible on the basis of ensuring acting skills!
Even after the filming was completed, the film was hurriedly released on the TV station because there was no money and there was no time to refine it. That's why there are so many hidden scenes.
In this regard, Zhong Yunqing has a huge psychological advantage over other audition actors! Because others need to consider factors such as remuneration and filming in other places.
And he only had to think about one thing from beginning to end: how to get into this crew that would allow him to completely change his status quo!
After a while, two staff members came in and handed out a document to each of the actors present. It contained a biography and audition details for each casting role. It covered almost all supporting roles with names in the drama.
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"Let's take a look at this information, and then we'll have an audition. Based on our own conditions, we can decide which role we want to audition for." After the other party finished speaking, he smiled and walked out.
About half an hour later, the staff responsible for making announcements began to call people one by one:
"Zhang Tong..."
"Zhang Xiaojun..."
"Jiangshui..."
Zhong Yunqing was sitting in his seat, closing his eyes and thinking seriously about the role he was suitable for. He heard someone starting to call the actors one by one to audition.
However, the audition time for each person was quite short, less than three minutes, it seemed. After a while, people who auditioned came back one after another. Then they didn’t know what the result would be. Everyone walked away with expressionless faces.
He came back and left with his things.
Before Zhong Yunqing had time to think about it, he heard someone calling him:
"Zhong Yunqing..."
So he adjusted his clothes and walked into the next door calmly.
As soon as I entered another small room, I saw three middle-aged people sitting in the middle seat.
Two of the middle-aged men present, Zhong Yunqing, knew each other: Director Zhang and Director Li, who lost their wallets last night.
Zhong Yunqing also remembered another middle-aged man who was slightly bald. He was the man who appeared on the set and stood next to the producer on the day he became a special agent.
As for the roles he'd like to audition for...
Zhong Yunqing had already thought about it when he was sitting in his seat. Anyway, he had many escape routes! So this time he wanted to play a big game and directly audition for the role of Monk Wei!