Over in the southwest, Labyrinth has held an official opening ceremony, which shows that this film has been officially discovered by the outside world.
Just as Xiao Qi expected from the beginning, in the whole movie, the actor who received the most attention from the outside world was indeed Wu Di.
As a newly emerging director, Xiao Qi doesn't get as much attention as him.
This also seems normal.
In the eyes of the media, big stars attract more attention after all. As for the directors behind the scenes, if they have the qualifications of Lao Zhang, they may be able to win more space.
However, He Xiaoqi is really a pure newcomer. If it weren't for his senior brother Da Fei to lead him, he wouldn't even know when the filming of this debut film would be officially started.
Therefore, Xiao Qi doesn't care much about personal attention. When he found Wu Di to star in Labyrinth, he had already expected that Wu Di would be more popular than him.
It doesn't matter.
As long as there's heat, it doesn't matter who brings it.
As a new director, Xiao Qi lacks this. The attention of the people behind the scenes is relatively low. This is conceivable. Even if you are Lao Zhang's apprentice, the attention you can get is limited.
As for big stars, the kind of first-line, highly popular artists, to be honest, Xiao Qi really couldn't afford to hire them if they explicitly asked for them.
In this way, Wu Di's cost-effectiveness is quite high.
He is not a front-line actor, so the fees will not be high. Although it is economical and affordable, Wu Di's popularity is real.
After all, he is seriously popular, and it was just recently.
Any industry needs freshness and excitement.
For example, many well-known artists have long-standing influence and deep roots in the industry. At the same time, they were also all-powerful stars and extremely popular back then.
However, it has stabilized in recent years, or in other words, even though they are still popular, they are still the same old people after all.
In the entertainment industry, it is common practice to follow the popular trend. People who are new and popular are definitely more popular than the older generation.
There is no doubt that Wu Di is the freshest among the latest wave of celebrities.
That is to say, Wu Di wanted to be known as a director, otherwise with his current worth, a newcomer like Xiao Qi would never be able to afford it.
Of course, this is also thanks to Da Fei.
Da Fei is Wu Di's manager, and it is Da Fei's credit for being able to contact Wu Di. Without this level of relationship, even if Wu Di had such intentions, he would not necessarily choose Xiao Qi.
Therefore, Wu Di appeared in the movie Labyrinth. For Xiao Qi, it was a profit without loss.
Firstly, the popularity of the movie has increased, and even two popular celebrities, Cifang and Sisi, who have had friendly cooperation with Wu Di, also helped distribute scarves to promote the film.
Now, the maze has become even more famous, and its popularity has skyrocketed.
The most important thing is not the popularity, but the real investment. What is more practical than this?
Because he wanted to be known as a director, he took advantage of Xiao Qi, which was equivalent to bringing money into the group. Wu Di specially attracted a huge amount of investment to support the filming of Labyrinth.
In fact, to a certain extent, this is the same routine as an artist bringing money into a group to star in the film, but Wu Di's investment is to achieve the purpose of being a nominal director.
Of course, both parties calculated this very shrewdly.
Where is Xiao Qi?
While earning attention, Wu Di's acting skills are considered acceptable. The most important thing is that the investment Wu Di provided for him is indeed very huge.
This money would never have been available if he hadn't met a rich man like Wu Di.
Therefore, from this perspective, Wu Di and Xiao Qi can be regarded as using each other and benefiting each other.
Zhang Feng also received news from Wu Di that the filming went well and there was no need to worry. He even told her a few interesting things about the crew.
Uncle Jianbing, who originally had no intention of participating in the movie, saw that the script of the movie "Labyrinth" was very good and in line with his acting style, but he still felt itchy.
Unable to restrain my inner desire, I came to the set to make a guest appearance...one day.
Although it was only one day, it was still the highlight.
Of course, Xiao Qi applauded Jianbing’s decision.
Simply!
The arrival of Jianbing is equivalent to their unknown movie finally welcoming an acting star.
Is there anything more exciting than this?
I immediately decided that I must give Mr. Pancake a special starring role, make his name big, and have a separate line of subtitles!
Absolutely receive first-class treatment!
Han Jingjing has been distracted these days because of Han Jing's incident. She has spilled several cups of coffee. When she was running errands to buy things, she accidentally fell off the sidewalk and fell hard.
Her knees were bleeding, and she felt aggrieved and couldn't do it.
As for Wu Di himself, he met many old friends who used to hang out in Hengdian, almost all of whom were summoned by Lao Liu.
Originally there weren't so many.
Later, didn’t the Maze crew need a lot of extras?
Although some people had been recruited, there were still some gaps, so Lao Liu volunteered and recruited all his old friends.
Of course, Lao Liu will not be busy in vain.
What's pitiful about Wu Xiaodi is that they took advantage of him just because he was close friends with them and had a good temper.
Most of those brothers were short of money. In order to allow them to come from Hengdian smoothly, Wu Di also sponsored part of the transportation expenses.
It's simply a loss.
Logically speaking, how could it be his turn to spend this kind of money?
Generally speaking, extras like this always assume that they have to pay for their own travel expenses when running their business. This is how they usually run their own business.
They are already very happy to have the crew reuse them, so how can they get the crew to give them travel expenses?
Besides, for Ten Thousand Steps, even if the crew of Labyrinth is acting righteously, it should be the crew who should pay for it. Why did it end up with Wu Di?
Isn't it strange?
It's weird, of course it's weird, but you have caused such bad consequences yourself. Who told you to get along with your old friends?
Sometimes, it's inevitable that you need to take more care of yourself.
This is like some college students who were born in rural areas later. They were able to escape from the mountain villages and come to the city to go to college, live a good life, settle down in the city, get married and have children, and completely break away from the rural atmosphere. Among them, there is also the power of fellow villagers.
It is very difficult to get rid of them.
Generally speaking, for such young people to be admitted to a good university in the city, their personal efforts are of course the biggest factor.
They are often so intelligent that even with relatively meager educational resources, they are able to compete with others and obtain the qualifications to enter higher education.
They are all good talents and outstanding figures in a village or a town.
However, such children are often short of money. Their bright minds and excellent academic performance often become a drag in the face of the reality of lack of money.
However, in the countryside facing the loess and facing the sky, everyone knows that knowledge is power. If you want to get out of the mountain village, you must go to school.
Even many people in villages and towns know that learning is the only way for them to change their destiny, and it is a fairer way.
Therefore, for such students to study, they often rely on the whole village to raise funds and help send them out, placing the hope of the whole village.
As for later, such a hard-working student, with a high sense of responsibility and ambition, would naturally excel in his studies and life at university, and his grades could not be wrong if he only looked at his homework.
This stage is relatively easy for a student because you have not graduated yet and your main task is to study.
Those benefactors will not have any special requirements for you.
However, when you start working, especially after you have been working for a certain period of time and have a certain foundation, or even after you start a family and start a business, the expected troubles will come.
When you were incapable, we supported you and we spent a lot of money. Now that you are rich, how can you not give us a hand?
Please ask me to find a job.
Moving in together, borrowing money, etc. are all things that should be done.
So how can a young man who receives financial support from his fellow villagers refuse such a request? Even if he does not want to take on this responsibility, he has to do so.
No one knows better than himself how he can finish college and how he can gain a foothold in the city.
It is precisely because they know where they are coming from that they cannot refuse when others ask for something from them.
Therefore, various problems will arise, which are often reflected in modern film and television dramas, so there is no need to elaborate further.
In fact, if we pull the timeline forward a little, this kind of thing was not uncommon in ancient times.
In the Ming Dynasty, when scientific examinations were popular all over the country, some children from poor families wanted to maintain a poor study life, but they could not escape the care of their fellow villagers.
And this kind of care is naturally inseparable from money.
After all, the life of scholars in ancient times was even more poverty-stricken. As soon as you entered the school, even if you wanted to work to earn money to maintain your life, sorry, there was no such way.
Therefore, many children from poor families were able to maintain their studies only by receiving huge financial support from their fellow villagers. In the final high school, they also had to ask for help from their fellow villagers.
There are also some scholars who, after achieving success, are very troubled by such requests and want to break out of this pattern and regain their freedom.
However, what people in the Ming Dynasty could not do hundreds of years ago, can they succeed in modern times?
Of course not, which shows that this rural-local relationship is unbreakable.
When Wu Di came here, although it was different in general, the interest of the incident was similar, but he still suffered a lot.
After all, everyone did hang out together in Hengdian back then, but at that time, everyone's financial strength was not very good.
There is no possibility for you to help me and take care of me.
Therefore, Wu Di actually did not receive many favors from his old friends in the old days. From this perspective, it is really inappropriate for the old friends to form a team to take advantage of him.
There is no position either.
However, it seems that Wu Di cannot escape these small sums of money.
As long as he still recognizes his old friends from his days as a group actor, it is inevitable that he will be taken advantage of.
Because, you old brothers also have your own logic.
Who made Wu Di famous?
Who made you make so much money now?
Who told you to be a group performer like us before?
You also know that in the circle of extras, there are very few people who can become famous, especially those who are as famous as Wu Di, they are even rarer.
Since there are so few opportunities, you can't forget about your old brothers. You see, there is no such thing as good luck in this world that will fall on you for no reason.
You have received such good luck, don't you feel uneasy inside?
If you want peace of mind, then just spend some money on our brothers. It can be regarded as buying peace of mind, right?
Everything went smoothly on Wu Di's side, and on Zhang Feng's side, although he was worried about Han Jing from time to time and didn't know when and for what reason he would show up, generally speaking, life was pretty peaceful.
Of course, Zhang Feng also thought that she could actually take the initiative.
After all, Han Jing had already given her his contact information, and using the excuse of talking about investment, the decision-making power rested with her.
It was up to her whether to accept Han Jing's so-called excuse or not.
However, this mentality changed after receiving a call from Wu Di.
Unexpectedly, Wu Di actually held a meeting with several parties and wanted to gather together in the mountain city for a formal interview.
This Wu Di is also very self-assertive.
Looking at the current situation, the parties involved in the talks, Zhang Feng and Han Jing are in the capital, Han Jingjing and Wu Di are in the mountain city, generally speaking, it is a 2:2 draw.
You guys in the mountain city don't have an advantage, so why can't you make an appointment to come to the capital to talk? You have to make Zhang Feng make a hard trip to the mountain city.
Does he think it's appropriate?
Of course, Wu Di also had reasons for his decision.
Who said the movie is still being shot? You can't give up halfway, right? In addition, the distance between the mountain city and the capital is too far. After all, you can be considered a professional actor. If you go to the capital (of course, it's not impossible to go)
, it’s not that I can’t find time), but going back and forth is not only a waste of time, but also cuts off the emotional connection. When filming, you always have to enter a state.
The trip to the capital in the middle was to solve such a difficult problem, and then returning to the mountain city must have had some impact on my mood.
For the development of his career, of course Wu Di cannot leave the mountain city.
Even if others know that this is all an excuse, this excuse is indeed quite legitimate. You can't say anything, so you can only endure it.
Since we are all going to the mountain city to gather together, why should we meet in advance?
Let's save some energy.
Besides, Zhang Feng is not stupid. Although she is very curious about the details of these characters and their purposes, she will not act recklessly.
There is of course a reason for this.
Han Jing seems to be a very powerful person. She will never be able to defeat her alone.
She won't take this risk!
However, things in the world are very mysterious. Some people are happy and some are worried.
You see, everything is going well on Zhang Feng's side and everything is progressing normally, but Xiao Feng's father has not been feeling well recently.