It has been nearly half a year since Zhen Zidan followed Kang Jianfei to Hong Kong. During these six months, Zhen Zidan has been playing small roles on various DreamWorks crews and has not played any important roles.
This kind of cold reception really made Zhen Zidan feel discouraged. On several occasions, Zhen Zidan was so exhausted on the set that she even thought of leaving Hong Kong after finishing work and returning to the rented house.
However, although Zhen Zidan has a bad temper, often offends people with his words, and has few friends in DreamWorks, his resilience is pretty good. For half a year, Zhen Zidan has been playing a small role, but he persisted and now he can occasionally say a few words.
Lines.
Now Zhen Zidan is on the crew of "Happy Ghost 3 Happy Ghost Collision". The script was co-written by Kang Jianfei, Gao Zhisen and Yu Rentai. The current scene has been completed after filming.
Hu Juncai was working as a supervisor in the Shaolin Temple at this time, and he basically went back to Hong Kong once every two months to see his girlfriend. Naturally, it was impossible to continue to play the leading role as the happy ghost. The leading role was changed from Hu Juncai to Chen You, and Li Lizhen and Xie Ning continued to star.
The remaining few girls are newcomers to the audition.
Zhen Zidan walked over with a few props in her arms. When she passed the camera lens, she couldn't help but look at Gao Zhisen, who was narrating a play to the actors.
For Zhen Zidan, a bit player and handyman on the set, a director like Gao Zhisen who can direct independently is already a big shot. However, Gao Zhisen is too young, not yet 25 years old. Not only Zhen Zidan is dissatisfied, many people in the crew think that Gao Zhisen
It was good luck that I got Mr. Kang's support.
"Danny, be smarter!" A man in his forties shouted at Zhen Zidan.
This person is the set director of "Happy Ghost 3". His name is still unknown to Zhen Zidan. We only know that his nickname is Brother Jiu, and he is an old acquaintance of Kang Jianfei when he was on the set of Shaw Brothers.
Zhen Zidan heard Brother Jiu's urging and quickly moved the props over. After putting them down, he stood there without saying a word and listened to the next instructions.
As soon as Brother Ninth saw Zhen Zidan's face that said "someone owes him a few hundred dollars", he felt unhappy. Normally he would have scolded Zhen Zidan. But today he smiled and patted Zhen Zidan on the shoulder and said: "
Danny, do you know Brother Fei?"
It took Zhen Zidan two seconds to react before he realized that the "Brother Fei" mentioned by Brother Ninth was Kang Jianfei. At Brother Ninth's age, it was enough for him to be Kang Jianfei's father, but he actually called him Brother Fei in a flattering manner. It was simply shameless.
There is a popular saying in Oriental DreamWorks that only old people who have dealt with Kang Jianfei as early as on the Shaw Brothers studio are qualified to call Kang Jianfei "Brother Fei". At first, only Chen Bingkun called him so, and now it has gradually spread to the second batch.
For employees who join DreamWorks, whether they can be called "Brother Fei" has become a sign of seniority.
Zhen Zidan was quite disdainful of people like Brother Jiu, but after being left out for half a year, his temper had been suppressed a lot, and he nodded and said, "I met Mr. Kang in Beijing."
When Brother Ninth heard this, his attitude toward Zhen Zidan became even better. He put his arms around his shoulders and said, "You are quite tight-lipped. You haven't said anything in half a year that you are ambitious!"
Zhen Zidan couldn't figure out what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he said expressionlessly: "Brother Jiu, is there anything else you want me to do?"
Brother Jiu stuffed one into Zhen Zidan, took out a lighter and lit it for him, and said, "What else are you doing? Come back to the company, Miss Pan just called to see you!"
Zhen Zidan was still a little confused and asked: "Which Miss Pan?"
Brother Ninth cursed Zhen Zidan for his bad luck in his heart, but the smile on his face became even bigger, and said: "Who else is Miss Pan? Of course it's Vice President Pan. Danny, if you get rich in the future, don't forget Brother Ninth
La."
Zhen Zidan's heart skipped a few beats. Subconsciously, he felt that his opportunity had come. He smiled very rarely and spoke affectionately to Brother Ninth: "Brother Ninth took such good care of me, I will definitely never forget it. Brother Ninth
, do you know what Miss Pan wants from me?"
Brother Jiu pointed out: "You haven't come to your senses yet? Although Miss Pan is the vice president of film and television, Zeng Zhiwei has always been in charge of the production department. She is usually only in charge of the artist department. Now that Miss Pan is looking for you, there are only two possibilities.
.The first is to give you a formal actor contract, and the second is to give you an important role to play."
Sure enough!
Zhen Zidan suppressed the excitement in her heart, clenched her hands into fists and tightened them again.
Brother Jiu continued: "Besides, for an extra like you, Ms. Pan doesn't need to personally ask when changing the actor's contract. She is looking for you now, most likely to film for you. Even if you are not the leading actor, you are at least the second male lead."
"Thank you, Ninth Brother, for your advice." Zhen Zidan thanked him sincerely this time.
Brother Jiu patted Zhen Zidan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Go quickly, Miss Pan is waiting for you in the company."
"Okay, I'll be there right away. Goodbye, Ninth Brother!" Zhen Zidan said and ran outside. After running a few steps, he bumped into an actress.
"Ah!" The actress was knocked two or three meters away by Zhen Zidan. She lay on the ground and managed to catch her breath. She groaned and cursed, "Street boy, don't you have eyes?"
Zhen Zidan hurriedly went over to help her up, but she secretly cried out that she was unlucky. It turned out that the person he bumped into was none other than Wu Junru, the third female lead in "Happy Ghost 3".
Some people's life trajectories were once again affected by Kang Jianfei. For example, Wu Junru in front of her did not apply for a wireless training class, but joined the cast of "Happy Ghost 3" through auditions.
At this time, Wu Junru was not only unforgiving with words, but also very beautiful and lovely. She was an out-and-out young and beautiful girl, and she did not look like the "big-mouthed aunt" she later became.
"Sorry, sorry!" Zhen Zidan said several times, and after seeing that Wu Junru was okay, she ran away directly.
Wu Junru was hit with a big bump on the back of her head. She was about to continue to denounce Zhen Zidan, but she didn't expect him to slip away. She was so angry that she yelled at Zhen Zidan's back: "Hurry back and reincarnate!"
Zhen Zidan turned a deaf ear to Wu Junru's curses. She quickly returned to DreamWorks in a taxi, ran to Yang Yun, Pan Yingzi's secretary in the Artist Department, and said, "Hello, I'm Zhen Zidan."
Yang Yun had a good impression of the handsome Zhen Zidan and said with a smile: "Go in, Miss Pan and the others are inside."
Zhen Zidan smiled gratefully at her, exhaled to calm down before starting to knock on the door, and soon heard the voice of "Please come in" from inside.
Zhen Zidan pushed open the door and walked in only to find that besides Pan Yingzi, there were also Zeng Zhiwei and Chen Xunqi inside.
When the three of them saw Zhen Zidan coming in, they immediately stopped discussing. Pan Yingzi said, "Please sit down."
"Thank you!" No matter how angry Zhen Zidan was, she had to lower her body and carefully find a chair to sit down like a little daughter-in-law.
Zeng Zhiwei pointed at Zhen Zidan and asked: "Is he the leading actor appointed by Mr. Kang?"
Pan Yingzi nodded and smiled: "His name is Zhen Zidan, he is a Chinese-American, and he knows kung fu. When Mr. Kang met Danny Zai in Beijing, he felt that he had good conditions and was worthy of vigorous training. But this young man
He had never filmed before, and his personality was very impetuous, so he put it aside for half a year. Firstly, he wanted to hone his acting skills, and secondly, it was also to get rid of his impatience."
As soon as Zhen Zidan heard this, the resentment he had towards Kang Jianfei instantly dissipated in his heart and was replaced by gratitude and respect.
Pan Yingzi has no other skills. In terms of film and television production capabilities, she is much inferior to Zeng Zhiwei and Chen Xunqi. However, Pan Yingzi is very good at dealing with people and understanding people's hearts.
The words just now were said intentionally by Pan Yingzi, which can not only increase employees' gratitude and recognition of the boss and the company, but also stimulate employees' motivation.
Chen Xunqi observed Zhen Zidan for a while, nodded with satisfaction and said: "The appearance is very good, and he is a Chinese American, so he fits the character's identity very well."
Pan Yingzi asked Zhen Zidan: "Danny, you are an actor that Mr. Kang has specially taken care of. Are you willing to sign a long-term contract with DreamWorks?"
Zhen Zidan was not an idiot. Looking at the posture of the three-party interrogation, he knew that the company was going to give him an important role. He nodded quickly and said: "Of course I am willing. I came to Hong Kong just to make a movie."
Pan Yingzi took out an artist management agreement and an actor contract and said, "Look at what needs to be changed."
Zhen Zidan only browsed it casually. He was only thinking about filming now. He didn't dare to bargain with the company and quickly signed his name on the contract.
Pan Yingzi put away one of the triplicate contracts and said to Zhen Zidan: "Go to the Human Resources Department first and complete the procedures before coming back. Manager Zeng will give you the script."
"Thank you, thank you!" Zhen Zidan bowed excitedly to the three of them several times before running to the Ministry of Human Resources.
After Zhen Zidan left, Pan Yingzi, Zeng Zhiwei, and Chen Xunqi continued to talk about business.
Pan Yingzi asked: "Does Xun Qi have any specific ideas about foreign actors?"
Chen Xunqi said: "This time, half of the filming locations were set in the United States, mainly to break into the American market, so the foreign actors must carefully consider it. My suggestion is to find second-rate Hollywood action stars, A-level ones like Stallone.
We can't afford celebrities, so a second-rate action star is just right."
"Do you need me to send someone to Hollywood?" Pan Yingzi asked. One of the responsibilities of the Artists Department is to cooperate with the production department in selecting and contacting actors, arranging schedules, etc. when filming a movie.
Zeng Zhiwei shook his head and said, "No, we can handle it."
Pan Yingzi didn't say anything else. They were all very familiar with Hollywood actors. They only met each other step by step when they came to the United States.
Kang Jianfei's "Royal Senior Sister" released early last year is actually "Royal Senior Sister 2: Royal Warriors" in a parallel time and space. The current "Royal Senior Sister 2", written by Kang Jianfei, produced by Hong Jinbao, and directed by Chen Xunqi, is another
Time and Space's "Royal Senior Sister 4 Direct Attack on the Witness".
The original film starred Hong Kong actress Yang Lijing, but now that Yang Lijing is still in art school in Taiwan, it is obviously impossible for Kang Jianfei to run away to find her, and Lin Qingxia will still be the heroine.
The beginning of the script was revised a lot by Kang Jianfei. The male lead is still played by Zhen Zidan. Now Pan Yingzi and the others are discussing the white character who has a wonderful fight scene with Lin Qingxia in the film.
The three of them continued to discuss the preparations for the film. Pan Yingzi's secretary Yang Yun suddenly knocked on the door and came in. She handed Pan Yingzi a note and said: "Mr. Kang's note seems to be the candidate for the American actor."
When Pan Yingzi opened it, she found a foreign name: Arnold Schwarzenegger.8
