Overall, Cao Xuan was quite comfortable on the set of "The Swordsman".
He is the biggest star in the crew, everyone supports him without saying anything, and at least he will not offend him. His daily tasks are filming, training, and falling in love with Zhang Beard when he has time.
In the past two days, the bearded hair has become noticeably pale, and the sight of Cao Xuan gives me a headache.
However, "The Swordsman" also has its disadvantages, that is, there are no peers to talk with.
Previously, two friends, Wu Jing and Jiao Enjun, were filming "Little Li Flying Knife", Fan Bingbing and Alyssa Chia were also able to chat, and there was Duan Long in "The True Colors of a Detective", and Da Hei Niu also followed suit.
Not to mention "Bao Qingtian", Ren Quan and Li Bingbing became good friends, the little follower Shi Xiaolong, and Hu Jing who can have in-depth communication.
Cao Xuan likes this kind of atmosphere on the set the most. During the break and the end of the filming every day, a few friends are laughing and chatting, and the fatigue of filming is gone. It is comfortable and happy.
Now that he is filming "The Swordsman", things around him suddenly feel a lot deserted.
Most of the young leading actors Lin Pingzhi and Yue Lingshan were newcomers, and they did not dare to come over easily to get close to the big star Cao Xuan. When Cao Xuan came to chat with them, they also behaved very reservedly and could not let go of their airs.
The only young leading actor who doesn't care about Cao Xuan's status is the heroine Xu Qing.
However, the two of them are still filming separately. It has been almost a month since the filming of "The Swordsman" started, and the number of private exchanges can be counted on both hands.
Forced to have no choice, Cao Xuan could only hang out with middle-aged and elderly people like Wei Zi and Mr. Yu. He was instilled with the philosophy of middle-aged and elderly men and chatted freely about politics and economics.
It's actually quite fun, but Cao Xuan still prefers the relaxed atmosphere of young people.
When he reaches the age where he can soak wolfberry in a thermos cup, he can become a veteran Buddhist cadre...
Fortunately, just when Cao Xuan was about to get bored, Zeng Li came.
On the day Zeng left, Cao Xuan went to shoot on location and was not at the base camp for the time being.
Zhang Dashu went to pick her up personally, and then took her to introduce her to the actors at the Xinwu Film and Television Base.
Although Zeng Li got the role through Cao Xuan, Zhang Dabeard was not sure what the relationship between the two was.
Even if he got it right, he wouldn't say it clearly due to his character, so he introduced Zeng Li as the actor of Lan Fenghuang.
Zeng Li was dressed in casual spring and summer clothes, with long flowing hair and delicate appearance. He immediately captured the hearts of many gay men on the set.
Among them, Li Jie, who plays Shu Lin Pingzhi, showed the most positive performance.
This is a student from Nortel class 97. He is a classmate with Hai Qing and Huang Haibo, and is also a student of Huang Lei.
As a pure newcomer, Li Jie is extremely lucky. Not long after his debut, he won an important supporting role in CCTV's masterpiece "The Swordsman". In the entire drama, Lin Pingzhi can even be regarded as the third male lead, second only to Linghu Chong and Yue Yue.
Not group.
Before that, he also participated in "You Are April in the World" starring Huang Lei and Zhou Gongzi.
The original Lin Pingzhi in "The Swordsman" was actually Lu Yi. At least Zhang Dabeard wanted him to play the role, but it turned out that he wanted to play Linghu Chong.
Later, Zhang DaHui set his sights on Huang Lei again, but he was not available during his schedule, so he pushed the student Li Jie over. Zhang DaHui didn't take much fancy, but several candidates were not good, so he had to settle for the next best option.
Therefore, on the set of "The Swordsman", Li Jie's situation is quite dangerous, and he might be replaced.
Li Jie also understood his situation. After joining the group, he worked conscientiously, walked on thin ice, and worked hard at acting, and gradually gained recognition from some actors and staff.
Now that the crew has been filming for a month, Lin Pingzhi has also filmed a lot of scenes, so the possibility of changing roles has been reduced, and Li Jie has also relaxed a lot.
Now that I saw a beautiful girl joining the cast, I couldn't help but flirt with her. When I learned that Zeng Li was a 96th grader in Chinese dramas, all my senior sisters immediately called her to her.
I don’t know how he figured it out, but the old enemies of Nortel and China National Theater could be put together to talk about seniors and juniors.
The real Nortel senior sister Xu Qing, grade 88, looked at him with the words "unfortunate for the teacher" in her eyes...
However, the great beauty Zeng was very cold to Li Jie, which made Li Jie very hurt. What hurt him even more was that when Cao Xuan came back from the location in the evening, Zeng Li, who was cold to him, immediately smiled like a flower and chatted affectionately with Cao Xuan.
Li Jie originally thought that it was Zeng Li who was under the influence and was trying to flatter others. But later, looking at the state of the two of them, it was obvious that this was not the first time they had met, and they were not even as close as ordinary friends.
My heart suddenly felt cold!
That night, Cao Xuan finished filming the night scene and was about to go discuss the script with Zeng Li when he received a call from Mr. Zhou.
She is here to intercede!
It turns out that Li Jie became more and more afraid the more he thought about it afterwards. He was on the crew of "The Swordsman", but he knew Cao Xuan's status. If someone didn't like him and couldn't kick him away, he wouldn't have an easy life on the crew in the future.
So he hurriedly asked his teacher Huang Lei to help him plead for mercy. Huang Lei did not know Cao Xuan, but he knew Mr. Zhou. The two had a good relationship and were known as "brothers and sisters" in the media.
Only then did Cao Xuan find out about this. When he asked Zeng Li, his face was speechless. He was not jealous and could make things difficult for people over such trivial matters.
My image as a "drama tyrant" is now so deeply rooted in people's hearts that I can scare people into this without even saying a word.
"He thinks too much. I can just talk to him later."
"That's good, don't scare other people's children."
Knowing that it was a misunderstanding, Mr. Zhou felt relieved and gave some instructions. Cao Xuan scratched his head.
"I remember that Li Jie was also born in 1975, the same age as me. Why did he think that I was a generation older than him?"
"Who makes you famous? I'm one year older than you. Let's go out together and see who others think is older."
"That's because you have a tender face."
Cao Xuan complained, but Mr. Zhou ignored it and began to stand up for his good friend with righteous words.
"What happened to Zeng Li? You can't be sorry to Jingjing."
The two girls had a good time together when they were filming "Ci of the Ming Dynasty". Hu Jing was cheerful and generous, and was good at making friends. After filming two films, both Zhou Gongzi and Li Bingbing became her friends.
Mr. Zhou made this call not only to help Huang Lei, but also to warn the scumbag for Hu Jing.
However, Cao Xuanyiran is not afraid. If others are wronged by him, and Mr. Zhou comes to ask, they will hurt each other.
"Don't just talk about me, what's going on with you and Lao Pu? I read in the newspaper that Huang Lei has become your confidante. You have to be careful, he is a married man."
Mr. Zhou: "..."
Buzz~
Looking at the hung up phone, Cao Xuan shook his head, then put the Xinwu spare ribs in the bag into the lunch box. Zeng Li came out of the bathroom with a towel to wipe his head and asked.
"Finished?"
"Um."
"Do you still know Zhou Xun? It seems that you two are quite familiar."
"I met her twice. She has a good temperament and is very relatable, so we became friends."
Zeng Li nodded and said with envy: "I watched her performance in "Ci of the Ming Dynasty". Taiping was too spirited, but I couldn't play that kind of smart girl."
"Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. You may not be able to play a pretty girl, but you are suitable for that kind of elite lady. She is very charming. I forgot that you played a flight attendant last time... um."
Zeng Li hurriedly stuffed the ribs into Cao Xuan's mouth and said with a blushing face: "Keep your voice down, don't worry about others hearing you."
Cao Xuan had a good time, and the two of them had a meal. He did not stay in Zeng Li's room, but returned to his own room.
He has several fighting scenes tomorrow, so he needs to recuperate his energy, and there is a long way to go for other things...
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The next day Cao Xuan went to the set to put on makeup and saw Li Jie. He probably didn't sleep well last night and had dark circles under his eyes. When he saw Cao Xuan coming over, he was so scared that he stood up.
"Teacher Cao."
Cao Xuan was speechless: "Don't be afraid. I don't eat people. It's just a misunderstanding. You are overthinking it."
"Oh, thank you, Teacher Cao."
Li Jie didn't know what to say, so he simply thanked him and went out to film. Cao Xuan couldn't help but look at the makeup artist who was doing his makeup and asked.
"Sister Lu, am I that scary?"
"Newcomers are timid."
Makeup artists are used to it. If a newcomer like this has just got a good role, and there is no big boss behind him, no one on the crew would dare to offend, let alone a big shot like Cao Xuan.
To put it bluntly, Li Jie is not afraid of Cao Xuan, but is afraid that his future will be lost...
Cao Xuan thought the same thing. He was always on good terms in "Water Margin", for fear of offending others and hindering his future.
It's not even as good as being an extra. To put it bluntly, the extra is just a temporary job. In the worst case, I won't do it. In fact, it's not that I'm too afraid of the boss.
Even the group leaders and assistant directors don't dare to offend someone to death. If they really make someone anxious, pack a sack in the middle of the night, beat him up and run away, there will be no one to call the police these days.
Therefore, although the extras are humble, they also have the mentality of being barefoot and not afraid of shoes.
The ones who have the most troubled mentality are newcomers who have just gotten a chance, or third- and fourth-tier actors who are somewhat famous and want to move up the ranks.
Those who have a shallow foundation, are unwilling to develop a decent career, and dare not quarrel with any capable insiders. They are also the easiest to be bullied and tempted. They are considered to be a group prone to hidden rules.
Cao Xuan just became popular too quickly. Before anyone could find out about his unspoken rules, he started to "unspoken rules" for others.
Joining a group and filming also brings with it an aura, and there are people supporting you wherever you go, so you have somewhat forgotten the newcomers’ mentality of worrying about gains and losses.
Today's incident was a bit irritating to Cao Xuan, and he was once again glad that he got the golden finger.
Otherwise, his situation would not even be as good as Li Jie's, and he might just follow some rich woman and be happy every day because of reality.
Or he could change his career. With his ability, he could either save money and start a small business, or go into insurance sales.
Of course, it is very possible to return to my old job to take care of weddings and funerals, play suona during the day, sing to bless the newlyweds and perform coffin dancing at night...
But this is not enough. Cao Xuan is now forced to protect himself. When he meets ordinary actors, he is regarded as a big name. When he meets those with a background, he is still a "little star" or even a "stinky actor".
So Cao Xuan still has to work hard. A popular king is an "actor", but he has to become a representative of the entertainment industry + an outstanding cultural, film and television entrepreneur + an Internet capital boss, or even a certain committee member.
At that time, let alone those with backgrounds, even those with backgrounds would not dare to look down upon Cao Xuan when they saw him.
