Chapter 261 There is a Town of Seven Heroes in Spring City (2 in 1)
Quancheng, Changqing Film and Television Base, Qixia Town North Street Entrance
Cao Yang was sweating profusely and ran over from a distance. He ignored the crowd at the crowded street and was about to rush inside when he was stopped by two security guards.
"Two big brothers, I am an actor on the crew of "Wulin Gaiden", and this is my actor certificate from our Changqing Film and Television Base."
Cao Yang hurriedly took out his ID card from his trouser pocket and showed it to the two security guards. Neither of them paid attention to it, and the younger-looking security guard even curled his lips.
"I asked you reporters and fans, can you please stop for a while? Yesterday and this morning, we arrested four or five people alone, and they all had actor certificates."
The older security guard looked more troubled. Seeing that Cao Yang's anxious face didn't seem like he was faking it, he took the initiative to remind him.
"The base just issued a notice yesterday that non-crew members of "Wulin Gaiden" are not allowed to enter the scenes in Qixia Town. Our base's original actor certificate has been temporarily invalidated in Qixia Town due to too many people fishing in troubled waters in the past two days.
The base has issued an exclusive new pass to the crew of "Wulin Gaiden". If you don't have this pass, we definitely can't let you in.
If you are really an actor on the crew, call the person in charge and ask him to pick you up in person, or inform our captain."
"Okay, thank you brother for reminding me."
Cao Yang nodded gratefully and took out his mobile phone: "Hey, Director Zhang, I'm Xiao Cao, Cao Yang, yes, it was Brother Liu who introduced me, so I was stopped by the security guy at the door. They said...Okay, I'll wait for you.
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As soon as I hung up the phone, a fat man wearing glasses approached me with a smile on his face.
"Hello, I'm a reporter from XX Entertainment. I was listening just now. Is your buddy an actor in the movie "Wulin Gaiden"?"
"what?"
Cao Yang was a little wary. He was not a newbie who just joined the industry and thought he was going to become famous when he saw reporters.
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!
The ethics of this group of reporters, especially the gossipy paparazzi, is notorious in the industry. If you are not careful, you may be deceived.
The fat paparazzi noticed Cao Yang's vigilance and didn't care. He glanced at the people around him, leaned closer and whispered.
"Brother, don't get me wrong. I have no other intention. I just want to get some news about the crew of "Wulin Gaiden". The price is negotiable."
Entertainment reporters hooking up with crew members and spending money to buy news is not new in the industry. Cao Yang himself has seen it several times, but he has never done it before.
It's not that he has a mysophobic personality, it's mainly that this is a taboo thing. If something happens to him, you won't be able to hang out in the industry in the future.
If the future is hopeless, it doesn't matter if you have the mentality of getting a handful, but now that Cao Yang's career is slowly improving, how can he take such a big risk for a small profit.
"Sorry, I am an actor, not an undercover agent. You have found the wrong person." Cao Yang spoke righteously.
When the fat man heard this, his face was full of understanding, and he opened his mouth and added: "A valuable message is 5,000, small materials are 20,000, large materials are more than 50,000, the specific price depends on the value, there are photos, recordings and other evidence, the price is still
It will double.”
"So high?"
Cao Yang was a little surprised. Don't look at the rumors in the industry that some big paparazzi used the materials in his hands to pay hundreds of millions to a certain star. In fact, most of them are rumors, and the actual number is far less than that.
As an undercover paparazzi, the crew members get even less money, usually a few thousand or ten or twenty thousand, or even no money at all in many cases.
Otherwise, if you can really make a fortune from this, who would still be miserable as an extra and go to the crew to play Infernal Affairs...
Cao Yang knew that XX Entertainment, where Fatty worked, was considered a medium-sized entertainment media and had never heard of any rumors of defaulting on its accounts. In other words, the other party was really planning to pay for the news.
But after thinking about it, Cao Yang was relieved.
What is the traffic level of the "Wulin Gaiden" crew now? They are one of the best in the industry. With such high popularity, the paparazzi are going crazy in anticipation of the news. It is normal for the price to increase significantly.
But Cao Yang was still not interested. Although the money was a lot, it was a hot hand. This was a good opportunity that he had spent a lot of money to get, and there was no room for any hidden dangers.
"Sorry, you found the wrong person."
Cao Yang refused again. This time the fat man was a little anxious. Just as he was about to say more, a person hurriedly ran out of the street.
"Who is Cao Yang."
"I am, Director Zhang, I am here."
Cao Yang hurriedly pushed forward, but the fat paparazzi didn't give up and chased him, shouting: "Brother, send me Fetion. Let's chat slowly."
Cao Yang ignored the fat man at all and pushed hard to get in front of the visitor. The other party had already finished negotiating with the two security guards, looked at him and took Cao Yang directly to Qixia Town.
On the way, the other party briefly introduced himself, Zhang Zhong, the deputy director of "Wulin Gaiden", responsible for actor affairs, and had previously worked on "Bright Sword" and "Magic Phone".
When Cao Yang was able to join the group, it was because of Zhang Zhong's dock. How could he not know his details? After Zhang Zhong introduced himself, he immediately served him a rainbow fart.
Zhang Zhong smiled faintly, accepted the rainbow fart safely, and then asked the fat man's paparazzi just now. He heard the last words of the fat man asking for Cao Yang's Feixin.
Cao Yang was upright and was not afraid of the slanting shadow, so he told the matter directly. Zhang Zhong listened and laughed.
"Thank you for not being greedy. Did you know that our director Zuo hates these young men the most? He discovered them twice before and was immediately blacklisted by Shanhe. He can't even be included in any TV series produced by Shanhe."
After a pause, Zhang Zhong said with some meaning: "You were in the capital before and didn't know much about Dongshan. People who have been banned by our mountains and rivers cannot survive in Dongshan's circles.
Last time, those two boys went south in despair in less than two months. This was because our left guide left a front line and did not kill them all. Otherwise, they would not get any good results if they went south."
Zhang Zhong's words were somewhat harsh, and Cao Yang himself was a little scared. He looked like a local snake and an industry boss.
Fortunately, I wasn't greedy just now, otherwise the consequences of overturning the car would be really serious.
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Perhaps because of Cao Yang's wise choice, Zhang Zhong had a good impression of him and was willing to introduce him to the Qixia Town where they were on the road.
This is after "Wulin Gaiden" became popular, Changqing Film and Television Base expanded the real-life scene of Qixia Town on the original site of Tongfu Inn in the show.
According to rumors, when the Changqing base was building the Qixia Town, it also consulted Zuo Le and a group of screenwriters from "Wulin Gaiden".
According to the setting of the script, some buildings in Qixia Town in the play were restored, such as Baima Academy, Yamen, West Street, East Street, Hanyuanzhai, Qianji Pawnshop, Zhenkou Stage, Dengshi Street and other places.
Today, Qixia Town is considered the most famous attraction in Changqing Film and Television Base, generating a lot of revenue for the base every year.
This time Zuo Le was filming the movie "Wulin Gaiden" and the filming location was directly chosen here.
The leaders of the Changqing Base attach great importance to this. When they built this Qixia Town, part of the purpose was to use it for the sequel of "Wulin Gaiden" and to continue to make the Changqing Film and Television Base famous.
As a result, there was no sequel to "Wulin Gaiden". Fortunately, Zuo Le made another "Wulin Gaiden" movie, and finally their efforts were not in vain.
In order to support Zuo Le's filming, the leaders of the Changqing base even closed the entire Qixia Town, regardless of the income from the scenic spots, and announced when they would open Qixia Town to the outside world when Zuo Le was finished filming.
The leaders of the base were well-intentioned, but Zuo Le did not accept them all with a smile.
The movie "Wulin Gaiden" is mostly indoor scenes. Except for some outdoor scenes, there is no need for other places in Qixia Town. It would be too extravagant and wasteful to close the entire crew and it is completely unnecessary.
So Zuo Le discussed with the leader to seal off the entire Qixia Town during the filming of the location.
When the film moved indoors in the later stage, the crew sealed off only the Tongfu Inn and the two surrounding streets for the crew's confidential filming, while other places remained open as usual.
When Cao Yang came, the crew had just started shooting for two days and was filming outdoor scenes, so the entire town of Seven Heroes was sealed off. People who were not the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" were not allowed to enter or exit at all.
Although the Qixia Town in Changqing Base is advertised as being 100% restored according to the script, in fact the overall area is only more than 100 acres, which is far behind the Republic of China City next to it.
Zhang Zhong and Cao Yang were chatting and walking, and they arrived at Tongfu Inn in six or seven minutes. They were taking pictures on the street.
"Zhu Wushuang" Zhang Jiajia and "Guo Furong" Yin Li were chatting at the entrance of the store. A large group of extras were surrounding the two and pointing at Guo Furong.
"You wait for a while. After filming this part, I will take you to see Director Zuo."
Zhang Zhong took Cao Yang and ran to the backyard. There was a row of pergola at the corner, which seemed to be a special place for the crew to rest.
"Teacher Mao, Teacher Gu, I'm sorry for disturbing your rest."
At this time, most of the actors were supporting the scene in the lobby of the inn. There were only two actors in the pergola. One was Mao Xiao, who played Yan Xiaoliu, and the other was Gu Xiaoge, who played the villain Ji Weili.
The two of them had just slept on the sun lounger in the pergola. Zhang Zhong and the others did not pay attention when they came in, and their voices were not heard, which immediately woke them up from their sleep. Zhang Zhong hurriedly took Cao Yang to apologize.
Although he is the assistant director of the crew, he still can't afford to offend these two men. Firstly, they have high status in the company, and secondly, Zhang Zhong, the assistant director, is not as valuable as imagined.
Zuo Le likes to use people when filming. Normally, there are only two or three producers, and the more assistant directors the better.
When I was filming "Bright Sword" before, because the scene was large and there were many people, the crew had a total of eleven assistant directors. Among them, except for four executive directors, the status was acceptable, and the other assistant directors were the larger set managers.
This time, the number of assistant directors for the movie "Wulin Gaiden" was slightly reduced because the scene staff was inferior to that of "Bright Sword", but there were still seven.
Zhang Zhong ranked sixth among them, only beating a newcomer who had just joined Sunward.
Therefore, in addition to showing off in front of young actors and extras like Cao Yang, in front of the real bosses of the crew, Zhang Zhong, the assistant director, is just that.
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It seems that Zhang Zhong and Cao Yang were also unlucky. Under normal circumstances, big stars like Mao and Gu would have assistants and managers watching over them during breaks during rehearsals.
However, now that "Wulin Gaiden" is being filmed, the actors don't dare to show off in front of their boss Zuo Le. Except when necessary, they send their assistants away during filming.
It was also fate that Zhang and Zhong happened to run into this special situation.
Being disturbed from your clear dreams can be a big or small matter. If you encounter a big-hearted person who doesn't care, just laugh and get over it.
But if you meet someone who is petty and angry, the scolding will be light.
The entertainment industry is very hierarchical. There are also a lot of narrow-minded villains. There are many examples of people being tortured to death for trivial matters. Zhang Zhong and the others cannot help but be careless.
Fortunately, Mao and Gu both had good tempers, so they nodded and ignored the matter.
Gu Xiaoge's role has a lot of action scenes. Yesterday, he had to catch up on a few hours of night scenes. He was really tired and sleepy, so he just said a few words and fell asleep again.
However, Mao Xiao probably had enough sleep. After waking up, he stopped sleeping and sat chatting with Zhang Zhong.
"Don't we have all the characters in the crew? Which role does this guy play?"
After all, Zhang Zhong is also the deputy director of the crew. If he can be brought in personally, he also has to find Zuo Le. It is definitely not just an extra actor, at least it must be a character with a name.
Mao Xiaobao had read the script a long time ago, and he had the impression that all the named characters had owners. He couldn't help but wonder about Cao Yang's situation.
"It's like this. Director Zuo just added the role of Cao Yang two days ago. He was Pei Zhicheng's staff accountant when he plotted the Seven Heroes. After Pei's death, he took over for Ji Wei. He didn't have many scenes, and most of them were backdrops.
Director Zuo means to enrich Pei's power. After all, he is also very greedy. Having only a concubine by his side is too weak." Zhang Zhong explained.
"Oh, why am I not impressed?"
Mao Xiao suddenly realized that it was a newly added character, and asked again: "What's the name of the character? I'll mark it later."
"My name is Lu Changqing. I originally wanted Guo Jinfei to be a guest star, but he was unavailable for filming "The Story of a College Student."
Zhang Zhong laughed loudly, pulled Cao Yang over and said, "Director Zuo asked me to find him, so I got Cao Yang. He came from a major and has a solid foundation in acting, but he doesn't have any masterpieces."
Zhang Zhong really didn't get the benefit of playing the role of Cao Yang. A good buddy of his in college recommended Cao Yang to him. After reading Cao Yang's information and acting videos, he found that it was quite suitable, so he agreed.
As for how Cao Yang persuaded his college classmates to recommend him, Zhang Zhong didn't really care, as long as he could do business.
The two chatted with Mao Xiao for a while, and after the crew finished filming, Zhang Zhong hurriedly brought him to Zuo Le.
Facing Zuo Le, a great director who was at the height of his power, Cao Yang was a little nervous. He introduced himself under Zuo Le's calm gaze, and then quietly waited for the verdict.
Regardless of what Zhang Zhong said, he guaranteed that this role would definitely kill Cao Yang, but if Zuo Le was not satisfied, he would still finish the game.
"The image is okay. Let's try on the outfit and see if it suits me. Then sign the contract."
Zuo Le looked at Cao Yang for half a minute and nodded. To be honest, he didn't care much about the role of Lu Changqing. He was just a background character.
If he hadn't thought it would be interesting to bury a little Easter egg when he was sorting out the script, this character might not even have appeared.
Zuo Le didn't care, but Cao Yang didn't dare to neglect.
The crew of "Wulin Gaiden" is now a well-known resource in the industry. Unfortunately, except for Shanhe and a few artists Zuo Le likes, outsiders can hardly get involved.
If he can succeed in the audition, even if it is just a background role, it will be enough to add a layer of gold to his resume, and it will not be in vain for him to sell everything to get Zhang Zhong.
When he came to the dressing room, Cao Yang opened his eyes to Yan Ni, Yin Li, Jiang Chao, Yu Entai, Song Jia, Sha Yi, and Li Youbin, who has become famous recently...
Any one of them can support a drama. Now that they are gathered together, the stars are really shining brightly.
Cao Yang was stunned as Zhang Zhong arranged for a makeup artist to do his makeup. Li Youbin happened to be next to him. He heard Cao Yang play his staff accountant Lu Changqing, took the initiative to shake hands, and greeted him with a smile.
It is no exaggeration to say that Cao Yang, who is used to being a transparent person, was so flattered that his bones were half frozen on the spot.
It’s not that he has no future, it’s that Li Youbin is too popular right now. Yesterday, the ratings of “Bright Sword” exceeded 4, and it continues to rise. Even the leading actor Li Yunlong has become the center of discussion on the entire Internet.
The whole country is talking about Li Yunlong. Although it is a joke on the Internet, it can also be seen that Li Youbin is very popular now.
For such a popular figure to stand in front of him, shake hands with him, smile and talk, the impact is really great.
If he hadn't still had some sense and knew the timing was wrong, Cao Yang would have taken out his cell phone and asked for a photo.
At this time when the popularity of "Bright Sword" is exploding, if you can take a photo with Li Yunlong, you can directly dominate the circle of friends...
Cao Yang used a lot of self-control to restrain himself and concentrated on putting on makeup and clothes. Then he was led to Zuo Le. After a minute of suffering, he finally heard the sound of nature.
He successfully won the role of Lu Changqing.
Cao Yang was in high spirits. After thanking Zhang Zhong again, he wanted to go to Li Youbin to fulfill his wish. However, the scene ended today and he returned to the hotel early.
Zuo Le could only do the next best thing, find Yan Ni who was still on the set, and shamelessly asked for a group photo.
Even if he didn't get Li Yunlong, it would be nice to have his wife Xiu Qin. Looking at his sensational circle of friends, Cao Yang thought happily.
