Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 5 Preparations
"But mom still wants you to succeed. After all, we've been neighbors for so long, and we're in the same industry. Mom is very pleased with what you're doing now."

Tan Siyun said.

Although her real name is only one character different from that of a famous actress, her fate is completely different.

Zhou Le smiled. When they were neighbors, he and Tan Siyun did get along very well. After all, it was just the two of them who kept each other warm.

We usually comfort each other and do what we should do.

Speaking of which, Tan Siyun can be regarded as Zhou Le’s first woman.

They all lived next door to each other and worked in the same industry. Plus, Zhou Le was handsome, so it was normal for them to stick together for warmth. The reason they didn't establish a relationship was because everyone knew what each of them needed.

So everything is natural and we both agree on it.

However, for Zhou Le, she is the first woman in his life after all. She helped him transform from a boy into a man, so he still wants Tan Siyun to stay.

But he knew that from a purely career perspective, whether in Hengdian or BJ, it would be extremely difficult for a new actress to become famous without connections and capital support.

Even if we relax the gender limit and ignore both men and women, according to Zhou Le's understanding, the only one who rose from the grassroots is Wang Baoqiang. There may be others, but definitely not many.

So the only way out is to pack up and run away as soon as possible.

"Have you decided what kind of business to start when you return?" Zhou Le asked.

"Maybe I'll go back and sell buns. My parents sell breakfast, so if I go back I'll be inheriting the family business."

Zhou Le thought for a moment and asked, "Can I get a free meal next time I go?"

Tan Siyun sighed and glanced at Zhou Le: "You're a big star now, and you still want me to give you a free meal? Shouldn't you be the one giving me a tip?"

"That won't work. We don't encourage tipping in our country. It's just a way for capitalists to pass on costs."

"After all, it's all about my two buns."

"That's too harsh. I simply think that our friendship is indestructible. At least it can't be shaken by a few buns." Zhou Le said seriously.

"Don't you still want to get my buns for free?"

Tan Siyun rolled her eyes at Zhou Le.

But at this moment she felt particularly relaxed. She was about to leave the entertainment industry, and she felt that the air was much sweeter.

After Zhou Le finished eating, he washed the dishes and went back to rest.

After all, he has always had the habit of taking a nap. As long as he is not in a crew that has to work overtime at noon, he will have to find a place to sleep for a while on the crew even if he has work in the morning and afternoon.

I don’t know how long I slept, but my sweet nap was interrupted by a shrill phone ring.

"Uncle Li wants to join the Red Army, but the Red Army doesn't want that uncle."

Zhou Le turned over and picked up the phone to answer it.

"Hello, Teacher Zhou Le."

Dapeng's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Oh, Teacher Dapeng, what's wrong?"

"Well, your audition for Wolf Warrior 2 should have finished. I'm wondering if you have time to appear in our Sewing Machine Band?"

Dapeng asked straight to the point.

After all, they are all in the same building, so it is not difficult to ask around. Besides, Yu Qian is in both crews.

Zhou Le's sleepiness disappeared immediately. "Director Dapeng, there's no problem on my end. In Director Wu Jing's film, my part starts in the middle, and filming won't start for at least half a year."

"That's great. In that case, let's finalize it as soon as possible. We're having our first script meeting tomorrow, so you can come over and get to know the others and sign the contract."

"Sure, but the pay."

"Is 500,000 RMB a good salary? After all..."

But before Dapeng could finish, Zhou Le agreed immediately: "Okay."

Now is not the time to worry about these film remunerations.

Although five hundred thousand is a little less than the third male lead in a movie of this scale of investment, he was not famous after all.

Besides, my total income since graduation till now has not even reached 500,000.

As a result, he has earned 100 yuan from the two films. Although he still has to pay taxes, Zhou Le is very satisfied for now. Dapeng was also very happy to hear Zhou Le's straightforward agreement.

For him, the movie Stitches was his turning point.

A lot of effort was put into everything from the script to the casting.

To this end, he even went to the trouble of asking Yu Qian to help invite many big names from rock bands to guest perform, including Yip Sai Wing, the drummer of Beyond who has retired, Wong Ka-chung from the same band, Gao Hu from Mourning, Liu Yijun from Tang Dynasty, Zhao Mingyi from Black Panther, Yao Lan from Ershoumeigui, Xie Tianxiao from OK KING and others.

The purpose is to make a movie that can restore its reputation.

Although he has said in many public occasions that he does not think Pancake Man is bad, he also knows privately that Pancake Man is indeed rotten.

Just as the outside world said, he basically ruined all of his previous reputation.

Therefore, when it comes to casting, apart from the band members, for the remaining roles, he would rather find actors from mainland China than from Taiwan.

But the price must also be cheap.

After all, his budget for this movie is only about 6000 million.

The budget could have been higher if Sohu had invested, but this time Sohu did not participate, so everything had to be done economically.

The appearance fees of the big names have already been decided.

They are basically guest appearances, so there is no need to give too much.

Another part of them are Zhao Benshan’s apprentices. They are all brothers and sisters, and their remuneration is a friendship price.

Therefore, Zhou Le is naturally not much better.

Before this, Zhou Le was just an amateur, and the income from his acting could not even be called film remuneration, but only labor income.

After all, the Li Hongqi he had taken a fancy to before was actually just that famous.

Although he has acted in some art films before, commercial films like Sewing Machine Band do not have much box office appeal.

In the eyes of mainland audiences, he is still an amateur.

Therefore, in his eyes, there is no difference between Li Hongqi and Zhou Le.

In comparison, Zhou Le plays drums better and has better acting skills, and as a mainlander, he is more likely to be liked by the audience.

After all, in this era, if you want to attract people in Taiwan, you still have to find Taiwanese girls.

Of course, another very important reason is that Zhou Le and Yu Qian know each other.

He had to give Yu Qian this face.

The reason for calling at this time was because Yu Qian received a call from Wu Jing in the afternoon saying that the role of Zhuo Yifan had been confirmed for Zhou Le.

After all, Zhou Le has stronger professional knowledge and is more compatible with Wu Jing's personality.

In addition, in terms of appearance, Zhou Le is far ahead of Zhang Han.

Anyway, after this phone call, Dapeng became more certain that Zhou Le was a wise choice to play Zhuo Yifan.

He knew that Wu Jing was even poorer than himself, and he wished he could break every penny into two halves to spend.

Therefore, the person selected must be the one with the best value for money.

"Then please come over tomorrow. We'll still go to Jiuxian Apartment, the usual place. We'll arrange accommodation for you."

The stone in Zhou Le's heart finally fell to the ground.

Although Dapeng had some bad reputations before, such as the conflict with Da Zhangwei, and his sharp comments on Dao Lang and Yang Chenglin for traffic, it didn't matter to Zhou Le.

It doesn’t matter how the box office is, I don’t get any share of the profits.

His only goal was to make money. After all, before this, Zhou Le's life had always been in a state where he wanted to lie down but was unwilling to do so, and wanted to work hard but didn't know where to start.

Everyone feels depressed.

Therefore, Zhou Le also felt that there was a sentence that was very suitable for him.

If you don't become bad through debauchery, you will become perverted through silence.

(End of this chapter)