I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 22, In the future, I will also be a big star!

The tuition fees for art schools are not cheap. Even the cheapest one, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy, charge 10,000 yuan a year in tuition fees. In this year when the average annual income is less than 10,000 yuan, it takes extraordinary courage to come up with 10,000 yuan to pay tuition fees.

Wei Ming said that if the first wave of angel round funds for tuition is not enough, he will contribute.

After all, they are Li Xuan's only relatives in this world. If he doesn't pay for the tuition, who will? Of course, the premise is that Li Xuan can pass the exam. This is the big premise.

Wei Ming even said that it’s okay if you don’t choose an art school. If you can get into an undergraduate program, I will support you to continue your studies and support your life path as your uncle - after all, now that your stingy aunt is no longer managing the money, you can still make this decision.

Li Xuan silently remembered En Hui
at this time.

Li Xuan felt that no matter what, he would be able to stay in this circle of feasting and drinking.

After all, this is the place I long for and dream of.

Let’s not talk about these empty things. This system is the only place that can keep you healthy.

Want to make yourself healthy.

rich.

Not unknown.

Then conquer.

Conquer this circle.

At this moment, when he was full of ambition, the aunt in front of him interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts and said impatiently.

"Will you rent it?"

"Here we go, here we go. Why is a room with a bathroom so expensive when the deposit is two months and the payment is three months?"

"If you were a big star, I would give you a rent reduction or even a rent waiver." The landlady said sarcastically, "It's a pity that you're just a Hengpiao."

"I will be a big star in the future!"

Of course, before conquering this circle, you have to pay the rent first. This time, Li Xuan found a single room with a bathroom, and it was the cheapest one among the single rooms with a bathroom, only two hundred and fifty yuan a month, which was thirty yuan cheaper than the average two hundred and eighty yuan.

The downside is that it takes one kilometer longer to get to the set than other places, so just consider it a workout.
Li Xuan was not discouraged at this time.

After all, I'm a man praised by Zhang Yimou and recommended by Zhang Jizhong himself. It's not too much to improve my life by renting a single room with a toilet.
The landlady at this time also had an attitude of "if you want to rent it, rent it or not, get out". This place has never lacked dreamers who want to rent a house. If one person doesn't rent it, the next person will come to take it, and there will never be an end.

There are so many people who love to dream, and the one in front of you is just one of the thousands of dreamers.

There is a saying among the locals in Hengdian.

I am no longer at the age of dreaming, but I still dream.

This kind of people are called Hengpiao.

"Hey, Mr. Beard Zhang, although our crew is simple and not as lavish as yours, we're not so poor that we can't even afford a proper martial arts stunt double."

At this point, Wang Xinming, the director of "Xia Ke Xing," called Zhang Jizhong with a complaint, his words laced with grievance. "Xia Ke Xing" was considered Jin Yong's second-tier IP, and its cast and production budget couldn't compare to other first-tier IPs.

Untold Stories and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, two less popular works by Jin Yong, and Wang Xinming got both at once. His qualifications and resources are not enough to shoot Jin Yong's popular works, so he can only shoot second-tier IPs.

Although it is a second-tier IP, Wang Xinming still poured a lot of effort into it.

With limited funds, we invited the most suitable actors. For example, for the role of the protagonist Dog Bastard, we initially wanted Zhao Wenzhuo and Wu Jing to try it, but later we chose Wu Jian, a senior student at the Central Academy of Drama.

When he filmed "The Sequel to Journey to the West", he was just a junior student.

Great potential.

The important thing is that it is cheap
This is how the crew of "Xia Ke Xing" is. They choose cheap ones from good ones and good ones from cheap ones. The actors are basically second- and third-tier, and there are even amateurs in it.

But even though our crew is poor, we won't hire an extra.

Extras are at the bottom of the contempt chain of a crew. To be honest, Wang Xinming doesn't think he is that great, but extras are definitely not great.
They are just a group of cheap laborers who are past the age of dreaming but are still dreaming. Their chances of getting ahead are slim.

Acting is a job that involves both technology and art, so where is the use of unconventional methods?

As for the crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Wang Xinming also has his own opinion. Since we can't afford expensive actors, we should focus on the martial arts, hire the most professional martial arts instructors, and hire the most expensive stunt doubles in the Shanghai Wushu School.

With the same level of expressiveness, I could hire a top-notch martial arts stunt double for the same price as a third-tier actor.

Since it is a martial arts drama.

There is nothing wrong with me emphasizing the "martial" element.

Of course, top-level martial arts stunt doubles are cheap, but if top-level martial arts appear on third-tier actors, then the value of these third-tier actors will skyrocket.
Zhao Wenzhuo was being paid 100,000 per episode for the drama "Feng Yun" at the time.

Zhao Wei, who plays Huan Zhu Gege, also earns 100,000 yuan per episode.

But you don't want to imagine how popular Huan Zhu Gege was. It was so popular all over the country, from China to Southeast Asia, and its influence was much greater than that of the Hong Kong comic adaptation Feng Yun.

"Xia Ke Xing" can't afford actors who have both action and acting skills. Such people are basically synonymous with money. They can only use tricks to separate them. They hire powerful martial arts stand-ins and ordinary but suitable young actors. How can the utilization rate of funds be high?
Zhang Jizhong just listened to Wang Xinming's complaints. In Zhang Jizhong's eyes, this guy was a bit old-fashioned, old-fashioned and serious, not smooth and uncompromising at all.

Although I wrote the letter of introduction myself, it was actually just a job as a martial arts stuntman. Generally speaking, if you feel it is inappropriate, you can just get rid of it without saying anything.

Why would you call specifically to talk about a martial arts stunt double?
But that's Zhang Jizhong's personality. He is extremely tolerant of people who are stubborn about art and have low emotional intelligence.

"How should I put it? I can't explain this to you clearly here. I asked him to come find you. If he's suitable, then use him. If he's not, don't worry about it. It's just a stand-in's job. But don't underestimate extras. Many times, they just lack an opportunity."

"Not all people who have dreams are just dreaming. There are also people who truly work hard and devote themselves to their dreams."

I called the crew and confirmed the location and time.

At this moment, Li Xuan went to Xiguan Film and Television City with Zhang Jizhong's letter of introduction.

The crew of "Xia Ke Xing" also covered travel expenses, but the reimbursement process was much more complicated.
It can be seen from various aspects that this crew is not that rich. Zhang Da Huzi is stingy, and this crew may be really poor.

(End of this chapter)