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

Chapter 5: Gao Dao’s favor, preparing to take the exam

Gao Yujun, a director who came to the mainland from Hong Kong to develop his career, is good at costume dramas. When everyone in the mainland was rushing to Hong Kong, he came to the mainland to develop his career, which really seemed to be a bit of a reverse operation.

However, according to Gao Yujun's own words, there are probably too many talented people in Hong Kong, and he would have no say if he stayed there, so it would be a good idea for him to develop in the mainland.

In the golden age of TVB, he was a leading screenwriter.
Director Gao has his own artistic pursuits.

This is also why Li Xuan feels that in today's era where directors are still the dominant force and capital still has the final say, performing in front of him is not a waste of effort.
For a director, his work is like his own child.

Often, the criterion for judging a role is whether it is suitable or not.
But judging from Gao Yujun's appearance, this isn't the first time he's done this, writing a letter of introduction.
Actually, for Gao Yujun, this can be considered a kind of "casting a wide net" to find a good match. After twenty years of development in the Hong Kong circle, he knows that connections are very important in the circle. Although he is a small fry now, what about in the future? Maybe he can become a big shot, who knows.

Although the probability is very low, this kind of "helping someone in need" is not considered a favor to Gao Yujun. If he comes to you and there is a suitable role, you give it to him. If there is no suitable role, then there is no suitable one.

"By the way, go get a special actor certificate. It might not be useful now, but you never know what it might be useful for in the future."

"Okay, thank you Director Gao."

Anyway, he did do a favor to help out in time of need.

Li Xuan will also remember it.

"Uncle, I'm asking for three days off. Don't give me any extra roles in the next three days."

Li Xuan came to find his uncle who was eating beef noodles. He was sweating and panting while eating in the hot summer.

"Tired of filming? Young man, give it a try, it's okay." Wei Ming thought Li Xuan was tired after following the crew for a month, but after thinking it over, he said, "But there's nothing you can do with your body."

It is because of my middle-aged body that I need the system to add attributes to me, so I have to film movies like crazy to gain attributes!

"No, uncle, Director Gao got me a letter of introduction and asked me to try out for the crew of The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

"Ah? A letter of introduction written by the director himself?"

"correct."

"You sold your ass?" Wei Ming asked suspiciously, "Did you get enlightened while filming 'Red Dead Redemption'?"

Li Xuan was speechless. His uncle was too greasy.

"Bullshit, I acted well, so they just gave me a letter of introduction."

This surprised Wei Ming a little. The director's letter of introduction - no matter whether it was useful or not, anyway, they were all the same people brought there. Whether it was introduced by another director of the crew or brought by the director of the film, would they be the same?

That’s different. The starting points are different.

"'The Legend of the Condor Heroes', that producer is incredible, a bunch of people from the Beijing circle, the producer also worked on 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' and 'Water Margin'." Wei Ming remembered this project, which was quite famous in the industry. He was surprised and said, "Great! I actually got an audition there."

That was all the result of my persistent efforts to show up! "Then you have to buy me a couple of drinks?"

"Please." Li Xuan sat next to Wei Ming and asked the boss to bring him a jug of beer and a pot of boiled water.

The beer belongs to Wei Ming, and the boiled water belongs to him.

"Why drink beer? Let's drink white wine and go to Xiaofen for a walk."

"Take care of yourself, Uncle Wei"

"Drink today and enjoy the wine today, don't worry about other people's business."

Since the divorce, Wei Ming has been in a state of depression, although not completely defeated. When his wife ran away, she ran away with another gangster. However, now that gangster is no longer called a gangster, but an agent. He is the agent of Jiahe and is said to have many talented artists under his management.

He was just a wasted guy, living in a single room that was not much better than Li Xuan's. The good thing about it was that it had a separate bathroom. If you had to say something good, it was the difference between 150 yuan and 300 yuan in rent. After losing half of his gold coins, Wei Ming was not doing well either.
After drinking, Wei Ming was yelling again, don't find a wife, you will become unhappy. Of course, after that, he said, find a wife who is richer than you, you will become lucky.
"Drunk again."

Li Xuan was speechless. The burden was thrown to him again. He could only carry him back alone. It was always like this before. He would become depressed after drinking.
However, today Li Xuan felt that it had become easier for him to carry Wei Ming. He had to move him slowly before, but now he could lift him up in one breath.

[Strength] It feels really good to become stronger.
"Boss, stir-fried pork with green peppers, white rice, and a Dalian soda."

"Hey, handsome guy, what good thing happened?"

At this moment, the proprietress of the cheap restaurant he often ate at looked at Li Xuan with a hint of curiosity. In the past, Li Xuan had either had plain noodles or minced meat noodles and a cup of high-foam tea. Today, he had a soda and stir-fried pork and green peppers. All in all, it had cost him over six yuan.
"I've been lucky lately."

Li Xuan smiled and looked at the 'delicious dish' before him. The lean meat was dry but not tough, and the green peppers were fresh. The stir-fried meat of this era was made with real ingredients, stir-fried with full wok flavor. It was like in his previous life, when it was just pre-made rice.
Although it is not time to go to the crew of The Legend of the Condor Heroes today, Li Xuan still has to take the special actor certificate exam and buy a mobile phone by the way.

Before, Li Xuan didn't even have a mobile phone, and he relied on Wei Ming for communication. Life was really hard for him as a low-level supporting actor. Even with Wei Ming's little care, life was still quite difficult. After all, he was not doing very well and did not have many resources. It was enough for Li Xuan to barely maintain a monthly income of 600.

This time, the income from "The Emperor of Han Dynasty" was the highest in a month. Adding the guest appearance in "Red Dead Redemption", it was considered a bit rich.

Having some savings can help change my difficult life, such as buying a mobile phone of my own, which will make it much more convenient for me to get acting jobs.

The special actor certificate is also a certificate that needs to be taken.
The lowest level of actor certificate is special, and the next levels are fourth, third, second and first.
Actors at CCTV are even more direct, with professional titles as proof of their acting skills.

Especially for Li Xuan, who comes from the bottom, has no background, no education, and no resume, it is best to take this kind of certificate with no threshold but requirements. After all, even if you are a student of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, you have to take this exam.
Even if Gao Yujun didn't say it, Li Xuan also planned to take the exam.
The test costs 30 yuan, plus the certificate fee of 15 yuan.

At just 50 bucks, it's pretty expensive.
However, the special actor certificate is probably the lowest-cost and easiest-to-obtain "award" in the entertainment industry.

Aren't awards just something to prove one's acting skills and honor?
Let Li Xuan relax for a while.

Take the special actor certificate.

Can I explode the attributes?

(End of this chapter)