This actor has something

Chapter 8: Turning Back

It's really disappointing!

He Daqi couldn't understand why he ended up taking a shower in the bedroom on the second floor.

"Daqi~What did you eat at noon?" Zhou Huimin asked softly, which made He Daqi remember that he had not eaten anything at noon.

It was already 3:30 in the afternoon, and He Daqi, who had come to his senses, had regained his intelligence.

"Have you installed a phone? I need to call home and let them know."

"It's really troublesome. You are not a child anymore. Why do you have to report whether you will be back home at noon every day?" Zhou Huimin climbed up from He Daqi's arms, took out a mobile phone from her bag and handed it to He Daqi.

"Hello! Grandma, it's Daqi... Yeah, I found the crew and had dinner there... I was busy just now and just had time to answer the phone... Okay, I'll go back as soon as I get off work."

After He Daqi hung up the phone, Zhou Huimin leaned on his chest again, tilted her head back, and asked with a smile, "How was your experience as an extra today? Did you learn anything?"

He Daqi was really bitter when talking about this. He had been waiting for work since early morning and was so tired that he almost couldn't get into the car.

Zhou Huimin almost fainted with laughter. She really didn't expect that the environment for extras in mainland China would be like this.

She wiped away the tears of laughter and confirmed again, "You said you rushed all the way there, cutting everyone you saw without distinguishing between friend and foe, and the director didn't even say cut?"

"Not only did they not shout, they even gave me 18 more yuan when I left. Because of this 18 yuan, the extras who acted with me isolated me." He Daqi complained with a wry smile.

What a bitter tear! It cost him 40 yuan in total, and he spent one yuan to buy two cakes. What made He Daqi most aggrieved was that he didn't know who took one of the two cakes away. Is this fair?

Zhou Huimin started to twitch with laughter, and it took her a long time to calm down.

"Do you still want to be an actor?" Seeing He Daqi's depressed look, Zhou Huimin leaned up and hugged He Daqi's neck and asked.

"To be honest, it was quite interesting to shoot, but I feel that no one would be able to recognize me even if the photo was taken, and it couldn't stir up any emotions in others at all." He Daqi sighed.

"Why do you always want to stir up other people's emotions?" Zhou Huimin asked curiously.

"Because of a dream." He Daqi answered very perfunctorily, too lazy to think of an excuse. Even if he said that he did it to cheat, Zhou Huimin probably wouldn't believe it, so he just said it casually.

"If you don't appear on screen, you definitely won't have any chance. You have to take one step at a time. Acting isn't as glamorous as you think. If you really want to be an actor, I can help you."

He Daqi was a little hesitant. He didn't mind taking a shortcut. The series of experiences he had after coming to this world made him realize that he was a fool.

But do you really want to delve into the path of being an actor?

"Let's talk about it later. Now that you have bought the appliances, did you also buy some vegetables? I didn't eat lunch and I want to cook something." He Daqi changed the subject.

"No, I didn't eat lunch either. Go out and buy some. I still want to eat the noodles I had yesterday."

When He Daqi got up and prepared to put on his clothes, he was dumbfounded. The clothes had been washed and were still in the washing machine without even being dried in the sun.

"The forty dollars I earned with great difficulty!" He Daqi staggered downstairs.

Zhou Huimin put on her silk pajamas and followed down, and saw He Daqi taking out jeans from the washing machine and searching his pockets.

Only then did she realize that He Daqi's clothes had been washed.

"I'll go out and buy some, and buy you two pieces of clothes too." Zhou Huimin covered her mouth and chuckled, then put on a mask and went out with her bag.

Fortunately, the sun in the city on July 49 was quite strong. After Zhou Huimin came back, He Daqi changed into new clothes and put the washed clothes on the balcony to dry. After eating the noodles, he went up to touch them and they were almost dry.

When walking out of the community in the evening, He Daqi changed back into his original T-shirt and jeans.

After Zhou Huimin couldn't see He Daqi on the second floor, she took out her cell phone and made a call: "Hello, Hua Zai, this is Vivian. I want to ask if there are any reliable film crews preparing to start filming in Hong Kong now."

"Are you planning to come back to film, Little Jew? The crew I'm in now is quite reliable. Wei Zai, Huang Gou, and Zeng Aizi are all in the crew. There's a female character here who doesn't appear much, but she's quite important. If you want to come, I'll tell the director. It shouldn't be a problem." The person on the other end of the phone asked back.

Before Zhou Huimin could answer, she heard another voice coming from the phone: "Hello, Vivian, this is Wei Zai. Are you really coming back to film? Come to our crew. The director is right next to us. He just nodded. If you come, you can join the crew directly without auditioning."

"Is there a male character around 17 or 18 years old? The kind that doesn't need too many shots, but needs to be conspicuous. I'd like to bring someone into the crew."

After hearing about the crew's configuration, Zhou Huimin actually didn't want to join this crew. She hated Huang Gou and Zeng Aizi, but Andy Lau and Tony Leung were so enthusiastic, so she asked casually.

"Yes! We need actors to play the roles of Andy and I in our youth. The director asked us to bring you here and we can decide whose role he should play."

It’s strange, why would the director of a film crew be so easy to talk to?

"Who is the director?" Zhou Huimin asked in surprise.

"Director Mai, you probably don't know him, but he's a fan of yours. He's asking me to convince you to return. What do you think? Think about it carefully. There aren't many shots, and the director promised that it will only take one or two days to finish filming your scene." The person on the other end of the phone asked expectantly.

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow, that's it for now."

"can."

……

...He Daqi didn't go to the gate of Beijing Film Studio to guard it today.

He was still frightened by yesterday's ordeal, so he strolled to the door of the villa early in the morning.

"Don't you even know to bring me breakfast?" Zhou Huimin asked with a yawn.

"Did you come to Beijing just to stay at home every day?" He Daqi asked back.

Zhou Huimin rolled her eyes at him, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then sat at the dressing table to put on makeup.

"Come with me to finish breakfast later, and we'll buy you a cell phone."

He Daqi sat up straight on the sofa and turned his head in confusion when he heard this.

“Why did you buy me a cell phone?”

"Of course it's so you can call home and let them know you're safe. I've found a supporting role for you. You don't have many scenes, but it's being filmed in Hong Kong, so you need to go over there for a day or two." Zhou Huimin put on her lipstick and pursed her lips. She thought the color looked good, and her mood brightened.

"Can I not go?" Yesterday's experience was so bad that He Daqi wanted to back out.

"What do you think? I asked someone to find me this role, and I've already put in all the favors. Now you're saying you won't go?"

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether she goes or not. Zhou Huimin herself doesn’t really want to go, but she just wants to PUA He Daqi and make him feel that he has made a great contribution.

He Daqi was being taken advantage of. He wanted to refuse but didn't know how to say it. After all, the other person was doing this for his own good. Yesterday's experience also made him realize that it is not easy to find a role that requires screen time.

"I'll go back in the evening and tell them I've found a temporary job and will be out for a few days."

Zhou Huimin rolled her eyes, came over and sat next to He Daqi, and smiled as she gave him some bad advice: "Why don't you tell her you've found a job to help pay for your studies, with food and accommodation provided, and then move from your grandparents' place to mine. That way, we can be together all day, and you don't have to go back home at night."

He Daqi was startled. Living together? He recalled his experience in Hong Kong and was afraid that he would be eaten up without a trace, so he quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"No! No! This is fine."

Zhou Huimin snorted, stood up, put on a mask, picked up her bag and walked out.

"Why are you still sitting here? Come on, go out and have breakfast."

He Daqi hurriedly followed behind.

"Is the braised pork you mentioned last time delicious?" Zhou Huimin took He Daqi's arm, and the two of them walked slowly out of the community.

"You probably won't be used to it. It's quite strong, full of pig offal."

"Then go and try it. I can even eat beef offal. I still don't believe it."

Zhou Huimin's little pleasure now is to go against He Daqi, especially when she sees him helpless with her, Zhou Huimin will have a strange sense of satisfaction, as if she has held this little man in her hands.

He Daqi had no choice but to take her to a random braised pork restaurant.

"Boss, give me a small bowl of stewed pork. Don't add the chili pepper, garlic, cilantro, or chopped green onion. We'll add them later."

"Do you want to burn it?"

"No, cut some dried tofu for me."

"Okay, wait a moment."

This thing is quick to make. Just chop it up, blanch it, put it in a bowl and ladle some soup on it.

He Daqi placed it in front of Zhou Huimin and gestured, "Add whatever you want. This is a side dish. If you don't like the taste, you can add sesame paste."

Zhou Huimin looked left and right, then added a little bit of each ingredient.

Fortunately, the dish here is light and doesn’t have much of an organ smell. Zhou Huimin liked it after a few bites, so she added another spoonful of minced garlic.

Then he slowly ate the whole bowl of braised pork.

After eating, they were walking on the street. She took He Daqi's arm and playfully lifted her mask to blow towards him.

"Smell my breath and see if there's any smell."

"Put it on quickly! It smells like garlic and it's choking!"

Zhou Huimin giggled. She was half a head shorter than He Daqi. Seeing He Daqi's look of disgust, she went even further and jumped up and blew into He Daqi's nose.

"Yesterday you were so smelly and I didn't mind you. I even gave you a bath. But today you're disgusted with me!"

The two of them were like a young couple who had just fallen in love, chasing each other on the streets of Beijing, laughing and playing, and they ran for a long time before stopping.

Today was the first time that Zhou Huimin went out shopping properly after coming to Beijing. Perhaps it was because He Daqi was accompanying her that made her somewhat excited. On the way to the mall, she pulled He Daqi's sleeve and asked him to introduce the ancient buildings along the street.

(End of this chapter)