Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 35: Increasing Pressure

When Li Bowen proposed to terminate the contract with the protagonist in an extremely indifferent tone, Zhang Wei, played by Huang Lei, could not help but widen his eyes, looking quite dumbfounded.

"Wait, wait, what nonsense are you talking about? You...your company is committing a crime, do you understand? You are illegally firing employees! You are violating the Labor Law!"

"Mr. Zhang, I think our company's lawyers know the law better than you.

Moreover, we also have evidence that you had a relationship beyond friendship with another former employee of Tengda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. while working in Africa.”

"No! No! No! Wait, who are you talking about? Hu Lei? I didn't..."

"Card!"

"Teacher Huang, your denial should be a little more hesitant and unconfident."

Wang Hao's voice sounded like the devil's whisper, ringing in everyone's ears again. This was the second time he interrupted Huang Lei's performance in one scene.

You know, this is very rare, because before this, Huang Lei who was well prepared could often pass it in one go.

Even if something goes wrong sometimes, Wang Hao only needs to give him a little guidance, and he can immediately grasp the key points and give a suitable interpretation.

However, this time it was different.

"Hesitation and lack of confidence?" Huang Lei crawled out of the coffin, walked to Wang Hao with sand all over his body, and asked suspiciously: "Did he really cheat? Your script didn't mention this."

"But for a man who is having a bad relationship and experiencing a midlife crisis, when he changes to a new environment and meets a prettier young woman with a better personality, it would be hard for him not to be tempted, right?"

Wang Hao explained slowly and his words were quite logical and well-founded.

"That's true," Huang Lei nodded, then immediately shook his head again after realizing what was happening, "Nonsense, middle-aged men will definitely cheat?"

Wang Hao looked at his performance and laughed jokingly: "I didn't say anything about you, Mr. Huang, why are you so nervous? Is there really a girl pursuing you?"

"Go away," Huang Lei waved his hands repeatedly, "Is he cheating physically or mentally?"

"Is there any difference?" Wang Hao asked curiously.

This really hits the spot for Huang Lei. As a teacher of acting, he is quite knowledgeable in this area.

"Of course it's different. Mental infidelity is hidden and there is no factual evidence. At this time, the protagonist is more ashamed and less confident, and appears to be guilty.

Physical infidelity is different. If the protagonist has physically cheated, then since the company dares to speak out, there is a high probability that they have substantial evidence. At this time, the protagonist should be more terrified and afraid, and his tone should also be pleading. "

Wang Hao nodded, and Huang Lei continued to talk:

"In this regard, I personally tend to think that he was just mentally unfaithful. On the one hand, if he was physically unfaithful, the male protagonist would have been illegitimate, his need to be saved would be weakened, and the audience would not sympathize with him.

Secondly, the physical affair is inconsistent with the protagonist's underlying character of caring for his family, loving his wife and children, and it weakens the realism of the story."

"Okay then, let's do as you say, Mr. Huang."

"okay."

After Huang Lei put on his makeup, he lay down in the coffin again and continued the performance that had just been interrupted.

"No! No! No! Wait, who are you talking about? Hu Lei? I don't have one."

"In the contract you signed, the friendship clause clearly states that any—"

Li Bowen's tone was still full of businesslike attitude.

"Etc., etc!"

Zhang Wei was anxious, and Li Bowen continued to speak

"Love and sexual relations—"

"We are just ordinary friends!"

"They are all considered inappropriate. In this case, Tengda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. has the right to terminate the contract unilaterally." "Wait, that's not the case. We are just friends, ordinary friends!"

"That's not our record,"

"That means your records are wrong!"

“We have also formally informed you that, legally speaking, you were no longer an employee of Tengda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. when you were kidnapped, so we will not be responsible for any harm you suffer after you are fired.

Therefore, we have nothing to do with your case, including this accident and any consequences arising from it.”

"What about my insurance money? You bought me insurance, and my family needs that money."

"Since your contract has been terminated, the employee accident insurance..."

"do not do that!"

"Do you understand this?"

"Don't! Please!"

"Do you understand what I said to you, Mr. Zhang Wei?"

"Mr. Zhang Wei?"

"grass!"

"The conversation with Mr. Zhang Wei has ended. Turn off the recorder now."

"Fuck, you're a fucking bastard! You're destroying your bridges! You can't do this!"

"I'm sorry, good luck, Mr. Zhang."

"what!"

Zhang Wei suddenly jumped up and pounded the wooden board in front of him hard. His face was so distorted and full of hysterical anger.

Not only him, but also the acting students who were watching around were completely immersed in the play, feeling angry at the shamelessness of the construction company and the bad luck of the protagonist.

But at this moment, Wang Hao stood up again and shouted "Stuck", which was also the third time that the filming was extremely rare during the entire crew's filming process today.

At this moment, not only the staff, but even the students from the acting department turned around and looked at him in confusion.

In their opinion, Huang Lei's performance just now was already excellent.

Even though the lines could not contain too many dirty words and insults due to censorship reasons, he still managed to express the anger, despair and helplessness very well through changes in facial expressions, movements and tone of voice.

"He did this on purpose, didn't he?"

"I think it was intentional. Mr. Huang acted so well, but he was still not satisfied. He had such high demands. Did he really think he was in some blockbuster movie?"

"Oh, stop talking. He is a director after all. He has the right not to use expired works. He has to show it off. Otherwise, how can he highlight his directorial skills?"

The students were talking about this "cut". Huang Lei on the other side also noticed something wrong. After walking in front of Wang Hao, his face looked a little ugly.

But this time Wang Hao did not explain too much, but just gave him a reason that "the emotions were not strong enough and not touching enough".

Huang Lei could only think about it for a while, then lay down in the coffin again and started to perform it again.

This time, he changed to a performance style that was more like a stage play, with more exaggerated movements and more ferocious expressions.

However, after he finished his performance, Wang Hao was silent for a moment, but shook his head again.

"No, Mr. Huang, this is too exaggerated again. It feels fake."

(End of this chapter)