This actor needs more money

The crew stayed at the hotel. Ding Xiu and his assistant checked out and were about to go to the studio to start construction. Xiaodong saw it and winked at Ding Xiu.

"Let's go now. Why don't we play for two more days and experience the exotic customs?"

After being here for so many days, everyone was busy, and he had no time to reminisce with Ding Xiu. Unexpectedly, it would be over in a blink of an eye.

If Andy Lau hadn't asked for leave, Ding Xiu would have filmed for another ten and a half days.

Speaking of which, he and Ding Xiu are quite destined. The two have collaborated in several dramas. After so many years in the industry, Ding Xiu is the actor he feels most comfortable working with, bar none.

Basically, any action he can design can be performed by Ding Xiu himself without the need for a substitute.

This is better than most actors.

Every time I see something that I have worked so hard to design handed over to an actor, only to have the actor turn around and find a substitute, which is quite helpless.

He still has many moves that he hasn't tried out on Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu, who was wearing sunglasses, shook his head: "Blonde and blue eyes are not interesting. They have a strong body odor and are not in line with my taste."

Cheng Xiaodong was stunned for a moment: "How do you know someone smells bad?"

"Harm, isn't this common sense? The Science and Nature Channel has said it."

"Have it?"

Ding Xiu put away his ID card, patted Cheng Xiaodong on the shoulder and said, "Read more books and newspapers."

"See you next time, let's go."

Without looking back, Ding Xiu waved his hand and left gracefully.

Looking at his back, Cheng Xiaodong was still recalling which issue of Science and Nature talked about foreign customs and customs.

"Is it midnight time?"

Before New Year's Eve, Ding Xiu returned to Peiping.

After just two days of rest, Wang Baoqiang came to visit with a large bag of potatoes to wish him an early New Year.

Ding Xiu opened the door and let him in: "Can you change it next time? I almost vomited after eating your potatoes in the past two years."

Every winter Wang Baoqiang comes from home to prepare potatoes. This year he joined the group early and came back late. Unexpectedly, he still didn't escape.

Wang Baoqiang, who was wearing a stylish leather jacket, said with a smile: "Then I will switch to sweet potatoes next year. They are all grown at home and are clean and hygienic."

"I thank you."

After leading the person into the house, Ding Xiu also gave Wang Baoqiang a box of beautifully packaged gifts: "Nutritional products, take them back to your parents."

Wang Baoqiang didn't answer: "Brother, our relationship is unnecessary."

"Take it, I don't have any use for these things. They were all bought as gifts. I still have a lot of them at home."

The things were prepared by Qin Gang. It was not surprising that many people said they were gifts during the Chinese New Year. When he had time, he asked him to give some to the actors and directors he had worked with.

There are dozens of gifts, large and small, including cosmetics, health products, tobacco and alcohol, and a complete set of toys, for the elderly, women, and children.

Ding Xiu had calculated that he wouldn't need so much.

The collaborators include Xu Qing, Zhang Jizhong, Zhao Jian, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Ziyi, Hu Jun, Liu Yifei, Li Lianjie, Yan Danchen and others, as well as friends who are martial arts experts like Wu Jing and Wu Bing.

Most of these people are not in Peiping, so it's hard to say whether they can meet them.

After accepting the gift, Wang Baoqiang poured a cup of hot water, straightened his back and said with a smile: "Brother, has your recent filming gone well?"

A man of Ming Dynasty who does not pretend to be a man of darkness is like walking in brocade clothes at night without returning home.

Now that he has succeeded, of course he has to come back to see his old brother. Huang Bo has already been there and is waiting for Ding Xiu here.

After leaving Ding Xiu's place, he should go home to celebrate the New Year tomorrow.

Ding Xiu Shen smiled and continued following his words: "It's not bad, the same as usual, what about you?"

"I'm not bad." Wang Baoqiang was shocked and began to talk non-stop: "Didn't I go to Huayi before? The movie I shot was called A World Without Thieves, with Andy Lau as the first actor, Ge You as the second actor, and me as the third actor. "

"You will never guess who the heroine of this drama is, Liu Ruoyin."

"A great director is a great director. Filming is different from Xu Haofeng. There are many big scenes and special effects are super expensive. Andy Lau is a very nice person and takes good care of me..."

After speaking continuously for seven or eight minutes, Wang Baoqiang's throat started to smoke. He took a sip of water to soothe his throat and continued: "The company said they would give me two dramas this year, each with a minimum salary of 100,000 yuan. I plan to build a house for my mom." .”

"If nothing happens, I will be able to buy a house here in Peiping in two years. When the time comes, remember to come over and call me Brother Bo."

"By the way, isn't Brother Bo going to be an intern in his junior year soon? I'll see if the crew has any suitable roles so that he can earn some pocket money. Singing in bars every day only costs a few bucks."

From the time I shared the basement with Ding Xiu, I saw that everyone around me was better than myself in everything. I was always the one being taken care of, and I had been suppressed for a long time.

After four years, he finally felt proud and spoke forcefully in front of Ding Xiu.

"Okay, I'll ask him later." Ding Xiu said with a squinted smile, "What are your plans for the future, career-wise?"

Wang Baoqiang grinned: "I want to act in fighting scenes and make martial arts movies."

He feels that if his image is in a romantic drama, there is obviously no future in idol dramas. Considering his own conditions, martial arts movies are the best.

Compared with other types of movies, martial arts movies have less facial requirements.

Moreover, martial arts movies have been very popular in the past two years, and the future prospects are very good.

Ding Xiu pondered for a few seconds: "Aren't you considering continuing on the current route?"

The young man was still too young. It was just when the spring breeze was blowing and the horse's hoofs were so bad that he didn't have the nerve to pour cold water on him.

The entertainment industry is not as beautiful as the illusion of strength.

I was lucky enough to play the third male lead in A World Without Thieves, followed by the second male lead and the first male lead. Every obstacle was a hurdle.

So far, his circle is too thin and his popularity is not enough. The best way is to continue the previous route and adopt the type of silly son from the countryside.

Blindly jumping onto the track may be counterproductive.

"No." Wang Baoqiang crossed his legs, with a sense of confidence all over his body: "I want to challenge different roles, so that my acting skills can improve."

Another brat.

Ding Xiu really wanted to say that being an actor is just a profession, support yourself first, make enough money, and then talk about art when you have time in the future.

But Baoqiang is in high spirits, and there's nothing he can do about it even though the bastard is determined to become the best actor.

Only after hitting the wall and being severely beaten by society can you understand the joy of making money.

After finishing the jar of tea, Ding Xiu sent Wang Baoqiang out.

After coming back, I will continue reading the script of Legend of Sword and Fairy.

The script is adapted from the game and has a ready-made plot. Overall, the plot is quite complete.

The protagonist Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa, work together to save the world, and their goal is quite ambitious.

There is love, love and brotherhood mixed in, and the villain characters are also quite rich, not the brainless type.

Overall, Ding Xiu is quite satisfied with this script.

In the afternoon, Ding Xiu put on a scarf and a woolen coat and went to wish him an early New Year.

The first stop was Wu Jing’s master Wu Bing.

Long time no see. The old man was very strong. He took Ding Xiu to drink a pound of wine and then competed downstairs.

It was already four or five o'clock when Ding Xiu left his house. His second stop was at Zhang Jizhong's house.

The person who opened the door was Lao Zhang's wife, who was in her early thirties, gentle, slim, and beautiful.

Ding Xiu couldn't help but think of Mr. Zhang. Director Zhang's wife was also beautiful and young.

It can only be said that men always like eighteen.

Zhang Jizhong's long, half-white hair was slightly curled up to his shoulders. He laughed loudly when Ding Xiu entered the house: "Xirin, this is your first time visiting the house."

"Don't blame me for not being sensible before."

Ding Xiu is indeed not good at dealing with people and sophistication. If his career were not at a bottleneck, he would rather sleep at home and watch TV.

It was Qin Gang who persuaded him, telling him that entertainment is just a circle. An actor goes back and forth in the circle and can only deal with a few people. It is always right to have a good relationship.

If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the truth.

The two dramas Ding Xiu starred in in Swordsman and Dragons were both produced by Zhang Jizhong. Although Lotus Lantern was not, Zhao Jian was Lao Zhang's number one pawn, and he was considered to be in the same circle.

Although there is no place to ask for help at the moment, it is always right to pray to the mountain gate in advance. If something happens, it will be too late to give gifts.

"Hey, there's also Maotai. I like it. Come on, let's have two cups. Xiaoman, let's cook two dishes to go with the wine."

During the Chinese New Year, Zhang Jizhong took Ding Xiu to drink.

Lao Zhang was addicted to food. He couldn't drink but was still greedy. He dragged Ding Xiu to drink half of the bottle. In the end, Lao Zhang was helped to the bedroom by Ding Xiu.

After two old men drank in a row, Ding Xiu was also four or five minutes drunk. He said to the woman nearby: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"Lao Zhang is like this, he's used to it." The woman said calmly: "I see you drank a lot, how about..."

"No, I'll bring the driver." Before she could finish, Ding Xiu interrupted: "My home is not far, I'll go back to sleep."

An old husband, a young wife, a visiting young man... This scene seemed familiar to him inexplicably, as he often saw it in movies.

When Lao Zhang wakes up, he must not be killed.

The woman smiled: "I meant to call you a cab."

"Really, blame me for misunderstanding, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"What did you misunderstand?"

"Ah." Ding Xiu smiled bitterly, feeling a little embarrassed and didn't say anything.

Smiling, the woman said, "I'm your fan and I come here often to play when I have time."

"must."

It was getting dark, and Ding Xiu couldn't stay any longer. After chatting for a few words, he was about to leave. Before leaving, the woman gave him a gift in return.

It was a wild ginseng that was not unpacked. It was given to Zhang Jizhong by someone else, saying it was for replenishing blood and vitality.

Obviously, Lao Zhang was not suitable for taking it at his age, so he gave it to Ding Xiu.

The old Zhang family is not short of money, but being able to give such a gift shows that my sister-in-law still likes Ding Xiu very much.

Ding Xiu didn't dare to ask for it. He tried to push it away several times, but he couldn't push it away anymore and was forced to come over.

"Sister-in-law, how can you be so embarrassed?"

"What's the excuse? It's all courtesy."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"I'm not much older than you, just call me Sister Man. If you graduated from China Theater Academy, you have to call me Senior Sister."

"When I first saw Sister Man, I thought it was a pity that you weren't an actor. I didn't expect that you are actually a colleague. It's a pity that I didn't graduate from Chinese drama, otherwise I would still be able to get married."

"I studied at the Chinese Theater Academy, but it wasn't in the acting department. I haven't made any movies in recent years. I mainly made documentaries."

"Director, nice to meet you."

Ding Xiu didn't expect that he would have two tutors in one class, so he made up his mind to find out more about other people's wives next time he visited.

Otherwise it would be so embarrassing like today.

In fact, it’s not his fault that he didn’t know that Zhang Jizhong’s wife is not famous in the industry.

She is mainly responsible for directing documentaries. Unless I ask specifically, I really don’t know what she does.

The two chatted for a while and were very congenial. Fearing that Lao Zhang would wake up and see that he was still there, Ding Xiu said goodbye and ran away.

In the car, the driver asked: "Brother Xiu, which one are you going to?"

Ding Xiu rubbed his temples and said, "Go home, I won't go there for the time being."

This is a time when other people are having dinner, so it is not suitable for New Year greetings.

And according to the original plan, he was going to Xu Qing's house.

After two drinking parties in a row, he was afraid that he would not be able to get out when he went to a wolf-like single woman's house late at night.

The next day, near noon, Ding Xiulu finished delivering the gifts one after another.

What was given to Xu Qing was a copy of The Eight Parts of the Dragon signed by Jin Yong.

When she was on Swordsman, she gave her set to Ding Xiu, and Ding Xiu returned her set this time.

They haven't visited each other for three years. It's not a close relationship. It stands to reason that the relationship between the two should be much weaker since they haven't seen each other for a long time.

However, Xu Qing was very enthusiastic. She invited Ding Xiu into the house for tea and even invited him to have lunch. During this period, she teased him about not contacting his old friends once he became famous.

Ding Xiu kept apologizing.

…

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, it is appropriate to go on a long trip.

After packing his luggage, Ding Xiu went to the set of Legend of Sword and Fairy.

The filming location was Fenghuang Ancient City in southern Hunan.

The weather was a bit cold, so Ding Xiu brought a few more down jackets.

At the script seminar, as soon as I walked in, I saw several familiar faces.

Liu Yifei stood up and smiled happily, and Ding Xiu walked towards her.

"Brother Xu, long time no see. Are you still painting recently?" Ding Xiu tightly held Xu Jingjiang's hand behind Liu Yifei.

The character played by Xu Jingjiang this time is called the Moon Worshiping Leader. He is the ultimate villain and has a lot of roles.

The last time the two met was in "Yitian Slaying the Dragon". More than two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I really miss this honest and honest brother.

"Painting, always painting." Xu Jingjiang was as honest as ever. He had been quiet until Ding Xiu came over and smiled.

Liu Yifei was not in a hurry and waited quietly. The next second, Ding Xiu turned around and walked towards another actress.

Li Lizhen who plays the role of Saint Aunt.

When he saw her for the first time, Ding Xiubi was even more excited than when he saw Xu Jingjiang. After all, he had only seen her in movies before.

It fell flat at second glance.

Time destroys beauty. After all, she is getting old and her youth is gone. Calculating carefully, she is now forty.

Ding Xiu lamented

"Hello, Mr. Li, I am actor Ding Xiu, playing the male lead Li Xiaoyao."

"Hello, I play the role of a holy aunt." Shaking hands with Ding Xiu, Li Lizhen felt that young people from the mainland were very polite, which was different from the rumors.

The investors of this drama include Hong Kong businessmen. In addition to the holy aunt, the man who plays the role of the Jiu Sword Fairy is also from Hong Kong. His name is Xie Junhao. He is an uncle. He is quite handsome. His temperament is very similar to Leslie Cheung, elegant and melancholy.

After a round of greetings, Ding Xiu recognized everyone and looked at Liu Yifei after sitting down.

"Xixi, long time no see. How was your academic performance? Did you miss me?"

After seeing her for so long, Liu Yifei had already made up her mind not to talk to Ding Xiu. When she saw him taking the initiative to speak, she smiled again:

"It's good, everything went well."

"Is your mother here?"

Liu Yifei nodded: "Well, here we are. I heard that you are the male lead and we have a starring role, so she will come here in person."

Ding Xiu: "..."

This is how worried he is, as if he is on guard against thieves.

It seems that we need to have a more in-depth communication later. Liu Xiaoli misunderstood him too deeply.