You Made Me a Superstar

   Chapter 4 Zhou Yang recruits actors

   Zhou Yang saw the mess on the ground.

  Tables, chairs, all lacking arms and legs, while the wallpaper of the hotel was torn, and the TV screen was smashed.

   Obviously, there was a catastrophe in room 302 just now.

   "We are discussing the script, but sometimes the art script can make people very impulsive, and it will form a kind of performance art. Xiao Zhou, you go to dinner first, and we will check other equipment later..."

"OK."

   When he saw Zhou Yang continue to look at other places, Hong Xiang blocked the door, preventing Zhou Yang from looking at more things inside.

   Script?

Art?

   Zhou Yang felt that Hong Xiang was covering up something, but he did not ask.

   At this moment, he is a little tired.

   After looking at the circuit board and circuit diagram for a day, my head swelled up a bit.

  …………

   "There is something wrong with the van. I'm afraid it's not safe to drive at high speed, so I went to the repair shop to check the car..."

   "I need tools to fix things. I don't have enough tools at the moment, so I went to buy some things..."

"I have also visited the garbage recycling factory here. I can often find some diode components I need in the garbage recycling factory. Many circuit boards are universal, and they can be used on other equipment after dismantling... Of course, many computer boards can also be used..."

   "Because I have no money, I temporarily borrowed a thousand yuan in the name of the crew. Don't worry, I will pay back this thousand yuan. It's recorded in my account book."

  “…”

   At dinner time.

   Zhou Yang seriously talked about his day's journey and took out his account book.

The    ledger records in detail the various uses of one thousand yuan today.

   His voice is sincere.

   Hong Xiang and Liu Yi were listening next to them, nodding indifferently from time to time, deliberately creating the momentum of a leader, but inexplicable embarrassment in their hearts.

   But in front of Zhou Yang, they couldn't show such embarrassment, so they could only keep this silence.

   They listened to Zhou Yang talking about the repair of the camera and the theoretical knowledge that they couldn't understand...

   Suddenly feel that Zhou Yang is not worthless?

  After dinner.

  Hong Xiang left first.

   Before leaving, he winked at Liu Yi.

   Liu Yi understood and came over to find Zhou Yang.

   "Xiao Zhou, tomorrow our crew is going to move to the side of the mountain, I will recruit some extras, um, you are honest, so let's leave the task of recruiting extras to you, we trust you..."

   "Oh, well, that, what should I do?"

"It's up to you."

   "Are there any requirements? What is the script about?"

"The script is to tell the story in the mine. As for what the story is, we can't tell you. It's not that we don't trust you, but that artistic creation requires some vague concepts. Telling you too early will make you form a kind of thinking. solidified..."

   "Do I need to hire miners?"

   Just when Liu Yi was going to tell Zhou Yang the story of art creation seriously and cover up something, Zhou Yang didn't think about it at all.

   Zhou Yang is very real.

Art…

   This kind of thing is too deep and the concept is very broad. Zhou Yang felt that even if they explained it carefully, he would not understand it.

   He is not such a person after all.

   He is vulgar.

  Elegance has absolutely nothing to do with him.

   "Almost..." Liu Yi nodded.

   "Okay, by the way, what should I say about the salary?" Zhou Yang also nodded and asked a crucial question.

   "From 300 yuan a day to 1,000 yuan a day, you can drive whatever you think is suitable..." Liu Yi looked at Zhou Yang.

   "Is this really good?"

   Group performances make so much money?

   "Just do it!" Seeing Zhou Yang's expression, he was slightly impatient.

   "This, I don't understand movies, in case..." Zhou Yang hesitated.

   He was afraid of mistaking his children.

   "Don't worry, it's okay, I think you have such artistic talent..." Liu Yi said casually.

   "Okay, then I'll try, um, after I recruit, will you help me check it out?"

"it is good."

   "By the way, then you have to give me some money, otherwise I won't be able to do advertisements... To recruit actors, do you need some advertisements?"

"How much?"

   "One or two hundred?"

"Can!"

  “…”

  …………

  The night was quiet.

   Zhou Yang lay on the bed and looked at the stars.

   Am I going to hire an actor?

   Can I really?

   Zhou Yang didn't know, but Zhou Yang felt a sense of being trusted.

   He felt like he was getting luckier.

Movie…

   Movies about mines?

   Zhou Yang began to recall the few movies he had watched...

  Vaguely, I thought of a movie called "Blind Well".

   The detailed plot has been almost forgotten, but he vaguely remembered that it was a literary film, and then, the fragmentary plot inside seemed to be able to recall a little.

   At the same time, he also knew that the actor who filmed "Blind Well" was Bao Qiang, who was one of the few grassroots counter-attack models in the group.

others…

   Zhou Yang is really not impressed.

   I don't know how much "Blind Well" is different from the director's movie plot...

Um…

   I heard that Director Hong's film will be filmed by the little fresh meat "Han Chong".

   seems to have contacted Han Chong's agent.

   "Han Chong" debuted from a singing program "Happy Boys" in this world.

  Although he was eliminated in the end and did not win the championship, his popularity is very strong and his fans are very large.

   Looking at the photo, it seems very handsome and looks a little weak, but it should belong to a particularly talented person.

   After all, I heard that he is an original type singer.

   However, Xiao Xianrou seems to have a sense of disobedience when making such a movie.

   Zhou Yang does not feel comfortable substituting Xiao Xianrou into "Blind Well".

   Maybe my problem?

   After all, what kind of movies do people like me know? Maybe art needs this sense of disobedience?

   Maybe the script is completely different from "Blind Well"?

Maybe…

Um…

   A movie only has a director and an assistant director, and no other staff members, doesn’t it seem right?

   always feels weird.

   Zhou Yang thought about it, and his eyelids started to get heavy.

   Forget it, I don’t want to.

   Not long after, he yawned and fell asleep.

   was speechless all night.

   The next day, Zhou Yang got up at four in the morning.

  The first thing he did when he got up was to toss the circuit board inside with the camera.

   Well, he is using various tools to find the damaged part of the camera. This kind of tossing is very tedious. In fact, for the average repairman, changing a circuit board can solve it. If it can't be solved, just change another motherboard.

but.

   Zhou Yang did not do that.

  The circuit board is not cheap, Zhou Yang can't afford the price, and he is not sure whether it is feasible to replace a circuit board.

   Motherboard?

   He couldn't even afford it.

  This thing is ridiculously expensive…

   Let’s look carefully to find out where the circuit is broken.

   Zhou Yang fiddled with a screwdriver and a multimeter, and began to check it very carefully...

   Until seven o'clock in the morning, he finally found some eyebrows!

   However, the answer is hopeless.

   The camera was broken in not only one place, but in many places.

   This will be a toss up if you fix it...

   Zhou Yang carefully placed the camera, then stood up, rubbed his sore eyes, moved his body, then left the van and walked towards the advertising agency.

   He has to recruit a group of extras today.

  Before hiring an actor, he had to make a poster.

  ………………

   "Young man, do you think I can do it?"

   "Director Zhou, I'm a miner here. No one knows mine better than me. Do you think I can do it?"

   "Boy..."

   "Can I?"

  “…”

   Filmmaking is a rarity.

  When Zhou Yang lit up the advertisement paper and heard that a celebrity would come, a large crowd of people from all over the world immediately gathered around.

   Zhou Yang was surrounded by countless people, and he was a little breathless.

  The two directors neither set a number for him nor a price for him, but only said that the film invested about 4 million.

four million!

   seems to be quite a lot.

   In short, Zhou Yang carefully registered the actor's information and news according to the vague specifications of "Blind Well" in his mind, and conducted preliminary screening.

   Only half a day.

   Zhou Yang screened more than 20 alternate lists.

  When Zhou Yang was going back to eat at noon...

  Liu Yi hurried over.

   "Is the group act ready?"

   "Not yet, here is their list and information, Director Liu, can you help me?"

   "Well, let me see, just this, this, this... these few."

   "Director Liu, are you too casual?"

   "Art is born in nature, and you can get it with a good puppet. Some are actors, and sometimes they need luck." Liu Yi was talking to Zhou Yang while looking at his phone.

"Oh."

   "By the way, this afternoon, you go to the advertising agency to make some banners for the opening ceremony, and at the same time, call the actors to the designated place... According to my request, put the camera on..."

   "Huh? The camera hasn't been repaired... Is this turning on?"

   "It's okay, I have a camera here, let's take a start-up photo..."

"oh oh."

   "Han Chong will be here in the afternoon, you have to get enough cards first, you know?"

   "What?" Zhou Yang was at a loss.

   He doesn't understand this.

   His kind of aesthetic is very general, and someone who has seen vulgar people, how can they know what cards are...

   "Forget it, you go to help set up the tent first and set up the equipment. We will sleep in the tent at night. By the way, the equipment is very heavy. Can you handle it alone?"

   "It can be done."

"it is good."

   (end of this chapter)