Chapter 27: Migratory Birds Fly South, Looking for Companions
During the third time, Han Zhou smoked seven cigarettes.
Seven roots.
Wang Xiya couldn't help but snatch the cigarette from Han Zhou's hand in the end: "You are a singer. If you keep smoking like this, you won't be able to sing in two years."
Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then snatched back the cigarette: "No, I can't quit."
Wang Xiya grabbed the cigarette again: "Why can't you quit?"
"Because I want to be an actor, and actors have to smoke." Han Zhou didn't do anything this time: "Give it back to me."
Wang Xiya put the cigarette in her mouth, took a puff, then coughed and put the cigarette back into Han Zhou's mouth.
Tianle’s security guard was at the door at this time.
The security guard watched as Director Wang sat sideways with his legs in a man's arms, being played with.
Then Mr. Wang lit a cigarette for the man and put it in his mouth.
The security guard wisely turned around and left: "Fortunately the flashlight is broken!"
"All it takes to get fired is one spot of light."
The movie will eventually end.
It's already half past two in the evening.
Wang Xiya finally understood "Hello Mr. Tree".
No story.
This movie has no story, just like life has no story.
This movie is all accidents, just like life is all accidents.
Brother Shu has nothing but the dignity built up by the words "brother".
One day, Brother Shu discovered that his dignity was nothing but a mockery of others, so he went crazy.
Brother Shu was looking for beauty in his dreams, but he couldn't find anything.
Found everything again.
How can life be so sad?
If Shu Ge is a perfect person, then this kind of story is ridiculous. But Shu Ge's shortcomings are the same as those of ordinary people. It can even be said that he is not a good person, which makes this story sad.
At this moment, Wang Xiya felt that the sadness expressed in a certain love movie that her company was currently showing was like the illusion of "a child holding poop and wanting to eat it, thinking it is delicious."
After the subtitles ended, Wang Xiya was still in a daze.
Then I felt my legs being tightened.
Wang Xiya looked up and saw Han Zhou sleeping with his head tilted to one side, his mouth slightly open and snoring.
It would be fun to take a sip of mineral water while in this position!
But Wang Xiya is not Han Zhou and does not have such a bad taste.
After pushing twice, I found that Han Zhou did not wake up.
Wang Xiya pulled her feet out and stood on the ground, but ended up stepping on the cigarette butts that Han Zhou had thrown on the ground.
However, Wang Xiya didn't care at all that this pair of leggings looked like stockings but actually cost more than 70,000 yuan.
Instead, he bent down and tried to pull Han Zhou up.
If Han Zhou was awake, he would never believe that he was pulled up from his sleep by a tall but delicate woman, and then carried on her back.
Han Zhou only knew that when he woke up, he was in Tianle’s president’s office.
Wang Xiya was sitting at her desk, crossing her legs, talking on the phone.
"Yes, thank you for your help."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiya called again.
It took a long time for the other party to answer the phone. Wang Xiya said, "Uncle Liu, I have a movie to be submitted for review. I may need to trouble you to go there in person and look for Fourth Uncle Han..."
"Yes, it's very important. You have to go back to China. I'll have someone book a flight for you."
"Yes, all right."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Liu."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiya subconsciously looked at the bed where she took a nap.
At this time, Han Zhou was sitting on the bed.
"you're awake?"
Han Zhou stood up and stretched: "You didn't sleep?"
Wang Xiya nodded: "Deal with it."
Han Zhou: "Booking tickets for others? Book one for me too."
Wang Xiya: “Where are you going?”
"In the south, Hengdian."
Last night, Wang Xiya said that if Han Zhou continued to smoke, he would not be able to sing in the future.
While watching the movie, Han Zhou thought for a long time and felt that he should become an actor.
In this case, birds of a feather flock together.
My future lies in the film and television industry.
Since I have decided to work in the film and television industry, I should take this opportunity to visit Hengdian and maybe register a company there.
Let me get a plane ticket first.
Wang Xiya nodded: "Okay."
"Are you going to Hengdian to open a company?"
Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I think so."
Wang Xiya: "Entertainment companies and record companies are usually located in Yanjing, as they are closest to resources."
Han Zhou smiled: "Are you overthinking it? The resources are not mine. Mining secretly is illegal."
Wang Xiya: "Okay, if you have anything to do with film and television, you can come to me."
…
On the plane, Han Zhou wore the relatively simple women's sunglasses that he had asked Wang Xiya for.
After all, he might be famous, so he wore sunglasses to avoid being recognized.
The key point is that Wang Xiya doesn’t have men’s sunglasses, otherwise it would be a mess.
Of course, Han Zhou didn't know the price of this pair of Rost. It was worth two hundred pairs of Gu Chi, or one thousand pairs of Diao sunglasses.
…
Han Zhou calculated the time and found that there were still three weeks until the live broadcast night of the finals.
An Lan and I made an appointment to go to Mailang Record Building a week before the final to work on the song for the final.
In other words, I have two weeks to settle down and start a company in Hengcheng.
Han Zhou now has 2.1 million in his hand.
An Lan's three songs cost a total of three million, including six hundred thousand for the director and one hundred thousand for the leading role. The total of three million, seven hundred thousand, was two million one hundred thousand after tax.
Two million, one hundred thousand should be enough to buy a house and rent an office space.
However, Han Zhou still had to consider one issue, which was that if he opened a film and television company, he would need some money to start his first project.
Then buying a house is definitely impossible.
Coming out of the airport, Han Zhou walked very fast, but still saw someone pointing at him.
Oh, is this what it feels like to be famous?
Pointing at his own man, he said, "Look, that man is wearing women's sunglasses!"
Han Zhou: ...
Han Zhou selected some and finally asked about renting a house in an area with a lot of film and television companies.
“How much is this????”
"Thirty-two per square meter? Why don't you go and rob it?!"
Thirty-two square meters per square meter. A film and television company must have at least a thousand square meters. The rent alone is more than thirty thousand yuan a month.
In addition, there are additional property fees and so on.
Add in water and electricity, who can withstand this?
"Haha, sir, there are cheaper ones too, look at this."
Old and broken.
Meaning, ready-made office supplies.
Han Zhou thought about it and decided to rent it and renovate the toilet. It should be just right!
"If I want to do renovations, can I get the first few months of rent waived?"
Agent: "If you sign for three to five years, it's fine, but if you sign for one year, it's not okay."
Han Zhou hesitated for a moment: "No need, just sign for one year. Also, I need to find housing. Do you have any?"
The agent skillfully found an old and dilapidated apartment: "Look at this..."
Han Zhou rolled his eyes: "It's expensive, I have money!"
The agent was speechless. Didn’t you say this when you looked for the office just now?
Which businessman would rent the best property for his home and the worst property for his office, or would he open a shell company?
I had to inspect the site and wait for the landlord to sign the contract.
It took almost a whole day to finish it.
At night, Han Zhou stayed in the newly rented house all night.
Fortunately, I found a cheap blanket store downstairs, otherwise I would have been freezing to death.
In the morning, Han Zhou decided to go to the film and television city.
While waiting for the bus on the roadside, the phone rang.
Seeing the phone call, Han Zhou was a little silent.
Because the note says 'Mom'.
After waiting for several beeps, Han Zhou finally answered the phone: "Hello."
Han Zhou didn't even have time to think about whether to call his mother or not. Someone on the other side suddenly asked, "Han Zhou, are you going to participate in a TV show?"
"My neighbor Liao Ergou said that you became famous online after participating in the show, and that many people online said you were crazy. What's going on?"
Han Zhou laughed awkwardly: "That's... for the show effect."
"Establish a character."
It is really difficult for Han Zhou to explain this mental illness and neurosis problem. It would be strange if he could explain it clearly.
So I just made it up.
"I saw what many people said in the comments section of that show. Why don't you just find a new job... Don't go on that show."
The voice on the other end of the line was cautious and caring.
Han Zhou was silent for a moment: "It's okay, it's fake, TV is fake."
"It's just like watching a TV show. It's all acted out."
"But……"
"Those people always say you're crazy... Why don't you come back and go to the Fourth Hospital? Haha, mom will find a good doctor for you."
Han Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's fake. It's just to make the audience feel that way, so as to attract the audience. Only by attracting the audience can we make money, and only by making money can we ..."
Han Zhou said a lot.
Han Zhou's mother on the other end of the phone finally said: "If you like it... then you can have it."
"Mom heard that it's very cold in Beijing, so you should wear more clothes..."
"Mom, I'm in Hengdian."
"What store?"
"Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
"Why are you going to Jiangsu and Zhejiang again?"
"Be an actor, be a director, start a company, this is a film and television city, all the industries are here."
"Start a company? Your mother only has a few hundred thousand dollars. Do you want... a lot?"
"I have money." Han Zhou: "The show has income. Your son is famous, so it's easy to make money!"
The phone call ended after a long time.
At a glance, it was more than forty minutes.
After hanging up the phone, Han Zhou was confused, because while he was on the phone, he walked to the film and television city on foot.
Soon, Han Zhou saw the crew in the film and television city.
These people make movies and TV series that seem different from me.
The professional level does not seem to be as good as that of the crew of "Hello Mr. Tree".
But there are some things that Han Zhou usually doesn't notice or that Mr. Shu's crew doesn't have.
Han Zhou observed several film crews.
I just realized that my crew can only be said to be half a crew.
A normal film crew should have one or two assistant directors. Han Zhou originally thought that the person who was greeting and calling out to actors and stagehands was the person in charge of the stagehands, but he didn't expect to hear people calling him assistant director.
Also, the crew should have a producer. Although that producer was always on the periphery, someone would go over to ask questions from time to time.
There should be many not-so-professional extras in the crew, which made the director roll his eyes in anger.
Then the assistant director saw the director rolling his eyes, so he jumped up with a roll of paper and scolded the actor who made the mistake.
The crew should also have various lens rails. It is not possible for Chen Dayong from Mr. Tree's crew to carry a camera around everywhere. Only a few truly elite photographers are qualified to carry the lens and shoot with bare hands.
Seeing the fourth crew, a man wearing a hat and a military green vest grabbed Han Zhou and said, "Hey, you're good! There's a job for 500 yuan and a line. Do you want to act?"
Han Zhou said without hesitation: "Act!"
It's a waste of time to watch for a whole day, but you can make 500 yuan by acting, so why not act?
The assistant director explained the scene to Han Zhou.
It says that the supporting characters are fighting and something like that, and then Han Zhou just stands there motionless for a few shots.
Then someone comes over and makes a gesture of hitting someone, and the next shot is Han Zhou falling backwards and hitting the prop table. He jumps and falls on the table, and the table breaks.
But this kind of prop is difficult to prepare, so there is no chance to jump a second time, you must jump well.
After talking for a long time, we were already shooting the second shot.
Someone came over: "Are you Han Zhou?"
Han Zhou nodded.
The man laughed out loud: "Welcome, welcome, are you coming to visit the studio?"
Han Zhou: "Let's act. It's my turn to dance soon."
After a few words, the man realized that Han Zhou had taken a job in his crew and quickly found the assistant director.
The assistant director then found out that Han Zhou debuted as a singer through a talent show, and that he was very talented. He was also a director and starring actor. His new movie had just been submitted for review today. The news had spread in the circle, but not many people knew about it.
The third shot is here. Han Zhou: "It's my turn to jump."
"Hey, Mr. Han!" The assistant director held Han Zhou back and said, "How can I let you jump? I'll change my role and get beaten and jump on this table."
"You're giving our crew a lot of face by showing up. You can take a rest here. By the way, Brother Han, leave your number. We are acquainted, and meeting by chance is fate..."
Han Zhou was not used to a forty-year-old man calling him Teacher Han.
Han Zhou also officially confirmed that he was not famous at all and not many people knew him.
How many TV programs are there in the country? How many people have watched "Tomorrow's Superstar"? Even if there are 10 million, it is less than 1% of the country's population.
Just because I’ve seen you doesn’t mean I remember you or recognize you.
Recognizing you doesn’t mean I like you.
Liking you doesn't mean I'm willing to spend money on you.
In short, the road ahead is long and arduous.
On that day, Han Zhou joined four film crews and was asked to shoot eleven TV drama scenes, making a small profit of 1,900 yuan.
