Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 18 More money is needed

The actor You Tanzhi is a relative of the other, having gotten in through the back door, so it would be difficult for them to replace him unless it was absolutely necessary.

I can't get over the relationship.

Otherwise, with his first acting experience and average looks, how could he be included in the crew?

"It's okay. It saves me time in retaking shots." Yu Ming was very satisfied after watching Qin Chuan's performance in the morning.

It is not difficult to make up the shots, but the difficulty lies in that it requires cooperation from extras and other actors, which is time-consuming and troublesome.

Now there is no need to add shots, everyone is happy and it saves money and time.

……

Zhao Jian walked out of the director's studio with his lunch box, found a table and sat down to eat.

Qin Chuan, who was waiting in line to get his lunch box, happened to pass by him and greeted him, "Director Zhao."

"Yeah." Zhao Jian nodded slightly. After two seconds, he called Qin Chuan: "Xiao Qin."

Qin Chuan turned around: "Ah, what's the matter, Director Zhao?"

"Come sit down, I want to tell you something."

Qin Chuan pulled out a stool and sat opposite Zhao Jian. Both of their meals were on the table. One was a box lunch with half a spoonful of shredded green peppers and potatoes and a few slices of meat on top of the white rice.

One is a dinner plate with two meat dishes, one vegetable dish and a chicken drumstick.

"I see that you've performed well. Are you interested in taking on the job of You Tanzhi's stunt double? From now on, all of his stunt doubles will be handed over to you."

"Thank you, Director Zhao. I will definitely do my best."

A stunt double can make money, and being a stunt double for a certain role can make even more money. If it is a well-known role or a well-known actor, being a stunt double can also help you gain fame in the industry.

All the famous actors in China who have been making martial arts films for many years have stunt doubles.

When a stand-in comes out to work, he writes on his resume that he has been a stand-in for someone or a famous character, and these are his qualifications.

"You're a good young man. I'm optimistic about you." Zhao Jian passed the uneaten chicken leg to Qin Chuan: "You're old and can't eat greasy food. I'll give it to you. Don't waste it."

"Thank you, Director Zhao. Director Zhao wants to smoke." Qin Chuan took out the Liqun he carried with him and handed it over.

On Tianya Forum, a netizen said it well: this cigarette is beneficial to the group only when a group of people smoke it, but it is beneficial to oneself when one person smokes it.

There was an extra chicken leg for lunch, and Qin Chuan was 90% full.

He had no performances in the afternoon, so he would practice the basic skills of a martial artist in the open space nearby. With enough time, he made considerable progress after an afternoon of practice.

On the set, Yu Ming was furious.

Ma Yuke, who plays You Tanzhi, had never acted before. I knew that his acting was bad, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.

There were frequent NGs on the first day of work.

Yu Ming, who already had a bad impression of him, became even angrier.

"Crack!"

"The actor is out of the picture. How can such a low-level mistake be allowed?"

"Crack!"

"You're blocking other people's light."

"Do you have to be so hard with your lines? Kakaka!"

It was Ma Yuke’s first time filming and she had no acting experience. She was rejected by the directors one after another and became increasingly lacking in confidence. She almost collapsed.

After finally finishing an afternoon's worth of filming, he almost cried when he returned to the hotel.

……

The next day, Qin Chuan and Zhou Haopeng went to work together, and they became colleagues.

Zhang Wei didn't come today. I don't know where he went.

In the open space, Zhao Jian taught Qin Chuan all of You Tanzhi's martial arts moves one by one, and then asked him to practice them, making sure he learned them in the shortest time possible so he could be ready to go at any time when needed.

The wages during martial arts training are also two hundred yuan a day.

In the corner of the palace, no one cares about him. Qin Chuan is happy and relaxed. He finds a cool place to practice his moves slowly. When he gets tired, he finds a place to rest. Don’t live your life too carefree.

He lived like this for six or seven days in a row. Someone in the crew couldn't stand it anymore and reported Zhao Jian, saying he was lazy.

As a result, in front of Zhao Jian, Qin Chuan performed all of You Tanzhi's moves smoothly. Zhao Jian smiled and asked him if he was thirsty after practicing martial arts here, and told him to remember to drink more water during the next break.

People with ability are respected everywhere.

Qin Chuan was just being lazy on the surface. He would practice in his dreams after returning home every day to consolidate the knowledge for the next day. His efficiency was much better than the crew's blind practice every day.

Now in everyone's eyes, he is a genius who can master any move after practicing it a few times.

Especially Zhao Jian, I admire him very much.

Zhao Jian himself is also a martial artist and knows how difficult this line of work is. There are very few people with the talent that Qin Chuan has. In ancient times, he would be considered a martial arts genius.

Two days later, probably because he was too idle, Zhao Jian threw him a dozen pages of You Tanzhi's script and asked him to memorize it while practicing.

"Director Zhao, this..."

"Why, you can't do it?"

"No, you have to pay more!"

Qin Chuan thought he was just a martial arts stand-in, but he didn't expect to do the work of a literary stand-in as well. He could only sigh that it's good to be a big star.

It has the flavor of later generations.

One actor has eight stand-ins, including a literary stand-in, a martial arts stand-in, a back stand-in, a nude stand-in, a hand stand-in, a light stand-in... The actor only needs to show his face.

"Okay, I'll give you more money." Zhao Jian was a little amused.

……

On this day, it was Qin Chuan's turn to be You Tanzhi's stunt double.

After finishing his makeup, he stood quietly by the side waiting for his turn.

It’s still the big scene in Shaoshi Mountain. It hasn’t been finished yet, and the progress is about two-thirds.

This battle is between You Tanzhi and Ding Chunqiu.

Although You Tanzhi is a supporting role in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, he still has a lot of scenes, and the three most exciting fighting scenes are all in Shaoshi Mountain.

They are a duel with Xuan Ci, a duel with Ding Chunqiu, and a duel with Qiao Feng.

The duel with Xuan Ci was filmed some time ago, and now it’s the second scene, the duel with Ding Chunqiu.

The reason why Qin Chuan didn't appear on stage was because Ma Yuke was filming a literary scene.

The actor who plays opposite him is Ding Chunqiu. His name is Shen Junyi. He has been in the industry for 20 years, has filmed dozens of film and television dramas, and won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He is also a veteran actor.

At the scene, the young actor's acting skills were completely crushed by this veteran actor.

"Zhuang Juxian, if you move again I will use my corpse poison." Ding Chunqiu grabbed A Zi and threatened You Tanzhi.

"No, no, no, absolutely not. No, just forgive her."

"It's easy for me not to kill her. Come back to my school and become my disciple immediately."

"Yes, disciple greets the master."

The two don't have much dialogue, but it is a test of the actors' acting skills, especially You Tanzhi, these scenes are completely his home court.

The previous second, he was fighting back and forth with a famous martial arts star, showing off in front of heroes all over the world and gaining a lot of limelight.

The next second he knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy, bringing shame to the Beggars' Sect.

The character has a big contrast before and after, and has many highlights. If it is performed well, it will be very outstanding.

Unfortunately, this scene was too complicated and Ma Yuke was unable to control himself.

There were four or five NGs on the set and the director's eyes were almost spitting fire.

It happened four or five times today alone. These days, whenever You Tanzhi has a literary scene, there are always NGs, which greatly slows down the crew's filming progress.

Even the leading male actor Hu Jun has complaints.

(End of this chapter)