Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 10 Cheating the Bearded Man
Zhang Jizhong originally wanted the assistant director to give him a brief introduction to the play, but he didn't expect Lu Kuan to quickly get into the state like a veteran in the crew.

An over-the-shoulder shot taken from a side camera position, the width of the road was found even more accurately than with a light substitute, and the lens feel was very good.

The lines are pronounced clearly and accurately, the facial expressions are not random, and it is very visual and malleable.

The non-proprietary performance of holding a sword in his hand was also very realistic, and his eyes and body movements fully grasped the action chain of provoking Yin Zhiping.

Zhou Jie was a little stunned. He was not very willing to be called by the crew to accompany the audition. A new actor had to do it all by himself?

But this is a novice actor? This prop-less performance is more professional than many drama students.

He was outshined by this moment of distraction. Even if Guo Jing was not his role, he should not have been outshone so badly in the rivalry.

"Sorry, try again!"

Lu Kuan smiled and nodded at him, and the two of them completed the two-minute scene smoothly and without error.

Jiang Qinqin stared at Lu Kuan's performance in amazement. Even though this scene was not difficult, it was not something a novice who had never acted before could handle so easily.

The directors looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhang Jizhong and Meng Fanyao, who knew Lu Kuan's background, found it a little unbelievable.

Even with the most demanding requirements, there is no fault in his performance. It is even better than the confused Zhou Jie.

To borrow a phrase from later generations, this world is just a huge makeshift team.

It's unbelievable that any Taoist priest who came out of the deep mountains and forests can be seamlessly inserted into the crew's role.

But all this happened to this mysterious little Taoist priest, and Jiang Qinqin and others who were familiar with him inexplicably found it very reasonable.

After all, he has even more incredible abilities.

There was a burst of sparse applause, and Lu Kuan finally took the first step in his acting career.

The crew lay dormant for a few days, and everyone often saw Yin Zhiping, who suddenly appeared and snatched the role, getting along very well with the big producer.

He frequently went in and out of his RV, and took charge of the crew's miscellaneous affairs, even controlling how the tables in the dressing room were arranged!
But he happened to be accompanied by the production director Meng Fanyao, who was inspecting the crew like a eunuch who was relying on the power of others to bully others. The latter also obeyed his orders and adjusted many details that no one had paid attention to.

This was of course planned by Lu Kuan Xia Ji Mao. He just made some improvements based on the most basic feng shui knowledge to make the overall structure more reasonable.

For example, the aisles are wider and the ventilation is better, but all other weird things are just for show.

"Hahaha, Master Lu's method is great. Now the headlines in every newspaper are all about the production team of The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

Lu Kuan sat in the bearded man's RV and took the newspaper from his hand.

"Zhou Xun and Li Yapeng fell in love during filming, but the latter fell in love with someone else and angrily dumped Qu Ying."

"The crew of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is full of interesting stories, and the excitement is comparable to the original drama!"

"Pretty Huang Rong stole Hua Zheng's love, and she rushed to the hospital in tears!"

This is writing Qu Ying as Hua Zheng. Reporters these days are quite talented.

"Director Zhang has extraordinary influence in the circle. These media resources are the most important, haha." Lu Kuan flattered him subtly.

The bearded man always liked to hear nice things, especially the flattery from smart people. "Master Lu, what are your plans for the future? I have a few more plays coming up. Are you interested in participating?"

Lu Kuan understood what he meant. He wanted to bind himself deeply and use the power of mysticism to protect his crew.

The consulting fee is only about 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, which is nothing in a crew with a budget of tens of millions. Just consider it as buying peace of mind.

Apart from Lu Kuan's feng shui ability, even if he came up with such a dirty idea like this time, the advertising value alone would be comparable!

As I said, even if a valuable person is a piece of shit, there will always be someone who can pick you out of the dung pit, let alone someone as extraordinary as Lu Kuan.

"I've been reading these days, preparing for the Beijing Film Academy art exam in March."

"If there is no conflict in schedule, I am still willing to continue working with Director Zhang to see if I can make a bigger breakthrough in my role."

Lu Kuan prepared to take the entrance exam for Beijing Film Academy for various reasons.

First of all, he needs a formal identity to appear in this circle. He cannot always appear in the public eye as a charlatan, which is not presentable.

Secondly, as the cradle of domestic film talents, the name of Beijing Film Academy can provide many conveniences for the future acquisition and blending of resources in various aspects.

For example, the inexpensive Qingying Studio could only produce a few films throughout the year, and those unused film quotas could be used as a springboard for starting his directorial career.

For example, the fifth generation of directors from the Beijing Film Academy, including Tian Zhuangzhuang who has returned to school and is ready to take up the teaching position, and Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others who are still shining, have the identity of the Beijing Film Academy, so they are all from the same school no matter where they go.

Another example is the film censorship system that gives domestic directors a headache. Among the 37 members of the censorship committee, in addition to some special members from the corresponding departments of some ministries, do you know how many of them are from the Beijing Film Academy?
Man is the sum of all social relations, and a suitable title can enable his abilities to be more fully utilized.

One can even imagine the increasingly declining status of the state-owned factory system and seek to transform from a leader of a state-owned enterprise to a leader of the corresponding unit system, but that is a story for later.

Zhang Jizhong, unaware that the young man already had a comprehensive plan for his future, jokingly said, "It seems Master Lu needs to cultivate his Dao heart in this circle, huh? Haha."

Hearing him say he wanted to apply to the Beijing Film Academy, the bearded man suddenly seemed to remember something: "I've set up an agency with someone, and there's a little girl from a friend's family who wants to return to China to become an actress. I'd like you to take a look at her and tell me her fortune."

The young Taoist priest was moved when he heard this, but he remained expressionless.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"Director Zhang, I was chatting with Zhou Xun the past couple of days, and she said you're going to take on another Jin Yong drama, right?"

"Could this play of yours be related to the girl you just mentioned?"

"You? This..." Zhang Ji's mind raced, and he wanted to think back from the beginning of the world to see what details the other party might have grasped to make such a judgment.

The key point is that "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" had just been bought by Jiangsu Provincial Television Station, and he had just been contacted by the investor to discuss production cooperation. The little girl from his friend's family, who he mentioned, was barely 15 years old and was only one of the candidates to be considered...

The young Taoist priest smiled and took a sip of tea, which made the bearded man opposite him feel his hair stand on end. People say that ghosts are just like this!

Can this person really calculate everything?
(End of this chapter)