Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 59 Daily salary assistant! Luxurious visit to the set! Sweet assistant!

Hengdian, Dream Valley Jiangnan Water Town, the filming location of the "Sword Rain" crew.

Today the crew filmed the rivalry between Wang Xueqin as the Wheel King and Da Ace as Ye Zhanqing.

This was a key turning point in their relationship.

Ye Zhanqing tried to seduce the Wheel King through her body. During their intimacy, Ye Zhanqing discovered the truth that the Wheel King was a eunuch.

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Thump thump! Thump thump! Thump thump!

Lin Xingzhuo's Nokia 5230 rang, and he brought Zhu Yillong to the door of the crew's shooting location.

Three Jinbei Haises were parked on the concrete floor near the guardhouse.

A short-haired girl wearing a light pink Chanel-style tweed suit, an off-white stand-up collar shirt, a strawberry crystal hair tie in her hair, and pink Skechers sneakers got out from the passenger seat of the first van.

The short-haired girl took the initiative to step forward and said in a sweet voice, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin? I'm Zhang Youqian. Senior Xu introduced me here."

Lin Xingzhuo nodded: "I am Lin Xingzhuo, and this is our company's artist Zhu Yilong."

Zhang Youqian nodded, took out a folder and a pen from her backpack, and said, "Boss Lin, can we sign a Temporary Employment Agreement first?"

Lin Xingzhuo took a glance and signed the employment agreement.

Zhang Youqian arranged for the drivers of the two vehicles to start unloading the things from the vehicles.

Lin Xingzhuo went to hand a pack of soft blue Big Red Eagle to the security guard of the scenic area.

Zhu Yilong followed behind and asked in confusion: "Brother Zhuo, what's going on?"

Click!

Lin Xingzhuo lit a cigarette and explained, "I asked Lawyer Xu yesterday, and he said that company executives get a visit allowance and entertainment allowance. My level's allowance is quite high, and it would be a waste if I don't use it..."

Zhu Yilong looked at the busy, soft-spoken short-haired girl and asked, "What about this sweet girl?"

Lin Xingzhuo took a puff of his cigarette and said, "A junior schoolmate introduced by Xu Zhixia is here to help out as a part-time assistant for a few days."

"He's a lawyer who's unlucky and has no cases. I heard he hasn't had a single order for 18 months straight and owes the law firm a large sum of money."

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Zhu Yilong and Zhang Youqian, along with two drivers, carried a bunch of things and distributed gifts to the crew in a lavish manner, which immediately caused a sensation in the crew.

There are two types of normal gifts for visiting the set.

One is to give it only to your friends, directors, and heads of departments.

In this case, guests are usually treated to coffee, desserts and local specialties.

Another situation is to invite the entire team.

Ask friends who are visiting the set about the approximate number of crew members, then go to Hengdian Old Street Shopping Center and buy boxes of drinks based on the number.

Generally, functional drinks such as Red Bull and Pulse are interspersed with regular drinks such as iced black tea and cola.

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The gifts brought for visiting the set included three cars at once, and they were not boxes of functional drinks or carbonated drinks.

It was as if they were afraid that the crew of "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" at the Qin Palace scenic area next door would see it and think they couldn't afford it!

The entire crew consists of more than 200 people, including the main creative team, supporting actors, special guests of all sizes, accompanying actors, costumes, makeup, props, and post-production special effects teams.

One for each person! One for everyone!!
This incident quickly spread in Hengdian, and Huying Xinghui Culture Media Co., Ltd. quickly dominated the screens among all the extras and supporting roles in Hengdian.

This kind of extravagant studio visit model has basically disappeared in Hengdian after the 2008 financial crisis...

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In fact, on the first day Zhu Yilong joined the crew, there were rumors that he was an artist from the coal boss's company and that he joined the crew with connections.

Originally, Zhu Yillong seemed to be easy to talk to, focused on business, easy to bully, and not at all domineering.

Many people in the crew thought the rumor was wrong...

The entertainment industry is clearly divided into different classes. Zhu Yilong's situation is quite unique: a complete newcomer who landed a functional supporting role in "Sword Rain."

Logically speaking, there should be background resources.

But the company was completely unknown, he was very easy to talk to, even a little timid, and he didn't even have an assistant.

Moreover, action director Dong Wei tentatively downgraded him and arranged him to the hourly room level for special and supporting actors.

He didn't even have a seizure?!
Outrageous!

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You know, status in the entertainment industry is everything to an artist.

It is equivalent to the official's rank and the soldier's military rank.

It determines what kind of drama you can film, what kind of creative authority you have, what level of advertising orders you can accept, what kind of salary you can get, what level of fashion resources you can obtain, what food, clothing and other expenses you can get on the set, etc.

From the "order of final appearance" to the "length of stay on the red carpet", and even the @ order in Weibo copywriting, all of these may trigger open and covert struggles between teams.

What is truly tragic is never the embarrassing moments on stage.

Rather, it is the occupied award ceremony seats, replaced resources, intercepted roles, modified credits, and the resulting lost opportunities, and even the resulting decline in status.

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Zhu Yilong, a complete newcomer who suddenly appeared, did things so unconventionally, and had no trace of experience in the industry or endorsement from bigwigs to serve as a marker of his status.

This made the crew members not know how to get along with him.

It has always been a state of contradiction...

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Finally, it’s confirmed!!
Now that this high-profile operation has been confirmed, everyone is relieved.

Xiao Zhu! This is the entertainment industry!

Just because you have background and resources, you can act arrogantly! Be arrogant!
Otherwise, when everyone is asked to choose a punching bag, it is easy to make a misjudgment!
This happened! The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple!
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The entire "Sword Rain" crew was filled with the smell of coffee.

Guo Xiaodong, who played the pre-plastic surgery version of Li Guishou, Zhang Renfeng, returned to the dressing room and took the initiative to say, "Zhu Yilong's company executives are here to visit the set and are handing out coffee to the entire crew. Do you want me to bring you a cup?"

Makeup artist and costume designer: "Excuse me, Mr. Guo!", "Thank you, Mr. Guo!", "I didn't expect Xiao Zhu's company to be so generous. Bring me a drink too."

In the dressing room, Yu Wenle's assistant Ajie pursed his lips and said:
"What the hell? Where is there a real coffee shop in Hengdian?"

"I guess it's another quick coffee and egg tart from the Qin Palace. They're all cheap instant coffee like Lishen Coffee and Hougu Coffee. I'm almost vomiting from all the water I use to wash the pot..."

Yu Wenle, who was playing the role of Lei Bin, a master of flying needles and hidden weapons, and was dyeing his white hair, said dissatisfiedly:

"Xiao Jie, I heard Longzai's company was invested by a Jinyang coal boss. Those fat guys are already very good at drinking coffee. Are you expecting Starbucks? It's good enough if they don't give you Erguotou from the mainland!"

Guo Xiaodong, who was standing next to him, said, "That's not true. Starbucks only has locations in Lin'an and Yongcheng in Yuezhou Province, and they only opened in recent years."

"When I was filming 'The Inspector General' here in 05, there wasn't even a coffee break area in the Qin Palace scenic area selling light meals. At that time, Starbucks was only in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Now it's much better..."

“Maybe we can have a drink like that in Hengdian Town someday.”

Yu Wenle ignored Guo Xiaodong completely. His assistant Xiaojie muttered in Cantonese, "Haha... Starbucks opened a store in a mainland town. Do you think this is Hong Kong?!"

Guo Xiaodong was bored and left in embarrassment...

Yu Wenle had an overall cool and handsome look, with a stern face. The makeup artists worked silently, and the atmosphere in the dressing room fell silent.

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Crunch!

The door of the dressing room was pushed open, and a girl wearing a dark black stiff satin prop costume, a high bun, sharp upturned eyebrows, deep eye makeup, dark red lips, and a cold white skin came into the dressing room with her assistant.

At this time, Yu Wenle changed his expression, put on a smile, and resumed his worldly appearance that was well known in the Hong Kong circle. He took the initiative to ask the makeup artist to stop and greeted him warmly.

(End of this chapter)