I, C position, counterattack

The filming of "A Demonic Aura" started smoothly. This is the first time that An Ran participated in the opening ceremony as an investor and producer. Previously, he participated in the ceremony as a writer.

All the leading actors took makeup photos, and An Ran stayed in the crew for three days, looking very satisfied.After putting on makeup and clothes, the actors looked more in line with the images in the novel.

After the role is settled, there will be a week of training.Physical training, as well as some etiquette knowledge and the like.

During this time, An Ran was not with him, after all, he still had a lot of work to do.

Half a month later, An Ran got the news that Sheng Zongling, who played the role of Lin Yi, asked for more money.

"Didn't the remuneration be negotiated a long time ago?" When An Ran got the news, An Ran had just finished an interview and was taking off her makeup in the dressing room.

"The other party's agency said they didn't expect so many scenes, so they want to increase the money." The call came from the director, and Mo Xinxin answered.

"It's just right, it's time for me to visit the set." An Ran took off the interview clothes provided by the program group, and changed back into her own black coat.

The crew started filming for half a month, and An Ran never went there once, mainly because he was worried about the director and Su Yanchen's production team.

An Ran, Xue Yang and Mo Xinxin took the hover car to the spaceship field together, and then took the spaceship to the crew.

He didn't tell anyone in advance, and he successfully entered the crew with his work permit.

Not long after entering, she saw a girl running out with red eyes, An Ran remembered her, it was a designer's assistant named Xiaoying in the clothing team.

An Ran reached out to stop her, "Xiaoying, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing An Ran, Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then reached out to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and said, "It's okay."

"Tell me, is something wrong with the crew? I am the investor of this drama, and I have the right to know." An Ran first asked.

Mo Xinxin said: "Let me ask." Xiaoying is a girl, and Mo Xinxin is also easier to talk to as a woman.

Taking Xiaoying aside, the two talked for a while and came back soon.

Xiaoying's eyes turned even redder, and Mo Xinxin told An Ran the ins and outs of the matter.

The main reason is that Xiaoying brought over the modified new clothes today, but she was reprimanded for being too small. Xiaoying couldn't hold back for a while and cried.

"Why did you change it? Isn't the size of the clothes measured before starting the machine and made to order?" An Ran asked suspiciously.

Mo Xinxin said: "It seems that Sheng Zongqin has gained a little weight during this period."

An Ran frowned: "Growing fat?"

It may be necessary to change the size. Obviously, it is not the usual one or two catties of flesh.

"Let's go, let's go take a look." It was a bit cold outside, An Ran stuffed her hands into her pockets, and walked forward.

When An Ran entered the crew, she happened to see Sheng Zongqin sitting on a recliner and drinking milk tea leisurely, with a white coat on his body.

Standing beside him were Director Sun and other staff members.At this time, Director Sun's face was obviously very ugly: "Sheng Zongqin, can you be more dedicated and get up and finish filming the next few fight scenes, so that you don't want to drag the progress of the whole crew by yourself."

Sheng Zongqin replied with a smile: "Director Sun, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't want to blame you. Didn't I already arrange someone to shoot?"

"This is your scene, why call it a stand-in?"

"In such a cold day, you asked me to shoot a scene where I was drenched in the rain. Let alone the matter of makeup, what should I do if I get cold after filming? If I go to the hospital then the real truth will be This dragged down the progress of the crew, and I did it for everyone's sake." This Sheng Zongqin was smiling, but his behavior showed no respect for his work.

Director Sun was not as good at speaking as he was, but he was so angry that his face turned green.

"Director Sun." An Ran called out, stepping forward gracefully.

Everyone didn't expect An Ran to come, Director Sun forced a little expression and greeted An Ran.

Sheng Zongqin also got up from the reclining chair, and greeted An Ran: "An Ran, why are you here? Did you come to visit my class?"

"Let me see how everyone's shooting is going." An Ran looked Sheng Zongqin up and down, her beautiful peach eyes slightly curved: "Mr. Sheng, you have a very good figure."

No wonder Xiaoying said that she couldn't fit in the clothes she had ordered. She had gained at least five catties.

In fact, if you look at it this way, Sheng Zongqin is not fat, but the actors are all widened by the camera, so the actual actors are thinner than what they see in front of the camera.

Sheng Zongqin is not stupid, of course he heard An Ran's words to amuse him, but he still said with a smile: "Recently, I did accidentally eat a little too much and gained some meat, but it didn't affect the shooting."

"I saw you guys arguing just now? Is Mr. Sheng unwilling to make a rain scene?" An Ran didn't pursue the matter of gaining weight, she still asked in a friendly voice.

"It's not that I don't want to shoot. It's just that I think that if I catch a cold and get sick, it will slow down the crew's progress. So I use a stand-in for the long shots, and I'll shoot the close-ups. I'm also thinking about the progress of the crew."

This Sheng Zongqin really knows how to talk, he has finished all the good things, and he looks like he is wholeheartedly thinking about the crew.

An Ran didn't have time to listen to his nonsense, and said directly: "If Teacher Sheng is afraid of catching a cold, it's okay, I can ask the staff to make two cups of ginger tea and keep it on the side. I have a cold."

"That's the way it is, but if I really catch a cold, it will be more troublesome."

"I heard that Mr. Sheng dislikes the low salary, do you want to increase the price?" An Ran asked again.

Sheng Zongqin didn't expect An Ran to say it directly in front of everyone, with a trace of embarrassment on his face, he said, "Let's go to the lounge to talk about this matter."

"No, it's the same here. By the way, if other people are dissatisfied with the salary, they can also raise it together." An Ran put her hands in her pockets to resist the cold, but her eyes were looking at everyone.

Everyone shook their heads.

Sheng Zongqin was also a little annoyed by someone who debuted later than himself and was so aggressive. Just at this time, his manager just came back and heard the two conversations before, so he hurried forward to make a rescue: "Teacher An Ran, I'm afraid it's There is no misunderstanding, our Zongqin has no dissatisfaction with the salary."

"I'm just dissatisfied. After filming, I realized how difficult the shooting conditions are. It doesn't matter if I wear thin clothes every day in the cold weather, and I'm allowed to shoot rain scenes. I either fight with this or that every day. Then Playing a lot of scenes is very exhausting, I think it is wrong to increase the salary if the film is not high?" The more he talked, Sheng Zongqin's voice became more confident.

"Is it the first day you got the script? Don't you know how many fight scenes and rain scenes are in the script? There was no objection when the contract was signed, but now you want to sit on the ground and raise the price. Is this your attitude towards work? "When signing the contract, if Sheng Zongqin mentioned that the salary was too low, then everyone can discuss it.It's been more than half a month since the filming started, and it's clearly a threat to raise the salary.

"There is also the matter of having a substitute filmed just now, Mr. Sheng, please clarify. I signed the contract with you, not with your substitute. What is a substitute, some non-professional events, for the sake of A stand-in will only be used when the picture can look good but the actor can’t complete it. So you’re so weak that you can’t even shoot a rain scene, right?” An Ran said softly at first, and the more Later, he spoke more and more harshly.

Everyone was a little frightened by An Ran. Unexpectedly, An Ran, who was just 20 years old, was also quite scary when she became aggressive.

Being reprimanded in front of so many people, especially when the other party was younger than him, Sheng Zongqin probably felt that he had lost face, and his face became more and more ugly, "An Ran, you don't need to talk like this. Finding a substitute actor It’s normal in the industry, now look at any popular star who doesn’t use a double. Most people still have seven or eight doubles around, and I only have three doubles now, which is very small.” The more I talked, the more I felt reasonable.

"Three doubles are too few?" An Ran thought there was only one double, and didn't want to have three.

"Sheng Zongqin, I don't care what the atmosphere of other people's filming is, at least I don't allow it here. Except for some dangerous actions that require professional martial arts substitutes, the use of substitutes is not allowed in other scenes. And you have a fleshy body, you must do it within three days. Back it up for me." An Ran said directly and forcefully.

"Are you ordering me?" Sheng Zongqin looked at the faces of the people around him and said angrily, "I won't shoot this scene."

"Okay, pay the liquidated damages today, and leave immediately." An Ran responded straightforwardly.

Sheng Zongqin's face was gloomy. He just wanted to use this method to frighten An Ran. It's not that he really didn't want to make it. Anyway, it was a big investment of [-] million. Besides, this drama was adapted from a novel, and the novel itself was a popular IP. It means that as long as you shoot it, it will definitely become popular.I just didn't expect An Ran to be so relentless in doing things at such a young age.

Sheng Zongqin's manager hurried forward to smooth things over and said, "Mr. An Ran, don't be so angry when it's so cold. Let's talk in the room first if we have anything to say."

So many people watched, no matter what, it was caused by Sheng Zongqin's lack of professionalism.

"No, I was hesitant at first, but now it seems that some things are better resolved as soon as possible. A person who doesn't even have the ability to manage his body during filming, and a person who needs to use a stand-in for a rain scene, I think our crew It's not suitable for you." I can't stand the rain, but there are still many scenes of jumping in the mud and rain in the script after that.

"What do you mean?" Sheng Zongyin's face tightened slightly and became ugly.

"It means that you can pack up and leave the crew now. Just now, Mr. Sheng said that he doesn't want to shoot anymore, so we shouldn't force each other." At the beginning, he liked Sheng Zongqin's good acting skills and his sincerity, so he was left among the crowd. Now it seems that this is not sincere, it is clearly glib.

Sheng Zongqin's face was gloomy: "An Ran, you will regret it if you fire me. I want to see where you will go to find an actor to replace me."

Changing the protagonist during filming is something that every crew is unwilling to face, and the loss will be relatively large.

The crew has been burning money every day since it was started, and every extra day of delay is money.

"I don't need you to worry about that." An Ran said with a smile: "Don't forget to return the deposit you paid earlier, and I won't charge you for liquidated damages."

"If I don't shoot, I won't shoot. I won't be able to watch this show." Sheng Zongqin shook off his clothes and left angrily.

Sheng Zongqin's manager still wanted to say something, seeing that his artist was already furious, and An Ran looked like he would not compromise, so he left with a sigh.

Only then did An Ran look at Director Sun, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Sun, I caused trouble for everyone because I didn't choose a good person." An Ran probably understood why Sheng Zongqin's work attitude in the crew was so bad, but Director Sun Did not replace him.

He is the biggest investor in this show, and he chose this person by himself. He probably felt that replacing Sheng Zongqin would make him feel embarrassed.

"Let's talk in the lounge." Director Sun directed An Ran to the director's lounge.

Mo Xinxin and Xue Yang stayed outside for the time being.

After entering the lounge, Director Sun took out two packs of [-]-in-[-] coffee, tore them apart and poured them into two disposable cups, brewed them with hot water, and handed one of the cups to An Ran, "I only have this coffee here. Get something, let's get to it."

An Ran picked up the cup and took a sip. The coffee was still quite fragrant, but it was scalding hot.

"Actually, if you don't come again, I guess I will have to leave." Director Sun said slowly after taking a sip, revealing a lot of helplessness in his words.

An Ran didn't ask, but guessed it. Director Sun is also well-known in the director circle, and he takes his filming works seriously. Otherwise, Su Yanchen would not have praised him when he knew that he had found Director Sun.

Now that he meets such a leading actor, it is estimated that even a principled and dedicated director can't bear it.

An Ran said: "Director Sun, you are both a senior and a director. I am at most an investor, and I don't know anything about filming. If you encounter unprofessional or inappropriate actors like today during filming, You have every right to decide whether he will stay or not. Whether that person is recruited by me or an artist in my studio, everything is based on the work."

Director Sun was a little surprised that An Ran could say such a thing, then nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, with your words, I will let go and do it in the future."

The two looked at each other and smiled again, took a sip each from the disposable cups in their hands, and then fell into another problem.

The lead actor is gone, so many starring roles in the early filming can only be scrapped.Especially since the lead actor is gone, it is not easy to find another suitable one.

"Let's try to contact a few people who were selected before to see if there is any suitable one." It's a bit too time-consuming to choose a role again.

Director Sun nodded in agreement with this idea.

After opening the door and going out, Sister Mo was asked to contact the previous candidates, but things were not very ideal.

Some people have already taken other jobs, and the schedule cannot be opened.There are also some people who are a little concerned about not being selected before, so they did not agree.There are also some people who know that there is no starring role and want to increase the price temporarily.

So the last one didn't work out.

On the contrary, Director Sun said that he had a suitable candidate before An Ran left.

An Ran: "Who?"

Director Sun: "You."