This actor needs more money

"Let's go, we haven't been out for a long time, let's go back home!"

Ding Xiu used disposable chopsticks to insert the lunch box through the middle, threw it into the trash can, got up and walked outside the TV station.

Zhao Liying hugged the bag and trotted to follow him, not forgetting to give him a piece of paper to wipe his mouth.

This trip of work lasted more than 20 days for Ding Xiu. To other artists, it might be a trivial matter, but to Ding Xiu, it was already a long time.

When I got off the plane at Peking Airport, a large number of fans came to pick me up.

Having been in this industry for so many years, Ding Xiu can already tell at a glance that those who are professional pick-ups are real fans.

After picking out a few passing fans, signing autographs and taking photos for them, he went straight home.

As soon as his front foot landed, Wang Baoqiang called with his back foot.

"Brother Xiu, I heard that you are back. Let's get together tonight?"

"next time."

The soldiers' assault was a mess, and the security guards had to show off to anyone they caught. I heard that during this period of time, Ding Xiu was pretending to be cool every day, and Ding Xiu was afraid that he couldn't stand the stimulation, so he couldn't help but want to beat him.

Baoqiang hung up the phone, and Huang Bo called. The first thing he said was: "Did Baoqiang ask you to dinner?"

"Yes, I just got off the plane today. I'll wait for two days before going. What about you?"

"I was out running around, but he wanted to date me but didn't. I told him to come back today and ask him to find you."

"Damn, I said he was so well-informed."

Huang Bo and Ding Xiu's managers are both Yang Siwei, and Yang Siwei knows his schedule clearly. If Huang Bo wants to know, just ask.

Just now I was wondering how Wang Baoqiang knew that he was coming back today. It turned out that it was Huang Bo, a young man.

"Even if I don't tell him, he will find you sooner or later. You don't know how many days he has been squatting on you. No more chatting. We are going on stage again. I will come back in a few days and we will all get together. I have something important to do." Announce."

Before Ding Xiu could ask Huang Bo what the big deal was, the call was hung up.

Gao Yuanyuan was not at home and went out to film. Picking up his coat, he went straight to Qin Lan's villa, taking two bowls of Malatang with him on the way.

A week later, hotel box.

"It's not easy. It's rare for Zai Bao to be strong."

Huang Bo said while eating the big lobster.

Today's meal costs several thousand, which is something that no one would have thought Baoqiang could do before.

Wang Baoqiang waved his hand indifferently: "Eat whatever you want, open it up, if it's not enough, keep ordering."

Huang Bo smiled and said: "Then I'm welcome. I'll pack some for Xiaoou when I leave later."

"Good man." With a thumbs up, Wang Baoqiang turned to Wu Jing and said, "Brother Jing, please be happy. I've found a driver. I promise not to let you get caught."

Wu Jing said depressedly: "What else do I need to be a driver? All my points have been deducted and I haven't relearned yet."

The last time he moved the car while drunk, he was deducted twelve points and needed to go to driving school again because he had work on hand and never had time to go.

Ding Xiu loosened the buttons on his collar, picked up a glass of wine and said, "I brought my own driver, so you don't have to worry about it."

Knowing that he was going to come over for a drink, the driver was assigned by Qin Lan, who said safety came first.

"Brother Qiang, let me toast you and take good care of you in the future." Wu Jing said with a chuckle.

Seeing this, Huang Bo quickly put down the big lobster and picked up the wine glass: "Brother Jing Qiang."

Wang Baoqiang said sheepishly: "You two, please stop making fun of me."

Ding Xiu chuckled: "Bao Qiang is still humble. You don't know how popular you are. Many young people have gone to join the army after seeing the soldiers attack. It is said that the number of people who signed up this year is several times that of previous years."

Now is the time for autumn recruitment. Because of the popularity of Soldier Assault, countless young people have signed up.

If you become a soldier, you will regret it for three years; if you don't serve, you will regret it for a lifetime.

A man must wear a military uniform once in his life.

When one person serves as a soldier, the whole family is honored.

Regarding being a soldier, netizens have various slogans. It is undeniable that many people sign up every year, but this year some people are really going to join the army.

Prior to this, no TV series could capture military life in such a flesh-and-blood way.

Either it's not real enough, or it's too serious and less interesting.

Soldiers assault, and every character is vivid, as if telling the audience that this is a real military career.

After Ding Xiu finished watching the drama, he had the urge to become a soldier.

"That's because the director shot it well. It has nothing to do with me. It's all the joint efforts of everyone." Wang Baoqiang picked up the wine glass and said: "But I drank this glass. If you need anything in the future, please feel free to contact me."

In fact, how popular the show is is most obvious when he is in it.

Walking on the street, everyone calls him Xu Sanduo, and everyone knows him everywhere.

There are also so many commercial performances and endorsements that he has been asked to act in three or four male lead roles.

In the company, the boss saw that he was so enthusiastic that he acted like a strong brother. Artists who had never been able to compete with him in the past exchanged phone numbers with him one by one, and asked him to treat him to dinner day by day.

Wu Jing's eyes lit up: "Brother Qiang, I feel relieved with your words. I plan to make a movie, and I will take care of the big head. Brother Xiu also promised to contribute, what do you think?"

"Ahem, cough, cough." Wang Baoqiang coughed, wondering why: "Brother Jing, I'm afraid I can't do anything about this, but if your role is bad, I can make a few guest appearances for free."

He has money, but not much.

Soldier assault has only become popular this month. He can't make much money in such a short period of time, and his family is not as rich as Ding Xiu.

But since everyone has spoken, it’s no problem to guest star for a few days for free.

"Don't look at me, I don't have any money either." Before Wu Jing could ask, Huang Bo hurriedly said: "I just paid the down payment on a house and plan to get married early next year."

Ding Xiu and Wang Baoqiang were surprised.

Ding Xiu said: "Is this the big event you said you were going to announce on the last phone call?"

Huang Bo lamented: "I'm not young now, it's time to think about my family."

He has been dating his girlfriend for many years, and he himself is very old. If he had not decided to migrate to the north, his children would be in trouble by now.

My career has improved a bit this year. I made some money, made a down payment to buy a house, and decided to live in Peking.

Ding Xiu said solemnly: "That's right. I have dragged this girl for so many years, so I should give her a title. Otherwise, your parents might not even be able to pass the test."

"Who says it's not the case, but what worries me now is that getting married may affect my image in the eyes of my fans."

"puff!"

Hearing Huang Bo's words, Wu Jing spat out a mouthful of wine, and Ding Xiu and Wang Baoqiang laughed out loud.

Huang Bo has fart fans, and even getting married affects his image.

How many of those who like him do it because of his looks?

Wang Baoqiang smiled and said: "Brother Bo, forget it here and don't say it when you go out. I'm afraid you will be beaten to death. If marriage affects fans, it is at the same level as Brother Xiu and Brother Jing."

A handful of salt was sprinkled on Ding Xiu and Wu Jing at the same time, making them embarrassed.

All have their own difficulties.

Ding Xiu hasn't had enough sex yet, and Wu Jing doesn't have a girlfriend yet.

…

After three rounds of wine, everyone dispersed after eating and drinking.

Wu Jing hasn't driven up yet, so Ding Xiu gives him a ride first.

More than twenty minutes later, the two came to a villa area.

"What the fuck, is this your house?" Ding Xiu glanced at Wu Jing's residence and said in surprise.

This place is not cheap, a house costs several million.

Wu Jing is a guy who complains about being poor every day. He is looking for this investment and that investment. He is already so rich. It is so shameless.

But think about it, Wu Jing was no less popular in the past few years than he is now. Even his savings exceeded 10 million, so Wu Jing couldn't even get a villa.

You must know that when the two met for the first time, Wu Jing drove a "scooter worth 600,000 to 700,000 yuan."

"I have been in the industry for more than ten years. Is it weird to have a villa?" Wu Jing said, "You are already here, come in and sit down, and I will make you a cup of sobering tea."

Asking the driver to wait on the side of the road, Ding Xiu got off the car and followed Wu Jing into the villa area. After walking for more than ten minutes, the two arrived in front of the building.

Press the doorbell, and soon the nanny comes to open the door.

"You will still enjoy it." Ding Xiu walked in and found that in addition to the nanny and the cooking aunt in the villa, he felt a little emotional.

Wu Jing smiled and said: "You are the only one who has a hard life."

Ding Xiu earns so much money every year, but there is no nanny in the family. Gao Yuanyuan does all the work. He doesn't know whether he can live a good life or not.

"Sister Liu, make two cups of tea."

"You sit down first and I'll get something."

After giving instructions to the nanny, Wu Jing ran upstairs and came down with a large stack of information in his hand.

On the sofa, Ding Xiu was drinking tea with his legs crossed. When he saw him coming down with the information, he immediately knew what was going to happen next.

"Recently, I have perfected the story of Wolf Fang and written the beginning. Do you want to take a look?"

"You haven't given up yet. I thought you had given up long ago." Ding Xiu put down the tea cup and took the information and looked through it.

This was not the first time he had read Langya's information. Wu Jing had shown it to him several times before, but many things were incomplete at that time.

Compared with the detailed outline last time, the information this time is indeed much more detailed, and a rough script is already in place.

To be honest, the story is okay, at least it is a qualified script, and there are some small highlights.

"This is my hard work, how could I give up." Wu Jing said seriously: "I have been busy working on the script during this period, and my hair is almost falling out."

"I made a few changes to the story. After killing someone, Abu hid his head in a bowling ball. It's not that bloody, but the appearance of the bowling ball is a bit suggestive."

"The finale of one versus one hundred was too exaggerated, so it was changed to one versus fifty on a rainy day."

Ding Xiu put down the script and said, "Yes, there is progress. The complete script will be released soon, right?"

"I will introduce you to Mr. Qin of our company in a while. You can discuss with him the specific investment amount."

Qin Gang invests every year, firstly to accumulate contacts, and secondly to accumulate experience. It shouldn't be a big problem to invest some money in Wu Jing by then.

Wu Jing's face lit up and he immediately said, "Brother Xiu, I have another idea. I want you to play the male lead."

"Um?"

Ding Xiu was stunned. He didn't agree to the invitation to guest star before. How could he become the leading male actor in just one month?

"Are you no longer a male lead?"

Wu Jing shook his head and sighed: "It's inappropriate."

"Why?"

"because of you."

"because I?"

"Yes, because of you." Wu Jing said depressedly: "I used to think that you would play an important cameo role, but then I thought it was unrealistic. Your role would be less important and it would be the same as nothing."

"There are too many scenes and they steal the show. It overshadows my limelight. It doesn't matter if there are too many scenes or too little. You might as well just become a male and I will play a supporting role to help you."

A drama must have someone who can support the box office. In fact, Wu Jing visited his master Wu Bing during this period. When talking about the failure of Black Boxing, the master said that in addition to the script, he, the leading actor, could not support the box office. .

He is not popular in Hong Kong Island. His supporting role is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He is very popular as a supporting actor. It is difficult to take the leading role alone.

He has been away from the mainland for several years, and his popularity has dropped drastically. He is a TV actor himself, and the audience only knows his TV series, not his movies.

After thinking about it, I wonder if the effect of pushing Ding Xiu out would be better.

This guy's TV series is very popular, and his movies are also very popular. He has made movies with Zhang Yimou, Cheng Long and others, and the box office is good.

In the past year or so, the male lead roles have been in popular dramas. When they are popular, they can carry the box office.

From the audience's point of view, if they knew that Ding Xiu was going to make a martial arts movie, they would definitely buy it.

Of course, there is another advantage to Ding Xiu playing the leading role. Investment is no longer a problem.

Ding Xiu grinned: "Okay, if you ask me to play the male lead, I will definitely give you face. You will let me know when you finish the script, so that I can free up my schedule."

No fool would want to mess around with a male lead for no reason.

Wu Jing smiled bitterly, scratched his head and said, "Well, I can't do it alone. You think, why don't I bring the information to your company for discussion tomorrow? If possible, we have more people and more strength, so we can do it together."

Scripts are small things and can be written while filming, rarely in preparation for filming.

The preliminary work alone is tiring enough, renting equipment, finding a director, finding people, approval, casting, makeup, investment...

If he is left to do it alone, he won't be able to finish it next year.

Now that everyone wants to cooperate, it would be nice to have someone to share the burden with Ding Xiu.

"Okay, I'll call Lao Qin later. Come to the company tomorrow and we'll talk in detail."

"Thank you Brother Xiu, let's have some tea."

Ding Xiu sat at Wu Jing's house for more than half an hour. When leaving, Wu Jing personally walked him to the gate of the community and watched him get into the car.

The next day, early in the morning, Wu Jing came to Qin Chao for entertainment in a suit and briefcase.

Lao Qin received him warmly.

Ding Xiu didn't get involved and let them talk on their own. In business, this kind of cooperation involves interests. When he got involved, he considered the interests of the company or his friends, not the other side.

At noon, after Wu Jing finished chatting, he knocked on Ding Xiu's office door.

"Tuk-tuk!"

"Enter!"

"Xiao Zhao, make tea."

"How was the conversation?" Ding Xiu invited Wu Jing to sit on the sofa and sat next to him.

"It's all settled, we'll split it 50-50 between our two families."

“Investment or income?”

"Both."

Touching his chin, Ding Xiu asked: "How much is the total investment?"

"Eight million."

"Is it so big?"

Ding Xiu remembered that Wu Jing said before that the cost should be controlled within five million, and after talking for a whole morning, it became eight million.

Wu Jing smiled bitterly: "This is what you, Mr. Qin, have decided to do. I have to give you the best treatment. Now I have packed in both the villa and the car."

"But no matter if you have more money, at least the production will be much better. There will be more things to shoot, and there will be a lot of choices."