This actor needs more money

"understand?"

At this point in the performance, Ding Xiu stopped and said to Zhou Wei.

"I understand." Zhou Wei nodded in confusion.

The assistant director shouted: "Ten minutes of rest, all departments get ready."

These ten minutes are Zhou Wei's digestion time. Ding Xiu's acting skills are really strong. They have the same lines and similar facial expressions, but the taste of the performance is better than Zhou Wei's. Anyone with long eyes can see this. .

Zhou Wei sat aside to rest, and all he could think about was Ding Xiu's performance just now.

I didn't expect that this guy who was only two or three years older than me could act so well.

When talking about Ding Xiu, the word idol is inseparable. Many people say that he is an idol, not an actor, because the movies and TV series he starred in are all popular costumed heroes, mostly martial arts.

The main focus of this type of drama is appearance, and good looks come first.

Over time, many people have forgotten that Ding Xiu has acting skills.

It's not like Zhou Wei has never seen Ding Xiu's play, but watching it in front of the TV and watching it live are completely different concepts, especially when they play the same role, the gap suddenly becomes apparent.

He used to feel that he was not much worse than Ding Xiu, but today, it seems that he is not much worse than Ding Xiu.

When Zhou Wei was in a daze, a hand behind him was placed on his shoulder.

"I asked you to keep a low profile. Are you being hit?"

Zhou Wei turned around and saw Zhang Songwen, the Jin Yiwei.

There are also extras in the crew, including those Jin Yiwei. Zhang Songwen didn't get the role in Peiping, so he happened to come over to earn some pocket money.

Under Zhou Wei's recommendation, he successfully became a special actor and became a Jin Yiwei with few roles and no lines.

Of course, Zhang Songwen said he came here to earn some pocket money, and Zhang Songwen mainly brought students here for internships. He is a teacher from Nortel, and although his salary is not high, it is not enough to be a special actor.

I came here during the summer vacation recently and brought a few students out for practice.

He came to this crew because Zhou Wei was here and he was easier to talk to. He had nothing to do, so he made a guest appearance as a royal guard.

He had witnessed the entire process of Zhou Wei's NG just now, including Ding Xiu who came over to reenact it.

Zhou Wei was helpless: "Am I not low-key enough at ordinary times? I have gone to the countryside to live in a tile-roofed house, am I still low-key?"

Ignoring his nonsense, Zhang Songwen said: "The way Ding Xiu and others perform is different from our academic performance. You should be curious why Ding Xiu's performance is so different without changing the lines and intonation." Will he be better than you?"

"Because his performance is more life-like. Eating steamed buns is so elegant and doesn't look like a hungry person at all. Look at Ding Xiu, the food tastes so delicious, as if he is really hungry. There is no trace of acting at all."

"The scene where he choked on the steamed bun and forcefully swallowed it was very real. Then when he saw the money, he immediately threw the steamed bun away. In an instant, the image of a prodigal son who was blinded by money was established."

"I don't know if you noticed, but he wiped his hands on his clothes when he was receiving the money. He also had a sense of déjà vu as a low-level person."

"You two have different acting styles. Ding Xiu is a real low-class prodigal, and the characters are very real. You acted like an unworldly hero. If I hadn't read your script, I would have thought you were playing a decent character. .”

Before, Zhou Zhouwei had always felt that he was no weaker than Ding Xiu, but he had never felt that he was stronger than this upper bunk brother.

Zhang Songwen, this is a good actor who has been buried.

I started out in society in my teens, worked in many industries, and met many people. I usually like to walk around the streets and observe the characteristics of people from all walks of life.

Carry a small notebook with you and write whatever comes to mind.

Although he came from a major, his performance is not academic at all. Instead, it is more of a quack, but not entirely a quack, because he has not lost any of the skills he should have in his performance, and he has integrated well.

In short, this is a person who combines the Jianghu school and the academic school very powerfully.

Zhou Wei even felt that Zhang Songwen's acting skills were no worse than those of those who regarded the emperor as the best actor.

After Zhang Songwen's analysis, his vision broadened a lot, and he instantly grasped the key points of the character Ding Xiu.

The little guy at the bottom, the prodigal son, is close to life.

This is one of the character's labels.

Combined with Ding Xiu's demonstration, he felt that he had mastered this role.

"You don't need to tell me, I already knew this, right?" Zhou Wei was moved in his heart, but on the surface he didn't buy it at all.

Zhang Songwen smiled and said, "It's good that you know. Come on and act. Don't let your hair down for a while."

"Are you kidding me, I'll lose my chain?"

"That's not certain."

"You can't expect me to do better, right?"

After a few short sentences, Zhou Wei acted on his own and felt that it was almost done, so he told the director that he could start.

This time, Ding Xiu sat in front of the monitor and carefully watched the performances of Zhou Wei and Song Yang.

In the dark alley, Zhou Wei came out, eating steamed buns in his hands, looking carefree, not chic or elegant, but just vulgar and calm.

To get closer to the character, he also stained his clothes.

"Senior brother."

Song Yang started the conversation.

In front of the monitor, Ding Xiu clasped his hands on his chest and squinted at the performance of the two people.

He had seen the previous replays, and Zhou Wei's acting skills were not like this. He was able to perform to this level in just a few minutes. I have to say, it was very impressive.

By this time, he had thoroughly understood the role. Ding Xiu knew that his performance would be good without having to watch it any further.

Thinking of something, he asked: "I saw Zhou Wei just talking to a Jin Yiwei, who is that person?"

He got the idea so quickly because of the guidance of an expert. He felt that it had something to do with that Jin Yiwei.

The assistant director had been watching from the side. When Ding Xiu asked, he immediately said: "That person is a teacher from Nortel. His surname is Zhang. He is a friend of Zhou Wei."

Of course he couldn't remember a small special appointment, but Mr. Beidian was the only one to come over as a special appointment, and he remembered it very clearly.

Yesterday's group performance, this teacher Zhang also gave a lecture to his students. I happened to listen to a few words on the side. I have to say that he is worthy of being a teacher from Nortel. His skills are very good. His few words are to the point and inspire the students. Very big.

"Teacher from Nortel, come here as a special guest?" Ding Xiu was stunned for a moment.

Very rare indeed.

Not to mention now, ten years ago, when he was still working in the Beijing Film Studio, when the students from Beijing Film Studio went to work on the film crew, there were very few special agents and they all looked down on him.

Usually, I go to the director's hotel with my resume and interview either the protagonist or the supporting actor.

Special appointment, who do you look down on?

The market has improved a lot in the past few years. The salary from Nortel is generally not low, and few people can appreciate a small special agent with no lines.

So Ding Xiu was surprised for a few seconds when he heard that a teacher from Nortel came over as a special guest.

"He's here to take care of the students, and his students are also in our group." Afraid that Ding Xiu might think that he really could only act as a special guest, the assistant director explained: "According to him, teaching requires teaching by words and deeds, so he also wanted to take a role, so I Watch it."

"Our main roles have been decided, and there are no big roles at this time, so we can only force him to play a special role. Unexpectedly, he agreed readily, saying that it was just to kill time and he could play anything."

"Brother Xiu, this teacher Zhang has great acting skills. I heard him give lectures to students, and this is it." The assistant director gave a thumbs up.

Ding Xiu regained his composure and said: "He is a teacher from Nortel after all. Don't neglect it. We will make arrangements later and give him the entire supporting role or a small supporting role."

"Besides, I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack after work ends tonight. You can call him and his students so we can get to know each other."

"Okay Brother Xiu, I will make arrangements."

The assistant director sighed, it is good to be educated. As the industry becomes more and more prosperous, the requirements for actors are getting higher and higher. Previously, he wanted to arrange for his nephew to play a role in the crew.

I think I can make my debut with a few more dramas.

Now it seems that I should go to an acting school.

Academic qualifications are not necessarily useful, but diplomas are very useful. Many film crews do this, and when recruiting actors, they start with undergraduates.

…

After finishing work in the evening, Ding Xiu invited guests to have dinner at a nearby restaurant.

In addition to being a film and television base, Hengdian is also a tourist attraction. The most indispensable thing is people, and the most indispensable thing on the streets outside is food, drink and entertainment.

There are also a lot of people getting foot massages. As soon as it gets dark, neon signs start to flash in the slightly remote alleys, such as sister massages, imperial concubine baths, fairy foot baths...

The restaurant lobby was reserved by Ding Xiu, and the downstairs was full of crew members and some young actors who had a show in the evening.

The people upstairs are mainly the leading actors, assistant directors, and heads of various departments.

In a private room, Zhou Yiwei toasted Ding Xiu and introduced his buddy Zhang Songwen: "Brother Xiu, let me introduce to you. This is my buddy Zhang Songwen. He is now a teacher at Nortel and teaches acting."

"Hello, Teacher Zhang. I'm glad to meet you. I've been a little busy these two days and I didn't have time to say hello. Don't be surprised."

"Brother Xiu is so polite. I'll bring my students here for practice. Thanks for the face. I'll toast you."

After drinking a glass of wine, Ding Xiu asked: "Which class from Nortel are you from? Maybe I know your classmates."

Zhang Songwen smiled awkwardly: "I am a grade 0-0 student in the vocational class of Nortel's performance department. Many of my classmates have changed careers."

Nortel's vocational class, a very old class, has now been cancelled.

At that time, it was specially opened for those who were not college entrance examination graduates but loved performing. The requirements for cultural courses were very low, but the requirements for the students themselves were very high.

Such as height and appearance.

If you don't have either, you can only get in based on your acting talent.

"Nortel Vocational College, Huang Bo is from the Vocational College. I remember he was in Level 02, so he is still your junior brother. Unfortunately, that kid was too old and was not admitted to the acting department. No one wanted him, so he ended up going Dubbing department.”

Zhang Songwen laughed: "I was actually not much younger than him when I entered the school. If I had entered the school a year later, I would still have met him, and maybe we would have become friends..."

The conversation started, and the atmosphere was not so cold. Ding Xiu himself was a chatty person, and the same was true for Zhang Songwen. He came out of society early, was exposed to many things, was attentive and had a high emotional intelligence, so it was easy to chat with Ding Xiu.

Coupled with professional reasons, he would not be cold if he didn't want to be cold.

After a meal, both parties felt comfortable.

Ding Xiu also took the initiative to leave his contact information.

This meal was originally for everyone he wanted to invite, and it was just a matter of meeting Zhang Songwen along the way.

I heard that he was a teacher from Nortel, so I thought about getting to know him. Many friends lead to many paths.

After contacting him, he was not disappointed. Although he graduated from a vocational college, he was a good person, had a good sense of scale and distance, and was a good conversationalist.

I don't have any acting skills, and it's inappropriate to let people perform at the dinner table.

However, I discussed a few words about my views on the performance. The other party's views were very novel and easy to understand, so I guess the acting skills are not bad.

In the evening, on the way back, Zhou Wei smiled at Zhang Songwen: "Old Zhang, this drink was not in vain."

"I hope." Zhang Songwen said with a red face.

Before he came, he knew that Ding Xiu was a good drinker. He drank a lot just now, and even drank half a pound of it. He was willing to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

He is not pedantic, on the contrary, he knows how to adapt.

Drinking does not necessarily bring out feelings, but it is easy to offend others if you don't drink, so he is never ambiguous when it is time to drink, especially on such occasions, it is easy to change his destiny.

There will be filming tomorrow. Zhou Zhouwei drank less and was very calm at the moment: "I think Ding Xiu admires you very much."

Zhang Songwen burped uncomfortably, squinted his eyes and said, "This man is not simple. He doesn't behave like a thirty-year-old man at all. I feel stressed when talking to him, and sometimes I can't even touch him." Get through his thoughts.”

Before meeting Ding Xiu, he thought he was a sharp young man.

Having achieved so much at such a young age, it’s normal to be a little crazy.

But after one meal, it was completely wrong. Ding Xiu was not crazy. On the contrary, he spoke very sophisticatedly and was humble. Chatting with him made me feel comfortable.

If I have to say something, it’s probably that he’s a bit too quackish.

He rarely speaks in a hidden way, without any pretense, giving people a sense of openness and authenticity.

"You just think it's very stressful for me to chat with him."

"That was on the set. As a director, if he doesn't have this dignity, no one will listen to him. But this guy has a strange view on performance, and there is something about it."

"Nonsense, he is the best actor and the best actor, what do you think?"

"Damn, that's not how you evaluated him before."

Zhou Wei said seriously: "I have always respected Brother Xiu, okay?"

Zhang Songwen: "..."

This kid did have some admiration for Ding Xiu, but that was during the period when he was practicing martial arts. He often mentioned that his acting skills were no worse than Ding Xiu's and that he had bad luck.

The words suggested that Ding Xiu was just luckier than him.

It had only been a few days, but he already respected Ding Xiu.

"By the way, I found that your character is somewhat similar to a character played by Ding Xiu in his early years. That movie was called The Lost Martial Arts. You can go back and look it up online. It may be of reference for you."

"I know." Zhou Wei said perfunctorily.

The next day, Zhou Yiwei came to the set with dark circles under his eyes. After receiving breakfast, he found Zhang Songwen squatting in the corner drinking porridge and eating steamed buns.

"Old Zhang, you may not believe it, but Ding Xiu's acting skills surpassed mine ten years ago."