China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 1 "Water Margin" cast in a group
February 1997, Xinwu Film and Television Base
With the shouts of the on-site director of the "Water Margin" crew, today's filming task is over, and the whole team is called off.

Finding a shelter and taking off his thin Song Jun clothes, Cao Xuan couldn't help sneezing several times before he could put on his military coat.

The roommate Zhang Chong, who was busy taking off his boots next to him, looked at his flushed face and took the initiative to take the costume from Cao Xuan's hand.

"I'll pay you back the props and costumes. You have a fever and are not feeling well, so go back and rest first."

Cao Xuan shook his swollen head, but did not refuse, thanked him, handed the things to Zhang Chong, and left the shooting scene and returned to the dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Cao Xuan borrowed a bag of Banlangen from the fellow dormitory next door, washed it with hot water, and then lay on the bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt, covered with a military coat, while resting, trying to cover the sweat and cure the disease. .

Not long after, Cao Xuan fell asleep in a daze, and then had a long, long dream.

In the dream, he saw the half-life of another "Cao Xuan".

In the beginning, the "Cao Xuan" and Cao Xuan's experience were almost the same. At the age of 18, he failed the college entrance examination and followed his relatives from his hometown of Zao City, Lu Province to the capital to work.

After moving bricks at the construction site for a few months, he was pulled by someone to act as a group performer, and then he opened the door to a new world, and he was honored to be the Beidriu group performer who was squatting at the gate of the Beijing Film Studio.

In the 90s, China's film and television industry was not particularly developed, and the average actors were very tight, not to mention Cao Xuan's group performances.

After a year of drifting in the north, Cao Xuan's life was unsatisfactory, it could even be said to be miserable.

However, Cao Xuan persisted, but the "Cao Xuan" was forced to make a living and finally chose to change careers and become a paparazzi reporter.

For more than [-] years since then, "Cao Xuan" has been fighting in the entertainment gossip circle.

At first, he was a paparazzi, capturing news and selling it to entertainment magazines. Later, with the advent of the Internet age, "Cao Xuan" seized the opportunity and became the first batch of online gossip media to enter social platforms.

After that, "Cao Xuan", who had accumulated a certain amount of capital, directly founded his own studio, operated the self-media and marketing accounts of entertainment gossip in batches, and became a small boss.

In the industry for many years, although "Cao Xuan" has never made any shocking news, but relying on his old qualifications, extensive contacts, and knowledge of the major events in the entertainment industry, he has a lot of knowledge about the resumes and black materials of various stars, and he can be regarded as a well-known domestic gossip circle. characters.

Although life is not rich and noble, he still has a car and a house, and is rich in food and clothing.

Unfortunately, when his life was poor, "Cao Xuan" died young in a traffic accident.

And Cao Xuan, who was lying on the bed, was also woken up from the bed by the big truck that greeted him in the dream.

.........

"call……"

After wiping the sweat off his forehead, Cao Xuan got up and looked around. Several roommates were lying on the bed with Zheng Xiang sleeping, and the camera assistant Wu Dawei was snoring loudly, and occasionally gritted his teeth.

Quietly pinched his thigh, feeling the pain, Cao Xuan's mood relaxed a lot.

As a result, he lay down and was just about to go back to sleep, when he closed his eyes, the memory of "Cao Xuan" in the dream for more than 20 years later, every detail, every detail, kept surging in his mind.

No matter how slow Cao Xuan's response was, he realized that his experience just now was not simple.

This strange dream made Cao Xuan seem to have more than 20 years of memory out of thin air, and it was the kind that would never be forgotten.

Cao Xuan thought it was a ghost, but soon found a more suitable adjective from the strange dream.

Rebirth through time!

Cao Xuan once doubted whether he was the "Cao Xuan" who was reborn, and now he has regained his memory, but soon he overturned this idea.

Because he could clearly feel that he did not have the emotion of "Cao Xuan" in his dream.

For Cao Xuan, the people and events experienced by "Cao Xuan" for more than 20 years are like watching a super feature-length movie.

There may be some empathy in some situations, but there is absolutely no empathy. Many things seem familiar, but are actually very unfamiliar.

The receptivity of young people is very strong, especially Cao Xuan now has the memory bonus of more than 20 years of later generations.

Cao Xuan quickly sorted out the contradiction in this matter.

No matter what happened to him is parallel time and space travel, or rebirth in the quantum realm, or the fantasy version of soul loss.

Anyway, he is Cao Xuan.

As for the memories of "Cao Xuan", they are regarded as golden fingers given to him by God.

The word "gold finger" was also learned from a strange dream. Cao Xuan learned and used it, and put it directly on himself...

.........

After temporarily letting go of his psychological burden, Cao Xuan, who was smashed on the head by a gift bag from the sky, could no longer sleep.

He put on clothes to prevent the quilt from turning over and getting cold, and then wholeheartedly groped for the golden finger he just got.

An hour later, through preliminary research, Cao Xuan truly understood how this golden finger would bring about earth-shaking changes in his life.

Not to mention, Cao Xuan is in the actor industry now.

With the information of the prophet, as long as Cao Xuan can cut off a few popular film and television roles, it is not difficult to mix into a first-line artist, and the remuneration will probably be calculated in units of "cool".

At that time, no matter what else, I first stocked up a dozen houses in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Modu, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Even if Goldfinger loses its function in the future, and being an entertainer is too old, with these houses, Cao Xuan can comfortably be a charterer for a lifetime.

The previously unreachable "Billionaire Dream" and "Uranus Superstar Dream" are now assisted by Goldfinger. Although they are still far away, as long as they plan properly, Cao Xuan has a great chance of being realized.

Realizing this, Cao Xuan clenched his fist tightly and used a lot of willpower to resist the urge to raise his arms and shout.

Nearly two years of hard work in the bottom group performance gave Cao Xuan a maturity and restraint far beyond his peers.

After being excited for a few minutes, Cao Xuan pulled himself back to the cold reality.

The future is bright, but the road has to be taken step by step.

Otherwise, just relying on the only 415 yuan and 6 cents left in his pocket, let alone buying a courtyard house, he has to think about how to take the train to save money on the ticket when he returns to the capital...

Looking at the little stars outside the window, Cao Xuan thought about his future.

It didn't take long for Cao Xuan to set his sights on the entertainment industry.

Not only because he is familiar with himself, but also the entertainment industry is also the career focus of "Cao Xuan", which is convenient for him to make better use of his golden fingers.

Moreover, with the continuous development of China in the future and the improvement of the national economy, the cultural and entertainment industry will be one of the most promising industries in China in the next 30 years, and it is worth Cao Xuan's efforts to further develop it.

As for the Internet, real estate, finance, medicine and other industries, although the future is bright, the threshold is too high, which is not something Cao Xuan can afford today.

The cultural and entertainment industry has been tentatively set, and in a short period of time, Cao Xuan did not dare to formulate much ambition.

Just set a rough stage goal-

The first step is to become an official actor or singer.

The second step is to become famous.

The third step is to make money and buy a courtyard house.

The fourth step is to make money and buy another set of courtyard houses.

.........

Cao Xuan imagined planning for the future, the sky outside was gradually brightening, and people were already walking in the corridor outside the door.

I glanced at the old watch in my hand. It was already 6:40 in the morning. There was no advance notice today. According to the rules of the crew, it was normal to gather and wait at 8:[-]. After taking into account the time to wash and rush to eat, it was time to get up.

Opening the "Winter's Quilt Seal", Cao Xuan quickly put on his clothes, woke up Zhang Chong, who was also in the group, and then went to the shared bathroom outside to wash with a washbasin and a thermos.

As for the other roommates, they are all non-group performers. The time to wake up and report is uncertain, so Cao Xuan is not needed as a human alarm clock.

In winter, as long as you don't wash your hair, most men wash their hands very quickly, washing their face + brushing their teeth, and it takes up to 5 minutes to get it done.

When Cao Xuan and Zhang Chong got out of the dormitory building together and rushed to the cafeteria next to them, it was just early 7 o'clock.

"Water Margin" is produced by CCTV. The whole crew is still in the planned economy mode. The food in the cafeteria is not good, but the amount is large.

Breakfast: steamed bread, eggs, fried dough sticks, large buns with more vegetables and less meat, pickles, white rice porridge, and millet porridge.

Except for one egg per person, steamed buns and fried dough sticks are on a first-come, first-served basis. You can eat everything else you want, but you can't waste food.

Compared with the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang who were hungry to steal corn when they were filming "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the crew of "Water Margin" can be said to be rich and powerful.

Cao Xuan and the two were lucky, they came early and grabbed the big bun.

The ratio of meat to radish meat is very touching, but it is always meaty.

The big buns in the cafeteria are very real, and a single one is the size of an adult fist. Even young men like Cao and Zhang usually only dare to ask for 2-3 buns, and they really can't eat more.

During the meal, Zhang Chong complained that he was too cold yesterday, and hoped that he could be assigned a relaxed role today. Cao Xuan nodded perfunctorily, but he had a desire to go away.

Cao Xuan came to the crew of "Water Margin" for a short time, only ten days.

This period of time is catching up with the Chinese New Year. Many of the group performances in the Xinwu Film and Television Base are local people.

The crew was waiting for no one, so they could only try to add money to win over, while sending someone back to the capital to urgently convene a group of professional group performers to overcome this difficult period.

Cao Xuan is the crew of "Water Margin" who came at this time.

The daily salary is 35 yuan a day, which is not a lot, but not a lot, and the most important thing is stability to control the cost of food and pipes.

Anyone who has worked in the group acting industry knows that it is common to have no work, and the unfortunate ones may not be able to open for half a month.

Therefore, compared to staying in the capital for a fixed period of time, this kind of "short-term business trip" with stable income is very tempting for group performances, not to mention that food, accommodation and travel expenses are free.

Before that, Cao Xuan's goal was to see if he could stay on the crew of "Water Margin" as a group special.

He specializes in playing roles that have a few lines, but they are all fleeting, such as the second shopkeeper, the messenger, the customer who bought the cooking cake, Song Jiangjia and Song Bingyi who were cut down by the Liangshan hero with a knife, etc.

Not only is it stable, but the pay is higher than that of ordinary members, and it is also considered a seniority if you take it out.

Now that he has Golden Finger, Cao Xuan will naturally not limit himself to group performances, and wants to leave the crew and return to the capital to find opportunities.

Just when Cao Xuan was pondering how to ask the crew for the salary, he asked if the train ticket would be reimbursed.

A thin man sat across from him, with sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, prominent cheekbones, and a pair of dazzling ears behind his ears, a bit like the little humanoid demon in "Journey to the West".

This person's name is Sun Jiang, nicknamed Monkey, and he came from the capital with Cao Xuan and Zhang Chong to perform in "Water Margin".

Cao Xuan and Sun Jiang were close friends when they were in the capital. They knew each other but didn't know each other well. After they came to Xinwu together, they established some friendship.

On the other hand, Zhang Chong and Sun Jiang have a good relationship, both of whom are fellow villagers in Henan Province.

"Old Zhang and Cao, have you heard that something has happened."

Sun Jiang's buttocks hadn't settled down yet, and immediately began to scream. Cao Xuan calmly took a bite of the bun and glanced at him.

"What's the big deal, the national football team qualified for the 98 World Cup? Xiangjiang returned early? Or is it a fake that Wang Fei gave birth to a child?"

"It's not that big...Fuck, when did Wang Fei give birth to the child?"

Sun Jiang, a self-proclaimed non-hardcore fan of Wang, was full of confusion, but Zhang Chong, who was next to him, couldn't stand it any longer.

"It's been more than a month, you don't read newspapers and magazines?"

"If you don't have money to buy it, don't watch it."

Sun Jiang was righteous and arrogant, Zhang Chong was absolutely defeated, and Cao Xuan stopped the discussion between the two in time.

"Monkey, what's the matter, don't talk about it."

Only then did Sun Jiang remember his purpose, and said with a mysterious expression: "I just got the latest news, Li Qiang had an accident in the city yesterday.

"Li Qiang, who is playing Ximen Qing?"

"It's him. Is Group A filming Yanggu's scene? Ximen Qing's injury is estimated to have to be replaced."

"Tsk tsk, I don't know who to change, if I can choose from our group performance, I may have a chance."

"Just you? Go back and drink more water."

"What do you mean?"

"Look at yourself in the mirror when you pee."

"..."

Zhang Chong and Sun Jiang were arguing with each other, but Cao Xuan, who was next to him, was a little thoughtful after hearing the news.

(End of this chapter)