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Chapter 531: Battle of the Ensemble!

"Director Xu is no good, no good."

Zhang Min's cousin hurried over.

At this moment, Xu Wengang ordered the staff to assemble the remaining group performers.

Finish the filming of some small scenes.

Since the big scenes can't be filmed, the crew can't just stop.

You can still shoot some indoor scenes.

Anyway, the leading actors are all there, and some scenes only need a small number of extras.

Seeing Zhang Min's cousin in a hurry, Xu Wen couldn't help asking.

"what happened?"

"Director Xu, I just contacted a few group leaders and asked them to perform in the group, but they all rejected us."

Cousin Zhang Min was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

But his cousin explained that this job is very important, if this thing can't be done well.

There is no need to talk about joining Xu Wen's company in the future.

That's why he was so nervous when encountering a group strike.

After all, it's about his career.

He had to be careful.

Originally, he didn't care if a group leader left, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even recruit a group performer.

Xu Wen frowned.

"How many group leaders have you contacted?"

"I contacted all the group heads, and they all replied that I don't have any group performances, as if they had discussed it."

Cousin Zhang Min looked anxious.

Xu Wen sneered.

"Hmph! I'll just say why that Wang Gong dared to risk offending me and leave."

"It turns out that there is such a card in his hand. I didn't expect that a group of leaders still listen to the team."

"I underestimated it. It seems that such a thing is not a day or two."

"This group of people dared to gather together to threaten me. It can be seen that they are a group of moths in Hengdian."

Cousin Zhang Min was worried, but he didn't dare to show it.

He could only cautiously ask Xu Wen for his opinion.

"Director Xu, what shall we do now?"

"Don't be in a hurry, let's see what else he can do. In the past few days, you put off all the big scenes and shoot the scenes that don't require too many group performances."

Xu Wen gave an order.

Cousin Zhang Min nodded upon seeing this.

That's the only way things have happened.

Liu Changge, who was waiting for the show, heard this and came over.

"I never thought that the group leaders who have always been ignored by us have such a group of energy."

"We offended a group leader, and we couldn't recruit any group performers. It's a joke that this matter spread."

Liu Changge as a first-line star.

All he sees in his eyes are people of his own class.

It never occurred to him that a group of people who had been ignored by him would be able to shake a crew together.

He has filmed so many scenes since his debut, and he doesn't remember any extras at all.

This incident refreshed his impression of the extras.

Xu Wen casually smiled.

"The ants have the power to reverse the image, but don't underestimate this group of people. Although they are not the famous ones in a movie, they cannot be missing."

"Then shall we continue to do this? I'm afraid it will affect the progress of the shooting."

Liu Changge was a little worried about the progress of the filming.

After all, he chose Xu Wen in front of Wang Jiawei and Xu Wen.

If I can't make a movie that I value so much in the end.

Then he would be at a loss.

Xu Wen smiled and patted Liu Changge's shoulder.

"Don't worry, it won't affect the shooting process. The sewer has been blocked for so long, and it's time to unblock it, otherwise it will be more difficult to solve in the future."

Hearing Xu Wen's words, Liu Changge sighed.

Xu Wen's words have already expressed his attitude.

As an actor, he can only follow in Xu Wen's footsteps.

As long as it doesn't affect the shooting progress, he can't influence anything.

The next day.

When Xu Wen came to the crew, he found that there seemed to be a few fewer people in the crew.

Before Xu Wen could ask anything, Zhang Min's cousin hurried over.

"Director Xu is not doing well. Two-thirds of the group performers who stayed yesterday have left, and now there are less than [-] remaining on the set."

"It seems that the remaining group performers knew the news that Wang Gong and the group leaders were targeting us, so they couldn't sit still."

Xu Wen sneered.

God seems to like that good things don't come often, and bad things come in a bunch when they come.

Here Xu Wen was still discussing with Zhang Min's cousin about the group performers, while the assistant over there hurried over.

"Teacher Xu, you have to take a look at this."

Said and handed over the phone.

[Jiajia Media: Xu Wen's production team clashed with the extras in Hengdian! ]
[Listen to my gossip: shock!Xu Wen's new play can't find a group actor! ]
[Daily gossip: Xu Wen's crew bullied the group performers in Hengdian! ]
As many as seven or eight media outlets, everyone said the same thing.

That was the conflict between Xu Wen and the Hengdian group leaders.

And judging from the 700 million readings below, there are quite a few people who pay attention to this matter.

Things are also fermenting faster and faster.

Click on the comments below.

"I don't understand, why does such a great director have conflicts with the extras?"

"Being a star earns money for a lifetime, so what's the point of doing it for tens of dollars?"

"Why do you want to have a conflict with the group performers? They just take such a small amount of money, what's the matter?"

"Xu Wen is not such a person in my impression, let's wait and see."

"Wait and see first, wait for the follow-up."

"Sure enough, only when facing people who are weaker than yourself, can you see a person's true nature!"

Media reports always like to zoom in on the more well-known side.

In the conflict between Xu Wen and the group leaders, it is obvious that Xu Wen is more famous.

Therefore, in the process of writing articles, the media will naturally focus on describing Xu Wen.

Moreover, in order to make the manuscript more dramatic, some media basically did not describe much according to the actual situation.

In addition, there was a gap in identity between Xu Wen and the extras.

People are more able to bring in the roles of extras.

Just like the news about the conflict between the boss and the employees, as migrant workers, they are more able to sympathize with the employees.

This also led to more comments from Xu Wen under the news.

The assistant's face was very ugly.

"Director Xu, the news has already been trending. Mr. Min also called to ask what's going on. I don't know what to say."

"It's okay, just say it as usual."

Xu Wen waved his hand.

The assistant nodded when he heard the words, took the phone and left.

Not long after, Xu Wen's cell phone rang.

Xu Wen heard Zhang Min's firm voice as soon as he answered the call.

"Do you need me to solve it?"

In the face of the scandal that happened, Zhang Min has basically reached the point where he can support Xu Wen regardless of the reason.

This is the tacit understanding developed over the years of cooperation.

Unconditional trust!

Xu Wen smiled.

"I can solve this matter myself, and you don't need to take action."

"Yeah, that's fine, just tell me if you have anything to do, don't take everything on your own!"

Zhang Min was still worried, so he told Xu Wen.

Hearing what Zhang Min told the children, Xu Wen couldn't laugh or cry.

But still nodded with a smile.

The public opinion on the Internet fermented quickly, and it didn't take long for it to rush from the bottom of the hot search to the top three of the hot search.

More and more people are paying attention to this matter.

There are even some entertainment bloggers who specialize in the entertainment industry are talking about this.

In their view, this is a ready-made melon.

If you don't eat at this time, when will you wait?
So each of them put forth all their efforts to post videos.

"Guys! A big event happened recently, and that is the conflict between Director Xu Wen and the Hengdian extras!"

"Presumably everyone is also curious, one is a famous director, and the other is the most ordinary grassroots actors."

"How could the two of them have a conflict? This matter still has to start from the very beginning."

In the end, even many directors and producers in the entertainment industry knew about it.

They called to ask Xu Wen what was going on.

As for these calls, Xu Wen didn't explain much.

Before the results come out, redundant explanations are of no use.

But what surprised Xu Wen was that the actors of "Langya Bang" moved him quite a bit.

When this matter was hotly searched, seven or eight actors, including the leading actors, put on scarves one after another.

Support Xu Wen on his social media.

Among them, Liu Changge's agent persuaded Liu Changge not to get involved.

But Liu Changge still put on the scarf without hesitation.

And from their point of view, they explained the matter from beginning to end.

As a result, many netizens choose to follow their idols.

They all supported Xu Wen.

All of a sudden, the Internet was a mess.

Some are saying that Xu Wen is not good, and some are saying that Xu Wen is good.

But regardless of the debate online.

Xu Wen still has to face one of the most basic problems.

That's something that ensemble actors can't recruit.

As the scenes of small scenes become less and less, the demand for group performers is also more urgent.

Everyone is also guessing what Xu Wen's next step will be.

"Do you think Director Xu will give in to that group leader?"

"You are joking! How could Director Xu do this!"

"Then what should we do now, we also need group performances!"

"I don't know, let's see what Director Xu is going to do first."

The crew can have no group performances for one day, or two days without group performances.

But if there is no group performance for three days or four days in a row, the whole crew will be in chaos.

Now in the crew of "Langya Bang", some staff members were also forced to come over as extra performers.

The same goes for make-up artists, stylists, field workers, and even delivery boys.

But when the crew was frantically looking for extra actors and couldn't find them, Xu Wen went out early and returned late every day, not knowing what he was doing.

And these things about Xu Wen's crew also spread throughout Hengdian.

After all, Hengdian is only so small, basically the whole Hengdian will know what happened to a crew.

There was a lot of discussion for a while.

in a restaurant.

A group of extra performers including Wang Gong gathered together.

"Come and cheer! Let's celebrate this hard-won victory!"

Wang Gong smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand.

The group leaders in the surrounding circle also raised their wine glasses one after another.

There was a triumphant smile on his face.

"Hahahahaha, Xu Wen is doing it to himself! Tell him not to offend us."

"It's all right now, not only can't my crew recruit a group performer, but this matter has become a hot search."

Hearing this, the group leaders present collectively laughed.

For them, it would be such an honor if word spread that they collectively suppressed a great director.

When I say it, I feel that I have more face on my face.

At this time, a fat group head laughed.

"With this matter, I will dare to offend our group leader after watching that crew."

"Isn't that right! Isn't it the right thing for us to introduce actors and get more kickbacks! We must make things big!"

Another female group head quickly answered the call.

Wang Gong smiled.

"Okay, now that the matter has been resolved, let's wait for Xu Wen to take the initiative to send me a message!"

"As long as he wants to continue filming in Hengdian, he must call me, otherwise his crew will never be able to start work."

At this time, a male group leader who sat next to Wang Gong and had not opened his mouth spoke.

"I'm just worried that Xu Wen won't be filming in Hengdian and will go to other film and television bases."

"After all, Huaguo is not just a filming base in Hengdian, there are others."

Faced with these words, Wang Gong smiled indifferently.

"Hey hey, let's not say that I have acquaintances in other film and television bases, and let's say that this matter has spread throughout the circle of the group leader."

"Everyone knows that Xu Wen wants to take back kickbacks from all the group leaders. Do you think those group leaders accepted Xu Wen's crew's recruitment invitation?"

"Unless they don't want kickbacks anymore, and it's also in line with my idea that Xu Wen went to another crew."

As soon as these words came out, some group leaders were curious.

"How do you say that?"

Wang Gong laughed and continued.

"As soon as Xu Wen leaves, doesn't that just prove that our group leaders are not to be offended?"

"With Xu Wen's example first, do you think other crews will go against us in the future?"

"At that time, we will basically walk sideways in Hengdian. Even if we know about our withdrawal, who would dare to say more?"

Wang Gong's words caught the eyes of many group leaders.

Gathered wine cups one after another.

"Oh! Wang Qun is so far-sighted!"

"Hahahaha, think far! Admire, admire!"

The group leaders seemed to be convinced that they had the chance to win. Everyone raised their glasses and toasted Wang Gong again.

Just after drinking the wine in the glass, the mobile phones of many group leaders rang at the same time.

It's as if it's an agreement.

The heads of the crowd took out their phones one after another to have a look.

It was found that many concerned directors and producers updated the bib.

Curious to go in and have a look.

""A letter to the performing arts colleagues and the general public!""

"My colleagues, you have heard a little bit about what happened recently."

"Let's not talk about the right and wrong of Xu Wen and the group leaders, let's introduce a profession to everyone first."

"The name of this kind of occupation is group head! They occupy major film and television bases all year round."

"It is mainly responsible for helping the crew to recruit extras. The crew provides a certain amount of remuneration, and they are responsible for the recruitment."

"It's equivalent to an intermediary in the entertainment industry! But what is more chaotic than the intermediary is that the intermediary in the entertainment industry is more greedy."

"On the one hand, it collected the remuneration from the crew, and on the other hand, it deducted the salaries of the extras."

"Even have to get money from the crew, because it is a marginal profession, so there is no standardized management."

"It also caused this group of leaders to become more arrogant, causing the majority of the crew and low-level actors to suffer."

"So in order to better supervise the development of the performing arts career, we jointly made the following decision!"

(End of this chapter)