Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 38 Do You Really Think I'm Stupid?

At 9 a.m. the next day, Zhang Yuanjun set off from school with gifts and went to Wang Jing's residence.I didn't go to someone's house to be a guest at the time of meal.

Wang Jing has real estate in Beijing, in the famous Palm Springs International Apartment.

When Zhang Yuanjun was welcomed by Wang Jing, he saw You Naihai chatting with Wang Tianlin.

Should I say it or not, the old man is really fat.

And the mental head is very bad, the eyes can't be opened, and the face looks like it can't wake up.

Wang Tianlin was about the same age as his grandmother, but Zhang Yuanjun compared the two old people in his heart, and suddenly felt that his old lady was really strong.

Zhang Yuanjun greeted the two of them, and presented a gift to Wang Tianlin: "I know you are from Laomodu, and I have prepared special products for you to try."

Talking about this old man would give him energy, and he opened the bag on the spot and took out the presents one by one: Jinhua ham, Qianqianyun leg, Jinling salted duck, Sanyang bacon, and a can of top-quality Biluochun.

It's not very valuable, but Wang Tianlin couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear after watching it.

Looking at the packaging, Wang Tianlin knew that these goods were not bought in the capital, and they should have been specially purchased in Shanghai.

The gift went to his heart.

Wang Tianlin laughed a few times before being told by Wang Jing: "You can still eat these now."

Wang Tianlin said: "Why can't I eat? I eat a little a day, and this is enough for me for several months." After getting old, Wang Tianlin's diet was strictly controlled by his family.

After staying in the crew of "No. [-] in the World" for three months, Zhang Yuanjun's Cantonese level has improved, and he can understand when he speaks slowly, and he has also learned a few sentences.

But he didn't understand a single word that Wang Tianlin said at this time.

The old man's Mandarin accent is also very heavy, Zhang Yuanjun can only hear the general idea.

However, Zhang Yuanjun's language barrier added a lot of fun to the whole meeting and shortened the distance between them.

Wang Tianlin and You Naihai took care of Zhang Yuanjun, slowed down their speech, and spoke Mandarin very seriously.

"I heard that Guodao Restaurant belongs to your family?" Wang Tianlin began to inquire about Zhang Yuanjun's family background.

"Yes."

"I have eaten your food in Yangcheng and Pengcheng, but met Jiangnan and the little chef, right?"

"Have you eaten it? How does it taste?" Yu Jiangnan is a high-end catering brand, and the little chef follows the road of Chinese fast food.

"It's delicious, but it's a pity that your family doesn't open a shop in Hong Kong Island."

Zhang Yuanjun is not interested in the family's catering business, but he has heard a few words, so he joked: "Hong Kong Island's catering competition is too fierce, we can't get in."

Several people laughed, and Wang Jing asked again: "Why don't you learn how to do business from your father, but come to learn to act as an actor?"

"I'm not interested in running a hotel management company." Zhang Yuanjun said, "I'm the third child, and I have brothers and sisters above me, so it's never my turn to take over.

"But the eldest and the second have studied computer, and the other has studied design. My father's dream of cultivating successors has been shattered."

Zhang Yuanjun himself laughed as he said that.

After talking and joking, lunch was ready and everyone was seated.

People in the country like to discuss business at the dinner table, and at the table, Wang Tianlin still leads the conversation.

First of all, I said that I have watched Zhang Yuanjun's clips in "No. [-] in the World" and thought he acted very well.

Then he said that he and Du Qifeng were preparing a new film, and they lacked a young actor. They thought Zhang Yuanjun was very suitable and wanted to invite him to film in Hong Kong Island.

Zhang Yuanjun wants to agree, he likes the movie "Underworld" very much.

However, he remained calm and waited for the other party to make a condition.

Wang Tianlin introduced the basic situation, and the rest was handed over to You Naihai.

You Naihai briefly introduced the story and characters of "Underworld" and said: "Jimmy Boy has not yet been confirmed as an actor, I think you are very suitable."

"Thank you, hehe." After Zhang Yuanjun finished speaking, he shut up and bowed his head to eat.

You Naihai remembered what Wang Jing had entrusted to him before: "For the role of Guihai Yidao, he would come to my office and talk directly about investment. He is very straightforward, don't go around with him, just talk directly if you want to invest."

He has been in this circle for more than ten years, and he has seen everyone, and he has seen a lot of people like Zhang Yuanjun who just wait for the other party to make a move without answering.

He didn't hesitate immediately: "Invite you to act, and we can share 20% of the investment with you. Johnnie's movie will definitely make money."

"Underworld" is of course an excellent movie, Du Qifeng made it epic in 85 minutes.

If he was an actor, Zhang Yuanjun would agree to You Naihai's invitation without saying a word, and play the role of Jimmy Tsai.

However, from an investment point of view, "Underworld" lost money to grandma's family.

(On paper) The total investment is 4000 million Hong Kong dollars, with a box office of 600 million in the Mainland and 200 million in Hong Kong Island.

Being able to make the second part is entirely due to the blood of copyright and discs.

Looking back now, Zhang Yuanjun believed that this movie could cost 4000 million yuan only because his head was flooded!
There must have been tampering with the account.

Zhang Yuanjun really wanted to play Jimmy Boy, but he contracted 20% of the cost. He didn't think he had the skills to play this group of people on Hong Kong Island.

So his answer was: "Of course it's my honor to be able to act in the work of director Du Qifeng, but I don't have that much money for investment."

Zhang Yuanjun knew that it was his parents' idea that they were playing, so he said: "I am the only one in my family who is in the entertainment industry. My parents don't understand. I just want to act for the time being, and I have no plans to invest."

You Naihai persuaded him a few more words, saying that he had already received an invitation from Cannes for this film, and that he would be able to take Zhang Yuanjun abroad to participate in the film festival.

But Zhang Yuanjun still didn't let go, he could act but not invest.

Maybe it was because he spent money to buy Guihai Yidao before, which made Wang Jing feel that he was a fool with a lot of money.

This kind of rich second generation entered the circle to play tickets, Wang Jing met eight hundred if not one thousand.

Zhang Yuanjun is willing to spend 80 yuan for a role like Guihai Yidao. To pull Du Qifeng's banner, it shouldn't be a problem to get him 800 million to 1000 million yuan.

But Zhang Yuanjun will not fall on the same person twice.

In the end, it was Wang Jing who came out to smooth things over: "Xiao Zhang is a good actor, you can show Johnnie his profile and let him decide. You just need an actor."

In a few words, the matter of investment was covered up, and only the matter of actors was mentioned.

You Naihai borrowed the opportunity to get off the donkey, and said with a smile, "Yes, we're here to talk about actors today. Xiao Zhang, don't worry, I can see that you are a good actor. I'll go back to Hong Kong tomorrow and tell Johnnie about your situation. He will definitely like you."

Zhang Yuanjun also went down the steps, toasting You Naihai and Wang's father and son: "I'm young, I just started acting, and I need my seniors to give me some pointers."

To say a few polite words, it's over.

After eating, they drank another round of tea at Wang's house. Zhang Yuanjun was mostly sober, so he took his leave.

The capital city is very hot in July, the sun is scorching, and you can still feel the scorching heat of the cement road under your feet.After waiting for the bus for 7 minutes, Zhang Yuanjun was sweating from the heat.

Zhang Yuanjun got into the taxi, told the driver to go to the film school, and then squinted his eyes to rest.When Zhang Yuanjun got off the car, he still felt dizzy.Back in the dormitory, Zhang Yuanjun took a handful of water and wiped his face. Zhang Yuanjun lay on the bed and slept until 7:[-] p.m. when he woke up from hunger.

After finding the instant noodles and ham sausage hidden by Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yuanjun boiled water and soaked them for himself.

(End of this chapter)