China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 14 Dilemma
Night.

A corner of the traditional residential building in Zhuozhou Film and Television City, a tenement-style guest house that can accommodate 600 people for dining, is extremely noisy.

Jiang Liu not only invited Yan Yan, Han Li, Sha Yi and other crew members in front and behind the scenes to treat guests.

Instead, dozens of extras were hired.

He originally used to treat guests, so he simply combined the money for the treat and the food and beverage expenses for the performance, and then asked the hotel to give a discount, and successfully made the crew treat everyone equally when dining.

Everyone ate happily and sipped wine. It was natural to be happy.

Jiang Liu received a lot of praise for this.

Jiang Liu doesn't have much money in his pocket. After deducting the last tuition fee of 5600 yuan, he has less than 2 yuan available.

There were so many places to spend money that Jiang Liu kept digging around and was reluctant to buy even a mobile phone.

But he has never been a discerning person, and he is not a miser in the traditional sense. He knows that he cannot save what should be spent, and he cannot spend the money that should be saved indiscriminately.

"Assistant Jiang, are you really allergic to alcohol?"

"I'm really allergic, I can barely drink some red wine."

After once again using alcohol allergy to kill the drunken extras, Jiang Liu served tea to Han Li and Wang Baoqiang and said, "Please get up early tomorrow."

Wang Baoqiang, who was blushing, nodded first: "Don't worry, Brother Jiang."

"Drink less, tomorrow morning will be your one-man show."

After Jiang Liu told Wang Baoqiang, he looked at Han Li. Han Li nodded helplessly. She had short hands and a soft mouth. She had already boarded Jiang Liu's pirate ship.

At the same time, Yan Yan said: "Liu'er, it's almost time to leave. There is still drama during the day."

"Let's go and get some rest early. I'll let Linyan go back to his room."

Putting down the tea cup, Jiang Liu walked towards the performance. Each table was limited to two bottles of liquor. No one was drunk and causing trouble. Jiang Liu persuaded and scolded people and drove them into the room.

After settling the crew like a housekeeper, Jiang Liu returned to the room.

The Taoyuan Guesthouse, which imitates the courtyard building of the Qing Dynasty, is very beautiful, but Jiang Liu has no intention of admiring it.

He has been making frequent moves recently but everything is going smoothly, and he seems to have everything under control.

But Jiang Liu personally knows that he has been walking a tightrope, and there are more and more hidden dangers. If he is not careful, he will lose everything.

Moreover, after successfully filming "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" after many difficulties, there are still many things to be resolved in the film's post-production, promotion, and release.

At that time, with only a small screening license, he will be unable to do anything.

There is pressure.

However, Jiang Liu had endured greater pressure and had a certain spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat.

But one thing Jiang Liu knew very well was that his dilemma was different from that of ordinary entrepreneurs.

If he survives the current predicament, he will be like a dragon diving into the sea and completely control his future.

The foresight also made Jiang Liu more calm than others when facing difficulties and predicaments.

Therefore, Jiang Liu is not afraid.

He is confident that no difficulty can stop the current flow of the river.

Not long after Huan Chao fell asleep, the alarm rang. Jiang Liu got out of bed. After washing, he was still an energetic young man.

Every early morning, Jiang Liu always lamented that it was great to be young, but no matter how tired or tired he was, he would never sleep again.

Wake up Han Li and Wang Baoqiang. After they put on their makeup and costumes, the group of five people walked to the residence.

In a private house with a small courtyard, the props artist used sandpaper to make a water tank filled with fine sand in advance.

The lighting engineer arranges the lighting fixtures.

Jiang Liu held the camera and communicated with Wang Baoqiang.

The first scene involves filming Feng Yu, played by Wang Baoqiang, practicing martial arts.

Through the intensity of martial arts training, the audience understands from the side that Feng Yuxiu is a ruthless person and a madman who will do whatever it takes to practice martial arts.

"Are you ready? Let's start shooting now. Don't worry too much about the details. Stay strong and make a fierce expression when practicing martial arts. Remember to move and don't be too sketchy."

Jiang Liu spoke, Han Li and the prop master exited the camera, and filming began.

One-man shows are boring. Jiang Liu shot the sky, the ground, trees, and people, trying his best to make the shots not monotonous and lively.

After a while, Wang Baoqiang's boxing scene ended. When he was about to practice iron sand palm, Jiang Liu stopped.

Jiang Liu thought with his buttocks and figured out that even the Iron Sand Palm would be very ineffective. "Is there any way to make it less boring?" Jiang Liu seemed to be talking to himself next to the water tank, or asking the only prop master on site.

The prop master understood Jiang Liu's idea: "Pour some gasoline and light a fire."

After Jiang Liu thought about it, he said, "It's dangerous to have gasoline on your hands."

"Pour less, and when the gasoline burns out, put your hand in again."

Jiang Liu frowned and was about to speak, but Wang Baoqiang said: "Come on, such a small danger is nothing."

He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, has endured hardships, and has not experienced too many dangers.

He has understood a truth since he was a child: in order to win and to make a difference, he has to work hard and fight with his life.

Jiang Liu was no longer vague: "Props, go back to the set and get some gasoline."

When I turned it on again, the visual effect was indeed much better.

Not to mention anything else, a pair of hands wildly thrusting into the sand with tiny flames is still eye-catching.

After filming "Iron Sand Palm", the five of them entered a residential house. What followed was a literary drama, filming Feng Yuxiu's sermon after killing his wife.

Among all the people who came to Zhuozhou, only Han Li was a woman, so Jiang Liu had to coax Han Li to play Feng Yuxiu's wife and speak a few lines.

Han Li and Wang Baoqiang knew their lines well. Jiang Liu turned on the camera at the right time. After 3 minutes, the camera closed and the scene ended.

There's nothing good to say about the relationship scene between the two. It's just bad. Jiang Liu was too lazy to correct it, which was a waste of film.

After three scenes were filmed and the sky was getting brighter, Jiang Liu announced with a smile: "All the scenes in Zhuozhou Film and Television City are finished."

Han Li rolled her eyes.

Looking at Jiang Liu's posture, he filmed wherever the crew of "Sedan" took photos. This behavior was somewhat shameless.

The camera was returned, and Yan Yan pulled the extras onto the official road outside the film and television city. After a quick march led by Sha Yi, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the second photography team completed their task.

Yan Yan was not bad. On the way back to the hotel, the crew secretly slipped another box to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu opened it and saw dozens of rolls of film.

"It's hard to shoot extras. They always disobey instructions and run away from the queue." Yan Yan said.

Jiang Liu smiled knowingly.

At the Four Seasons Hotel, Jiang Liu signed for the accountant to prove that all the extras were not absent, and hurried back to the room.

The room was dark, and Jiang Liu thought there was no one inside.

When he opened the door, he saw Zhao Wenhong and four others hiding in the corner of the dark room, with expressions of fear on their faces.

"Have you found a job?" Jiang Liu turned on the light and closed the door, and glanced at the bed, which had not changed since he left.

Zhao Wenhong said: "No, Brother Jiang, we want to go back to Yongzhou."

"Tell Yan Liang." Jiang Liu said noncommittally, "Where is Yan Liang?"

Zhou Guoshan looked frustrated: "He's not back yet."

Jiang Liu looked at Zhao Wenhong and Zhou Guoshan.

Among the four, except for the youngest Lu Ting, the other three had defeat written all over their faces.

Jiang Liu could understand the mental state of the three people.

Zhao Wenhong and others did not live like human beings in Yongzhou. They were not fully clothed and had to beg, pick up rags, and even commit petty theft to eat.

There is a risk of deportation at any time and at any time.

But at that time, a few people at least had a vast world, could walk around, and communicate with others.

Now, they are trapped in a room of about 20 square meters. They have a temporary shelter from the wind and rain, and they no longer have to beg to eat.

But I have to sneak to the toilet, and occasionally I have to do it in the house.

They dare not speak loudly, dare not breathe loudly, and watch pantomimes on TV every day.

Living like this is even more frightening, restrained, and aggrieved than in Yongzhou.

They came to the capital for changes, but they didn't see any changes, and their lives were not as good as they were in Yongzhou.

As for Lu Ting.

She was still young, and she simply thought it would be nice to stand by the window and look at the tall buildings without being exposed to the rain or being kicked out.

(End of this chapter)