China Entertainment: Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore

Chapter 10 The water is too deep

After resting for a moment and reviewing his lines, Li Xiaolu stood on tiptoes and hooked his hands around Chu Hui's neck again. Chu Hui also used his hands to wrap his arms around her waist again.

The difference from before was that this time, Li Xiaolu's hands were obviously gentler.

Under the dim light, the distance between the two people became closer and closer, and the atmosphere became ambiguous again.

"All departments prepare!"

"Start shooting!"

Chu Qing smiled and said, "Me too."

Li Xiaolu said with a smile: "I remember we talked."

Chu Hui also smiled and replied: "Yes, the lights were very dark that day and I couldn't see anything clearly. I just danced and talked to you at the same time."

Li Xiaolu nodded: "Yes, I remembered."

Chu Hui praised: "I remember, your voice was very nice at that time."

Li Xiaolu lowered his head shyly: "Really?"

Chu Hui then added: "Later, you were called away by your classmates, and then I left too."

"remember."

"Later on, I always secretly liked you, but I never saw you again!"

Li Xiaolu looked at Chu Hui in astonishment: "Really?"

After Chu Hui hesitated for a moment, he plucked up the courage and said, "Actually, I wanted to propose to you during the outing that day!"

Li Xiaolu was stunned and looked at Chu Hui in shock.

Obviously, Huazi's belated confession was very unexpected and shocking to Yang Xiaoyun in the play, as if she had missed a beautiful and touching love.

Although this is only a short scene with not many lines, every line has strict requirements for the actors' performance.

Almost every word or sentence spoken, the two people's faces must have corresponding close-ups, and the actors' performances must be very delicate and accurate.

Fortunately, both Chu Hui and Li Xiaolu performed very well, and even the emotional proportions invested in the characters in the play were just right.

Therefore, the scene between Chu Hui and Li Xiaolu only had to be done three times to meet the requirements of director Zhao Baogang.

I don't know if it was an illusion or something else, but after filming these intimate scenes, Chu Hui felt that Li Xiaolu looked at him strangely.

In Li Xiaolu's eyes, Chu Hui has a very unique personality and looks very capable, which is different from the boys she knew before.

For example, Wen Zhang and Tong Dawei both like to turn up their collars when wearing POLO shirts in the drama. They think this design is very fashionable and individual.

Only Chu didn't like it. She thought it was not only unfashionable, but also looked very silly. On such a hot day, she turned up the collar of her clothes because she thought the weather wasn't hot enough.

Li Xiaolu didn't think it was anything at first, but after listening to Chu Hui's words, he also felt that this so-called fashion was a bit too deliberate.

Moreover, Li Xiaolu had always been curious about whether a little-known actor like Chu Hui had any extraordinary strengths that could make Li Xiaoran fall in love with him.

In the following days, Buhuan continued to work as usual, working diligently on filming, and when there was no filming, he would help the crew with work.

Chu Hui will also ask them for advice when he encounters problems that he doesn’t understand. Because he has a good relationship with everyone and doesn’t put on airs, whether it’s the photographer, lighting engineer, props artist, etc., Chu Hui gets along very well with them.

In addition to learning from the crew, Chu Hui will also put forward his own views on something from an objective perspective. Regarding the script issue of "Struggle", Chu Hui and screenwriter Shi Kang should have the most communication.

While Chu Hui was learning from Shi Kang, he also pointed out many mistakes in the script to Shi Kang, almost causing Shi Kang to break his defense on the spot.

For example, in the script, before the operation, Huazi's mother was afraid that Huazi might not remember the passbook password, so she asked Huazi to repeat it again. Huazi said: "62376785."

When he first read the script, Chu Hui felt that this was a very obvious common sense error. He thought to himself, passbook passwords are usually six digits, when did they change to eight digits?

Faced with Chu Hui's doubts, Shi Kang was not convinced at first, thinking that the passbook password could have 6 or 8 digits.

In order to prove that he was right, Shi Kang also made a special trip to several banks to ask their staff if they had an 8-digit passbook password. As you can imagine, the answers he got were all 6 digits.

There was also a scene where Lulu told Hua Zi that her mother was coming over. Hua Zi said that’s great. When she came, she would take her mother and her brother out to play and so on. Lulu was very moved and said that Hua Zi was really nice.

Huazi said: "Of course, those are also my future mother-in-law and brother-in-law."

Chu Hui felt that this place must be wrong. Lulu's brother should be Hua Zi's brother-in-law, not his brother-in-law.

……

In addition to such common sense errors, Chu Hui also pointed out some logical errors and repeatedly pulled them out. Shi Kang's attitude towards Chu Hui gradually changed from dissatisfaction at the beginning to recognition and even appreciation.

What Shi Kang appreciated most was not Chu Hui's ability, but Chu Hui's character.

Because every time he found a problem with the script, Chu Hui would not show it off to director Zhao Baogang and ask for credit. Instead, he would discuss it with Shi Kang in private. This not only saved his face, but also changed the script of "Struggle". Be more accurate and perfect.

However, when Chu Hui often asked him some professional-related questions, Shi Kang probably guessed what he was thinking, and asked: "You guys are not planning to change your career to be a screenwriter in the future, are you? Your drama is very good, please don't take things too hard!"

Chu Hui did not answer, but asked: "Teacher Shi Kang, from what you say, the situation of your screenwriters does not seem to be very good."

Shi Kang immediately replied: "Yes, the situation for us screenwriters is not bad, it is too bad. We are disadvantaged groups. Not only do we get low pay, but they are also often ignored."

It was okay if Chu Hui didn't ask. This question made Shi Kang want to pour out all the sadness and pain in his heart towards Chu Hui.

"I think the last industry squeezed by the film and television industry now is screenwriters. Others have earned their share of the money, such as producers, directors, and you actors. You can all get your share, and the rest is The screenwriter is..."

"Also, many screenwriters often don't get full payment because there is a clause in the contract that requires Party A to approve Party B's script before payment will be made."

"but!"

Shi Kang paused for a moment, then changed the topic: "Investors will find some reasons to think your work is not good here or that, or they will say that there is some problem with your current financial situation, and it will be ruined if you delay it. This is commonplace.”

Hearing Shi Kang say this, it was hard for Chu Hui not to feel the same way, because he had been owed salary for many movies before, and he still didn't know whether what the other party said was an excuse or if it was true.

"After all, the entire screenwriting industry has only developed in China for more than 20 years, and the adjustment of the system has not kept up. Famous and good screenwriters in Europe and the United States all have to get a share, but we are not the only ones who do not,"

"Many screenwriters don't even want to give them a share of the money. They want cash because they are always cheated. They're afraid of being cheated. So if you give me cash, you'll have earned it. If you don't give cash, the screenwriter can't do anything. I did it. After more than ten years, I know this industry very well.”

The more Shi Kang talked about it, the more excited he became, "I wrote a script for someone before. The outline was written, but they said you can't do this. Go back and revise two drafts. When I finished revising the draft, I realized that they had already set up a team to shoot. Your idea has been stolen, who can you talk to to reason with me?"

As for why he didn't use legal weapons, Shi Kang smiled helplessly, "It takes two years to fight a lawsuit and recover 2 yuan. It's not enough trouble."

In order to avoid being cheated, Shi Kang now prefers to cooperate with powerful directors or film and television companies, such as "Big Shot", which he previously collaborated with Huayi brother Feng Xiaogang, and Xinbaoyuan Company, which invested and produced the crew of "Struggle" this time.

After listening to Shi Kang complaining about the cruelty and darkness of the screenwriting profession, Chu Hui did not flinch. He felt that this matter was like a pony crossing a river. You have to cross it to know whether the water is deep or not.

Chu Hui was also thinking in his mind that if he really wanted to write a script one day, he would have to find a reliable company to cooperate with and stay away from those inferior junk companies.

(End of this chapter)