Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 1 What actor doesn't wear a helmet?
A certain day of a certain year.

A certain crew.

"Women will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword, but rich women won't."

"The rich woman will buy me a faster knife."

Inside the room, Zhou Mo sat at the table, tapping on his phone screen, his eyes filled with regret.

Today is his 30th birthday.

It was also the 2,191st time he regretted it.

Eight years ago, Zhou Mo made his debut, opened the drama, and had an award-winning actor as a supporting actor.

Eight years later, Zhou Mo is an N-tier actor, unknown and fawning.

How did it come to this?

The scene reappeared in Zhou Mo's mind:
"Young man, if you're willing, you'll be the leading actor in every movie from now on, and I'll find a few best actor and actress to play supporting roles for you. How do you think?"

My aunt is sixty-eight years old, with hair as smooth and shiny as a flower.

The face of a devil, the body of an angel.

The red wine in the glass is bright red.

What’s brighter than the wine is my aunt’s red lips.

What’s brighter than the red lips is a box of bright red RMB.

only……

"Stop insulting people."

The young Zhou Mo is like a rising sun, arrogant and proud. He looks down on these "dirty" deals and wants to make a name for himself with his own "acting skills".

It’s actually okay to just say no.

Although the entertainment industry is in chaos, the era of big productions brings not only high box office but also a fig leaf of "it's my will".

If you don't agree with me, just leave.

The boss won't hold a grudge against you for your rejection. At most, he will give you a little frustration, but it will pass after a while.

However, Zhou Mo was young and energetic at that time, and could not stand these "insults", so he immediately raised his wine glass and poured it over.

This time, his star career was ruined.

It also broke my aunt's heart.

The heartbroken aunt made Zhou Mo realize what it means to be "poor Zhou Mo being played around by his aunt" -

Breach of contract, cold storage, huge compensation.

Drinking, beating people, and harassing fans.

There were even reports that he broke into the sow pen at night!
It seemed as if overnight he went from being a rising star to being a rat in the sewer, hated by everyone.

He was in pain, regretted it, and even went back to find his aunt.

But when they met again, my aunt already had another young hunk by her side.

He was abandoned.

Zhou Mo, who was put on ice, had a very difficult period, and was finally freed when his contract expired.

But when he returned to the market, he found that he had completely lost his traffic.

No order, no contract.

There wasn't even anyone who scolded him.

It’s not like he hasn’t thought about changing industries.

But which industry would want a retiree who is almost 30 years old and has no experience?

These days, even graduate students have a hard time finding jobs.

Finally, after trying several factories, Zhou Mo was horrified to find that he couldn't even tighten the screws as well as the 18-year-old boy.

He has a longer working experience than him.

In desperation, Zhou Mo returned to the set.

It was impossible for him to get a job in the factory, so he could only make a living by relying on his acting skills and guerrilla warfare.

The so-called guerrilla warfare is to go to any film crew that needs you and play a supporting role.
Commonly known as a supporting role.

This kind of life has lasted for three years.

Three years and three years, when will I finally get the opportunity!
Zhou Mo stopped his fingers and muttered to himself.

"Don't even mention forty-eight, I'll accept it even if it's eighty-four."

"What's wrong with being an aunt? She still has a minimum living allowance when she's old."

While I was thinking, the door was slammed open.

My roommate came into the room, carrying a bag of food: "Old Mexican, do you want to eat fish?"

"Thanks."

Zhou Mo took the food bag and ate it with big mouthfuls.

Although life is already so difficult, eating always comes first.

I am not active in eating and have brain problems.

"You don't know how windy it is outside today."

“The bigger the wind, the more money.”

The roommate changed his clothes and saw Zhou Mo sitting at the table from a distance. He smiled and said, "He's writing for Douyin and Kuaishou again!"

"It's about making money, business, nothing to do with."

In addition to filming, Zhou Mo also writes copy for an online drama called "Rich Woman Literature", which is one of his sources of income.

Otherwise, if you just rely on acting, you won’t even be able to afford a living.

The roommate slapped her lightly on the corner of her mouth: "Yes, yes, can I take a look?"

"Let's see."

Zhou Mo has been with this roommate for a while. He is a nice person who often brings him food and cleans the house. However, he is very curious. Zhou Mo wishes there were more people to help promote the video and recommend it to him directly.

My roommate opened the video and found that the first sentence was:
With dignity, you can make money honestly.

Without dignity, you can earn more.

"it is good!"

The roommate's eyes lit up, "Lao Mo, you are my confidant, you are absolutely right."

Zhou Mo ignored him and continued to show off his meal until he had finished every last grain of rice, then stood up and disposed of the garbage.

"Lao Mo, are you going to set up a stall?"

Zhou Mo nodded: "There is a play at the construction site today, go there early, you can continue watching."

The roommate didn't look up and waved goodbye.

Ten minutes later, after seeing the latest article "Rich woman will buy you a faster knife", my roommate reluctantly put down his phone.

When I looked up, I saw Zhou Mo's helmet on the bed.

"This guy, why isn't he wearing a helmet?"

At this time, Zhou Mo also realized that he had forgotten to bring his helmet, and slapped his head: "It seems that my memory has really declined. I must control my hands in the next life."

After saying that, he immediately slapped himself.

"Look at how successful you are, and you're still thinking about your hands! If there is really a next life, why don't you find a rich woman quickly? Do you still need hands after you have a rich woman?"

As I was sighing with emotion, I seemed to hear someone calling from behind.

Turn around.

The silver-white wrench cut through the air like a star across the night sky.

puff.

In a trance, Zhou Mo seemed to hear his own voice:

"In the next life, definitely."

……

"My son is awesome at the Beijing Film Academy's Directing Department!"

……

"...'My Lucky Star'? Zhou Mo, is this the script you mentioned, replacing 'Anaconda'?"

……

"Xiao Mo, you can try out for the Xian San crew. Just be an assistant director and do an internship. It just so happens that your senior sister Xiao Yang is here too."

……

"Zhou Mo, I have a job for you. Do you want to do it? It's a movie directed by Jiang Wen."

"……Let the bullets fly?"

"Yes, the position is screenwriter. I recommended you to the director. He knows you and said that the lines you have are very much to his liking, so he asked you to come over and give it a try."

……

Zhou Mo opened his eyes and looked at his hands, feeling as if he were in another world.

A few years ago, when Zhou Mo discovered that he was reborn, he was full of hope for the future.

In this life, his family situation was already good, and apart from the fact that his goal of finding a rich woman had not changed, he actually didn't want to hang around in the entertainment industry.

He was covered in scars in his previous life, so when the entertainment industry is mentioned in this life, his first reaction is to stay away from it.

The system he carried with him just told him one sentence:

"No, you don't want to."

Optimize the system.

As long as the film and television works, including variety shows, are optimized in any sense, including but not limited to box office, reputation, script content, actor acting skills, and even shooting costs... huge returns can be obtained.

As a person who had witnessed history, Zhou Mo originally didn't care about the system's reward.

What a joke, how big a plate can a film or TV show be?

As an old bookworm who is familiar with urban works written by three-digit writers, he is well aware of opportunities to make money such as the World Cup and virtual currency.

However, when he saw a series of rewards within the system such as skills, property, works, and even the opportunity to connect with rich women.

He followed his heart.

Because the system gives too much.

Today, Zhou Mo is a screenwriter of the "Let the Bullets Fly" crew, an opportunity he earned through his own efforts.

It is now early 2010.

Two months ago, the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly" started. During the filming, director Jiang Wen called on screenwriters in the circle due to script issues.

Wei Xiao, the deputy director and one of the screenwriters of "Let the Bullets Fly", who also plays Lao Qi in the movie, recommended him to Jiang Wen.

As everyone knows, Jiang Wen was rejected by Beijing Film Academy.

As we all know, Jiang Wen has a special feeling for the students of Beijing Film Academy.

So, when Jiang Wen learned about Zhou Mo's school background and some of his past experiences, he decisively made him one of the screenwriters of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Thanks to his extremely deep impression of the play and his fluent understanding of the lines, Zhou Mo quickly won Jiang Wen's "favor".

In addition to being a screenwriter, Jiang Wen also gave him the position of assistant director, giving him the same treatment as Wei Xiao.

When Zhou Mo thought about the great start to his life, he trembled with excitement.

He slapped the table and sighed inwardly.

Back then, Zhang Huohua relied on plug-ins to marry Wu Zeqing. For me, Zhou Mo, it’s no problem to find a rich woman relying on the system!
Back then, I didn’t have a system, so I could only look for rich women. Now that I have a system, I can find rich women better.

There was a knock on the door behind me.

"Zhou Mo, open the door, open the door, I know you are inside."

(End of this chapter)