The Days of Opening a Restaurant on an Abnormal Earth

"It's getting harder and harder to get along in Hengdian now." Bai Zhantang sighed, "It's getting harder and harder for an actor like me who only has acting skills and looks to get along."

Zhang Tong was curious: "Isn't an actor just for your looks and acting skills? Although you are not as handsome as me, you are not bad looking. (Bai Zhantang rolled his eyes) If you have good acting skills, you should be able to make a movie. Not all of them Is Hengdian the Hollywood of the East?"

"That's right, Hengdian is indeed the Hollywood of the East. Last year alone, the TV series I took over and filmed totaled almost 500 episodes. You can think about the production volume of Hengdian's film and television works." Bai Zhantang nodded .

Zhang Tong was a little surprised: "Why are there so many? If you film 500 episodes a year, you can be regarded as a second-tier star, right? Are you able to come here?"

"The second-tier bullshit, they're all extras, at most they're a little special. You know what a little special is, right? I don't know, it's a special actor. It's not the kind of special actor that comes from a big star, or it's one level higher than a little special. An actor with a few lines. The extras have two lunches a day plus a salary of one hundred yuan. Xiaote can get three to five hundred, because Xiaote has higher requirements for reading lines." Bai Zhantang pointed to himself.

"I am Xiao Te, a small special actor. There is also a big special, a big special actor, who can get more than one thousand or two thousand a day. If it is a woman, it is a beautiful vase, which is very eye-catching. The man's role may be played in two episodes of the TV series. It may add up to two or three minutes of role."

Zhang Tong nodded. As a person who has never been to Hengdian, what Bai Zhantang said was something he had never touched. He thought it was quite interesting, so he continued to ask: "That's okay. If there are scenes to be filmed every day, wouldn't you get more than 10,000 to 20,000 a month?"

"I need so many scenes to do it! Acting is tiring and doesn't make any money. Which one of us went to Hengpiao with the idea of ​​making something famous." Bai Zhantang shook his head helplessly.

"Unfortunately, my ability is limited, and I cannot make a name for myself in Hengdian."

"What ability?" Zhang Tong raised his eyebrows.

"What kind of ability can we have? The ability of our returnees! I hate it. When I was in another world, my ability was supernatural. That is, I ran extremely fast and had excellent lightness skills. There is also I can change my appearance at will. After I came back, the ability of divine movement was not very useful, so I ran faster than ordinary athletes. Variety is completely gone.”

"Originally, I thought that with this ability, I could participate in a sports team, a track and field team or something. At least a second-level national athlete or something. I didn't expect that there are regulations in the country now. Traditional sports events do not allow returnees with special abilities and Those who have awakened the ability to participate."

Speaking of this, Bai Zhantang shook his head: "The Olympic Games also made this regulation. Have you watched the 2012 London Olympic Games?"

Zhang Tong shook his head: "No. I haven't come back yet."

"The ratings of the London Olympic Games are extremely poor. Because of the emergence of supernatural power awakeners and homecoming people, the Olympic Games has become a bit boring to talk about higher, faster and stronger. The strongest of supernatural power awakeners can easily break all kinds of worlds Records. Let me tell you, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, I assert, will definitely get worse. The pre-sale tickets are not optimistic, and I think traditional sports are definitely going to decline.”

"Do you watch the NBA?" Zhang Tong nodded and shook his head. He nodded because he had seen it before. It was the era of Michael Jordan. AJ Jordan basketball shoes also entered Huaihai at that time, and became sought after by many young people. Fashion.

He shook his head because he didn't watch the NBA during the period after he came back, because he was busy with many things, and he had to make up for the dramas he hadn't watched in these years. The NBA can only watch it later.

"Let me tell you, David Stern is the best sports league operation master in the world. The leaders of other sports leagues are much worse than him. David Stern made the most correct decision before retiring. He decided to open up another new league outside of the NBA. Allow some people who have awakened their abilities to enter the NEW-NBA to play basketball." It seems that Bai Zhantang is very passionate about and familiar with these sports.

"Although there are no returnees in the United States, there are also supernatural awakeners. The venue of the NEW-NBA has become larger, the basket is higher, and the rules are more open. Supernatural awakeners who pass the league's screening enter the league for training and then compete. They can play a more exciting, smooth, and more confrontational game. It is not uncommon to dunk from the three-point line. It is a dunk from the half-court, and then it is intercepted from mid-air, and then a quick reverse shot is like a tomahawk. Slam dunk. NEW-NBA has become the most profitable sports league in the world outside of the NBA." What Bai Zhantang said caught Zhang Tong in a daze.

"Will someone jump out and say that this kind of competition is unfair?" Zhang Tong was a little skeptical. There are few people in this world who can do things well, but there are too many people who can do things wrong.

"There must be. But the old American side is different from us. Their capitalism is all about money. NEW-NBA is the second league formed by the original NBA teams. Now this second league is starting to make more money. These teams The boss will not let people touch their fruit. The NBA was the first to introduce the ability awakener into sports competitions, and it has received a lot of criticism. Some people think that the sports competition of the ability awakeners has destroyed the essence of sports competitions and so on."

"I don't understand this kind of philosophical speculation and human nature. But I know that the game of NEW-NBA is more exciting, more confrontational and more enjoyable. China can't watch the complete game now, only some highlights, which need to be read The wall can only be watched by opening a paid account on the NEW-NBA official website through the extranet. It’s such a hassle, and there are millions of paid users in China. For example, I pay almost $500 a year for the right to watch the season. "

"I heard that the NFL (American Football League) in the old America is also planning to follow the example of the NBA. If rugby can introduce supernatural beings to play games, then the scene will be more popular and attract more people to watch."

Hearing what Bai Zhantang said, Zhang Tong was a little curious: "So, introducing supernatural beings and returnees to participate in sports events can attract more spectators and make more money. Why haven't I seen anything similar in China so far?"

"This country has its own national conditions." Bai Zhantang said helplessly, "If we do this in China, I'm afraid there will be a group of moralists who will jump out and scold them. They will use human nature, philosophy, and various high-level hats. Besides, our country is different from the United States. Everything in the United States is based on money, and it’s good if you can make money. It’s not as good as it is in China, which has advantages and disadvantages. But for us returnees, the disadvantage is that it blocks our way to make money.”

Zhang Tong nodded, what Bai Zhantang said was right. There are always good and bad sides to one thing. It's like the most controversial issue in the United States whether to ban guns. People who support gun bans and those who do not support gun bans can fight in the United States, and each lists their own advantages and the other's disadvantages.

"That's why, many capable people couldn't find a suitable job after returning from another world. So they rushed to Hengdian."

Zhang Tong was a little curious: "What are you doing in Hengdian?"

"Filming!" Bai Zhantang said naturally.

"But are you always going to play a role in filming? Not everyone is suitable for filming." Zhang Tong was very puzzled.

"Yes, it is true that not everyone is suitable for filming. But they can do special effects!" Bai Zhantang said a word that made Zhang Tong puzzled.

"Special effects? Isn't that done on a computer? I remember that I watched CCTV6's "World Movie Tour" a long time ago. There were movie special effects, either using models or computer synthesis." Zhang Tong thought of himself in the 1990s I watched a documentary, because Zhang Tong remembered Spielberg and his Industrial Light and Magic in this documentary.

At that time, Zhang Tong had watched "Jurassic Park", "Star Wars", "Titanic", etc., and the visual effects of each film were astonishing. And there are industrial light and magic figures in it.

"Digital special effects are expensive, brother!" Bai Zhantang said earnestly.

"Digital special effects can cost millions of dollars in just a few seconds. How can we afford it for our domestic film and television works? After paying the salaries of big-name stars, the crew can only film in Hengdian. There is no money for the location, and they are still counting on them." Spend this money to hire a good special effects company? There are a lot of movies and TV shows that just use the special effects templates that come with AE software to fool around. Do you know how the term Wumao special effects came from? It was created by these grandchildren!"

Zhang Tong felt that Bai Zhantang was a nice person, and he said a lot of things that he didn't understand or hadn't touched. He continued to ask: "Then what is it that you said about the returnees and the awakened people going to Hengdian as special effects actors?"

"Hi~! Let me ask you, do some returnees or those who have awakened their abilities have the ability to control fire?" Bai Zhantang asked.

Zhang Tong nodded: "Yes."

"If he can control fire, then let him control fire and play [Fire Cloud Palm]."

"Is there someone who can control the ice?"

"yes."

"Then leave the special effects of Tianshuang Fist to him."

"Is there someone who still has the ability to control the mind?"

"That's right."

"Okay, there are also special effects for Wan Jian Guizong." Bai Zhantang patted Zhang Tong on the shoulder and said, "Look, isn't that what special effects actors do?"

"Some people have the ability to pretend to be a corpse or torn apart. These people are just suitable for shooting close-up special effects. Some people have the ability to fall from a high place without getting hurt, which is just right for shooting palms falling from the sky."

"Brother, think about it. How many special effects are needed in film and television works now? Good special effects are so expensive, hundreds of thousands of dollars per second. Bad special effects are cheap, but everyone is scolding 50 cents for special effects. So, Now the production team in Hengdian has simply transformed, completely using garbage digital special effects, and changing to shooting live action. At least it’s much better than garbage special effects.”

"How much does it cost for a special effects actor to join the crew? It's just 20,000 to 30,000 a month for food and accommodation. Although there are not many scenes that require special effects, and hiring an actor can't shoot a few scenes in a month, it's more expensive than spending money. Digital special effects are great!" Said Bai Zhantang helplessly shaking his head.

"That's why I said, it's becoming more and more difficult for an actor like me to stand out just because of his looks and acting skills. When people come to me, they always ask me if this homecoming man has special effects skills. Brother, I'm called one." Miserable. Hey~" After saying this, Bai Zhantang remained silent for a long time.

Zhang Tong didn't know how to comfort him for a while, because he really didn't expect that so many returnees and power awakeners would devote themselves to the filming of new China's film and television works.