This actor needs more money

In the waiting room, Ding Xiu hung up the phone and took out his itinerary to look at it.

The last few months have been full, with several activities taking place every day.

Just because he took the role of I'm a Special Forces Soldier doesn't mean he has to give up the Lotus Lantern. There are only about 20 episodes of I'm a Special Forces Soldier, and it's a group drama. Although he is the male lead, he doesn't have a lot of roles.

Calculating according to the shooting schedule of ordinary TV series, his part of this drama can be filmed in a month and a half at most, a month faster.

After filming this movie, we can catch up with the prequel of The Lotus Lantern.

There are more than 40 episodes of Lotus Lantern. As the main male protagonist, I am afraid that this filming will not be completed in three or four months. Counting more than a month when I was a special soldier, from now on, he will not be able to rest for the next six months.

Just to take over this special force, Magic Phone had to give up because there was a schedule conflict.

There is no way around this. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Even if he wants to get it all, he doesn't have the time.

In fact, it’s not that I don’t have time. I filmed the special forces in the morning and the magic phone in the evening.

It's just that Ding Xiu doesn't like doing that. It's not that he has a strong professional ethics, it's just that he's too tired.

Putting away his phone, Ding Xiu said to Zhao Liying: "If nothing else happens, your script will be here in a few days. Before you turn on the phone, read the script more and think about the character. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I won't let you down." Zhao Liying nodded heavily, and when she thought of something, she asked, "Brother Xiu, can I go to the company to experience it for a few days like you?"

She has also read the script of "Special Forces", and sometimes she would sit and read to Ding Xiu while Ding Xiu was still lying down.

So I fairly understand the characters in the play.

Regarding the heroine, she knew that Xiaoying was an art soldier. She had never been a soldier and had not seen many soldiers. If she did not experience it herself, it would be difficult to grasp this role.

In real life, a soldier's sitting, standing and walking are different from ordinary people. She may not be able to adapt just by relying on imagination and reading information.

"Hey, this character may not have many roles. Are you sure you want to join the company?"

Ding Xiu said hesitantly.

Zhao Liying's role is said to be the female lead, but in terms of role, she is a minor supporting role.

Most of the more than twenty episodes are military plots, and there is no time to talk about romance.

To be honest, the existence of this character is just to fill in the tender side of the male lead and serve as an introduction to explain why a good college student wants to become a soldier.

Xiaoying's role is not important.

It's not worth it to have to go to the company to endure hardships for such a small role, and it's unnecessary.

"Well, I'm going to go. There will be no small roles, only small actors."

Zhao Liying said a sentence she once saw in a book.

I don't know why, but Ding Xiu suddenly felt a little emotional. Many actors are the most spiritual, and their best works are often when they first debut.

When I first debuted, my experience and acting skills were obviously not as good as my own after many years in the industry. Why did I perform so well?

The most direct reason is that I was not popular when I was young. I cherish every opportunity. Even if I get a small role with only a few lines, I am still willing to take the trouble and spend a lot of time looking up information and doing homework.

Later, when I became famous and had more choices, I gradually became numb. I just dealt with it as much as I could, and it was good to make money, not shabby.

He skipped the scenes, didn't memorize his lyrics in advance, and was perfunctory in filming, and he became the most annoying person he's ever been.

"Okay, if the heroine can be selected, I will go and tell the director then." Ding Xiu looked at Zhao Liying and said, "Maybe you will have a trial, remember to do your hair, and refer to the length of female soldiers in the army."

"good!"

Without worrying for a second, Zhao Liying agreed to cut her hair short for the first heroine in her life.

She has no qualifications or reasons to be picky.

Even though it's just a small role, many people want it but never get the chance. It's just a haircut, it's not a big deal, it will grow back in a few years.

…

A great master is finished.

Ding Xiu heard the news during a business performance.

We temporarily changed our route that day and went to the nearest temple to burn incense sticks and pray for Wang Jiawei.

It's not easy. Wang Sunglasses's drama was actually completed so quickly.

He remembered that as the second male lead, he joined the cast much later than Tony Leung and the others, which meant that before he joined the cast, Tony Leung and the others started filming.

He filmed for more than two months after joining the cast, and later joined the set of Legend of Sword and Fairy.

After more than three months of filming on "Sword of Immortals", a lot of time was spent preparing for the Olympics. Now that the Olympics are over, Wang Jiawei's side has just finished filming.

The time it takes him to direct one movie is enough for others to shoot three movies.

All three films are still conservative. Sometimes Wang Jiawei can only start a film after a few years and give it to a director who can make films quickly, such as Wang Jin. He still doesn’t know how many films he will direct in the past few years.

It’s no wonder that Wang Jiawei’s actors are all older. People like Tony Leung generally rarely use young actors.

Because the filming cycle is long, the young man has grown up as the filming progresses. The changes are so great that one second the audience thinks he is a child, and the next second the camera turns and he becomes an adult. Who can accept this?

In late September, Ding Xiu finished his work and finally came to the army.

When he was still some distance away from the camp, he got into the dark green pickup truck and headed into the mountains. There was no one accompanying him, only him.

Zhao Liying is a girl and it is not convenient for her to come to the camp with him.

And she also went to the art troupe to experience roles.

Yes, Zhao Liying still won the role of Xiaoying. The whole process was not difficult and the director did not make things difficult for her.

This is a military drama, and the focus is on the men. The heroine is just a companion, an embellishment, or even a vase.

If you have a decent appearance, seem well-behaved, can endure hardships, and don't lose track of your performance, then you'll be fine.

Closer to home, after half an hour of turbulence, Ding Xiu finally arrived at the camp. From entering the door to arriving at the dormitory, there were several procedures in between.

All the people I met on the road were soldiers walking in vertical rows.

Many people smiled when they saw him and turned their heads to look around from time to time.

After all, he is a big star, so everyone is still a little curious.

What awaited was the squad leader's reprimand.

"What are you looking at? I've never seen anyone! Everyone, get ready for push-ups, one, two, three..."

The excitement of seeing the big star was instantly wiped out by the squad leader. As the sweat flowed, the soldiers' eyes were fixed and they had no time to think about anything.

At the door of the dormitory, the soldier driving the car took Ding Xiu upstairs, explaining the precautions as he went.

"The conditions in the army are harder than what you usually have. But since you have chosen to come here, you must accept the rules here. Let me tell you about your schedule first. Get up at six o'clock every day, do morning exercises at six fifteen, and do your morning exercises at six o'clock. Forty-five, wash up and tidy up the house, check in early at 7:15..."

"Dinner at six in the evening, watching TV at seven, group activities or study at seven-thirty, roll call at nine, washing up at nine-thirty, and lights out at ten."

Talking all the way, when we walked to the third floor and approached the dormitory on the far left, the schedule was completed.

After listening, Ding Xiu had only one feeling.

The time here is planned according to minutes.

"Your seat is on bed No. 3." Pushing the door open, the soldier raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Let me introduce myself, my surname is Zhang, you can call me Squad Leader Zhang, and I will be responsible for teaching you in the next half month. "

"Squad leader Zhang, hello, my name is Ding Xiu." Ding Xiu subconsciously stretched out his hand.

Monitor Zhang saluted: "We don't have to say hello like this."

Ding Xiu smiled coquettishly and saluted as well. He was such a talkative man that he didn't even know what to say.

From the beginning to the present, this squad leader Zhang cherishes his words like gold and is unsmiling. If it were not the first time they met, Ding Xiu would have thought he had a grudge.

"I heard that you are good at fighting?" Squad Leader Zhang took the initiative to chat.

"good."

"Let's have a chance to talk."

"Can."

"Why do I feel that you are more serious than me?"

"No."

While the two were asking and answering questions, footsteps and laughter came from outside the corridor.

"Fuck, I was really tired today. Five kilometers almost killed me."

"More than that, my legs are numb even when I stand in a military posture."

"It shouldn't be. It's been a long time since you two practiced. You're so behind on your homework."

"Stop talking, there is a car downstairs, the dormitory door is open, there may be someone there, monitor Zhang is probably here, everyone has tidied up their appearance."

Within a few seconds, Ding Xiu saw the people who were talking, five in total.

Wearing uniform camouflage short-sleeves, long trousers, and Jiefang shoes, he is about the same age as him, but his skin is much darker.

When they saw Ding Xiu, their eyes lit up, but they did not say hello. Instead, they immediately saluted Squad Leader Zhang.

"Hello, monitor."

Squad leader Zhang returned the greeting: "This is the new member Ding Xiu. I believe you all know each other. You will be comrades in arms for the next half month, and colleagues after joining the group. We spend a lot of time together, so please introduce yourselves."

"Hello, Brother Xiu, I'm the Xu family, playing the role of Lao Pao."

"Ding Xiu, plays Xiaozhuang."

"Hello, Brother Xiu, I am Ren Keruo, playing the role of Deng Zhenhua."

"Hello, Brother Xiu, I am Lang Feng and I play the role of Shi Dafan, the health worker."

"Hello brother Xiu, Fu Chengpeng plays the role of Qiangzi."

"Hello Brother Xiu, He Da plays Geng Jihui."

After a round of greetings, Ding Xiu found that the director was quite good at selecting actors. Acting skills aside, the appearance of these people was somewhat similar to the original work.

It's just that they are generally older, including Ding Xiu himself.

He is twenty-eight and plays the role of eighteen, which is more or less difficult. Fortunately, this is the army, and most people are actually younger than their appearance.

No matter how delicate a person is, if he is sent to the army to exercise for a period of time, he will become masculine, and eighteen will be no different from twenty-eight.

Fortunately, Ding Xiu is not playing a high school student, otherwise he would not be able to adapt to his face when he went to school.

"Let's all sit down and chat."

Squad leader Zhang asked everyone to sit down, and the remaining people skillfully pulled out the small horse tie from under the bed. Seeing this, Ding Xiu's buttocks that had just fallen on the bed were lifted up again.

Monitor Zhang's facial expression: "It's not rest time, no one can lie on the bed, and the inside and outside must be kept clean at all times."

The corner of Ding Xiu's mouth twitched. No one should lie on the bed, and no garbage should be left in the trash can. He once thought it was a joke.

After taking out the maza and sitting down, Ding Xiu noticed that the other people were all sitting upright, with their waists straight, their hands on their knees, and their eyes looking forward.

They say the army trains people. He didn't believe it before, but now he does. It's only been a few days and it's been like this.

If he calculated correctly, he would only be two days late.

In two days, these people became like this.

No wonder people say that the most training place in the world besides prison is the army.

No matter how fierce a person is, he will be kept docile and submissive by you.

Following the example of several others, Ding Xiu straightened his chest and raised his head.

Squad leader Zhang said: "It's just a small talk. Don't be so formal. Relax. You are all peers. Can you tell us why you joined the industry and how many years have you been in the industry?"

Invariably, all eyes turned to Ding Xiu, who smiled and said: "If this were outside and there were media present, I would have to say "for dreams, for art."

"But there is no one else here. I don't hide it. I entered the industry for a living. I happened to have the foundation, so I became an actor. After all, I have been in the industry for more than eight years."

Squad leader Zhang was happy. He didn't expect Ding Xiu to be so frank, and the others also had smiles on their faces.

They also enter the industry to make a living.

Any dream of becoming an artist is nonsense.

Just ask those old-timers, how many of them didn’t go into this business for the establishment and iron rice bowl?

Ideals are thought of after a full meal.

"Brother Xiu and I are similar. We also work for a living, but my life is not that good until now. I can barely keep enough to eat."

"Oh, who says it's not the case? I have been in the industry for more than ten years, and I can't do anything high or low. I can't do anything else anymore. I can only do this."

"You all are better off. The iron rice bowl is still there. I have been released from the art troupe and I am still floating..."

The conversation started, and everyone kept talking about their stories, each one more sad than the other. In this situation, all that was needed was a bottle of wine and a barbecue.

During the chat, Ding Xiu finally found out why they sat, stood and walked so standardly. It turned out that they were all from the art troupe or came from the art troupe.

He is the only one in the Lone Wolf Group B who has no military career experience.

After chatting for a while, we got to know each other a little better, and everyone got closer.

In the afternoon, training begins.

Ding Xiu and others were placed in the recruit company and trained together with a group of 18-year-old young men.

It's just that they have more subjects. In addition to military posture, they also have cross-country, obstacle running, gun posture practice, and special forces sign language.

At the end of the day, the amount of exercise is not normal. I can lie down and fall asleep at ten o'clock in the evening.

The next day, the wake-up call sounded and everyone got up.

When they came to gather downstairs, Ding Xiu was already there.

"Brother Xiu, are you up so early?"

"I just came here. I'm not used to it. I got up and had a fist fight. I saw that the trumpet hadn't been blown yet and I didn't wake you up."

"Haha, you'll get used to it in two days."

"What kind of punch are you doing? Can you teach us?"

"Strengthen your body. If you are interested, get up early tomorrow and practice together."

"Forget it, I'm as tired as a dog every day. How can I get up?"

"Five kilometers of cross-country training is enough for me."

Ding Xiu knew that they were just talking and didn't want to practice martial arts, so he didn't care too much.

Military life is boring but also very fulfilling. There are only a few things repeated every day, but from the moment you open your eyes, you will not be bored because you have no time to be bored.

No, after a formation, the five kilometers started.

It was still dark when I got up, but after running the sun came out.

Squad leader Zhang and Ding Xiu ran side by side and said, "You are in good physical condition."

The five-kilometer run was almost over. The others were sweating profusely and were dying. Only Ding Xiu looked the most normal. His breathing was very even and not chaotic at all, which meant that he had not reached his limit yet.

"After practicing kung fu for a few days, my physical fitness is pretty good." Ding Xiu also said expressionlessly.

Last night, his long flowing hair was gone, and it became a short haircut after being pushed down a few times by Squad Leader Zhang.

My mood at the moment is very ordinary.

Squad leader Zhang said while running: "I am very curious about your Chinese martial arts. Can you practice it some other time?"

Ding Xiu turned his head and began to look at the squad leader Zhang at this time. His breathing was very steady, and there was no sweat on his forehead. Due to long-term exposure to the sun, the skin on his face had peeled off in the shallowest layer, forming a wheat-colored cuticle.

His arms were pitch black, his palms had thick calluses, and his ears had been rubbing against the ground all year round, and they already had the shape of dumpling ears.

The most obvious one is at the tiger's mouth, where the scar marks are the deepest.

It's just that he is not tall, less than 1.7 meters tall, and his face is a popular one, which you cannot find in the crowd.

After taking a look, Ding Xiu couldn't help but take another look.

Monitor Zhang asked: "Are there any flowers on my face?"

Ding Xiu couldn't help but ask: "Squad leader, are you a special soldier?"

Book title: "Culture and Entertainment 1999, Starting from Datang Film and Television"

Introduction: In 1999, the second year after the founding of Tangren Film and Television, Chen Nan, a future self-media person, returned to this era and became a new actor who had just signed a contract with Tangren Film and Television.

Should you sit back and wait for "Xianyi", or take the initiative?

"can not wait!"

Chen Nan decided to be more active.