The next day.
In the morning.
The wind began to blow, and the windows began to wail like a ghost.
After waking up and washing up, Zhang Ye received a text message. It was sent by Zhang Yuanqi's cell phone. She did not say much and only sent an address. It was a film studio base in the suburbs of Beijing. At the end of the text message, there was a phone number and a time. The phone number's name was only three words — Assistant Director. As for the time, it was written to be before 4 PM. The Heavenly Queen had probably contacted her and wanted Zhang Ye to report to her.
It was still early, so Zhang Ye went online to search for information about this movie. Although it was not done filming, nor was it released yet, there were some information that he did not need to wait until the premiere to find out. The movie's name was "The Great Pugilistic World". Clearly, it was not a movie from Zhang Ye's previous world. Anyway, he had never heard of this name before. The general content of the movie was about an ancient youth whose parents were killed. Then, he gathered a group of companions and went to Wudang to challenge Shaolin. It was a very melodramatic revenge story. Of course, that was what was written on the website, but he didn't know the specifics.
In the afternoon, Zhang Ye set off. He did not drive, because he did not know how many days he would be with the film crew, nor did he know where he would be going to film. If he drove, it would be inconvenient, so he packed up and took a change of clothes before taking a taxi to a long-distance bus station.
…
In the suburbs.
At a certain film base.
This area was a little desolate, but it was very cheap. Zhang Ye searched for a long time and asked around for a long time before he found the cinema. Usually, this place was open to the public and could be considered a tourist attraction for people to visit. However, most of the time, it was still closed to the public. For example, today, looking at the densely packed cars outside, it was estimated that there were at least two or three film crews filming inside. The scene was not small.
They arrived at the gate.
"Who are you?" The staff looked at him.
Zhang Ye said, "I'm here to film a movie. It's the film crew of The Great Pugilistic World."
The staff waved his hand. "No one can enter without a pass. I'm sorry."
Zhang Ye was helpless and could only call the Assistant Director's cell phone. He was probably busy, as no one picked up at first. It was probably muted. Zhang Ye smoked a cigarette and called again about ten minutes later. The call connected, "Hello, Assistant Director. I'm Zhang Ye. Sister Zhang asked me to contact you."
"Zhang Ye? Oh, I remember. Hello. "
"I'm already outside the base. I'm not allowed to enter. What do you think?"
"Okay, then wait for me. I can't leave right now. I'll get someone to pick you up."
Not long after, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties strolled out. This man had a very simple and honest face. However, his rolling eyes didn't look simple and honest at all. Instead, he seemed to have a shifty look in his eyes. Zhang Ye looked at him and found him somewhat familiar. His memory was not bad. He remembered that last week when he went back to his parents' house, his mother was watching a TV series. There seemed to be a small supporting role played by this person. It was an urban TV series. If he did not remember wrongly, this person acted as the father of the main character's best friend. Zhang Ye did not understand the TV series and movies of this world. He had only watched a few of them, but this person in front of him happened to be in the TV series. It was not bad, and his acting was quite funny.
"Zhang Ye?" Yao Jiancai walked over.
Zhang Ye stretched out his hand. "It's me. You?"
Yao Jiancai smiled and shook hands with him. "I'm Yao Jiancai. Just call me Old Yao. The assistant director asked me to pick you up."
Yao Jiancai?
Biting building materials?
Just by hearing this name, one could tell that this person's jaw was not bad!
"Yo, that's too much trouble for you." Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I've seen the TV series you acted in. Your acting was really good. You played the role of the father very happily."
Yao Jiancai did not expect him to know him. He had never been famous when he acted in movies. He had been a supporting character for tens of thousands of years, so he laughed and said, "It's just so-so, just so-so." Saying that, he handed him a work pass for him to hang up. The two of them swaggered into the studio. Then Yao Jiancai spoke to Zhang Ye with a tone of someone who had been there before, "Little Zhang, you must be a newcomer, right? I've been acting for so many years, but I've never heard of you? "
Zhang Ye smiled. "You can say that."
"Judging by your age? You just graduated, right? From Beijing Film Institute? From Chinese Drama? "Yao Jiancai asked.
Zhang Ye vaguely said, "From Media College."
Yao Jiancai acknowledged with an "Oh", "Media? The acting department there isn't too bad, but the most famous one is still the broadcasting department. Hmm …" Saying that, he lowered his voice and said, "I only heard about it this morning. The director has given you a rather good supporting role. Not only will there be a fight scene, there will also be a few lines. Your surname is Zhang? Isn't that Producer Zhang your dad? Eh, that's not right. You don't look like him. Oh, are you a relative of the assistant director? "Old Yao looked honest, but his words were not polite at all. He gave off the feeling of an old hooligan.
Zhang Ye said, "No, I don't know anyone in the film crew."
Yao Jiancai wondered, "That's strange. This movie is considered a relatively big production, so they usually don't hire newcomers. You sure are lucky to have accepted a role right after you graduated. Even if you graduate from Beijing Film Institute, it would still take at least a year and a half, and they might not even be able to act in any scenes. Most of them are just minor characters. Hur Hur, you must grab hold of this opportunity. For people like us who don't have good looks or special characteristics, it's not easy to survive in the entertainment industry. You have to fight for every opportunity you get. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
Old Yao was very friendly and said whatever he wanted to say. He did not treat Zhang Ye as an outsider at all. This made Zhang Ye give a wry smile, but he could tell that Old Yao treated him well. "Thank you, Uncle Yao."
"What Uncle Yao? Call me Old Yao!"
"Alright, Old Yao. Hur Hur."
"That's more like it. Don't stand on ceremony with me. In the future, if you follow your Uncle Yao, you will have a good life!"
After chatting for a while, the old and young duo had their arms around each other's shoulders. Zhang Ye quite liked him. He realized that Old Yao was the same type of person as him. They were not very reliable when it came to talking, and there was no way to hold them back.
The film studio was very big.
How big was it? Very big!
The buildings from the 60s and 70s, the back view of the Republic of China period, the ancient houses and the street area. One building after another, it was enough to make one's eyes blur.
The film crew of "The Great Pugilistic World" had arrived.
A few actors dressed in ancient costumes and holding swords were sitting by the side, gulping down water. Director Jiang was also opposite them. He was telling them about the following plot and things to take note of. There were also stage workers cleaning up the set. There were a lot of people, about 30-40 of them.
"Assistant Director, I've brought him here." Yao Jiancai greeted.
When the Assistant Director saw Zhang Ye, he walked over and greeted him, "Teacher Zhang, you're here? The script has been prepared for you. Take a look at your lines first. I'll get you to do your makeup in a while. "
Zhang Ye took it over and said, "Alright."
The Assistant Director said worriedly, "There's a fight scene. You might get injured. You?"
"I'll listen to your arrangements. I'm fine with it." Zhang Ye said happily.
Teacher Zhang?
What teacher?
Yao Jiancai was stunned. He did not understand.
At this moment, a stage worker's eyes lit up. He immediately came forward with a book, "Teacher Zhang Ye, I've been waiting for you all day. I knew you were coming, so I prepared a pen and book. Can I have your autograph?" From his accent, he could tell that he was a Beijing local. Clearly, he knew Zhang Ye.
"Sure." Zhang Ye did not say anything else and signed it for him.
"Aiyah, isn't this Teacher Zhang?" A girl dressed like a supporting character came forward, "You're here to film too? Why didn't anyone tell me? My parents are crazy fans of you. Every day when I go home, they are watching 'Lecture Room'. They even say that this new lecturer is far inferior to you, so they don't plan on watching it anymore. They keep asking me to help them download the complete collection of 'Zhang Ye's Analysis of the Three Kingdoms'. "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Thank you for your parents' support."
"Come, let's take a picture together," the girl said.
"Sure." Zhang Ye stood side by side with her.
The girl took a picture with her phone and went back to reading the script.
Director Jiang also saw Zhang Ye, but he did not say a word. He could only be considered a second-rate director in the country, but he was definitely more famous than Zhang Ye. It was just a supporting role, so there was no need for him to worry about it. He would definitely give face to Zhang Yuanqi, but not to Zhang Ye. Speaking of which, Zhang Ye was only popular in Beijing, but not in other places. As for the few main leads and supporting roles in Director Jiang's movie, any one of them was more famous than Zhang Ye. They were at least B or C-list celebrities, so Director Jiang naturally did not care about Zhang Ye. He gave face to the Heavenly Queen and arranged for a role, that was all.
However, the others did not understand.
They were not in the same industry as Zhang Ye in the first place. In addition, many of the film crew members did not live in the local area and only followed the film crew from all over the country. As a result, most of them did not know who Zhang Ye was, nor did they know who he was.
Yao Jiancai was the same. He was dumbfounded.
Wasn't Little Zhang a newcomer? Why were there so many people asking him for autographs and pictures?
Thinking back to when he first came to the film crew, only a cleaner auntie liked his movies and asked him for an autograph once. Even then, he did not receive such high treatment!
"Little Yan." Yao Jiancai strolled over to the girl's side, "Who is this Zhang Ye?"
The girl asked curiously, "Uncle Yao, don't you live in Beijing? Why don't you know him?"
Yao Jiancai said, "I've been filming in the South for the past few months, so I don't go online. I don't understand high technology at my age."
The girl chuckled, "If you want to hear about Zhang Ye's deeds, I don't think I can finish them today. Anyway, he is very famous in Beijing. He has written novels, been a radio host, been a television host, been a lecturer, produced public service announcements, knows couplets, and is especially good at writing poems, especially scolding poems. Teacher Zhang Ye is invincible in this world. After that live broadcast incident, Teacher Zhang Ye could no longer find an opponent!" It could be seen that she knew Zhang Ye very well, so she simply explained it to Yao Jiancai.
Scolding a colleague on Weibo!
Scolding a unit at the Silver Microphone Awards!
Scolding the Writers' Association at the Couplet Competition!
Scolding a Leader on a live broadcast on a television station!
When Yao Jiancai heard this, he was immediately shocked!
Holy sh * t, this Teacher Little Zhang … is a talent!
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