Chapter 6 If you want to live a good life, don't be too embarrassed
Geng Zhi's father didn't read much in his "previous life", but his life experience was much more than him.
Geng Zhi respects his father very much. When he came to work, he was reminded by his "dad": When you have no bargaining chips or have very few bargaining chips, don't think about what others have given you first, and think more about what others need. Only in this way will others need you!
Even if he changed his body, he still remembered this clearly.
So, although Zhou Chuan has not agreed to sign a contract with him, he has already started looking for roles.
But this is much harder than he thought.
It is said that on average, hundreds of crews are filming in the film and television city every day. However, Geng Zhi has been inquiring about the news from various crews these days, but he has achieved nothing.
But he was not depressed because he had no real contracted artist yet. And Zhou Chuan would not have the risk of being signed first. He had time.
He believed that as long as he showed some ability, Zhou Chuan would agree to sign an agent contract with him!
But he has gone soles of his shoes these days. He thought it might be a connection, but it is not a relationship at all.
He was turned away in all crews.
Of course, that's not the blame for those crews.
Extras, the group leader takes them with them.
Characters like the group special are usually easier to get. Moreover, such characters are not what he wants to find, so he can't show his ability.
What he is looking for is a supporting role. At least it can appear in multiple shots and has certain lines. It is best to be a role whose actor's name can appear in subtitles.
In fact, supporting roles usually publish recruitment information in the actors' union. However, members of each crew have their own relationships, and most of them have already found them.
So, he is picking up pigeons now, purely by luck.
It was almost noon, and he was wandering around the Ming Dynasty District, where there were more than a dozen crews filming. This was the time for the crew to rest. He wanted to try his luck again to see if he could meet "acquaintances" and ask if there was any chance.
He walked with his feet along the way. One morning, he wandered around the entire film and television city, and walked at least twenty kilometers. Although he was not tired, he was a little thirsty.
He brought in from outside and had already finished drinking the mineral water.
Seeing a hidden place in front of him, he went over to buy a bottle of high-priced water to quench his thirst.
There were two middle-aged people buying cigarettes in the convenience store. Geng Zhi didn't care either and said to the boss: "A bottle of water is in the bottle."
"Ten yuan."
The price is twice as high as outside. But there is no way, it would be good to buy it if you have a place.
Geng Zhi took out his wallet to pay, but heard what the two middle-aged men who walked out with cigarettes said: "Lao Fang, the role I just mentioned must be found a suitable actor tomorrow. Lu Mingdao's schedule is coming soon, and it will be more troublesome to ask him to fill in the camera in the future."
The old Fang said: "Your requirements are a little higher. I think the audition number today is basically enough."
"Those people look a bit like that. But you also know that although the character doesn't appear much, it runs through the entire movie. Because he appears indirectly, it often needs to be mentioned from other characters. So the role of the character's acting is not the most critical. The most critical thing is the temperament shown. What I want is that the audience can remember the character's image when they hear the name when they watch the movie. So what I need is an impressive actor. None of those people can do it."
The two went further and further.
Geng Zhi lost ten yuan and said to the boss: "No need to look for it." Then he chased after him.
I heard the man just now say: "... Hypocrite, it's not like you can tell at a glance that he is a hypocrite. Especially in our plot, our role is that even if someone says he is a hypocrite, no one will believe it. I hope that the audience will not agree with other characters when they see him saying he is a hypocrite. Only in this way can the reversal of the final ending be impressive."
Lao Fang said: "So I said your requirements are very high. If you want to perform such an effect, I think only the old actors can do it. But this character is a young man."
Geng Zhi heard the contradiction in their words.
Although the makeup technique is good now, the old actors are usually not young and cannot be melted even if they are young. Even if they are transformed, the old actors are usually familiar with the movie fans and cannot surprise people. Even if they are of the right age, the image may not be suitable. Those with the right image are probably usually big brands.
If you play a big name, even if you make a guest appearance, your pay will not be low.
And they just said that the timing is also quite tight.
When Geng Zhi heard this, he quickly walked up. After passing the two, he showed his most sincere smile on his face and said, "Two gentlemen, my name is Geng Zhi, I am an agent. I happened to hear the words of the two, and I thought that an artist under him would definitely be suitable for your requirements."
The two stopped. The man surnamed Fang glanced at his companion and said with a smile: "You said you are an agent, but you don't even know him?"
Geng Zhi really didn't know each other and said with a smile: "I met my head some time ago and lost my memory. The two of them looked familiar. I think they must have seen them somewhere before. But I just couldn't remember them for a moment."
"Amnesia? Haha." Lao Fang's smile was not malicious. "This is a scene that often appears in TV series. I didn't expect to meet it in reality."
Geng Zhi saw that the other person was standing and not talking. He smiled at Lao Fang and said, "No, I'm really depressed to remember nothing! But if I can save my life, my memory will be gone." He paused and said, "The character you mentioned just now is very suitable for my artist. Why don't I bring him to show you!"
Lao Fang looked at his companion again, and saw that the other party still had no intention of speaking, and said, "You don't even know whether our characters are always young, fat or thin. Why do you sure your artist is suitable?"
"I just heard the two of you in the convenience store. Although I didn't know much, I listened to the crew of the two who needed an actor who was young and had an absolutely sincere appearance. The artist I just mentioned was such a person. He was twenty-six years old and 1.79 meters tall. He once received a supporting role in an ancient romance drama. He had already performed it and had all passed the acting skills. But because he was more handsome than the protagonist, he was replaced."
Hearing this, Lao Fang laughed. Because the handsome character was replaced, it was really depressing. But it also proved that the person's image was good.
Geng Zhi saw him laughing, and even the person who had never spoken had a smile on his face.
He quickly tried harder and said with a smile: "Actually, the biggest characteristic of me, an artist, is that I smile very sincerely. It is the kind of smile that touches the muscles around the eyes, so sincere that you can't help but believe him at first glance."
He casually looked at the expressions of the two middle-aged people and continued: "I just heard from you that the character's character is a hypocrite. The reason why hypocrites are false is that they can make people feel that this person is a gentleman at first glance. My artist is born with this feeling."
What he saw was the middle-aged man who hadn't spoken just now, and then went to see Lao Fang's expression.
Lao Fang was also in the middle-aged man: "Lao Deng, what do you mean?"
Old Deng thought for a while.
Geng Zhi was nervous.
"Let your artists audition at 2:00 pm!" Old Deng surprised Geng Zhi with his first words.
"Thank you Mr. Deng. Thank you Mr. Fang." Geng Zhi didn't know the other party's identity, so he could only call him that.
Lao Fang smiled and took out a business card and handed it to him and said, "You will come to the crew of "The Demon of Piano" in the afternoon and say I asked you to come."
When Geng Zhi heard that it was the Qin Magic crew, he immediately knew the identities of the two, and immediately said respectfully: "It turned out to be Deng Dao and Director Fang. My brain was broken. I was lucky enough to meet the two today, but it was so rude!"
Director Fang smiled and said, "So you know our crew?"
"How could I not know? Director Deng's world-renowned film director and Director Fang are also one of the most famous film directors in China. The two teamed up to shoot movies, and everyone on earth knew about it, how could I not know?"
Director Fang said: "Okay, remember to be on time in the afternoon."
"It must be on time!" Geng Zhi thanked repeatedly. "Thank you, Director Deng, thank you, Director Fang!"
Chapter completed!