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84 Grim Reaper
new job?
Gu Yunkai was a little surprised by Lancer's words. He didn't expect that Lancer would introduce him to any new projects after the two of them just finished working together, but it didn't look like drunken nonsense.But since they are directors of Lancer's status, the job opportunities they mentioned must be excellent and attractive, so Gu Yunkai is still very interested to hear what kind of good opportunities they have.
"If it's true that I'm not going to take a break right away, what kind of new job are you going to give me?"
Gu Yunkai smiled and drank a glass of wine. The rules on the wine table are like this. Drinking too much and feeling deeply is actually quite disgusting. The reckless man has even more headaches.But most of the time, a mouthful of boredom is enough to represent your sincerity.
Lancer rubbed his temples, pondered for a moment and said: "If it was a little earlier, I would not dare to recommend you, but now we have cooperated after all, and I know how much you weigh, so I will There is a bottom line. What's more, Stephen's old boy is going bald recently, and he has lost a few pounds due to worry. I just want to sell him a good deal, but this is also an opportunity for you, don't say I don't Taking care of you, I have thought about many people in the past few days, and I finally plan to ask you to return my favor."
After hearing the director's name, Gu Yunkai couldn't restrain his heart from jumping up.
Director Stephen, could it be "The Secret Service"?Or a new project?The former has already been filmed, and it is estimated that they will be arraigned now, which is unlikely; but what is there to worry about for Stephen, even if the role cannot be found, there is always a chance to find a suitable candidate for the audition.
If Lancer really recommended Stephen's "Union of Agents" to him, then let alone a favor, even if it was seven or eight, Gu Yunkai didn't mind that he owed it first.
The current Gu Yunkai is not a starlet who was ignorant and ignorant and just entered the circle not long ago. At that time, the rules below could only be seen on the surface, which is not as good as now.He has been in the film industry for a while, and although he has not made so many films, after all, the few films he has come into contact with are not only popular but also quite popular, and he has more or less an idea of the undercurrent.
If "Lamp Like the Day" is a remake of a classic legend, with a certain oriental color, that is to say, imperial characteristics, then "League of Agents" does not have such limitations, and it is aimed at a global audience.
No matter how good the filming of "Light Like the Day" is, it still needs to consider whether the federal market can accept it. After all, they don't have the slightest affection for this story, and they also have to consider whether the translation is accurate or not.After all, this legend is actually a typical example of very rare ancient times criticizing men and praising women. At that time, he was arrogant and cold but was confused by lust. Only Shang Sanqing has always believed in his father's innocence, and he has not forgotten his purpose because of his feelings.
It can be said that Shang Sanqing was a weak light in the darkness at the very beginning. She finally made the truth clear and cleared the innocence of her father who died wronged, thus opening up light from the evil and chaotic injustice.
That's why this legend is named "Light Like Day", which has nothing to do with any man, it is purely a heroic act of a tough woman.
But if the federation translates it into "the light bulb is as bright as day", then all the deep meaning worth pondering will be destroyed, and there are a few sentences with special meaning... In fact, the worst disaster in this regard is not the movie, but the book. But movies can't afford to take that risk, knowing that a bad translation can easily ruin an entire movie.
But "Union of Agents" is completely different. This system's bestseller is global.It can be said that the original novel of "League of Agents" is almost comparable in status to the two well-known novels of "Lord of the Rings" and "Sherlock Holmes" in Gu Yunkai's previous life. This is undoubtedly the first step to success.
But the problem is that "League of Agents" has long since ended. Could it be that Stephen, the director, found a new job during the publicity period?After thinking about it, Gu Yunkai thinks that the latter is more likely, but if he can cooperate with a director like Stephen, even if he is not participating in "League of Agents", it is still a good deal. After all, the works of film masters are not about Participate if you want to.
"Director Lan, it's not kind to keep things secret, so you can just say it straight." Gu Yunkai clinked glasses with him with a half-smile, raised his head and drank another glass, sideways his hand to show the bottom of the glass, politely , "I've done this drink, and I've accepted your love. We've already talked about this, so it's time to talk about things."
Lancer raised his eyebrows, and said happily: "I just like your straightforwardness, it suits my taste, and I know we have a good temper. Let me tell you the truth, Stephen has something to do this time." , There is a problem with "The Secret Service", he recently found the actor of Death to reshoot the scene, and he is going crazy."
"Is it "Union of Secret Service"?" Gu Yunkai raised his eyebrows, he poured wine for both parties, and took another glass, this time he just took a small sip, "No way, I heard that the filming is over, I’ve been running promotions recently, and I’m just stuck waiting for the prime time in October to be released.”
Lancer shrugged his shoulders indifferently, then spread his hands and smiled: "I don't even know what to say about this old boy Stephen, I really don't know what's wrong with him, but this time it's really a pity His eccentricity is a blessing. You know that the role of Reaper has always been quite mysterious, and it is very important in itself. The crew released a lot of information, but there is no Reaper. Stephen, an old bookworm, intends to use it as an easter egg for the audience to discover... I didn’t expect By accident, he saved himself from a scandal that was almost dragged out."
In fact, the role of Reaper feels very strange to Gu Yunkai. He is a bit like Siegfried in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". Reaper is not dead.But it’s not like Siegfried, it’s not so sad, it’s closer to an Easter egg, like Santa Claus at Christmas, who always doesn’t show up, but has a lot of fans...
Gu Yunkai can't say it. There are too few works that can be used as metaphors in his mind. All in all, for fans, the god of death is like a birthday every year. It will not affect the plot, but it will affect the mood. .
And there are many nonsensical plots, as long as the god of death does it, it becomes extremely normal, and it can be regarded as a very pleasing character.
"So, something happened to the actor of Death now? And it was a serious accident, so serious that he had to make up all his scenes." Gu Yunkai almost knew what was going on when he heard this, since Lan Se said it was Planning to sell favors to him and Stephen means that Stephen is very short of an actor like him—and to the extent that he lacks a director like Stephen. You must know that a well-known big director needs opportunities Actors are very different.
Lancer then mentioned the Grim Reaper in "The Agents", and the answer was ready to come out. It must be that when "The Agents" was about to be released, something happened to the actor Reaper.Because if this actor has any accidents in terms of body and appearance, it will not affect the film, but if it is in terms of reputation, it will definitely drag down the film.
No matter when a scandal happens, it is a big deal. Even for a character like Alder, there are black and white fans. There are too many people who dislike him and too many people like him, but he has no fatal scandals.
And Stephen wants to replace all the roles of the entire actor, and the tense still looks quite serious.
Stars in the entertainment industry have scandals every year. Either the scandal of the actor of Death is too big for Stephen to tolerate, or Stephen cannot tolerate any unstable factors with previous convictions.Gu Yunkai thinks the former is the most likely for such a big goal as "The Secret Service", which means that maybe "The Secret Service" is delayed to this year's prime time, and maybe in addition to wanting to occupy a good position, it is also possible Because of this actor.
Are there any celebrities whose scandals have been serious enough to ruin their careers lately?
Gu Yunkai thought about it for a long time, but he didn't expect such a heavyweight news report. Recently, Weibo has been swiped by the ice bucket challenge.
"I don't know who it is, although you may not know, but after all, I know, I know that Stephen likes to do some mysterious and weird things, as if he is a magician." Lancer shook Shaking the wine glass, he said, "Few people know who the original actor of the Grim Reaper is, even the crew themselves don't know. It is said that only a few leading actors have met each other since filming, and the others don't know who they are, but it's a scandal. It's very clear, rumors spread faster than the wind in the circle, and it is said that the guy wanted to die, got drunk at the banquet, and wanted to take advantage of the Generalissimo's nephew."
Lan Se made a movement of scratching his neck, shrugged his shoulders, winked at Gu Yunkai and said, "I don't know if he's alive or not, I hope God blesses him with a whole body."
Grand Marshal's nephew...
Gu Yunkai had heard of the prestige of the Generalissimo. This big man was specially given a national surname by the emperor because of his military exploits. There was only a silent word for a single name. There was very little information on the Internet, but there were quite a lot in textbooks. He was very popular in the empire. People admire - of course, there are also pink and black, and there are more fans.In some political-related reports, it can be seen that the generalissimo is very respected and respected. People often leave messages saying that the media these days dare not tell the truth.
It's almost when you review history and Chinese textbooks, there will be almost distorted hero characters sung on it.
But after all, they are contemporary people, as long as they are not isolated from the world, they basically have some news, let alone a fierce man like the generalissimo.
Gu Yunkai also checked the experience of this generalissimo out of curiosity and understanding earlier. This big man has almost stabilized the solid foundation of the empire that has gradually become crumbling due to the years in every battle. Apart from fighting the Federation, in fact There were still some civil strife and independent elements in the empire early on, all of which were wiped out by this boss. According to normal calculations, he is now in his fifties. When he was young, he was praised by netizens as the most handsome man in the political and military circles. Representative of beautiful men .
Gu Yunkai has also seen that photo. It looks a bit like the physicist Max Planck when he was young. I don’t know if he looks like someone else when he is old...
There are no photographs of the aged generalissimo.
But since even the actors who are used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women don't know how to flirt, even though some of the reasons are due to drunkenness, the generalissimo's nephew should be as good-looking as he was when he was young.
After all, no matter how confused a drunk is, he will never be rude to a person who looks below his average aesthetic. Of course, it is wrong to harass someone after drinking, no matter how good-looking the other person is.
As for nephews instead of nieces... Gu Yunkai is not very surprised. After all, there are not too many heterosexuals, homosexuals, and bisexuals in the circle. A few may still be pansexual, but the vast majority of people The tone of voice is more supportive of heterosexuality, and other sexual orientations will be relatively hidden, and others will have no way of knowing unless they are exposed.
"Originally, even "The Secret Service" might have an accident, but fortunately, people didn't care about it, and said that it was just a person who lost his mind after drinking, so he didn't care much. Otherwise, Stephen and the others might even have the heart to strangle that idiot at the moment, then There is still time to look for actors like crazy." Lancer shook his finger and said, "I forgot to tell you about it, but you also remember it in your heart. You have come to our position and slowly contacted the high-level people. people."
"Many nobles in the empire have no real power. When you become rich and powerful, sometimes they may even favor you, so you don't have to be too humble. But like the generalissimo, if you have this Lucky to be able to participate in that kind of reception or banquet, remember to keep your eyes open, don't offend anyone, believe me, if something really happens, you don't even know how you died."
Real power is in the hands of a few people most of the time, which is quite normal.
However, if I can participate in the reception of that status, I should have the status ability to talk to Jian Yuan's family members.
Thinking of this possibility, Gu Yunkai immediately felt relieved. At the moment, even "League of Agents" is not as attractive to him. After all, this matter is related to his future and future. Marriage, and a little boyfriend, he pursed his lips and asked, "Are actors like us allowed to enter such a reception?"
"You." Lan Se showed an expression of "I understand very well", but he probably attributed Gu Yunkai's excitement to the high-minded curiosity of normal young people, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. , On the contrary, he also blamed the compliment and said, "It's a good thing for young people to be capable and ambitious. Those who are not ambitious can't climb high. Of course, those who are incompetent and ambitious are idiots."
His face suddenly pulled down, probably because he thought of those "guest actors" in Xiaoxianghai before, and couldn't help but sneer.
Guest appearances are often friendly performances by big-name actors, and some directors and even producers will make guest appearances in their own movies or TV series. Most of the characters are like Easter eggs, and their acting skills are basically exaggerated.However, whether it is the front or back, for the work, it will not only increase the selling point, but also increase the popularity.
But those few were just here to gain fame. I don't know how much face their company has sold. They sharpened their heads and tried their best to squeeze in the opportunity, but they were tossed away by a few words.
He is indeed ambitious—or rather, a fool who thinks too highly of himself and has no strength.
Gu Yunkai didn't bother to analyze whether those actresses were capable or ambitious at this moment. What he cared about most now was the reception.He was not so arrogant that he felt that he could reach the position of generalissimo, but no matter how powerful and powerful Jian Yuan's uncle was, at most he came from a musical family, so it was unlikely that he would be higher than generalissimo. It's even more impossible, the royal family also has Weibo, and he has seen the family portraits of the royal relatives, none of them look similar to Jian Yuan.
So Gu Yunkai thought about it, and felt that his uncle was at most a kind of musician with a certain title, court musicians and the like, probably aristocrats like Durant, just like Lancer said, with status but no real power.
If he, as an actor, can enter the kind of reception that marshals attend, then he should have enough status and confidence to talk to Jian Yuan's family.
After all, having shown his face in front of the royal family and even nobles means greater opportunities for development and a longer-term future.
It doesn't need to be completely equal in status, at least the two of them can be regarded as "rightly matched", and they are already standing on the same level.
"Actually, it's not difficult. You have worked with Li Sisi before. If there are a few projects hand-picked by the higher-ups to shoot, and you play the leading role in them, sometimes he will definitely bring you to some receptions, but the Generalissimo is very happy. Busy, if you worship him, it depends on your luck." Lancer touched his chin, "And Stephen himself is actually a federal person, but his wife is an imperial person, and later he changed his nationality to enter the empire, like him This kind of world-renowned film master often gets tickets to some banquets of the royal family, and he himself has a good relationship with many nobles, who knows that this time the ship capsized and made a big fool of himself."
That is to say, there must be a leader.
Gu Yunkai nodded thoughtfully, and Lancer picked up a few pieces of meat with his chopsticks and said: "There is another kind that is more opportunistic, it depends on luck and opportunity, and it is showing up at the Ancient Olympic Games. Don't look at us and the high-level It doesn’t matter, in fact, in the past two years, whether it’s the leader of the Federation or the boss of our empire, they all love acting. Why do you think there are tickets for "Union of Agents"? The Ancient Olympic Games in two years will be held by our empire, and the facilities are well built Wake up, the emperor wants to play something new, I heard that he plans to shoot a group of agents entering the scene, you also know who the top level of "League of Agents" has never been revealed, the emperor himself is also a fan of novels."
You people with power really know how to play.
That being said... The Secret Service is a great opportunity.
"Of course there are other things, such as the performances at the opening of the Ancient Olympic Games, but those are basically famous old artists. Many actors are specially selected, or they are literary soldiers. It is difficult for even super giants in the circle Get a chance, after all, the threshold is too high."
Gu Yunkai understood, nodded his head, and said calmly: "Then let's talk about the role of Reaper in "League of Secret Agents". It's already the end of July. But I didn’t say which golden period it is, and it’s too late for the celebration in October, which is the Lunar New Year holiday, won’t it collide with “Light Like Day”?”
"He doesn't necessarily want to run into us." Lancer said with great interest after taking a sip of his wine, "Don't worry, with the strength of "The Secret Service", three months is more than enough. God of death, originally there were not many scenes, and it will be released directly after the supplementary filming."
"Audition time?"
"Tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Spring Tree Hotel in Dao'an City, someone will pick you up when you arrive."
Once the information is in hand, you can drink without any worries. Gu Yunkai couldn't help laughing. He raised his glass and looked at Lancer. He suddenly became curious and asked, "Why do I feel that you seem to have full confidence in me? , I know for the first time that I have the ability to make anyone's confidence soar."
"Because I also want to try to look like Apu, who is sure to win." Lancer shrugged his shoulders, "especially the kind of arrogant virtue that makes people itch and can't speak."
Gu Yunkai raised his eyebrows. He thought that Sharp had been kind enough to introduce himself and Lancer at that time. Did he also say a lot of good things about himself?
The wrap-up meeting ended very early, but everyone drank a lot. Lancer simply made an exception and took a half-day holiday. Chen Wang sat on the prop chair dizzy from vomiting, smirking and leaning on Shu Muen's shoulders to look at the stars in the sky. Shu Muen seemed to want to be helplessly angry, but couldn't hold back the smile on his face. In the end, he just listened dotingly to him pointing at the stars in the sky.
A woman in love is really scary, she can even bear the smell of wine willingly.
Gu Yunkai couldn't help but shook his head. Seeing that everyone was still eating and drinking, he obviously didn't notice his side, so he leaned over and got up from the table to say hello to Lan Se: "Then I'll leave first, and I have to catch an audition tomorrow."
"Go ahead, lucky boy."
Lancer waved his hand and walked back with the bottle in hand.
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Daoan City.
The online promotional activities of "Light Like Day" are developing very steadily, and the actors' offline promotional activities, the crew has corresponding plans, but this kind of promotion needs to start after the actors are almost finished, and it will start at the end of this month Charity activities, if Gu Yunkai wants to take over the job of "League of Agents", he must coordinate this schedule
Gu Yunkai and Gu Jianyue decided after meeting in Dao'an City together. They both felt that this job is very rare. After all, it is a rare opportunity to show their face in Stephen's movie, and it is best to try to get it.Although both of them feel that there is no need to frantically take on dramas for the sake of health, they should not miss such rare opportunities. At most, they will be busy in the next few months.
For places like the entertainment industry, where resources are robbed, Gu Yunkai, who only took on one drama at the same time, is already a very rare special case.If even Stephen doesn't cherish this kind of opportunity, he can almost become a Buddha and become an immortal, and he might as well just quit the entertainment circle. In fact, compared to Gu Yunkai's consideration of his own schedule, what is more important is whether Stephen can take a fancy to him .
Gu Jianyue had a lot of confidence in him, but she was a little worried about the date arrangement. Gu Yunkai had to comfort her and just treat it as a few days of overtime work. This kind of high-intensity work is not common.
Before three o'clock, the two arrived at the Spring Tree Hotel in time, and the doorman at the door led them to take the elevator upstairs.Gu Jianyue was probably a little nervous and didn't speak all the way, but Gu Yunkai noticed that the young doorman had been looking at him frequently, so he couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay?"
Of course, Gu Yunkai didn't think that the door boy was afraid of heights, so he was vaguely wary of this door boy who was acting unnaturally.
The doorman didn't seem to notice that his eyes were caught, and he was stunned for a while. He blushed, smiled embarrassedly, and said awkwardly: "You are a little fox...ah no, it's Mr. Gu Well, you are so good-looking in person, you have more temperament than on TV, I couldn't recognize you at once." He spoke very beautifully, and his mouth was sweet, Gu Jianyue couldn't help but burst out laughing.
There are really too many fans who have said this, but at best they think that Gu Yunkai is not very photogenic, but they are not exaggerated to the point where they dare not even admit it.
Gu Yunkai admitted it with a slight smile, and then he was relieved, secretly thinking that he was a fan, why did he do it so carefully and sneakily, it was difficult for people not to doubt it so mysteriously, no wonder Chen Wang was so sad and angry.On the one hand, he had to dare to use the power of publicity and public relations, and the movie was so hot before it was released.
The elevator arrived soon, and Gu Yunkai drew a pen to sign the young doorman, but the other party insisted on signing it on his arm. Gu Yunkai's pen was inconvenient, so he even sponsored an oil-based pen.Gu Yunkai had heard of this kind of situation before, but it was the first time he encountered it, and he couldn't help laughing, but it wasn't a big deal, so he simply signed the young man.
The two left the elevator together. The crew of "The Secret Service" was on the sixth floor. This floor was completely converted into an audition room, and the entrance was a little further away from the elevator door.The waiter who was waiting quietly led the two of them to the door of the audition room, opened the door for them, and closed the door after the two of them entered.
There were not many people in the audition room, and it was the first time I saw Stephen—I had seen it many times on the computer and on TV, but it was indeed the first time for me. Stephen didn’t come to the audition before, and he was the casting director and producer. They came together, and this time the producer was also there. He probably still had a little impression of Gu Yunkai, and even greeted him very kindly, and smiled; Not a big character.
Gu Yun came in and shook hands with everyone, and Stephen, who was too lazy to stand up, watched him finish greetings one by one, then pointed to the empty couch, and motioned: "Sit down, both of you, don't talk to me. Standing stupidly like a log."
This doesn't even look like an audition.
However, Gu Yunkai can be regarded as someone who has seen big winds and waves. He sat down with a slight smile, not too overwhelmed. The negotiation in this aspect should have been confirmed by Gu Jianyue first, and the two sides have a cooperation plan. Goals or corresponding job requirements, we can discuss them in depth after meeting, but this opportunity came on a temporary basis, Lan Se spoke in a hurry, Gu Jianyue just contacted this audition after learning about the situation last night, and I don’t know more specific details content.
Seeing that Stephen didn't intend to speak, the producer's smile was a bit stiff, he looked at Stephen, then looked at Gu Yunkai, pushed his glasses, and said in a gentle and gentle way: "I remember you came here before I have auditioned for the role of God of Death, it is very fate, we have read your profile before you come..."
"Okay." Stephen waved his hands impatiently, and said coldly, "Don't say that there are no more, there are not many people to choose now, and time is running out. I have seen your previous audition video , it’s kind of interesting, among the few remaining candidates, you are the only one who can count on that, and my requirements are not too high, you just need to tell me now, can you maintain that time? status is fine.”
Stephen spoke very directly, and immediately got to the point. The polite but awkward smile on the producer's face was almost unbearable.
Gu Yunkai nodded and said, "No problem."
"I hope you are not bragging." Stephen snapped his fingers, casually smoothed the well-trimmed white beard under his lips, and said coldly, "You can discuss the contract in detail, but I also want to tell you , If your performance in the movie is not good, I have the right to cut your part, and the blacklist for you is not just for a while, but for a lifetime."
pressure.
Gu Jianyue subconsciously stretched out her hand to hold Gu Yunkai's arm, and the smile on her face instantly turned cold.
"no problem."
Gu Yunkai suddenly became interested in this challenge. It seemed that it was not just a job, nor just a step like a step, but a brand new challenge for himself and his ability.
Most of the directors he met had good personalities, and they had a good chat, including Zhang Zitao, who, although he did not recognize people in the movie, was still very amiable after the movie and loved to talk about the show.But Stephen seems to be the kind of director who leaves the role to the actor's free play. If the actor's portrayal of the character is good enough to conquer him, then he can pass, if not, then it's over.
Although the conversation didn't even have a few sentences, and it was very short, as if the decision on the role was extremely hasty, but Gu Yunkai cheered up and answered those three words seriously.
"Your ability is best matched with your courage to speak."
Stephen raised an eyebrow.
After Stephen left, the atmosphere in the audition room suddenly became harmonious. The producer was visibly relieved, but he didn't complain.Sometimes it is inevitable that there will be a quarrel between the director and the producer. The next contract is Gu Jianyue's business. Gu Yunkai is smiling and sitting aside like a mascot, ignoring him, isn't he I was particularly concerned about how much money I could get in this drama, after all it was just a trick, and there were indeed many Reaper fans, but it didn't mean that Gu Yunkai got paid more than "Light Like Day".
In fact, the god of death is very far away from Gu Yunkai. He has been reading this book for more than a year. Although he has an impression of this character, he may not remember it so clearly.If you want to boast, you must do it, and what you can't do is called bragging.At that time, Stephen won't open the net to Gu Yun just because he thinks that his bragging heroic appearance is quite handsome and unrestrained.
Whether it's "Light Like Day" or "League of Secret Agents", these two productions are commercial and entertainment blockbusters with a high safety factor. The story will still have people jumping in one by one to watch the movie. After all, for young people, the cool special effects are sometimes worth the ticket price. Adding some thrilling plots basically takes care of the public's appreciation of the movie. In the movie, I will talk about some of the director's own obscure and profound thoughts.
It's safe at the box office.
After all, there are still a small number of people who have a high level of film art appreciation ability. The vast majority of people just watch for fun. Many young people with money in their pockets prefer the impact of entertaining visual effects. , Go out happily, or watch it amazingly, think the protagonist is really cool and handsome, it's almost the same thing.
If you can win these two hugely invested big productions...
Regardless of whether there is any possibility of winning an award, at least the box office appeal is there. Winning an award can certainly increase an actor's gold content, but the box office appeal is the biggest advantage in determining job opportunities.
The script of "The Agents" is superior in that it has both an interesting plot and charming characters. It can be said that it is a very high-quality and high-level commercial film.However, when some medium-scale films start shooting, if the characters have requirements, for example, if it is a sci-fi film with a lot of action scenes, then when the gap between the stars is not quite large, long-term shooting A martial arts star in an action movie or an old actor who has shot a lot of sci-fi movies will have a greater advantage than a popular actor.
Because these actors may not be comparable in overall aspects, but they are exceptionally brilliant in their own fields.
Gu Yunkai didn't intend to limit his acting, so he had to work hard to increase his box office appeal.