China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 54 Making Money with Revenge

Within a few days, the crew of "Journey to the West" announced the exact time of the auditions.

Lin Xuan packed his things a day in advance, reluctantly left the small apartment and went straight to the airport.

A few hours later, the plane landed at Qin Province Airport.

The crew arranged a car in advance to take them to the hotel.

After resting in the room for a night, Lin Xuan regained his energy and went to the audition.

Auditions last three days.

The first day of auditions were for the main roles such as Qiao Ling'er, Tang Seng, and Bajie.

The hotel corridors were packed with people coming to audition.

Lin Xuan found an empty seat and sat down, while Wang Jinhua went to find the director and producer.

Although these roles were open auditions, Lin Xuan was invited by the crew, which was different from those outside who took the initiative.

Only a few actively invited actors failed to audition, and they had a chance to win the role.

Not long after, someone came to inform, and Lin Xuan got up and walked into the room.

In front of several desks, there were several crew chiefs sitting.

Lin Xuan swept over one by one and greeted everyone according to their status in the crew.

The leading old man is named Li Yuan, who is the chief director of this drama and the initiator of this project.

Sitting to the left and right of the chief director were producer Wang Lin and representatives from the Qin Province TV Drama Program Center.

There was also a middle-aged fat man with his name written on the ID tag.

Screenwriter: Qian Yanqiu.

This is also a well-known figure, the screenwriter of the "Detective Di Renjie" series and the "Yan Shuang Eagle" series.

After a few simple polite words, several of the main creators also had their first impression of Lin Xuan and exchanged a few words in a low voice.

Chief director Li Yuan looked at him and said: "Qiao Ling'er is a handsome man as gentle as jade, rich and handsome. You have a very good image and temperament, so you are very suitable for this role."

"Thank you, director." Lin Xuan thanked him modestly.

Li Yuan took out Qiao Ling'er's script from the table, took one out and handed it over:
"Just try this scene, I'll give you 5 minutes to prepare."

Lin Xuan stepped forward to take the script, then sat on a chair and read it carefully.

Qiao Ling'er's character design is simple, and she doesn't need any explosive acting skills. Even her lines are dubbed in post-production.

When Li Yuan asked him to audition, it was just a formality.

As long as you are not a complete stranger with no acting experience, you can be qualified for this role even if you have studied in film school for two years.

A few minutes later, Lin Xuan finished his performance.

The lines are fluent, the enunciation is clear, and the acting skills are online.

None of the main creators could fault it.

After discussing with them in a low voice, the chief director Li Yuan said:
"Your performance is very good, which proves that we were right to send you an audition invitation. Congratulations, let your agent sign the contract later."

"Thank you director, thank you producer..."

Lin Xuan smiled and thanked the creators one by one.

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Leave the audition room.

Wang Jinhua had been waiting outside the door and asked, "Have you passed?"

Lin Xuan nodded: "That's necessary."

Wang Jinhua smiled and said: "Great, go back and rest quickly. I will find the producer to negotiate a contract for you later."

"Okay, please, Sister Hua."

Lin Xuan's audition ended too quickly. He just walked downstairs and got the role. There was no challenge at all.

His acting skills stopped abruptly just as he was about to explode. This feeling of neither improving nor falling was very uncomfortable.

Back in the room and lying on the bed, Lin Xuan was bored and texted Fan Xiaopang to tease her.

After waiting for 10 minutes, she didn't reply.

Fan Xiaopang has been crazy busy these days.

She had just terminated her contract with Qiongyao Company, resulting in her hard-earned 30 being returned to the company.

It is said that money is a man's courage, but the same is true for women.

With no money in his hand, the little fat man was panicking, so he started running around to announce commercial performances.

Whether it's a company opening or a couple getting married, as long as you pay, go.

When there are the most announcements, we have to rush to several places a day.

Others consume with revenge, while she earns with revenge.

Unless the crew approached her for an audition, no one could stop her from making money.Since he didn't reply for such a long time, Fan Xiaopang was probably running his schedule, so Lin Xuan didn't wait any longer and closed the curtains to get ready for bed.

He had been on a plane for several hours yesterday and was not used to sleeping on the hotel bed that night, so he didn't fall asleep until late at night.

Lin Xuan felt very sleepy when he woke up in the morning, and now he had time to catch up on some sleep.

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After sleeping until noon, there was a knock on Lin Xuan's door.

Who is it? It can’t be room service.

Lin Xuan jumped out of bed and opened the door, and it was Wang Jinhua.

"What's with that disappointed look on your face?"

"No way, Sister Hua, you got it wrong."

Wang Jinhua frowned, pointed at him and said, "Lin Xuan, I'm warning you, don't do anything illegal, otherwise everything will be in vain."

"I know, Sister Hua, don't worry."

Instead of saying this to me, it would be better to say it to Fan Xiaopang.

By the way, I have to talk to her next time I go back.

After a few reminders, Wang Jinhua stopped talking and urged:
"Okay, quickly put on your clothes and go downstairs to the restaurant for dinner."

"Ok!"

Lin Xuan quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face, changed his clothes and followed Wang Jinhua downstairs.

"Sister Hua, has the contract been negotiated?"

"It's over."

"Then what's my current price? It's probably still twenty or thirty thousand, right?"

Lin Xuan is quite curious about his market price.

"You have also acted in several dramas. Although it has not been broadcast, it cannot be calculated based on the newcomer's package price." Wang Jinhua explained to him:
"I negotiated a salary of 5000 yuan per episode for you. Qiao Ling'er has about ten episodes, so the total is [-] yuan."

"Awesome, Sister Hua, it's twice as fast as the previous play." Lin Xuan praised with a thumbs up.

With a salary of 5 yuan in his pocket, he is only 10 points away from upgrading the system again, which is a salary of [-] yuan.

With any luck, you'll be able to upgrade by the end of the year.

"It's not all my fault, you worked very hard yourself."

Wang Jinhua smiled and was happy with Lin Xuan's rapid progress.

Artists and managers help each other.

If Lin Xuan is a puddle of mud that cannot hold up the wall, it will be useless no matter how powerful Wang Jinhua is.

In the elevator, Wang Jinhua reminded:

"I'll treat the crew and creators to dinner at noon. These guys all have status in the industry. When the time comes, you should be smarter and don't need me to teach you how to flatter them."

Lin Xuan made an OK gesture: "Don't worry, it's professional."

In his previous life, he was a department manager. He either coaxed customers or flattered his boss every day. He was very skilled at this kind of work.

When we arrived at the hotel restaurant, several of the main cast members of the crew had already arrived.

"Sorry, I was just catching up on my sleep, so I'm late."

"It's okay, we just arrived."

Lin Xuan apologized and glanced at the people on the table.

In addition to the several crew chiefs who were interviewed, there were several others he didn't know.

"Lin Xuan, let me introduce you." Chief Director Li Yuan helped with the introduction.

The remaining few are also crew members.

There are lighting, special effects, photography, and the actor Lu Hanbiao who plays Zhu Bajie.

In the morning's audition, in addition to Qiao Ling'er, the crew also decided on the candidate for Zhu Bajie.

Lu Hanbiao lives up to his name.

He is a very tough-looking man. In addition to being an actor, he is also a teacher in the acting department of Beijing Film Academy.

Considering that they would be working together in the future, the crew simply called him over to have a meal together to get acquainted.

Lin Xuan looked around and found that among the people present, he was the smallest.

There is no way, who allowed him to enter the industry for a short time.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, everyone present was a little tipsy.

However, under the catalysis of alcohol, their relationship became much more familiar than before.

Lin Xuan was a good talker and a good drinker. They all liked him quite a lot.

(End of this chapter)