The summer heat is scorching hot, and the scorching sun makes people dizzy.
Jiang Rui was wearing a gray costume, holding a lunch box in one hand and a huge thermos cup in the other, looking for a place to escape the heat.
"Xiaoyou!"
Suddenly someone called her, she turned her head to look, saw who the other party was, and a bright smile appeared on her slightly dull face.
"Sister Zhao." She ran over.
Sitting under the shade of a tree, Sister Zhao moved to the side to make room for her.
"How is it? Didn't you get sunburned today?"
"No, it's not very hot in the morning."
"Isn't it hot yet?" Sister Zhao stuttered, "I see that you have been lying on the ground all morning, even the barbecue is cooked."
Jiang Rui was amused by her.
This is the set of the movie "Xia Dao", she is an extra, in which she played a corpse, the kind that doesn't even have a face.
In the morning, I was filming the protagonist being chased and killed. There was a series of martial arts scenes. The director was not very satisfied after filming many times. As a corpse, she could only lie on the ground all morning.
"What did you bring with you today?" Sister Zhao asked.
Jiang Rui hurriedly opened the thermos cup, "Lotus leaf and hawthorn tea, quenches thirst and quenches thirst, and I heard that I also lose weight." She filled the lid of the thermos cup, handed it to Sister Zhao, and drank directly from the cup.
The heat-relieving tea was made last night, and it was frozen overnight in the refrigerator. When I woke up in the morning, I poured it into a thermos cup. It is still a little cool to drink now.
In the summer, the mineral water is warmed by the sun. Drinking it will not quench your thirst at all, and you will not be able to get your appetite to eat. At this time, drinking a cold sour and sweet summer soup will not only activate the taste buds, but also the whole person. Cool and refreshing from the inside out.
Since the beginning of summer, Jiang Rui has been preparing her own tea to relieve the summer heat. She used this method to successfully win the favor of the group leader, Sister Zhao, to her.
Her body name this time is Xia Xiaoyou, an orphan who grew up in an orphanage with her ex-boyfriend Joey.
Joey had a star dream, and Xia Xiaoyou followed him to various film and television cities. The two have been extras for several years, but because they have no personal connections and their appearance is not very outstanding, they have been unable to get along.
A few months ago, Joey climbed up to a female editor, turned around and dumped Xia Xiaoyou, and now he is playing the third male role in an idol drama.
Xia Xiaoyou couldn't take the blow and committed suicide by cutting her wrists.
Her wish is for Joey to be poor for the rest of his life, never to be a star.
After Jiang Rui received her body, she chose to continue as a group performer.
Her goal is to get close to the actor Shen Yuchuan. If she goes elsewhere, she will be less likely to meet him.
Although an extra actor is more than a cloud and muddy actor, even if they are on the same set, wanting to talk to each other is no less than a dream, but Jiang Rui is not in a hurry, and the most important thing she lacks is patience.
Sister Zhao is a relatively well-known group leader in this film and television base. She has a good relationship with many actors and assistant directors of the crew. She is the biggest network Jiang Rui has been able to catch up with so far.
"Comfortable!" Sister Zhao drank the light-relieving summer tea in one gulp. "It's still Xiaoyou, you are flexible and know how to bring these cool things, otherwise the two of us will be as hot as quails like everyone else."
Jiang Rui smiled and poured her another cup, "Sister Zhao, drink more."
The two had an appetite, and they could eat with relish when facing the shabby lunch box.
It's lunch break now, and the crew's equipment has stopped working. Everyone has eaten and was about to find a shady place to take a nap when they suddenly heard an angry shout.
"Let her go! Love to act or not!"
Jiang Rui and Sister Zhao looked at each other, stopped laughing, and pricked up their ears to listen.
The one who is angry is the chief director Wang Qikun, a famous director both at home and abroad, but as famous as his talent is his bad temper. When filming, it is not uncommon to criticize actors for being penniless, and sometimes even old actors who have already become famous are not spared. But for every movie he made, he was able to win all kinds of awards, and the number of winners and actresses won by him could not be counted on one hand, so although he has a bad temper, there are still many actors who want to cooperate with him.
Jiang Rui listened for a while, and understood the general idea.
The movie "Xia Dao" is a man's play, and there are very few female characters in it. Even if they appear, there are only a few scenes and a few lines.
Even so, being able to cooperate with a big director and acting on the same scene with the actor Shen Yuchuan, these two temptations still attract many senior actresses. Many newcomers with backers also want to show their faces in it.
The producer put a pure rookie into the group, and decided that her role was a little farm girl, who saved the protagonist when he was in a coma from being chased and killed. There were only two shots and one line.
The scene was supposed to be filmed in the afternoon, but the newcomer temporarily said that he wanted to add the scene, otherwise he would not be filming.
She was probably spoiled by her financial sponsor, or because she had just entered the circle and had never heard of Director Wang's reputation, she was fearless when she asked for it, but she suddenly stabbed a hornet's nest and was kicked out of the studio on the spot.
Director Wang's anger couldn't go down for a while, and now he is still scolding the assistant director of the actor.
Sister Zhao listened for a while, and seeing that Director Wang had scolded enough, the deputy director of the actor walked out of the lounge, picked up her mobile phone to make a call, and suddenly got up and walked over.
I don't know what the two of them said, but it didn't take long for her to turn around and wave to Jiang Rui in a hurry.
Jiang Rui quickly stood up and trotted forward.
"Brother Ding, look, it's her. The little girl is well-behaved and has aura. Anyway, I can't find anyone for a while now. Why don't I take her to see Director Wang?" Sister Zhao pushed Jiang Rui in front of her.
The assistant director raised his eyelids and looked at her, "What's your name?"
"Hello, Brother Ding, I'm Xia Xiaoyou." Jiang Rui smiled at him, her smile somewhat restrained.
Seeing that the assistant director of the actor was still hesitating, Sister Zhao began to count Jiang Rui's advantages.
Today, if this role is on an ordinary set, it can only be at the level of a small special actor.
Group performances cost 50 yuan a day, and a small special actor with one or two scenes and lines costs about 100 yuan a day. In fact, there is not much difference between the two.
Therefore, Sister Zhao dared to fight for Jiang Rui.
First, she has a good impression of this little girl. Second, if Jiang Rui is really favored by Director Wang, she will develop better in the future. For herself, it will be a network of contacts.
The assistant director was anxious and suffocated. Anyone who was scolded in the face on a hot day would not be in a good mood. But Director Wang had a bad temper again, and he had to shoot that scene in the afternoon, and he could not delay for a moment, forcing him to find someone right away.
He looked at Jiang Rui again, frowned and nodded: "Okay, let me show Director Wang first, and be smart later."
"Thank you Brother Ding! Thank you Sister Zhao!" Jiang Rui said happily.
"Don't be nervous, be steady." Sister Zhao waved at her.
The assistant director took Jiang Rui outside the lounge and asked her to wait outside. He went in for a while before he came out and called her in.
The air conditioner in the lounge was on a very low level, and Jiang Rui shuddered as soon as she entered the door.
There were a lot of people inside, each busy with their own affairs, and when they heard her coming, no one looked up curiously.
Director Wang was sitting on a reclining chair, and Shen Yuchuan was sitting next to him. The two were holding the script, and they should be discussing the plot.
This is the first time Jiang Rui has come to this world for so long, and she has seen Shen Yuchuan so close.
He was around thirty years old, with an impeccable face, not a masculine appearance, but had a special temperament, looking cold and noble.
Jiang Rui looked at him like an ordinary person who saw a star, and then remembered her current situation. She hurriedly lowered her head and stood there obediently with her head bowed.
"It's her?" Director Wang looked up from the script and looked at Jiang Rui.
Hearing his voice, other people in the lounge looked at Jiang Rui.
Shen Yuchuan also looked up and quickly focused on his script again.
Suddenly caught the attention of so many people, Jiang Rui was at a loss, and said with a slight vibrato: "Hello, Director Wang, I'm Xia Xiaoyou."
Wang Qikun has a bad temper, but he won't get angry at a little girl for no reason. After looking at her for a while, he suddenly made a request: "Laugh and have a look."
For the role of a farm girl, firstly, the actor must be tender-faced, and secondly, it must be naive. It does not need to be amazing, but it must give the audience a feeling of innocence and beauty.
Many actresses have good acting skills, but what Wang Qikun needs is not acting, but a pure and innocent temperament, which they cannot give, so he will choose a newcomer.
Xia Xiaoyou's face won't make people stunning at first glance, but it is attractive. Jiang Rui smiled nervously after listening to Director Wang's request.
The smile is a bit stiff and uncharacteristic, but fortunately the emotions hidden in those eyes: apprehension, innocence and curiosity, it fits the image of a country girl meeting a strange man.
Wang Qikun nodded in his heart, and regarded Jiang Rui as one of the objects of consideration. He wanted to see a few more people.
Even for a small role, he has to personally see the actors and make choices carefully and carefully, which is probably why he is so successful.
Just as he was about to let Jiang Rui go back to wait for news, a staff member's phone suddenly rang. After picking up a few words, he walked over to Wang Qikun with a bitter face.
"Director Wang, it's Mr. Zheng's call. He said that the capital injection that was originally negotiated may have to be reconsidered."
Mr. Zheng was the backer behind the newcomer who was driven away just now, and wanted to come back to the newcomer to cry.
Wang Qikun exploded at once, bounced off the reclining chair, and took a few steps back and forth like a furious lion, "Tell him, I didn't get scared! Who—"
He turned around suddenly and pointed at Jiang Rui, "It's just you! I'll shoot in the afternoon!"