Chapter 7 The Shaw Brothers Studio
Haisheng and his two whispered in a low voice at the back door. After waiting for a long time, they saw a woman in her 30s hurried over. They walked to them and said gaspingly, "Xiao Chao, what's the matter?"
"Second Aunt, I want to introduce a friend to Shaw Brothers set as an extra actor!" Li Wenchao said hurriedly.
Liu Lan turned around and looked at Haisheng. Seeing that he had a beautiful face, clear outline and temperament, his clothes were old but clean, and he didn't look like he was a mixed group member. He said, "This is your friend, won't you introduce it?"
Li Wenchao suddenly said, "Oh, Brother Sheng, this is my second aunt Liu Lan, who works in the costume team on the set. Auntie, this is my brother Haisheng. He wants to work on the set, so you can arrange it!"
"Hello, Aunt Lan!" Haisheng stepped forward to greet him in a less standard Cantonese.
Liu Lan did not reply but said to Li Wenchao: "Your brother is very good. When did you make friends? Xiaochao, can you find some serious things to do? Don't mess around all day long. It just so happens that there are few guys in the lighting team, I'll go and tell you, be an apprentice first, and you can become a regular in a few years."
"I don't want to do it. I have a meager salary every month, I feel as tired as a dog every day, and I am often scolded. How can I live freely outside?" Li Wenchao immediately refused.
"Do you have a good future? You are lazy all day long and will be the best if you endure hardships? Do you understand?" Liu Lan was so angry.
Li Wenchao couldn't listen and changed the topic: "Second Aunt, just help me. Brother Sheng is a serious person and not a club. I really want to do things on the set. I can guarantee it."
"Okay! I don't have time to talk to you. I can also introduce my friends to do things, but you have to go with him. I'm not at ease with your promise. Just like that, go and wait!" Liu Lan left after saying that.
Haisheng was confused, but Li Wenchao took him to the extras gathering site. Perhaps it was still early, and there were not many people here, and more than twenty or so gathered together in a bunch of people talking.
After a while, a man ran out and opened the folder and called it, and Li Wenchao and Haisheng were among them. Then, a group of people followed the man to the set. On the way, the others were very attentive, saying good things or polite. Li Wenchao didn't care, and Haisheng didn't join in the fun without understanding the situation.
Not long after, they were taken to the locker room, and a man named Kun Ge directed them to put on designated clothes and ancient soldiers' uniforms. The others immediately took off their clothes and began to change into dresses and wear headbands.
Li Wenchao held the clothes he sent to him, frowned and looked to the side, and Haisheng was not much better. A strange smell came from the soldiers' clothes, which gathered the smell of sweat, blood, wild grass, etc. It was very irritating. Moreover, there were many dirty things on the clothes that had not been washed clean. If you had a virginity, it would be difficult to accept such clothes.
"What are you two doing? Why don't you be slow and slow? Do you still want to do it?" Commander Kun urged.
There was no way, so I couldn't hold on and had to change my clothes. With the help of the manager, I changed my clothes and put on a hood. I looked like a soldier on the outside, but I felt uncomfortable all over and wanted to scratch it as if it was itchy.
Brother Kun didn't give him a chance to scratch the itch, so he took a group of people to the shooting site. It was very lively, dozens of people were busy, one was swearing loudly, mobilizing others to do things, Brother Kun was also scolding the target, saying that he was slow and still wanted to do it.
Brother Kun, who was still arrogant just now, not only had no temper, but also accompanied him to the filming with a smile and brought temporary actors to the filming. He explained to them on the spot that the performance required the distribution of props, mainly props, swords and guns, and some even got a bottle of tomato juice.
Haisheng was assigned a red cherry gun. Brother Kun asked him to lie on the ground and pretend to be a dead body, and he would not move no matter what the situation happened. Haisheng listened carefully and was inevitably nervous when he was filming for the first time.
Li Wenchao grabbed itchy and said with a smile that they were assigned to the costume crew, and they didn't have to run around and could lie on the ground and sleep. This was the easiest job on the set.
He then confirmed his statement, and the two of them were lying on the road, sprinkled with tomato juice, and there were several identical "corpses" next to them.
After a while, the protagonist and supporting role appeared on the road to fight. From time to time, someone was chopped over by the protagonist. The actor crushed the tomato bottle with the camera and sprayed the tomato juice, and then fell to the ground.
This is too ridiculous. When Haisheng lay on the ground and saw all this, he couldn't help but sigh. The fight scene was very fake and fell down without even touching the knife. Will the audience buy the movies that were filmed like this?
After a moment, the scene was filmed, and there was no "card"! Then, I changed to the next one.
Haisheng and Li Wenchao were taken care of, and most of the time they were pretending to be dead, lying from beginning to end until the end of work. After receiving a lunch box, they got it over for a long time.
Dozens of people in the crew ate lunch boxes on the spot, each with their own circles and did not interfere with each other. Haisheng was in the group of temporary actors, and opened the lunch boxes and frowned. The portion was not much, but mostly vegetables. Without meat, I only saw a few small pieces of diced meat. Needless to mention the knife skills, a few dishes were put together and it was similar to pig food.
Li Wenchao has eaten with relish. It is good to have food these days. He is lazy and active in eating.
Haisheng closed his eyes and filled his stomach with the food. He lay on the ground and his back faced with the sun. The sun was so hot that he rolled around for a few times and hid in a cool place. They received the notice that they would have to film later, so they had to hurry up and rest.
There was still no new tricks in the afternoon, so I lay on the ground. I got off work at around five o'clock, went to the locker room to get off the costumes, changed into my own clothes, and left the set after 18 yuan. The extras were over for a day of travel.
On the way home, Li Wenchao asked with a smile: "Brother Sheng, how do you feel about being an extra?"
"It's quite boring, the environment is bad, the food is not good, and filming is like a child's play and I imagined!" Haisheng replied while riding his bike.
When Li Wenchao heard his words, he laughed and said, "Haha, I think, let's just go to a club. It's easy, I still have a lot of money, I don't look at people's faces, and I eat delicious food every day and drink spicy food."
"I don't know what a life is like. I only know that I am poor and richer in the third and fourth years. No matter how much money a club makes, I can't keep it, and I don't dare to get married and be afraid of implicating my family. The evil ways are always unavailable. If I don't have a background, I will be killed for others." Haisheng said in a deep voice, and Li Wenchao was silent and no longer said anything.
After returning to Sanlifang, Haisheng bought a bicycle and some vegetables from the market, and carried the meat back to the beating hall.
I met many people along the way, most of whom were carrying baskets and carrying baskets. Today is the market day, and people are coming and going, and it is very lively.
Chapter completed!