The other end of the phone said coldly: "9-bed family member, your mother's condition has become serious again. When will you come over and pay the arrears of treatment fees?"
Meng Jiao clutched the phone tightly, her eyes red when she turned around.
I wanted to cry, but I tried my best to hold it back.
Since the catastrophic accident, my mother has been directly admitted to the intensive care unit.
Treatment fees, recuperation fees, medicine fees, and various other expenses add up to nearly a thousand yuan a day.
In one month, it’s more than 30,000 yuan!
She had never taken this amount of money seriously before.
But right now, the numbers are astronomical!
Meng Jiao was not worried about herself. Even if she really didn't work, she would be able to find a job that could support her if she worked hard, tired, and lived frugally.
But what should the mother do?
…
There were many people outside the audition room of the "Gods" crew.
Actors lined up in a long line, including men, women and children. Some wanted to become famous overnight, and some wanted to get rich overnight.
Meng Jiao was among the crowd. Her idea was very simple, as long as she could guarantee 30,000 yuan a month.
If it wasn't enough, she would think of other ways.
Or you can find an ordinary part-time job, which can always make up for the gaps.
So Meng Jiao had made up her mind before coming.
She is willing to take on any kind of scenes, whether it's a small role, a stand-in, or a fighting scene. In short, she will definitely join the cast this time.
Because if she doesn't start working again, she will have no choice but to sell her body.
When she thought of that situation, Meng Jiao subconsciously tightened her collar and her lips gradually turned pale.
Soon, a staff member came to collect the information form.
Seeing Meng Jiao's information, the man was stunned for a moment, "Hey, students from the Hua Opera class, your class produced quite a few stars."
Meng Jiao smiled awkwardly, "It's troublesome."
That person was not surprised. The entertainment industry is so cruel. Not everyone can succeed despite starting from the same starting point.
Some of the graduates of the same class have become first-line celebrities, while others are still doing small jobs. It is perfectly normal.
But after all, I graduated from Chinese Opera, so in this case, my luck is extremely bad and I have acted in several dramas but not become popular.
Either he is very unpopular, or else he would never come here to compete with the extras for jobs.
Without asking any further questions, he put Meng Jiao's information at the top, "Okay, I'll recommend it to you with the assistant director and try to give you a chance."
Meng Jiao said with sincere gratitude: "Thank you, thank you!"
…
Zhao Dong also came to the crew.
Although he was standing far away, he still saw Meng Jiao standing out from the crowd at a glance.
Deliberately avoiding it, he found a crew member and said, "Hello, I want to meet Director Sun!"
The man looked Zhao Dong up and down and vaguely guessed his purpose.
Judging by what he was wearing, he probably wasn't a group performer, but most likely just for relationship building.
Now the crew is finalizing the actors, and there are countless connections coming to our door every day, and everyone wants to meet Director Sun.
But Director Sun gave up his words long ago, and no matter who it was, he disappeared!
He ignored him and waved his hand: "Director Sun is busy and I can't see him."
Zhao Dong stopped the man and said, "Then tell me where Director Sun is, and I will go find him myself."
The man curled his lips and said, "Who do you think you are? Is it you who meets Director Sun whenever you want?"
Zhao Dong took out a red envelope and stuffed it into it, "Well, tell Director Sun, my name is Zhao Dong, I'm in trouble."
The man hesitated for a moment, "I can bring it to you, but I can't guarantee whether Director Sun will see you or not!"
Zhao Dong nodded, "It doesn't matter, you just need to mention my name."
The man then collected the red envelope and turned around and entered the room.
…
At the same time, Director Sun was furious.
The actors are all recommended through various channels and connections, and many of them cannot be offended.
But no matter how good your temper is, there will always be times when it breaks out.
He threw the script and said, "What kind of bullshit actors are these?"
Someone handed over a water glass and said, "Director Sun, please calm down. The one just now was recommended by Director Wang."
Director Sun snorted coldly, "I don't care if you are recommended, if you want to join my team, you must have real materials, otherwise, no one will be given face!"
Don't blame him for being angry, he just auditioned for several roles and was very dissatisfied with them all.
Especially some young talents and cross-border artists, whose acting skills are not very good, but with a bit of fame, the conditions offered are not low.
For example, the titi who auditioned just now had a few popular songs recently and had no acting skills at all, but she got a major role in the play.
During the audition just now, I was so embarrassed. How dare you audition in front of him at this level?
When you are angry, the people around you stop talking.
Director Sun took a sip of water, suppressed his anger and said, "If you have something to say, don't hesitate."
The man thought carefully and said: "Director Sun, there is someone outside who wants to see you, and his name is Zhao Dong."
Director Sun threw the cup, "No, no!"
"As I said just now, I won't see anyone!"
"If you don't focus on improving your acting skills, you'll just think about these crooked ways!"
Director Sun didn't ask in detail. He knew without even thinking that he was definitely here to get some connections.
He doesn't know how many people he sees every day. No matter how patient he is, he can't withstand such torture.
For example, yesterday, a wealthy second-generation parent actually wanted to invest five million in a movie just to help her daughter realize her dream of becoming a star.
In today's film and television industry, all kinds of shoddy and bad movies are rampant, which not only ruins the atmosphere, but also destroys the industry ecology.
This trick worked in other groups, but not in his!
The man was scolded and did not dare to talk nonsense. As soon as he reached the door, he was suddenly stopped, "Wait a minute, what did you say his name was?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "Zhao Dong?"
Director Sun called his assistant, "Is that the person Mr. Hua was talking about this morning?"
The assistant looked at the record and said, "That's right."
Director Sun rubbed his forehead and said, "Let him come in."
I'm upset, but there's nothing I can do about it.
This society is like this. Although some people have formulated the rules of the game, there are always some people who can circumvent the rules.
If it were anyone else, he would definitely not give this face, but there was no way. The one who opened the mouth was Fourth Young Master Hua, who was also the main investor of the crew.
During the early preparations, all the major companies were not optimistic about his drama.
He approached several investors one after another with the script in mind, and when he was about to give up, it was Hua Si Shao who gave his full support and helped to promote it vigorously, and this is how the crew became what it is today.
Of the 1.2 billion investment, 1 billion was contributed by Huake. Even if he reciprocated the favor, he still had to meet this person!
Soon, the staff brought Zhao Dong in.
Director Sun looked up and down and asked with a smile on his face, "You want to act too?"
His nose was almost crooked. A director like him could tell at a glance whether he was an actor or not and whether he could act well.
For example, the person in front of me has a pretty good image and is very unique.
But, how can I put it, there is no drama.
And at first glance, it seems that he has no stage experience and is not suitable for acting.
He is barely on camera, and he is also the kind of stupid young man who looks like himself in everything he does.
Does this kind of person also want to audition?
Is the threshold for the entertainment industry so low now?