"Zhang Chu! Are you ready? Remember to spin 540 degrees in the air, then land on your head and break the table below!”Director Li Xiao shouted at Zhang Chu, who was standing on the second floor of the antique building.
This scene was to let Zhang Chu, who was wearing an ancient costume, fall from the second floor in a fancy way. It had already been filmed seven or eight times, which meant that Zhang Chu had fallen seven or eight times. However, Li Xiao was not satisfied and did not treat the double as a human at all.
At this moment, Zhang Chu's entire body was aching. After being a substitute for three years, there was not a day where he did not have injuries after working. However, for the sake of his previous life's dream, Zhang Chu had no choice but to persist.
Yes, he was a transmigrator, but this identity was actually worse than his previous life!
At least in his previous life, although he was not famous, he could still be considered an actor.
“action！”
Under Li Xiao's command, Zhang Chu jumped and spun 540 degrees in the air, crashing headfirst onto the table below.
Bang!
The Dao table instantly shattered into pieces!
However, no matter how badly Zhang Chu fell, no one came to help him up. He could only stand up silently and wait for the director to replay it. If he didn't pass, he would have to fall again.
Zhang Chu found a chair and sat down. After about a minute, Li Xiao said,"Alright, it's over. You should rest first and prepare for the next scene.”
Then, Li Xiao came under the umbrella and said to a handsome young man,"Teacher Chen, let's start the next scene.”
The person called Teacher Chen was called Chen Shuai. He was a C-list idol and had a very high pitch. Usually, he would recite 1234567 lines during filming.
"Why does a falling scene take so long to shoot? My time is very precious! What's the next match?" Li Xiaowei bent over and said,"You mean the handsome way you run away?"”
"Escape?" Chen Shuai pondered for a while and said," The sun is so strong. I'm a little dizzy. Let the substitute take over. It's enough to take a picture of my back."”
" But..." Before Li Xiao could finish speaking, Chen Shuai said excitedly,""What but? If you didn't waste so much time, would I have gotten dizzy? This is all your fault!"
" Alright..." Li Xiao reluctantly left, then waved at Zhang Chu who was not far away, and said,""You, come over here for a moment. We'll film the next scene immediately.”
Although Zhang Chu and Li Xiao had signed a three-year contract in the past, Li Xiao had never called his name. In the past three years, he had not even let him play the most ordinary supporting role.
He had thought that by following an unknown director, he would eventually get a role. As long as this director's movie became popular, he would have a chance to turn things around. However, Li Xiao's talent was limited. It was already good enough that the movie he filmed could break even.
Therefore, Li Xiao often delayed his salary. This time, he had not been paid for half a year.
This left Zhang Chu with only a few dozen yuan left. He had borrowed it from a friend before. The landlord had been urging him for rent for more than half a month.
If he didn't pay the rent now, he would probably be chased away by the landlord, so Zhang Chu had to get some money today to pay the rent.
Hence, Zhang Chu walked to Li Xiao's side and said,""Director Li, can you give me a thousand yuan to pay the rent first? If he didn't get paid, he really wouldn't be able to live anymore!”
"Filming first, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Li Xiao said indifferently.
"But you said the same thing yesterday.”Zhang Chu's face darkened.
" Yesterday…" Li Xiaowei frowned and said,""I say, do you still want to work? Do you know how much money you made me lose today?”
"Compensate?" Zhang Chu didn't quite understand.
"You broke seven or eight prop tables. Each one costs 300 yuan. How much do you think it costs? The contract gave you 200 yuan a day. It's not even enough to pay for the props!”
What kind of perverted logic was this? I didn't remember the building for the last scene, so I fell down five or six times for nothing. Do you want me to pay for the prop table? Besides, a prop table cost three hundred?
"Director Li, you're completely unreasonable. Even if you compensate me for these props, you still owe me half a year's salary.”Zhang Chu's tone was a little heavy. He found it hard to imagine how the Host had endured until now.
But Li Xiao's eyes glared and he said viciously,""What do you mean I owe you half a year's salary? Two months ago, you were sick and took a leave of absence, causing me to randomly find a substitute in the extras. Who knew that this guy would break his leg and cause me to treat him for more than a hundred thousand! It's good that your salary wasn't deducted, but you still want me to pay you?”
F * ck! This is also my fault?
"Are you going to pay me or not?" Zhang Chu's gaze turned cold.
"Your salary is deducted! Are you going to film or not? If not, get lost!" Li Xiao impatiently pushed Zhang Chu and looked like he was going to beat him up if he continued to annoy him.
This was intolerable!
"I'll slap your grandmother's leg!" Hearing this, Zhang Chu knew that he could not let the matter rest. He directly punched Li Xiao's face.
Li Xiao fell to the ground and covered his face. He pointed angrily at Zhang Chu and said to the surrounding people,"You dare to hit me! Beat him up!"
Zhang Chu was 1.8 meters tall. He had been a Martial Master for a long time and had a strong physique. He glanced at the staff beside him and said fiercely,"I'll beat up whoever dares to help him today!”
Hearing this, after all, these staff members were only working for Li Xiao and were not his underlings. In addition, Li Xiao was indeed not a good person, so no one helped him at all.
"Aiyo, stop calling. I'll give you the money tomorrow.”Li Xiao held his head with both hands and cried out in pain.
At this moment, many people who did not know the truth nearby saw this scene and gathered around, pointing at Zhang Chu.
"That person seems to be a stuntman!”
"Isn't his behavior too bad? He actually dared to hit the director? Aren't you afraid of being banned?!"
"I've never seen such an arrogant actor. Who would dare to hire him to act in the future?”
These people only saw Zhang Chu beating up people and did not know the reason behind it.
Zhang Chu didn't want to explain. He left the crowd and sat down by the river.
He knew that he wouldn't be able to survive in Hengdian anymore. Who would believe that a nobody without money or power was right? Besides, this industry was the best at creating hype. Even white could turn black. There was no chance for him to explain at all.
"Sigh, looks like my dream of being an actress has come to an end.”
However, at this moment.
Beep beep beep…
Suddenly, a strange voice sounded in his mind…
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