TRMP Chapter 16
by VolareHe was a little more financially comfortable now, and he took his time with deliveries each morning.
Because he was always delivering food on and off, he couldn’t get the title of Golden Delivery Driver, so he bought rabbit ears and stuck them on his helmet, swaying back and forth with his movements.
Due to problems with the delivery system itself, Jiang Yifeng was late on three orders that day.
But several customers were very good-tempered and forgave Jiang Yifeng. Some even gave Jiang Yifeng a bottle of water to reward him for his hard work, and some asked through the system if they could add him on WeChat for separate deliveries, but Jiang Yifeng politely refused them all.
He felt that there were so many good people in the world, but he only received one order in the afternoon, and a phone call came in.
Jiang Yifeng answered Xu Chen’s video call with confusion.
“Huh? Jiang Yifeng, are you filming?” Xu Chen looked at Jiang Yifeng’s delivery driver outfit with surprise. “Didn’t you just come out of the film crew? You’re already in another one?”
“Just a minor, unimportant role.” Jiang Yifeng lied without batting an eye. “It’ll only take one day to film.”
It was normal for supporting actors to jump between different crews, so Xu Chen didn’t think much about it. He just seriously asked, “Then can you join the crew tomorrow? I have a film I’d like to discuss working with you on.”
Jiang Yifeng’s eyebrows jumped.
At the time, he thought Xu Chen was just saying it casually, but he didn’t expect the other party to really plan to have him join the crew.
Jiang Yifeng immediately transferred the order in his hand to someone else and nodded to Xu Chen.
“I’m free, Director Xu. When do we sign the contract?”
Xu Chen was a man of action. He scheduled the signing for the evening.
Jiang Yifeng rode his little electric scooter back, gave himself a good wash, and even put on some makeup.
Jiang Yifeng originally planned to ride his electric scooter out, but the special markings on the scooter made him hesitate. In the end, Jiang Yifeng reluctantly ordered a luxury, VIP car to go to the film company.
As soon as Jiang Yifeng got out of the car, he sent a message to Xu Chen. He was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, but the pair of eyes hidden under the brim were bright and moving.
As soon as he reached the door, the assistant waiting at the door eagerly asked, “Are you Mr. Jiang Yifeng? Director Xu asked me to wait for you here.”
Jiang Yifeng nodded, flattered.
The person immediately led the way, taking Jiang Yifeng to Xu Chen’s office.
When they sat down, the assistant whispered something in Xu Chen’s ear. Only then did Xu Chen let the assistant leave with satisfaction, and then placed the contract in front of Jiang Yifeng.
The contents of film contracts were similar, but with Xu Chen in charge, Jiang Yifeng didn’t even need to look at the script much.
He carefully examined each clause of the contract until he was sure of the content, then nodded and signed the film contract.
The salary given in the contract was not high in the industry, but Xu Chen was a well-known director in the industry with extremely high artistic talent, and most of his works were for awards. The cost of the entire film was not high, and the salary offered to the actors was naturally low.
“Be at the designated location tomorrow. I will arrange your food and accommodation… The filming time must be tight, our lease is limited.”
Xu Chen said in a deep voice, and Jiang Yifeng nodded immediately.
After he left, the assistant returned to the room.
“I didn’t expect that a little star who hasn’t been heard of much would be so rich… It seems that he really accumulated it by filming a lot of dramas.”
The assistant looked back at Jiang Yifeng’s back and said in a low voice, “But looking at that face, he shouldn’t have to worry about filming. Maybe we just don’t pay much attention to emerging young idols.”
Xu Chen also sighed, “Yeah.”
He originally suspected that Jiang Yifeng hadn’t filmed that many dramas, after all, his appearance was indeed outstanding. Logically, he shouldn’t be unknown after filming so many dramas. But after seeing Jiang Yifeng’s car and attitude, Xu Chen also felt that he might be overthinking it.
— That might be a young actor who silently films without hyping himself up.
The young actor Jiang Yifeng went home and removed his makeup. He looked at the deduction text message on his phone with heartache, only feeling the pain.
However, when he thought of the salary he could get, Jiang Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief.
He specially prepared the change of clothes and equipment he would take tomorrow, and it was already after nine o’clock when he finished packing.
Jiang Yifeng used the time before going to bed to familiarize himself with the script and lines. This was a pure police and bandit suspense film – Jiang Yifeng’s first reaction was, no wonder Xu Chen was willing to find him, a newcomer, to play the villain.
After all, although Xu Chen’s art was good, his filming rhythm was always very slow.
Police and bandit films required a fast-paced explosion and chase, putting the whole story in a very serious and tense atmosphere, which was incompatible with what Xu Chen was good at.
The role he was playing this time was actually an extremely important figure – he was a very vicious big villain who opposed the police, and in the end, he refused to repent when he was at the end of his rope and jumped off a building to commit suicide.
“Why is it jumping off a building again.” Jiang Yifeng muttered in a low voice.
“What?”
Jiang Yifeng was startled by the voice, and realized that it was Xie Jingshen.
He happily pushed the script forward, so Xie Jingshen could see the contents of the script: “Xie Jingshen, Director Xu Chen asked me to film a movie…”
Xie Jingshen was stunned, and then smiled along with him.
“Very good.”
“Xie Jingshen, then I’m going to join the crew tomorrow. Director Xu said that the filming of this film is tight, so I may not be able to chat with you.” Jiang Yifeng looked up at Xie Jingshen, “But we can say goodnight every night before going to bed.”
Xie Jingshen pursed his lips.
He clearly knew that the so-called “unable to chat” in the game might just be a few minutes, but Xie Jingshen still felt uncomfortable.
“Xie Jingshen, it’s ten o’clock, are you still at the company?” Jiang Yifeng’s eyes swept past Xie Jingshen’s shoulder and looked behind him. The glass behind Jiang Yifeng was dark, with only a few neon lights on the tops of distant buildings.
He was obviously still at the company.
“I have a rather important meeting tonight.” Xie Jingshen intertwined his fingers and lowered his eyes to say slowly.
“Is there a lot to organize after the meeting?” Jiang Yifeng asked tentatively.
“Actually, it’s already done.”
Xie Jingshen had a sense of being urged home by his wife, he opened his mouth slightly. He was originally smiling and asking Jiang Yifeng how his day went, but now that it was his turn to be asked, Xie Jingshen suddenly felt a little guilty.
“Then you should go home, sleep early so your brain can handle work properly.” Jiang Yifeng’s eyelashes fluttered, “I’m sleepy too.”
After he finished speaking, he shrank into the quilt behind him, stretched out a pink finger from the white quilt and waved it at Xie Jingshen, and then shrank back into the quilt again.
The screen went dark again automatically.
The so-called “green mode” was a little too strict in its protection, right? Xie Jingshen couldn’t help thinking in his heart.
He originally wanted to organize the schedule for the week before going home, but when he thought of Jiang Yifeng’s resentful expression, he put down the work log in his hand and called for the assistant.
“Prepare the car, go back first.”
Jiang Yifeng took a taxi to the set early the next morning.
The mall had already cleared out an open space, and extras and machines were already set up.
Jiang Yifeng saw several very famous big shots were among them.
Xu Chen asked the stylist to add hair extensions to Jiang Yifeng, making his hair a little longer, and helped Jiang Yifeng tie up half of his long hair.
Loose long hair hung in front of his face, a small bun was tied at the back of his head, a military green oversized jacket was loosely draped over his arms, a black vest tightly wrapped his body inside, and only a small half of his face could be seen after putting on sunglasses.
“Is it better to hold a lollipop, or a toothpick?” Xu Chen hesitated, but Jiang Yifeng gave a suggestion: “How about a lollipop?”
“Try them both.”
The other two main actors had dedicated stylists. As the good guys, their makeup and clothes looked very proper.
Jiang Yifeng alone lazily wore a loose coat, held a stick in his mouth and tilted his head to look at the camera. His side face was round, like a child, but he held a gun in his hand, pointing the muzzle at the camera.
The extreme sense of contrast made the camera screen look even more conflicting.
“Just hold the lollipop.” Xu Chen decided.
Jiang Yifeng put on his clothes and sat down again to read the script.
The script roughly tells the story of a group of bank robbers who caused an explosion and robbed a bank, and several police officers were killed in the middle.
In order to investigate the robbery, the protagonists began to investigate continuously, but found that their colleagues were encountering accidents one after another. The protagonists believed that it was an inside job, so they became more and more indignant.
However, when the protagonists finally found the bank robbers, they accidentally learned that they had not killed their colleagues at all, and that there was another serial killer.
And in the end, everyone finally discovered that the murderer was the child of the inside man who planned the bank robbery.
The whole plot has multiple reversals, and the script is very tight, but different directors will have different feelings when shooting the same script.
And Jiang Yifeng in the plot… Jiang Yifeng looked at the notes written in watercolor on the script specially given to him.
He felt that his character might be a little too miserable.
But as the big villain, Jiang Yifeng’s appearance time was not much.
Xu Chen asked him to follow the crew throughout the whole process, and Jiang Yifeng did not refuse.
After taking the makeup photos for the day, Jiang Yifeng went straight back to the hotel with the styling on.
He curled up in the chair eating sausage, one leg on the ground, the other raised on the chair, his whole body leaning back in the chair.
When Xie Jingshen opened the camera, he almost didn’t recognize Jiang Yifeng.
Jiang Yifeng was dressed very differently today. The kind of feeling that was particularly dangerous at first glance turned into innocence when he lifted his eyelids.
“Um, Xie Jingshen, didn’t you say I was filming?”
Jiang Yifeng restrained his movements, sat up straight, and returned to the obedient child he was.
“Are you outside?”
Before Xie Jingshen could speak, there was a scream next to him: “What, what, who’s talking?”
Xie Jingshen impatiently raised his hand and pushed the person away, and Jiang Yifeng also saw a red skirt floating by in the frame.
He was stunned.
The other side had already hung up the phone, leaving Jiang Yifeng alone to imagine.
The author has something to say:
Director Xu: He is so rich, he must have filmed a lot of dramas, right?