A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 225 Worse than Beasts

When Wu Jing saw Wang Yidi coming to the dinner, he thought he was called there to liven up the atmosphere and didn't think much about it.

Accompanying guests drinking is very common in the entertainment industry. When he was acting in TV dramas, in order to get a good price for the drama at the local TV station, he also accompanied guests drinking at every table and served those middle-aged purchasing directors.

However, what Wu Jing didn't expect was that Wang Yidi just said hello and then sat quietly next to Chen Jinnian. He neither toasted nor poured wine, as if he was independent of the drinking party.

He looked at Yu Qian with confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.

Yu Qian happily took a sip of the wine before slowly saying, "They are a serious couple, classmates. You didn't expect that, did you?"

"Oh, I thought so." Wu Jing suddenly understood, because young artists all avoid things like love, even in private they hide it, so he didn't think about it at first.

Since there were no outsiders around, everyone quickly started chatting.

After three rounds of drinks, Wu Jing talked about his real purpose, which was to invite him to join the crew and participate in the filming of Wolf Warrior 2.

Chen Jinnian suddenly felt dazed, not knowing why he was invited. Wu Jing's movie was very popular, but it seemed that only Wolf Warrior himself and Secretary Dakang became famous, and even the female lead did not get much exposure.

As Wu Jing continued speaking, he realized that he was asked to play the role of a rich second-generation, the character originally played by Zhang Han.

After listening to this, Chen Jinnian calculated the time in his mind. He didn't believe Wu Jing's lie that it only took more than a month to shoot. If he remembered correctly, the shooting time in China alone was more than two months. Then he went to Africa to shoot, so Wu Jing dragged on for nearly a year.

Since he is not the lead actor, he naturally does not need to follow the crew throughout the whole process. However, even so, including the training time, it will take at least four months.

Wu Jing saw that he was silent and had given up hope, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly speak.

"Brother Jing, I've accepted the role. I'll go for training after I finish the college entrance exam. But forget about the 800,000 yuan salary. It's not much to begin with, and it will be even less after I pay my personal income tax. I'll just convert it into investment."

The pay for Wolf Warrior 2 was indeed low, so much so that Wu Jing re-issued the lead actor with a sum of pay after the film became a huge hit at the box office. So Chen Jinnian really didn't have any expectations for the money.

He knew that Wu Jing's film could make money, but the money he had had to be used to invest in the company's dramas, so he couldn't spare any money for investment. Besides, the production cost of Wolf Warrior was as high as 200 million yuan, which was not something he could participate in. It would be better for him to use his film salary to offset it.

Unless Wu Jing can turn the profits of Wolf Warrior 2 into a book loss like the Harry Potter series, like Warner Bros., the dividends will definitely be higher than the film salary of over 800,000.

Wu Jing excitedly picked up his glass and stood up. This was the only good news he had heard recently. "Thank you for your kindness, brother. I'll drink this glass of wine."

After saying that, he drank the two-liang wine glass in one gulp, just like drinking white wine or water, without even blinking.

Chen Jinnian looked at Wang Yidi with a wry smile. He felt that he had to give up his life. His physical fitness had improved, but it could not be compared with that of someone who grew up in a wine jar.

As expected, he, Wu Jing and Yu Qian were all drunk.

Yu Qian knew that he still had to film the next day, so he drank less, but he was still helped away by his assistant.

Wu Jing passed out drunk. It seemed that by the end of the night, he was simply drinking to vent his frustration over the recent withdrawal of investment.

As for Chen Jinnian, he didn't know how he got back to the hotel. Anyway, when he woke up the next day, he was lying on the bed holding Wang Yidi.

"You're awake." Wang Yidi shared a pillow with him and was looking at him with clear big eyes.

The two were so close that Chen Jinnian could feel Wang Yidi's gentle breath brushing against his cheek.

"us……"

"Don't think too much. I just felt worried about you sleeping alone after getting drunk, so I stayed to accompany you." Wang Yidi explained hurriedly with a slightly shy look, and pulled her hand out of Chen Jinnian's clothes, trying to find a reasonable explanation for why she slept here.

Then, without waiting for Chen Jinnian to continue asking, he quickly removed the other person's arm, lifted the quilt covering both of them, and hurriedly got up to wash.

After Wang Yidi got up, Chen Jinnian looked at his clothes, which were still in good condition, and slapped his head in frustration. He thought to himself that he was worse than an animal. He had only slept for one night.

At the same time, I put Wu Jing and Yu Qian on the blacklist. I will never drink with them again. It's too time-consuming. Who has to drink until they lose their memory? Just drink a few glasses and it will be enough.

A fat black guy gave a thumbs up to this, saying that one really shouldn't drink alcohol, especially when performing Fenhe Bay, as it's easy to die on the stage.

Wang Yidi was in the bathroom at this time, her heart pounding. She originally wanted to go back to her room last night, but when she heard Chen Jinnian drunkenly calling her name, she couldn't bear to leave him alone in the room.

Later, I don’t know why, but we ended up sleeping together.

Since Wang Qing often came to the crew to deliver meals, Chen Jinnian and Wang Yidi both tacitly kept the matter to themselves.

Wang Yidi even issued a gag order to her roommates Lin Miaomiao and Deng Xiaoqi, forbidding them to talk about her staying out all night.

However, this feels like a case of trying to cover up one's own faults. Anyone in the crew who is not blind can see that the relationship between the director and Wang Yidi is not simple. It is not true doting. Even the tone of voice after the NG is different.

In the movie, An Jing and Luo Xiaoyi, one is clear water and the other is raging fire. Luo Xiaoyi is always unruly and hot-blooded. Only when facing An Jing, he will carefully restrain his arrogance.

And in the crew, only Wang Yidi dared to stop Chen Jinnian from getting angry.

In fact, Chen Jinnian didn't want to get angry, but the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. It is not easy to manage this group of people from all walks of life.

Some directors are not surprised by these things and often choose to let it go, but Chen Jinnian can't do that. He has already fired two crew members who have done something dishonest during this period.

That night, Chen Jinnian was in the hotel room, editing the footage he had shot that day, when Lin Miaomiao rushed in.

Because he was the director of his crew, there were always many people who came to talk to him about things, both men and women. In order to prevent gossip, the door of his hotel room was always open except when he was resting or not at home.

Unexpectedly, Lin Miaomiao provided convenience. She ran in, patted his shoulder and said, "You are famous. You just became a trending search."

Chen Jinnian took off his headphones, hung them around his neck, turned his head blankly and asked, "Ah, me, trending search?"