Chapter 5: Lao Zhou's preparations were not ideal

Bai Youlou was an experienced gangster, so he was prepared for the possibility of being cheated.

But he never expected that species are diverse.

Just like Lao Zhou.

Did he underestimate this guy's character? Or did he misjudge his bottom line?

Nothing!
Damn, I overestimated this guy's ability!
Lao Zhou's preparations were not ideal.

Not to mention that he did some sneaky tricks and colluded with someone to cheat Bai Youlou out of the last bit of money. When this guy left, he was very confident and acted like a senior and experienced person.

As a result, he came back a few days later with a distressed look on his face, and the fat on his face seemed to have been lost a little.

Well, it was an illusion. I didn’t lose weight at all.

"Did you hear what I said?" Lao Zhou said helplessly, slamming the table.

"I heard that. It's like you put together a temporary team for me, and it's the kind that will disband if we don't start filming next month. We haven't found any main actors, and there's no investment."

Hearing Bai Youlou's calm voice, Lao Zhou opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to save his face, but found that he could not say anything.

That's how it's coded.

Bai Youlou felt that his broken table would not last much longer.

Being slapped again and again by this bastard.
Oh yes, he has now moved out of the big house and moved into a small apartment of about 30 square meters. His previous house was sold very quickly. After all, he bought it when he was popular and making money. It is a large flat in a good location.

Now this small apartment is much more shabby. It has been idle for quite a long time. When he moved in, it was covered with a layer of dust. It took the cleaning staff half a day to clean it up.

However, after moving a lot of furniture from the previous house here, the house doesn't seem empty at all. It's full and has a lively feel.

This may be the only advantage of having a small house.

Bai Youlou couldn't even remember why he bought this place in the first place.

Could it be that the only advantage is that it is close to the Film Academy?
What surprised Lao Zhou was that Bai Youlou didn't get angry at all because of his poor performance.

It's laughable to say it out loud, but now he is even a little afraid of Bai Youlou. Obviously, he was the agent before and was in an absolutely dominant position for the artists, and the ecological chain between the two of them was like this before.

But now, it's completely reversed.

Very strange.

Lao Zhou thought it might be because Bai Youlou was the one who paid his salary now.

Well, he thought so.

"What do we do now?"

"I'm not in a hurry for investment. I can use my own money to shoot first. Actually, there's no problem in finishing the film. I can take the rough cut and make a finished film and then talk to people about it. The most urgent thing is to find the second male lead role as soon as possible."

The main advantage of the movie "Whiplash" is that almost all the drama is focused on the teacher and student pair, the first and second male lead.

Bai Youlou's face is very young now, so there is no problem for him to play the leading male role.

It's very suitable for him to play a 19-year-old boy when he's in his early twenties. Even an aunt in her forties can play a young girl.

If he could get investment, he would shamelessly give himself a high salary and include it in the production costs.

After all, he is a very popular idol.

Don’t ask whether popularity is good or bad, just ask whether you are popular or not!

It’s a pity that there is no such big water pipe to give money for the time being. There are still not enough fools in this world.

As for finding a reliable second male lead to play the role of the crazy teacher, this role has very high requirements and it is not something that can be played by just anyone.

On the contrary, the so-called heroine can be played by any decent-looking girl. Bai Youlou even wanted to find one who earns 200 yuan a day to deal with it.

Of course, he could pay a thousand that night.

There is a suitable candidate for the role of the second male lead.

After looking through the middle-aged acting talents in the entertainment industry, Bai Youlou actually found two or three who are suitable for the roles.

You can find some similar performances. It's a pity that the actors he can remember are at least second-tier. People would be crazy to come and play with him, a "bad record" idol-turned-director.

With this calculation, he can only look for those who are not doing well in the entertainment industry, or those who are not even in the entertainment industry yet.

This won’t work without a system!
Without cheating, even if Bai Youlou had an entertainment "legacy" in a parallel world, he couldn't even put together a crew at the moment.

After thinking for a long time, he opened the drawer and took a look.

There are actually two rather sloppy scripts in it, which are quite muddled and don't even have shot divisions or anything like that.

"Buried Alive" and "The Man From Earth".

But after thinking about it, he closed the drawer again. Damn it, he was going to shoot "Whiplash".

Bai Youlou has become one, and every cell in his body is urging him to say hello to the world impatiently.

He likes this feeling of excitement.

Of course you have to be more forceful when you say hello for the first time!
Give a slap in the face first!
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The two men, who continued to think of a solution with frowns on their faces, walked to the window in tacit understanding, pushed it open, and lit one each.

This shabby apartment is so poorly ventilated that even the ashtray is placed on the windowsill.

Lao Zhou is a heavy smoker. He smokes quite frequently and is the kind of person who is really addicted to smoking.

Bai Youlou is more abstract. When he lights a cigarette, he may only take two puffs at most.

Most of it is left to burn out on its own, just like burning incense.

After secretly observing and summarizing this pattern, Old Zhou felt more at ease. He smiled knowingly and even stopped caring about Bai Youlou always giving him cigarettes.

Mostly relief.

There aren't so many people who mature and change overnight. Before, he really thought that Bai Youlou, who never smoked, suddenly became a heavy smoker. It felt like being possessed by another spirit in a fantasy novel.

The talent may have always been there but just not been revealed before, but a person's personality and character won't change so drastically.

Now it seems that the transformation of young people also comes slowly.

After experiencing drastic changes, it hid itself in various ways, like a hedgehog, wrapping its softness with sharp thorns.

Be it going crazy at a press conference or suddenly starting to smoke recently.

They are all ways to disguise and strengthen oneself.

As long as you go crazy, you won't be hurt.

Damn, I feel sorry for this guy for some reason. He's definitely the hero of a sad drama~
Bai Youlou: ???

What the hell are you looking at?! Do you believe I’ll dig your eyeballs out?

Is this guy really a gay?!
Hard.

The fist is hard.

Bai Youlou was thinking, what if this guy really has a different taste and is targeting him without knowing the consequences?
Friends who often kill people know that using two tons of water in one night can completely flush a person into the sewer.

The two men smoked silently, but their thoughts were completely different.

One was filled with sympathy, the other was beginning to have murderous intent.

However, when they both looked into the distance at the same time, the sign of the Film Academy came into view, and they were both stunned.

The next second, they said in unison:

"Go back to school and shake hands!"

If you have any difficulties, look for your alma mater!

We all graduated from film academies. Now that we are having trouble putting together a crew, of course we have to go to our alma mater to get some money. No, we are asking for help.

　Thanks to Magic Annual Rings for the 1000 reward, and thanks to Tian Yi Kong Yi Yi Hai for the 400 reward.

　　I wish the boss will never die
　　
　
(End of this chapter)