lcionline Chapter 30 Lighting Director 3
Chapter 30 Lighting Director 3
The night sky was dotted with stars a little after ten o'clock.
Su Qing left Hu Lao's house.
Holding the signed contract in her hand, Su Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief. She opened the car door and got in. Now the head of lighting had found Huang Min.
Now it's up to him.
Su Qing didn't go home immediately. Instead, she drove to a gas station. When she saw that the price of gas had soared to 8.3 yuan, a hint of anger appeared on her face. But she still filled up the tank before heading to her rented studio apartment.
To this day, she hasn't even received a month's salary yet. Just running around handling things for Huang Min has cost her more than two thousand yuan in gas money during this period.
Really...
Regret welled up again.
After a short while, Su Qing suppressed these emotions. Since she had chosen to follow such a boss, she could only take it one step at a time and hope that the movie "The Terror Live" would have a good outcome.
As she drove along the road, her phone rang just before she arrived home.
Su Qing pressed the answer button.
"Hello, is this Miss Su Qing?!"
A middle-aged woman's voice came from inside the car.
"Yes, who are you!?"
Su Qing's expression shifted; she could roughly guess who this middle-aged woman was. The woman's subsequent introduction confirmed Su Qing's suspicions: "I'm Lin Wan's agent, Zhang Xiaohua. You can call me Sister Hua. It's like this, I think Miss Su is quite capable. Have you ever considered changing jobs? My Lin Wan studio happens to be short of a manager. If you're interested, you can come and take a look. The annual salary will definitely be higher than yours and Huang Min's."
"Can I ask a question?!"
Su Qing asked.
"Miss Su, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Our line of work is different from what you used to do. In our line of work, we value not being curious. Even if you know something, you have to keep quiet. Talking too much will only lead to mistakes. We follow the principle of taking money to do our job, and the rest is none of our business."
"Understood"
Su Qing nodded and asked, "When are we going to take a look? I need to make some preparations in advance!"
"..."
There was a moment of silence on the phone before Zhang Xiaohua's voice came through: "Miss Su, won't you reconsider?!"
"There's not much to consider."
Su Qing stated bluntly, "It's normal for employees to go to whichever company offers the highest salary. Instead of wasting time considering it, it's better to start earning a salary first."
"Miss Su is truly insightful!"
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and sighed.
"A ten million annual salary? I'll start work first thing tomorrow morning."
Su Qing spoke up.
"Neuropathy"
Upon hearing the number Su Qing presented, Zhang Xiaohua immediately lost her composure, cursed, and hung up the phone, too lazy to continue the conversation with Su Qing.
Su Qing's expression remained unchanged.
When the green light came on, she stepped on the gas and soon arrived home. After spending some time together, Su Qing had initially been inclined to believe that Huang Min had been framed, but at this moment, Su Qing no longer had any doubts.
If it were really Huang Min's problem, Lin Wan wouldn't have gone to such lengths to frame him; it's obvious she just wanted to crush him so he could never get back up.
On the second floor of Sanshui Residential Area, Zhang Xiaohua, who had just hung up the phone, said to Lin Wan, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room after taking a shower, "That Su Qing is a lunatic. She actually asked for an annual salary of ten million. Does she really think that just because she helped Huang Min solve the lighting technician problem, she's some kind of high-end talent?"
"I still have the ability."
Lin Wan put down the water glass she was holding.
She stood up from the sofa, walked to the balcony, clasped her hands together, and looked up at the night view outside the window: "Even in this situation, there are still people helping him. When did his charisma become so great?!"
"Big fart"
Zhang Xiaohua sneered, "After being unemployed for so long, now that he has a role, he naturally won't let go of this opportunity to appear on screen. This Su Qing... is just a nobody. Even if Huang Min is down on his luck, he was still a second-tier actor before. For someone like Su Qing, this is a good opportunity to try and get ahead. But there aren't that many opportunities in this society. Once you fall, you fall completely. As for getting back up, I don't deny that there are such examples in this society, but Huang Min is definitely not one of them."
Noticing Lin Wan's slightly furrowed brow, Zhang Xiaohua comforted her, "Don't worry, he's not going to get back up. Even if he solves the lighting technician problem, there are still a lot of other problems waiting for him to solve. I don't believe his first film after transitioning to acting will be a success. Sometimes, the more we take him seriously, the more he thinks he's someone important. Once we stop paying attention to him, he might just hit a brick wall and get hurt badly. I think you should focus all your attention on the film you're currently shooting. There's no need to waste any more time and energy on Huang Min. He can't make any waves. He'll probably just flounder a few times and then sink."
"I hope so!"
Lin Wan replied calmly.
She put down her hand, turned and walked towards her bedroom: "It's getting late. If you don't want to go back, take a shower and go to bed early!" Reaching the bedroom door, Lin Wan stopped and turned to look at her manager with her cool gaze: "I don't care about anything else. I only have one requirement: I don't want to see him successfully transition into a new role."
"Know"
Zhang Xiaohua quickly responded.
Around the same time.
Huang Min closed his laptop and returned to his room. Outside the open window, the "humming" sound of several motorcycles starting up grew louder as they approached. It was the evening after the traffic police had gone off duty, and motorcycle enthusiasts were out racing.
Lying back in bed, Huang Min saw a message from Su Qing while charging his phone.
"I've already taken care of the lighting director for you. He'll be over tomorrow morning. I'll use the role of Li Wei as leverage in the negotiations."
After reading the information.
Huang Min replied with "Received".
After putting down his phone, Huang Min fell asleep shortly after. At 6:30 a.m., Huang Min appeared on set and sat in the director's chair, adjusting the day's shooting schedule.
A short while later, an elderly man in his sixties approached. Huang Min put down his filming schedule and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Hu. Thank you for joining the 'Terror Live' crew. With you here, I feel much more at ease."
"Su Qing showed me the script last night."
Without much pleasantry with Huang Min, Mr. Hu went straight to the point: "Your play has very high requirements for lighting; the lighting almost follows the emotions."
"right"
Huang Min nodded and complimented with a smile, "You're so professional, you saw the core requirements for lighting in this play at a glance."
"Take me to meet with the other lighting technicians, and give me a copy of your shooting schedule for today."
Huang Min immediately called over the assistant director and asked him to take Hu Lao to instruct the other lighting technicians on the lighting setup for the scenes to be filmed later. Just after eight o'clock, Zhou Nian and Zhou Hong, who was also his agent, arrived at the film set.
When Zhou Nian met Old Hu, he was stunned for a moment, then greeted him warmly. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhou Nian gave Huang Min a thumbs up.
The production cost is not high.
It's starting to seem like a place where hidden talents abound.