Chapter 11 Preparing for shooting (Part 2)

The waiting time is always boring, so Xia Shang called Angelina when he came here, so he didn't seem to be idle.

With his familiarity with Angelina, they gradually became less polite. They occasionally made jokes, told jokes, and even said ambiguous words to each other. This scene made Xia Shang feel confused, and he couldn't help but guess what kind of changes would happen to the relationship between the two in the future.

Friends, lovers, or ultimately strangers? In Hollywood, in the entertainment industry, two newly familiar male and female actors may enter the palace of marriage because of a film, or may be strangers because of a little time to separate. In fact, friends, relatives, or strangers are only a short distance away.

Perhaps the two sides had a tacit understanding between each other, and both Xia Shang and Angelina naturally avoided their respective real-life problems, especially in the future, how you are, how I am, how I am, and how I am, and what I am, and what they are talking about. The topics they are talking about have never left the topic of entertainment.

Finally, when the afternoon was about to pass, Joshua Leonard and Michelle C. Williams, who were contacted by the actors, arrived here one after another and met Xia Shang.

Among them, Joshuhua Leonard is a typical American. Joshuhua is his stage name. His real name is Shi Shuya. He has prominent facial features and golden hair. The archives say that he was born in 1975, not as old as Xia Shang, but the special precocious puberty in Europe and the United States makes him look particularly mature. Michelle, like Joshuhua, has prominent facial features, but his face looks a little immature.

Whether it is Joshua or Michelle, both of them are extremely excited and nervous about having a director invite him to shoot a movie. Both of them love acting very much and are also learning acting. Apart from acting and being a director, they really can't remember what else they can do.

However, after they met Xia Shang, they added another expression to their faces, that is, they were surprised, surprised by the youth of Xia Shang, or that Xia Shang was not a genuine American.

Xia Shang can understand this change between the two. After he greeted them, he laughed and said, "Hello, let me introduce myself. I am Xia Shang, or according to your habits, call me Shang or Xia, a graduate of the Southern California Film and Television Institute's Director's Department who owns the dream of directors. You don't have to be surprised, and you are not wrong. I want to invite you to be the two male protagonists of my film. I wonder what you think?"

After hearing Xia Shang’s self-introduction, Qiao Shuhua seemed very surprised. After looking at Xia Shang, he said in surprise: “It’s really unbelievable that you are still so young, but I feel very happy to be invited by you and become a member of the film.”

Then Michelle C Williams also said: "Yes, you are amazing, I'm so happy, thank you, you can call me Michelle, no, it's better for William, I like this name."

Xia Shang nodded, exchanged names with the two of them, and after they got to know each other, he directly got to the point: "However, we agreed in advance that if you two cannot meet my requirements, I will cut you off without hesitation. This is my privilege to be a director."

"Ok!"

"no problem."

The two of them understand what Xia Shang said. If they were directors, they would definitely not choose an actor who did not meet their requirements. However, while the two answered readily, they still had some stutters in their hearts. After all, such an opportunity is too rare. If, as Xia Shang said, as Xia Shang said, each of them would probably be very sad, and would not forgive themselves for a long time.

Xia Shang looked at the expressions of the two of them, and couldn't help but smile and comforted: "Don't worry, Qiao Shuhua, William, this video of mine is different from ordinary videos. It does not require high performances. Of course, it is definitely not OK to know nothing about performance."

Seeing the humorous atmosphere between the words, Kankan's mood was slightly relieved, and the expressions on his face were not as nervous as the ones.

"If I ask you to go to an ancient forest and explore something about murdering witches, what do you think?" After a moment, Xia Shang couldn't help but smile. After he finished saying this, he put his eyes on Qiao Shuhua and the others, hoping that they could answer at once.

Qiao Shuhua and Michel were stunned when they heard Xia Shang’s question, but then the two realized that Xia Shang was investigating themselves. After thinking about them separately, Qiao Shuhua took the lead in answering: "I am very curious, is this a legend? Or is it true? I first have to collect evidence like the locals, and then I will explore it on the spot, hoping to unravel this secret."

After hearing Qiao Shuhua's answer, Xia Shang did not rush to express his opinion, but nodded without leaving any trace, then turned his gaze to Michelle and signaled him to continue answering.

When Michelle saw Xia Shang looking at him, a terrifying expression suddenly appeared on her face, and said in a trembling voice: "Is this true? The murder witch..."

"Of course it's fake, haha." Seeing Michelle's expression, Xia Shang knew that he had proved his reaction with his actual actions, and then he also joked.

When Qiao Shuhua and Michelle saw Xia Shang's smiling expression, they became less restrained, and their faces began to be filled with smiles. Then Xia Shang examined their acting skills and found that they were quite good. Then he decided to say, "Congratulations to you Qiao Shuhua, William, you fully meet my requirements. This is the script, I hope you can read it."

After hearing Xia Shang's affirmative reply, Qiao Shuhua and Michelle happily smiled on their faces. Both of them couldn't wait to take the script handed over by Xia Shang and read it. When they saw the not-so-strange film of "The Witch Blair", Xia Shang was not surprised by Xia Shang. The expressions of Angelina's first time seeing this video were the same, and even the questions asked were almost the same. Xia Shang carefully explained to Qiao Shuhua.

For Qiao Shuhua and Michelle, it doesn't matter whether it is a popular video or a fake DV documentary video mentioned by Xia Shang. The important thing is that the two can film, so after hearing Xia Shang's explanation, Qiao Shuhua and the others were not disappointed, but instead felt relieved.

"Okay, Joshua, Michelle, come on, let me introduce you to the heroine of the film." Xia Shang soon interrupted Joshua and the other two who were still watching the script, but brought them to Angelina, pointed at Angelina, and said to them: "This is my friend and the heroine of "The Witch Blair", Angelina Jolie."

After saying that, Xia Shang pointed at Joshua again, and Michelle and the others introduced to Angelina, saying, "Ange, these are the two male actors I have selected, Joshua Leonard, Michelle C. Williams, you can get to know each other."

As early as when Xia Shang and Qiao Shuhua were talking, Angelina had already guessed what Xia Shang meant, so she was not surprised by Xia Shang's words. After Xia Shang introduced the two of them to her, Angelina looked at them with a smile and said, "Hello, friend, I am Angelina Jolie. You can call me Julie, and we will be partners in the future."

Both Joshuwa and Michelle were extremely surprised to Angelina, a beautiful woman with a pretty appearance and sexy figure, who was the heroine of "The Witch Blair". After hearing Angelina introduce herself with her unique voice, they were quickly flattered and asked Angelina to call herself Joshuwa and William.

In Europe and the United States, only people who don’t know will directly call the other person’s name, and out of politeness, they will call the other person’s name; when a familiar friend has a good relationship, they will call the other person’s name; when a little bit less, they will call the other person’s surname. Of course, sometimes, there are exceptions between men and women.

After Xia Shang gave an introduction to both parties, he gathered the three of them together and talked about the contract and pay. Since Xia Shang chose several people as actors in his film, it is naturally impossible to have only verbal agreements. Otherwise, the actors' union would not agree, and no one had any objections to this.

In fact, the key point of the entire contract is the pay. He and Angelina had already agreed to Xia Shang that they could pay her after the film was released; but Qiao Shuhua and Michelle were different. Although they were very happy and grateful to Xia Shang for choosing him as an actor, they would not want to pay for it.

Since the film "Blair the Witch" is not a regular film, it is simple and novel, and the shooting cycle may be very short. In addition, Joshua and Michelle are completely newcomers, Xia Shang does not have to pay too much to the two. In the end, the pay of both parties was determined to be 10,000 US dollars, and Joshua and Michelle, each of them is 5,000 US dollars. However, according to the regulations, Xia Shang needs to pay the two in advance a sum of funds. After discussion, Xia Shang gave the two a total of 5,000 US dollars in advance. As for the remaining 5,000 US dollars, it needs to be paid after the filming of the film is completed.

Even so, the pay for Jo Shuhua and Michelle, plus Angelina's pay, or the pay for invited extras by filming, almost half of his total assets, which made Xia Shang's idea of ​​saving capital.

The day after finding the actors, Xia Shang couldn't wait to start the preparations for the film "Blair the Witch", which required purchasing some props for the filming of the film, and choosing a shooting location, etc. These tedious tasks were obviously not something Xia Shang could do alone in a very short time.

However, Xia Shang did not spend money to invite other staff members, but naturally requisitioned several of his actors, Angelina, Joshua and Michelle. From the next day, several of them became Xia Shang's free labor force.

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