Chapter 105 Be A Stand-in
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Nuanxin, this is your wages."
Mu Nuanxin took the twenty yuan in her hands, but her eyes fell on her right hand that had been bandaged again. After a new medicine application on it, she didn't fell much swelling pain as before. And there was a fragrance of roses in her hair after her bath.
She put the money in her pocket and went to the next place to work directly.
She lost a client yesterday. If her boss knew that, she would be scolded. She came to restaurant, unexpectedly, the boss didn't get angry. Because they got a big order--offering packed meals for a movie filming crew.
Not being scolded, she breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put on her work clothes, tied her hair into a ponytail, and started to work. At noon, the boss still asked her to deliver lunch.
What surprised her was that the boutique store was still ordering their lunch boxes, and double in quantity. Mu Nuanxin sent the meals there. The manager personally received her, and kept apologizing to her, saying that it was the mistake of their employees. They took the initiative to give her the money for the meals.
Mu Nuanxin said it was nothing, and then she moved on to the filming crew. She carried a large box of meals and walked into the crew.
This large box was difficult for her to carry.
"Hello, I'm delivering the food. May I ask...?"
"Put it in the back. Don't make troubles here. Zhao, take this girl over there." A man said anxiously.
"Yes, Qiang!" Zhao, who was named, put down his work and showed Mu Nuanxin the way to the storage room.
After putting down the meals, Zhao gave her the money, and then went to work on her own. Mu Nuanxin took the money and looked curiously at the countless moving machines not far away. It was her first time to watch a movie filming.
"Director, that stand-in has had a car accident on the road, and she won't be able to make it in a while!" Qiang said with an embarrassed look to the director who was watching the screen with a fan.
"What? Everyone will be able to call it a day today. She can't get here? What are you doing?" The director was in a bad temper.
"I'm sorry, director. I don't want it either. Why not ask Tianqing to perform in person?"
"Are you crazy? She is just awarded the Oscar. What a poser she is. Is it possible to call her to play the action scene in the cold water?" The director angrily hit Brother Qiang on the head with his fan.
"Then what should I do?" Qiang had no idea.
"What should you do? Go find someone. If the schedule is delayed and the investors are disturbed, I will pack you off here immediately!" After speaking, he sat down and watched the screen.
Qiang sighed helplessly and went away with a heavy heart. Suddenly, he looked up and saw Mu Nuanxin standing not far away, his eyes suddenly lit up. He came to her excitedly, and walked around her before clapping hands with satisfaction.
Mu Nuanxin was stared at by him, and just as she was about to leave, she heard, "Do you want to make money?"
Mu Nuanxin was startled and nodded quickly.
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"Hey, listen carefully. You stand in the water and fight with each other. It is just a play of 5 minutes the most, okay?" The director looked at Mu Nuanxin with the script.
"I'll try." Mu Nuanxin was unsure because she had never acted before.
"Okay, there's no other way!" After the director said helplessly, Qiang immediately asked someone to change her clothes, and then, Mu Nuanxin was hung with a wire protection.
There were many fighting scenes in this movie, so the stand-in was very important. But today, the leading actress' special stand-in had a car accident. Mu Nuanxin was asked for the urgent need.
Soon, with the help of the staff, Mu Nuanxin was put under water. Because of the plot, she was only wearing a thin and neat black dress, and her hair was tied into a ponytail. The lake was extremely cold in the winter. She could only grit her teeth to barely keep herself from shaking.
She had practiced with the stand-in for the male lead on land for several times.
When everything was ready, the director shouted, "Action!"
Mu Nuanxin worked hard to keep her body balanced. But there was still a big differerence between the water and the land, and the wire was up and down to adjust them in the water and in the air. As a result, Mu Nuanxin lost her balance and kept falling into the water. Accidentally, she was kicked in the abdomen by the man that she almost fainted.
"What are you doing? Why are you so stupid! Can't you find the balance? "The director was so angry that he threw something.
"I'm sorry, director!" Mu Nuan gasped and apologized to the director. She was all wet and chilled to lose consciousness almost.
"Director, take a rest first! I'll talk to her again!" Brother Qiang suggested.
The director waved his hand impatiently. And Mu Nuanxin was lifted from the water. As soon as she got ashore, Brother Qiang immediately took a large towel and draped it over her body and explained all kinds of essentials, even the male stand-in taught her all kinds of precautions very patiently.
The second shooting went smoothly, and it passed after NG twice.
After finishing work, Mu Nuanxin's lips were blue with cold. She changed her clothes, and Brother Qiang handed her a reward of 1,000 yuan.
"I have already called the restaurant. Don't worry. Have meal first! "Brother Qiang stuffed a lunch box into her hand, then turned and left.
Mu Nuanxin looked at the one thousand yuan in her hand with a faint smile. Out of her expectation, acting in a play would make more money than her few days' work. Then she carefully collected the money and had the cold packed meal in some place.
After that, she rode an electric motorbike back to the restaurant. After yesterday's lesson, she specially wore one more cloth today, but it was completely useless for her who had been under cold water. She only felt that all her body was frozen, and her teeth could not help chattering.
When she got back, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. She walked in with two big boxes in her arms on vain steps after parking.
"Mu, you are back! There is a guest over there who wants to see you by name!" When the boss saw her, he walked over quickly and looked carefully at the table by the window.