I Can Meet with Dead Scientists-Chapter 317: Zhang 191: Launching Sales! (9.8K)

The next day.

Hengdian Film and Television City.

The backstage of a certain crew.

Zhang Guangfei, who just came off the set, was wearing a cotton coat and leaning back in a chair.

Smoking a cigarette, he was quietly reciting the script for the next scene.

Zhang Guangfei was born in 1959, standing at 1.84 meters tall, exuding a rugged yet reliable aura all over.

He had played over a hundred roles onscreen and even won awards long ago, making him a witness to the development of the modern film and television industry.

For instance, in the year before 1990.

He won the third Huaxia Film Performance Art Association Award and the 8th Beijing Film Academy Young Actor Progress Award for his role in "Arc Light".

However, most people truly know him from two roles:

First, of course, is Lu Bu from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", recognized by those born in the 80s and 90s.

Secondly, there's Chu Yunfei from "Bright Sword", probably more memorable to those born in the 2000s.

These two roles, under Zhang Guangfei's portrayal, became classics, forever etched in the foundation of Huaxia's film history.

With further dissemination through Bilibili's fan creations, many memes emerged.

Such as "Brother Yunlong, my battalion's American equipment".

Also "Soldiers need to have backbone".

And "You always manage to pull out new tricks for me", and so on.

Some even edited Chu Yunfei into the anime style of "jojo", and it surprisingly fits.

In recent years, due to some economic reasons, Zhang Guangfei has been taking on more roles than in previous years, suddenly becoming more active.

The most notable project is naturally "Awakening Era".

Besides that, he appears in about two to three films each year, although not as the lead.

Currently, Zhang Guangfei is involved in shooting a patriotic-themed online film, commonly known as a web movie, not released offline.

The topic is very innovative, adapted from an online novel "Otherworld Conquest Manual".

The screenwriter said.

Although the book doesn't have tens of thousands of subscriptions, it's ranked number one on Qidian for no protagonist group portraits and national development genre novels.

The only pity is that the writer's pen name looks like a flop—using the name Fisherman, doesn't that imply that his book won't have anything?

The film tells the story of nationwide development in another world, where Zhang Guangfei plays a passionate warrior named Lin Ziming.

Lin Ziming is upright and valiant, ready to fight and battle, a tough guy character he quite enjoys.

However, he just got the script and doesn't quite understand what the word "抽" in brackets after passionate warrior means.

While Zhang Guangfei was focused on the script.

The backstage door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Assistant Xiaochen hurriedly came in and said as he walked:

"Teacher Zhang, are you available now?"

Zhang Guangfei closed the script and nodded:

"What's up?"

Xiaochen rummaged through his backpack for a moment and handed him a fax, saying:

"Here's the thing, we just received a notice that the company got an endorsement offer. They want you to appear in an ad for a product."

Hearing Xiaochen's words.

Zhang Guangfei raised his eyebrows immediately, looking quite surprised.

He pointed to himself and laughed, saying to Xiaochen:

"They're asking a fourth-tier actor like me to endorse a product? You've got to be kidding me."

He had signed a management contract with Beiguang Media, which meant his image rights were handled by the company for promotion.

But since he was also a deputy manager at Beiguang Media, he enjoyed a lot more freedom in business choices.

He could directly refuse if he didn't like the partner.

Unlike many young idols who look glamorous but are just puppets.

However, despite the freedom, his endorsement income had been languishing due to the market getting younger.

The work he's been getting these years usually involves offline performances or cameo appearances.

For instance, not long ago.

He had taken on a role in the promotional film "No Kidnapping in the World" about human trafficking, without any compensation.

The word endorsement, to him...

Felt almost foreign now.

After pondering for a while, he asked:

"What product are they asking me to endorse?"

Xiaochen opened his mouth, seemingly organizing his words, and finally stammered:

"It's a... cockroach poison."

"Cockroach poison?"

Hearing the name, Zhang Guangfei laughed again:

"An insecticide, huh? Is this offer coming from Lu Dongtai?"

The reason Zhang Guangfei mentioned Lu Dongtai was because Lu Dong Satellite TV had been a major promoter of agricultural and industrial products for a long time.

From Jincola to Stanley to Lanxiang, all those quirky memes originated from Lu Dongtai, the Source of All Evil.

So when Xiaochen mentioned cockroach poison.

Zhang Guangfei thought of Lu Dong Satellite TV and that kind of home environment filming location.

Predictably.

The ad content should be a small story triggered by cockroaches among a family, possibly featuring three to five people.

The ending scene would definitely be grandparents kindly patting their grandson's or granddaughter's head, and then a long shot to the table:

On the table, several bottles of insecticide are prominently displayed, with a male voiceover saying, "XX Insecticide, exterminates pests, enjoy life," or something like that.

However, to his surprise...

Xiaochen shook his head and explained:

"Teacher Zhang, the offer isn't from Lu Dong Satellite TV, but from USTC."