Chapter 249: Both a Challenge and an Opportunity

Shen Li was driven by Xiang Tian's urgent mood, and her heart also became anxious. She hurriedly returned to her room, took out her phone, found the chat box with Tan Yue, and popped a video call directly.

The video was connected quickly, but it lagged several times before it became slightly smooth.

"Teacher Shen Li? Why are you suddenly sending me a video call?"

Tan Yue on the other side of the video was standing in a courtyard, and the sounds of poultry could be vaguely heard. Before Shen Li could speak, he turned the camera, and two chubby sows appeared in the lens: "I'm feeding the pigs, live pigs! Teacher, you haven't seen them, right!"

"Don't look at the pigs, I have serious business to find you!" Shen Li held the phone and spoke directly: "My crew has someone quitting now, and the character positioning is very close to you. I recommended you to the director, why don't you come and try?"

"Really?" Tan Yue cut back to the camera, his bright, piercing eyes filled with irrepressible excitement: "Is it the kind of role with lines, Teacher?"

"More than just lines, it's a very important protagonist. If it were a bit part, would it be worth such a big fuss to find you, who are in the north?" Shen Li said, a shallow smile appearing on her face, encouraging: "I've read the script many times, and I think this character is very similar to you, very simple and kind, and it's a rural background. Although you haven't acted before, I think you have no problem. This is both a challenge and an opportunity for you!"

But she didn't forget to remind: "Also, the overall pay for everyone in this drama isn't high, but as a lead, you'll definitely earn more than running bit parts. And the conditions are relatively hard, but I think you can definitely overcome it."

"I can, I'm a rural person born and bred, what I fear most is not hardship!"

Tan Yue was so excited he couldn't wait to pack his things and fly here immediately.

The two were talking when Xiang Tian seemed impatient and knocked on Shen Li's room door directly.

"A-Li, how is it? Did you contact him?" Xiang Tian asked impatiently as soon as he entered the room.

Shen Li was still holding her phone. Seeing this, she hurriedly stood up and walked to Xiang Tian's side: "Director, look, it's him, his name is Tan Yue!"

"Hello, Director, my name is Tan Yue, 21 years old, I was a background actor in Hengdian before!"

Seeing the director, Tan Yue wasn't awkward at all. His excitement outweighed his nervousness, and he just wanted to show his best mental state to the director.

Xiang Tian looked at Tan Yue in the video call. The young man's skin was slightly dark, but he was very spirited, with the toughness and simplicity unique to rural young men.

His eyes lit up. Tan Yue's conditions seemed to exceed his psychological expectations, and he was very satisfied.

"When is the earliest you can come?" Xiang Tian asked.

"Director, I'm ready anytime, but I have to go to town to buy a train ticket first. I don't know what time the nearest train is."

"Forget the train. It's a waste of time to take the train from the north. You do this: send your address and identity information to A-Li. Our crew will make travel arrangements for you to go to the nearest city and fly over. The crew will be responsible for the expenses."

Before Tan Yue could react, Shen Li urged directly: "You go pack your things now, it's very urgent here, the faster the better."

"Okay, okay, I'll prepare immediately."

The video call hung up, and Xiang Tian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, turning his head to look at Shen Li: "A-Li, you really helped me a lot."

"It should be done. You don't have to be polite. Such a good project shouldn't be stalled just because one person is missing, that would be too regrettable," Shen Li replied lightly.

Xiang Tian wasn't the kind of person who was particularly good at talking, but he would definitely keep today's matter in his heart.

How could he not know that everyone else today was afraid of taking responsibility, so they weren't willing to recommend candidates to him? The more this was the case, the more precious Shen Li's actions today appeared.

"Then you pack your things first. We'll still go into the mountains and enter the village according to the original plan. I'll leave one person alone in the town to wait and meet Tan Yue."

After saying this, Xiang Tian left Shen Li's room. Once he left, Sister Xiaoyun couldn't help but worry: "A-Li, would it be too impulsive? Tan Yue was a background actor before. If he doesn't act well, everyone might blame you, and you've seen Director Xiang Tian's temper, it's a bit bad."

Shen Li nodded slightly: "I know, I have this concern too, but the situation is urgent and I can't care about much else. Besides, the person who popped into my mind at that time was Tan Yue. I'm too familiar with the characters in the script, and I think Tan Yue is that character. His true self-performance is very appropriate."

"And now it's all confirmed, it's too late to regret, so it's better to put my heart in my stomach. I believe in Tan Yue."

Just as the words fell, A-Pan knocked on the door and entered the room: "A-Li, you and Sister Xiaoyun go in first in the afternoon, I'll drive the RV in later."

This RV was specially assigned to Shen Li by the company. Shen Li originally didn't intend to refuse, but the current situation made her worry a little: "Can it be driven in? Otherwise, forget it. The crew rented a large area of civilian houses in the village, there must be a place to live."

"It's fine, I asked around. Han Qidong and Sui Yu both have RVs, I'll drive in with their assistants in the afternoon. Even if you're used to living in those rural civilian houses, the dry toilets won't work, you certainly won't be able to bear it. And there must be no place to take a bath in the mountains. These RVs are equipped with them, the company has considered everything, so rest assured."

Hearing A-Pan say this, Shen Li didn't insist further. This was the second role since she entered the industry, and she didn't expect to jump directly into the film circle. Although she knew the conditions would be very hard, she was still full of expectations for the upcoming filming work.

At two in the afternoon, the crew set off from the hotel on time, and several small vans carrying various equipment and all the actors swayed into the mountains.

Because it had rained, the mountain roads weren't completely dry and were a bit muddy, but fortunately, the roads weren't steep, and entering the mountains wasn't as difficult as imagined.

"Do you think there will be wild beasts in this kind of mountain forest?"

The girl sitting by the door looked out the window with curiosity.

The girl's name was Sui Yu. She had debuted for many years but had no fame because she filmed these small-budget realistic movies, and her opportunities to show her face in the domestic theater line were very limited.

Shen Li had watched many movies and had some impression of her face, but she had never remembered her name.

The carriage was quiet, and no one answered Sui Yu's words. Mainly, everyone wasn't familiar with each other, and staying in the town hotel for these few days had also consumed a lot of energy, and everyone was physically and mentally exhausted.

Shen Li sat behind her. Seeing this, she said slowly: "Yes, I specifically checked that this mountain is called 'Butt Mountain,' which is composed of two huge semicircular mountain bodies. Because it looks like a butt, it was named 'Butt Mountain' by the locals. This mountain is very old and has many wild animals." ===== CHAPTER 250 =====