I can’t deny it, Ding Donglai’s opening shout was incredibly charismatic!
That rich emotion, the impatience in his tone, and that earth-shattering rage at the other party for not repaying the money...
"Brother Hao, not bad at all!" Ren Xing’s eyes widened as soon as he heard it, "That shout just now, if it were in a movie... Holy shit, the charisma would be absolutely killer!"
"Right?!" Zhao Zhenhao also exclaimed, "It’s like he was born for this movie of ours!"
The people present looked at each other—If Ding Donglai could really unleash that kind of momentum when collecting debts, just like Wang Hao described in the script, there would be absolutely no problem at all!
"Uh, was that shout I just gave any good?" Ding Donglai, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched his head as he listened to the others discussing, "I feel like I could still work on it a bit more. Next time, I’ll imagine these losers as terrorists who owe me a billion, and I guarantee the shout I’ll give then will be even more powerful!"
Hearing his amusing take, everyone burst into laughter.
At that moment, Wu Dakang felt uneasy seeing Ding Donglai, the debt collector, landing himself a role! After all, he also was an old hand at acting. Rubbing his hands non-stop, he asked, "Um... Do you think I could... also have a role? Don’t worry, I promise I won’t ask for much, just enough to eat! Even working without pay after settling the bills is fine by me!"
Well, how could we neglect our Secretary Dakang at this point?
"Don’t worry about it," Wang Hao laughed out loud, "I’ll take care of those accounts of yours." He then looked at Ding Donglai and asked, "Old Ding, this ’Brother Dao’ you mentioned, wasn’t he a bouncer at a bar before?"
"Exactly, exactly," Ding Donglai nodded vigorously, "That’s him. He’s still bouncing, but he’s kept a low profile recently..."
Right, that’s definitely the guy!
I remember dealing with him back in the day...
Wang Hao whipped out his phone and started making a call: "Hello, Brother Dao, it’s Wang Hao..."
On the other end of the phone, there was a "clatter" as the phone dropped, followed by a commotion, and soon Brother Dao’s voice came through, "Oh my, it’s Brother Hao! What can I do for you? Rest easy, I’m at your service, just say the word!"
"Stop buttering me up," Wang Hao said irritably, "You’ve been keeping it pretty low key recently, haven’t you? You’ve started loan sharking college students?"
"That—uh—" Brother Dao stammered as soon as he heard Wang Hao’s words, "It’s just that things have been a bit tight recently..."
"Don’t get involved in such ruthless business from now on, you hear?" Wang Hao said, "Regarding those old debts, just collect some interest, okay? Would you really feel good if you drove people to ruin?"
"Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, Brother Hao," Brother Dao nodded profusely, knowing full well he was dealing with someone important. Even Master Four, a big brother-like figure, would have to bow and scrape to him, let alone someone like him! Brother Dao cautiously said, "Should I let my guys know right now? Brother Hao, does one of these debtors happen to be a friend of yours?"
"Yeah, a friend of mine named Wu Dakang," Wang Hao sniffed, "Good thing I found out about it. Otherwise, he could have lost his home, I’m telling you—and you’d really be in big trouble had he been hurt!"
Brother Dao shivered on the other end of the phone—he knew Brother Hao had significant clout and anyone could turn out to be his friend. He couldn’t keep up this kind of work...
"Don’t worry, Brother Hao, I’ll sort this out as soon as I get back," Brother Dao hurriedly said, "Is there anything else you need, my brother? Just give the command, I’m not a man if I even so much as furrow my brow!"
Wang Hao thought carefully...
"Don’t say that, because there actually is something," Wang Hao said with a chuckle, "My pals and I are about to shoot a scene and we’re in need of some extras. How many guys you got? Send me about thirty or fifty, pay them two hundred a day, and provide lunch."
Oh my, is this the chance to be on TV?!
Brother Dao was all starry-eyed the moment he heard that: "Powerful Brother Hao! Do you think I could get a role with some face-time?"
This guy wants to be an extra?
Wang Hao stroked his chin...
Actually, for the opening scene of ’War Wolf 2’, the demolition gang leader’s role—with Brother Dao’s naturally infuriating vibe—would be a perfect fit!
"Yeah, there’s one," Wang Hao decisively began to spin a tale, "There’s a role right at the start, perfect for you. You’d have underlings, a solid backing, and you even get scenes with a woman—how about it? Want to give it a shot?"
Underlings, a solid backing, and scenes with a woman!
Hell, a role this good is too good to pass up!
Brother Dao got all fired up in a heartbeat: "I’m in, I’m in, of course, I’m in! Just tell me when and where, Brother Hao, and count on me to be there!"
Brother Hao is just too incredible! The demolitions leader role that nearly got him killed at the start, Brother Hao actually spun it into something with underlings, strong backing, and scenes with a woman!
The unaware Wu Dakang and Ding Donglai: "..."
There are roles this amazing?
Regardless, the cast list is pretty much set, the loan shark issue is sorted out, and today went splendidly!
"Brother Wu," Wang Hao said with a smile and hung up the phone, then turned to Wu Dakang, "It’s all taken care of. You’ll be with the film crew for now, same deal as Old Ding, thirty thousand a month, we’ll take care of food and accommodation, and you’ll go wherever the crew goes, okay?"
Wu Dakang was shocked to hear this!
Holy shit, the loan shark issue settled and a salary of thirty thousand a month! Plus food and accommodation! And traveling with the film crew!
Could something this great really happen?!
"No problem, no problem!" Wu Dakang felt like he was on cloud nine, "I won’t let everyone down! Rain or shine, just give the word and it’s done. I’ll put my old bones in your hands!"
Zhao Zhenhao, Fang Wenbin, and the others exchanged glances...
Brother Hao is truly impressive, securing two key roles for less than a million!
They had prepared a budget of three hundred and forty million. Now, in looking for actors, Wang Hao didn’t spend a dime, Yang Yunfei got one million, Zhang Muqing for free, Wu Dakang and Ding Donglai together for less than a million!
They had only spent so little on actors. With over three hundred and thirty million left, they could pour it all into props and special effects!
Not to mention, with the way money was allocated, this film will be a hit for sure!
Now that the crew was almost complete, all that was left was to find a special forces dad character, and they could simply turn to that ’forceful student’ mate to settle that, all set!