Become Famous Another Day

 “Where is Sister Zi Xing planning to go?”

On his way to shoot the short film, Lu Yanhe called Huang Kairen and asked about it.

Huang Kairen smiled, "Why are you still asking me about this matter? One is your agent and the other is your girlfriend. Shouldn't you ask them?"

“That’s why it’s hard to ask.” Lu Yanhe said, “Brother Huang, didn’t Sister Zi Xing tell you?”

“She hasn’t thought about it yet.” Huang Kairen said, “That’s what she told me anyway.”

“Well, there’s really no news at all.” Lu Yanhe smiled.

  Huang Kairen: “Anyway, no matter where I am, I’m going to your place.”

"How is that possible?" Lu Yanhe said, "Then what have you been busy with recently?"

“I’m preparing for a play. This play is about lawyers. I’m observing and studying in a law firm.” Huang Kairen said, “I go there to clock in and work every day.”

"Wulin Gaiden" cannot be started in the short term because the Tongfu Inn must be built first, so Huang Kairen took over another drama that will start shooting at the end of the year.

Lu Yanhe was surprised, "You're so awesome, Brother Huang, aren't you doing a good job of experiencing life? It's a bit exaggerated."

Huang Kairen: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I really like to think about acting now. In the past, in order to maintain my exposure and keep myself in the audience's sight, I filmed one film after another without daring to stop. Now I don’t have that sense of urgency anymore, so I started filming slowly. In the past, it felt like I was rushing to the scene non-stop.”

“When you win the Best Actor award,” Lu Yanhe laughed, “then I’ll have to treat you to a big dinner.”

"Okay." Huang Kairen said, "If I really win the Best Actor, I'll treat you to a big dinner. We haven't gotten together for a long time. You're not filming now and you're busy with class every day? When will you be free? , I’ll have a meal with you.”

"Okay." Lu Yanhe said, "But not in these two days. I have to shoot a short film in these two days."

 “What short film are you making?”

"In the previous script of "Rouge Button", didn't you want to act? They didn't find any other suitable actors, so they asked me to try, but we both felt that it might not be suitable, so we wanted to make a short film first. Look." Lu Yanhe said, "This was the idea of ​​Sister Zi Xing, and she organized the game."

Huang Kairen: "You're going to act in "Rouge Button"? Yan He, are you sure? Have you thought clearly? I'm not making excuses for myself. The image of this character is indeed not very good. It's very risky for you to act. Now because "Late Spring" has become the dream boyfriend of many girls, when "Rouge Button" is released, you may get a banana peel."

Lu Yanhe understood what Huang Kairen meant.

"Brother Huang, I know, I'm still thinking about it myself." He said, "But this story... to be honest, I really think this will become a very classic movie. Classic movies are art no matter whether the characters are good or bad. , aesthetically speaking, even characters with moral flaws are still artistic and humane. Brother Huang, if you have nothing to do, why don’t you come and take a look at the filming location of our short film.”

 Huang Kairen: “Huh?”

“Does the law firm also work on weekends?”

 “They work overtime very seriously.”

"But you don't have to check in there, right?" Lu Yanhe sincerely invited, "Come and see the short film live. In fact, you are really suitable. Brother Huang, maybe you will think differently after seeing our live performance. Feelings will change your mind.”

“What do you mean, you don’t still want me to act in this movie, do you?”

"If you change your mind, why not?" Lu Yanhe said, "I am looking for the most suitable actor for this script. In my heart, you are the most suitable actor."

Huang Kairen took a deep breath and said, "Yan He, I really don't know how to answer what you said. Alas, if it weren't for such a role, I would have agreed immediately. I know, he He is a very rich character and has a lot of room for performance. However, I... Let me put it bluntly, my current acting skills are not good enough for me to not care about the market's image positioning of me. If this drama allows me to I have been given the impression of being a scumbag by many people, which will have a huge impact on my career. Since my debut, I have actually taken a very positive image path. The more actors follow this path, the less they dare to easily Try a villain, especially one that involves moral and emotional betrayal.”

Huang Kairen’s words are truly sincere.

However, although Lu Yanhe understood, he still did not give up, "It doesn't matter, you can stick to your attitude, but why don't you come and visit our head office? Not only am I here, but also Sister Zi Xing is here."

-

  Xin Zixing is checking every place on the set.

 She has never seriously directed a film set.

Although this set is actually being worked on by a team that Director Wang Zhong has been working with all year round, as the overall person in charge of this project, she also has to manage and control everything.

  The unpleasantness of the leaf vein network has been forgotten by her.

She has already made a decision in her heart and is just waiting to finish the work at hand as soon as possible. She can also leave at the right time.

Director Wang Zhong also wandered around every corner of the set very carefully, checking every place.

 His requirements for props are very high, so high that even Xin Zixing finds it a bit incredible.

 Special emphasis on texture.

“Zixing, thanks to you for doing so much detailed work this time, everything went so smoothly.” Wang Zhong thanked her.

"Director, don't be polite to me. I would also like to thank you for giving me such an opportunity to be the leader of such a good crew." Xin Zixing said, "Anyway, if you have any discomfort with the process or details, please feel free to Tell me and I will coordinate the solution."

 Wang Zhong waved his hand.

This time, apart from anything else, Xin Zixing handled the shooting expenses, cooperation models, specific requirements, etc. in a crisp and neat way without any sloppiness, which also made Wang Zhong feel an extremely rare feeling of having no worries. The feeling of shooting.

You must know that Wang Zhong would face various problems when filming any movie before. These problems also require him to personally come forward to solve them to a certain extent.

 At this time, Chen Bige came.

"Director, Zi Xing." She greeted them, "Isn't Yan He here yet?" "Still on the way." Xin Zixing said, "We will arrive in about half an hour."

Chen Bige said: "Okay, let me put on makeup first."

 Xin Zixing nodded.

It takes Chen Bige more than two hours to put on makeup.

 After all, it would take dozens of minutes to perm her hair alone.

Just when Xin Zixing was about to follow Chen Bige to take a look, her phone suddenly rang.

-

"After Yan He told me this, I'm a little shaken now and my heart is a little confused. Do you think I should take the role of "Rouge Button"?" Huang Kairen asked his girlfriend.

Xin Zixing stood behind several stacked apple boxes and said, "If you ask me for my opinion, of course I would think you should take it. Putting aside this role, director Wang Zhong and Chen Bige as the heroine, such a collaboration Opponent, if you don’t cooperate, won’t you regret it in the future?”

“What if my acting career collapses because of this drama?” Huang Kairen asked.

Xin Zixing said: "What are you afraid of? There is also "Wulin Gaiden" waiting for you to shoot later. The script of the sitcom written by Lu Yanhe has been read by the industry and is called a very good script. Even if "Rouge Button" is really Your acting image has been ruined. Didn't you still have "Wulin Gaiden" to protect you? I think you are too timid now, just like you did two or three years ago, so you changed your acting career in order to win awards. You have to hesitate and worry about everything, but you miss some good scripts. You said it yourself, right? "

Huang Kairen remained silent.

"Lu Yanhe is right. If you are hesitant, then come and watch them make a short film. You are an actor. Actors rely on their perception and performance to beg for food from the audience. Then use your eyes and your Let’s see what kind of play this will be like.”

Huang Kairen: "...I'm afraid that if I go to see it, I will really lose my mind and desperately want to act."

"Then what else do you say? If you desperately want to act and you still don't dare to act, then have you been around for so many years in vain?" Xin Zixing said, "You have to believe that the current audience is very Tolerant, especially for you. This is not the past. Playing a villain has a lifelong impact. Now everyone knows that you are acting. You have been in it for a while and you will come out immediately. "

Huang Kairen took a deep breath.

-

 “Are you going to visit the class?”

Huang Kairen's agent immediately frowned, "Why go? You have already arranged an acting class, so canceling it at the last minute wouldn't be a good idea, right?"

"I have to go." Huang Kairen said, "If it really turns into a regret, then I will regret it for the rest of my life and I won't even be able to sleep."

The agent said: "We have already analyzed the role in "Rouge Button" and it is not suitable for you. Why are you wasting your time? We will stick to the previous strategy steadily, film the drama, and hone our acting skills. You All that’s missing now is time.”

 Huang Kairen: “No, I have to go.”

The manager's face was full of disappointment, "Since you announced your relationship with Xin Zixing, you seem to pay less and less attention to my opinion, Kai Ren."

Huang Kairen had no choice but to say: "No, how could it be possible? But you also know how my relationship with Yan He is. He asked me to visit the class, but why didn't I go? And Director Wang Zhong and Chen Bige are both here, so I'll go see him." It’s also good to meet them.”

 Agent: "I can't hold you back anyway. If you must go, then go."

The agent clearly showed his dissatisfaction on his face.

 Huang Kairen felt a little helpless in his heart.

Since this time, the conflict between him and his agent seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

 Such conversations happen all the time.

What's wrong?

 Obviously we had a great time working together at the beginning, we could talk about anything, work hard together, and struggle together. Why are we suddenly unable to understand each other now?

These doubts and emotions can only be kept in his heart, and Huang Kairen cannot express them. If he does, the relationship between him and his agent will be even worse.

-

"As an agent, will you ever encounter a time when you have a bad relationship with an artist?" At this time, Chen Ziyan was also being interviewed by a media. As a promotion for her high-end service company, the reporter was of course This question was asked.

 Chen Ziyan is most famous for being the manager of celebrity artists.

"Yes, of course I will." Chen Ziyan said, "Actually, despite everyone saying that I am a gold medal agent, it is actually the same as the relationship between you and your boss. No matter how awesome or powerful your boss is in the eyes of others, he will not What you have here is a nasty person who makes you 996 and PUAs you every day. As an agent, I am the same. Many times, we have to admit that good advice is harsh to the ears and good medicine is bitter to the mouth. Artists will be unhappy and dissatisfied just because of me. They have qualifications and abilities, so many people will hold back and hide it.”

“According to you, there are times when many artists are disobedient?”

"That can't be said. I just put myself in a position where I have good intentions and treat artists well, so artists who are disobedient to me will have a negative image. But if my premise is wrong, for example, I am a bad manager. My vision cannot keep up with the development of artists. My ability cannot help artists solve problems immediately. My resources cannot help artists reach a higher level. Then artists have no regard for me. Of course they are disobedient, and their disobedience is understandable. It is definitely understandable from the perspective of watching, right? "

 The reporter nodded.

"But the agent may not be able to accept it." Chen Ziyan immediately said, "After all, when the artists were not famous, who made great efforts and sacrifices to make them famous? I To be honest, before an artist becomes popular, the effort and energy a manager has to put in far exceeds the rewards the manager gets, and many fans congenitally regard the manager as a wolf grandma, a person with various intentions. , taking advantage of the artist’s negative image, right?”

 The reporter nodded.

Chen Ziyan said: "I am an agent myself, so I would actually be concerned about this situation - that is, two people are just at different stages of development and are not suitable for each other, rather than having any principled issues with each other. For this kind of situation, situation, I would inevitably empathize with the agent.”

“Then do you think artists can endure it at this time?”

"No." Chen Ziyan shook her head, "On the contrary, I think that ambitious and capable artists will have to break up with their managers even if they break up at this time. That is, how should I put it, when they break up, everything will fall apart. We are at odds with each other, but those who have really had a good experience can actually understand each other after going through the most difficult breakup stage. I am an agent. To be honest, I treat the artists I have sincerely supported. As long as he doesn't cheat on me, or betrays me, or whatever, even if she doesn't listen to my advice and insists on leaving me, then OK, I will let her go. "

“Then if one day Yan He tells you that you are no longer suitable and he wants to change his agent, what will you say?” the reporter asked.

Chen Ziyan laughed.

“I haven’t thought about it.” Chen Ziyan said, “I wouldn’t have thought about it before it happened.”

 “But actually, after thinking about it again, I think I have already answered it.” (End of chapter)