Choose a day to become famous

Chapter 170 The Idol King

As soon as the three people left the elevator, they were quiet for a while and looked at each other.

After confirming that the elevator was up, Li Zhibai immediately said, "Zhou Ping'an is so petty, he must be worried that we have secretly hooked up with Sister Ziyan."

Yan Liang disliked the word "hookup" used by Li Zhibai, but Yan Liang agreed with what Li Zhibai meant.

"I guess he's thinking about it in his heart."

Everyone has known Zhou Ping'an for several years, and knows about his character to a certain extent, and can all guess what he is thinking.

Li Zhibai suddenly felt happy: "If something like Ma Zhiyuan happened, will he seriously reflect on himself and treat us better in the future? Otherwise, he will force us into a panic and he will have to take action."

"Pull him down, Ma Zhiyuan's practice of killing one thousand enemies and only losing eight hundred is worth learning." Lu Yanhe was really worried that Li Zhibai would be inspired by Ma Zhiyuan and attack Zhou Ping'an impulsively, and the consequences would be serious. .

Yan Liang also nodded.

While the three people were talking, Qu Yousong came towards them.

In the long and narrow corridor, we meet each other on a narrow road.

"Yo!" Li Zhibai's eyes lit up when he saw someone, "Don't you usually go in pairs with Ma Zhiyuan and Wei Zhuoran? Why are you alone today? Oh, by the way, Wei Zhuoran stopped working. Well, Ma Zhiyuan got into a fight, and you are the only one left."

He was ups and downs in a sinister and eccentric manner, smiling sarcastically.

"Good brothers have to share hardships. Ma Zhiyuan and Lin Suyang are fighting. Why don't you go up and stop them?"

Qu Yousong's face darkened, "It's none of your business."

"Of course it's none of my business." Li Zhibai said confidently, "I've been waiting to see your jokes. Isn't this coming soon? Hahahahahaha."

Lu Yanhe glanced at Li Zhibai helplessly.

Li Zhibai is the only one who dares to say anything and make any face.

"What did you say to him? Let's go." Yan Liang didn't want to see Li Zhibai provoking Qu Yousong. Qu Yousong was a man with many thoughts and dirty thoughts. He made people more cautious than Ma Zhiyuan and Wei Zhuoran. His provocation was too much. Who knows? He looked back and was holding something bad in his heart.

Only then did Li Zhibai stop talking.

Qu Yousong's face was as dark as water and he clenched his fists.

MX is a popular boy band. It is very popular, but now it is facing internal and external troubles.

In a short period of time, conflicts arise between managers and artists, and conflicts between artists.

It's still unclear how the matter between Lin Suyang and Ma Zhiyuan will be resolved.

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"sit."

As soon as Zhou Pingan came in, Vice President Ma asked Zhou Pingan to sit down.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Ping'an asked, "Mr. Ma, what are your orders?"

Vice President Ma sighed, "I want to talk to you. You must have heard about Ma Zhiyuan and Lin Suyang, right?"

"It has spread throughout the company. How could you not have heard about it? My colleagues in the public relations department are probably going to have a headache now. It is very difficult to block the news about this matter." Zhou Pingan said.

"I came to you to ask how you think this matter should be handled more appropriately." Vice President Ma said, "Although Ma Zhiyuan has gone too far and deserves a lesson, we can't really let him fall into the scandal of beating someone. He still has so many endorsements and a lot of business behind him. Once he gets involved in a scandal, the follow-up handling will be troublesome. "

Zhou Pingan: "The key to this matter depends on the company's attitude towards Lin Suyang, Mr. Ma."

"Um?"

"Lin Suyang is the agent. Logically speaking, no matter who is right or wrong in this matter, the best way is for Lin Suyang to explain to the outside world immediately that it is a misunderstanding, or to find an excuse to change the nature of the matter first. Come here, but I heard that after the incident, although he didn't fight back at Ma Zhiyuan, he scolded him very harshly. Many people outside the rehearsal room heard it, and I don't know if anyone was recording." Zhou Ping'an clicked his tongue twice, "Of course. Well, this can’t be blamed on Xiao Lin. He is young and it is his first time as a manager. He happens to be in a boy band that is becoming popular quickly like MX. It is normal for him to be inexperienced.”

"It is true that he is inexperienced and impulsive." Vice President Ma said, "Now that he is angry, he cannot think rationally. We cannot let this matter develop like this. Tell me, what should we do?"

Zhou Pingan smiled and said: "What we are going to do is very simple. It is not difficult to find a cover for the fight. What is difficult is that after we do it, will the two parties stand up and slap us in the face? Once we finally tried to whitewash it, they came out to expose it, and the company was also embarrassed. "

Vice President Ma understood what Zhou Pingan meant.

"I'll talk to Lin Suyang, and you can communicate with Ma Zhiyuan." Vice President Ma said, "We can't let them lose their temper like this. They are all adults, why are they acting like children! When this matter is over, we will definitely Teach them a lesson!"

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downstairs.

Lu Yanhe and the other three came to the company with nothing to do. They just came to watch the show, but the show was already over.

"Then what are we going to do now?" Li Zhibai asked.

Yan Liang said: "There's nothing left to watch, let's go back."

Li Zhibai: "We're all out now. Why are we going back so soon? How about we go watch a movie."

"Okay." Yan Liang nodded.

Lu Yanhe is good at flowing.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhou Pingan suddenly walked over from the front.

"You are still here. Just in time, I have something to ask you. Come here." Zhou Ping'an said to Li Zhibai and Yan Liang.

Li Zhibai frowned and said, "We are going to watch a movie. What's going on? It won't take long, will it?"

Zhou Ping'an glanced at them and said, "I'm not going to force you to do anything on your day off. It's something else. It will be quick."

Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe and said, "Then we'll go over there first. Please wait for us."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang followed Zhou Ping'an.

Lu Yanhe was bored, so he went to the public area, found a chair to sit down, took out his phone, and prepared to check Weibo.

His Weibo has been very lively these two days, and his fans have increased very quickly. The account that originally had only tens of thousands of fans has now had 230,000 fans in the past two days, all of whom are fans who came because of Lu Yanhe's college entrance examination score.

Whether in the comment area or in private messages, they all expressed admiration and worship.

Many people also asked him whether he was going to Zhenhua or Yuming.

Lu Yanhe thought about it seriously for a long time these two days. In fact, for him, both Zhenhua and Yuming are fine.

Both universities are top universities in China.

Lu Yanhe was thinking about one thing, that is, will he take the academic path in the future?

After thinking for a long time, he felt that he should not go.

Liberal arts are different from science and engineering. He studied it last time when he chose a university and a major. The market demand and academic demand corresponding to science and engineering are more quantitative, while liberal arts are more virtual. Liberal arts take the academic route. In most cases, after getting a doctorate degree at the age of 28 or 29, they either do a postdoctoral fellowship or directly find a teaching position. Basically, they start as lecturers, with low salaries and it is difficult to get ahead. Compared with science and engineering, the industry influence of liberal arts is quite linked to your qualifications.

If you don't take the academic route, the employment direction of liberal arts is more extensive than that of science and engineering, but more limited. The job market changes every year, but the positioning of liberal arts is here. Except for a few disciplines with very clear counterparts such as law and finance, most humanities graduates are not like science and engineering, which have a directly corresponding industry.

Choosing a major in college is a lifelong event.

Many people choose different career paths after graduation, but that doesn't mean that professional knowledge has no impact or effect on their lives.

Few people dare to say this.

Lu Yanhe is thinking about what the meaning of university is to him.

He will definitely be an artist in the future. No matter what major he studies, he can't get around this line. So it doesn't make much sense for him to study a major that is highly professional and relevant.

The meaning of university seems to be to consider the following points:

1. Leave a way out for your future. If you can't be an artist, you can still have a skill.

This point can only be ignored. It is difficult for liberal arts majors to accumulate such a skill. Even if you study law and become a lawyer, if you don't work in this industry for four or five years, you will not have any accumulation and no one will look for you.

2. It will be very helpful to your acting career.

This point needs to be seriously considered, just like Chen Ziyan hired an acting teacher for him. Not only did she hire a very practical teacher like He Shuyi, but she also hired a theoretical school like Zhang Ming for him, just to improve his understanding and establish a higher understanding of acting.

3. His own interests.

After studying hard for so many years and preparing for the college entrance examination twice, this time he can finally go to a university. What does he want to learn, what does he want to understand, and what kind of knowledge does he want to obtain?

Lu Yanhe thought for a long time and came up with several alternative answers.

Art, literature or history.

These are all majors that seem a little out of touch with this society and a little empty.

But they are majors that can help him settle down and accumulate.

As for his own interests and hobbies... Lu Yanhe thought for a long time and felt that what he wanted to understand and know had nothing to do with liberal arts. His understanding of liberal arts was all based on preparation for the exam. As for liking and loving... Lu Yanhe felt that he still liked mathematics more, which was more interesting.

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Li Zhibai and Yan Liang followed Zhou Pingan into his office.

Zhou Pingan sat down on the chair and looked at them for several seconds without saying anything, which made the two of them feel a little stressed.

Li Zhibai coughed lightly and said, "Brother Pingan, what do you want to talk to us about?"

"Lu Yanhe still lives with you?" Zhou Pingan asked.

"Yes, we have been together for several years. You won't let him move out now, right?" Li Zhibai asked.

"Why let him move out now? If he doesn't move out now, he will have to go to school in two months." Zhou Pingan looked at them helplessly, "I wanted him to leave the company before because there was a special reason. Now he is no longer under my command. I have no prejudice against him. You don't need to look at me like a ferocious enemy."

Li Zhibai asked immediately: "What is the special reason?"

"It has nothing to do with you. In short, you just need to know that he is no longer under my command and has nothing to do with me. I don't really have any prejudice against him. Don't worry about me cheating him." Zhou Pingan sighed, "Speaking of which, you should also pay more attention. After all, you are not artists managed by the same agent, and you are of similar age. You will be competitors in the future. I know you have a good relationship and good feelings now, and you treat each other as brothers, but in this field of fame and fortune, many brothers turn against each other."

Li Zhibai rolled his eyes at Zhou Pingan.

"Brother Ping'an, why are you still thinking about sowing discord? We have known each other since we were fifteen years old. Even if we become enemies one day, it will be a matter of the future. Now we are making love, you Saying this will not only prevent us from being separated, but will also allow us to unite with the outside world, and that outsider is you.”

Zhou Pingan: "..."

Among the artists he led, the only one who dared to speak to him like this was Li Zhibai.

It just so happened that he had always been this virtuous, and he couldn't say anything.

"I'm not trying to create a gap between you, I'm just reminding you to be careful. Lu Yanhe may not want to be disadvantageous to you, but with competition, Chen Ziyan is a vegetarian behind her back, right?" Zhou Ping'an said, "This time even Ma Zhiyuan is following. Lu Yanhe didn't take advantage of the opponent, think about it, is this normal? "

Li Zhibai snorted, "That's Lao Lu's own fault. He scored 657 in the college entrance examination. There are popular artists every year. Is there another artist who can score 657 in the college entrance examination?"

Zhou Ping'an: "... Then don't you think about it, having such a person by your side doesn't make you look inferior to others?"

"I'm not as good as him in the first place." Li Zhibai admitted generously, "So if you're not as good at studying as him, why do you need to stay around him to show off? Pull him down. You're in the entertainment industry and it's not about comparing who has better grades. Why do you care about this? ”

"If it weren't for him, the biggest news for our Star Entertainment would be that Yan Liang was admitted to Beijing Arts this year. But now most of the publicity resources have been diverted by Chen Ziyan to Lu Yanhe." Zhou Pingan said, "Originally, my plan was to let Yan Liang used this style to create a set of propaganda."

"Let's do it. There won't be any conflict. We have a master of cultural studies and a master of art exams. No one will be delayed." Li Zhibai pointed out Zhou Ping'an's words unceremoniously.

Zhou Pingan almost laughed angrily.

"You have so many ideas, why don't you be the agent."

Zhou Ping'an's original intention was to squeeze Li Zhibai and let him clearly define his position. However, he forgot one thing, that is, Li Zhibai's face was as thick as the ninth heaven.

Li Zhibai answered without hesitation: "Actually, I also think that I am quite suitable to be an agent. If I don't become an artist in the future, I will switch to being an agent."

Zhou Pingan almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

He stared at the cowardly little bastard in front of him speechlessly, and said speechlessly: "When will you become self-aware about yourself? If you are a lazy person like you and act as an agent for others, an artist will not become famous in 800 years."

"It's okay, my family is rich, I spend money on him, and he gets trending searches every day, so I don't believe he will be popular." Li Zhibai said very rudely.

Zhou Pingan: "..."

Hold it, hold it.

Zhou Pingan took a deep breath and decided not to dwell on this topic with Li Zhibai.

There's no point in arguing with him.

This person is incompetent, his brain circuit is different from ordinary people, and he also has the ability to make money.

"You can do whatever you like, no more talk." Zhou Ping'an waved his hand and forcibly changed the topic, "I came to you for the program "Young Days". Li Zhibai, you have already recorded it in the first half of the year. It’s a permanent show, and the feedback is pretty good. If you record this show in the second half of the year, I won’t pick up another permanent show for you. I plan to let you two develop more, acting, singing, and recording. Programs, live broadcasts, etc. will all be arranged. The core point is to increase your visibility, increase your popularity, and gain a firm foothold. The next few years will be the years when idol artists explode. It has been almost four years since your debut. You cannot be original. If you stop moving forward, you will be eliminated.”

Yan Liang nodded seriously.

Zhou Ping'an added: "Besides, you have also seen that MX has various internal problems now, such as fights between managers and artists. They will not be popular for long. When they go downhill, you can When it’s time to divide the cake, the company will definitely promote new idol artists.”

"There will be new people by then, right?" Li Zhibai said.

"You are stupid." Zhou Pingan said, "So what if there are new people? A few new people can become famous overnight like MX, so I say that you should start to increase your exposure now, so that more people can know you and know you. Develop more idol qualities.”

"But no matter how hard idol artists work, those fans will never be able to win the love of all age groups like actors and singers, and their popularity will not increase." Li Zhibai is very sober.

"So what? As long as you can reach the TOP level among idol artists, your fan appeal will not be worse than that of any superstar." Zhou Pingan said, "Otherwise, why do you think the company should vigorously develop idol artists? It's because Whether it’s singers or actors, there is a very mature training system in China, and there are a group of people who have already established themselves, but do you think there are any idol artists who have that kind of dominance and status, whether it’s Europe or the United States? Streaming, Japanese streaming, including the surrounding places in Thailand and India, idol artists are getting bigger and bigger, and the influence of pop culture is expanding to a world-class level. The domestic area is a shortcoming, and there is huge room. Why don’t you fight for this piece of cake?”

After what Zhou Pingan said, Li Zhibai rarely quarreled with him.

"There is no shortage of idol artists in China now. Online variety shows and music festivals are all stages." Zhou Pingan said, "I will help you take all types of work, but the core positioning is still idols. Don't be influenced by others, and don't think about transformation in a short period of time. You are so young and have plenty of time to transform, but the only way for you to compete for the king status at your age is to be an idol."

-

Lu Yanhe was searching for information on various majors on his mobile phone, wanting to learn more, when Li Zhibai's call suddenly came.

"We are ready, where are you?"

"I'm... I can't explain it clearly, let's meet in the parking lot directly." Lu Yanhe said.

There is a large public area nearby, and Lu Yanhe doesn't know how to describe it.

He doesn't know much about the company's layout.

"Okay."

Lu Yanhe walked to the nearby elevator.

The three met in the parking lot.

After getting in the car, Lu Yanhe looked at the expressions of the two people, who seemed to be thinking deeply.

"What are you thinking about? Did Zhou Pingan talk to you?"

"He said a lot of things. The core meaning is to make it clear that the focus of our future career is to be an idol artist. He painted a huge pie for us and asked us to work hard." Li Zhibai said directly.

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but ponder for a moment and nodded, "Our company is indeed one of the few brokerage companies in China that invests so much in idol artists."

Mainly because there is no mature industrial chain in the field of idol artists, resulting in output and income not necessarily proportional.

Many companies are unwilling to do it.

In the past two years, the market for idol artists has gradually grown, and companies have begun to make efforts.

Li Zhibai nodded, "Zhou Pingan also said so, saying that MX will be eliminated sooner or later, and let us be prepared to take over their plate."

"Ah?" This made Lu Yanhe unexpected.

Take over MX's plate? Why did Zhou Pingan think that this group was going to be eliminated?

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As many people expected, the news of Ma Zhiyuan's fight with his agent Lin Suyang was anonymously exposed on the Internet even though the company was blocked by thousands of defenses.

Ma Zhiyuan's personality usually offends many people in the circle. Once something happens, many people will watch the fun and add fuel to the fire.

In particular, some media that dislike Ma Zhiyuan very much followed up and made very negative reports after knowing about this incident.

No matter what the reason, an idol artist fights with his agent, this matter is negative enough.

Especially the mainstream media, they have higher requirements and are more sensitive to idol artists, because in the social consensus, the fans of idol artists are basically teenagers, and it is easy for them to imitate the words and deeds of idol artists.

As soon as the incident was exposed, within less than half an hour, three mainstream media came out to comment on the negative social impact of this incident.

Different from the mainstream media, the entertainment media focused more on the "past and present" of Ma Zhiyuan, a young artist. Various "clues" in the past were dug out to form a "long-standing sign" manifesto.

Ma Zhiyuan instantly felt like he was pushed down by the wall.

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Inside MX, except Ma Zhiyuan, several other people were also shocked by this situation.

How could it cause such a big public opinion?

Qu Yousong and Wei Zhuoran sat in silence, neither of them looked up to speak, until Ma Zhiyuan suddenly angrily threw his phone at the sofa, and the phone bounced off the sofa and fell to the ground.

At this time, neither Qu Yousong nor Wei Zhuoran spoke, trying to comfort Ma Zhiyuan.

In the house opposite the same floor, Jiang Bai read the message on his phone, then gently curled his lips, put the phone aside, and got up to pour water.

Chen Jing didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment.

Ma Zhiyuan's style is usually like this, self-righteous and self-centered. If anyone offends him, he will not let them have a good time.

Chen Jing was forbidden to be on the same stage with Ma Zhiyuan several times because he was jealous of his better dancing.

This unreasonable request was agreed to even if it was unreasonable because he was the most popular person in the team.

Chen Jing had long hoped that Ma Zhiyuan would learn the lesson he deserved. Now Ma Zhiyuan has learned the lesson, but it seems that MX has also been stepped on.

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"MX is indeed one of the hottest boy bands now. As the captain, Ma Zhiyuan is also one of the hottest idols at the moment. However, this is not a reason for him to hit people." In a live entertainment news program, columnist Mao Yu, who was a guest on the program, said, "In fact, according to the feedback from my friends in the entertainment industry, Ma Zhiyuan's personality has long exposed such problems. He is irritable, arrogant, and self-righteous. He once participated in a program produced by my friend. Because of his request, the rehearsal time was changed from 4 pm to 3 am. He asked everyone in the program to accompany him. When it was 3 am, he said he would not come to the rehearsal. This kind of behavior is not uncommon, but because he is too popular, no one has exposed it. This time he dared to hit his agent, which is not surprising to me."

"Not only that, I also heard that he suppressed other members of MX." Another guest immediately followed up, "Just because others performed better than him, he finally forced the program team and the agent not to allow that person to appear on the show,"

"Oh my god, is it true? This is too much!"

"It happened not long ago. If you search the news, you will know who I am talking about."

...

When Lu Yanhe was broadcasting his reading, someone in his live broadcast room immediately posted a link to the entertainment news commentary live program.

Because Lu Yanhe is an artist of Xingyu Agency and they are all idol artists, many people in his live broadcast room are discussing this matter today, and many people asked Lu Yanhe to express his views on this matter.

Lu Yanhe saw everyone's comments, but of course he chose not to see them.

How could he get involved in such a matter and get himself covered in dust.

But he did not expect that this matter would cause such great attention and discussion.

It seemed to have become a social news.

He couldn't help but wonder, how would the company solve this matter in the end? -

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Lu Yanhe ended the live broadcast and prepared to wash his face and go to bed. While he was still washing his face, he heard Li Zhibai scream loudly.

"What's wrong?" Yan Liang's voice sounded.

Li Zhibai said: "The company issued a statement saying that the fight between Ma Zhiyuan and Lin Suyang was a misunderstanding. The real situation was that Lin Suyang was rehearsing an audition segment with Ma Zhiyuan in the rehearsal room. The rumors on the Internet were taken out of context and were fabricated."

"Ah?"

Lu Yanhe washed his face and walked out.

"Does anyone believe this explanation?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised.

Li Zhibai shrugged and said: "Anyway, both Lin Suyang and Ma Zhiyuan forwarded this statement and explained it. It seems that they have shaken hands and made peace. Ma Zhiyuan also posted a photo of him and Lin Suyang eating barbecue together."

Lu Yanhe went to Ma Zhiyuan's social platform homepage and saw that the latest update was the photo mentioned by Li Zhibai.

Ma Zhiyuan and Lin Suyang were standing next to each other, looking very close, smiling brightly, as if there was no grudge.

"It's not easy to take this photo." Yan Liang sighed, "It seems that the company did not issue a statement immediately in order to clean up the mess and deal with the two people's statements, so they responded together."

"Whether others believe it or not, there is no evidence that they fought in this matter. Several parties have clarified it, so you have to believe it."

"It's so boring. I thought Ma Zhiyuan would learn a lesson this time."

Lu Yanhe looked at the two people in the photo smiling brightly, and his feelings were somewhat complicated.

This is the entertainment industry. What is presented on social media is always edited and processed.

Smiles, sadness, truth, misunderstandings, everything can be disguised.

Many people know what the truth is, but no one will jump out to expose these hypocritical lies.

The truth of this matter itself is not important.

Lu Yanhe was still thinking about these things, Yan Liang suddenly said: "Someone in the company said that Lin Suyang and Ma Zhiyuan are going to go their separate ways."

"Ah?" Li Zhibai said, "They just said that they have a good relationship and it was just a misunderstanding. How come they suddenly go their separate ways?"

"I don't know, it's just a rumor, but this rumor also mentioned one thing." Yan Liang looked at Li Zhibai seriously, "It is said that Ma Zhiyuan will come out of MX and have solo activities, and his personal management affairs will be handled by Zhou Pingan."

Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe showed incredible expressions at the same time.

"Zhou Pingan?"

"Yes." Yan Liang nodded, "It's just a rumor, but I think there is no smoke without fire, plus what Zhou Pingan said to us in the afternoon, I think it is really possible."

"Ma Zhiyuan is going to be led by Zhou Pingan? Are you kidding?!" Li Zhibai's face changed instantly, "What is the relationship between me and Ma Zhiyuan? Zhou Pingan wants to lead him? What position does he put me in?"

How could he be willing to stay under the same agent if he didn't even want to be in the same frame on a show.

"If Zhou Pingan accepts Ma Zhiyuan, I will leave immediately." Li Zhibai was watching the fun and gloating before, but now he suddenly found that the matter was related to him. He couldn't stay out of it and immediately exploded.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Does Zhou Pingan know that you and Ma Zhiyuan are so at odds?"

"What doesn't he know?" Li Zhibai said angrily, "No, I will ask Zhou Pingan tomorrow to see if there is any such thing. If there is, I'd better say goodbye as soon as possible."

The final result of the matter that had nothing to do with them originally affected them, which was what Li Zhibai least expected.

He even felt that Ma Zhiyuan and him were really incompatible, and just this matter could be attributed to Zhou Pingan in the end.

However, Zhou Pingan must be very willing to take him.

How could Zhou Pingan be unwilling to be an ace idol artist.

Li Zhibai felt a sense of crisis under Zhou Pingan for the first time.

He thought seriously for a long time and said, "Why don't I go find Lin Suyang and ask him to be my manager."

When Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang heard Li Zhibai's words, they were overwhelmed and immediately spoke out to stop him, "Don't make a stupid move when you are provoked. Calm down first!"