Choose a day to become famous

Li Zhibai has had several projects that have run into problems recently and have been shelved.

For example, due to script issues, the filming of "God Picture" seems to be a long way off.

And there is another program where the resident guest had signed the contract, but because the producer was reported and had problems, the person was about to go to jail, and the program was directly cancelled.

When he was obviously very popular, it seemed that he had a bad luck.

Even Zhou Pingan was wondering if Li Zhibai had a bit of Mercury retrograde recently and was not suitable for arranging work.

Of course, Zhou Pingan still arranged a lot of work.

Nonsense, Li Zhibai is very popular now. This year, he has a popular fairy tale drama and a variety show like "Idol Era" that maintains his daily popularity. In the first half of the idol rankings, he was directly ranked first, and he was the No. 1 in commercial value invested by hundreds of brands. In this case, Zhou Pingan would never let Li Zhibai rest.

Li Zhibai himself didn't think about resting.

He really doesn't have much ambition, but he still likes the work of an artist.

On this day, he took a job as a guest on a talent show.

First, he had to perform on stage, and second, he had to be a guest judge and exercise the right of "special resurrection".

The program was called "Star Fan".

The program crew also received him with high standards.

The program was not recorded in Yuming, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation were arranged with very high standards.

Once you become famous, you don't have to ask for anything, someone will arrange it for you properly.

Li Zhibai has enjoyed the treatment of being famous for many years, but his recent popularity still made him feel different.

He said in the group of three people: I am recording a program outside today and I won't go back. If anyone of you goes back, please help me get a courier.

Lu Yanhe: OK, send it to me, I'm here.

Lu Yanhe asked again: What program are you recording?

Li Zhibai: "Star Fan", a talent show, just like ours back then.

Lu Yanhe: Oh~

Yan Liang: This program.

Li Zhibai: Do you know? Have they also contacted you?

Yan Liang: Yes, I will be a guest in one of the following episodes, but that is not what I want to talk about.

Li Zhibai: What do you want to talk about?

Yan Liang: Wasn’t there a video shot by a man named Li Xiaobin that went viral in the Green Apple Paradise stage at the graduation party? He also participated in this talent show.

Lu Yanhe: Is he the one who put on his father’s suit and made his mother burst into tears after seeing it?

Yan Liang: Yes.

Yan Liang: When the news of his participation in this program came out, it caused some discussion. Didn’t you see it?

Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe both said no.

After a while, Yan Liang sent a screenshot.

It was a screenshot of the result of his search for “Li Xiaobin”.

It was full of questions about Li Xiaobin’s participation in the program.

——Wasn’t that video he made just for hype?

——As soon as he saw that he was a little popular, did he want to debut as a star?

——Why would he participate in this talent show? Does he have any talent?

——I am now beginning to doubt the authenticity of that video.

…

Li Zhibai couldn't help but frown.

It can be said that these voices are more or less malicious.

As an artist, he is also familiar with such malicious voices.

It's just that they are due to their jobs. There is no way, they always have to face such voices, and they are not so uncomfortable after facing them more.

But Li Xiaobin is just a college student. He has never been an artist before, and he is not a public figure. He is suddenly facing such a huge accusation and doubt. It is estimated that he has experienced a dark period.

Li Zhibai also searched for Li Xiaobin.

Now the program has not been broadcast yet. The news about Li Xiaobin on the Internet is that he participated in "Star Fan".

Indeed, many people's attitudes about this matter are not very positive. It is mainly because the timing is too coincidental. Not long ago, Li Xiaobin's video became popular on the Internet, and he himself became popular. Later, it was reported that he participated in a talent show, which made people question his motives.

There are indeed many such people in reality. Hype, self-marketing, a large number of such examples have appeared in recent years.

Li Zhibai asked: Do you think this is hype?

Lu Yanhe said: Not really. I just searched for him online. Several of his classmates in his school forum spoke for him. Besides, he doesn’t have any agency. His family situation is real. How can he hype himself up?

Li Zhibai: That’s the truth.

Li Zhibai: Will he be among the eliminated people? I’m going to record this program today. There is a “special resurrection right”. If I resurrect him, I guess there will be a big uproar on the Internet.

Yan Liang: There will definitely be a big uproar.

Li Zhibai: If this happens, do you think I should exercise this right? He has some connections with us. If I use it, it will seem like I’m being partial.

Yan Liang: Why do you care so much? Just follow your own temper and resurrect whoever you think is worth resurrecting.

Lu Yanhe: I seconded.

Li Zhibai: Tsk, you guys are talking lightly.

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After participating in the talent show “Xingxing Fan”, Li Xiaobin was indeed not very happy.

Due to the requirements of the program team, their phones were confiscated once the show started, and they could not contact the outside world.

He also didn't know how much discussion there was online about his participation in the show. Therefore, he really didn't experience the dark period that Li Zhibai mentioned.

It's just that he participated in a program with so many people, and he was more or less controversial because of the popularity of his previous video.

Including the people who competed with him.

Li Xiaobin himself heard others talk about him.

And the examiners who were responsible for training and quizzing them would always mention that video when they mentioned him. Compared with most amateurs, he has innate popularity and publicity points, which naturally means that he will receive some special care.

Although not everyone has participated in the competition, just like when he was in school, there were one or two students in each class who were specially cared for by the head teacher - such students were either so outstanding that everyone couldn't be jealous, or they were more or less excluded.

Li Xiaobin could also vaguely feel everyone's rejection of him.

Especially when forming a team, almost no one was willing to form a team with him.

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"Li Xiaobin's situation is indeed quite special."

The staff member who was in charge of receiving Li Zhibai had a complicated expression when he heard Li Zhibai asking about him. He said, "How should I put it? Most of the people who come to participate in this program have not officially debuted, but they actually have the experience of trainees and have received training in various aspects. Li Xiaobin does not have this experience. He was selected into this program purely because of the popularity brought by his previous video."

"Isn't this a singing talent show?"

"Yes, but "Idol Era" is too popular. Although we are doing a singing talent show, we can't avoid moving closer to the idol field." The staff member said, "On the one hand, Li Xiaobin's overall strength is not good. Apart from singing well, he has no basic knowledge of dancing. And forming a team basically requires stage performances. Naturally, everyone doesn't want to form a team with him and doesn't want to be held back."

Li Zhibai suddenly realized and understood.

It's not just exclusion. It turns out that there are other reasons.

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Lu Yanhe helped Li Zhibai pick up the express delivery, put it on the table, and hurried out.

Director Wang Zhong suddenly contacted him and asked him to meet.

Recently, Director Wang Zhong has been preparing for Rouge, and has been in contact with him quite a lot, often communicating on the phone.

Lu Yanhe thought it was about the script.

As a result, as soon as they met, Wang Zhong said: "Yanhe, now we can only ask you to save the situation."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned, looking at Wang Zhong at a loss, not understanding what he meant.

Wang Zhong said: "I have been looking for the male lead of Rouge, but I can't find anyone. Either they are not suitable or they are unwilling to act. I discussed it with Bi Ge. If it doesn't work, I can only ask you to play it."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"Director, you are not kidding me, right? Is this appropriate?"

Wang Zhong said: "We will make your makeup more mature, what do you think?"

Lu Yanhe didn't dare to answer at all.

He didn't even consider this possibility.

Wang Zhong said: "Otherwise, we can only postpone this play. If we can't find a suitable actor, we will just make do with it if we shoot it."

Lu Yanhe lowered his head in silence and thought about this problem.

Wang Zhong: "In fact, in the script, the Twelve Young Master is not a very old man. Your script does not highlight the feature of two people of similar age. In the old days, it was normal for the women in the brothel to be older than the men who just stepped into the brothel."

Lu Yanhe said: "Director, do you think that when Sister Bi Ge and I stand together, we feel that we are in love?"

Wang Zhong's expression also became solemn.

"I don't know. Maybe I will know when you two are mixed and stand together." Wang Zhong said, "But I always think that you and the Twelve Young Master have similar temperaments. At the beginning, I just thought that the age difference between you and Chen Bige was a bit big, so there would be such a problem. My first choice is of course to find a male actor of the same age as Chen Bige, but now I can't find one, and there is no way."

Lu Yanhe scratched his head, "How about this, Director, let's not make a decision yet. Sister Bi Ge and I will put on the makeup of the characters first and try to shoot a segment to see the effect. What do you think?"

Wang Zhong heard, "Okay."

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Then, this matter was known by Xin Zixing.

Xin Zixing was very resourceful. Within two hours, she called Lu Yanhe and asked them if this had happened.

Lu Yanhe said yes.

He was too lazy to ask Xin Zixing how she knew about it.

Xin Zixing immediately said, "How about this, Yanhe, why don't we just make it one of our plans? You are here to try out makeup and see how it feels, so why not shoot a short film for you and Chen Bige with the theme of the Republic of China."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned. "Sister Zixing, our styling must be kept secret."

"I mean, don't try out the styling of the characters in the movie, but shoot this." Xin Zixing said, "It can also achieve the effect you want, and you can also receive feedback from the audience about you and Chen Bige playing lovers. What do you think? You can't get feedback from the audience if you try out privately."

Lu Yanhe was reminded by Xin Zixing, and he was enlightened.

Yes, his biggest concern in working with Chen Bige was whether the audience would accept the combination of him and Chen Bige.

The test shooting was just for them to see how they felt, but if they could directly use the Republic of China as the theme and have him and Chen Bige shoot a short film in which they played the roles of lovers, they could first see how well everyone would accept it.

Lu Yanhe thinks Xin Zixing's idea is a good one.

"I'll go talk to the director and Sister Bi Ge and see if they are willing."

"Okay." Xin Zixing said, "If there is anything you need me to do, you can tell me at any time. I will contact the brands that are willing to sponsor, and I will definitely make it into a big high-quality short film without losing your value. ”

"good."

Lu Yanhe hung up the phone and contacted Wang Zhong and Chen Bige. Unexpectedly, their attitudes were quite positive and supportive.

"That's fine." Even Wang Zhong said, "Well, I'll write the script for this short film and I'll also direct it."

"Okay." Of course Lu Yanhe was happy.

So, what was originally a test shoot turned into a plan for Ye Vein Network.

Xin Zixing contacted several brands.

After learning that this short film stars Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige, many brands came to know about it.

"Seventeenth Floor" is currently on the air, and the male and female protagonists have never been together.

Everyone knows how much attention their first collaboration after "Seventeen Floors" will receive. In addition, Xin Zixing is the director - the woman who launched "City Travels" is still quite famous in the industry.

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Li Zhibai didn't expect that during today's recording of the program, he would meet Chen Ziliang on a different road.

Chen Ziliang is also today’s flight judge.

Of course, Chen Ziliang can't compete with him now.

No matter in any aspect, Li Zhibai is now far superior to Chen Ziliang.

Chen Ziliang himself was troubled.

The movie "Nineteen Years of Crime" has been completed. It was originally a big deal and it took a lot of effort to grab the opportunity, but now it is a mess.

Chen Ziliang didn't even watch the samples. Just the scenes shot on location made him feel desperate and he didn't dare to hold out hope for the movie.

Such rubbish.

Now, in order to maintain his popularity, he has to try every means to stay exposed.

For programs like "Star Model", the program team used to spend a lot of money to beg him to come, but now it was an opportunity for him to lower his salary to fight for it.

There must be exposure, otherwise, he will really fade away bit by bit and be forgotten.

Fortunately, there will be a second season of "Six" later.

Chen Ziliang now has high hopes for this drama.

Whether he can turn over and return to the top of the mountain again, at present, only relying on this drama is the best hope.

How could he be in a good mood when he met Li Zhibai under such circumstances?

Although Li Zhibai is more popular than him now, he is still a little older and doesn't need to be respectful to Li Zhibai.

If he were really asked to do this, he wouldn't be able to do it.

When two people met in the corridor, neither one took the initiative to say hello. They glanced at each other silently, then tacitly pretended not to see anything and passed each other by.

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Chen Ziliang entered the rest room, and not long after, his director came over to review the script for him.

After explaining the routine process, the director in charge suddenly glanced at the other people in the room and said, "Ziliang, I have something else to say to you. Why don't you ask your assistant and the others to go out first?"

When Chen Ziliang heard this, although he was surprised, he still nodded and asked his assistants to go out first.

The director in charge then smiled and said, "Ziliang, there are two of these people competing today who I would like you to pay more attention to."

Chen Ziliang was stunned.

"Um?"

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"Take care of me?" Li Zhibai's expression changed, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, "What do you mean?"

The director sitting opposite Li Zhibai was stunned when he saw Li Zhibai's look.

"Well, Zhibai, that's it. These two players are both people we signed. We still hope that they can advance."

Li Zhibai frowned tightly and said, "If we want them to advance, let them perform better than others. Are you giving them a backdoor now?"

"Yeah, it's not..."

"This matter is out of the question. You don't have to tell me. I won't agree." Li Zhibai refused forcefully.

Seeing Li Zhibai's attitude, the director in charge opened his mouth, but did not continue speaking.

He left Li Zhibai's lounge and went to find the producer of the show.

"Li Zhibai refused firmly." He said with some uneasiness.

This matter didn't go well, and he was afraid that the producer would take his anger out on him.

Who knew, but the producer nodded as if he had already guessed the result.

"With his temper, it's normal to refuse."

"You don't mind?"

"Why do you mind? Can I drive him away?" The producer curled his lips, "We are begging people to come to our show."

The responsible director murmured in his heart: Then why did you ask me to bother asking him?

At this time, the director in charge of Chen Ziliang came.

"There shouldn't be any problems with Chen Ziliang, right?" the producer asked.

"I nodded happily." The other party smiled.

The producer laughed too.

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At eleven o'clock in the evening, after Lu Yanhe finished reading, he saw Li Zhibai posting no less than ten messages in the group complaining about the program "Star Fan".

Lu Yanhe only realized after reading that it was because there was a "royal family" who was strongly protected in "Star Fan". Coincidentally, because of one of the "royal families" who was strongly protected, Li Xiaobin, who had no background, was eliminated.

Li Zhibai was still muttering before recording this program. If Li Xiaobin was really eliminated, should he not use this "resurrection right" on him to avoid suspicion? But the key is that the "royal family" who advanced to the next round was not at the same level of performance quality as Li Xiaobin. Just like that, they were all recommended by a group of "blind" judges to advance. Li Zhibai was so angry.

He couldn't say anything.

What could he say.

There were so many people in the entire program group, and basically all the connections had been opened. Could he jump out at this time to talk about the fact that the program group asked him to "recommend" two people before?

Li Zhibai was impulsive, but he was not a newcomer who really dared to say anything. There are too many such things in the entertainment industry. If Li Zhibai knew everything and leaked it out, he would be banned by everyone in the first place. Zhou Ping'an doesn't need to nag him about this, he can understand this truth by himself.

However, if Li Zhibai just stood by and watched Li Xiaobin being eliminated, it would not be Li Zhibai's character.

So, when he used the right to resurrect in the end, he resurrected Li Xiaobin without hesitation.

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"I guess when this episode of my show is broadcast, many people will attack me." Li Zhibai is also quite self-aware, "After all, I didn't avoid suspicion."

Lu Yanhe smiled, "Are there not enough people attacking you? Are you still afraid of being attacked? As long as you exercise this right to resurrect with a clear conscience, no matter what others say."

"That's right, Yanhe is right, your temper is known to the people all over the country." Yan Liang said, "According to what you said, the performance of the royal family was so bad, but he advanced, he should be the one who will be scolded."

Li Zhibai sighed, "Now think about it, when we participated in The environment was much fairer than it is now, at least at that time we were all ordinary people without a contracted company, unlike now, when people like Li Xiaobin who don't have a company to back them up can be counted on one hand. "

Lu Yanhe said: "People who want to stand out will stand out anyway. The entertainment industry has never been a place where the audience can like artists by relying on capital games. If the audience likes it, they like it, and if they don't like it, they don't like it. This is the greatest fairness."

"You are right." Li Zhibai picked up the wine glass, "Clink one."

The three of them chatted and laughed while eating skewers and drinking wine.

The summer night breeze was gentle, still like a heat wave, but it faded a little bit of the heat, so it was not as unbearable as during the day.

Li Zhibai asked Lu Yanhe: "Are you going to join the crew soon?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "I will join the crew in two weeks."

"I don't know what the next drama will be." Li Zhibai curled his lips, "The "Divine Picture" has become like this now, it feels like it's almost over."

Lu Yanhe heard this and asked: "Didn't Zhou Pingan help you contact other dramas?"

"I'm choosing. He has high requirements now. Unless it's a top production, he won't accept a drama that requires a male lead." Li Zhibai said, "He would rather let me take more commercial performances and record some programs."

Lu Yanhe: "He's right."

"Yes."

Yan Liang: "Actually, I still I want to ask you two for your opinions. I have two scripts here, but I can't decide which one to play. "

"Hmm?" Li Zhibai was a little surprised, "Are you the scripts you just received?"

"Hmm." Yan Liang nodded, "Actually, I want to play both scripts. One is a big production, and I am the second male lead, and the female lead is Xu Yiren. It is a costume detective comedy. The other is a smaller production, a workplace drama with a banking background, but I am the first male lead. The scripts are both good, and I like the characters. There is no comparison. If possible, I want to play in both dramas, but the shooting time of the two dramas coincides. , can only choose one, if it were you, which one would you choose? "

Li Zhibai said without hesitation: "Since you like both scripts, of course you should choose the one with the highest rating. The role in the bank script is definitely more important. The costume detective one may make you have many more young female fans. It should be a drama with a more ancient idol style, right?"

"Yes." Yan Liang nodded, "Zhou Ping'an is also worried that the workplace drama with a bank background is more like a serious drama, and the main line is the career line. Although the script is good, it may not be popular. "

Li Zhibai immediately said: "Why are you afraid of being popular? Anyway, you have "Friends" in your hand, and you can win the prize. You don't need exposure at all. Why not take advantage of the sequel of "Friends" to shoot some dramas that let the industry really see your strength as an actor. "

Lu Yanhe also nodded and said, "I also think what Li Zhibai said makes sense. I have the same opinion as him."

He added, "Besides, I also have a very good script for you to act in later. I don't think popularity and popularity need to be the key criteria for your drama selection."

"Is it the movie you mentioned?"

"No, it's the one I mentioned to you before, a drama with a fairy-tale theme, a real fairy-tale theme, not a fairy-tale love theme." Lu Yanhe said.

Li Zhibai showed a look of realization.

Yan Liang couldn't help but said in shock, "Yanhe, you are really exaggerating. How many scripts do you have on hand?"

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "There are many, so I dare to say that you should choose the one you really like to play. Don't worry about whether it is well-received or not popular. The scripts I prepared for you here are definitely popular."

"How generous." Li Zhibai raised his eyebrows, "Is it really not polite or modest to speak now?"

Lu Yanhe lowered his head and smiled lightly.

"The main theme is confidence."

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Five days later, Wang Zhong took out the shooting script of the short film.

As soon as Lu Yanhe read the script, he felt the strong flavor of Wang Zhong.

The story is very simple. It tells the background of the Republic of China. A boy secretly fell in love with the lady next door. Her husband died in the war and became a widow. Her husband's boss, a murderous warlord, forced her to marry him as a concubine. The boy was impulsive and eloped with her one night. The woman followed him all the way at night and stayed in an ancient temple at night. Listening to his story of secretly liking her, he leaned against the wall and fell asleep. Before dawn, the woman got up, covered the boy with her cloak, went back alone, and married the warlord.

There is not much story, it is all about mood and atmosphere.

But Lu Yanhe entered the story as soon as he finished reading it.

A story without cause and effect, that is, one night, a boy impulsively eloped with his beloved wife in order to prevent her from being forced to marry a cruel warlord.

The woman accepted the boy's heart, but she only regarded it as a dream. When she woke up from the dream, she still had to go back.

A night of dew, a night of fantasy.

No one can leave everything without caring. (End of this chapter)