Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 187 185. You have to eat this cake even if you don’t want to!

The alley was very quiet at night. Chen Li'an looked at the empty yard and stood there alone in a daze for a long time.

The experience of these two days made him feel a little magical. He never expected that it would have such a big impact on the art circle in Beijing.

It felt like holding a martial arts conference. Chen Li'an felt that he was almost elected as the leader of the martial arts alliance, and then used his name to attract hatred.

But fortunately, he got through it safely now. Chen Li'an raised his head and looked at the dark sky. The clouds were very thick tonight, and there were only two or three stars shining in the night sky, like loneliness from the universe.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Chen Li'an couldn't help but shiver. He tightened his tight clothes and muttered: "Why are you so windy in the middle of the night? Go home and sleep!"

When Chen Li'an returned home, he remembered to call Bo Qing and Gong Li to report that they were safe. Although there was no danger in the first place, he still needed to call them.

Lying on the bed after taking a shower, Chen Li'an didn't feel much sleepiness. He carefully recalled the events of the past two days and found that he was only busy talking about art with the artists and had forgotten to deal with many things.

After briefly planning tomorrow's arrangements, Chen Li'an closed his eyes and forced himself to sleep.

Refusing to stay up late starts with me!

Plans can never keep up with changes. Chen Li'an received a call from Director Wang early the next morning, asking to meet with him.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Li'an couldn't help but rub his hair. It seemed that yesterday's news had spread, and Director Yang's worries might come true.

He couldn't figure out Director Wang's attitude toward him. His tone on the phone was very calm and he couldn't hear any emotion.

Chen Li'an feels that he most likely needs to warn himself not to mess around or make trouble. The group of artists is very interesting.

Even if we just get together to chat, it will make the superiors very nervous. If there are some literary writers among the artists, it will be even more nervous.

This is also the reason why artist gathering places in Beijing are frequently banned. The destructive power of these people is invisible and their influence is huge.

However, the above are also very friendly to artists. Just like when Chen Li'an came back from Venice, he directly arranged to join the Artists Association and arranged various interviews to make Chen Li'an famous.

As long as you are obedient, many things can be given to you, and things can be created for you to give you fame and status.

Chen Li'an is the one who gets the benefits now, so naturally he has to be obedient.

Chen Li'an thought for a while at home and felt that there was nothing special about him. There should be no problems. He didn't just get benefits and stop working.

Chen Li'an, who knew what was going on, was not so worried. He simply packed up and went to find Director Wang.

It was still the serious and slightly depressing office building. Chen Li'an came to Director Wang's office. As soon as he entered, he saw a pile of photos in front of Director Wang.

"Xiao Chen is here, sit down." Director Wang raised his head and greeted, then put the photo in front of Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an took one look and recognized that this was a photo taken in his studio. It should have been taken by those reporters.

"You take a look first." Director Wang looked at Chen Li'an and said, then took out his pen and started reviewing the documents.

The atmosphere was inexplicably depressing. Chen Li'an picked up the photos and looked at them one by one. Some of them were really good.

There is a smell of impending rain, and it looks like there is a conspiracy.

Chen Li'an quickly read through more than 20 photos, but Director Wang was still lowering his head to review the documents. The only sound in the quiet office was the rustle of the pen.

Director Wang left Chen Li'an there without even raising his head, and an invisible pressure hit his face.

Chen Li'an knew that this was meant to create a little pressure on himself and make him nervous and scared. It was the method of a superior person.

But I haven't done anything treacherous, so why should I feel guilty? There's nothing to be nervous about.

Chen Li'an waited in silence for more than ten minutes before Director Wang put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked at him. After realizing that Chen Li'an was not nervous, he asked in a calm tone: "What do you want to say?"

Chen Li'an paused while tapping his fingers on his knees under the table, and said calmly: "I don't have any special feelings. It's just that discussing art with so many artists is very rewarding."

"Oh?" Director Wang raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Li'an, then asked, "Tell me what you gained."

Chen Li'an thought for a moment and said: "Probably because I saw the booming artistic atmosphere in China and the artists' love for art, I was very moved, but I also saw some not-so-good things."

Director Wang's eyes moved slightly when he heard this and said, "Tell me what's wrong."

"Both sides are extreme." Chen Li'an sighed and said, "A group of people admire the West too much, whether it is art or the creative environment. They are busy criticizing and complaining everywhere, and a group of people are busy praising it all day long."

"This gave me a very contradictory and contradictory feeling. It was neither objective nor rational, but also a bit too self-aware."

Listening to Chen Li'an's words, the lines on Director Wang's face finally softened, and the corners of his mouth also raised a slight arc. He looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Yes, you have made great progress with such a gain, but there are many ways to make progress. , also pay attention to the impact.”

Chen Li'an nodded, hesitated a little and said: "I will pay attention to the methods and methods, try to control the impact, and only discuss the art itself with everyone to make progress together."

"Right, artists should do their job well, create works of art well, and bring better works to the people and society." Director Wang smiled, then looked at Chen Li'an and said, "But I heard that the Artists Association You haven't gone to several meetings? As a member of the Artists Association, you should also actively participate in artistic work, and don't just focus on creation."

The Artists Association did call Chen Li'an several times, but Chen Li'an found excuses not to go and was not interested in those so-called meetings at all.

Form over reality is a waste of time.

However, in front of Director Wang, Chen Li'an naturally did not express his thoughts and just nodded and promised to participate next time.

After the two chatted for a while, Director Wang took out a document from the table and handed it to Chen Li'an and said: "Outstanding literary and artistic workers will be selected at the end of the year, and you are also on the nomination list. Take a look at this document. There is Be mentally prepared.”

I was given another benefit. Chen Li'an took the document and said, "Thank you for the organization's recognition, but I'm still young, so it's a bit inappropriate."

Director Wang: "There is nothing inappropriate. Regardless of seniority in artistic creation, this is recognition of you. Accept it humbly."

Okay, you have to eat this pie if you don't want to, and you have to be more honest in the future. If you don't work on sensitive issues, you should not do it in the mainland.

After eating the pie and reaping the benefits, Chen Li'an left Director Wang's office with a melancholy look on his face.

Because at the end, Director Wang intentionally or unintentionally said that someone outside said there was a problem with his style and that he should pay attention to the impact.

Although I added one sentence at the end, it doesn’t matter if young people make some mistakes. As long as they don’t make principled mistakes, it won’t be a big problem.

Of course Chen Li'an can understand the meaning of "it's not a big problem". If you are obedient, then it won't be a big problem. If you are disobedient, then it will be a big problem.

As for whether the problem is serious or not, it depends on what Chen Li'an does.

What a headache

The biggest problem for Chen Li'an is not that his style will not be changed anyway, but that he will have to go to the Artists Association in the future.

It felt a bit like he was going to show his face in the community after being released from prison on parole. Chen Li'an looked down at his ankle. Fortunately, there was no locator or anything.

However, going to the Artists Association is not completely without benefits. At least Chen Li'an can really gain fame in the future, and becoming a "master" is just around the corner.

After this experience, Chen Li'an was too lazy to go anywhere else and took a taxi directly to the studio.

I originally planned to go to Chen Meiren's place to ask Liu Luoguo how the broadcast rights were sold and whether he had received any money back.

Now that we have an assistant, someone will be driving, which can save us a lot of trouble.

Thinking of the assistant, Chen Li'an called Ji Fa and asked about the assistant.

"Ji Fa, are you at Bai Qing's place?"

Ji Fa held the phone with messy hair, turned to look at the beautiful boss lady beside him, coughed and said, "No, what's the matter? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I'm just asking about the assistant." Chen Li'an heard the unnaturalness in Ji Fa's voice, and vaguely heard a lazy snort coming from the side.

You don't need to think about it to know that Ji Fa must have gone to seduce the little girl. This girl is not a good person! Why are you so aggressive!

Ji Fa ran out of the bedroom with the phone and said, "The assistant is very good. I have signed a contract with her and can work at any time."

"Sign a contract? What contract did you sign with her?" Chen Li'an asked strangely. Logically speaking, he should sign a contract with Chen Mei and his company.

Ji Fa yawned and explained: "This assistant is assigned to you by me. Of course, you have to sign a contract with me."

Chen Li'an: "." Well, this assistant has become an employee of a foreign company.

"Okay, let her come to my place to report. I'll be in the studio right away." After Chen Li'an finished speaking, he hung up.

When he arrived at the studio, Chen Li'an saw two people smoking at the door of the courtyard with cameras hanging on their chests.

Taking a closer look, Chen Li'an recognized it as the reporter from the previous two days, and immediately wondered if these two reporters had given the photo to Director Wang.

When the two reporters saw Chen Li'an coming, they threw away the cigarette butts in their hands, looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Hello, Teacher Chen, we are."

"Reporters, I know." Chen Li'an took out the key to the studio and opened the door and asked, "What are you here for?"

"Mr. Chen, it's like this. The company has arranged for us to interview you about your views on what happened two days ago." An older reporter took the initiative to explain.

Chen Li'an looked at the press badges hanging on their chests and recognized that the magazine on it was an art magazine sponsored by the Artists Association, so he said, "Then come in."

After entering, Chen Li'an poured them tea. As soon as they sat down, they heard the older reporter say: "Teacher Chen, it's like this. This interview is mainly to summarize the artist gathering of the previous two days. And qualitative, do you understand what I mean?”

"Understood, if you have any questions, just ask." Chen Li'an did not show any impatience. This was a way to deal with the aftermath of the previous incident. Art Magazine, as a professional official publication, was enough to bring this matter to an end.

"Thank you so much." The reporter showed a relaxed smile, and then said: "Then let's start, your opinion on the connection between art and society."

In the next half hour or so, Chen Li'an exhausted all the positive words and finally completed the interview.

After the interview, Chen Li'an leaned back on his chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to pour a cup of tea to moisten his throat, there was an extra cup of tea in front of him.

Chen Li'an looked up and saw that it was his number one fan. A trace of surprise flashed across his face, just when he was about to ask.

The reporter who had already compiled the manuscript stood up and said to Chen Li'an: "Mr. Chen, thank you for accepting the interview. We are rushing back to finalize the manuscript, so I won't interrupt you for now."

Chen Li'an suppressed the surprise in his heart and stood up and said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I hope you can write wonderful articles so that everyone can have a deeper understanding of us artists."

"Teacher Chen, don't worry, I understand." The reporter smiled, said a few polite words to Chen Li'an, and then left with his assistant.

Chen Li'an, who had sent the person to the door, was just about to turn around to ask Miss Wave what was going on when he turned around and saw her standing behind him.

Chen Li'an was startled, looked at the smiling girl Wave and said, "You speak very loudly, how can you walk noisily?"

The wave girl stuck out her tongue playfully, and then said sheepishly: "I got the habit from dancing since I was young."

"Are you learning to dance?" Chen Li'an took one look at her figure and saw that she was not suitable for being a professional dancer. It would be too much of a burden for a dancer.

"Yes, doesn't it look like that?" The wave girl turned around in a circle and made a perfect pose of raising her legs and looking up.

Chen Li'an looked at her standard dance posture and couldn't help but nod: "Like, very professional. But why are you here?"

"You asked me to come here."

"I?"

"Yes, I am your assistant."

"assistant?!"

Chen Li'an's voice rose an octave. It felt like it was too coincidental. His fans became his assistants?

Logically speaking, Mei Chen would not find such a beautiful girl to be his assistant. This is too strange.

Chen Li'an looked at her suspiciously and asked with some uncertainty: "What is your relationship with Meiren Chen? Is she a relative?"

Apart from this explanation, Chen Li'an couldn't think of any other possibility, otherwise Chen Meiren would definitely not have arranged for a beautiful girl to be his assistant.

"Ah? What's Miss Chen? Me" Li Xiaoran suddenly stopped mid-sentence, thinking of what happened that day. This assistant should have been recommended by Chen Li'an's friend, and he was pretending to be here at the time.

Chen Li'an looked at Li Xiaoran's expression and felt a sense of absurdity flash in his heart, and asked with some uncertainty: "You are not a liar, are you?"

"No, no! I'm not a liar! Oh, this is what happened." Li Xiaoran was anxious and didn't know what to say. Seeing that Chen Li'an didn't urge him, he calmed down and said seriously: "Teacher Chen, this is what happened."

Chen Li'an stood opposite Li Xiaoran and listened quietly to her explanation, but the expression on his face gradually became strange.

"That's what happened. It's a coincidence anyway. I didn't mean to lie to you." After speaking, Li Xiaoran looked at Chen Li'an with a guilty conscience, fearing that he would arrest her and twist her to the police station in the next second.

He had already received his salary in advance and moved into the house that Ji Fa rented for him.

Chen Li'an felt extremely strange. Have so many magical things happened in the past two days?

But looking at Li Xiaoran's appearance, Chen Li'an frowned and said to her, "Tie up your hair and let me see."

Li Xiaoran was a little strange, but he still tied up his wavy forehead and exposed his entire face.

Chen Li'an took a closer look and felt that she looked familiar. It was not the familiar look that he had seen before, but he felt that she looked like Chen Zihan, so he asked: "What's your name?"

Li Xiaoran grabbed his hair and tied it behind his head, and whispered: "Li Xiaoran."

Chen Li'an: "." It turns out to be Li Bai, no, it's Li Dabai.

However, I don’t know much about Li Dabai and Chen Li’an. I have only watched the TV series she acted in, and I don’t know anything else. I am very surprised why she became his assistant inexplicably.

Li Dabai, who was holding his hair with one hand, looked at Chen Li'an's strange expression and asked cautiously: "Teacher Chen, you won't arrest me, will you? I will be a good assistant, I am very capable!"

How capable

Chen Li'an looked at Li Dabai's expectant eyes, thought about it and said, "It's not impossible. There's only one requirement for being my assistant. If you can do it, I'll keep you."

"any request?"

Li Dabai asked immediately, fearing that Chen Li'an would deliberately embarrass him and find an excuse to fire him. A job of three hundred dollars a month is still an assistant to an idol. Such a perfect job must not be missed!

Chen Li'an asked very seriously: "Can you drive?"

Li Dabai: "." That's it? That's it? ? But I really don’t know how. How can I learn to drive as a nineteen-year-old girl who has no money to buy a car?

"You don't know how?" Chen Li'an looked at Li Dabai's expression, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry. Although you are a fan of mine, you are not suitable to be my assistant."

"I can learn!" Li Dabai immediately promised anxiously: "I can definitely learn it in one week, no, two weeks!"

"Teacher Chen, please take pity on me. I quit my job in the dance troupe. If you don't want me, I will live on the street." Li Dabai pulled Chen Li'an's clothes and begged softly.

Seeing Li Dabai like this, Chen Li'an thought about it and said, "I haven't bought my new car yet. If you can learn it before I buy the car, then I'll use you. If not, you can use these days to find a job. "

"Then when will you buy a car?"

"Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year."

It mainly depends on when the money will be paid back, and Chen Li'an is not sure when he will receive the money back.

Tomorrow or next year. This range is too big. Teacher Chen didn't say that deliberately to test me, right?

Li Dabai felt that he had grasped the key point, so he immediately said: "Okay, Teacher Chen, I promise to learn to drive before you buy a car!"

Looking at the energetic Li Dabai, Chen Li'an waved his hand and said, "Then you go and learn. Come back when you have learned it."

"Oh" Li Dabai looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Then don't I need to do anything else now?"

Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "No need for the time being, you can find a place to learn to drive."

A few minutes later, Li Dabai came out of the studio feeling a little dizzy. Was he accepted or not?

This assistant was really speechless. Chen Li'an felt that the world was too magical, as if someone had arranged it deliberately. Who is so brave?

Chen Li'an thought about Li Dabai's matter for a while and then stopped thinking about it. He was just an assistant responsible for driving, and he was not looking for a wife, so there was no need to be so cautious.

Chen Li'an was alone in the studio. He waited for a long time before Bo Qing came to the studio, and he didn't know what he was busy with.

With Bai Qing away, Chen Li'an had no intention of working on sculptures, so he simply went home to rest. He had been overworking his brain in the past two days and needed a good rest.

The real cold winter in the capital has finally come, and the snowflakes falling from the sky cover the ground, making a crunching sound when you step on it.

Chen Li'an braved the heavy snow and came to the newsstand on the roadside. Looking at the old man who was baking in the stove, he was really worried that he would accidentally light up the newsstand.

After browsing on the magazine shelf for a while, Chen Li'an found the magazine he wanted to buy.

There are several magazines such as Popular Literature, Fine Arts, Chinese Literature and Art, etc.

When he was about to pay, Chen Li'an saw Popular Movies again, reached out and flipped through it, and saw an article about the winner in it.

"Pay first and then read." The old man in the newsstand held up his hat and looked at Chen Li'an warily, fearing that he was having sex in vain.

Chen Li'an closed the magazine, took a copy of Popular Movies, put it in front of the uncle and said, "How much are these books in total?"

The uncle took it over and looked at them one by one, then looked up at Chen Li'an, pointed at the cover of the art magazine and asked, "Is this you?"

The cover of the art magazine was the photo of Chen Li'an standing in the light in the courtyard. It looked so sacred that it was short of saying that God loves the world.

The uncle clicked his tongue and muttered: "He is still an artist, forty-six in total."

Chen Li'an paid quickly, took the magazine and left. It was freezing cold outside.

After returning home, Chen Li'an read several magazines, then lay on the sofa and looked at the ceiling, doubting life.

The praise was overwhelming. If the editor of the art magazine hadn't been more reserved, he would probably have described Chen Li'an as a master.

This is putting yourself on the fire. As soon as these magazines come out, some people will definitely dislike me. What pseudo-artists pursue is fame.

A young man like Chen Li'an who has no foundation will definitely make many old guys look unhappy. With the kindness of "guiding the younger generations", they will definitely not be able to help but educate a few words.

Just when Chen Li'an felt tired, the phone suddenly rang. Chen Li'an took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, who are you?"

The other end of the phone quickly replied: "Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Li Minghua from the Artists Association. The Association has a seminar the day after tomorrow. I hope you can participate."

"What time is the day after tomorrow and what is the specific content?"

"At nine o'clock the day after tomorrow, we will mainly discuss the selection of outstanding literary and artistic workers at the end of the year."

Chen Li'an suddenly had a bad feeling that the morning after tomorrow would not be easy, but he still agreed: "Okay, I will participate on time, please let me know."

Director Wang said he would nominate himself, which meant that he was determined, but there are only so few quotas every year, and there are only a few painters. If he occupies one, it means that someone in the Artists Association will be squeezed out. .

Someone will definitely cause trouble at the meeting the day after tomorrow, and Chen Li'an gets a headache just thinking about it.

The most annoying thing is to have a war of words. He is not Zhuge Liang.

Instead of having a war of words with a group of men, it would be better to go to Chen Meiren and ask about the return of investment in the TV series.

The TV series has already been sold to two TV stations, and I don’t know if he has recovered part of the money. He is still waiting to use the money.

When Chen Li'an came to Chen Meiren's house, she was still sleeping and hadn't gotten up. Chen Li'an looked at Chen Meiren who was sleeping soundly and couldn't help pinching her face.

Why is he so cute when he is sleeping? His little mouth is slightly open and his face is pouty, like a baby.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but pinched Mei Chen's cheek, watched her open her eyes drowsily, scratched her nose and said, "Did you stay up late again yesterday? It's already past ten o'clock, why can't you get high?" "

Chen Meiren looked at Chen Li'an who suddenly appeared at the head of her bed. She didn't panic at all. Instead, she stretched out her hands from the warm quilt and hugged Chen Li'an's neck and said, "I'm so sleepy, please sleep with me for a while."

Chen Li'an: "." I asked you to get up, so you dragged me into the water, right?

good! Then don't sleep. Get up and exercise. I'll do some leg compressions and stretch your legs, and sweat a little by the way.

The dazed Chen Meiren woke up after a while. She held Chen Li'an's dishonest hand and couldn't help but bite his shoulder and whispered softly: "Bad guy~"

"Don't bite my shoulder, I put water on your face."

"You dare! I'll bite, and I'll bite somewhere else!"

More than an hour later, Chen Li'an and Chen Meiren came out of the small courtyard in high spirits and neatly dressed.

"What car do you want to buy this time?" Chen Meiren asked, holding Chen Li'an's arm.

Chen Li'an thought for a moment and said: "Just one with higher security will do. The money back is not much now, so just pick a mid-range one."

"No, don't buy a cheap one. Buy a BMW. It will definitely suit you." Chen Meiren said proudly.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but said: "I've only received hundreds of millions of dollars back now, and it's such a waste to have to pay additional money to buy a BMW."

Chen Meiren said with disapproval: "I have only sold three TV stations now, and there are still two and three TV stations to come. I can get at least one or two million back, so there is no shortage of money! And you are a big artist now, how can you be so casual? Just get it right at once!”

An artist is not a boss, so it would be strange to drive such a good car, but looking at Beauty Chen’s determination to buy it, she had no choice but to agree.

A BMW cost more than 700,000 yuan, which was a money grab. Chen Li'an felt a little distressed, but when he got in, he couldn't help but say, "It smells really good."

A BMW worth over 700,000 yuan is more comfortable to sit in than an Audi worth over 400,000 yuan.

Now Chen Li'an is a car owner again, but his driver has not yet come on duty.

"You asked me to help you find an assistant last time, but I haven't found one yet. You can't drive the car now." Chen Meiren touched the steering wheel and turned to look at Chen Li'an and said, "Then I will drive it for a few days."

Chen Li'an looked at Beauty Chen like this and couldn't help but said: "You go ahead and drive first. Assistant, you don't have to help me look for it. I've already found it."

"Found it?" Chen Meiren looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Did you find it yourself?"

I didn't find it myself, the assistant brought it to my door.

Chen Li'an knew that Beauty Chen would have a bad temper, so he explained: "My art manager helped me find her."

Chen Meiren immediately asked: "Male or female?"

Chen Li'an: "Female."

"Oh, the girl is pretty good, she's attentive." Chen Meiren replied pretending not to care, and then suddenly asked: "Does she look good?"

"Absolutely, just an ordinary person." Chen Li'an lied selectively.

Beauty Chen looked into Chen Li'an's eyes, and without seeing any guilt, she nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if you are ordinary. You can bring her back to me and I will help you train her."

"We'll wait until she officially takes up the post." Chen Li'an said casually, and then changed the topic and said: "I will go to Xiangjiang to sign a contract with Cheng Shufen in a while. I may not be in the capital on New Year's Day."

"Okay, then I will celebrate New Year's Day by myself." Chen Meiren was a little disappointed, mainly because she didn't have time, and she had to sell TV series with Zhang Guojun, or else she would go with Chen Li'an.

Beauty Chen always feels that Chen Li'an also has good friends in Xiangjiang. They go there many times a year and each time they go there for many days. There must be something fishy!

Next time I have a chance, I must follow Chen Li'an to take a look. Chen Meiren subconsciously touched her smooth belly, feeling a little nervous.

It's been several days, but there's still no movement. If this continues, when will I be able to control Chen Li'an? I'll just be showing off outside all day long!

Like a wild cat in spring!

(There is another chapter. Fifteen thousand a day, I am so tired, I really want to screw it up. By the way, if you see typos, please help me correct them. Thank you everyone!)