This Star Wants To Retire

Zhou Tong, who was on a drama tour in the water town of Wucheng, had just returned to his hotel room.

These days, he has a strong sense of unreality.

Everywhere he goes now, as soon as he arrives at the airport, he will attract crowds.

In the past, when everyone saw him, they couldn't call him by his real name. He thought that this time, a group of people would call him, "Xie Yu."

However, the voices of "Xie Yu" are often mixed with "Teacher Zhou" and "Uncle Tong" these days.

And every time there is a drama tour, there will be flowers prepared by fans in advance at the entrance, and even large flower baskets.

Among them, there are many flower baskets and gifts from fellow stars, congratulations on the complete success of the drama tour.

These stars may have collaborated before, they may have met at some commercial event, they may be classmates from the film and television school...

However, most of the connections are not very close.

People in the circle, many people are: "Play with whoever is popular."

Many celebrities and the teams behind them are very keen. Seeing that Zhou Tong's popularity has soared recently with "Nirvana in Fire", he must come to get close.

Zhou Tong never cared about the [Rising Fan Power List] on Weibo. He didn't care about this list or the group of them.

He was still on the phone with his friend, and only then did he realize that he had been hanging on the top five these days.

This made Zhou Tong feel a lot of emotion, even every night, he would sit alone on the sofa in the hotel, not doing anything, not thinking about anything, just wandering off for more than an hour.

Once, more than ten years ago, Zhou Tong was also a standard little fresh meat.

It's just that in the film and television industry at that time, Xiao Xianrou was not popular, and it was difficult to carry the banner.

He endured and endured, playing various supporting roles, working hard to polish his acting skills and improve himself, and then what greeted him was to be a supporting role for the young fresh meat of the new era.

Looking at today's film and television drama industry, how many middle-aged actors can get the script of the protagonist?

How many investors are willing to invest money in them?

How many books are written for people of their age?

Even if there is, it is not within reach of Zhou Tong.

For these powerful actors, there is a great sadness: "People ignore you when you like the book. When you find your own book, you hardly like it."

When casting some roles, Zhou Tong will also participate in the competition with enthusiasm.

What I got in exchange was frustration again and again.

In this era, it seems unwilling to give them a chance.

Even sometimes, when you acted well in the crew, the director would pull you aside to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, the subtext is not to act so well.

You acted so well that the protagonist couldn't handle your play.

This is not only detrimental to the reputation of the protagonist, but also the reputation of the whole show. When the audience watches it, they will also feel unattractive and uncomfortable.

Sometimes Zhou Tong also wanted to say: "Then why can't we change the protagonist?"

But he knew very well in his heart that if the protagonist wasn't that person, the crew wouldn't be able to set up, and he wouldn't be able to get the job at all.

The employer invested money for these traffic stars, not for him.

—— "No Money to Shoot a Chicken Feather"! ?

Even if he acted well, even if he was brilliant, even if he performed a god-level scene with outstanding acting skills, the crew and management would not use these clips as publicity.

Why?

Because those traffic is the object of force protection.

Why are there still many people trying to save these people even if their houses collapsed?

Because the funds involved behind them may not be as simple as a few hundred million.

The huge net woven by money has one thread after another tied to these traffic stars.

People like Zhou Tong are just "fish that slipped through the net" that can fall out at any time in the gaps in the giant net.

It is these many messy reasons that make this atmosphere worse and worse and more and more sick.

But Luo Mo doesn't care.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Tong and others became popular is also because Luo Mo Studio spared no effort in promoting it.

Not only the label [Xie Yu] was promoted, but also Zhou Tong himself.

"You can't take their drama, but I can take it." Luo Mo has nothing to be afraid of.

Overwhelming the old drama, he still can't do it, there is still a long way to go.

But at least you can hold on.

The result of this is that "Langya Bang" is getting more and more popular, and all the members in it are getting more and more popular.

This kind of thing will have a chain reaction.

If one person goes to fandom, and ten people go to fandom, can the effect be the same?

In Luo Mo's giant net, they were all woven together.

You are not "fish that slipped through the net", you are part of the foundation of my net.

In the past few days, Zhou Tong began to be contacted by many people.

Among them, there are many great directors and screenwriters.

To Zhou Tong's disappointment, when they found him, they didn't bring a notebook or a character to the door.

Because they don't have any at hand.

These days—capital determines creation.

If you write it out and no one invests money, isn’t that written for nothing?

This made Zhou Tong realize that these directors and screenwriters have not changed.

What they fancy is still not themselves.

It's because there is traffic behind him.

They didn't come to find someone, they just established a preliminary cooperation intention with the new [Uncle Quan Top Liu].

After washing up in the hotel, Zhou Tong received a WeChat message from Luo Mo: "Brother Tong, are you interested in collaborating again?"

Zhou Tong didn't reply directly, but lit a cigarette and took a deep breath in his mouth.

He only replied with one sentence: "Do you have a book? Or is the character written?"

In the end, Luo Mo's reply was: "Everyone is so familiar, who do you look down on?"

Zhou Tong looked at this sentence, directly extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and opened the window of the room.

The night wind from the water village blows in.

"After all these years, I almost look down on myself." Zhou Tong muttered to himself.

………

……..

Luo Mo, who was far away in the capital, soon received Zhou Tong's reply.

He said that after finishing the play tomorrow, he would come to Luo Mo specifically to chat about the book and the characters.

And Zhou Tong said that if you are familiar with it, you still have to try it out, this is his insistence.

"Yes." Luo Mo agreed without hesitation.

His current ambition is actually not only to cooperate with the drama players, he even wants to sign a few.

Luo Mo Studio has no intention of continuing to sign traffic stars at all.

In terms of traffic, can you beat me?

[The strongest top player in the entertainment industry], do you think it's a joke?

Even leaving Luo Mo aside, Ding Xiaoyu's flow alone is considered the top group in the circle.

Luo Mo almost completely left the initial preparations for "The Beginning" to Migrant Fei, and let Guan Fei do it.

What he is more concerned about now is the finals of "The King of Love Songs" tomorrow night.

Tong Shu's song, combined with Feng Ge's song, had already been prepared.

He will watch the live broadcast on time in the capital.

Well, watch while "stroking the cat".

On this side, Luo Mo is enjoying himself in the field of love and the field of vanity.

On the other hand, the two brothers of Pineapple TV are annoying to death.

Just this afternoon, Luo Mo Studio and Penguin Video jointly sent out a message saying that the first premiere drama "The Beginning" of [Mist Theater] has entered the initial stage of preparation.

The information that can be released temporarily is as follows:

【Director】: Luo Mo, Guan Fei.

[Screenwriter]: Luo Mo.

[Supervisor]: Luo Mo, Guan Fei.

[Male lead]: Luo Mo.

[Heroine]: Ding Xiaoyu.

This makes Pineapple, who originally planned to create a suspense theater, very uncomfortable.

Obviously it was me first!

Why do I feel: "I'm passive now!"

As soon as the list came out, many viewers were already looking forward to it, and shouted: "Ye Qinghui".

Luo Mo finally cooperated with Ding Xiaoyu and Guan Fei again.

Isn't this the same as dreaming back to "Legend of Sword and Fairy"?

And this time, it's no longer a costume drama.

Luo Mo's [Ancient Costume Trilogy] plan has come to an end, and he has temporarily stopped his conquest in this field.

He switched to [City] and went!

Another master-student cooperation, I really want to see it!

Now that it's all over, Luo Mo's crossed foot is like a giant foot descended from the sky.

Not to mention that the pineapples that hit the subject matter are afraid, all the urban dramas that will be broadcast at the beginning of next year feel a little "unstable".

Wang Shisong's two little secretaries are about to lose their jobs.

Now he spends all his energy in arguing with Wang Shibai every day, and has no energy to play water conservancy projects on the secretary.

From loss of fluid to unemployment, but in the blink of an eye.

The reason why Wang Shisong and Wang Shibo are so upset is because they are now facing a choice.

As I said before, according to Pineapple's original plan, it is planned to launch a [Suspense Theater] in one fell swoop after "Lost Crimes" and "Nine Deadly Sins" have achieved good results and responses!

Now, the results of "Lost Crimes" are not bad, and "Nine Deadly Sins" is the number one suspense this year. It stands to reason that it is time to let the flow take its course and introduce the concept of "Suspense Theater".

But Luo Mo and Penguin were too aggressive.

Before the filming of the drama started, there was a lot of publicity, and it was stated that next year, how many billions would be invested in it.

Do you understand step by step?

Have you heard of step by step?

"It's as if we are imitating them!" The Wang brothers only hated that the slogan was shouted too late.

Don't talk about Wude, don't talk about Wude!

But they just have the confidence and courage to carry out such a big move with zero foundation and zero background.

But you still feel panic.

"Shu Zi dare!"

"Every man deceives others too much!"

You can't help but step back while shouting.

Sometimes, Wang Shisong would also think: "How much hatred, just because of the previous grievances, do you have to keep staring at us and beating pineapple?"

Is this going to go away?

He obviously has never made a suspense drama.

He obviously hasn't even filmed an urban drama.

It stands to reason that every director and every screenwriter has their own strengths.

What about you, Director Luo?

High EQ: "I know a little bit about everything."

Low EQ: "I'm invincible."

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