The whole entertainment circle thinks I'm confused

Chapter 550 Broke Girls【8】

"I intend to at least wait until the contract expires, to respect Ashley's appreciation, and to respect the spirit of the contract even more."

He glanced at Xia Yu again.

"Secondly, I'm betting. Because of this incident, I specifically checked the boss's information."

"A Venice actress plus Ashley's ability to direct you, maybe it can really create a miracle?"

"While I was researching the boss's information, I learned two Chinese idioms-it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, and to get the moon first if you are close to the water."

"First of all, I went to another company. I am still just a low-level actor, but if I stay, I don't dare to dream of leading the role, but with my ability, I still have the confidence to audition for an important supporting role."

"I was already waiting for the contract to expire. During the waiting process, if the company can make great progress, I can also renew the contract."

The calculation of this actor named Raymond is quite clear-although these words do not sound good, but when they are spoken out, the meaning is completely different. No one has to praise, honest, truthful, Have a brain and don't want to be tempted.

Xia Yu didn't correct Lei Meng.

"A building close to the water gets the moon first" is an idiom.

But "It's better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail" is not an idiom, but a common saying.

It can only be said that the personalities and information collected by Ashley are too "thin".

This kind of ability can truly be called smart, "great wisdom is like a fool", rather than Ashley's evaluation, "reticent and not good at communication."

Not good at socializing, can you go from the main supporting role, special actors, and extras in the first season to the more brilliant supporting role in the second season by adding roles from Ashley?

Not sociable, can you meet both sides?Although he has no sense of existence, no matter whether it is the crew or the actors, but no one hates him or has any opinions on him. What does this mean?
Communication with colleagues and colleagues is language communication and human communication.

As for the words of the leader, Ashley obviously belongs to the kind of person who pays attention to the efforts of the subordinates - as long as she performs properly, or often appears in front of her eyes, there is a high probability that she will be remembered.

Raymond must have worked hard to figure out Ashley's personality and preferences.

The most important thing he didn't say.

Ashley is very affectionate and capable. She is not only a director, but also a TV drama director who won an Emmy Award for Best Screenplay in a Drama Series for the first season of "The Werewolf Secret".

Self-written and self-directed, won the top three ratings of the year, and won another important award. This is a scarce talent resource in all major offline film industries.

If you follow her, even if the bankrupt sister film and television company really goes bankrupt, with Ashley's ability, she can work in any company.

He is a low-level actor, as long as he grit his teeth and follow, with Ashley's personality of emphasizing love and righteousness, when the time comes, his time cost and emotional investment will be considered a success.Compared to working hard outside without knowing the future, he is working in the bankrupt sister film and television company - no matter what, he will not lose money.

It's not that Xia Yu and Zhuang Ling treat a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain, but change their place and think in another place——from Lei Meng step by step, this is the most likely.Of course, it is undeniable that he also has the idea of ​​repaying his favor, but how much of it...

Zhuang Ling, "who the hell knows?"

"(Who the fuck knows?)"

Xia Yu took a serious look at Raymond for the first time. This actor has been working in Hollywood for seven or eight years.He looks like he has some Germanic ancestry, or in other words, most of the whites in North America are whites mixed with this ancestry.

Brown hair, blue eyes, three-dimensional and deep facial features, big skeleton, wide shoulders and narrow waist-in fact, most white people are considered good-looking.The most important thing is that the sentence should have its own appearance and characteristics, of course, no one knows if it can get out of the circle.

In contrast, Raymond looks middle-to-upper, and after seven or eight years of hard work, the mature and calm temperament that has accumulated over time is quite tasteful-and he should keep fit, although he is wearing Casual wear, you can still see the difference.

In China, once male actors reach the age of [-], they will inevitably relax their body management.

But in the beautiful country, or the actors in Europe and America, because of the training of various outdoor teleportation since childhood, they have developed the habit of exercising.This also makes most European and American actors, whether they are actors or actresses, have excellent body management.

The temperament is highlighted, at least, even if he is old, he will not look wretched.

Many male actors in China will inevitably get fat and greasy when they reach middle age. There is no way. In the Chinese film and television industry, the audience or the market are too tolerant of male actors, whether it is body shape, resources, or even public opinion.

Lei Meng is about thirty, with stubble. Looking at his state, Xia Yu immediately thought of actors from several L-rated world American and British dramas.

There are a few characters that match his appearance quite well.

Yes, the beautiful country over there is called America.

As for whether to shoot these classic American and British dramas in the L-rated world, and whether to choose him, these are all things for later.

This contract is not so simple.

After Ashley listened, she looked into his eyes, the original hostility and distrust were disintegrated little by little——

A person's character can't be corrected in a short while. Soft-heartedness and warm-heartedness are the virtues of human nature. They are also the biggest reason why Zhuang Ling values ​​her. This friend is worth it.Xia Yu and Zhuang Ling looked at each other and shook their heads.

Zhuang Ling said with a face, "Forget it, let her do it, with me in charge, it doesn't hurt to have a little problem."

Vivienne was even more indifferent, and said indifferently, "You know what happened to me, I don't care at all, I just find a place to hang out, shoot when there is a play, and if there is no play, this company can still receive a salary - don't have to talk to those Bi Pool fights, I love it."

This is true, Xia Yu has read her information, Vivienne's family background is not bad, and she usually likes to go to nightclubs and bomb the street - but it's straight, it doesn't match Zhuang Ling and Ashley, But I also like acting.

The Hollywood career of the Buddhist rich second generation?
After saying this, Ashley finally calmed down completely, looked at Zhuang Ling and Xia Yu, her face became even more slumped, and sighed, "I did another stupid thing - I misjudged people, which caused our company to lose money." A sum of money."

Zhuang Ling didn't raise his head, "You do stupid things? Is it not a common thing? But it's time to remember."

Xia Yu smiled and looked at her, "It's okay, I originally planned to lay off everyone if I couldn't do it, they are all small roles, and I am not interested."

What she said was half true and half false, but to the ears of Ashley and the others, it was like a thunder.

"Boom" sound.

Although it wasn't too loud, it was still a small slap, and several people shifted their eyes to Xia Yu.

Just listen to her.

""The Werewolf Secret" is your work, as a future partner, of course I have read it all."

"The shooting is very good, there is no doubt about it, the actors are also well selected, and the appearance fits the role very well, this is the key to your success."

"But to be honest, the acting skills are all about the same, not too brilliant. If you really want to choose acting skills, they may not pass my audition."

If these words were to be placed on other young actors, it would definitely cause some discomfort. In fact, no matter whether it was Ashley, Raymond, or Vivienne, it was a bit harsh to hear these words, but looking back, I found— — Seems like that?

They were suddenly in a trance,
"What? Really? Is our acting really as bad as she said?"

But Xia Yu did have the resources to say this. The movies she starred in were nominated for the three main competitions, Best Actress many times, and won this year's Venice Best Actress Award.

How old is this year?

27 years old?

What were they doing when they were 27?Maybe you don't know which crew you're playing in?

Xia Yu is not a particularly strong person, but running a company is different from filming.

Some ruthless words, some pretending words, should be said or have to be said, and it is not necessary to really look down on it.

These people are all comers, or ordinary actors, and their acting skills are not to say how good they are, but they are all remarkable—a general among dwarfs.

Among the low-ranking actors in the Screen Actors Union, short is a little short, but he is still considered a first-class horse.

However, this kind of magic-themed TV series can produce good results. The acting skills of the actors are important, but the skill of the director cannot be ignored. If they go to other crews, whether they can still perform stably is a matter of two opinions.

"Except for a few leading actors, these small supporting roles have gone to other companies, do they really have a place?"

"How many years have you struggled without getting ahead, just expecting smoke from the ancestral grave? Oh, you probably don't know the true meaning of this sentence, do you?"

"In other words, their ancestors prayed to God in the coffin, and God sent them a ray of light, understand?"

None of them are actors from our company, so don't belittle them, so as to make them stronger?A little consolation for Ms. Ashley by the way?
Ashley: "..."

comfort?

Thank you.

But Xia Yu's words really stimulated several people.

Ashley is okay, she knows what those people are like, they are not so bad, but they are not particularly good either.

Lei Meng and Vivienne were about to change their expressions.

Especially Lei Meng, he is full of self-confidence, because he claims that he is no worse than the acting skills of the leading actors in "The Werewolf Secret", between brothers, but when Xia Yu said this, he immediately glanced at Xia Yu—trying to get out of it. There was something wrong with her eyes and expression.

But he couldn't find the slightest flaw in Xia Yu's lying, and he was a little uneasy right now, with complicated eyes;
Xia Yu could see it, but her goal had already been achieved.

As for the actor's psychological activities, she didn't want to analyze too much.

Whether they can seize this opportunity is up to them.

At this time, even Zhuang Ling put down the manuscript of "Twilight" in his hand, slightly curled his lips, glanced at the few people and said.

"Since everyone is here, the meeting has officially started?"

Zhuang Ling sat opposite Xia Yu, no one took the main seat, Ashley sat in the last seat, Lei Meng, Wei Wei, and Brian Zhou, who had not spoken aloud, all sat until they felt that they were suitable and comfortable. position.

But Zhuang Ling's next words really made the ears of several people like a thunderous roar.

"At today's meeting, the first thing to discuss is the issue of the contract. Now that the company has changed its name and boss, I think it is unreasonable for a new company to still perform the contract of an old company?"

"That's right, we've already drawn up a new contract, but before we officially sign the contract, there's one more thing that's closely related to it—do you have to audition or interview when entering a new company? Have you guessed it?"

"What I'm going to say next is about the new company's contract, audition and signing."

"Actors, we will distribute five script fragments, give you one day to prepare, and test the results tomorrow morning."

"Raymond, Vivian, do you have any objections?"

"As for the end, whether to sign or not, and what kind of contract to sign, may be completely different from your own wishes."

"When the time comes, the only thing you can decide on your own is to choose not to renew your visa."

"Yes, you heard it right. You may find it funny and funny, but this is the company's new rule."

"All you can do is to do your best, think about the script carefully, and complete this audition."

"Brian? What you have to do is the same. Choose a song in a while. Tomorrow afternoon is your audition."

"Of course, you can choose to get up and leave now. It is up to you to decide whether you want to terminate the contract, or have no job, and wait for the contract to expire. I think our task and requirements should be very democratic? Right?"

After these words were finished, the entire conference room was almost silent, except for the sound of Xia Yu tapping on the keyboard.

Several people have different expressions.

Zhuang Ling looked at the three who hesitated for a while, but did not get up in the end, twitched the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile:
"Since no one leaves, does that mean they all agree to obey the company's arrangement?"

"Very well, I think in the future, you will be grateful and proud of your decision."

"Then, the meeting is over—we will send your tasks and materials to your mailboxes through the Internet, and we will see you tomorrow."

"Hope you guys pass the audition tomorrow."

She said with a contented voice, "What I say is the truth."

This meeting didn't last too long, it only lasted half an hour in total.

As the three left one after another.

Xia Yu patted Ashley who was still "depressed" at the conference table.

"Haven't you come out yet?"

Zhuang Ling tapped the keyboard and sent different scripts and music tracks to Raymond and Brian's mailboxes.

Hearing Xia Yu's words, he didn't even bother to raise his head, and said in Chinese, "Don't worry about her, she's so hypocritical. I don't know how many times I have been cheated in these years, and it is only these few years that I have grown a little bit of attention, so that she It would be nice for her to fall a few more times, as long as she is optimistic, she won't die anyway."

Ashley already speaks Chinese very well. If Chinese is divided into ten levels, she already has level eight or nine, and she can understand things quite well.

Outraged.

"Zhuang, you are adding insult to injury!"

"Hey!" Zhuang Ling still didn't raise his head, "That's right, what's the matter? If you don't accept it, you can come and fight, and I'll let you keep fighting..."

"Asshole!" Ashley scolded her in a low voice, curling her lips, "Hit you? With this time, I might as well think about tomorrow's audition."

Checking the time, it was still early, the two of them did not go back, nor did they go up to the sixth floor, but went to the office on the fifth floor, busy with their own business.

After dinner at night, Xia Yu called Meng Dong to find out about her situation in New York.

(End of this chapter)