China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 676 Who Wants to Work Hard When You Can Rely on Your Face
Li Yu felt a little amused when he saw Li Xuejian, Yang Yang and others bragging about his new movie.

This puts him under a lot of pressure.

He is boasting so much now. If he shits his pants after taking office and fails to meet people's expectations, wouldn't it be a huge loss of face?
"Director Li, you must be planning something big, right? This is your first movie after returning from Hollywood, so you must be putting a lot of effort into it," the reporters asked again.

"I didn't say anything, they were the ones talking just now. I will definitely put my heart into it, I put my heart into every work I shoot.

But I want to make a disclaimer here. If you find that the movie is not as good as Teacher Li and Yang Yang said after it is released, you can contact them. "

Li Yu disclaimed responsibility.

After the launch conference, the first day of filming began.

Actually, Yang Yang didn’t have to come today as he didn’t have many scenes.

Li Yu did not give him any extra money to promote the movie.

However, he still came to the launch conference, said some words praising Li Yu and the movie, and took the initiative to advertise the movie.

Except for a few eccentric people, those who can make it in the entertainment industry can question their cultural level, but you cannot deny their emotional intelligence.

Yang Yang is so active, of course, not just because he is Li Yu's fanboy.

Showing up at the launch conference would increase Li Yu's favorability towards him and also increase his own exposure.

Li Yu's movies have always been a hot topic in the Chinese-language film industry. He said some eye-catching words at the launch conference, which will definitely bring him popularity.

For artists, it is very important to maintain exposure.

As long as you open any browser on your phone, you will find that the homepage is filled with a lot of meaningless entertainment news.

What did a certain celebrity wear when she appeared at the airport? How youthful and beautiful her outfit was. She is obviously in her thirties or forties, but she looks like an 18-year-old girl.

Do you really think that all the entertainment news at home are written by the editors of the shocking department? They are all press releases bought by celebrities.

In the absence of any works being broadcast, one has to rely on such press releases to maintain a certain level of popularity and exposure.

Since we all want to maintain popularity, instead of letting the media brag about our clothing and appearance, it is better to take a stroll around the launch conference. At least it is more nutritious than the former.

Therefore, for Yang Yang, showing up today is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

"Teacher Zhang." Yang Yang took the initiative to greet Zhang Yi.

A few years ago, Yangyang might not even know there was such a person as Zhang Yi.

Because Zhang Yi is too ordinary in the entertainment industry and he has not become famous after so many years.

A guy like him will most likely be destined to play supporting roles all his life and will never be able to make a name for himself.

What? Talent? Acting skills?

What the entertainment industry lacks the least is people with both talent and acting skills.

Life is so magical, full of surprises everywhere.

If someone had told Yang Yang a few years ago that Zhang Yi would become a middle-aged leader in the film industry in a few years, Yang Yang would have doubted whether that person had a problem with his brain.

Not to mention Yangyang, even if someone had told Zhang Yi this a few years ago, Zhang Yi himself wouldn't have dared to believe it.

"Yangyang, you have become very popular in recent years. When I go home during the Chinese New Year, I often hear my relatives' children mention you. They also ask me to meet you and get autographs for them." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

Zhang Yi was also very depressed about this. Sometimes, looking handsome is really important.

Especially in the eyes of children who have not yet entered the world, good-looking people are too lethal.

Zhang Yi became the pride of the whole village after working with Li Yu. Relatives at home all said that he acted very well in Operation Nujiang River, Operation Red Sea and The Disguiser.

However, his influence is limited to adults. Among children, his influence is not as great as that of young men like Yangyang.

The children of his relatives can recite Yang Yang’s birthday, hobbies, and favorite food, and they are also familiar with all the works Yang Yang has performed.

However, those children had no idea what works this elder in the family had performed.

I have to say that this society is so unfair to people who are not good-looking.

"Really? It's just an autograph. I can sign as many as you want." Yang Yang said.

It's just a few signatures, what's the big deal?

In the record era, veteran singers would sign autographs for fans who bought genuine records at the album sales site in order to boost sales when the album was released. It was not a problem for them to sign thousands or even tens of thousands of autographs a day.

How many relatives could Zhang Yi have? It would take less than half an hour to get all the relatives on Zhang Yi's family tree to sign, not to mention that there weren't that many.

"Thank you very much. This year when I go back to my hometown for the New Year, I won't have to be criticized by my kids for my poor performance.

You don’t know, those kids used to ask me if I knew you and if they could ask for your autograph, and I said I didn’t know you.

They complained that I was doing so badly that I didn’t even recognize you.”

Zhang Yi couldn't help but complain.

These are all true stories, but Yang Yang still felt a little embarrassed after hearing them.

What a joke, Zhang Yi is not as good as him?
Perhaps in terms of the number of fans, even ten Zhang Yis tied together are not as good as him.

But in terms of status in the circle, Zhang Yi is definitely above him.

Zhang Yi is a recognized powerful actor and a leader among the Mesozoic era.

Ever since starring in Li Yu's "Operation Nujiang River", Zhang Yi's career has taken off, and the speed of its take-off is really faster than riding a rocket.

It only took a few years for him to go from a supporting actor with a pay of hundreds of thousands to a popular movie actor with a pay of tens of millions. That's incredible.

It’s true that Yang Yang is very popular, but the resources he can get are far less than Zhang Yi.

He can only be the king in idol dramas and romance dramas, but Zhang Yi is different. Many big-budget films have begun to invite Zhang Yi to act in them.

This is something Yangyang could not envy.

So Yang Yang immediately replied: "Those children are just young and ignorant. I am still far behind Teacher Zhang.

Mr. Li asked me to challenge myself in different roles so that I can continue to have a long-term career.

Teacher Zhang doesn’t even need to use the word “challenge” to describe the different roles he plays. He can handle many different types of roles with ease.”

"It's all due to life's pressure. I'm ugly, there's nothing I can do about it. If you're ugly and don't make a living by your own ability, you'll starve to death.

If I were handsome, I would be invited to play the leading role in idol dramas as soon as I debuted and I could make money easily. I don't want to rely on my own ability to make a living.

You don’t know, but I had many competitors competing with me for the role in Director Li’s new movie, including Huang Xiaoming. Director Li said that the biggest reason for choosing me was that I was not as handsome as them.

Because this role does not require a handsome actor, if he looks too handsome he will lose the atmosphere.

It’s so infuriating. When I first debuted, the director said I was ugly. After I finally became famous, the director still said I was ugly.”

Zhang Yi felt deeply resentful about this matter.

(End of this chapter)