I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 566 Dawn's Assistant Director Exposes Scandal, Jinli Saves the Day

Yan Xingdong: "Then why not take the route of adaptation, adapting simple love songs and enhancing the power of the high notes?"

Xi Mengze's eyes lit up: "This is good, I like it!"

Yan Xingdong: "I recently heard a few songs that I thought were pretty good, so I'll share them with you. One of them was released this year, but some of them are older songs from three or four years ago. These songs are all very well-known."

Jinli couldn't help but ask, "From this perspective, isn't it a bit too drooling?"

Xi Mengze nodded vigorously: "Catchy songs are great! I want to love singing catchy songs so I can be eliminated quickly!"

"But……"

Seeing Xi Mengze's happy expression, Jinli swallowed her thoughts.

Why did she think that Mengmeng's actions would actually help her advance?
As long as obscure songs are not chosen, the audience will be familiar with them and will not find themselves unable to understand them.

By amplifying the climax of a simple love song and progressively developing the emotions, the song elevates the feelings to a higher level and sublimates the theme.

Of course, adaptation also depends on luck.

Some songs become cheesy after being rearranged, and no matter how high you hit the high notes, it won't help. If Mengmeng happens to hit that spot, she might be eliminated in the first round.

Jinli thought to herself: Hmm, it should work...

They discussed from day to night, selecting 25 songs for Mengmeng, of which Mengmeng randomly chose 5 from her usual playlist.

The next competition songs will be selected from 30 songs, with 5 chosen from each.

Yan Xingdong felt that 5 songs were not enough and that it would be better to prepare 10. Xi Mengze listened to his advice and changed it to 10 songs.

Later on, only Yan Xingdong and Xi Mengze remained chatting enthusiastically, while Jin Li and the others picked up their phones and started chatting amongst themselves.

Qi Guanmingzhu and Chen Lin went to play games together, Luo Yi watched a movie, and Jin Li and Gu Cheng talked about the books they had recently read. Then Gu Cheng recommended a book that he thought was very good to Jin Li—"The Little Prince".

Gu Cheng looked at her gently and said, "After reading this book, I feel that the essence of love is to share responsibilities, to fulfill rather than possess. As long as two people protect each other, that is love."

Jinli felt that his gaze at that moment made her feel as if she were seeing the bright moon in the sky, beautiful and moving.

After returning home, Jinli searched through the bookshelf and finally found the book.

She remembered this book and bought it along with other classic books.

Pointing the camera at the books and starting a live stream, she quickly became engrossed in them.

On the other hand, netizens saw the notification that the streamer had started broadcasting in the Cat's Paw backend and immediately entered the live stream room.

[I come here every day without fail, even if I'm not reading. I just like to spend time in the streamer's livestream room since I'm free anyway.]
[I finished reading a book yesterday. Should I read a new book today, or write a review?]
[I'd like to see the host write a review. To be honest, their handwriting is beautiful, with a distinctive personal style. It's very calming and peaceful to read, and the writing is also very elegant. However, they often use some Taoist classics.]
[There have been many posts predicting college entrance exam scores online recently. Judging from Jinli's writing skills in her reviews, I think her Chinese score won't be too bad.]
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone saw Jinli's fair hands open a new book full of fairy tale style—"The Little Prince".

The Little Prince is a book that has swept the globe. Many people have read it, or at least heard its classic quotes.

"My rose, to the average passerby, might seem like she looks like any of you. But that one rose is more important than all of you combined, because it is the one I watered..."

"If you tame me, we will become indispensable to each other..."

The time you spend on your roses makes them so important...

If you come at four in the afternoon, I'll feel happy from three o'clock onwards...

The golden wheat fields were originally irrelevant to me, but your golden hair, like waves of wheat, will remind me of you from now on, with the sound of the wind rustling through the wheat.

Everyone was surprised that Jinli would choose to read a book with a fairy tale style.

But upon closer examination, the content revealed in "The Little Prince" is essentially an adult fable disguised as a fairy tale.

As a classic book that has swept the world, its popularity is well-deserved, and netizens have also revisited it with Jinli.

What they didn't know was that Jinli read this book simply because of someone's interpretation of love.
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The next day.

Jinli's leisure day was interrupted because the popular drama "Dawn" crew was exposed for a scandal by the assistant director in the same crew!

When Jinli learned the news, her blog was already filled with trending topics.

#Assistant director of Dawn reveals that the male and female leads look down on people!#
#Xu Ting acted like a diva on set!#
#Bai Jiang Accused of Acting Like a Diva on Set!#
#Assistant director praises Jinli for her dedication to learning and her work ethic; the production team is efficient and conscientious#
"Some netizens have already suspected that you're self-promoting and acting out the whole thing. Everyone in the entire crew has problems, but you were singled out and praised by that assistant director. What do you think?"

After seeing the notification from the public relations team, Sui Lingfang immediately dialed Jinli's number. Fortunately, Jinli hadn't started her broadcast yet today.

After browsing the trending topics, Jinli frowned slightly and said, "I haven't been in contact with this assistant director since filming ended. I didn't add him on WeChat during filming either. To be honest, I don't have a deep impression of him. Most of my scenes were filmed by Director Chu himself, and only a small part was filmed by him."

After she finished speaking, she asked, "How fast is this trending topic going?"

Sui Lingfang said in a serious tone, "Quickly, very quickly! Within a minute of being posted, it was reposted by a well-known influencer. This is a premeditated publicity stunt!"

"I suspect that the director of 'Dawn' saw that the popularity of this film was soaring and was showing signs of leading the summer season, so he urgently released some negative information to sabotage the momentum of 'Dawn'."

Jinli raised an eyebrow: "Given Director Chu's abilities, no matter when he chooses to release the film, he will become a prime target for others to guard against. So, is the production team being deliberately smeared?"

Sui Lingfang's tone was somewhat complicated: "You haven't looked at the trending topics yet, have you? If that assistant director fabricated the facts, then 'Dawn' will have to personally step in to do public relations and criticize him righteously and sternly."

But the assistant director produced real footage from the set, showing everyone that Bai Jiang and Xu Ting were indeed acting like divas on set, and it wasn't fabricated.

Jinli was taken aback: "This..."

Sui Lingfang said, "Take a look at the trending topics first. I'll discuss it with the PR team, and then I'll see if I can get in touch with Director Chu."

"The drama 'Dawn' has been quite popular lately, trending on social media so many times. The actors and production team should issue a joint statement regarding this matter."

After hanging up the phone, Jinli clicked through the trending topics one by one to find out what had happened.

After reading it, she couldn't help but feel troubled.

It is indeed quite a problem.

Because this assistant director used real footage from the film set to leak the information.

Anyone with eyes can see Bai Jiang and Xu Ting's impatience when facing him.

Not only was she impatient with the director, but viewers could also sense that Xu Ting was somewhat perfunctory in the scenes filmed by the assistant director, with her tone, actions, and demeanor exuding arrogance.

As for Bai Jiang, he wasn't arrogant about acting during the filming of the main movie; he was just affected by the communication between Xu Ting and the assistant director earlier.

Xu Ting always liked to drag Bai Jiang into everything she did, trying to intimidate him.

Because netizens love a good show, they even urged the assistant director to release more juicy details.

Netizen A: [You provided evidence for all the other revelations you made, but you didn't provide any evidence for your claim that Jinli is dedicated to her work.]

The assistant director responded to netizen A with a video.

Jinli was just moments before doing practice problems with a "53" textbook, but then everyone heard the stage manager say it was time to get ready, so she put the textbook down. When she looked up again, her expression had completely changed.

A post-apocalyptic superhuman who is even colder than Jinli was before, and appears to have undergone a transformation into a shrewd and capable individual.

The assistant director wrote another paragraph.

To be fair, Jinli can switch between work mode and study mode in an instant. She doesn't cause trouble for the director before filming, and she doesn't cause trouble for the director after filming either, with very few NGs.

Most importantly, her attitude was the same whether she was facing me or Director Chu.

Her gaze is always calm and serene. She values ​​studying and practicing problems above all else, sometimes even putting aside scripts. Amazingly, she manages to balance both perfectly, making her work flawless.

Jinli saw this message and was momentarily unsure whether the director was praising her or criticizing her.

Praise her, but say that she values ​​doing practice problems more than reading scripts.

If you criticize her, you'll be told that she makes no mistakes at work.

She later checked the comments and found that netizens didn't think the assistant director's revelations were perfunctory; on the contrary, they felt that this was the normal state of working.

Do your job well.

If you're not working, just do your own thing.

As for the script, it's something I've already memorized, so why watch it repeatedly? That's just wasted effort.

After browsing the trending topics, Jinli felt that thinking about it was pointless, so she simply started reading a book again.

However, this time, she did not choose to do a live stream.

Given the current situation, let's give the production team some time to react.

same moment.

Chu Chenliang immediately contacted Bai Jiang and Xu Ting to ask them what conflicts they had with the assistant director.

The three of them were having a video call on their work software. Xu Ting looked puzzled and angry and said, "We've never had any conflicts. I haven't even said more than a few words to him. I'm going to send him a lawyer's letter and sue him for defamation!"

Chu Chenliang's face was ashen, and he said coldly, "He is the assistant director of the crew, and the number of shots he filmed is second only to mine. You haven't communicated with him much, so was it wrong for him to criticize you? Aren't you deliberately ignoring him?"

Xu Ting was completely stunned.

Her expression froze; she hadn't expected Director Chu to say that at all.

Seeing this, Bai Jiang felt uneasy and quickly said, "Director Chu, Xu Ting didn't mean that. We didn't communicate much with the assistant director, but we all completed the filming tasks well."

Jinli doesn't communicate with him much either. It's not just our problem; the assistant director is just a quiet person by nature.

Xu Ting regained her composure, suppressed her unease, and said seriously, "Director Chu, the assistant director also participated in the filming of 'Dawn.' Nobody wants 'Dawn' to have a bad reputation before it's even released. Let's talk to the assistant director first."

Chu Chenliang said coldly, "I don't want to negotiate with him? I can't even find his people! He told me he was resigning three days ago and wouldn't be working in my team anymore!"

He said, "That's why I'm asking you two to find out what happened, how much footage of you he filmed."

……

Two hours later, Jinli received a call from Chu Chenliang himself.

The situation was urgent, so Chu Chenliang didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "I need your help to attract the media's attention. Can you make a scene?"

Jinli's expression hardened slightly: "Because of the trending topics on the internet?"

Chu Chenliang said in a very bad tone, "Yes, we can't respond directly to those trending topics. Bai Jiang and Xu Ting have been filmed with a lot of material. If we push that person too far, we don't know if they will release even more shocking videos."

Jinli reminded him, "Director Chu, I think you should find the assistant director first and discuss with him how to resolve the situation, so as not to escalate it."

Chu Chenliang sighed: "I couldn't find anyone, so I thought of having you attract attention."

Jinli frowned slightly. She couldn't even find anyone, so it seemed they weren't after money.

This is the most troublesome; there's no way to find a breakthrough.

Jinli asked again, "Can't you think of any other way?"

Chu Chenliang shook his head: "There's no better way. Perhaps you could ask Chenxi Entertainment to release some juicy gossip about other celebrities?"

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Fine, I'll do it."

Chu Chenliang finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He said in a light voice, "Thank you. I owe you a favor this time. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know!"

Jinli smiled and said, "Director Chu, as an actress, the only place I can use you is when we're filming."

Chu Chenliang grinned, and said with a seemingly casual yet firm tone, "I'll definitely look for you next time there's a suitable drama!"

After hanging up the phone, Jinli began to make preparations.

She called Sui Lingfang and told her her plans.

Sui Lingfang complained, "Since you know we're in the eye of the storm, why did you come to me for help? I think you're just too kind-hearted, that's why Director Chu took advantage of you."

Jinli smiled and said, "I was a member of the 'Dawn' crew after all. If something happens to the crew and it affects the box office after the film's release, my resume won't look good either."

She thought for a moment and said, "When we were filming, Director Chu intentionally revealed that if 'Dawn' did well, the second part would have a different actress, and he intended to choose me as the female lead."

Sui Lingfang knew about this; Jinli had mentioned it to her before.

But after the initial excitement, it felt somewhat unattainable.

After all, no one knows how well the first film performed.

If the first film is a poor success, there's no chance of making a sequel to "Dawn".

Jinli: "Just now, Director Chu promised me that if there is a suitable role, he will ask me to play the female lead."

Sui Lingfang's expression turned serious. "He really said that?"

Jinli: "It conveys roughly the same meaning."

Sui Lingfang's eyes flickered, and after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, she immediately said, "This can be done!"

"Director Chu has a good reputation in the industry, and his special effects films are accepted by the global market. He has connections in the foreign film and television industry, and his promises are as good as gold."

She quickly switched sides: "It's just a quick fix. If we can get a promise from him, plenty of female celebrities will be willing to leak information to help us out. We'll take the job!"

There's a typhoon these past two days, so there might be water, power, and internet outages tomorrow.