Actor: Thank you.

"My lovely hometown is at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains."

"When I leave it."

"It looks like the cantaloupe vine broke off."

……

Inside the old-fashioned KTV room, the film crew had set up equipment, and the main actors were having a blast.

The group sang the theme song "Remembering Comrades-in-Arms" from the famous Chinese film "Visitors on the Ice Mountain" in a casual manner.

The Avengers have assembled here and are about to embark on their grand project of making a musical instrument.

They are the male protagonist Chen Guilin, Teacher Wang next door, the male protagonist's butcher brother-in-law and intellectual second brother-in-law, the Soviet-educated expert in the factory, the factory's big brother, and Brother Ji who deals in scrap metal.

And then there's the female lead, played by Qin Hailu, who is... it's not quite right to call her a "paramour," nor is it appropriate to call her a "lover," and even less right to call her a "mistress."

Because the male lead never had a relationship with the female lead throughout the entire film, and even when she invited him to her home twice and explicitly stated that the child was not at home.

This is already a blatant advance.

But the male protagonist still refused.

While reading the script, Zhang Yuan pondered a passage that allowed him to deduce the character's psychology.

At this time, the male protagonist, Chen Guilin, was still married, while the female protagonist, Shuxian, was divorced.

Even if the relationship has broken down and is on the verge of divorce, and the wife has filed for divorce in court, it doesn't mean they are not divorced.

Chen Guilin may not be adhering to the bottom line of marriage; he simply doesn't want to add negative weight to the fight for his daughter.

For the sake of the children.

This reason is very real, and it weighs heavily on him.

Many couples in life maintain their marriage even though their relationship has long since broken down, and the excuse they give is just these four words: "For the sake of the children."

Actually, it's selfish.

Don't you have any self-awareness about whether you're truly doing this for the child?
Most of the time, children are much more capable of accepting things than adults imagine.

The strangest of all is the unique phenomenon in China: the "college entrance exam divorce group."

After their child finished the college entrance examination, the parents, who had long lost their affection for each other, divorced and separated, and then confronted their child about it.

There are always many people who value the college entrance examination more than their own lives.

It's not that the college entrance exam is important; even without it, people would always find something to "bet on."

I resigned after receiving my year-end bonus.

I'll travel the world after I retire.

Once I've saved enough money, I'll confess my feelings to my crush.

In reality, most of the time it's because they lack the courage to face reality.

If it were Zhang Yuan, he would quit his job, take N+2 (a form of compensation), and travel the world with his goddess, not caring about anything else.

He told director Zhang Meng that the reason Chen Guilin made the instrument was not only to lead a group of old workers to engage in production and enjoy the pure joy brought by labor.

He was also afraid of change, whether it was losing his daughter or being with Shuxian, both of which were changes.

He built the piano to keep his daughter with him, and he refused Shuxian's advances because he was afraid of changes in their relationship.

In the end, the zither was completed, the daughter still went with her mother, and he got together with Shuxian.

Many things cannot be changed by human effort.

Just like the tide of time, it will not regress to the golden age just because the working class dares to think and act.

Director Zhang Yuanhe said that the male protagonist's changing attitude towards his daughter and women reflects the changing attitude of the Northeast working class towards the decline of the Northeast.

From initial rejection and resistance to eventual silent acceptance and acceptance.

Just like in "The Long Season," where Teacher Fan shouts to his younger self at the end of the film.

Look ahead, don't look back.

These works of the "Northeast Renaissance" may differ in content, but their core essence is the same.

To paraphrase Mr. Benshan, "Just make do, what else can we do but get a divorce?"

Life must go on, and "The Piano in Steel" cannot stop time.

Eventually, the music will end and the party will disperse, just as the Northeast, the eldest son of the Republic, is gradually aging and declining.

Zhang Meng was very satisfied with his understanding, which even exceeded his expectations.

Great works are the result of the interaction of a group of people.

Zhang Yuan also noticed that Jiang Yuhang's songs seem to appear frequently in films and television dramas with a Northeast China theme.

He often heard Zhang Meng humming the other person's songs on set.

KTV scenes are another example; it seems that this element appears in almost all films and television dramas set in Northeast China.

It even appears in Zhao Benshan's TV series.

The director didn't give any instructions regarding the singing scenes at the party; he just let them do whatever they wanted.

The more relaxed and natural you are, the better; there are no choreographed movements.

Zhang Yuan closed his eyes and swayed his body, while Qin Hailu danced beside him.

Only at the very end of the shot did Zhang Meng ask everyone to pose with their arms raised and looking forward, which he filmed from the side.

The effect is similar to the "group" on the "Great Unity" banknotes of the early years, or the shapes on worker posters.

This film is permeated with a bright red undertone.

Zhang Yuan felt that this kind of film crew was very comfortable.

It's about mental comfort, not having to force yourself to distort your values ​​to fit the director's ideas.

Everyone shares the same idea.

After being immersed in this strong atmosphere of labor, he gained a different understanding of filmmaking.

I don't need that little bit of money to make a living.

Then why should I continue making movies?

Because work itself is joyful, and joy is work itself.

Filming is also a form of labor, and labor itself brings the most genuine joy.

Thinking this way, he felt that he had become noble, and was even gradually getting rid of vulgar tastes.

But soon, a magazine pulled him back into lowbrow tastes.

"Look, look." Qin Hailu came up to him with a gossip magazine.

"What the hell?" He had a full beard and was fiddling with a Nintendo Famicom.

"You're having an affair!"

Zhang Yuan took it and looked at it.

"A famous male star met with a long-haired woman in red late at night, and the two were very intimate."

Below is a blurry photo taken at night.

Two figures are depicted, with the male figure's head enlarged and accompanied by his photo and name.

Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes.

"Why does this person look so familiar in the photo?"

"This man really looks like me, but who is this woman?"

Qin Hailu, standing to the side, smiled and pointed to himself.
It is indeed I, a humble person.

Zhang Yuan: …

Why are you so happy that we're having an affair?
Zhang Yuan didn't doubt that Qin Hailu had taken a liking to him.

That's how it is between men and women: awkwardness, shyness, and even a little dislike for each other can actually create opportunities.

But if you're too open and honest, and even lay everything out on the table, you can only be friends.

It's like childhood sweethearts. If someone publicly talks about how you used to pull your pants down when you were little during Chinese New Year, how can you still be together?

I feel like killing you.

Zhang Yuan really liked Qin Hailu's personality; he found her to be dashing and straightforward.

But it's a bit too cool.

"What, you're not worth having a scandal with?"

"I used to respect you a lot, but now I don't really want to anymore," Zhang Yuan replied irritably.

Despite her unusual appearance, Qin Hailu cannot be considered a beauty in the traditional sense.

But this one is very shrewd and knows exactly how to handle men; she's also very charming.

The downside is that he's a bit too much of a drama queen, loves gossip, and spends all his time reading novels that can't pass censorship.

The contrast is quite big.

"Aren't you annoyed?"

"I'm not at a disadvantage if I'm rumored to be having an affair with you." My older sister is very clear-headed and happy about it.

Zhang Yuan looked closely and realized that the photo was of the two of them filming a scene on the street last night.

And as Zhang Yuan read on, he understood why she was so willing.

In order to attract readers, the article deliberately described women in great detail.

"Long legs, slim waist, sexy and slender, in a hot state."

Wearing thick winter clothes, I don't know how they noticed, but I just kept writing.

After reading it, Qin Hailu said, "If you're going to write, then write more."

This is a compliment, isn't it?

Although this person is a talented actor, his romantic history is enough to keep you talking about it for an entire afternoon.

Her boyfriend was stolen by Li Xiang, who was Li Xiang's ex-husband with whom she had a whirlwind marriage.

So when her best friend Liu Tao got married in a flash, she looked down on the man.

In her early years, her life goal was to marry a rich husband. She had considered making money on her own, but she was simply too ambitious.

Around 2000, I opened a high-end barbershop, hiring stylists from Hong Kong, and a haircut cost 00 yuan.

How much was the average wage back then?

It's over.

Open a Sichuan hot pot restaurant inside a five-star hotel.

Who's wearing a suit and tie and sweating profusely?

It's over.

He opened an advertising company, but ended up knowing nothing about it.

It's over.

With that kind of brain, he's basically doomed to never do business.

When she ran out of money, she had no choice but to go back to acting, and incidentally, she found a rich businessman to help her start a company and get acting roles.

In the early years, celebrities actually had a lot of fun, but due to limited information and the fact that they started to act like respectable people as they got older, young people thought they were old artists.

In reality... all you can say are veterans with rich experience.

After thinking it over, Zhang Yuan realized that Qin Hailu was right. She wouldn't suffer a loss; if anyone was going to suffer a loss, it would be him.

The director said a few days ago that there is one advantage to him playing the male lead: the female lead in the film is obsessed with him, spending money on him, cooking for him, and helping him, like a devoted admirer.

With Zhang Yuan's image replaced, everything made sense.

No explanation needed, it makes sense just by looking at their faces.

Just like in the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Yin Zhiping couldn't help but defile Xiaolongnu.

If you cast actresses like Li Ruotong or Xixi to play the roles, it suddenly becomes very reasonable.

It wouldn't make much sense for Michelle Chen to come.

Jia Lin came, and Yin Zhiping had some pica.

Ultimately, both men and women are big sex addicts.

Zhang Yuan didn't care much about the rumors.

He has at least a dozen female celebrities involved in scandals throughout the year.

But... Zhang Yuan closed the magazine and glanced at the cover.

Southern Entertainment Weekly.

this is not……

"Why would you read such a gossip magazine?"

"I'm not looking at a magazine, I'm looking at people," Qin Hailu said through gritted teeth.

"That's right, it's a person."

Because the source of this report is a company called "Fengxing Studio".

Southern Entertainment Weekly is merely a partner.

And the owner of this Fengxing Studio is Zhuo Wei!
Back then, it was Zhuo Wei who revealed that Qin Hailu's ex-boyfriend was stolen away by Li Xiang!

However, at that time, Zhuo Wei was still working on "Celebrity BIGSTAR".

Therefore, Qin Hailu paid special attention to this person, in addition to being a gossip herself.

Zhuo Wei is indeed a capable person.

Gao Yuanyuan, Xia Yu, Feng Xiaogang, Shen Xing, Wang Liqin, and the one from "My Fair Princess".

He also took the famous kissing photos of Wang Dazhi and Dong Jie.

But this guy isn't always right; he just makes a lot of big news, covering up a lot of fabricated gossip.

And he is not the "god of paparazzi" that the audience talks about.

After filming Liu Xiaoqin's release from prison, Jiang Wen hired people to beat her up.

He filmed Wang Fei, and Dou Wei burned his car.

Last year, Gu Changwei was caught on camera having an outing with his lover.

Director Gu got out of the car and greeted him, and in the end, this guy deleted the photo.

He doesn't dare to expose just anyone, nor does he dare to offend anyone.

Essentially, the purpose of leaking information is simply to make money and create a persona.

We had a brief collaboration before, but we've lost touch in recent years.

Because the internet is more efficient at disseminating information than print media, Zhang Yuan didn't communicate much with Zhuo Wei after getting in touch with Jia Shikai, the king of online trolls.

After not seeing each other for several years, how come this has happened to me again?

"Brother Long." He called over his bodyguard and tossed him the magazine to open.

"I understand." Without asking any questions, Brother Long started making phone calls to call for more people.

He was responsible for his own security, so it was naturally his responsibility if he was secretly photographed.

After an afternoon, Brother Long came to report to him.

"We transferred another group of brothers from the capital."

"I would disguise myself around the film set to see if I could catch the person taking the photos secretly."

"It doesn't matter, we'll just film and run, it's just to prevent anything from happening later." Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"Also, we have contacted the person who took this photo and posted the article, and warned them not to write anything inappropriate."

Zhang Yuan stared wide-eyed and blinked several times.

"Brother Long, do you know what kind of people these big paparazzi are?"

"Bad guy?"

"No, she's a slut."

"What scoundrels love most is arguing, and what they fear most is fighting."

"Warning the other person is tantamount to picking a fight with them."

"The more they argue, the more energetic they become."

"Huh?" Brother Long scratched his head. He was a martial artist by nature and didn't think about such things.

"The process may be fine, but it may not be effective, and it may even have the opposite effect."

The more you engage with paparazzi, the more energetic they become.

Just like those shady classmates who spread rumors back in school. If you ignore them, fine, but if you point your finger at them and scold them, they'll only spread the rumors even more.

"What should I do?"

"Treat them the same way you treated Yu Zheng?" Brother Long remembered that the boss's evaluation of Yu Zheng was also that of a scoundrel.

“Uh…” He was silent for a moment.

The rumors spread by viewers online are okay, because they are all fake.

But someone like Zhuo Wei can easily dig up the truth for you.

Therefore, it should be stopped as soon as possible.

"Okay, you guys protect the filming location first."

"Don't worry about the paparazzi studio for now; I'll make a decision later."

Zhang Yuan told him to put it down first.

I was pondering it at the same time.

After years of no contact, the relationship has grown distant.

In addition, this person now runs his own company and is no longer constrained by his superiors.

At the same time, in order to make money for the company, they will try every means to expose big stars.

Then I'll definitely become his target.

It seems he thinks he's done with it.

He also thinks I'm big enough that revealing information will increase his fame.

or……

Zhang Yuan considered another possibility: the other party wanted to make money from him.

Hush money is a major source of income for paparazzi.

He probably knows I have money, so he wants to spend some.

"It doesn't matter, let's put it aside for now."

"If he wants to make money, he has to come to me."

"On the contrary, we can't reveal the real information."

"Because once the truth is revealed, there will be no money left."

Zhang Yuan felt he didn't have the kind of evidence that Teacher Chen had, and if the other party really wanted to get him, it would involve a lot of people.

Just the movies he starred in and the partners behind them are enough to destroy him.

This doesn't even include the fact that I personally took action.

At this time, the table reeds had not yet reached their peak.

It was the article that made him a legend.

Zhang Yuan didn't think he had that much guts.

Moreover, he understands himself, especially when it comes to "benevolence and righteousness".

At the same time, there was another reason why he decided to leave it alone for the time being.

That is, his new movie "Ip Man 2" is about to be released.

At this time, rumors might not necessarily be a bad thing... (End of Chapter)