Actor: Thank you.

"what happened?"

He welcomed Shu Chang, whose eyes were red, into the room and sat down with his hands on her shoulders. After squatting down, Zhang Yuan looked at her at eye level and asked with concern.

"What happened?"

"You can tell me anything that happens."

Shu Chang suddenly smiled, his heart felt warm, and his red eyes returned to normal.

"It was Sissi who came to see me."

"She said that her affair with you was exposed and has been discovered by Aunt Liu."

"If you don't call me back, I'll come find you."

Her voice was soft and gentle, yet also revealed a hint of sadness.

She has filmed many dramas, but most of the crew members are elders who treat her like a child, so she rarely makes friends.

Liu Qianqian was the first friend she found on the crew.

Both of them come from single-parent families, both entered the film and television industry at a young age, and both entered university for further studies ahead of time...

Although their conditions are very different, the two have a lot in common, and they truly treat each other as friends and often communicate privately.

But the more this happens...

Shu Chang glanced at Zhang Yuan, who was stroking his chin desperately and frowning in thought.

The more this happens, the more troublesome some things become, such as emotional problems.

While she was struggling with the problem, Zhang Yuan almost scratched his chin.

"What's going on between her and me?" He said in a low voice, "What's going on between her and me?"

"I do not know how?"

"And her mother found out..."

He looked up and saw Shu Chang pouting with an unhappy expression, so he quickly took out his cell phone.

"Look, the content she sent me is also incomprehensible."

Seeing Zhang Yuan handing him such a private item as a cell phone and taking out Xixi's text messages, Shu Chang's nervousness was mostly dissipated.

"Oh, I remembered!"

"Can't you speak with some logic, you idiot?"

Zhang Yuan checked it for a long time before he understood it.

He immediately called Xixi, but the call was disconnected within a second.

Afterwards, Shu Chang received a text message.

"She said her mother doesn't allow her to contact you, so she has to go through me." Shu Chang shook his phone helplessly.

Xixi had already learned from her chat with Shu Chang that the two were filming in the same crew.

"Tell her if her mother found out about playing games?"

"Ah?" Shu Chang turned his head and showed a helpless expression after a few seconds: "Well, she said that Aunt Liu scolded her badly."

Who is Liu Xiaoli?

A professional dancer from an artistic family, his dance videos were later posted on the Internet. His skills in dancing the water sleeves could not be achieved without more than ten years of hard practice.

Because of this, she taught Sissi everything from dancing, piano to singing from childhood to adulthood.

You see, they are all learning serious arts.

For a woman with such high aspirations, considering the current era, games are simply deadly poison!
In Liu Xiaoli's eyes, compared with piano, dance, etc., electronic games are not only of no benefit to her profession and acting, but also waste a lot of her daughter's study time.

No matter how independent and advanced Aunt Liu is, she has her own limitations of the times.

In 20 years, which celebrity won’t play games?
Almost all of them are masters of "Internet surfing".

"Didn't I teach her to tell her mom that this game was going to be adapted into a TV series, so she could get used to it in advance?"

Shu Chang lowered his head for a while and said, "Xixi said her mother didn't believe it."

Zhang Yuan: …

He didn't expect Liu Xiaoli to give a Lu Yu-style answer.

What kind of world is this? No one believes the truth, but when you brag, a lot of people will flatter you.

"If she doesn't want to believe it, then don't believe it. The casting will start soon and she won't be able to refuse to believe it." Zhang Yuan was too lazy to argue with her.

"Ah, Brother Yuan, you didn't lie to Xixi?"

Zhang Yuan: …

Boy, is my credit so bad now?

Even Shu Chang doesn't believe me.

"Of course not..." Zhang Yuan told her everything about the TV series "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" in detail.

"By the way, do you want to act? I can recommend you."

They have a good relationship, but one should not forget one's roots.

"The Untold Story" was recommended to me by someone else, so I have to return it when I get the chance.

"Hmm..." Shu Chang frowned and hesitated: "No, after finishing filming this movie, I want to go back to school first."

If there are still classes to go to... she added in her mind.

She did not speak out about the difficulties she encountered at the Central Academy of Drama.

"Okay, I respect your idea." Zhang Yuan did not persuade him any further.

After sending Shu Chang away, he called back everyone who had contacted him.

First is Cai Yinong.

She did bring him good news, but it was not about him.

"Zhang Yuan, I found a play here, and the distributor is my friend."

"The film is called "Moon Shadow and Wind Lotus", the main characters are He Saifei and He Jiajin, and the second and third female roles in the film are both looking for people."

"You can ask your senior sister to try it."

Sun Li is getting married and will inevitably fade out of the film and television industry after marriage.

Boss Cai knows Mr. Huang Lei's character very well.

Although she is a teacher, she is actually very traditional at heart and believes that women should take care of their husbands and children.

So she urgently needs to find new people who can carry the flag for Sugar Man, which is why she is so concerned about it.

Zhang Yuan knew very well that if he wanted others to contribute sincerely, relationships alone were not enough, they also had to have common interests.

This is also true between parents and children. When your interests are consistent with your parents', the family will naturally be harmonious.

If it is inconsistent...

Many parents would rather sacrifice their children's interests in exchange for face.

For example, a wedding is a grand affair, the newlyweds are exhausted, and the parents are very happy.

Some newlywed couples really want to jump up and down like this, spend money and effort to show off, and spend most of their savings, all for the sake of making their parents and relatives happy.

In this matter, he and Boss Cai have the same interests, so they are so efficient. "By the way, the audition for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will be scheduled in early January. You can come to Shanghai then." When Cai Yinong said this, he felt mixed emotions.

Because this audition time was specially adjusted for Zhang Yuan!
If he hadn't been filming, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" would have started auditions half a month earlier.

It's not uncommon for the crew to adjust according to the actors.

Especially when the partner is talented enough, such as top actors like Andy Lau and Chen Daoming.

But how long has Zhang Yuan been in the industry?

There's nothing I can do about it, I have to follow his schedule.

So Boss Cai felt helpless, but he had to do it.

"We must find an opportunity to bring him under our control!"

Boss Cai would think so every time he was troubled by Zhang Yuan.

After chatting with Boss Cai, Zhang Yuan contacted another big boss in the film and television industry, Zhang Da Huzi.

The other party was very direct and informed him that "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" would be broadcast on satellite TV at the beginning of next year. As one of the leading actors, he needed to cooperate with the publicity and might appear on some variety shows and interviews.

Lao Zhang didn't mention any compensation at all, and it was obvious that he was planning to get it for free.

But being on the show would not only make him more familiar with others, but also allow him to make more contacts. It was a win-win situation, so he naturally agreed.

My phone was getting hot from calling, but I had no time to rest and called Guo Degang, who I hadn't contacted for a long time.

He hasn't paid much attention to Deyuan Society recently and just happened to know about its latest developments.

“Business has been good lately.”

After asking, Teacher Guo gave a positive answer.

His words revealed his joy: "The average attendance is about 60%, and on weekends it can reach 80% or even higher."

Teacher Guo had never dared to imagine such an attendance rate before. In the past six months, Guangde Building has not only changed its previous bleak situation of losing money every month, but also started to make a large amount of income.

The current monthly income is around 100,000. After deducting rent, wages, and losses, the net profit can be around 40,000 to 50,000!
Moreover, the attendance rate and revenue are still in the climbing stage and will be even higher in the future.

And half of the profit belongs to Zhang Yuan!

He calculated that within a year or two, just relying on the income from Deyuan Society and the catering company, he could easily earn a million dollars a year even if he didn't make any movies.

But if one does not plan for the future, he will surely have immediate worries.

Zhang Yuan understood that Guo Degang came to him not to sing a wedding song or settle accounts.

"Teacher Guo, is the theater peaceful recently?" he asked.

Immediately, there was a sound of sucking teeth and breathing coldly from the other side, which was very annoying to hear.

"Oh!" Then Teacher Guo sighed heavily.

"You should know a saying: Men of letters look down on each other, and artists look down on each other."

"Yes, and there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts." Zhang Yuan replied.

"That's right." Teacher Guo continued, "Since you helped to deal with that gang of hooligans, the tough guys are gone, but the soft knives are still there."

After all, the industry is in a downturn.

But the worse the economy is, the more inward-looking it becomes. After all, the number of customers is small. If you have two more, I will have two less.

Everyone in the crosstalk industry is a smart person, and they all understand one thing.

Instead of improving yourself, it is better to encourage others!
If college students in future generations had this awareness, would they be so miserable at work?
Zhang Yuan and Zang Pangzi reconciled, and the troublemakers in the capital's performance circle were finally at peace.

But seeing that Deyuanshe's business was getting better and better, but his own shop was still deserted, he was getting anxious!

That will be easy.

If we fail to harass someone, we can go through official channels!
Reporting is a thing that has existed since ancient times.

In ancient times, if a citizen sued an official, he would first be beaten with twenty sticks, and if he made a false accusation, he would be beaten with forty sticks.

But the rule of law in society has saved these crosstalk performers, and now they don’t have to be punished!

no problem?
There is no problem, you can find one.

For example, the traditional Guankou "Reporting the Menu", also known as "The Menu" or "Manchu-Han Banquet".

Steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck, sauced chicken, bacon, pine flower, tripe, dried meat, sausage, assorted Su plate...

This is a traditional old joke. According to crosstalk jokes, this joke has been around since the year of the monkey.

But he is so cunning.

Leng said this passage promotes eating wild protected animals.

Who can bear to be accused of such a crime?

Of course, the higher-ups were not stupid and didn’t respond at all.

But the toad lies on your feet, it doesn't bite you, it's just disgusting!

Besides, I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but I am afraid of thieves thinking about it. What if one day they really do something wrong...

"Oh..." Zhang Yuan understood.

In fact, being harassed is just a superficial phenomenon. The real core of the problem is that Guo Degang, the person in charge, does not have a solid background in the crosstalk industry.

A bunch of cunning guys sit together, asking who your master is and who my master is.

Speaking of Guo Degang alone, he has no famous teachers to support him, and you earn the most, so who else should he help?
Plus, Mr. Guo is a narrow-minded person.

This is not to mock or criticize him. The size of one's mind is basically innate.

Yu Qian just happens to be the type of person who is born with a big heart. The two of them are completely opposite and just complement each other.

He is a person who easily holds grudges, loves to argue with others, and is fussy about everything.

This would give others even more reasons to cause trouble for him.

"After that, we must find a way to find a towering tree to rely on in the crosstalk industry." Zhang Yuan knew very well that this was the way to treat the symptoms and the root cause.

However, distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. Affecting the small theater business means affecting his ability to make money, which is intolerable.

"I understand. I'll find a way."

While Teacher Guo was anxiously waiting, Zhang Yuan put down his phone and thought calmly.

"The most urgent thing now is to find a 'door god' to scare away these pink-eye patients."

"But where can we find the 'door god'..."

"You can't be just an ordinary person. You have to have a high status and position."

"Mr. Shi Fukuan is quite nice, and he has a good relationship with Brother Qian."

"But they are busy with work, and they have a regular position, so they may not be willing to condescend."

Zhang Yuan thought about it and slapped his forehead: "I'm stupid!"

"Why do you have to look for it in the crosstalk industry?"

"There are other masters outside the sect."

Zhang Yuan took out his cell phone, found a number, dialed it with a chuckle, and then spoke enthusiastically.

"Hello, Mr. Yuan, are you busy recently?"

...(End of chapter)