Actor: Thank you.

Magic City, YP District.

Unlike HP District, JA District and other areas, YP District is not considered the city center in Shanghai.

Since the Guangxu period, this place has been a public concession between Britain and the United States.

The nearby Hong Kong district is the Hong Kong district of the Hongkou Dojo in the movie.

These two districts are considered to be areas with a strong working-class atmosphere and a strong football vibe, and the residents also have a tough style.

Yes, there are also places in Shanghai where the people are tough. Not all men in Shanghai speak politely and not all girls are delicate.

There are also people whose throats are as rough as if they were polished by sandpaper.

But what is quite contrasting is that the YP district is also where the top universities in Shanghai gather.

Fudan University, Tongji University, University of Finance and Economics, University of Science and Technology, and the Second Military Medical University are all located here.

Like everyone, there are always two sides.

The filming location that Wang Yuan chose for "Love Apartment" was a residential area in the YP district.

In order to save money, this film did not use a studio to set up the scene, but instead used real location shooting.

This is the difference between the Magic City and the Imperial City.

Even though Wang Yuan's father is the vice president of Shanghai Film Group, he still has to pay if he wants to use the studio of Shanghai Film Studio.

It's impossible to use it for free, otherwise how could Shanghai Film Studio make so much money throughout the year.

When it comes to money, brothers in Shanghai settle accounts openly.

Also because it is shot on location, the flavor of "Love Apartment" is quite different from ordinary sitcoms.

If we follow the British standard that "it's not a sitcom if there's no canned laughter", this movie can only be considered a comedy TV series.

We were a bit poor, so we rented a nearby coffee shop as the venue for the opening ceremony.

They also set up a small stage and hung banners in the original open-air seating area.

Not only was Zhang Yuan invited, but Wang Yuan also followed his plan and reported everything to Youku.

So someone from Youku also came in person, a vice president.

Shanghai is the hometown of Tudou, and the presence of Youku executives in the city is making a big fuss. Isn't this a kind of NTR at home?

"It woke up the trees in the downtown area."

"One breath of pure oxygen and you'll float."

"The angle I practiced flying against the blue background."

"Keep my attitude..."

On the small stage, a petite girl wearing a pink short-sleeved sweatshirt, light blue jeans, pure white sneakers, her hair tied in a ponytail and a strand of long hair scattered beside her forehead was singing seriously into the microphone.

From her slightly trembling calves, one could tell that she was quite nervous.

Because when they came, they said it was just a small opening ceremony for a small crew.

But I didn't expect that there would be a professional filming team and many reporters.

They were all people Wang Yuan found through connections in Shanghai and Taiwan to come and show his support.

Many nearby college students were also hired as audience members.

As soon as they heard that there was singing, many college students came to watch the fun without charging any money. They were all from nearby universities.

Zhang Yuan looked at her carefully. The girl was not tall, and had a pretty face. From a distance, she looked like a girl next door, except that her face was much prettier than that of an ordinary college student.

And this small body contains great energy.

The singing is quite good.

"My future is up to me!"

"Dancing all day long and playing all over the screen."

"The dream of not having electricity is accelerating."

“Running on the map I drew…”

Clap, clap, clap... After the performance, Zhang Yuan was the first to applaud to express his support.

It was only when he clapped that many of the audience noticed his presence.

"Fuck, isn't that Zhang Yuan?"

"He's here too?"

"Looking at how shabby it is, I thought it was a small crew. With him here, it must be a big production, right?"

"Sign, sign for me..."

The female singer, who had just sung a whole song but failed to liven up the crowd, was getting nervous and at a loss, but she discovered that Zhang Yuan had caused cheers just by showing up.

She did not feel the slightest bit of envy, jealousy or hatred, but instead felt relieved.

At least the atmosphere is lively, which is better than being embarrassed.

"You sang very well just now. You are very talented. I like your voice." Zhang Yuan took advantage of the break to talk to him for a few words.

"Ah...thank you." The female singer replied in a voice with a hint of Taiwan accent, and nodded slightly like a newcomer in the workplace.

"Also, I think you can try short hair. It should suit your face shape." Zhang Yuan continued.

"Okay, I'll try." He replied nervously.

"Don't be nervous, just treat it as a normal chat with friends." Zhang Yuan comforted.

Wang Yuan and others who were standing by saw this and thought that popular artists were just coquettish and could pick up girls anytime and anywhere.

Anyway, he is not an actor in the crew, so let him do whatever he wants.

In other words, Zhang Yuan didn't know what these two were thinking, otherwise he would have been cursing at them.

Am I that kind of person?

Although my principle as a person is to try all kinds of dishes, I won’t spend all day on just this one thing.

The reason why he chatted with the female singer for a few more words was because the song she just sang was called "My Future Style", which is the theme song of "Love Apartment".

The original singer of this song is the girl in front of him who has a sweet appearance and voice.

This person is Guo Caijie, who has just debuted and is not yet famous.

Her current style is that of a sweet girl next door.

Her voice is indeed sweet, but not the kind of sweetness that comes from Lin Chi-lin's deliberately pinched throat.

This is her natural voice, she has good natural conditions.

The sound has some character, but not enough.

Because she lived in an era when the last generation of popular female singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as Stefanie Sun, Fish Leong, Angela Zhang, SHE, Elva Hsiao, and Jolin Tsai, were everywhere.

In mainland China, there are also many popular female singers who came out of talent shows, such as Li Yuchun and Zhang Liangying.

The timing of her appearance was really untimely.

So his first solo album “Invisible Superman” released at the end of last year didn’t sell very well.

The most famous song in the early stage of his singing career was "My Future Tide", which became widely circulated because of the TV series "Love Apartment".

But the problem is that she was not the one singing the TV version of this song.

Director Wei Zheng used backdoor channels to get his wife to sing the cover...

Moreover, most fans of "Love Apartment" only know the song and don't know that the original singer is Amber Kuo.

In the later period, her more famous songs were "Answer" which she collaborated with Yang Kun and "Another Me in the World" which she collaborated with Asi.

Anyway, she can't stand out in singing on her own.

As for acting, she just appeared in an idol drama called "The Invincible Shan Bao Mei" two months ago, and the results were average.

If we talk about the truly famous drama, it has to be Xiao Si's "Tiny Times".

Especially when she had short hair, she was immediately different from other actresses.

Xiao Si is a gay after all, he understands women better than women themselves.

After that, similar short hair style became her trademark.

That's why Zhang Yuan mentioned asking her to cut her hair short.

"Did your agent come with you?"

“In…” Kuo Caijie was a little confused about this very popular colleague and felt that the other party’s way of thinking was very unconventional.

What do I need my agent for?
"I want to talk to you about the cover copyright of the song I just mentioned." After finding his agent, Zhang Yuan got straight to the point.

"Huh?" The agent was also confused.

"Copyright, cover copyright, do you understand Mandarin?"

"I should still use Minnan dialect...I don't know it either." Zhang Yuan scratched his head.

"I, I understand."

The artist is not famous and her agent is also a newcomer.

He never expected that someone would want to buy the rights to cover his own artist's songs.

"But the copyright is not complete. The rights to use the TV series have been given to the production crew."

"Wei Zheng!" Zhang Yuan waved and called out.

When the bearded Director Wei saw the investor looking for him, he quickly ran over.

"I want the cover rights to the song she just sang."

"I will also find someone to sing the version used in the TV series. Just give me the copyright."

"Ah..." Director Wei didn't react either.

Zhang Yuan didn't give him any chance to hesitate.

I'm the investor and I'm in charge of this film. All I have to do is give the orders. There's no need for me to discuss such trivial matters with you.

"Dandan, call your manager Yang and ask her to draw up a contract."

"Ms. Guo, please make an offer to your agent. I want the song."

While everyone was confused, Zhang Yuan spent 7 yuan to buy the copyright for independent cover of the song in mainland China.

All profits from the cover song belong to themselves and have nothing to do with Amber Kuo and her company.

Zhang Yuan knew very well how popular this movie would be, and the theme song would also be a big hit.

Of course you have to take it in advance and squeeze out all the benefits you can get.

As for who to sing the cover... he already has an idea in mind.

Wei Zheng was speechless by Zhang Yuan's efficiency.

He was now completely confused, as if he had been hit by a blitzkrieg.

The cover song benefit that I wanted to get for my wife was taken away from me, but I didn’t dare to say a word.

How to say?
Wang Yuan saw that he was always polite, so he couldn't argue over such a small matter.

After Wei Zheng and Wang Yuan told this, he was just slightly stunned.

"He has his reasons." Then he answered.

He was the one who handled everything on Youku's side, so he had no choice but to accept it.

And...they both looked towards the small stage.

The actors and creators came on stage one by one and introduced themselves.

They were all “amateurs” at this moment, no one could recognize them, and the audiences were also confused.

But when Zhang Yuan came on stage, the audience immediately burst into cheers.

"Love Apartment is a comedy that focuses on the fashionable life of young people."

"It's prepared just for young audiences like you." Zhang Yuan looked at the audience, most of whom were college students.

"Director Wang Yuan is my friend. I believe he can definitely bring everyone a good work worth remembering."

“I hope everyone will join me in cheering for the crew!”

"come on!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

Seeing Zhang Yuan working hard to promote his work, they were both moved.

This person has contributed both money and effort... I have nothing to say and I can't repay him enough!

With him around, the work has had a good start.

It hasn't even started filming yet, but it's already riding on his popularity, so it's bound to attract some attention.

"That's great, you said it very well." After he got off the stage, Wang Yuan walked up to him and praised him with a smile.

"It's what we should do as our own people."

"Yes, yes, we are one family." "You stand in the middle."

When it came to the group photo, Wang Yuan put him in the center position.

Zhang Yuan took the vice president of Youku with him.

"Good luck with the boot!"

After the slogans were shouted, this fancy ceremony came to an end.

"I'll leave you my phone number so we can work together in the future." Before leaving the scene, Zhang Yuanlin took the initiative to say to Guo Caijie.

The other party was flattered and nodded repeatedly, almost dropping his cell phone when he took it out.

I turned around and followed the crew into the building where the filming was taking place.

The scene had already been set.

The opening ceremony was over and it was already noon.

The crew distributed lunch boxes to everyone and planned to start filming right after they finished eating.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the leading actors sitting around the dinner table.

It can’t be said to be a gathering of the best and brightest, it’s basically just a meeting at a theatre.

Sun Yizhou is from the Class of 02 of the Performance Department.

Chen He, Wang Chuanjun, Li Jinming and Zhao Ji are all from Class 04.

Jin Shijia is from Class of 05.

On the contrary, Li Jiahang, who looks the oldest, is a junior from the class of 06.

Lou Yixiao is not from the acting department, but she also majored in musical theatre at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

After all, it is in Shanghai, just like the capital is full of actors from Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama, it is more convenient to use local artists.

Most of this large group of people were brought here by Chen He.

Because this guy claims to be the school idol of Shanghai Theatre Academy, he is very cunning and knows how to deal with people. In addition, he comes from a good family and is generous, so he is quite popular in the school.

In fact, he also called his classmate Zheng Kai.

However, Zheng Kai just happened to take over Shang Jing's sitcom "Friends in the City" and couldn't run away.

And at a glance, you can tell what level Shang Jing is. He is the director of "Wulin Waijiao"!

Wang Yuan has a background, but he is just a young master who is just starting out.

It is obvious that Shangjing's side is more stable and easier to become popular.

Zheng Kai is actually a bit like Henry Cavill, the famous unlucky guy in Hollywood.

When it comes to accepting roles, he is often unlucky.

This person first joined the crew of "Lust, Caution" and served as a nude stand-in for Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

But in the end Liang Chaowei decided to do it himself.

Tang Wei didn't take advantage...

Later, I went to the crew of "The Besieged City in October" and the director was quite satisfied and confirmed the role.

As a result, it was replaced before the machine started.

I missed "Love Apartment" again this time.

This is not the worst.

The worst one was the later "Justice League".

The filming was already completed, and I thought I could join the DC superhero family, officially become a member of Hollywood, and shine.

The character he played, Cai Ruian, was not an unknown person, but the fourth generation Atom.

Basically the equivalent of Ant-Man in the DC Universe.

But he had no idea that Warner's traditional art would suddenly appear.

That is internal fighting plus restart.

After Zakhar Schneck was fired, Tail Light was asked to shoot the film, but his scenes were directly deleted.

Zheng Kai: I can’t stand it anymore. You can’t play it like this. We’ve been promoting it for half a year. How can I tell Mr. Li that I’ve accepted all the gifts…

It is conceivable how embarrassed he was when the movie was released, as he had promoted himself to his relatives and friends about going to Hollywood to act and introduced himself to the media as a superhero.

If Zack Snyder hadn't paid for the reshoots himself and released a director's cut, he would never have been able to clear up his "injustice" in this lifetime.

Those who were eating would look up at him from time to time.

Chen He bared his front teeth and smiled at him foolishly.

But I saw Zhang Yuan shaking his head slightly.

It scared him!
Hurry up and lower your head to eat.

I was afraid that the investors were dissatisfied with me.

In fact, he misunderstood, Zhang Yuan was just sighing.

Sigh this world.

Because the key can be seen from these people.

That is, the rich and powerful will only become richer and more powerful.

Among the group of people who studied at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, the ones who did the best in later life were Chen He and Zheng Kai, who came from wealthy families.

Those who are doing relatively poorly are Li Jinming and Li Jiahang, who come from the worst family conditions.

In addition to rich people, there will be more ready-made connections and resources.

This kind of self-confidence, which is built up with money since childhood, is not something that poor people can possess.

The most important point is career planning.

Li Jinming and Li Jiahang’s career planning is almost the same as having no plan at all.

Are they stupid, foolish, and don’t they want to plan?

It’s not that I don’t want to do it, but that I can’t.

Poor people have already done their best to make a living, so how can they have time to plan?

Just like the Hong Kong program called "The Battle of Rich and Poor", in which Tian Beichen, the boss of the well-known clothing brand G2000, was allowed to experience the life of the poor.

Before I went there, I believed that poor people were poor because they were not motivated and had no fighting spirit.

But after sweeping the streets and collecting garbage, working himself to death and earning only enough to buy a sandwich, the big boss realized something.

"I only thought about food. I didn't have any expectations at all. I didn't think about anything. I just wanted to have a good meal."

A hungry person cannot have the will to fight.

Li Jiahang had just finished filming "Golden Armor Warrior" before filming "Love Apartment".

He made this movie just to make money. He didn't care whether it was good or not, or whether it would become a black history.

People have different destinies. Even if we are classmates for four years in college, once we leave campus, our lives will quickly diverge.

Those who have no background have to be cautious, have to find ways to make enough food, and cannot make mistakes.

One small mistake could ruin your future.

And someone like Chen He comes from an artistic family.

Even if we leave aside his cousin, the famous poet Chen, their family itself is quite remarkable.

He made mistakes, and the divorce made such a fuss, but it went smoothly and wasn't a problem.

Therefore, for most people, university is the peak of their network in life.

In addition to the various second-generation people "lurking" around us, there is also a large group of influential people in society who are on campus, talking eloquently behind the podium as teachers.

After entering society, these people are far beyond the reach of the ordinary class.

"Aren't you going to eat it...Oh, by the way, how can you eat this?" Wang Yuan saw him standing aside and walked up to ask.

"I eat boxed lunches at least 200 days a year. I'm used to it."

"If an actor can't get used to eating boxed lunches, he's not a good actor."

"I just have a lot of social engagements recently and I'm about to join a production, so I'm trying to control my weight." Zhang Yuan explained briefly.

"Are you done eating? I have something I want to talk to you about."

"What's the matter?" The man wiped his mouth and came to the corner with him.

The reason why Zhang Yuan came today and waved the flag and shouted was because he had something important to tell him.

"I have one here..."

But just as he opened his mouth, chaos suddenly broke out on the other side of the crew.

A sharp female voice cut through the air, making a noise.

"What are you hiding!"

"What's wrong?" As a producer, it was Wang Yuan's job to control the whole situation. He greeted Zhang Yuan and immediately ran towards the noisy place.

Zhang Yuan also followed.

"I'm not hiding anything."

"I'm telling you, young as you are, don't be dirty."

"I'm not dirty."

"Little bastard, I saw you putting something in your bag and you're still denying it."

"The filming hasn't even started yet, and you're already stealing things from the set!"

When Zhang Yuan arrived, things were going wild.

A middle-aged woman was shouting in a Shanghai accent...

Zhang Yuan turned around and found Li Jinming holding her handbag, being scolded with a look of grievance on her face.

He looked like he wanted to argue, but couldn't find the words.

"Did you meet someone in the same profession?"

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, this isn’t a costume drama crew, and there aren’t any jewels or armor that can be used as “souvenirs”.

"Sister, keep your voice down."

Zhang Yuan himself had the experience of having things stolen from the crew, so he felt the same way and stepped forward to smooth things over.

Can what an actor does be called stealing?
This is called loving the crew. Even after returning home, I still want to immerse myself in the characters and think about the roles, so I need some on-site props to get into the role.

Zhang Yuan thought his idea was brilliant. If he was caught in the future, he would just say this.

However, given his current status, no one would say anything to him even if he was caught.

Ever since he became famous, no one on the entire set would raise their voice to him.

"Who are you calling eldest sister?"

But I didn't expect that this middle-aged woman had a loud voice and she yelled without even looking at who it was.

Lao Mouzi never scolded me...

Zhang Yuan looked at Wang Yuan.

“Did I pay for this crew?”

"Yes."

"Then you fucking watch me get scolded?"

Wang Yuan quickly pulled the middle-aged woman aside.

The menopausal women in Shanghai are also quite tough.

The older sister then realized that she had scolded the wrong person and shut her mouth without saying anything, but there was still a look of unwillingness in her eyes.

"She steals things..." and he was still cursing.

"what happened?"

"what?"

After Wang Yuan pulled the middle-aged woman away, he returned to Li Jinming and asked in a low voice.

"Whatever the case, let's take it out and have a look."

"Things have to be resolved."

After hesitating for a while, Miss Li opened her bag.

Then he took out a white plastic bag from it.

Sniff... Zhang Yuan raised his nose and asked, and found something wrong.

This bag seems to contain... a lunch box? (End of this chapter)