Actor: Thank you.

"How to say?"

"do not know."

"I don't think it will work."

While the crew was adjusting the camera position, Chen He started chatting with several classmates including Sun Yizhou and Wang Chuanjun.

As he spoke, he looked towards the two corners of the set.

There were people standing in one corner and in the other.

Although they are all human beings, they represent two levels of the crew.

They are funding and technology...at least that's what these Shanghai Theatre Academy students think.

The question now is who will have the last laugh in terms of funding and technology.

"I've seen Zhang Yuan's play, it's quite good." Li Jiahang said after secretly glancing to the right.

"It's pretty good, and I didn't expect that he is also our investor."

"It's good to have money. You can invest the money you earn." Sun Yizhou continued.

"Saving money to invest in works is at least supporting our industry, which is better than buying luxury cars and mansions." Li Jiahang added.

Is it possible that Zhang Yuan did not save money, but also bought a lot of luxury cars and mansions?

Zhang Yuan's happiness was beyond the imagination of these newly graduated actors...

"But no matter how rich you are, it's hard to say anything in front of Shanghai Film Group."

They all saw Zhang Yuan's conversation with Producer Liu just now.

The result is obvious, just four words.

Broke up unhappily.

Everyone heard the woman cursing in the Modu dialect under her breath.

Zhang Yuan didn't understand. Although they were not from Shanghai, they had studied here for many years and could probably understand it.

Anyway, it's not a good thing.

"Who do you think can handle it?" Several girls also became interested, and Lou Yixiao asked curiously.

"I think it's difficult..." Chen He's eyes were the most cunning.

He is also the leader of this group.

Originally, when he came to the crew, Wang Yuan wanted him to play Lu Zhanbo, the role of Jin Shijia.

But when he tried the lines with his accent and his own intonation, Wang Yuan immediately adjusted his position and gave him Zeng Xiaoxian's script.

Later, people often said that he was immersed in the character of Zeng Xiaoxian all his life, and that no matter what role he played, he was always Zeng Xiaoxian.

The fixed acting routine is indeed a problem, but more importantly, he is just like that.

Can drink, chat, and make friends.

Wang Chuanjun's first audition was for the role of Lv Ziqiao, which is Sun Yizhou's role.

But the one who got it in the end was Guan Gu Shenqi.

So Wang Chuanjun has never liked this role and even felt a little resistant to it.

He thought the character was stupid and his logic was abnormal.

Never discuss logic with a comedian.

Moreover, things like character logic cannot be entirely relied upon by the screenwriter and the script, otherwise why would the actors write their own biographies?

The most delicate underlying logic and story of the characters have to be completed by the actors themselves.

"Why is it difficult?" Zhao Ji asked curiously.

In the past, Zhang Yuan never understood why Zhao Ji could play the leading female role.

She is also known as the school belle of Shanghai Theatre Academy.

I just thought he was dark, thin and of average appearance.

After arriving at the scene, I found that he was really dark and thin...

But this is just appearance. She has a well-proportioned figure, a very contagious smile, and a good personality. She is sunny and kind.

It turns out that women cannot be judged by their appearance alone. Many beautiful women are pretentious. You can admire them from afar but not touch them. You can play with them but not take them home.

In addition, Zhao Ji's physical fitness was average, and later he was affected by a lot of online public opinion. He was also plagued by illness and entered a semi-retired state.

People like Liu Qianqian, who has been cyber-bullied since her debut and has always been "fat and white", are indeed a minority.

Most people can't even survive the first wave.

"Think about it, Zhang Yuan is an actor and he has money, so there's no problem with that."

"But Producer Liu is from Shanghai Film Studio, and Wang Yuan is also from Shanghai Film Studio."

"The Demon Capital is Shangying's territory."

"It's like Sun Wukong reaching the Five Finger Mountain, and he can't climb over it no matter how hard he tries."

"Zhang Yuan came from the north after all. His network of relationships is definitely not as strong as the local ones." Chen He argued confidently and made a methodical analysis.

Zhao Ji glanced sideways at Li Jinming beside him.

Miss Li also glanced at her classmates, then lowered her head and remained silent.

She is the most unlucky one.

If it were someone as smooth as Chen He, even if he was scolded, he could just put on a smile and say some witty words, and soon he would be able to make the middle-aged woman happy.

But Li Jinming's personality makes it impossible for him to do such a thing.

She had no other choice but to hold it in.

He also thought that Zhang Yuan had helped him a lot. If he didn't have any tricks, not only would he be doomed, but the other party would probably be in trouble too.

There was a feeling of sympathy.

Chen He's idea was basically correct.

However, this mode of thinking is path dependent.

Because he is the one with the strongest network among his classmates.

After all, he is one of the three great directors in China and his cousin.

He is well aware of the importance and power of relationships.

But he overlooked one point: this is Shanghai, not his hometown in Fujian.

Fujian and Shanghai, the styles of doing things in these two places are very different.

"Okay, that's fine."

"Call it a day today."

Not long after, after finishing the last scene of the day, director Wei Zheng clapped his hands.

"The leading actors, please don't leave yet. Our investor Mr. Zhang Yuan is treating us to a meal today. Anyone who is free, please come along."

"Not only the leading actors, but also the cameramen, props guys, and lighting guys, anyone who has time can come." Zhang Yuan added.

After saying this, he also said something to the corner.

"Is Supervisor Liu coming?"

The middle-aged woman was talking quietly on her cell phone. She looked back, gritted her teeth, and walked out.

"You're not coming... Are you coming tomorrow?" Zhang Yuan asked loudly again.

He didn't even turn his head and ran away.

"You're impolite." He said to the other person's departing back.

"What's going on?" Zhao Ji came closer to Chen He and said, "It seems to be the same as what you said."

"The network of relationships is broken?"

They thought this was a contest between money and technology.

But the funds are real and the technology is fake.

We found a restaurant nearby and set up three tables.

The entire crew, from old to young, just consists of these few people.

You can say it's a bargain, or you can say it's the essence that's concentrated.

Anyway, whether a work is successful or popular has nothing to do with the size of its production, and countless low-cost masterpieces have proved this.

"Let's raise our glasses together and toast to our investors!"

After eating for a while, Wang Yuan stood up and called on everyone to toast together.

Zhang Yuan obediently drank a full cup.

After sitting down, Wang Yuan pulled Wei Zheng and wanted to force him to drink, but was stopped by Zhang Yuan.

Not only did Zhang Yuan stop him, he also pushed a decanter of red wine in front of him.

"This is all yours, you must finish it today."

"Are you so fierce when drinking everywhere? You should follow a drinking game or give a reason." Wang Yuan looked at everyone and declined.

"I helped you so much by driving that producer Liu away. Shouldn't you drink?" Zhang Yuan looked straight at him.

"This... Hey, I'll drink it, I'll drink it!" Wang Yuan took the decanter with a smile, but there was a hint of horror behind his eyes.

It was seen!
Zhang Yuan sneered.

You really treat me as a gun and a fool, don't you?

You should learn more from your dad, your actions are too obvious.

The main actors of the film, all young people, sat at the main table.

All they heard was Zhang Yuan saying that he had driven away Producer Liu, and then that he had helped Wang Yuan to drive him away. Everyone was confused and no one understood what he meant.

This matter seems simple on the surface, but the problem lies beneath the surface.

He didn't think much of it at first, but after coming to the set today, Wang Yuan took the initiative to talk about how he couldn't get on bad terms with producer Liu, and even mentioned that the producer's niece was also an actress. In addition to making Zhang Yuan understand why the producer always mentioned Shang Xi when he was lecturing Li Jinming.

Because this relative is definitely not one of those who can perform in a theatre, I have to find something to talk about.

At the same time, it also made him aware of Wang Yuan's abnormal behavior.

When you say this, aren't you just trying to use Li Jinming's name as an excuse to get me to help you?

Your father is the vice president of Shanghai Film Group, but he doesn't do anything when there is a problem.

Instead, he looked for opportunities to provoke me.

It was at this time that Zhang Yuan realized that he had been trapped by the name Shanghai Film Group after arriving in Shanghai.

I forgot that Shanghai TV, one of the four major TV stations in China, is famous for its internal strife!

Another calculation with fingers.

Wang Yuan's father, Vice President Wang, was born in 50 and is now 58 or 9 years old.

At this age, retirement is only a few years away. Even if you don't retire early, you will definitely have to retreat to the second line.

Once you retreat to the second line, you may not be forgotten by everyone, but your influence and strength will be greatly weakened.

At this time, it is inevitable that various "rising stars" will come out to make trouble.

The people in the Magic City are much more reserved compared to those in the Imperial Circle.

He is not like Lao Han, Chen Shishi, Li Shaohong and other people who came from the old Beijing Film Studio and are noisy and condescending when encountering things.

The people here are good at using hidden power.

This is the dignity of the Magic City.

The so-called decency means that even if you fight with each other until your flesh is broken and bleeding, you still have to smile and chat with each other in public.

This Producer Liu is most likely not from Wang Yuan's family.

But if you just chase them away, that would mean a break between you and your friends.

If you don't rush, it's also quite disgusting.

So at this time, the best way is to seek help from "external forces".

It was just like the Shanghai TV station had carried out an internal reshuffle through a gathering of “bad businessmen”.

It is said in "Yue Jue Shu": Those who worry within attack the strong, and those who worry outside attack the weak.

Translated, it means that internal conflicts should be resolved by attacking strong countries, while external conflicts should be resolved by attacking weak countries.

When there are external conflicts, attack small countries.

This is to establish authority, and by the way, if you win you can also make some money, and everyone will be happy. This is easy to understand.

Why attack a powerful country when there are internal conflicts?
Sounds like a suicide?

This is called killing with a borrowed knife, using a strong enemy to deal with forces that are difficult for you to control.

We can also unify the people through a common crisis.

This is what the Wang family father and son are using right now.

Still has some cultural heritage.

However, Zhang Yuan guessed that it was most likely Old Wang's idea.

After discovering this, I thought about it for a while.

First of all, don’t quarrel out of anger.

The most important thing in life and work is to go with the flow.

Moreover, the interests of both parties in this matter are actually the same.

Everyone wants to get rid of this person.

So you can't turn against each other, otherwise you will push your teammates away.

It is not okay to directly engage in physical combat with the other party.

After all, he is a civilized person, and he is a star, so he has to pay attention to his image.

The incident in which Zhao Wei asked the driver to beat her best friend became the most talked-about scandal in Lao Yanzi's early days.

After all, he is a Shanghai Film Group employee. We have to consider the other person’s feelings. We still have to cooperate with the group and cannot offend him too much.

Don't turn public hatred into private hatred.

So after thinking about it, he called Wang Yuan's father.

It is said that the co-distribution of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" will be put on hold.

Anyway, we have only discussed the intention and have not had time to sign the contract.

You want to lend me a knife?

It’s not that easy. I have to kick the ball back to you.

After Vice President Wang found out, he didn't need to ask why it was postponed, as he knew what was going on.

I also thought this young man was extraordinary.

Not only did he see through my thoughts, but he also went around in circles and put the responsibility back on myself.

No one should run away.

Now that the problem has become like this, I do have reason to speak up.

Here in Shanghai, you can do anything bad, but you can never ruin the business of making money!

We have already agreed on the agency for distribution, and we can start earning distribution fees right away.

You are destroying the business environment of Shanghai Film Group!
No one can bear it once this big hat is put on them.

The people above them had nothing to say.

So he called Producer Liu and asked him to withdraw the idea.

This is why Chen He and his friends saw the other party running away in shame.

Even so, Zhang Yuan was still not satisfied.

No apology was given to me.

In general companies, especially public institutions, the most difficult people to deal with are these middle-aged women.

Men are flexible and willing to bow their heads when encountering problems.

But even if the older sisters made a mistake, they would still get angry and refuse to give in.

Zhang Yuan didn't bother with her anymore.

At the same time, I understand that I have to be more careful when working with Shanghai Film Group in the future, as there might be people who might do bad things.

This is when the good qualities of Lao Han become apparent.

His nickname is Mountain Eagle.

But there are also advantages, that is, one person has the final say.

If we can deal with him, basically everything at China Film Group will be dealt with.

Wang Yuan gulped down a full glass of red wine, and his cheeks immediately turned red.

"Nothing escaped his eyes..." He looked at Zhang Yuan carefully.

Zhang Yuan asked the waiter to bring a large decanter.

Poured two full bottles of red wine into it.

Wang Yuan widened his eyes. You're not going to greet me again?

But he looked at Zhang Yuan who put the decanter on the turntable and pushed it with his hand.

After it started to spin, within a few seconds he pointed his finger and the turntable stopped immediately.

At this moment, the decanter stopped right in front of Chen He.

"This bottle is yours."

"Ah..." Chen He looked confused.

Zhang Yuan ignored him and looked at Li Jinming.

"In the future, you have to speak up for yourself about anything. It is better to rely on yourself than on others."

“Only if you speak and act boldly will others respect you.”

"Yes." Although Li Jinming didn't fully understand, he still nodded in agreement.

"Do you have any other questions?" Zhang Yuan looked back at Chen He.

Zeng Xiaoxian smiled awkwardly, took the decanter from the turntable and placed it in front of himself: "No problem, no problem."

Just after arriving at the crew, he was the one who told Zhang Yuan that Li Jinming sprained her ankle.

Does he dare to say that he has no selfish motives and is doing this all for his friends?

It's because they have been complaining and acting, and they are also afraid of being implicated by their classmates.

What level are you like, Wang Yuan and his father?

You want to use me as a sword too?
I'm too lazy to expose your little thoughts.

This pot of wine is to make him put himself in the right place.

The reason why I didn't "implicate the entire clan" because of the incident involving poet Chen is because I am a kind person.

But you can't play tricks on me just because I'm kind.

Seeing him start drinking, Zhang Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

now it's right.

Just obey.

As long as he obeys the rules, he is still useful... (End of this chapter)