One person's entertainment

Chapter 23, Parting on bad terms
"I'm so envious. If I were fought over by two universities, I would be grinning from ear to ear." Qin Hao lay on the bed, lamenting Shen Lingyou's experience that made others envious.

"You don't need to envy Ling You. Two universities are also competing for you." Chen Minghao said with a smile.

"Me?" Qin Hao was stunned. How could he not know? He immediately asked, "Which two universities?"

"One is the Central Academy of Drama..." Chen Minghao paused, deliberately keeping the audience in suspense.

"What else?" Qin Hao urged him to speak quickly.

"And of course it's staying at home to study at university." Chen Minghao laughed.

"Get out of the way." Qin Hao scolded with a smile.

Shen Lingyou and Liu Huohua were both amused and laughed.

"Lingyou, give me an answer for sure. Are you going to stay or go?" Qin Hao turned over, stuck his head out of the bed, and asked Shen Lingyou who was lying on the lower bunk.

"I guess he will definitely stay. Is he willing to leave?" Chen Minghao interrupted.

"I think so too." Liu Huohua agreed.

"Don't match people up randomly." Shen Lingyou snorted, and then said, "If I really wanted to go to the Central Conservatory of Music, I would have taken the exam at that time. Why would I make so much trouble and change places? At the moment, my acting skills need to be improved more than my singing skills."

To be honest, his singing skills are already at professional level, but his acting skills are just average.

"The dust has settled." Qin Hao said happily.

"I really don't want you to leave. I feel at ease with you around." Liu Huohua said sincerely.

"It's because I work hard on my homework." Chen Minghao joked.

"Please don't expose me!" Liu Huohua said with bared teeth.

Shen Lingyou curled the corners of his mouth and listened to their noise quietly.

As far as getting along with each other is concerned, it's quite harmonious and pleasant.

Friendship is a rare thing, especially in the entertainment industry.

Just be thankful that he doesn't stab you with a knife, and how can you expect him to be loyal and righteous?

However, this is not absolute. There are many people who have this kind of brotherhood, such as Hu Xi and Yuan Hong, Wang Baoqiang and Chen Sicheng, Lin Gengxin and Zhao Youting, etc.

Shen Lingyou glanced at the three people who were laughing and said, "Hopefully, it would be great if they could become good friends, but if not, then don't force it."

Sleep until dawn.

According to Chang Li's instructions, Shen Lingyou went to the office first.

The result was not as good as expected. The rules of the Central Academy of Drama are not so easy to change.

However, the school gave him the green light, but there were two prerequisites: first, he had to get among the top three in the class in the midterm and final exams; second, the play he took had to be directed by a big director and he had to play the main role.

If he meets all the requirements, then when he receives the invitation, he only needs to provide the school with a letter of introduction from the agency, a crew contract, a commercial performance contract, etc. After confirming that there are no problems, the school will agree to let him go out during class.

As for extracurricular time, the school had a lax management. The reason why he was criticized by the whole school was mainly because he took seven classmates with him. It happened that Qin Hao, Zeng Xiaolai and others often missed morning exercises and were late for classes during those days. He was equivalent to taking the blame and being used as a warning to others.

The school made this decision after a meeting and discussion.

He is a talent and worth keeping.

This doesn't count as breaking the rules, and if someone uses him as an example in the future, fine, no problem, if you want the same treatment as him, you have to meet the same prerequisites as him.

Anyway, all rights of interpretation belong to the school, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.

In fact, there have been exceptions before.

In 1981, Cong Shan, who had just been admitted to the Central Academy of Drama as a freshman, was spotted by Xie Jin, who wanted her to play the leading role in "The Shepherd".

That is the one who will become very popular on Douyin in the future, Lao Xu, you want a wife, not the one in the middle.

At that time, the Central Academy of Drama had a rule that freshmen and sophomores were not allowed to film. In the end, Xie Jin managed to get it through after communicating with the school.

The movie was released in 1982 and was extremely successful. Cong Shan became famous at a young age and was once called "China's Yamaguchi Momoe".

In the near future, Mei Ting will also meet.

She was much more capable than Cong Shan. In her second semester of her freshman year, she was negotiating acting contracts with two big directors. One of the directors was Wang Rui, who at that time had worked with Jiang Wen on a script called "Northern Story" and had taken a fancy to her. The other was an old acquaintance, Ye Daying, who had prepared a big gift for her, asking her to play opposite Zhang Guorong in "Red Lovers".

She told the two directors about the school's rules. Since Wang Rui's film was in a hurry to start shooting, she took the initiative to find the relevant person in charge of the Central Academy of Drama and did a lot of work. Finally, she got the opportunity to "make an exception". When she saw that the matter was settled and she could arrange her schedule, she accepted Ye Daying's invitation. After all, being able to work with her idol Zhang Guorong was a very proud thing.

But not long after that, she dropped out of school. Rumor has it that the school and the crew failed to agree on the price and were unwilling to let her go. However, a teacher from the Central Academy of Drama denied the rumor in an interview. What is certain is that Mei Ting said all the good things she could but was unable to impress the school.

She might be able to give up filming "Northern Story", but she had to work with Leslie Cheung. A year ago, she gave up the platoon-level treatment of the Jinling Military Region Frontline Song and Dance Troupe and took the initiative to throw away her iron rice bowl to take the entrance exam for the Central Academy of Drama. Now, dropping out of the Central Academy of Drama is an easy decision for her.

After dropping out of school, she joined the crew of "Northern Story". After finishing the filming, she immediately collaborated with Zhang Guorong on "Red Lovers". These two big-budget dramas won her the "Cairo International Film Festival Best Actress Award" and "Huaxia Film Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress", making her only one step away from becoming a first-line actress.

From the experience of Cong Shan and Mei Ting, it is not difficult to see that the school's rule is not rigid and there is room for negotiation, but it requires time and sincerity. Shen Lingyou knows that this is the biggest concession that the Central Academy of Drama can give him.

This so-called "premise" seems to be tailor-made for him.

Therefore, he did not press on any further and decided to quit while he was ahead, considering it an unexpected gain after all.

At this point, the problem of shooting the MV for the new album that I had been worrying about before was also solved.

good thing.

Back in the classroom, Hu Dajing pulled Zeng Xiaolai over to ask Shen Lingyou about his decision to stay or leave.

There was no need to hide anything at this time, he told the truth directly that he would choose to stay in the Central Academy of Drama.

In the afternoon, when he faced Tang Ping again, he also told him his decision.

Tang Ping asked him if he was dissatisfied with anything or if his parents disagreed, and he could say it out.

He didn't waste time this time and spoke very firmly.

Tang Ping was full of regret. Seeing that he couldn't get the chance, he still held on to the last glimmer of hope and told him sincerely that the door of CACON would always be open to him.

He also thanked me politely.

Just as this matter came to an end, someone else came to the door.

The people who came were from Warner.

Shen Lingyou is quite familiar with Warner, after all, it is one of the world's largest film and television entertainment production companies.

In the middle of this year, they completely acquired the famous record company Feidie Records in Formosa Province and changed its name to "Warner Feidie", thus entering the Chinese-speaking market.

At its peak, it occupied 30% of the entire Chinese-speaking market. Now, it is in a period of decline, with only two iconic well-known singers, Sammi Cheng and Anthony Wong.

The band made a comeback in 2000 with the launch of new artist Stefanie Sun, followed by the recruitment of well-known singers such as Na Ying, Zhang Huimei and Tanya Chua, gradually bucking the downward trend and recovering.

But then again, with the support of Warner, it is only a matter of time before Warner Flying Saucer rises.

The person who came this time was a deputy manager. When he heard that Shen Lingyou's condition was that the copyright of all songs belonged to him, the discussion could not go on.

The other party couldn't figure out who gave him the courage to ask for such a high price. Even if it was Guo Fucheng, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the copyright of all the songs belonged to the company.

He became famous with "Too Soft Heart", but compared with the Four Heavenly Kings, it's like an elephant and an ant, there is no comparison.

As you can imagine, the meeting ended in a bad mood.

Shen Lingyou knew very well that basically no company would accept his conditions. The only way out was to become a boss. What belonged to him was his, and what belonged to others was also his.

That's right, it's a double standard.

You can't, but I can.

Despise capital, become capital, and transcend capital.

But it’s a bit too far ahead to think about it now, let’s just finish the first album first.

There is no new progress on Chen Jiantian's side for the time being. He has to arrange the music and accompaniment tapes of ten songs and ensure the quality, which is quite time-consuming.

Red Star was full of talented people at that time, so he wouldn't have to wait too long. He planned to release the album as soon as possible, preferably around the Spring Festival of 1997.

"Heart Too Soft" is becoming more and more popular and its sales are also very good.

However, once pirated copies came out, they took away more than 70% of the market.

If pirated copies are included, at least a million copies have been sold.

It is estimated that Ren Xianqi's sales of 2600 million include the pirated part.

It would be a lie to say that I didn't feel sad watching such huge amounts of money slip away. The only way to comfort myself is to use the increased popularity of my business as an excuse to cheat myself.

There was no big problem with the music, so Shen Lingyou started thinking about acting.

The school has given me the green light, so how can I not take advantage of it?

Recalling for a long time.

The TV series worth watching seem to be the TVB version of "Tian Long" and the CCTV version of "Water Margin", but the former is not available to those who are not from TVB, and if you want to get in, you have to sign a contract to sell yourself. You can try the latter, with his looks, he is more than qualified to play the role of Ximen Daguanren.

The movies seem to include "Happy Together", "If You Are the One", and "Party A and Party B". However, Wang Jiawei is notoriously slow in filming, and the filming started a long time ago, so it is too late for him to go now. As for the two movies by Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, at his age, the best he can do is play a supporting role.

You can't get rich overnight, so just make money first and increase your popularity.

(End of this chapter)