Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 158: Becoming a business idol for the post-80s and post-90s generation...

Ma Yili used to live with Guan Hu, and after they broke up, she moved to a small apartment.

When Qin Lan saw her, she found that the other party was in much better condition than she had imagined.

At least he didn't cry or wail, but he was obviously in a low mood and looked a little sloppy.

After letting Qin Lan into the house, Ma Yili sat on the somewhat messy sofa and handed her a can of beer.

"Will you drink with me?"

"Uh……"

Qin Lan wanted to say that she drove here, but seeing Ma Yili's condition, she silently opened the pull ring, touched it with her, and began to persuade her.

"There's no room for easing the tension. After all, you two have been dating for several years."

Ma Yili laughed at herself: "How can we ease the situation? Do you know how we broke up?"

Qin Lan shook her head. Ma Yi had only mentioned breaking up before, so how could she know anything about it? But then Qin Lan pricked up her ears. She had a hunch that it must be some explosive news.

As expected, Ma Yili crushed the can: "I saw with my own eyes that he and my best friend slept in the same bed."

"Tsk~"

Qin Lan bit her lip, anticipating a fierce attack, but not expecting it to be this fierce.

"Who is your 'best friend'?"

"Liang Jing, do you know her?"

Qin Lan thought about it and shook her head. She had no impression of this name.

"She was originally a host, and later starred in that bastard's movie 'Black Hole'. We hit it off at the time, and I treated her as a good friend, talking about everything. But she ended up thinking about my man."

Ma Yili's tone was not harsh, but her emotions were extremely complicated, and she was holding the can in her hand tighter and tighter.

Qin Lan didn't know how to persuade her. Her friends had been cheated on before, but this was the first time she had encountered someone being cheated on by her best friend.

Fortunately, Ma Yili didn't need her to persuade her, and instead treated her as someone to confide in.

She talked about how good and difficult her relationship was, and how bad and shameless that couple was.

Qin Lan went there at noon and left by taxi near dusk. When Yan Li returned home in the evening, she began to share what she knew with Yan Li.

"...How shameless are these two people?"

Listening to Qin Lan's vehement criticism, Yan Li ate some fruit while gossiping and then made some sharp comments.

"Ma Yili's real anger wasn't that her best friend had poached her, but that she had been abandoned by Guan Hu."

"Ok?"

Qin Lan was confused, so Yan Li stuffed a grape into her mouth and gave her a detailed explanation.

After the hit of "My Fair Princess 3", although Ma Yili gained some fame, she was far from being as popular as Xiaoyanzi and Ruby Lin back then, and she was also far behind Huang Yi, who was also the female lead.

Although Guan Hu is not as promising as he was during the "Black Hole" period, he is doing well and has many connections in the circle.

There is fierce competition among young stars in the entertainment industry. There are many who become popular in the first two years and then become out of fashion within two years, not to mention that Ma has not yet become popular.

Having a boyfriend who is a director with a good career and can provide relatively stable resources and connections, Guan Hu is a good match for Ma Yili now.

The most important thing is that Ma Yili grew up with Guan Hu and invested a lot in him.

These sunk costs are very important in relationships. The more you invest, the more reluctant you are to let go.

Therefore, if Guan Hu sincerely admitted his mistakes and made various promises and guarantees, Ma Yili might not be determined to break up with him.

But now the two have broken up, and I'm afraid it's not just Ma Yili who wants to break up, but Guan Hu too.

Ma Yili was betrayed and abandoned by both her best friend and her boyfriend, especially the latter, which was the key factor that really made her angry and sad.

Qin Lan didn't understand Guan Hu's behavior at all.

"Why? Ma Yili isn't bad looking, and she's been nice to him. 'Survival of Migrant Workers' is short on funds, and she's been busy helping with all the contacts. She's been with him for a long time. So, that Liang thing is just so good."

"Who knows."

Although he said so, Yan Li made a rough judgment based on his previous experience with these two people and some relevant triggering intelligence.

Ma Yili has a strong personality, while Guan Hu is a bit chauvinistic. The former considers things realistically, while the latter has a bit of the so-called artist's arrogance and literary youth.

In the project of "Survival of Migrant Workers", there were many disputes between the two sides. In the end, Guan Hu gave in due to reality.

But bowing one's head doesn't mean that there are no knots in one's heart. I'm afraid Guan Hu has a lot of opinions about Ma Yi.

At this time, if a woman appeared who was obedient to him, admired him, and put him first in everything, she would be in contrast to Ma Yili.

The results speak for themselves!

Yan Li looked down on people like Guan Hu, but when he thought about how he was playing two-timing and hunting for food, he was not much better than this guy.

But it still didn't stop Yan Li from despising Guan Hu. At least he didn't sleep with his woman's best friend, and he would not abandon the woman who followed him when he was in humble circumstances.

Pooh!
A scumbag, no, a scumbag among scumbags!
As both are women, and they have a good relationship and are in similar situations, Qin Lan feels grief for Ma Yili.

"Do you think I should check on her more often during this period? I'm afraid she might get upset and something bad might happen."

"Not really, but if you're really worried, I'll be going on a business trip in a couple of days. You can let her stay at our house and help her out."

Yan Li felt that Ma Yili was not that kind of person, but since Qin Lan was kind-hearted, he did not object.

It was time for him to "change shift" and go to the Beijing Film Academy community, so it would be nice to have someone to accompany Qin Lan.

"also."

Qin Lan thought this was a good idea. Every time Yan Li was on a business trip, she would be bored at home alone. Ma Yili moved in, which not only helped him get over the shadow of the breakup, but also gave her someone to talk to and relieve her boredom.

"Let her stay in the guest room and don't let her sleep in our bed. If I come back one day and touch the wrong person, it will be a sin."

Yan Li gave a special reminder to avoid any "surprises", as this person was really not in line with his aesthetic taste.

"What beautiful things are you thinking about?"

Qin Lan rolled her eyes at Yan Li, but decided in her heart that she must arrange for Ma to sleep in the guest room.

The original intention was to let her let go of the knot in her heart about being cheated on by her best friend, and not turn around and cheat on her too, that would be fun.

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Since November, Yan Li feels that he has suddenly become busier and busier.

The production of "The Seven Fairies" has been completed, and the broadcast date has begun to be discussed, and some publicity and promotion must also keep up.

The scandal between Yan Li and Fan Xiaopang has been put on hold, and now they are focusing on public relations with the Spring Festival Gala program team, who want to put on a program where the Seven Fairies greet each other during the New Year.

There were a lot of preparations in the early stages of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", and the casting process was sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

Hua Manlou and Ximen Chuxue are confirmed, Ren Quan + Yan Kuan, and Sikong Zhaixing will be played by Huang Haibo as expected.

Only Lu Xiaofeng is left, and Yan Li and the crew still have no clue.

Chen Kun, Huang Haibing, and Zhang Zhilin made it to the end.

Huang's advantage is that he has no obvious weaknesses, while Chen Kun's advantage is his fame and some outstanding temperament. Rong Xinda agreed to use Chen Kun, and his company's top actress Zhou Gongzi came to help play a role.

As for Julian Cheung, he is not as famous as the first two, and he is also a Hong Kong actor.

But he had one advantage: his makeup and appearance were perfect for the role of Lu Xiaofeng, earning him the support of directors Ju Jueliang and Wang Xinmin. However, Yan Li felt a bit uncomfortable casting a Hong Kong actor as the male lead in such a large-scale project, and Zhang had nothing to gain from the exchange, so he was a bit hesitant.

"The Emperor of Han Wu" is scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV in early January next year, and the crew has also contacted Yan Li to participate in several interviews.

"Bright Sword" will also start filming in December. If Yan Li wants to play a role, he has to make a reservation with the crew.

Yan Li also had to step in to contact and broker the investment for "Investiture of the Gods".

In addition, Yan Li cannot completely sit back and relax for several publishing projects. He has to pay attention to and give guidance from time to time, especially "Chinese Paladin".

This project in which Yian participated in the investment cannot be broadcast on TV for the time being due to relevant gaming policies.

Cai Yinong was very glad that she played it safe and gave Yan Li almost one-third of the share. Otherwise, Tangren would have been dragged down by this drama and would have had a headache.

Yan Li didn't feel cheated. It wasn't like he was completely banning the show from being broadcast on satellite TV. He could just wait and see, and broadcast it on terrestrial channels, slowly and steadily. Since it was known as the hit drama of 2005, he couldn't afford to lose money.

With so many things happening at the same time, Yan Li wished he could transform himself into eight people.

Apart from celebrating Dong Xuan's birthday, he didn't even celebrate his own 24th birthday.

Of course, there is also the reason that there are too many people who want to celebrate his birthday.

Qin Lan and Dong Xuan didn't mention it, but Wang Ou secretly wanted to lure him to her house. Even her junior sister Huang Shengyi, who had less and less contact with her, suddenly expressed her desire to give him a birthday present.

There were many birthday party invitations proposed by other friends, some of which were for the real purpose of celebrating his birthday, while many had other purposes. Yan Li simply rejected them all.

I called my parents at home that day and then went on a business trip.

Well, I was on a real business trip to discuss an important distribution contract, and I also went to a few places to scout locations for "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

With an investment of 3000 million, it is naturally impossible to shoot only in the film and television city. The crew followed the example of Zhang Da Huzi and planned to add some natural scenery to enhance the texture of the crew.

This is also the advice of the two directors.

Ju Jueliang has participated in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". Some of the classic outdoor scenes in these two dramas by Zhang Da Huzi and Jin Yong were taken by him.

Director Wang Xinmin also likes to shoot on location, but he is often constrained by cost.

Even so, the bamboo forest battle and the water + boat double battle in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" were specially filmed in Xiling Snow Mountain in "The Untold Story".

This time, the funding for "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" is sufficient. If conditions permit, we will naturally have to shoot some real scenes to make the Gu Long world in the play more magnificent.

In Jiuzhaigou, Yan Li also ran into the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" which had just started filming.

It is said that the scenes in the ancient tomb were filmed here, including the practice of the Jade Girl Heart Sutra and Xiaolongnu losing her virginity.

Yan Li wanted to see the excitement, but the crew was wary of outsiders and did not allow them to visit. Yan Li did not force them. He walked around other places in Jiuzhaigou, took some photos, and then left.

As a result, before he even returned to the capital, a reporter broke the news, saying that Yan Li was going there to spy on military intelligence.

Zhang Da Huzi also accepted the interview in a serious manner.

He said he was not afraid of challenges and did not mind spying, but there was no need to steal anyone's skills. He would just give Yan Li a call and he would welcome him to visit the set at any time.

"Fuck, just stick with it."

Yan Li shook his head, strongly suspecting that the bearded man had discovered him and then contacted the media to criticize him.

He went to steal the skills, proving that he had no confidence in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".

However, this played into Yan Li's hands. He had been using various tricks involving "The Return of the Condor Heroes" before, but Zhang Da Huzi had been holding back. He even thought that the other party had changed his nature.

That's it.

I'm not afraid of him scolding people, I'm just afraid of him not speaking. Otherwise, the monologue won't be performed well and won't be lively.

Yan Li immediately contacted the media to clarify that he went to Jiuzhaigou to scout locations. At the same time, he admitted that he did see some of the filming scenes of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

But it wasn't what he had imagined, and he was a little disappointed.

Didn’t you say that I was stealing your skills? Well, I went to steal, but unfortunately, you are not worth stealing from.

If you step on me, I will step on you back!

Zhang Da Huzi was very dissatisfied with Yan Li's response and felt that he was disrespectful to his predecessors.

The media criticized Yan Li for being unrealistic and warned him that young people should be down-to-earth and not take shortcuts or blindly believe in hype. The work should be the most important thing.

Yan Li retorted, saying that Zhang Da Huzi was taking advantage of his seniority to accuse others of his crimes.

The person who is best at hype in the film and television industry is Zhang Dabei. He only allows officials to set fires but not allow the people to light lamps. How can he have the nerve to criticize others?

As for the works, although Yi'an has not been established for a long time, it has also achieved some results.

Have you forgotten how "Conquer" rubbed against "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" last year?

There is also "Detective Di Renjie", which is also one of the most acclaimed film and television dramas this year.

Yan Li said this with confidence.

Regardless of whether he filmed these two dramas, one was produced by the copyright owner and the other was co-produced with investment. To be honest, "Conquest" and "Detective Di Renjie" are both Yi An's dramas.

The two of them started a verbal battle through the media, with one comment after another.

One is a veteran producer with a brilliant resume, and the other is a rising star in the industry with strong momentum.

A battle between the old and the new, a double drama of Jin Yong and Gu Xiu, a martial arts battle, full of topics and gimmicks.

Some people also questioned whether it was hype from both sides!

Since the project of "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" was launched, it has been visibly copying "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

After taking over from "The Return of the Condor Heroes", he looked like a young and energetic man who wanted to challenge his senior predecessors, and he almost said that the two dramas would compete with each other.

When the casting controversy was over and the popularity of The Return of the Condor Heroes was declining, Zhang Da Huzi suddenly came out and started quarreling with a junior, showing none of the demeanor of a big boss in the circle.

He is old enough to be Yan Li's father. After so many ups and downs in the circle for so many years, he shouldn't be so narrow-minded.

Whether it is hype or not, except for a few people, most netizens don’t care, they just want to watch the fun.

This wave of [Zhang Yan quarrel] caused Yan Li's fame on the Internet and in the entertainment industry to soar.

The evaluation of him is also polarized!
Some people are very unhappy with his behavior, thinking that he is too ostentatious, that he does not know how to behave at such a young age, and that he becomes arrogant when he succeeds, and that he will definitely not go far.

Some people admire and envy him, especially young people like him. They think that a young rich man who has made his own fortune should be so unrestrained and high-spirited, bravely challenge those so-called predecessors, and show their courage as the new generation born in the 80s.

To be honest, Yan Li was prepared to be criticized for this hype. He sacrificed some reputation and filled his wallet. He felt it was worth it, but now he has nothing.

As I said, if you want to make money, don’t be afraid of being scolded!
But he didn't expect that his quarrel with Zhang Da Huzi would receive so much support and encouragement, and that many people even regarded him as... a role model.

Yan Li scratched his head a little, and after careful study, he found that young people nowadays really like this style.

The rise of inspiring grassroots struggle.

A rebellion against authority that values individuality.

He's also handsome and capable.

Apart from being a little less "talented" and "trend-setting", he fits the bill very well as the idol that the post-80s generation is chasing after.

Yan Li seemed to be thinking about something. For those born in the 80s and 90s, Han Han is a literary idol, Jay Chou is a music idol, Yao Ming and Liu Feiren are sports idols, and Nicholas Tse and F4 are entertainment idols.

Then, can he become a commercial idol for the post-80s and post-90s generation?

(End of this chapter)