Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 314 Various Aspects of Company Life [Part 1]

Zhang Yan and Chen Hong returned to Tianjin on the third day.

The apartment building was bustling with activity early in the morning. Wang Luyao opened the door and let her assistant in, while also peeking into the corridor.

Today is the first meeting for artists since the expansion of enrollment. Except for those from the Shanghai Theatre Academy who are too far away to come, those from the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and sports schools will all come to attend the meeting.

Wang Luyao and other seniors naturally had to attend as well.

Seeing Sun Yue's assistant knocking on the door next door, she called out to remind her, "Sun Yue went out with Teng Ge'er and the others last night, and she's probably still drunk. If you don't want her to, just use the spare key to open the door."

After his hospitalization, Tengge'er has been much quieter in the past six months, but quitting drinking is impossible; he can only try his best not to let it interfere with his work.

"Sister Luyao."

Just as he finished speaking and was about to pull his head back, he suddenly heard Cao Ying greeting him.

Wang Luyao glanced at her and asked in surprise, "Why are you up so early?"

Cao Ying was already dressed neatly and looked radiant. Compared to Wang Luyao, who had just been woken up by her assistant, they were on completely different levels.

She smiled energetically and said, "Sister Lily is already waiting downstairs. We've agreed to ride our bikes to the company together—I won't say any more, see you at the company later."

Watching Cao Ying go downstairs, Wang Luyao secretly curled her lips, thinking to herself that this little vixen really knew how to build relationships, calling her "Sister Lily" in just a few days.

However, compared to before the Lunar New Year, her fear and aversion towards Cao Ying had decreased considerably. It wasn't that Cao Ying's threat had diminished, but rather that the threats within the company had increased.

As the saying goes, "Many lice don't bite, and many debts don't worry," with the new vixens as a comparison, Cao Ying didn't seem so conspicuous.

Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much.

Wang Luyao closed the door and began to change and wash up with the help of her assistant, then applied layers of brand-name skincare products.

the other side.

"A thousand paper cranes, a thousand hearts..."

Cao Ying hummed a song as she came downstairs and saw Gai Lili already waiting by the roadside with her stroller. She quickly said, "Sister Lili, wait for me!"

Then, in a flurry, he fumbled for his keys, opened the storage room door, and pushed his bicycle out.

When she met up with Gai Lili by the roadside, she found that Gai Lili was looking up at the apartment building.

She turned around and looked around, then asked in surprise, "Sister Lily, what are you looking at?"

"nothing."

Gali withdrew her gaze, gracefully stepped into the car, and said, "Let's hurry up and go, so we don't waste time arguing and pulling each other when the car that's picking them up arrives."

Cao Ying nodded in agreement, then quickly got on his bike and led the way, guiding Gai Lili through the alleyways.

These alleys aren't shortcuts; they just mean you won't run into those singers.

Cao Ying used to hitch a ride with singers, and at the time, he not only didn't feel there was anything wrong with it, but he was also a little proud of it.

Recently, a large number of young women have emerged around singers who are pursuing their dreams, including female students studying in Tianjin, as well as actors and singers from small theater troupes.

She felt a little awkward mingling with them anymore.

Another reason is that after hosting the second season of "I Am a Singer", she became quite well-known in the industry. It would be a bit beneath her to continue acting as a follower to the singers.

So when they heard that Gai Lili was going to ride her bike to the company, the two immediately hit it off.

As they approached the company, Cao Ying suddenly sighed and said, "I heard that the company building will be officially put into use in June. We won't be able to make it there by bike then."

Upon hearing this, Gailly said, "Then we can rent a yard nearby, or buy one."

Cao Ying felt the class gap again. Although both she and Gai Lili were carless, Gai Lili had debuted as a film actress in 88. Even if she couldn't afford a nice car, she could still afford a house with her savings.

Once inside the courtyard where dreams come true.

The two parked their bicycles in the bike shed. Seeing that Chen Hong and Zhang Yan's bikes were both there, Gai Lili instinctively walked towards the general manager's office.

Seeing this, Cao Ying quickly grabbed her: "Sister Lili, the meeting room is over here."

"Oh~" Gai Lili originally wanted to greet Chen Hong, but Cao Ying stopped her and she realized that the two of them were no longer on the same 'class'.

She immediately lost interest and even began to doubt whether joining the Dream Realization program was a good choice.

When Cao Ying led them into the conference room, they saw that there were already twenty or thirty people sitting inside, mostly young men and women in their early twenties, with a few even under twenty.

When they saw Gai Lili and Cao Ying enter, many people instinctively stood up, but didn't know how to greet them.

Fortunately, Jiang Wu and Gai Lili knew each other, and he came up to greet her directly, saying, "Sister Lili, it's been a long time."

Gai Lili was only one month older than him, but she debuted in the film industry four years earlier.

"Jiang Wu?"

Gai Lili was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "You didn't go hang out with your brother?"

Jiang Wu chuckled and said, "The movie my brother directed was invested in by Yuanmeng. He's already working with Boss Zhang, so how could I be an exception?"

As she spoke, she introduced some students from the Beijing Film Academy to Gai Lili, including Wang Jinsong, Yuan Li, Xu Jinglei, and about seven or eight others.

Li Yapeng was supposed to handle things at the Central Academy of Drama, but he hadn't recovered from the blow of being harassed by a rich woman, so Wang Xuebing took his place.

It seems that students from the Central Academy of Drama made up more than half of the class, but in fact, the students from the class of '90 were just attending as observers, and only Huang Zhizhong and Shi Lanya actually signed contracts.

Then there were the martial arts students selected from the sports school. There were three of them in total, all of them were strong young men around twenty years old, two with long, thin faces and one with a baby face.

When she greeted him, the baby-faced girl blushed, clearly indicating that she hadn't had much contact with a graceful older sister like Gai Lili.

After we had gotten to know most of them, the sound of an engine came from the yard.

Someone called out "Zhang Guoli," and the people who were originally surrounding Gai Lili and Cao Ying immediately crowded to the doors and windows, looking into the courtyard with hope and enthusiasm.

Although most new actors have a biased view of movies and feel that TV dramas are inferior, it depends on the situation.

Now, "The New Dragon and Phoenix" is a nationwide hit, and its second run still boasts high ratings, showing a strong momentum to rival the popularity of "Aspiration" back then.

Moreover, unlike "Aspiration", "The New Dragon and Phoenix" has a larger young audience and a larger urban audience, and its commercial value far exceeds that of "Aspiration".

Zhang Guoli gained both fame and fortune from this, rising directly from a second-tier actor to a top-tier director and actor.

For the actors in the room, seeing him was no different than seeing a ladder to heaven.

Of course, the most excited were the actresses, since Zhang Guoli directed and starred in the film, while Chen Hong had already announced her marriage and retirement from acting.

Even though Deng Jie was right next to Zhang Guoli, it couldn't stop the eager gazes of many young girls.

After Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie got out of the car, they started chatting on the spot, seemingly waiting for someone.

Not long after, another Xiali drove into the yard, and Chen Daoming got out of it.

Chen Daoming's arrival seemed to set the stage, and one car after another drove into the yard, quickly filling the garage under the west wall.

Drivers, assistants, singers—dozens of people swarmed in like dumplings, turning the once quiet courtyard into a bustling hub of noise.

"It's Tian Zhen and Han Lei!"

"Wang Luyao, it's Wang Luyao!"

"Old Wolf is here too! He even sang at our Beijing Film Academy before!"

"Isn't that Richie Jen, who sang 'Thousand Paper Cranes'?!"

Just as everyone was identifying the items one by one, someone outside the door suddenly called out loudly, "Don't wait inside, this room is too small to fit everything. Everyone, grab a stool and go sit in the yard."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly carried their stools outside.

Amidst the chaos, a few people, after setting up their stools, took the initiative to run over and ask Zhang Guoli and several popular singers for autographs.

Seeing two female students from the Central Academy of Drama's Class of '90 still lingering around Zhang Guoli after getting his autograph, Huang Zhizhong couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

However, he could understand the senior students' choices. After all, the Class of '90 were all non-staff members, and if they couldn't sign with Yuanmeng, it would be a question mark whether they could continue to work in the industry.

(End of this chapter)