I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 451, I'm addicted to filming with him, I can't help it.

A full meal at one meal versus a full meal at every meal.

There are still some differences.

For actors in the Beijing entertainment circle, getting involved with Li Yun means they shouldn't take on roles in their own circle. It's like a situation where loyalty isn't absolute, but it's absolutely disloyal.

In fact, Li Yun only needed to do a little research to understand the underlying logic of this behavior.

This feeling and problem stems from the "purity" of the Beijing entertainment circle.

The entire group of four in Beijing's elite circle consisted of children from wealthy families, a circle that was quite exclusive.

This unique Beijing flavor has created the Beijing elite circle.

This created the circle.

Li Yun, on the other hand, is an "outsider".

Originally, if this "outsider" was only involved in some peripheral resources at the beginning, the circle wouldn't mind such a small amount and could be considered "generous".

however,

Li Yun has now reached a very high level of fame and status, and is quite formidable.

They have already begun to involve core resources in the Beijing entertainment circle.

This is intolerable.

You're just an idle person who doesn't know anyone, yet you're present in every circle.

It even reached the point of being threatening.

In this zero-sum market, in this world where everyone is fighting and competing, this is not about targeting anyone.

It was a choice that was made naturally.

Say it calmly.

This is not what is meant by targeting.

I don't want to be your wedding dress.

However, this also signifies recognition—recognition from the Beijing circle. Only when you've reached this level and become a resource yourself can you truly be recognized.

We acknowledge your existence, for you have taken up our resources for survival.

That's why they would act so "stingy".

Liang Ziwen, a second-tier actress who had originally arranged to audition, also chose to apologize after receiving the news.

I'm sorry, I can't go to the audition for "The Three-Body Problem," and I can't act in it either.

However, Liang Ziwen herself wasn't very interested in this TV series. Although she is only a second-tier actress now, this is a domestic science fiction drama!

The fact that domestically produced sci-fi dramas are sci-fi enough is itself quite sci-fi.

A field that has been completely untouched.

An industry that seems to be teetering on the edge of subsidy fraud.

Those who dare to try it out are either looking for something new or seeking alternative paths.

There are probably very few people who truly believe in the script itself.

With the current turmoil in Beijing's elite circles, there's absolutely no need to get involved.

but.

Regarding this domestic science fiction project.

Some people are interested.

Liu Hewei is one of them.

"Are you sure you don't want to go on our 'Wesley' series?" Liu Shanhe looked at Liu Hewei, but his eyes held a strange look.

"I'm sure, I'll go and film 'The Three-Body Problem'. It sounds really interesting."

"It's interesting that they didn't give you the script."

"Anyway, my character is a passionate police officer, so I don't need to understand science fiction." At this point, Liu Hewei joked, "It's okay."

"Hmm. Never mind, we're all just testing the waters anyway."

Liu Shanhe also shook his head.

"If we want to make science fiction films, we have the resources and confidence to do so."

"I don't choose the script, I choose the actors. You're not an actor, so you probably don't know that feeling."

Liu Hewei spoke slowly, and then he explained why he had decisively chosen the script for "The Three-Body Problem".

This is a very special reason.

One unexpected reason that Liu Shanhe could never have imagined.

"I'm addicted."

"Um?"

"Working with Li Yun gives me a feeling, an addictive feeling."

At this moment, Liu Hewei was still reminiscing about and savoring that feeling, which still had a slightly perverse quality.

Liu Shanhe's mouth twitched. What kind of pervert is this?

Are you being a little too perverted?

In fact, Liu Hewei was simply reminiscing about and longing for that feeling.

Acting with Li Yun felt like entering another world, another time and space, a feeling of being alive.

Liu Shanhe, who isn't an actor, wouldn't understand.

So even if *The Three-Body Problem* is a scam to get subsidies, as long as Li Yun is involved, it's a good thing.

Of course, when he learned that Li Yun was only responsible for filming and directing this time, and not for anything else, his expression froze.

Is Li Yun not in The Three-Body Problem?

The 24-episode TV series made the most of its budget.

This is considered a short to medium-length script in this day and age.

This time, Li Yun will not be an actor, or rather, not an actor from the first film.

Perhaps, I'll make a cameo appearance here as a researcher at the Academy of Sciences, a somewhat 'ordinary' character in the first film, the physicist who initially committed suicide alongside the others.

The filming process was also very tight. The 24 episodes were filmed in just over a month.

After filming is completed, the new Three Kingdoms might only be at the point when Zhuge Liang first emerged from obscurity.

With such a fast pace, it's no wonder that most people think "The Three-Body Problem" is a poorly made work—generally speaking, in science fiction, you might not be able to fully develop the world view in 24 episodes!

A TV series consists of actors, a script, a director, storyboards, and various other elements.

Such a short shooting process, such a short length.

Their intention to defraud subsidies is blatantly obvious.

He seemed to want everyone to know he was scamming for subsidies.

However, isn't this kind of project just made to scam subsidies?

This dish of dumplings was made possible by the money from that bottle of vinegar.

A blatant attempt to scam funding.

Li Yun—finally he's fallen from grace, finally becoming an excellent businessman. Shouldn't that be somewhat comforting?

At least, Zhang Yimou felt somewhat "gratified" when he realized he was expressing such emotions.

Some even felt ashamed of their own feelings.

Damn it, I, a veteran in Beijing's elite circles, am actually excited and pleased by the "degeneration" of a junior.

This sense of shame.

But this angered Zhang Mouzi.

"He's just a prodigy who became famous at a young age, and his behavior has no future." At this moment, Zhang Mouzi suppressed his shame and expressed even more anger.

I want to witness Li Yun's failure.

Witness his failure

His destitution, his fall, his struggle in the mud.

At this moment, Zhang Mouzi suddenly regretted it. If only he had persuaded Li Yun to join the core of the Beijing circle, he could have used his prestige to firmly suppress this young man and restrict his development.

This destined him to always be subordinate to him.

No, it seems that even if I don't deliberately suppress him, he will still be inferior to me.

Because I am Zhang Mouzi, I am the first of the fifth generation of Chinese directors, and I am a super director who can go international!

I am number one!

"The Beijing elites are really petty. They're even wary of lone wolves who fight alone. They have no vision," Xie Qingya said with some disdain, commenting on the Beijing elites' narrow-minded behavior.

She didn't know what to say. All she could say was, "This situation is indeed a bit..."

The circle itself wasn't very advanced; it was more like being a tyrant in the mountains.

They value such trivial resources so highly.

but

This script does seem to have some problems; it smells too much like a subsidy scam.

A 25-episode science fiction TV series.

Regardless of the quality of the final product, "Wesley" was directly renewed for 52 episodes.

The actions of Beijing's elite are certainly contemptible, especially the act of ordering people to be intercepted just before filming begins.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the TV series "The Three-Body Problem" is destined to leave a flaw in the acting careers of those in the industry.

Of course, for Xie Qingya, Li Yun was an ally she wanted to support and promote.

"We still need to think of a solution, but there's no rush."

Xie Qingya was thinking at this moment.

The reason she wasn't in a hurry was probably because she wanted Li Yun to visit her and ask for her help.

Offering help voluntarily is different from offering help passively.

This involves the issue of personal relationships and the distribution of power.

They are all different.

Xie Qingya wanted to do this favor, to bind this talented director with a layer of personal obligation.

"Come to me, I can solve your problem," Xie Qingya murmured.

However, this expectation was soon shattered by something else!

"Holy crap, we haven't even started filming yet and we've already received a batch of breach of contract fees. Our profit-making speed is just too fast."

Jiang Chenggang was furious, angry, and wanted to laugh at the same time.

This group of Beijing businessmen who voluntarily defaulted did indeed pay a batch of breach of contract penalties.

However, this also delayed the progress of "The Three-Body Problem".

"Making money is good, isn't it? Making money before filming even starts, that's a sure thing," Li Yun joked. "Anyway, it's a 24-episode series, no rush."

Li Yun then quipped.

I didn't really feel anything. Or rather, I didn't feel much at all—Li Yun just wanted to finish filming this TV series properly.

If you can't get through the Beijing circle, then try another circle.

As for joining circles and currying favor, Li Yun felt fortunate that he hadn't done it.

A single sentence from someone can isolate you and make an entire circle of people ignore you.

It's like having your lifeline in someone else's hands.

How to play.

I can't play it!

"That's true, but if you don't join a circle these days, people won't hang out with you, and they won't bother with your chatter. So I tend to choose a circle," Jiang Wen said at this moment.

"If you choose a circle, will he stop blacklisting you? If you choose a circle, he'll hang you even faster." Jiang Chenggang rarely retorted to Jiang Wen.

This time, Jiang Chenggang's impression was that...

Your life and death may be in the hands of others, who can oppress you at will, without any reason, and oppress you based on their own preferences.

How comfortable is this feeling?

Jiang Wen also fell silent.

In the Beijing elite circle, personal preferences are indeed valued more than actual ability.

If you don't do it, plenty of others will.

If you don't come to this circle, there are plenty of people who would do anything to get in.

But the same applies.

This also means that the bigwigs in Beijing's elite circles have almost inflated power.

Li Yun today.

It may seem like they're isolated, but in reality, if someone from the Beijing elite circle offends a powerful figure in that circle and is then oppressed like this, they'll truly have no chance of ever recovering.

A single sentence can sentence you to death.

Even Jiang Wen was terrified by this kind of power!

So much so that even he, who was usually eloquent, was unable to refute Jiang Chenggang.

"Right now, you only have a few staunch supporters: Liu Hewei, Liu Qianqian, and Wang Chuanjun. They are willing to give you 100% trust," Jiang Wen said. "But even these few people are not enough to make an excellent TV series."

however.

Just when Jiang Wendu was feeling quite anxious for Li Yun.

But the door was knocked on and opened.

"Please come in."

To everyone's surprise, the person who walked in was Peng Yuyan!

"I heard there are roles here, I'd like to give it a try."

Peng Yuyan then got straight to the point.

a day ago.

Eddie Peng was drinking at home, feeling exhausted after finishing filming "Hidden Man".

Acting is a very energy-consuming activity.

To prepare for the filming of "Good Will Prevail," Eddie Peng regained all the muscle and fat he lost for "Dying to Survive," and now he's a fit young man with eight-pack abs again.

Broccoli, chicken breast, and quinoa pasta were the only dishes on his table.

I drink wine occasionally.

But that's all.

He sacrificed a lot for filming, which he took for granted in his world.

The former second male lead, while drinking with Hu Qu, was also moved by the saying that life is so different now.

Eddie Peng is now a top-tier actress and leading lady in movies.

Such achievements at such a young age.

He's truly amazing as an actor, but at this moment, Eddie Peng shook his head because in his world, there was an actor who was even more amazing than him.

An actor who is just as young as him, but even more talented.

Li Yun.

There is also Wang Chuanjun, who has great potential.

They are equally formidable.

This gave Peng Yuyan no intention of stopping.

In his mind, there was still a goal he could strive for.

An object that one wants to conquer.

That's how I learned that Li Yun, when his Three-Body Problem was short-staffed, chose to give up his rest time to join this seemingly low-budget sci-fi film that appeared to be created to scam subsidies.

Unbelievable.

Science fiction can also be made into a comedy sketch.

They even managed to film it in 24 episodes.

It would be a miracle if they could even produce anything good.

Wang Jinghua also advised Peng Yuyan in the same way.

"The Beijing film circle is clearly trying to get rid of him, so why would you want to provoke them at this time? It's a completely impulsive decision. Besides, they can't stop filming without you, can they? Just find some second or third-tier actors, finish filming, collect the subsidies, and that's it."

Wang Jinghua did the same thing, and even specially produced a TV series called "Frozen Front".

It's just a sci-fi TV series made with third-rate actors and cheap special effects.

It was filmed in just 10 days.

Then, once the subsidy is received, it doesn't even matter whether the application is approved or not.

Based on current observations, the Three-Body Problem likely employs the same strategy.

Of course, the most important thing is a signal that the Beijing entertainment circle is sending out now.

I'm not including Li Yun anymore.

If someone plays with him, I might not play with you either.

This appears to be a multiple-choice question.

A multiple-choice question where the answer is easy to choose.

Peng Yuyan has no reason, much less justification, to make the wrong choice.

"I know my choice seems foolish. Maybe from now on, the Beijing circle will stop including me, and my resources will be greatly limited. This doesn't seem like a good choice. Yes, rationally speaking, I know that too."

But people are like that.

It's just impossible to make a completely rational choice.

Peng Yuyan has only one reason.

What it's like to act with Li Yun.

He's addicted.

(End of this chapter)