Actor: My Entertainment Era

Zhang Yuanjun is considered a minor star on the drama stage, or to give some respect, a mid-level star. His popularity in the film and television circles does not work well on the drama stage. Of course, he did bring some audiences into the theater, but the People's Art Theatre does not lack his audience.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken him 10 years to enter the theater before he played the leading role in "Hypnosis", a small theater drama at that.

The National Theatre of China has no shortage of actors. No matter how big a star is, he or she has to play supporting roles for three years to build up his or her temperament.

Zhang Yuanjun was lucky. He encountered "White Deer Plain" as soon as he entered the theater and was entrusted with the important task of taking over the role of Lu Zhaopeng.

This performance lasted for 11 years and 100 shows!
At the curtain call today, Mr. Pu Cunxin, who played Bai Jiaxuan, introduced the actors to the audience one by one, including the Laoqiang actors who performed in the opening show.

Pu Cunxin said: "White Deer Plain has been performed for 11 years, and several old-style actors have passed away."

He also placed the bench in the center of the stage and solemnly introduced it to the audience.

The audience stood up and applauded the creators.

"This is Lu Fang, who plays Tian Xiao'e..." Pu Cunxin introduced them one by one, and the audience responded with warm applause every time he introduced someone, "This is Zhang Yuanjun, who plays Lu Zhaopeng."

Zhang Yuanjun took two steps forward and bowed to the audience.

The applause from the audience became even louder, and someone even shouted, "Zhang Laosan!"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and retreated into the team.

"This is……"

In the evening, the crew held a celebration banquet in the People's Art Theatre cafeteria, and many veteran artists from the People's Art Theatre also came.

Liu Yifei shamelessly sat next to Zhang Yuanjun and had a free meal.

"Who is this?" He Bing asked with a smile, "Does our theater have such a person?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said, "Why don't you send a letter of secondment to the National Theatre and transfer her to our theatre?"

He Bing smiled and said, "I don't hold any official position, why would I send a secondment letter? Pu Ge is the vice president, ask him to transfer Yifei here."

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "I'm doing well in our theater, why should I be transferred here and there by you guys?"

Feng Yuanzheng said to He Bing, "See? You want to transfer people, but they don't want to come."

A few people were talking and laughing. Guo Da, who played Lu Zilin, raised his glass to toast: "I am both happy and sad now. It is a perfect ending to play such a role for 11 years. I have been trembling with fear all the time. This is a memorable moment in my career. I have learned a lot. I am very honored to come to the Capital Theatre. I will never forget your dedication. What makes me sad is parting with you all - after all, we have been together for such a long time."

"We haven't separated yet. We still have to perform."

"These are only the 100th show. There are still 200 or 300 shows waiting for you to perform." Zhang Yuanjun said, holding a glass of wine.

This made Guo Da happy. He said with a smile: "I am old. I don't have the energy to keep up with 200 or 300 games."

The chatterbox He Bing teased him: "Old people are cunning, and horses are slippery. You still have some tricks up your sleeve."

"What does this old cunning fellow have to do with acting?"

He Bing explained: "The older people get, the better they become at acting. I see you," he said to Guo Da, "are almost as good as you are."

"Hahaha!" They drank a few more glasses of wine while chatting and laughing.

After the banquet, Liu Yifei, who didn't drink, drove Zhang Yuanjun back home.

Liu Yifei envied her husband for being able to play the same role in 11 shows over 100 years. She has also performed in many dramas, and even Zhang Yuanjun only caught up with the national tour performance of "The Blind City" last year with "Monument". However, "The Blind City" has not been performed for six years, and she doesn't even know when her 100th show will be.

Zhang Yuanjun wasn't drunk, but his face was red from drinking. Liu Yifei glanced at her husband and said, "Don't vomit in the car."

"I don't feel like vomiting." Zhang Yuanjun took the thermos from the cup holder and took a sip of warm water. "We have to rehearse "Hypnosis" tomorrow and perform it on Friday. Life." Zhang Yuanjun leaned on the passenger seat and sighed about life.

Liu Yifei was not used to this and said, "Who are you pretending to be so dead for?"

Zhang Yuanjun said, "Hey, there's no show for you in the theater this year." He was bringing up something irrelevant.

"The theater understands that I have to take care of my children, so they haven't rehearsed any plays for me in the past two years," Liu Yifei said.

Zhang Yuanjun knew that Liu Yifei had never played the leading role on the stage of a drama. At most, she was the supporting role of the heroine, and she might not appear in one out of ten performances.

Liu Yifei was very greedy. The heroines she had her eyes on were Qin Hailu's "Green Snake" and Yuan Quan's "Jane Eyre". Zhang Yuanjun could do nothing about it.

"You can rehearse "To Become Famous", Su Mengdie is very good." The copyright of "To Become Famous" is in the hands of Zhang Yuanjun. Various folk drama clubs have rehearsed it countless times in recent years. Zhang Yuanjun is very willing to authorize it.

But Liu Yifei felt that the character of Su Mengdie was not three-dimensional or complex enough, and it was boring to play her.

"If you want to do this, you can buy the copyright yourself and entrust your theater to stage it. You can put your name on the play, or you can be generous and give the copyright to your theater. It's all fine." Zhang Yuanjun made a suggestion.

"I just said that. I'm not in a hurry." It seemed as if Liu Yifei was eager to act. Even if Liu Yifei thought so in her heart, she would not admit it, but she did take note of her husband's advice.

When they got home, the two children had been taken to bed by their grandmother. When they came back, the house was quiet.

They both washed up and went to bed.

"Wife." Zhang Yuanjun's hand has already reached over.

"Tsk, you're so tired from the performance today, yet you still have the mind to think about this." Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"Today is the 100th anniversary, shouldn't you reward me?"

"You seem particularly excited about the 100th anniversary." Liu Yifei said with a smile, and then she opened her husband's hand with one hand and reached for the drawer of the bedside table with the other hand.

After a night, the two woke up the next day refreshed, and Zhang Yuanjun still went to the theater to rehearse.

On Tuesday, Penguin announced that Penguin Group will acquire the American film company Z Studio for US$12.68 billion in cash.

The announcement stated:
"Z Studio is a well-known independent film production company in the United States. It owns well-known IP series such as "The Hunger Games", "The Purge", "John Wick" and "Maze Runner". The company's film "Dallas Buyers Club" won the Best Actor Award at the 2014th Academy Awards in 86.

"Z Studio has been established for more than 10 years and has produced a series of popular and well-received films. It is a leader in the American independent film industry. The company maintains friendly cooperative relations with international superstars such as Leonardo Dicaprio, the Nolan couple, and Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei."

Zhang Yuanjun did not want Penguin to state in the announcement that he was the founder of the company.

In explaining the acquisition, the relevant person in charge of Penguin said:
"This acquisition has made up for Penguin's shortcomings in overseas production and distribution, and will also help us learn advanced overseas production and project management experience. Z Studio owns many IP copyrights, and the value of this acquisition is by no means limited to the film itself.

"The company's former CEO Eddie will continue to stay in office and lead the company's work. The company's already started and planned projects will not be affected. We will invest no less than US$2 million to continue to advance the company's operations and project preparations."

At the same time, Penguin also said: "Our core market is still the Chinese-speaking market. After the completion of this acquisition, we will introduce a lot of advanced technology, experience and talents into China. I believe that everyone will see Penguin make great achievements in the film and television sector in the near future."

Z Studio is indeed not a big company. The Penguin acquisition announcement and explanation did not cause heated discussions in the capital market or even among ordinary audiences like Wanda's acquisition of AMC and Legendary.

But this is also what Penguin and Zhang Yuanjun want to see. Why be so high-profile?

However, the almighty netizens still dug out Zhang Yuanjun who was hiding behind the scenes the next day. (End of this chapter)