Actor: My Entertainment Era

If Tong Liya is also included in the broad category of 85 flowers, the audience will find something rather embarrassing, that is, Tong Liya has no representative works.

Other 85 flowers have at least one super hit movie, but Tong Liya does not. The guest role of A Xiang has now become her representative role.

Is it Zhao Feiyan?
Not really. When "Mother of Heaven" was broadcast, it was not very popular, and Zhao Feiyan was not even mentioned as the female role.

It’s just that the costume dramas in recent years are too bad, so when netizens count the costume beauties of previous years, they will include her Zhao Feiyan.

This resulted in her being neither a celebrity nor a celebrity. Many people knew her and praised her for her beauty, but apart from a cameo role as Ah Xiang, she didn't seem to have any particularly memorable roles.

But looking at her resume, I found that she has indeed acted in quite a few dramas.

In general, Tong Liya should be in the upper second-tier now. She has acted in many roles, but lacks representative roles. However, because she married a husband who is very popular, her exposure is almost as high as that of the first-tier.

Therefore, her status and recognition in the circle are actually a bit vague, and there are not many mid-to-high-quality film contracts looking for her.

In terms of box office appeal, she is not like Liu Yifei. Investors know that she is the only post-80s actress who can carry the box office. Liu Yifei's participation can bring in at least 1 million more box office revenue. 1 million box office revenue, when added to the cost, is 3000 million. So a film company spent 3000 million to invite Liu Yifei.

In terms of traffic, she can't beat Yang Mi, Zhao Liying and others. These two are very popular on the Internet, can monetize their traffic, and have many people inviting them.

So fans please pay attention to one thing, don’t think that your brother or sister will become popular just because of this event today or that exposure tomorrow. In fact, he may not be able to find a good job in the circle and can only maintain popularity through various marketing methods.

Is there any actor who survives by relying on marketing?

Even Yang Mi wants to act in "Baby" to prove herself!
How many actors in the drama industry are desperately trying to squeeze into the film industry? Why? Isn't it because they want a work that can stand out and stay in this industry for a long time?

Tong Liya is in urgent need of works now.

"I don't know if Yaya is in Beijing." Liu Yifei agreed to be the middleman to introduce Tong Liya to Kong Dashan, "Why did you think of looking for her to act in the play?"

Kong Dashan said directly: "I am her fan."

This is called chasing stars at public expense, right? Liu Yifei doesn't care about this: "Let me ask for you first."

Liu Yifei first sent a voice message to Tong Liya: "Yaya, what are you doing? I have a director friend here who says he's your fan and wants to meet you. Are you in Beijing?"

Tong Liya was probably not working, and her reply came soon:
"I'm on Qiong Island. The capital is too cold, so I haven't been back."

The second message: "Who is your director friend? I can't go back to Beijing for a few days. I tell you, it's so comfortable to come to Qiongdao in winter. I don't want to leave."

Liu Yifei glanced at Kong Dashan before replying to Tong Liya: "Isn't our family preparing a science fiction film? The director is a fan of yours and wants to ask you for an autograph and a photo, but he doesn't know you, so he came to me."

If Tong Liya still doesn't understand what's going on, she should stop hanging around in this circle. But she replied calmly, "Is that so? I'll be back tomorrow. I have nothing to do in Qiong Island anyway. It's just a pure vacation."

"Okay then. I'll give you the director's WeChat and you two can chat."

At first glance, it really looks like Liu Yifei is pimping, but isn't this how middlemen talk when making referrals?

Tong Liya said that she would return to Beijing the next day, but in fact she went from Qiongdao to Shanghai that night, and then took a bus from Shanghai back to Beijing. It was already early morning when she landed in Beijing.

Being an actor is like this, you must actively seize every opportunity. As for how Mong Dashan and Tong Liya talk later, it is none of Liu Yifei's business.

Anyway, on the second working day after April Fools' Day, Tong Liya invited Liu Yifei and Kong Dashan to have a seafood hotpot together. She did not bring her husband, but asked Liu Haoran to accompany them.

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "I often forget that Liu Haoran is your artist. My husband and I both invited actors from your company to star in two shows. Now you are taking advantage of us."

"Then I have to thank you." Tong Liya said with a smile.

She is personally very satisfied with her role in "Swan Elegy". The role is secondary. What is important is the quality of the film. Although he is a new director, Zhang Yuanjun wrote and starred in the film himself. This title is enough for domestic actresses to grab.

"Come, let me toast to our Director Kong." Tong Liya picked up the glass, and Liu Haoran accompanied her. "A director born in the 90s has a bright future."

Liu Yifei can drink now, but she still tries not to drink, and she drinks tea instead of wine in this scene.

Tong Liya has a very good alcohol tolerance. It is no exaggeration to say that she can drink with Liu Yifei's whole family without any problem.

After all, "Swan Elegy" is just an art film, and the director is still a little-known new director. This film is not well-known in the circle, and even less popular in the fan circle.

It is indeed becoming increasingly difficult to make art films, especially after "Wolf Warrior 2" grossed 56 billion yuan, "Detective Chinatown 2" and "Operation Red Sea" all exceeded 30 billion yuan, and almost everyone is keeping an eye on the box office.

A very cruel fact is that it is very difficult for Zhang Yuanjun to raise money for "Swan Elegy".

His art films have always been sponsored by the French MK2 Cinemas, and MK2 has always been the distributor of Zhang Yuanjun's art films in Europe.

But MK2 cannot fund Zhang Yuanjun indefinitely. If Zhang Yuanjun had not won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award in 16 and made them a fortune with "Redemption", Zhang Yuanjun might not have been able to get the $220 million for "Swan Elegy".

MK2 has advised Zhang Yuanjun more than once not to write science fiction films like "She" and "Swan Elegy" because the cost is too high.

Which art film uses so many special effects!
If we make more films like "Detachment" and "Redemption" that can be made with only 10 or 20 million yuan, the pressure will be much less.

But Zhang Yuanjun never considers the budget when writing a script. He only focuses on the story and characters. Budget control is the producer's job. What does it have to do with me, the screenwriter!

Up to now, Zhang Yuanjun has been contributing money to the film's preparation.

Although the art film market is very depressed, there are indeed still a group of people who insist on making it.

At Pingyao, FIRST, and various venture capital conferences, we can see thousands of people sticking to making art films every year.

There are also a group of outstanding actors, such as Zhang Yuanjun, Liu Yifei and others, who are willing to act in art films for low pay, and even sponsor art films out of their own pockets.

There are also many excellent producers, such as Chen Zhixi, Alex Fong and others, who use the money earned from commercial films to invest in art films.

Some commercial film audiences wish that all art film directors would die. In fact, art films and commercial films are inseparable from each other. If one dies, the film market will be over.

Having said that, Zhang Yuanjun still has to urge France's MK2 in the United States to transfer the money to the crew's public account as soon as possible.

Also, Wolf Warrior 2 has been off the screen for more than half a year, isn't it time to settle the bill? Zhang Yuanjun has been spending a lot recently, so it's time to urge Wu Jing to pay. (End of this chapter)