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Chapter 674 Pure Actor, Reba Takes Off

"Mr. Zhou, I want to act in a play."

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"After signing with Jiangdong, can I continue my drama performance?"

After listening to Zhou Shufang's report, Zhou Yutang wanted to talk to Jiang Qiming.

He also quickly sent a WeChat message. Zhou Yutang could feel the young man's uneasy mood through the phone screen.

Perhaps he gave this humble explanation after careful consideration before clicking send.

In fact, this is exactly the case.

When Jiang Qiming received Zhou Shufang's call, he felt so happy that he almost fainted.

Opportunity to sign with Jiangdong Entertainment.

For an ordinary student who was unemployed after graduating from the Central Academy of Drama, this was simply pie in the sky.

After the initial excitement wore off, Jiang Qiming imagined a bright future countless times in his mind, but he quickly calmed down and still found it difficult to give up his career in drama.

So, he told Zhou Shufang honestly, and Zhou Shufang actually asked him to contact Zhou Yutang directly.
"You auditioned for the role of Qin Feng in Detective Chinatown, right?"

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Jiang Qiming answered Zhou Yutang's WeChat call with a bit of embarrassment: "Yes, it's a rare opportunity. Many of our classmates from the Central Academy of Drama went there at that time."

"Your temperament doesn't quite match that role."

Zhou Yutang laughed: "What did Zhou Shufang tell you?"

"Um, Manager Zhou said that the company has its own arrangements."

"I want to hear your reasons."

"Because I like the performance form of drama. I can be in the middle of it and act it out coherently until the end, presenting a character in its entirety."

Jiang Qiming's palms were sweaty, but he explained with a little excitement:

"Mr. Zhou, you may not know that we have to rehearse every day for a play, and we may not be able to fully cooperate with the company due to our schedule."

He talked about many details of the drama performance in one breath, and seemed a bit like a drama fanatic.

Zhou Yutang listened to him quietly, but what he was thinking about was Miss Liu.

He knew that the level of commitment involved in rehearsing a drama was far from comparable to that of a film or TV series.

Generally speaking, when filming a TV series or movie, it is impossible to have a lot of time to think about a character.

However, drama is a platform where one spends a lot of time figuring out whether there are problems with one's own creative and performance methods.

There is a lot of hard work behind it that is unknown to ordinary people.

It's not easy for her to achieve this level.

Jiang Qiming swallowed his saliva and said frankly: "Boss Zhou, that's probably it."

After saying this, he suddenly felt annoyed for no reason.

Jiang Qiming, Jiang Qiming, who do you think you are! ?
You are really out of your mind, daring to negotiate with the Grand Commander of Jiangdong! ?

"The drama performance is also very good. If there is no problem, you can sign the contract first. The company will make reasonable arrangements when the time comes."

Zhou Yutang came back to his senses and smiled calmly: "I heard that you will be performing officially at the National Theatre next month?"

"Mr. Zhou, you also know?"

"Haha, I wish you a smooth performance."

"How about it?"

Wu Yuze was a little worried about his young and inexperienced schoolmate.

After he hung up the phone, he asked with concern.

Jiang Qiming shook his head dejectedly and sighed softly.

Wu Yuze, who was standing next to him, felt his heart sinking as if it was weighed down by a thousand pounds.

I was thinking about how to comfort my little brother, but I didn't expect that the depressed face in the previous moment would suddenly be filled with a bright and lively smile in the next second:

"Angkor, it's done."

"Fuck you, kid."

After Wu Yuze was stunned for a moment, he came to his senses, slapped him with a slap, and said with a smile: "Are you acting like this? I was worried for nothing!"

"Haha."

Jiang Qiming shrank his head and said happily, "Boss Zhou said he wishes us a smooth performance."

Jiang Qiming is a talented actor.

This is the evaluation given by teacher Liu Tianchi.

Zhou Yutang watched the drama performance clips about him compiled by Zhou Shufang.

A consistent conclusion was also reached.

Everyone has their own path to take.

In the Starlight Artist track, Jiangdong Entertainment only needs Lu Han and Li Jian to support the show.

Since Jiang Qiming likes drama performance, let him continue to go further on the path of being a pure actor.

Zhou Yutang is looking forward to the day when this drama fanatic can realize his talent in the future.

By then, it will surely surprise everyone.

In the past two months, "The Return of the Great Sage" has occupied the headlines of various media and its popularity has remained high.

Film and television projects on Journey to the West themes have sprung up in the industry like mushrooms after a rain.

This made Teacher Liu very worried.

While he was busy with his two careers, he also did not forget to pay attention to the Journey to the West-themed film and television projects in the circle.

As early as two years ago, Hong Kong director Soi Cheang's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was severely criticized by Teacher Liu, who gave it a nonsensical evaluation.

LeTV's recent marketing campaign of "A Chinese Odyssey Part Three" also made Teacher Liu very angry, as he believed that such an adaptation did not respect the spirit of the original work and traditional Chinese culture.

However, Teacher Liu recently got a new job.

After The Monkey King swept the Chinese film market.

Coley's Ruyi Pictures, together with Paramount Pictures of America, jointly announced that they will launch the super fantasy movie "Where is the Way?"

"Yu Tang's "The Return of the Great Sage" has set a good example for everyone. Our drama is not a special version for China. Chinese actors must be the core and cannot just play supporting roles!
In addition, we will use Hollywood’s mature industrial system, narrative structure and special effects to present Chinese literary classics, and innovate in action technology and visual technology.”

Ke Liming is also a well-known figure in the film and television circles.

Ruyi Films officially announced that Liu Laoshi will play the role of Sun Wukong and Ma Dehua will play Zhu Bajie...

The classic team presents the original "Journey to the West" in its original flavor.

At this time, Chi Chongrui, who played Tang Monk in the 86 version of "Journey to the West", was 65 years old, Liu Xiao Ling Tong was 58 years old, and Ma Dehua was 72 years old.

Since Yan Huaili, who played the role of Sha Monk in the 86 version, has passed away, Liu Dagang, who played the role of Sha Monk in the 2000 version of "Journey to the West Sequel", will continue to play the role. Liu Dagang is also over 70 years old...

"The average age is over 60. Can the Baishuishan group still fight?"

Netizens raised reasonable doubts, and Zhou Yutang also felt that it was quite serious.

Age is definitely an important factor that restricts an actor's artistic life.

Even the world-famous Jackie Chan can’t beat him.

Some beautiful things can only remain in memories.

Reba and her assistant Shasha walked into the Jiangdong Building chatting and laughing, and were warmly welcomed by the front desk girl Xiaoxue.
"Reba, Shasha, are you guys coming to the company?"

"Well, there's something we need to talk about."

Seeing a strange face at the front desk, Reba asked, "Why is Huihui not here today?"

"She had some family matters, so she took a day off. This is Yang Jie."

"Hello, Sister Reba."

"hello."

Dilireba smiled with curved eyebrows and took out a few chocolates from her bag and shared them with the two of them:
"I bought this abroad a few days ago. Try it. The hazelnut flavor is super delicious..."

"This……"

Yang Jie hesitated and looked at Xiaoxue.

"Then I'm welcome."

Xiaoxue accepted it with a smile, and pulled Reba to say, "Congratulations, "Pretty Li Huizhen" is very popular now."

"Hehe, it's just so so."

Reba smiled modestly.

After a few lively chats, he walked towards the elevator with his assistant Sasha.

"Sister Xue, let's pack up, is everything okay?"

Yang Jie asked in a low voice.

According to company regulations, Jiangdong employees are not allowed to accept money or other things from others.

"Others definitely can't accept it."

Xiaoxue tore open the chocolate wrapper and stuffed it into her mouth, with a satisfied expression on her face: "But Reba, Nazha, Liu Tianxian, Yijie, Lijie..."

"..."

Yang Jie's expression twitched.

Sister, do you want to make an Excel spreadsheet?

"Anyway, you can accept any gifts they give you. It's okay. If they are expensive, just report them. I won't pursue the matter. Last time, Tianxian gave me an LV bag...

I'll tell you more details when we have dinner. What are we having for lunch? I'm craving some noodles with soy sauce..."

"..."

Yang Jie also followed suit and tore open the wrapper of a piece of chocolate.

Glancing up.

I happened to see Dilraba Dilmurat and Sasha walking into the elevator.

Today, Di Lieba wore a short black T-shirt with slightly tight jeans.

Below that slender and soft waist like a spring willow, the round hip lines are displayed freely.

Even girls would find it hot when they see it.

Looking at her own bra and buttocks, Yang Jie said enviously: "In "Pretty Li Huizhen", I couldn't tell that Reba has such a good figure."

"That's just a character setting in a TV show. If you take it seriously, you'll lose."

Xiaoxue ate chocolate like a little squirrel, "Teacher Fan is even better than Reba, that fart drum..."

"Teacher Fan is indeed beautiful. What do you see?"

"Hehe, I've caught up to the latest episode. I think this show is pretty fun."

Reba, like Nazha, enjoys privileges. After Ni Ni sent the person in.

I ordered a cup of coffee and took a look at the Cartier ladies' watch that was a birthday gift from a scumbag boss this month.

Faced with my sister's small request to visit the interior space of the chairman's office.

Zhou Yutang generously expressed his support through concrete actions.

Done.

The man next to her was handling things, Reba was touching Nazha's favorite teddy bear, and trying out the latest projection equipment in this little world.

Tyrande is so playful, and you even show off the photos of your yacht that your brother took for you, right?
Don't even say it.

After exchanging ideas about art, it is quite interesting to watch TV shows and movies together.

Just a few clicks to open Station B and play "Pretty Li Huizhen".

"Li Huizhen is so cute, and Pang Di's acting is really good. She and Gao Wen are two completely different people."

"My eyes watered. The heroine of this drama represents the normal appearance and life of a person living in this world. I hope the ending will be better."

"Reba's acting skills are really amazing for playing the role of an ugly girl so well. I feel like she can win an award. Please ask the Grand Commander to help her make it happen."

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Looking at the comments flying by quickly, Di Lieba simply ignored those comments complaining about the TV series being too melodramatic and awkward.

The endless stream of compliments made Reba very happy.

A bright and satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Zhou Yutang ended the call with his uncle Chen Rui and found it funny to see Reba reveling in the flattery.

The currently popular "Pretty Li Huizhen" has helped the Anhui TV station which has just experienced internal turmoil.

The ratings were 1.75% and the audience share was 9.96%. If these results were achieved a few years ago, they would not be considered a hit.

But with the advent of the Internet age, the ratings of various TV stations have declined to varying degrees.

If a Taiwanese drama can consistently break 1, it can be considered a popular drama at the moment.

It is precisely because of the sluggish TV drama market that the prices of the two dramas at the just-concluded Jiangdong film screening were sold at unexpectedly high prices.

Anhui TV and Mango TV got hold of "Pretty Li Huizhen" last year, which was considered a bargain.

Zhou Yutang didn't lose out either.

Bilibili also has the online broadcasting rights. In just a few days, the average daily hits have exceeded 100 million.

After receiving this large wave of traffic, Bilibili sold a lot of memberships.

In addition, Bilibili also has the online broadcasting rights for "The Journey of Flower" and "Nirvana in Fire", as well as "Joy of Life 3", which is scheduled to be the best drama at the end of the year.

My uncle said he had never fought such a prosperous battle.

These days, he was smiling harder than AK, and he called Zhou Yutang every day to report on his work.

"Brother, do you think I have a chance to win a prize?"

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Hearing this question, Zhou Yutang fell silent and reached out to touch Reba's forehead.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"I don't have a fever, why are you talking in your sleep?"

Zhou Yutang patted Reba's plump buttocks.

The hand feel is soft and delicate.

It's so tender that it seems like water can be squeezed out of it.

With his current strength, it is not difficult to operate the award.

The tone of "Pretty Li Huizhen" is very positive. It is a youth workplace drama and does not contain any messy and bloody mistress conspiracy theories.

But it cannot be called a classic by any means. At least in Zhou Yutang's eyes, it is much worse than "Misaeng" and "Reply" series from the past two years.

Without the filters that fans have put on her, Reba's acting skills can only be described as passable, far from being award-winning.

Operating awards also requires the right time, place and people.

Capital can influence the results of awards through operations, but it cannot treat the audience as fools.

Otherwise, the loss will outweigh the gain and you will suffer backlash.

Of course Zhou Yutang would not do such a thing.

"Hate."

Although she said she hated it, she knew how serious it was. Reba was not the type to act up. She nudged herself into Zhou Yutang's arms like a little pet.

I am sharing the little things that happened in my work recently.

In fact, winning awards was just something she fantasized about.

As a drama with a strong female lead, she undoubtedly reaped the biggest benefits from the drama.

Reba’s popularity was completely ignited, consolidating her position as the top flower among the 90s.

Nazha has starred in "Now You See Me" and "Love O2O", and has become extremely popular since the second half of last year.

But Mina is not invincible.

There is Running Man to boost national popularity, as well as the box office performance of Mojin: The Lost Tomb, plus the ratings on the small screen.

Reba is also a top female star artist born in the 1990s.

The marketing direction of Jiangdong is the deep sisterhood with Northern Xinjiang, but there is also competition.

Now fans of both groups call this pair of sisters from Northern Xinjiang the "peerless duo".

"Brother, have you decided on the female lead for your film "The Lonely and Great God"? "

"You're not a good fit."

Zhou Yutang saw through Reba's thoughts at a glance and spoke frankly.

Reba curled her lips: "What about Nazha?"

"Naza, too."

"That's it."

Reba felt relieved instantly.

Zhou Yutang didn't know what she was so happy about, so he explained it briefly.

It’s not that Reba and Nazha are not pretty enough, nor that the two beauties from northern Xinjiang are not popular enough.

But they all have the looks of beauties with rich complexion.

It doesn't fit the character positioning of the heroine in the play.

In order to accommodate Zhou Yutang's schedule, the pre-production of "The Lonely and Great God" took a bit of time.

Maybe even the chief casting director Lin Liang couldn't figure out how to embody the broken atmosphere of the pure little white flower that his boss wanted.

Since the auditions were opened to the public, age alone has blocked a large number of popular female stars.

Several casting teams are working at full capacity.

It is not limited to the mainland, entertainment companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan are also promoting people.

Even the information of artists from South Korea was sorted out and pushed over.

"I heard that Xinli has a new film project looking for you?"

"Well, it's said to be a movie adapted from The Legend of Wukong."

Reba placed her pointed chin on Zhou Yutang's solid chest, and her big eyes flickered, "Brother, what do you think?"

"Who is the director?"

"I think it's Guo Zijian from Hong Kong."

"Then don't look at it."

Zhou Yutang said confidently: "A Hong Kong director who makes a movie about mythology and history will definitely be bad. Did he not sign a contract?"

"It's still under discussion, and it hasn't been signed yet."

Reba pursed her lips and couldn't help laughing.

"Run away without signing a contract."

Zhou Yutang has great confidence in Hong Kong directors: "Next year, the company will start the second part of Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"Really?"

A look of surprise instantly appeared on Reba's face. She moved forward and gave him a kiss.

The little lilac tongue pecked Zhou Yutang's cheek playfully.

Suddenly, the tip of the tongue licked it.

A tingling sensation like an electric shock.

But at this moment, Reba's eyes were moving, showing an indescribable charm.

Zhou Yutang turned his hand back and lingered on the part that Reba was most proud of: "When the time comes, a teacher will be prepared for you. You can start training in advance and put other film and television projects aside."

The character Xue Li Yang is the descendant of a Taoist monk who grew up in North America and received professional military training.

What we want is a heroic feeling, and the requirements for body shape are quite strict.

Although Reba entered the group through the backdoor, she also received several months of special training in advance. It was her practical actions that won the recognition of the audience.

"Brother, look."

Reba raised her arms, raised her chin proudly, and showed off her biceps.

“That’s not enough.”

Zhou Yutang chuckled and said, "You should eat less snacks."

Reba is sometimes smart and clever, but sometimes she is a little cute and confused.

It is a rare and strange thing that these two characteristics coexist in her.

"I'll just eat a little bit." Reba said weakly.

"Well, when we were filming the restaurant scene, I ate three bowls of instant noodles by myself."

"..."

Reba's cheeks instantly puffed up, dyed with an intoxicating red glow, so cute that it could make people's blood bar empty: "How did you know?"

“You didn’t think I didn’t watch the news?”

Zhou Yutang pinched Reba’s plump cheeks, which felt good.

It’s the scene where Li Huizhen and Li Jian are eating instant noodles in the restaurant.

First a wide panoramic shot was taken, then a medium shot. Reba just ate and even shared the flavor of instant noodles with her co-star Li Jian.

The director found it quite interesting, so he cut this segment into a behind-the-scenes feature and released it.

"Alas, brother, I am sacrificing for the role as well."

Reba's eyes rolled and she said pitifully, "I gained several pounds while filming this movie."

There is some truth in this.

The character of the heroine Li Huizhen has a very important label, which is that she is "real" and "down-to-earth" enough.

after all.

Most girls in life are just ordinary girls.

Which ordinary girl doesn’t like to eat?

When I saw Li Huizhen, who didn't seem that pretty and was dressed in a very rustic way, I naturally resonated with her.

They put themselves in the story, hoping that one day they would become beautiful and have a happy ending in both career and love.

Therefore, once the drama was broadcast, it had a solid base of female audiences, achieved good ratings, and also had very good reputation among the audiences.

"I didn't ask you to eat all the props, just to get you into the role."

Zhou Yutang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

At first, the company's planning department created a character for her called "a cute girl who loves eating." But later on, they discovered that this girl really loves eating...

During the recording of Running Man, even male stars like Deng Chao and Chen Chichi were shocked as they had never seen a female artist eat like this.

I'm afraid only Liu Chichi can fight against it.

"Brother, are you directing the second part of Ghost Blows Out the Light?"

"Not necessarily. It depends on my schedule."

"I will work hard."

Jokes aside, Reba has always done her job very well.

I usually eat a lot, but I exercise even more in the gym, otherwise I wouldn’t have such a beautiful figure.

The "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series arranged for Reba is the same as the "Now You See Me" series arranged for Nazha.

They are all phenomenal hit film and television IPs, which can be said to be pension insurance.

Time has entered September.

The box office of "Burning Sun" reached 1.68 million.

Deng Chao has returned to the crew to film his "Bad Angels", and Cao Baoping has also returned to Yunnan Province to continue working on "The Murderer".

As for the other two of the three best actor winners, Duan Yihong and Guo Tao, due to insufficient popularity and traffic, the roadshow period of this movie ended early.

Zhou Yutang was quite satisfied with the box office data.

However, the movie "Go Away Tumor" was somewhat beyond his expectations.

The film has received excellent word of mouth and its total box office revenue reached 4.95 million yuan, which is only one step away from the 5 million yuan box office threshold.

There are still more than ten days left before the film's release, and the producers have already applied for an extension key, so there is still a certain amount of box office potential to be tapped.

After stepping down as governor of California, 68-year-old Schwarzenegger returned to acting and once again played his most classic role - the Terminator.

It seems to have aroused the audience's interest in watching the movie, coupled with the addition of Emilia Clarke, who is well-known to the Chinese audience.

The producer Truck Driver brought the main creative crew to the capital of China to help boost the popularity of the movie.

Entering September with an absolute leading advantage, the total box office reached 3.75 million in five days.

The Terminator is back with force, and Xigou is the first to be killed. The total box office of "Bride Wars" has reached 1.86 million yuan and it will be taken off the screen soon.

However, with the Monkey King in charge of the summer season, the Terminator can't make a big splash.

Although "The Monkey King" had no hope of hitting 20 billion, it still created a series of miracles for animated films.

Recently, another movie project on Journey to the West was launched in the circle.

Hong Kong actor Yu Wenle revealed on Weibo that he will soon be working with Eddie Peng in a movie adapted from the online novel "The Monkey King".

Ever since Jiangdong Entertainment made huge profits by hoarding copyrights, various entertainment companies have started a copyright arms race.

This also makes those online novel writers very profitable.

In 2007 and 2008, the copyright price was at most a few hundred thousand yuan, but now the copyright of novels is like riding a rocket.

Any online novel that is a little popular starts at seven figures.

A super popular IP like "The Legend of Sun Wukong", with the help of the Monkey King, has attracted the attention of the entire film and television industry.

The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s have basically seen or heard this slightly immature but extremely passionate song.

"I want this day, I can no longer cover my eyes
I want this land, I can no longer bury my heart
I want all living beings to understand my intention
I want all those Buddhas to vanish into thin air!"

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Ps: Jiang Qiming is a real treasure actor. I recommend Bianshui Past.

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