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Chapter 472: Unchanged, "Parallel Cohabitation"

We are all acquaintances, so there is nothing to worry about when chatting.

"Brother Yi, Brother Feng, please stop flattering me."

Lin Xing burst into laughter. “Besides, Love Is Not Easy will only be aired the day after tomorrow, and the launch conference will be tomorrow. If the two of you are so hypocritical and say that it really fails, you will be held responsible.”

Zu Ming was also amused by this. He said with a smile, "The recent promotion of Love Is Not Easy is really thanks to Lin Xing. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so popular."

Lin Xing hurriedly said, "Director Zu, you think too highly of me. I was just promoting it. Besides, the reason why Love Is Not Easy is that it is so popular because the drama itself is so popular with the audience..."

"Ah Xing, everyone says you are a living figure in the domestic entertainment industry, why are you being so modest in front of us?"

Zu Ming said nonchalantly, "The publicity department of Love Is Not Easy has long told me that all the popularity of this drama is due to you. No one paid attention to the other keywords they promoted. Only by linking you will there be traffic..."

Ren Yi was also a little surprised: "No wonder every promotional copy and video of "Love Is Not Easy" mentions Axing..."

Zu Ming said with a bit of a smile: "Yes, if a copy does not mention Axing, then it may not even get a few thousand views, but if it mentions Axing, it will directly get a million views."

Zu Ming usually doesn't care much about this kind of traffic, just like he never used any traffic when he was filming "Sweeping Dark Waves".

But this moment, that moment.

People are going to change.

What’s more crucial is that this time “Love Is Not Easy” is Zu Ming’s transitional work. To be honest, Zu Ming himself is also mentally unstable.

Although he won't lose investment due to a flop, the current market is still very cruel. Zu Ming hopes that this TV series will not fail.

Yes.

As a transitional work, the idea is often relatively simple, that is, as long as the capital is guaranteed no matter what.

Yes.

As long as you can protect your capital.

To put it simply, as long as you don't fail, it's fine.

However, urban dramas in the past two years, especially urban romance dramas, have been relatively flopped, which also makes Zu Ming a little worried.

What's more, the TV series "Love Is Not Easy" has been shelved for a while. How can Zu Ming not be worried? ?

"It's true that people become less concerned as they get older. When I was filming Sweeping Black Waves, I never thought about what would happen if the TV series flopped..."

Zu Ming sighed and said, "I didn't expect that after only a few years, I would become so anxious about gains and losses. Or maybe I've been feeling unsettled since filming Love Is Not Easy. Otherwise, why would I let you, Xing, come to guest star..."

After drinking a little bit of wine, Zu Ming said some self-deprecating words and even specifically thanked Lin Xing.

It seems as if the good performance of this drama is all thanks to Lin Xing.

Not only that, Zu Ming felt that he had made the right choice when he chose Lin Xing. He almost missed Lin Xing at the beginning.

Good guy.

If someone else praised Lin Xing like this, Lin Xing might not care, but this is Zu Ming.

Not to mention the classic works he has filmed, he has directed countless actors, many of whom have won Best Actor awards for their performances in his works.

What is he, Lin Xing? ?

This is why Lin Xing is a little self-deprecating. You know, not only in the eyes of other people, but also in the eyes of Ren Yi and Feng Wei, Lin Xing's current status is incomparable.

TV dramas are currently very popular, and there is actually nothing to say about this. There are many people in the TV drama circle who are better than Lin Xing.

However, in the film industry, Lin Xing completely ascended to fame with just three art films, and people in the entire TV drama industry admired him for this.

Let’s put it this way, even though Zu Ming is so successful in the TV drama industry, he still can’t guarantee that the movies his daughter Zu Lan can make will be a big hit.

Because the TV drama circle and the film circle are often natural barriers.

It was also because of this that when Lin Xing had already made a name for himself in the film industry and when Lin Xing was clearly making another wave of money from online movies, he still maintained this indifferent attitude. Just for this reason alone, even Ren Yi felt that Lin Xing was better than himself.

Good guy.

"Director Zu, Brother Yi, Brother Feng, if you keep praising me like this, I might really get cocky."

Lin Xing said somewhat dumbfounded.

At first it was Zu Ming who was praising, and then of course Lin Xing quickly said a few humble words, at the same time he also felt that Zu Ming's praise was too strong.

As a result, both Ren Yi and Feng Wei started to praise him.

Even Feng Wei said that if he had a son, he would want one like Lin Xing.

This is really bullshit.

In Lin Xing's opinion, he is just an artist now, and it's just a job. How can it be so mysterious? ?
Let’s get down to business.

Lin Xing looked at them and simply changed the subject to talk about the premiere of "Love Is Not Easy" tomorrow.

There is actually nothing much to say about tomorrow's premiere.

On the one hand, Banana Video really cares about this TV series, and they want to bring this drama out for competition no matter what.

On the other hand, Zu Ming's mentality has actually calmed down as the show is about to start, otherwise he wouldn't have said so many compliments to Lin Xing.

In short, no matter whether "Love Is Not Easy" flopped or managed to break even, Zu Ming expressed his gratitude to Lin Xing.

Of course, that's what they say, but who wants to fail? ?

Or who doesn’t want to get better grades? ? ?

"It's impossible to pounce on the street."

Ren Yi smiled and said, "Director Zu, you are not one of those people who only wants to fool the audience or make a bad movie just to make money. Your ability is here. I don't think Love Is Not Easy will fail anyway."

Feng Wei nodded gently: "Yes, I think so too."

Lin Xing also smiled and said, "I still believe in the audience's aesthetic taste. Of course, I still say that this drama may be criticized by the audience, but I think being criticized represents popularity..."

Yes.

From the very beginning, Lin Xing felt that this script had some unhealthy values, even though Lin Xing later gave suggestions to the screenwriter Lao Zhao and even slightly changed the character settings.

But Lin Xing ultimately felt that this kind of protagonist was not likable.

But how does one say that?

As a director, or as a producer, they are not really afraid of being scolded by the audience. What they fear most is that no one discusses it.

When someone scolds you, it often means that you are popular.

However, Ren Yi and Feng Wei were a little surprised.

"No, Ah Xing, what do you mean? Why are you saying we'll be scolded before the show even starts?"

Ren Yi asked in some surprise.

Zu Ming smiled and explained, "Actually, it's like this. The male protagonist in this drama is the one who steals someone's love. That's what Lin Xing thought at first, and..."

I listened to Zu Ming's general talk, and he also talked about Lin Xing's opinions when the script was discussed. Of course, Zu Ming only listened to half of it.

After all, the filming was about to start, and he couldn't possibly overturn all the characters in the script. "I see, I think this is a TV series, not real life, so it shouldn't matter."

Ren Yi said with a bit of disapproval.

Obviously, everyone in this circle has different discussions about the script and even their understanding of the script.

It is also because of this that some people can tell whether a script is good or bad, while some people really can’t tell whether a script is good or bad.

Even Ren Yi, he can tell whether a script is good or not, but he may not be able to tell whether the characters in the script are likable or not.

Of course, Lin Xing didn't dare to say that he was definitely right.

After all, the current TV drama market is still different.

That's exactly the case, so Lin Xing didn't say any more about it.

Everything will be discussed after the launch conference tomorrow and the official launch the day after tomorrow.

As they were talking, Zulan also arrived.

"I thought you weren't coming. We were all going to leave..."

Zu Ming looked at his daughter and said with some dissatisfaction: "Do you know the concept of time? It's already an hour late."

"Dad, you're not willing to invest in my movie. If I want to get investment, of course I have to meet with some producers..."

Zu Lan said speechlessly, then she turned around and greeted Ren Yi and Feng Wei, and then said to Lin Xing: "Brother Xing, you have to help me."

Although Lin Xing was told by Zu Ming, he didn't need to give Zu Lan any face at all, and could even just reject Zu Lan directly.

Not only did Zu Ming tell Lin Xing, but he also told Ren Yi and Feng Wei when they were chatting just now.

Many times, children are least likely to listen to their parents, but they may listen to other people.

But how could Lin Xing really refuse like that?

So he laughed when he heard Zulan's words: "How can I help?"

"Brother Xing, this is my script..."

Zu Lan quickly took out the script and said, "Brother Xing, please take a look at the script first. This script was written by me and another friend, and I think the leading male role is very suitable for you..."

"Row."

Lin Xing put away the script and said, "Well, I'll go back and take a look, and I'll write to you tomorrow."

"Row."

Zu Lan said hurriedly: "Brother Xing, I believe you have good vision, and you are definitely the leading actor in this script. If you are really willing, we can discuss other roles..."

"it is good."

When Lin Xing first received the script, he only looked at the title of the script.

"Parallel Cohabitation".

This name is quite interesting.

At this time, Zulan did not forget to explain to Lin Xing that this script tells a story in two time and space.

It’s not time travel, it’s the intersection of parallel time and space.

In short, Zulan has learned from the lessons of the previous part. This time, he will not engage in time travel or anything like that, but will focus on the intersection of two time and space.

Half an hour later, Zulan left.

"Ah Xing, didn't I tell you to just reject her directly? You really don't have to consider my face..."

Zu Ming didn't dare to speak until his daughter left.

"Hey, I'm a little interested in this script, so let me take a look at it first."

Lin Xing smiled and waved his hand.

Of course, Zu Ming didn't take this seriously, because he really felt that his daughter's script was not good.

Moreover, Zu Ming is a veteran director after all, and he cannot do the same shameless things as those who are older than him.

Yes.

Those old directors are like Ouyang Qing. Their sons and daughters actually have abilities of only 4 points, but they use all resources and means to make their sons and daughters reach 7 points.

But Zulan actually already had a score of 7, and it was normal to fail as a director for the first time. What's more, Lin Xing had seen the movie Zulan made, and it was actually quite good.

It’s just that the script is terrible, and Zu Ming can’t do much to help Zu Lan in the film industry.

What’s more crucial is that Zu Ming actually didn’t agree with Zu Lan making movies from the very beginning, and the more the movies failed, the more he felt that he was right.

how to say? ?
There is a kind of parents who want their sons to become successful and their daughters to become outstanding. Not only that, they never even praise their children.

It's normal for you to get 100 points, but if you get 99, you're trash.

There are too many parents like this, and many of them will even criticize their children even if they know their children should do something wrong.

how to say? ?
Some people are more inclined to advocate so-called combat education.

When filming "Sweeping Black Waves", Lin Xing met Zu Lan several times, and Zu Ming criticized Zu Lan without any mercy at that time.

Later, he made a guest appearance in "Love Is Not Easy". At that time, Lin Xing was at the peak of his career, but Zu Lan's new movie had just flopped.

At that time, Zu Lan's new movie Zu Ming didn't even go to support it.

In a later interview, he was not like Ouyang Qing who blindly defended his son. Instead, he said, "I didn't approve of her becoming a director from the beginning. In my opinion, not everyone can be a director. Even the failure of this movie is not surprising."

What should I say? ?
You say Zu Ming doesn't love her daughter, but that's not true. She invested a lot of resources in this movie for her daughter and even spent a lot of money herself.

But you say he loves her, but he treats his daughter like that.

It can only be said that Zu Ming's love is of a strict father type and is discouraging.

Well, because there will be a press conference for the broadcast of "Love Is Not Easy" tomorrow, everyone didn't drink too much. But before leaving, Zu Ming once again told Lin Xing that he must not praise Zu Lan too much.

That means never compliment her.

Because in Zu Ming's opinion, his daughter is really incompetent.

Lin Xing could only smile and say he understood.

After returning home, he took a quick hot bath, then read some discussions about various situations online before preparing to look at the script.

Again, Lin Xing only focuses on the script.

If this script is really good, then Lin Xing will take it.

But if that doesn't work, then Lin Xing can only refuse as Zu Ming said.

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(End of this chapter)