You've passed the college entrance examination, but can't you make it in the entertainment

After leaving the hotel where Peng Yiwei and others stayed, Le Yan was still feeling uneasy.

Everything he could do had been done and everything he could say had been said. Deng Xuefeng just kept roaring and didn't say whether he could be granted a few more days of leave.

So does it count as absenteeism now?

This question is uncertain. He is not in the mood to participate in any group activities and eats expensive seafood like nothing.

But he did not dare to provoke Deng Xuefeng, the great plague god, and could only sigh silently amidst the laughter and laughter of his colleagues.

This state lasted until around 8 o'clock in the evening, when Deng Xuefeng took the initiative to call him for the first time.

On the phone, Deng Xuefeng asked Leyan to go with him to meet a friend tomorrow afternoon.

After hanging up the phone, Leyan danced excitedly.

Taking him out to meet people meant that Deng Xuefeng had already acquiesced to his request for leave!

Although the big stone in his heart fell, Leyan's itinerary was arranged by the company. He didn't know if it would conflict with the original itinerary. He did not agree immediately on the phone, but expressed that he wanted to ask the team's opinion.

"Screenwriter?" Le Yan was a little surprised.

The four little girls had to publish articles, photos and short videos that day, and makeup artists and costume designers were around Leyan 24 hours a day.

If he can be caught, Ji Xueli will make a mark on the superstar's list of achievements.

And because the screenwriter enters the project before the director, a top-level screenwriter like Tang Xuan has huge rights to designate and recommend director candidates.

He asked the waiter to order a seafood pasta, but to his surprise, Ji Xueli added two more waves.

He also came with a very heavy mission this time.

"Tang Xuan has not signed a contract with any company. He is a freelance screenwriter. The quality of the scripts he writes is very high. He has been chased by various film and television companies all year round. In order to win cooperation opportunities, each company will give Tang Xuan a large number of directors and actors. 'Recommendation' right."

Leyan forced out a smile:
"That's it. Teacher Deng will pick me up tomorrow afternoon. You don't have to follow me. Just have some fun around here."

Ji Xueli patted Le Yan on the shoulder and said:
"Go to your appointment on time tomorrow afternoon and try your best to make friends with Tang Xuan."

I was so nervous that I didn't even take a few bites at night, and now I started to feel hungry.

When you come to the Lion City, you definitely have to play, eat, and drink, but there is also an equal amount of work on everyone.

Le Yan recalled the name of the person Deng Xuefeng said on the phone and nodded affirmatively:

Le Yan asked Ni Zhen, but the person who answered him was Ji Xueli, who had been looking at beautiful women:
"Who? Tang Xuan?"

The matter of absenteeism was resolved, and Leyan's appetite returned.

If you want to catch big fish, you can only rely on happy talk.

That's just joy in suffering.
After eating and drinking, they will go back to the hotel and stay up late to move bricks!
So only Leyan can really take a vacation, and the others who study with the prince are here to escape the tribulation!
Leyan nodded obediently and agreed:
"Okay, then I can go back to Teacher Deng."

"Yes, it's Tang Xuan."

"What about tomorrow's activities? I'm not sure when it will end. What if it delays my evening schedule -"

If what Deng Xuefeng said this afternoon was serious, the person he wanted to introduce to Le Yan should also be the director.

But there was another fish, and Ji Xueli also wanted to try to catch it.

Leyan asked hesitantly:

Ji Xueli expressed his understanding of this arrangement. This kind of private gathering is really not suitable for too many people.

Ji Xueli saw the confusion in Le Yan's expression, sat next to Le Yan, and patiently explained to him:

In fact, Deng Xuefeng's original words were not so tactful.

In fact, traveling to the Lion City Film Festival is a chore.

Tang Xuan is definitely a big fish. If the script is good, the movie is basically more than half successful, so Tang Xuan is very important to the superstar.

The screenwriter's work starts in the early stages of the project, even earlier than the director, so most of the screenwriter's work is often completed before the actors join the group, and there is not much overlap between the two.

Do you really think we are here for vacation?

But he told Le Yan again to leave a good impression on Tang Xuan.

Ji Xueli groaned and pinched his arm:

"Are you finished?" After Le Yan hung up the phone, Ji Xueli immediately came up to ask.

Ji Xueli looked at Le Yan's profile.

When Le Yan and Deng Xuefeng were on the phone, Ji Xueli touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

Deng Xuefeng dislikes dealing with brokerage companies. He has been a self-employed person for so many years of acting, and even worked part-time as his own agent for a while.

Want to fish——

Ji Xueli laid his eyes on a man for more than five seconds for the first time after landing, and shouted excitedly:
"Go! Tang Xuan is a top-level screenwriter. It's hard for Tian Ni to date him."

It's okay to eat and drink, but you definitely won't be able to catch anything.

"Meeting Tang Xuan is more important than any schedule. I will be happy if you talk to him at night! Don't worry about the schedule. With so many people here, we will definitely solve it for you."

Ye Xinchun asked him to come to Lion City to catch some big fish.
He definitely couldn't complete this task alone. How could these big names in the film industry give face to an agent?

The screenwriter is the person who knows the characters best. During the writing process, he will map the characters and draw lessons from them. He often has his own opinions on who will play a certain role.

First of all, it was strange for the lonely Deng Xuefeng to meet the screenwriter. It was even more strange to take him to meet the screenwriter.

"Are you hungry too?" Le Yan asked Ji Xueli in surprise, holding the menu.

You guys eat all night long before you are willing to come out and digest it so quickly?
"Here you order." Ji Xueli handed the menu in Le Yan's hand to the waiter, "A dozen more oysters."

Le Yan blinked at Ji Xueli, looking like he was willing to hear the details.

Sure enough, Ji Xueli started talking about business:

"Did you go to see Peng Yiwei this afternoon?"

In the afternoon, they and Leyan went separate ways and met after booking a new hotel.

Ji Xueli heard from Ni Zhen that Leyan went to talk to Peng Yiwei in the afternoon while they were booking a hotel.

It seems that you two have a good personal relationship?

"I met Director Peng, Sister Man and my teacher." Le Yan answered truthfully.

Ji Xueli faced Leyan and made signs on the table with his fingers:

"Do you think we can use the same method as Su Tian to invite Peng Yiwei to Superstar?"

That's right, Ji Xueli's target is Peng Yiwei.

What superstars lack most now is people to work on projects, and directors are the core of a project.

Peng Yiwei can definitely be called a fat fish!

Even fatter than Su Tian.
Because superstars are completely blank in the field of literary films that Peng Yiwei is good at.

If this fish comes to Superstar's pond, it will add a new species to Superstar!
In a sense, his strategic significance is even more important than that of Su Tian.

Le Yan pondered for a few seconds, then poured a basin of cold water on it:

"Su Tian is making commercial films and has always been coerced by capital, so he is eager to climb up the ladder and change his identity. But Peng Yiwei is not very affected by capital. You know, if he wanted to make money, he would not make literary films. It’s difficult to pry Peng Yiwei away in the same way as Su Tian.”

The box office performance of literary and artistic films is not very good.

Many movies will not even be shown in domestic cinemas.
Those who make art films mainly rely on excellent foreign award performance to drive overseas global distribution to make profits.

Another part of the income is copyright sharing, which will also be sold at a good price due to awards.

At the same time, the director's reputation will also increase with the awards, and they will be favored by big international brands. Many clients are willing to spend a lot of money to invite directors like Peng Yiwei to shoot high-quality commercials and documentaries.

Therefore, Peng Yiwei does not make money from the book data of movies at all. He takes another business path.

On this path, there are almost no places where superstars can use their strength.

Unless Ye Xinchun's tentacles can be awesome enough to reach overseas awards or international distribution.

Le Yan's answer is consistent with Ji Xueli's analysis. Ji Xueli also knows that this matter is difficult, but he still doesn't give up:

"Is there no other way to force him to cooperate?"

Le Yan curled his lips: "I can't say no, but it will be more difficult."

Ji Xueli filled up the Coke in Leyan's hand and asked like he was asking for advice:
"You tell me, I'll listen, and we'll study together."

Le Yan said with a straw in his mouth:
"The principle is the same as talking about Su Tian and Ge Man. Find his pain point, grasp his pain point, and have the ability to solve this pain point. If we do this, we will have the capital to sit down at the same table with Peng Yiwei and have a chat."

Su Tian's pain point is to find capital to invest in his movie.

Gorman's pain point was that Bishop didn't have a suitable young actor to work with.

Both of these pain points can be solved by superstars.

"I understand the truth!" Ji Xueli tapped the table twice anxiously, "Peng Yiwei has gained both fame and fortune now, and he has also received the honors he deserves. What else does he have to worry about?"

Leyan smashed his mouth and said:

"He really has a sore spot."

"What?" Ji Xueli's eyes suddenly lit up.

He seemed to see hope of reaching the top of his career!

Leyan spit out the straw and shook his head:
"Don't even think about this painful part."

Peng Yiwei's pain is that he hopes Deng Xuefeng will come back and make another movie with him.

Although I don’t know why he is so persistent on this matter, his determination is huge and extremely firm.

If Deng Xuefeng is used as a hook, there may indeed be hope for cooperation with Peng Yiwei.

But whether Deng Xuefeng returns and whether to cooperate with Peng Yiwei is his personal choice.

Leyan does not want to use Deng Xuefeng as a bargaining chip.
"Don't stop talking mid-sentence!" Ji Xueli frowned.

Who did you kid learn this bad habit from?
Le Yan picked up the oysters that had just been brought to the table and fed them to Ji Xueli's mouth with a smile:
"Don't think about work, hurry up and think about something happy!"

Go and see the beauties!

While Ji Xueli and Le Yan were chatting about Peng Yiwei.

On the other side, Peng Yiwei and Deng Xuefeng were also chatting about Leyan.

At the public swimming pool downstairs in the hotel, Peng Yiwei's legs were swaying and kicking in the water:
"You want to take Le Yan to see Tang Xuan?"

Deng Xuefeng held a mobile phone in one hand and a beer in the other, and said one word perfunctorily:

"Ah."

"Tang Xuan and I haven't seen each other for a long time." Peng Yiwei said with a smile, "What time will it be tomorrow? I'll go with you."

Deng Xuefeng looked at his phone and snorted:
"Make an appointment yourself."

"We are talking about the same thing. How much time is wasting talking in batches?" Peng Yiwei took a sip of wine.

Deng Xuefeng raised his head and said sarcastically:
"Who is talking to you about the same thing?"

Peng Yiwei said coquettishly:

"You introduced Tang Xuan to Le Yan, didn't you just want to see if there was a chance for Tang Xuan to create a script for Le Yan? You have used Tang Xuan to pave the way for Le Yan, and you must have hoped that Le Yan would win awards. , I cooperated with Leyan to let him win the award, isn’t this the same thing?”

Deng Xuefeng tilted his head and laughed at him:
"Leyan told me this afternoon that you have never talked about cooperation at all. Stop acting. It's boring."

"Hey?" Peng Yiwei asked with a smile, "What else did Leyan tell you?"

Deng Xuefeng put down the empty wine bottle, looked at Peng Yiwei proudly and asked:

"You only met because you wanted me to come back and you wanted to get him on board, right?"

Drag Leyan to be on my opposite side and join you in dealing with me?

impossible!

Leyan told me everything!

Peng Yiwei kicked the water hard and shook his head helplessly:

"Leyan, did you sell me out so quickly?"

Deng Xuefeng walked to Peng Yiwei, looked at him condescendingly and said:

"There may be a day when I come back, but there will never be a day when I work with you again. Don't waste your time on this matter."

Peng Yiwei has a pathological paranoia about wanting to cooperate with Deng Xuefeng again.

But Deng Xuefeng's weird personality meant that when faced with someone who had had "grievances" in the past, the more paranoid the other person wanted to get something, the less likely Deng Xuefeng would go along with his wishes.

And judging from his true nature, he was also very reluctant to cooperate with Peng Yiwei again.

There are so many directors on the market, and there are so many excellent directors, why would I want to work with someone I hate?

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Peng Yiwei changed the topic wisely, "Have you understood the nomination list this time?"

Deng Xuefeng said with his hands behind his back:

"I've seen it all."

He has stopped paying attention to domestic and foreign film awards for a long time.

Because Leyan was nominated this time, he paid special attention to it.

When the nominations were first announced in February, he thoroughly researched each actor's resume and performance.

"Which award do you think our crew is most likely to win?" Peng Yiwei asked with a smile.

There are only 8 awards in the main competition section of the Lion City Film Festival, and "The Pretender" was nominated for 3 of them, namely Best Film, Best Actress and Best Newcomer.

Facing professional content and having done serious research, Deng Xuefeng spoke more:
"There will definitely be no chance for Best Picture. The theme of your film does not conform to the mainstream content of the film festival. It was made entirely according to your personal preferences, so you were not nominated for Best Director."

Peng Yiwei laughed twice:

"As I get older, I want to take pictures of what I like. If I don't take pictures, I won't have the chance."

Deng Xuefeng said mockingly:
"It's time to retire. If you don't retire, the entire Chinese entertainment industry will be offended by you."

Regarding Peng Yiwei's shooting habits, those actors who say "Thank you to the director", "I learned a lot from working with Peng Yan", and "I hope to have the opportunity to continue working with Director Peng" are definitely speaking out of conscience, and they don't know how to get it behind their backs. The little guy is stuck with a needle.

"Where's Manman? Is there a good chance?" Peng Yiwei continued to ask.

Deng Xuefeng pondered for a while before speaking:
"It's also very difficult. Her opponents this year are all very strong. I can only say that whoever is finally announced is likely to win."

The best actor and actress awards are the most difficult to predict.

Everyone who can be nominated can be described as having explosive acting skills. It probably depends on the personal preferences of the judges or whether the film itself has bonus elements.

Peng Yiwei stood up, twisted his waist and asked:

"Where's the Best Newcomer Award?"

Deng Xuefeng squinted his eyes and looked at the distant coastline:
"60% sure."

Peng Yiwei turned his head in surprise, widened his eyes and asked:

"Sixty percent??"

Deng Xuefeng glanced at him:
"Leyan's interpretation of this character is very thorough, and his performance skills and emotions are on point. In addition, you deliberately concealed the direction of the plot and mobilized his own emotions and the character's emotions to the same frequency. His performance this time competes for the male supporting role." It’s no problem, let alone the Best Newcomer Award? If there wasn’t someone on the nomination list who had been doing stage plays for five years and switched to movies, Leyan would have at least a 5% chance of winning.”

Peng Yiwei shook his head like a rattle and strongly disagreed with Deng Xuefeng's words:
"Deng Xuefeng, you have been away from the film industry for too long, and you are 60% sure you are out of touch with this industry? I really laughed to death."

Deng Xuefeng's anger suddenly reached his forehead.

He couldn't bear to hear anyone say that Leyan was not good!

"What the hell do you know? I don't know the level of a child I personally taught?"

Peng Yiwei put on his slippers and left with his hands behind his back:
"You are really interesting. I am at least 99% sure, but you are only 60% sure? If you hadn't returned home a day early, I would have brought you to the scene to see you slapped in the face in person."

Deng Xuefeng had already drawn out his 40-meter-long sword. Seeing that Peng Yiwei was right, he gently opened a bottle of beer with the back of the knife and put the knife back again.

Carrying a beer bottle, he chased after Peng Yiwei and said:

"There are still many chances for international awards to come by chance. Ninety-nine percent of them are exaggerated."

What is the difference between this and 100%?
How can there be anything 100%?
Peng Yiwei suddenly stopped and looked back at him with a half-smile:
"So you have been away from the film industry for too long and have become out of touch with this industry. Do you think it is a joke that I want to force Leyan to sign another movie with me?" (End of Chapter)