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

Peng Yiwei's low efficiency is only reflected in film shooting, and his efficiency in other aspects is amazing.

The night before, he told Deng Xuefeng, half-truthfully, that he would force Leyan to sign another movie with him, and the invitation was sent out at noon the next day.

After receiving the invitation, Ji Xueli asked Ni Zhen to make an appointment with Peng Yiwei.

Since everyone is in the Lion City, stop communicating on WeChat and discuss your demands face to face as soon as possible.

But Leyan had an event at noon, and was immediately picked up by Deng Xuefeng after it was over. So that afternoon, at the same time and at the same place, the person sitting opposite Peng Yiwei was changed from Leyan to Ji Xueli.

Ji Xueli apologized as soon as they met:
"Sorry, Director Peng! Leyan has other schedules in the afternoon and can't come."

Peng Yiwei looked like he had just woken up, and his eyes hadn't been fully opened yet. He grabbed the sandwich, took a bite, and said incoherently:

"It's okay, it's easy to talk to Leyan. It's mainly because your company is in trouble. I slept a little late yesterday. Do you mind chatting while eating?"

"Of course I don't mind!" Ji Xueli took the initiative to get closer to Peng Yiwei, "How many days have you been here? Where have you been? Do you want me to take you around the Lion City?"

Ji Xueli's evil intentions are not dead.

But truly capable artists will never be swayed by this reason.

At present, it seems that young Leyan is a good choice.

Large brokerage companies will also look for cooperation with these independent artists, hoping to sign them into the company. They usually use "more and better projects and more business opportunities" as a negotiating method to induce the artists to sign contracts.

Because most self-reliant artists have one thing in common - they are very capable.

Peng Yiwei has very strict confidentiality requirements for the crew, and no information can be leaked before the movie is released.

Over the years, Peng Yiwei has become accustomed to the working model of creating stories and productions around a fixed cast. He urgently needs to find the next core actor candidate after Deng Xuefeng and Ge Man.

Li Yiran is one of the representatives.

Do you want some coffee?
I prefer to let you drink water
This negotiation is definitely not about how you want it to be.

There is a serious chain of contempt in the film industry.

"Leyan is the core artist of Superstar, and all the company's resources will be allocated to him. We have very high expectations for him, and he also has this ability."

Ge Man is not young anymore, and he is now in a semi-retired state with reduced production. Maybe one day he will really stop and enjoy life, or he may devote all his efforts to cultivating successors.

Whether we can cooperate is not just as simple as whether the movie and the artist are suitable. There are too many troubles to solve besides the content.

Ji Xueli said apologetically:
"Sorry, Director Peng, Leyan's schedule for the next two to three years is full. Although the specific information of the project has not been determined, it will be difficult for him to cooperate with external projects."

Only those with connections like Ge Man have the right to see the script and characters before confirming cooperation intentions, but not all.

Peng Yiwei laughed twice:
"I come to the Lion City every one or two years. I have been going to the Lion City for more than ten years in a row. There is really no place I particularly want to visit. Where have you been? Do you want me to recommend it to you? I know this place well. ”

In other movies, actors are negotiated with scripts and characters. Peng Yiwei relies on his reputation and numerous achievements to first appoint actors and then provide scripts.

On the surface, he is respectful, but he will have his own opinions and choices.

Most of the artists Peng Yiwei has worked with before are this kind of people, so he is very reluctant to deal with a management company like Superstar.

The two parties briefly met each other and got a preliminary understanding of each other. The efficient Peng Yiwei took the initiative to chat about business:

In the entertainment industry, many outstanding and mature artists exist in the form of personal studios or independent companies, which are referred to as independent businesses.

But there is no way Leyan is important to him.

Seeing Peng Yiwei's sudden change in mood, Ji Xueli explained with a smile:

Peng Yiwei will give the actors performance requirements and arrange frequent auditions. If they feel inappropriate or uncomfortable during the process, they can stop contact immediately.

"I had a great time working with Le Yan last time, but the cooperation time was too short, and I still have a lot of unfinished business. I want to make an appointment with him at the end of this year. In about half a year, the script has already taken shape. If both parties are interested, I can make the first version Sent to you."

Although Leyan at this time is not yet at the level of strength of Deng Xuefeng and Ge Man, he is only 20 years old and has huge potential.

He wanted to use a trick on Peng Yiwei, but if he couldn't do it, he would have more opportunities to contact him. What if he discovered a flaw?

Peng Yiwei wanted to tell Ji Xueli, who was meeting him for the first time, that the Lion City was his home court, and he would participate in international film festivals every now and then. His status in the world was here, and the initiative in this negotiation was in his hands.

And the "intention" in his mouth refers to the two parties confirming that the cooperation will be so in-depth.

Because of our strong capabilities, even if we don’t have a large business team, jobs will come to us.

When the two armies are fighting, they need to test each other's details.

Even if it is so unreasonable, there are still countless actors vying to jump into the fire pit. They believe that with Peng Yiwei's level, the selected actor must be suitable for this character. There is no need to worry about this, and awards are too powerful for actors. Big.

In other words, before the actor signed the filming contract with Peng Yiwei, he didn't even know what the story was about or what character he would play.

This is very cleverly said.

Peng Yiwei took two sips of coffee:
"Since expectations are high, shouldn't we push him to the top? To put it bluntly, if he makes ten of your company's movies, he is just an actor, but if he makes three of my movies, he will probably become the best actor. Is the transaction a loss?”

Peng Yiwei put down the crumbled sandwich and wiped his mouth:
"Hey, I just said your company is in trouble."

Ji Xueli politely poured a glass of lemonade for Peng Yiwei:

And because Le Yan is the key figure in whether Deng Xuefeng can come back, although he is very reluctant, Peng Yiwei still has to suppress his disgust to negotiate cooperation issues with the superstar.

Let them work together a few more times before Ge Man retires, and learn from Ge Man. With Deng Xuefeng behind him, Le Yan will one day take over the banner of the Chinese acting school.

"Okay, then I'm relieved. Director Peng just woke up, right? Don't drink coffee when you get up, drink some warm water, and pay attention to your health."

Ji Xueli also expressed his attitude towards negotiations.

But directors have longer working years than actors, and many directors can film until they are 7 or 80 years old.

People who make commercial films look down on those who make small and medium-budget films:

You only have so little money and still want to play movies? With no money, no scale, and no industrial standards, a bunch of poor people are proud of themselves!

Those who make small and medium-budget movies look down on those who make art films:

Brainless movies are nothing but titillating your adrenaline. They are nothing!
No one likes anyone who makes art films:

Commercial Film? Isn’t it just nonsense + jokes?
Small and medium-budget movies? vulgar! Any movie without aesthetic pursuit, audio-visual style, and narrative innovation is vulgar!

Other types of movies? Ha ha.

Unfortunately, Peng Yiwei stands at the top of this chain of contempt.

Don’t talk about your company’s projects! Do you want to complain or not?

Ji Xueli was not angry and said with a smile:
"If you want to reach the top, there is more than one way to become an actor. Different paths lead to the same destination, Director Peng."

Peng Yiwei picked up the lemonade and rinsed his mouth with a smile, and said disapprovingly:
"You mean traffic?"

Traffic and word-of-mouth are the two most important indicators in the entertainment industry, but often they cannot have both.
Some actors are faced with a choice when they first enter the industry. Should they spend three months playing a role on a high-quality crew, or should they spend three months filming 3 characters on a fast-food crew to become familiar with them?
Ji Xueli filled the lemonade in front of Peng Yiwei:
"Yes and no."

Peng Yiwei picked up the remaining sandwich and took a bite:
"Letting Leyan take the traffic route will ruin him. This is a very bad choice."

Ji Xueli shook his head:
"Not the direction of traffic."

"No?" Peng Yiwei put down the sandwich again, "What is that?"

If you don’t take the road of word-of-mouth, you won’t take the road of traffic either.

Are you going to fly to the highest peak?

Ji Xueli crossed his legs and said calmly:
"Director Peng got up late, didn't he pay attention to today's hot searches?"

Peng Yiwei didn't get up until after one o'clock in the afternoon and came to the appointment as soon as he opened his eyes.

He wiped his hands and took out his mobile phone doubtfully:
"Is Leyan trending again?"

Recently, Leyan has been a frequent visitor on hot searches, and it is not unusual for it to be on hot searches.

Either they praise him for being handsome or he is good at acting, or else there are scandals.

What's new?

While Peng Yiwei was looking at his phone, Ji Xueli was also talking:

"Director Peng said that the Best Actor Award was just one of Leyan's goals when he became an actor, but it would be too unfair to limit Leyan's ability to the field of actors. I wonder if Director Peng knew that Leyan was going to release an album? Have you heard of it? He can plan variety shows? And he has made some achievements in the fashion industry today?"

Peng Yiwei pushed up his small round glasses and his expression became serious.

He thought that Le Yan was on the hot search again because of his appearance or acting skills. Unexpectedly, the hot search entry now is #乐yan杀女杀. When he clicked on the full list of hot searches, he found that there were several topics surrounding Le Yan’s wear. There were entries about outfits, hairstyles and temperament, and he even saw a high-end luxury brand linked to Leyan’s name at the end.

If he hadn't known that Leyan was in the Lion City, Peng Yiwei would have thought he was attending Fashion Week.
The entertainment industry and the fashion industry are two completely different circles.

There is no substantial benefit for people from the fashion industry to join the entertainment industry, but once people from the entertainment industry join the fashion industry and become the darlings of high-end luxury brands, their status will rise like a rocket.

Peng Yiwei, who maintains good cooperative relations with many international brands, knows the importance of high-end luxury brands and fashion brands, which is simply a killer tool for promoting high-end brands. Some artists haven't had any decent works for several years, but they rely on their awesome fashion resources to secure their first-tier status in the entertainment industry.

Leyan has entered the fashion circle so quickly?

It is true that there is more than one path to success for actors.

And based on Ji Xueli's words, can Leyan still take the route of a singer or retreat behind the scenes?
Peng Yiwei sighed unconsciously.

I thought that Deng Xuefeng was the biggest difficulty in cooperating with Le Yan. It seems that the initiative in negotiating with the superstar is no longer in his hands.

Seeing Peng Yiwei deep in thought, Ji Xueli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He does not have the negotiating capital to pull Peng Yiwei into the superstar boat, but he has a trump card in his hand.

He will never give up unless he fights Peng Yiwei for a few rounds.

Leyan's qualifications and abilities are so comprehensive that it is surprising to hear that he is just an actor, which is far from enough to satisfy the appetite of a superstar.

Ye Xinchun's development path for Leyan is to be an "all-round" artist. Not only will film, television and singing be flourishing, but major moves will also be made in fashion, art, planning and other fields.

This trip to the Lion City is the first stop for the all-round artist to test the waters.

Why do you think I came to the appointment alone?
The hotel is already very busy.
at the same time.

Le Yan and Deng Xuefeng were walking side by side on a winding mountain road.

Due to professional reasons, Tang Xuan was happy.

According to Deng Xuefeng's original words, he is a homebody, so he chose a quiet mountain resort villa area for his residence in Lion City this time.

Because Deng Xuefeng and the others are tourists, cars cannot drive up the mountain and they can only walk up the mountain.

Leyan’s noon activity is a fashion store visit.

Because he was looking for a luxury brand covering clothing, shoes, hats and bags, he wore an expensive suit from this brand.

If this was an appointment with someone else, he would definitely have to go back to the hotel and change clothes before coming back. But the person who made the appointment was Deng Xuefeng, and the person he wanted to meet was Tang Xuan, who was well-known in the screenwriting circle. He was afraid that the meeting would be delayed, so Le Yan After the event, Deng Xuefeng came to pick him up.

Wearing a suit in a high temperature of more than 30 degrees was already uncomfortable, and wearing leather shoes to climb mountains made him even more miserable.

He had done everything he could to be benevolent and righteous, but Deng Xuefeng beside him still sarcastically said:

"I'm afraid you're the first one to wear a suit when climbing mountains. If you like wearing a suit, why don't you wear it to school too?"

Deng Xuefeng received Leyan at the event. Due to personal habits, he arrived a little early and witnessed with his own eyes the fans' enthusiasm for Leyan.

"Thugs in suits", "Leyan kill me", "brother x me" and other obscene words were heard endlessly. There was also a girl who rushed into the store and took off Leyan's clothes. Deng Xuefeng didn't even notice the chaotic scene.

In the face of these fans, only Ni Zhen was playing a competent protective role around Le Yan. The rest of the staff who came with him just kept taking photos and recording videos.

Deng Xuefeng even keenly discovered that after the fans rushed in to take off Leyan's clothes, a female staff member unbuttoned Leyan's shirt again. After a few minutes, another female staff member secretly pulled off Leyan's collar. Bigger.

Are you using vulgar means to premeditatedly lead fans to commit crimes?
Le Yan put his suit jacket on his shoulders, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said:

"The company arranged the itinerary and clothing styles, so I can only be obedient."

There was an activity at 12 noon, but he was woken up by Ni Zhen at 7 o'clock.

First, she was arranged by the costume teacher to try on several suits like a doll, and then she was sealed in the toilet for styling.

Logically speaking, male artists' makeup is simple. If it is too thick, it will look like makeup, so the makeup time will not be too long, but it cannot be resisted by the styling teacher who keeps making fuss about his hairstyle.

Leyan's hair has grown longer after the Chinese New Year, which gives her stylist a lot of room to use.

If she wasn't satisfied with a look, she would ask Leyan to wash it off and cut it off a little.

Then make a new look and repeat the same steps if you are not satisfied.

After two hours of fussing, the hairstyle was finally decided.

After finally surviving the torture of the styling teacher, the clothing teacher took the baton again. After changing clothes, he tried on accessories like crazy for him. The previous ring was not taken off yet, and the next ring was already inserted. After dozens of tries, necklaces, just to judge which one looks whiter when paired with this shirt.

This is not Leyan's first time participating in an event, nor is it her first time doing makeup. When has she ever seen such a posture?
He asked Ni Zhen why he was so mobilizing people. Ni Zhen said that the theme of this trip to the Lion City is 'fashion' and it will be like this in the next few days. He gets up at 7 o'clock every day to do styling.

Not only that, Ni Zhen also said that his hairstyle needs to be changed every day.

It is very likely that Leyan's hair will be cut off when she leaves the Lion City. It all depends on the stylist's mood.

Le Yan smiled bitterly at Deng Xuefeng.

I'm in such a miserable state, why don't you let me go?
Are they more or less not human anymore?
Deng Xuefeng snorted coldly, and walked quickly up the mountain regardless of Leyan's life or death behind him:

"Hurry up. If you have time after meeting Tang Xuan, then accompany me to meet someone."

"Are you going to meet someone else?" Le Yan endured the pain in his feet and trotted to keep up. "You're also a screenwriter? What's your name?"

Deng Xuefeng sneered with his hands behind his back:
"Tell me, do you know him?"

When he called Le Yan last night, he discovered that Le Yan had no idea about directors and screenwriters in the film industry, and he didn't even know Tang Xuan.

With your level of skill, how can you survive in the film industry?
Don’t you have to rely on your teacher and me to feed you?

Why ask so many questions?
Honestly, don’t you understand? ?
Le Yan didn't care about the pain in his feet and followed him with a smile.

No matter who it was, he was at least on the same level as Tang Xuan.

But he thought of a question and kindly reminded:

"You have quit the film industry for so many years, but these old friends will still be as good to you as before?"

Deng Xuefeng spreads his joyful words all over the world to worship the mountain.

But you haven’t been the eldest brother for many years. Does your name, Deng Xuefeng, still exist in this world?
Is it too much to take for granted?
How uncomfortable would it be for you if those people made sarcastic remarks or were extremely perfunctory?

Deng Xuefeng stopped suddenly, and Le Yan almost bumped into him.

He turned his head sharply, narrowed his eyes and said to Le Yan:
"Are you questioning me?"

"No, no!" Le Yan shook his head in shock, "How could I question you?"

"You don't understand my status at all in the circle." Deng Xuefeng said expressionlessly.

As if to let Le Yan know what this status is like, a warm greeting suddenly came from the distance:

"Xue Feng?! Xuefeng——"

A chubby middle-aged man ran down the mountain tremblingly, looking like he was in danger of rolling down at any time:
"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"This is Tang Xuan." Deng Xuefeng continued walking up the mountain with Leyan, and whispered at the same time, "If you are in the mood to question me, why not think about how to prove yourself? I can only take you on the road, but you are the one who walks. "

Deng Xuefeng's words struck Le Yan's heart like a bell.

Now is not the time to be happy at all.
These people sell Deng Xuefeng's face.

But will they sell him face?

If you want to inherit Deng Xuefeng's network resources, you must first let these big guys recognize you.

But how do you get the boss to recognize you?
Have the big guys never heard of his name?
While thinking, the three of them met halfway up the mountain.

Tang Xuan hugged Deng Xuefeng enthusiastically:

"It's so hard to meet you. I can't even ask you out no matter what!"

Deng Xuefeng's expression was still cold, but his words had some warmth:
"The school is too busy. It's not easy to come to the Lion City this time."

The two exchanged pleasantries and walked in the direction where Tang Xuan came from.

Deng Xuefeng said warnings, but in fact he was most worried about Le Yan.

He pointed at Leyan and introduced to Tang Xuan:
"This is Leyan, my very good student."

If Le Yan were not present, the words 'the best student' would have escaped his lips.

But since the person involved was present, Deng Xuefeng restrained himself a little.

Leyan leaned forward to greet Tang Xuan respectfully:
"Hello, teacher. I have long admired your name."

Deng Xuefeng wanted to beautify Le Yan, but Tang Xuan warmly extended his right hand to Le Yan:

"Hello, comics guy! I was just looking at the material in your hot search. There is nothing to learn from the second dimension, so I can only start with the third dimension! To be honest, the character I am about to write will probably use you. Xuefeng and I have been friends for more than 20 years as prototypes. We have such a good relationship, so you are not allowed to charge me for it.”

Deng Xuefeng was stunned on the spot.

What the hell is a manga-tearing man? (End of chapter)