I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 177: In everyone’s heart, there is an island of malice

Lu Shanjie laughed and satisfied Lian Baozhi's mood of enjoying the show.

"It is said that she had to join the crew of "Changle Palace" to film all day today. She was fine in the morning, but she probably received the news that Fangfei officially announced that Jinli would become the spokesperson in the afternoon, so she stopped filming. She was supposed to have a big night scene in the evening, but she also skipped it."

Lian Baozhi laughed, "Is this a breach in defense?"

The news about the crew spread so quickly, it seems that everyone is just there to have fun.

After eating the melon, Lu Shanjie seriously mentioned another matter, "I think we can grab Li Xuanfang's notice."

Lian Baozhi was stunned. Wait, how come the melon fell on his head?
"Li Xuanfang and I follow different paths. What suits her may not suit me, and our images are also very different.

If it were me in the past, I would still be able to grab it, but now I can’t grab it, right? "

Before her LP collapsed, she was a goddess of otakus known for her "beautiful and bold" appearance.

After LP collapsed, she did not hesitate to severely kick LP, and her style has changed to that of a "speaking out loud" person.

Say something.

Although she is a first-tier star, every time she attends a press conference, other first-tier stars rarely talk to her, and those second- and third-tier celebrities don't dare to come up to her.

What I am afraid of is that she will leak the news if she is unhappy. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.

Therefore, it is not possible to reveal news in the entertainment industry just by wanting to.

If they were not in a hurry to change their image, Lian Baozhi and Lu Shanjie would not have chosen to reveal LP's explosive secrets at the Tucao Conference.

Once the news gets out, advertisers, investors, and even artists in the circle will stay away from her.

Lian Baozhi's popularity has been declining over the years.

Lu Shanjie said: "It was very difficult to snatch her before, but now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Xuanfang is losing ground. She can't compete with Jinli, and this is a signal.

In the past, no one dared to snatch her notice for fear of retaliation, but now it is not necessarily the case. Once she is no longer as strong as before, there will be many people who want to pull her down. "

Lu Shanjie changed the subject.

“We haven’t grabbed enough notices for variety shows, but maybe we can give it a try for notices for TV dramas.”

Lian Baozhi said nervously: "Sister Shan, but I can't act!"

Lu Shanjie said forcefully, "You have to learn it even if you don't know how to do it. Compared to variety shows, TV dramas bring better exposure. I see that Li Xuanfang has accepted two costume dramas at once. I'm afraid she has regretted it a long time ago. Let's try and see if we can snatch her second costume drama."

Lian Baozhi said hesitantly, "That's a TV series that Chenxi Entertainment set up for Li Xunfang. It's not certain that the quality will be good."

Lu Shanjie pondered: "It's hard to say. If it's really bad, Li Xunfang's team won't be interested in it. They hate it now, but it doesn't mean the script is bad. Whether a star is willing to take on a play depends largely on personal feelings."

Some dramas look like hits at first glance, but some celebrities just don’t want to act in them for fear that the films may cause controversy.

Given Li Xuanfang's current situation, even if the quality of these two dramas is acceptable, she would probably be eager to get rid of them after being framed like this by Chenxi Entertainment.

What they have to do now is to see how they can snatch this piece of cake without anyone noticing.

After listening to her analysis, Lian Baozhi said without objection: "Okay, I'll follow your advice."

……

Not long after Jinli finished her phone call with Xi Mengze, she received a message from Xi Mengze.

[OK, I have already negotiated with Lianhua. She will come over to be my guest singer. We decided to sing the group song "Yi Yao"]
Jinli recalled the song "Yi Yao".

How should I put it, this song is more lyrical and gentle, not suitable as a competition song, but very suitable for the voices of Qinglian and Mengmeng.

In terms of the completeness of the stage, this song is indeed the most suitable for them to sing. If it were any other song, they might not be able to perform so stably.

They have more than a dozen group songs.

The difficulty of "Yi Yao" is not the biggest among them, and the final choice of this song also means a compromise with time.

There is definitely no way we can rehearse tonight.

Qinglian will not fly over to practice with Xi Mengze until tomorrow, Friday, and will perform on Saturday night. Qinglian hasn't sung for a long time, so whether she can recover to her previous state is a question.

Thinking in this way, "Yi Yao", which is not very difficult, is really the most suitable for them.

But once she chose this song... Jinli couldn't help but frown, and she basically had no chance of entering the next round.

After all, in the duet session, every singer will definitely show off their best moves.

Jinli sighed. This was the frustration of competitive programs. During the long three months of ranking, there would be different surprises and surprises every week.

No one can ever predict which will come first, natural disasters or man-made disasters.

While there is still some time, Jinli opened the script of "And Then There Were None" and hurried to write a biography of the characters.

The role she is going to play is a teacher.

In the original book, this teacher seems innocent, his profession is legitimate, and his behavior on the isolated island is relatively normal.

But she also has her own sins to atone for.

In the original novel, she was the tutor of her lover's younger brother. In order to let her lover obtain his property, she did not save her younger brother when he drowned during his first swimming trip, leading to his death.

Legally she was not responsible, but her lover saw through her intentions and left her. Later, by chance, she told the judge about this.

This character was apparently kept until the end, and although he had more scenes than the others, it wasn't that much more.

After all, this is the story of 10 people. Not only should time be allocated to each person to tell their deaths and sins, but people should also be given time to think about the overall situation.

Since it is a remake, there will of course be some changes to the script.

Just as there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, the script of And Then There Were None also incorporates another direction of thinking from the director and screenwriter.

Jinli hurried to finish reading the original novel and compared it with the adapted script, and found that the screenwriter had emphasized each character's personality.

The line between good and evil becomes very clear.

Some characters feel relieved when they die. They have been regretting the wrong things they have done throughout their lives, and death is a relief for them.

But some characters refused to repent even after their death and did not realize their mistakes.

The teacher played by Jinli stands on the side of evil.

She was not ashamed of her sin of not saving someone from death. She committed suicide simply because she was affected by the desperate atmosphere on the isolated island.

Even if she killed the last person, she still couldn't escape her predetermined fate. The bizarre deaths of one person after another completely crushed her spirit.

In the end, she ended her life in the way predicted by the nursery rhyme.

The prophecy was originally made just for the purpose of committing a crime, but it happened to be confirmed after the teacher's death. This closed loop is extremely amazing.

Jinli quickly wrote down her notes.

This novel does not spend a lot of time and effort to show the method of committing the crime, nor does it have a key character to unravel the story layer by layer. It only provides an understanding and interpretation of human nature.

When faced with the brink of life and death, sin and punishment, and their past deeds were revealed, some of them showed their innocence, some thought it was insignificant, and some expressed deep remorse...

In the end, the big boss judge, after fulfilling the justice in his mind, decided to end his life with a gun.

He seems to have a fearless heroic spirit, but when he calls the guilty to this isolated island and convicts them using methods beyond the law, can such behavior be called "justice"?
Human nature has finally been figured out.

Jinli wrote down the last word in the character's biography, read the content from the beginning, and found that she didn't do much personal analysis of the character, but preferred to analyze the entire drama.

She thought, maybe this is the charm of classics.

It seems that the story is told through characters, but in fact it is the story that controls the people from beginning to end.

But when it comes to the character itself, at the end of the performance, who can say for sure whether this is unfolded step by step based on the design of the story, or whether the character's personality ultimately made such a choice?

Jinli not only analyzed the film herself, but also searched the Internet for many reviews to deepen her understanding of "And Then There Were None" from different perspectives.

——Everyone has an island in his heart, which seems to be bustling with people but is actually decadent and lonely.

The isolated island in the story can also correspond to the island in everyone's heart, which is filled with the sins, humility, and darkest side of human nature.

Jinli put down her pen, let out a long breath, and suddenly smiled bitterly.

First she played a great man, and then she played a classic. If Sister Fang can't be tortured to death, then torture her to death!
Why are all the scripts she picked for her so "weird"?

For a moment, she didn't know whether Sui Lingfang thought too highly of her or she thought too little of herself.

Jinli felt a lot of pressure.

But after deciding to take on the role in And Then There Were None, many thoughts flashed through her mind, but none of them was:

She didn't want to take the photo.

On the contrary, she was excited to be able to film such a script. The next day, the weather was slightly cool.

Sui Lingfang, He Yixuan and Gong Jiajia were in a car, telling them what to pay attention to during the filming, while Jinli's car led the way.

The general endorsement advertisement for Domi Cosmetics was negotiated long ago and was supposed to be filmed while filming "Dream Builders", but it was pushed to after the filming was completed.

Everything is based on first come first served. Although Fangfei's advertisement is also very important, Jinli has to deal with Duomi's advertisement first.

The group drove towards Domi Cosmetics' headquarters.

In the car, Gong Jiajia looked around and asked curiously: "Sister Fang, are we going to be in the same shooting room with Sister Jinli later?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head: "Of course not, she has booked the third floor, and the entire floor is vacant for her filming. You guys have booked the second floor, and someone else will be in charge."

Gong Jiajia said with some regret: "I thought I could see Sister Jinli's filming scene."

Sui Lingfang smiled and said, "If you guys can shoot fast, I can take you up there to see what the top-tier studios are like, so you can also have an idea and work hard to become a top star."

Gong Jiajia looked at He Yixuan, "Sister Yixuan, do you want to go and see it?"

He Yixuan nodded. "Yes, I am curious too."

Sui Lingfang said tirelessly: "You two should seize this opportunity. If it weren't for Jinli, you wouldn't have gotten these two endorsements. If not for anything else, even for Jinli, you should work hard..."

Gong Jiajia nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and didn't notice that He Yixuan's expression was a little indifferent.

He Yixuan glanced at Gong Jiajia and thought, it’s great to be a newcomer. They have just joined the entertainment industry not long ago and think they can survive in the circle with hard work.

She is different.

I have long been immune to the hype and moral blackmail.
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"So we're going to Fangfei to shoot the day after tomorrow, and we have to catch a flight tomorrow night?"

In Jinli's car, Chen Qin confirmed the itinerary with her and she had to book a flight ticket in advance.

Jinli nodded and said, "According to the notice, please book it first and use my card. This kind of trip cannot be paid through the company's account."

As Xiao Cheng drove, he asked, "I don't know if two days is enough for Duomi to shoot."

Jinli said calmly: "It should be enough. If it's not enough during the day, I'll continue shooting at night. I have to work hard in the next two days. Fangfei can't postpone the date."

As for Domi, it has been too long since the payment was made and it can no longer be postponed.

Chen Qin asked: "Will I be paid overtime if I work overtime to shoot for them at night?"

Jinli smiled and said nothing.

Xiao Cheng answered: "There is no such thing as overtime pay in the entertainment industry. It is different from normal work. If you can't finish filming, you can continue filming. You must follow the contract."

Chen Qin nodded: "Okay, I saw that the crew of "Dream Builders" had weekends off and never worked overtime, so I thought the same was true for other notices."

Jinli said: "I haven't filmed many dramas, but I learned from Xu Wenwen that there seem to be very few film crews like "Dream Builder". I don't know what other crews are like."

Chen Qin made a record of the itinerary and said with a smile: "If it is not rigorous, then it will test my ability as an assistant. At least I don't have to be terrified and think that I am eating for free!"

Jinli and Xiao Cheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When they are not filming or running around for announcements, Jinli's team is the most relaxed.

This time, Jinli came back from the Paris fashion show and entered a period of recuperation. Her rest was like a holiday for the team.

It’s a real holiday.

When other stars are resting, they will still think about posting beautiful photos to operate, but Jinli is different. She is always learning.

When Chen Qin and Xiao Cheng were on vacation, they never received a private message from Jinli.

If they want to know Jinli's movements, they have to go to the live broadcast room themselves.

Oh, have you been studying?
That's fine.

Boss studying = nothing = team has nothing to do = continue on vacation.

If Jinli hadn't suddenly informed Chen Qin that she was going out to shoot a commercial, Chen Qin would have been a little nervous when she received her salary.

As a personal assistant, how could she be so idle?
Her own artist is too independent, what should she do?

I feel unworthy of this salary!

At the same time, Gu Cheng took a break from his busy schedule and called Yan Jianqiao to harass him while on his way to run a promotion.

Yan Jianqiao is the director of the script "Assassination" and the person who has communicated with Gu Cheng the most recently. His call time has surpassed that of Gu Cheng and Jinli.

When Gu Cheng called, Yan Jianqiao was still asleep and was woken up by the ringing of his cell phone.

As soon as he saw the caller ID showed "Gu Cheng", he got a headache.

Yan Jianqiao turned over, covered his ears with his hands, and muttered like a mantra: "I can't hear, I can't hear, I can't hear..."

Soon, the phone stopped ringing and Yan Jianqiao felt relieved. But the next second, his phone started vibrating again.

Now it’s WeChat bombing.

Yan Jianqiao sighed, picked up his phone and took a look at it, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately called Gu Cheng.

"Buzz-buzz-buzz-"

Chen Lin yawned, leaned his head against the window and fell asleep, causing several bumps on his head.

He touched his head and turned to look at Gu Cheng, "Your phone keeps ringing, don't you want to answer it?"

Gu Chengfeng said calmly: "Don't worry."

Chen Lin tilted his head, feeling strange. Wasn't he very urgent when he called before? But now he is not so urgent anymore.

After a while, the phone stopped ringing and started sending messages on WeChat.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

Gu Cheng didn't even look at it.

Then the phone rang again, switching back and forth with the message vibration.

Gu Cheng was still unhurried and had time to pull out a 53-grade textbook from his bag and twirl his pen, thinking that he could solve a math problem first.

The others were annoyed by the vibration sound, and Yan Xingdong said, "Luo Yi, go check what's wrong with Gu Cheng's phone?"

Yan Xingdong sat in the front and Luo Yi sat in the back, between Chen Lin and Gu Cheng.

Luo Yi took a look and raised his eyebrows: "Director Yan called, what's going on? Didn't he not answer when Chengzi called before? Now he is calling back again."

Yan Xingdong made a "tsk" sound and urged Gu Cheng to answer it quickly.

"This isn't a romance, why are you acting like they love and hate each other? Take it, we still need to catch up on some sleep!"

Gu Cheng then picked up the phone slowly.

Yan Jianqiao's voice came immediately, and he asked anxiously: "Jinli also wants to invest in my drama, is this true?"

Gu Cheng asked back: "Why do you sound so excited?"

Yan Jianqiao was only in his twenties, a young, up-and-coming director, only slightly older than Gu Cheng, and the two were not polite in their communication.

He said without disguising, "That's Jinli, the lucky fish in the entertainment industry. Which of the dramas she starred in and the variety shows she participated in was not popular? If she thinks highly of my drama and wants to make an investment, then I will be even more confident!"

Gu Cheng said: "I showed her the script, and she was indeed interested in investing."

Yan Jianqiao's expression changed: "Can we also bring Jinli over to act——"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Gu Cheng.

"Don't even think about it. It's impossible. She has already accepted another play. Besides, you haven't even revised the script yet, how can you let people participate?"

Yan Jianqiao sighed and scratched his head hard.

“Gu Cheng, it’s not that I don’t want to turn it into a movie script, but the TV series has so much content, and if I only use a movie to express it, the plot will be too compressed, and the expression of this drama will either be chaotic or incomplete.

Not every subject can be easily transformed from a TV series into a movie. Although both are shot with a camera, they are really different.”

Gu Cheng suggested: "What if we use two movies to express it, divided into two parts, the first part describes the teenage years, and the second part describes the revenge period of adulthood."

Yan Jianqiao's eyes lit up, and he thought, "Two... I'm sure I can make two, but have we reached an agreement with the theater chain? Should we shoot them all at once, or should we shoot a part first to test the waters?"

Gu Cheng said: "Let's just shoot it, don't show it in theaters, we'll make it an online movie."

When I was writing about Jinli reading "And Then There Were None", I suddenly thought of a sentence that I wanted to write into the main text, but I couldn't find a suitable insertion point.

Life is like a dream. Our short life is a deep sleep. - Shakespeare