I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 292: Companionship is the longest confession of love

No one expected that the final box office boost for "And Then There Were None" would come from "Slow Life".

At this stage, the marketing enthusiasm on the Internet has reached its maximum, and the news about this film is everywhere, and everyone who should know already knows it.

Those who are not interested will never be interested, and those who are interested have basically watched it once.

This also made the box office of "And Then There Were None" rank second in single-day sales, with a box office of 23 million in a single day, such an excellent result.

At the same time, after achieving the achievement of over 20 million, the box office popularity of "And Then There Were None" has remained at this level and has not declined.

For this matter, Sui Lingfang made international calls to Deng Zexu every day to see if they could break the deadlock from other sources.

The reason why I work so hard is simple.

Since you have the potential to be the first, who would be willing to be second?

And everyone remembers who got first place, but who would remember second and third place?

Deng Zexu asked: "Can you sort out the marketing methods used by the box office champions? Maybe we can find something we can use from them?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head and said, "No, the top box office movies rely on mature directors and mature actors. The audience has an impression of them, and the box office revenue is accumulated through word of mouth.

I have done some statistics and found that the first place "Wandering in the Brilliant Days" did the least marketing.

The marketing expenses of the second and third place films were twice as much as this one, but they still couldn’t beat the first place at the box office after they were released. This is the appeal of famous directors and actors.”

Deng Zexu asked unwillingly, "So this is the only way we can go?"

Sui Lingfang does have some ideas. If these people could accept media interviews, perhaps it would add to the popularity.

But the crisis is also huge.

The sudden rise of "And Then There Were None" has affected many people's interests, and the possibility of being maliciously slandered is greater than the popularity gained from interviews.

So Sui Lingfang just thought of this idea and quickly gave it up.

Sui Lingfang said, "Forget it. I'll think of a solution. You guys are far away in a foreign country and can't come up with any ideas. Have you finished shooting the magazine for Movie Stories?"

Deng Zexu: "We just finished filming today, and we have travel plans tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. By the way, I have to thank Jinli for this time.

If Jinli hadn't brought Fangfei in to sponsor our clothing, Movie Story wouldn't have been so respectful to us, they would have almost worshipped us!"

Sui Lingfang was not aware of this matter, but after learning about Jinli's excellence from Deng Zexu, she felt a greater sense of accomplishment.

Indeed, the most enjoyable thing about managing artists is that you can hear from others how great your artists are.

She smiled and said, "We are also very grateful that you are willing to give Jinli a chance in this drama. This is the result of our joint efforts."

After Sui Lingfang finished communicating with Deng Zexu, she called Jinli again.

It is seven o'clock in the evening in Country Y, and it is Jinli's rest time.

Because she was shooting for a magazine all day today, Jinli didn't do any live broadcast to answer questions when she was free.

Sui Lingfang heard the background sound from Jinli's side, which seemed to be in a busy street.

She asked curiously, "Are you out for a walk?"

Jinli: "Yes, I'm in a nearby bookstore. I'm curious about what study materials the students here use."

Sui Lingfang's mouth twitched: "In a foreign country, you don't want to play, and you are in the mood to read study materials. How can I say hello to you?"

Jinli smiled with her eyes slightly curved: "I have to state in advance that I am not crazy, nor have I become crazy because of studying. I am just simply curious."

"Okay, okay, Ms. Jinli, who loves to study every day, I wonder what the weather is like over there. Did you keep warm when you go out? Did you wear a hat and a mask? Did you dress modestly? Is there anyone accompanying you..."

Jinli: "Stop, stop, stop, Sister Fang, don't worry, I promise that no one will recognize me this time. The previous time at the airport was just an accident!"

Sui Lingfang thought for a moment and said, "No, please send me the address. I'm still a little worried. I want to see if I can ask someone to accompany you."

She was still a little worried about Jinli's safety.

Jinli felt warm in her heart. Is this the feeling of being cared for?
Although Fang Jie has some nanny attributes, it just so happens that she likes to listen to the nagging of nannies, which seems to be telling her:

She is never alone.

Jinli said: "Don't worry, I'm really fine. I'll send you a photo and you'll know why I'm so confident!"

Later, Jinli sent a photo.

Sui Lingfang clicked on it and saw that Jinli in front of the glass was dressed like a ball, wrapped up like a furry ball, and wearing a furry hat on her head.

I wish I could tuck my whole body into this warm ball of fur.

Sui Lingfang then remembered that the temperature in Country Y in July was different from that in China. She had studied there before, and even in July, the average temperature there was 13-17 degrees.

In recent years, it seems to be getting colder day by day.

As if guessing what she was thinking, Jinli then posted a temperature chart, and the temperature in her area actually reached two degrees at night!
No wonder he wrapped himself up so tightly.

Sui Lingfang sent her a WeChat message.

[Don't hang out alone for so long. It's not safe anywhere after dark. Go back early.]

Jinli: [Received! (Salute)]
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She saw a bookstore covered with stamps, and the name of the bookstore was made up of various three-dimensional blocks.

The sign has a high-tech feel, but the decoration has a retro feel.

Jinli walked in and found that the decoration of this bookstore was retro.

The shop owner here seems to love all kinds of stamps. He has decorated the shop with stamps, postmarks and other styles from every country and specially created a stamp wall.

Below the wall of stamps, coins from various countries are pasted on as decoration.

Jinli simply sat down in the rest area and admired this retro wall.

I could hear soothing music and the sweet aroma of some bread. All around me were people reading seriously. Time seemed to pass very slowly here.

Jinli was suddenly touched and took a picture of the stamp wall and sent it to the group chat.

She thought about it and sent the photos she took in front of the glass.

Soon the phone vibrated. It was a message from Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng: [Are you browsing in a bookstore? ]

Jinli: [? ? How do you know this is a bookstore! ]

Gu Cheng: [I am very familiar with this wall. I went to Country Y when I was traveling a few years ago. I visited this bookstore and took photos.]

Gu Cheng: [picture.jpg]

He seldom posts on WeChat Moments, but he remembered that he posted it on WeChat Moments after taking the photo that day, and he found it when he casually flipped through it.

Jinli: [What a coincidence! I'm here now! ]

She sent a location.

Gu Cheng: [I can no longer remember the location of that bookstore. Maybe the manager has opened another branch. I left a message there. How about you help me check if it's still there?]

Jinli: [Where is it? ]

Gu Cheng: [They have a message wall, but they clean it up every year. After I wrote my message, I posted it on the edge of the corner and used transparent tape to cover it. I don’t know if it can withstand the damage of the cleaning agent.]

Jinli went over to check, and was suddenly stunned, feeling that she didn't need to look for it at all.

On the edge of the message wall, there was only a message on a piece of paper reflecting the light, firmly stuck with transparent tape.

Because it is difficult to stick a piece of paper on the transparent tape, that place becomes a vacuum area with only a piece of paper.

Jinli took a photo.

The message on this note is: [Hardships and difficulties will lead to success]

Jinli: [How did you come up with this idea? ]

Gu Cheng: [My studies were very intense at the time, and my training as a trainee was also very intense. I was confused at one point and wanted to give up on one of them, but in the end I gritted my teeth and persevered through all of them. Writing this sentence can be considered as a way to motivate myself.]

Jinli nodded involuntarily, top students are different.

Others can't have their cake and eat it too, but he wants to have it both ways.

Jinli blinked and sent a message.

Jinli: [You are very busy at work now, and you have to run a lot of announcements every day. Why do you want to study with me? ]

Gu Cheng had quite a lot of time last year, and I could basically always make an appointment with him to do exams.

But starting this year, Gu Cheng's schedule has become noticeably busier.

This should be the current situation of all members of March Day. Not only do they have to run team schedules, but they also have their own personal schedules to run.

And more than half of the announcements are for personal schedules.

So now, Gu Cheng is only free in the evening to do the exercises with her for an hour.

But he didn't have to do that.

She studied to make up for her regrets and to get into university.

But what about Gu Cheng?

Gu Cheng has already obtained a bachelor's degree and has become famous at a young age, so there is actually no need for him to accompany her to go through high school again.

Gu Cheng didn't reply for a long time.

Jinli found the paper and pen provided by the bookstore and hesitated about what to write.

She felt that she was in a strange mood.

Some things are tacitly understood by everyone and just let nature take its course.

But once it's revealed, everything feels weird.

Suddenly, her cell phone vibrated and she quickly picked it up to look at it.

Gu Cheng: [Jinli, companionship is also a very romantic thing. I cannot participate in your past, but I want to be by your side in your future.]

Gu Cheng: [You don’t have to feel pressured. Seeing a person gradually become excellent and understand what he wants, I also feel a sense of accomplishment.]

Jinli couldn't help but chuckle.

Jinli: [I think I am slow to warm up]

Gu Cheng: [It doesn’t matter, we all have a lot of time, don’t we? ]

Jinli: [Yeah, there is a lot of time]

Putting down the phone, Jinli had a sentence flashing through her mind. She wrote it on a piece of paper and stuck it next to the note with transparent tape.

She also bought a roll of masking tape and stuck her own notes on when no one was paying attention.

With a "ding dong" sound, the door was pushed open and Jinli walked out of the bookstore.

A gust of wind blew in from outside the door, dispersing a bit of the sweet scent in the room. The notes on the message wall couldn't help but sway, except for the two notes with transparent tape, which remained motionless.

[Hardships and difficulties will lead to success]

【Accompanying is the longest love confession】
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Jinli is still on vacation abroad, but she can't stop working on her work for a moment.

"And Then There Were None" is still actively seeking ways to expand its audience so that more people can learn about it and go to the cinema to watch it.

On the other hand, the release date of "Dream Builders" was still under negotiation, but Director Zhong urged Jinli to sing the theme song of the movie.

Sui Lingfang specifically called Director Zhong and told him about Jinli's concerns.

When he heard "the song is too difficult, Jinli can't perform it", Director Zhong frowned.

He didn't expect that the difficulty was too high, which blocked his idea.

Zhong Wentai asked: "It's a bit troublesome. I have to choose the right singer, but I don't know much about this. Do you have any recommendations?"

Sui Lingfang's eyes lit up and she was about to recommend Xi Mengze to him.

Suddenly, Director Zhong thought of something and asked, "Didn't Jinli have a teammate who participated in a singing competition last year and did quite well?

It seemed like some large-scale live performance competition, where she competed with singers from home and abroad. I heard her singing, and it was pretty good."

Sui Lingfang quickly said: "It's Xi Mengze, she is Jinli's teammate and also an artist I coach!"

Director Zhong: "Yes, yes, her name is Xi Mengze."

Director Zhong was a little surprised: "She is also an artist of Chenxi Entertainment?
Your company is great. You signed Jinli and her teammates. Do you want to revive the pink girl?"

Sui Lingfang laughed: "We also want to, but we need the artist's consent. We can only say that we have been working hard."

Zhong Wentai: "Okay, since this artist is your subordinate, ask her to sing those songs for me."

Sui Lingfang: "Okay, Director Zhong!"

After hanging up the phone, Sui Lingfang thought about it and did not call, but went to Xi Mengze's apartment to find her.

To be honest, Xi Mengze has even less desire to strive than Jinli.

She doesn't normally receive many invitations. It was only after she became popular in "I'm a Singer" that she was able to come into contact with some relatively excellent music variety show resources.

When she first changed jobs here, although she received many notices, none of them were very good. Not only did Xi Mengze look down on them, even she looked down on them.

In addition, Xi Mengze is not very career-oriented and is in a half-play, half-work state in the industry. If he had not taken on a music variety show related to tourism this year, she would have been thinking about letting Xi Mengze act.

If you are good at singing, you can act, and if you are good at acting, you can direct. This is a very common thing in the industry.
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"Ding dong ding dong ding dong!"

The doorbell rang urgently.

"I'm coming!"

Xi Mengze stayed up late reading comics last night and just woke up. He yawned and opened the door.

She made an appointment with Qinglian to go to a variety show recording location today and have some fun, and she thought Qinglian was here.

When she opened the door and saw it was Sister Fang, she immediately straightened up and said with a guilty conscience, "Sister Fang, why are you here?"

Sui Lingfang knew her living habits and did not criticize them.

Anyway, Xi Mengze has no work these days, so she can play however she wants.

As long as you are not in this state when you are running a notice, it will be fine.

Sui Lingfang said: "There are two announcements, not for you to choose, but we want you to try them simultaneously.

One is a notice for an acting gig. It’s a TV series with pretty good resources. The person you’re working with is a movie king, and you play the leading female role.

The other one is a movie promotion song. It’s the promotion song for Jinli’s movie “Dream Builders”. The director originally wanted Jinli to sing it, but Jinli’s singing skills were not good enough, so he asked you to sing it.

You have to try singing a few songs for the movie promotion. You may not be selected. Why don’t you first——”

"I'll just take the notice for the movie promotion song first!" Xi Mengze said immediately.

She poured Sui Lingfang a glass of water in a flattering manner and said with a smile: "Sister Fang, I like singing more than acting. Let's finish the singing first and then see about acting."

Xi Mengze’s official partner in the original novel is the best actor in this drama, but because a lot of things have changed, Mengmeng’s true love is not him. This is the change in the plot.