I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 313 The new generation rectifying bad drinking habits!
The celebration banquet hosted by Director Zhong was very interesting.

Inviting media reporters and industry professionals is the default rule. Of course, you can also choose not to invite them and just treat it as a celebration party within the crew.

However, the performance of "Dream Builders" was already the second place in the summer movie season in July and August this year. Coupled with Director Zhong's fame, it was destined to be a big hit and he never thought of just making a small one.

What’s interesting is that Director Zhong also invited people from Shenglong Pictures!

When the media reporters saw the representative of Shenglong Pictures, they were all shocked and gathered together to discuss: "What is Director Zhong talking about?"

"Why did Director Zhong invite people from Shenglong Pictures? Aren't you worried that they might mess up the party?" In another private room in the hotel, Xu Wenwen squeezed out some time from her busy schedule today and dressed up to attend the celebration banquet.

Not only Xu Wenwen, but all the other actors also rushed over, all dressed up, and no one asked for leave.

This is called "I don't have to struggle, but I must win or lose"!
The other actors also heard what Xu Wenwen said, and they all pricked up their ears to listen to Jinli's answer.

In their eyes, Jinli and the director are of the same kind, and Jinli is the director's mouthpiece.

Jinli smiled slightly and asked, "Why do you think Shenglong Pictures is here to cause trouble?"

Xu Wenwen's eyes turned: "Is he here to seek peace?"

When she said this, she was stunned.

Yes, why can’t it be a peace agreement?

When it comes to business, there are no eternal enemies in the business world.

Director Zhong has proved with "Dream Builders" that he also has commercial value and can turn art films into commercial films.

Which cinema would reject the works of such a director?
So, this time Shenglong Pictures came here, really to seek peace?

Xu Wenwen deliberately lowered her voice and asked, "Jinli, will there be something interesting to watch later?"

Jinli smiled but said nothing.

She could probably guess what Director Zhong was thinking.

It is not a gentleman to go without revenge. What’s the point of just withdrawing the film from the schedule? This time, Director Zhong even insisted on forcing the person in charge of Shenglong Pictures to apologize to him in front of so many media reporters!
Famous directors have the dignity and confidence of famous directors. When will the person in charge of a cinema be able to boss them around?

Although Director Zhong did not broadcast live at the celebration banquet, there were so many media reporters there, and whatever news happened at the banquet would be known to everyone in the industry the next day.

Jinli couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Director Zhong really holds a grudge!
She did not comment on Director Zhong's approach, but she did learn how to vent her anger.

Jinli whispered, "Eat more and talk less later."

Xu Wenwen nodded quickly.

At the beginning of the celebration banquet, Director Zhong came on stage to give a speech. After only speaking for about ten minutes, he asked everyone to start eating.

The surprise comes when you start eating.

Director Zhong was sitting at the main table. Jinli and Xu Wenwen were also at the table. Not long after they started eating, Duan Yucai, the manager of Shenglong Pictures, came over with two people.

Three people, each holding a glass of white wine, stood in front of Director Zhong and drank it first as a toast.

After taking a sip, Duan Yucai's neck and face were already red, and he bowed his head to apologize to Director Zhong:

"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize the great man and failed to judge the success of Dream Builders. Director Zhong, I apologize to you!"

Zhong Wentai did not stand up, nor did he even glance to the side, and said lightly:

"Don't drink, especially white wine. We don't force you to drink here. Drinking too much is harmful to your health. If you drink too much and end up in the ICU, I'll have to pay for your medical expenses."

This sounds quite normal, and it doesn't seem like he doesn't want to reject the apology.

But the subtext is actually -

Even if you drink until you are admitted to the ICU, you can't eliminate the anger in my heart!

Duan Yucai's face changed when he heard this, "Director Zhong, I, I..."

Zhong Wentai added: "Don't stand here, it makes me look like a bully."

The gazes of his colleagues around him were like knives. Duan Yucai's face changed, and he thought of the military order he had issued in front of the president today.

If he cannot obtain Zhong Wentai's forgiveness today, his career as a manager will be over!
Even the relative who had previously recommended him to sit up would be pushed down!

Duan Yucai's forehead was covered with sweat. He had to solve this matter today, otherwise he could not stay in Shenglong any longer. He thought about the house he just bought with a loan last year, the new car he just bought this year, and his wife was pregnant...

Duan Yucai's expression became excited, his legs suddenly became weak, and he fell to his knees on the ground with a bang.

"Director Zhong, I'm sorry. I'm short-sighted and can't appreciate the movie you made. I'm short-sighted. I'm sorry. I'll apologize to you right now..."

"Wow--"

Jinli heard the soft shouts from the people around her, and the flashing of the shutter when he knelt down, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Competition in the business world is so cruel.

This was the first time she felt such cruel competition rules.

Good cooperation leads to win-win situation.

If the cooperation is not good, either you die or I live.

Today's incident also made Jinli more cautious in future investments, preferring to "win big with a small investment" rather than just going all-in on big productions.
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Director Zhong finally forgave Duan Yucai.

This kneeling seemed to have frightened him. He was stunned for several minutes before he stood up and helped the man up himself, saying earnestly:

"Since you are not good at movie appreciation, you should study hard and supplement your relevant knowledge instead of scheduling movies casually."

These words were also heard by all the media reporters around.

Someone tutted and discussed with his own people: "Although Director Zhong has forgiven him, he still removed him from his current position. He will never be able to sit in this position again."

Someone asked: "Is Shenglong Pictures so spineless?"

Another person sneered, "What kind of backbone does a theater have? If the box office is not good, they can change the movie schedule the next day. It's useless even if you kneel down and beg. If the box office is good, they can praise the movie to the sky!"

"The relationship between cinemas and directors is like that between fish and water. They can't live without each other, but neither can do anything to the other. It's this idiot Duan Yucai who caused Shenglong Cinema to lose several hundred million this year!"

Listening to gossip is interesting, but it becomes boring after listening to it for too long.

After listening for a while, Jinli didn't want to listen anymore. There was nothing new to talk about.

But soon, someone came to her looking for melons.

After Jinli finished eating, she wanted to leave immediately, but Director Zhong was very optimistic about her and asked her to wait and introduce some big directors to her.

So she stayed until the end.

At this time, half of the media reporters had left, but all the crew members remained where they were.

The director is still there, and the most famous actor hasn't left either, so these young actors are even more afraid to leave.

Director Zhong took Jinli to meet people, and Jinli was holding Sprite in her hand.

When poured into a glass, it looks very much like liquor, but a closer look reveals that it is a beverage.

The directors that Director Zhong knows are either at the same level as other big directors, or upper-middle level directors who already have representative works.

When they saw Director Zhong bringing Jinli over, their eyes flickered slightly, and they knew that Director Zhong wanted to promote Jinli into the film industry.

The core circle of the film industry also requires someone to lead you into it. There are only so many good films every year, and they are basically made by good teams. Occasionally, some are seized by small teams, but most of them are made by the people present here.

There are so many actors that everyone knows, many of whom have acting skills, strength and cost-effectiveness. Why should they be introduced to Jinli?

Unless someone is willing to take her in, she can have access to more core resources.

So even first-line stars are divided into different levels.

It’s not the case that just because you are popular enough you can dominate the entertainment industry.

Didn’t you see that although Marchday is so popular, they still haven’t received any big production in the film and television industry?
Don’t these directors know about “fan economy” and “idol effect”?
Of course they knew that someone had already tried to test the waters.

But the film industry is different from other industries. You can’t reach the top just by relying on popularity. The film industry is a place where connections and strength are paramount.

Without connections and ability, celebrities basically cannot qualify for big productions.

Having connections but no real ability can only make you a beautiful vase in a big production.

Even if you don't have connections but have strength, you can still rely on popularity to pass interviews and win step by step.

There are too many stars in the circle who have connections, strength and fame, so many resources simply cannot flow out.

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And to put it bluntly, stars who have no acting skills will not even be accepted by their own fans, and the box office will be pitifully low.

It’s okay to be a spokesperson and sell products, but if you want to make a movie, you really need some ability.

Everyone was happy getting to know each other, and no one said anything about Jinli drinking a beverage, but a small incident happened.

A big director smiled and pointed at Jinli in public. He was just upset to see Jinli bringing drinks and alcohol, and felt disrespected, so he said:

"Why are you still drinking? Do you look down on us?"

Jinli smiled and said, "No, Director, I'm not in good health and can't drink. I didn't drink at every banquet, even at Fangfei's international show."

The director said "Oh" meaningfully, and said lightly: "You are not in good health, so you'd better not make movies. Making movies is harmful to your health."

Jinli also smiled and said, "You're right, so I originally planned to only take one drama a year and rest well the rest of the time.

But the directors came to my house in person with great sincerity, and they didn’t mind my poor health, so I just did it.”

The subtext is: I'm not begging you to give me the role, but you're begging me to do it!

The media couldn't help but prick up their ears and glance over here frequently, finding the scene exciting.

This incident was just treated as a small episode, and the directors didn't seem to care about it. Director Zhong also took her to see the next director.

But Jinli could clearly feel that these directors were not as enthusiastic about her as they were at the beginning.

She soon realized that not drinking would offend people!
After leaving the celebration banquet box, Xu Wenwen deliberately found a free time and pulled Jinli to a corner to talk.

She was more anxious than Jinli herself, and said anxiously, "What should I do? Have you offended those big directors?"

Jinli said calmly: "It's okay, don't worry about it."

Xu Wenwen stamped her feet: "How can you not care? This concerns your future!"

Jinli treated her well, so she treated Jinli well too, and took Jinli's affairs very seriously.

Jinli patted her arm and said calmly, "I can accept missing out on good movies because I have no connections, no strength, or even no popularity, but if you reject me just because I don't drink, then just reject me.

Whether an actor can perform well in a film depends on whether he can drink alcohol? What kind of logic is this? "

Xu Wenwen also understood this truth, but, but...

Jinli said: "It's okay, don't worry."

I don't know what she was thinking about, but she breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister Fang called me these days and said that there are too many movies that have asked me to act in them, and I can't choose from them all.

After this incident, I guess those movies won’t want to hire me anymore, and I can take a break. I’m not kidding them, my body doesn’t support me making movies every day.”

In fact, this incident did not affect her as much as she imagined.

At least in the movies that had previously approached her, no one cared whether she drank or not.

It's just right that I've made all my demands known this time, so that in the future when I go to a movie with her, I won't let her drink.

What does drinking mean?
To socialize.

What is the purpose of socializing?
The biggest possibility is to attract investment!
Or, in order to satisfy the director's desire to control the crew, he forces people who don't drink to drink in order to show his authority and the actors' obedience.

It would have been good if Jinli had said it earlier. If she had established the principles at the beginning, those demons and monsters would not have come to her door later.

She is a woman, and is naturally at an advantage over men in social interactions, but she is also naturally at a disadvantage.

And it just so happened that Jinli was unwilling to suffer any loss.

Xu Wenwen looked at her and sighed, "You, you, hey - okay!"

She said enviously: "You are still free, you can say whatever you want, and you can retire at any time if you are unhappy! Forever young, forever free!"
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Director Zhong wanted to stay for social events, so Jinli left after getting to know those big directors.

Sister Fang lived nearby and came to pick her up personally.

Although she did not attend the celebration banquet, she had learned what happened inside through words from many sources.

Jinli glanced at her, unsure whether Sister Fang knew or not.

She didn't say anything, but Sister Fang took the initiative to speak: "It's okay, don't worry, at worst we can take small productions in the future, those small directors won't be so picky."

Jinli felt relieved, now she knew.

She asked: "Don't you feel it's a pity that you may never be able to take on big productions again?"

Sister Fang shook her head: "No, I think you are right, Jinli, you don't have a clear concept of your own commercial value.

The bunch of old-fashioned people in the film are still immersed in the past era, thinking that as long as the script is good and the actors have good acting skills, they can succeed. But now is the era of the Internet, and even good wine needs no bush!

Their ideas are no longer applicable to young actors. Whether they want to or not, the young stars who have already become popular will teach them a lesson.”

Sister Fang was worried at first, but soon she felt it didn't matter.

Times have changed.

The era when directors could scold and insult stars and stars had to work diligently on filming is over. Now is the era where traffic is king.

It takes both acting skills, traffic, and a good script to become a huge hit on the entire Internet.

These big directors like to use elderly people to shoot movies because they are stable and there will be no mistakes.

But how many veteran actors still have appeal?
Haven’t you seen that international film queens all go to film TV series, and the TV series turn out to be huge flops, and finally they don’t dare to film movies and can only appear on variety shows?
If we still look at the present with the experience of the past, we will fall behind.

Today’s stars are indeed spoiled by the “fan economy” and are unwilling to endure hardships and take filming seriously.

But everything has two sides.

Under the guidance of the stars' will, certain bad habits will also be corrected.

For example, actors must be invited to socialize, drink and eat together...

Haha, bye!
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