After a period of time, a large number of CDs were mailed from the UK to China, and "Effect" completely logged in Huaxia, the local battlefield of Lu Ze, and was unexpectedly well received, and there was no situation where the content of the film was not adapted, whether it was Western countries or Eastern countries, they could understand this movie, and they were deeply depressed.

However, depression is depression, Lu Ze's fans behaved more like a carnival after a few days of frustration, which can be summed up in one sentence, that is, it feels good to be able to see Lu Ze on TV again!

The originally silent fans also gradually began to move, and they can be seen on various portals and video websites, and when other people's fans praise their idol's acting skills, they will interject out of place, "This is called exploding? ”

This practice is particularly annoying, no one wants their favorite actor to be belittled by others for nothing, but what makes them discouraged is that they can't find any reason to refute it.

The so-called one fan tops ten black, the expansion of Lu Ze's fans will naturally be counted on Lu Ze's head, but Lu Ze is also helpless about it, after all, he now has no public relations team to lead the entire fan trend, for such offending people, he wants to care, but he really has more than enough heart and power, so he can only see out of sight, and just say sorry to those familiar artists.

However, these artists didn't give Lu Ze a stinky face, but said that it didn't matter, and at the same time asked Lu Ze not to take it to heart, and they didn't trouble Lu Ze behind their backs.

In other words, a year ago, maybe these people would have ignored Lu Ze's apology, but now they all know in their hearts that Lu Ze has turned over and found a new way outside, maybe it will be better than before, so if you can not offend, from now on, it is better not to offend again.

On the other hand, in mid-October, "Effect" was distributed in 14 European countries and officially launched, and in the case of a very good reputation before, it was sought after by many movie lovers on the first day of release, and 200,000 CDs were sold out in 14 countries in just three days.

The original expected sales of 300,000 copies were about to be reached when it was just launched, and this does not include North America, South Africa, and Asia, and if all are included, sales are expected to exceed 1 million!

Subsequently, at the end of October, the online version was launched, priced at 2.9 euros, and the sales volume exceeded 100,000 in a single day, and the momentum of the second day still did not slow down, still impacting higher profits, the 250,000 pounds of investment, really made Mickey make a lot of money, and he could wake up with a smile when he slept at night, but when he got the after-tax income, he did not squander it, but according to the original plan, he was ready to spend the money that had not yet been covered.

At this time, Mickey was very busy, the plan was going on, the theater saw that "Effect" made money, and he was shameless and ready to follow Brother Mickey to get some soup, but soon touched the ash of his nose, according to Mickey's original words, you didn't give some support when you first filmed before, but now you lick your face to make a profit? How can this be a good thing? This drama will never land in theaters, and if you want to release my movie, it's not impossible.

Wait for the next one.

He is such a flamboyant virtue, even in the face of these cinema dads, he doesn't give face at all, anyway, there is no need to say much about what the essence of businessmen is, they are shameless, if they don't take advantage of this time to scold quickly, it will be too late to scold when the next movie is released.

So far, "Effect", a work with a freshness of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, a popcorn index of 69, an IMDB score of 9.0, and a Douban score of 9.2, officially announced the birth of the highest-rated masterpiece in 2023 as the year is approaching, of course...... Some people are really not happy......

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"Whoa...... Wow...... Whoop ......"

A big broom tied with thin bamboo branches swept the snowflakes on the road into a pile, and then shoveled the snow into the sanitation truck with a flat shovel, waved his right hand with the sanitation truck, thanked him, and helped the uncle push the sanitation truck, staring at the tricycle until the orange vest disappeared from his sight.

In December, Lu Hua finally ushered in the first heavy snow of the year, which was half a shoe high, and Lu Ze at this time also ushered in his thirty-three years old.

The snow is not cold, the snow is cold, the temperature of minus 22 degrees is cold even if you do a manual labor, it is cold after all, take off your gloves, rub your hands, stomp your feet, enter the room and gently scratch the lame little head melon seeds, the TV is playing Luhua local station, and it is a food program that teaches people to cook early in the morning.

Learning the dishes, the steaming coffee entered the body, bringing warmth from the inside out, which should have been a calm and uneventful morning, until two people walked in through the door, shook the bell, and attracted the lame man's eye.

"Hello, need a ...... Brother Guo, why did you run away on this cold day?

Lu Ze got up, walked over and hugged Guo Mingde, although he said a question on his lips, he actually had a number in his heart, his eyes kept on the middle-aged man he didn't know, and then shook hands gently.

"Lu Hua is really cold, fortunately there is heating in the house, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are very warm, the style is really good, forget it, I won't talk nonsense to you, this is Meng Liang, the general manager of Tiancheng Entertainment, my top boss." ”

Sure enough, as the big brother of the six major brokerage companies in China, Tiancheng Entertainment inevitably has some thoughts about Lu Ze, because Qianshijia's parent company "Rongchuang Group" is very strong, other brokerage companies, including Tiancheng, did not directly accept Lu Ze, the pillar who was expelled from the portal by Qianshijia.

But at the end of last year, "Rongchuang Group" had a major decision failure, although it can only be regarded as a temporary pain for Rongchuang, a giant, but this failed decision happened in the entertainment industry, which led to the loss of the dominant position of Rongchuang cinema chain in domestic cinemas.

In addition, Lu Ze's reappearance, and his results abroad are still good, which makes the minds of these other brokerage companies that were once afraid of Qianshijia's ban order come alive again, after all, which brokerage company can have no backstage? Rongchuang is fierce, but it is not enough to bully whoever is bullied.

Lu Ze instantly understood the intention of the two, not because his mind was spinning so fast now, but a few days ago, another company had come to the door, and Tiancheng, in order to show their attention to Lu Ze, they were also the general manager and invited Lu Ze to join, but Lu Ze refused, the reason for the refusal was not because the other party's sincerity was not enough, but because Lu Ze still couldn't see the difference between it and Qianshijia.

And this time, he also has to see if Tiancheng can give him something else, if not, then I'm sorry, even if Meng Liang brings a lobbyist over, he won't choose this domestic big brother company, and ...... Tiancheng is much less attractive to Lu Ze than the company that came a few days ago.

"Hello Mr. Meng, please take a seat, Brother Guo, you didn't know anything before, so I can be a little prepared, I just finished clearing the snow, and I look messy, I'm really a little embarrassed. ”

Lu Ze was right about this, he worked outside for more than an hour, his hair was a little messy by the wind and he didn't have time to take care of it, his cheeks were also very ruddy, and the whole person looked completely devoid of the temperament of a star, but like an ordinary store owner, but the two of them waved their hands again and again when they heard Lu Ze say this, only when Lu Ze said a joke.

The trainees of the company really look at their appearance and temperament, but if they look at Lu Ze by the measure of trainees, then they will not come all the way to Lu Hua after taking the plane and taking the high-speed train, and the actors have achieved Lu Ze's level, and their temperament is only in a moment, but Lu Ze doesn't like to act in front of them.

Sitting down in the midst of talking and laughing, the hospitality can not be forgotten, the small door can only pour a cup of coffee for the two, the three of them were a little speechless for a while, looking at the mist rising in the cup, until Lu Ze himself directly opened the skylight and said bright words, only called the souls of the two back.

"Let's talk about the conditions, I don't have the intention of joining Tiancheng, but I still need to listen to your conditions, Mr. Meng. ”

This sentence directly made Guo Mingde and Meng Liang's hearts cold for most of the time, and they understood that this time it was estimated that they had run in vain, but even if the hope was slim, they had to say, what if they moved Lu Ze? Meng Liang drank a cup of coffee, coughed lightly twice, and seriously said the price offered to Lu Ze, Lu Ze was also listening carefully, until Meng Liang's voice fell, and then slowly shook his head.

The treatment offered by Tiancheng is no different from the first brokerage company that came to the door, they are the best quality resources, the largest network support, and the most cost-free investment, but compared with the strength of the two, Tiancheng's strength is still a lot greater.

Not to mention these conditions, let the trainees hear them, even if the artists with very good development of the company know about it, they will laugh and drop their jaws, but for Lu Ze, the attraction is really not great, he doesn't want much, just a guarantee that can be written into the contract and given in writing, but this guarantee can be given to anyone, but Tiancheng can't, even if he gives it, Lu Ze will not agree to enter Tiancheng, let Meng Liang say the conditions, just because he doesn't want people to be unable to get off the stage.

"Mr. Meng, I may have to say sorry, it's not that the conditions offered by your company are not attractive enough to attract me, but that I have too many friends in your company, I'm really sorry. ”

This is the real reason why Lu Ze does not consider Tiancheng, once he enters Tiancheng, it will inevitably have a great impact on Tiancheng's existing resource allocation, in other words, which company he goes to, he must be the first brother of this company.

But look at who Tiancheng's first brother is? It's Ge Yunzheng! This is a good big brother who is also a teacher and friend with him, and he can do it if he grabs a brother with Ge Yunzheng?

Is it okay to be the second brother? What's more, because the second brother of Tiancheng is Song Guiyuan, Lu Ze would rather have a quarrel with Ge Yunzheng, and he can't grab resources with Lao Song, he Lu Ze is still the godfather of Lao Song's son, as for being the third brother, then now there is no way to achieve the conditions promised by Meng Liang.

The most important thing is that resources are not divided into men and women, if he enters, then it will also have an impact on female artists, although Tiancheng does not attach importance to female artists, resulting in the second "Jiaxing Media" in the six major brokerage companies, the female artist lineup is the strongest, so that the first sister of Tiancheng looks a little dispensable, but he can't compete with the first sister for resources, because the first sister of Tiancheng is now Wang Zhen......

The whole family was fucking piled together.

This is a brother and a sister behind the scenes, and a brother and a sister on the bright side are the hottest artists in the company at present, but Lu Ze really can't look down on the resources of a brother and a sister on the bright side, because the first brother on the bright side, the resources are promotion, and the first brother behind the scenes, the resources are the connections.

In other words, the first brother on the bright side was recommended by the company to other bigwigs to praise him, but the real first brother was introduced to him by the company and became the first brother's own network.

There are too few examples of Lu Ze being the boss on the surface in Qianshijia and the boss behind the scenes, usually only small companies and start-up companies have this situation.

If it weren't for this, even if Lu Ze still became famous later, he would not be qualified to be a brother and sister to the big director and the big guy on the investor side, so he could only turn the plate for the big guy on the investor side like he had just debuted, accompanied by Shen Jinghan, and he was not qualified to stretch out his chopsticks.

It is even more impossible to have connections that companies don't have, and there is no way to invite all the screenwriters from several companies to write a script in one go, this is someone selling him Lu Ze's face, not giving Qian Shijia face.

The real first brother is never the hottest one, but he has been in the company for a long time, and no one cares about him, so if he wants to film, he will directly take the company's best filming.

If you don't want to film, you can go alone all day long with some big directors and big bosses, talk about the mountains, want to help a relative's child, mention it to someone directly, people won't forget it, and really do something for you, the next day the film appointment will be in the hands of other people's children, and the door is so hard that you can talk to anyone.

It's not a stinky brother like Brother Ming, who even if it's a mess, and has to bend over and toast with both hands, and if people want to listen to songs, you have to sing at the wine table.

Meng Liang understood Lu Ze's words, glanced at Guo Mingde, and saw that Lao Guo's eyes were unexpected, and he was still a little unwilling in his heart, pursed his lips, and continued to persuade.

After all, Lu Ze is a general, there is no economic company in China that does not want him, his own strength is not like that, he is soft to win awards, and he has a wide range of contacts, academics, and even the big guys of Guang D are close to him, if such a person joins Tiancheng, then even if he is the boss of Tiancheng, the first economic company in China, he can wake up happily when he sleeps, and the small company is estimated to be even more unbearable, and the boss is estimated to be so excited that he has a cerebral hemorrhage and is sent directly to the ICU.

But what he tried to persuade in exchange for Lu Ze's euphemistic but resolute refusal, it's not good to have too many friends, if he really grabs resources with the eldest brother who helped him, then his Lu Ze's reputation will really be rotten, and finally three hours later, Meng Liang can only give up, look at his watch, and choose to leave.

Although the two sides did not reach cooperation, the atmosphere is still good, after all, the transaction is not benevolent, even if Lu Ze signs another brokerage company in the future, there is still a chance to cooperate in filming.

Due to the fact that Meng Liang still had a job, Lu Ze didn't stay long, just verbally politely said a few words, and after getting Meng Liang's several refusals, he didn't mention it anymore, and got up to see the two leave.

"I'll just say I didn't miss you, but I ran for nothing, alas, it's really difficult, now I'm going to do my old job again, this beer shop is estimated to be redeemed, are you willing to do it? When you go back to the magic capital, let's get together again, I'm going to make a movie, I've got a book in the past few days, and we'll discuss it when the time comes, and let's go." ”

"Really don't you play in Luhua for two days? just play farmhouse, you don't have any work now, stay for two more days." ”

Lu Ze sincerely retained Guo Mingde, he is different from Meng Liang who controls the overall situation of Tiancheng, he is not so busy, and the relationship between the two is also very good, although he became a lobbyist this time, but whether he succeeds or not, does not affect the relationship between the two, Guo Mingde also thinks that he does not have such a big face to let Lu Ze sign Tiancheng for his own sake, this time he came over, he really couldn't stand Meng Liang's request, and came over to add some impression points.

"I said are you a friend enough? What kind of farmhouse are you playing, my daughter-in-law is going to be pregnant with a second child, you haven't looked at the circle of friends?, I'm too lazy to take care of you, remember the full moon with the gift, what's the situation in front of you? Why is the police station still here, forget it is none of my business, and leave." ”

Seeing the two leave, Lu Ze did not immediately return to the house, but lit a cigarette outside, looked lively, and kept thinking about which company he would choose in the future.

After smoking a cigarette, it was extinguished on the snow on the lid of the trash can, and he threw it into the trash can, Lu Ze was about to go back to the house, but he heard a somewhat familiar voice trembling, explaining something to the police.

“......”