In the evening, the drizzle in the magic capital was drizzling, the sky was blue and purple, and people were sitting in the car, and the chill and tiredness hit at the same time.

The car was driving in the rain, and the tires made a rattling sound when they ran over the rain. Weng Nanxi closed the windows, and the carriage formed an enclosed and quiet space, and the wipers were like hypnotic bells, sweeping the raindrops from right to left.

After about ten minutes of silence, the mobile phone in Weng Nanxi's pocket suddenly "ding-" and broke the silence.

Weng Nanxi seemed to be awakened and detached from meditation, but she ignored her mobile phone, she adjusted her sitting posture and asked the agent sitting in the co-pilot: "What are the arrangements for tomorrow?"

The agent opened the small book that had been prepared and replied: "From 8:40 to 9 o'clock, there is an interview; 10 o'clock is the monthly meeting of the clothing company; at 11:40 at noon, I will come over with the reporter of England TV and interview while having lunch, and the place is booked in the [Fool] Lujiadian ......"

Weng Nanxi listened silently, and he was already used to this dense and accurate itinerary to the minute.

After making adjustments to some of these details, Weng Nanxi then asked what she needed to know about what had happened in the circle during her absence from the country.

This question is not only to increase the conversation, so as not to be ignorant when interviewed, but also to grasp the information and understand the dynamics of the distribution of resources in the circle.

She is now not only an actor, but also a major shareholder of a brokerage company and the owner of many companies.

The agent skillfully took out his mobile phone, marked out the documents, and told Weng Nanxi one by one from the new to the old.

"Several companies and platforms have come together to prepare to make an electronic music variety show, which is quite large, saying that it is going to be an electronic music version of "The Voice". ”

Weng Nanxi sighed: "It seems that the current variety show industry really can't find any fresh ideas." ”

The four elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre. The emergence and development of electronic music is a breakthrough in [timbre]. However, electronic music has always been popular in Europe, and it has not been able to squeeze into the Chinese market for many years. Because most Chinese people have a habit of listening to songs, they have always focused on lyrics, followed by melody, and it is difficult for a song that cannot be hummed or conveyed to convey the voice of the heart. This time, a company in Huaxia has set its sights on this cake, and wants to make the plate of electronic music bigger in the same way as cultivating and mining the market for rap and hip-hop. Weng Nanxi is not optimistic about the result.

It is impossible for those companies and platforms not to understand the risks she knows, but they still choose to gamble, most likely because of the current variety show market, it is becoming more and more difficult to make popular programs.

"There are only a few popular types of variety shows, all of which are occupied by old shows. There are too few talents like Director Jin Luo who can feed a variety show with an idea, and now if you want to break through and innovate, you can only explore niche fields," the agent echoed and expressed his opinion, "Talk shows, rap, hip-hop, now even escape rooms, amateur blind dates and lawyers' daily work can be made into variety shows......"

Weng Nanxi rarely watches variety shows. The few times they watched it were all for the purpose of investigation or observation. For example, the last few times I watched "Chaser", it was only because of the clothing brand under her name that she sponsored this show, which focuses on chasing and tearing famous brands.

The agent suddenly thought of something, resisted the urge to turn his head, and spoke: "Speaking of which, Director Wang, who filmed "My Love", is relatively famous in the variety show circle in recent years. He recently opened a new variety show, which is still related to movies. ”

"Something to do with movies?" Weng Nanxi was a little surprised, "Aren't you in love?"

Director Wang can be said to be the variety show director Weng Nanxi is most familiar with.

As a variety show director, he is world-renowned, and his famous and representative work is to match Han Jue and Zhang Yiman. Known as the No. 1 pendant on Han Jue's thigh, the kind that can't be shaken off no matter how you shake it off, it relies on a wonderful dog food processing technology. At first glance, I heard that his new work didn't hug Han Jue's thigh, which really made people feel that something was wrong.

"I said I wanted to cooperate with [Tinder]. The broker added.

Working with Tinder?

No wonder.

Weng Nanxi was immediately relieved. Director Wang is still very clear about his advantages.

"How do you work together?" she was intrigued.

The agent thought about it, the information about Director Wang's new work is actually not complete, and it is still being prepared, but it has just released some rumors, which is only circulating in the industry. The agent originally wanted to wait until the news was confirmed before telling Weng Nanxi. But Weng Nanxi is curious now, so it's okay to say it now.

At the beginning of its establishment, Tinder has been committed to building bridges (as a leading party) and helping those filmmakers who have talents, ideas, but no opportunities to gain a foothold in the Chinese film and television industry (hire talents at a low price). The year before last, he also carried out the [Flame Project] and brought a group of foreign young directors to China. After a long period of training and study, the sixteen directors of the first class of [Flame] are now facing graduation. The graduation work is the first feature film they made in Huaxia.

Director Wang's new variety show plans to focus on this [graduation assessment].

The process of these young directors completing their graduation works, from preparation, project establishment, team building to post-production, will be made into programs and put on TV. Jalens, the founder of [Tinder], participated in the supervision of the whole process, responsible for guiding all directors, threading the needle, enlivening the atmosphere, and giving help. Han Jue, Sun Xian, Zhou Yibo, Xia Yuan and Wang Zhi and other company veterans are responsible for the assessment at all stages. The final qualified directors can have their works released in theaters or even be exhibited in competitions.

"Interesting. Weng Nanxi expressed his admiration. This is not only good from the audience's point of view, but also from the producer's point of view.

A variety show that shows the production of a movie from scratch has never been seen in the history of variety shows.

Some people may have thought about doing this, but then they will find it extremely difficult to choose who to work with. If you look for a small company, you may find a bunch of student works, and if you look for a big film company, the personnel are complex and the involvement is widespread, and many things are not suitable for the surface.

[Tinder] is a new unicorn in the film and television industry in recent years, young, strong, and adventurous, with a very pure internal environment, high efficiency, and wide contacts. In front of and behind the scenes, there are a group of people with distinctive and interesting personalities, who are simply an Internet celebrity company, and they don't have to worry about the effect of the show at all.

Weng Nanxi couldn't help but think of "Let's Be in Love", which was broadcast for two months, and suspected that Zhang Zishang and Jiang Qi's [Tinder] visit was likely to be a far-sighted temptation.

And the results of the temptation were very encouraging.

Needless to say, Han Jue and Zhou Zhou Bo are masters and apprentices, and no one thinks it is strange to say that they are members of the Funny Artists Association.

Jarenz, the founder of [Tinder], quickly became an Internet celebrity after the show was broadcast because of his unusual thinking and God's comedic talent. A bunch of people on the Internet coaxed him to take out the police and gangster movie with gunfights and drag racing, and then didn't watch it.

Xia Yuan, the real mainstay of the company, has been dug up with rich life experience, and has been a guzheng player, war correspondent, bartender, and deputy editor-in-chief of magazines...... Videos of her battling in BJJ have even been found. At a time when women's voices are getting louder and louder, it is not surprising that they are cited as role models by many women.

In the program, those young foreign directors who are fleeting are also impressive. When a group of foreign young directors finished lunch and returned to the company to pass by the corridor, they were introduced very carefully in the later stage, this is the assistant director of an episode of "Black Mirror", this is one of the screenwriters of a certain episode, with the effect of slow motion, causing a group of people to come over, the aura is as arrogant and domineering as the student union in the campus anime, exuding the atmosphere of a strong man.

Foreigners come to China to make movies, and the arrogant Chinese people actually don't care much, and they don't even pay much attention to it. But the foreigners of Tinder are different. They crossed the ocean, dragged their families to China, and they are genuine dreamers, after many screenings, studying hard in the academy and crew, and then surviving the cruel trials (Jarens's fingers), each of them has considerable strength.

"This is a semi-documentary and semi-variety show format, and the director was selected as a show star to shoot. Weng Nanxi stood at the height of the producer and said: "It's also a promotional video." And it is the kind of long-term propaganda that does not spend a penny, and in turn makes a lot of money. ”

In Weng Nanxi's view, this show already has a variety of elements of success. As long as Director Wang's side does not collapse and the competition system is more interesting, another top variety show will be born.

Compared with "Actors Please Standby", "I Am an Actor" and the like, Director Wang's new show is larger, more watchable, and more influential. If this show is successful, the show's influence in the film and television industry can almost be said to be "The Voice" to the music industry. The second and third seasons will continue to be done in the future, and the scope of companies to attract cooperation will expand, and at that time, Director Wang can be said to be the director of variety shows at the level of "Extreme Man" and Director Luo of "Three Days and Two Nights".

"I've heard that [Aidu] will join in. The broker said.

"[Aidu]?" Weng Nanxi asked, "[Aidu Music], or [Aidu Pictures]?"

"Yes, yes. "The agent said," [Aidu Music] participated in the soundtrack and interlude session. [Aidu Pictures] sent actors to participate in the casting process. After speaking, he added, "I just heard that this is the case, but it has not been determined whether it is or not." ”

Weng Nanxi didn't speak. I knew in my heart that it was probably true.

"Follow up. Weng Nanxi said: "The actors in our company can also try it." ”

The agent was a little surprised. [Tinder] and Director Wang's project, now there are not many companies in the industry paying attention. The reason why he is not so concerned is that he knows that his company's relationship with [Tinder] is not very good.

Weng Nanxi faced the window and said, "Let's try everything you can." There will be nothing to lose anyway. ”

The agent's confusion didn't show on his face, but he smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Weng Nanxi's eyes lowered and he looked out the window.

Outside the window, the raindrops fell diagonally on the car window, stubbornly drawing a long streak of water, much like the pleading gesture of an abandoned person.

The brief alliance between the two sides half a year ago jointly resisted the crisis of public opinion, but this does not mean that she and Han Jue have become friends or partners. She and Han Jue know this well, and they both have a tacit understanding. Later, Han Jue, as one of the initiators of the [I Am Too] movement, was deeply trapped in the [Hacking Gate], and the reputation and reputation of the movement were almost ruined. Because she knew that they didn't like to be involved with her too much. Her relationship with Han Jue is at most just that she will not become enemies, and she will never be friends again.

But others still have a chance. For example, my cousin is still Han Jue's friend. Other actors in the company go to auditions for Tinder without fear of retaliation or unfair treatment. Han Jue would never be angry with one person because of another.

"Xiao Yao should have a good chance. The agent suddenly thought of Weng Yao: "[Tinder] is famous for his nostalgia, he likes to find used actors, and Xiao Yao is an acquaintance after filming "Love Letter". ”

Weng Nanxi was noncommittal. Instead, ask about the Love Letter.

The agent replied that Weng Yao participated in the script reading half a month ago, and it ended last week, and he will join the group in ten days.

Weng Nanxi nodded, and then listened to the agent talk about other big and small news in the industry, until he arrived downstairs.

When I got home, the rain was also light, and it was embarrassing between the need to hold an umbrella and the embarrassment of not needing an umbrella, Weng Nanxi did not hold an umbrella, carried a bag and pulled a suitcase, got off the car directly on the ground on the first floor, and walked into the apartment building.

When I came to the door of the house, before entering the password, I first observed the happiness tree placed outside the door, and felt that the tree had grown taller. It seems that in the two months since he left, his cousin has taken good care of them.

Walk in the door and smell the aroma of the food.

Weng Yao came over and took the suitcase and handbag, and said that dinner was ready to be eaten.

At the dinner table, Weng Yao reported to his superiors, saying that the changes that had taken place in the family in the past two months. For example, she changed the pot for a certain plant, the old juicer broke down and she bought a new one, and she received an advertisement for an air humidifier last month, and the manufacturer sent one to see if it works......

Weng Nanxi turned his head to look at the changes in the house and asked, "When are you going to move out?" ”

"We can change to a big house. Weng Yao didn't care about being disliked by his cousin, "Anyway, we don't have a boyfriend." ”

Weng Nanxi lowered his head to eat, too lazy to speak.

"By the way, sister, haven't you bought a lot of houses, why do you still live here?" Weng Yao felt strange, since his cousin made money, he had successively bought a lot of houses across the country, and there were no less than three residences in the magic capital alone. Even if it's an investment, you can live in a better house first, and then deal with other empty ones. But no matter how many high-end houses my cousin holds, in the end she always rests, eats, sleeps, and reads books.

"The feng shui here is good. Weng Nanxi said casually.

Weng Yao pursed his lips: "You perfunctory me." ”

Weng Nanxi replied: "You think to yourself, did my career get better all of a sudden after I lived here?"

Weng Yao thought about it carefully, it was really like this!

But after a few seconds, she realized that her cousin wasn't telling the truth. After all, Feng Shui, horoscopes, fortune or something, my cousin has never believed it. She's not a red-haired woman, and she's not a little girl who just came to the big city three or four years ago and hasn't talked about the world.

Just as he was about to ask again, he heard a voice:

"Ding—"

Weng Nanxi's mobile phone on the table rang, indicating that news came in.

Weng Nanxi picked it up and looked at it, covered it again, and continued to eat.

Weng Yao's eyes rolled, and he pretended not to be curious and asked, "Who?"

"Eat yours, don't ask. ”

"That's right, sister. I'll tell you something. The last time I went to record a show, there was a host who was really nice to me. I thought he liked me, but after the shooting, he came to me and asked me why I couldn't contact you all the time, and asked if I had lost your phone. Weng Yao said: "I don't know if he lacks heart and eyes." ”

"Ignore him. ”

"Oh. Weng Yao nodded and asked, "Is he trying to chase you?" Or is he already chasing you?"

Weng Nanxi stared at her cousin, feeling that her cousin had become much bolder since she moved back in, and she dared to speak up some words that she didn't dare to talk about in the past. She felt the need to let her cousin recall what her sister's majesty was, and asked:

"I'm in the group in ten days, how are you preparing for your role?"

Weng Yao was pinched seven inches at once. It's like a student who has been named by the teacher to check his homework.

When she got the script, she didn't dare to invite Sister Chapel, on the one hand, because she knew that Weng Nanxi was busy and didn't want to disturb, and on the other hand, she thought that she was weak in talking about Han Jue's play in front of her cousin.

"I'm still preparing a biography. Weng Yao's voice became honest.

Two days after the script reading last week, she received the final version of the script. Before joining the group, her job was to memorize lines and figure out the role. Thinking about the role, I learned it according to the acting class, wrote a character biography, did personality analysis, and designed small actions and habits.

However, Weng Nanxi listened to it and said: "Let go of the character biography first, this is not in a hurry." ”

"Why, isn't this important?" Weng Yao didn't listen to the order immediately, but waited for his cousin to give the reason.

"It's not that it's not important, but it's not particularly important for an actor at your stage. Weng Nanxi put down his chopsticks: "I have seen many actors who have worked very hard to write very detailed character biographies, analyze various characters, and analyze a lot of them, but in the end it is one thing to write it out, and it is another thing to act it." ”

Weng Yao thought for a while and asked, "Then how should an actor at my stage prepare for the role?"

Weng Nanxi said: "No matter what stage of the actor, you must first figure out the director's thoughts and intentions, and understand his image expression. Otherwise, it is equivalent to not figuring out the direction, and the prepared characters are doing their homework in vain. ”

Weng Yao nodded, and the fog in his heart dispelled a little.

She recalled the exchange and discussion of the script reading meeting.

The two heroines of "Love Letter" correspond to two tones.

On one side is Du Xiaobai, who has lost his lover, discussing how the living face the death of his lover, and the overall atmosphere of the story is as cold as the ubiquitous snow in the play.

On the other side, it corresponds to the female Tang Jingshu's memories of her past youth. The hues of memories are bright and warm, like the soft sunshine of spring.

Weng Yao plays the role of Tang Jingshu, a girl in his memories.

It can be said that most of the scenes of [Warm] fell on her. If she fails to act well, then the contrast between [cold] and [warm] will be unbalanced, and the movie will lose strength.

"I don't know if I'm good at acting. Weng Yao's expression was a little bitter, worried that he would not be able to act well: "I have only studied acting for a year. ”

"I talked to your acting teacher. The facial features can be controlled, the emotions are vivid and natural, and you have entered the threshold of performance, and at this stage, your technical acting skills are enough. Weng Nanxi still had that flat expression. She can always find what the shortcut is to achieve something, even if it is a performance, she can peel off the layers of "artistic" and "sensual" coats, and see the solid at a glance:

"For actors, acting is important, but it's not that important.

"When discussing the quality of an actor's acting skills, you can't judge them from a technical point of view alone. It should also look at whether the actor's portrayal of the character is successful, whether the character created has completed the task, whether the performance is harmonious throughout the film, and whether the performance has moved the audience. And to complete this part, you have to take the perspective away from the character. Just like painting, you focus too much on the parts, and the closer you get together, the easier it is to draw a failed work.

"One of the things I noticed when I first started out in the industry was that if you passively followed the company standards, you would be very tired every day, but if you walked faster than the company standards, then you would be very relaxed. It's the same with acting. When you understand the work and keep up with the director's train of thought, even a little faster than him, then the performance will not be particularly difficult for you. And even at that time, the lighting, the sound, the composition...... will become a part of your [acting]. ”

"Whew~" Weng Yao felt that his spine was lifted, and the pressure on his body was suddenly reduced by half. But once again I felt the intellectual gap with my cousin in my heart, and I was deeply frustrated.

Weng Yao looked at his cousin hesitantly, and finally asked, "Sister, do you have time to wait?"

Weng Nanxi looked into his cousin's eyes and didn't speak.

Weng Yao confessed honestly: "I want you to help me read the script." I'm worried that I don't understand the script well. ”

"The acting teacher that the company found for you also includes script analysis in the fee. ”

"Love Letters is about women, and the teacher is a man. Only women understand women. ”

"You're amazing. Your words offend both men and women. Weng Nanxi glanced at her cousin, "When you go outside, don't express such a shallow opinion." You're going to ruin what your sister is doing right now. ”

"Sister!" Weng Yao was half coquettish and half complained.

"Okay. Weng Nanxi nodded: "You give me the script, I'll take time to read it later, and I'll talk to you tomorrow." ”

Weng Yao hurriedly ran to get the script, and then actively cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table. Quietly observing the cousin, the cousin looked at the script as usual, Weng Yao was a little annoyed in his heart, he was afraid that the script would stimulate his cousin, so he couldn't invite the church sister earlier. Now that I look at it, I am not only a thief, but also a bit of a waste of efficiency.

Weng Nanxi read a few pages of the script, then put it aside, got up and went to the bathroom. After taking a shower, I went to the study and processed some reports and documents, and it was late at night.

Turn off the computer, take off the glasses, and roam the study casually, only then do you have time to look at the study after many days.

No. The books are still these books, neither more nor less, there are no strange and superfluous objects added by my cousin around, and the potted plants on the table are still alive......

Picking up the phone that has been silenced and neglected for a few hours, as soon as I turn it on, I see a bunch of messages sent to her by many strangers or acquaintances on the screen.

There was a whole list of tireless greetings from the same person. A variety comedian who just debuted. One of her suitors. The latest message he sent was: "Friend, are you already asleep? I'm going to sleep, and I'm going to record a show tomorrow." Good night!], from ten minutes ago.

Weng Nanxi's heart was unwavering, but when he looked at the word [friend], he shook his head for a moment.

They only met once on the TV station, and they didn't even have an intersection, but the other party didn't know how many people they asked and asked her number. Ask her directly if she has a boyfriend.

Weng Nanxi declared that he had no intention of falling in love. The other party still did not flinch, his enthusiasm was undiminished, and he bluntly said that he wanted to make friends with her.

said to be making friends, but what is actually shown is actually no different from pursuit.

Send good morning and good night in the morning and evening, care about whether she has eaten three meals a day, share her life in every detail, and sometimes send her new jokes or interesting things in the show.

Weng Nanxi felt a little funny. Inside and outside the circle, there has been an endless stream of people pursuing her. After she launched the "Me Too" campaign, appeared on the cover of multinational magazines, and the scale of her business swelled dramatically, the number of suitors directly shrank by half. In the face of her smart and strong, most men are ashamed of themselves after weighing, and most of them choose to retreat, not even daring to hope extravagantly. Those who remain or join the ranks of new suitors are all figures with heads and faces, either enjoying high status, or making achievements in a certain field, such as politics, business, academia, and entertainment.

Therefore, when a variety show comedy artist who has only debuted for a year suddenly pursues her vigorously, it is particularly conspicuous.

Weng Nanxi has not blocked and deleted the other party.

This is very different from her usual style, causing Weng Yao to think that this person may have some potential and merit after knowing about it.

Actually, no.

The other party has an ordinary appearance, an ordinary family background, and an ordinary ability, and even the way he pursues it is very ordinary.

The reason why Weng Nanxi didn't delete the other party was just because the other party made her think of something.

Weng Nanxi turned off the light in the study, leaving only a table lamp. She bent down and took out a stack of photographs from the safe in the cabinet behind her, spread them out, and placed them on the table. Then holding a wine glass, while drinking wine, I picked up these photos and looked at them on a piece of paper, and I looked at each one for a long time.

The photos have been seen several times.

Looking at these photos, you are not looking at the people in the photos, but looking at your own memories.