CHAPTER XXXVII
Pei Ji's trip to England was not as hectic as he had complained to Zhou Ting earlier.
Last year, he was nominated for the film festival for a Sino-American cross-border romance film, and he also traveled to Europe for this film as an artist nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award. Although Yu doesn't have much expectation of winning the award, it is definitely a good thing to be able to enter the eyes of international filmmakers, Pei Ji is no longer an actor who enjoys resources under a big entertainment company, since he established his own personal studio, he has transitioned from an artist to a boss, he needs to discuss the future development with the team himself, rather than relying on the planning and arrangement of the company's senior management.
However, having said so many high-sounding words, what really made Pei Ji decide to come to the UK to walk the red carpet and stay for a few days was not only to promote the development of the studio and to gain more exposure and accumulate more popularity for himself.
The destination is the United Kingdom. Where did Zhou Radish come from? Isn't it exactly Yan Ru who dug it up from England!
Boss Pei secretly thought, I've been gossiping about other people's bad things for three months with your kid, and this time it's good to change the actor to reason and reason about your black history.
It's a pity that Boss Pei is so confident, but he forgot that there is a big truth that is said well, man, man, he said that he wanted to know, but in fact, if you know, you will find that you would rather not know at the beginning.
Pei Ji knew that the English name recorded on Zhou Erting's personal information was chilly, but searching according to this name could not find any information. Pei Ji believes that there are only two explanations for this, the first one: Zhou He has not appeared on stage abroad for so many years, and he has no performance experience, so naturally he will not find the slightest information about this name. But this is obviously impossible, Pei Ji has been acting for so many years, and he can tell at a glance whether a person has ever had stage experience, whether he is a newcomer or an old student. And Zhou Jiting left him with the impression that this person has not only acted, but also acted for many years, and he has been acting for many years, whether it is aura or typhoon, he already has his own very mature characteristics, and his emotional outpouring is natural, and his character portrayal is accurate and profound, and he is obviously extremely professionally trained and has extremely rich stage experience.
So the first one is fantasy anyway, and genius is not this rhythm.
Then there is only the second one: he uses a pseudonym.
The use of its stage name is too common in the entertainment industry, and almost all of the actors used stage names when they sang on stage in the past, after all, no one wants to reveal their real name to a group of spectators who treat themselves as gadgets, and they don't want to let the filthy things in the circle stain the name given by their parents. And Zhou Radish has always given him the impression that he is also a low-key person and a down-to-earth actor, and acting on stage under a pseudonym is indeed like something he can do.
Pei Ji thought like this, and felt that it was very reasonable, so he was witty and didn't use Zhou Erting's real name as the key word for inquiry, but instead took a more direct way - the photo is good.
No matter how popular he is at home, in the eyes of foreign friends on the other side of the ocean, he is always an ordinary stranger, and he is a handsome Oriental. So Boss Pei returned to his nanny car non-stop after running a trick at the film festival, and curled up in the back seat of the car alone, wondering where to start the investigation.
Zhou Erting is not as keen on topic hype and click-through rates as ordinary artists in the current society, and his attitude towards acting is obviously much stricter and more serious. Yao remembered how he felt when he auditioned for the first time, Pei Ji had a sense of intuition and sharpness, this person is different from most artists, the actor's temperament embodied in him is stable and elegant, and it is completely cultivated in a very traditional performance atmosphere. Or Pei Ji can exaggerate a little more, he firmly believes that Zhou Erting has worked in a palace-level performance environment, at least he must have been in contact with the old actors at that level.
Pei Ji was a little dazed for a while, he thought that he grew up in a very top performing arts family, and the media has been touting his professionalism for many years, but as far as he knows, Zhou Erting's background will definitely not be the same family as him. He has always believed that Zhou Erting's past will never be as smooth as ordinary people, let alone having an upper-middle-class family.
So what kind of environment did this person have to perform in order to be able to contact the big names in the circle?
Pei Ji thought for a moment, and suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, and his eyes widened.
Theater.
That's right, Zhou Heting must have appeared in a certain theater, and even Pei Ji deduced that the time he worked in the theater could not be summed up in a few months. Zhou Jiting obviously has not experienced middle-class life, so he can live happily on the salary of a single TV series, and even part of the amount has to be distributed to his assistant as salary. However, his display of performing arts, his grasp of the tone of the lines, his in-depth analysis of the content of the script, and the international masterpieces in the Yangchun Baixue category recommended after opening Weibo, all of which can be seen that his attainments in acting are definitely not comparable to an ordinary film school graduate now, but in his resume, he only studied in high school, which is also the most surprising point for Pei Ji.
Pei Ji sometimes even thinks that Zhou Erting has at least ten years of acting experience. However, he was clearly inadequate, and he was still a year younger than himself.
Pei Ji ignored the obstruction of Xiao Jing, who was sitting in the front row, and directly sent the driver to the nearest theater, but on the way, he half-leaned on the leather seat and continued to meditate.
Many fragments of information about Zhou and listening seem to be disorganized, but Pei Ji firmly believes that there must be a scientifically reasonable explanation that can cover this unscientific qiē.
The family background is not good, but he can get in touch with top performing artists, he has a high school education, but he has a comprehension of acting that is completely higher than that of a professional actor from a professional class, and he is young, but his acting skills are old and spicy.
Pei Ji's brows gradually tightened, and slowly recovered.
Damn it...... Why didn't he think that this kid could have worked in the theater since he was a child to make a living!
Boss Pei almost slapped his head and abandoned his martial arts, why didn't he think of it earlier!
Sure enough, I don't know if he was lucky or he was too lucky, he casually found a nearby big theater and showed a still from Zhou Erting on the Internet to the staff on duty at the door, and he actually got a harvest.
"This man...... I know this man!" The young conductor's authentic English voice brought out a hint of excitement, "This is Carlos after all!" he said, turning around and calling another colleague over to distinguish it.
"Ben!
The colleague walked over in confusion and showed the same surprised expression as him after seeing the photo, "Carlos! It's really him! I almost don't recognize him when he looks so cute!"
Pei Ji asked tentatively, "Carlos?"
The conductor handed him back the phone, shrugged his shoulders and said happily: "How can there be someone in this area who doesn't know Carlos, he is a good man, but unfortunately he left some time ago." I heard that he seems to have settled in China. He turned back to his colleague and said, "Do you remember what he did, the time we slipped in and watched it together, oh my God, he's a genius!"
The colleague nodded approvingly and looked at Pei Ji, "Sir, do you know him too?"
Pei Ji hesitated a little and said, "Ah...... Yes, I know him, I am his friend in China now, and I am visiting London to visit the theatre where he used to stay. ”
The conductor couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Then you're busy." ”
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, if you're really going to visit the theater where he stayed, as I said, then I'd advise you to travel a few more days. The conductor said and winked, "Carlos has been seen in almost all local theaters, large and small, and he is a celebrity in our circle. ”
The colleague obviously also had a strong nagging interest, and said in an inquiring tone: "I remember that he has been a resident actor at the royal family since then." ”
"yes, he's been there for a long time, four years?"
"Definitely four years, I remember he was only twenty years old when he performed here. ”
"Oh my God, he's really the most talented actor I've ever met, remember what those old artists said about him, saying he's a diamond on stage. ”
"It's a pity that he went back to his China...... I remember that his father was Chinese?"
"No, no, no, I remember his mother, an Oriental woman, who is said to have performed on the royal stage when she was young. ”
"No wonder he acted so well, there are almost no Orientals who can take the royal stage. ”
"Carlos himself is Oriental, right? I heard him talk in his native language with Chinese who came to buy tickets, but his father seemed to be British. ”
"Hmm...... But I never heard him talk about his father. ”
"Because...... It is said that ah...... Carlos had never been with his father. ”
The two employees chatted very devotedly, and Pei Ji also listened carefully. While listening, he felt that he was constantly refreshing his understanding of Zhou and Ting. These things are all things that Zhou Heting has never said to himself, and looking at the way he usually behaves, he probably won't say it lightly.
"Actually, if I want me to say that he left the UK, it may not be all because of the great director's pleading. The young conductor who spoke first suddenly said this, attracting the attention of the other two at the same time.
"I heard that it wasn't because the director had a relationship with him? ”
"I didn't say no, I meant more than that...... Do you remember the days before he left here?" the young conductor smacked, "Oh my God, I'm so sorry for him, I'm going to break my heart when I see it, such a good man......"
"Ah, do you mean he broke up with Frank?" the colleague also muffled his voice mysteriously.
Pei Jiqi said: "What breakup?"
"Hey...... It's that he broke up with his boyfriend, and the two of them have been together for more than four years, and finally ended up like that. ”
Pei Ji's eyes widened, and his hands almost grabbed the conductor's shoulders uncontrollably, his face was incredulous, and his voice became hard.
"What did you say!?"