62 Undercurrent
Zhou Huai has been having a smooth ride during this time, with a bumper harvest in the ratings and word-of-mouth of the TV series he has filmed, and several red carpets have been unanimously favored by bloggers in the fashion circle, and he has taken the opportunity to win several hot endorsements.
Shen Jia saw that the time was ripe, so he began to fight for film resources for him.
After Zhou Huai became popular, many investors came to negotiate with him with film contracts, but they were all supporting roles with more flattering characters, and there were not many scenes. Zhou Huai has no experience in acting in movies, and only took on two male lead roles after brushing his face in some big-budget films.
This time, Shen Jia is eyeing a literary film with a big investment and big IP, and many first-line students are competing for this resource, including Huagai's artists.
The canopy still uses the usual method, buying a water army for its own artists, and then stepping on other artists to stir up the heat for themselves. If it's just a general buying water army, buying hot searches, that is, the so-called 'marketing', it's understandable, after all, it is equivalent to spending money to buy popularity, and people are willing to spend a lot of money, of course, there will be a higher exposure.
The most disdainful thing about the canopy is that when it is to stir up the heat for its own family, it has to step on other people's artists, the so-called stepping on is different from the name of "little xx" when you want to launch a newcomer to rub the heat, but directly use other people's artists to compare with your own artists, and then step on other people's artists while praising your own artists.
Many brokerage companies have complained about this practice of Huagai, but they have no choice but to have deep roots. It's simply a realistic example of me being strong and I am reasonable, and you are weak and you are holding back.
At first, Shen Jia was very cautiously worried that Zhou Huai would be stepped on by the canopy, but he didn't expect that it was because Zhou Huai's black spots were difficult to find, or because people didn't take you seriously at all, the canopy's machine gun swept almost all the artists who came to compete, and Zhou Huai was spared.
Zhou Huai didn't seem to be too worried about this, because the director of this drama has always had a good reputation in the circle, and he basically doesn't play the right person, even if the canopy is hyped up to the sky, it will still be useless when the audition is passed.
So he only devoted himself to studying the script, and he couldn't even bother to fall in love for this play, which made Bo Jinxi very depressed.
Soon it was the day of the audition, although Zhou Huai was silly and sweet when he fell in love, he was immediately energetic and full of firepower as soon as he stood in front of the camera, his emotions were just right, and the character was even more figured out.
After an audition, just look at the expression on the director's face to know that the role is nine out of ten.
After he came out of the set, he went back to the company directly, and after a simple tidying up, he set off to attend a charity dinner.
Zhou Huai met a long-lost person at the charity dinner: Gu Pei.
Since the landslide accident, Zhou Huai has not had the opportunity to see Gu Pei, this time he couldn't help but be very happy to see him, Gu Pei's mood seemed to be good, and asked him to go to supper after dinner.
The two of them went to a restaurant that Zhou Huai frequented, and Gu Pei ordered a pot of tea when he entered the private room, and poured a few cups in one go.
Zhou Huai filled his empty teacup and asked with a smile, "Why are you so thirsty?" ”
Gu Pei raised his eyebrows: "I was busy running the announcement when I got up early this morning, and I couldn't even drink saliva all day," he shook his head: "It's really hard to make money." ”
Zhou Huai liked Gu Pei's character very much, and when he heard him say that money was not easy to make, he felt the same way. In fact, having a good face and being able to blend into the entertainment industry is already a god's reward, and those who rely on their own hard work and conscientious work to make money in small business are even harder.
After Gu Pei poured a whole glass of water into it, he put down the cup: "Don't talk about this, how are you doing?" Is the work going well? ”
"It's still the same, filming, receiving announcements, having nothing to do when I'm free, and I'm busy and dark."
"I heard you're interested in Director Zheng's film?"
"I just auditioned this morning."
"How?"
"Okay."
The corners of Gu Pei's lips curled: "I heard that Wang Xingguan is also interested in this role, and the company has made a lot of plans before." ”
Wang Xingguan is a person from Huacani, and he also participated in this morning's movie audition, his appearance is indeed good, but his acting skills are still poor.
Gu Pei is a person from Huagai, and the two should have been on the same page, but Zhou Huai unexpectedly got along with him very well, and even this kind of sensitive topic about the interests of the company was not embarrassed.
Zhou Huai shrugged: "Let's rely on our abilities." ”
Gu Pei's good-looking peach blossom eyes narrowed: "I just like your courage." ”
Zhou Huai smiled: "You must always have some ability to eat." ”
The two of them chatted for a while, Zhou Huai felt that Gu Pei was very interesting, as if he didn't care about anything, but he was very thorough about the disadvantages of some incidents, and he was very happy to chat with him every time.
The two chatted and chatted, and somehow they talked about a certain popular little flower. This Xiaohuadan has attracted a lot of young fans with many idol dramas, and was once favored by industry insiders, but her popularity plummeted a year ago because she was exposed to a hidden marriage.
When mentioning this little Huadan Zhou Huai's tone, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, the young fan group is like this, the ones who praised you the hottest at the beginning may also laugh at you the most when you encounter a crisis, even worse than your passers-by. Probably because he was young, he felt that idols could do everything in heaven and earth, and he couldn't be more perfect, and he didn't realize that even idols had flaws. poured too much emotion, once this persona collapsed, he couldn't accept it, and he felt cheated.
"I heard that it was because I was secretly photographed with a hidden marriage partner?"
Gu Pei shook his head: "It's not that simple, think about it," he looked at Zhou Huai: "She has been married for so long, hasn't there been any trace of it before?" Why was it discovered at this time? ”
"You mean ......"
"She is competing with others for endorsements, and her superior skills have stumbled her."
Zhou Huai was silent for a while, and the longer he stayed in a circle, the more he could see the dark side of a circle. Sometimes the background and background are far more important than the strength, which has to be said to be the sadness of a circle.
"And I've heard that her material has been held in her hands for more than four months, and she has been holding back just to take it out at the most opportune time." Gu Pei added: "Since ancient times, people's hearts are the most unpredictable. ”
It was already twelve o'clock in the evening when Gu Pei and Zhou Huai left the restaurant, and after seeing Zhou Huai away, Gu Pei walked to the underground parking lot. There are very few pedestrians on the road at this time, and the restaurant is usually membership-based, so you are not afraid of being recognized.
When Gu Peichao walked to a distance of more than ten meters in front of his car, his footsteps were stunned, and he saw a familiar luxury car parked next to his car, and the driver saw him and immediately bent down and got out of the car and took two steps forward: "Mr. Gu." ”
Gu Pei's movements were obviously stiff, but the expression on his face was not obvious, and he only paused for a moment before walking forward.
After the car door opened, Xue Mingzong was indeed sitting inside.
Gu Pei secretly took a deep breath and bent over to sit in.
"I remember the dinner was over at nine."
"Meet an old friend and catch up."
"Old friends?" Xue Mingzong sneered: "I don't know when Zhou Huai became your old friend?" ”
Gu Pei hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Mr. Xue, you can't help but be too lenient." ”
Xue Mingzong looked sideways at Gu Pei, and said in a good time: "You think I don't have the right to control you?" ”
Gu Pei seemed to have heard something unusually interesting, the curvature of his lips expanded a little, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Then what position do you take to control me?" ”
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Xue Mingzong took the lead in turning his gaze away. Gu Pei somehow, while breathing a sigh of relief, he also felt a little indescribable loss in his heart.
"Do you have to do this?"
Xue Mingzong did not speak.
"Even if I let you let Zhou Huai go, do you have to go your own way?" He paused: "What's in it for you?" ”
"The company's profit is the biggest benefit, I don't know when you were so bodhisattva-hearted," Xue Mingzong turned his head and squinted at Gu Pei: "Why didn't I see you with such a sense of justice before?" ”
Gu Pei couldn't help but smile: "You're just for the benefit of the company?" ”
"It's better to see Bo Jinxi, are you satisfied with this reason?"
Gu Pei stared at Xue Mingzong motionlessly for a long time before he asked, "Are you not good to see Bo Jinxi, or are you not good to see him and Zhou Huai?" ”
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When Zhou Huai returned to Bo's house, it was already one o'clock in the middle of the night, and he had been busy with auditions recently, and he had hardly slept well, so he was very sleepy at this time. When he returned to his room, he didn't even turn on the lights in his bedroom and went straight into the bathroom to take a shower.
Twenty minutes later, Zhou Huai finished taking a shower, and at this time the sleepiness had disappeared a little, but he was still a little tired, and after drying his hair, he walked directly to the big bed.
He lifted the quilt and was about to go to bed, but he was suddenly shocked: there was still a person lying on the bed.
Zhou Huai almost didn't get angry about this fright, and when he looked at it, he said in surprise: "Brother? Why are you in my room? ”
Bo Jinxi seemed to have slept before, but at this time, he was woken up by Zhou Huai, and his long arm stretched out and directly grabbed Zhou Huai into the bed.
Zhou Huai's feet were unstable, and he fell directly into Bo Jinxi's arms.
Bo Jinxi naturally stretched out his arms directly to encircle him, and said in a vague whisper: "Sleep." ”
What to sleep on! It was enough for him to fall off the balcony once!
"Why did you get here?" Zhou Huai pushed him outward, and said in a low voice: "What should I do if my grandfather finds out?" ”
Rao is Bo Jinxi's original little sleep was completely disturbed by Zhou Huai, and he sighed: "Grandpa has something to go out, and he will come back tomorrow night." 166 Reading Network