Chapter 15: Paradise

"I received an urgent order from Sister S yesterday to go on a business trip to Shanghai, and I hope you have a happy trip in Hengdian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Gu Lian sent a message to Yu Youjia.

The bullet train drove into the Shanghai Railway Station, and the melodious female voice of the station reporter sounded.

There was no movement on the mobile phone for a long time, probably Yu Youjia was having a meeting again. Gu Lian decided not to think about Yu Youjia's reply anymore, and it was the right thing to concentrate on doing the work assigned by Sister S.

"No. 30, Zengfu Road, Xuhui District." Gu Lian looked at the address that Sister S told about Chenxing stored on his phone, and sighed. Look up at the sign at the exit and go straight to the subway station.

She had no reason to refuse Sister S's request. The filming schedule of "Dream Three" is urgent, and other actors who have not entered the group need to contact separately to join the group in advance. Most of the actors can be in place quickly, but there is nothing to worry about, and there are one or two alternate actors who are still in other crews and are really unavailable. Sister S is particularly interested in Chenxing.

In Gu Lian's opinion, whether Chen Xing comes or not makes little difference to the whole play, his role and role can be described as chicken ribs in the whole play, just a background boss to promote the development of the plot, and in the emotional line, he is the foil of Liu Ying's role. Sister S hopes that Chenxing will join the group, which is nothing more than to squeeze the value of the few once popular artists left by Chenxing, and this kind of consumption is a vicious consumption for artists.

After yesterday's conversation, Sister S revealed her plans to Gu Lian, due to the uncertainty of Li Chunnian's injury and recovery, the script of "Dream Three" must make some local adjustments while the general framework remains unchanged.

The first is to appropriately reduce Li Chunnian's scenes, especially some action and fighting scenes, and even stand scenes as little as possible. The number of filming scenes has been reduced, and the proportion of literary dramas has been greatly increased, so that Li Chunnian's burden will be minimized to the greatest extent, and when he can film, the few scenes left can be completed quickly, and the progress of the crew will not be delayed much. This adjustment is both the result of necessity and reasonable consideration. Gu Lian also felt that it was appropriate. But when Sister S talked about the second adjustment, Gu Lian was a little surprised.

On the basis of reducing Li Chunnian's role, Sister S plans to add more plots related to Liu Ying's role, and put Liu Ying's role on the same level as Ling Feiya, who originally had the most scenes.

"Is this really appropriate?" Gu Lian asked with some hesitation.

"Liu Ying is also an actress highly praised by our Xia Yi Company, since Li Chunnian can't take the lead if something happens, it is also appropriate to let her take more responsibility." Sister S didn't seem to understand Gu Lian's meaning, and said in a businesslike tone. Everyone in the company knows that Liu Ying and Xia Yi have a delicate relationship recently, and Sister S once was angry with Liu Ying at a company meeting. As soon as the script of "Dream III" came out this time, Liu Ying's role as the first female was a quarter less than that of Ling Feiya of the second female lead, and everyone said that Xia Yi was ready to praise Ling Feiya and abandon Liu Ying.

"But in terms of script revision, do you have to discuss it with the screenwriters again, so that it is too late to cut it?"

"The screenwriter, of course, said that he could only give them a little increase in fees and work overtime. They told me that in principle, there is no big problem, because it is a partial change, not a major plot change. However, where to add Liu Ying's role, they provided me with several directions, and the best plan is to increase the rivalry and emotional drama between Liu Ying and the demon boss. Sister S said, "According to the main plot, Liu Ying's character's personal encounter is a plot branch, and in the original script, this clue is relatively hidden and does not have too much ink. Now that Li Chunnian is injured, Li Chunnian's personal branch line can be hidden except for the rivalry with Ling Feiya, and the plot branch line of Liu Ying's character can be emphasized. In the process of her transformation from an immortal to a demon, the confrontation with the boss of the demon path is indispensable. ”

"So contingly, the role of this demon boss has also increased accordingly." Gu Lian concluded.

"As far as the original script goes, this character has few scenes and doesn't need to have any charm. But now the situation is different, Liu Ying's role is heavy, and those who play with her must also be able to deduce the charm of the character, otherwise, adding drama to her will have no effect, it is equivalent to adding it in vain, and then she will misunderstand and complain, but she is not a person inside and out, don't you say, Xiao Gu? Sister S's sudden words at the end of her words made Gu Lian stunned.

She reacted quickly and replied appropriately, "How can that?" No matter what, she is Xia Yi's artist, and she will definitely obey the company's arrangement. ”

"That's what she thinks?" Sister S asked with a smile.

changed to Gu Lian five years ago, and probably nodded stupidly immediately, thinking that he could reassure the boss in this way. But now, Gu Lian knew that this was a trap, and directly answered yes or no, Sister S had already dug a trap waiting for someone to jump down. If you answer like that, if Sister S asks "You have known Liu Ying so well not long after you came to the company, and you have been in contact with her many times", then what should you say?

This kind of questioning is obviously Sister S's desire to set herself up and investigate the extent to which she has interacted with Liu Ying. It also explained even more that Ling Feiya must have said something to Sister S about herself and Liu Ying.

"As a matter of human nature, I think it should be. I just arrived at the company, and I want to know more about artists, so I did a SPA with Liu Ying yesterday, and I heard that she is more good at this information. She didn't actually say anything to me, this person was much colder than Xiaoya. How can it be like Xiaoya, who was so enthusiastic about me as soon as she came, and said that she would invite me to Beijing? Selfishly, I really can't hate this girl, when do I plan to invite her to sit in a tea room and have a good chat. Simply, Gu Lian generously admitted to Sister S that she did have contact with Liu Ying, but deliberately called Ling Feiya affectionately, showing that she was more comfortable with Ling Feiya's set, and also said that Ling Feiya's usual bribery methods such as going to Beijing quietly reminded Sister S about Ling Feiya's character. Naturally, the side also achieved the purpose of confirming that what Ling Feiya said was not completely credible.

Sister S really groaned, and her attitude towards Gu Lian became more and more relaxed. "Xiao Gu, you know, "Dream Three" is a costume idol drama, and there are few competitive niches in our company, Li Chunnian is injured, and the newcomers in the company can't afford to pick his position. Whether in terms of appearance or fame, Chenxing must join the group this time. It's different, he's important to us now. Although Li Chunnian's role has been greatly reduced, if Liu Ying and Chenxing's scenes can be brilliant, coupled with Chenxing's fame as a red star in Hong Kong and Taiwan, it will be easier to block the dissatisfaction of investors. ”

For some reason, when Sister S said that Chenxing was "once famous as a red star in Hong Kong and Taiwan", Gu Lian felt a slight discomfort in her heart, but she didn't show it.

"Chenxing has no agent or assistant by his side now, after he joins the group, if you need anything, you can take him with you. I'm not saying that you should be his assistant, just to observe, just like you observe Liu Ying and Ling Feiya. Sister S thought for a while, and said to Gu Lian again.

Gu Lian knew that Sister S's habit of "turning waste into treasure" had been committed again.

"Sister S wants me to convince Chenxing to join Xia Yi?" Gu Lian asked directly.

"Well, there's no hurry, and we'll see what he can do. Hopefully he won't let us down. Sister S said to Gu Lian, without admitting or denying it.

"Xiao Gu, there is nothing wrong with your follow-up visit, right?" Before Gu Lian turned to leave, Sister S suddenly asked. Gu Lian almost forgot about this matter, but fortunately, his brain turned quickly.

"Well, the doctor said it was nothing, just a normal lump. For the sake of prudence, it is necessary to re-check. Gu Lian made it up casually.

Sister S breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's better to be cautious, it's better to be cautious." If there is anything in the future, you must say it at any time, we women, we must be kind to ourselves. ”

Although Sister S used the title of "we" for Gu Lian, there was no "we" style at all in terms of travel treatment. The company's finance can only reimburse train tickets, and air tickets are exempt from negotiation.

So Gu Lian had to take the train to Shanghai, thinking of Sister S's style of acting, after arriving in Shanghai, she felt that it was better to take the subway, and getting an invoice to go back for reimbursement should make Sister S feel more comfortable. People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Gu Lian feels that he is really empathetic enough.

Thinking of the main destination of this trip, Gu Lian inexplicably thought of another problem, the houses in Xuhui District are not cheap.

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After getting off the subway, he made many turns and turns all the way, even guessing, and asked several passers-by, and Gu Lian touched the path called Zeng Fu Road, which was more like a quiet alley. Most of the surrounding areas are garden houses of similar style. The road is located near Yongfu Road, where the German Consulate is located, and this area is definitely in the middle of nowhere, and the green trees are quiet and elegant along the way. Isn't this kind of place a ready-made example of a paradise in a city that is most popular in real estate advertising? Naturally, the high housing prices can only make the vast majority of ordinary people sigh at the paradise.

The paradise in Tao Yuanming's "The Peach Blossom Spring" is nothing more than the refusal of refugees to avoid war, and the modern real estate industry has turned this beautiful fantasy of the common people into the patent of the rich.

There are no pedestrians on the road. Gu Lian felt as if he had really become a Wuling fisherman who had strayed into a paradise, and went to explore with a little curiosity. But she knew in her heart that there would never be a host who would enthusiastically "set wine and kill chickens for food" for his guests.

She didn't even know if the master she was looking for was not at home.

Sister S said that she had already contacted Chenxing by phone, and he also promised to discuss this matter with the staff sent by Xia Yi's company at home. Sister S also gave Chen Xing's mobile phone number to Gu Lian, but Gu Lian didn't really want to call him.

Even if it's a little willful. Gu Lian didn't want to contact him so early anyway.

Gu Lian also asked why she didn't ask Chenxing to come over directly on the phone, and Sister S told her that Chenxing's answer was that she was currently dealing with some tricky things, and it was inconvenient to enter the crew so quickly, so Sister S thought it was more necessary to send someone to invite him in person. This statement deepened Gu Lian's unhappiness with Chenxing.

"Then if I pass, will it be convenient for him to join the crew?" Gu Lian smiled hypocritically at Sister S.

Sister S responded with a tacit smile, "Xiao Gu, it depends on your ability." Who really needs him for the company and the crew? ”

Sister S is worthy of being mixed up on the road for so long, and it is a way to kill two birds with one stone. Before testing whether Chenxing can play an important role after entering the group, he first tested whether he has the ability to do things for the company.

Chenxing is a somewhat withdrawn guy in Gu Lian's impression, not that he is cold, but this person has few words, and it is rare to be intimate with others. When he first became popular, others said that he rarely took the initiative to communicate with people outside of work. There are very few friends in the circle, and relatively few people know his specific situation. Before coming to Shanghai, Gu Lian contacted acquaintances in the entertainment industry who might know Chenxing in Shanghai, and wanted to know what Chenxing's so-called tricky things would be, but they didn't know anything about this person, and they didn't know much about Gu Lian.

For this situation, Gu Lian had already been mentally prepared, and she was not disappointed, so she had to break off the idea of looking for some clues from this aspect.

Thinking about it from another angle, in the case of artists in the modern film and television entertainment industry where their privacy is everywhere being spied on, Chenxing's self-protection work is very well done. In the era of Chenxing's popularity, many die-hard fans of other artists can know a lot of revelations about idols, and personal information such as home phone numbers are not a problem. And Chenxing kept everything he had tight-lipped. At that time, Gu Lian and some other die-hard fans only knew that Chenxing had a house in Shanghai, and no matter how much they inquired, they only found that it might be located near Xujiahui. Being able to keep it so secret is also related to Wei Kexin's strict protection of him for so many years, or what can be called a pervert.

If it weren't for the last resort this time, I believe that Chenxing would not even reveal this address to Sister S.