163. Chapter II
When the Christmas Eve bell rang, Cui Qi had just flown to the national capital. I had called before, and this time he was back to the company to discuss his comeback.
Hospitalized for a year and a half, several employees under his name have been scattered, each with a new job, Cui Qi heard a few words and did not specifically contact. In the early hours of the morning, the national capital airport is still brightly lit, passengers are hurrying to and fro or bowing their heads to play with their mobile phones, and only the sound of the radio echoes in the huge airport. With a down jacket and a scarf and a mask, Cui Chun dragged his trolley suitcase out of the airport, facing a biting cold wind, and the lights flashed in the misty night fog, and he remembered that it was a taxi stand.
"Trydi Hotel," Cui Qi reported the name of the place, got in the car and kept silent. Passengers who were late at night didn't take off their scarves and masks when they got on the bus, and the driver looked in the rearview mirror twice more and asked a few words, "Have you ever been to the national capital before?" "Are you here on a business trip?" Seeing that Cui Qi ignored him, he lost interest and pressed the radio on the car.
The late-night music radio station was playing a saliva song that was popular ten years ago, and the driver hummed two sentences along with it, and the passengers in the rearview mirror did not respond, and the voice was louder and sang along with the music on the radio, and at the end of the song, he said: "This was very popular at that time!" ”
"Who reads the west wind is cold alone, Xiao Xiao Huangye closes the window, and ponders the past and sets up the remnant sun. was surprised by the wine and slept heavily, and the gambling books were consumed with the fragrance of tea, which was only ordinary at that time. Boiling tea, washing and cooking, this kind of life may be the daily life of every family, but if one day, the daily life you once thought was a thing of the past, and the lover you loved is in your unattainable memories, what will you do? The following is a sad love song, this is a love letter that can no longer be sent, full of affection and attachment, if life is only as first seen, and do it and pity. Let's listen to Cui Qi's "The Past" ......"
The familiar melody floated in the small space, Cui Qi frowned, and listened to the taxi driver's loud voice "Xiaoguang was quite popular two years ago, but now there is no news, I heard that it was a suicide......" He suddenly interjected: "Change the station." ”
The music program turned into an evening cross talk, thinking that the passengers didn't like Xiaoguang, and the driver cooperated: "I hate Xiaoguang, right?" Tsk, I hate it too, it's all popular like this, it's unreasonable! ”
Cui Qi didn't answer, the reality is even more cruel than he thought, what is worse in this circle than being hacked and scolded is probably not being noticed, he is used to the aura life that every move can bring headlines, he was locked up in the research institute for a year and a half, and when he came out, he became an outdated star that few people cared about, and Cui Qi was a little unable to adapt to this reality for a while.
He didn't fall asleep that night, checked in at one o'clock in the morning, tossed and turned in the bed of the strange hotel for more than four hours, and only began to feel sleepy in the morning, dreaming intermittently, and suddenly woke up, and then looked at the time, and it was half past seven. I had breakfast in the hotel restaurant and went to the company.
Ruiyu moved once, and now rents an office building, and when he arrived at the door, he met Liang Feiyu coming out, six assistants and more than a dozen bodyguards, looking at the posture, he should be going to attend a big event. There was a total of automatic doors, and the group that came out met Cui Qi, and when they met, Liang Feiyu's assistant who opened the road in front of him stretched out his hand to stop him and ask him to give way, Cui Qi raised his head and looked at this person coldly. Cui Qi is highly recognizable, even if he is wrapped in a down jacket and scarf mask, many people in this group have already recognized it. blurted out a "small light" pulled the absent-minded Liang Feiyu back, compared to Cui Qi's most popular days, his road is still far away, the company boasted and called a brother, praised his heart, saw the assistants put on a big star posture for him, saying that dissatisfaction is fake, suddenly saw Cui Qi, suddenly looked up, the surprise on his face could hardly be hidden, as if he poured cold water on his head, pouring cold water on people's hearts. His first brother's status is too cheap, and when he saw Cui Qi, he unconsciously felt a little afraid, as if he was taking advantage of someone, and he was afraid that he would come back to grab back what belonged to him, and he was unwilling and unwilling, and when he came to the face, he smiled and greeted: "Xiaoguang is back?" ”
Cui Qi responded lightly, said "Hello" nodded, and went to the door first. I heard Liang Feiyu's assistant saying "It's too angry and still dragging it like this" Cui Qiran was stunned, originally wanted to be low-key, but when he heard this, he simply took off his mask and hat, stopped and glanced at it, and swept over such a group coldly, his expression was as if there was an insignificant air in front of him, deliberately and high-profile, this is him.
Liang Feiyu wanted to laugh at this kind of deliberateness, just like a child, and the unwillingness and fear just now suddenly disappeared. "Let's go," beckoned to Cui Qi, he interrupted the assistant's words, and quietly glanced at the assistant who said the wrong thing, seeing his flattering and doggy expression, but what he thought in his heart was that such an assistant could not stay.
A small episode did not have a big impact, and the news of "Xiaoguang's return" was only a rumor within the company, and Cui Qi was more concerned about his comeback than these.
"You really want to make a comeback?" Fan Da's agent confirmed it again. In his opinion, Cui Qi is in this situation now, and it is useless to make a comeback, compared to going back to be an actor, trying to be behind the scenes or being an investor may be a way, but obviously, Cui Qi is not very interested in these.
"I want to go back to acting," Cui insisted.
He has always been freewheeling, and it is difficult to change the mind he has really made, so Fan Da's agent did not persuade him again, but talked about the present.
"I'm afraid it's not so easy to return to the film industry, the only way to choose a script is to try a TV series," Cui Xi released the news half a year ago when he wanted to make a comeback, and few film directors extended an olive branch, and Fan Xipeng also told the truth. Cui Qi's previous bad incident, and then a series of follow-ups, were police and lawsuits, and he was admitted to a mental hospital by himself, and it was not ordinarily difficult to make a comeback. His popularity dropped so quickly, not only because he didn't appear in front of the public for a long time, but also because he tacitly blocked it in the circle. touched the interests, everyone's tolerance limit is low, and those who have long been unable to see him are unhappy, holding hands and being good partners, everyone is tacitly aware of the remarks of the sunspots on the Internet, and if there is a grudge, they have to go to the entertainment reporters to greet him and suppress his news.
"Script," Cui Qi nodded, and asked Fan Da's agent for the script, and it didn't look like the troublesome kid before.
What does Cui Xi think Fan Xipeng doesn't have much thought about, he is now President Fan of Ruiyu, and he doesn't do the agent's business in the name of an agent, seeing Cui Xi agree, he made a phone call to the people below and asked them to send the script. It was Daguang who came, and at the same time he sent the script to sù Cui Qi, and then he took on the role of agent, although the name was still Fan Xipeng.
Even if he knew that Cui Qi would not return to the top, Fan Da's agent would not be so low as to throw Cui Qi to a little-known small broker, to be a man and leave a line, to give face to himself and a way out, not to mention that Cui Qi is still a shareholder of the company, just when he has nothing to do. Moreover, to selfishly say that Fan Xipeng does not bring anyone with him, and no matter how big the news is, he will not be able to make trouble, so such a decision is easy.
He was relaxed, but he didn't know that Cui Qi had made a long psychological preparation before he was willing to take over the TV series. The cold reception half a year ago had already made him cold to reality, and Fan Da's agent's statement was not unexpected. However, the film industry and the TV industry are completely different levels, and such a gap is still a little difficult for Cui Qi to accept. But if he didn't choose to shoot TV, he wouldn't even be able to share the role, and he wouldn't be completely without a role, but those garbage films that invited him to star in the news of his comeback, looking forward to taking advantage of Xiaoguang's comeback to fight for eyeballs, Cui Qi resolutely would not choose, and he didn't refuse to come cheap and down-and-out.
"Xiaoguang, I'm building yì to star in some idol dramas first, idol dramas generally have cheerful plots, relatively simple performances, and little mental pressure......" Daguang picked out three or four books, considering Cui Qi's mental condition, he deliberately kicked out some dark and depressing scripts or roles before coming. However, this kind of care seems to be a thorn in his heart in Cui Qi's eyes, reminding him from time to time that he is a "mental illness" in the eyes of others. Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Cui Qi lowered his eyes and swept a few glances, all silly and sweet stories, look at the subject Cui Qi picked a copy of "45°C Love".
"This one?" Daguang was slightly surprised, and did not choose the martial arts fantasy court, Cui Qi unexpectedly chose an urban romantic drama. With Daguang's vision, he is actually more inclined to Qing palace dramas, the novel adaptation has a mass base, and it is the most popular palace fight recently, if you can play a popular male lead, it will be good for regaining fans. However, Cui Qi is different from other artists, Daguang doesn't need to persuade him, see if he makes a decision Daguang calls the assistant director of the casting to see if he can play the role of the male lead.
Television in the film industry is separated by a layer of non-existent lines, which seem to be the same to outsiders, but in fact they are clearly hierarchical. The ban on Cui Qi is not so useful in the TV circle, and when I heard the news that Xiaoguang intends to appear in the TV series, several crew members have handed out role invitations. Daguang's communication was very smooth, the phone called, I heard that it was Xiaoguang, and the crew decided on the board, if there is an actor to star, how can you not agree to a pie in the sky? Whether it is appearance or acting skills, Xiaoguang's acting is impeccable, although his value is a little more expensive, and his mental illness is dangerous, but thinking about his high popularity and super high value, the investors who nodded in the end secretly felt that it was quite profitable. People with a little news in the circle know that Xiaoguang's popularity has plummeted due to human factors, and no one can say whether he is popular or five or five when he reappears on the screen. But no matter what, there is no need to be a fool for such a topical publicity of "Xiaoguang's first comeback", as long as it is beneficial to the TV series, it doesn't matter how Xiaoguang is.