Just like in Qianzhou, Happy Rice has set off a wave of "Charlotte" fever in Shanghai, and the venue is full, and it is difficult to find a ticket. There are no less than a dozen scalpers who gather outside the theater every day.

It was originally scheduled to be performed 7 times in Shanghai, but seeing that it was so popular, it was decided to perform 3 additional performances, and the 3 additional performances were still popular.

After the tour in Shanghai is over, all the cast and crew will have a three-day holiday and move freely in Shanghai.

After three days, they will return to Qianzhou, then rest for half a month, and then rush to the second and third stops of the tour, Huacheng and Shenzhen.

Mi Xinghe sent everyone the performance remuneration for the Shanghai tour, and after calculation, the income of each show more than doubled compared to when he was in Qianzhou.

Everyone was very happy, and they went out in groups.

Mi Xinghe, Zhou Yi and Meng Xiyang didn't go, Wang Junlei set up a family banquet to invite them.

It is common for big bosses to invite guests to dinner, but it is rare to invite people to their homes for dinner.

A family feast is the highest level of feasting, when the guests are their own family.

After Zhou Yi and the others arrived, they found that not only them, but Wang Junlei also invited a few escorts.

There is the director of the Oriental Theater; There are owners of film and television companies, as well as several well-known directors.

Zhou Yi looked at most of them familiarly, and two of them were quite familiar.

One is Liu Yin of "Jianghe Film and Television Company". Liu Yin will shoot the blockbuster and popular historical drama "Kangxi Dynasty" this year. Zhou Yi has the heart to make friends, if he can take this train, it will definitely be a great thing.

The other is the controversial director Lu Ye. Lu Ye has made a lot of movies, each of which is incomprehensible, and it is accompanied by controversy, and even he himself calls himself a "restricted director" - I don't know which movie was "restricted".

However, his films have won many awards abroad, and the actors who follow him have also won many awards.

Over time, Lu Ye made more and more movies, and the more he filmed, the more he didn't know what to do, but his fame in the film industry became bigger and bigger.

Film critics who sit and talk about him like to praise him the most.

Of course, all the directors who lose their pants when making movies, but win awards abroad, film critics are happy to boast, the more they lose, the more fierce they lose.

The better the box office, the better the movie, the more they scolded.

Zhou Yi did not agree with Lu Ye, and refused to appear in his movies in his previous life. Zhou Yi feels that Lu Ye's films, whether it is the way of directing, the narrative structure, or the selection of materials, are all up for discussion.

In a certain sense, he is always consciously or unconsciously currying favor with foreign organizing committees and catering to their values. If you don't try it in China, you will lose money and you will be blamed for it.

Wang Junlei introduced everyone, focusing on Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi is the youngest, has the least qualifications, and respects everyone.

Everyone saw Zhou Yi as Wang Junlei's honored guest, and naturally took a look at him, praising him for being young and promising, and praising "Charlotte's Troubles" for being whimsical and eclectic.

The director of the Oriental Theater gave Zhou Yi a few tickets - the Oriental Theater was performing "Rhinoceros in Love" directed by Meng Jinghui, and invited Zhou Yi to watch it.

The bosses and directors of film and television companies have thrown olive branches, and if Zhou Yi is willing, he can consider starring in their movies and TV series. Of course, the words are very flexible, and they send out invitations, but they don't talk about specific projects.

Zhou Yi is a smart person, and he knows that they are just looking at the scene and saying in Wang Junlei's face, and they can't do it seriously. Of course, he can't look down on the broken movies and TV series they made.

Zhou Yi could only see Liu Yin, and exchanged business cards with him. Liu Yin did not send any invitation, and Zhou Yi did not take the liberty.

Lu Ye looked at Zhou Yi and Meng Xiyang, and was very interested in them. With the style of an international guide, a formal invitation is issued:

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Meng, your image is good, you have aura; I also watched the drama, and the acting was great. I've just finished writing a script, and I'm looking for a hero and heroine, and I want to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts. ”

Meng Xiyang was excited when he heard it, as if he had received a big pie falling from the sky, and his eyes were full of unexpected surprises.

For movies, Meng Xiyang is ambitious. Lu Ye is also a very famous director and has won many awards abroad, what a blessing it would be if he could make his movies?

Other people also congratulated: "Following Director Lu to make a movie, your road is getting wider and wider." ”

Only Zhou Yi has a social-style smile on his face.

Meng Xiyang looked at him and didn't understand. The invitation of the big director, what a good opportunity, why is Zhou Yi unhappy?

In fact, Zhou Yi is recalling, contrasting, and pondering.

Which work is Lu Ye talking about? It won't be the "Rite of Passage" that was used to compete in Cannes in the previous life, but was listed as a banned film in China, right?

If it's really that film, I'm sorry, I won't shoot it to death, and I definitely can't let Meng Xiyang shoot it.

It was because of this movie that Lu Ye was punished for "not making movies for five years", and the heroine also lost her love because of the large scale, and she had to be whipped repeatedly for the rest of her life.

Even if it's not that film, it's best not to participate in Lu Ye's movie.

If the values are different, if you don't do it well, you will be restricted or even affected.

Zhou Yi politely declined: "Director Lu, we really want to follow you to make a movie, but you have also seen that a group of people from the drama club followed me and Xiao Meng to eat, and they couldn't get out." ”

"Huh?" Lu Ye obviously didn't expect him to be rejected by a young man.

He didn't know what Zhou Yi was thinking, and thought that he was really inseparable from the affairs of the drama club.

So he put down the shelf, strived for, persuaded, and educated Zhou Yi: "Xiao Zhou, don't jump to conclusions first, compared with dramas, dramas and movies are not as bad as each other." At all times, people have to think about themselves. Let me tell you about the work I want to shoot first, this work is called "Rite of Passage" ......"

"Rite of Passage?" Zhou Yihehe, it's really this unlucky work.

"Yes, "Rite of Passage". With the heroine's diary as the main clue, it tells the love story of her and the male protagonist across four cities at home and abroad, and the two of you happen to be a couple.

"It is no exaggeration to say that I have been writing this work for more than three years, and I have changed the draft eight times and kept improving. It's not that I'm bragging, I won Cannes, France, and if I don't win the Palme d'Or, I have to get a nomination award.

"Anyone who knows me knows that as long as it's my movie, it will always be looked down upon by the organizing committee, are you sure you won't fight for such a good opportunity?"

Zhou Yi looked particularly "sorry": "Ouch, I really want to act." But Director Lu, we really can't help it, the drama club can't do without us. In this way, if there is a chance in the future, without waiting for you to come to us, Xiao Meng and I took the initiative to find you, begging you to take us to make a movie, okay? ”

"Hehe, you're still too young to tell the difference...... Lu Ye was not very happy.

The matter was put on hold for the time being, but when Zhou Yi was busy toasting, Lu Ye set his eyes on Meng Xiyang's body again. Even if he can't fight for Zhou Yi, he wants to fight for Meng Xiyang.

Zhou Yi saw it in his eyes, and his heart responded.

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