Chapter 174: The entertainment industry is really a circle
"I can be the protagonist of a domineering president, the name of this play is "Look Up and Have Joy", a drama of the Anti-Japanese War of the Republic of China I can play the third male, the name of this play is "For Whom the Bell Tolls", ......"
After Ren Shuai finished talking about these two TV series, he asked Lin Xing, "So, Ah Xing, which one do you think I should choose??" ”
Lin Xing couldn't laugh or cry a little: "Brother Ren, I'm not a fortune teller, how do I know which one to choose??? ”
There is one thing to say, whether it is "Look Up with Joy" or "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Lin Xing has not heard of these two films at present.
Obviously, these two are still in the preparatory stage, at this time you have to ask Lin Xing which one to choose? ?
So how could Lin Xing know?
Hugh said the script, he doesn't even know who the director and screenwriter are, how do you let Lin Xing choose? ?
Yang Feng also laughed: "I'll just say, Lao Ren, don't be in such a hurry, you give Teacher Lin a time to think first." ”
Kong Wen said at this time: "Yes, Lao Ren, you are too anxious. ”
"It's my fault, I'll have a drink first."
Ren Shuai said and drank a drink, and then he smiled bitterly: "I'm really anxious, but I can't help it, in the past ten years, I have made progress, and I am still lagging behind, I was also one of the four major students back then, but what about later??" Everyone who was next to me flew, and I was the only one who stood still......"
Speaking of this, Ren Shuai paused and said: "But in the entertainment industry, standing still is backward." ”
Yang Feng said at this time: "Actually, the lineup of "Look Up and Be Happy" is still good, and you also know the director of this drama, Ah Xing. ”
Lin Xing was stunned: "Huh??" ”
Yang Feng said with a smile: "The director of "Look Up and Have Joy" is Kong Yi. ”
"Kong Yi??"
Lin Xing was even more stunned at this time: "He's going to make an idol drama??? ”
Yang Feng said: "Yes, Kong Yi has not directed a new work since the last drama "Just to Wait for You" hit the street, but after all, he signed three works with the imperial capital Yunfei Film and Television, but since the first part has been pounced, then the second part has to find a way to succeed." ”
I see.
You must know that before "Just Waiting for You", this Kong Yi can be said to belong to the industry's leading directors, and the TV series he directed are quite good.
As a result, he never expected that he would hit the street for the first time when he used Chu Chen, such a top stream.
Not only has it hit the street, but even the word of mouth is almost finished.
Even Kong Yi later directly saved his own respect, thinking that the audience didn't know how to appreciate it, which added fuel to the fire.
Since this drama, Chu Chen's reputation has further declined, and then Chu Chen has also joined the group, and Kong Yi is ready to calm down for the time being.
So Kong Yi and Chu Chen are lose-lose.
Now Kong Yi has the pressure of performance, so his current idea is that he must make a successful film as soon as possible.
In layman's terms, it can be just bad money.
Kong Yi made a reflection on the drama "Just to Wait for You", and he believes that his ability to enable traffic is the biggest reason for failure, so he is ready to use the drama bone this time.
Ren Shuai belongs to the acting school, plus Ren Shuai also has some reputation and popularity.
Then the biggest winner in "Just to Wait for You" was the role of Du Fei, so Kong Yi was ready to rewrite the script.
Isn't he a domineering president, it's not that he can't write.
Copy yourself yourself, no shame.
"This "Look Up and Be Happy" is actually a good cake, at present, in addition to Lao Ren is the male number one, the female number one is also Xu Tong who has acting skills and appeal......"
Yang Feng explained with a smile: "Originally, Xu Tong was not qualified, but Zhao Yining ...... about this."
This is often the case in the entertainment industry, many times as long as you don't make mistakes, when others make mistakes, you can pick up ready-made.
Take the drama "The Correct Way to Open Independence", originally this drama was Zhao Yining, Xu Tong has always been weak to Zhao Yining from the beginning, whether it is position, publicity or other aspects, it must be based on Zhao Yining.
Then, the reputation of "The Right Way to Open Independence" gradually declined, followed by the ratings hitting the street, and then Zhao Yining wanted to dump the pot to Xu Tong, after all, the company behind Zhao Yining was much more powerful.
As a result, Zhao Yining was soft-banned for participating in the Crazy Horse show.
That's fate.
Xu Tong took advantage of the situation to eat a wave of dividends, otherwise if the heroine of "Look Up and See Joy" in the past, it would definitely not be Xu Tong's turn.
For Ren Shuai, the male number one, the lineup is relatively good, and then it is directed by Kong Yi, this temptation is still quite big.
If it is said that it is put aside, then Ren Shuai will not hesitate to choose this "Look Up and See Joy".
But now Ren Shuai is really a little worried.
He doesn't have much opportunity to waste now, whether it is "Look Up and See Joy" or "Who the Bell Tolls", this is Ren Shuai's best opportunity at this stage.
These days, Ren Shuai has also talked to Kong Wen and Yang Feng, and both of them have read the script, but the opinions given by the two are completely different.
Yang Feng thinks that it is too difficult for you to focus on yourself in a group drama, and besides, most of the time a drama is the protagonist, not to mention that it is difficult for the supporting characters to be on the table.
What's more critical is that the drama "Look Up and See Joy" is Kong Yi who learned the lesson of hitting the street in the last part of "Just to Wait for You", and this one is specifically to pick out the domineering president like Du Fei.
You must know that Du Fei belongs to a supporting role, and it belongs to a miracle in the industry.
Now, Kong Yi chooses to let the supporting role be the protagonist, of course, it just belongs to copying the character of Du Fei, and the plot story must be different.
But in this case, it will generally not hit the street, at least there is a lower limit.
For this reason, Yang Feng suggested that Ren Shuai choose "Look Up and See Joy".
But Kong Wen hopes that Ren Shuai will choose the drama "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Because of the same name of this drama adaptation of "Sang Zhong Rings for Whom", this book is actually not very famous, and many people have not even heard of it.
But Kong Wen has just watched this, this is a group drama in Kong Wen's opinion, although the role of Ren Shuai is the third male, if the performance is good, it is still a plus.
For this reason, Kong Wen suggested that Ren Shuai choose "For Whom the Death Knell Tolls".
"Although I am choosing now, the competition for these two dramas is very large, and my agent also suggested that I choose "Look Up and See Joy"."
Ren Shuai said a little anxiously: "That's why I want you to give you a suggestion." ”
In this circle, resources are indeed quite important.
Not to mention anything else, whether it is "Look Up and See Joy" or "For Whom the Bell Tolls", these two dramas Sister Dao have not been exposed to at all.
From this it can be seen that the broker's resources decide a lot.
But again, Lin Xing is not a fortune teller.
Whether it's "Look Up and See Joy", or "For Whom the Bell Tolls", he doesn't know what the style of these two scripts is, he just listened to Ren Shuai say a rough idea.
"Brother Ren, I really can't give advice on this matter, but there is one thing I think it is impossible for the domineering president of 'Du Fei' to replicate success."
Lin Xing thought for a while and said: "As for the original work of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", I haven't read it, I just heard what Brother Kong said just now and thought it was a little interesting. ”
Yang Feng was puzzled: "Ah Xing, tell me why a domineering president like 'Du Fei' can't replicate success??" ”
Lin Xing laughed: "It's been almost a year since "Just Waiting for You" was launched, do you see any domineering presidents who have become popular recently? ? ”
"Even if it takes time to follow the trend, and Du Fei's domineering president is nothing more than a reversal of the routine......"
Yang Feng frowned slightly.
"Not really."
Lin Xing shook his head and said: "From beginning to end, I don't think that copying a routine can be successful, not to mention that the 'Du Fei'-style domineering president can succeed because he is a supporting role, and the audience will only see his shining points, but if he becomes the protagonist, then I am afraid that a bad one will change from domineering to greasy, and even daddy ......."
There is a more important point, that is, the audience's aesthetics are changing.
Of course, Lin Xing didn't say death.
The first time we met, we didn't have much friendship, if it wasn't for Kong Wen to match the bridge, then Lin Xing wouldn't have said so much.
But don't talk deeply, there are some big things you help the other party to choose, if you succeed, the other party thinks it is his ability, and if you fail, the other party will think that it is your pot.
Therefore, Lin Xing just said that this is his own opinion, just a reference.
He hadn't read the script and didn't know the specifics, so naturally he wouldn't say much.
"Don't worry, Ah Xing, Brother Kong understands me, and I, Ren Shuai, am not the kind of person who doesn't know what to do."
Ren Shuai laughed: "I just asked you to give a suggestion, of course, in the end, I made the decision myself." ”
Next, I naturally talked about some changes brought to Kong Wen by the drama "Evil Child", and his current film appointments are obviously more, and he even wants him to play the second male lead.
At the same time, Ren Shuai also asked with concern: "Ah Xing, what type are you going to take on in the next play?" ”
"Yes, Ah Xing, there should be a lot of invitations to you recently."
Yang Feng said: "It's ridiculous that the crew of "Thrilling" didn't use you, and Niu Xiang's acting skills are really ridiculously poor." ”
Anyway, Yang Feng is no longer an actor, so he is more unscrupulous when he says a lot of things.
"No, Lao Yang, you haven't worked with Niu Xiang, how do you know that his acting skills are ridiculously bad??"
Ren Shuai asked a little puzzled.
Yang Feng said: "Have you forgotten what I have done in the past few years?" This Niu Xiang came to my training class a few years ago to study, but in the end I sent him away because his acting skills were so scary that I couldn't teach him. ”
"Okay."
Ren Shuai sighed and said: "Actually, I also went to audition for the crew of "Conspiracy", but it was also brushed off, no way, this cake is too big, everyone wants to eat a few bites." ”
"Indeed."
Kong Wen also said: "After all, both the IP and the production team are quite sophisticated, and this drama has already been called a hit before filming has started." ”
Yang Feng suddenly laughed: "Didn't several popular dramas hit the street in the end this year? On the contrary, no one cares about Ah Xing's two online dramas, but they quietly exploded. ”
"That's not what I said, you look at "Sweeping the Black Waves", the first hit drama in 2024......"
Ren Shuai said: "It is impossible for the drama "Conspiracy to Shock" to hit the streets, but it has little to do with us whether to hit the streets or not. ”
Speaking of this, Ren Shuai continued the topic just now: "Ah Xing, are you going to shoot ancient costumes in the next part?" ”
"Not necessarily."
Lin Xing said: "I'm not in a hurry for the time being, let's stop for a while, I don't have any good books on hand at the moment, let's talk about it when I almost have a good book." ”
Kong Wen sighed: "Ah Xing, you have kept your sanity from the beginning, and now the online drama "Evil Child" has become a phenomenon, you still maintain your sanity, just rush to this point, I am really inferior to you." ”
Some things are easier said than done.
Even if Kong Wen often lectures with others, and even went back to his school to talk to some younger students about this line of work, he must endure loneliness.
But Kong Wen's own fluctuations are not small.
This time, after he got out of the circle with "Evil Child", his mentality changed a little, but thinking about Lin Xing again, Kong Wen felt that he was really inferior to Lin Xing.
You must know that Lin Xing has been out of luck for ten years, and with Wu Yao's collapsed house, the variety show "Let's Farm the Land", and "Just to Wait for You", Du Fei suddenly became popular, but Lin Xing's mentality has always been as stable as a dog.
Not to mention now.
This is not only Kong Wen, Ren Shuai and Yang Feng are also quite admired.
Rational and sober, everyone can do it in the entertainment industry, but everyone will be lost.
Four people, a small barbecue and a beer, it was almost over at 10 o'clock.
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, Lin Xing came to the studio, and then met Ding Chunling.
This is the second time the two sides have met.
The first time they met was at the recording site of Tan Provincial Satellite TV's "Tonight's Drama", and Lin Xing left a deep impression on Ding Chunling at that time.
But I never thought that it would only be long before I would become Lin Xing's agent.
"Sister Ling, I'll talk about it first, I don't like hype, packaging, you don't have to think about transforming my ...... in this regard"
Lin Xing said directly to the point: "In addition, I will listen to your professional opinions in other aspects, and I hope we can cooperate happily in the future." ”
"Yes, I understand."
Ding Chunling nodded lightly, she had already talked to Sister Dao in detail yesterday, Ding Chunling is not a stubborn person, or as an agent, she often has to learn to watch people put dishes.
Lin Xing in front of him already has his own personality, so why bother to draw snakes and add enough packaging? ?
"Mr. Lin, take a look at this script first."
Ding Chunling directly took out a script and handed it to Lin Xing and said.
"Sister Ling, just call me Ah Xing."
Lin Xing took over the script handed over by Ding Chunling at this time.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls".
Lin Xing: "??? ”
This special entertainment industry is really a circle.
Straight back around.
And Ding Chunling didn't know this, she told Lin Xing about the script and the situation behind this drama.
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(End of chapter)