Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 366: Huyou Reba, Goodnight Before Sleeping

Under the straw shed, He Jiong and others widened their eyes, holding their breath, for fear of missing out on the big melon.

Zhang Jingyi looked at Lin Li's profile, her eyes full of disbelief.

Him and Reba?!
"Yes!"

“One day without seeing you is like three autumns apart.”

"So I'm thinking about you even while I'm recording the show, and I'm thinking about calling you."

As the saying goes, a scumbag must have a big heart!

Lin Li ignored the looks from the people around him and continued talking to Reba calmly.

Lin Li's tone was casual, giving people the illusion that they usually communicated like this, a feeling of being close friends. Lin Li believed that with Reba's intelligence, she would be able to react.

"Tsk! I knew that you would call me at this time for no good reason."

"What show are you participating in? Do you want me to cooperate with you to complete a task? Specific words? Or specific things?"

"Don't worry, I'm very smart and I can definitely help you complete it."

Reba really did not disappoint Lin Li's expectations. She reacted immediately and continued the conversation. Her answer was flawless and smooth.

Zhang Jingyi, who was standing by, felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

She just didn't know why, she always felt something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

He Jiong and the others appeared calm on the surface, but they had a rough idea of ​​the relationship between Lin Li and Reba in their hearts.

"Well... Reba, this is it. I came to visit the Mushroom House. I found that this place is beautiful with clear water and green mountains, singing birds and fragrant flowers, lush grass and abundant people."

"We just finished our meal. The dish that Mr. Huang cooked was so delicious that I drank two bowls of rice."

"The colored lights are also very interesting. I sit here every day like a thinker."

"Xiao H has found a wife. His wife..."

"Stop, get to the point!"

Lin Li began to talk incessantly, and Zhang Jingyi, who was standing beside him, was already laughing so hard at his emotional narration. It was not until Reba on the phone finally noticed something was wrong and spoke out to stop him that he interrupted his speech.

"Puch"

Peng Yuchang couldn't help but burst out laughing, and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

"Ahem... Reba, I heard from the director that the program team invited you before but you refused. I think this program is really good. Why don't you take some time to come and record an episode?"

Lin Li glared at Peng Yuchang fiercely, then spoke enthusiastically to Reba.

"There's nothing wrong with recording one episode, but why do your voice and the foreshadowing above make me feel so guilty?"

Reba's somewhat doubtful voice came from the phone, causing the onlookers to cover their mouths, fearing that they would laugh out loud.

"How can it be!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"How could I feel guilty? You heard me wrong."

Lin Li raised his voice and immediately denied it.

"Three denials in a row, there's something wrong with you!"

"Tell me the truth, what did you do?"

Reba became more and more certain that there was something wrong with Lin Li and started questioning him.

"Well... nothing, I just lost the game, so I boasted that I could invite Ms. Qiao Jingjing to be a guest on Xiangwang. So I called her shamelessly."

"Is it really that simple?"

"Really! You have to believe me!"

"Okay, then you can ask the production team to contact my agent."

"Okay! I'll treat you to a feast when I'm free!"

"Then I'll be waiting."

"No problem, let's do this for now, we're still recording the show."

"Ok, bye."

"Goodbye."

"Whoo~"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Li let out a long sigh and patted his chest with lingering fear.

"Pa bang bang~"

He Jiong and others applauded and praised Lin Li's performance.

"Director Lin, what do you think would be Reba's expression if she found out that you sold her out for 50 yuan?"

Eddie Peng had a look of anticipation on his face, with the corners of his mouth curled up.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Let me correct you. It's 70 yuan. Add the original 20 yuan, it's 70 yuan, okay!"

Lin Li corrected him seriously.

"Hahaha……"

A burst of cheerful laughter suddenly rang out from under the straw hut.

Afterwards, Lin Li called Zhu Yillong again, and he agreed without any hesitation.

Different from the relationship between Reba and Lin Li, Zhu Yilong knows very well how everything he has today came about, so he has special respect for Lin Li.

Lin Li only mentioned that if he had time, he could come to Xiangwang as a guest, and he agreed without asking any questions.

At this point, Lin Li agreed to complete all the requirements of the program team.

"Tsk tsk, Director Lin has to be so prominent. It's not easy to invite these two now!"

Xu Zheng looked at Lin Li and sighed.

"Director Xu is too modest. If you just say you want to make another embarrassing movie, I believe all the actors in the industry will line up to come."

Lin Li smiled and complimented him back.

"That's different, that's all I can show you. I'm not like you, Director Lin."

"I saw the Star Han Canlan project that your Nanxun Culture announced two days ago. It's a big deal!" "In the field of online costume idol dramas, Director Lin's investment in Star Han is the ceiling. To be honest with you, Director Lin, I posted on WeChat Moments this afternoon that I would record a program with you. Several friends have already sent me messages asking me to ask you about Star Han. Of course, my friends are all around my age, and they are all asking about supporting roles."

At the end, Xu Zheng did not forget to explain.

"Xinghan is also another new attempt for us at Nanxun. To be honest, I have no experience in shooting and producing costume dramas, so I will cooperate with some old film and television companies in the industry, such as Xinli and Guangguang."

"I believe that Director Xu's friends are all talented actors. If you are interested and willing to join us, you are welcome."

"Director Xu, you can tell your friends that we at Nanxun Culture welcome any actor with real talent to audition."

Xu Zheng was half joking, and Lin Li naturally gave an official answer.

After all, this is the first time we meet today, and I’m not at the point where I can promise a role casually.

"Okay, okay, then I'll talk to them and tell them to be prepared."

Xu Zheng said cheerfully.

Everyone knows that it is enough to mention some topics of public concern in the program. Don't really dig into the details. That would be really inappropriate.

After that, they chatted for a while. Under the guidance of Teacher He, they switched back and forth between the topics of Fengquan and the players behind the scenes, taking care of the feelings of both sides. It was not until nearly eight o'clock that Teacher Huang suggested washing the dishes and going into the house to chat, and the dinner was declared over.

With strength in numbers, the dishes were washed in less than ten minutes. Everyone went into the house and started playing games at Xu Zheng's suggestion.

The game was "Pick the Turtle" in poker, and Xu Zheng suggested that the loser's hair should be washed.

Huang Lei laughed and joked: "It was many years ago that Xu Zheng last washed his hair."

Xu Zheng also touched his bald head and revealed that he usually washes his hair with facial cleanser.

Zhang Jingyi was amused again and laughed like a goose. Today was the most unbridled and the most laughter that Lin Li could remember.

This was Lin Li’s first time playing this game, but he was lucky and got out quickly.

Although Zhang Jingyi, who was beside him, was a little scared, she escaped safely in the end.

In the end, the loser was Huang Lei, but the one who was punished was Xu Zheng.

At Huang Lei's suggestion of "raising hands to vote", all members unanimously expressed their desire to watch Xu Zheng wash his hair. Xu Zheng protested with a wronged look on his face: "I won this round, why am I being punished later?"

However, the protest was ineffective.

He Jiong transformed himself into the hairdressing director "Tony" and while washing Xu Zheng's hair he exclaimed in surprise: "Why is our shampoo absorbed immediately after it is applied?"

A burst of laughter immediately broke out in the living room. Everyone was laughing so hard that they fell down. The scene was extremely joyful.

"Be careful."

Lin Li grabbed Zhang Jingyi who was about to fall to the ground and reminded her.

"Um"

Zhang Jingyi pursed her lips embarrassedly and responded softly.

Huang Lei then transformed into the second clerk "Daiwei" and teamed up with He Jiong "Tony" to provide Xu Zheng with a special hair-wiping service. The two of them each took a corner of a towel and "polished" Xu Zheng's bald head back and forth. Xu Zheng shouted helplessly: "You guys are wiping the bowling ball!"

It made everyone laugh.

However, shampooing service was not the only punishment. In order to save face, Xu Zheng proposed a new punishment plan. However, he did not expect that after winning, he would be dragged into it by Huang Lei and forced to cooperate in imitating Little H and Little O.

Xu Zheng thought about it and decided to drag Huang Lei into the role together, with a firm expression: "You play Little H and I will play Little O!"

So Huang Lei and Xu Zheng both took the stage to conduct a joint performance teaching between "Beijing Film Academy" and "Shanghai Theatre Academy".

After observing Little H and Little O for a while, it was decided that Lin Li would be the director and provide on-site guidance, with Eddie Peng as the script supervisor, and a temporary small theater was created.

After Lin Li shouted "actors get ready", Eddie Peng clapped his hands up and down.

"Three, two, one, action!"

The imitation show officially begins.

Huang Lei imitated Little H sitting on the ground, slowly turning his head to smile at Xu Zheng beside him, and occasionally lifting his legs and rubbing them back and forth, which was very lifelike.

Lin Li nodded in affirmation. It must be said that Huang Lei did have some acting skills.

Xu Zhengze knelt on his knees obediently and imitated Little O's proud and proud turning of his head.

Huang Lei and Xu Zheng jointly performed "Two Dogs' Love Opinions". Two acting representatives from "Beijing Film Academy" and "Shanghai Theatre Academy" performed on the same stage. Lin Li also served as temporary director. Newcomers Peng Yuchang and Zhang Jingyi sat in a row to learn seriously. The atmosphere of the teaching scene was both fascinating and full of laughter.

In the cheerful atmosphere, it was already late at night. Seeing that it was already past ten o'clock, He Jiong suggested that everyone take a rest.

So this tiring but happy day finally came to an end.

As usual, Zhang Jingyi was asked to wash up first. Lin Li chatted with He Jiong and others in the living room for a while. Mainly because Xu Zheng kept asking him questions related to tragedy and youth filming.

Xu Zheng also specifically mentioned that when he was filming "Dying to Survive" last year, Wen Mu had mentioned Lin Li many times, praising his talent as a director and expressing his gratitude to Lin Li for his appreciation of him.

Lin Li just smiled when he heard this, and casually praised Wen Muye's talent a few words before saying no more.

After all, he was respectful to talented people and invited him to join Nanxun Culture many times, but he refused on the grounds that Ning Hao had been very kind to him.

If he didn't know what happened later, it would be fine, and he would still approve of Wen Muye's approach.

The key point is that he knew that Wen Mu would establish General Meng after he became successful. To put it bluntly, he wanted to wait until he became the God of Medicine and then wait for the price to rise.

So there is nothing much to say, just laugh it off.

Wen Mu is indeed talented. He knows what restraint and show not tell mean.

These two points alone are enough to make him an excellent director.

This is just a matter of expression technique.

But since he cannot use them, no matter how good they are, they have nothing to do with him. He might as well spend more time training Zhao Qian and others.

After Zhang Jingyi finished washing up, Lin Li and the others also took turns lining up to wash up.

When Lin Li finished washing up and was about to enter the room, Zhang Jingyi suddenly showed her innocent little face from the door of the next room. She smiled and leaned on the door with both hands to look at him, her eyes sparkling.

"Good night."

The girl had a bright smile and a soft voice.

Lin Li was startled for a moment, then he met her gaze with a relaxed expression and slightly curved eyebrows.

"Good night."

I just wanted to say goodnight to you in person.

——Zhang Jingyi

(End of this chapter)