After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 737 Unstoppable Success: The Strategy of a Great Power (First Update)
From Zhang and Shen, Fu Xiaolin learned the basic content of the interview.

Li Mingyang is one of the three interviewers. Anyone who meets the application requirements will have the opportunity to meet Li Mingyang.

The most important purpose of those art students applying for the role is to make an appearance in front of Li Mingyang, and perhaps they will be blessed with the lead role.

Initially, the interviews were conducted with ten people at the same time, but it was an individual interview with limited time, so not everyone had a chance to perform.

Then many people didn't even have a chance to perform before being eliminated.

So in the afternoon, team interviews were held, where the applicants were asked to form teams of ten and then put on a performance.

In other words, the interview can be divided into two rounds: individual and team.

Individuals can be eliminated but can still join a team.

If the team fails and is eliminated, the individual can still continue to be interviewed.

Double interviews give everyone two chances, maximizing the recruitment of promising talent.

Finally, Xiao Fu discovered a major bug: he was actually allowed to go for the interview...

The team members all assumed he was a recent graduate, and the staff member who distributed the numbers also assumed he was a recent graduate, so they didn't check his exam admission ticket...

Fu Xiaolin was happy to meet his idol, but he wanted to find his goddess even more.

I haven't seen anyone all morning.

At noon, Zhang Dongbai and Shen Yu took Fu Xiaolin and the newly formed ten-person team to a restaurant, and then assigned tasks to everyone.

Fu Xiaolin was cast as a supporting actor because he was not tall but was decent-looking. His height disadvantage made it difficult for him to steal the spotlight from the director and lead actor, Zhang Dongbai.

Shen Yu is the screenwriter and comedian; they are preparing to create a youth campus drama.

As for actresses.

This recruitment drive, comparable to the Beijing Film Academy's admissions process, has no shortage of actresses.

Zhang Dongbai and Shen Yu picked and chose, finding two pretty girls, one fat girl, one funny-looking girl, and one thin and dark-skinned girl.

With so many beautiful women, aesthetic fatigue sets in; only by creating something uniquely ugly can one stand out and succeed.

This is Zhang Dongbai and Shen Yu's line of thinking.

Fu Xiaolin enjoys watching movies, but this is his first time filming behind the scenes.

He listened very attentively and understood almost immediately, unlike a complete novice.

Around 3 p.m., Fu Xiaolin followed Zhang Dongbai and Shen Lin into the interview room, which resembled a multimedia classroom.

Lee Myung-yang, a 24-year-old Palme d'Or winner and the king of Korean box office, sat in the first row below the stage.

He wore a striking red Terry baseball cap, but his signature black sunglasses were gone.

Seeing his idol up close really energized Fu Xiaolin, completely shaking off his previous attitude of just getting by and going home if things didn't work out.

He wanted to know if he was really suited for this industry.

Although he preferred his parents' arrangement to go to police academy and become a policeman...

But youth is an advantage... He's only 17 years old. In a few years, he should be able to figure out whether he's suited for this kind of work.

If it's not suitable, you can go to police academy; it's not too late.

Looking at the ten young people on the stage, Li Mingyang realized that the team members were clearly very sincere, not just a typical group of beautiful women and handsome men.

Everyone has their own unique characteristics.

"Hello Director Li, I am..."

"No need to introduce yourself. If you stay, I'll know your name. If you leave, knowing your name is meaningless. Xiao Gao, pass this message on," Li Mingyang said with a light laugh.

He leaned to the left, resting his chin on his hand, and looked at the stage with a very relaxed expression.

The people on the stage suddenly felt less pressure.

They began preparing props, adjusting lights, arranging camera positions, actor positions, and setting up the clapperboard.

“This group is very professional…” said Guo Fan, who was to Li Mingyang’s left.

"There should be second-generation celebrities among them."

Li Mingyang tentatively posted a recruitment notice on Weibo, and the result was better than he expected.

Not only did he encounter no resistance, but the Beijing Film Academy even sent people to his side.

The Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy followed suit, sending people to his side.

They ostensibly aimed to help Bouquet Entertainment recover.

Actually...

They've set their sights on Bouquet Entertainment's hundreds of millions in overseas subsidies!

The entertainment industry in China is full of scams and deceptions, while schools are using various pretexts to cheat students.

With that kind of money, you can make a living by simply visiting the film crew.

That's how the atmosphere started, beginning in schools.

The school's subsidies are fixed; if you want more money, you need to start new projects.

There are also various support programs and funds for young directors in the future, ostensibly to promote the development of the film industry.

For example, each selected film will receive financial support of 10 million yuan, which will be mainly used for film production to help young directors complete their works.

But pull it down.

Each film costs ten million; if you can get a million in hand, you'll be lucky.

This is also why Li Mingyang chose to work behind closed doors.

Although the quantity and quality of the bouquet entertainment were not good, at least the money was actually spent, which boosted employment and consumption in Hengdian and the surrounding areas.

If you hand it over to those academic types, let alone whether they can actually make the decisions, even if they could, the school will ultimately have the final say on the money – the teachers, the department heads, the professors!
They claimed that the school had already given them a chance.

Li Mingyang doesn't object to academics joining Bouquet Entertainment, nor does he object to second-generation celebrities; problems that can be solved with money aren't problems.

He wants a group of young people who are not corrupted by the domestic entertainment industry, have strong learning abilities, and are full of drive.

At worst, we can just separate the academics and the second-generation elites and treat them differently.

Although he doesn't reject children from the entertainment industry, Li Mingyang has very high standards for them, far exceeding those for ordinary students.

In ten minutes, this group performed reasonably well, mainly because they showed originality.

Li Mingyang approved it.

The group had only performed halfway when they heard Li Mingyang say they had passed. They were both surprised and happy, and went out overjoyed.

Zhang Dongbai was overjoyed with the initial success and treated everyone to seafood and karaoke out of his own pocket.

When they have meals together, Xiao Fu is usually the one who treats them.

I'm very happy to be treated to a meal today, which is a rare treat for me.

They eagerly try to take advantage of others.

That evening, at Haosheng KTV, Xiao Fu sang Alan Tam's "Can't Say Goodbye".

I suddenly remembered my goddess.

I felt a little empty inside. After finishing the song, I went to the bathroom to wash my face and casually asked about my crush in the group chat.

And then... love came along around the corner.

He saw the goddess he had been longing for.

"Sister Qin!"

Qin Qin looked at Fu Xiaolin with surprise, then said awkwardly, "What a coincidence."

"Unfortunately, I came here specifically to find you."

"..."

"Wait here for me a moment. I've brought the new shoes. I'll go get them right away, just one minute, just one minute."

Xiao Fu turned and ran, rushing back to the private room at lightning speed.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, he took out a pair of pink sneakers and rushed out again.

"Young people! They're so impatient," said Fatty Shen.

"You talk a big game," Zhang Dongbai said suspiciously. "Xiao Fu, weren't those women's shoes you just grabbed? What were you doing with them?"

"They're women's shoes, pink Nike women's shoes. Those things aren't very effective at hitting people, shouldn't you use a wine bottle instead?"

"You're such a jinx! Did you really get into a fight?"

"How dare you bully my brother! Let's go!" Shen Yu grabbed a beer bottle and rushed out.

Young people are impulsive.

A short while later, the five boys in the private room rushed out, each carrying a beer bottle.

Then they all stopped at the corner of the corridor, staring wide-eyed as they watched Xiao Fu give sneakers to a girl.

KTVs and young people are fine with a cake or a bottle of wine, but giving sneakers is really weird!

"Giving flowers to pick up girls! Xiao Fu is so stupid." Shen Yu muttered to himself when he saw the girl shake her head.

“Hey, that girl clearly doesn’t like Xiao Fu, so it’s pointless to give her anything,” Zhang Dongbai said.

"She's obviously a green tea bitch. How could Xiao Fu like this kind of girl! Tsk tsk about his taste!"

“That woman is gone. Let’s go over and comfort Xiao Fu.”

Xiao Fu stared at Qin Qin's retreating figure with a sense of loss, all his emotions leaving with her.

He now has only one thought: to leave this place.

When his friends found out that Xiao Fu was leaving, they all panicked.

No one knows how the team impressed Director Li and successfully advanced to the next round, but the team could be in trouble if any one member is missing!

Substitution?

They've never heard of anyone running away!

As the leader, Zhang Dongbai stepped forward and helped Xiao Fu win that girl back. "Actually, these kinds of girls are easy to win over, especially for people like us in the industry. It's like a game-changer for us. You don't really understand the entertainment industry, but let me tell you, as long as you make it big in the industry, even if you're just a lighting technician, you can be a groom every night... We're here, right?"

Zhang Dongbai put his arm around Xiao Fu's shoulder and pushed open the door. Loud music and colorful lights filled the room, which was packed with more than twenty men and women.

Suddenly, a group of people barged in, causing the private room to fall silent. Then, someone turned on the main light, illuminating the room.

"Brother Zhao!" Zhang Dongbai was taken aback. He had run into an acquaintance and quickly went up to greet him.

"Oh, it's A-Dong!" The man called Brother Zhao was of average appearance, neither fat nor thin, with a goatee, and was clearly not a young man.

Brother Zhao shook hands with Zhang Dongbai and asked him the purpose of his visit.

Zhang Dongbai was very direct. He said that his brother liked a girl, but the girl didn't like him, which made his brother not want to stay in Hengdian anymore and wanted to leave.

"What's the big deal? Just leave if you want."

“We can’t leave! We just passed the first round of interviews, what will we do if he leaves! So I brought my brother here.”

Brother Zhao glanced at the young man next to Zhang Dongbai, unconcerned, and said with a faint smile, "Is this the young man?"

"Ah."

Which one does he like?

Before Xiao Fu could speak, Zhang Dongbai pointed to Qin Qin in the middle of a group of girls.

When Brother Zhao saw that it was his prey for the night, his expression immediately changed.

Zhang Dongbai was still young and thought that Brother Zhao would give him face, so he smiled and said, "Miss, could you come out for a moment? My brother has something to say to you."

Qin Qin was caught in a dilemma. This Brother Zhao was no good, and Zhang Dongbai didn't seem like a decent person either.

"A bunch of brats, can't you see we're having a conversation? You have three seconds, get out of here!"

"The one who tied the knot must untie it. Qin Qin and the others came because of you, so say something."

Brother Zhao didn't say anything, but his underlings and mistress started making sarcastic remarks.

"Let's go. These people seem to be trying to drag others down with them. Let's not get involved," Shen Yu whispered to Zhang Dongbai.

The others didn't hear what Shen Yu said, but Zhang Dongbai's Xiao Fu heard it clearly. He subconsciously said, "What do you mean by dragging people down with you?"

Xiao Fu was unaware of the unspoken rules of the industry and spoke loudly enough for everyone around him to hear clearly.

Zhang Dongbai realized he seemed to have come to the wrong place and was about to say something polite to take his leave.

Qin Qin suddenly stood up, walked over, and grabbed Xiao Fu's arm.

Holy crap, we're not here to save you! You chose to use the back door yourself, what business is it of ours?

"Damn it! You give your father a little face, and you don't know who to trust anymore," Brother Zhao said angrily, no longer pretending.

One of the henchmen stepped forward and slapped Zhang Dongbai across the face.

Zhang Dongbai was a little stunned by the slap. Before he could react, Xiao Fu and Shen Yu started fighting with someone, each holding a beer bottle!
"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!" Zhang Dongbai knew who Brother Zhao was and didn't want to cause trouble, so he wanted to leave.

But the brothers were young and fearless, easily getting carried away, and they all started fighting!
The KTV security guards arrived quickly.

Without distinguishing right from wrong, he started hitting Zhang Dongbai and Xiao Fu, throwing them over his shoulder and using his Iron Mountain Lean!

Soon, Xiao Fu and his companions were knocked to the ground, groaning in pain.

Qin Qin was held captive by several girls, feeling both terrified and frightened.

"Brother Zhao, please give me some face and let's leave it at that for today." Zhang Dongbai's mouth was bleeding from the beating, and his whole body ached, but he still forced himself to stand up and begged Brother Zhao for mercy.

Brother Zhao is a local bigwig in Hengdian, and this KTV belongs to him.

His father's influence is good when he's here, but it's hard to say when his father isn't...

"Even your father can't do anything here, who do you think you are?" Brother Zhao slapped Zhang Dongbai across the face, making him see stars.

Zhang Dongbai felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself how unlucky he was today. "Brother Zhao, I'll pay for it, you name your price."

Upon hearing this, Brother Zhao thought that the little guy was quite sensible, asking for a whopping 100,000.

"Okay, I'll give you the money tomorrow."

"I want it today," Brother Zhao said ominously, sitting on the coffee table.

Zhang Dongbai swallowed hard. "100,000 is a bit too much. I need to call home."

Brother Zhao sneered twice, "Your dad isn't any good. If you don't have 100,000 yuan today, you little brats aren't leaving my KTV."

Zhang Dongbai gave up resisting and nodded. He shakily took out his phone and called his mother.

He glanced at Qin Qin in the corner. What kind of person is she? She made me lose 100,000 yuan and even got beaten up. What a damn bad luck.

You damned woman, don't let me ever see you again!
Well, it's probably hard to see them anymore. Women who take shortcuts by exploiting local power rarely end up well.

“Brother Zhang, this whole thing started because of me, so I’ll pay for it.” Xiao Fu grabbed Zhang Dongbai’s phone and said in a deep voice.

"Can your family afford it? 100,000 yuan is no small amount."

"No problem at all." Xiao Fu turned to the man called Brother Zhao and said, "I'll call home and they'll send the money over right away."

"I didn't expect him to be so loyal." Brother Zhao sneered. "I'm giving his father face, so I only ask for 100,000. You, you want 200,000."

"it is good!"

Qin Qin stopped crying, blinked her red eyes, and was surprised that Fu Xiaolin could really handle things, remaining unfazed even with 200,000 yuan in compensation.

"Hey, Xiaolin! Your dad said you came to Hengdian. Where are you having fun?"

“I’m at Haosheng KTV in Hengdian, room 888 on the 3rd floor. Bring 200,000 yuan with you.”

After saying that, Fu Xiaolin hung up the phone before the other party could reply.

My whole body ached. I lay on the floor, staring at the ceiling, and felt inexplicably empty inside.

Why am I here? What do I really want?

If my parents knew I got beaten up like this at a karaoke bar because of a girl, they'd probably ground me forever...

Less than ten minutes later, three police cars pulled up in front of Haosheng KTV.

A dozen police officers arrived at the door, alarming the receptionist, who immediately notified Brother Zhao.

When Brother Zhao heard the news, he was completely bewildered, as he had not received any notification about the inspection!
Just as he was about to ask his superiors about the situation, several police officers rushed in and told everyone to cover their heads and not move.

"Director Chen, what's going on?" Brother Zhao was startled to see that the person leading the team was actually the director of the Hengdian branch.

Director Chen looked at Fu Xiaolin, whose face was bruised and swollen, and felt both heartache and anger.

"Call an ambulance right away!"

After saying that, he pointed at Brother Zhao's nose and said, "So you want two hundred thousand?"

Brother Zhao, Zhang Dongbai, Shen Yu, Qin Qin, and the others in the private room instantly understood.

These police officers were called by Fu Xiaolin!
"Director Chen, I...I really...didn't know he was your son!" Brother Zhao was so frightened that he stammered and his body went limp.

“His father and I were comrades-in-arms.”

Fortunately, there is still hope.

"His father works for the HZ Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Zhang Dongbai and Shen Yu were both shocked. In the vast sea of ​​people, they had just randomly picked someone on the street, but they never expected that he would be a genuine second-generation official!
Everyone in the private room was taken away, and Brother Zhao and his group were all taken to the police station and subjected to intense sunlight.

Fu Xiaolin and the others went to the hospital.

In the hospital ward.

Qin Qin expressed her gratitude to Fu Xiaolin.

I also congratulated him on passing the first hurdle.

Before leaving, he gave his WeChat ID to Fu Xiaolin.

After Qin Qin left, her roommates got up from their hospital beds and tried to persuade Fu Xiaolin to think more positively.

"Xiao Fu, this kind of woman is not right for you."

“You’re a complete novice and don’t really understand how things work out in this industry. Someone like her is obviously someone who was eliminated in the first round and is trying to get into the flower arrangement business through underhanded means.”

"There's no need for that... she's not a movie lead actress." Xiao Fu was skeptical.

"Hey, you'll understand when you get into the industry. In a big production crew, even a lowly errand boy can sleep with several school beauties."

"The entertainment industry is not short of beautiful women. Take my advice: stay away from women like this, they'll bring you bad luck."

Fu Xiaolin stood by the window, his left hand wrapped in bandages, gazing at the brightly lit circular building in the distance.

A question suddenly arose in my mind.

What is the entertainment industry really like?

I want to see what the entertainment industry, which she is so fascinated by, is really like.

……

In his previous life, Li Mingyang's peak was when he became a senior executive at Tencent Video.

In this life, he is already a 24-year-old Palme d'Or winner and director, and he also possesses FBTV, a powerful tool for cultural export that has attracted the attention of Tokyo University and been targeted by Wall Street.

Every decision he makes now affects not just a few hundred, a few thousand, or tens of thousands of people.

Rather, it is the film industries of China and South Korea that affect millions of people in both countries.

As the saying goes, "He who possesses a sharp weapon will naturally harbor murderous intent."
Regardless of whether he has the intention or not.

Li Mingyang's Weibo post launching a large-scale recruitment drive for recent graduates using bouquets of flowers has generated a huge response.

Many parents support their academically gifted children by giving up attending prestigious universities like 211 and 985 to pursue further studies at Huashu.

Then, in a flash, a decision was made to explicitly support defining Bouquet Entertainment as a platform for external cultural development.

To provide a leading, planned, strategic, and future-oriented development platform for creative, opinionated, individualistic, and idealistic young people.

With explicit support, the three major universities responded to the call and directly participated.

Li Mingyang understood this principle all too well: "If you want to take something, you must first give something."

All of this can ultimately be attributed to FBTV!
In short, the hope is that he completes his mega-bet with Wall Street and then becomes like Alipay…

(End of this chapter)