Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 24 The Four Brothers, Daily Life Back in Beijing
Beijing, Railway Station
The weather in July was extremely hot, but fortunately it was already evening when Yan Li got off the bus, so the temperature was relatively cool.

Carrying the suitcase, Yan Li avoided the invitation of taxis and illegal cars. He looked around but couldn't find anyone. Just as he was about to make a phone call, he heard a shout.

"Brother Li, here it is."

A handsome guy in bell-bottom pants waved and greeted him. It was his college roommate Zhou Yiwei.

When Yan Li came back from Hengdian, he naturally informed his good brothers. Zhang Songwen and Lin Jiachuan went to other places to film, and Zhou Yiwei was the only one left in Beijing, so he volunteered to pick them up at the train station.

"Wow, you even brought your dad's car here."

Yan Li hugged his good brother and then patted the black Passat next to him.

Among their four brothers, Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei have the best family conditions.

Lin Jiachuan's father is Lin Heping, a professional writer and screenwriter. He has created many film and television works and is well-known in the circle.

Zhou Yiwei is even more remarkable. Both of his parents are in the military art troupe. His mother is a school-level officer and has a certain influence in the dance world. Zhou Yiwei moved to Beijing with his parents when he was a child. Although his family was not rich, it was well off.

Yan Li is relatively ordinary in comparison.

My hometown, Zaoshi, is a small city in the southern part of Shandong Province. My family runs a small restaurant. I work hard all year round and only earn a few tens of thousands of yuan, which is not as good as others but better than others.

Another roommate, Zhang Songwen, his father actually also works for the government.

However, because it was a small city and his mother died early, his life seemed a bit miserable, and he was ranked alongside Yan Li.

"My dad went out of town to visit relatives, so I borrowed his car."

Zhou Yiwei chuckled and asked Yan Li to get in the car, but the latter was a little worried.

"can you?"

Among the brothers, Zhou Yiwei is the youngest. He was born in August 1982 and is one month away from his 8th birthday. He just got his driver's license last summer vacation and has driven only a limited number of times. Yan Li is really a little worried about him.

"Don't worry, I've been practicing every day since graduation."

Zhou Yiwei was full of confidence. People came all the way to pick him up, and Yan Li didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm too much, so he got on the car with trepidation.

After driving for a while, Yan Li gradually felt relieved when he saw that he was driving steadily and started chatting.

"How are Jiachuan and his team doing in Dalian?"

Long-distance calls are expensive, so usually when brothers call each other they just chat briefly about their recent situation and then hang up.

Perhaps because they were far away, the system intelligence was not triggered much, so Yan Li only knew that the two of them went to Dalian to follow a film crew, but he didn't know the specific situation.

"What else can I do? I just want to eat."

Zhou Yiwei's tone was a little lonely. Thinking back to when he and his brothers had just graduated, they were full of energy and wanted to do something big.

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny!

In addition to Yan Li playing a role himself, he went to Hengdian to film as soon as he graduated.

The other three brothers worked hard for more than half a month, sent out hundreds of photos and resumes, and visited more than a dozen crews, but still couldn't find a role.

Now that I have graduated, it is not good to ask my family for money. It is not a good idea to just keep wasting money and end up spending all the money.

Zhang Songwen and Lin Jiachuan discussed it and found a film crew. Since there was no filming, they would work behind the scenes.

So, one became the executive director and the other became the script supervisor.

Being called an executive director is just a nice title, but in reality he has no real power. He just helps out on site and takes care of miscellaneous things. There is little room for advancement and he doesn't make much money.

However, these two at least have a proper job, while Zhou Yiwei is even worse off and can only take odd jobs.

Not long ago, I went to do dubbing with a senior classmate. He was an extra and the pay was barely enough to make ends meet.

Of course, Zhou Yiwei's family lives in Beijing. They have a house to live in and a car to use. Even if he doesn't ask for money, his parents can help him out every now and then, so life is not difficult.

This was also the reason why Zhou stayed in Beijing and took odd jobs to wait for opportunities. If he hadn't had support from his family, he would have followed Zhang and Lin to run errands on the crew.

But this is not a long-term solution after all. Even if his parents don't mind, Zhou Yiwei, with his noble personality, cannot accept living off his parents.

If he doesn't get any more roles in the future, he may have to put aside his pride and take on some odd jobs to make money.

Yan Li listened silently to Zhou Yiwei's description of his experiences over the past few days without saying a word.

This industry is so cruel. Only a small number of people can become famous and make money. The majority are ordinary people who struggle to make a living. Many of the graduates from the Beijing Film Academy undergraduate class have changed careers. Naturally, the situation is even more difficult for these people in the vocational school who are inferior to them.

If he didn't have a system, Yan Li would probably run into obstacles just like Zhou, Lin, and Zhang.

They earn a little money here and there to make a living, but after a few years, they find that there is no hope at the end of the tunnel. In desperation, they choose to change careers or return to their hometown to inherit the family restaurant, and completely disappear from this industry.

But now it’s different. He has the opportunity to break the deadlock and change his fate. When he succeeds, he will not forget his brothers.

But Yan Li kept these words in his heart and did not say them out loud.

Actions speak louder than words. He hasn't made it yet, so all his grandiose words are just empty talk. Instead of wasting his breath, he might as well save up some energy to make it as soon as possible...

Zhou Yiwei drove the car to a community called Jimenli near Jimen Bridge.

This is an old residential area, said to have been built in the 80s. It is very close to Beijing Film Academy, almost directly opposite it, and only takes about ten minutes to walk.

Arriving in front of a building and going up to the third floor, Yan Li took out his key, opened the door and turned on the light. What caught his eye was a living room with a somewhat shabby and deserted decoration.

Throwing the luggage on the ground, Yan Li sat on the sofa and stretched comfortably.

"finally arrived at home."

When Yan Li left the capital, he had just graduated and had not yet moved out of the dormitory, but it was only a matter of time.

In order to have a place to stay when he returned, Yan Li rented this house with Zhang Songwen and Lin Jiachuan who stayed in Beijing to work hard.

Zhou Yiwei's family lives in Beijing and he doesn't share a house with his brothers, but he often comes to hang out with them. Especially when Yan Li and the other two were out filming, he was the one who took care of the house.

The whole house has three bedrooms and a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The monthly rent is only 1200 yuan, which is only a few hundred yuan per person.

This rent is rare in this area of Beijing. The reason why it is so cheap is naturally because Yan Li took advantage of the system to get a bargain.

I keep talking about renting a house, and all I think about is renting a good house for a low price, which naturally triggers some related information.

If Yan Li hadn't been busy filming in Hengdian at the time, if he had been given a few more days, he might have found a better and cheaper house.

So every time Yan Li came here, he would think that even if he couldn't make it in the acting industry, he could still be an ace agent.

After a short rest, Yan Li went to check his bedroom again.

There is a reason why the rent of this house is cheap. Apart from the toilet in the bathroom and the stove in the kitchen, there is only a set of sofas, a dining table and a few beds in the house. There is not even a cabinet in the bedroom.

Fortunately, the dormitory was still fully equipped with everything, including sheets, quilts, washbasin, kettle, etc. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Yan Li to sleep.

"That's pretty quick! Song Wen has already made the bed for me."

Yan Li sat on the bed and tried it out, and was very satisfied. Lin Jiachuan was careless, and Zhou Yiwei was not the type to serve others. Only Zhang Songwen could be so attentive.

Zhou Yiwei leaned against the door, his expression odd when he heard this: "It's not from Old Ghost Shop."

In the dormitory, Zhang Songwen and Zhou Yiwei have the best relationship. Sometimes the two of them are so affectionate that it goes beyond the boundaries of good brothers. Because Zhang is older, Zhou gave him the nickname "Old Ghost".

"Lao" means old, and "gui" means that Zhang is smart, knows how to behave, and is a mischievous person.

Yan Li's mind raced: "Dong Xuan is here?"

"Ah."

Zhou Yiwei nodded, and then directly sold Lin Jiachuan: "Jiachuan didn't hide it. Sister Xuan came twice and took your sheets and other things back to wash them, and then came back to make the bed. She also bought you a floor fan and put it in Jiachuan's room."

"Oh."

Yan Li was silent for a moment: "Does she know when I will be back?"

“I didn’t say that.”

Zhou Yiwei first distanced himself from the matter, then said, "But I don't know if Jiachuan has leaked anything. You know, he likes Sister Xuan's classmate."

Yan Li felt a sharp pain in his teeth when he heard this. It was true that he had an intelligence system, but he could not prevent others from planting undercover agents around him.

When Dachuanzi comes back, I must let him know what it means to be a traitor. I will cut him to pieces with three cuts and six holes...

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