Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 65 Are you here to interview for an acting position or to defend your thesis?

At noon, Yan Li sent Huang Shengyi to an intersection near Beijing Film Academy and left by car.

He would not appear with Huang Shengyi at the Beijing Film Academy, as it would be troublesome if Guan Yue and the others ran into him.

Huang Shengyi also didn't want Yan Li to send her off, after all, she and Jia Nailiang had just broken up.

You can find other excuses for staying out all night, but going out openly with other men is another matter.

If Yan Li confirmed his relationship with her, she would accept it even if it damaged her reputation and image. But now the situation is unclear and she doesn't know what to say.

After turning another road from Beijing Film Academy, he went straight to Jimenli. Yan Li went upstairs and opened the door.

Zhou Yiwei, Zhang Songwen and Lin Jiachuan were all there. When they saw Yan Li coming back, they immediately surrounded him.

Lin Jiachuan winked and asked, "Brother Li, you spent the whole night and morning buying a pack of cigarettes. You didn't go to Ji Province to buy them, did you?"

Zhang Songwen was even more direct: "Chuan'er and I saw it upstairs yesterday. It was a woman. Who was she?"

"a friend."

Yan Li only uttered four words and refused to say anything more no matter how many people asked. The others had no choice but to guess.

Lin Jiachuan thought it was one of the school girls he met at KTV that day, Zhang Songwen believed that Yan Li was the one who hooked up with her outside, and Zhou Yiwei was the most outrageous, even bringing up Jiang Shan, and was kicked several times by Yan Li.

Too lazy to pay attention to these unreliable roommates, Yan Li went back to his bedroom to fiddle with his computer and trade stocks.

Today, the intelligence system gave him a relatively important stock information. Not feeling confident about entrusting it over the phone, Yan Li came back to handle it himself.

Otherwise, according to Yan Li's original plan, neither he nor Huang Shengyi would leave the rental house in Zhiqiang South Park today...

After finishing his work on stocks, Yan Li browsed the online forums and saw that many netizens were arguing about the movie "Hero".

The film was a box office hit, breaking records, but its reviews were polarized.

Film critics expressed their opinions, netizens argued endlessly, and some even got so angry that they started swearing, and the moderators couldn't delete them all.

Yan Li watched the movie with great fascination. As far as he could remember, the last movie that caused such a big stir was "Titanic".

However, the Internet was not well developed at that time, and Yan Li did not know how to use it. At most, he could read a few arguments in the newspaper.

This time, I witnessed with my own eyes that a movie caused large-scale discussion and controversy online. While it was novel and surprising, it also gave me a further understanding and realization of how great an impact a popular film or TV show has on reality.

The cultural and entertainment industry may not be large in size, but its voice is loud enough...

While Yan Li was surfing the Internet, his cell phone rang. After answering the call, they chatted for a few words and his voice became noticeably higher.

"Director Hu wants to see me?"

"I'll be there right away if I have time. Cuiyu Tea House, right? I'll be there within an hour."

Yan Li hung up the phone and started to change his clothes, still feeling a little confused.

Director Hu Mei of "The Emperor of Han Wu" wanted to meet him, but the intelligence system didn't even remind him.

Is this a random failure of the system, or is this a spur of the moment decision today?
Although there was a small accident, Yan Li was not panicked. He had already figured out the situation before and had made all the necessary preparations. He did his best and left the rest to fate.

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About forty minutes later, Yan Li arrived at his destination and the first person he met was Li Xing, the deputy director of "The Emperor Wu of Han" whom he had met.

"Brother Li, what's going on?"

"Good thing."

With Yan Li's deliberate efforts to make friends with him, Li Xing had a good relationship with him and happily confided in Yan Li.

"Director Hu had an appointment today with a promising actor for the role of Wei Qing. After the conversation, he was very dissatisfied and was ready to meet with other candidates. That's why I recommended you."

"You're lucky. Of the four actors, two happened to be out of the capital, leaving you and the other one here."

"The other one Lu Yuan hasn't arrived yet, so you have the advantage. You also have the support of the actor who was injured earlier. If you perform well, you might be able to impress Director Hu." Yan Li finally understood what was going on and immediately thanked Li Xing.

"Thank you, Brother Li. I'll treat you later."

Yan Li was not sure whether there was any truth in Li Xing's words, but based on his understanding of Li Xing, he knew that if there was, it would not be particularly exaggerated, so Yan Li had to accept this favor.

"Okay, just get ready and I'll take you in."

Li Xing really wanted Yan Li to get the role. On the one hand, they had a good relationship, and on the other hand, Yan Li knew the rules, and his benefits were indispensable to make this happen.

Under Li Xing's protection, Yan Li adjusted his condition before entering the tea room.

There were three people in the teahouse. Yan Li had just learned from Li Xing that the three people were—

Director Hu Mei, screenwriter Jiang Qitao, and Mr. Jiao Huang, who plays Emperor Jing of Han in the play.

When filming "Yongzheng Dynasty", director Hu Mei had a very good personal relationship with Jiao Huang. They collaborated again on the subsequent anti-corruption film "Loyalty". This time, when filming "The Emperor of Han Wu", Hu Mei invited Jiao Huang to join the crew again.

It is said that Jiao Huang came to Beijing to participate in an event this time. Hu Mei thought he was a great performer, so she invited him to come and help her with the interview.

"Hello, Director Hu, Hello, Teacher Jiao, Hello, Teacher Jiang."

Yan Li greeted her respectfully and then introduced himself. Hu Mei said nothing, but just kept looking at Yan Li's figure and nodded secretly.

She had seen photos of Yan Li, but static images were definitely not as intuitive as seeing him in person.

He has a handsome and strong appearance, a tall and straight figure, and his image is indeed suitable for a military general.

He just looked a little young and his aura was a bit exaggerated, which did not fit her idea of Wei Qing being low-key and tolerant.

Hu Mei remained silent, and screenwriter Jiang Qitao led the interview, asking Yan Li about his views on the historical background of the Han Wu Emperor period and the character of Wei Qing.

The actor who failed the interview before was not mainly due to his acting skills.

After all, he is an actor that Hu Mei is optimistic about, so his professional ability must be up to standard.

But having good acting skills does not mean you can play the right role.

The actor had no knowledge of the history of Emperor Wu of Han and the role of Wei Qing, or his understanding was very superficial, so that his words were meaningless and his acting was superficial.

This also makes Hu Mei and others pay more attention to the actors' understanding of history and characters, and want to see whether the actors have done their homework.

Those who were called here today had all been greeted before and knew something about the situation, so it was not a surprise raid.

Moreover, Hu Mei didn't expect these actors to have a deep understanding, as long as their words were meaningful.

The key is that she wants to see the attitude!

And this time, he just happened to run into the muzzle of Yan Li's gun.

Ever since he got the news about "The Emperor Wu of Han" a few months ago, he has been doing his homework non-stop.

I have read so many relevant records in the "Records of the Grand Historian" that they are almost torn to pieces. I have also read the even more boring and obscure "Book of Han" several times, and I have also read a lot of related historical books, research, and discussions.

Today, it would be an exaggeration to say that Yan Li is an expert during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, but he can definitely beat 99.99% of ordinary people.

"Teachers, let me first talk about Wei Qing. In my humble opinion, Wei Qing can be said to be one of the very few high-ranking generals in history who possessed both strong military and political abilities. His personal charm and political wisdom, to some extent, even outweigh his military talent..."

Yan Li was an excellent speaker and had made various preparations beforehand, even reciting his speech several times in his mind. Now he could speak eloquently.

Soon, half an hour passed, and Yan Li showed no sign of stopping. He was comparing the evaluations of Wei Qing in "Han Shu" and "Shi Ji", criticizing Sima Qian for mixing personal opinions in his history writing, and so on.

Hu Mei, Jiang Qitao and Jiao Huang looked at each other, all confused.

Is this really an actor interview and not a history student's thesis defense?

(End of this chapter)