Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 87: Star second generation acquaintance, professional favorite concubine, according to insiders,

"Director Gao, Sister Wei, please don't see me off. I'm leaving first."

Yan Li waved goodbye to Gao Qunshu and Liu Weiwei. Lin Jiachuan, who had called earlier to inform them, had already parked his car downstairs and was waiting.

Lin Jiachuan, who had just obtained his driver's license, stepped on the accelerator lightly and drove carefully, asking Yan Li in the back seat.

"Brother, what did Director Gao say?"

Yan Li came here this time mainly to give money and build relationships, and by the way, he also wanted to inquire about Gao Qunshu's next play.

"Conquer" has made a lot of money, and there will be a lot of profits in the future, but we cannot rely on this one project. If there are suitable new projects and businesses, they must be developed.

"From what I hear, it's probably going to be difficult."

Yan Li recalled Lao Gao's tentative reaction to him during the previous meal and shook his head.

Although Lao Gao had a good mindset and did not fall out with him over money, the knot in his heart could not be untied for a while, and he was not willing to cooperate with Yan Li in the short term.

After all, "Conquest" was a good broadcast and was later broadcast on satellite TV. Many film producers, distribution companies and even TV stations sought cooperation with it.

"Isn't this just destroying the bridge?"

Lin Jiachuan said indignantly that he was absolutely considering Yan Li's interests, and once believed that without Yan Li's appearance, "Conquer" would not be a hit.

It’s so unkind of Gao Qunshu to chase the cook away now that he’s full!
But Yan Li knows his own business. Even without him, "Conquer" will probably still be a hit.

Of course, his appearance made "Conquer" more popular and also allowed Lao Gao to earn more money.

As I said, Yan Li helped Gao Qunshu and Gao Qunshu also helped him, no one owes anyone anything.

There's no point in dwelling on this. Yan Li does business on the principle of mutual consent. If Lao Gao can't figure it out now, just let it go. When he figures it out, there might still be a chance for cooperation.

After all, Yan Li is not bragging, he does have exclusive advantages in TV drama distribution.

It is almost impossible for a normal publishing company to reach a contract as accurately and quickly as he does, and to obtain the maximum benefits as much as possible.

Lao Gao had eaten fine bran, and when he tried coarse grains, he realized the difference between the two.

Unless every TV series he stars in later is of the level of "Conquer", and TV stations and distributors are scrambling to buy them, he will have to come back to Yan Li sooner or later.

"So what about our next project?"

Lin Jiachuan asked, but Yan Li was very calm: "Just look for opportunities slowly. You have money and fame, so why worry about not having projects?"

"Conquer" has gained a lot of fame, and with this name, people in and outside the circle have to look up to it.
Even if some TV stations are slow to pay, Yan Li can still gather several million in cash in a short period of time, which can be of great use.

In addition, Yan Li also has an intelligence system that can combine real and even future information to understand the reality and prospects of various projects. The day when he can show his talents is still to come.

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Near the end of March, several SARS cases had appeared in Beijing, but they did not attract much attention.

Apart from more frequent news reports, the people should continue to do what they are supposed to do.

Yan Li took a short rest. Unless there was a necessary social engagement, he would postpone everything else. He also avoided going to crowded places.

However, there are exceptions to everything. For example, Yan Li attended the launch conference of "The Emperor of Han Wu" at the invitation of Hu Mei.

That’s right, “The Emperor Wu of Han” is about to start filming.

However, Yan Li has few scenes and will appear late, so he is expected to join the crew between June and August. If the crew's filming plan does not go smoothly, it may be even later.

At the press conference, Yan Li also met some of the leading actors of "The Emperor of Han Wu".

Chen Baoguo (Emperor Wu of Han), Jiao Huang (Emperor Jing of Han), Gui Yalei (Empress Dowager Dou), Yang Tongshu (Princess Pingyang), Lin Jing (Wei Zifu), Ma Shaohua (Dou Ying), Lu Shuming (Li Guang)...

The actor who played Wei Qing, whom Yan Li had previously interviewed, was named Lu Jianmin.

He is an actor in the Beijing Film Studio Repertory Theatre and also Yan Li's senior from the Beijing Film Studio. He has acted in many film and television dramas. Although he is not famous, he is a familiar face to many audiences.

In addition to Lu Jianmin, Yan Li also met another senior from the Beijing Film Academy. Compared with Lu, with whom Yan Li had never dealt with, this senior was more familiar to Yan Li.

Patting Du Chun's shoulder vigorously, Yan Li smiled brightly: "Senior brother, long time no see."

Du Chun moved aside awkwardly and responded vaguely.

The seats at the scene were with the veteran actors in the middle, and several young actors were scattered on both sides. Seeing Yan Li and Du Chun being very "intimate", Yang Tongshu next to them asked curiously.

"You know each other."

"I know you very well."

Yan Li patted Du Chun again and said, "We get along really well. I often go to his dorm to play with him."

Du Chun's face was a little dark. Yan Li had gone to his dormitory several times to find him, but not to play with him. Instead, he blocked the door and beat him.

That’s right, this Du Chun is the one mentioned before, the second-generation star from the 99 class of the Beijing Film Academy who was eyeing Dong Xuan and wanted to poach Yan Li, and then was defeated by Yan Li.

Yan Li intended to use this guy as an example to scare others.

I remember that Yan Li blocked the door three or four times and started a fight twice. The most serious one was when he brought seven or eight people and almost beat up the other roommates.

Afterwards, Yan Li was given a serious warning, but he also became famous. No one dared to steal his girl anymore. From then on, Du Chun would avoid Yan Li whenever he saw him.

Unexpectedly, Yan Lidu had graduated from Beijing Film Academy, and Du Chun was about to graduate, and then they met on "The Emperor of Han Wu".

Yan Li has already learned that the role played by Du Chun is the young Emperor Wu of Han.

Yan Li was truly impressed by director Hu Mei, who cast three actors for the role of Emperor Wu of Han: a teenager, a young adult, and an adult. Chen Baoguo, the show's biggest star, didn't appear until episode 22.

You know, the adult Zhang Wuji in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" has always been jokingly called the last male protagonist to appear, but normally he should have appeared in ten episodes at the most. However, "The Emperor of Han Wu" dared to serve the main course only one-third of the way through the whole drama.

Of course, Hu Mei's confidence mainly comes from Jiao Huang,
The first twenty episodes of "The Emperor Wu of Han" should be called "The Legend of Emperor Jing of Han". The story of Jiao Huang and Emperor Jing of Han supports the audience and allows them to wait for Chen Baoguo to appear.

As for the young Emperor Wu of Han played by Du Chun, he appeared in less than 10 episodes.

However, although he has few roles, he is the absolute protagonist in a few episodes and still has a certain presence.

For a student who has not yet graduated and has no works, it is very rare to have this opportunity to debut.

This is also thanks to Du Chun's father Du Zhiguo, who once played Nian Gengyao in "Yongzheng Dynasty" and is an old acquaintance of director Hu Mei. He probably did a lot of favors.

"Yan Li, these are all human beings, you...you should not go too far."

Du Chun glanced at Hu Mei and others not far away, as well as various reporters. He became a little bolder and retorted in a cold voice.

"Look at you. I was just trying to catch up with you, but you're overthinking things."

Seeing Du Chun's timid look, Yan Li lost interest and stopped teasing him.

After all, he is not a super violent person. Even after so long, he still holds on to it and beats people every time he sees them.

It would have been fine if Du Chun had just been angry and yelling, but now seeing his cowardly appearance, Yan Li was too lazy to pick a fight with him, so as not to get the bad reputation of "bullying colleagues".

Ignoring it, Yan Li chatted with Yang Tongshu, Lu Jianmin and Lin Jing beside him.

Lu Jianmin was not really familiar with Yan Li, but he had seen the other two actresses' dramas.

Yang Tongshu's current representative work is the female top scholar Fu Shanxiang in "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom".

He didn't recognize Lin Jing at first, but after chatting with her, he found out that she played Ding Minjun in the recently popular TV series "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

And this sister is a professional concubine.

She played the Crown Princess Wei Yu in "Mystery in Kyoto", Concubine Mei in "The Invincible County Magistrate", the favorite concubine Lady Huayang in "The Hero of Troubled Times, Lu Buwei", and the favorite concubine Wu Yujiao in "The Big-footed Empress Ma".

Yan Li strongly suspected that Hu Mei asked her to play Wei Zifu because she was influenced by these roles.

Both of them were born in 80 and were students of Beijing Film Academy, so they got along quite well and even exchanged phone numbers.

Don't get me wrong, Yan Li has no other intentions, he is purely speaking from a business perspective.

As the heroine of "The Emperor of Han Wu", Lin Jing will definitely become more famous after the show is broadcast, but her pay is very cheap now.

Yan Li considered that if there was a suitable opportunity, he could cooperate with Lin Jing. It would be equivalent to hiring a future star at a low price, which would be a sure profit.

In addition to Lin Jing, Yan Li also gave Yang Tongshu a business card, but his attitude was not very enthusiastic.

Lin Jing had just made her debut and had only played small supporting roles with little pay, so it was easy to hire her.

Yang Tongshu has acted in many dramas, including some as the second female lead and even the female lead. She has already gained a certain degree of fame, and her cost-effectiveness is not high.

Lu Jianmin and Yan Li also gave their business cards. After all, they were seniors and future colleagues, so there might be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

Several people around him were given business cards, except Du Chun. He looked at Yan Li awkwardly. Yan Li smiled politely in return and then put the business card back into his pocket.

It’s good enough that I didn’t beat you up, but you still want my business card, which I threw away and wouldn’t even give it to you…

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At the launch conference, the focus was on the director and several big-name leading actors. Yan Li and his gang of new actors were just there to make up the numbers, and it was good enough if they could say a few words.

However, after the press conference, some media were still interested in Yan Li and wanted him to talk about his thoughts.

Yan Li glanced at the other party's Sina.com press card and shook hands enthusiastically.

"Just chatting is boring. I'll treat you. Let's find a restaurant and eat while we talk."

The Sina reporter was a little embarrassed: "I have other colleagues."

"That's nothing to be afraid of. It's more fun to eat together."

The next day, many news reports about the launch conference of "The Emperor of Han Wu" appeared on Sina portal.

The article overshadowed the launch conference of "The Emperor of Han Wu" and focused on the actor who played Huo Qubing, praising him highly.

[…Young actor Yan Li will play the legendary war god Huo Qubing… Yan Li stood out from the crowd with his profound understanding of history and a sturdy demeanor perfectly suited to the role, earning unanimous approval from the director team…]

According to insiders, Yan Li did extensive research to embody the role, reading through historical materials such as "Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of General Wei and the Cavalry" and "Book of Han." Director Hu Mei once remarked, "It's so rare to see a young actor so deeply immersed in history!"

[…Huo Qubing was made a marquis at the age of seventeen and swept across the northern desert at the age of twenty-one. Balancing the youthful heroic spirit with the calm and decisive demeanor of a commander was extremely difficult…Yan Li’s classic tough-guy temperament perfectly met the requirements…]

[…Playing such an important role, Yan Li admitted that it was a huge challenge, but he was confident that he would live up to the expectations of the director and the audience…]

【…】

Yan Li browsed the news online and then turned to Lin Jiachuan, "These reporters have good writing skills. Remember their contact information. You'll need it later."

Lin Jiachuan: "..."

Brother Li is getting thicker and thicker now, he doesn’t even blush when reading this kind of article…

(End of this chapter)