Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 103 Heart-to-heart talk
The two of them leaned against the railing of the halfway road.

Lu Kuan searched his memories of his previous life, but since he had basically no contact with Liu Yifei's business, he didn't have a particularly deep understanding of her.

But I have the impression that I have rarely heard her talk about these sad memories to the media.

When talking about parents and family, I always express gratitude and warmth.

Is this considered suffering? Of course not.
Lu Kuan smiled and said, "These are all your insights into life. Take being an actor for example. A good actor must have different life experiences."

"You must travel thousands of miles, read thousands of books, work hard, and strain your muscles."

"You need to constantly observe the different states and images of people around you, interact with people from different walks of life, and be able to cry and laugh."

“Go fall in love, experience the pain of a broken heart, make some delicious food yourself, and savor the flavor of the food.”

"All of this will eventually be integrated into your performance and become your muscle memory and psychological memory, allowing you to better shape the character and grasp the chain of action."

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and nodded. She understood what Lu Kuan meant.

I am indeed still a little too immature, and the roles I can play well now are those whose characters are more in line with my own.

She suddenly turned around and asked, "What about you?"

"What am I?"

"You were still a Taoist priest two years ago. Your experience isn't much more than mine! Why do you know so much?"

Boss Lu instinctively wanted to light a cigarette.

My suffering has lasted for forty years in my previous life, and it is still vivid in my mind.

"I've been fortune-telling since I was 10 years old. When I look at a person, I can tell the eight sufferings in their life, and I can see their present and future lives. Of course, I know a lot."

This statement was too exaggerated, so Concubine Liu Yi naturally didn't believe it.

She stared at Lu Kuan's angular profile, and suddenly a thought came to her mind.

"Xiaolu, I think you look like a time traveler."

A loud thunderclap in the summer startled both of them. It was the prelude to a thunderstorm.

Lu Kuan was shocked but remained calm.

"How to say?"

Concubine Liu Yi laughed and said, "Just like Xiaowanzi and Xiang Shaolong, your head is full of ideas one after another, as if nothing can stump you."

"Love Across Time" was released in mainland China in May this year. Together with "A Step into the Past" in 5, it opened up the Chinese people's imagination of time travel, and it has been unstoppable since then.

"Next time I'm going to ask your senior brother if there was a vision of nine stars in a row when you were born!"

Boss Lu jokingly said, "You guessed it right. I actually traveled through time."

"So, do you know me in that time and space? What am I like?"

Lu Kuan was a little hesitant and didn't know what to say.

You may be very successful in that time and space, but you will also have to face slander and rumors everywhere.

Outsiders naturally have no idea whether you feel bitter or sweet in your heart.

"You weren't a star before you traveled through time, and I didn't know you."

"You might just quietly go to college, fall in love, get married, have children, and live an ordinary life."

Considering her experience of quitting the entertainment industry for various reasons in her previous life, what's wrong with being an ordinary person happily?

"Yeah, it's raining!"

Hong Kong has a subtropical monsoon climate with heavy rain in summer. The two had already walked a long way and quickly turned around and went down the mountain.

Boss Lu looked at Liu Yifei, who was wearing a thin white sweatshirt, and instinctively wanted to play a trick on her.

"Xiao Liu, are you cold? Do you want a coat?"

Liu Yifei looked at him in surprise. Why was this damn man so gentle to her today? Was he possessed by something dirty?

"Need not."

"Oh, I do."

Lu Kuan snatched the white sweatshirt from her hand, put it on his head, and rushed into the rain with a big laugh.

Only Liu Yifei was left behind, furious, wiping the rain from her face before following. Liu Xiaoli soon reunited with her daughter at Xiangjiang River, and Lu Kuan could now confidently lead Ah Fei north, despite receiving a good scolding from Huang Pi.

He made money and kidnapped people.

Of course, he was unwilling to offend such a big client, but no matter how much he asked Wang Minhui, the latter refused to reveal his background.

August 2002, 8, Beijing Hanghua Science and Technology Office Building, Wenjie Culture Media Company.

The spotless newly rented office is about 500 square meters, which is obviously beyond the actual usage needs for the current world culture.

But the boss Lu, who had a keen eye, knew that the rent of the office building behind was soaring year by year along with the housing and land prices, so he simply rented it for five years at once.

If he can't buy or build an office space by himself in five years, then his career will be going backwards.

On the eve of the expedition to Venice, Lu Kuan called together all current company employees to hold the first internal meeting.

Although small, it has all the necessary facilities. At present, Wenjie Culture Media is in its initial stage and has only just begun to establish its organizational structure.

Boss Lu sat at one end of the desk, twirling a pen in his hand, listening to Sun Wenwen read out the appointment notice.

Looking at each employee he personally recruited and arranged, Lu Kuan felt as if he had returned to his previous life and thought of himself who was in charge of the public relations company.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. All units and departments will make the decision after the company's research."

"Establish a first-level agency president's office and appoint Sun Wenwen as assistant to the president."

"A first-level financial department, legal department, and human resources department have been established, and all related responsibilities will be temporarily handled by Sun Wenwen."

Sun Wenwen felt a little dizzy when she read this. If it weren't for the 1 yuan a month salary offered to her by Boss Lu, this master's degree holder from the Law School of Renmin University would have burst into tears on the spot.

Although each department has basic employees, she is the one who coordinates the work.

"Establishing a first-tier agency artist management division, appointing Lu Yao as general manager and Yang Siwei as assistant general manager (internship)."

"Contracted artists Zhang Songwen, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo."

Zhang Songwen's acting skills are far from mature as those of later generations, and he still needs more practice and improvement.

Wang Baoqiang can play some roles that fit his true self, but his current acting range is relatively narrow.

Huang Bo is a talented player and can be trained step by step.

These are also the four characters planned for "Crazy Stone".

Lu Yao was poached by Lu Kuan from Shenjiang Service Herald. He is still young, but there are not many artists in Wenjie Culture for the time being, so let's grow together.

"We will establish a first-level copyright management department and a media operations department, and General Manager Lu will temporarily take over the relevant responsibilities."

No one knows more about copyright than him.

The media operations department will have to continue recruiting people to be responsible for the media promotion of the company, artists, and film and television works across all channels.

"Establish a first-level institution, the Film and Television Production Department, which will oversee departments such as film, TV series, drama club, and variety show production."

"Contracted director Ning Hao and Mr. Lu himself."

The film and television production department is usually a human resource-intensive department, and larger film and television production companies have their own fixed teams.

Smaller companies only have a core team and will hire directors, photographers and other professionals when there is work.

Yiwenjie Culture's current size is of course still a light asset operation, and many departments have not yet been established.

Lian Lukuan's own film was shot with the help of the Qingying Studio's filming team.

The so-called fighting to support fighting, fighting instead of training, company development and talent training must also be carried out in practice and actual combat.

Most of the employees and artists were confused and didn't know why Lu Kuan noticed them.

But that didn't stop them from actively approaching this young director, whose debut film entered the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival.

Especially for the first dinner yesterday, Lu Kuan invited Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jay Chou, Feng Yuanzheng and others who were preparing to go to Venice together.

Zhang Jizhong, Zhou Xun, Zhang Yadong, Fan Bingbing, Liu Bei and other people in the entertainment industry who had worked and interacted with the couple also came to congratulate the couple and sent flower baskets and blessings.

These allow everyone to see a corner of their boss's network of contacts in the entertainment industry, which is very helpful in boosting employee confidence and cohesion.

But the literary and artistic world always speaks through works. Lu Kuan looked at the embryonic form of Wenjie Culture with satisfaction and looked forward to this trip to Venice.

(End of this chapter)