Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 188: Interview with the Bull Syndrome
Lu Kuan walked into the office in a good mood, glanced at Xiao Liu, and felt secretly proud.

Look how closely I watched, but it couldn't stop me from making a movie. Which actress can stand this kind of test?

"Hey, Aunt Liu is here too?"

Liu Xiaoli stood up and said, "Yes, Xiaolu, I'll bring you some buckwheat tea that Xixi brought back from Dali."

She didn't intend to tell Lu Kuan about the matter with the heroine of "Foreign Land", but the matter of "Kung Fu" was still unresolved and she was waiting for a reply.

In the past, she could have made the decision on her own or discussed it with Cheng Jingfei.

Now Cheng Jingfei is busy raising money to clean up the mess and is extremely worried. After this incident, the two families have basically become estranged.

Let the two children, Yang Siwei and Liu Yifei, make the decision, as she is still worried.

After much thought, the only option was to listen to Lu Kuan's advice with Yang Siwei.

Lu Kuan asked curiously, "Xiao Liu, Zhou Xingchi is your second uncle? How could he be so willing to say that he doesn't need you to sign a contract?"

He was indeed puzzled. This was not a parallel world!
Everyone recognizes Zhou Xingchi's talent, but it is also true that both enemies and friends have reported that he has a small problem of loving money.

No one is perfect, that's nothing unusual.

The little girl spat at him: "Nonsense!"

Then she raised her eyebrows at him in a somewhat arrogant manner: "Is it possible that my ability has been recognized by him?"

Boss Lu did not continue teasing Liu Xiaoli in front of her. He picked up the teacup and blew away the floating leaves.

"How much is the pay?"

Liu Xiaoli was a little embarrassed: "Because Xixi refused to sign the contract, the original salary of 100 million is now 30..."

Later, he paid Huang Shengyi less than 10 yuan in salary. At that time, she was still a little-known figure in the entertainment industry who had only appeared in youth idol dramas.

In this life, Liu Yifei is already a popular rising star, but even so, she is still being bargained down to a lower price by Stephen Chow.

As expected of you!
"That's normal. I've already told Xiao Liu about his quirks."

Yang Siwei said anxiously, "Boss Lu, please give me some advice! We're getting several calls a day asking for help!"

Boss Lu sneered, "Wow! Who is this?"

"Isn't he the general manager, agent, personal assistant, and creative director of Liu Yifei's studio, who has grown stronger?"

"Why are you visiting your old employer again?"

Yang Siwei smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Lu, even if the deal doesn't work out, there's still friendship. Although we couldn't cooperate, Xixi really defended you. She even registered a..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Liu Yifei covered her agent's mouth with lightning speed!
[Zhaluji] We can’t let him know!

Boss Lu glanced at the little girl suspiciously, not understanding what she was singing about.

Registration hair ah?

"What's the point of acting for 30? It's just a few minutes of acting, it won't improve you much."

Liu Xiaoli smiled bitterly and said, "But the other notebooks handed over are very ordinary. The one behind Xixi..."

Boss Lu interrupted her and asked Liu Yifei directly.

"If you want to boost your popularity and become more famous through movies, you can play this role."

"But because of the length of the film, it's impossible for you to get much training on the set. He writes, directs, and stars in the film himself, so he doesn't have time to deal with you."

Lu Kuan paused, tapped his finger on the table, and signaled Yang Siwei to add more tea for him.

"I'll give you a choice."

Concubine Liu Yi was surprised: "What?"

"To the crew of 'Alien Land'."

Liu Xiaoli said in surprise: "Xiaolu, it's Zhang Ziyi..."

Lu Kuan's expression remained calm: "I mean, Xiao Liu can come to "Foreign Land" to be her stunt double!"

Everyone in the room was stunned!

Are you still human?
Yang Siwei couldn't help but speculate the most vicious aspects of this former black-hearted boss:
All of Liu Yifei's earnings in the past two years went to Wenjie. Lu Kuan must have been dissatisfied with the low pay for "Kung Fu" and let Xixi do free labor!
Liu Xiaoli became even more panicked!
Silly girl, you said Lu Kuan was not angry that you refused to sign the contract, but he is exploiting you!

The former family manager felt a little regretful. If only he had agreed to the young master's offer! He could have gotten two movie roles after all.

The daughter just followed him closely, what else could they do?
Concubine Liu Yi fell into deep thought, wondering what Lu Kuan's purpose was.

"Your fighting skills are better than Zhang Ziyi's. Being her body double or light double will help you develop your camera sense, familiarize you with Hollywood filming rules, and let you see how actors like Leonardo DiCaprio perform on set."

"You should remember what was said in 'The Drummer': there's no more damaging comment than 'not bad'."

"But to be frank, unfortunately, your current acting ability is far from that of a top actor, not even good enough."

Yang Siwei and Liu Xiaoli were both unconvinced and wanted to argue, but Liu Yifei pursed her lips and said nothing, her fists clenched tightly.

She thought back to her audition performance over the three days. Although there was a gap compared to Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun, it shouldn't be this bad, right?
Lu Kuan was indeed deliberately provoking her.

The success of "The Drummer" and "Chinese Paladin", the huge traffic of Blog.com, and the first fan-built celebrity website in the domestic entertainment industry have already raised his status to a quasi-first-tier celebrity with an endorsement fee of 300 million.

As for the Golden Eagle Awards which will be held at the end of September, she has become the most popular actress with the highest voice.

Everything could make her feel elated.

Originally, he wanted to keep Concubine Liu Yi by his side, plan everything, and help her grow step by step.

But since she had her own ideas and refused to sign a contract with Wenjie, she could only tighten and loosen her grip like flying a kite.

Keep putting pressure on her, give her a setback education when she is about to become complacent and go back to her old ways, and ignore those fleeting things.

This is also the ideal she expressed herself at Mei Yanfang's house in Hong Kong, saying that she wanted to be a real actor.

"There's a third way. You can study hard at the Beijing Film Academy and build a solid foundation. That's better than trying to gain popularity in 'Kung Fu'."

The grievance that was about to burst out of Concubine Liu Yi was quickly suppressed.

Her face was tense. "Stop talking. I've decided. I'm going to be a stunt double in 'Alien Land'!"

"Be Zhang Ziyi's stand-in!"

He said the last sentence with gritted teeth and walked out of the office immediately.

How could she be willing to do that?
With such a high net worth and being so popular in the domestic entertainment industry, how could Lu Kuan think that she is no better than being a stand-in for other female stars?

Why do you insult me ​​like this!

Outside the office, Wenjie Company’s interview with Zhang Ziyi had just ended.

When the reporters saw the popular young actress Liu Yifei coming over, they gathered around, ready with their cameras.

The little girl was in a very depressed mood and wanted to turn around and leave, but fortunately Yang Siwei nodded at her from behind.

"Sissi, keep smiling!"

Concubine Liu Yi took a deep breath and tried hard to put on a fake smile.

"Fei Yi, may I ask why everyone on the internet is calling you Fairy Sister?"

The female star had a deadpan expression: "Too many press releases have been sent out."

The reporter was stunned when he heard this.

Self-destruct?

Another reporter interjected, "Fei Yi, I'd like to ask, your private clothes don't seem to match your status as a popular young actress. Some even say you look like a country girl. What do you think?"

The female star suddenly remembered that someone had also said that she looked like a country girl.

"I'm just a country girl."

"Is Yifei very busy lately? The ratings for 'Chinese Paladin' are so high, so she must have received many film offers, right?"

"Not busy, I'm looking for a job."

Liu Xiaoli got a headache after listening to it, and Yang Siwei felt lactic acid.

You are the worst class I have ever taught!!!

The reporters present had never seen such a mudslide in the entertainment industry before, and they were all stunned.

The little girl was annoyed by Yang Siwei behind her. Why do you always argue with me? I didn’t say anything wrong!

"Okay, thank you everyone. One last question."

"Yi Fei, after failing the audition for 'Alien Land' this time, do you have any plans for your next film?"

Liu Yifei frowned, "Who said I failed the audition?"

Everyone was shocked and confused. Could it be that this movie had two female protagonists?

"I passed the audition. I'm now the female lead's stand-in. That's it! Bye!"

The popular young actress left the venue with her arms folded, followed by her disheartened agent.

Mr. Lu, is it too late for me to go back to Wenjie now?
Domestic entertainment is a crowded big dining table where all practitioners eat.

When you are famous, there will always be people who try their best to consider your taste and always stop the dish steadily when it is passed in front of you.

Just like Yu Dong and Huo Wenxi, they "served" him in different ways. When your future is uncertain and rumors are everywhere, you will find that no matter how much you want to eat, you can't pick up a piece after turning around several times.

In the past two days, Zhang Ziyi's successful selection as the female lead in "Foreign Land" has become the headline news.

It is said that she has persuaded director Zhang Yimou to go to North America to participate in a two-week training preparation.

As soon as director Lu Kuan finished the mainland distribution of "Thief", he immediately started filming this blockbuster.

Then came a piece of news related to this, which was also shocking.

The popular young actress Liu Yifei actually went to the crew of "Foreign Land" to be Zhang Ziyi's stand-in?

Isn’t this too incredible?
The last person to do this was Liu Xiaoqing, who had just been released from prison. She lowered her status and went to Hengdian to play a supporting role to actors who were not even qualified to act with her before.

Everyone knows that Concubine Liu Yi is a rising star who was made famous by the media. How could she be banished to the cold palace so quickly?

Of course, entertainment reporters would not let go of this topic.

Soon, Zhuo Wei posted a blog post on the blog, pointing out that "Liu Yifei Studio" had been officially registered with the Chaoyang District Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

She issued an announcement about the termination of her contract with Red Star Studio, and everyone thought that she had signed the contract as a matter of course.

What the hell is this studio?

According to the analysis of the King of Paparazzi, Liu Yifei had a disagreement with Lu Kuan for unknown reasons and was targeted by the latter, who threatened to cut off resources and ban her in the industry, forcing her to work for the "Foreign Land" crew for free.

This really angered Liu Yifei's fans.

Most of her fans are born in the 80s and 90s, who are the most proficient in surfing the Internet today.

Not to mention blogs, the newly established Liu Yifei group in Douban, the Xianjian group, and the personal theme sites set up by her fans.

Blown by Zhuo Wei's evil wind, the group marched towards Lu Kuan's blog homepage in a mighty force, just like the Emperor's Bar in the future going out to fight, leaving no grass behind.

It was such a grand event and so much suffering!
Most of Boss Lu’s fans are movie fans around 30 years old, some of whom overlap with Ling’er’s fans, and there are also a large number of them who have defected.

In particular, on the second night after the casting, Xiao Liu posted a photo of himself exercising on his blog, with a few lines of Pushkin's poetry.

If life deceives you, don't be sad, don't be anxious!
You need to be calm on sad days!

Believe it, happy days will come!
Her unintentional movement was like a clarion call for a charge, and the Luhei army fought their way in and out of Wenjie and Lukuan's homepages seven times!

Zhuang Xu helplessly called his junior brother again.

"Can you please calm down? Why are you always getting in trouble because of women? The server has been down for another five minutes!"

Boss Lu had naturally heard about it too: "Isn't that good? I'm personally going to attract traffic, and you can just be happy!"

Zhuang Xu glanced at the data on the computer.

"Because of you, many people named Lu or something like that have changed their names. Some fans of Liu Yifei even changed their names to something like "Kill the Washing Machine."

"Did you know that the number of SP members on Blog.com alone has increased by over 100,000 in the past few days?"

“They are all here to send flowers and praise to Concubine Liu Yi, and some are changing their names to scold you!”

Boss Lu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This is fucking, you fucking, me fucking!
I am such a marketing genius!
"Don't worry about it. Go ahead and scold me if you want. I won't lose a hair."

Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of their favorite Xiao Liu, but in the world of fame and fortune, everyone is watching Boss Lu's eyes.

Changsha, Deya Road, Kaifu District, Hunan-Taiwan Headquarters.

Yang Siwei was furious in the office.

"How could you do this! These plans were originally decided when the Chinese Paladin project was launched!"

The Kuaiben staff said expressionlessly: "Please stop yelling. Times are different now. I don't want to say anything unpleasant."

"This is a decision from above, and I am just conveying opinions."

Yang Siwei sat down angrily, looking at the program plan for Saturday, September 9th, and was extremely angry!
After the two companies' collaboration on "Chinese Paladin" became a hit, Yang Siwei, as Liu Yifei's agent, followed Lu Kuan's instructions to discuss the collaboration.

About the Golden Eagle Awards which opened on September 2003, 9, and the Happy Camp program on the Saturday closest to that.

According to Boss Lu's original plan, he would use this currently hottest variety show to warm up Liu Yifei, and then promote her and his artists such as Hu Ge on the blog.

The Golden Eagle Award is a voting award. Voting for the 2003 Golden Eagle Award can be done by mail, phone, text message and online.

Among them, online voting and blog network have established an exclusive cooperation agreement to divert traffic to each other.

There was no Golden Eagle Goddess in 2003. The only honors Liu Yifei could strive for at that time were the Most Popular Actress and the Audience Favorite Actress.

The latter is a multi-yolk egg.

There is also a Best Performing Arts Actress award, but it is generally given to respected industry veterans and serious dramas.

But when Yang Siwei came to Hunan TV again, he unexpectedly found that the content of the previously scheduled program had completely changed!

During the process, Liu Yifei’s appearances and interactions were greatly reduced!

It was almost time to get off work at Xiangtai, and the staff came to her with cold faces to persuade her to leave.

Yang Siwei is a man who is not afraid of tigers, otherwise future generations will not be able to make Bingbing into Fan Ye.

She pushed aside the staff who were blocking her and rushed into Yao Jia's office.

Yao Jia was still looking at the documents. She had been promoted to deputy director of the film purchasing department because of the success of the "Chinese Paladin" project.

Although she is called deputy director, the top leader is already close to retirement age. She is an old retainer of Director Ouyangtai, and it will only take one or two years for her to be promoted.

Yao Jia already had the aura of a superior: "Thinking? Why are you so angry?"

Yang Siwei wanted to say something, then turned around and closed the door.

"Director Yao, this isn't how things are done, right?"

"The promotional plan was originally agreed upon by both parties, and now the production team is changing it without any reason. Isn't that a bit excessive?"

"Isn't it just some rotten paparazzi's nonsense online? You're such a big TV station, are you really going to believe everything you hear?"

Yao Jiaren was scolded by the former world-class agent and silently took off his glasses.

To be fair, she also strongly disagrees with this approach, but the program director is not under her control, so what can she do?

His relationship with Concubine Liu Yi was not close enough for him to stand up for her and speak for her.

"Siwei, please sit down first. I've heard about this as well and have asked about it before."

"I'm very opposed to this kind of tailoring, but it's difficult for me to intervene in this matter right now."

Yang Siwei was very anxious!
The key point is that the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is. The girl is eating, sleeping, exercising at home, and is ready to go to Hollywood to be a stunt double!
As for the Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress, she doesn't care at all!
Yao Jia was smart and also wanted to find out about the relationship between Lu Kuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

"Siwei, tell me the truth, what happened to Concubine Yi? Why did you suddenly want to be Zhang Ziyi's stand-in?"

Yang Siwei was speechless and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

I'm also part of their play! How would I know?
The natural born agent Saint Body suddenly had an inspiration!
"Director Yao, there are some things I really don't want to talk about. I'm afraid it will affect Director Lu's reputation, but..."

"But I'm really worried that the relationship between you and Xiangtai will end!"

Yao Jia looked at her suspiciously: "Siwei, please speak slowly."

"We have always had a pleasant cooperation with Wenjie. The second round of broadcast rights for 'Chinese Paladin' will soon be put up for bidding, and the advertising fees have already been received."

"I don't understand what you mean by the end of the road?"

Yang Siwei came up with a plan and began to use his wild imagination.

"Director Yao, actually..."

"Actually, Director Lu is pursuing our Xixi!"

Yao Jia was shocked!

"What? Princess Yi is not talented..."

She suddenly remembered Zhuo Wei's earliest revelation, about the two of them being in the same car for an hour!

I also remembered the scene at the Wenjie press conference at the beginning of the month when Lu Kuan asked Liu Yifei to come on stage to interpret for Leonardo.

Looking back now, how could this be considered banishment to the cold palace?

This is clearly naked and silent favoritism!

Then why did he force Liu Yifei to be Zhang Ziyi's stand-in?
Why do the latter enjoy it so much?
Considering Wenjie's involvement in the travel satellite TV on Star TV, Yao Jia feels that at least for now, the good cooperative relationship between Xiangtai and Lukuan cannot be broken.

Yang Siwei's heart was pounding as he watched her expression change.

I must not let Boss Lu know that I am slandering him! Otherwise, I will definitely die!

Actually, Yang Siwei, you can't be considered slandering...

"Director Yao, these words came out of my mouth and entered your ears. Please don't tell anyone else!"

"After all, Mr. Lu... you know."

Yao Jia took a deep breath and gave her a polite smile, a smile typical of someone in the system.

"Don't worry, thinking."

He immediately checked his watch and said, "The director should not have left yet. Come with me!"

(End of this chapter)