The Quiet Rise of Entertainment Superstars

In the evening, Xiaoyue took a bath reluctantly, sat in front of her laptop, opened her email, and saw the homework sent by Professor Chen.

"Please write a poem on the theme of missing someone and submit it within three days."

This is a hard student life. Even if you are two hundred kilometers away, you still can’t escape the teacher’s homework.

Xiaoyue has quite a few poems with the theme of longing in her mind. Besides, Professor Chen’s theme is very broad and can include all kinds of longing.

"Hey, there is."

Xiaoyue quickly clicked reply and typed the poem.

"Lovesickness": Red beans grow in the south, and in spring they sprout. I hope you can pick more, for this is the best love-remembering thing."

It was short as usual, but the content was definitely what Professor Chen said about missing someone, and it was absolutely appropriate. Xiaoyue happily clicked send.

Xiaoyue looked through her mailbox again and found that Lao Xing had also sent an email with contracts from several book libraries for her to choose from.

Xiaoyue checked them one by one, searched the popularity of each library on the Internet, and finally chose the Yiwen Library.

The Art Book Library gives Xiaoyue a share of the royalties, giving her 70% of the royalties, which is very sincere.

I would like to explain here that royalty sharing means that you can get royalties every time your book is sold. The royalty rate varies from publisher to publisher, but it is usually between 5% and 10%. Only very good books will be given 70% of the royalties, which is a lot of money for ordinary authors.

When Xiaoyue replied to Lao Xing about deciding on the art library, she also asked a question that had puzzled her for a long time, which was why no library was willing to buy the publishing rights to her two martial arts novels?

According to the situation in the previous life, physical books of martial arts novels should have been very popular.

The film and television rights were sold very quickly, but it is very strange that no one is interested in the publishing rights.

Lao Xing replied very quickly, which made Xiaoyue wonder if this person had been waiting in front of the computer?

Xiaoyue really told the truth. Ever since Lao Xing found out that Xiaoyue would reply to emails, he gave up the phone call as a communication channel and switched to emails instead.

He also discovered the beauty of communicating via email. The conversation between the two of them was less restrained and more intimate. Sometimes he even felt that Lou Zhongyue was a little naive and cute.

So, he developed the habit of refreshing his mailbox frequently, for fear of missing the emails sent by Xiaoyue.

Every time he received an email from Xiaoyue, he would reply quickly and very positively.

When Lao Xing saw Xiaoyue’s reply this time, he was very happy because he also agreed to cooperate with the Yiwen Book Library.

But when he saw Xiaoyue's question, he couldn't help laughing.

Lou Zhongyue is really cute. Doesn't she go online to check the current social situation and understand people's livelihood?

This is also a change brought about by the development of technology.

With the advancement of technology, the Internet has gradually become a place for people to entertain and learn, and they no longer have that desire for books.

Nowadays, if you like a book, you can just search it on the novel website and read it online. This has caused many physical bookstores to face the situation of closing down.

Now, there are only some necessary children's reading books and learning materials left in bookstores. The best-selling martial arts and other novels decades ago have disappeared from bookstores.

Old Xing explained the situation to Xiaoyue in detail, almost recounting the bookstore's development history in recent years.

After reading Lao Xing's reply, Xiaoyue understood what was going on.

In this case, she no longer worried about it. When she wrote a long novel in the future, she would still have to take the current situation of Blue Star and China into consideration.

Although Xiaoyue doesn't go shopping terribly, she found that she didn't see any English when she went out, including among the people she met. Everyone spoke Mandarin. Of course, some people had local accents. For example, her colleague Ma Jiarong spoke with a strong Guangnan accent.

There were some questions that Xiaoyue was not comfortable asking other people, because she discovered that the language on Blue Planet was completely different from that on Earth in her previous life. Cantonese was Guangnan dialect, so what about Japanese, Korean, and English? They must also have names for Blue Planet, which made it difficult for her to ask.

She understands the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes, and she cannot be too different from others, otherwise she will be easily exposed.

At night, Xiaoyue was woken up several times by foot pain. She turned over unconsciously and didn't know the severity of the pain in her feet, so it would be strange if it didn't hurt.

In the morning, Xiaoyue looked a little pale, and Liu Wenjie, feeling distressed, didn't want to leave again.

Finally, after the two finished breakfast together, Liu Wenjie was driven away by Xiaoyue.

Wu Hao had been busy filming yesterday afternoon and knew about Xiaoyue's injury. He heard that it was Ma Teng who sent her to the hospital. This guy looked at Ma Teng with a strange look.

Ma Teng couldn't stand it, so he gave Wu Hao a good beating and finally explained the reason. Only then did Wu Hao stop thinking about it.

Wu Hao called Xiaoyue and said, since you are injured, just take a rest and don't need to go to the set.

Xiaoyue refused directly because she was afraid that Wu Hao would not shoot the shots she wanted, so she had to go to the set to supervise.

In this way, Xiaoyue sat in a wheelchair and watched everyone filming on the set, but after each shot, Ma Teng would carry the camera over and show Xiaoyue the results of his filming.

“This shot could be zoomed in a little more to capture Li Tu’s micro-expressions more clearly, so as to show his fear and helplessness.”

"Well, you're right."

Xiaoyue’s role is unquestionable. The shooting results after her modification are particularly good.

This makes Wu Hao very confident about this drama. This guy has already thought about it. After the show becomes a big hit at the box office, he will go home and slap his dad in the face.

Every day on the crew is busy, fulfilling and happy, and everyone gets along very well.

Ma Teng is very satisfied with the filming equipment he uses. It is so easy to use that he can’t put it down.

Seeing that the film was already halfway through its shoot, Ma Teng began to feel uneasy about the separation.

He had been with many film crews, but this was the first time he had encountered an atmosphere like this one. He couldn't figure out whether he was reluctant to leave the people or the photographic equipment, or maybe both.

Xiaoyue discovered that Zhang Zehua’s acting was truly immersive, and the Li Tu he played seemed to be exactly as Xiaoyue had imagined.

She didn't know what Zhang Zehua was like before, but now he is Li Tu, laughing and joking with the crew, and some people might even think he is acting himself.

Wu Hao secretly told Xiaoyue that he used to be a literary person, very gentle, even a bit bookish, and that Zhang Zehua was currently too immersed in the role, so he asked Xiaoyue to be prepared and it would be best to find him a rational counselor after the filming of the show.

Xiaoyue was extremely surprised. She had heard before that some people get so immersed in a role that they can't get out of it after performance. Whenever they play other roles in the future, they will have the shadow of the previous role. She didn't expect to meet such a person in this life.

"After you finish filming, go talk to him about literature and art, maybe it will be better."

Xiaoyue suggested that she was also afraid that Zhang Zehua would get too immersed in the role, which would ruin an award-winning actor.

The next day, Zhang Zehua came to Xiaoyue on the set.

"Director Cheng, can we talk?"

At this moment, Xiaoyue discovered that Zhang Zehua had returned to normal and was no longer like Li Tu. Isn't the effect of Wu Hao's communication with him so good?

But, what's the point of chatting with me?

"Okay."

So, Zhang Zehua pushed Xiaoyue's wheelchair to a big tree.

"Actor Zhang, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Director Cheng, can you please stop calling me Movie Emperor Zhang? That's all in the past. Now you can call me Zhang Zehua or Zehua."

Xiaoyue thought that Zhang Zehua seemed to be indifferent to his past glory. He probably saw through it after experiencing the ups and downs of life.

"Well, Zehua, what do you want to talk to me about?" Xiaoyue still felt that the name was really difficult to pronounce.

"Wu Hao came to talk to me last night. Was it your idea?"

"Yes, it's me."

Xiaoyue had nothing to regret admitting, so she said it very frankly.

"In fact, every time I act, I act in this way, so that I can better integrate into the role and bring it to life. Every time a play is finished, I will take a month off to travel and relax and finish the play."

"Well, it's the right thing to do. A role is a role after all, and people still have to return to their original lives. They can't be mixed up."

"So, I just want to tell you, Director Cheng, that you really don't have to worry too much. I will relax and get out of the role after the filming is finished."

Xiao Yue understood what Zhang Zehua meant, but she still said, "Actually, I know that some actors get into the right state during filming, and they can get back to their own state as soon as the director calls "cut". I don't want to force you to change anything, but immersive acting is very harmful to actors, and sometimes it may even affect their whole lives. Why don't you try to change yourself? Look, when you talk to me now, you're not like Li Tu, this is normal."

"Do you think this is normal? Actually, I look more like the way I looked in my last movie."

Xiaoyue was really scared. Is Zhang Zehua still a normal person?

Zhang Zehua saw Xiaoyue's expression and laughed, "Director Cheng, I was just kidding."

"I don't like this kind of joke. Are you done talking? Let's go back then."

Xiaoyue really doesn't want to stay with this guy for a moment. He's a pervert.

Zhang Zehua suppressed his smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt anyone, including myself. It's so good to be alive."

"Yes, it's good to be alive."

Xiaoyue felt relieved.

The two returned to the set, and Wu Hao saw that they looked normal, so he didn't think much about it and continued filming.

In the evening, Xiaoyue looked at the sea and thought of a song called "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies". Although it was in Cantonese, no, it was in Guangnan dialect, but she really wanted to sing it a few times.

"Today I watched the snow drifting by in the cold night

Floating far away with a cooled heart

Chasing in the wind and rain

Can't tell the traces in the fog

The sky is vast, you and me

May change

How many times have I been met with cold stares and ridicule?

Never gave up the ideal in my heart

A moment of trance

A feeling of loss

Unconsciously it has faded

Love in my heart

Forgive me for my unruly and indulgent love and freedom in my life

I am also afraid that one day I will fall

Anyone can abandon their ideals

I'm afraid that one day it will be just you and me..."

At this moment, Xiaoyue went to the balcony on the next floor. Zhang Zehua put out the cigarette in his hand and listened to Xiaoyue's singing quietly.

He is from Guangzhou. He not only understood the lyrics, but also the deep meaning of the song.

Cheng Xingyue, she understands him.

This song seems to be tailor-made for Zhang Zehua.