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After Mu Ning terminated his contract with Taihe Entertainment, it seemed that he had been quiet for a while, but in fact, under the recommendation of Zhuang Yao, he invited Su Changqing, a well-known veteran actor in the industry, to give advice.

The young Mu Ning called him a teacher, but Su Changqing said that he dare not be a teacher.Acting is never taught, but brought out.Mu Ning regards this old man who is both a teacher and a friend as his master, and he always remembers this sentence.

At the beginning of last year, Su Changqing passed away due to illness.Mu Ning and Zhuang Yao went to express their condolences together, and suddenly remembered this sentence.After offering incense to his master, he kowtowed three times and left the mourning hall without saying a word.Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Zhuang Yao immediately chased him out. When Mu Ning saw his figure, he burst into tears without warning.

Zhuang Yao held him in his arms and comforted him softly, but Mu Ning couldn't stop crying.

He cried for his master's departure, and even more for tearing up his own soul for the man in front of him, wasting so many years of master's teachings.

When Mu Ning was 20 years old, he won the Best Actor award with "Sorrow of Liberation".

At that time, the film industry had not yet been shrouded in a lingering haze by the capital market and the fan economy. The shady scene of the awards did exist, but it was not rampant.

Zhuang Yao has a good vision, and Mu Ning is intelligent, talented, and rare in acting. The director of "Sorrow" and Su Changqing were very optimistic about him at that time.

After "Sorrow of Liberation" was released, Mu Ning really became famous, and this movie is also his masterpiece.

It's a pity that when Mu Ning fell in love with his upper body, Zhuang Yao ignored him and turned to praise the newcomer.Mu Ning's aura is gone, the production of works has been reduced, and all finished products are not satisfactory.

Later, Juheng Entertainment raised funds and went public, and the investment grew bigger and bigger. The film investment alone was divided into several categories, and it was under the jurisdiction of others.Although Zhuang Yao has the absolute right to speak, he can no longer act arbitrarily as before.If the company wants to make money, the shareholders must give an account.

In order to maintain Mu Ning's exposure in the later stage, as long as Zhuang Yao made the works of the artist, Mu Ning was almost always present.

But the radiant young film star ten years ago has long since fallen and has lost all light.

Now, the problem is clearly in front of the "Muning Studio", which only has managers and artists for the time being: Mu Ning has been living on the old foundation laid by "Parting Sorrow" ten years ago, and relying on Juheng Entertainment's Good resources continue to live, so they don't get stuck on the 38th line.But now...

"In my opinion, it's not far from the 38th line." Mu Ning looked at his Weibo data: "Thousands of retweets, thousands of comments. It's the result of fans helping you with the data. I don't seem to be as good as the Internet. Red."

"None of them reached the passing mark." Anna was also worried: "It must be tripled at least."

Mu Ning said, "Why don't I just hang out, earn some money, and go back to my hometown to invest in opening a restaurant."

Anna was taking out the script from her bag, when she heard Mu Ning's words, she took it out and slapped him on the head: "Go and make your dream come true!"

"Ouch!" Mu Ning covered his head in pain, "I'm just kidding."

Anna spread out the three scripts and plans in front of Mu Ning.The latter squinted to watch two TV series and one movie.

"This is a real puppet, you play the male lead. This is an ancient puppet, you play the second male."

"Making a TV series?" Mu Ning curled his lips, his interest greatly diminished.

"Why, do you think you can get any good movies after leaving Juheng? Besides, there are so many projects among them, do you want to try it?"

"Do not want to."

Anna said: "If you don't want to, don't complain. You first rely on TV dramas to build up your popularity, and then you will have a chance to turn around in the future."

Mu Ning was very modest, and said, "Well, you continue."

Anna pointed to the ancient puppet script: "This is a big IP, adapted from an online novel. The original author personally participated in the screenwriting, so he should be loyal to the original. The investment is huge, and the total salary of the actors is about ** tens of millions. Last month As soon as the investment promotion meeting was over, the platforms were completely overwhelmed."

"**[-] million salary? Who will play the leading role?" Mu Ning casually picked up a few pages and said in a low voice, "Why do I seem to have read the original book..."

"Zheng Duan." Anna said with a long ending voice, "Don't think about other ideas. Zheng Duan is so popular, of course the major platforms are flocking to him. How much money you give him, investors can make a sure profit. But, just you, the second male, It was me and the producer who talked about it, and playing the emotional card with the director before agreeing to you to audition."

"Idol dramas still need to audition?" Mu Ning was stunned: "Which group is not appointed by the boss, and the contract is signed directly after negotiating the price."

"Do you think you're the only one competing for the male lead? A popular niche like Zheng Duan with his own navy, plus this kind of high-quality content, everyone wants to catch the heat." Anna suppressed the topic and said: "Don't worry about this, just read the script, what do you think?"

Mu Ning had read this online novel in Zhuang Yao's study before, and he found it very boring at the time.Zhuang Yao also finds it boring, but Zhuang Yao thinks it can make money, so it is necessary to take a look.

"I don't like it." Mu Ning shook his head disinterestedly: "I don't want to act."

Anna seemed to know what he was going to say, and pointed to the current script: "Then... what about this one? The main female protagonist is the policeman, and the forensic doctor. Although it is the theme of criminal investigation, the highlight is still the emotional line. I read the script, and it's very bloody and popular. The lead actress is Chen Xuehua, who is very popular with the audience. So she didn't want to cast a popular fried chicken in her promotion, for fear of stealing the limelight."

"Well, that's not bad, I haven't acted as a policeman yet." Mu Ning had long believed that he was a dead chicken, and had no complaints about Chen Xuehua's attitude.

Anna said, "Then take a look at it in the next two days."

Mu Ning put the notebook by his hand, and asked, "What's the situation with the movie?"

"Oh." Anna sighed, "I didn't want to give you this book. But the director called me many times to persuade me to let you take over the role. This is the book you sent over when you were in Juheng, but at the time I don't know why it wasn't delivered to you, maybe Mr. Zhuang stopped it for you."

Mu Ning took it and took a quick look, and was taken aback: "Wow, an independent movie!"

"Don't be too happy." Anna said: "Transgender people are not so easy to play."

Hearing this, Mu Ning's eyes lit up even more: "Then I'll take this!" Seeing that Anna frowned and said nothing, he tilted his head and asked, "Are you okay? This must be very interesting to play."

"My suggestion is not to accept it. There is no investment in this film, a typical low-budget literary film. The screenwriter is a newcomer, and the director has not won any awards. The most important thing is that the subject matter is too sensitive. It is not easy to pass the review, and it is a fluke. , Long Biao is basically impossible."

Mu Ning was very embarrassed.He knew his current situation, without Juheng, he was afraid that he would not be able to receive anything.If you don't listen to Anna's words and take on an idol drama, you may really have to go back to your hometown and open a restaurant in the future.

But now he wants to take on some challenging and soulful roles.A role that would allow him to regain his passion for the industry.

The two sides were stalemate, and the house was as quiet as a filming set.

"If you really want to act," Anna has seen Mu Ning's stubbornness before, and finally had to compromise: "I'll try to help you coordinate the schedule."

After speaking and giving a few more instructions, Anna left in a hurry.She still has to rush to Hengdian to deal with the registration of Mu Ning's personal film and television studio.

In the past few days, Mu Ning has been reading the script carefully at home.

The modern idol drama is called "Black Rose".The male protagonist is good, but mediocre.Nothing less than handsome, tall, and upright, the hero saves the beauty at critical moments.Mu Ning hastily read it for a while and then put it down. He couldn't wait to pick up the movie script: "Love You For Long".

It was late at night after reading the script.

The story is simple to tell, but it is a sad and embarrassing life of a transgender person.

Mu Ning was deeply touched.

The protagonist Lai Xi's selflessness in the face of love, her confusion, her pain, her difficult choices, and her tiny happiness, every word seems to knock on the door of Mu Ning's heart.He closed his eyes and could already see Lexi's appearance.

But Mu Ning flinched in his heart - he hasn't acted seriously for a long time.I'm afraid that the current self can't play such a complicated role.

If I really can't do it, it will not only ruin this exquisite script, but also wipe out the director's hard work and betray his trust.

What should he do?

When he was at a loss, Mu Ning received a call.

The puppy sent to Zhuang Yao by the pet hospital has been vaccinated and checked, so please ask him to pick it up.

When they arrived at the hospital, people recognized that this person was an actor, and handed over signed papers and pens one after another.Mu Ning leaned on the side of the signing and thought, his popularity seems to be better than expected.

"Doctor, doctor!" A male voice came from far and near the door, followed by anxious footsteps: "Doctor, my dog ​​needs to be rescued!"

The veterinarian sister on duty at the front desk ran out to have a look and said, "Don't worry, we will take it to the examination room. Can you sit outside and wait for a while?"

Mu Ning leisurely finished signing the documents, picked up the puppy at his feet, and was about to leave. When he looked back, he was standing at the door in a panic. The man who looked like he was mourning his concubine was actually Fan Chengxi?

Fan Chengxi watched the veterinarian take his precious little Corgi into the examination room, only to see Mu Ning looking at him holding a milky white Fadou when he turned around.

Mu Ning and Fan Chengxi had such a big feud, the story would be long.

Unusually, Fan Chengxi didn't speak harshly first, but looked at him with a victor's gaze, as if he was throwing stones into a well.Mu Ning was a little baffled, and was about to speak out, when he suddenly heard a voice that he was too familiar with.

"Xiaoxi, don't worry. Beibei will be fine."

It turned out to be Zhuang Yao who came.