When Careeraholic Meets Workaholic

In the comments below, almost everyone was as surprised as Tang Ze was by this video.

"At first I thought it was a MV, but then I thought it was a movie, but it turned out to be a TV show in the end, ah! "God Says"!"

"Kneel to the crew, what a fairy idea, actually posted an advertisement in the short video, look at my surprised face with the word "囧"."

"Shocked! I actually saw God said the new promotional video! Damn it! Tomorrow's [-]th, I'm celebrating the new year early!"

Looking further down, the comments began to become lively.

"Ahhh! God said! It turned out to be God! Give me Yin Shang a big thumbs up!"

"Ahhhhh! The male lead's face is so upright, I love it!"

"The most anticipated drama next year, nothing else, I humbly send a like, I will definitely watch it, come on!"

"I just want to know when I can watch this drama. The baby can't bear it anymore, and the baby doesn't want to bear it anymore! Don't let the baby watch the drama, and the baby will cry for you!"

Tang Ze looked at his assistant in a daze, and asked, "What God said, is it Mr. Zhou's play?"

The assistant thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes."

Tang Ze had a look of disbelief on his face, "Hiss, if I remember correctly, this is an independent TV show, right? Mr. Zhou sold his house to make this show, and I bought it."

"Yes." The assistant continued to nod after thinking about it.

Tang Ze said: "With the money I paid, what is the final drama produced?"

The assistant was amused: "This has nothing to do with you."

Tang Ze rubbed his chin: "But it feels subtle. Let me take another look. It's really good."

Tang Ze watched the short video for the second time, and reconfirmed that his first impression was correct. The actors were well chosen, and the special effects were well done. Overall, this promotional film has a movie style. Of course, this promotional film The screenwriter is also better, the foreshadowing, the exposed part, and the story clearly told in a few words, have caught the audience's attention very well, making people who watch it look forward to the protagonist's subsequent explosion.

Finally, Tang Ze put down his phone, pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Speaking of which, I still owe Mr. Zhou a favor, and he also promised to meet Jiajia, why don't you make an appointment for me to meet... Forget it, I'll make the call myself Bar."

Yang's father's son Tang Yingdi must have a much higher status in the industry than an independent producer like Zhou Yao, but let's not talk about the "debt of favor" between Tang Ze and Zhou Yao, let's say that he can make a film so seriously. Tang Ze, the producer of the show, will naturally come forward to contact him personally, and if he can keep his daughter, maybe the relationship will be different.

Tang Yingdi, who was in a hurry to keep his daughter in the country, also tried his best. When he saw a talent, he wanted to be a partner.

But it happened that Zhou Yao also had something to ask Tang Ze, so after answering the phone, they hit it off immediately, and the two made an appointment to meet.

Zhou Yao confirmed that the advertisement was promoted on short videos and video websites, so he relaxed.

After the wrap-up banquet on the 25th, it was decided to launch an advertisement. On the 26th, Bai Lian was brought over to shoot, and then the new materials and old clips were sent to MediaMotion for post-processing in the afternoon. Fortunately, the cut-out promotional video was not long. , the later staff worked overtime for two days, and finally handed over the finished product on the 29th.The late-stage staff who were "taught" by Zhou Yao were very helpful, and successfully got the preferences of Party A's father, and everyone was happy when the delivery was made.

Turning around, Zhou Yao passed the video to Jin Yi who was already waiting at the Douji short video company, and the promotional video began before lunch.

The whole process went smoothly.

Promoting film and television dramas is the job of the film and television drama company, and it is the job of the brokerage company to release the artist run announcement. Zhou Yao thought about it that night, and they had put the cart before the horse.

They have their own film and television resources, so why should they let Bai Lian go to those unreliable variety shows? In addition to training people, can the second- and third-rate variety shows really bring any practical traffic to the artists?It may be that some black material is left behind, and it will be very troublesome to be found out in the future.

So after discussing with Jin Yi that night, they decided to place some advertisements in an appropriate amount, and the first partner was Dou Dou Short Video.

Doujiu short video only entered the field of vision of Chinese people in the middle of this year. The user base is actually not particularly large. Compared with those big-name film and television platforms, it is really not enough to watch, but Zhou Yao is a reborn person. His vision is much ahead of him, and he is very clear. What kind of storm will this short video cause in Huaguo?

And half a year later, the number of young people watching short videos is not small, but the customer base has not yet developed to middle-aged and elderly people, so it has not attracted too much attention from the capital predators, and the money for advertising is still very low. Cheap.

Anyway, Zhou Yao felt that he had made a profit. He couldn't guess what others thought, and he didn't want to guess.

After happily agreeing to Tang Yingdi's phone call similar to a "blind date" invitation, Zhou Yao is ready to celebrate the New Year.

His family lives in City A now, but they are not from the north, so there are not many rules in the family. After [-], they are busy with work. Zhou Yao also started to meet some peers while the crew was on vacation.

Probably because he has been running outside recently, he gradually no longer fears interpersonal communication. When he mentioned it, he nodded and agreed, and went to meet many childhood friends, as well as classmates from junior high school and high school.

Young people get together and talk and make trouble, which may not help their careers, but they are very happy talking and laughing. Zhou Yao, who is no longer young in his heart, rarely tastes the feeling of youth for a while.

Zhou Yao was drunk for three consecutive days. On the fourth day, Emperor Tang Ying called again to finalize the time. Zhou Yao thought that his current social status was not bad, so he asked one more question: "You said it was a banquet, I can take people there ?"

Emperor Tang hesitated for a moment, and said, "Isn't it your girlfriend?"

Zhou Yao laughed: "If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn't agree to your invitation."

"Hahaha, remember to come here on time." This is the promise.

Zhou Yao wanted to bring someone there, who would he bring?

Mei Guangxuan and Bai Lian.

Mei Guangxuan is more autistic than Zhou Yao, so he is probably still nestled in his room watching the Spring Festival Gala over and over again.Bai Lian is beautiful and humble, and his interpersonal relationship in the crew is also very good, but who made Zhou Yao feel a shadow in his heart after watching that variety show, feeling guilty and pitiful.It can be regarded as compensation, and it is also to cultivate his own artists, so Zhou Yao had the idea of ​​taking him there.

Tang Yingdi's status in the industry is really high. Little directors and entertainers like Mei Guangxuan and Bai Lian are just familiar with him, and they are all good. What's more, there should be many young talents at the banquet Show up, and also a great place to socialize.

The dinner Emperor Tang prepared for his daughter was on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the last day of the holiday. Zhou Yao looked up some interviews with Tang Ze on the Internet, made a summary, and sent them to Mei Guangxuan and Bai Lian .

Mei Guangxuan and Bai Lian opened the file and took a look. Tang Yingdi's qualifications, relationship network, hobbies, etc., were full of [-] words!

Mei Guangxuan posted a series of ellipses in the group.

【…………………】

Bai Lian glanced at it and burst into sweat. As expected of my one-dimensional male god Yin Shangda, as long as he can type something with the keyboard, he is the strongest in the universe!

[Mr. Zhou, I will try my best to read it. 】【Beautiful face】

Zhou Yao rubbed his fingers, feeling a little tired today.

Zhou Yao: [Well, read it carefully, read it several times, it is best if you can memorize it. 】

Bai Lian: [Okay!I'll try! ! 】

Mei Guangxuan: [Dead face · jpg] [Soul out of body · jpg] [You are ruthless, you are cruel, you are unreasonable · jpg]

Jin Yi jumped out suddenly, gloating and laughing: 【Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! 】

Zhou Yao: [Sister Jin, take a look too. If we can cooperate with Tang Ze, we will meet often in the future. It is best to memorize it. 】

Jin Yi was dumbfounded: [Thunderbolt · jpg] [You are ruthless, you are cruel, you are unreasonable · jpg]

Mei Guangxuan: [Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! 】

Jin Yi was so angry that she almost wanted to tear up the boss's father, but when she came back to her senses, she asked in surprise: 【Will there be cooperation? 】

Zhou Yao: [I was about to talk about it in the past, and I will talk to you when I have a score. 】

Jin Yi: [What's the matter? 】

Zhou Yao: [Wait until we meet Tang Ze. 】

Jin Yi: [scratches heart and lungs. 】

Because of this incident, Bai Lian, who was going home for the New Year, could only fly back on the sixth day of the new year. On the morning of the seventh day, Zhou Yao drove to pick up Mei Guangxuan, and then went downstairs to Bai Lian's house. Take three people to rent dresses and do image design.

Men don't take as much time as women to dress up, especially when the designer suggested that Mei Guangxuan should have wool curly hair, the waiting time is four hours.

With nothing to do, Zhou Yao rejected the designer's proposal to dye Bai Lian's grandmother's gray hair color, and took Bai Lian to find a place to pass the time.

Bai Lian asked curiously: "President Zhou, where are we going? How about I treat you to coffee."

"Forget it, I'm full." Zhou Yao took a look at his phone and said, "Watch two movies, it's about three hours, it's just right to go back."

Bai Lian, who had watched the Lunar New Year show a long time ago, was embarrassed to refuse, nodded and said, "Okay."

Both of them are now serious people in the film and television industry. Watching a movie is not only about watching the excitement, but also watching the production and production, as well as the filming techniques of the film and the actors' performances.

So before the movie started, Zhou Yao, who put on 3D glasses, said, "Look carefully."

Bai Lian nodded: "Okay!"

More than an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and there were still 10 minutes left for the next show. The two followed the crowd and entered the next theater. Before the movie started, Bai Lian left for a while, and came back with popcorn and Coke in his hands, and handed them to the movie theater. Zhou Yao had a cup of Coke, and then put the popcorn between the two of them.

"Thank you." Zhou Yao, who took the Coke, reminded, "Eat less of these junk foods, you need to control your weight now."

When the movie started, the scent of popcorn entered Zhou Yao's nose. In the sound of the surrounding bass, he could even hear Bai Lian secretly eating popcorn.

Turn your eyes, take a look, and frown.

Bai Lian smiled embarrassingly, and raised her finger to show that she should eat less.

But after a while, accompanied by the strong smell of popcorn, the mouse-like voice sounded in Zhou Yao's ear again.

Zhou Yao's Adam's apple slipped and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He is not particularly fond of sweets, but sometimes his brain is exhausted too much, and he will replenish energy through sweets. The toffee flavor of popcorn burnt is very attractive, so he raised his hand and took one out of the popcorn bucket, ignoring Bai Lian With a staring gaze, he ate one with a blank expression. The sweet and crunchy taste exploded in his mouth with the rich milky aroma. Zhou Yao squinted his eyes. It's been a long time since he had tasted this taste.

Raising his hand, he grabbed another hand, but he caught a hand. There was not much flesh on that hand, a thin layer of flesh was wrapped in skin, but it was indescribably soft. Zhou Yao calmly moved his fingers away, ignoring The suddenly stiff hand picked a piece of popcorn from between the fingers, without even turning his head, he focused on the movie screen.

Bai Lian silently withdrew his hand, and held the numb finger with the other hand. What was playing in the movie couldn't get into his eyes at all. He lowered his eyes and rubbed his fingers, as if to expel the He felt uncomfortable, but he repeatedly savored everything he had experienced in that short period of time in his mind.

The man's fingers are softer than he imagined. He always thought that people who type a lot will have calluses on their fingers, but it turns out that not only are they not hard, they are even softer than expected. They are warm and dry, and seem to have electric currents.

After watching the next movie, there was still half a barrel of popcorn left between the two of them. Zhou Yao was enough to eat a few, but Bai Lian was too embarrassed to take any more. He drank less even with Coke, so When he returned to the image design studio, Bai Lian was still holding popcorn in one hand and Coke in the other.

Teacher Tony took a second look at him, apparently thinking that Bai Lian's appearance was too lacking in celebrity self-consciousness, and it was the job of a celebrity to maintain his image and persona at all times.

However, the moment Mei Guangxuan stood up from his seat after washing, cutting and blowing, he interrupted everyone's thoughts. Everyone's eyes were focused on his wool rolls. A lot of youthfulness.

At this time at four o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them changed into the dresses they had prepared, and when they went out again, they looked completely new. cute.

Zhou Yao was driving today, Mei Guangxuan was sitting in the passenger seat, Bai Lian was sitting in the back of the passenger seat, the car was driving on the road, Mei Guangxuan put down the sun visor, looked at the small mirror again and again, and muttered to himself: " strange."

"He's pretty handsome, isn't he, Bai Lian?" said Zhou Yao, who was driving.

Bai Lian nodded vigorously, leaned on the front seat and said, "Director Mei is very handsome, you can go make a movie now."

Mei Guangxuan paused when he looked in the mirror, looked straight at Zhou Yao, and said, "You are looking for Tang Ze, do you want him to play Lu Zhuo?"

Zhou Yao nodded, conscious that he had nothing to hide.

Bai Lian in the back seat opened his mouth wide: "Really, Mr. Zhou? Can it be done? Will Mr. Tang come to shoot online dramas? Didn't your information say that Mr. Tang has only been filming dramas of satellite TV and CCTV? He didn't even take over a movie with an investment of less than [-] million yuan, will he come to our crew?"

"Of course." Zhou Yao said this while driving, so he was driving very slowly, and the car was very quiet. Everyone was listening to him, and then nodded.

"The times are changing, and the viewing methods dominated by movie theaters and satellite TV cannot remain unchanged forever. The Internet age has changed the mode of communication between people, and has also added more windows for media and industries. You should understand this, otherwise We will not get together to shoot online dramas. The information world is changing so fast. If you don’t keep up with the times, you will be eliminated. I can’t guarantee whether Mr. Tang will agree, but I believe it’s not just him, there will be more discerning Artists join our new drama."

Yes, this has come step by step, and many people have seen a different and bright future.

The car drove through most of City A and came to the other side of the city. It was only 04:30 at this time, and the three of them thought it was early. Who knew that when they arrived at Tang Ze's villa, there was already laughter and laughter. It was only later that some people just come over.

Tang Ze has supported Huaguo's film and television industry for nearly 40 years. He is not only an actor, but also a producer, a director, and a special professor of Nortel, with a distinguished status.

Not to mention holding up half the sky, if he plans to do something in the circle, it will also cause obvious shocks.

But such an old artist who has passed his forty years has broken his heart for his daughter.

This villa is Tang Ze's property in City A. It is on the edge of the third ring road. It is worth hundreds of millions. It is an absolute rich area, but it is used by him as his daughter to entertain "young talents". Balloons are decorated everywhere in the house. With shiny characters, there are cakes and drinks that are readily available everywhere in the house. The manicured lawn in front of and behind the house is now trampled on, and a BBQ grill is set up. There are really people on the grass in the cold weather. Eat BBQ.

Moreover, the people who come and go in and out of this room are indeed young people. There are about [-] people. The men and women are basically half and half. They are all the people with better character in the entertainment industry.

Apparently Tang Ze thinks that although love has a chance to keep a daughter, the power of friendship is not weak. If he gets to know a few friends of the same age because of this, maybe his daughter's idea of ​​going abroad will fade away.

A fistful old father's heart!

Zhou Yao led people around the villa twice, but failed to find Tang Ze, but instead saw Tang Ze's daughter, Tang Jiajia.

He looks a bit like his father, with a good appearance and good figure, coupled with a specially prepared blue dress, it is indeed the bright pearl of this banquet.

When Zhou Yao saw people, he pressed his hand towards the two people behind him, signaling them to stay, and walked forward by himself.

This kind of banquet can be considered as a blind date banquet, but Zhou Yao was very relaxed. When he walked up to Tang Jiajia, he smiled and said, "Hello, Miss Tang."

Tang Jiajia, who was talking with another young man, turned her head to look at him. The make-up was delicate on her pretty face, and her pair of standard almond eyes made her energetic. She smiled suspiciously, "Hello, you are..."

Zhou Yao introduced himself: "My name is Zhou Yao. I am a film producer. I was invited here today because I know Mr. Tang. Do you know where Mr. Tang is now?"

"Oh, my dad is really... Nice to meet you. My dad answered a phone call and went out. He should be back soon."

Zhou Yao simply exchanged greetings with Tang Jiajia, and did not pay attention to the gaze of the young man who had been standing beside Tang Jiajia before, as if judging him, he swept from head to toe, thought about it secretly, and then the eyes appeared There are two complex emotions of admiration and contempt, and the smile on the corner of his mouth is stiff like a mask.

While chatting, Tang Jiajia's cell phone rang from the small wrist bag. She apologized, turned around and took two steps to answer the phone.

At this moment, Zhou Yao set his sights on the face of the young man who had been sizing him up.He has seen this face before, and it has appeared frequently in the Spring Festival Gala of various satellite TVs in the past few days. On the night of thirty, he even sang a song on the stage of Father Yang. The top star who appeared in the Nianhua Kingdom, in today's terms, is a "little fresh meat" who is red and purple.

Yu Ming.

Yu Ming's stature is really not short, he must be over 1.8 meters, his face is really delicate and beautiful, he can't distinguish between men and women, his hair that has been dyed grandma gray is fluffy on his head, and his thick bangs make his The whole face is wrapped very small.

It was this person who started the trend of thick bangs in the entertainment industry, and made the lower-level artists and trainees follow suit, but he became a mere imitator.

Yu Ming's thick bangs are of course good-looking, because they are tailor-made and matched with a custom-tailored white suit. When he stands in front of him, he really feels like Prince Charming is coming. Many women come with delicate and white skin.

There are so many people appearing in the entertainment industry every year. Apart from timing and luck, those who can reach the top must have their own characteristics.Zhou Yao didn't deny that this person's status as an "idol" was excellent, it was just that he didn't like it very much.

When the eyes met, the other party spoke first.

Yu Ming said: "Hi Mr. Zhou, I know you are preparing for the filming of God's Word, I wish your TV series a big hit."

After finishing speaking, he took out a business card from his suit pocket and handed it to Zhou Yao, saying, "My name is Yu Ming. I can sing well and dance well. There is a shortage of film and television resources. If you have a role that you think can be used Me, you can call me directly."

After finishing speaking, Yu Ming smiled, as if he had completed the formula, he looked at Zhou Yao, then at Bai Lian who was standing in the distance, raised his brows undetectably, then turned and left.

Zhou Yao took the business card and glanced at it, his eyebrows frowned.

It turned out that Yu Ming was a signed artist of the management company under Bluestar Universal Film and Television Company. Unfortunately, they couldn't work together.

Putting the business card in his trouser pocket as a dispensable item, his attention was diverted when he heard Tang Jiajia's distraught voice. He didn't mean to listen, but the words drifted into his ears along the wind. Let him hear it clearly.

Tang Jiajia called them with her back turned two steps away. She didn't know what was said there. She spoke very fast: "It's clearly agreed, why should he withdraw the capital? We signed the contract. He is in breach of the contract. I You can sue him!"

"..."

"We have been working hard for two years. If you can't leave at this time, what are we doing in the past three years? Is it just out of curiosity? We agreed, and we will definitely succeed?"

"..."

"Okay, don't talk about it, I'll go back tomorrow, you can't leave, I will think of a way about the funds..."

Zhou Yao listened for a while, and then realized that he was not a gentleman, so he turned and left, walking towards Bai Lian and Mei Guangxuan.

Bai Lian walked up to meet him quickly and said, "Teacher Tang is back, I saw him go to the backyard."

Zhou Yao didn't stay any longer, bypassing him and chasing him to the backyard.

When Zhou Yao walked away, Bai Lian had nothing else to do. He watched Mei Guangxuan casually take a piece of cake and swallowed it into his mouth, his Adam's apple slipped, and he secreted greedy saliva.

As an artist, image control is very important. Not only did he pay attention to this aspect when he was signed into Zhou Yao's studio, but he also rarely ate high-calorie food when he was in Chonghui Brokerage Company.

God knows why he bought a couple's package today during the transition of the movie.

Mei Guangxuan wandered around the room with drooping brows, and when he returned to the main hall, he ran into an acquaintance, who pointed to his nose in surprise and said, "Why are you here too? Oops, did you burn your head? Could it be that you are also here for a blind date?"

The corner of Mei Guangxuan's mouth was still stained with white cream, and he frowned without energy: "What the hell?"

"What the hell what?"

"Ask you, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'll go. You must have come here with someone else. I don't know. This is a blind date banquet arranged by Teacher Tang for his daughter. The young and promising people in this room are all the future son-in-law who has been favored by Teacher Tang."

Mei Guangxuan raised his eyebrows, before he even had time to ask a question, he turned his head and looked at Bai Lian.

This gaze was too straight and sharp, Bai Lian didn't even have time to express any more emotions, so he hurriedly waved his hands to explain: "Don't look at me, it's really what you think, Mr. Zhou, he, he came to a blind date normal……"

When these last few words were spoken, a strong sour smell surged into his brain, Bai Lian didn't know what his expression was at the moment, only his brain was buzzing, and the sky was spinning.

Mei Guangxuan really didn't have the time to talk to his friends, anyone could see Bai Lian's blank face, it was pitiful.

He grabbed Bai Lian's arm and pulled him out of the house, and said in a low voice, "Don't think too much, Mr. Zhou came here to talk to Tang Ze about work. I won't bring you and me here, isn't this making things difficult for myself?"

The two stood outside the door, the cold wind blew away the bangs on Bai Lian's forehead, but it couldn't shake Mei Guangxuan's curly hair. The two stood facing each other, and the serious Mei Guangxuan said: "Bai Lian ? Xiaobai! Okay, okay, just smile, it’s not as serious as you think, you have to trust Mr. Zhou.”

"No." Bai Lian pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled, "No..." His eyeballs trembled, as if he was thinking about something quickly, and he frowned and explained seriously, "I have nothing to do with Mr. Zhou, really. , what was rumored in the crew is not true, he doesn’t need to be responsible to anyone for his blind date, including me, you don’t need to say these things, really..."

During Bai Lian's incoherent explanation, Mei Guangxuan looked at Bai Lian's flustered and confused face, sighed, and patted him on the back: "Okay, okay, I believe, I believe you and Mr. Zhou are nothing, You don't matter."

...It's just that you like Mr. Zhou, you like him very much, you like the miserable appearance.