You can make it through

Yang Mu asked Li Rong to meet him at the coffee shop. When he entered the coffee shop, he saw Yang Mu in a vintage suit sitting in the corner. He turned around and wanted to leave. Looking for a show?"

He stopped, and Yang Mu said again: "I have a play recently, which is very suitable for you, do you want to act it?"

Zhang Yang finally sat across from him, and Yang Mu called him his favorite hand punch Kenya.Yang Mu told him the story of the new play, the name of which has not been decided yet. It is about a special period, after the repressed femininity of a man who is psychologically female gradually awakens, he wants to be his true self, but he also A story of being persecuted by the times.I want to use my personal experience to review and expose the persecution of humanity in a special era.The story is small, but the subject matter is large and sensitive, and the configuration is completely aimed at major film festivals.The key is that the requirements for the protagonist are very high. First of all, the requirements for acting skills. It needs to be able to perform the depression and struggle of the characters in the background of the times. At the same time, there are requirements for the appearance of the protagonist. It needs a special good-looking, which can adapt to the transition between men and women in the play. styling needs.

The story is very good, Zhang Yang is very tempted, but he also knows that Yang Mu will not let him act in vain.

"What conditions?"

"Sign a contract with the company!" Yang Mu said bluntly, "After you come back, Li Rong will still take you, and the assistant will remain the same."

"I don't understand, why do you have to sign me? I'm not a blank slate when I just debuted, and I can't compare with those popular artists now. What's more, there are a lot of black material, and there are still many people on the Internet calling Zhang Get out of the entertainment circle. Why did you sign me and give me such a good show, why?" Zhang Yang couldn't find a reason for Yang Mu to do this, he looked at Yang Mu directly.

"Your acting skills are very good, this is recognized in the circle. As long as you have good acting skills, you will definitely be able to turn around. I am optimistic about your future!" After all, Yang Mu is Yang Mu, and he has already planned his speech.

But Zhang Yang still saw the insincere on his face.

"I don't know what your real purpose is, and I don't want to know. I won't go back." At the moment he said this, Zhang Yang had already decided that he would go back to act in the web drama that he thought had the best script. drama.

"I'm a human being. Although I have various faults and shortcomings, I still have at least some self-esteem. I don't want to replay the scene of being kicked out." Before leaving, Zhang Yang stood up and looked down at Yang Mu. Express his position seriously again.

"You misunderstood, didn't you—" Before Yang Mu finished speaking, Zhang Yang had already turned around and walked away, walking quickly, Yang Mu could only look at his back and shake his head and sigh.

When Yang Mu called, Li Dongyao was having a meeting with Xiao Huan and his group to hand over work.After the handover, he will fully take over the affairs of the film and television company.He answered the phone without hesitation, and Xiao Huan rolled his eyes as he wanted to kill someone.

"Failure!" Yang Mu told the result concisely.

"why?"

Yang Mu took a deep breath in response to the question, in order to calm down the grievance and anger in his heart.It was Li Xurong who suddenly forced him to terminate the contract with Zhang Yang, and now it is Li Dongyao who forced him to sign with Zhang Yang. He is really aggrieved as the boss.

"Zhang Yang doesn't trust your Li family." Yang Mu said truthfully.

It was Li Dongyao's turn to take a deep breath.After he returned to China, he announced that he would take over the film and television company and several other companies below, including Yang Mu's company.Then he found someone to deal with Zhang Yang's affairs in a very low-key manner, and wrote some whitewashing articles about Zhang Yang, hoping to more or less reverse the public's bad impression of him.In the process of looking for someone to speak for Zhang Yang, he also discovered that in fact, many journalists and some excellent directors with relatively good reputations in the circle have good impressions of Zhang Yang, and their evaluations are all aura, and they are natural actors. , smart and dedicated.Of course, there are also many shortcomings, such as big temper and willfulness.When it comes to his being hacked this time, almost one-sidedly thinks that he offended someone, and feels sorry for him.

A reporter who knew a little bit of the inside story said categorically: "He is too flamboyant, he must have offended someone. In our circle, we are most afraid of offending people who shouldn't be offended."

A director who made a literary film said: "In our circle, no one has a dark history. Zhang Yang does have a bad personality and is easy to offend people. But as an actor, he is better than many professional Everyone needs to be nice."

Li Dongyao took the time to watch Zhang Yang's movies and TV series. Even a layman like him can see the aura of an actor in him, which is unmatched by many professionally trained actors.He also watched some of the variety shows and interview videos he participated in. Indeed, as an actor, his personality has added a lot of points to him, but as a star entertainer, his personality is his biggest obstacle.As long as he doesn't like the media or reporters or others, he hardly conceals his disgust and disdain.It can be said that his acting skills are all used in movies and TV series, and he has not used them in life at all.

"It's not his fault." Li Dongyao heard Yang Mu's ridicule, how could he not understand Zhang Yang's current defense.

Yang Mu thought in his heart that it would be good if you knew, and he did not forget to test: "Should I still cast him in that play?" From his point of view, Yang Mu felt that Zhang Yang's personality was really unlikable, but As an actor, there is absolutely nothing to say.For this new play, he can't find a more suitable candidate than Zhang Yang for the time being.

"You want him to act?" Li Dongyao asked back.

"Isn't it what you hoped for?" Yang Mu also disliked the new big boss. Although compared with the previous big boss Li Xurong, he seemed much easier to get along with, but there were still many things that were unpredictable.For example, his inexplicable concern and attachment to Zhang Yang.According to the previous relationship between Zhang Yang and Li Xurong, he should avoid suspicion!

Li Dongyao was amused, and Yang Mu heard him laugh a few times on the phone and said, "Let's talk!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Mu scolded directly: "Crazy!"

After leaving the coffee shop, Zhang Yang immediately sent a WeChat message to the web drama director: "If you have time, let's discuss the script."

The young director replied quickly, with an exaggerated smiley expression: "Tomorrow, tomorrow?"

The enthusiasm of the director made Zhang Yang, who was already depressed, find a rare touch and happiness. He wants to cooperate with such a passionate and thoughtful person, even if it is a web drama, he should be very happy.

The next day, the director brought two screenwriters and producers together.Except for the producer, the remaining three are all young people.The producer is a middle-aged woman named Liu Yi, who was the original project leader of a certain video website, and now she is working alone, and has already filmed some short video dramas that received good responses.Hearing that Zhang Yang was going to act, she was so excited that she didn't sleep all night.When it came to the remuneration, Liu Yi showed embarrassment, because the current funding of this web drama project is still a problem.

"But if you join, there will definitely be many advertisers willing to sponsor." Liu Yi is quite optimistic.

Although he was prepared for a very low salary, when someone actually told Zhang Yang face to face, he still felt very uncomfortable. Just because he doesn't value money doesn't mean he doesn't need it.The main reason is that compared with before, the gap is too big.For the producer's optimism, he tried hard to smile in support, but it was really difficult.

"Mr. Zhang, I know you are having a hard time now. Our actions are actually like adding insult to injury, but please believe in us, this drama will definitely be liked by the audience, it will be a hit, and it will be a hit." Director Lin Hai stood up and said , There is blind optimism in the young man's eyes.

Looking at the sincere eyes of the young man, Zhang Yang said to himself silently again: "You are no longer the Zhang Yang of the past." He is no longer the Zhang Yang of the past. The salary is high, and we can't be as arrogant and willful as before.

"Thank you!" He patted Lin Hai on the shoulder.

After discussing the script, Zhang Yang found that although Lin Hai and the two screenwriters are young, they have mature ideas, a good understanding of the story, and they are very persistent and pursuing people.

This web drama tells the story of a former boxer returning to the stage. The name is tentatively named "Left Hook and Right Hook". This is the most powerful move of the protagonist in the play.Because it involves boxing, professional coaches need to be hired, and role training needs to be entered in advance.This piece costs a lot.In terms of plot setting, there are also several big scenes that need to burn money.

The director and screenwriter are passionate young people who are making a feature film for the first time. They have high requirements and cost money.This was a pain for the producer, Liu Yi, who kept reminding me in an unpleasant way: "We don't have much money, we really don't have much money!"

In the end, Zhang Yang was amused by her persistence. This was the first time he met such a poor producer. Although he was still feeling sad, but thinking about how he had been an actor for so long, it seemed that he had never experienced such a thing. This kind of thing is quite new.After all, as soon as he debuted as an actor, he caught up with the financial backer Li Xurong.A small supporting role is a big investment of over [-] million yuan.

The script discussion didn't end until midnight.Zhang Yang sent the four people away, at the door Lin Hai suddenly turned around and hugged him vigorously: "Thank you, Zhang Yang, thank you for being willing to play my role!"

It was rare for Zhang Yang to be thanked so sincerely, so he was a little at a loss.Lin Hai let go of him, and he found that Lin Hai's eyes and ears were red, and his gratitude was sincere without any falsehood.

How long has it been since he encountered such pure sincerity?After Lin Hai and the others left, Zhang Yang was still in place, thinking about this question.

After discussing the script several times, Zhang Yang began to prepare for entering the role.The boxer he played was once an invincible fighter with a left hook. Later, he was forced to retire because his left hand was intentionally injured by a fellow apprentice.After retiring, he lived a desolate life. His wife left with her daughter. Later, when her daughter became seriously ill, his wife sent her back.In order to treat his daughter's illness, he had to retrain his right hand to return to the ring.Not only does he need to do a lot of muay thai and mixed martial arts exercises, and basic muscle training, but also special practice left and right hooks.However, due to the limited conditions of the film crew, the boxing coach Zhang Yang was looking for was a sports school student, and he had one class every day.In addition, Zhang Yang had to go to the gym for physical training by himself.

One month before the filming started, Zhang Yang not only had a good-looking eight-pack abs in one and a half months, but also had a lot of tricks with the student coach.He has already memorized the script and lines fluently, and he has seen and focused on the actors of the crew in advance.After everything was ready, he began to eagerly look forward to starting the machine.

However, accidents always come sooner than expected.Zhang Yang discovered that the more hopeful something is, the easier it is to fail.One week before the filming of the online drama, the producer Liu Yi suddenly called and told him: "We have secured a big investment!"

He thought it was a good thing, but he didn't understand why Liu Yi called to tell him on purpose. He thought it was about a salary increase, and he was a little excited.

"The investor wants to meet you alone." Liu Yi said the second half of the sentence very awkwardly.

To be honest, Zhang Yang was a little dazed at that moment, he didn't react.When he wanted to understand what was going on, he didn't feel anything, and his heart was very peaceful.

"Did they still say that if I don't agree, I won't give money?" Zhang Yang asked Liu Yi with a smile.

Liu Yi dared not speak.Zhang Yang said: "Okay, I'll go. You arrange the location."

"Zhang Yang—" Liu Yi whispered.

"How do you think I got into position before?" Zhang Yang asked her.

Liu Yi was silent, the rumor that Zhang Yang had a financial backer had been rumored in circles to be true, and his experience of ups and downs in the past six months proved this rumor even more from the side.

"I'm not a white lotus!" Zhang Yang smiled recklessly into the phone, "I hope the other party is not such a bad old man."

Liu Yi didn't know what to say at all.There were many bad rumors about Zhang Yang, but after getting in touch with him, Liu Yi felt that most of those rumors were exaggerated, and some of them were purely black for black's sake, without any basis at all.

"If you don't want to, we don't need this investment." She finally said.

"You are so naive, Liu Yi!" Zhang Yang finally stopped laughing that made her feel uncomfortable, and put on a serious but indifferent voice: "Believe it or not, if I refuse to meet you, your drama will be over immediately. It won't be possible to start filming unless you replace me."

Liu Yi felt a bucket of cold water splashing on her face.It was the first time she found out that she had been in this circle for so long, but she seemed quite naive!