self-awareness

A strange thing happened to Cheng Xing recently.

It is not uncommon for fans to send gifts to their idols, but not many people can keep sending a bouquet of flowers every day without repeating the same thing every day.What's even more shocking is that the recipients of the flowers were not Cheng Xing's popular celebrities, but the tepid and half-life actor Ye Tang, which aroused a lot of discussion for a while.

When Ye Tang returned to the company that day, the little girl at the front desk handed over a large bunch of colorful African daisies, and asked, "Is that mysterious person giving it to you again?"

People who passed by and saw it immediately exploded, "Brother Ye, your mysterious admirer is here to send flowers again!"

"Who the hell? Don't leave a name?"

"It's called giving silently, do you understand? Don't ask for anything in return, but ask for a smile from a beautiful woman. How can you, a layman, understand that?"

Ye Tang: "..."

Ye Tang also searched carefully, but couldn't find any information about the sender of the flowers. On a small black card, only his name was written in gold powder, nothing else.

Ye Tang walked out of the elevator with the flowers, and just met Chai Bing, the popular king of the same company and his little follower.

When Chai Bing saw the flowers, he couldn't help but say a few words: "Brother Ye, maybe some rich wife and miss has fallen in love with you, and she secretly agrees with you. Otherwise, how can ordinary fans be so caring? One day a day Let’s not repeat the same, burning money?”

Ye Tang looked confused, the person who gave the flowers never left his name or showed up, if he was still a student, it would be a certain crime.

Li Mingchuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Ye Tang's face buried in the flowers, somehow his heart was as clear as the sun shining into it, even his expression relaxed a little, and he took the initiative to talk to him for the first time: "Received Fan's flower, are you happy?"

Ye Tang shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, he just made a living, his career development is closely related to the attitude of fans, not to mention, it is better to be liked than to be hated.

"The flowers I sent...do you like any of them?" Li Mingchuan looked away and asked pretending not to care.

Chai Bing rolled his eyes, Li Mingchuan was asking what flowers Ye Tang likes?Did he hear correctly?

Ye Tang thought to himself that he is not a woman, so what special preference can he have for flowers?He casually brushed off the past.

After Ye Tang looked for a place to put the flowers down, he found that Li Mingchuan came to the door of Gu Biao's office with him.

The door was opened from the inside, and Gu Biao greeted, "Come on, come in."

On the wall next to Gu Biao’s office, a TV program was playing silently. When Ye Tang casually looked over, he saw Liao Zhan and Sun Yu rolling and chewing mud in the mud pit. The variety show with the highest ratings in the country - "Small Run".

Li Mingchuan obviously saw it too, and said a few words coolly: "Idiot program."

Ye Tang: "..."

Gu Biao: "..."

The show "Scattering" really did not leave any good memories for the people present. Li Mingchuan suffered a work-related injury because of this, and Ye Tang was completely hacked by netizens because of this. There is another layer that Gu Biao doesn't know, that is Liao Zhan, who replaced Ye Tang in the role, was Li Mingchuan's lover at that time.

A huge close-up of Liao Zhan appeared on the high-definition TV screen. There were a bunch of funny subtitle special effects on the bottom of the screen, and a belly-laughing animated villain was added. Ye Tang wanted to see what the subtitles said for himself. Li Mingchuan picked up the remote control with a "swish", and pressed the off button without saying a word.

There was a strange beep on the TV screen, and the screen went black.

Ye Tang: "..."

Li Mingchuan acted as if nothing had happened, pulled out his chair as if no one else was there, and sat down opposite Gu Biao's desk.

Gu Biao smiled and said, "Ye Tang, sit down."

Ye Tang sat down in a chair next to Li Mingchuan, and Gu Biao went straight to the point: "I called you two here to talk about the promotion cycle of "Wuhuang". There's a lot of publicity being assigned, and you both have a plan."

Li Mingchuan asked: "Has the radio and television audited?"

Gu Biao: "There will be some fine-tuning and changes, and it will be sent for review, but the problem is not serious. The producer is quite sure, saying that there is no big problem with the summer schedule."

Gu Mingchuan sighed: "Their production cycle is fast enough."

Now the film industry is becoming more and more commercialized, and the production cycle is also greatly accelerated. In the past, there were many people who spent three to five years from the start of filming to the release of a film, and even those who kept improving and spent more than ten years in post-production. It only took less than a year for "Wuhuang" to start filming and file, which has to be amazing.

Gu Biao shrugged, "The producers are eager to get back the funds, and they have new projects to invest in."

Gu Biao looked at Ye Tang, and confessed: "This promotion cycle is the first time Ye Tang has experienced since he came to Chengxing. Mingchuan, you should bring Ye Tang with you so that he can get familiar with it as soon as possible."

Package sales are a common method used by brokerage companies to promote newcomers. In order to push newcomers to the market and increase media exposure, brokerage companies often arrange for a very popular artist to bring a newcomer to attend events together. The degree of attention opens up the market, and brokerage companies can operate better.

Although Ye Tang is no longer a newcomer, but Naihe has a black physique, and he was almost beaten back to his original shape after four years of debut. Reshaping Ye Tang's image is no easier than launching a newcomer, so Gu Biao's "package sales" is also used The idea was right. First, he sold Ye Tang to the crew of "Wu Huang", and now he used the film promotion to bring Ye Tang back into the spotlight.

Li Mingchuan gave a "hmm" and did not express any objection.

When Gu Biao arrived at this moment, he was a little surprised. In the past, Li Mingchuan had always been very resistant to bringing newcomers to events. If he didn’t do it, he would rebound. This was the first time Gu Biao had given up an errand so easily.

Gu Biao caught this detail, but didn't expose it, and said, "Ye Tang, you should also make good use of this opportunity to re-establish relationship with the media. The company has confidence in you. Once it's done, there are several big projects in the future. will consider you."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu." Ye Tang said.

Gu Biao: "You may be asked some tough questions. You need to know how to protect yourself, and you can learn more from Ming Chuan. The relationship between the media and artists is very delicate. Water can carry a boat and it can capsize. If you deal with it well, they will Become a group of people who push you to the top and open up a shortcut for you. If you don’t handle it well, they can easily destroy everything that is important to an actor. You must handle it with skill and prudence.”

"I understand what you mean." Ye Tang said.

Gu Biao nodded his fingers on the table, his eyes were burning, "Ye Tang, I hope you will take this appearance as seriously as your debut. You are a natural actor, and there will definitely be a place for you in the future entertainment industry." .”

A week later, Ye Tang and Li Mingchuan ushered in the first "Martial Emperor" press conference.

Before the press conference, Ye Tang met Liang Yu, who was also the main creator, but Liao Zhan did not show up.And Li Mingchuan quickly found Ye Tang. He was very professional in his work, and he really took care of Ye Tang who was bundled with the company.

Although Ye Tang is not the lead actor, Li Mingchuan has always brought him by his side intentionally or unintentionally, and from time to time put his broad hand on Ye Tang's back, introducing him to some distinguished guests attending the press conference, as well as those in the circle. seniors.

When the press conference officially started, the main creators made a collective appearance, but Li Mingchuan had to stand separately from Ye Tang.Li Mingchuan was arranged to stand in the middle, Liang Yu was on the left, the heroine was on the right, and Ye Tang was arranged to stand aside.

The shutter sounds of hundreds of cameras under the stage sounded at the same time with high frequency, and the white flashes were like a sea of ​​lights.

It has been a long time since Ye Tang attended such a big press conference. In fact, this is also his first work returning to the film industry as an "actor" after being plagued by negative/face/new/news.

Many reporters pointed their cameras at Ye Tang. In their eyes, this actor was quite newsworthy.Among the actors present, apart from the protagonist Li Mingchuan, the second oldest is Ye Tang. The two are similar in age, but their status in the film industry is very different. It's embarrassing to play a small supporting role in the movie that came out.

But the strange thing is that everyone didn't find a look of embarrassment on Ye Tang's face. He was standing near the side of the stage. The suit on his body was well-made and well-tailored, although it was not as flashy as other young actors on stage. , but he is brilliant and introverted, full of grandeur; he has just the right smile on his face, both confident and kind;Even if this actor is on the same stage as Li Mingchuan, he is not much inferior.

After the collective appearance, the main creators stayed on stage to be interviewed by the host. The questions started from the plot of the movie, and then they talked about the actors' feelings during filming.The topic has always revolved around Li Mingchuan and the heroine. When Li Mingchuan dealt with the media, he was always full of witty remarks, and bursts of laughter broke out from time to time at the scene.

Host: "Ming Chuan, I just said so many interesting experiences, what is the most memorable scene in this shooting?"

"The most memorable scene," Li Mingchuan pretended to be thinking, and said, "Playing with my old classmate Ye Tang."

The host couldn't hide his surprise, "So you and Ye Tang are old classmates?"

There was a charming smile on the corner of Li Mingchuan's mouth, "Yes, he is a very good actor, as you will know after watching "The Emperor of Martial Arts"."

Li Mingchuan successfully brought the topic to Ye Tang, and the flashes lit up again, capturing this moment.

The host then turned his attention to Ye Tang who was sitting far away from her, and a staff member quickly handed Ye Tang the microphone.

Host: "Ye Tang, what's it like playing with Ming Chuan?"

Ye Tang skipped the scene and remembered Li Mingchuan's unscrupulous and excessive behavior on the set, and replied: "He is a very professional actor, I am honored to have the opportunity to work with him."

Host: "What is he like on the set? Will he mingle with the crew?"

Ye Tang immediately saw the appearance of Li Mingchuan scolding Chai Bing with bloody spray, and replied: "Yes. He is really popular."

Host: "You are old classmates, do you have a special tacit understanding in the drama?"

Ye Tang felt that he must have opened his eyes and talked too much nonsense against his conscience, the corners of his mouth cramped a bit.

Li Mingchuan said at this time: "We don't count on what we say, and we have to leave it to the audience to judge."

Li Mingchuan saved the brief cold war, the host smiled gratefully, and brought the topic back to the heroine.

After the press conference, Ye Tang felt that his back wrapped in a suit was soaked, but then there was a group interview with reporters, and Li Mingchuan gave him a rare encouraging look, as if calling him Don't worry, take him with you.

So Li Mingchuan and Ye Tang stood in front of the group of microphones together, and Li Mingchuan, looking like a heartthrob, started circling with the reporters.

The topic inevitably brought up the news about Ye Tang. A reporter asked: "Ye Tang, from playing the leading role in "Wu Huang", you now only play a supporting role in "Wu Huang". How do you feel about this change?"

Ye Tang: "For an actor, any role is unique. No matter the protagonist or supporting role, I will do my best to treat it and cherish every opportunity."

Reporter: "Netizens have been criticizing your move of 'getting out of the entertainment circle'. Do you have any response?"

Ye Tang smiled magnanimously, and replied with all his might: "The time has not come yet, so please stay calm and don't be impatient."

Reporter: "The last movie you starred in ended in a dismal box office, and you were dubbed a 'box office killer'. Are you worried that "Wu Huang" will be affected by you this time, and the box office will not be good?"

The smile in Ye Tang's eyes finally froze, and he hesitated for a moment when he spoke again. For an actor, the box office is indeed the ultimate test. He fell down once, and fell badly. Getting up from the place where he fell, even he himself was not fully sure.

But the next moment, he felt the warmth of Li Mingchuan's hand on the back of his waist. This movement seemed to give him silent support.

Ye Tang looked at Li Mingchuan, those deep eyes were like a vast galaxy, filled with trust.

Ye Tang moved his eyes away and said, "I don't have any worries about this."

Li Mingchuan also jokingly said: "Leave it to me to carry the box office. Anyway, I am also the hero, haha."

Everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere was relieved a lot.

Everyone will have the pressure of the box office, but I am afraid that only Li Mingchuan has this kind of courage. He made it clear that if the movie hits the street, the responsibility will be on him, the hero, and he will bear it all.