Movie star's apartment
Chapter 76
There is no class on Friday afternoon. Shen Che and Jason made an appointment to meet at four o'clock. Although they have already made up their minds, they are still a little concerned about why Jason suddenly wants to sign him. When he asked Jason on the phone, the other party just smiled and said: " What? You don't think you're worth it?"
After the morning class, Shen Che glanced at the parking shed downstairs when he went downstairs, but he didn't see the sea soul-colored S1000RR, and Qin Xiu was about to ask for leave again today. Although Jason didn't explain clearly why he found him, but if Qin Xiu had agreed to sign with Xingbang, there would be no such thing. Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but feel more complicated.
Walking out of the Shaw Building, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
The "Shen Che" yell was very strange, Shen Che turned his head in bewilderment, a woman with medium long hair and a bright smile in a small black suit walked towards him.
"Jessica, Qin Xiu's manager." The other party introduced himself with a smile.
Jessica was sitting on a bench by the lake, and soon she saw a curly-haired young man walking towards her with two boxes of lunch at the end of the corridor. The other party saw her, smiled and waved to this side, and quickened his pace.
After she revealed that she was Qin Xiu's manager, she was so enthusiastic and offered to invite him to dinner. Jessica took the lunch box from Shen Che, along with a pack of unopened cleaning tissues.He seems to be a big and sunny boy, but he is quite careful unexpectedly.
Jessica watched the other party sit down next to her, and observed carefully. She was [-] tall. Although her figure was not as fit as He Zheng's, she was still small and sturdy. She played basketball with her sleeves rolled up and shirtless. It should taste delicious.The eyes are very clean and energetic, and when you smile, you will find that there is still a little baby fat that hasn't faded away. It belongs to the type that no matter what he did wrong, as long as he smiles at you, you can't help but blame him.He is a handsome guy with wheat color and sunshine, and he is from the acting department, so the conditions in all aspects are already considered very favorable.Even if he doesn't come to sign him, it's only a matter of time before this young man is signed.
"What can you do with me, is Qin Xiu okay?" Shen Che asked.
Jessica saw the other party open the lunch box, obviously the greasy food box was very unappetizing, but seeing the boy open the box lunch and break the chopsticks to start with relish, she couldn't help feeling that it seemed delicious.
"You have a good relationship with Qin Xiu, right?" Jessica asked with a smile.
"Well, we are in the same grade, and we used to be roommates."
Why can't I hear what the relationship is? "Qin Xiu is in good shape now," Jessica said, "We plan to let him debut as an idol group."
Shen Che was taken aback when he heard that: "Idol group?"
Jessica also saw the other party's astonishment, and asked tentatively, "Is the idol group bad?"
Shen Che was really shocked by the news, put the lunch box on his lap, thought for a while, and pondered: "It's not bad, but for him, isn't this a little overkill?" Why do you wrong yourself to be an idol, brother, you are so distressing...
"When I signed the contract with him, I negotiated to debut as an idol," Jessica said, "Guanchao is not like Xingbang, and there are not so many film and television resources. For us, debuting as an idol group is the fastest shortcut. , there are quite a few people in the entertainment industry who entered the film and television industry as idols."
Shen Che didn't speak, and his expression was rare.
"Furthermore, with Qin Xiu's personality, debuting alone may not please everyone. As his friend, you should know his personality better than anyone else."
"Well," Shen Che nodded subconsciously, "He is cold and fierce, and it is quite easy to offend people."
This time it was Jessica who was stunned, she was cold and cold, but she didn't see anything fierce. "That's why I came to you." Jessica looked at the young man who was still in a daze beside her, and said, "Are you interested in forming a group with him?"
Shen Che froze for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at the serious female manager in disbelief.
Besides surprise, Jessica seemed to have something else in those eyes: "Are you still prejudiced against idol groups?"
It took Shen Che a while to recover, frowning, his mind was a little confused: "No, it's just..." Finally, he told Jessica what he had just been in contact with Jason.
Just now I was thinking that this young man would be photographed sooner or later, but I didn't expect Jason to make a move so soon.After weighing it calmly, he knew that Shen Che was from the acting department, Jason had already offered an olive branch, and he must have no chance of winning, so Jessica had to stand up regretfully, and smiled: "Xingbang is indeed more suitable for you, then I wish you a smooth star journey. "
Shen Che seemed to be thinking about something, but he hummed vaguely.
Jessica walked a few steps, looked back at the curly-haired young man who was still distracted, and suddenly said: "I just told you that Qin Xiu is in good condition, but I lied to you."
As soon as these words came out, as expected, when Shen Che looked up, Jessica faintly felt that her gamble had a chance of winning.
Jason sneezes.This was the fourth time he had sneezed in a row. The assistant beside him asked him if it was okay. The man with the square face shook his head and continued to pay attention to the shooting scene.
The photographer held up the camera, and there were constant clicks in the studio:
"The expression should be more lazy and noble... PERFECT!"
An Jiamian is wearing an elegant plaid coat, located in the center of the camera, and is shooting a large autumn and winter promotional campaign for a first-line clothing brand.It’s just autumn, and the temperature is not too low. The air conditioner was turned on a bit low for the shooting effect, but Jason could see that the shooting process was still not easy for An Jiamian, who had just recovered from a fever.The main lighting directly in front of it was unbearably hot, and the air blown by the blower was intertwined with cold and hot, one could imagine the feeling.On the other hand, Yingdi An was wearing a low-key and luxurious plaid coat, his brows were not wrinkled, and his expression was calm and breezy.
After the photographer finished shooting this group of shots, An Jiamian went to take a look. There seemed to be no problem. The photographer was full of praise for An Yingdi's professionalism. After An Jiamian signed one, more people came running to ask for autographs and group photos. Even the aunts who cleaned the corridors outside the studio came in a team. look. From a distance, Jason watched An Yingdi's extremely friendly satisfaction, and could hear An Jiamian scolding his mother in his heart.
Someone from the stylist gently urged An Jiamian to go to the dressing room to prepare her next outfit.The makeup artist touched up the makeup a little bit, the clothes were all ready, just go straight to the upper body, the preparations here are finished, the female models in the studio are still being filmed, An Jiamian and Jason had to stay in the dressing room for the time being.
The stylist and makeup artist have both gone out, and there is no one else in the dressing room at the moment, An Jiamian sat down and looked up at the mirror and said, "One?"
"No, people come in here anytime." Jason refused.
Film Emperor An didn't say anything, put his hands on the dressing table, and let out a sigh of relief: "This work density is the rhythm that will kill me."
Jason rolled his eyes, throw it up, you don't even want to smoke if you spit it out.
"If you don't smoke for me, at least give me a fan." An Jiamian pulled on the turtleneck sweater, "What kind of fabric is this dress?"
"wool?"
"How fat does this sheep have to be to heat me up like this?"
"Whether sheep is fat or not is not directly related to the thermal effect of wool."
"You're not a sheep, how do you know?" Actor An glanced at him, looking at the outfit on his face with disgust, "I'd rather endorse the space suit, at least it's fresh, it's really painful to wear it!"
Jason took a step back towards the door, always paying attention to the movement outside the door.
"JASON, Mr. Jason, please give me a cigarette." The rogue actor over there has already begun to unfold, "Let me tell you that the headlight is really not illuminated by humans, it is no different from being baked in a microwave oven. Now the scalp is still ripe." He said and opened his collar, "Look at it, it's all bronze... It's black on the neck and white on the body, is it going to be a panda or something?"
"Alright, alright, alright!!" Jason went crazy, "Give me the cigarette and be quiet!"
A few minutes later, Film Emperor An successfully obtained a stick of Soft Seven Stars, and quietly took a sip: "What time do you have an appointment with Shen Che?"
Jason raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It's still early. It was supposed to be four o'clock, but I see the progress, it may not be finished before four o'clock." As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call to delay the time, An Jiamian got up and came over Look at that phone.
"Hey, you got a new one? It's only been a few months, and you've changed it more frequently than me. You must have gotten a lot of money from me."
Just as Jason was about to complain, "You can speak even worse", the phone rang suddenly, and the word "Shen Che" appeared on the screen. The soot with sparks fell on the clothes.
The two of them frantically clapped the ashes, and the hot ash still left a black spot on the clothes, still on such an obvious position on the chest. Jason couldn't help but glared at An Jiamian, and Yingdi An was also dumbfounded.
The phone rang for a long time before Jason answered: "Hey, Shen Che, what's the matter? ... That's okay, but I can't leave right now, why don't you come over? ... Well, okay, I'm in the Emperor Building , TOP Photography Studio, give me a call when you arrive....Okay, that's it."
Seeing Jason hang up the phone, An Jiamian frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The kid said he would come over to talk to me earlier." Jason looked at the thoughtful An Jiamian, "Why do you like Shen Che?"
"He's not bad, although he's not as good as Qin Xiu, but he's still the second best choice," An Jiamian said while sitting down, "You're a manager, so it doesn't matter if I say it, you don't want it if you don't feel good sign him."
"If you don't compare with Qin Xiu, Shen Che is really good," Jason shrugged, "The reason why I plan to sign him is actually some selfishness."
An Jiamian crossed Erlang's legs and smiled shallowly in the mirror: "Who has no selfishness?"
"I've been in this business for so many years. I haven't had a closed door for a long time. I really want to see Qin Xiu regret his choice in the future. He signed with Guanchao. No matter how capable Jessica is, he doesn't have enough film and television resources. It is impossible to develop better than Shen Che who signed with Xingbang, even if his own conditions are better than Shen Che's." After Jason finished speaking, he looked at An Jiamian, but An Yingdi did not speak, he glanced down at An Jiamian's clothes, "This How to fix it?"
"I'll buy this dress, or you can buy it."
"How can I wear this style? Of course you bought it, and I didn't smoke it!"
Fortunately, there were spare clothes at the scene. Jason had to admit that the ash was accidentally dropped on An Jiamian while he was smoking, and in exchange for a few subtly despised hygienic eyes from the staff.Although it seems that he is very unprofessional as an ace manager, but a real ace manager must have the awareness that he would rather put the shit on his head than preserve the perfect and noble image of his artists.
Jason followed Actor An to the shooting site with his shit on his back, and An Jiamian started shooting the second set of photos.
"Hey, who are you looking for, you can't go in now..."
There was a conversation behind him, and Jason vaguely heard his name. He turned around and saw the curly-haired young man blocked by the staff in the aisle. He couldn't help being surprised.Come so fast?I took out my mobile phone and saw that there were indeed two missed calls. Maybe I didn't hear them due to the loud wind blowing at the scene.
Seeing Jason turn and leave, An Jiamian looked in the direction of the manager. The figure outside the door was blocked by the staff. After all, the boy's head was raised a lot, and his naturally curly hair still protruded.
After a while, Shen Che was led in by Jason, and the two went straight to the dressing room.A sneer curled up at the corner of An Jiamian's mouth, didn't he get along with me very badly, he still couldn't bear to give up when he had a chance to climb up.Do you really think you have the ability to sign under Jason?
The photographer suddenly felt stuck in his throat: "Oh, this look is a little broken, be gentle..."
Film Emperor An smiled and turned his expression back: "I'm sorry."
Not long after, Jason and Shen Che came out. The curly-haired young man walked to the door, turned around and said something to the ace manager, and seemed apologetic. Jason didn't say anything, just nodded, and watched Shen Che leave the camera with a stern face. shed.
An Jiamian felt a little strange. After this group of photos was taken, while drinking the water handed by his assistant, he asked Jason: "How did the talk go?"
Jason's face was surprisingly ugly: "He refused."
Hearing this answer for the first time, An Jiamian frowned.
This is indeed a very frustrating thing, Jason thought that An Jiamian would ask why next, but Actor An just said solemnly: "Give me the car keys."
Jason felt bad when he heard that tone: "What are you doing?"
"give me."
After all, An Jiamian is the film king, and when he is really serious, his aura is very scary. Jason handed over his car keys to the other party by accident. It wasn't until An film king strode out of the studio wearing makeup and shooting clothes that he came back to his senses and chased after him. In the aisle, An Jiamian rushed into the elevator and shouted: "There will be filming in half an hour! Don't mess around—"
After the morning class, Shen Che glanced at the parking shed downstairs when he went downstairs, but he didn't see the sea soul-colored S1000RR, and Qin Xiu was about to ask for leave again today. Although Jason didn't explain clearly why he found him, but if Qin Xiu had agreed to sign with Xingbang, there would be no such thing. Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but feel more complicated.
Walking out of the Shaw Building, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
The "Shen Che" yell was very strange, Shen Che turned his head in bewilderment, a woman with medium long hair and a bright smile in a small black suit walked towards him.
"Jessica, Qin Xiu's manager." The other party introduced himself with a smile.
Jessica was sitting on a bench by the lake, and soon she saw a curly-haired young man walking towards her with two boxes of lunch at the end of the corridor. The other party saw her, smiled and waved to this side, and quickened his pace.
After she revealed that she was Qin Xiu's manager, she was so enthusiastic and offered to invite him to dinner. Jessica took the lunch box from Shen Che, along with a pack of unopened cleaning tissues.He seems to be a big and sunny boy, but he is quite careful unexpectedly.
Jessica watched the other party sit down next to her, and observed carefully. She was [-] tall. Although her figure was not as fit as He Zheng's, she was still small and sturdy. She played basketball with her sleeves rolled up and shirtless. It should taste delicious.The eyes are very clean and energetic, and when you smile, you will find that there is still a little baby fat that hasn't faded away. It belongs to the type that no matter what he did wrong, as long as he smiles at you, you can't help but blame him.He is a handsome guy with wheat color and sunshine, and he is from the acting department, so the conditions in all aspects are already considered very favorable.Even if he doesn't come to sign him, it's only a matter of time before this young man is signed.
"What can you do with me, is Qin Xiu okay?" Shen Che asked.
Jessica saw the other party open the lunch box, obviously the greasy food box was very unappetizing, but seeing the boy open the box lunch and break the chopsticks to start with relish, she couldn't help feeling that it seemed delicious.
"You have a good relationship with Qin Xiu, right?" Jessica asked with a smile.
"Well, we are in the same grade, and we used to be roommates."
Why can't I hear what the relationship is? "Qin Xiu is in good shape now," Jessica said, "We plan to let him debut as an idol group."
Shen Che was taken aback when he heard that: "Idol group?"
Jessica also saw the other party's astonishment, and asked tentatively, "Is the idol group bad?"
Shen Che was really shocked by the news, put the lunch box on his lap, thought for a while, and pondered: "It's not bad, but for him, isn't this a little overkill?" Why do you wrong yourself to be an idol, brother, you are so distressing...
"When I signed the contract with him, I negotiated to debut as an idol," Jessica said, "Guanchao is not like Xingbang, and there are not so many film and television resources. For us, debuting as an idol group is the fastest shortcut. , there are quite a few people in the entertainment industry who entered the film and television industry as idols."
Shen Che didn't speak, and his expression was rare.
"Furthermore, with Qin Xiu's personality, debuting alone may not please everyone. As his friend, you should know his personality better than anyone else."
"Well," Shen Che nodded subconsciously, "He is cold and fierce, and it is quite easy to offend people."
This time it was Jessica who was stunned, she was cold and cold, but she didn't see anything fierce. "That's why I came to you." Jessica looked at the young man who was still in a daze beside her, and said, "Are you interested in forming a group with him?"
Shen Che froze for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at the serious female manager in disbelief.
Besides surprise, Jessica seemed to have something else in those eyes: "Are you still prejudiced against idol groups?"
It took Shen Che a while to recover, frowning, his mind was a little confused: "No, it's just..." Finally, he told Jessica what he had just been in contact with Jason.
Just now I was thinking that this young man would be photographed sooner or later, but I didn't expect Jason to make a move so soon.After weighing it calmly, he knew that Shen Che was from the acting department, Jason had already offered an olive branch, and he must have no chance of winning, so Jessica had to stand up regretfully, and smiled: "Xingbang is indeed more suitable for you, then I wish you a smooth star journey. "
Shen Che seemed to be thinking about something, but he hummed vaguely.
Jessica walked a few steps, looked back at the curly-haired young man who was still distracted, and suddenly said: "I just told you that Qin Xiu is in good condition, but I lied to you."
As soon as these words came out, as expected, when Shen Che looked up, Jessica faintly felt that her gamble had a chance of winning.
Jason sneezes.This was the fourth time he had sneezed in a row. The assistant beside him asked him if it was okay. The man with the square face shook his head and continued to pay attention to the shooting scene.
The photographer held up the camera, and there were constant clicks in the studio:
"The expression should be more lazy and noble... PERFECT!"
An Jiamian is wearing an elegant plaid coat, located in the center of the camera, and is shooting a large autumn and winter promotional campaign for a first-line clothing brand.It’s just autumn, and the temperature is not too low. The air conditioner was turned on a bit low for the shooting effect, but Jason could see that the shooting process was still not easy for An Jiamian, who had just recovered from a fever.The main lighting directly in front of it was unbearably hot, and the air blown by the blower was intertwined with cold and hot, one could imagine the feeling.On the other hand, Yingdi An was wearing a low-key and luxurious plaid coat, his brows were not wrinkled, and his expression was calm and breezy.
After the photographer finished shooting this group of shots, An Jiamian went to take a look. There seemed to be no problem. The photographer was full of praise for An Yingdi's professionalism. After An Jiamian signed one, more people came running to ask for autographs and group photos. Even the aunts who cleaned the corridors outside the studio came in a team. look. From a distance, Jason watched An Yingdi's extremely friendly satisfaction, and could hear An Jiamian scolding his mother in his heart.
Someone from the stylist gently urged An Jiamian to go to the dressing room to prepare her next outfit.The makeup artist touched up the makeup a little bit, the clothes were all ready, just go straight to the upper body, the preparations here are finished, the female models in the studio are still being filmed, An Jiamian and Jason had to stay in the dressing room for the time being.
The stylist and makeup artist have both gone out, and there is no one else in the dressing room at the moment, An Jiamian sat down and looked up at the mirror and said, "One?"
"No, people come in here anytime." Jason refused.
Film Emperor An didn't say anything, put his hands on the dressing table, and let out a sigh of relief: "This work density is the rhythm that will kill me."
Jason rolled his eyes, throw it up, you don't even want to smoke if you spit it out.
"If you don't smoke for me, at least give me a fan." An Jiamian pulled on the turtleneck sweater, "What kind of fabric is this dress?"
"wool?"
"How fat does this sheep have to be to heat me up like this?"
"Whether sheep is fat or not is not directly related to the thermal effect of wool."
"You're not a sheep, how do you know?" Actor An glanced at him, looking at the outfit on his face with disgust, "I'd rather endorse the space suit, at least it's fresh, it's really painful to wear it!"
Jason took a step back towards the door, always paying attention to the movement outside the door.
"JASON, Mr. Jason, please give me a cigarette." The rogue actor over there has already begun to unfold, "Let me tell you that the headlight is really not illuminated by humans, it is no different from being baked in a microwave oven. Now the scalp is still ripe." He said and opened his collar, "Look at it, it's all bronze... It's black on the neck and white on the body, is it going to be a panda or something?"
"Alright, alright, alright!!" Jason went crazy, "Give me the cigarette and be quiet!"
A few minutes later, Film Emperor An successfully obtained a stick of Soft Seven Stars, and quietly took a sip: "What time do you have an appointment with Shen Che?"
Jason raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It's still early. It was supposed to be four o'clock, but I see the progress, it may not be finished before four o'clock." As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call to delay the time, An Jiamian got up and came over Look at that phone.
"Hey, you got a new one? It's only been a few months, and you've changed it more frequently than me. You must have gotten a lot of money from me."
Just as Jason was about to complain, "You can speak even worse", the phone rang suddenly, and the word "Shen Che" appeared on the screen. The soot with sparks fell on the clothes.
The two of them frantically clapped the ashes, and the hot ash still left a black spot on the clothes, still on such an obvious position on the chest. Jason couldn't help but glared at An Jiamian, and Yingdi An was also dumbfounded.
The phone rang for a long time before Jason answered: "Hey, Shen Che, what's the matter? ... That's okay, but I can't leave right now, why don't you come over? ... Well, okay, I'm in the Emperor Building , TOP Photography Studio, give me a call when you arrive....Okay, that's it."
Seeing Jason hang up the phone, An Jiamian frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The kid said he would come over to talk to me earlier." Jason looked at the thoughtful An Jiamian, "Why do you like Shen Che?"
"He's not bad, although he's not as good as Qin Xiu, but he's still the second best choice," An Jiamian said while sitting down, "You're a manager, so it doesn't matter if I say it, you don't want it if you don't feel good sign him."
"If you don't compare with Qin Xiu, Shen Che is really good," Jason shrugged, "The reason why I plan to sign him is actually some selfishness."
An Jiamian crossed Erlang's legs and smiled shallowly in the mirror: "Who has no selfishness?"
"I've been in this business for so many years. I haven't had a closed door for a long time. I really want to see Qin Xiu regret his choice in the future. He signed with Guanchao. No matter how capable Jessica is, he doesn't have enough film and television resources. It is impossible to develop better than Shen Che who signed with Xingbang, even if his own conditions are better than Shen Che's." After Jason finished speaking, he looked at An Jiamian, but An Yingdi did not speak, he glanced down at An Jiamian's clothes, "This How to fix it?"
"I'll buy this dress, or you can buy it."
"How can I wear this style? Of course you bought it, and I didn't smoke it!"
Fortunately, there were spare clothes at the scene. Jason had to admit that the ash was accidentally dropped on An Jiamian while he was smoking, and in exchange for a few subtly despised hygienic eyes from the staff.Although it seems that he is very unprofessional as an ace manager, but a real ace manager must have the awareness that he would rather put the shit on his head than preserve the perfect and noble image of his artists.
Jason followed Actor An to the shooting site with his shit on his back, and An Jiamian started shooting the second set of photos.
"Hey, who are you looking for, you can't go in now..."
There was a conversation behind him, and Jason vaguely heard his name. He turned around and saw the curly-haired young man blocked by the staff in the aisle. He couldn't help being surprised.Come so fast?I took out my mobile phone and saw that there were indeed two missed calls. Maybe I didn't hear them due to the loud wind blowing at the scene.
Seeing Jason turn and leave, An Jiamian looked in the direction of the manager. The figure outside the door was blocked by the staff. After all, the boy's head was raised a lot, and his naturally curly hair still protruded.
After a while, Shen Che was led in by Jason, and the two went straight to the dressing room.A sneer curled up at the corner of An Jiamian's mouth, didn't he get along with me very badly, he still couldn't bear to give up when he had a chance to climb up.Do you really think you have the ability to sign under Jason?
The photographer suddenly felt stuck in his throat: "Oh, this look is a little broken, be gentle..."
Film Emperor An smiled and turned his expression back: "I'm sorry."
Not long after, Jason and Shen Che came out. The curly-haired young man walked to the door, turned around and said something to the ace manager, and seemed apologetic. Jason didn't say anything, just nodded, and watched Shen Che leave the camera with a stern face. shed.
An Jiamian felt a little strange. After this group of photos was taken, while drinking the water handed by his assistant, he asked Jason: "How did the talk go?"
Jason's face was surprisingly ugly: "He refused."
Hearing this answer for the first time, An Jiamian frowned.
This is indeed a very frustrating thing, Jason thought that An Jiamian would ask why next, but Actor An just said solemnly: "Give me the car keys."
Jason felt bad when he heard that tone: "What are you doing?"
"give me."
After all, An Jiamian is the film king, and when he is really serious, his aura is very scary. Jason handed over his car keys to the other party by accident. It wasn't until An film king strode out of the studio wearing makeup and shooting clothes that he came back to his senses and chased after him. In the aisle, An Jiamian rushed into the elevator and shouted: "There will be filming in half an hour! Don't mess around—"
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