Relying on love in the entertainment industry

When he was a teenager, Fang Nan was a standard rich young man with a good family background. Because he was born in a wealthy family in the entertainment industry, he was congenitally weak, and he studied music since he was a child. He can almost be called a typical male lead in youth idol dramas on the market.

The boss of Bo Mingtang had joked before that Nanjixing could use Fang Nan as a model to make an idol drama, as long as he posted his personal information in the plot description, it was guaranteed that he would become popular overnight.

But that's all in the past.

When he was a teenager, Fang Qingzhi had the most white shirts and vests in his closet, and each piece was ironed neatly. Fang Qingzhi stood in front of the piano wearing such clothes, and he was like a living little girl who walked out of the portrait. prince.

And Fang Nan who was standing beside Jia Luo now, wearing a thin gray trench coat and a darker long scarf, looked full of yuppiness, and there was not even a trace of Fang Qingzhi's past on his body.

This kind of overly casual and fashionable dress has always been a favorite of Gallo.

When he looked back at himself for the seventh time, Fang Nan couldn't help asking: "Is there anything wrong with my outfit today?"

Gallo shook his head: "No... it's just... so beautiful that it makes people's heart beat."

Gallo always speaks so exaggeratedly, Fang Nan was instantly amused by his exaggerated adjective, and then replied with a smile: "Frivolous!"

Then he said: "Keep this rhythm, there will be fans who like this style."

Afterwards, Gallo drove the car to the gate of Nanjixing. When Fang Nan saw the gate, Fang Nan's chest stopped and he restrained his smile.

Before entering the lobby on the ground floor, Fang Nan stood in front of the door and glanced at the glass door on one side.

The moment he saw this glance, he almost hallucinated for a moment, thinking that the reflection on the glass door was Fang Qingzhi as a teenager.

After many years, he actually returned to this place again.

Things are wrong.

For a moment, Fang Nan felt that he seemed to have traveled through time and walked in the Nanjixing Entertainment back then.Everyone in the whole building recognized him, and they would call Qingzhi affectionately when their eyes met... But this kind of trance only lasted for a few minutes, because even if there was only a slight difference in the Nanjixing Building Different, but the decoration that already gave people a completely different impression reminded him that everything was completely different.

Even he himself has become a complete stranger.

The process of signing the contract for Gallo was a bit difficult. The most important thing is that the various rules and styles of SN and CN are completely different. For CN, it is often only the most basic default condition... The difference in cognition between the two parties caused the entire process of negotiating the contract to be turbulent. Thanks to Fang Nan's adjustment and Jia Luo's explanation in the middle, the negotiation can continue.

In fact, the process of signing the contract is not so complicated, even the stars of SN came to CN to develop before.Although they may not all adapt to CN's style, but SN people who can leave their hometowns to seek opportunities in a completely unfamiliar eastern country naturally default to the rule of doing as the Romans do.

It's just that Gallo's situation is special.

Due to his superior family background and natural conditions, this young master has rarely suffered setbacks since he was in school.Even if there are occasional unsatisfactory things, in his heart, most of them don't think it's his own problem, but a problem of other people's vision and luck.It must be very difficult for such a conceited person to follow the pace of others and obey rules that he does not know without question.

That's why Fang Nan was needed to coordinate.

Gallo's trust in Fang Nan's personality and judgment is the main reason why he played a lubricating role in this negotiation.

During the negotiation process, Chu Xiting was also present all the time, and his attitude was even relatively friendly, but Fang Nan really couldn't put on a good face towards him, so his expression was very serious from the beginning to the end.

Because of this seriousness, the two managers of Nanji Star thought he was a serious and cold person.

This was clearly a benign misunderstanding.

After the basic items have been discussed, the personnel manager breathed a sigh of relief, and Gallo's future agent also breathed a sigh of relief.Of course, for the sake of being polite, the other party still asked, "Is there anything else that needs to be added?"

Gallo said, "...one more request."

The personnel manager's heart sank again.

As a result, Gallo said: "I hope Nolan will be the producer of my first album."

This was obviously an unexpected request.Not only was it unexpected, but it was also very out of date and difficult for others.

Antarctica is not all people.Wanzhong is a company whose main development direction is film and television. Even if an album is released, it is just for fun.But Antarctica is different.

Since 20 years ago, when they had two kings in the pop music world, Nanjixing has been the leading representative of the pop music industry.In the past 20 years, although the control of the company has changed several times, what remains unchanged is that it always has strong industry energy and human resources.

This means that it signs the best singers, best producers, and best songs.If NJStar wants to cooperate with a freelance producer, the other party must be an unusual big name, or a studio that itself has an unusual relationship with NJStar.

Therefore, Gallo's request is really very, very over the line for the agent.

It's a pity that before he had time to reject the other party, Chu Xiting took the initiative to intervene and said, "That depends on whether Mr. Fang has the will."

He looked at Fang Nan with a smile, but before anyone else could speak, he agreed to Gallo's request and handed over the choice to Fang Nan.

Fang Nan said: "If Mr. Chu doesn't dislike my mediocrity, I will naturally be more than happy to raise an album for Jia Luo."

No matter why Chu Xiting was so enthusiastic, Fang Nan would not refuse a proposal that was beneficial to both him and Yu Jialuo because of personal feelings.

Nan Jixing's influence in the domestic music scene is not trivial. If they can use the other party's resources, it will only be beneficial for Fang Nan to gain a firm foothold in the CN entertainment circle as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Chu Xiting looked at his watch and said, "It's almost noon, and it's not good to talk about work on an empty stomach. I just reserved a seat, why don't we go to dinner first, and talk about the first album by the way."

The personnel manager was a little surprised by Chu Xiting's arbitrary behavior, but Chu Xiting's image in the industry and in front of the public is very authoritative, so he did not directly refute his CEO in front of Gallo and Fang Nan. decision.

However, the few people looked at each other, and found that Chu Xiting's reaction this day was unusual, and his attitude towards Fang Nan was even warmer than that of Jia Luo. On the contrary, it was the young Mr. Fang's attitude towards Chu Xiting. Generally, lukewarm.

A few people inevitably murmured in their hearts, re-examined Fang Nan's existence suspiciously, and secretly guessed whether he had any unusual identity.

Even Fang Nan frowned silently, feeling that Chu Xiting's inexplicable kindness...was unbearable.

For a moment, his whole body tensed up, wondering whether Chu Xiting had doubts about his identity, but soon reason overwhelmed his subjective emotions, and he realized that his guess was in the wrong direction.

If Chu Xiting had guessed his real identity, it would be absolutely impossible to talk to him with a smile like this, and still act as if nothing had happened.Because he should know that the grievances and grievances between them cannot be fooled away with a few jokes.

If he had no resentment towards Chu Xiting, the other party would give him his life.

And except for this reason... Fang Nan thought, maybe the other party is plotting against him again?But what else can Chu Xiting plan for him now?

Fang Nan hadn't figured this out until he entered the private room and took his seat.

After everyone took their seats, Jia Luo naturally pulled Fang Nan to sit opposite to Chu Xiting. Chu Xiting frowned slightly at Jia Luo's behavior of showing traces, but he only covered up his expression for a moment. He returned to his previous smile.

The smile on his face sometimes made Fang Nan feel like a solidified mask, which made people feel false and stiff.Fang Nan tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember whether Chu Xiting looked like this back then.

He no longer understood what kind of person Fang Qingzhi fell in love with when he was young.He didn't even understand how he could fall in love with such a man who always had a fake smile.

Perhaps because of hatred, Chu Xiting's every move at this time was full of hypocrisy and malice in Fang Nan's eyes.Subjective emotions almost affected his normal judgment, making him not afraid to speculate on Chu Xiting in the worst direction.

In fact, from Gallo's point of view, Chu Xiting did not behave so badly.He obviously has some inexplicable affection for Fang Nan, so Fang Nan's attitude of being too indifferent is also very tolerant, and he is not annoyed by it.

Of course, because Fang Nan obviously had a distasteful attitude, Chu Xiting didn't overtly show courteousness, but kept a proper distance.If he hadn't known that the two had had a grievance before, Jia Luo felt that he would have cried out for Chu Xiting's handling.

As for now... some wax.

Gallo, who finished lighting the wax, listened to the negotiation and verbal probing between Fang Nan and the personnel from Nanjixing while eating.Although Fang Nan was somewhat indifferent to Chu Xiting, since he wanted to cooperate with Nanjixing, he had to answer some of the other's questions.

So after this meal, under the guise of business affairs, Chu Xiting inquired about Fang Nan's details.

Gallo's agent also knew some of Fang Nan's qualifications and abilities.After knowing Fang Nan's identity, the other party can accept it more or less.Even if Nolan Fang is not the most ideal external producer, he is already within the acceptable range.

Especially recently Fang Nan's episodes and ending songs for Xie Zhisheng's movies can be heard in the streets and alleys, which makes him more convincing.

But when Chu Xiting casually asked Fang Nan: "Although Mr. Fang has been on SN, he can speak Chinese very well. Have you ever studied in China?"

Fang Nan's expression changed immediately, and he said, "I also think I can read Chinese pretty well." But he didn't answer Chu Xiting's question, and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

After hearing this, Jia Luo said, "I also kind of want to go to WC, Mr. Chu, I'm sorry."

Then he followed Fang Nan in two or three steps.

After the two left the table, the personnel manager said curiously: "I always feel that Mr. Fang seems to have a deep prejudice against you, Mr. Chu. Have you had any disputes before?"

Chu Xiting shook his head and said, "I also want to know why he rejects me so much..."

He doesn't remember any interaction with Fang Nan, but just feels... attachment and nostalgia for the music created by the other party.But the other party hated his appearance very much, which made Chu Xiting feel very subtle.

Fang is a very common surname, but with the surname Fang and the fact that he returned to China recently, Chu Xiting couldn't help but have some unfounded associations.

But every time a similar idea appeared, he quickly cut it off.

There are some things... that even Lenovo is best not to have.

Because he doesn't deserve it.

Having that kind of fantasy is like murdering that person again from memory, Chu Xiting felt extremely self-loathing even letting this thought pass through his mind, so he never wanted to think in this direction.

On the other end, Gallo was talking to Fang Nan in the bathroom.

He asked, "You really hate him."

Fang Nan washed his hands, dried the water stains with the dryer, and said, "...I just don't want to lie."

Gallo felt that it was extremely rare—in his opinion, Fang Nan was really a rare animal in a sense.He clearly came back to take revenge on Chu Xiting, but in front of the other party, he didn't even want to say a few words to deceive him.

Jia Luo knew that Fang Nan's refusal to tell lies was not necessarily because of Chu Xiting.In fact, it's just in his nature that he doesn't want to lie to anyone.Generally speaking, a person will slowly learn to lie before he becomes an adult, but he thinks that Fang Nan must be the kind of person who has hardly ever lied since he was a child.

Even misleading others vaguely like that will make Fang Nan feel a little uncomfortable.

And such a person... Gallo can hardly imagine what exactly Chu Xiting did to make Fang Nan want to take revenge on him against his nature.

Gallo said: "Nolan... If you feel uncomfortable, or try to avoid seeing Chu Xiting in the future. For things like this, I can at most hire a lawyer to deal with it."

In the end, Fang Nan stood in front of the air dryer as if frozen for a long while, and then said, "No. It's okay... I'm not afraid of seeing Chu Xiting."

He repeated the words in his mind over and over again until even he began to believe it.

The melody of "Missing" came from the other end of the corridor, causing Wen Rongxi to pause for a while.

He asked the staff of the TV station: "What is the name of this song and who sang it? It sounds very nice."

The staff laughed immediately after hearing this, and said, "Wen Tianwang also likes this song? This is an episode of the movie "I Used to Love You Like Life", called "Missing". The theme song and episode of this movie are very It sounds good. It is said that a famous SN composer was specially invited to compose it. Apart from this song, the other episodes "Forgive", "Shackles of Love" and "Invisible Love Letter" are also very good. My Colleagues love it."

Wen Rongxi was quite surprised when he heard it, and said, "Oh? A famous composer of SN? I don't know who it is?"

The staff over there replied with a smile: "Presumably Wen Tianwang must have heard of it. He is a Chinese, that is, Nolan Fang, who made "Life Express" and "The Fantasy", and it is said that his Chinese name is Fang Nan. "

Wen Rongxi was taken aback for a moment, and then his pupils tightened suddenly.

He had indeed heard these two songs, and even liked them quite a bit.With Wen Rongxi's level and insight, generally speaking, their eyes on songs will only get higher and higher, so good songs are also divided into three, six, and nine grades in their eyes.

And Nolan Fang's works are the rare songs that Wen Rongxi has seen in recent years that are very emotional and in place, and can deeply touch people's hearts.Even people who don't have the same emotional experience as the song can feel the idea that the composer wants to express through the music and lyrics.

In terms of literature and art, it is a song with soul.

The first time I heard "LifeExpress", Wen Rongxi was amazed, and later I found other songs by Nolan Fang to listen to.It's a pity that the other party released only two songs at that time, so Wen Rongxi did not have a better understanding of this new composer.

But only one thing is certain.

When Wen Rongxi heard the other party's song for the first time, she felt a little touched in her heart. It turns out that there are so many composers with extraordinary talents.

And Wen Rongxi finally remembered where he had heard the name Fang Nan.

—the young man who was introduced to him at the teacher's house.

Such a young big boy.The young composer who was recommended to him by Mr. Xu with many compliments.Nolan Fang, Fang Nan, if you only look at their names, it is very likely that they are the same person.

Afterwards, Wen Rongxi hurried into the lounge, turned on his mobile phone and began to log in to the Internet to log in to a few email addresses that he never used but only used to deal with some troublesome people - he really couldn't remember which email address he gave Fang Nan at the beginning up.

In this way, they took turns logging in, and finally found the email from Fang Nan in the third mailbox.

As expected in the mailbox, there are two lines of names "LifeExpress" and "The Fantasy" written in the work list.

Wen Rongxi read Fang Nan's resume carefully, and then downloaded all Fang Nan's works online for a fee, and then called the director instead.

The next day, Fang Nan received a call from Wen Rongxi.The other party said that the crew had read his resume and was very interested in him, and asked him when he would have time to meet.

To be honest, Fang Nan almost forgot to send his resume to Wen Rongxi at this time - it has been too long since he sent his resume to Wen Rongxi at this time, more than two months later, if According to the schedule, I am afraid that even a TV series has been filmed.

In this situation, Fang Nan did not expect to receive a call from Wen Rongxi at all.

But when Wen Rongxi asked about his intentions, Fang Nan, who still had a job on hand and had just signed a new contract, had to decline Wen Rongxi's appointment with a little regret.

He said, "...It's really a pity, I already have two jobs on hand."

Wen Rongxi felt a little embarrassed.

However, he pondered for a while, and felt that this matter was not in conflict, so he said, ""Listen to Summer" will be released at least until August, and there is still plenty of time in the middle—do you have a lot of work on hand?"

Fang Nan said: "...two albums, one is already being recorded, and the other is expected to start recording in the near future."

Wen Rongxi said: "If this is the case, we just need a theme song here. The work will not be too heavy, and the time is not too tight. Why don't we make an appointment to meet and understand the situation before you make a decision. How about it?"

Wen Rongxi's kindness is hard to come by. Although he has always been famously cold and difficult to get close to, he was quite nice to Fang Nan before his accident, so Fang Nan hesitated for a while, but finally did not refuse.

The two then made an appointment to meet on Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, Fang Nan went to the door of the club where Wen Rongxi asked to meet him.

This is a private membership-only club. After Fang Nan followed Wen Rongxi into the one-way glass door with tight security, he saw a lot of familiar faces, both men and women, almost all for entertainment. Well-known people in the circle or fashion circle.

However, although there were quite a few people, the sound in the club was not noisy. The soothing music and singing always maintained a dominant position among all the sounds, while all other whispers were covered under the sound of the music.

Even if someone occasionally talks a few words loudly at a certain distance, the voice is clear and distinct, without the slightest sense of noise, but magnetic and pleasant, as if coming from a big screen.

Fang Nan quickly understood what kind of occasion this was.

But even so, when Wen Rongxi walked through the hall, many people still took the initiative to say hello to him, and Wen Rongxi replied one by one with a smile.

Although the nature of this kind of club is serious, it is not just divided by circles, it must also be affected by the owner's own personal circle.And considering this point, it seems that so many people greeted Wen Rongxi, in Fang Nan's view, it is not so difficult to understand.

Wen Rongxi took Fang Nan into the club, and soon arrived at a table in the corner.There are two people sitting on one side of this table, both are big men in their 30s, one has a beard and the other wears glasses.

Wen Rongxi introduced these two people to Fang Nan: "Mr. Li Jiajing, the producer of TV dramas and an important shareholder of the TV station. Director Bi Wenze, a senior TV drama director, the TV dramas he directs have always been among the top ratings in recent years."

Following the introduction, the other party also looked for him, and shook hands with Fang Nan one after another.

The two sides exchanged a few polite words with each other, and then quickly got to the point.

From the other party's mouth, Fang Nan quickly learned the weight of the play Wen Rongxi was participating in.If I had to say it, since Wen Rongxi was known as the God of Songs, even if it was her first filming, the quality of the dramas she participated in could not be too bad.

That's exactly what happened.

The play he is performing is itself an adaptation of a well-known online love novel. It was once a smash hit on the Internet, and almost no similar works can compete with it.Afterwards, the adaptation rights were bought by Shengguang Entertainment, and it took three years of planning to finally prepare for the filming. Almost all the main actors involved in the filming were big-name figures, and besides Wen Rongxi, there were several names that are now deafening.

What Fang Nan wants to do is to produce a theme song of the same name for the TV series.

This is a propositional composition, because the theme song actually has its own format and tone from the very beginning—the original novel itself has already involved the existence of this song.

This is actually a rather troublesome proposition, because generally speaking, well-known composers would not like to do this kind of work that is obviously full of many restrictions.In the novel, the author, who does not need to be responsible for this, has no sense of embarrassing people at all, and describes the song quite beautifully-this undoubtedly adds trouble to the crew, because the author does not even write the lyrics. ,rhyme!

This is something that can’t be helped. After all, online novels sometimes don’t pay attention to logic and literature, and pay more attention to how to make people read happily. This also leads to the screenwriters often having to make major revisions when adapting scripts. I think this is also the reason why the preparations for shooting took so long.

But at this time, Fang Nan had to consider whether to accept this difficult problem.

He hesitated for a while, and finally made a decision. When he was about to reply to the other party, an accident happened unexpectedly.

A voice behind him called, "Mr. Fang?"