"In this exam, 27 of our students made it into the top 120 in the grade, a record," Liu Qin said with a smile. "Thanks to you, I've become very popular among the homeroom teachers."
The whole class cheered and said "ooh".
Liu Qin: "In addition, I would like to especially praise Lu Yanhe and Li Pengfei. Everyone knows what their grades were like in the past, but over the past semester, they have undergone visible changes. They have worked hard, seriously, and continuously improved their grades, and have made significant progress. I especially hope that students who are still ranked at the bottom will not be discouraged, but continue to sprint. There is still time, and your college entrance examination scores can continue to improve. Everyone should always remember that you are not competing with a few dozen people in your class or a few hundred people in your school. You are competing with hundreds of thousands of candidates in Yuming. Therefore, if you score one more point, you will surpass not just one or two people. Do you understand what I mean? Never give up until the last moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, applause broke out.
The students were very supportive of the head teacher's chicken soup.
Then, Liu Qin added: "Then, I would like to praise Xu Zijun."
Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Zijun.
She was suddenly the focus of countless gazes, and a hint of embarrassment suddenly appeared on her face.
Liu Qin said, "At such a critical time in her senior year, Xu Zijun faced what may be the greatest stress crisis in her life so far. Her performance dipped during the last monthly exam, but she maintained her focus and her mindset, returning to the top 20 in her grade. All of her classmates should learn from her mindset. This semester is quickly coming to an end, and as the college entrance exam draws closer, everyone will feel more and more stressed. This is perfectly normal. Don't be afraid, and don't keep it to yourself. If you ever feel like you're about to collapse, feel free to come and talk to me. It's not a waste of time, it's a way to relieve stress."
Liu Qin broke down these things into pieces and told them bit by bit.
Emotions are contagious, and the students listened very attentively.
Lu Yanhe's mood, which had become a little irritable because of Chen Ziliang, was slowly calmed down and he became calm.
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At the same time, at an offline commercial performance.
“Thank you everyone!”
Li Zhibai shouted loudly and left the stage amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.
He left under the escort of the on-site bodyguards and got into the nanny car.
Many people were shouting Li Zhibai's name, and the atmosphere was so warm that it felt like he was a superstar who had been in the industry for more than ten years.
But in fact, at least half of them are water armies arranged by the organizers.
Zhou Ping'an sat in the car waiting for him with a smile.
"A lot of your fans came today."
Li Zhibai sat down and took off his coat, feeling hot all over.
After singing and dancing for fifteen minutes in such cold weather outside, he was sweating all over.
"Brother Ping An, could you please let me take fewer commercial performances like this next time? They're too low-class." Li Zhibai said unhappily.
Zhou Pingan said: "Don't underestimate this kind of commercial performance. Although the environment is ordinary, you can get a 100,000 yuan appearance fee for each performance. The local bosses are very generous in paying."
"I don't mind this little money. This is really embarrassing. I'm so embarrassed." Li Zhibai frowned. "I'm not an entertainer, I don't perform in this kind of place."
"Okay, okay, I know. It's the end of the year now, and I only took this job because they paid me generously. If they were stingy with their money, even if they begged me to let you come, I wouldn't agree."
Zhou Ping'an calmed Li Zhibai down before continuing, "You know the show 'Little Song Gathering', right? Both Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang have been on it. I've spoken with the director team, and they'll have you on the show for three episodes and three performances. We'll see how it goes and then decide if you want to stay on as a regular."
When Li Zhibai heard Zhou Ping'an say this, he looked at him in surprise.
"Is this true?"
"Why would I lie to you? Although this show isn't a top-tier variety show, it has a loyal audience. Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang both performed very well on it before, and you're already the most popular among them. Prepare your performance well and put on something that will wow everyone. We'll then work with the program team on marketing," Zhou Ping'an said. "You've been a bit neglected these past six months, and haven't had any good work arranged for you. Later, I still hope to allow you to be both a singer and an actor. You're one of the people I'm most optimistic about. If you manage well, you'll definitely become a top-tier star in the future."
"OK."
"You didn't apply for an interview with Chen Ziyan, right?" Zhou Ping'an suddenly asked.
The topic suddenly turned to this point, making Li Zhibai immediately understand that this was the point Zhou Pingan had talked to him about so much today.
Afraid he would run away.
Li Zhibai smiled and said, "Brother Ping'an, are you so worried about me?"
"You're so talented, it's very likely that Chen Ziyan will snatch you away. Of course, I have to give you a heads-up." Zhou Ping'an looked at him. "You know, I've always placed you in the first tier of training. My plan for you is to become a top-tier star, especially now that you're almost nineteen. You can finally officially become an actor. I'm helping you get a lead role in a drama."
Really...it's all cake.
Li Zhibai: "But, among Feng Zhi and his men, you will only keep three people, right?"
"Yes, I have limited energy. It's a waste of time to keep someone who can't become popular."
"I, Cheng Hai, who is the third person?" he asked.
Zhou Pingan smiled and said, "We'll have to see how they perform recently, but to be honest, no matter who stays, I can't beat you. I'm most optimistic about you. You know, in the entertainment industry, whether an artist is excellent or not is not the most important thing. Whether or not you have an agent to help you handle various things is a very important factor in whether an artist can go long-term. Lu Yanhe was previously chosen to play in "The Golden Age", but now that role has been chosen by Chen Ziliang. Chen Ziliang is competing for this role. Lu Yanhe has no one to help him. Can he keep it on his own? Just think about it and you will know that it is impossible."
Li Zhibai frowned.
"Brother Ping'an, you said Chen Ziliang wants to steal Lu Yanhe's role?"
"Um."
"Does Lu Yanhe know about this?"
"I know. Even though I don't intend to help him keep the role, I still told him the news as soon as possible."
"Chen Ziliang is mentally ill. He goes to steal other people's food." Li Zhibai's face suddenly turned stern and he cursed very unhappily.
Zhou Ping'an looked at him in surprise.
"Why are you so angry? This has nothing to do with you."
Zhou Ping'an hadn't paid much attention to them recently and didn't know that in just a few months, Lu Yanhe's relationship with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang had advanced by leaps and bounds. They hadn't been close for three years, but became close friends in just three months.
As for Zhou Ping'an, his impression of the three of them still remained the same as before.
These artists were relatively indifferent to each other and even competed with each other. Zhou Ping'an never thought that Li Zhibai was so close to Lu Yanhe that he would be angry about what happened to him.
Li Zhibai also realized that he was too excited.
He curled his lips and said, "I already hate that narcissist Chen Ziliang."
Zhou Ping'an suddenly realized that this was the case.
There was indeed a reason why Li Zhibai hated Chen Ziliang.
He had met Chen Ziliang before. Li Zhibai was a few years younger than him, so at the beginning Li Zhibai would take the initiative to greet him and say hello, but Chen Ziliang's eyes were higher than the sky and he didn't take others seriously at all. Not only that, he once ridiculed Li Zhibai in public, saying that he was just an idol star who relied on fans for a living. Li Zhibai heard this and wanted to attack him, but someone stopped him.
Zhou Pingan said: "Of course what Chen Ziliang did was abominable, but he is very popular now, and if he is willing to play a cameo role, the production team will definitely be happy to do so, and they will get such a big publicity for free."
"I just don't believe he won't cause trouble for the crew. This idiot stirs up trouble wherever he goes. Wasn't the last strike against 'Little Song Gathering' caused by him?"
"He certainly caused this, but look, it was a serious matter, but it was eventually dropped. The directors of 'Little Song Gathering' were even talking about suing him, but didn't someone mediate?" Zhou Ping'an said with a nonchalant expression, "In the entertainment industry, you can act like a big shot, have a bad temper, or even do some truly rubbish. As long as you don't cross the line and get banned or disappear, as long as you're popular, have buzz, and are the talk of the town, you'll always be sought after. Hard work, character, and so on—it doesn't matter."
Li Zhibai looked at Zhou Ping'an in surprise.
Although Li Zhibai always knew that Zhou Ping'an was a person with low moral standards, he never thought that he would dare to say such words openly. It was simply unbelievable.
Seeing Li Zhibai's surprised look, Zhou Ping'an didn't hold back. Instead, he intensified his attack, saying, "You're still young now, and you still attach great importance to ideals, morality, and character. Later, after experiencing many ups and downs, you realize that nothing is more important than what you truly hold in your hands. Lu Yanhe holds nothing in his hands. So, when Chen Ziliang wanted to take his role, he took it away without any resistance. Lu Yanhe had no power to resist."
Li Zhibai fell silent.
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Later, their small group of three jumped up.
Li Zhibai said inside: Zhou Ping'an really disgusts me.
He @Lu Yanhe and said: Why didn’t you tell us that Chen Ziliang stole your role?
Yan Liang immediately popped up: "Grabbing the role? What's going on?"
Lu Yanhe appeared in the group chat after a while: "Zhou Ping'an told you? Zhou Ping'an also told me this news. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep my role. It's useless to tell you. It will only make you worry with me."
Li Zhibai: Who said that? That's a really great idea. How did you know we couldn't help you?
Lu Yanhe: Do you still need Zhou Ping'an's help?
Li Zhibai: Why should I ask him for help in this kind of thing? Anyway, I can just make Chen Ziliang unhappy during this period of time, let everyone see his character clearly, and scold him. "Golden Age" can't sign him at this time.
Lu Yanhe: Don’t do anything rash. You’ll offend people for no reason.
Li Zhibai: This isn't out of nowhere; it's purposeful. You said I was an idol, relying entirely on fans for a living. So, what does he rely on for a living? A popular singer relies on fans, doesn't he? Besides his fans, how many people actually think he sings well? Damn it! Don't worry, I'm going to be on "Little Song Gathering" soon, and I'm going to disgust him to death on the show and let everyone know what this guy really is.
Yan Liang: You're going to be on this show too? Are you going to cause trouble on the show?
Lu Yanhe: Don't go crazy. It's unnecessary to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own.
Li Zhibai: What's there to say about me? I have a bad temper and I like to fight with people. People who know me know that I can't say much.
Yan Liang and Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say when they saw Li Zhibai say this with pride.
Lu Yanhe was really afraid that Li Zhibai would go crazy on the show.
If he really disgusted Chen Ziliang on the show, then the two of them would really become enemies.
Li Zhibai himself is an artist on the rise, so why would he offend an already famous and popular singer at this time?
He immediately called Li Zhibai.
"Don't do anything rash, don't go crazy. You finally have the chance to be on this show—oh, I forgot, it wasn't that easy for you, but anyway, this is your chance to meet the audience and make more people like you. You don't have to do this just to disgust him. He can't take my role away so easily. Don't worry, Director Luo Yuzhong and Sister Yuqian both support me."
Li Zhibai said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've been irritated with him for a long time and I've been holding it in. Now I'm letting it out. What else can I hold back?"
"You yourself are very likely to be cyberbullied by Chen Ziliang's fans." Lu Yanhe said helplessly, "Even if you don't care, doesn't Zhou Ping'an care? Don't your parents care? Why bother? It's not time to tear each other apart yet. Let's just stay humble for a while. He can't be popular forever. We will definitely be more popular than him in the future."
After much persuasion, Lu Yanhe finally persuaded Li Zhibai to give up publicly exposing Chen Ziliang's disgusting behavior on the show.
"'The Golden Era' is indeed a very rare opportunity for me. I have done everything I can for this chance, but if in the end I really can't act due to some force majeure, then I will accept it. It doesn't matter." Lu Yanhe said, "My focus now is on school. I don't have that much energy or strength to compete with him, but I don't care about the gains and losses at the moment. On the one hand, I believe in Director Luo Yuzhong and Sister Yu Qian. On the other hand, I also believe in myself. He can snatch one role or two roles from me, but can he snatch all my roles? One day, I will stand in front of him and make him regret his behavior today."
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After comforting Li Zhibai, Lu Yanhe began to think. He had known the news for a few days. Should he take the initiative to contact Luo Yuzhong at this time?
The reason why Lu Yanhe had been hesitating was that he was afraid that if he showed worry and uneasiness, Luo Yuzhong would be dissatisfied. If Luo Yuzhong had the idea of letting Chen Ziliang replace him to star in this play, it would be fine, but if not, Luo Yuzhong would definitely be angry.
Don't you trust me at all?
A director like Luo Yuzhong would have high aspirations, and Lu Yanhe was personally chosen by him. If Lu Yanhe raised concerns about whether he might be replaced when Luo Yuzhong had no intention of replacing him, he might have thought of replacing him even though he didn't want to.
Looking ahead and behind is a true portrayal of Lu Yanhe's current state.
After much hesitation, Lu Yanhe felt that he should take the initiative to contact Director Luo Yuzhong, but he wanted to change the way he said it, a way that would not anger Luo Yuzhong.
Lu Yanhe sent a message to Luo Yuzhong: Hello director, my agent told me that my performance contract has been sent a few days ago. Is there anything else I can do?
Let's use this incident as a test to see how Luo Yuzhong reacts.
This is all we can do for now.
Otherwise, he would have actually run up to Luo Yuzhong and asked, "Director, Director, are you planning to replace me again? Replace me with Chen Ziliang, right?"
Luo Yuzhong didn't reply for a long time.
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At this moment, Luo Yuzhong was sitting at the dinner table with a big head as big as an ox. He tried his best to refuse the female public relations arranged by Chen Ziliang, and at the same time, he angrily drew a big cross for Chen Ziliang in his heart.
As a big-name director, it is not uncommon to arrange a female public relations scene, but it is a bit exaggerated to arrange such a thing for someone who is meeting and having dinner with him seriously for the first time.
Luo Yuzhong was a little annoyed.
He came to the appointment today because Chen Ziliang asked someone to introduce him to him. He originally wanted to get to know this popular singer.
Although film and television dramas and music are two different industries, they have always been in the same entertainment circle. Now this industry has become bigger and has become the entertainment circle, and they are closely related to each other.
There are many film and television OSTs in every drama. Luo Yuzhong has been filming for so many years and has met many singers.
There are also some singers who are interested in acting and will indeed make guest appearances with him.
As long as it is not inappropriate, Luo Yuzhong is happy to find one or two less important, stereotypical roles for them in his own plays to let them satisfy their acting addiction.
On the one hand, it satisfies their curiosity, and on the other hand, it is also a publicity stunt.
Luo Yuzhong is not the kind of director who turns a deaf ear to what is happening outside.
Luo Yuzhong has been immersed in the art of filming a play for many years and is very familiar with it and attaches great importance to it.
But when she arrived today, Chen Ziliang started with a warm greeting, which was normal, and then took her into a private room. But something was not right. After all, there were several beautiful women sitting in the room, and it was obvious that they were there to accompany her for drinks.
Luo Yuzhong doesn't like this.
Interpersonal relationships are inevitable in the world, but don't be too vulgar. He is a veteran director who has been in the business for decades, so what does he need from a stranger like you?
Luo Yuzhong initially underestimated Chen Ziliang by three points.
His heart is not right.
I came to the appointment today because I knew that Chen Ziliang was interested in the role of the heroine Bai Yueguang.
Luo Yuzhong thought that it was a good thing to be able to refuse in person. He could say it tactfully and decline the matter politely. If he was willing, he could find another role for him to play, as long as he wanted to come.
He knew that Chen Ziliang was quite popular among young people, so he wanted to meet him. If the conversation went well, they could discuss collaborating on an OST.
But when listening to his songs on the way here, Luo Yuzhong frowned.
It’s not that it’s unpleasant or unacceptable, but Chen Ziliang’s style is not suitable for film and television drama soundtracks.
"Director Luo, I really grew up watching your dramas." Chen Ziliang said this sincerely while holding a woman's hand.
Luo Yuzhong felt disillusioned - Come on, don't let others sound as if you became like this because of the drama I filmed.
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Jiang Yuqian knew what Chen Ziliang was planning recently.
He Heng smiled and said, "Chen Ziliang still has evil intentions towards you. Even after being ignored for so long, he still refuses to give up."
"He says he won't give up, but do you think he is so devoted to me?" Jiang Yuqian immediately rolled her eyes.
She closed the script in her hand and glanced at the passing scene outside the car.
"You still want to play my white moonlight? Don't you see that you have a crooked and slanted temperament? How can you be a white moonlight? Do you really think that PR tricks can win over Director Luo?" Jiang Yuqian said disdainfully, "Little Lu has impressed me a lot. Chen Ziliang spread the news just to make Lu Yanhe give up, but he actually sat still and remained as calm as a mountain."
He Heng nodded, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
"He is a rare young man who is relatively calm."
"He's quite popular," Jiang Yuqian said. "You don't know, Director Luo thinks very highly of him. He expresses his admiration for him in his words and deeds."
He Heng: "When I heard you tell me how he fought for this role with Director Luo, I felt that this young man was very good and had a good heart."
"Yes." Jiang Yuqian sighed, "Zhou Ping'an has no eyes and is not a human being."
"Haha, Zhou Ping'an has always been that kind of person, blinded by money, profit-driven, and only seeing the immediate benefits." Colleagues look down on each other, so He Heng immediately put a big hat on him.
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Luo Yuzhong came out with a gloomy look on his face and got into his car. He had just successfully refused the painting that Chen Ziliang tried to force on him after much persuasion.
Although he liked Zhang Shansan's paintings, he didn't want to buy one from Chen Ziliang.
After the meal, Luo Yuzhong fully realized one thing: Chen Ziliang was a troublemaker and it was better to have less contact with him.
Luo Yuzhong got in the car and said to the driver, "How come young people nowadays are even more scheming and vulgar than the average middle-aged person?"
The driver, who had been following Luo Yuzhong for more than ten years, smiled silently and said nothing.
He doesn't need to say anything.
Only then did Luo Yuzhong see the message Lu Yanhe sent him, which was already an hour ago.
There are many pinned chat windows in his social software, and he has to scroll down to see Lu Yanhe's messages. Because of this habit, it is often difficult for him to see and reply to other people's messages in the first time. But it's okay. Given his status in the world, the word "timely" is not that important.
When Luo Yuzhong saw the message from Lu Yanhe, the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Look, there are still some smart and sensible young people. They must have heard something and are anxious, so they are asking indirect questions here."
Luo Yuzhong replied: Just go through the contract normally. Filming will start in the second half of next year. Let's talk about preparations after you finish the college entrance examination. Don't delay your studies.
