Chapter 273 Fresh Goods
Although the studio was not small, the 75 young men and women plus the crew still packed the backstage.
Even though it was only the end of March, the backstage dressing room still seemed a bit crowded and stuffy, but the girls and boys were in high spirits.
Because starting from the time when the top 25 advance to the top 12, the personal connections of the three major directors will finally be integrated into the program team - although not the three major directors themselves, those who can act as the spokespersons for the three major directors will definitely not be small figures.
If you can get the favor of these people, maybe even if you are eliminated, you will still have a chance to enter this circle.
So everyone is excitedly guessing who the special judges will be.
"Who do you think is the special judge for our Feng group? Could it be Teacher Xu Fan?"
"Please don't let it be Teacher Xu Fan. Teacher Xu Fan is from the People's Art Theatre, and the rules of the People's Art Theatre are very strict!"
"Will Director Zhang Jizhong send Liu Yifei?"
"I would rather it be Brother Xiao Ming!"
Amid the chatter, Zhejiang Satellite TV's hostess Zhu Xun and guest host Li Chen walked in together. Zhu Xun clapped her hands happily and said, "Everyone, stop what you are doing and listen to me!"
All the contestants nearby turned to look at Zhu Xun, while those far away stood up and surrounded him.
"I have some good news for you all!"
Zhu Xun took the microphone from the staff and said loudly: "The three special judges this time are all well-known figures in the industry. Everyone must seize the opportunity to perform well. If you can be selected by the special judges, even if you fail to advance, you can still get an opportunity!"
Hearing Zhu Xun say this, everyone became more excited and clamored to ask who the special guest was, but Zhu Xun just smiled and did not answer.
Li Chen had a gloomy face throughout the whole process, but since he had a gloomy face anyway, it didn't attract much attention.
But Zhu Xun must have noticed it, so when he was leaving the backstage, he couldn't help but ask him: "Li Chen, what's wrong with you today?"
"nothing."
Li Chen replied stiffly. He was so upset that he wanted to quit his job and leave. But he had signed a contract after all. If he really did something like this, how could he survive in the circle in the future?
What a bad luck!
Why is Xu Kun the special guest of Feng Xiaogang's group? !
Because of Li Xiaolu, Li Chen often mocked Xu Kun. Even after he got the beauty, he still laughed at Xu Kun in front of his friends, saying that Xu Kun was a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.
Who would have thought that just four years later, the guy who could only play a supporting role in the crew of "The Thirteenth Princess" would soar to become a big-name director with box office exceeding 100 million yuan?
Judging others by himself, Li Chen had even imagined eighteen ways that Xu Kun would humiliate him in person, each of which made him wish he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
At this time, Zhu Xun could not help but say excitedly, "I heard that if Brother Kun had not come, the other two groups would have wanted to send someone to support us. Later, when they heard about Brother Kun, they temporarily replaced them with Mrs. Chen and Director Yu Min.
It can be seen that Kun Ge’s current status, even if not as good as the three great directors, is not much different - he seems to be born in the 80s? He is only one year older than me, and he has no background and started his career late, but he has achieved such success..."
"cough~"
The more Li Chen listened to the incessant chatter, the more upset he became. He couldn't help but interrupt Zhu Xun's sigh with a dry cough.
Zhu Xun is one year younger than Xu Kun, but he is two years older than Xu Kun. Moreover, when he played the leading actor, Xu Kun had just started to play supporting roles.
In terms of their backgrounds when entering the circle, the two sides are completely different.
Compared to this, he has been living like a dog in the past few years!
"what happened?"
Zhu Xun looked at Li Chen with some confusion. She was not familiar with Li Chen before, so she had never thought that Li Chen actually had a love-hate relationship with Xu Kun.
"My stomach suddenly feels uncomfortable."
Li Chen took advantage of the situation and covered his lower abdomen, saying, "You hold on for a while, I'm going to the bathroom."
Although we will definitely have to meet during the filming process, it’s better to hide for a while.
Li Chen smoked two cigarettes near the men's restroom, and when he thought it was about time, he returned to the studio.
After seeing Zhu Xun, he pretended to be calm and asked, "Have all the special judges arrived?"
"They're all here. Teacher Chen Hong and Director Yu Min have gone to their separate dressing rooms to prepare. But Brother Kun was stopped at the gate by Mr. Wang. It seemed they were discussing something." This time, Yahoo! Star Search was funded by Yahoo! and supported by Zhejiang Satellite TV and Huayi. Wang Zhonglei is the person in charge of Huayi, so it's normal for him to be here.
Upon hearing this news, Li Chen couldn't help but curse his bad luck. If he had known this earlier, he would have stayed here and made friends with Chen Hong and Yu Min first.
Outside the gate.
Xu Kun was stopped by Wang Zhonglei, and thought that Wang was always going to talk to him about the contract.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zhonglei pulled him to a corner, pretended to be sympathetic, patted his shoulder and said, "I've really wronged you recently."
"Ok?"
Xu Kun was stunned at first, then he understood what was going on.
Although he actively cooperated in abandoning the strategy of fan movies, Huayi did not see it that way.
Not to mention someone as young and energetic as Xu Kun, even if it were old hands like them, they would never be able to accept it calmly if they were forced by China Film to give up their martial arts.
Not to mention that he was just forced to give up the fan movie, and then he was implicated by his fans and almost fell into negative public opinion.
If this happened to an ordinary person, who wouldn’t be annoyed?
What was later proven to be true was that Xu Kun performed the lion dance for seven days in a row - it could have been just a show, but Xu Kun visited fourteen nursing homes and orphanages in seven days, performing for at least three or four hours every day. How could this not be a form of self-abuse and catharsis?
So when Wang Zhonglei saw Xu Kun, he first said "I'm sorry".
Then he smiled and said, "I heard from Huang Bin that you asked for the contestants' information a few days ago. How about it? Did you find any that you like? If there is any, let's send her to the championship directly and let her thank you very much."
Although Xu Kun was forced to cut off his arm, he was still worth winning over - in fact, in Wang Zhongjun's opinion, the less threatening Xu Kun was, the more valuable he was to be won over.
Anyway, the fan economy is only banned temporarily, not forever.
After signing Xu Kun, Huayi can completely learn this set of things first, and then wait for other film and television companies to figure out the routines, and then Huayi can launch "mature products".
By then, special effects blockbusters will demonstrate strength and fan movies will steadily bring in money, truly achieving the goal of doing both well.
This blank period of time can also be used to balance Xu Kun's influence in Huayi.
"This one……"
Although he already knew that such talent shows were full of insider information, when he heard Wang Zhonglei say that he could decide the winner with just one word, Xu Kun still felt the impact of power.
After calming down, he shook his head and said, "I'm here to help Director Feng..."
"Well, Director Feng doesn't care about this. He just wants face." Wang Zhonglei interrupted Xu Kun disapprovingly and said, "If you are embarrassed to say it, I will say hello to Director Feng for you later."
After a pause, seeing that Xu Kun still didn't speak, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my second brother will definitely arrange everything for you. So, after the recording is over today, I will arrange for them to have a physical examination. I guarantee that you will choose the freshest ones!"
In his opinion, when a man is unhappy, he will definitely turn to women for help - of course, for him, men are also acceptable.
There is definitely no shortage of women around Xu Kun. Take the Teddy Sisters for example, they are all beautiful and charming - but men, no matter how many women are around them, will still be greedy for the fresh wild flowers outside.
However, Wang Zhonglei obviously underestimated our Brother Kun's bottom line.
Although Xu Kun was not a good person either, he still felt unhappy when he heard Wang Zhonglei's words, which showed that the contestants were like meat on the chopping board and could be manipulated by these big shots.
This may be because he is not used to putting himself in the perspective of a "meat eater".
"Brother, I appreciate your kindness."
So he smiled and refused: "I still prefer the kind where both of us are willing."
"You... well, with your current status and position, and your youth, wealth, and handsomeness, how can you not be happy when you open your mouth?"
"Haha, if that's the case, then there's no need to resort to tricks. It's not easy for the girl to get to where she is now." Xu Kun said, waving his hand without questioning, "Second brother, I'm late now. I won't talk to you anymore. We can talk later."
Seeing Xu Kun striding into the studio, Wang Zhonglei was not annoyed.
After all, with Xu Kun's current status, he has already passed the hurdle of being "praised by others" and has become a chess player capable of ruling a party.
Since he is a chess player, we cannot treat him like a chess piece.
So Wang Zhonglei just shook his head and laughed: "This kid is pretending to be me."
(End of this chapter)
