It has been half a month since the last time Wen Liang performed in a bar. In half a month, Wen Liang followed He Tianran's advice and did not continue to make trouble about the company's malicious marketing of herself. Moreover, for the sky-high liquidated damages, from her personal point of view, she either She can only accept it and pray that the company will have a whim one day and change the direction of her operation; otherwise, as He Tianran said, she can file an appeal and use her time to exchange for legal justice.
But the costs of both are obviously too high. Wenliang cannot afford the termination fee. Huagang Film and Television is not a large company, and Li Lan, who is all about profit, will not pay the termination fee because of Wenliang. If she doesn’t like it, she will sacrifice her exposure and change her marketing strategy.
So when He Tianran showed up and said that he believed in him, even if Wen Liang wouldn't put his hope in one person, for the current plan, he could only trust him.
However, as time passed day by day, Wen Liang couldn't help but become anxious. He Tianran said that in three to five days, he would notify Li Lan and ask her to push the announcement for him. Wen Liang thought that if he wanted to play He Tianran's role, there would be an interview, even if it was just a process, but now It's mid-September, last week
"Future Production" released the actor recruitment news for "Into the Wild". I heard that over at Zhuguang Alley, hundreds of actors are being auditioned in full swing every day, but on my side, or rather Li Lan, there is no one. A little movement.
This had to make Wen Liang start to think wildly. Did Li Lan and He Tianran not have a good deal? Or is there something wrong?
Wen Liang, who was gradually becoming suspicious, picked up her phone several times and wanted to ask He Tianran how long she had to wait, but after hesitating several times, she still did not contact him.
Because she then thought about it, what she lacked most now was time, so why make things seem like her life was hanging by a thread?
Therefore, during this rare period
During the "holiday", Wen Liang dug out the original work of "The Wild Heart" and read it carefully several times. Since she didn't know who she would play, she read every named character who appeared in it, regardless of gender or age. , they all made a short biography of a character that ranged from a few hundred words to a thousand words, and attached their own reading insights to analyze the difficulties and key points in performing the role.
So, in such a situation where there was no script, no idea who to play, and even uncertainty about whether he could participate in the play, Wen Liang had completed an almost-completed job in more than half a month. The 80,000-word desk work even uncovered many bugs in the plot and character motivations.
But does it make sense to do this? In the early years, Wen Liang would have said yes without hesitation. But now, Wen Liang can't say it anymore. She still retains this habit just because she learned it this way in school. I remember the teacher said that actors have to do a lot of desk work. But after graduation, Wen Liang discovered that Some young actor friends around me don’t have this habit either. The actors do whatever the on-site director says.
Last year, Wen Liang had a big dispute with the director because of his sudden change of character on set. Without exception, this matter was also exposed in the company's news about him.
But in fact, Wen Liang just wanted to understand why the newcomer he played in the workplace was so energetic and talked about fighting for his ideals in the last scene, but in the next scene he wanted to rely on the boss played by the male protagonist to realize his career dream. .
In the end, the director couldn't convince himself, so he could only say in a low voice: "Just listen to me." Maybe, the director never thought about this problem.
Afterwards, Wen Liang made a self-examination. In the end, she came to the conclusion that an idol drama needs what kind of logic?
Sometimes being too serious not only makes you tired, but also makes everyone feel troublesome. If you can just use the skills and routines to play a role, instead of delving hard into the character's motivation and psychology, this can really save money. A lot of energy, not to mention that the audience watching the idol drama doesn't care, the director may not be able to see it either.
So from then on, Wen Liang couldn't tell whether the desk work at hand really made sense... But she never lost this habit, just like she didn't call He Tianran because she wanted to keep herself A bit of pride, and she persisted in doing these tedious preparations, also wanting to retain a bit of dignity that she deserved, and she was worthy of it.
The word "actor"...... The time has come to September 22nd. Last night, Wen Liang received news that at 2:30 this afternoon, all the company's employees would hold a meeting. Generally, their artists did not need to attend such meetings, and they did not need to work. Wen Liang, who was idle at home, did not want to go, but The group notification included artists. Even Bai Lingye, who was out of town promoting a new drama, was called back overnight. Wen Liang, who was running in the morning, received several calls urging her to go home and eat. Eat some food, put on your sunglasses and mask, and take a taxi to the company.
Li Lan's company is not in Zhuguang Alley, but in a science and technology industrial park in the Haigang District. The rent here is much cheaper than that in Zhuguang Alley, but some of the surrounding public facilities, although it cannot be described as desolate, are completely comparable to the former. If not, I heard that this area of land will be vigorously developed in the future, but the decision to locate the company here a few years ago, apart from being cheap, has only one advantage: it is a gamble on the future.
The employees of Huagang Yingna Media are no better than He Tianran
There are only about forty employees in "Future Production", but there are also more than forty artists signed by his family. If they are all together, then it feels like the scale of the company is not bad.
But there are so many artists signed, and the only ones who can be named are Bailingye and Wenliang. The rest are amateurs or professional students with good appearance in school.
There will always only be one or two people promoted by the company. After all, there are only so many resources that can be used. Promoting one person is basically equivalent to supporting the entire company. As for other people...as long as one person can be popular, it will be enough. It's not a free sign. As for the remaining people, just spend it slowly. In the end, you can no longer afford it and terminate the contract with the company. The money you make after terminating the contract is the money you make in the end.
Therefore, the agency has never lacked some young girls and boys who have dreams of being stars and Internet celebrities. They even think that the more the better. If they are really young talents, just like Wen Liang, they would rather pay a high price to sign them, even if they want to blackmail you. I won't let you go. If not, you can only become an unknown victim.
"Sister Liang~"
"Hello lunch, Sister Liang. Long time no see!"
"A-Liang is here!" Wen Liang walked into the company. Some artist friends gathered in the company's rest area or in a corner. There were men and women among them. They didn't have workstations, so they could only scatter everywhere casually. Seeing Wen Liang's arrival, most of them greeted her warmly. Of course, there were also some people who turned a blind eye to her.
Although Wen Liang is only a second-tier junior, she is one of the only two talented artists in their company. Even though her current reputation is not good, she is still very hypocritical and realistic in this country. In the industry, you always have to say hello when you meet someone.
The girl smiled at the people who greeted her. It was still some time before she left the meeting. Except for the artists, the rest of the employees had work, so she didn't go to greet anyone. She just found a seat and sat down alone, waiting for the meeting. of convening.
While she was closing her eyes to recuperate, she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching slowly, and then she heard a voice that disgusted her: "Hey~ Wen Liang, it's been so many days, I feel better now." Right?" She opened her eyes and glanced at the man holding two cups of coffee.
The man had medium-long hair with a side parting, a slightly fat body, a big face, and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his nose. He was exactly the same as the person who secretly filmed him in the video that day.
Shi Fangwei, the director of the company's operations department, is usually responsible for arranging and coordinating the activity announcements of some small artists, and shooting some promotional materials for the company's artists. They are also responsible for increasing the number of followers and accounts of the company's artists on social platforms such as Bo and TikTok. Maintenance and planning.
Speaking of which, this company does not have a special crisis public relations department. This is not their situation. In fact, many small and medium-sized companies do not have it. That is why Wen Liang had contacted Shi Fangwei several times before, hoping that he would provide help in the name of the company. Clarify some things yourself.
I just didn't expect... Wen Liang saw him and continued to close his eyes. Out of sight, out of mind, but Shi Fangwei didn't care. Instead, he put down the coffee, sat opposite the girl, and said to himself: "Ah, Wen Liang, don't be too angry with Mr. Li. When Mr. Li asked me to do this, I was very embarrassed. I even persuaded me and said that with your personality, you would definitely not agree to this kind of hype. But there is no other way. We are all part-time workers and just follow orders. Moreover, this is a way of playing in the industry. Everyone understands it tacitly, and few people like you can jump out of it. I admire you very much for this. But you see, this has not caused any real harm to you. You are not the only one in the company who is involved in this kind of thing. Last year, Lingye also had an incident with Director He to speculate on CP. , these are all rules agreed upon by everyone. If you think about it better, your exposure, your traffic, and your popularity have increased a lot, right?" Wen Liang opened her eyes, and she said coldly and sarcastically: "So I said it After a long time, in the end you are still doing it for my own good?" Shi Fangwei quickly shook his head,
"No, no, no, what about this matter? You must be sad because you are sad. I heard that you and Sister Lan had a very violent fight that day. I understand all of this. I also want to say sorry to you. I just hope that we can continue Please don’t cause any rift or hurt your feelings because of these past events.”
"Haha~ It's so funny." Wen Liang sneered, "Teacher Shi, it's true that we are in the same company, but apart from fabricating some false information about me, will there be any cooperation between us?" Shi Fangwei blew the hot steam from the coffee cup, then took a sip, and then said with a smile: "Wen Liang, weren't you on 'vacation' recently? During your absence, a lot of things happened in the company, personnel positions There have been a lot of changes. Now Lingye's career is booming, and she is negotiating for several dramas. Besides, after September is not the audition season, the company has several emerging newcomers. Sister Lan wants to focus on cultivating them. She was too busy, so she transferred me to her side to help her share some of the work... In the future, I may be your manager in charge, but don't worry, the big manager is also Sister Lan, she All resources have been delegated to us, and I hope we can cooperate well in the future!" After Wen Liang heard this, her eyelashes, eyes, and fingers all trembled slightly. She was not afraid, she was tolerating it.
Resisting the urge to immediately throw another cup of scalding hot coffee on the table into the opposite face!
Wen Liang was filled with suppressed anger, staring at Shi Fangwei, gritting his teeth and said: "Li Lan said that? She actually asked someone like you to help her?" Shi Fangwei did not dare to look directly at the girl's anger. Because he knew that if he offended the other party, he might really suffer. But when his boss entrusted him with the important task, he did not hide the pride in his tone. In fact, he really stood up for an agent. From his seat, he tried to persuade her: "Oh, Wen Liang, you really had a big quarrel with Sister Lan that day. Sister Lan is your boss after all, isn't she? You just have such a straightforward personality and don't save any face... etc. There's a meeting, Sister Lan should be able to talk about this. Although I'm junior, I'm still a few years older than you, and what I did before was actually not much different from that of an agent. You see, some of the kids in our company are... I am in charge and have dealt with many senior executives of the company. You can rest assured about what happened in the past. If you didn’t want to, we wouldn’t do it. Now I want to get ahead, and you also want to get ahead, so we will hit it off and start the business. Ah!" After saying these words, Wen Liang's attitude did not ease at all, but became even more angry. Seeing that something was not good, Shi Fangwei probably knew that he was going to touch the lead. If Wen Liang was unhappy, he would let her and Li Lan wait. Noisy, he quickly stood up: "Ahem... Wen Liang, if you feel uncomfortable, you should first... be alone for a while. Anyway, I... came here this time to express my loyalty to you. I really hope we can work well together.”
"Go away——!" Wen Liang roared, and the entire company's attention was instantly attracted to him. Shi Fangwei took the coffee and left in a hurry. Others also whispered when they saw this.
Wen Liang closed her eyes again. As proud as she was, she would not allow her to lose her composure in public like a prodigal dog. She could not imagine what she would encounter if she stayed in this company in the future. Condition.
Therefore, even if you want to make a fuss, you must say loudly and loudly in front of Li Lan and in full view of everyone - I won't do it anymore, we will see you in court.
"..." But when it comes to going to court, what are the chances of winning? A feeling of helplessness and despair spread in her heart... This stubborn rose just lowered her head, thinking that she might not have a bright future... At some point, there was another sound in her ears, something... It sounded familiar, yet a little distant: "Wen Liang, it's a meeting-" For a moment, the girl even thought she was hearing hallucinations.
Until she opened her eyes and looked at the person who called her name. He wore a silver-white suit today. He has a good figure. The well-fitting suit highlights the outline of his body. He does not look bloated at all. Instead, he looks noble and elegant. His hair is not as usual. It was tied up instead of wearing some hair oil, and a pair of sunglasses was stuck on the top of the head. I guess it was a specially styled look before coming here to attend some formal occasion.
"Hey... Tianran, why are you here?"
"Give me your hand." The other party didn't answer, Wen Liang subconsciously reached out his hand, and He Tianran pulled the girl up from the sofa as if picking a lost rose on the roadside.
After Wen Liang stood up, he felt that the hand she touched was like an electric shock, and he quickly retracted it... But He Tianran casually put one hand in his pocket and said with a smile: "If I didn't appear here, where would I be?"
