Comeback [entertainment]

Chapter 48

Qin Huo stared at Yuanshang's appearance, unable to move his eyes away for a second.He just felt that it was like a lifetime away, after he had other thoughts about the other party, even if they were at home together, he didn't dare to chat and get close to Yuan Shang as easily as before.However, life is like drinking tea. You don’t find it hard to swallow when you drink low-quality tea every day. Once you taste good tea that is full of fragrance, you can’t get used to it when you switch back to the original quality.Yuanshang is like the fragrance of high-quality tea, shining into his world, dispelling the dust, warming the air, and escaping for just a few days, he exhausted almost all his energy, and every inch of reason was admonishing him Be sure to keep your distance from the original.He thought he could do it, until the other party stood in front of him, simply and without any means, he shattered all the defenses he had piled up within the "safety range".

Yuanshang smiled and said, "Is it busy recently? I feel like I haven't seen you for a long time."

Qin Huo looked at him deeply, spoke for a long time, and finally just nodded briefly: "Yes."

The opponent's state looked weird, Yuanshang frowned keenly, but looked up and down, but did not see anything different about Qin Huo from usual.Is it because you are too busy recently, so you are in a bad mood?Just now I heard from Assistant Mu that he seemed to have lost his temper, but Yuanshang had no idea of ​​the fact that "Qin Huo's anger is terrifying", and he couldn't be said to be afraid or not. He just felt that the other party's eyes seemed particularly deep today, which overwhelmed him. A little out of breath.

Probably because I have been busy with work these days and haven't been able to rest well?Qin Huo led Yuanshang to sit down in the resting area, and made a pot of tea. The fragrance of the tea was overflowing, the office was warm and bright, and the sofa was extraordinarily soft and spacious. The safe and comfortable atmosphere seemed to spread all at once. Yuanshang I couldn't help but yawned, and then I spread out the planning book in my hand: "Look at this."

The mist of hot water curled up and floated in front of his eyes. Qin Huo poured a cup of tea, which was seventy percent full, and carefully placed it in front of Yuanshang after feeling that the cup wall was not so hot.He took the things and didn't look at them too busy, but only looked at Yuan Shang's yawning appearance: "Did you sleep well?"

Yuan Shang smiled: "Is it obvious? Recently, the promotional activities of "Stealing Secrets" are very tight, and the studio also has a few newcomers who are interested in signing contracts, and they have to write and compose songs in their spare time. There is really no time to rest. Look at me Dark circles."

He drew a line under his eyes jokingly, and then continued: "No way, career, you must work hard. Take a look at this script, I got it from Hongbozhan. It's a small-budget drama with not much investment. .”

"Where is Hongbozhan?" Qin Huo lowered his head, rolled his eyelids indistinctly, and spoke calmly, even a little slower, "Are you familiar with him?"

Yuanshang lazily knocked on Erlang's legs and fell on the sofa: "It's okay. Well, the tea is good."

It is really good, with a mellow and sweet aftertaste, the tea soup is refreshing and thick, and the hot aroma makes the whole person lazy.Spring tired and autumn tired, Yuanshang yawned louder and louder. Seeing that Qin Huo bowed his head and stopped talking, he found a pillow, hugged him in his arms, and leaned against the backrest for a nap.It's strange, the sofa didn't seem so soft when I came to Qin Huo before, but today it seems that the whole person is about to sink into it.As he pondered, he thought about the development of various plots in "Fatal Pursuit". It can be seen that Shang Shu put a lot of effort into this movie, and even put a few pieces of his hand-drawn drawings for the movie in the planning book. Mirror, the brush strokes of the mirror are delicate and magnificent, and the picture feels vivid on the paper.

With a friend in the industry like Yu Shuimiao, Yuanshang can still tell whether a director cares about his own work or not.Yu Shuimiao is headstrong, he has his own pursuits, but sometimes he shoots some messy things for the sake of money.A work with heart is like this "Jianghu" which is still being filmed. He can lead a group of creative teams to start revising the script one or two years in advance, carefully crafting every word and sentence, and flying around the world to choose suitable locations. In the venue, even the group performers who showed up for less than a second had to personally train and talk before they went on stage. There was a thick stack of hand-drawn drawings before the start of the show, and any one picked at random seemed to be the work of a master.

The eyes of the audience are discerning, and they can easily tell whether the work is done with care.Every time Yuanshang composes a song, he holds such a sincere attitude and never slacks off. There is a special telepathy between the hardworking person and the hardworking work.

Maybe it was because the sofa was too soft, or it was really safe in Qin Huo's office, his mind became more and more dizzy, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier. After thinking about it, Yuanshang fell asleep involuntarily.

Qin Huo pretended to be reading the script, but he didn't really pay attention to the words for a second. He had already noticed it when Yuanshang began to click, and his heart was trembling with the other's movements.It wasn't until the sound of long breathing finally sounded that he breathed a long sigh of relief. He sat there staring at Yuanshang's sleeping face for a long time. Those eyelashes that fluttered from time to time because of his restless sleep made him sleep for several days. The gloomy flame in his heart was blown out in a flash.

Why didn't I realize how good-looking he was before? ...Qin Huo held the script and leaned over to look at Yuanshang's eyebrows and eyes carefully. The other party seemed to be sleeping peacefully, his brows were stretched, and his lips were slightly pursed.His skin is so fair, it looks more translucent under the sunlight, but his lips are pink, exuding a healthy blood color, and the corners of his lips are naturally upturned. Qin Huo traced its shape from a distance through the air, his The fingertips can almost feel the full and warm touch, just need to go down a little bit...

Probably due to the uncomfortable sleeping position, Yuanshang moved his body unconsciously, interrupting Qin Huo's involuntary approaching movement.He withdrew his hand suddenly, his chest tightened, and he couldn't tell whether the thought in his heart was luck or regret.Immediately afterwards, he realized that Yuanshang was not sleeping well, and stood up anxiously.He stood in front of the sofa with his arms raised, at a loss for a long time, and then tentatively gently went to support Yuan's shoulders. The moment he touched the other side, his whole body was almost limp. Without disturbing the other party, he laid Yuan Shang flat on the sofa.

The legs and feet were also moved up, and then gently took off the shoes. Although Yuan Shang was tall, his body was much thinner than ordinary people, and he easily sank into the soft sofa.This sofa was replaced by Qin Huo not long ago. He still remembers the topic that Yuan mentioned to him about life being too tight during the New Year. The other party joked that the sofa in his office didn’t know what the stuffing was. , the soft leather surface sits down but is as hard as wood material.Because of this sentence, after the beginning of the new year, he asked Assistant Mu to pick a new set of popular series and replace it here. Occasionally, when he wanted to rest, he would sit down and make a pot of tea. It seemed that he gradually felt what Yuanshang said. The charm of the word "relax".

It took a long time to find a thin blanket from the cabinet and cover it up. The sofa seemed a little far away, so Qin Huo moved the tea tray away and sat with half of his butt on the coffee table, just a cup of hot tea , take the original sleeping quite for refreshment.The door was knocked lightly a few times, and it was as abrupt as thunder in the quiet room. Qin Huo hurriedly opened the door, waved his hand to signal Assistant Mu who was about to come in, to back away, and got out by himself.

"What's the matter?" He stood solemnly at the gate in a suit and leather shoes, with a dignified and cold expression.

"..." Assistant Mu was blocked outside the office, holding a large stack of documents, and pointed in the direction of the office hesitantly, "...Mr. Qin?"

Qin Huo didn't take it for granted that it was strange to work at the door at all: "You don't need to go in, just talk here."

When Yuanshang opened his eyes, the scenery outside the window had changed from daytime to dusk.When the lights came on, the night scene of the city took shape under the dark sky. The lights were off in the office, and there was no one there.

He was stunned for a few seconds before he realized where he was, and sat up in shock. The soft blankets slid down and were piled on his lap, still warm, his shoes were neatly stacked in the corner of the sofa, and the teapot and cup on the table had long been cold.

Faintly familiar voices came from outside the office. When the door was opened, Qin Huo was sitting on Assistant Mu's seat. Assistant Mu had no place to sit, so he could only stand and work, his whole body was full of bitterness.

"...Mr. Qin, why are you not in the office?" Yuanshang thought it might be what I thought, "I'm sorry to fall asleep, is it because I interrupted your work?"

Qin Huo was frowning and pointing on a document. When he saw him, his heart skipped a beat. Then he understood what he meant, and immediately replied seriously: "No, it's Xiaomu's job. If there is a problem, I will come out and help him solve it."

Assistant Mu's eyes burst out with a ray of astonishment: excuseme?For no reason, you took my place all afternoon. My computer made the whole secretary's office panic. Everyone wants to stand in a military posture. Is this my problem? !

But Qin Huo's expression was so upright that Yuanshang believed it for no reason. He even looked at Assistant Mu jokingly before asking, "Have you read the plan I brought? What do you think?"

Qin Huo had completely forgotten about the script, but facing Yuanshang's smiling gaze, he couldn't say what he hadn't read: "It's not bad, you have a good eye, how much money do you need?"

"2000."

"Okay." Qin Huo agreed without hesitation, "I'll let Xiaomu prepare the contract in a few days, and you can bring someone to sign it on weekends."

Assistant Mu is now able to convince himself to remain calm when he sees everything, but he still can't help being messy in the wind when he said "Your boss is so nice, you must be happy at work" just now.Qin Huo got up to send Yuanshang away, but when he came back, he stopped him: "Dr. Qin, what is the name of the planning play brought by Mr. Yuan? I have drawn up a template in advance for you to review."

"Just wait." Faced with his positive attitude, Qin Huo just waved his hands, "I haven't watched it yet, I'll tell you when I finish."

return!without!look!Pass! !

Like going back in history, the door of the office in front of him was mercilessly opened and closed again, Qin Huo didn't even show the slightest bit of embarrassment, he was so righteous!Such righteous words! !

I must have heard wrong.

Assistant Mu supported the table, feeling that something is really wrong today, why do you always have hallucinations and auditory hallucinations?

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However, the excellence of the script of "Fatal Pursuit" is obvious. Even if Qin Huo had the idea of ​​paying money to make Yuan Shang happy at the beginning, he naturally changed his mind after he actually read the whole plan.Feelings belong to feelings, business belongs to business, "Fatal Pursuit" is obviously a rough jade that can shine with a little polishing, even if the reasons that persuaded him to cooperate with it at the beginning were not so pure, it can't change this work The fact that the essence is excellent.

It is not that troublesome to prepare for a small-budget drama. The main character is a thief and his living conditions are not very good. Therefore, except for the special shooting of a few key supporting characters, most of the filming locations can be satisfied by renting a few rural houses in the suburbs.Yuanshang is very particular about efficiency. After confirming his intention, he quickly asked Hongbozhan to arrange a meeting with Shang Shu, the director and screenwriter. Shang Shu is nearly 50 years old. Get gray.

But as long as he talks about his job as a director, this ordinary-looking old man will burst out with a special and dazzling light. He knows everything that needs to be known on the set, as if the film has not yet been shot in his There was already a reality in his mind, and the first time he saw Yuanshang, he blurted out: "You can play the big brother 'Hao Yingjun' in "Fatal Pursuit"."

Everyone at the table laughed, "Hao Yingjun" is the number one villain in "Fatal Pursuit", the name does sound a little LOW.However, the positioning of the film is originally a light-hearted and funny drama, and the name of the character is also one of the elements that can get the audience to laugh. Simple character names such as "Hao Yingjun" and "Wang Xiaoding" can not only create more people's street atmosphere, but also sometimes create a huge sense of contrast. In the play, it's an outright behind-the-scenes boss who kills people without blinking an eye.

Yuanshang's face and demeanor were destined not to be able to play Wang Xiaoding, he came for Hao Yingjun from the very beginning.He has never played a purely positive person in his debut in Du Zhong, Gongsun Jiaozhu and the current one. This is actually a bit of a disadvantage for ordinary artists, because the audience can easily label an actor because of the plot.Fortunately, there is a difference between the villain and the villain. Eucommia’s immaturity, Gongsun’s leader died for the country in the end, and Hao Yingjun’s supposed to be cool and domineering in the plot, but he had a bad luck with the protagonist Wang Xiaoding’s blessing, etc. It is easy to convert the audience's disgust into other emotions.

This is a drama with two male protagonists, Hongbozhan, as another investor, naturally becomes Wang Xiaoding's actor.

More than half of the investment of more than 8000 million yuan will be spent on filming, and half of the rest will be used for pre- and post-film marketing. After deducting various costumes, props, and transportation fees, the remaining part will be used to recruit actors. With a fund of less than 1000 million, it is not enough to hire a relatively well-known movie star in the entertainment industry these days. Yuanshang simply does not divide it up, and directly signs a dividend agreement to see how much the final box office can give him.It's just that even with such savings, the funds are still constrained to spend. There are quite a few characters who have appearances and lines. Even if they invite only those lukewarm starlets, it is definitely not enough.

Hongbozhan has been filming in the industry for many years, and has known many friends in the industry, so he called one by one to invite others to make guest appearances.But in the entertainment circle, the way of talking about friendship is not the same as outside the circle. Everyone relies on acting skills for a living. Who knows what is going on in the heart under the smiling face?Usually drinking, playing cards, eating and eating are fine, but when it comes to work-related, there is still no pay for guest appearances in small crews, and everyone immediately becomes realistic.Those who say that they are filming in other places, those whose agent disagrees, or those who have a busy work schedule...

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that if it is a real big production, there will be people who want to be photogenic. They don't want to come because they are afraid that the movie will hit the street and affect their own social value.

Even after calling for a few days, they didn't really call many people. Hongbozhan hung up the phone again, and could only smile wryly: "It seems that my popularity is not as good as I thought."

Except for Yu Shuimiao and Qin Huo, Yuanshang didn't think he had any close friends, but his partner failed, so he could get one if he couldn't.After waking up in this life until now, he has not met many people, and there are very few little transparent people who may appear on the screen, so he had to call Guo Miaochun, the female lead who had worked with Yu Shuimiao's crew before and was still close. , Tentatively ask if the other party has a schedule to show up.

Guo Miaochun was very surprised on the phone, but he didn't agree immediately. He only said that he was still on the set of "Jianghu" and wanted to ask his agent about the itinerary. After chatting for a while, he hung up the phone.

Yuanshang didn't have the slightest hope for this, and swipe his finger on the screen, but accidentally dialed a number.

The name Jiang Xie was almost buried deep in memory, Yuanshang immediately wanted to hang up on it, but the other party answered very quickly, and behaved very inconceivably to Yuanshang's call——

"Original?"

The beautiful boy's voice was still very nice, Yuanshang felt happy when he thought of his appearance, and simply made the mistake of inviting him.

He just had the idea of ​​teasing the other party, after all, when he was in the competition group, Jiang Xie never concealed his dislike for him.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xie didn't reject it outright, but was silent for a moment before slowly answering: "I'm free next month, but the manager is tight-lipped. If I don't give you money, I can only take two shots for you." sky."

After the other party finished speaking, he really took advantage of the situation to check the schedule. The phone hung up so quickly that Yuanshang didn't realize it until he heard the busy tone.

In the end, before he could think too much, Yu Shuimiao called in the next second, and the other party yelled angrily and urgently: "Guan'er! Guo Miaochun came to ask me for leave. What's the matter with you making a movie? Who did you vote for?" Which film? Who is the director? Have you found a team? Where did you get the money? Why didn’t you tell me in advance!?”

Yuanshang: "..."

Yu Shuimiao yelled for a long time. After scolding enough, she asked him if he still had money after investing, and if he wanted to type a little by himself, and finally hung up. The next second, Guo Miaochun's name lit up on the screen again.

A bright and crisp female voice came out of the receiver lightly and quickly: "Xiao Yuan, I asked the director, and he said that he would grant me two days off, when will you start the machine?!"

She chatted with Yuanshang for a long time before giving up, and repeatedly told her to notify her one week in advance to make time available.The phone beeped several times during the call. Yuanshang hung up and saw three missed calls from He Wei, the male lead of the same crew. He hurriedly dialed it, and the other party was still ringing with the hair dryer in the dressing room. Ron's voice--

"Brother? I just heard Guo Miaochun tell director Yu that you want to make a movie? Why didn't you tell me that you didn't have a cameo and called Guo Miaochun first?"

Yuanshang didn't contact him much after finishing the filming. I really didn't realize that the other party and I were friends. When he was accused like this, he didn't know how to respond. The second half apologized again and again.

Only then did He Wei become a little happier: "Tch, Guo Miaochun also said that you have a better relationship with her, it's just farting. After I finished filming "Jianghu", I took on the next film, so let's do it, when I join the new crew in July God probably doesn't need to start shooting right away, I'll go to your help, you arrange the shots that need guest appearances more tightly, shoot the front first, I can shoot for you as much as I can, if the rest is too late, you can find a few substitutes to help Make do with it."

"..." Yuanshang took a deep breath, with an indescribable emotion throbbing in his chest, and it took a long while before he said in a low voice, "Thank you."

However, this is just the beginning, and I don't know who volunteered to help him spread the news. Not long after, several old artists who had collaborated with the crew of "Jianghu" also heard the news and called. The means of investing in the script, and then they all asked him if he had filled the vacancies for guest roles. Knowing that there were not enough people, the few who had plenty of time immediately said that they could come to help one or two after the crew started.

Yuan Shang has been hiding in his safe social circle for decades in a wheelchair. Although he loves teasing as self-compensation, except for a few friendships that started when he was healthy, he rarely really cares about the people he met later , even Qin Huo, who seems to have a good relationship, is like this, calm and calm.

They are happy and comfortable when they are together, and they are not nostalgic when they are apart. After the cooperation is over, they are not very willing to contact those "friends" who had a good time with each other before.Yuanshang once thought that he had lost his dependence on emotion and self-confidence, but it turned out that the "loneliness" label he had always identified and placed on himself was so vulnerable.

Yu Shuimiao paid a sum of money that night, and warned Yuanshang to pay attention to his health, no matter how busy life is, he should not be short of food, clothing and rest.

Jiang Xie also asked him to meet soon, and met in a small bourgeois cafe in the city.

After he really entered the entertainment circle, the other party looked more mature and more beautiful, and the improvement of his appearance made his original mysterious and unruly temperament more prominent.Yuanshang found that he seemed to have a new tattoo, which was probably related to his positioning. From the back of his hand to his fingers, the mysterious totem pattern, at first glance, was as obvious as a skeleton.

Jiang Xie frowned, still dismissive of everything in his memory, and sat there on his own initiative to order a cup of clear coffee for Yuan Shang.

"Long time no see." Yuanshang sat down opposite him with a smile, his admiring eyes were like looking at a child, "Thank you for the guest appearance."

Jiang Xie met his gaze, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. Hearing his thanks again, his whole body trembled, moved his position, and then lowered his head and whispered: "They don't agree."

"What?" Yuan Shang couldn't understand why.

"They don't agree with me filming your movie, I'm managing them." Jiang Xie's face was stinky, his facial features were tight, but his eyes looked like he was about to cry in a second, "I'm sorry, I can't break the contract, I Gotta listen to them."

Jiang Xie is a signed artist of Mingcheng Film and Television, and Yuanshang understood after thinking about it. Although Mingcheng and him have no actual contact, there are not many conflicts of interest, and it is inevitable to disagree with Jiang Xie to help his opponent.And Jiang Xie, as a contracted artist, is really under a lot of constraints. Not everyone has such good luck as himself, and can do whatever he wants.

The other party at least tried his best, Yuanshang was still very grateful, leaned over and patted him on the shoulder: "I understand, it is not easy for you."

Jiang Xie bit his lower lip quickly and suppressed the emotions that were about to burst out. After a while, he took out a dark blue card from his pocket and put it on the table.

"You're looking for a cameo movie because you're short of money, right? I can't help you. This is all my savings, and that's all." He pushed the card over and turned around without giving Yuanshang a chance to refuse. Just leave, "The password is written on the back. If you have money in the future, remember to return it."

He walked fast with tall legs, and was anxious to leave as if he was afraid of being caught by Yuanshang. He pushed open the door and disappeared in an instant. Yuanshang originally wanted to hold him, but recalled the expression on the other party's face before he left. Going after him, he sighed and put the card away.

ICBC debit card, 100 million, Jiang Xie has not received any good resources since his debut, so it must have been very difficult to save.

Coming out of the bank, Yuanshang put his hands in his pockets, walked aimlessly, and looked at the dark blue sky above his head.

The sky is high, the land is wide, and the seasons change. There are always all kinds of helplessness and compromise in the world.

But there is still a warm force that is always by my side.

The heaviness in the chest was gradually overwhelmed and crushed by this powerful existence, the darkness no longer existed, and the sunlight shone through the cracked gaps bit by bit, covering all the places it could reach very quickly.

Friends, relatives, dreams, future.

It's good to be alive, hope is everywhere.