Chapter 3 Chapter Three

He seems to have a function that can absorb all the sunlight around him to his body and make good use of it. The weather is very clear, the sky is like a whole piece of emerald jade, shining blue. I lay on my office seat in the company thinking about my future. My brother is right, I have been tied to Qiao Xining for so long, and I directly understand that everyone has a job category that is suitable for them and that is not suitable for them. It gradually became dull. But I know that Qiao Xining is reluctant for me to leave. Since I helped him a lot a few years ago, he has always regarded me as his goddess of luck and thinks that I am omnipotent.

My mother and his mother are handkerchiefs, and I was born in the same year as him. But my studies are two years ahead of his. When I graduated from undergraduate, he just entered his sophomore year and participated in a TV talent show.He is ambitious and very much hopes to become a popular star in the north and south of the country. He found me and asked me to help build momentum on the Internet, and brush votes and posts on major websites. For the sake of our friendship for many years, I did him this favor. I spent half a month researching several major voting websites and several large forums, and wrote a software for swiping votes for loopholes; then I compiled a software for automatically posting, upvoting, and swiping clicks.In the end, this matter was cheating. I was not as proficient at the time as I am now, but I did it quietly, and no one doubted it from the beginning to the end.

He studied music, his voice was very clear, and he danced hip-hop so heartily that the little girls couldn't take their eyes off him, and his image was so outstanding, so it didn't take long for the record company to sign him with favorable conditions, so he went all the way and finally smiled proudly . Because of this, Qiao Xining was very grateful to me, and kept saying that I was very busy with little effort. After graduating, I studied abroad, so I had fewer chances to meet him.Occasionally watching the news, I vaguely feel that his reputation is getting louder day by day. Later, my software is completely useless, and there is no need to upgrade it.

I am quite relieved.He wanted to be a star, so he begged for benevolence. The only question is, what am I going to do after I quit my job?My future seemed to be in the clouds.Reverting to your former indie studio career?The eldest brother was the first to disagree, and I also found it boring.Although you can communicate with the outside world through the Internet at home, it is not as interesting as the real world. I lay on the table and flicked through the professional version of the technical forum. I had no interest in it—a system security engineer at my level would only find the work boring and boring.My eldest brother said that he thought I could call a group of people to form a system security company to provide network security assessments for large companies.But this is too troublesome. I have no interest in seeing my father and elder brother burn out for the company since I was a child.

Finding a job is not a problem, the problem is, how to find an interesting job? Halfway through the messy idea, I heard sister Min call me to the meeting room. In the past few days, the company has discussed Qiao Xining's new album many times. I thought that Sister Min was looking for me because of this matter, but I didn't expect it to be so. Qiao Xining told me excitedly, "The company arranged for me to act in a movie and sing the theme song of the movie." I glanced at him, "You? Make a movie?" "Why are you so surprised?" He was dissatisfied, "My fans think I have a talent for acting, saying that I showed superb acting skills in the MV!"

"Yeah," I asked, "what movie was that?" Sister Min waved her two fingers and said happily, "It's a new film directed by Zou Xiaoqing. I don't know the details, but it's definitely a big production, and the investment is this amount." Even people like me who don't pay attention to entertainment news know Director Zou Da, he can be called the Hitchcock of the 21st century. Qiao Xining happily patted me on the shoulder, "There is one more thing you want to know. The original soundtrack of this movie was composed by Zhang Wei'an, and so is the theme song. You will see him soon."

I blink. — To resign or not to resign, that is the question. Uh, just a few more days of delay. In the afternoon, a group of us went to the film studio to audition. Although it is an audition, the role has probably already been decided, as long as Qiao Xining is not too unreliable——Sister Min told me on the road that both Polu Records and Gaia Films are subsidiaries of Lin’s Media Group, and the interests of the two companies It is related, we have worked together for many years, and we are sure; Qiao Xining’s role in the film happens to be a singer, and he can perform in his true colors, and it is said that there are still many scenes; the theme song of the movie will be the title song of his new album, and the genre is positioned as a lyrical song, which is the selling point It's the word "Zhang Wei'an".

While we were talking and joking, we had already arrived at the film studio and were walking towards Director Zou’s studio. We happened to meet Director Zou Da and the producer himself. Director Zou Da was wearing a round cap and a beard. But radiant. Sister Min hurriedly pushed Qiao Xining over to say hello. Qiao Xining was also very well-behaved, and called out respectfully: "Director Zou, Mr. Zhang." He basically didn't wear any makeup today, completely bare-faced, and looked like a twenty-year-old college student. Zou Xiaoqing looked at him with scrutiny for a while, and finally touched his chin, "Qiao Xining, right? Go change clothes."

We looked at each other, puzzled, and he didn't explain, and followed the producer into the studio. Only then did I know what was going on. Different from the noisy studio as imagined, this place is very quiet and empty, and the staff set up the scene in an orderly manner.I opened my eyes and looked and looked, but unfortunately I lacked imagination and really couldn't see what kind of scene it was. Qiao Xining went to the dressing room to change her clothes, which were the most classic style of R&B singers twenty years ago, white casual shirt, black leather pants, and white sneakers.He walked to the studio in a proper manner and was audited by the director. Sister Min and I stood in the corner to watch the excitement.

Zou Xiaoqing stared at him for a minute, then asked him to stand on a one-meter-high platform, clapped his palms and smiled, "Okay, I really chose the right one. This role is yours." With a smile on his face, Qiao Xining jumped off the stage. I sighed, "It's really easy to talk." Sister Min was very happy, "Director Zou Da is actually the most picky about actors, this time the role is really suitable, of course Ah Ning is lucky." "He's had good luck growing up." "In the past few years, I have always wanted to bring him into the film and television industry. Either the book is not good or the timing is wrong because I am too busy to release the film." Sister Min is full of ambition.

I smiled and raised my head, only to find that there was a man and a woman beside Zou Xiaoqing. I was very familiar with a cyan figure among them, so I couldn't help but let out a gasp. Sister Min looked up and saw it, and smiled, not surprised, "What's so strange? Of course he is the lead actor in this film. Whenever there is a good role, Director Zou's first consideration is definitely Shen Qinyan." "Oh..." I said, "And the actress, who is it?" After studying abroad for many years, I was completely at a loss about the domestic entertainment industry. During this time with Qiao Xining, I was exhausted every day, and I didn't gain much relevant knowledge, so I always bothered Sister Min to popularize common sense. "It's Song Yihan, who has been popular recently, and was the best newcomer at last year's Academy Award. Unchanging male lead, flowing female lead, the style of director Zou Da!" Sister Min said with inexplicable emotion, "Actors are always better than actors. Actresses are good, the older they are, the more elegant they are, and they are all for young and old. Actresses are the complete opposite, their beauty gradually declines, and they become worse every year." I couldn't help laughing, thinking that it's no wonder Sister Min brings male artists.Her mouth is really powerful. It was probably because I laughed too much, or the studio was too spacious, and my laughter disturbed other people in the studio. Qiao Xining just finished talking with the director and walked towards us, giving me a supercilious look. I ignored him and pouted at him, only to find that Shen Qinyan also raised his head and looked over at me. Today I wear contact lenses, so his expression is very clear, and he looks a little surprised when he looks at me.I think he recognized me, very embarrassed, nodded to him with a blushing face, and smiled vigorously. He nodded at me, then turned his face to talk to Song Yihan again. This little episode surprised Sister Min and Qiao Xining, "Why, do you know Shen Qinyan?" At that time, we were already in the car on the return journey, and everyone was staring at me with piercing eyes. I thought to myself that this is hard to explain, I can’t say that I slept on someone’s shoulder for half an hour in a daze, so I said something vaguely, “When Xining went to the TV station for an interview two days ago, I went to buy coffee, I saw him in front of the vending machine, there was a problem with the machine, and I helped him take out the money... I guess it was a chance encounter." Sister Min was very puzzled, "I heard that he is reserved, is that how you know him?" Could it be that she thinks my words are unreliable?I pursed my lips, "Really, what are you doing to lie to you?" Qiao Xining grabbed my hand exaggeratedly, and was about to cry, "Ali, you can't change your mind! What's so good about Shen Qinyan!" I hit him, "Such a good acting skill, let's use it in the movie, so as not to be criticized by Director Zou Da." Sister Min immediately laughed, "Anyway, there's no harm in getting acquainted. Shen Qinyan has a good reputation in the industry and has a wide network of contacts. I heard that the people he met are all high-level people, and his girlfriend is Miss An, tsk tsk." I nod.He is such a good person, of course he will have the best reputation. Although director Zou Da took a fancy to Qiao Xining, it was really difficult to get into his set. His confidentiality measures are quite comprehensive, the confidentiality clause in the contract is a full page, and the only thing emphasized is that the actors can be interviewed, but they must not say a single word about the play.Several main actors can bring an assistant with them when they enter the crew, but they must ensure that the assistant keeps everything they see tight-lipped. Of course, it is understandable for Director Zou to do so.He loves suspenseful and mysterious plots, so he hates spoilers. Not only that, in order to keep it secret, director Zou Da didn't even give the actors the complete script - for example, Qiao Xining only got half of the script in which he played. A few days later, I got the schedule of the crew of "Looking for Him in the Crowd". The film will start in two weeks, and the filming cycle will be fifteen weeks, which is more than three months.Various promotions for this drama have already begun, and most of the cast list has been announced, all of which are popular stars.Rumors in the market say that there are still heavyweights who will join the film.I think these current actors are already considered heavyweights, and I can't think of more important characters. The answer was not really revealed until the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was held in a certain hotel, and the master of ceremonies was the famous host An Lu. I find it amazing that when you get to know someone, you find that person is present in your life all the time. As Shen Qinyan's girlfriend, she must have had a lot of contact with the film industry, so she was invited to host the opening ceremony - of course, it also shows that the movie "Looking for Him in the Crowd" is indeed a big production. The scenes inside and outside the hotel are very lively, and little assistants like us can't enter, but we can also watch the excitement on the big screen in the background. The leading actors and creators sat in the first two rows, and so did Shen Qinyan, and I saw that there was still an empty seat beside him. An Lu finished introducing the main creator, followed by the lead actor.I don't know if it was intentional, but she was the first to mention Shen Qinyan, and everyone in the audience smiled subtly—after all, everyone knew that they were a couple.An Lu also cooperated very well, winking at Shen Qinyan, smiling slightly, and introducing the next leading actor with a smile on her face. Everyone knows that Zou Xiaoqing has always had high requirements on the appearance of the actors. The leading actors in this film crew are not bad in appearance, and they are also famous. After the lead actors and their characters were introduced step by step, An Lu pointed to the big screen—it was controlled by a computer, and every time an actor was introduced, the name of the corresponding actor's role would pop up on the screen. "Everyone has discovered that there is still a very key character in this movie that has not been introduced. Who is he?" There was also a little commotion backstage. Everyone has some knowledge, and they also have guesses about this vacant role, but it seems difficult to guess. An Lu turned sideways with a smile, stretched out her hand and made a gesture of "please" to the entrance, her light purple dress was swaying slightly. "...everyone's guessing who it is, isn't it? Actually, the role wasn't settled until last night." So, everyone stared at the entrance, and as expected, a tall man walked out from behind the scenes. Under the black windbreaker is a straight white shirt with the collar and cuffs slightly open.Strange to say, many people look at the face first, but he is different, you will first notice his demeanor.Obviously, it was a very simple appearance, but he took less than ten steps on the scene, and he actually created an effect of stealing people's voice first.Really elegant. There is such a thing as temperament in the world. The reporters at the scene were in an uproar, and the flash flashed desperately in the next second, threatening to explode the memory card. He didn't seem to be aware of the madness of the reporters, and the smile on his face deepened. He stood on the stage and waved to everyone with a smile. This scene made my eyes straighten, who is this? Before I could say anything, the others started to exclaim, "Gu Chijun!" Sister Min stared at the person on the screen for a long time, I thought she was going to make some classic remarks, but suddenly she looked like a girl, "Unexpectedly, he is still so handsome!" I almost fell to the ground and died. But the name Gu Chijun has some impressions, and he also knows that he was a smash hit movie star more than ten years ago.The entertainment circle loves the new and dislikes the old the most. The shock of everyone in the backstage at this time completely shows how popular he was back then, and the influence he had more than ten years ago is still lingering. I looked at Miss Min for help. "Of course you don't know. You were only in your teens when he quit the film industry." After finishing speaking, Sister Min looked at the big screen, sighed and smiled, "Hey, you don't know how much I loved him back then. It was full of his posters. Back then, he was a smash hit, the most popular actor in the golden decade of the movie industry, and now there is no movie star, not even Shen Qinyan." "So legendary?" "His sudden disappearance adds to the legendary level." No matter how excited the people around him were, Sister Min continued to immerse herself in the memories with a face full of regret, thinking to me, "Jiliu retreated bravely, and I haven't seen him appear in the university for more than ten years." What a loss to be on screen. What a pity." It was rare for Sister Min to be so melancholy, and her words were soul-stirring, which showed how deeply she loved him back then. I followed her topic and asked: "But why did he stop?" "What else can it be?" Sister Min sighed, "For love." At the press conference site across a wall, reporters asked Gu Chijun one after another, most of the questions revolved around one focus: whether he will come back. Gu Chijun smiled slightly, "No. I haven't acted in movies for many years, and I won't act in the future. This movie is an exception." Director Zou Da helped him explain. He patted Gu Chijun on the shoulder and explained with a big smile: "Although we have been friends for many years, I managed to persuade him after chasing him at his house for a month. Zhonghui cameo in a vital role, and there is no one else who can fill this role except him." The reporters asked what kind of character it was. Director Zou Da naturally refused to elaborate, but only showed a mysterious smile, which whetted everyone's appetite. Even I thought he was very underwhelming. Then everyone went to have a boot meal. The start-up meal is a necessary ceremony before the shooting of the film crew. It provides an opportunity for all members to get to know each other, and everyone toasts for the smooth shooting. The leading actors and creators were all dressed in formal attire, but fortunately, the boot meal was in the form of a buffet. In order to enliven the atmosphere, even a small assistant like me was allowed to enter. The hall is very spacious, and two or three hundred people do not seem crowded. Sister Min grabbed Qiao Xining and greeted other actors and creators, saying that although Qiao Xining is a little king in the music industry, he is still a small person in the film industry, and it is best to get in touch with him now. And I was already hungry, so I took the tableware and went straight to the long dining table to start looking for food, eating very happily. The buffet is very delicious. I searched around the site, tasted several kinds of food, and wandered to the corner. I couldn't help being overjoyed.On the dining table was a small fish with golden fins and black back, but it was so ugly that no one cared about it.The chef baked this kind of fish on the spot. I held the plate, stared at the chef eagerly, and ate one as soon as it was baked. There was no one around, and the chef wearing a 20cm white hat pointed his finger at me, "The little girl has eyes!" As he said, he turned on the oven, opened the grill cover, and smeared various seasonings on the back of the small fish, and I impatiently handed out the dinner plate. I was very proud and said to him: "I have eaten this kind of cold-water fish abroad before. It tastes very delicious. After returning home, I searched for this fish everywhere, but I couldn't find it. Today is really lucky..." The "good" was still stuck in my throat, and a voice sounded from my left side in the next second, "Is there any more fish like this?" Huh?The voice is very familiar. I turned my head, raised my face and saw Shen Qinyan.I sat him and stood, he was wearing a black evening dress, which made his legs extremely long, and looking up, he had a handsome face, very dazzling.I don't know why, but I remembered the comments on the Internet - no wonder some people say that he is the real handsome man among the actors, he seems to have a kind of function, which can absorb all the sunlight around him to him, and properly treat it use. I don't know when he came, but I didn't feel it at all. The chef was using food tongs to pick up the fish body, but when he asked, he was stunned for a moment, and his hands stopped in the air. I quickly said: "I don't want to eat this fish, you can give it to this gentleman." Shen Qinyan looked down at me with doubts in his eyes, as if asking: Is it convenient? Hey, when did I know how to read minds? I pursed my lips and said softly, "Mr. Shen, eat it. I just ate five...several fish of this kind." He raised his eyebrows, and he was really not polite to me, and passed the dinner plate over. The chef put the delicious fish on his plate, and he sat down next to me, feasting on it.He eats very well, with the most beautiful posture you can imagine, not in a hurry, quiet and silent, making people feel that watching him eat is a kind of enjoyment. However, why did he come to eat alone, what about An Lu? He is the leading actor in this movie, isn't it time to get familiar with all kinds of people in the crew? Oh, maybe he has nothing to be familiar with. The main creators are Director Zou's royal team, and he is also the queen's leading actor. He has known him for many years. I felt strange, turned around and looked around the hall, and sure enough, I saw An Lu's figure. She has always been a showy person, and now she is standing in the most conspicuous place of the crowd, wearing a purple dress that is very eye-catching, talking to someone with a smile ——It is completely different from her bright smiling expression in the interview, she should be really happy now. It's rare to see her expression like this, a little gentle and playful.The person she was talking to turned his back to me, and I couldn't see his face. I only felt that the figure had broad shoulders, a tall figure, and green hair. The waiter brought the juice, and I saw the tall man talking to An Lu turn his face slightly, took out two glasses of champagne, and handed one to An Lu.I finally saw clearly that the man was Gu Chijun who was making a big splash tonight. I thought, this is really interesting, it turns out that An Lu and Gu Chijun are also acquaintances.