The Salted Fish Invading the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 146
After eating a sumptuous meal, but with more knives than fire,
Yang Zhu finally couldn't bear the tingling pain under his buttocks, so he found a reason to withdraw;

Although Lin Keran was reluctant in his heart, he also knew that this sullen man definitely didn't want to stay here anymore. If he forced him to stay, maybe this guy would get mad, so he had to let him go;

As for Sima Qingcuo, even though she just got an eye-catching opinion, she really didn't have the courage to let this guy dangle in front of her anymore. Cut off the head.

As for the others...

For them, Yang Zhu is completely a pendant, okay, stay or go, will it have half a cent of influence on them?

………………

Standing at the gate of the park, I looked at the old men and women who were crowding in, and then thought about the group of young people who were just playing house;
Yang Zhu was a little out of his wits all of a sudden. Could it be that he was always sleepy in the clubhouse just now because he has been dealing with a group of middle-aged and elderly people recently?
There was a chill in my heart, I was still young at the moment, I couldn't get old before I got old!
As for where to get back the "young" feeling...

Without even thinking about it, Yang Zhu took a taxi and headed straight to Silitun.

........................

At the same time, a rented house somewhere in the imperial capital;

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh~~~!"

"I'm so pissed off!"

"Nana, look at the text message sent by this bastard director. He even hinted that if I accompany him for a few nights, I can get the role of the second female lead;"

"Fuck! I don't even look at him!"

"It's a different matter whether a small investment drama about the Republic of China can be aired or not, and it's even on my old lady!?"

Yang Minna looked at the crazy Lan Yan with some humor and comforted:
"That means our Lan Lan is pretty, otherwise they wouldn't be bothered to think about it."

Lan Yan immediately put on a smug expression: "That's right, I'm not bragging. It's been three or four months since I came out of Xiaoao's crew, and I've been in six or seven crews. There is no actress in any crew who can do it." Can catch up with this girl's beauty."

Yang Minna spread her hands: "That's why you often encounter this kind of trouble, like me, people don't even bother to look at me, okay?"

Lan Yan first put her arms around Yang Minna's shoulders and comforted her: "That's because she has no eyes. Our Nana, although she is a bit older, is definitely a virtuous beauty!"

Yang Minna ignored her, just a little worried: "We have been signed to the brokerage company under the name of Director Zhang for more than half a year, but since the Xiaoao crew came out, there have only been a few small supporting roles for us;"

"Lan Lan, do you mean that Director Zhang actually doesn't think much of us, and only regards us as special actors in a certain sense?"

"For example, my mother who plays the heroine all day long; and you, every play is an oiran or something like that."

Lan Yan sighed in frustration:
"I guess so."

"If this continues, our acting path will become narrower and narrower. In the end, we have no other way out except to play the role of Hua Kui and Mama Sang."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"This girl has worked so hard to learn acting over the past few years, but it's not just to play a supporting role in an oiran!"

After venting fiercely, Lan Yan hugged Yang Minna's shoulder: "Nana, go shopping with me!"

Yang Minna rubbed his forehead, this guy, once he was in a bad mood, he would go shopping and bring back big and small bags, and he would feel distressed when he spent the money.

Advise now:

"Lanlan, let's stop shopping all day, okay? We can play at most three shows a month, and the one we get is only about [-] yuan,"

"You will spend at least five or six thousand for going out. With the frequency of your visits to shopping malls, the salary can't bear your spending at all!"

Lan Yan looked indifferent: "What are you afraid of, don't you still have you?"

"It really doesn't work, I'll ask my mother to make some for me."

Yang Minna looked at her a little speechlessly, this is called having a rich family, so willful?
........................

The two were walking on the streets of Sanlitun, carrying paper bags with large and small bags in their hands;

Lan Yan's body seemed to have no bones, leaning softly on Yang Minna: "Nana, you are so exhausted, let's find a place to rest?"

Yang Minna elbowed her in distaste: "Who made you crazy, you can go shopping for three hours non-stop?"

Lan Yan didn't care, she continued to lean on Yang Minna's shoulder, but looked around for a place to rest.

"what?"

Lan Yan suddenly stood up straight and touched Yang Minna:

"Nana, look, does that person... look like Teacher Yang?"

Yang Minna followed her line of sight, and saw that in the open-air shed of a coffee shop, Yang Zhu was dozing off with his cheeks resting on his back. It was clearly a coffee shop, but the cup of coffee on the table did not move, and the cup of milk tea beside him was drank more than half;

If you observe a little bit, you will find that the waiter who comes out from time to time looks at this guy with eyes full of unkindness. If it is not for the sake of the money he has paid, he will be violent.

Yang Mingna chuckled: "It's Teacher Yang!"

"Why is he here? Could it be that he came to this coffee shop to mess things up?"

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Yang Zhu was dozing off in a daze. Suddenly, his eyes darkened, and then he was patted on the shoulder, and a voice that seemed a little familiar called cautiously: "Teacher Yang?"

Yang Zhu opened his eyes in a daze, only to find Lan Yan and Yang Minna staring at him with a smile;
"Hey, why are you two here?" Yang Zhu looked at the two of them in surprise;
Then I looked around: "You guys have finished filming your Xiaoao?"

Lan Yan said a little speechlessly: "Mr. Yang, we are just supporting roles. Our scenes were filmed three months ago."

At this time, a waiter came over and asked the two of them what they wanted to order. The two casually ordered a latte and a cappuccino;
After the waiter left, Yang Minna asked curiously, "Mr. Yang, why are you here?"

Lan Yan immediately answered: "Yes, Teacher Yang, according to your temperament, shouldn't you soak in the teahouse and listen to ditty or something?"

After speaking, he covered his mouth and laughed.

Yang Zhu has black hair, yes, I also want to ask myself, why did I come here so stupidly?

But think about it, I am only 28 years old, in the eyes of these young people, has it reached the age to squeeze into a teahouse?
He said weakly at the moment: "There is nothing in my hand, come and experience the life of your young people..."

Lan Yan was still admiring Yang Zhu's embarrassing appearance, but Yang Minna on the side asked with some concern:
"Teacher Yang,"

"You don't have any life in your hands right now?"

Lan Yan reacted, and immediately asked in surprise: "Mr. Yang, no crew wants you?"

Three black lines appeared on Yang Zhu's forehead, how could you say that?
However, it seemed that he did not follow the group anymore, and this statement was not wrong, so he nodded with a sad face.

There was a look of sympathy in the eyes of the two;
Lan Yan pursed her mouth even more indignantly:

"Mr. Yang, we all see your level. Those crews are blind, so they don't want you!"

"Hmph! I figured it out. The entertainment industry is all about virtue. Everything depends on relationships, not ability and potential;"

"Don't be sad, when we can talk in the crew, we must ask the director to invite you over;"

"Don't worry, it won't be too late."

Yang Zhu was a little puzzled when he heard that the child shoe seemed very confident;

This script is wrong. Didn't you agree with Director Zhang to only play some small roles? How dare you play such a yellow accent at will?
So Yang Zhu asked cautiously: "You are now... have a lot of status in the crew?"

The expressions of the two collapsed, and Lan Yan laughed at herself: "What status can I have!"

"Here, I'm trying my best to play the roles of street girl and oiran, and I'm just a female number seven or eight at the end;"

"Nana is a little bit better. Occasionally, she can be on the fifth or so female lead. She plays the role of the heroine's mother or the hero's aunt all day long."

Yang Zhu was slightly relieved, that's right.

Immediately said with a sad face: "Thank you for your kindness, but not long ago, I have decided to switch careers to be a screenwriter."

The two looked at him in disbelief, and said in unison: "Mr. Yang, are you crazy!?"

No wonder they reacted this way. In the Chinese film and television industry, unless it is an adaptation of a well-known literary work, the author himself takes on the role of screenwriter, otherwise... The screenwriter industry is simply at the bottom of the ecosystem, worse than ordinary mental migrant workers.

Therefore, in their view, Yang Zhu's transition from a highly capable assistant director to a screenwriter is simply the best expression of self-destruction.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Yang Zhu said bitterly: "Then what can I do, no crew is willing to take me now."

Yang Minna asked suspiciously: "But didn't you go to the crew of "Zhu Xian"?"

"This movie is one of the few big productions in recent years, and the box office results are very good. Apart from other things, with your energy in the Zhu Xian crew, it is unlikely that any crew will reject you?"

Yang Zhu was a little speechless for a while, but instantly found a reason for himself:
"You don't know, there are many big names in the crew of "Zhu Xian", and there are also many people with backgrounds;"

"As for me, I have a bit of a bad temper; when I was on the set, I offended some people because of my training of actors, so..."

Yang Minna nodded. They have experienced Teacher Yang's temperament before, and it can be said that he is extremely hot. If it weren't for the fact that what he taught was really useful, those "students" would have rebelled long ago;
Those big-name actors in the production team of "Zhu Xian" are different from their small shrimps, their face is the first, it doesn't matter how well you teach, as long as you embarrass me, you are my sworn enemy;
Therefore, it is completely reasonable for this Teacher Yang to be retaliated openly and secretly because of these things.

Lan Yan at the side stared at Yang Zhu suspiciously, not because she didn't believe the reason given by the other party, but purely because of her intuition, she felt that things were not as simple as he said;
More importantly, for some reason, she always felt that Yang Zhu's face was vaguely familiar, as if she had seen him on the big screen, but no matter how she thought about it, she still couldn't remember where she had seen him.

After a while, she gave up thinking, and followed Yang Zhu to complain:
"In this day and age, why is it so difficult to make a good film?"

"Mr. Yang, you don't know. I have joined 6 crews in the past two months, and there are directors, assistant directors, and producers of 4 crews who want to sneak up on me. At that time, I couldn't wait to slap me past!"

"Tell me, who did I provoke, why did I encounter such crap all day long!?",

Yang Zhu smiled and looked at her peachy eyes; he thought to himself, how did you provoke other people, don't you have any idea?

Beautiful women have always been a scarce resource. Even in the entertainment industry, there are not many beauties with high scores. It is not easy to meet a young actor who has all the scores above the standard but is not well-known. Those people are naturally eager to move up.

In their eyes, the little cabbage in the entertainment industry will be bullied sooner or later, if you start early, you might still be able to eat Daotou soup.

Then there was a half-smile expression on his face:
"Then why don't you think about it?"

"What if you agree to them and get a female lead and second female lead, maybe it will be an instant hit?"

Lan Yan sneered:
"On their virtue?"

"Leaving aside the fact that one is uglier than the other, even if I really want to, with their level of directing and their pathetic investment, can they make me popular?"

Yang Zhu stared at her, and the smile on his lips became thicker: "You mean, if you meet a great director who can praise you, or a crew that invests a lot of money, you will agree?"

Lan Yan thought about it seriously, and finally shook her head:

"Everyone is an adult, although I don't particularly dislike this kind of thing, but..."

"I'm afraid Nana will look down on me then!"

"So, at worst, I'll just be a sidekick. I won't starve to death anyway!"

After finishing speaking, she put her arm around Yang Minna's shoulder:

"Mr. Yang, you don't know that Nana is not only mature, but also has many ideas similar to those old antiques."

Yang Minna looked at her with a dark face, meaning that she was an old woman inside and out?

Yang Zhu looked at her in surprise, but she didn't expect her to admit that she didn't mind hugging her thighs.
But at the same time, she was even more surprised that she refused such a thing because of Yang Minna's relationship.

He looked at her curiously: "Do you care so much about Yang Minna's opinion? You know, opportunities often wait for no one in the entertainment industry. If a big sponsor really likes you, will you still care about her? Reason for refusal?"

Lan Yan looked at Yang Zhu strangely. She didn't know why this always cold and stern teacher was so gossipy today, but she still nodded seriously: "That's natural."

"Do you think I really care about those opportunities?"

"Besides, I've grown up so much, I finally have a friend like Nana, I don't want to be looked down upon by her!"

Yang Zhu shrugged. It's hard to say what this girl will become in the future, but at least now, it seems that she really cares about her friend Yang Minna, so these words can be believed for the time being.

Yang Minna on the side was also a little moved, and comforted her:
"It doesn't matter if we can't get good roles or good scripts now,"

"It's really not possible, we are saving money desperately, and when the time comes, we will invest ourselves, be the producer and director, and make a movie for ourselves;"

"Isn't there some seniors in the industry who have already done this, they are also actors, and they have made many popular movies in the end?"

"It's just that if you want to do this, you must stop spending money like this!"

After hearing this, Lan Yan's eyes lit up: "That's right! We can raise money to make movies for ourselves!"

After speaking, he got up on the spot with gleaming eyes, and took out a small notebook, calculated carefully on it, and whispered to Yang Minna from time to time.

At this time, the waiter brought two cups of coffee, and looked at the two beauties who didn't seem to want to drink immediately;
After sweeping the cup of coffee in front of Yang Zhu that was cold enough to water the flowers, the waiter couldn't help reminding:

"Our coffee is carefully brewed by Italian experts, please don't waste it..."

Although the waiter seemed to be talking to Yang Lan and the two of them, his eyes were faintly glanced at Yang Zhu;

The implication is that Yang Zhu's behavior of ordering and not drinking is extremely disrespectful, and he is very upset now.

Yang Zhu looked at the young waiter amusedly, then looked at the cold "Company Blue" in front of him, turned his head and said to the waiter:
"So, handsome boy, you tell your barista that I'm not satisfied with this cup of Campbell,"

"Not dissatisfied with the cream, but dissatisfied with the coffee in it;"

"Since your barista is from Italy, let him show his real skills and make me a cup of pure espresso; remember, tell him to stop perfunctory me."

The waiter placed the order with half understanding, then went to the bar and underestimated a bearded foreigner a few times.

Lan Yan passed through the glass strangely, looked at the bearded foreigner as if he was facing an enemy, and turned to look at Yang Zhu: "Mr. Yang, why is that barista so nervous?"

Yang Zhu smiled: "Because I asked him to make espresso, and I especially emphasized not to perfuse me."

Yang Minna on the side was very curious: "Mr. Yang, I only know that you are very good at tea, but I didn't expect you to be so proficient in coffee. Seeing the nervous look of the barista, it's like going to the exam room."

Yang Zhu laughed: "I don't know what coffee is, that's because I'm upset with that waiter, who specially scares them."

The two were at a loss and did not understand the causal relationship inside.

Yang Zhu didn't bother to explain, but just said to them: "Remember, whenever you want to pretend to be B or make things difficult for a stylish coffee shop, you just need to ask the barista to come to you seriously with a calm face. An espresso, then frown as you drink it, take a sip and put it down, then do it without saying a word!"

The two of them were stunned: "Will this cause any problems?"

Yang Zhu laughed and said: "There will be no problem at all. At the most when the time comes, just say [this cup of coffee...doesn't match my taste] with a tone of voice!"

"Remember, the pause in between must be slightly longer."

"Basically, at this point, the barista will back off with a face of shame, and even think that you are taking care of his face, and will be grateful to you, directly saving the money for coffee."

The two were dumbfounded, is this okay?
Quickly ask what is the reason.

Yang Zhu said slowly: "Because espresso is different from the latte and cappuccino that you little girls love to drink. It is a drink that tests the skills of baristas."

"Just like drinking tea, each process of espresso [grinding], [water-powder ratio], [water temperature], [pressure], [extraction time], [filling pressure], etc., will have an impact on the taste of the final product , and precisely control every link, and finally present a relatively perfect cup of espresso, the difficulty of which is as high as heaven, without decades of effort, it is impossible to brew such a small cup of espresso; "

"Moreover, just looking at the equipment of these coffee shops opened by us in Huaxia, the process of [grinding] alone has blocked 99% of the coffee shops;"

"Even if you are lucky enough to have a qualified barista and a set of extremely sophisticated machines, you can still judge that the espresso he makes does not meet the taste;"

“Because drinking espresso, like drinking tea, is an extremely personal evaluation,”

"The espresso brewed by those masters is like evaluating raw Pu-erh tea. You can say that the basic taste is good, but the tea flavor is not my favorite;"

"Therefore, for baristas who are a little knowledgeable but whose level is below the master level, the comment I just taught you is equivalent to covering their face;"

"For baristas above the master level, you are telling them in a probing tone that the coffee is good coffee, but there are some taste expressions that you don't appreciate."

"As for those places that you don't appreciate, the thickness and stimulation are too strong or too weak, you can just find a reason to fool around."

The two turned themselves into Miyoshi students again, and recorded this conversation in their minds earnestly,

In the entertainment industry, pretending to be B and being aggressive is a daily necessity. If you don't study this kind of knowledge that can be used to fool people, you will be sorry for your conscience.

As for that poor barista...

Yang Minna looked at the foreign man carefully operating the spring valve lever coffee machine through the glass window with some pity,
Who made your waiter offend Mr. Yang, who has always been vengeful?

Lan Yan, on the other hand, looked excited and looking forward to it, wishing to enjoy the picture of the barista's embarrassing face right away...

(End of this chapter)