Superstars start as villains

Chapter 190 The spring of the TV series is coming.

"Wow, this boiled mutton is so delicious, hoo~~~" Zhou Lan's small face was full of intoxication. Those who knew it was boiled mutton, but those who didn't know thought it was dragon meat.

Yuan Shanshan couldn't care less about being reserved at the moment, she ate glibly.

Zhou Xing basically didn't eat a few bites, and just served them as a waiter, ordering meat and handing tissues.

"Eat slowly, don't burn it, no one will fight with you, let's yell again if it's not enough." Zhou Xing poured fruit juice for them both funny and distressed.

Zhou Lan nonchalantly enjoyed Zhou Xing's help to straighten her messy hair behind her ears, while Yuan Shanshan on the side stopped her chopsticks and looked enviously, slightly absent-minded.

"Shanshan, what's the matter with you? Didn't you just say that you want to eat all the money you lost for a month? Where is this going?" Zhou Lan asked strangely.

Only then did Yuan Shanshan come to his senses, put down his chopsticks, and rubbed his belly: "I can't eat any more, I'll gain weight if I eat any more, and it will be troublesome if my figure gets out of shape."

"What are you afraid of? It's a big deal to lose weight." Zhou Lan still ate unscrupulously.

Yuan Shanshan sighed inwardly. Zhou Lan can eat and drink without any scruples. Even if she can't become an actress, with a brother like Zhou Xing taking care of her, she can live comfortably for most of her life, but she can't do it herself. , is the only chance in her life to change her destiny.

Zhou Xing originally thought that Yuan Shanshan was just talking, but he didn't expect that she would actually watch Zhou Lan feasting on her saliva, but never picked up chopsticks again.

"Okay, it's late at night, don't overeat." Zhou Xing stopped Zhou Lan who still wanted to pick up meat.

Zhou Lan pursed her lips and muttered: "Liar, we agreed to open our stomachs and eat."

"I'm afraid you'll burst your stomach." Zhou Xing rubbed Zhou Lan's little head, and then comforted him: "Don't worry, the second brother will be with you during this time, what do you want to eat, what do you want to buy, second brother satisfy you."

"Well, if that's the case, then I'll forgive you." Zhou Lan stretched happily.

Zhou Xing looked at the time: "It's not too early now, and the place where you live is not safe, why don't we find a hotel first, rest for a night, and talk tomorrow?"

Yuan Shanshan subconsciously wanted to refuse, Zhou Lan hugged her tightly: "Okay, I don't want to go back to that broken place. It's such a hot day with a broken electric fan. It's so hot."

"Yeah, anyway, Lan Lan and I have to share two rooms. Shan Shan, you and Lan Lan can live in one room. I can rest assured that someone will take care of her for me." Zhou Xing persuaded.

Zhou Lan grimaced at Zhou Xing angrily, but she dragged Yuan Shanshan away softly.

"Oh, it's comfortable to have an air conditioner, and I don't have to wake up drenched after sleeping." Zhou Lan fell onto the bed wrapped in a bath towel.

Yuan Shanshan looked at Zhou Lan with dark and complicated eyes. She always thought that she and Zhou Lan were in the same line, with average professional achievements, average family background, and even average opportunities. This concept lasted for four years.

The results of it?After quarreling for a long time, she was the only one with a normal family background. Although she was not a second-generation star, she had a good brother. With Zhou Xing's current status in the entertainment industry, just talking about it was enough for Zhou Lanshao to struggle for several years .

After a night without talking, Zhou Xing took Zhou Lan for a stroll around Hengdian. Over the years of filming, he had visited Hengdian quite a few times, but this was Zhou Xing's first visit to Hengdian.

On the other hand, Yuan Shanshan insisted on starting work.

"Why are you alone? Where's Lan Lan? Is this little slacker not up yet? Why don't you call her?" Manager Sister Chun was furious.

Yuan Shanshan blankly looked at the extras who started to get busy early in the morning, and suddenly got bored with this kind of life.

"Sister Chun, Lan Lan probably won't play tricks in the future."

Seeing Yuan Shanshan's expression changed, Sister Chun couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Shanshan, what's the matter? Didn't you be fine yesterday? How can this girl just let go of the pick?"

"By the way, you are not being deceived, are you? Didn't I tell you that there are so many opportunities to reach the sky in one step in this world? Didn't Master Xing run for ten years before becoming popular?"

Yuan Shanshan was speechless for a while: "Sister Chun, what are you thinking? Lan Lan has such a strong background, so she doesn't need to play tricks with you at all."

"Background? What kind of background does she have?" Sister Chun was a little dazed: "With a background, why would she come here for so long? You're so funny."

That's right, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Yuan Shanshan wouldn't have believed that Zhou Lan, who had been running around with her for a month, was actually Zhou Xing's own sister.

After explaining for a long time, Yuan Shanshan convinced Sister Chun about the relationship between Zhou Lan and Zhou Xing.

"Sister Chun, it's alright, don't be in a daze, she has a background, but we don't, so let's play tricks honestly."

However, Sister Chun pulled Yuan Shanshan back: "You silly girl, what kind of tricks are we going to do when we have such a relationship?"

"Relationship? You mean Zhou Lan? Don't make trouble, Zhou Xing is indeed Zhou Lan's brother, but if he has resources, he must use them for his own sister. Why should he help us?"

Sister Chun showed an inscrutable expression: "Oh, my little girl's eyelids are still too shallow. Do you think Zhou Xing is just an actor? Does Zhixing Film and Television know? Although this film and television company is not particularly large, it actually invested a lot of money. There are few film and television dramas, especially TV dramas, three of the top ten TV dramas last year were produced by Zhixing Film and Television, and by the way, their recent investment of 8000 million [Fengsheng] will be released soon."

Yuan Shanshan didn't expect Zhou Xing to have such a great energy behind him, but, again, these are Zhou Lan's resources, why should Zhou Xing help them?Is it just that she and Zhou Lan are best friends?

As if seeing Yuan Shanshan's confusion, Sister Chun smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the relationship with Zhou Lan, for the same two actors with similar conditions, they would definitely prefer to use the one who is close to you, of course , this relationship is not reliable enough, so we have to let Zhixing Film and Television sign us."

Yuan Shanshan was stunned by Sister Chun's bold idea: "But, Sister Chun, it seems that Zhixing Film and Television has never signed anyone?"

"Silly girl, if you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. Think about it, [Fengsheng] invested 8000 million yuan. Whether this drama loses or wins, who do you think will benefit the most?"

An idea flashed in Yuan Shanshan's mind: "Huayi?"

"That's right, think about it, if you were Zhixing Film and Television, would you be willing to support artists for other companies all the time?"

After playing wildly with Zhou Lan for a whole day, Zhou Xing was already hungry in the afternoon, but Zhou Lan was still arguing for hot boiled meat.

"Slow down, no one will grab you." Zhou Xing dotingly handed Zhou Lan a tissue.

Zhou Lan still gobbled it up: "Second brother, you don't know how unpalatable the boxed lunches of the crew are, and they went there late, and the food was cold, as hard as stones."

Zhou Xing looked at this girl amusedly, he also came all the way from a trick, how could he not know this?

"You've been playing tricks for so long, how about it? Do you want to continue to be an actor? Or do you want to change jobs? Otherwise, it's not bad to be a civil servant. I remember that a classmate of Yaya passed the exam as a village official."

Zhou Lan frowned when she heard that, she didn't want to be a civil servant, nor was she interested in ordinary [-]-to-[-] jobs, and she didn't seem to have any other specialties after studying acting for four years.

"Second brother, do you support me in everything I do?" Zhou Lan blinked her eyes and looked cute.

Zhou Xing's heart tightened suddenly: "Ahem, please talk about it first."

"I want to be a producer!"

"Pfft, what did you say?" Zhou Xing was about to take a sip of his drink to suppress his shock, and sprayed it out in one go.

It has to be said that Zhou Lan's whimsical idea was far beyond Zhou Xing's expectations. This girl is just playing tricks in Hengdian, so she probably has no chance to get in touch with the producer class, right?
In the end, Zhou Lan said confidently: "Second brother, I found out that even if an actor is a top actor, he will still be directed by the director when he arrives on the set, but the producer is different, and the director has to listen to him."

Zhou Xing was a little dumbfounded, although the reason was nonsensical, but what the girl said was right, the rights of the producer were indeed greater than that of the director.

"You can think clearly. If you continue to be an actor, with the current resources of the second brother, you can be promoted in a year or two, but as a producer, you have to learn from scratch." Zhou Xing thought about it I think, actually there is nothing wrong with being a producer, it's easier than being an actor. As for whether it's that piece of material, it will be thrown to Zhixing Film and Television, and people will know.

In fact, Zhou Lan's persistence in running for so long without giving up is enough to prove that she has perseverance in doing things, and Zhixing Film and Television has a ready-made platform, so it doesn't hurt to let her try it.

"Well, I've made it clear, I want to be a producer!" Zhou Lan said every word very seriously.

Zhou Xing nodded: "Okay, you pack up your things and go back with me tomorrow, and I will arrange the rest."

"Thank you, second brother, you are so kind to me, second brother!" Zhou Lan raised her arms and shouted.

"Silly girl, you are my only younger sister. If the second brother is not good to you, who is he good to?"

While talking, Zhou Lan's cell phone rang, and after saying a few words, she hung up the phone.

"Who?"

"Shanshan and Sister Chun are the managers who brought us, they are in the hotel, and they asked me when I would go back." Zhou Lan didn't take it to heart either.

On the other side, Yuan Shanshan and Sister Chun waited anxiously in the hotel lobby.

"Hello, you are Miss Chun, right? Thank you for taking care of Lan Lan during this time." Zhou Xing was very polite.

Sister Chun forced herself to act more naturally, but her hands were already shaking. It wasn't that she had never seen the market, but that her next few words might change her life's destiny.

"It should be. Isn't the manager responsible for the artist? Besides, Lan Lan is also very sensible."

Zhou Lan looked at Sister Chun suspiciously, then turned to look at Yuan Shanshan.

Yuan Shanshan just shook her head, feeling a little ashamed in her heart, after all, they were actually taking advantage of Zhou Lan's relationship by doing this, otherwise, with Zhou Xing's status, Sister Chun wouldn't even be qualified to have an equal conversation.

"Mr. Zhou, actually Shanshan and I came here this time to sign under the name of Zhixing Film and Television." Sister Chun gritted her teeth, she knew that a boss like Zhou Xing would not listen to too much nonsense from her.

Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Sister Chun with great interest: "Oh? But Zhixing Film and Television doesn't have brokerage business?"

"Not before, doesn't mean there won't be in the future. Mr. Zhou, are you willing to help other companies cultivate artists?" Sister Chun said, meeting Zhou Xing's gaze.

In fact, this is also the current situation in the film and television industry. The apparent profitability of projects in the entire film and television industry is less than 40%, but why are there still so many film and television companies and so much capital going forward?

Excluding some unspeakable factors, to a large extent, it doesn’t matter if the film loses money. The main purpose of most film and television companies in filming is to praise the artist. As long as the artist becomes popular, a film will pay several million. earned it back.

When Wang Jinghua left Huayi, why did the Wang brothers hate her so much?She took away so many stars, how much money will Huayi lose in a year?Everything is a conflict of interests.

"Oh? Even so, as long as Zhixing Film and Television opens its doors, I believe it can attract many mature managers and artists. Why should I sign you?" Zhou Xing smiled lightly.

"Shanshan is young enough, her qualifications are good, and her acting skills are good. All she lacks is an opportunity. As for me, the agent's vision is everything. I can discover Shanshan's potential, and I can also discover more newcomers for the company. .”

Zhou Xing looked at this plain-looking middle-aged woman who was slightly fat, and was suddenly surprised to find that Miss Chun turned out to be Zhang Guoli's ex-wife.

"Okay, since that's the case, you guys pack up tomorrow and come back to the capital with me."

Of course, the reason why Zhou Xing agreed to sign them has nothing to do with Zhang Guoli. He just thinks that Sister Chun's vision is indeed unique. On the one hand, Yuan Shanshan is indeed a good seed; , but she was able to let go of her figure, become an independent agent, and bring two newcomers to live on the set, which is enough to prove her tenacity.

"Really?" Sister Chun didn't care, but Yuan Shanshan's eyes were red with excitement.

In fact, there is another very important reason why Zhou Xing agreed to sign them. According to Zhixing Film and Television's research on the entire TV drama market, it is found that the copyright of TV dramas on the Internet is showing an upward trend year by year.

2007、2008年热播剧【金婚】【士兵突击】网络版权单集4000元左右，2009年热播剧【我的团长我的团】就涨到了单集2万元。

Although it doesn't seem like much, don't forget that these are extra income, and the competition for copyright among major video platforms seems to be intensifying.

Therefore, from the second half of this year, Zhixing Film and Television has begun to focus most of its focus on TV dramas, and with the current strength of Zhixing Film and Television, it is no longer satisfied with pure investment. Several self-produced TV drama projects have entered the internal market rating stage.

As Sister Chun said, you can't always support actors for other companies.

(End of this chapter)