Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 129 127. Make money just to spend it!

The weather in Beijing in mid-May was very cool, neither too cold nor too hot. Everyone took off their heavy cotton-padded clothes and put on fashionable singles to flaunt their youth in the night.

Leather jackets and leather trousers seem to be popular this year. If you have a few tufts of yellow hair, you will definitely be the most beautiful kid on the street.

However, the most eye-catching outfit is the fashion suit. Men's suits are mostly loose and made of various colors. Women's suits are more fashionable, with large shoulder pads and short skirts, and they look great with stockings.

The princess also looked very nice in what she wore today. She looked quite sexy in an off-the-shoulder black dress paired with blue pointed-toe high heels.

The only drawback was that she was too thin and not much to look at. Chen Li'an put down the mutton skewers in his hand and looked away from the princess's feet with some pity.

"Does it look good? If you want to see it openly, why don't you look down?" the princess said, flipping her hair.

Chen Li'an took a sip of beer and said, "The face is not as good-looking as the legs. What are you looking at if you don't look at the legs?"

Princess: "." Are you praising me or hurting me?

"Are you full? It's time to go home and sleep after eating." Chen Li'an poured out the last bit of wine from the bottle, clinked the glasses with the princess and finished the drink in one gulp. "I'm going to pay. Be careful when you drive back."

"What do you mean?" The princess put down the cup and grabbed Chen Li'an who was about to get up and asked, "Is this the end?"

Chen Li'an sat down again and lit a cigarette. His eyes paused on a beautiful woman wearing stockings at the next table, and then he said, "What else? Ming has something else to do and has made an appointment to see the house."

"It's not interesting! I just pretend to be stupid." The princess couldn't help but cursed, and then suddenly remembered something and said to Chen Li'an: "Do you really want to buy a courtyard house? I have helped you find a few in the past few days, and I will accompany you to see them tomorrow. look."

Chen Li'an quickly refused and said: "Don't bother, I won't look at the courtyard house for the time being. I made inquiries two days ago and found that it would be too troublesome to renovate. I plan to buy a large flat floor first."

"The flat floor is pretty good too, why don't you consider the villa?" The princess held her chin and asked, "Don't you have enough money? I can lend it to you."

Chen Li'an shook the empty wine bottle, smacked his lips and said, "The villa is too far away and it's inconvenient. Besides, I'm the only one here, so it's boring to live in a villa."

"It would be nice to find someone to live with." The princess gently kicked Chen Li'an with her foot under the table, and even a fool could hear the hint in her words.

Fool Chen pretended not to hear, took out the money from his wallet, put it on the table and shouted to the boss in the distance: "Boss, the money is on the table."

"I'm leaving. You should go back early to accompany your boyfriend." After Chen Li'an said that, he stood up and prepared to run with his long legs.

This time the princess didn't stop her. She sat on the chair and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "I told you I broke up. You will know it by reading the newspaper in a few days! Next time I come to you, don't avoid me!"

"It's good for the two of us. We go out to play cards and sing together when we have nothing to do. There's no need." Chen Li'an said, then put the cigarette butt in his hand into the bottle of wine, waved to the princess and said, "That's it for tonight. See you later, go back and drive carefully.”

"Leave me alone, I can do whatever I want." The princess muttered, and then watched Chen Li'an leave.

It's so troublesome. Chen Li'an feels that since he became famous, his charm has been amplified. No wonder those successful people always attract the favor of many beauties.

It’s not about whether you have money or not. The main thing is that the aura brought by your status will be a big bonus.

A handsome teenage boy is not attractive, but if you say an innocent boy, he is attractive. If he were older and upgraded the innocent boy to a sports student, he would be able to gain a lot of points. In a few years The little wolfdog becomes a domineering president, so he is invincible.

The person is still the same person, but the attraction increases exponentially as the identity changes.

Until he finally turned into a little old man with a pension, he still didn't dominate the park and fascinated the little old lady.

Chen Li'an's current status is very attractive to women in the literary and art circles. He is a rich and good-looking artist. Money is a bonus, good looks is a bonus, and being an artist is the final killer.

The free and unrestrained 1990s were not as philistine as they would be later. Money was not the first priority for everyone. There were many talented people in the entertainment industry who were not obsessed with girls.

Even the idiots who sing rock and roll have a wide range of attacks. To be precise, some of the scumbags who sing rock and roll are just like a bunch of fangirls who lie in bed every day. Can you believe it?

Compared with those people, Chen Li'an is nothing but a mere shrimp.

Early the next morning, Chen Li'an went to look at the house. It was a new community in the third ring road outside the second ring road. The location was very good. It was convenient to go everywhere. The surrounding facilities were also complete. The most important one was the school district. Although Chen Li'an can't use it, but this is a bonus.

On the large flat floor on the 18th floor, Chen Li'an was quite satisfied with the overall layout of the room. There were five bedrooms and two living rooms, and the balcony and living room were both very large.

"Mr. Chen, this house is the king of buildings. It has the best layout and view, and the lighting is very good. It is transparent from north to south." A beautiful saleswoman in a black suit introduced enthusiastically.

Chen Li'an walked around and felt quite satisfied, so he asked: "Can I get a discount if I book directly today?"

Seeing that Chen Li'an was so interested, the beautiful saleswoman immediately said enthusiastically: "I can help you apply for the biggest discount, 9.5% off, and I can also give you three major items, a TV, a refrigerator and a washing machine!"

Chen Li'an didn't care how much the three big items were worth. A 50% discount was already pretty good, so he said, "Okay, let's prepare the contract."

Buying a house these days is very troublesome. It’s not that the procedures are difficult to handle, but that it’s too troublesome to pay. You can’t swipe your credit card gracefully, and I always feel like I’m not rich enough.

After working hard all morning, Chen Li'an finally finished the house. The sales department will help with the messy procedures behind it. Chen Li'an is such a big customer.

A house costs 1.1 million, but you have to wait for it.

"Mr. Chen, it's time for dinner, let me treat you to a meal." The beautiful salesperson with a good figure warmly invited Chen Li'an opposite.

Chen Li'an glanced at the bright spring scenery, shook his head and said, "I made an appointment. Thank you for your kindness. I have completed the return procedures. Please give me a call."

Although the beautiful saleswoman was disappointed, she still smiled and responded: "Okay, I will help you deal with it as soon as possible."

After Chen Li'an left, the beautiful saleswoman sighed with regret. She was rich, young and handsome, so it would be great if she could win.

"Hey, don't look, there's no one around. It's a pity that such a high-quality man didn't seize the opportunity." A colleague next to him joked with a smile.

"Screw you, I'm just checking to see if there are any big customers coming over. It would be great if I can place another order today."

"Are you still opening an order? You've made thousands of dollars from this order, but I'm so envious of you. You must treat me tonight."

Chen Li'an, a good man outside the sales department, hailed a taxi and drove straight to Xinjiekou.

We did have an appointment at noon, and it was Mr. Zhou whom we hadn't seen for a long time. This girl quietly took over a movie, and now it's finished. After getting paid, she wants to treat Chen Li'an to dinner.

In a western restaurant, Chen Li'an met Mr. Zhou, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and felt that she looked much prettier again.

Mr. Zhou, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Chen Li'an very excited and held his hand and was unwilling to let go.

Chen Li'an looked at the somewhat clingy Young Master Zhou and couldn't help but rub her head. It's true that Lolita is very quirky.

"Why do you always like to rub my head? My hair is messed up." Mr. Zhou looked up at Chen Li'an, slapped his hand away complainingly, and straightened his short hair.

Chen Li'an smiled and said, "Is your hair permed? Is it necessary for filming?"

"Well, doesn't this look good?" Mr. Zhou asked with a smile.

Chen Li'an looked at Mr. Zhou, who had a schoolgirl hairstyle from the Republic of China period, and said with a smile: "It looks good, but it looks a bit dated. What kind of scene are you filming this time?"

"Ner Hong, who plays the heroine when she was young, plays the same person as Mr. Gui Yalei." Mr. Zhou said with a smile.

Chen Li'an recalled it and had no impression, so he asked: "How do you feel? When will the movie be released?"

"It feels pretty good. Although I don't have many roles, I gained a lot." After finishing speaking, Mr. Zhou said in a mysterious manner: "When the movie is released in September, you will know if you go and see it. I did a great job." .”

Seeing the confident Mr. Zhou, Chen Li'an was also very pleased. Before, on the Huaying crew, the little girl had contact with Zhang Guorong and Gong Li every day, and she was quite unsure of herself.

"Well, you must go and see it. You are born to be an actor." Chen Li'an said with a smile.

After chatting for a while, Chen Li'an suddenly looked at Mr. Zhou and asked, "Can you drive?"

"Yes, have you bought a car?" Mr. Zhou asked curiously.

"I'm planning to buy it, but I can't drive and I'm too lazy to learn. I'll have to find a driver in the future." Chen Li'an is really too lazy to drive now and is not tired enough.

Mr. Zhou felt bad when he saw Chen Li'an's lazy look. He shook his arm and said, "Why are you like a veteran cadre? You are too lazy to learn to drive."

"I don't want to learn, driving is too tiring." Chen Li'an is too lazy to learn. It is really tiring to drive a manual transmission. There are too few automatic transmission cars in China now, and it will take ten years for it to become popular.

Mr. Zhou looked at Chen Li'an speechlessly, having no way to deal with his character, so he could only say: "It's up to you, but where can you find a driver? Drivers' wages are very high now."

"You, since you're not filming any scenes right now, be my driver for a few days. It just so happens that you can still drive to the audition, which can save a lot of time."

Listening to Chen Li'an's words, Mr. Zhou suddenly smiled, tilted his head and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Are you looking for this excuse to buy me a car? You just rented me a house, and now you're buying a car. You just want to support me!"

Chen Li'an didn't bother to explain and said casually: "Whatever you think, how much will you get for this film? Do you have enough money?"

"Three thousand yuan is enough for me to use for a while." Mr. Zhou patted his pocket and said happily. It was really a lot to earn three thousand yuan at a time in 1995.

Chen Li'an didn't think it was much, and said calmly: "Three thousand is enough for what you do, it's not even enough to buy a phone."

"Then you buy it for me."

"Well, let's go take a look after dinner."

In the afternoon, Chen Li'an bought Mr. Zhou the latest phone, and the two of them ran to look at the car.

You don't know if you don't know. When he saw the prices of those cars, Mr. Zhou was so frightened that he pulled him away.

"It's better not to buy a car. It's too expensive. That Austrian car cost 460,000 yuan, so I couldn't get it this way." Mr. Zhou felt that his salary of 3,000 yuan per movie was not worthy of driving such an expensive car.

Four hundred and sixty thousand, how many movies does she have to film to earn so much money.

Mr. Zhou quickly calculated in his mind, if he earned 5,000 yuan per movie, he would have to make 92 movies! I won’t be able to finish filming in my lifetime.

Chen Li'an also thinks that 460,000 yuan to buy an Audi A6 is a bit expensive, but cars are not cheap these days, and a Jiefang bread costs 110,000 yuan.

But isn’t the purpose of making money just for spending it? Otherwise, why would you earn it? Just keep it at home and watch it.

It’s not like I won’t make money in the future. My second uncle should be able to make a lot of money by the end of the year, and then I should worry about how to spend money.

Chen Li'an patted Mr. Zhou's hand and said, "It's okay. It's convenient to have a car, otherwise you would have to take a taxi every day for auditions."

"I'll take the subway!" Mr. Zhou felt that he couldn't let Chen Li'an spend any more money. A phone cost more than ten thousand, and he bought a car worth hundreds of thousands. Even if he sold her, it wouldn't be enough to pay back.

Chen Li'an rolled his eyes at Mr. Zhou and said, "Can I buy it for myself? I'm a grown man and I don't even have a car."

Hearing what Chen Li'an said, Mr. Zhou didn't know how to refute. He just muttered depressedly: "If you buy it, you won't know how to drive it. I will be your driver from now on."

"The relationship is good, and you can get a beautiful driver for free." Chen Li'an pinched Mr. Zhou's face and said.

Mr. Zhou rolled his eyes at Chen Li'an and said resignedly: "Just waste your money and buy a cheap one. The Toyota Accord I looked at earlier is tens of thousands cheaper."

"No, I want Audi." Chen Li'an said willfully.

Mr. Zhou snorted helplessly and said, "Whatever you want!"

Chen Li'an didn't expect to be able to buy a current car in 1995, but he had to wait a few days to pick up the car. Although the country relaxed its policies last year to encourage individuals to buy cars, there were still many procedures.

In a few days, Chen Li'an wouldn't have time to pick up the car. He handed all the contracts and procedures to Mr. Zhou and said, "We'll finish it later. You can pick up the car yourself. I have to film a movie in the next few days and I don't have time."

"Are you free today?" Mr. Zhou asked belatedly.

"Yeah, I'm free today."

"Then why are you still here? Let's go home quickly!"

"Why don't you be in such a hurry? It's not even six o'clock yet."

"Don't you know how long it takes for you to be alone?"

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After the two returned to Mr. Zhou's house, Chen Li'an saw a few sheets drying on the balcony. He turned to look at Mr. Zhou and asked, "Have you washed them in advance?"

"Yes, just change it later." Mr. Zhou said, his eyes became wet, and he looked at Chen Li'an in confusion with water vapor.

Chen Li'an looked at the emotional Mr. Zhou, grabbed her waist and kissed her.

After an unknown amount of time, Mr. Zhou weakly kicked Chen Li'an and said, "Go and bring in clean sheets. It's so uncomfortable to sleep wet."

Chen Li'an glanced at Mr. Zhou who seemed to be made of water, gently scratched her nose and said, "Don't stay in bed next time, otherwise there won't be enough sheets to change."

"You have so many tricks up your sleeve and you still blame me. I'll throw away those things of yours later." Mr. Zhou turned over and lay on Chen Li'an's chest and complained.

Chen Li'an asked with a smile: "I didn't buy a few things, right? Don't you like them too?"

Mr. Zhou suddenly blushed with embarrassment, turned over and sat on Chen Li'an and said, "You still said that! You will die tonight!"

Who is afraid of whom! Why change the sheets?

Then play music and then dance! I’m going to learn from Uncle Liu Huang tonight!

Early the next morning, Chen Li'an was sitting in the living room eating breakfast. The sunlight on the balcony was shining warmly on him, and the sheets that were originally hanging on the balcony were no longer there.

There were several sheets piled in the dirty clothes basket next to it, exuding a lustful smell.

After Chen Li'an finished breakfast, he threw the sheets into the washing machine and left without disturbing Mr. Zhou who was still sleeping.

In the dressing room of Beijing Film Studio, Chen Li'an yawned and changed into a robe. Zhang Guorong, who had just finished applying special effects makeup next to him, waited for the makeup artist to go out before he couldn't help but said: "I saw you getting into Jing Wen's car the day before yesterday. She has Boyfriend, are you going a little too far?"

"I just had a meal with her, it's not what you think." Chen Li'an rolled his eyes at Zhang Guorong, who did he think he was!

Zhang Guorong couldn't help but punched Chen Li'an and said, "Look at how convincing you are now?"

Looking at the ferocious-looking Zhang Guorong, Chen Li'an resisted the urge to punch him back and explained helplessly: "I was with Mr. Zhou yesterday. I am a principled person. Don't think nonsense."

"It's best." Zhang Guorong said angrily.

Chen Li'an flipped his hair in front of the mirror and said perfunctorily: "Okay, don't worry about me anymore, get ready to start work."

There are not many scenes in the studio. Most of the scenes in the entire movie are in the built theater, and most of Chen Li'an's scenes are like this.

In the movie, Wei Qing was used by Song Danpin, grew up under his guidance, and rehearsed Romeo and Juliet.

And he used the name Song Danpin, which attracted many audiences to watch the show. Wei Qing, who had successfully transformed this time, perfectly performed the performance with the help of Song Danpin.

Winning applause and cheers from all the audience, Wei Qing was very excited. He finally succeeded and became famous!

But what he didn't expect was that Song Danpin was just using him. He wanted Wei Qing to meet Yun Yan on his behalf, to fulfill his agreement with Yun Yan, and to sing to Yun Yan on the full fifteenth day of the month.

Song Danpin was disfigured by the fire. He did not have the courage to face Yun Yan, and he felt very remorseful and guilty. Yun Yan had been crazy for ten years, but he had done nothing. If Wei Qing had not appeared this time, he would have continued to hide in Spend the rest of your life in this dilapidated theater.

The success of the performance also aroused the appreciation of high-ranking officials, and the person who appreciated it was Mr. Zhao who snatched Yunyan away from her and Song Danpin ten years ago.

In order to force Yun Yan to marry him back home, Mr. Zhao burned down the theater and returned to Song Danpin. On the wedding day, he discovered that Yun Yan was not a virgin, so he ruined the marriage and broke Yun Yan's legs.

Yunyan's parents also felt that they were too shameless to see others, so they kicked Yunyan out of the house. Since then, she has been crazy for ten years.

Now Mr. Zhao fell in love with Wei Qing's partner and girlfriend again, so he invited them to dinner.

Wei Qing looked at the fake Mr. Zhao who was sitting opposite him and knew very well what kind of person he was, and felt a lot of reluctance in his heart, even though he had put on an exquisite suit and was no longer the little man in a robe. But there is still no way to put on a fake smile.

Wei Qing's heart was full of disgust and anger towards Mr. Zhao. The opera itself was beautiful, but in the eyes of these people, it was just a piece of fun, or even a joke.

"Wei Qing, sing a piece for Director Zhao." The group leader said with a smile on his face.

Wei Qing had a cold face, even though he was extremely angry, but he still had a gentle temper. He did not get angry. He just stood up and said: "I am not a singer and I don't sing."

Wei Qing's girlfriend who was also his partner held his hand and tried to persuade him. Although Wei Qing was angry in his heart, he also knew that these people should not be offended too much. He turned around and looked at them and said: "I still have a date, I'll leave first. "

Wei Qing, with helplessness and anger hidden in his heart, suddenly felt that even though he was famous, he was just a clown in the eyes of the powerful. Feeling extremely depressed, he returned to the theater, stood in the empty theater, and watched the moonlight cast by the glass curtain hall and sang loudly. Sing loudly and vent your helplessness and sorrow through singing.

The night of the full moon was an agreement between Song Danqing and Yun Yan. On this night, just like the past ten years, Yun Yan came to the theater to wait for the man who never waited to sing for her.

Yun Yan came to the theater wearing a red dress and her hair was extremely messy. She heard the singing voice, which had not appeared in ten years. She stumbled into the theater and looked at Wei Qing singing loudly under the moonlight. Think of it as Song Danpin.

"Okay! You sang so well, Danpin, you are finally here!" Yun Yan stared blankly at Wei Qing who couldn't stop clapping with a silly smile on his face.

Wei Qing turned around and looked at Yun Yan, who was as happy as a child, and instantly understood something in his mind.

He has been a pawn from beginning to end. Song Danpin doesn't really want to help him. He has his own purpose. This is his purpose!

Such a discovery made Wei Qing unable to bear the anger in his heart anymore. The dignitaries looked down on him, Song Danpin also took advantage of him, and everyone regarded him as a pawn and a clown who sang for fun on stage!

Wei Qing's eyes were full of anger, but he couldn't lose his temper when facing the foolish Yun Yan. He could not help but run to the attic after the maid who had been accompanying her pulled Yun Yan away.

In the attic, Song Danpin was sitting on the piano wearing a cloak and playing indulgently. At this moment, his goal was finally achieved and he was finally able to fulfill his promise on the night of clouds and full moon.

Wei Qing looked at Song Danpin who was playing the piano, grabbed the swaying armrest with both hands and shouted angrily: "It turns out everything is a deal! You taught me to sing Romeo just to pretend to be you! Why don't you go see her since you are not dead!"

Wei Qing's roar caused Song Danpin to stop playing the piano. He did not answer Wei Qing's question, but turned around and slowly took off his cloak, revealing his face that had been hidden in the darkness.

Wei Qing looked at Song Danpin's face and took a step back. He stared blankly at the burned and terrifying face, and suddenly understood everything.

It's not that he doesn't want to see her, it's that he doesn't want Yun Yan to see him like he is now.

All the anger in Wei Qing's heart disappeared at this moment, turning into confusion and sympathy as to what role he should play in this story.

"Ka! This one passed! That's great!" Yu Rentai shouted excitedly: "Li'an, you really brought this role to life. If it weren't for the limitations of the script, your role would be better than Guorong's. The angle is wonderful!”

There is one more chapter, and I am a bit slow in typing tonight.