After getting back together with my ex, I became popular

In Hwaseong at the end of March, there are tall trees and lush greenery, and the streets are bustling, bustling and bustling.In contrast, the atmosphere in Guanying's huge meeting room was as oppressive as a huge icehouse.

Zhao Yi sat at the head with a dark complexion, the lawyer team of Guanying Legal Department and Wang Wen were beside him, and everyone's eyes fell on Xu Chen who was at the other end of the conference table.

"His hands were broken, his forehead was hit by a heavy object, and □□ was kicked!" Zhao Yi read every word, and finally couldn't hold back his anger at all, and slammed the received injury report on the table. , "Beating people like this, what the hell is going on!"

"Justifiable defense." Xu Chen's tone was calm: "I don't want to be unspoken."

"You don't want to be unspoken rules, and if you don't want to be unspoken rules, you won't refuse?!" Zhang Yi said sharply, "Do you know how much it will affect the company if you make trouble like this!"

With the combination of game adaptation IP emerging traffic, "Battle of the Sword" can undoubtedly make quick money. Guanying also took a fancy to this bonus, and invested a lot of money in it, as if it is already the second largest investor.But if Hetai, the main investor, withdraws its capital at this time, the project is put on hold and difficult to produce, and the entire company's film and television project plans will be disrupted, and the consequences of a series of losses are simply unimaginable.

What's more, Zhang Rui's father is still in charge of the film and television review, if the relationship here is not handled well, it will affect all aspects.

"I said I refused." Xu Chen lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, "In the end he drugged me."

He raised his left hand, which was wrapped in layers of bandages: "In order to run, I stuck glass into the palm of my hand."

"...drugged?!"

Hearing these two words, the other people present were inevitably shocked. Among them, Wang Wen's voice was the most obvious, "You, you...are you drunk."

Zhao Yi also frowned. Although he had sensed that Zhang Rui might be interested in Xu Chen, he never expected that the other party would use such a method.

"Even if I'm drunk, Brother Wang, you're obviously there, why can't you see me off." Xu Chen squeezed his knuckles, and finally asked this sentence.He thought about it a lot afterwards. Although he was not willing to speculate too badly on people's hearts, he still couldn't help but wonder, did Wang Wen know about this matter, and furthermore, did Zhao Yi know about it, did Guan Ying know about it? .

He was obviously unconscious at the time, but the agent ignored him and let him be easily taken away by a so-called investor.

"This..." Wang Wen choked, and kept looking at Zhao Yi involuntarily, wanting to ask for help.

Unspoken rules are originally an unwritten tradition in the entertainment industry, a gray area that everyone knows and everyone takes what they want.In order to let the bosses get the resources happily, I don’t know how many starlets were drunk and taken away at the dinner. Some starlets under Wang Wen even asked for it. Therefore, at the dinner last night, when Zhang Rui rubbed Xu When Chen left, he just habitually regarded this as another case among thousands of cases.

"Anyway, you are an artist, so you can't beat investors like this!" After holding back for a long time, Wang Wen could only drop this sentence, trying to get rid of the blame on himself.

"If I don't resist, am I just waiting to be raped?" Xu Chen couldn't hold back his disgust for such rhetoric, "We are actors, not pets, so why should we be inferior to investors?"

"Okay, okay, now is not the time to argue about this." Zhao Yi cut off the conversation with a blank face, clasped his hands and pressed his body on the table, staring at Xu Chen and said: "There is still room for maneuver in this matter. .”

"Mr. Zhang said that as long as you make an apology and take care of him until he recovers from his injuries, he can forgive you and won't sue you. The role of "Battle of the Sword" still belongs to you."

"This is the best solution." He made a decision for Xu Chen on his own, "You go there later, I'll let Wang Wen accompany you."

Wang Wen hurriedly responded: "Okay, okay, Mr. Zhao, don't worry, I will definitely ask Xu Chen to apologize."

"..." Xu Chen's fingers on his knees shrunk, almost uncontrollably clenched into fists.He thought about last night, Ji Fei who was injured because of him, maybe he was too stubborn, too aggressive, but he was also true, and he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

"I won't go." He gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't you apologize! Do you think of yourself as a rebellious child!" Zhao Yi laughed back angrily, sneered, and tore everything apart and said clearly: "What kind of integrity is guarding in this circle? Actors are inferior! Without investors’ money, where did you come to act! If you don’t apologize today, Xiao Yao’s role will disappear!”

"What's the matter with the unspoken rules, what a fuss, the world of adults, everyone takes what they need."

Xu Chen pursed his lips, his thoughts at this moment were too chaotic.

He was speechless, he wanted to say that it shouldn't be like this, but Zhao Yi said it as if there was nothing wrong, so he couldn't find the words to refute.

Seeing Xu Chen's dazed expression, Zhao Yi thought that he had made a move, and his voice slowed down slightly: "You have strength, but sometimes strength alone is not enough, you must know how to see the situation clearly. The company has spent so much money To support you, to promote you from a small player worth tens of dollars a day to your current position, think about it for yourself, without a company, can you be popular?"

"All your current achievements are given by the company. Xu Chen, at least you must know how to repay your kindness. I apologize. If you move your lips, you will not lose a piece of meat, and all losses will be minimized." .”

He was clearly sitting in the conference room, but Xu Chen felt as if he was trapped in a huge net, the thin threads kept tightening and entwined around him one by one, the air was taken away, he was weak and nauseated, It ended up being an immobile cocoon.

"If you don't go, the company will take away the position of the year's promotion. After a few months of calm, there will be no announcements and no filming. You will understand many things." Zhao Yi finally left this sentence, and left with the legal team.

The implication is also very clear.

Xu Chen didn't bow his head today, Xuezang was waiting for him.

It was near noon, and the sun was warm. Xu Chen stood in the smoking area downstairs of the company.

His fingertips were scarlet and flickering, he leaned against the wall, took a breath with lowered eyes, and then exhaled heavily a puff of smoke, loose and frivolous.

He is not addicted to cigarettes, he only smoked once or twice in the middle school, but he really can't think of any other way to solve it.

Should I apologize?

Apologize, so he won't be hidden by the snow.

So far, it's hard to be seen...

All kinds of messy thoughts flashed in my mind, and then suddenly, a sentence jumped out from the depths of my memory.

Xu Fanglin asked him if he was really an actor.

Aren't people who are acting are actors?

Xu Chen found that he was a little confused, and at this moment, a cell phone ringing interrupted his thoughts.

It turned out to be Shao Yang.

Shao Yang recently joined a new crew, and they hadn't contacted for a while, so they suddenly received a call from the other party. Xu Chen took a few deep breaths, stubbed out his cigarette, and slid his phone to answer.

"Hi..." His voice was hoarse and tired.

"Wow, your voice startled me." Shaoyang sounded a bit noisy, but soon, he probably changed his place, and the surrounding background sound became obviously quieter, "It won't happen again just now. Have you finished the announcement?"

Xu Chen rubbed his face, his eyes were full of bewilderment, he could only cheer up and say: "No, I just haven't had a good rest."

"Your company's itinerary for you is too full, and you can't find anyone." Shao Yang first laughed, then his tone became serious, and said: "Actually, I called you because of this. You really have to Talk to your agent about this issue, otherwise it will leave a bad impression.”

Xu Chen was slightly stunned: "Wait... what do you mean? I don't quite understand, who didn't find me?"

"...Huh?" Shao Yang was even more surprised than him on the other end of the phone: "It's director Cao Ran, you should know, the one who filmed "The Watchtower", just now my dad took me and him During the meal, we talked about it, and said that I sent three movie script invitations to an actor I liked, but there was no response once, which made him very angry."

"I was gossiping, so I asked too much, but Uncle Cao actually reported your name, which shocked me a lot."

"So why don't you just sneak off the table and call you to ask about the situation..."

Xu Chen could hardly hold the phone: "Then what about the movie now..."

Shao Yang was very interesting, and he didn't hide much: "You didn't answer or respond, so he auditioned and booked another one, and the machine will be turned on the day after tomorrow."

"Anyway, I just want to say, you should pay attention to this aspect in the future, even if you refuse, at least you have to reply."

In fact, Shao Yang might have said something else later, but Xu Chen couldn't remember clearly.He hung up the phone and went straight to Wang Wen's office.

"Brother Wang." Xu Chen cut to the chase and asked, "Have we received an audition invitation from Director Cao Ran before?"

In fact, this question has long been traced, and there is no need for Wang Wen's answer at all, but the obvious change in the other party's expression made Xu Chen feel tired and ridiculous.

He suddenly realized that some time ago, probably because the spotlight under the bustling brocade was too bright, he was indeed a little dazzled by fame.

So I became content with the status quo, promised one drama a year, and promised to devote the rest of my time to endless variety show promotional magazine interviews. That's why I knew clearly that the crew of "Battle of the Sword" had a bad attitude, but I still thought about it. Open one eye and close one eye.

That's why at that moment just now, he almost gave in, thinking that he would not be hidden by the snow, so he just apologized.

"Mr. Zhao." When he came back to his senses, Xu Chen stood in front of Zhao Yi's desk.

"If acting is going to end up being a well-paying job, I'd rather never get started."