Same-sex marriage legalized

As the end of the year draws near, all walks of life are either free or busy.For entertainment companies, the end of the year is undoubtedly busy. Regardless of the end-of-year summary, just talking about the parties and programs that artists need to participate in, this time is already packed.

Everything inside the island became tense.

Mr. Wei not only has to manage Yiyu Entertainment, but also has a much larger Shengshi Company under him, so one can imagine how busy he is.

But even so, he still told me not to worry, saying that Hu Zeliang's matter should be handled by him.

I thought the solution he was talking about meant letting people from Yiyu communicate with Hu Zeliang's brokerage company to avoid such a situation from happening again in the future.I never thought his handling method was simpler and rude than I imagined.

Mr. Wei directly said in the circle that he would block Hu Zeliang.

When I learned about this from Brother Jian, I was two hours away from going to a neighboring province to participate in film promotion work, and I was using my spare time to read books on acting.

I looked at Brother Jian.

He told me that the day after that incident, Mr. Wei called him and a bunch of people out for a meeting.

During the whole meeting, Mr. Wei was in a very angry state, and no one dared to touch him.The company team had to follow his instructions, and quickly listed a series of solutions, each tougher than the last.

"Why Mr. Wei made such a big fuss, the staff don't know. But they know, whoever Mr. Wei says he wants to block, even if there is no reason, the other party will not be able to survive this year safely." Brother Jian's description It is very clear, "Also, Hu Zeliang has made a lot of slander over the years, but they have all been stopped by their company's public relations. Once Mr. Wei gets serious, his brokerage company can't stand it at all."

When I was at home, I ran into one or two meetings between Mr. Wei and the management of the company.Although the scene looked serious, it wasn't so scary, but from Brother Jian's description, he seemed to still have lingering fears.

I asked: "What's the result?"

"The result? Mr. Wei was not satisfied with the result, so he chose the most direct solution—" Brother Jian made a hand-to-hand knife, "Let the other party disappear from my field of vision."

Mr. Wei is so angry...

But at this moment, I understood the difference between ordinary people and powerful people. He really has the ability to determine the future of people, whether it is good or bad.

I nodded: "I probably know the matter."

"...To be honest, I think it's a bit too much." Brother Jian frowned, "After all, Hu Zeliang hasn't done anything yet, so we're definitely not giving face to his brokerage company by doing this."

I did not speak.

Anyone can say that Mr. Wei has gone too far, but I can't - because he did it for me.

People can't get cheap and act good.

I can understand what Brother Jian cares about. He doesn't think that Mr. Wei's sanctions against Hu Zeliang are too much, but that it is not worthwhile to offend another entertainment company for the sake of one Hu Zeliang.After all, in the business world, harmony has always made money, and today's entertainment industry is actually a pawn of capital. There is competition and hostility, but for the sake of profit, it is difficult to completely tear one's face apart.

But I believe in Mr. Wei.

Ever since I met Mr. Wei, he has always been a steady and reliable person with a long-term vision. The words "impulsivity" will never happen to him.Now that he has made a decision, he must have considered all aspects and will not put Yiyu in a passive position.

Hu Zeliang's matter will not be settled so simply, there are too many things involved.

So, I asked Brother Jian some questions: "What about Director Chen and the producer, will they agree?"

Normally speaking, the banning of the leading actor will definitely have a great impact on the movie.

"Full Time Ultimatum" is a New Year's film released by Director Chen. It took a lot of effort to invest and shoot, so it must not be delayed.It would be fine if the film was still in the preparatory stage, and the actors could be replaced to minimize the loss, but now the filming part has been completed long ago, and the post-production has also come to an end. Even the release time has been finalized, but such a incident happened, The director and producer must be the most anxious people.

If the matter between me and Hu Zeliang affected the promotion, release and scheduling of the film, then even if I was not the one who initiated the incident, I would feel guilty and feel ashamed of the importance and guidance of Director Chen Lin.

"Don't worry, this is the problem that the company's team has to solve." Brother Jian explained, "Mr. Wei said that you will participate in "Ultimatum". Although it is only the third male, it should be released well. He asked someone to communicate with Chen Lin After that, if you want to completely ban Hu Zeliang, it must be after the film is scheduled, and it will never affect the film itself."

"What did Director Chen say?"

"Director Chen said that as long as it doesn't affect the film, he will not interfere with Mr. Wei's decision. He will also divert the promotional time between you and Hu Zeliang, and try to keep him from appearing in front of you as little as possible."

I thought about it.

It seems that Director Chen needs to apologize.

I would also like to thank Mr. Wei, although it is the busiest time at the end of the year, but because of my personal affairs, the already busy company team has added extra work.

Thinking of this, I took out my phone and clicked on the dialog with Mr. Wei.

These days, Mr. Wei is so busy that he almost lives in the company. Although I don’t have as many jobs as in previous years, there are always some trivial things that need to be taken care of, so we haven’t seen each other very often.The last conversation on the chat software was still this morning when the two said "good morning" to each other.

After thinking for a moment, I edit the next line.

——Mr. Wei, are you still busy?The previous matter troubled you.

After the message was sent successfully, I thought about it and sent another smiling emoji.

When Xiaodai sends me messages, he likes to add some cute and strange pictures and emoji.She said that it can make both parties who receive the message feel happy and can express various emotions. For example, when she sends me a message, she is always happy.

Whether Mr. Wei will be happy or not, I don't know for the time being.

He should be very busy during the day, so he might not be able to see the news.

"doing what?"

Brother Jian asked me.

"Send a message to Mr. Wei." There is nothing to hide, "thanks to him."

"It's time to thank Mr. Wei." Brother Jian looked complicated, "Hu Zeliang is barely considered the first brother of their company. He managed to get to where he is now. Their company is pointing at him, but the future is gone. They Definitely can’t accept it. After all, it’s not an artist under our own company, it’s easy for Mr. Wei to trip him up, but it will take a little money and contacts to completely block him.”

Speaking of this, Brother Jian paused for a moment, and suddenly asked me: "These...Did Mr. Wei tell you?"

I shook my head: "No."

"He Zhi, now I wonder if I made a mistake in my judgment." Brother Jian's tone was a little hesitant, "Mr. Wei treats you...maybe he is sincere."

Brother Jian would say such things, not at all like him back then.

Because of his words, I was stunned for a moment, but luckily I woke up in time.

"Then brother Jian, to what extent does this 'sincerity' really go?" I was extremely calm, there was fog in my heart, and it condensed into ice unknowingly, "To the extent that I admit that I like me? How far am I together?"

Brother Jian was silent.

I laughed.

See, everyone thinks so - definitely not.

"Brother Jian, you once told me not to seek approval from people with disparity in status, let alone entrust emotions easily. I agree with all of these. So in the past two years, I have been introspective and self-examined from time to time in order to recognize myself. s position."

Mr. Wei has someone he likes - this alone keeps me calm and sober.

Not to mention, he never said anything like "like" or "promise".Even if it is wrong, there must always be a basis for it.

All arbitrariness is rootless duckweed, which cannot withstand scrutiny.

In the final analysis, the reason why Mr. Wei is kind to me is because he is a very good person in the first place, and there is no other superfluous reason.

Being passionate about yourself often hurts others and yourself, which is really not advisable.

Brother Jian was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily: "You are right."

At this moment, Xiao Dai walked in.

With several suitcases in her hand, she shouted loudly, "Brother Zhizhi, Brother Zhizhi! It's time for us to go to the airport!"

I walked over to take the luggage from her hand so she wouldn't stumble, and said, "It's time to go."

Brother Jian has sorted out his emotions, and he waved his long arms: "Go, go. Be careful on the road, after you have been busy with the promotion of this movie, you can have a rest."

When he heard that he could have a holiday, Xiao Dai cheered and said, "Wow! When I mention the annual leave, I get both excited and sad."

Brother Jian was happy: "I can understand you saying that you are excited, but why are you sad?"

Xiao Dai said as it should be: "Of course it's because if I have a holiday, I won't see Brother Zhizhi for more than a week!"

"Not at all." I shook my head, "It's only a week."

Even when she was working, she didn't stay with me every day, and a week wasn't too long.

"Of course it is! It feels completely different, because the meaning of Chinese New Year is extraordinary." Xiao Dai insisted on her point of view, her thumb and index finger were pinched together, "As long as we are not together on New Year's Eve, even if it is only for a week or a day , Even if there is only such a little time, when we meet again, it will feel as if a year has passed."

I'm used to celebrating the New Year alone, and sometimes it's boring, and it rarely feels long.

From this point of view, Xiao Dai is a romantic person at heart.

"Okay, you're the one with the most weird and unreasonable reasoning." Brother Jian laughed out of temper, and hurt her a few words, "Let's go, don't be like when you first came, and even get the time wrong."

Xiao Dai immediately saluted solemnly: "Obey!"

We took the nanny car to the airport.

----

The city you want to go to is not far away, and it only takes about two hours by plane.

The crew had already decided on the location and time of the hotel, but they all went alone.Coincidentally, Director Chen Lin and I took the flight at the same time, and met each other while waiting in the waiting room.

When Director Chen saw me, his eyes lit up immediately.

He waved to me and said, "He Zhi, come, come here."

I nodded and walked towards him: "Director Chen, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, how are you doing?" Director Chen said politely, "I heard from Zhang Ming that he has chosen you as the male lead in his new play?"

"Yes." I said, "Thanks to Director Zhang's kindness."

Director Chen laughed a few times: "You are too modest. Zhang Ming and I praised him so much that he almost didn't put the words 'I am very optimistic about He Zhi' on his face. He is very outrageous and has a temper. And perverse, in the future you will know when you film under him for a period of time."

He is very talkative and chatted with me all over the world for a long time.

After exchanging pleasantries, I thought about it and said, "Director Chen, about Hu Zeliang..."

"Needless to say, I already know." Director Chen interrupted me with a wave of his hand, "I heard that it was Hu Zeliang who did something that angered you, and that's why there was such a big commotion in Yiyu's top management? Don't worry, I know you What kind of person will not have prejudice and misunderstanding against you. As for Hu Zeliang, forget it this time, and from the next time on, I will stagger the time when the two of you participate in the promotion. This time Yiyu’s attitude is very tough, even if If you met him in the next promotion, he probably wouldn't dare to approach you."

His tone was relaxed, and he seemed innocent.

"Thank you, Director Chen, for your understanding." I said, "I'm sorry for causing trouble to your film."

"Your company has already given me the sincerity of the apology, and I said it too, as long as it doesn't affect my film." Having said that, he changed the subject, "But if there is any trouble, it must be somewhat."

I understood his voice-over, and followed his meaning and said, "This time, I owe Director Chen a favor."

He looked at me and smiled: "Just wait for your words."

"Director Chen, what can I do for you?"

"Afterwards, I have a drama, and I want you to help me to play a guest role. There are not many roles, but it's a villain, the kind who dies within 5 minutes of showing up."

"Yes." I agreed, "When Director Chen needs it, just contact Brother Jian directly, and I will say hello to him."

Friendship cameo is not a difficult requirement, even if there is no favor, there is no shortage of guest actors with Director Chen's network.If he needs it, it's okay for me to be a guest star for free, but he said it's a favor, but he actually wanted to tell me that Hu Zeliang's matter is not worth mentioning.

"Hahahaha! Refreshing!" Director Chen said with a smile, "It will take a while to board the plane, come on, let me tell you about the role of the villain in the next play."

"it is good."

Every director likes to talk about dramas, and Director Chen is no exception.

He didn't talk about other plots, he only talked about the villain's life and motivation behind it in just a few minutes, and then talked about the relationship between the director and the actor, talking intermittently for a long time.After boarding the plane, he found that there were not many people, so he changed places with the person next to me and sat next to me to continue talking.

Although there is no context and connection with other people, I still listen to it with gusto.

This character is a crazy villain who commits a crime because of his obsession, and then commits suicide.According to Director Chen's words, he only appeared for a few minutes in the whole movie, but he runs through the whole story line. Everyone is looking for him, but no one can find him.

In the end, Director Chen asked me: "How about it? Even if you don't know the general plot, don't you feel very curious and interesting? This is the charm of the character, and the acting skills are actually the same."

"Does it mean that acting skills don't need to be combined with context?" I said, "I can probably understand that if the acting is good enough, even if it's just a clip or a look back, it can make people empathize."

Seeing the expectant eyes cast by Director Chen, I continued: "There's no need to say anything. The audience doesn't understand the characters and the plot, so they can't empathize with the characters. The plot is for the audience to understand the characters. When an actor successfully interprets a character, Every minute and every second of him is the person in that play, which can touch people's hearts."

This is what I think of as acting.

Director Chen smiled: "Every time you say that you 'probably' understand it, you actually understand it very thoroughly."

"Director Chen is overrated."

"It's nothing but praise, I just like young actors like you." Director Chen repeated, "I don't know when my new drama will be filmed, but we have agreed that it doesn't matter how well you do at that time." , they all give me a cameo."

I nodded: "It's a deal."

Director Chen was satisfied.

----

After arriving in a city in a neighboring province, the crew began their busy publicity work.The publicity work is as full as ever, and I have to accept some interviews and participate in local TV programs.

When I came to the place where I was staying, I didn't see Hu Zeliang, and the only people interviewed were Tao Shi, Liu Xuan, and the actor who played the second female lead.

After accepting two small interviews that afternoon, everyone returned to the hotel to rest, so as to participate in the recording of the next day's program.The recording of that program was carried out in a studio, and it was mainly an interview-based program, and some small games might be played.

After dinner, I came to Dao Chen's door and knocked on his door.

Director Chen opened the door to welcome me in, and smiled as he walked, "I knew you would come to me again."

We knew each other well, so I didn't hold back, and asked straight to the point: "Director Chen said that starting from the next publicity, he will make adjustments and let me and Hu Zeliang diverge time. May I know the specific arrangement?"

"Come here." Director Chen summoned his assistant, "Bring me a revised itinerary two days ago."

His assistant obeyed and handed me an itinerary.

I took it, read it carefully, and told Director Chen: "I think it needs to be changed."

He looked at me quietly, as if waiting for my next words.

So I continued: "Hu Zeliang should be allowed to show up more often."

On the itinerary, the number of appearances of Hu Zeliang is not only less than that of the leading actress Tao Shi, but even less than me and the other two supporting actors.The number of appearances of male protagonists is lower than that of supporting actors, which is unreasonable for a movie that has not been released.

As long as a caring person thinks about it, he will find that there is a problem.

Regardless of what the audience will continue to dig out after discovering this, just saying that they focused on the gossip outside the movie, not the movie itself, let down Director Chen's team and actors for taking so long time filmed.

I don't know what others think, but I am responsible for every movie and every role I play, even if I am only a supporting role in the play.

Director Chen smiled and asked, "What's the reason?"

I just said, "Actually Director Chen understands it in his heart."

"Indeed. The male lead is frequently absent from film promotions, which is not a good thing for the film itself." Director Chen took the schedule in my hand, "Although I am filming a commercial film, I need moderate marketing, but I don't need this kind of attention. Controversial, gimmick marketing is easy to backfire."

"How the movie will ultimately depend on word of mouth."

"You're right." Director Chen asked his assistant for another itinerary, "Actually, the itinerary was rejected just now, and this one is finalized."

I took the form and couldn't help but ask, "Reject?"

...by whom?

Director Chen replied: "Mr. Wei who is on the same island as you."

This is an answer I didn't expect.

I looked at the form and was in a daze for a moment.

Director Chen explained: "Blindly suppressing Hu Zeliang during the promotion period of "Ultimatum" and not allowing him to participate in the program will not only be of no benefit to the film, but may also have a negative impact on you. Otherwise, someone will definitely say, 'Why is a movie In the movie, the second male and the third male have a higher appearance rate than the male protagonist, is there a shady scene?', the marketing account has a reason to black you."

"Of course, you all have means. In fact, you don't have to be afraid of such rumors that can't stir up waves. But Mr. Wei disagrees. He doesn't allow you to bear this black spot."

——But Mr. Wei disagreed.

When Director Chen said these words, I seemed to be able to see Mr. Wei looking over with a stern face and cold eyes.

Regarding the negative impact of what Director Chen said, I actually thought about it. In the era of the Internet and entertainment to death, the media's ability to catch wind and shadow is very good. After a little fermentation, it will be a big news.

Under such a premise, I care more about the promotion, box office and word-of-mouth of the movie.

Mr. Wei is worried about me.

I said, "Thank you Director Chen for telling me this."

"It's all small things." Director Chen said, "Hu Zeliang was not included in this promotion, but the small interviews are fine. The male lead of the big show is not on the scene, which inevitably makes people think, so he will still come tomorrow. He Zhi , look at the form carefully."

Hearing this, I lowered my head and carefully examined the itinerary.

In the new form, I only need to participate in the publicity work tomorrow and four days later, and the workload is much less than before.

"The final decision is to reduce your appearance in the movie promotion, I hope you can understand." Director Chen explained, "Actually, I didn't need you to accompany so many announcements, the main reason is that I am optimistic about you, so I want to take you. That's all. Now I regret it a bit, if I hadn't insisted on dragging you to participate in the promotional activities, Hu Zeliang would have no chance to offend you."

"I understand, it's not Director Chen's problem." I said, "The core of this movie was not me."

"It's good that you understand, we still have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Director Chen hesitated for a moment, "As for tomorrow...you just bear with it. Hu Zeliang has been too busy to take care of himself recently, so he should not be able to find anything about you."

"It's okay." I didn't take Hu Zeliang seriously, "I'm only responsible for cooperating with the movie promotion, nothing else."

"Okay, you're fine." Director Chen nodded again and again, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, "We must maintain this temper."

I chatted with Director Chen for a few more words, and then left his room.

I walked along the corridor to my room, turned around a corner of the corridor, and was suddenly blocked by a figure.

The person who came was a little shorter than me, and I looked down at him.

"Liu Xuan, what's the matter?"

The person who came was Liu Xuan, the actor who played the male second in "Full Time Ultimatum".

The two of us have no rivalry, and when we meet occasionally, he always has some inexplicable hostility towards me, so we can't even be counted as nodding acquaintances.He stood next to me during several promotions, but we have never communicated, let alone have any intersection in private. It can be said that we are complete strangers.

This time, he stopped me suddenly, there is a high probability that the person who came was not good.

Liu Xuan didn't answer my question, instead she glanced up and down with her red phoenix eyes.

I don't move and let him look at me.

After a long time, Liu Xuan said, "Brother He Zhi, let's talk?"

I remember that Liu Xuan was young, she seemed to be only 21, and there was nothing wrong with calling me "brother".But I don't like his tone when he called me, it's frivolous and sticky, revealing a scrutiny that I don't know how to describe.

He tried to hide his disdain, but the performance was too heavy and a little clumsy, so that people could see evil intentions at a glance.

Without changing my expression, I asked him, "What do you want to talk about?"

"I heard from Brother Liang that he angered the higher-ups of Yuyu, and he will be punished after the movie is released." Liu Xuan frowned, "It seems to have something to do with you?"

It turned out that he came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime.

And depending on the situation, he didn't seem to understand the cause and effect, so he came to fight for Hu Zeliang.

It is also possible that he knows the cause and effect and is still aggrieved for Hu Zeliang.

I advised him: "It's best not to interfere with things that have nothing to do with you."

After speaking, he bypassed him and walked forward.

"What do you mean?" Liu Xuan raised her voice and shouted behind me, "Are all the entertainers in Yiyu Entertainment like this?"

His tone of voice can be called yin and yang, probably trying to annoy me.

I just thought it was funny, ignored him, and continued to walk back.Time is precious and should not be wasted on him.

Liu Xuan raised her voice again and said, "It's not that I insist on talking to you, it's Brother Liang who wants to explain something to you clearly. Let me help stop you. He'll be at the hotel soon!"

I turned a deaf ear and didn't stop a step.

However, he took a step slowly and did not avoid people he did not want to see.

"Ding--"

The sound of the movie reaching the floor sounded, and there was a sound of footsteps coming from the corridor from far to near, and then, a figure blocked in front of me.

——As expected, it was Hu Zeliang.

I looked at him indifferently.

But I haven't seen him for a few days, he looks haggard, his eyes are black and blue, the stubble around his lips has not been shaved, and his hair that has not been carefully managed is messy and sticks to his scalp, without the brilliance of the past.

Hu Zeliang spoke with a particularly hoarse voice: "He Zhi."

Liu Xuan came over, and he was obviously surprised by Hu Zeliang's embarrassed appearance.

He stared at the other party for a while, then murmured: "Brother Liang? You're here, I almost stopped Brother He Zhi just now, he doesn't listen to people at all..."

The tone is accusatory.

Hu Zeliang's eyes widened for a moment, staring at Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan was taken aback: "What... what's wrong?"

Hu Zeliang took a deep breath: "I asked you to help stop He Zhi, it's not what you think... Forget it, you go back, I'll talk to He Zhi alone."

Hearing this, Liu Xuan looked aggrieved, and looked at Hu Zeliang several times, as if waiting for his comfort.But Hu Zeliang couldn't even take care of himself, so he had no time to take care of his emotions.

After being ignored for a long time, he left here angrily.

These two people talked there for a long time, but no one asked me if I would like to "chat" with them.I suddenly remembered that Hu Zeliang mentioned earlier that he and Liu Xuan had an ulterior relationship when they were on the set.

Sure enough, like attracts like.

Hu Zeliang looked at me again and smiled: "He Zhi, there was a misunderstanding between us. In fact, what I said that day was just a joke, and there was absolutely no other meaning. I think it is necessary for me to explain it to you in detail. Shall I have some time?"

"Sorry." I said calmly, "I don't have time."

"He Zhi, don't be like this..."

Hu Zeliang had a pleading look on his face, and stretched out his hand to pull my arm.

I took a step back, but my back slammed into someone, and I staggered a step.

At the same time, one hand held down my shoulder, stabilizing my figure; the other arm stretched out from behind me, and opened the hand that Hu Zeliang intended to extend.

I glanced sideways and clearly saw the Chinan incense beads on the man's wrist—the same as mine.

So I didn't struggle.

A voice with hidden anger sounded in my ears, he asked Hu Zeliang: "What are you doing?"

"Wei...Mr. Wei." Hu Zeliang froze, "He Zhi and I have a little misunderstanding, just want to explain to him..."

"Misunderstanding?" Mr. Wei snorted lightly, his voice was extremely cold, "Get lost."

Hu Zeliang murmured for a moment, didn't say anything, and didn't move.

Mr. Wei spoke again.

"Don't make me say it a second time."

I have no doubt that if Hu Zeliang ignores Mr. Wei's words and continues to stay here, he will even lose the opportunity to promote the "Full ultimatum".

Hu Zeliang should have thought of this too, and in a blink of an eye, his resolute face became haggard again visible to the naked eye.He took a deep look at me, and there was despair in his eyes, as well as some complicated and unspeakable emotions.

"He Zhi."

I meet his eyes.

"I'm sorry." Hu Zeliang said slowly in an old voice, "Actually, at first... I was serious."

In this sentence, he said it with surprising sincerity.

The very beginning in his mouth may refer to the time when he taught me his experience during filming, or it may be when he inquired about my feelings at the finale banquet.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

From the moment he belittled me with words that had no respect at all, we didn't even count as normal colleagues.

The moment Hu Zeliang turned to leave, Mr. Wei's hand on my shoulder suddenly curled slightly. His movement was not large, but powerful.I didn't know which tendon was wrong, I thought he was going to attack Hu Zeliang, and subconsciously raised my hand to cover the back of his hand.

It's not appropriate to have a conflict here.

As soon as I covered it, I couldn't help but want to laugh.

Mr. Wei fought for me?

It's too ridiculous.

He must have been helping me with so much trouble recently that I have misunderstood him like this.

I turned around and looked up at him: "Why is Mr. Wei here?"

The anger in Mr. Wei's eyes has not yet dissipated, and he turned the beads on my wrist as if venting his anger: "I asked Dai Yue for your room key card, but you didn't come back after waiting for a long time. I heard from her that you went to find Chen Lin , I called Chen Lin, but he said that you have been away for a while."

After a serious thought, he did not forget to answer my question——

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve."

Did you come here because it was New Year's Eve?

I was stunned for a while.

The end of the year is indeed approaching.

Then spring is almost here.