vrcanaries Chapter 502 Backstage
Chapter 502 Backstage
It’s not Xue Ze and Jin Li’s fault for thinking too much about this.
As for the entertainment industry, those who understand it know that it can’t be a clean place.
If we go back thirty or forty years, there may still be pure people's artists.
At that time, it was not easy for ordinary people to become actors and pursue a career in performing arts.
Those who don’t have a wealthy family don’t have the ability or manners to make a fool of themselves in front of the screen!
What's more, the environment you live in determines the kind of person you are.
The people trained in that era were all seniors with sincere hearts, professionalism, patriotism, excellent professional qualities, solid professional skills, and endless love for the acting profession itself.
They blazed a trail in those turbulent times and left behind countless classic works.
Although some of them were indeed corrupted later on, became accomplices with capital, and even became capital themselves.
But it is still undeniable that he made outstanding contributions to the film and television industry at that time.
Now?
Let's just put it that way.
If you say that all these people in the domestic entertainment industry are subject to unspoken rules, have capital backing them, are supported by bigwigs, play wildly, and have chaotic private lives... then some of them are definitely wronged.
But if we click on every other one, there will definitely be some fish that slip through the net!!!
Wherever capital intervenes, there will inevitably be mud.
Capital comes smelling the smell of money, like a group of greedy hungry wolves.
He barged in unscrupulously and turned the circle upside down.
After squeezing out the last copper coin, he patted his butt and left in style.
Only a mess was left behind.
Xue Ze has never encountered these things since his debut to when he became famous. It was simply because he had the support of a big tree.
Shenghua is originally Zhou's industry. In terms of capital chain and cash flow, few of these entertainment companies can compete with it, so they naturally stay away from it.
Otherwise, it would not have been able to grow so big and strong with the top cash cow, and it should have been acquired by other capitals long ago.
Even though its investors were envious of the traffic or other things that Xue Ze brought, they did not dare to really bypass Shenghua and do something to him. At most, they could just accompany him drinking.
That’s it. We can be there whenever you want with just a phone call!
At the very least, it has to be a big order like today's, a preview of a movie that is destined to be a big hit, to find an excuse to call people out for a night of fun.
Otherwise, as early as three years ago at Bai Yuan's birthday party, the daughters of wealthy families in the circle would not have said things like "wait for two years until you're no longer famous before trying again."
But in the final analysis, Shenghua Entertainment's reputation can only protect against outsiders, it cannot protect against thieves within the family!
As the biggest boss behind Shenghua Entertainment, if Boss Zhou wants to do something to the artists under his company, who can stop him?
The big boss is a man? So what!
Are there not many people and things in the circle who eat both meat and vegetables, both men and women? !
Don't be fooled by the fact that Boss Zhou has a hot and beautiful secretary with a curvy figure.
He had ten of these around him before!
The other nine were driven away by him in various ways and with various excuses!
Judging from the rumors I heard and the gossip I collected, it is not groundless to say that Boss Zhou doesn't like this or like that.
Jin Li and Xue Ze also didn't want to judge their boss by their own standards and slander him behind his back for any special hobbies.
But when Shenghua caught fire a few days ago, Zhou Sheng took the initiative to help Xue Ze!
It's also fine to say that this was because Xue Ze did Zhou Sheng a favor by putting out the fire in time, and that Boss Zhou repaid the favor on the spot by not only helping him get the contract, but also pushing him to be the image spokesperson for fire safety publicity ambassador, while also promoting today's movie and paving the way for his future development.
After all, when Xue Ze makes money, it means Shenghua makes money, which means Boss Zhou makes money!
It's about changing from left pocket to right pocket.
But what about today???
You know, although the drinking culture is bad, you can still get twice the result with half the effort after a glass of wine.
Other bosses would like to let their subordinates spend every day drinking, burning their health and lives to make a fortune for themselves.
How did Boss Zhou do it?
Which big boss takes the initiative to stop his employees from drinking and tells them not to participate in such occasions in the future? !
It's okay to do something casually once or twice.
If this happens too often, people will inevitably become suspicious and suspect that the other party has ulterior motives.
Thinking of this, Xue Ze couldn't help but back out.
Not to mention that his sexual orientation is normal and there is no problem with it. He is a pure straight man and does not have those niche special hobbies.
Just think of one decent person who would be willing to give up the broad and easy road right in front of him and instead be entangled and coerced by those messy unspoken rules!
If this is the price for not drinking with others in the future, then he might as well go and drink with others!
After Xue Ze and Jin Li looked at each other, they looked at their immediate boss, Boss Zhou, with complicated eyes.
I was thinking about how to reject the other party's "good intentions" without leaving any trace and leaving room for maneuver, so as to extricate myself from the unspoken rules of the workplace that might occur.
If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to withdraw from the public eye at the peak of your career, be hidden by the company for a few years until the contract expires and then completely quit the circle!
Although it is regrettable, it is not unacceptable. After all, he does not have to be a top-tier actor or mix in the domestic entertainment circle.
After thinking about the wording, Xue Ze calmed himself down and was about to stop his boss and tell him his attitude before Zhou Sheng got on board with other investors.
Zhou Sheng, however, stopped and turned around first, looking at him cheerfully as before, raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and white-lighted, calling him over.
Seeing this, Xue Ze hesitated for a second, thought about it, and then stepped forward, "Boss Zhou, I..."
When he approached, Zhou Sheng raised his hands and hooked his neck, ignoring his suddenly stiff back, and walked him to his luxury car, saying with a smile:
"You are my pillar. From now on, you can just turn down all these unnecessary things. Don't bother with any of them. People will naturally take care of them. Your task now is to make good plays for me. My little sister likes to watch your plays. She has sent you many scripts. You can choose the good ones. If you don't like them, just let me know. At worst, I can find a few screenwriters to write for you..."
Hearing this, Xue Ze was stunned for a moment, and his stiff back slowly relaxed. He asked in disappointment, "Ms. Bai?......"
Zhou Sheng asked someone to open the car door while stuffing Xue Ze into his luxury car. Finally, he closed the door from the outside and told the driver to send him back. Then, through the lowered window, he said:
"...... Act well. My little sister thinks highly of you. Don't let her waste your talent."
The capitalists walking in the front were exchanging compliments with each other as they walked along the way.
When I was almost at the car door, I realized that today's guest of honor, Mr. Zhou, had not followed.
I finally got this chance to have a drink and chat with Shenghua's big boss, and I was afraid that he would run away halfway and I would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Everyone quickly turned around to look.
Just then he saw Zhou Sheng stuffing Xue Ze into his luxury car and closing the door for him.
Seeing this, although everyone had different expressions, they all confirmed the same thing at the same time.
It doesn't matter whether Boss Zhou has other intentions or is really following the rules, or he is just using his opponent's employees to establish a good persona and win people's hearts.
Just for the fact that he was willing to give up his luxury car to Xue Ze.
Not only can they not touch this top star, but they will have to approach and treat him with extreme caution when they meet him in the future.
There is no other reason. The reason why Boss Zhou could let him pass and close the door himself is that there must be a big boss who is protecting this future actor Xue whom they cannot afford to offend.
The first thing I will do after returning tonight is to tell my subordinates to be more careful in various situations in the future and not to come into conflict with Xue Ze.
Not only should we give the green light and open the door to convenience all the way, but we should also ensure that every word is fulfilled.
After all, not giving face to Xue Ze is not giving face to Boss Zhou, let alone the big boss who supports him behind the scenes.
But we must not lose the big picture for the sake of small gains and offend the big boss behind him.
Everyone present is from the same circle, and everyone knows the twists and turns involved.
He does have some good sense.
Thinking of this, everyone divided up and ruled, each with different thoughts, thinking about what benefits and profits they could get from it.
Seeing Zhou Sheng, who had lost his car, walking towards him, someone took the initiative to greet him with a smile on his face and complimented him:
"Boss Zhou even gave his own car to his employees. Who wouldn't say, 'You are a great boss and a role model for us?'"
Zhou Sheng didn't notice the other party's deliberate flattery, nor did he take it seriously. He just said calmly:
"This is no ordinary employee. This is the pillar of our Shenghua and the sales champion! My grandfather always told me that you have to treat your soldiers well first, so that they will work hard for you! I am counting on him to work hard and earn money for me!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Try not to think about what a "soldier" is, and what identity Boss Zhou's grandfather had when he said such words.
Everyone just said: "Mr. Zhou is so righteous, this is something we can't compare to now, we still have a lot to learn from you!"
Another person watched Zhou Sheng give up his car, and with a quick thought, he asked tentatively:
"Mr. Zhou has given up his car. Where will you sit?"
"That's easy." Zhou Sheng casually opened a car door and walked inside. "It doesn't matter where I sit. I'll squeeze in with you guys."
In return, a crowd of people responded in unison: "Mr. Zhou is not particular about small matters."
That whole night, Zhou Sheng was just busy watching the movie. When others invited people to a banquet, he just followed the crowd and didn't ask where it was. Anyway, they couldn't sell him for money.
It was not until I got on the bus that I remembered this matter and asked a few more questions.
After the other party gave the place name, he tentatively asked him if he had any other instructions or arrangements. Zhou Sheng thought for a moment and said, "The guest should follow the host's wishes. I'll just join in the fun... By the way, you guys have to have a couple of drinks later, right? I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I'm not a very good drinker..."
"Mr. Zhou, what are you talking about?" The other party quickly lowered his posture and smiled to smooth things over, "Hahaha, look at what you said, we should toast to you..."
After saying that, he turned his face away where Zhou Sheng couldn't see, sighed, took out his mobile phone with a bad expression, and sent good news to the people below, asking them to prepare stomach medicine and hangover medicine in advance, and quickly get something for him to eat.
Originally, everyone came out tonight to have fun.
Now the biggest "fun" Xue Ze who is the focus of attention is gone, and he has been replaced by Mr. Zhou who needs to be flattered all the time.
Naturally, he couldn't treat Zhou Sheng in front of him the same way he treated Xue Ze.
"Fun" is replaced by "Uncle".
From being the one who forced others to drink to being the one who was forced to drink.
It would be strange if I could be happy!
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow flashing beside the car passing by.
Everyone looked up and saw more than one black Red Flag sedan driving left and right, parallel to them in a lane that could accommodate eight vehicles going in the same direction at the same time.
This has never happened before!
Such an abnormal situation attracted the attention of everyone.
Someone with a smart mind turned around and looked at Zhou Sheng who was sitting behind the passenger seat and asked, "Boss Zhou, what?"
"Oh, it's okay." Zhou Sheng said calmly, "I'm your bodyguard, they can do whatever they want, it's okay, just pretend you didn't see anything."
Everyone:.......
So you still have a car to ride in!!!
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After taking my roommates to the preview of Xue Ze's movie, I helped them get a photo and autograph of Xue Ze.
Because of his personal relationship with Xue Ze, it is only right and proper for him to show his support for Xue Ze's movie.
As for the way to show support, it certainly cannot be done by lavishly booking 20 or 30 shows to contribute to the box office of the movie.
This movie is well made, so it won’t have trouble selling.
Judging from the current attention, the box office in the first three days will definitely be more than enough.
After a couple of days, if people who have watched it think it is good, they will recommend it to people around them and ask them to watch it, and let it ferment for a while.
It will definitely be sold out and tickets won’t be available.
So many people are waiting to see it!
If Bai Yuan monopolizes the seats in all the major cinemas in Haiqi at this time and prevents real passers-by from going in to watch the movies, then there will be a bunch of ghost theaters just sitting there, occupying the toilet without doing anything.
At this critical moment when word of mouth is needed, people take advantage of the issue to spread negative news.
How can this be considered as helping and supporting?
It's definitely holding people back and harming others!
In this case, the only method that can really come in handy is to ask people to contact major cinemas, starting with scheduling the film's screenings, scheduling more screenings and adding more screenings.
As the number of screenings increases and the ceiling goes up, the box office will naturally rise.
And this is what the director and the crew really want.
They asked Xue Ze to attend the cocktail party to accompany him drinking, wasn't it just to deal with these investors and solve the problems with movie scheduling and showtimes!
Therefore, we should help in the right way and maximize the benefits as much as possible.
Bai Yuan's move just solved their urgent needs and worries.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
All that needs to be done has been done, and it is not clear how far the film can go and what benefits these people can gain from it in the end.
In other words, man proposes, God disposes.