Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 122 The Cute Little Cook

The next day, Lin Li woke up from the hotel.

I drank too late last night and couldn’t go back to the dormitory, so I had to rest in the hotel.

Looking at the time, it's already ten o'clock in the morning. It looks like I have to skip class again today.

I just made progress for two days and was forced to fall into depravity again. It's really difficult to deal with.

After calling for room service and briefly satisfying his stomach, Lin Li called Gao Wen and drove to the company.

Nanxun Culture Conference Room.

At this time, Xu Fei was in charge, and Zhao Qian was having a meeting with Xu Fei, along with the audition staff from Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Central Academy of Drama.

The casting director for the Central Academy of Drama is Wei Shujun, a new director Xu Fei had just recruited into the company, and a newcomer Xu Fei was very optimistic about.

Before joining Nanxun Culture, Wei Shujun had already made a feature film.

Last year, Wei Shujun's directorial debut "A Thousand Worlds" was shortlisted for the "Window of Asian Films" section of the 20th Busan International Film Festival. He also became the youngest Chinese director shortlisted for the Busan Film Festival.

Wei Shujun started to get involved in film and television performances at the age of 14. He has starred in film and television works such as "Cyber ​​Youth" and "Gobi Mother". After entering college, Wei Shujun began to truly enter this industry and slowly started as a script supervisor and assistant director.

Therefore, Xu Fei is very optimistic about him and plans to train him as the next Zhao Qian.

But at this moment, Wei Shujun's expression was not very good.

After the audition at the Central Academy of Drama, he was particularly optimistic about Zhang Xueying as the candidate for the leading female role of "Wind Dog", so he strongly recommended Zhang Xueying to play Li Anran at today's meeting.

However, Zhao Qian disagreed with him and insisted on choosing Zhang Jingyi, a freshman at Beijing Film Academy, to play the female lead.

So the two of them argued back and forth for a long time in the meeting.

The casting director who rushed back overnight yesterday and was in charge of the Shanghai Theatre Academy was originally Zhao Qian's subordinate and he also clearly supported Zhao Qian, which made Wei Shujun, who had just joined the company, feel a little embarrassed and he insisted on his choice.

At this time, Xu Fei saw that the situation was not right and began to smooth things over and try to persuade them.

"Okay, we are all here for Feng Quan to be better, there is no need to argue so much. It's only the first round of auditions, besides these two, there are also Zhang Zifeng, Zhao Jiamin and other candidates."

"Everyone calm down, wait until the second round of auditions to see how they perform."

Xu Fei naturally knew that Lin Li preferred Zhang Jingyi, but as Wei Shujun was a new employee, it was difficult for him to discourage Wei Shujun's enthusiasm, so he tried to smooth things over.

Wei Shujun was about to speak when he was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. Everyone turned around and saw Lin Li walking in with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Lin."

"Hello, Mr. Lin."

Several people quickly stood up and greeted them.

Lin Li pressed his hand and motioned for them to sit down.

"I heard you arguing at the door. You both sounded angry. What's going on? Tell me."

Sitting in the main seat, Lin Li looked around at the people and then spoke with a smile.

Xu Fei had no choice but to tell Lin Li the issue that the few people had just discussed, and he also understood the main reason for the argument.

Lin Li tapped the table with his slender fingertips a few times, and after a moment of thought, he looked at Wei Shujun: "Director Wei, have you seen Zhang Jingyi's performance?"

Wei Shujun answered honestly: "No."

"In that case, let's not be too arbitrary. I can probably guess that Director Wei thinks Zhang Xueying performed well, is of the right age, and has acting experience, so it's safer to use her, right?"

Wei Shujun agreed with his expression: "Yes, Mr. Lin, what you said is exactly what I thought."

Lin Li smiled calmly: "Director Wei's idea is not wrong, but this does not mean that she is the best candidate. If we have to choose according to this, Zhang Zifeng is the most suitable candidate. Her performance in Detective Chinatown is obvious to all."

"But if that's the case, why do we need to audition?"

"I think what Mr. Xu said is right. Everyone should stop having preconceived ideas. How about we wait until tomorrow after the second round of auditions and see everyone's performance before discussing it?"

Wei Shujun nodded somewhat ashamedly to show his approval: "What Mr. Lin said makes sense. I took it for granted."

Lin Li smiled kindly at the new director: "Director Wei is also doing this for the good of the company. Director Zhao will naturally not think of looking for an unsuitable candidate to play the female lead. It's just that everyone has different ideas."

"How about we wait until we finish watching it all tomorrow?"

"I understand, Mr. Lin."

Xu Fei and the others looked at each other and answered in unison.

Seeing this, Lin Li said no more, motioned for them to move on to the next question, and then leaned back in his chair and listened.

Watching Xu Fei and a few others discuss big and small issues one by one and propose solutions, I secretly praised them in my heart.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Xu Fei's performance has always been in line with his expectations. If the company gradually expands in scale and Xu Fei can maintain this state, he will also consider promoting him to a higher position.

When the company was first established, he devoted himself to the crew and let Chen Chao serve as the general manager.

However, as the company became larger and larger, Chen Chao's current capabilities could no longer cope with the increasingly complicated matters. He himself had also taken the initiative to mention to Lin Li that Xu Fei could replace him.

He also considered that at present, Chen Chao was more suitable for business entertainment and so he could be put in charge of this aspect.

After observing for a while, if Xu Fei can continue to maintain his performance, he will prepare to readjust the personnel structure.

He listened for a while, and when he felt that there was nothing serious, he got up and left.

After returning to his office, Lin Li began to write the script for Feng Quan, which took him the entire afternoon.

When you concentrate on doing one thing, time will pass quickly.

Looking at the time on his phone, it was almost half past four. In order to avoid traffic jam, he packed up his things and got up to leave.

There is one more thing to do today.

Well, one very important thing.

He drove with Wang Bao to an apartment complex outside the Second Ring Road. After parking the car, Lin Li asked Wang Bao to go home by himself so that he wouldn't have to wait for him at night. He put on a mask and got out of the car to take a look around. He could only say that the environment was average, and the greenery and sanitation around were not very good.

Taking the apartment elevator to his floor, Lin Li stepped out steadily, looked around, and after identifying the house number, he walked up and rang the doorbell.

After a while, footsteps were heard, and then the door opened a crack, and a sweet face with a bun poked out.

When she saw Lin Li, she immediately smiled happily and called out, "Ali, you're here."

Then he opened the door completely and invited him in.

However, Lin Li did not do as she said. Instead, he put his arm around her, then walked into the room and closed the door.

"Eh"

Zhang Ruonan, who didn't react, subconsciously hugged Lin Li's waist, then looked at him with a reproachful look.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to speak, Lin Li's lips moved closer to her and blocked her mouth, turning it into a "hmm".

After a while, her clear eyes gradually became blurred. She hugged Lin Li tightly with her backhand and began to respond enthusiastically.

It was not until Zhang Ruonan felt Lin Li's hands beginning to grope into her clothes that she regained her senses and quickly pushed away the strong body in front of her, raised her little face and stared at him with a flushed face.

"Wait, wait a minute. I'm still cooking in the kitchen. Let's eat dinner first. Don't, don't be in a hurry."

Seeing this, Lin Li had no choice but to calm down his restless desire: "Okay, let's eat first."

At this time he noticed that Zhang Ruonan was wearing a printed red apron and had a playful and cute bun on her hair, which made her look like a little cook.

"Ali, please go sit in the living room for a while. I'll go finish cooking the dishes. There's also a soup stewing, it will be ready soon."

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you."

Zhang Ruonan gave instructions and quickly walked back to the living room from the corridor in front of the door. Lin Li now had time to look around the room.

As he walked towards the living room, he looked around the room.

It's a two-bedroom apartment of about 90 square meters. When you walk into the living room, you can see Zhang Ruonan busy in the open kitchen.

She was wearing a pink short T-shirt and denim hot pants. Her two white and straight legs were exposed to the air. Combined with her cute bun, the whole picture was full of energy.

Lin Li just remembered that Zhang Ruonan could indeed cook.

I remember that in her previous life, she exposed her cooking skills when she attended a Chinese restaurant. At that time, she made a dish of stir-fried meat and chicken vegetables. Her movements were quick and the wok was full of flavor.

After the show was broadcast, she gained a lot of fans, which was a pleasant surprise.

After looking for a while, Lin Li turned his gaze elsewhere and continued to visit the room.

I have to say that Guangguang’s treatment of its artists is average.

The apartment that Guangguang prepared for Zhang Ruonan has an average location, average environment, and small rooms. If Zhang Ruonan hadn't decorated the room to make it quite warm, this apartment would have no advantages at all.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhang Ruonan who was busy in the kitchen and made a decision in his heart.

Walking to the kitchen, Lin Li exclaimed: "I didn't expect our classmate Xiao Zhang has such a hidden trick. He's really amazing."

Zhang Ruonan raised his head and smiled proudly: "Of course, I know a lot more. You can try it later to see how it tastes. If you like it, you can come over often when I'm in Beijing."

"Okay, then I'm in for a treat."

"Or, when I'm here. You can stay at my place when you're not in class, and I can do it for you every day."

Lin Li looked at Zhang Ruonan, who was busy with her work with her head down and didn't dare to look up at her. Seeing her cautious test, he smiled.

"sure."

Zhang Ruonan looked up in surprise: "Really?"

"Of course, I am willing to do that since such a beautiful classmate Xiao Zhang is here to cook for me."

"Well, that's settled then."

"Okay."

The two smiled at each other, and Zhang Ruonan felt relieved.

She felt that Lin Li seemed closer to her today.

"What seems to be blurry?"

Smelling the burnt smell in the air, Lin Li pointed at the pot in front of Zhang Ruonan and reminded her.

"Ah, my beef!"

Zhang Ruonan exclaimed and started to work in a panic.

"Ha ha"

Lin Li also found this scene quite interesting. It was rare for him to feel a little bit of home when he was away from home.

I just checked the number of fans in the backend, it has exceeded 1600, I feel a little emotional. When I wrote it, I was very nervous, afraid that I would not be signed, afraid that no one would read it, but I didn't expect that after almost days of being online, so many people have paid to read what I wrote.

I remember when I first started writing, I would read every comment and pay attention to both the good and the bad. My writing was also relatively immature at the beginning, but now I feel that I am still making progress slowly.

In the early days, some readers were quite radical and would start cursing. So I would curse back. After all, no one would tolerate anyone else. I don’t think any normal reader would start cursing.

Or all kinds of nitpicking. I was a newbie and didn’t understand, so I asked other authors in the group, and everyone suggested a ban package. So I banned more than a dozen of them, and I felt much better after that.

One sentence left a particularly deep impression on me: a good review may not necessarily leave you with a reader, but a bad review will definitely drive away many readers.

But after it was put on the shelves, more and more people watched it, so it didn’t matter anymore, so I released the dozen or so that I had previously released.

There are also some people who criticize all the way to the paid chapters. With a large base, this kind of thing is not a big deal. After all, those great writers have a group of people chasing and criticizing them, and you can't expect everyone to agree with what you write.
I remember there were several bad reviews in the book review area, but I have kept them all. After all, I have set a fan value. Now that you can come in, it means you have spent money, so I am entitled to whatever comments you want.
Now if someone can scold from the beginning to the paid chapters, I will be very happy, haha
There are also many book friends who have followed me from the beginning until now. Thank you for not despising my immature writing style and for supporting me all the way.

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(End of this chapter)