Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 183 The Birth of an Actor
Happy times are short after all. Lin Li did not lie to Chen Duling about one thing: he was indeed very busy recently.

The next morning, after kissing Chen Duling goodbye, Lin immediately rushed to Penguin Building to meet with Sun Zhonghuai. They talked about the distribution of investment shares for the movie Better Days. It was finally agreed that Penguin would take 15% of the investment share for million, including three years of online broadcasting rights. The difference was that this time it was not exclusive.

Ali will take up the bulk of the investment in this work, and Ali will naturally also have a hand in the online broadcasting rights.

At noon, he had a simple lunch with Sun Zhonghuai in the internal restaurant of Penguin Building. After declining the other party's invitation to get together again in the evening, Lin Li rushed to the airport, heading for Hangzhou.

After arriving in Hangzhou at two o'clock in the afternoon, they met up with Gao Wen and Wang Bao who had been waiting there for a long time. The three of them drove to Yuezhou Textile City Sports Center, which is also the recording location of the variety show "The Birth of an Actor".

The Birth of an Actor is the first reality show in China that is originally produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV and aims to challenge the top acting talents. It uses acting as the only perspective and provides a real platform for talented actors to compete with top actors and actresses in acting.

The program team invited four acting masters including Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan, Liu Ye and Zhang Guoli to take charge, and also invited many powerful actors and popular young actors to participate. The show has become a hot topic before it even started.

The program has recorded two episodes so far. After Penguin informed Lin Li that he had accepted the invitation, the program team contacted Gao Wen several times to urge Lin Li to come for the recording. After all, for a program team that wants to attract attention, Lin Li's arrival is definitely the most eye-catching.

So taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Li asked Gao Wen to reply to the program crew and gave them two days to participate in the recording.

Hence today’s trip.

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Yuezhou Textile City Sports Center, the conference room of the show group of "The Birth of an Actor".

Wu Tong looked around at the core members of the program team in the conference room and said solemnly: "Teacher Nanxun will arrive at our recording site around 3:30 pm. Everyone remember to give Teacher Nanxun the greatest respect. No matter how he performs, don't do anything to make him unhappy."

Someone raised his hand, and Wu Tong motioned for him to speak.

"Then do we need to arrange a script for Teacher Nanxun? Or communicate with Teacher Zhang Ziyi and the others to see how they can cooperate with each other."

Wu Tong waved his hand: "I have already made it very clear just now. Teacher Nanxun himself is a huge topic of discussion. We don't need to arrange any scripts for him like others. Besides..."

Wu Tong paused for a moment, then continued to emphasize very seriously: "Teacher Nanxun is different from everyone else. No one dares to assign a script to him. Do you understand?"

Everyone present understood.

"I'll go to the door to greet Teacher Nanxun in a moment. If you don't have anything urgent to do, come with me."

"Teacher Nanxun was invited here with great difficulty by Penguin. We must make him feel at home. Do you understand?"

Wu Tong said again.

More than a dozen core members of the program team all responded and said there was no problem.

Wu Tong said so, and everyone realized how much Wu Tong valued Teacher Nan Xun. No one was stupid enough to say that they had other things to do, and even if they really had something to do, they would put it off.

Just after 3:30, we arrived at the entrance of the Light Textile City Sports Center.

Lin Li, who had dozed off for a while, was awakened by Gao Wen. After learning that they had arrived at the destination, he rubbed his eyes, yawned, and got out of the car.

After getting off the bus, the three of them strolled towards the entrance of the sports center and saw a group of people coming towards them from a distance.

There was no other way, so Lin Li had to cheer himself up and put on a professional fake smile.

"Teacher Nanxun, I have heard of you for a long time and have been looking forward to seeing you here."

As soon as he got close, Wu Tong took a few quick steps forward and shook Lin Li's hand with a warm look on his face.

"Director Wu, you are too polite. Why are you troubling so many people to come out to greet us? It will only delay things."

Lin Li glanced at the camera lens nearby and responded modestly.

Wu Tong said sternly, "How could that be? It's an honor for our program to have Teacher Nan Xun here. Why don't we go in and talk while walking? It's still a little hot outside."

Lin Li naturally followed suit, and under Wu Tong's leadership, a group of people walked towards the entrance of the sports center.

"Who is this? Such a big shot, the chief director personally brought people to welcome him with such a grand ceremony."

This scene was seen by a short-haired girl who had just got off the bus, who spoke in surprise.

The girl's voice was soft and sounded like she was acting coquettishly.

Her appearance gives people a very gentle feeling. She has a standard oval face with a pair of big watery eyes, a high nose bridge, and a small cherry mouth.

The most eye-catching thing is the undulating mountains in front of her. Looking at the entire entertainment industry, there are few people who can compare with her.

"It's a bit far away and I can't see clearly, but the most famous ones like Zhang Guoli should already be at the recording site. This one seems to have just arrived. But no matter who it is, we should be careful and treat him with caution. Judging from the attitude of the production team, he must be a person who should not be easily provoked."

The girl's agent got out of the car, walked to her side, and started giving her instructions.

The short-haired girl nodded repeatedly: "I know, I'm not stupid, I will pay attention."

The agent smiled with satisfaction, then called the girls to hurry in as the recording would start later.

"Teacher Nanxun, the current situation is as follows: each of the three mentors has 50 votes, each of the 12 industry judges represents 10 votes, and each of the 300 audience judges on site represents 1 vote."

"As a special guest, you have 50 votes, just like the three mentors, and you can vote for your favorite actor."

"Because I know you're coming today, I've specially adjusted the time. We haven't recorded anything since this morning. Everyone is resting. We'll have a simple meal in the lounge around five o'clock, and then start recording around five-thirty. Is that convenient for you?"

Wu Tong accompanied Lin Li, showing him the venue while introducing him to the program rules and upcoming arrangements.

Lin Li nodded as he walked forward to show that he understood. After Wu Tong finished speaking, Lin Li turned to look at him and said, "Director Wu, you are too polite. Just follow your arrangement. I have no objection."

Wu Tong's smile did not fade: "If that's not the case, Teacher Nanxun, then let's go to the lounge to meet with a few instructors, then have a simple meal together and start recording later, okay?"

"Okay." Lin Li nodded, looking very easy to talk to.

But Wu Tong didn't dare to relax at all. Some things had no secrets in some circles, and he didn't dare to be negligent towards the person in front of him.

The renovated sports center is bustling with people coming and going, with actors, agents, assistants, and staff members mixed together in a hurry.

Lin Li, who was accompanied by a group of people, was too conspicuous and attracted all kinds of attention.

"Hello, Teacher Nanxun."

A sharp-eyed staff member noticed Lin Li's identity and greeted him, and Lin Li smiled and nodded in response.

"Hello, Teacher Nanxun."

The voices greeting in unison were extremely loud, and staff from all directions bent over to greet Lin Li. The sports center, which was extremely noisy the moment before, suddenly became quiet.

"Hello everyone, thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, Lin Li signaled Wu Tong to quicken his pace and walk towards the lounge.

Wu Tong understood what he meant and led him forward quickly.

The hall, which had been silent for a while, became noisy again in a short time after Lin Li and his group left, and the staff were more actively regulating the order on the scene.

The short-haired girl who had just entered the entrance with her agent also woke up from her surprise.

"How impressive! It turns out that it is Teacher Nanxun who is here! No wonder!"

The girl with short hair was deeply shocked by the scene just now.

The agent was very excited: "Xiao Yun, you must perform well this time. Teacher Nan Xun is actually participating in this program. If you perform well and he takes a fancy to you, your career will be a success in no time."

When Chen Xiaoyun recalled the scene just now, a hint of desire flashed in his eyes, and then there was a surge of pressure.

In another direction, Wang Junkai who came to participate in the program also looked at his agent. They did not expect that they would meet Lin Li again after a short period of time.

Wang Junkai scratched his head, wondering if he had a chance to catch Lin Li’s eye this time.

The news that Nan Xunlai was coming to participate in the program recording spread quickly, and many actors participating in the recording also got the news, and they all looked forward to the next program recording even more.

"A River of Sorrow" is still in theaters, and its current box office is approaching 2.5 billion. This movie is clearly telling everyone that if you can catch the eyes of Mr. Nan Xun, it means your chance to become famous has come.

Instructor's Lounge.

"Hey, isn't this our teacher Nanxun? We finally get to meet him today."

As soon as he entered the door, an enthusiastic voice rang out. Lin Li looked up and saw who else it was but Zhang Guoli.

"Teacher Zhang, you are embarrassing me. How dare I call myself a teacher in front of you?"

Lin Li quickly stepped forward and shook Zhang Guoli's hand, showing respect for the senior.

"What's the big deal? The one who is more accomplished comes first. You deserve to be called a teacher. Let's talk about our own affairs."

Zhang Guoli spoke cheerfully and patted the two people's clasped right hands with his left hand.

"Then listen to Teacher Zhang."

Lin Li was just being polite and didn't refute.

After all, considering his identity as a writer and the success of his current films, if he were to be too humble, others would feel uncomfortable.

"Teacher Nanxun, I'm finally meeting you. I went to see your new movie twice. It's so well made."

At this time, Zhang Ziyi, who was standing by, also walked up gracefully in a red long dress and stretched out her hand to greet them.

"Teacher Zhang, you're too polite. I've watched your The Grandmaster many times. Your acting is amazing."

Lin Li and Zhang Ziyi shook hands and separated immediately.

"Teacher Nanxun is able to make such a meaningful movie at such a young age. His future achievements are definitely limitless. I hope to have the opportunity to work with Teacher Nanxun."

"Teacher Zhang said what I wanted to say. I look forward to the opportunity to cooperate with you in the future."

The two of them exchanged greetings, and the atmosphere was very good.

Later, Liu Ye also came up to say hello. After the greetings, Lin Li took the initiative to greet Song Dandan who was smiling behind him.

After all, she is an old senior. Although it can be seen from many variety shows that she is suspected of taking advantage of her seniority, but due to her age, as long as she doesn't provoke him, Lin Li is still willing to respect his senior.

After everyone finished greeting each other, Wu Tong arranged for food to be delivered, and everyone chatted and ate together, gradually becoming familiar with each other.

After finishing the meal, it was almost half past five and several people began to prepare.

The recording is about to begin.

I took some time today to read the previous chapters, and suddenly wanted to ask you how you persisted to the later parts. Now when I look back at the previous parts, I feel that they were written so awkwardly, hahahaha

Thank you all for sticking with me hahahahaha

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