When I was in Reply 1988

Chapter 348 Slums

The publicity alone costs a huge amount of money. If this continues, we won’t be able to pay the actors’ minimum salary.

In order to show his sincerity and also to prevent Li Renyong from coming early.

He had been standing here since seven o'clock, and an hour had passed, but there was no sign of Li Renyong.

You won't stand me up, will you?

As soon as a thought came to my mind, I saw Li Renyong walking out from Guitian.

What happened? When did he go in?

No matter what he was thinking, Zheng Chengpu immediately smiled and walked over.

"Why are you outside?"

"Why are you in there?"

They both spoke at the same time.

The scene suddenly became awkward.

Li Renyong smiled softly and said, "When did you come? We didn't see you when we came."

Zheng Chengpu bent down, bowed, and said politely, "Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road, so I just arrived. Ah Yong, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become more handsome again. How many girls will like you?"

When speaking, honorifics are used.

Li Renyong looked around and whispered, "Don't say that. My girlfriend is in there. Let's go in."

Zheng Chengpu suddenly realized that if Li Renyong's girlfriend was here, he really couldn't say that.

I wanted to flatter a horse, but I ended up flattering its hoof.

Back in the store, the two sat down separately.

Li Renyong smiled and said, "The bibimbap here is good, and the barbecue is also OK, let's try it."

Zheng Chengpu stood up and respectfully poured him a glass of fruit wine and said, "The restaurant that Teacher Li found must be delicious."

Paula ordered the fruit wine to prevent Li Renyong from drinking too much.

At the same time, she also planned to remain silent throughout the process and be a transparent person.

Her man was handling his business, and all she had to do was sit quietly.

"How is Mr. Zheng doing lately?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Chengpu put down his chopsticks and started complaining.

"It's not easy to do this. If there's no more income, I'll go bankrupt."

How do brokerage firms make money?
Most of them are performance and endorsement fees.

By arranging concerts, music shows or advertisements, etc.

There is also some copyright income and commercial investment cooperation.

There are many industries where people can make money out of nothing, but brokerage firms are not one of them.

For new performing artists, the training period is about 2-3 years, and the company spends 500-1000 million yuan on them every year.

In order to ensure that the investment can be recovered, the profit sharing after debut is generally 20:80.

Even so, some newcomers still fail directly after training.

Of course, if you are a bad-hearted person, you can also earn the artist’s penalty for breach of contract.

Li Renyong picked up the wine glass and said, "I have a character here, can you find him?"

Zheng Chengpu immediately showed an excited expression on his face and said, "Yes, of course, I can do it. What type of actors do you need?"

Even if we can't find actors, we have to agree now.

Li Renyong knows that he never makes low-quality movies.

This opportunity must be seized.

Now that you are famous, are you still worried about not making money?
"We don't want those with bad reputations or bad acting skills."

Li Renyong took out the script and said, "I want to find the male lead in this script."

The purpose of the evening was to find actors, so I brought the script with me.

Zheng Chengpu took the script and read it quickly, reading it for more than ten minutes in one go.

No wonder they chose me. Not everyone can play the leading role in this script.

He thought about it and felt that he really didn't have any suitable actors under his command.

If you make random recommendations, it will be bad if things don't pan out.

Just then, an idea came to my mind and I thought of someone.

"Teacher Li is looking for a male actor who has good acting skills, is sharp, and has a very charismatic personality, right?"

Li Renyong smiled and said, "Yes, that's why I'm asking President Zheng for help." "It doesn't matter if I'm not famous, right?"

"These are secondary, as long as they can support a movie."

It can be said that the movie "The Attorney" is completely supported by the protagonist alone.

"I do think of someone, but he hasn't acted in a movie for a long time, and he hasn't even been active in the film and television industry for a long time."

After hearing this, Li Renyong thought for a while and said, "Where is it? Let's go see it together tomorrow."

"You can go now. I guess he hasn't gotten off work yet."

The three of them got into the car immediately before finishing their meal.

It was really that Li Renyong was too anxious.

On the way, Li Renyong asked about the actor's situation in general.

Song Renze, 32 years old, has been working in the film and television industry for nearly ten years and was once a rising star of Zheng Chengpu's company.

It can be said that the entire company is training him alone.

Unfortunately, he was maliciously framed by his competitors and retired from the entertainment industry in frustration.

Go find a class.

Public relations can solve general malicious frame-ups.

But framing him as someone from the north, this...

Although it was finally proven to be nonsense, its reputation was completely ruined.

Almost no one dares to use him.

Before leaving, Zheng Chengpu tried to keep him, but he was unable to change his mind at all.

They had no choice but to let him go. Not only did they not ask for any penalty, they even gave him some living expenses.

Just let him continue to complete the contract he signed.

This is a good person, but good people usually don’t have a good ending.

Li Renyong shook his head, feeling somewhat pessimistic about this person.

It takes time to hone a person's acting skills. Once one retires from the entertainment industry, his acting skills will either stagnate or deteriorate.

However, Li Renyong still wanted to go and take a look.

……

Jiulong Village, the largest slum in Seoul, is home to a large number of shanty dwellers.

The narrow streets are like an intricate crack, cutting through the skin of this bustling city.

The dilapidated buildings are crowded together, eroded by time and wind and rain.

The streets were filled with an indescribable stench, a mixture of garbage and sewage that stimulated everyone's sense of smell.

Because the road was narrow, the car couldn't get in, so the three people could only walk forward.

The further we went, the darker it got. There wasn't even a single light in the place.

Li Renyong covered his nose and frowned.

He really couldn't imagine that there was such a place in Seoul.

In my previous life, when I was in China, no matter how poor I was, I would at least keep the front door of my house clean.

He tried his best to avoid the sewage and garbage under his feet and walked hurriedly.

In contrast, Paula seemed unusually calm.

There was no expression of disgust on his face, and one could even say that he looked indifferent.

"Ayong, this is reality."

Li Renyong nodded, quickened his pace and walked over to Zheng Chengpu and asked, "When can we arrive?"

"We're already here, we'll wait here."

That shanty house was completely different from others.

The entrance was kept very clean and even had some green plants planted in it.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his thirties came back.

His face looked very haggard and his hair was messy.

The steps are heavy, but firm.

He is a little overweight, has seriously uneven eyes, and looks like he would disappear if thrown into a crowd of people.

First chapter today.

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