Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 1 Daily Intelligence System and Yuwen Chengdu

June 2002, Hengdian
In the small hotel room, Yan Li stopped the alarm clock that was ringing non-stop, opened his eyes, and was about to get up to call his roommates to go to class, but he saw an old ceiling fan on the ceiling.

After being stunned for a second or two, he realized that he was not on the Beijing Film Academy campus, but was in Hengdian filming for the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties".

"This place is cooler than the capital."

After stretching, Yan Li got up, went to the bathroom to run a shower, and then brushed his teeth and washed his face.

The hotel he stayed in was provided by the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties". It was just an ordinary small hotel at the beginning of the century.

The area is not big. Apart from the basic configurations such as bed, cabinets, bedding, and table, the only electrical appliance is an electric fan. You have to take a thermos to the water room to get hot water. Fortunately, there is a separate bathroom, but if you want to take a shower, you have to find a way yourself.

However, Yan Li was already very satisfied.

Not to mention anything else, just the single room alone made Yan Li, who had lived in the dormitory for nearly two years, very emotional. Finally, he didn't have to listen to the snoring of his roommate.

After washing up, shaving, changing clothes and tidying up, Yan Li sat back on the bed, thinking that it was still early.

"system."

A virtual screen instantly appeared in front of Yan Li. Even though he had seen this for half a year, every time he saw this sci-fi virtual screen, he still felt a little unreal.

【Daily Intelligence System】

This thing appeared on Yan Li's body a few months ago. It can be controlled at will. The virtual screen is invisible to others. The core function is to push some relevant information and intelligence to him every day.

Yan Li had never seen such an outrageous thing in movies or science fiction novels, and at one point he thought he was possessed by evil spirits.

However, after he calmed down, he studied the [Daily Intelligence System] in depth.

Although he still didn't understand where this thing came from, how it worked, or how he got it, he did understand one thing.

This thing is good for you!
And the benefits are not small!

As Yan Li's thoughts flashed, the virtual screen in front of him began to change, and after a moment, today's intelligence information appeared.

[Daily Intelligence ①: Hu Mingkai, director of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties," suffered from stomach discomfort and worked until the early hours of the night. He is expected to be in a bad mood this morning.]

[Daily Intelligence ②: The crew of "The Book and the Sword" will be recruiting special actors at Dazhi Temple in Hengdian this afternoon. Contact: Assistant Director Sun Jiang, phone number: 138XXXX... (Note: Red envelopes will increase your chances of an interview)]

[Daily Intelligence ③: A new Northeastern restaurant called [Northeastern Restaurant] has opened on Hengdian Pedestrian Street. They're offering a grand opening promotion: 100% off with a purchase of yuan or more, plus a free small portion of sweet and sour pork (Note: Northeasterners are more likely to receive a larger discount).]

[Daily Intelligence ④: Liu Cixin, the lighting team member of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties," confessed his feelings to Wang Xiu, the makeup team member, last night. This sparked strong dissatisfaction from makeup team member Shasha, who has a crush on Liu Cixin. She plans to teach Wang Xiu a lesson today.]

[Daily Intelligence ⑤: Under the fourth tree from the north in the woods below the Beijing Film Academy dormitory building, there is a 100-yuan RMB note left behind.]

Well, not much information today.

After getting the system for a few months, Yan Li has figured out many tricks even without an instruction manual.

For example, the minimum number of [Daily Intelligence] per day is three, and the maximum is ten, all depending on luck.

In addition to the [Daily Intelligence], a set of [Monthly Intelligence] will appear on the 1st of each month. The number is not fixed, with a maximum of ten and a minimum of three.

Most of the intelligence content in [Monthly Intelligence] is more precious and valuable than that in [Daily Intelligence]. Some of the intelligence even contains future information and a certain predictive nature.

Yan Li speculated that there might be an [Annual Intelligence], and the intelligence information would be even more explosive.

But he had only had this system for less than half a year and had not yet seen the [Annual Intelligence], so it was just speculation and he was not sure whether it existed or not.

In addition, Yan Li also studied some corresponding rules in the intelligence content.

Most of them are related to him personally, closely related to his daily life, the environment he is in, his thoughts, what he sees and the people he knows/meets.

For example, today’s intelligence ① and intelligence ④ are both related to the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" where Yan Li is.

He had just joined the crew, and what he was most concerned about was some internal situations of the crew. These two pieces of information came at a very timely moment and could help Yan Li avoid some trouble.

Intelligence ② Yan Li had never heard of the crew of "The Book and the Sword".

But he did think about it yesterday. With so many crews working in Hengdian, he could go to other crews and ask around when he has time, and send a photo for himself and his roommates to see if there is any other work, perhaps triggering the system to generate intelligence.

Yan Li was not surprised to learn that the restaurant mentioned in Information ③ had just opened.

People cannot live without food, clothing, housing and transportation. The proportion of similar daily life information in the previous [Daily Intelligence] was not low.

As for the 100 yuan for information ⑤, Yan Li was a little surprised.

He had received this kind of "floating wealth" intelligence before, but he didn't expect that when he came to Hengdian, he could also receive information from the Beijing Film Academy.

Yan Li suspected the system might not have fully loaded the information from school to Hengdian yet, so the update was delayed. Well, it could also be because he'd been on the phone with his roommate yesterday.

This is how the intelligence system works. Most of the content is indeed closely related to Yan Li, but it is not under his control. Sometimes the scope of intelligence relevance is very random and general.

Maybe Yan Li just glanced at the cover of a sports newspaper when he passed by a newsstand. He might not have seen the person clearly, but two days later, the [Daily Intelligence] would actually show that the player's ankle, which had just recovered from an injury, had a hidden danger.
Even Yan Li himself doesn't know it, but some information about other people's connections with him will be displayed in [Daily Intelligence].

For example, he once saw his cousin secretly reading "The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty" which he had hidden at his grandmother's house while he was away from home, which opened the door to adolescence.

Yan Li had done some experiments. It was impossible to completely control the content and direction of intelligence, but he could provide relative guidance. By using psychological suggestion, strengthening contact with him, etc., he could increase the probability and proportion of the intelligence he needed to a certain extent.

Regardless, the capabilities of this [Daily Intelligence System] are undoubtedly powerful.

The more Yan Li studied the [Daily Intelligence System], the more surprised he was, and he regarded it as his greatest secret and reliance.

At least for now, Yan Li was able to successfully join the crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" and get a role, all thanks to the [Daily Intelligence System].

...

All [Daily Intelligence] is stored in the system and can be searched and accessed at any time, and even has functions such as classification, key marking and reminders.

Therefore, Yan Li did not have to worry about forgetting or writing it down and letting others know the secret. He simply wrote down two pieces of information that would be useful today and thought about how to deal with them.

Then he took out his Nokia 5110 and called his college roommate who should still be in school.

"Hey, Jiachuan, are you in school?"

"Don't sleep anymore. I dropped 100 yuan. It seems to be in the woods near the dormitory building. You and Song Wen go look for it. I'll text you the approximate location. Hurry up and get up before anyone picks it up."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Li felt relieved.

We guys have spent a lot of time on long-distance calls these past two days, so this is a good time to make up for it.

Long live the system!

When it came to picking up money and things based on intelligence, Yan Li initially felt a certain moral torment as he should not keep the money he found. But now he has gotten used to it and is not even afraid when facing the owner of the lost items.

If it's lost property that can be proven to be an identity, it's easy to deal with, but don't even think about losing money.

All RMB look the same. You say this is your money. Will it respond when you call it?
...

As a newcomer in the crew, Yan Li didn't dare to dawdle. After hanging up the phone, he packed up and went out even though he still had time.

"Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" does not provide breakfast, or maybe it does, but no one told Yan Li. To avoid trouble, he will eat on the street today and ask later.

This area is mostly occupied by hotels in Hengdian. There are many snack bars and food stalls nearby, making it very convenient to have breakfast.

As soon as he entered a bun shop, Yan Li saw an acquaintance and greeted him enthusiastically: "Good morning, Teacher Kou."

Kou Zhanwen was stunned when he saw Yan Li. He felt that Yan Li looked familiar, but he really didn't know him. Seeing this, Yan Li spoke to him in a familiar manner.

"You may not remember, but last year in Zhuozhou on the set of 'Lü Bu and Diao Chan', you played Zhang Fei and I played an extra for you."

Kou Zhanwen was born in the Beijing Wushu Team, which is the same Wushu Team that produced Jet Li. So he can be considered as Li's junior brother, and followed in his footsteps to enter the film and television industry.

His most impressive resume is being the Chinese martial arts instructor in Li An's film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but he is best known to the public for playing Erniu (Houyi) in "The Legend of the White Snake".

Although Kou Zhanwen is not very famous in the circle, he is still a big name. Naturally, there is no impression of him as just an extra.

Seeing Yan Li so enthusiastic, he thought he had dealt with him before on the crew, but now he had forgotten about him. He felt a little embarrassed and tried to make amends for himself.

"Oh, I remember now. Sorry, I haven't seen you for a while. I didn't recognize you just now."

"it's okay no problem."

Yan Li waved his hand nonchalantly. It would be strange if Kou Zhanwen could recognize him.

He did play a minor role in the crew of "Lü Bu and Diao Chan", but he never met Kou Zhanwen, the Zhang Fei. The rhetoric he just said was just an excuse to establish a relationship with him.

"It's really fate that I meet you, Teacher Kou, in the same crew again."

"Huh, are you also from the crew of 'Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties'?"

Kou Zhanwen was a little surprised, and Yan Li showed a slightly reserved smile. After being a supporting actor for nearly a year in college, he finally made it.

"I just didn't have time to tell you that I have the honor of playing Yuwen Chengdu in our crew of "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties"..."

(End of this chapter)