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Chapter 123 Story of Yanxi Palace?

Yu Shuxin just pretended that what happened yesterday had not happened.

She just went to the bathroom to review the situation. It seemed that this incident was indeed caused by her own mistake. If she had turned off the air conditioner directly after discovering the problem and not been so arrogant, it would have been better.

Zhou Le sighed.

"Have some salty tofu pudding."

Yu Shuxin was just about to go back to the house to change clothes and go out to buy tofu pudding, but after taking two steps she stopped.

"Where does the salty tofu pudding come from in Shanghai?"

"We usually use white sugar, honey or brown sugar, and sometimes we add nuts or fruits."

Zhou Le: “.”

"That's fine, just anything will do. Three more fried dough sticks."

"it is good."

Zhou Le felt that he needed to calm down now.

Yu Shuxin went back to her room, changed her clothes, put on makeup, and went out to buy tofu pudding.

She tried her best to control herself from thinking about those things.

Although Sister Su didn't say it, she still felt that there must be something going on between Brother Le and Sister Su.

And there must be something going on between him and Nazha.

"This Brother Le is really, really heavy. I don't know how they can bear it."

Yu Shuxin kept muttering to herself.

Can't forget it at all.

After breakfast in the morning, Zhou Le took Yu Shuxin to Hengdian.

Because they will be promoting in Shanghai tomorrow, but they have nothing to do today, so Zhou Le went to see Tian Xiwei.

Then treat Wang Jun to a meal.

Zhou Le had arranged this dinner a few days ago, told Wang Jun in advance, and asked Su Yingxia to arrange the hotel.

I arrived at the crew with ease.

The staff naturally knew Zhou Le, so when they saw Zhou Le coming, they took him in directly.

There happens to be a scene with Tian Xiwei today.

Although director Wang Jun also saw Zhou Le, he just nodded because he was busy filming.

He was very welcoming of Zhou Le coming, after all, he was one of them, and they could also shoot some behind-the-scenes footage for publicity later.

Zhou Le thought Tian Xiwei's acting in the play was pretty good.

Although it has not reached the level I required, it is already very good for this role in this TV series.

"Teacher Zhou?"

Zhou Le heard the voice and turned to look.

Happy.

He actually knew the person who came, Huo Jianhua. He used to think that Xu Changqing on TV was quite handsome. Although he was not as good as himself, his style was also quite different from his.

But now that I have entered the industry, I feel that it is just like that.

And as he came into contact with more things, Zhou Le also knew the other party's title as one of the four great artillery kings of Hengdian.

When Zhou Le initially arranged for Tian Xiwei to be in this TV series, he specifically asked Su Yingxia to keep an eye on Tian Xiwei so that no one would have any ill intentions.

If you have any questions, you can find the director.

But fortunately nothing happened afterwards.

"Teacher Huo."

Zhou Le smiled and walked up to shake hands with the other party.

Due to the visual issues later, the opponent's appearance did not trigger Zhou Le's combo.

"Is Teacher Zhou here to see Xiwei?"

Zhou Le nodded: "Yes, I happened to be passing by, so I came to take a look."

"Haha, actually I've heard of Teacher Zhou before, but I never had the chance to meet him. If I could stay one more day this time, we could go out and get together in the evening."

Zhou Le thought about it and decided to have dinner with Wang Jun in the evening.

At that time, I will definitely express my gratitude to the other party, and I will inevitably talk about Huang Lei. It is not convenient for Huo Jianhua to hear these words.

And he always felt that Huo Jianhua had some other intentions.

After all, he is Tian Xiwei's boss.

"I have an appointment tonight. I'm really sorry, Mr. Huo. Otherwise, I'll treat you next time."

Huo Jianhua is an old hand. No matter what, Zhou Leneng’s words mean that he has refused, so he didn’t force it.

Wait until a scene is finished.

Tian Xiwei came down from the set and saw Zhou Le from a distance while tidying up her clothes.

His face instantly filled with a smile.

It ran towards me like a little deer.

"Brother Le, why are you here?"

Tian Xiwei's face was full of surprise. She didn't expect Zhou Le to come to visit the set. After all, there were always some people in the crew who came to visit the leading actors and directors. Although she was only a supporting role, she felt envious after seeing him.

I was still thinking about it a few days ago, but Zhou Le came today.

"I'm doing some promotion nearby, so I came to see you. How are you doing lately? Have you caused any trouble for Director Wang?"

But just as these words fell.

Wang Jun smiled and said, "Xiaotian is very good. He works very hard during filming and is very intelligent. He understands a lot of things as soon as I tell him. He doesn't give me much trouble."

Zhou Le nodded: "That's good, thanks to Director Wang for taking care of me."

But after saying that, he thought for a moment and said, "I just watched you perform for a while, and there are still many shortcomings. You still have to think about the script again, understand? Even though Director Wang sometimes doesn't say it, you need to improve yourself."

"I will, Brother Le!" Tian Xiwei said as he immediately stood at attention and saluted.

His cute appearance made everyone laugh.

Wang Jun just winked at the photographer, so now the photographer has started shooting the behind-the-scenes footage.

They just chatted here for a while.

Wang Jun also asked about Wen's recent situation.

"I was supposed to be filming in Xinjiang these days, but a movie is coming out soon, so I took some time off to come back and promote it."

"Haha, that's great. I'll repost it when you guys post it on Weibo. After all, we're all family."

In terms of status, Wang Jun is now a senior director and is doing very well in the circle.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to say that “Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace” would compete with “The Legend of Zhen Huan”.

Although Zhou Le didn't think so.

But when chatting, try to let the other person talk more. Even if Zhou Le thinks the drama is average, it does not matter that the other person is a senior and an elder.

Just chatting here for a while.

Suddenly another person came from outside.

Li Wei is here.

As a character who joined the crew later, her role was only average, so when she had no scenes to film, she stayed in the hotel.

As soon as I heard that Zhou Le was coming.

She immediately changed her clothes, put on some simple makeup and came here.

"Sister Li Wei is here too." Tian Xiwei waved enthusiastically at Li Wei.

Obviously, he received a lot of help from Li Xi during this period.

Wallace Huo has been here the whole time, but not long after, the leading female actress Zhou Xun, the second female actress Zhang Junning, the third female actress Tong Yao, and then Xin Zhilei, Dong Jie, Li Chun and others also came over.

Nursery rhymes are old acquaintances.

But Zhou Le just said hello briefly and went to chat with others.

After we got to know each other, we went on Weibo and followed each other.

But when it came to Huo Jianhua's turn, he waved his hand and said that he didn't have a Weibo account.

Zhou Le had no choice but to give up.

I didn't ask the reason.

Just express respect and blessings in your heart.

This made Huo Jianhua feel a little suffocated. He was waiting for Zhou Le to ask, and then asked other people in the crew to explain that he didn't open a Weibo account because he was afraid of being scolded.

But Zhou Le just jumped over so gracefully?
Don't even ask?
But suddenly, Wang Jun finally understood why Huang Lei was willing to help Zhou Le. Some people are born to be in the center and will become the center of attention no matter where they are.

Obviously, there are many people present who are more popular and famous than Zhou Le.

Even though so many people were surrounding him and asking him questions, Zhou Le was able to respond with ease and occasionally shift the topic to other people so as not to stand out too much. But in the end, the topic always came back to Zhou Le.

"This kid is not simple." Wang Jun sighed in his heart.

Tian Xiwei looked at Zhou Le in the center of the crowd, her eyes full of stars.

Hope and yearning.

Huo Jianhua was a little confused. Among all the male actors in the crew, he should have the biggest status, but everyone was surrounding Zhou Le.

Zhou Le is obviously still just a second-tier actor.

After chatting here for a long time, Zhou Le also added many people on WeChat and even made many dinner arrangements.

Then I looked at the time and it was almost time.

Zhou Le took Tian Xiwei to the restaurant to have dinner with Wang Jun.

It is very tiring for a director to film in a crew full of big names, mainly because those people have backstage connections and you can't say anything to them, so you can only scold the young actors.

So it's a bit depressing.

So they drank some wine. In fact, Wang Jun also knew some of Zhou Le's experiences when filming. Directors like this kind of people the most: dedicated, serious, and worry-free.

"Alas, Zhou Le, it's because your focus right now is on the movie. Otherwise, I would definitely ask you to come when I'm filming in the future."

Zhou Le smiled and said, "It's okay. As long as there's a good script, a TV series is fine. I'm just a person who likes to challenge myself."

"That's great." Wang Jun said with a sigh.

In the end, the two of them got along better and better as they talked.

Wang Jun mentioned Huang Lei again, and said that Huang Lei had a script next. Huang Lei was both the screenwriter and the leading actor. If possible, he could bring Xiaotian over to continue the role.

But the only problem now is that Oda's qualifications are still too shallow.

The female lead is a little more difficult.

If I could get the leading female role in the gap between "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", even if it's just a small hit, it would be fine.

"Then I'll ask around when I get back and see if there's anything suitable."

"Well, ask. For us, we will definitely not use outsiders if we can use our own people. If you can't get it, there will definitely be someone else to fill the role. At that time, it all depends on relationships. It's hard to refuse without a suitable reason."

After the chat, Zhou Lexian sent Wang Jun back to the crew.

Because Tian Xiwei had no scenes in the afternoon, Zhou Le pulled Tian Xiwei aside to chat alone.

"I'll help you figure out the role. If you need investment, we can just invest a little more. I don't want to see your efforts go to waste."

Tian Xiwei was deeply moved. Apart from her parents, no one else had ever treated her so wholeheartedly and well.

"Brother Le, I won't let you down."

"Well, that's good to have this idea. Okay, you should focus on filming next time. After you finish filming here, take a break. There will be a script, but don't forget that you still owe me a meal."

When Tian Xiwei heard this, she burst into laughter.

"Brother Le, I won't forget! I'll treat you to a nice meal after I finish filming and get paid!"

"That's fine."

It was just that Tian Xiwei learned while having dinner that Zhou Le would continue to promote the movie in Shanghai tomorrow.

Therefore, I specifically asked for a spot, saying that I wanted to go and take a look.

Li Wei came over to ask Zhou Le.

"Well, I just found out you have such a good relationship with Director Wang. If there's a suitable opportunity, please introduce me to him."

"Okay, but Xiaotian is my person, I can help her find a role."

"I'll treat you to a meal then. You can eat whatever you want!"

"How can I have enough food?"

Li Xi immediately hugged his chest and asked, "What else are you going to do?"

Zhou Le looked at the other party and saw that although he was in a defensive posture, he had a smile on his face.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. Whether we can find it or not is still a question. If we can find it, you can do it yourself."

"That's fine."

After Li Yan finished speaking, he took out two lollipops from his pocket and said, "You gave me cookies last time, and this time I'm giving you these in return."

“I like orange flavor.”

“This one has an orange flavor and a lychee flavor.”

Zhou Le reached out to take it, opened the orange flavored one and put it in his mouth.

Finally he stood up and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. Keep in touch when you have time."

Looking at Zhou Le waving without looking back while holding a lollipop in his mouth, Li Xi felt that this man was quite handsome.

Just like that, Zhou Le drove away from the crew again.

Yu Shuxin said from the side, "Brother Le, how come you always meet so many people wherever you go? Are you under a spell? You even added Zhou Xun on WeChat today?"

"Don't talk nonsense about being bewitched. I grew up under the red flag and received a scientific education. I'm a staunch supporter of materialism. I wouldn't touch such superstition."

Yu Shuxin curled her lips and said, "Then why are you still telling fortunes for others?"

Zhou Le drove the car through the ETC barrier on the highway: "It's just a joke."

Arrived in Shanghai.

Zhou Le stayed in the same hotel as before.

Anyway, this time I came here to promote "Dying to Survive", and all expenses will be paid for by the "Dying to Survive" crew.

"Brother Le, are you going to see Nazha tonight?"

In the hotel, Yu Shuxin asked again.

Zhou Le thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she came to see me."

"clear."

Yu Shuxin understood.

But what he was thinking in his heart was that poor Sister Nazha was going to be in trouble again. Zhou Le was so heavy that he was almost crushed to death.

"coming."

"Okay, 1706."

"Okay, what to drink?"

"cocktail."

"it is good."

When Zhou Le went there in the evening, he took a few bottles of Rio.

Although this thing is just a mixture of alcohol and fruit juice, you might still have a headache the next day, but it will put you in just the right state after drinking it, and there will be a fruity taste in your mouth. More importantly, it is relatively cheap.

Otherwise, a cocktail outside would cost at least several dozen yuan.

The expensive ones cost hundreds of dollars.

Zhou Le stayed there that night.

Nazha was very satisfied. This time Zhou Le was much stronger than last time.

After all, we were awake, so there was a lot more interaction.

It turns out that the muscular body has not been trained in vain.

But Zhou Le discovered that although Nazha usually went to bed late, she got up earlier than him.

He was woken up by Nazha every morning.

"Are you going to promote a movie today?"

"Yeah, are you coming?"

"I'm fine. It depends on whether you are willing to invite me."

"Then come."

"Okay, then text me your address. I'll be there this afternoon, but I can't stay long because I have to fly back to BJ tonight. I have to go back to the office tomorrow."

"Okay, I was thinking of having dinner together tonight."

"What to eat? Stir-fry. I ate enough yesterday. I'm very satisfied. Let's eat it next time."

Zhou Le: “.”

It turns out that women are tigers.

Any normal topic can be discussed, including hunting.

But the beauties from Xinjiang are really good at singing and dancing, they are really amazing.

They had lunch together again at noon, and Nazha took the initiative to say that she would put on makeup for Zhou Le.

So, Zhou Le let Nazha do whatever she wanted, and at the same time, he called director Wen Mu to ask if Nazha could attend the promotion in the evening.

"Of course, it's great that she can come. If we invite her, it will cost money. Le'er, you saved us a lot of money this time!"

Wen Mu also expressed his warm welcome.

He also said that he would arrange a car to pick us up later.

After Zhou Le finished putting on makeup, she went back to change her clothes.

Then go to the cinema to meet up with the crew.

However, just as I arrived at the hotel, I suddenly received a call from Tencent Pictures.

It was a call from a vice president of Tencent Pictures.

His name is Chen Fei. Zhou Le had talked to him before when he went to sign the contract.

Chen Fei is mainly responsible for content, business development and strategic cooperation here.

She is a very capable woman.

"Zhou Le, you've been in Shanghai these days, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen, I've been promoting here these days."

"Well, come over for dinner tomorrow night and talk about Joy of Life. Director Sun is here too, so you two can talk. It's a screenwriter who's treating us, and he probably wants to sell us the script, so he wanted to bring you over too."

"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow night."

"Okay, my assistant will add you on WeChat and send you the address later."

"No problem, Mr. Chen."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Le continued to chat with Xu Zheng and others.

The promotion this evening was still very successful, and Tian Xiwei and Nazha were even called onto the stage to speak a few words.

Nazha has a lot of traffic, so it’s a sure win for her to speak on stage.

Tian Xiwei is a gift.

But that night, Tian Xiwei returned to Hengdian overnight, and Nazha also flew back to BJ overnight.

The next night, Zhou Le asked Yu Shuxin to go to bed early, and then he borrowed a car and driver from Xu Zheng to go to the dinner with Tencent.

There were only five of us in the huge box, including myself.

Mr. Chen and his assistant, director Sun Hao, screenwriter of "Joy of Life" Wang Jun, and an unknown screenwriter.

It seems that this unknown screenwriter is treating us.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Le found out that the other party was on weekends.

But Zhou Le still didn't recognize him.

The other party was indeed here to sell the script. After all, the money earned from selling a script and making it into a film or TV series is much more than this meal.

There are only a few capable companies now.

You must aim for the head first.

If that doesn’t work, then the lesser companies will need to take the initiative to pay for the copyright.

But Chen Fei looked at the other party's script.

"This script feels a bit lackluster. Currently, this IP doesn't have much investment value."

Chen Fei concluded the script in just one sentence.

Because she was comparing the Mao Ni trilogy that is currently in development with the one that has already been completed.

But this was the first time Zhou Le had come into contact with these.

"Can I see it?"

Chen Fei doesn’t care, and the screenwriter cares even less.

After Zhou Le got it, he took a look at the cover.

The name of the script is "Story of Yanxi Palace".

See whether the name is modern or ancient.

And it is obvious that this is also a palace fighting drama.

After opening it and reading it for a while, Zhou Le felt that this was just a cool novel for women.

Although it is a bit straightforward.

But it’s cool!

"I think it's pretty good."

Thinking of this, Zhou Le suddenly had an idea.

Although my company is currently positioned as an artist agent, who says we can’t create content?

At worst, you can just be the copyright holder and then find an additional team to do it. Then you just need to keep an eye on the accounts.

At the same time, the heroine of this drama is quite compatible with Oda.

If a female lead with average looks gets slapped in the face everywhere in the harem, it would be fun, but it is not fun enough after all.

But wouldn’t it look good if a cute girl did this?
Isn’t this what many people on the Internet say is sweet and cool?
(End of this chapter)