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Chapter 125 Teacher Zhou, You Know So Much

night.

Inside the hotel.

"Teacher Zhou, I didn't expect you to be so amazing."

Meng Ziyi's eyes were blurred, his hands tightly grasping the bed sheet as he spoke intermittently.

Zhou Le smiled.

"That's normal. We were all in a private room before, which wasn't even half a set. This time you're enjoying the full set, but since you said you'd go to the room earlier, there's no need to prepare towels."

"Yes, yes. I didn't think much about it before, but Mr. Zhou, your skills are really, really good."

Meng Ziyi came here today and originally planned to go to the restaurant.

But when he heard that Zhou Le was in the hotel, he simply cut out the middleman and went straight to the hotel.

Previously, the treatments in the hotel's private rooms were all fifteen minutes long, but this time there would be no one else to disturb him in the hotel, so Zhou Le thought about it and decided to just go for the full treatment.

Meng Ziyi also truly felt what it was like when Zhou Le gave his all.

"By the way, Mr. Zhou, what were you thinking of when you asked me for the photo? You weren't going to do anything bad with it because you were bored at night, were you?"

Zhou Le: “.”

No wonder Meng Ziyi’s previous company let her play the role of a silly girl. Now it seems that no character role is in vain.

"What are you talking about?"

As Zhou Le spoke, he pressed an acupoint on Meng Ziyi's waist, and the numbing feeling instantly spread throughout his body.

Because now Meng Ziyi only felt as if he was hit by something, and the faint moan that was inadvertently squeezed out from the depths of his throat was trembling, like the whimper of a kitten, with an indescribable pleasure and loss of control.

Her lips opened slightly, but she could not utter a complete word, and could only let those vague and trembling sounds flow out of her throat.

"Don't talk nonsense. Do I look like that kind of person?"

Meng Ziyi nodded.

Zhou Le saw the other party's actions, but did not take it to heart. Instead, he continued, "It's about your character."

Meng Ziyi was shaking his head at first, but when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then started nodding.

Zhou Le was very satisfied with this reaction.

"Yesterday I had dinner with Tencent executives, and they told me they could offer me a role. But you should also know that their current strategy is to cultivate Tencent artists, so those good roles are unlikely to be given to outsiders."

As Meng Ziyi listened, she understood what Zhou Le meant. Zhou Le was recruiting people again, but her contract was about to expire, and the company also found her and wanted to renew the contract. However, Meng Ziyi did not want to go back to her original company, and she also wanted to reconsider Yue Kai.

After all, every time Yu Shuxin called her, she would talk about how good Zhou Le was to his artists, and she often used herself and Tian Xiwei as examples.

"Teacher Zhou, what about this role..."

"To be honest, my role is a supporting one, so it's not very high up in the rankings, but you know Tencent is very rich, so they'll invite a lot of well-known actors. Even if some of them appear later, even if their scenes are very few, they will definitely be ranked at the top.

But I can tell you that your character has a lot of scenes, because this character basically appears with the female lead."

"In my opinion, the dilemma you are facing now is not simply a ranking issue, but a lack of good scripts and roles that can truly hone your acting skills.

To put it bluntly, you have been acting in idol dramas for your entire life, no matter whether they are modern or ancient, they are all idol dramas, and the label of vase will always accompany you. It doesn’t matter because you are young and beautiful now, but what about you after you are in your thirties or forties?

By then, there will be new rising stars emerging. What are your advantages over them? You should have heard of Li Xiao. She started from a much higher position than you did. She's played the leading female role in many melodramatic dramas before, but now she's still playing supporting roles, isn't she?
But look at those top actresses of the young and middle-aged generations. Which one of them doesn't have excellent acting skills? Even in some dramas with strong female protagonists, directors choose to promote those young actresses. As long as they act, even if they only have a few lines, they can become the second or third female lead.

Meng Ziyi nodded.

This is indeed the case.

"That"

She was about to respond, but her voice faltered as soon as she opened her mouth.

He could only speak intermittently: "Teacher Zhou Zhou, please stop for a moment."

She spoke only after Zhou Le's hand movements slowed down.

"It's like this, can this role really help me get over it?"

"Absolutely."

"Although the drama I starred in before, The Untamed, was a female-oriented film, I also researched some male-oriented adaptations at the time. The ones that have already been released have been quite popular, but the reviews have been particularly bad."

“It’s different. The directors of those works actually don’t understand online literature at all. Whether it’s Fighter of the Destiny, Ever Night, or the previous one, Battle Through the Heavens, they just blindly pile up traffic stars.

Although my relationship with Nazha couldn't be better, there are still some things that need to be said. Can she and Lu Han play the lead roles? "

"Indeed, Mr. Zhou, you are different from them. You are an acting talent."

"Yes, I haven't heard anything about other roles yet, but I am sure they are planning to invite Mr. Chen Daoming to play a very important role. Even if Mr. Chen Daoming is not available, they will find a veteran actor of the same level and ability to play the role.

I don't know if you understand others, but you should know that Mr. Chen Daoming, if the script wasn't so good, how could he possibly play the main role? "

Afterwards, Zhou Le talked about the character of Ye Ling'er.

Meng Ziyi also felt that it was very similar to himself.

She is good at martial arts and a bit reckless, but at the same time she is very loyal. Although she later married the second prince, this character is a very vivid person from beginning to end.

"Then if I want to play this role, do I have to join your studio, Teacher Zhou?"

"Well, actually, although I personally want to recruit you, after all, cooperation requires mutual consent. This is mainly because Tencent Pictures is like this. Even though I am the boss now, in their eyes, I am just a small actor."

Zhou Le patiently persuaded Meng Ziyi, and his heart began to waver.

Since Tencent entered the market, those traditional companies have been greatly impacted. Tencent’s own Tencent Video and the video platforms it has invested in have almost occupied half of the market.

The cake is only so big, and the rest can only be divided among others.

"Can I continue now?"

"Ah."

Meng Ziyi snorted lightly.

Although Zhou Le was just giving a normal massage, he was a handsome guy of 185cm after all. She felt itchy every time he gave her a massage before, and this time it lasted for two or three hours, so her thoughts went astray as she thought about it.

Gradually, I could no longer control my voice.

But the more this happened, the more romantic her heart became, and the more she couldn't control her mind and started to have random thoughts.

Zhou Le didn't ask any more questions and just concentrated on his work.

Meng Ziyi was sweating more and more.

Suddenly she turned around and lay on the bed with a rosy face, looking at Zhou Le with tears in her eyes and her chest heaving.

Zhou Le was confused by this. Although he was trying to restrain himself in his heart, he didn't expect the other party to do this suddenly. He raised his hands in the air, not knowing whether he should continue.

However, Meng Ziyi reached out and grabbed Zhou Le's wrist.

"What's wrong? I haven't finished the massage yet."

"Let's do it later. I'm sweating a lot. I'll do the rest of the set after I take a shower."

After saying that, he pulled his hands back.

"Wait a moment."

"I can't wait any longer. You've seduced me for so long, and now you want me to wait any longer? That's simply too much."

"You pushed me for a long time, let me help you push too."

As Meng Ziyi spoke, he also took the initiative.

It was not until about forty minutes later that he went to take a shower, and about twenty minutes later that he came out of the bathroom.

Then nearly half an hour passed.

Meng Ziyi said breathlessly.

"Okay, now it's your turn to finish the rest of the set."

Zhou Le: “.”

"Aren't you trying to kill me? Doing the whole thing is already very tiring, and I don't have the energy left now. I'll owe you this for now. I'll pay you back next time."

Zhou Le leaned against the head of the bed and said with a sigh.

He had never completed the whole process before, and he thought that this time he could test his skills. Unexpectedly, his business collapsed before it was halfway started.

I never expected that I would be pushed again.

But no matter what, it seems that I have lit up another picture book now.

"Then what about the character of Ye Ling'er?"

"I want to try."

“The studio.”

"We'll sign the contract after I terminate my contract with the company."

"Year 5?"

"can."

"Then I'll give you 46 first. It's a little better than Xiaotian's, although it's less than Shuxin's, but Shuxin has it." "It's okay, 46 is 46. Shuxin provided a courtyard house. I know that."

"it is good."

It's just that it's afternoon now.

After finishing his work, Meng Ziyi quickly cleaned up the battlefield.

"Teacher Zhou, I've actually been having a question for a while now, but I'm not sure if I should bring it up."

"speak."

"Aren't you into fitness? But I always hear that those who do fitness are not really that good, they just look good and intimidate."

Zhou Le smiled and said, "I only work out to keep fit. I don't want to be too big. The kind of people you're talking about are bodybuilders or people who take drugs regularly."

"So that's how it is, Teacher Zhou. You really know a lot."

"of course."

When Meng Ziyi thought of the scene just now, she inevitably felt shy again, but she was also very clear that it was good enough for the relationship between the two to remain at this level.

Maybe it doesn’t matter if Zhou Le takes the acting route. As long as he doesn’t do anything that angers God and people, it won’t be considered a collapse of reputation.

Because Zhou Le’s food is considered a market economy.

But he is now relying on the fan economy, and his career has just started to pick up. Once the relationship is announced, his career will inevitably plummet.

The most typical example is Lu Han.

So she didn't mention their relationship at all. They were all adults and they must know it well.

Just thinking about it this way, Zhou Le is bound to shine in the future, and I can be said to have pushed Zhou Le forward.

Although it didn't take long before Zhou Le became more powerful.

But now that everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, Meng Ziyi also planned to go back and prepare.

The previous company's headquarters was in Hangzhou, so she rented a house in Hangzhou for convenience. Although she didn't live much, she had a place to stay when she often returned to the company. Now that she has decided to join Zhou Le's studio, she has to move.

Meng Ziyi had to go back early to pack up his things, contact the moving company, etc.

In fact, she has the same idea as Yu Shuxin. Compared to considering how much money she can make from a play, she would rather be a big star in the eyes of others.

In her heart, flowers and applause are far more important than money.

So she always felt sad after being scolded by people online, whether on variety shows or in film and television dramas.

She knew that it would be alright if she didn't look at it, but she couldn't help wanting to look at it, hoping to find a comment that would approve of her.

"Don't worry, no matter what, I can at least let you be a decent artist here. It doesn't mean that the best way is to go the black and red route first and then whitewash it. After all, a person's future can have many directions.

If you can develop cleanly all the time, why bother to attract attention by throwing mud on yourself first? "

Meng Ziyi had seen Zhou Le's frivolous behavior many times, and when Zhou Le suddenly said these words, she was even a little dazed at that moment, and felt that the person in front of her was no longer like Zhou Le.

But at this moment, Zhou Le suddenly took out his mobile phone, opened the QR code, and then placed the phone on the quilt and pushed it over.

Meng Ziyi was stunned.

"what is this?"

"QR code, haha, sorry, I forgot about it just now. You haven't paid for the massage yet. Didn't we agree on that before?"

Meng Ziyi suddenly remembered that during the last phone call, they had agreed to exchange this massage for a meal, but now they hadn't eaten yet.
"Give me back the feeling I had just now!"

Meng Ziyi said angrily.

Zhou Le sighed, "Alas, there's nothing I can do. I'm really broke now. I don't have a penny left of the money I earned last year. Guo Fan spent it all. Now I only have the 30% salary I received from the start of filming for "Speeding Life".

I spend some money on filming, and then some goes to pay the studio staff, the utility bills, and I need to buy myself some new clothes for film festivals. Plus, the studio needs a car for public use. There are so many places to spend money, so I have to be frugal.

Because Meng Ziyi and Yu Shuxin are close friends, they are more familiar with the current situation of Zhou Le Studio.

Thinking of this, she happily took out her cell phone.

"No problem, Mr. Zhou. How much is it this time?"

Zhou Le waved his hand: "Just give it as you see fit, just as a token of your appreciation."

Meng Ziyi has never lacked money since he was born. Now that he is an actor, although he doesn't have much work, he has millions of dollars in his hands with the money given by his family.

After thinking for a moment, he directly transferred 88888 to Zhou Le.

Zhou Le was shocked when he saw the number: "Wait a minute, aren't you giving too much? I thought a few thousand yuan would be enough. Is this a massage fee or a tip?"

"Of course it's Teacher Zhou's hard work fee. Just keep it. It's not much. After all, I only spend this much to buy a bag."

Zhou Le was somewhat helpless: "Then you were getting it for free before."

"Hey, Teacher Zhou, look at what you're saying. Isn't that the nature of human beings?"

"makes sense."

Because Zhou Le thought that he had done this kind of thing before, just like all the decoration and furniture in the studio now were obtained for free.

But before leaving, Meng Ziyi took the black bag he had brought with him from the sofa.

He placed it in front of Zhou Le and opened it, revealing a brand new suit.

"I know you're a bit stingy and don't want to spend money, so when I went back last time, I found a studio that specializes in custom-made dresses and made one for you."

"How do you know my body size? Could it be you..."

"Don't give me that. Shuxin is your assistant now. Besides not knowing the length, is there anything else she doesn't know? I just asked.

And don't blame Shuxin, she only knew that I was going to give you a dress, otherwise she wouldn't have told me everything."

"It's okay, I understand."

Zhou Le didn't mean to blame him.

Because just as the other party said, what's wrong with giving gifts with good intentions?
Then Meng Ziyi left.

Zhou Le took out the clothes and tried them on, and found that they fit him perfectly.

After that, Yu Shuxin checked out and went to the next city for promotion.

After about half a month of promotion, Zhou Le returned to Xinjiang Province and started filming seriously.

The movie "Speeding Life" was written, directed and starred by Han Han.

Although Han Han is not in the cast list, most of the racing scenes were completed by Han Han, and only Shen Teng was used to pose for a few shots that required showing his face.

When Zhou Le came back, he found that no one was in the hotel. After asking, he found out that they had all gone to the mountains to film.

So Zhou Le came to the mountain again.

Several leading actors on the set were communicating in their racing suits.

"I'll be in charge of most of the action later, but Brother Teng will have to sit in the passenger seat and observe my expressions and movements, because Brother Teng will have to exit the first corner and the following straight line."

Shen Teng nodded: "No problem, I think I am now a qualified racing driver, at least sitting in the passenger seat is absolutely no problem."

"Okay, I feel relieved when Brother Teng said that."

Then the two of them got into the car and the machines in the car were turned on simultaneously.

But as the car started, the sand on the ground was rolled up by the wheels, and Zhou Le also heard Shen Teng's screams in the car.

"Oh, shit!"

"Slow down, slow down, I can't stand it anymore!"

After that, the sound became farther and farther away.

"Brother Teng is old, he certainly can't handle such stimulation, but it seems that Brother Teng is still very dedicated."

Yin Zheng said from the side.

Zhou Le turned around and looked at the young actor with long hair. His biggest impression of Yin Zheng was the Tidal Sea Spirit, Yuan Hua.

"Yeah, Brother Teng is so old and still races cars. Compared to some popular stars, they would scream and cry over a small injury."

"Hahaha, I saw that trending search. I'm afraid if I go any later my wound will heal."

After chatting for a few words, Yin Zheng pulled Zhou Le to the other side.

"Teacher Zhou, you left in a hurry. Director Han sent a helicopter over right after you left. You definitely haven't seen it yet. Come on, I'll take you up there for a ride and take some pictures."

But Zhou Le was also a little curious why Yin Zheng didn't sit in front of the monitor at this time to see how he should report the route as a navigator.

So I opened my mouth and asked.

"Well, actually, I've played racing before, but I played on two wheels."

"Motorcycle?"

"Yes."

Zhou Le became interested instantly. He could drive a car, but he had never ridden a motorcycle.

(End of this chapter)