Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 178 If your heart doesn't stop beating, something serious will happen
After confirming his qualification, Zhou Le had nothing to do during this period. However, even if he couldn't stay here for training, the team's coach also reminded Zhou Le to drive when he was free after returning. After all, as a driver, the feel of the car is very important.

"clear."

So Zhou Le returned to the crew.

The early filming of "Joy of Life" mainly revolved around the capital of Qing Kingdom.

Fan Mansion, the Imperial Palace and the Supervisory Council.

The main focus is on the game between each other and the development of the emotional line.

The plot setting is very reasonable. At least from what Zhou Le knows about the current melee of male IP adaptation dramas, "Joy of Life" will definitely stand out.

The first competition of this year will start in March, with the first stop in Changbai Mountain, so the time is not that tight.
Just wait a while in advance to survey the road, and then drive the car to the competition venue.

Therefore, in the following period of time, Zhou Le spent most of his time filming.

In my spare time, I help Meng Ziyi shape her character. After all, Meng Ziyi is the only one in the entire crew whose acting skills are lacking.

They seem out of place, and the rest of the people are stronger than each other.

Not to mention veteran actors like Chen Daomin and Li Xiaoran, the younger ones like Li Chun who plays Si Lili and Song Yi who plays Fan Ruoruo also have their own unique characteristics.

They are all actors who have made their own way, but Meng Ziyi has not.

"Xiao Meng, the most important thing for you right now is to carve out your own path, figure out what you're good at acting, and then develop horizontally."

"I think I'm suitable for playing beautiful women."

Zhou Le: “.”

"Who wouldn't be suitable? I can still act. Just pick up an ordinary-looking girl from the street, bring her to the crew and put on makeup, and she'll still be a beauty."

"Then what role am I suitable for?"

"Now this one suits you quite well."

"Hey, yeah, I think so too."

This is Meng Ziyi's personality. Sometimes he is very smart, but sometimes he looks a little stupid.

"Joy of Life" is actually a time-travel drama. Meng Ziyi thought for a while and said, "Brother Le, if you were to travel through time, what kind of life do you think you would have?"

"Either you become rich or you become a decent official. Back in ancient times, that was the only way out."

"That's amazing! I think if I were to travel through time, I wouldn't have a good life. After all, with my personality and my mouth, I might offend some dignitaries and get caught and imprisoned in a dungeon.

They tortured me all day long, only giving me a little bit of food and water, not even letting me go to the toilet, and they beat and bullied me every day."

Zhou Le: “.”

"No, why do you feel like you're addicted?"

"No, I'm just stating the reality. After all, the ancient times were so cruel. It's definitely not like what's written in novels, where all the people are naive and innocent."

"Your little brain still knows about the ancient times?"

"Of course, Brother Le, didn't you ask us to read more books when we have nothing to do, find opportunities to promote the Forbidden City, and talk about things related to it.

Shuxin now goes to the Forbidden City to volunteer every few days. Xiaotian also does live broadcasts every once in a while and posts two videos a week.

So I've read a lot of books and have been doing some research on these recently."

Zhou Le nodded, his eyes full of relief.

"So what book are you reading recently?"

Meng Ziyi thought for a moment and said, "I've just finished reading 'My Prince Can't Be a Crazy Villain'. Next I plan to read 'The King I Stolen is the Emperor'. It's really good. I'm not exaggerating, but I think the history written in that book is pretty good."

Zhou Le: “.”

I thought you were reading a classic, but it turned out you were reading a novel?
"Ah, well, it's okay. I'm glad you're happy. At least you're reading. Ancient things do have some merits, but don't believe them completely, and don't spread them around in public as if they were common sense."

"why?"

"Why? Because some online writers know nothing about ancient times. They just do a quick search on Baidu and start writing. They might pay attention to the makeup and clothing, but some of the larger logic is completely unreasonable.

So you can watch it for fun, but if you really want to learn something, you should still read those professional books."

"Ok."

Meng Ziyi decided to find some serious books to read after finishing "The Robbed Husband is the Emperor".

After finishing this topic, Meng Ziyi sighed and said, "Brother Le, I feel like chatting with you lately is quite stressful. Are you worried about something? If it really doesn't work, I can help you with some massage to relieve the pressure at night. I've really learned a trick recently."

"Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I like being a role model. I used to find other people's nagging annoying, but I never thought that one day I would become such a person."

Meng Ziyi looked up at Zhou Le's handsome face and said, "No, isn't that just a normal reminder? Do you suddenly feel like a dad?"

"More or less."

"Brother Le, I advise you not to think like that. To be honest, with a face like that, even if you look very daddy, there will be many people rushing up to call you dad."

Zhou Le glanced at Meng Ziyi and said, "I find that sometimes you speak in a pleasant way."

"Alas, it's a pity that you can only listen to it today. Starting tomorrow, you won't be able to listen to it for at least three days."

"Why? You want to take a leave too?"

"There's nothing I can do. I'm sure I'll have a stomachache. I thought I was full of passion, but in the end, I still have a cold uterus."

"Then drink more hot water. If that doesn't work, take some ibuprofen."

That’s all Zhou Le could say.

After Meng Ziyi took leave, Zhou Le could only chat with Li Qi, Chen Daomin and Li Xiaoran every day.

"Oh, you're such a fool! You're such a young guy, why do you always come to chat with us old guys? Go find Li Xi more often when you have time. You young people should chat more."

Li Xi, who was standing beside him, blushed a little when he heard this.

"Teacher Chen, actually we are not the same age. I was born in 90, but Zhou Le was born in 96. There is a six-year age difference between us, a full half a generation."

"What's the big deal about a six-year age difference? A woman who's three years older than you will bring you wealth." Chen Daomin has a different opinion on this. After all, in his position, there are many pairs of old men and young women, or old women and young men, around him.

"That's right, Teacher Chen hit the nail on the head. A woman three years older than me holds a gold brick. If we talk and play more, I can hold two gold bricks. If you are three thousand years older than me, I will be directly ranked in the immortal class."

"Hahaha, Zhou Le is right. It's good to be older. You will be more caring."

Chen Daomin smiled.

At this time, Li Xiaoran interjected, "Teacher Chen, please don't teach young people bad things. Let's just bring them together."

Li Xi's face turned even redder when he heard this.

When the seniors said matchmaking, didn't they mean to match them together? They couldn't be matching Zhou Le and Li Xiaoran, as Li Xiaoran had been married for several years.

"Sister Xiaoran's words are obviously more lethal. Look how red Sister Ni's face is."

Zhou Le knew that when it came to this kind of topic, the more shy and timid he was, the more the other party would keep talking about it.

It’s better to go along with the other party.

"Xiao Ni is so cute when she blushes. She's worthy of being my, Li Yunrui's, daughter. But how come your face isn't red, and your heart isn't beating fast?"

Zhou Le waved his hands and said, "Hey (second tone)" and said, "Sister Xiao Ran, my face doesn't blush because I'm thick-skinned, but my heart still beats. If my heart doesn't beat, it means something big is going to happen."

"Hahaha."

"However, Sister Xiaoran's costume in the play is really domineering. I read the book when it was still serialized. At that time, I also thought about who would be the most suitable person to play this role if it was really made into a TV series in the future. I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't think of Sister Xiaoran.

But now it seems that no one is more suitable for the role of this crazy princess than you."

"Haha, maybe this has something to do with my mental state. If I were younger, I probably wouldn't be able to act like this." Li Xiaoran said.

Zhou Le nodded, thinking that Li Xiaoran had indeed experienced a lot over the years.

I once dated a wealthy businessman. Although he was very generous and bought me all kinds of jewelry and brand-name bags every now and then, he was extremely controlling.

You are not allowed to talk to other men, and all phone calls and text messages must be checked.

Later, after a few months of dating, he even pointed at Li Xiaoran's parents and cursed them. No one could accept this, and Li Xiaoran naturally planned to break up with him.

Later, we found another director.

As a result, the ex-boyfriend came to threaten him after he found out. Although he didn't do anything, the ex-boyfriend's friend stabbed the director more than a dozen times.

Just after Li Xiaoran finally decided to marry the other party after this incident, they were ultimately unable to get married, and she even had two abortions for the other party.

Finally, in 15, she married her best male friend of 16 years, who is also a producer.

Zhou Le found out about this some time ago. Although it was not easy for him to inquire about gossip in the crew, sometimes when Su Yingxia was out and about, she would also talk about some gossip when she was in contact with agents or business people from other companies.

So after Su Yingxia knew about it, she told Zhou Le.

Therefore, Li Xiaoran's acting style has changed significantly compared to ten years ago.

But I have to say that even though she is old, she is still very elegant, and compared to her youth, she is now much more graceful.

She is well-known in the circle for her fair skin, and sometimes she doesn’t even need too much light when taking photos.

Although it is not obvious because of the costume, Li Xiaoran always wears casual clothes when she comes every morning, and you can still see that she has a very well-proportioned body and a well-proportioned body.

But when wearing a costume, the whole person's temperament is elevated to a higher level.

If there was any possibility, there would definitely be a lot of people shouting "Sister, step on me."

Just as they were chatting, Sun Hao walked in and said, "Let's stop talking for now. A reporter came and said he wanted to interview me. Zhou Le's movies during this year's Spring Festival were all doing well at the box office, so..."

Zhou Le also knew about this. After all, it was Su Yingxia who contacted those media outlets, and then Su Yingxia selected one of them and asked someone to come for an interview.

Zhou Le has not removed his makeup yet and is still wearing his costume. After asking Sun Hao, Sun Hao said that Zhou Le can just go for the interview directly. The costume he is wearing now is just one of his costumes, and it doesn't matter if he reveals a little bit of his look.

After all, countless people have seen the whole story, and revealing a little bit of the styling now can whet the audience's appetite.

The questions in this interview were actually the same old ones, which were nothing more than talking about life experiences, the difficulties encountered when filming these two films, and plans for the future.

"Mr. Zhou, you are only in your twenties and you have already achieved so much success. Your career is going smoothly, your abilities are constantly improving, and now you have successfully played the leading male role.

So what words would you like to give to young people your age?"

Zhou Le thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing good to give. I think we shouldn't always give young people a message. What they lack is not a message, but money."

When the reporter heard this, he immediately thought "Wow!", but it was not because he thought it was inappropriate, but because he thought it was so beautiful.

"So, do you have a special fund to support these young people?" Zhou Le shook his head. "No, I don't. My money is useful. I just suggest that those who want to give young people a word of advice should consider the current situation of young people. Don't always teach them, because everyone knows what they need to know."

After the interview, the reporter asked Zhou Le if he could take this opportunity to interview other actors in the crew.

But Zhou Le couldn't make the decision for others, so he asked them to ask the director.

The director meant that he could help ask, but it also depends on the actor's personal wishes. If they are willing, they can chat for a few minutes, but if they are not willing, there is nothing he can do.

As Chen Daomin and Li Xiaoran nodded, everyone else agreed.

The reason why Chen Daomin nodded was because it was really boring to stay here. He was either filming or chatting all day long. Having a reporter could change his mood.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, he would not bother to accept interviews from reporters.

The reporters were very measured in their questions. No matter who they interviewed, they would always ask at the end, "What do you think of Zhou Le?"
Even if you don’t talk much to the actors in the same crew, you will definitely say a few good words to them in front of reporters, not to mention someone like Zhou Le who is particularly good at building connections.

Therefore, after the whole round, all the reporters heard were compliments.

Especially when it comes from an actor of Chen Daomin's level.

After the interview, I remember happily taking the video back home. This interview can be said to be a great harvest.

But just after the reporters left, when they were having dinner, Chen Daomin suddenly looked at Zhou Le and asked.

"Zhou Le, as someone who has been through this, I'm giving you a piece of advice: no matter how well you do outside, you still need an official identity.

The official status I'm talking about isn't about how familiar your boss is with you, but rather that you have to have a proper position."

"So if you have an idea, you can apply to our National Language School. Of course, you can't get in as a fresh graduate, but you can apply for other special talent introduction programs.

With your ability, it shouldn't be a problem. Even if there are exams, you shouldn't worry too much. After all, your academic performance was much better than others.

Chen Daomin really thinks Zhou Le is good.

Just as he finished speaking, Wu Gang on the side smiled and said, "If you have any ideas, you can also come to our People's Art Theatre. In fact, the People's Art Theatre is in need of actors like you right now."

Now Chen Daomin is from the National Theatre of China, and Wu Gang is from the People's Art Theatre, but Zhou Le thought about it and realized that Xu Zheng seemed to be from the drama theater in Shanghai.

Zhou Le thought about it and decided that these were probably the most powerful ones right now.

But after Wu Gang finished speaking, Chen Daomin glanced at Wu Gang. He knew that Wu Gang was one of the Five Tigers of the People's Art Theatre back then, and that Feng Yuanyan, one of the Five Tigers of the People's Art Theatre, was now the dean of the theatre.

But Chen Daomin himself is not bad either. If it was Feng Yuanyan sitting here chatting, everyone might still be arguing with each other, but since the person in front of him is Wu Gang, he doesn't have too many concerns.

"Teacher Wu, please stop competing with our National Language Institute for our students."

Just saying this, Wu Gang smiled and nodded: "Not really, not really, just saying it casually."

In terms of background, Wu Gang is far inferior to Chen Daomin.

Zhou Le naturally saw all of this.

In fact, among these schools, if there are no prerequisites and Zhou Le is willing to go, he is actually more inclined to the National Theatre.

Because there are more entertainers in the National Theatre, and although the rules state that they must go back to perform a few shows every year, rules are still rules, and there are still many people who will find ways to find loopholes.

In addition, there is the Coal Mine Art Troupe, which is more convenient to go to. Although it is not as large as the National Theatre and the People's Art Theatre, the director of the Coal Mine Art Troupe is Jin Dong, who is actually his senior.

The third option is Xu Zheng’s Shanghai circle.

But now after hearing what Chen Daomin said, Zhou Le couldn't help but sigh.

"Sure enough, the end of the world is the civil service exam."

But Zhou Le felt that if he wanted to get a job, he would actually be able to do so. Firstly, he knew people in these places, so he could just make an internal recommendation.

Otherwise, for those who haven’t graduated yet like Zhou Ye, the best way is to take the exam.

But people like Zhou Le are already social talents, so we have to go through the introduction plan.

And on the other hand, even if the number of places this year is limited, others can find people they know to make internal recommendations, but Zhou Le still has people he knows above him.

"Teacher Chen, I will think about it carefully."

“Well, actually I think you’re pretty good, and your acting is good, so I was thinking of recruiting you to our National Language Institute if possible.

Although you have already played the leading male role, I still suggest that you take some time to calm down and perform in a play to improve yourself."

But Zhou Le now has different ideas in his mind. Even if he joins the drama theater, it is not for the so-called self-improvement through acting in dramas. After all, he has the system in his hands. If he really wants to improve, relying on the system will be more efficient than acting in dramas.

Just being included in the establishment is different after all. Whether it is status or resources, it will be another step up.

And sometimes it is really difficult to enter a circle, such as the Beijing circle. Although Zhou Le has filmed dramas set in the Beijing circle and many of the people he knows are in the Beijing circle, and his company is also in BJ, but if you look closely, he is not actually a complete Beijing circle member.

One third of them belong to the Shanghai circle, and the other third is made up of various small circles.

Chen Daomin only said this much, and after that sentence, Wu Gang did not mention the matter of letting Zhou Le go to the People's Art Theatre again.

Due to the abstract nature of Zhou Le.

So every day on Weibo, many people will tag Zhou Le under various topics, and this situation will be even more common after it becomes a hot topic.

But that day, after Zhou Le opened Weibo, he first glanced at the hot searches and found that he had nothing to do with it. Then he opened the messages and found that even though he was not on the hot searches, there were a lot of messages in his background.

When I clicked on it, I found out that some universities were starting to prepare thesis.

Both undergraduate and graduate students have received news that the difficulty of this year's papers will be epically increased.

The duplication rate must be extremely low.

Suddenly there was a cry of grief on the Internet.

Because a low duplication rate means lower quality and more money for most people.

"Damn it! Do you know how hard our lives are? Do you know how painful it is to stay up all night to revise papers? You don't know. You don't even know what CNKI is."

"Damn it! Why did you mess with him on the livestream? Can't you do it next year? I'm graduating with a master's degree this year! Damn it! I hate Zhai Tianlin, but I also hate you, Zhou Le. I will always remember your name!"

"How loudly I laughed then, how loudly I cry now. I laughed hard then, now I'm a clown."

"Do you understand what a 10% duplication check means? In my subject, what's the difference between 10% and textual garbage? And it's garbage that's already been eaten, excreted, and filtered."

"What? You were all fine in your thirties and forties before. Did the seniors eat so well?"

"It's not unacceptable, but can the duplicate checking be free? As long as it's free, I'm willing to make some changes."

There was a huge uproar online about this matter, and people kept going to Zhai Tianlin’s Weibo to ask questions.

Can you sleep?
I can not sleep.

There were also quite a few people who came to Zhou Le to cause trouble, asking why Zhou Le had asked that question in the first place, making their lives so difficult now.

Zhou Le didn't reply to any of the messages. Although he really wanted to say that it was not him who falsified the paper, he still had to consider the feelings of the students.

Even if they know they are just asking a question, as public figures, they should say less at this time.

But most people are still sensible. The one who committed fraud was Zhai Tianlin, not Zhou Le, so if they want to cause trouble, they should cause trouble for Zhai Tianlin.

Many important events in history have names, and this event is also called the first year of Tianlin by many students.

He single-handedly overturned the entire academic circle.

"I still don't understand why asking what CNKI is requires checking for duplicates. Shouldn't it be CNKI?"

"My paper went relatively smoothly, but after I finished it, I checked for plagiarism today, and all the companies that produced my lab instruments and reagents were marked in red. I'm really going to be upset."

"What the hell is this? The data I cited is all red, even my supervisor's name is marked in red. What's the point of writing this paper?"

There was a lot of condemnation online.

Just a few days later, Zhai Tianlin suddenly began to respond in the form of comments on Weibo.

"Let it all out. I'll write well tomorrow and try to pass the standards. The standards are fair. Come on."

"I know the process of writing a paper is quite difficult. If scolding me can help others relieve the pressure of writing a paper, then I think being scolded is also a meaningful thing. I hope everyone can express their feelings in a civilized manner, and then work harder after venting, and do their best to pass the paper."

As a result, this Weibo post received thousands of insults.

"Because you have connections and backers, you can get a postdoctoral degree at Peking University without publishing a single paper, and you can complete your master's thesis by copying and pasting."

My brother wrote a very long and eloquent article, but the whole article only has one meaning: we are different.

After reading it, Zhou Le actually felt from the bottom of his heart that Zhai Tianlin might not have realized what was wrong, and perhaps he still felt that he shouldn't have asked that question.

Otherwise, if I were in the same situation, no matter how shameless I was, I would never reply in such a sarcastic way.

It’s like Zhou Le is being scolded but he doesn’t say anything.

Because Zhou Le graduated early, he did not experience these, but if he had graduated in 2019, he would definitely have experienced the same thing.

So the feeling is understandable.

As for some people who are trying to take advantage of the situation, they are looking for trouble.

After a quick look, he asked Xiao Su to do some statistics. These people's idols included but were not limited to Wu Yifan, Li Yifeng, Cai Xukun, Yang Yang, as well as some female artists with whom they had a good relationship.

There is no need to talk about those who have a good relationship. Fans quarreling among fans will not affect the relationship between everyone.

But Zhou Le ignored the others. These people would behave themselves once their idols' reputations were exposed.

Because among these people, except Cai Xukun and Zhou Le, I have come into contact with them all. If you look into it carefully, who among them doesn't have something that can bring down the house?
He is very popular now, but he has not really offended anyone yet.

After filming for about a week on the set of "Joy of Life", Zhou Le originally wanted to finish all the filming in one go, but Jiaozi called again and said that Nezha was now fully ready.

The theme song has also been recorded.

All the shots that I wanted to do before were completed thanks to Zhou Le’s investment later.

We have also finalized a plan with the publicity company.

Just waiting for the release.

I feel a little uncertain now. After all, the total investment is more than 80 million yuan, and the box office must reach more than 300 million yuan to make a profit.

"Jiaozi, I don't think you need to worry too much. This cartoon still has a good market. The ones from the past few years are actually pretty good. I don't know if you've noticed, but Boonie Bears is released every year, but every time it quietly makes a lot of money without anyone noticing, sometimes a few hundred million, sometimes even over a billion.

Besides, aren't we spending money on publicity? How much have you spent on publicity in total?"

Jiaozi got a little excited when he said this: "A full five million!"

(End of this chapter)