Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 206 Peak Showdown
This is not the first time Zhou Le has participated in a variety show of this nature. The last time he participated was when he went to Yu Zheng's place.

It’s just that Zhou Le went there to be a mentor, and now that he is here, Zhou Le also wants to compete as a contestant.

The recording will start next week. I went there today to pick out the script, meet the others and get familiar with them, and then see who my competitors are.

There were more than a dozen people present that day, but only eight of them were main players, and the rest were apprentices brought by individuals.

Liang Jing, Tong Dawei, Li Binbin, Zhang Guoli, Li Yuchun, Guo Tao, Ma Sichun and Zhou Le.

Eight people in total.

Zhou Le was the youngest person present.

And after arriving, Zhou Le found that the person he was more familiar with was Zhang Guoli.

This is because we all filmed a variety show together before.

Although he had met Li Binbin and Li Yuchun at the film festival, Zhou Le was still a small fry when they met, so naturally he couldn't stand with Li Binbin.

Although Li Yuchun is always the center of attention at Weibo Night every year, she always runs away too quickly and cannot even be found when taking photos, so there is no place for her to get to know others.

"Teacher Zhang Guoli, long time no see. You look much more energetic."

"Hahaha, that's because I'm getting old. I've been running around a lot lately. I still have to make money at my age."

"Teacher Zhang, what are you talking about? You're here to support the younger generation. Being able to see your acting skills is also a driving force for me to improve."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Let's learn from each other."

At this time, Li Binbin also came over: "Teacher Zhang."

Li Binbin came over to say hello to Zhang Guoli. After all, Zhang Guoli has the most seniority.

"Binbin is beautiful again."

Zhou Le took the opportunity to say, "Teacher Binbin, I'm finally able to greet you up close. When we met at the film festival before, I was a little embarrassed to go over."

Zhang Guoli smiled and said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Binbin is a nice guy. You can say hello next time you meet."

In fact, he was also speaking for Zhou Le.

"Yes, Teacher Zhang is right. If you want to come and say hello, then come. In fact, I have wanted to meet you for a long time."

"Teacher Binbin, you're too polite. It's mainly because your aura is too strong, and you're surrounded by some bigwigs, so I'm always a little timid."

But those present were all old foxes, and Li Binbin could see at a glance that Zhou Le put himself in a relatively low position, so that chatting like this could make him feel more comfortable.

After all, Li Binbin himself has rarely filmed in recent years. He has been attending some activities, mentoring newcomers, and running a company.

"Zhou Le, you're too polite. As a boss, you need to be more respectful. Otherwise, you still have your actors watching you from behind. It will be difficult to lead the team later."

Zhou Le smiled and said, "I feel like I'm pretty confident now. At least I've taken a big step forward. After all, Sister Binbin is my idol, especially since I entered this industry. Don't look at Xiaoye standing there in good health. She's actually even more excited than I am."

At this time, Zhou Ye also walked up: "Hello, Teacher Zhang, hello, Sister Binbin, I'm Zhou Ye, I really like you two. I've been watching Teacher Zhang's "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" since I was a child. I remember how old I was then. Later, I watched "Young Justice Bao" and it felt like Sister Binbin walked out of a painting. From then on, Sister Binbin has always been my goddess."

Zhou Ye has already learned the essence of Zhou Le.

I came up and said these words with excitement.

"Haha, from now on it will be you young people who rule the world, we are all old now."

Zhou Le was shocked when he heard this, thinking that Li Binbin could say this, but he definitely couldn't.

And suddenly saying this to myself must have a hidden meaning.

I won't talk about other young actors who will come later, but this is the first round. If I don't come, the youngest will have to be Ma Sichun, who was born in 88. Now I'm here. What Li Binbin meant by what he said just now is naturally that I am so old, but I still have to compete with young actors like you who are in their early twenties in this peak showdown.

If you give a bad answer, you will offend the other party.

This Li Binbin is different from Xiao Zhan and Hua Shao, whom he had offended before. The first two were just employees, but Li Binbin himself is the capital, with Huayi behind him, and he has considerable power.

However, getting along with people is what Zhou Le is best at, especially with the elderly and women.

Li Binbin has both of these elements.

"Sister Binbin, I don't quite agree with what you said. The market is always there, and it's not limited to age. There are new people coming out every year, and maybe some people will be eliminated, but it's definitely not going to be Sister Binbin.

Among all the actors I know, Sister Binbin is the representative of an actor with a wide range of acting skills. We have attended a film festival together before, so you should also know my personality. I always say what I think.

Your acting skills can fully cover roles of all ages. You can play a 70 or 80-year-old lady vividly, and you can also play a 17 or 18-year-old high school student without any problem. This is the youthfulness that I have always admired."

Li Binbin could clearly hear that Zhou Le said a lot, but the most important things were actually the last two sentences.

But to her, it sounds much more considerate than directly complimenting you on looking no more than your early twenties, or that you take good care of yourself, or pretending to be surprised and asking how old you are.

"You're such a talker! No wonder so many actresses want to hang out with you. You're handsome, have high emotional intelligence, and are great actors. If I were younger, I'd love to get to know you more."

Overall, Li Binbin was very satisfied with Zhou Le's words.

"Sister Binbin, can I add you on WeChat?"

Zhou Le continued.

Because I have already said what I should have said, if I continue to use those words to express that the other person is young, it will seem a bit repetitive.

Since Li Binbin praised him and said that he would like to have more contact with him if he were younger, now is the best time for Zhou Le to add him on WeChat.

What I mean is that you are indeed very young, and there is no need to say that you can only get in touch with it when you are young. We can also get in touch with it now.

"Okay."

"Then I'll sweep you."

Zhou Le scanned Li Binbin's QR code and sent him a friend request. He didn't say whether it was accepted or not. Anyway, his attitude had definitely been expressed.

After Zhou Le added, he left, leaving the space for Li Binbin and Zhang Guoli to chat.

"Brother Le, your conversation just now felt a bit complicated."

Zhou Ye followed Zhou Le closely and said with emotion.

"It's okay. You'll learn these things slowly over time. Actually, this can't be considered as flattery. First, he's a senior, so you should definitely give him due respect. Second, even if you're just peers, it doesn't hurt to be polite when you're not too familiar with each other."

Afterwards, Zhou Le went around and added everyone’s WeChat.

From a contestant to an actor apprentice.

However, he and Tong Dawei chatted for a while longer, mainly because Zhou Le usually liked to watch ghost videos, and naturally he also watched a lot about Tong Dawei.

Although it is impossible to bring it up during a chat, since we are all materials for the ghost animal area, there will always be a sense of familiarity when we meet.

In addition, Zhou Le also likes Tong Dawei's character as a teacher in "First Grade".

After a long time, Zhou Le went to look for other people.

At the beginning, the director team and Zhou Le said that they could bring actor apprentices, but this was not mandatory, and the contestants could choose not to bring them. Anyway, the program team had plenty of candidates.

So on the apprentice side, Zhou Le saw a few familiar faces.

I'd met Yang Di before when he was at Hunan TV. He was a very interesting person and his work was flawless. Then there was Zhang Dada, who was also from Hunan TV, but Zhou Le had a strong dislike for him.

Whether it's the person himself or his performance on some variety shows, he is the type that people don't want to have contact with.

There was once a topic circulating on the Internet called "raising funds to beat up Zhang Dada."

When Zhou Le arrived here, he didn't need to add WeChat actively.

Although there are still many people here who are not younger than Zhou Le, one still has to look at one's status in the underworld to survive. Obviously, Zhou Le's status in the underworld is relatively high.

At least taller than these people.

After Yang Di came up and chatted for a while, Meng Meiqi came here with some people.

"Brother Le is a nice guy. I added him on WeChat and we chatted before."

Meng Meiqi said with a boastful tone.

The others didn't know the ins and outs of this, so they naturally looked at him with envy.

When these people greeted him, Zhou Le directly showed the QR code and asked anyone who wanted to add him to scan it.

Among this group of people, Zhou Le saw a girl named Zhang Ruonan, who was quite pretty.

"Hello Brother Le, my name is Zhang Ruonan."

Hearing the other party's proactive greeting, Zhou Le nodded: "Hello, which company are you from?"

Zhang Ruonan smiled and said, "I belong to the light."

When talking about Guangguang, Zhou Le suddenly realized that Guangguang was a partner. Although Guangguang was a wealthy company and he was just a small workshop, he was indeed a partner of Jiaozi.

"That's one of us. We can interact with each other more often in the future. We should perform well on variety shows. There are many directors coming here. We should strive for more opportunities for ourselves."

"Thank you, Brother Le. I will definitely do my best."

"Well, come on."

Zhou Le then went to the director team.

The ones here are even more heavyweight.

Even though many people didn’t have WeChat, Zhou Le still exchanged phone numbers with them.

Finally the program director called them to a meeting.

A large group of people were sitting in the conference room, and sitting next to Zhou Le was Li Yuchun.

After observing closely, Zhou Le found that Li Yuchun was actually quite handsome, with a more oriental appearance, but it was not an exaggeration to call him Brother Chun.

Since the people sitting below were all big names, the program director's speech was very concise. After briefly introducing everyone present, he also mentioned the competition system.

The competition format of this variety show is that in each episode, the actors are divided into groups of two and compete in different roles in the same play.

Finally, the judges will give scores, and a higher score means a higher ranking.

In the first round, there is only ranking. In the second round, whoever has the lowest total votes will be eliminated, and a new person will take his place.

Opponents can be chosen by drawing lots or by themselves.

Anyway, elimination is based on the total score. If you are confident in yourself, you can find a strong opponent.

But in principle, try to choose different people every time you choose your opponent.

And in the first episode, the director suggested separating men and women.

After everyone is divided into groups, they can choose the script together.

After the words were spoken, everyone looked at each other.

In fact, there are only three people that Zhou Le most wants to work with: Tong Dawei, Li Binbin and Zhang Guoli.

It’s not that the rest of the people aren’t powerful, but they’re still a little bit lacking compared to these three.

"Teacher Zhang, do you have any ideas?"

Li Binbin and Zhang Guoli were sitting in the front row, which was the most convenient place for them to chat, so Li Binbin saw Zhang Guoli first.

After all, given his status, he must find someone capable for the first game.

"I'm fine with that."

On the other hand, Zhang Guoli doesn't care. Although he has been quite active in the entertainment industry in recent years, he himself doesn't care much about who he partners with. After all, his level is much higher than Li Binbin.

At his level, it doesn’t matter who he acts with, especially on a variety show like this.

Acting with talented people is called a strong alliance, while acting with less talented people is called supporting the younger generation.

Anyway, it is impossible for the program team to eliminate him right at the beginning.

In fact, Li Binbin was also struggling in her mind. In her opinion, Zhang Guoli was indeed the best choice, but Zhou Le was not bad either.

This is mainly because Zhou Le, as the most popular actor among the current young generation, has both acting skills and popularity.

At the same time, she also knew that if she really looked for Zhou Le, her votes would definitely be higher than Zhou Le's, but it was not certain if she looked for Zhang Guoli.

But Zhang Guoli is a veteran among veterans. No matter how well Li Binbin hides it, he can still see it at a glance.

"Actually, I think Le'er is pretty good too. You can act with him, and I'll pair him with someone else later."

Li Binbin smiled and said, "Teacher Zhang, I actually still want to compete with you on the same stage."

"Hahaha, but I think we should still give young people some opportunities. Didn't he just say he wanted to learn more from you? And since you're interested in this, why don't you two go together and pick a suitable script when the time comes?"

"Okay, since Teacher Zhang has spoken, I'll go find Le'er."

On the other hand, Ma Sichun actually also wanted to choose Zhou Le. After all, apart from Zhou Le, her qualifications were the least.

Further up is Li Yuchun.

But Li Yuchun has been a top star since his debut. Although he has been low-key for so many years, his position has always been there.

As for a top star like Zhang Guoli, she had no doubt she wouldn't be able to meet him in the first game.

It just so happened that she was sitting next to Zhou Le now.

"Teacher Zhou, how about the two of us..."

But before she could finish her words, Li Binbin walked straight over here.

"Zhou Le, have you formed a team? Let's perform together."

When Ma Sichun heard this, he immediately swallowed the rest of his sentence.

(End of this chapter)