Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 208 A small opening does not count as an opening
Until twelve noon.

When they went to eat, Zhou Le was a little absent-minded.

In Zhou Ye's eyes, because of the first experience, she felt that Zhou Le was still thinking. However, Zhou Le knew that the previous summoning of gods had little effect on his mental state. But after he grasped the essence, he used the system's power to perform it several times, and he still couldn't recover until now.

"I finally understand why actors need to take a break after filming to change their mood. After getting into the role, people will still be affected."

If he had performed the same way as he did during the rehearsal with Li Binbin, there would have been no such consequences. But after completely putting himself in An Jiahe's shoes, Zhou Le now felt a little irritable.

"Xiao Ye, let me ask you a question. Do you think my later performances differ greatly from An Jiahe's original version or from Feng Yuanyan's version?"

Zhou Ye thought about it.

"Almost. I find it terrifying. If I really have to find a man like this in the future, I feel suffocated just thinking about it."

Zhou Le nodded, then went online to download Feng Yuanyan's segment, and sent his best performance to Chen Daomin, including the one with and without the use of summoning gods.

Because Chen Daomin is the best actor among the people he knows, and he speaks directly.

"Teacher Chen, I'm currently on a variety show, but I'm a little unsure about my performance. My script is called 'Don't Talk to Strangers,' and I'm playing the role of An Jiahe. If you have time, could you help me see how my performance compares to Teacher Feng Yuanyan's?"

After sending it out, Zhou Le was not in a hurry. After all, Chen Daomin was a very busy man and he was not sure when he would see it.

But just over ten minutes after it was sent, Chen Daomin called me directly.

"Zhou Le, the first segment you sent me was Feng Yuanxian's version. I think the next two versions are both very good. Strictly speaking, I don't think there's much difference between the two versions you performed.

However, I didn't expect your acting skills to have reached such a level. It just so happens that the drama theater will also be nominating you soon. I will then nominate you and send them this clip."

"Teacher Chen, is this okay?"

"Of course you can. If such amazing acting skills can't do it, then there's nothing that meets the standards. I'll show you last year's standards first, and you can prepare anything you need in advance."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Chen."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Le thought about it and decided that since the performance of the next two segments were similar, in order not to affect his mental state later, he would better use the method of summoning the gods when the time comes.

If he doesn't have that ability, it would be a bit unfair to use these. After all, there is no problem competing with others on the same stage, but Zhou Le still wants to prove himself by acting on the same stage with the old seniors.

Now that I have this ability, using system skills to achieve the same level can't be considered cheating.

At most, he is just a wealthy man.

But can Xiao Kai be considered Kai?
Of course it doesn’t count.

After dinner, Zhou Le took Zhou Ye to the studio again, and they went over the script briefly.

Zhou Le took the stage again and performed it again using his ability to summon gods, shocking everyone present speechless.

Even Li Binbin felt the pressure coming from Zhou Le.

This made her determined to give it her all, otherwise her performance on stage would be worse than Zhou Le's, which would be really embarrassing.

Afterwards, Zhou Ye also performed several times.

"Ono, please tell me about your understanding of this role first."

Zhou Ye wondered what he could possibly understand about this character. A private investigator calling their employer—isn't that just a normal report? Besides, private investigators sound mysterious, so a normal, slightly colder tone would be fine.

But she certainly couldn't say that.

"I think a private detective should be a bit cool, so even when I was on the phone, I had to emphasize that feeling. For the last scene where I met Sister Binbin, I just acted like a normal girl. After all, I felt that the script was going to create a contrast between my character and Sister Binbin's character at the end."

Zhou Le nodded.

"Well, your ability to summarize is quite good, but the direction you took was wrong."

Li Binbin couldn't help but look over when he heard this.

Because she had previously thought that there was nothing wrong with Zhou Ye's performance, after all, it was just a small role.

Even after the performance, no one cared. In a movie, he would at most be a minor role with a few lines.

"Private detectives may have a certain degree of legality in countries like Europe, America or Japan, but in our country, they must be based on national conditions.

This line of work itself is illegal, so there is nothing mysterious about it. It’s just that you don’t see it often in your daily life. Plus, the word “detective” always gives people the same feeling as a lawyer or judge.

It's nothing more than a change from an official background to a civilian one, but you have to know that in China everyone is just an employer-employee relationship, or even a service relationship.

Therefore, your tone should be more earnest when you call. Hey, sister, I found some new clues here. How much money did An Jiahe spend on whom? Which women did he meet again?

The tone should be flattering and have more of a down-to-earth feel. In fact, it is more like asking people in the orthopedic ward or orthopedic clinic of a hospital if they need a lawyer to handle lawsuits.

Their essence is to get more business so they can earn more commissions."

This was the first time Zhou Ye heard of this theory.

“But do lawyers still need to go out and take on business?”

"Of course we do. Although most law firms and lawyers can attract clients as long as they put out an ad, orthopedic clinics are usually full of cases involving car accidents. You have to know that in car accidents, if the disability level is not assessed under normal circumstances, the compensation is actually not much.

But if there's a level 10 disability, the compensation figures skyrocket, so there's a market demand for this kind of work, and those small lawyers who specialize in this kind of case naturally have to go out and take on more work. After all, this is a pure assembly line, and who wouldn't want to make more money? "

Zhou Ye suddenly realized and tried again.

Liu Zhenyun came here as the director, originally wanting to get involved because the subject matter was good, but he didn't expect the two actors to perform so well that he had no room to perform.

Although some people want to be picky about acting and find some faults no matter how it is performed, Liu Zhenyun is not that kind of person.

If he thinks there's nothing wrong with it, then there's no need to be picky and find fault with it.

After hearing this, Li Binbin also felt that what Zhou Le said made sense.

So after Zhou Ye finished performing according to Zhou Le's requirements, everyone felt that it was indeed much smoother.

However, after this conversation, Zhou Le had to take Zhou Ye to promote "Better Days".

However, the program crew had a makeup artist, so Zhou Le took Zhou Ye to use the makeup artist's help and went straight to the premiere with full makeup on.

Zhou Ye and Zhou Dongyu greeted each other when they met, and Zhou Dongyu also smiled and chatted with Zhou Ye for a few words.

Although the relationship between the two in the crew is not very harmonious, but now there is Zeng Guoxiang first and Zhou Le second. The relationship behind the scenes is one thing, and everyone still has to perform in public.

Zhou Le was chatting with Zeng Guoxiang.

"How much box office revenue does Director Zeng plan to take this time?"

Zeng Guoxiang smiled and said, "I'd be satisfied if I could have 1 billion."

"Haha, you're really too modest. In my opinion, it's definitely impossible for it to only be 1 billion. The subject matter is so good, and the actors Director Zeng found are so outstanding, the box office will only be higher." "Then I'll take advantage of Teacher Zhou's good wishes."

"Don't worry, Director Zeng. I will definitely help promote it after I go on stage. Finally, I wish "Better Days" a big box office success."

After chatting with Zeng Guoxiang, Yi Yang Qianxi also came over.

"Teacher Zhou."

"Millennium's hair has only grown a little bit, but it looks very handsome. To be honest, I don't really like that kind of effeminate look, but you have a very masculine temperament."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Zhou. It's not summer yet, so it's quite cool to shave my head."

"Yeah, I'll see if I can get a role in a play that requires me to shave my head. I'll give it a try. The last time I shaved my head was when I was in kindergarten."

"Really, you can give it a try if you find an opportunity, but it's better to find a drama like Teacher Zhou said and use the excuse of filming. Otherwise, there will always be people making wild guesses outside, which is very annoying."

"Yes."

Zhou Le nodded in agreement.

"But to be fair, I think you're more suited to a career in the film industry than others. Although I don't know what development path your company or your agent has mapped out for you, you must choose good scripts in the future.

In fact, you have no shortage of announcements. As long as you want, you can appear on variety shows and hold various concerts in between.

But the rest doesn't matter. The main thing is to choose a good script. No matter your ranking, as long as the character is profound enough, you can play it. In short, among the three of you, I only have a good relationship with you and Wang Junkai, and I haven't had much private contact with Brother Yuan, but among the three of you, I think you have the best future development.

Although I'm new to the industry, I do know some people. If there's any overlap between my relationship with your company and yours, you can contact me if you need help. We know each other, so I'll help if I can."

"Okay, thank you Brother Le, but Brother Le, I'm from Hunan. Please contact me when you come to Hunan in the future."

"No problem, I'll go find you for dinner then."

Zhou Le does feel that Yi Yang Qianxi is quite good, at least he is much more ambitious than the other two in terms of career.

Of course, Wang Junkai can do it too.

As for Wang Yuan, Zhou Le's only impression of him is still Huazi.

At the same time, Yi Yang Qianxi also knew about Zhou Le and Wang Junkai playing games together before. In fact, he joined TFBOYS since he was a child, but at that time Wang Junkai and Wang Yuan were already famous. He was a latecomer and was marginalized for a long time.

He was ostracized within the team, verbally abused and spat upon by fans of the other two teams at the airport, and cyberbullied online, but now he has come through it.

But he was also very clear about Zhou Le's personality on the Internet, and knew that if Zhou Le chose the right person, he would really be willing to help.

"Brother Le, please come. I will treat you to our local specialties."

Not long after, the movie started showing, and after the showing, it was the turn of the main creative staff's promotional session.

Because of Zhou Le's presence, Zhou Ye also spoke for a long time holding the microphone.

Originally, except for Yin Zheng, the other members of the studio were not very good at speaking in such occasions.

But since Yu Shuxin worked as Zhou Le's assistant for a period of time, her cultural level has risen sharply and her personal literary literacy has also improved a lot. She usually discusses in the group what movies she has watched recently and what she thinks of them.

In addition, Zhou Le later assigned some publicity tasks for the Forbidden City to other people. Now everyone can feel the cultural heritage when they speak.

So there are a lot of slices online that compare some illiterate speeches with them.

Finally, Zhou Le also went up and said a few words.

After the promotion of "Better Days", Zhou Le basically stayed in the studio, rehearsing the script all day long.

But just the day before the program was to be officially recorded.

Su Yingxia came with work again.

"Brother Le, how was this variety show? Did you feel tired?"

Zhou Le rolled his eyes. "I'm exhausted. Every day is spent rehearsing a play. No wonder they say that drama is the pinnacle of acting. Not only is the performance more complex and intuitive, but the rehearsals are also very busy. We only rehearse for one play lasting ten minutes a week."

"That's right, you're tired. Brother Le, I've got two more jobs for you this time."

Zhou Le: "You're going to tire me out. Can you take a break? I really don't want to take any work lately."

"Are you sure? Brother Le, you didn't even hear what the job was?"

"Think about it, it's either filming a movie or a variety show, what else is there? Just push whatever you can push forward."

Su Yingxia's eyes flickered. "Well, since Brother Le has said so, I'll help you turn down the invitations to the Spring Festival Gala and the League of Legends All-Star Game."

Zhou Le: "???"

"Wait a minute! What did you say? League of Legends All-Star Game and Spring Festival Gala? Which Spring Festival Gala?"

"Which other Spring Festival Gala is it? Of course it's CCTV's Spring Festival Gala."

"I can actually perform on the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Yes, you've been so popular in the first half of this year, you're definitely going to the Spring Festival Gala. As far as I know, basically all the big-name stars are going this year, including Xiao Zhan, so if you don't go..."

"go with!"

"I'm going!"

"Why not go on the Spring Festival Gala? I have to take this job. What kind of show am I going to perform on it?"

"Sing, of course if you want to perform a skit that's fine too, there are spots available anyway."

"Then let's just sing. Forget about the skits. The skits in recent years haven't been very interesting. But who should we sing with?"

"I'll be performing the same opening song as Zhang Guoli, Song Dandan, and Lin Yongjian, so I'll be performing it first."

"Then I must go. I will never let anyone who stops me go!"

Zhou Le became anxious.

Su Yingxia covered her mouth and laughed non-stop: "Not pushing anymore?"

"It's just the League of Legends All-Star Game."

"Well, I've also talked to them about this. They said that several streamers and professional players strongly recommended you, so they put your name on it."

Zhou Le couldn't help but sigh: "It really is good to make more friends. Whether it's rap buddies or these anchor buddies, they can really help when there's something wrong."

(End of this chapter)