Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 212 What does the release of The Untamed have to do with me?
"Zhou Le, how do you feel about participating in 'I Am an Actor: Peak Showdown' and competing on the same stage with your seniors?"

"Yes, my biggest feeling is that the acting of my seniors always deeply affects me, makes me aware of my own shortcomings, and also makes me realize that I actually have a lot of room for improvement."

"Okay, then which teacher do you admire the most during these recordings?"

Zhou Le answered without hesitation, "To be honest, I'm the youngest here, and I admire every teacher. After all, a teacher is someone who has achieved great things. Not only the senior actors and directors participating in this program, but even many of the apprentice actors have many shining points that are worth learning from."

Zhou Le's words were flawless, but his answer made the other media reporters behind him very anxious.

"No, buddy, do you know how to ask questions? If not, come down quickly, okay? The brothers are all waiting here, and you only ask these questions?"

"He just said he was hungry. Can't you just get straight to the point? You don't ask so many crucial questions, but insist on asking these trivial ones. Are you stupid?"

But Zhou Le was really hungry now. "Otherwise, each of us here can ask a maximum of two questions to give everyone more opportunities. But we are in front of Zhejiang Satellite TV after all, so let the Zhejiang Satellite TV reporter ask more questions."

As if sensing the resentment of his colleagues behind him, the Zhejiang Satellite TV reporter decided not to talk about other things anymore and went straight to the point.

"Zhou Le, The Untamed is about to air, starring Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, and Meng Ziyi. What do you think of this drama?"

Zhou Le's face showed a puzzled look, and he played dumb. "Is this drama going to be released soon? I haven't paid much attention to it. I just know that Sister Meng plays the leading female role in it. I haven't read the original novel, so it's hard to comment."

The issue ended just like that, and when the other reporters saw that Zhejiang Satellite TV had used up all the spots, they rushed up directly.

"Zhou Le, I want to ask, many people online are saying that your relationship with Xiao Zhan is strained. Is this true?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Le immediately and firmly denied it on the spot: "How is that possible? We are still colleagues and have a good relationship. How could it be that we are on bad terms? We have a very good relationship."

As he spoke, Zhou Le pulled out his phone and began looking for photos for the reporter. He showed them directly, "Look, we met at an event last year and took a photo together. The rumors that we have a bad relationship are absolutely false."

The reporter nodded, then continued, "I heard that Meng Ziyi brought in money when she played a role in the film. Is this true?"

Zhou Le looked somewhat helpless. "Honestly, everyone knows the genre of this drama. If you really want to bring money into the production, why choose this drama? Wouldn't it be better to choose something else? You can't pay to get in and get scolded, right?"

After the two questions were asked, it was the third reporter's turn.

Before leaving, the second reporter gave the third reporter a look that clearly said, "Brother, I've laid the groundwork for you up front. You should know how to ask questions later."

Sure enough, the third reporter came up and asked, "So what do you think about Meng Ziyi being scolded by netizens?"

But Zhou Le didn't directly answer this question: "In fact, in my opinion, the role of Sister Meng is very necessary. Book fans who want to see their favorite works adapted into movies and TV shows cannot avoid her role, so I think Sister Meng's role in The Untamed should be regarded as a silent contribution."

The reporter was also a smart person, so he naturally understood the meaning.

"Then I'd also like to ask, since Meng Ziyi is starring in this drama, will you help promote it after it's released?"

"will not."

The other party wanted to ask something else, but Zhou Le reminded him: "Brother, these two questions are enough."

The reporters had now reached a tacit understanding. A fourth person came up and asked another question.

"Why not? Because based on what everyone knows about you, whether it's an artist under your management or a friend in the industry, you will always help promote their work when it's released."

"Because I'm not the target audience for this subject matter, and there are too many things to promote recently, and putting them all together won't actually have much effect."

"Okay, then would you consider working with Xiao Zhan or Wang Yibo in the future?"

"It's not a question of whether to consider it or not. According to the current situation, there should be no such opportunity."

The fifth reporter came up and asked, "Why don't you have this opportunity? You all should be affiliated with Tencent, right?"

“Because everyone’s development direction is different.”

The reporters all understood that the development directions mentioned here were different. What Zhou Le meant was that he was taking the acting route, while Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo were taking the traffic route.

"Okay, then what do you think of Cai Xukun? Would you consider collaborating with him in the future?"

"Cai Xukun?" Zhou Le didn't know why the other party asked about Cai Xukun out of the blue.

"Although we have never met, we are already collaborating. There are many of our collaborative works online."

reporter:"???"

Seeing that everyone was confused, Zhou Le opened Bilibili to show everyone his ghost videos with Cai Xukun. Of course, in these videos, Zhou Le collaborated with not only Cai Xukun but also Shen Teng, Tang Guoqiang, Mianjin Ge, Ge Ping, Jin Kara, and others.

"No, the cooperation you are talking about is this cooperation?"

"if not."

In this way, Zhou Le answered every reporter's question seriously.

Until all the questions were asked, Zhou Le did not leave, and neither did the reporters.

"Um, can I still ask questions?"

"I can't ask any more questions, but if I don't answer your questions, the meal will be over soon. You've delayed me for so long, shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"

In all the years that journalists have been working in the industry, this is the first time they have heard an interviewee make such a request.

"Okay, then what do you want to eat? It's my treat."

"Forget about one person treating. It's too much. We can just split the bill later."

Naturally, they had no problem, and Zhou Le got into the car directly, followed by a long line of field vehicles from various media outlets.

Finally, Zhou Le parked the car in front of a big plate chicken restaurant.

"Then let's eat here."

Reporters and photographers: “???”

We were all ready to go to a big hotel for a meal. Anyway, we can ask our company to reimburse us after we go back. But you are such a big celebrity, and you actually brought us to eat Dapanji?
But Zhou Le walked straight in after he finished speaking.

"Boss, can I get free noodles here?"

"Yes, as long as one person eats, you can get more for free."

Because Zhou Le was wearing a hat, the boss did not recognize him at first.

"Okay, then I'll have a large portion of chicken noodles."

Then he hesitated for a moment and asked for a small portion, and then paid for the small portion directly.

Later, the reporters came in and started ordering food. After all, since they were already there and the food here was not expensive, they just ate here.

But even though no one mentioned it, others still took the initiative to ask for drinks and cold dishes for Zhou Le.

The atmosphere in the store was very strange. Everyone ordered several meals. They ate while looking at Zhou Le. More than a dozen cameras were still filming.

Zhou Le was concentrating on eating, and he ordered two more servings of noodles before he was almost done.

"Sis, they're treating me to a meal, so you can calculate how much it costs and have them split it equally when the time comes."

The boss recognized Zhou Le in the middle, but seeing how big the scene was, he didn't feel comfortable asking for a photo.

The boss calculated the bill: a Coke, a cold dish, and chicken noodles totaled 27 yuan. "Guys, let me do it. It's not much. You don't even need to go back and ask for reimbursement. This meal is my treat, and your meals today are also my treat."

The reporter from Zhejiang Satellite TV took the initiative to say that indeed, the total food expenses of these people were only a few hundred yuan.

But he wanted to treat the guests, but the others were not happy about it.

"That won't do. Why should one person treat? Brother Le already said that everyone should pay their own way. Are you trying to take the spotlight?"

"That's right, don't listen to him. If he gives more later, even if he tops up his account, he can deduct it when he comes back later. We will pay for it ourselves, and we will split the bill for Brother Le's meal."

In this way, they paid their own money first, and then each of them gave Zhou Le's money, one or two yuan.

Zhou Le asked for the boss's cell phone and took a photo.

"Thank you, brother. Can I print this photo and hang it on the wall?"

Zhou Le thought about it, then called a photographer: "Please take a picture for me."

The photographer immediately turned on the camera.

Zhou Le continued, "Okay, hang it on the wall if you want. I won't charge you any endorsement fees. But I've tried it this time and I think the food here tastes really good. But no matter how many people come in the future, you have to keep the taste the same. Otherwise, if they come and eat it and don't like it, I won't care if they scold you."

"No problem, no problem, I will manage it well."

This is a rare opportunity. If you can't seize it, you should quit your business.

Finally, the reporters went back satisfied.

That same evening, various media outlets released the content of the interview.

Qingfengzuiwutong: "My brother Le is still as outspoken as ever. He seems to have said nothing, but in fact he has said everything."

Wumeng Scholar: "I feel sorry for Sister Meng for a second. She is such a good person, but she is being attacked by those extreme fans."

But along with the video released, there was also a video of them going to a Dapanji restaurant to eat noodles together.

Ah W: "Shocking! A famous actor invited reporters to a chicken shop to get them to be more lenient in their writing!"

Wang Daoyuan: "Shocking! A famous celebrity actually brought reporters to a chicken restaurant for dinner!"

See you there: "Shocking! A famous artist ordered the same chicken as the reporters at a Dapanji restaurant!"

Liu Shanzheng: "Wow, this is a team-building activity for journalists, right?"

Guo Ranjun: "Amazing! At first I thought Brother Le was being arrogant, asking them to treat him, putting on airs, but I didn't expect they were actually eating big plate chicken. What's even more amazing is that in the end they actually asked them to split the bill, each paying one dollar."

Amy's Dragon Egg: "Does anyone know if this restaurant is good? If it is, I'll go downstairs."

Yidi Jiuxinxin: "I want to eat Brother Le's chicken."

Youyou Zidian: "It's simply amazing. Unlike me, I've already had enough."

It’s just that most of the comments from fans and passers-by are just for fun around what Zhou Le said, but it’s different for the fans on the other side.

"If it's not your audience, then don't watch it. No one cares."

"This is so disgusting. Who would be on good terms with you? Seeing my brother become famous, you want to get close to him and take advantage of him? I'm really giving you face."

"Protect the best danmei in the world. If you don't like it, don't watch it. If you don't want to act, don't act. Who begged you to act?"

But some people like to argue with such comments the most.

Fengmang Bilu: "Big sister, judging from the comments you posted, I think you care a lot."

Jason: "I really don't know how big Zhou Le's traffic is now? I don't know who was the one who, in order to grab the role, slandered Zhou Le online, but failed to slander others and got himself into trouble instead."

Brother Lang: "It's so funny. Speaking of which, Sister Meng is really your brother's benefactor. Why would she come to see you if she doesn't?"

So everyone started arguing online about this topic again.

This is something the "The Untamed" crew would love to see, as the show itself is already rife with controversy. Fans of the original novel will undoubtedly be unhappy, fans of the CP will argue with each other, and even more extreme "only" fans on both sides will tear each other apart. There will also be passers-by and anti-fans attacking the show and the novel, and even now, fans of the two male leads will surely go after other artists to criticize them.

With waves of rhythm coming one after another, this little disturbance now is not a big deal, it's just a small episode.

Anyway, the louder everyone quarrels, the happier they are, because that will make the atmosphere more heated.

The major fan groups of the two leading actors of "The Untamed" have reached a consensus to start building momentum in 1-2 days, and by then they must dominate all the hot searches.

Zhou Le worked step by step and performed very successfully in the third performance as well.

But after selecting the script and collaborators for the fourth scene, it was the day before the release of "The Untamed".

But on that night, the organizer of the League of Legends All-Star Game called Zhou Le and said that they would invite Zhou Le to participate in the All-Star Game in a while, and that they would also make an official announcement on their account tonight, and wanted Zhou Le to cooperate in the promotion.

"No problem, then you guys post on Weibo first and I'll just retweet it."

Less than 10 minutes after hanging up the phone, the official Weibo post announced the lineup for this year's League of Legends China All-Star Game.

The Chinese region's professional players are Uzi, the shy, and Tian. These are officially invited, and the others who were personally invited are retired players and streamers.

Among them, Zhou Le is most familiar with Ruofeng, Wei Xiao, Zhou Shuyi, and Saonan.

After arriving, they faced the task of forming a team. The two Korean players would lead a few people, while Uzi and Tian would lead the rest.

So everyone started competing for players, after all, everyone wanted to form a team with someone with good skills.

So that night, after Uzi and the shy started the live broadcast, fans asked questions about their teammates.

"I'm definitely trying to get Brother Le to come over here. You all don't know how good Brother Le is at playing support. Last time we played Robot together, his hook shot never failed to hit the target. It was so satisfying!"

The shy also wants to win over Zhou Le. After all, having such a teammate in the bottom lane will save them a lot of worries.

As they chatted, the two sides even started arguing on the microphone, each talking about their own advantages.

The audiences in the two live broadcast rooms also began to argue.

Full of gunpowder flavor.

But the announcement of the list not only attracted the attention of fans of the participating players, but other anchors also talked about it, and the popularity quickly soared.

"The Untamed" has also started to build momentum, commenting on various topics, brushing up data, and buying popularity.

In just one hour, all the hot searches on all platforms were dominated by "The Untamed".

The three words "The Untamed" themselves firmly occupy the first place.

In second and third place, Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo kept switching positions, while the first two were still competing with each other.

But just as they were arguing, the three-character entry "a certain actor" quietly appeared at the 10th place on the hot search list.

(End of this chapter)