Abstract Art Award Winner

Zhou Le knew that "Joy of Life" premiered today, but he was just too tired and couldn't stay awake.

Even if you're in great physical condition, you can't keep pushing yourself like that.

However, after getting up, he still opened it and took a look.

Although Zhou Le didn't appear before the main character, and the role of young Fan Xian was played by a child actor, he still watched with great interest.

Even the comments section was filled with the general consensus that the show was indeed well-made.

Although fans of the original work are always pessimistic, it's not surprising that the viewers are not.

The main problem is that male-oriented spin-off dramas have been quite mediocre in recent years. Even if they hire veteran actors, they inevitably end up hiring popular celebrities for the lead roles in order to boost ratings.

In comparison, among Mao Ni's adaptations, apart from "Joy of Life", "Ever Night" is considered quite good. However, some people find Chen Feiyu's crooked mouth in the show rather unpleasant.

So Zhou Le watched all the episodes that had been released at double speed, and then discovered that there were actually more episodes to come, but you had to subscribe to VIP.

"What's going on? Have they made this much money already?"

For Zhou Le, spending tens or hundreds of yuan on a membership is just a drop in the ocean.

But watching other things is fine.

The key issue is that Zhou Le has to pay to watch his own shows, which he finds hard to accept.

Although he had personally filmed all the scenes, he still wanted to see what the final cut would look like.

Shortly after filming "Joy of Life", they recorded some audio, but that was only a rough cut. Later, Guo Qiling told them that they went to record some more audio, but they never contacted Zhou Le.

Guo Qiling also asked, and Wang Juan replied that Zhou Le's dubbing was perfectly fine, so there was no need for re-recording.

Therefore, Zhou Le had never seen the edited version.

Therefore, he quickly called Su Yingxia and told her about it.

"Brother Le, this isn't much, is it? If you're too lazy to do it, I'll just give you a membership."

"No, it's not about the money. It's just that I feel I shouldn't have to spend money on my own things. It's unreasonable."

"Brother Le, isn't this normal? You have to pay to look at your old paper on CNKI now."

"Different."

Zhou Le insisted.

"Brother Le, I understand. Wait for me a moment, I'll make a call and ask."

Su Yingxia hung up the phone quickly and called back about ten minutes later.

"Brother Le is all set now. They should have granted your account access. Not only are the works you starred in free, but you can also watch those advanced on-demand shows without any restrictions."

Furthermore, your account has no device restrictions; you can log in on whichever device you want.

"So refreshing?"

"Of course, for them it's just adding your account to the whitelist, it won't take much effort, and you're from Tencent, making so much money for them every year, what's wrong with adding you to the whitelist?"

"That's true. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll go take a look at the rest."

Zhou Le spent another hour watching all the remaining episodes.

My biggest takeaway from watching it is that it's fairly faithful to the original work, at least for this type of film, it's quite good.

However, watching a show shouldn't be limited to just the comments on the bullet screen. Zhou Le then went to other platforms to search for people's opinions on the show. Although there were still more positive reviews, there were also quite a few voices that thought it wasn't good.

However, most of the discussions revolve around adaptations of male-oriented novels.

Other complaints include a clichéd plot, a female lead with an undeveloped personality, and some of the satisfying moments being overly awkward.

These are not major problems for Zhou Le or screenwriter Wang Juan.

Books aimed at men are naturally written from a male perspective.

The overt and covert assistance from various high-ranking and powerful people is not a big problem, after all, it's an online novel. As for the harem, Zhou Le thinks it's normal.

After all, many female-oriented novels are simply novels with different characters.

Essentially, everyone loves me, and those who don't are the villains.

If a character is portrayed as someone who is unloved by their mother and uncle, a jinx, what's the point of watching it? Life is already tiring enough, why make yourself miserable while watching a drama?
After looking around, Zhou Le didn't see any major problems that were too obvious.

There are people who don't love money, so you can't say that money is wrong, right?

However, Zhou Le found it really great to have his account become an internal account. He could watch whatever he wanted, as long as it was available on the website.

There are absolutely no ads, and even the VIP-exclusive ads can be skipped.

"It really has to be an insider account. No wonder when we were in school, they all tried to get insider accounts from game companies."

Of course, Zhou Le also played it back then. At first, it was really fun. There was a daily recharge limit, and you could do whatever you wanted in the game. The only thing you had to do was to act as a shill, stirring up the emotions of some of the big shots in the game and stimulating them to continue spending.

But after playing for a week, he felt it wasn't very interesting.

It's far too easy to get the big shots to spend money.

The next day, Zhou Le went to CCTV for a rehearsal. There were two programs in total, and the rehearsal took more than an hour. After that, he went to look at houses.

This time, we looked at a house in the suburbs.

The total price will be over 60 million.

It has a very large area and the scenery is quite nice.

Compared to the surrounding property prices, this is considered relatively cheap.

"Why is it so cheap here? Could it be that there are spirit rings inside?"

"No, that's not it. The main reason is that the homeowner lost money in his business but wanted to make a comeback, so he sold the house to recoup his losses. I talked to them at the time, and it seems that they have quite a few houses. This is just one of them."

"I see." Zhou Le felt that most people selling houses claimed to have lost money in business, but he had no way of knowing the truth. Moreover, it was completely unnecessary to go and find out about the other party's background for a house that he hadn't even decided on yet.

Moreover, there are always people, both inside and outside the circle, who can get in touch with the other party through various connections, so it's not very polite for the other party.

After getting a general idea, Zhou Le decided to head back first, leaving this place as an alternative.

In the following period, "Joy of Life" continued to air as usual, and Zhou Le became busy. He could only occasionally take time to personally help promote the show, while the studio took care of the accounts the rest of the time.

He first went to the Anhui TV Drama Awards.

The awards here are mostly judged based on the quality of the work itself, and there isn't much behind-the-scenes manipulation in some of the key awards.

Although Zhou Le is only coming as a guest this year and will be presenting an award on stage, he would probably have made up an excuse to decline if it were any other time. However, among the artists who will be receiving awards this time are Xiao Tian and Zhao Jinmai.

With these two people around, Zhou Le had no choice but to come. "Brother Le, you've been so busy lately, you haven't even had time to come see me."

As soon as Tian Xi saw Zhou Le from afar, she immediately lifted her skirt and ran over, not caring about her image at all.

Even his tone carried a hint of resentment.

Zhou Le smiled and said, "Didn't you say you're so busy you're practically rolling on the floor? And haven't we talked on the phone countless times?"

"I called you all those times! You've never called me even once! Not even once! I know you're really busy, but..."

"It's okay. Although I haven't called you on my own initiative, I haven't called anyone else either. Don't worry, everyone is treated fairly, and I can't possibly favor anyone."

"Okay, then you must give me a call when you have time in the future!"

"Don't worry, even though I didn't call, I still care about you guys. Otherwise, who do you think I came here for?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei's expression immediately brightened.

"Hehe, I knew it."

But just then, Zhou Le suddenly said, "Little Corporal Tian!"

Tian Xiwei reacted immediately, snapped to attention, and quickly raised her right hand, palm facing outward, to salute.

"Present! What are your instructions, General Da Le?"

What is your motto in life?

"Focus on filming, don't act like a diva, hone your acting skills, and obey orders unconditionally!"

"Damn it, how could you answer so perfectly? Looks like you're a really good soldier. Well then, I'm ordering you now: except when you're filming, you're not allowed to frown in any other situation! Because that's not pretty!"

"Roger that!"

The sound quickly attracted the attention of some people, but after seeing that it was Zhou Le and Tian Xiwei, they stopped looking.

After all, Tian Xiwei is an actress under Zhou Le's management, and she has had excellent resources over the past year, which she is indeed capable of handling.

In addition, Zhou Le is good-looking and often praises him to everyone he meets, so they are used to this kind of scene.

Previously, Tian Xiwei had only acted in some youth idol dramas and was not famous, let alone popular. However, her role in "Story of Yanxi Palace" was a huge hit, and her performance in "A Little Reunion" was also remarkable.

I'm definitely going to win an award this year since I'm here to participate in this international event.

This success is undoubtedly inseparable from Zhou Le's guidance, because Zhou Le is known in the industry not only for his abstract image but also for his acting skills.

Just then, Wang Jinsong also walked over.

"Hello, Teacher Wang."

After all, the other party was the vice dean of the Beijing Film Academy's School of Performing Arts. Although calling him "uncle" or "brother" would seem more intimate, he still felt that calling him "teacher" better reflected the other party's status, especially since they were in public.

Then Tian Xiwei also called out "Teacher Wang".

"Good, good, Zhou Le, these are the soldiers you've trained."

Wang Jinsong tilted his head slightly toward Tian Xiwei, but his eyes remained fixed on Zhou Le.

"Not really. Xiaotian is very hardworking and talented. I really acknowledge her abilities."

"No, no, Brother Le taught me a lot, including many skills that I didn't learn in school, which I used in filming."

"Haha, not bad, not bad. You two look exactly alike, praising each other right in front of me."

"Teacher Wang, I'm telling the truth."

“I’m just telling the truth,” Tian Xiwei added.

Wang Jinsong was quite pleased with the two's back-and-forth banter. Although he always taught his students to be down-to-earth when filming, the two in front of him were clearly representatives of hard work and dedication.

"Work hard and strive to create better works in the future. After all, we only live once, and we should leave something behind that can be passed down."

"Teacher Wang is right."

But after Zhou Le finished speaking, he looked at Tian Xiwei and said, "Xiao Tian, ​​what are you standing there for? It's not easy to meet a senior like Teacher Wang who is so respected. Why don't you add him on WeChat and ask him for advice when you have the chance in the future?"

"Oh, right, right, Teacher Wang, would it be convenient for me to add you on WeChat? I was so excited when I saw you just now, but I usually don't bother you."

"Okay, come on."

Although Wang Jinsong is considered a veteran performing artist, he also uses WeChat. After all, when he is at school, there are some work-related matters that need to be communicated, and WeChat is more convenient and faster for him.

After adding each other on WeChat, Wang Jinsong went inside first; he had just passed by on his way.

Zhou Le then took Tian Xiwei around to meet people.

Therefore, Tian Xiwei quickly added Li Xiaoran, Zhang Luyi, Wang Ou and others on WeChat.

"Brother Le, doesn't that look like Song Qian over there? I used to really like her. Could you introduce me to her?"

Zhou Le laughed: "Don't be silly, I've never met her before, how can I introduce you to her? I don't even know her myself."

"But does this have any impact?"

"No."

Zhou Le is least worried about contact with people.

He soon brought Tian Xiwei to Song Qian's side.

"Sister Qian."

"Ah, Teacher Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you. This must be Xiaotian next to you. She's so cute, even cuter than she appears online."

"Sister Qian, actually I wanted to say hello to you earlier, but I didn't dare to come over because there were so many people here. It was Xiaotian who said she really liked you that I mustered up the courage to bring her over to introduce her to you."

"You're too kind, Teacher Zhou. I should be the one going there."

"No, no, Sister Qian, actually I rarely pay attention to South Korean girl groups because I think they all look the same. But you are an exception. I feel that you are different from them, including after you came back. I feel that your personal abilities are much higher than theirs."

"Teacher Zhou, you flatter me. Actually, I don't think I've ever had any talent, so I can only work harder. I admire you the most. You're not only talented but also hardworking. It's almost impossible for us to live like this."

"What talent do I have? It's all just good luck."

Watching the two go back and forth, Tian Xiwei couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "They really are seasoned veterans, their words are so shrewd."

It seems that in addition to learning more about acting techniques from Brother Le, I also need to learn more about the art of speaking.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Le finally got down to business: "Sister Qian, is it convenient for me to add you on WeChat? I was just too excited to see you earlier. I usually don't bother you."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei's spirits lifted, and she thought to herself, "Why do these words sound so familiar?" (End of Chapter)