Abstract Art Award Winner

People always have to look forward.

I did think about calling to contact them, but then I decided against it.

Although we were together back then.

But now everyone has gradually gone down different paths, and contacting them now would seem like actively flirting with them.

Although Zhou Le still occasionally wears that turquoise bracelet on his wrist to match his clothes, he doesn't wear it all the time like he used to.

Of course, if the other party calls him proactively when they encounter a problem, Zhou Le will still help them.

Finally, Zhou Le shook his head and said, "Xiao Tian, ​​listen to my advice. I know you want to buy me something, but I'm not the kind of person who likes to live off women. I have perfectly good teeth."

"Sure enough, people get cocky after making money. You didn't say that before, did you?"

"Hey, that's just playing with abstract concepts. When I first graduated from university, a rich woman wanted to keep me as her sugar daddy. She offered to give me over 100,000 yuan a month in pocket money and give me a house after I worked for 5 years. But at that time, I only earned 6,000 yuan a month, so I didn't agree."

Zhou Le felt that while it was all talk, the actual actions taken depended on the situation.

Even for his subordinates Meng Ziyi and Yu Shuxin, these people might not be short of money, and they would often bring him small gifts when they met. But small gifts are fine, Zhou Le would not accept anything too expensive.

Even if they have already bought it, Zhou Le will find other ways to return it, such as finding them more resources, taking them to shoot videos, and increasing their exposure.

He always felt that in romantic relationships, even in uncertain ones, the man should always spend more money than the woman. Of course, this doesn't apply to people who work in nightclubs, since that's their source of income.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to repay you. Money can be earned back, isn't that what you said?"

"I understand, I know you too well. Let's talk about it later. You might as well keep this money now, the house price will definitely drop again in the future."

In the end, Tian Xiwei decided to temporarily abandon the idea.

Zhou Le also breathed a sigh of relief.

But Zhou Le is still very happy to be filming on set. Although he feels awkward about many of the lines, once he accepts the setting of the idol drama, he enjoys acting more and more.

Zhou Le had told many people that the other person was his acting mentor and childhood idol, but when he actually acted in idol dramas, he realized that he had no mentorship at all when he was a child.
What truly enlightened me were the characters in the martial arts movies I watched as a child.

When he's alone in his room at night, he always swings a ruler around randomly. Sometimes he'll put a mouthful of water in his mouth, pretend to be poisoned, and then let the water slowly drip down from the corner of his mouth.

This was also Zhou Le's earliest performance where he immersed himself in the role.

Isn't it just about being a beautiful, strong, and tragic character? Regardless of gender, who hasn't fantasized about being a beautiful, strong, and tragic character a few times when they were young?

Moreover, this feeling is like wetting your pants; once you can accept the shame, all that's left is pleasure.

Although he himself does not have this hobby, he did see that when he was in school, there were many people with this hobby gathered in online forums.

Zhou Le enjoyed filming, which also made Tian Xiwei, who acted opposite him, enjoy her performance very much.

"Brother Le, I've found that acting alongside talented actors is simply wonderful. In the past, when I acted with some less skilled actors, even during actual filming, I sometimes found it difficult to get into character. It was a strange feeling; as soon as they opened their mouths, I could tell they didn't belong to the role. But when I act with you, Brother Le, even if it's not an actual filming session, just when we're going over the script, I can quickly get into character."

"Haha, that shows you have high comprehension. Just a little bit of food and you can transform into a Super Saiyan immediately."

Tian Xiwei: "???"

"Does a Super Saiyan transform by eating biscuits? I haven't watched Dragon Ball, I only know that Popeye transforms by eating spinach."

"Haha, that's not important. What's important is that you've evolved."

Just then, they saw Lin Yufen walking over with a script in her hand.

"Are you two chatting? How's the script coming along? The next scene requires wire work, are you still able to handle it? If you're feeling tired, we can reschedule for tomorrow morning."

"I'm fine, Director." Tian Xi nodded slightly to indicate that she had no problem.

Not long after they were ready, they began filming the wire work scenes.

As for domestic action scenes, they have become increasingly rough over time. Although the use of cuts, slow motion, fast motion, and stunt doubles has made the scenes look flashy, they are still far inferior to the feeling of the past.

When the project was first initiated, Lin Yufen asked Zhou Le how he wanted to film it. She suggested that the action scenes could be done like those in China today, relying entirely on storyboard design, or that they could follow the old approach.

At the time, Zhou Le demanded that the game be more difficult to make than Legend of Sword and Fairy, with more beautiful visuals, and most importantly, without any plastic feel.

To some people, this kind of request is no less than hearing a client ask a designer to create a dazzling white and a colorful black. After all, everyone thought that the Legend of Sword and Fairy series was the beginning of the rise of domestic fantasy dramas, but no one expected that this series was already the peak.

Although the Legend of Sword and Fairy series itself has been criticized by many for its melodramatic plot, cheap special effects, and flawed character designs, Zhou Le never compares it to these bad aspects. As a part of many people's youth, the Legend of Sword and Fairy series still has many commendable aspects.

Lin Yufen knew what Zhou Le wanted, so she put a lot of effort into the script and scene design. She built real sets where possible and used special effects for what she couldn't. She didn't need to worry about the special effects company, as Zhou Le had plenty of resources in that area.

Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth" had a lot of special effects scenes. After making money, Guo Fan also invested in some special effects companies. Anyway, he made a lot of money at that time. In addition, he brought many people to invest in order to repay favors. So he didn't spend too much himself.

The remaining money was more than enough to build a team, so Zhou Le planned to hand this part over to Guo Fan. The only requirement was that the special effects couldn't be cheap and had to have an ethereal quality.

After Zhou Le was hoisted into the air by wires, the machine also rose into the sky, and Lin Yufen sat behind the monitor watching Zhou Le on the screen.

"As expected of someone from a film background, this level of acting skills would completely crush idols. Not only is the acting good, but the actor is also dedicated and highly capable."

Fantasy dramas are all about aesthetics. If you can't capture the feeling, you'll just end up as a pretty face. But if you can capture the feeling, like Liu Yifei's Zhao Ling'er back then, even after all these years, she's still an object of admiration for many people. That's what makes a classic.

"He's so handsome! I wish he could keep acting in idol dramas with me in the future." Lin Yufen felt that she saw the shadow of the Four Heavenly Kings in Zhou Le. You can actually tell whether someone can become popular and how long they can stay popular.

After filming, Lin Yufen had already made up her mind that she would pay out of her own pocket to buy Zhou Le a few more trending topics related to his looks. With such a face, it would be a waste not to promote him properly.

After filming and having lunch, Zhou Le wanted to take a nap in the nanny van, but suddenly a phone call came in, and it was from Su Yingxia.

"What's wrong, Xiao Su?"

"Have you had lunch?"

"Just finished eating. What, are you treating me to dinner?"

"Haha, yeah, I just thought it's been a long time since we had a meal together, so I called to ask."

"That's a pity. The food on set at noon was pretty good... So, what's up?"

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you. Here's the thing, iQiyi called me this morning, saying they want to buy the copyright. You and Qiling bought the copyrights of a lot of online novels before, right? One of them is called 'Canglan Jue,' and iQiyi has their eye on it. They plan to buy the copyright and develop a spin-off series. But I can't make that decision, so I wanted to ask you, Brother Le, if you have any plans to sell it, or if you plan to keep it and do it yourself later?"

Zhou Le thought for a moment: "What price did they ask for?"

“The one-time buyout of five million is profitable, but I don’t think we need that much right now. We can either do joint development and get a share of the profits, or they can do the development and we can get a smaller share of the profits. But a one-off deal is a bit unnecessary.”

Zhou Le nodded: "There's really no need for that. Can't we reach an agreement on profit sharing?"

"Yes, I mentioned it, but as the platform provider, they still prefer to buy it out in one go."

"Then forget it." Zhou Le also felt there was no need to do that.

But then Su Yingxia added, "Actually, they also put forward a condition: if we want to adopt a revenue-sharing model for this drama, it's not entirely impossible, but you and Shuxin need to be the male and female leads. You two will be the first and second lead, and you can receive your salary at the market price, or you can use these tens of millions of yuan in salary as an investment."

Zhou Le: "..."

"Good heavens, I heard all about this scheme in Anhui. Not only do they want the copyright, but they also want me and Shuxin to go there? Is that how they'll switch to a profit-sharing model? The investment for a drama series is at least several hundred million. My tens of millions won't even make a splash. How much will I get in profit sharing? Tell them that this can't be done, but you've given me a heads-up. Even if they reject it here, we can still prepare for the project approval and report it to the authorities. Otherwise, they might try some underhanded tricks and come up with a similar story."

“Okay, but if we need to report it, Director…”

"Who are some of the more authoritative directors when it comes to filming period dramas? Besides Lin Yufen, are there any others?"

Su Yingxia thought for a moment and said, "Besides Director Lin Yufen, Yi Zheng is also quite good. He was the director of 'Young Blood' before."

"Oh, I vaguely remember him. There's also Deng Ke, who's quite experienced, but he didn't have any big hit works before. However, he should be working with Tencent now, and he's currently the director of 'My Heroic Husband'."

After hearing what the other person said, Su Yingxia remembered it.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Le still felt that finding Yi Zheng might be slightly better.

After that, Su Yingxia went to make the arrangements, while Zhou Le continued to stay with the crew to film for the next period of time.

Xiao Zhan's 227 incident is still a hot topic.

Zhou Le sensed that the other party was clearly trying to avoid trouble by remaining silent. They issued one or two lukewarm statements, but whether it was the haters or his die-hard fans, they were now completely engrossed.

Such a weak statement is completely ineffective.

The haters have only one goal: to mock Xiao Zhan. Because Xiao Zhan also has a nickname, "Little Flying Man," when the haters see someone using this name to refer to themselves, they will ask, "Did you ask Disney for their opinion?" and then immediately file a complaint.

However, Xiao Zhan's fans are indeed disappointing, or rather, they've completely gone down the wrong path. There are many ways to protect one's idol, but some fans always resort to outrageous tactics. For example, they recommended Xiao Zhan to their elementary school students during online classes, and even threw a tantrum when a little boy said he didn't like him. They supported the endorsement, but then threw away the yogurt they bought.

Similar incidents have occurred many times, which has made Xiao Zhan's public image worse and worse. However, there are some benefits as well. Although he lost many casual fans, he also further refined some of his most ardent fans.

At this point, Zhou Le no longer wanted to pay attention to the other party, because there was no need to.

If it were Zhou Le himself, he would at least issue a formal statement to generate more buzz and distance himself from those fans, so as not to let the anger from those people affect him.

Besides this, another major event occurred in the entertainment industry: Show Lo was dubbed a "time management master" because his girlfriend revealed that he had cheated on her multiple times and engaged in group sex.

Since everyone is stuck at home, people are incredibly enthusiastic about these gossip stories. In comparison, while Qu Chuxiao's story is also quite explosive, it's far less popular than Luo Zhixiang's.

Zhou Le was thoroughly enjoying the gossip, but a few days later, Su Yingxia called again to say that Director Yi Zheng had reached an agreement, and now they needed to confirm a few lead actors and then finish the script as soon as possible so that it could be submitted for filing.

As for the streaming platform, it can still be Tencent. Since the cooperation with iQiyi is definitely not going to happen, it might get higher viewership and better results if it's broadcast on Tencent.

Another thing is that Jiangsu TV is going to hold a grand ceremony in May and wants to invite Zhou Le to sing two songs.

"Jiangsu TV, please agree."

It's just singing two songs, nothing more than going there for a rehearsal. Anyway, it's not too far from Anhui.

So be it.

More importantly, Jiangsu has always been wealthy, so they are generous with their spending.

What's more, it also has Alibaba, which is not short of money, as a sponsor.

I always accept these kinds of business entertainment offers whenever possible.

It just so happens that Li Ronghao has also composed a new song for himself, which he can sing and promote at the same time. (End of this chapter)