Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Ye looked up and saw a Mercedes-Benz V-Class parked at the pick-up point.

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The car has a matte black body with a privacy film that allows some light to pass through.

You can vaguely see the figures inside the car, but you can't make out their faces.

The stylist and publicity assistant from Gulnazar's team got out of the car, walked over quickly, exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhou Ye, and then helped him carry his luggage and put it in the trunk.

I glanced at the trunk.

Most of the items inside were support supplies, along with a few power banks printed with a cute cartoon version of Gulnazar.

Opening the car door, I saw Gulnazar sitting in the middle row, her arm around Jiang Yang's shoulder: "I don't care about refunding the money, but give me two extra one-on-one acting lessons, at five thousand yuan per lesson."

"OK."

Jiang Yang, panting, took a deep breath and agreed.

He was really bored after walking all that way.

Naza's high-necked wool sweater was pushed up by his nose, revealing the outline of her chest.

Yang Chaoyue sat in the back row, listening quietly to the two chatting while checking his Weibo data.

Seeing Zhou Ye by the door, she put down her phone and smiled at him, saying, "Zhou Ye, sit with me."

"Oh, good."

Zhou Ye shrank back and nodded in response.

Then she saw Gulnazar turn to face her, her tone softening as she smiled, "Sorry, Zhou Ye, I was so busy teaching Jiang Yang a lesson that I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Gulnazar."

She took off her sunglasses.

With his deep-set eyes and a slight smile, he extended his hand to Zhou Ye: "Zhou Ye, it is my honor to know you."

See this.

Zhou Ye suddenly held his breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, his breath trembling slightly as he exhaled: "It's me... I'm honored."

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing because he was nervous.

She bit her tongue and said quickly, "It's my honor, it's my honor, nice to meet you for the first time."

She held Gulnazar's hands in both, lowered her gaze slightly, and dared not meet Gulnazar's eyes.

But I couldn't help but steal glances.

He boarded the bus stiffly.

Keep your knees together and pressed against the car door to minimize your presence.

Whether it was Jiang Yang, Yang Chaoyue, Gulnazar's publicity assistant, or the stylist in the car, they all felt out of place with her.

Moreover, there's a big star like Gulnazar.

I am not used to this environment at all.

It was the environment she imagined she would experience after being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, completing her studies, signing with a company, and becoming an actor.

And right now, I'm still an art student preparing for college entrance exams.

It was as if they had suddenly barged in.

Early contact.

Realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and observe and learn as much as possible.

It was Jiang Yang who brought me this opportunity.

I'm so glad I sent Jiang Yang that message, inviting him to come visit me.

“Zhou Ye, we’ve met before.” Gulnazar said with a smile in her eyes.

"Seen?"

“I was wearing sunglasses and walking my guide dog at the time. You helped me cross the street, and we prayed to the Bodhisattva together at Ciyun Temple.” When she spoke, Gulnazar deliberately lowered her voice, using the tone she used when she was playing a blind person and talking to Zhou Ye.

Hear the words.

Zhou Ye was slightly taken aback and looked at Gulnazar's figure.

The appearance of the blind woman wearing sunglasses in my memory was different, but her figure was very similar: "That blind woman, it was you!"

“It’s always been me, didn’t you realize?” Gulnazar laughed.

"I couldn't tell at all."

"This shows that Jiang Yang's acting instruction was effective."

Gulnazar said happily, "Jiang Yang, I'll stay in Chongqing for two more days. I'll take all my acting lessons during these two days."

Did Jiang Yang teach Gulnazar her acting skills?

Zhou Ye subconsciously turned his head to look at Jiang Yang.

The blood vessels in my temples are throbbing slightly.

The phone slipped through my fingers and hit the back of my foot before I came to my senses.

He secretly glanced at Jiang Yang out of the corner of his eye.

I thought Jiang Yang and Gulnazar were just ordinary friends, but it seems they have a teacher-student relationship.

It's hard to think in that direction.

Because Gulnazar is a few years older than Jiang Yang.

She's a big star.

Zhou Ye sat down next to Yang Chaoyue and explained the location to the driver, who was wearing white gloves. Zhou Ye watched the car drive from the North Square of the high-speed rail station toward Chongwen Road.

I saw Yang Chaoyue checking Weibo data and private messages one by one.

She didn't disturb them.

Listen to Jiang Yang and Gulinazha in the front row chatting about the preparations for Zetianji.

The concept design of the costumes, the casting negotiations among the creative team, the action scene design in the shooting plan and scheduling conflicts, as well as the product placement in commercial operations... Zhou Ye didn't understand any of these, but he was deeply shocked.

Only after watching the car drive onto Kunlun Avenue did Zhou Ye's emotions calm down a bit.

Take out your phone.

In the class group chat, people were still talking about how Gulnazar filmed promotional content for a mobile game in Chongqing yesterday.

Her fingers tapped rapidly on the screen, her nails clicking as she sent a message:

"You might not believe it, but I saw Nazha and even shook hands with her. I'm in her van right now."
Received a reply from a high school classmate:
"Do you believe Zhou Ye, or do you believe I am Qin Shi Huang?"
[“It’s so strange to see Nazha! I see Nazha every day, right in my room, I’m lying on my bed and she’s pressed against the wall.”]
Zhou Ye typed for a while.

She chatted with her classmates in the group for a while, but no one believed her.

I really want to take a picture of Gulnazar and post it.

But I know I can't do that.

Yang Chaoyue glanced at Zhou Ye's phone screen and understood the situation: "Classmate?"

“Yes, I told them I saw Nazha, but they just wouldn’t believe me,” Zhou Ye said quietly.

Her lips unconsciously curled up, revealing her sharp canine teeth: "Chaoyue, the female beggar you're playing now has aired on 'Go Fighting!' You must be very excited when you talk about it with your classmates."

Yang Chaoyue shook his head, remained silent for a few seconds, and then smiled and said, "I haven't been in touch with my former classmates for a long time."

"what?"

Zhou Ye was stunned, twirling the end of his hair with his fingers: "My classmates from school, we've completely lost touch, really?"

“We kept in touch during the first year I started working away from home, but we lost touch less during the second year, and now we’ve completely lost touch,” Yang Chaoyue replied.

She looked up at Jiang Yang and said, "Right now, the people I contact most frequently, besides my family, are Brother Yang."

"Would you proactively contact your former classmates?"

"will not."

Yang Chaoyue unconsciously rubbed the edge of his phone with his thumb, then turned his head to look out the window: "Brother Yang once said... the better you do, the more you should shut up."

Zhou Ye's eyes flickered.

He swallowed hard and pressed on with his question.

I don't understand why this is happening.

You could sense a hint of bitterness in Yang Chaoyue's smile.

Chaoyue has fond memories of his student days.

Zhou Ye took a mint out of his bag and gave it to Yang Chaoyue. He leaned close to Yang Chaoyue's ear and whispered, "What Brother Yang said may not be entirely correct. I haven't graduated from middle school yet, but I can be your classmate."

Yang Chaoyue was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

"Chaoyue, let me tell you another secret."

"what?"

"I'll become a superstar someday, hehe, it's kind of ridiculous, I don't know why, but I just have this inexplicable courage. I don't even dare to say these things to my classmates."

Yang Chaoyue crumpled the candy wrapper so loudly it made a rustling sound: "Your secret is actually my dream too."

"I want to win the Magnolia Award someday," Zhou Ye said, his eyes shining.

Yang Chaoyue said with anticipation, "I want to make money and move to the city center."

"I hope that my future films can be nominated for Cannes."

"When I have money, I'll have the latest Apple phone in my left hand and a Huawei phone in my right, one for use and one for showing off."

Zhou Ye continued, "Once I become famous and have acting skills, I want to play all the roles I want to play." Yang Chaoyue then envisioned, "When I have money, I want to eat KFC six times a week, except on Thursdays."

"Chaoyue, when I become a superstar, I'll still be your classmate, even though we were never in the same class."

“Okay, Zhou Ye, when I have money, I’ll lend you money if you need it.”

I stayed at Zhou Ye's house for two days.

They gave Gulnazar three acting lessons to improve her acting skills in portraying blind people.

Gulnazar has already mastered the basics in this regard.

Even without sunglasses, when playing a blind person, the eyes will be slightly rolled upwards and sometimes deviated to avoid closing completely.

Because the eyes of truly blind people are often lifeless but not tightly closed.

When hearing a sound, the eyes move involuntarily, but the gaze cannot be focused.

When listening to a sound, the head will tilt.
There are also details to pay attention to.

It's when you're suddenly exposed to bright light and your eyes don't blink.

When I get up to walk, I usually touch the ground lightly with my toes before putting my foot down.

When walking, your arms will subconsciously stay at rib height to avoid bumping into table corners.

When pouring water, insert your little finger into the rim of the cup to sense the water level.

When shaking hands, touch the back of the other person's hand first before shaking it.

The efficiency of exploiting Gulnazar's acting skills is just as low as Yang Chaoyue's.

Yang Chaoyue also answered all the questions that arose after he gained some fame.

Besides that, in the past two days, I ate spring water chicken on Chongwen Road near Zhou Ye's place, Bawei fish on Nanbin Road, and Grandma's spring rolls on Longmenhao Old Street.

Before sending Yang Chaoyue to the high-speed rail station, Jiang Yang was still pestered by Yang Chaoyue to eat a meal of steamed pork with rice flour at Huiliyuan Restaurant in Nanping Street.

Once again, they boarded Gulnazar's van and drove towards the high-speed rail station to drop Yang Chaoyue off on his high-speed train home.

Zhou Ye was no longer as reserved as before.

She and Gulnazar sat in the back row, chatting casually.

Jiang Yang sat in the middle row, typing a reply to his mother's message urging him to come home for the Chinese New Year.

Suddenly, Gulina from the back row said, "By the way, Jiang Yang, how did your preliminary exam results for the Beijing Film Academy go? I remember the results came out the day before yesterday."

"We haven't checked yet, let's check it now."

Hear the words.

Zhou Ye leaned forward, his attention focused on Jiang Yang's phone screen.

As Jiang Yang opened the Beijing Film Academy's official website and entered his exam number, he paused and asked, "Chaoyue, what's my exam number again?"

"Wait a minute, I'm looking for it."

Yang Chaoyue found Jiang Yang's exam number in his phone's notes app.

She would usually remember these small tasks for Jiang Yang.

Enter your exam number.

Candidate Name: Jiang Yang

Examination Admission Ticket Number: 1612****
Applying for: Acting Department (Drama and Film Performance)
Preliminary test result: Passed.

Professional ranking: 1st (2467 people passed the initial test in this field)
Zhou Ye's gaze was fixed on the words "first place," and he briefly held his breath.

"Yang-ge, we're number one again! Let me take a picture and send it to MaiMaiXi and WeiHaoChun in the group chat." Yang Chaoyue took a picture of Jiang Yang's phone screen.

"How come you can see that Jiang Yang's score is first? Why can't I see it?" Gulinazha took Jiang Yang's phone.

You can clearly see that the first few words of each column on the page are blank, and the displayed scores are not.

"Nazha, are your sunglasses polarized?"

"Yes."

After taking off her sunglasses, Gulnazar noticed that the font of the grades displayed on Jiang Yang's phone screen had become clearer and easier to read.

She looked at it carefully, her lips slightly parted: "Jiang Yang, you're amazing."

It's rare to hear Gulnazar give a normal compliment.

Jiang Yang turned around and smiled, "Nazha, if you can talk, then say more."

"He's incredibly powerful, almost like a freak." Gulnazar nodded earnestly.

Jiang Yang's smile froze: "Nazha, I think you're perfect for a role."

"Really? What is it?" Gulnazar leaned forward, listening intently.

"The mute bride".

"I understand now." Gulnazar suddenly realized: "I'm suited to play the bride."

Jiang Yang rubbed his forehead.

It's already been made very clear, doesn't Gulnazar realize it at all?

It’s really hard to teach.

Zhou Ye was more concerned about what Yang Chaoyue had just said.

Who is Hao Chun? Who is Xi Wei? And who is Mai Mai?
do not know.

Are they other artists from Jiangyang Company?
It was particularly noticeable that Yang Chaoyue used the word "again".

Zhou Ye asked instinctively, "Has Jiang Yang taken the entrance exams for other art schools?"

"Those who have taken the entrance exam for the Beijing Dance Academy, even if they don't get first place in the preliminary exam, they can still get in the second round."

Jiang Yang is also good at dancing?
In an arts exam preparation class, I heard a performance teacher who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy say that actors who are good at dancing have a wide range of roles.

The muscle memory developed through dance training allows performers to precisely design the details of their movements.

In scenes that require silent outbursts, dancers can use their bodies to replace language and create tension.

This means that Jiang Yang will have a wide range of acting opportunities in the future.

Even after seeing Yang Chaoyue and Jiang Yang off to their car and returning home for dinner, Zhou Ye was still somewhat dazed.

The top student at Beijing Dance Academy, the top student at Beijing Film Academy, Gulnazar's teacher, who owns his own agency and has connections and resources in the industry, has already trained Yang Chaoyue, who had no background whatsoever...

She understood that if Jiang Yang helped her in the Beijing Film Academy's re-examination, it would greatly improve her grades.

but.

The more she realized the gap between herself and Jiang Yang, the more embarrassed she became to speak up.

The phone vibrates.

I received a QQ message.

I discovered that someone added me to a group chat called "[Scumbags all go to group 4]".

Other group members include Gulnazar, Yang Chaoyue, and Jiang Yang.

Yang Chaoyue chimed in: ["@Zhou Ye, I'm on the bus. Thanks for the hospitality these past two days. Come visit my hometown sometime, I'll treat you to my family's drunken snails and take you crabbing at the beach."]
Zhou Ye typed back: [“Okay, okay! Have a safe trip.”]
Jiang Yang chimed in: [“What a terrible name, Chaoyue, did you come up with that?”]
She messaged me: [“I created this group, isn’t the group name nice?”]
Then I sent a 1000 yuan red envelope.

Jiang Yang instantly grabbed 500 yuan and sent a message: ["Great group name! I love listening to Nazha rant about scumbags. @Zhou Ye, let me know you're going to the Beijing Film Academy for your re-examination. Let's go together; the chances of us being in the same exam room are higher."]
Saw this message.

Zhou Ye typed, his fingers trembling: "[Okay, Jiang Yang, I'll do whatever you say.]"
The next morning.

Lunar New Year's eve.

Jiang Yang was lying on the big bed in his old home in Wudu when he was woken up by his younger sister knocking on the door, who was clamoring to take her to buy new clothes.

I opened my eyes groggily.

He reached under his pillow for his phone and found several messages from Liu Haochun: [“Boss, my parents agreed. I don’t have to wait until I turn 16.”]
Following this were two contracts with photos of Liu Haochun's mother's signature.

A company contract, and a copy of Ze Tian Ji.

It seems Liu Haochun has convinced her parents.

The matter of Liu Haochun joining the film crew can be brought forward; we'll discuss it with Xu Xiaoou later.

He replied to Liu Haochun with an OK gesture.

I flicked Liu Haochun on the head.

Jiang Yang got up, drew back the curtains, and glanced out the window.

The security windows of the building across the street were covered with sausages and cured meat, glistening in the morning light.

There were kids setting off firecrackers downstairs, which made stray cats in the green belt hunch over and run away.

In the distance, LED screens in the square were displaying New Year's greetings advertisements.

Jiang Yang went to the bathroom to wash up and put his phone aside.

A few seconds later.

The screen lights up.

I received three messages from Liu Haochun in succession:

"Thank you for choosing me. I will work hard to become your proudest artist!"
[“I know I’m not good enough. If I’ve done anything wrong, please scold me, but please don’t abandon me.”]
"Please guide me in the days to come."
PS:

Yang Chaoyue: "Thank you Gui Jinyang for feeding me 100 points of birthday cake... I think a beautiful love can withstand the test of time and the storms of life."

Liu Haochun: "Thank you Gu Xiuyang for the 2000 points reward... There were many things I didn't understand when I was a child. Now that I'm older, I feel that there is a kind of farewell that is very painful. It's not that I don't love you anymore, but that we could have said goodbye."

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