Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

I chatted with Bailu for a few minutes and then took out the contract.

It's clear that Zhang Ruonan's night at Bailu's place was worthwhile.

I prepared Bailu mentally, so I didn't have to waste my breath explaining.

Another small flower was planted in the leather goods company in Jiangyang.

After Bai Lu signed the contract, Jiang Yang put it away, sealed it in a plastic bag, and walked out of the airport.

Several dark-skinned middle-aged men approached, holding up signs for Xihu District and Binjiang District, shouting, "One short, one short and we're leaving, right away!"

In the distance, several drivers were squatting by the roadside smoking, their eyes scanning the passengers leaving the station, ready to rush up and solicit business at any moment.

Jiang Yang did not reply.

Immediately, someone grabbed Jiang Yang's suitcase handle, beaming, "Boss, take my car, it's cheap! It's a legitimate car."

A legitimate vehicle?
Let's not even mention that Zhang Qingxian brought his team to Hangzhou a day ago, and they had just arrived at the parking lot.

Even if there wasn't one, Jiang Yang wouldn't have taken two girls into this kind of car.

Because I was fooled in my past life.

They said there was one person short, but when he got on the bus, he found that he was the only one there.

As we approached our destination, the price doubled, and they threatened to pull out knives if we didn't pay.

These days, Didi and Kuaidi are burning money to grab market share, and they have quite a few customers picking up passengers at airports, high-speed rail stations, and train stations.

In two years, it will lose its market value.

What impressed me most were the people from Ningbo. At least they were honest. They would say things like, "Black cab, black cab, are you going or not?"

Several unlicensed taxi drivers approached, their faces beaming with smiles: "Where to? Do you go to Xihu District? We're one person short. I'm a licensed taxi driver, not an unlicensed one."

Jiang Yang ignored him.

He glanced back at Bailu.

It was obvious that Bailu was very nervous just now.

It's just strange how Zhang Ruonan and Bai Lu became friends.

During the same interview, Zhang Ruonan became nervous and spoke very little, but every word she uttered was crucial.

When Bai Lu gets nervous, she talks nonstop.

They even get the name wrong.

As I walked toward the airport's temporary parking area, I could hear a child crying in the distance, and the surrounding area was filled with the rumbling sound of suitcase wheels.

Zhang Qing drove his black minivan to the airport's temporary parking area. Upon seeing Jiang Yang and his two companions in the distance, he immediately jogged over.

When he reached Jiang Yang, he bowed slightly and said, "Teacher Jiang, the car is over here."

"Have you chosen a venue yet?" Jiang Yang asked.

"It's been selected. We're setting up the site and connecting the slide rails."

Zhang Qing took out three printed copies of the script from his bag.

There were originally two portions, one for Jiang Yang and one for Zhang Ruonan.

I specifically communicated with Zhang Ruonan and learned that she would be bringing a friend today named Bai Lu.

He is also a friend of Yang Chaoyue of Jiangyang Company.

Maybe I can become an artist under Jiangyang Company.

I decided to bring one for Bai Lu as well: "Hello, Teacher Bai."

Bai Lu was not used to being called "teacher" for the first time.

Especially when he accepted the business card from Zhang Qing.

They discovered that the other party was the executive director of Lemon Pictures, a graduate of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy.

Look up.

Only then did I realize that the van the other party had had the Lemon Pictures logo on it.

Lemon Pictures, that's a big company.

She wouldn't normally have access to directors from Lemon Pictures.

Now they treat her very politely.

Is it for Zhang Ruonan's sake, or for Jiang Yang's sake?
You'll understand after just a second of thinking.

Zhang Ruonan's reputation is Jiang Yang's reputation.

Bai Lu clutched Zhang Qing's business card, turned her head to look, and saw Zhang Qing chatting with Jiang Yang for a few words. She bowed slightly and said, "Teacher Jiang, just give me the luggage."

"Ruonan, is Jiang Yang the director of the film crew?" Bai Lu asked quietly.

"No, Jiang Yang is the producer."

"part time?"

"It's not a part-time job, it's a production supervisor position."

What does a producer do?

“It’s like being a supervisor,” Zhang Ruonan explained. “To put it simply, when you were a kid, would your mom supervise you while you did your homework?”

"Yes, yes," Bai Lu nodded repeatedly.

I recall my childhood, when I was doing math problems about how to pump water out of a swimming pool, and how my mother helped me with them.

Her mother wasn't as good at math as her, but insisted on tutoring her. When she got angry, she would slap her to vent her frustration.

“Producing is like your mother’s role when you’re tutoring your child, you understand?” Zhang Ruonan used an analogy.

"I understand, I understand..." Bai Lu felt reassured.

Jiang Yang is incompetent on set and also resorts to violence to vent his anger.

A tyrant on set.

No wonder Chaoyue kept calling her "dog boss" when they chatted in private.

I can tolerate being scolded, I know that's how society is, but I can't stand being hit.

Are the companies in Jiangyang legitimate?

Could it be that I've been tricked by Zhang Ruonan, Jiang Yang, and Chao Yue?

But the benefits are really good.

So what if I get beaten up? Arbitrate that scoundrel boss!

Upon arriving at the van, Zhang Qing put Zhang Ruonan's suitcase in the trunk. Seeing Bai Lu about to get in, he opened the door, placed his hand on the roof, and forced a smile: "Miss Bai Lu, Teacher Jiang mentioned you to me, saying you are very well-off."

"Really?" Bai Lu shrugged and thanked her.

"Really." Zhang Qing said with a broad smile.

Jiang Yang, who was sitting in the car, tilted his head slightly.

I hadn't realized before that the director Lemon Pictures assigned to him was such a smooth talker.

It wasn't like this before.

When did he say Bai Lu's conditions were good? He's only seen Zhang Ruonan's conditions so far, and they are indeed very good.

The car drove out of the airport.

Zhang Qing glanced at Jiang Yang in the rearview mirror: "Teacher Jiang, shall we go back to the hotel first, or go straight to the film set?"

Jiang Yang casually said, "Let's go to the hotel first."

Zhang Qing immediately nodded: "Okay, then I'll turn the air conditioning up a bit, so you can rest for a while on the way."

I'm not in the mood to chat anymore.

Jiang Yang was only thinking about how to improve his directing skills.

He took out a book on directing from his briefcase and started reading.

I looked at the first few pages, which discussed shot composition and camera movement.

I can understand it.

Because I had previously obtained director-related attributes from Zhang Ruonan.

He learned it purely by watching Zhang Ruonan.

In the few days since Zhang Ruonan returned home, his attributes in this area haven't increased at all.

Is it because he's not by Zhang Ruonan's side?

Or is it that Zhang Ruonan learned it, and without his supervision, he couldn't get the attribute?
do not care.

It's a good opportunity to practice with Zhang Qing's film crew.

You need to have some real skills first.

Let's find a way to further exploit this attribute.

When I was in school, I would get a headache just looking at textbooks, let alone now.

Learning by analyzing each sentence one by one is nowhere near as fast as learning with the help of a system.

I want to understand shot composition and camera movement now.

Reading books on directing to Zhang Ruonan is too slow in terms of acquiring attributes; she won't get them in a short time.

Zhang Ruonan is not cut out for this.

As for Chaoyue Xiaohua, she's not very efficient at studying unless he's around to supervise her.

Hao Chun, Zhou Ye, and Xi Wei are in class right now.

I'm thinking of a girl.

MaiMai. She likes to argue, but that's just how she is.

Mai Mai's academic performance has always been good; her academic achievements are comparable to Hao Chun's dance achievements.

This brat always addresses her as "boss" in his internal group chat, giving her plenty of face. It's time to start collecting some interest.

Jiang Yang then asked Zhang Qing, "Did the filming go smoothly today?"

Zhang Qing and his crew arrived in Hangzhou ahead of time to film some extras and cameo scenes.

It's not Zhang Ruonan's turn yet.

It's not difficult.

Jiang Yang didn't have time to do it personally.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qing immediately replied, "Smoothly! There's just one shot that I couldn't get right. The actor wasn't in the right state. If Teacher Jiang were here, we could definitely get it in one take."

Jiang Yang's phone screen displayed his chat with Zhao Jinmai. He released the voice message button and sent Zhang Qing's sentence in full.

By the way, here's a message: ["Boss Mai, isn't Xiao Jiang awesome?"]
Zhao Jinmai replied: [“Trash.”]
"Director, continue," Jiang Yang said to Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing's eyes lit up: "I dare not call myself director, Teacher Jiang. In front of you, just call me Director Zhang. Your ability to train actors is even better than that of formally trained teachers."

Release the voice message button and send it to Zhao Jinmai as before.

Zhao Jinmai replied: [“How can you be so annoying? You incited Chao Yuexi and Wei to buy me Huanggang exam papers, and even hired actors to act cool for your sister Mai. If someone like you came to Northeast China, you'd get beaten up sooner or later.”]
Jiang Yang replied: [“This isn’t an extra; it’s an executive director from Lemon Pictures.”]
Zhao Jinmai sent a message: [“These are the extras you found.”]
Jiang Yang then asked Zhang Qing, "Director Zhang, what do you think of Zhao Jinmai?"

“He’ll definitely become a big star in the future!” Zhang Qing had already inquired about the relationship between Jiang Yang and Zhao Jinmai, and said without hesitation.

"Just a big star?"

"International superstar!"

Jiang Yang released the voice button and sent it to Zhao Jinmai.

Zhao Jinmai immediately replied: ["What this person said is true! I didn't realize I was already so well-regarded in the industry."]
Jiang Yang sent a message: [“It’s fake, they’re just extras I hired.”]
Zhao Jinmai sent a message: ["Impossible, it's true, Xiao Jiang. I had a great chat with you today. If anyone dares to beat you up on the street when you come to Northeast China, they'll have to take my Ultraman Flying Kick first."]
[“The director’s book I sent you, do you want to read it?”] Jiang Yang sent the message.

Zhao Jinmai replied: [“Look, I’m watching now, anyone who doesn’t is a woman!”]
[Under your guidance, Zhao Jinmai's directing knowledge has improved, and you have received positive feedback.]

Jiang Yang's gaze quickly swept across the book, focusing on the content regarding camera composition and angles.

It works!

The words above, broken down into their individual strokes, all rushed into my mind.

Many obscure and difficult-to-understand pieces of knowledge, which require repeated practice to comprehend, can be instantly grasped.

Jiang Yang looked at the director's manual in his hand again and gained a new understanding.

Staring at the words "vision" on the book.

Jiang Yang subconsciously whispered, "Showing the relationship between the environment and space can express the character's feelings of loneliness, insignificance, grandeur, and freedom."

Other shot types also gained a corresponding understanding.

The medium shot captures the tense interaction.

Close-up shots capture the character's emotional fluctuations.

Close-ups capture the character's strong emotions.

After learning it, the next step is to put it into practice; you can't rush it.

"Ruonan, the atmosphere in our company must be really good, right?" Bai Lu whispered to Zhang Ruonan.

Did you call me Ruonan?

Bai Lu asked in confusion, "How did you know? The pronunciations are clearly the same."

"I fried these. Bring them to the boss for breakfast tomorrow morning."

"You've changed, Ruonan. You're not as easy to fool as before."

Bringing breakfast to Jiang Yang is not a big deal.

After finding out Jiang Yang's preferences, Bai Lu returned to the previous topic: "How's the atmosphere in our company?"

Bai Lu hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice:

"Ruo Nan, to be honest, in our company, are there any situations where you need to 'take sides'?"

Zhang Ruonan was looking at the chat history in the [Beautiful Girl Battle 4] group.

Hear the words.

She placed her phone face down on the table, smiled, and shook her head: "No, we don't do those things here."

Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief, but still tentatively asked, "Really? I actually wanted to sign with a modeling agency before. I inquired about the atmosphere of several companies, and it seems that if you don't take sides, you'll be isolated. Even when I was selected as a trainee at SM Entertainment and practicing dance there, it was like that..."

Zhang Ruonan looked at her seriously: "At Jiangyang Company, you just need to do your job well. Chaoyue is lively, but he never forms cliques. Haocun is quiet, but he will help anyone in trouble."

Bai Lu's eyes flickered, and she whispered, "Then, what about the boss? Does he favor anyone?"

When we started talking about Jiangyang...

Zhang Ruonan looked up and saw Jiang Yang in the front seat, chatting casually with Zhang Qing about the play.

You can faintly hear Jiang Yang talking in words you don't understand.

It has a master optical axis, a DIT group, and a Steadicam.

I think I saw it before in the director's book that Jiang Yang gave me.

The corners of her mouth raised slightly.

Even if Jiang Yang doesn't say anything, just sitting here makes me feel at ease:
"Jiang Yang? He is indeed biased."

Pause for a few seconds.

Zhang Ruonan looked out the window.

She turned back and continued, "Jiang Yang is biased towards everyone. Chao Yue is greedy for money, so he finds ways to create opportunities for Chao Yue to be greedy. Xi Wei likes to stick to him, so he arranges roles for her that allow her to act alongside him. As for me..."

Zhang Ruonan paused, a faint smile appearing on her face: "The day I changed my name, he said directly in the company group chat, 'Anyone who calls me 'Ruonan' again will have their salary deducted.'"

Bai Lu was slightly taken aback, then smiled: "Is Jiang Yang really that protective of his own?"

Zhang Ruonan nodded, her tone gentle: "So, here, you don't need to please anyone, nor are you afraid of offending anyone."

She held Bailu's hand: "We were all pretty pathetic before, but now we can support each other and move forward, which is great."

Bai Lu nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "This is the place I want to be."

Her fingers gently pinched the lollipop stick.

The voice was so soft it was almost like talking to oneself:

"The boss is protective of his own, colleagues don't play dirty tricks, and they can even help each other along."

She suddenly smiled and shook her head:
"I used to think that good companies were all scams, but maybe I really did stumble upon one."

Although I felt Jiang Yang was unreliable the whole way.

But Ruonan would never lie to herself.

Bai Lu's eyes gradually brightened.

Suddenly, I felt like I was back to when I had just graduated.

The lingering feeling that had been building up inside me started to resurface little by little.

It was that kind of foolishness back then, rushing headlong into SM Entertainment even though you knew nothing about it.

She turned to look at the street scene rushing past the window, her voice growing softer:

"If I stay at Jiangyang Company for a long time, will even an old hand like me, who has been defeated by life, start to believe in dreams again?"

The van pulled up and stopped in front of the hotel.

After entering the room, Zhang Ruonan put her luggage away and chatted with Bai Lu for a few minutes.

I had just gotten up to go to the film set for a rehearsal when a notification message popped up on my phone.

She was slightly stunned.

The text above reads: "The latest episode of 'Go Fighting!' that you've been following has premiered!"

"Bai Lu, the show 'Go Fighting!' has started." She looked up at Bai Lu.

"Isn't 'Go Fighting!' airing at this time every week? It's normal. I watch every episode."

Bai Lu had just finished speaking.

Suddenly realizing something: "Ruonan, you mean the episode where you acted with Huang Bo has aired?"

"Yes, that was the episode. It was my first time appearing on television and acting alongside a big star."

Zhang Ruonan nodded vigorously, her voice strained:

"Jiang Yang gave me a notice that my first acting role would be on TV."

Zhang Ruonan gripped her phone tightly, hesitating to open it: "I don't even dare to watch the trailer."

Bai Lu leaned closer to her and lowered her voice: "Afraid of being scolded if you mess up the performance?"

"Yes, right."

Zhang Ruonan said with a wry smile, "What I'm even more afraid of is that nobody pays any attention to me."

She lowered her head: "Just like when I was a model, even the designers couldn't remember my name after the show."

Bai Lu grabbed her wrist: "Idiot! I dared to sign the contract with Jiang Yang's company all at once, what are you being cowardly about? Do you know how many people are watching Huang Bo's variety show? Didn't you say that the lines you and Huang Bo acted with were written by Jiang Yang? Even the lyrics he writes for songs are so memorable. Now that you're on TV, letting the audience see the lines you say while acting with Huang Bo, it will definitely be even better!"

Bai Lu emphasized, "Believe in yourself, and believe in our boss!"

Knowing that Bai Lu was just trying to comfort her, Zhang Ruonan's eyes suddenly lit up.

correct.

Trust Jiang Yang!

Zhang Ruonan clicked on the latest episode of "Go Fighting!"
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