Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

[“I’m fine, Guangsheng. I hope this hasn’t affected your life or made you feel bad.”] Jiang Yang replied.

Jiang Yang posted again: [“It’s been hot these past few days, is filming going smoothly?”]
Wu Guangsheng: ["It went quite smoothly. Other film crews all felt that I was under your protection, and they treated me very well, haha."]
Jiang Yang: ["That's good. Remember to bring a bottle of water in your bag, so you don't get heatstroke."]
Wu Guangsheng: [“I will, Teacher Jiang.”]
Wu Guangsheng: ["I will work hard to pass the audition for a special guest appearance as soon as possible, and appear on TV more often, just like you. I sent the photo of us together to my parents, and they were so excited."]
Jiang Yang replied with a laughing emoji.

The chat history ends here.

At the time, I thought that the news on the trending topics would soon pass.

Unexpectedly, the situation escalated.

In real life, all the actors who know Jiang Yang in Hengdian praise him highly.

Countless people online are pretending to know Jiang Yang and hurling insults at him.

I want to speak up for Jiang Yang.

They were also afraid of being drawn into a media storm.

He was just an ordinary person, a nobody at the bottom of society, and the price of telling the truth was immediately made tangible.

Team leader Zhou Qi was still taking attendance.

Actors kept going up, handing in their actor's certificates, which were kept by the team leader and returned to the actors after work.

Wu Guangsheng has already edited the Weibo post clarifying Jiang Yang's situation.

He stared at his phone screen.

My finger hovered over the send button and then withdrew.

Finally, he pressed his forehead against the cold phone screen, but did not press the send button.

I really want to help Jiang Yang, but at the same time I'm afraid.

On Weibo, the school Jiang Yang attended was revealed.

If he were to step forward, would he also encounter the same situation?

He was afraid that if he failed to win over the girl he liked in high school, his classmates would embellish the story and post it online.

He was afraid that his sister would be talked about at school.

He's even more afraid that no production team will dare to use him again in the future.

Looking back, I was always a poor student and only attended a junior college.

He has an average appearance and is short, barely 1.7 meters tall, and doesn't really have any outstanding skills.

The only photo he took with Jiang Yang allowed his parents to stand tall in front of relatives and say, "My son took a photo with a celebrity."

If I were to stand up and post this Weibo, I would face unimaginable consequences.

Wu Guangsheng's fingers trembled as he hovered over the send button.

In the end, I didn't press it.

He turned off the screen, put the phone in his pocket, gripped it tightly, and muttered to himself, "I'm really... so useless..."

The bus that took the actors to the filming location came from Denglong Road.

After taking attendance, team leader Zhou Qi emphasized, "I'll say it again, listen up, don't take this lightly. From now on, if you register and accept a gig, you absolutely must come. Otherwise, it will be considered absenteeism, and you'll be fired after you've been paid. Last time, that Bai Mengyan missed two gigs, and her actor's certificate has already been revoked..."

Upon hearing her own name called, Bai Mengyan paused in her steps.

stunned.

"I?"

She pulled her actor's certificate out of her pocket.

The full name is five characters: Actor's Pass.

The photos above were taken at the Actors Guild, and include the actor's name, gender, height, date of birth, and actor number.

Turning around, I saw the group of actors lining up to board the bus.

I was a little dazed while watching.

My gaze fell on the female extras lining up to board the bus at the front door.

She is the same height as him.

Same body type.

Even their facial features and temperament are very similar.

If I hadn't met Jiang Yang, that girl might have been her.

The bus started up and drove away with a roar, muttering to itself.

"Just a little bit short, almost there."

"If I had signed the contract with Jiangyang Company a day later, I would probably be sitting on that bus now."

Bai Lu glanced down at her actor's certificate one last time.

In the photo, she looks lost and confused about the future, unsure of what the future holds for extras.

But now he has already signed with Jiang Yang's company.

I initially thought I could become an artist under SM Entertainment, but I failed the audition process.

He thought he could make it big as a model, but he has achieved nothing so far.

She tried working as an extra to find opportunities, and through Ruonan's time as a model, she signed with Jiang Yang's company.

Ruonan, who was once a girl, is now a girl named Ruonan.

She no longer needs to struggle to get opportunities as an extra. Life is unpredictable.

It's completely impossible to predict what path I will take in the future.

As she watched the bus disappear from sight, Bai Lu spoke softly to her former self: "I need to work harder to live up to this luck, to live up to the opportunity Ruonan gave me, and to live up to Jiang Yang's appreciation for me... Actually, I still don't know what my strengths are that he can appreciate."

"Most importantly... we must be worthy of the person who was on this bus of extras on another path in life."

Another day has passed in a flash.

Jiang Yang's negative search terms are still trending.

He was abruptly woken up by Xu Xiaoou's phone call: "Jiang Yang, why didn't you answer Lao Zhong's call?"

"Did he call me? Sorry, Mr. Xu, I just woke up."

"How can you sleep? Your negative hashtags have been trending for three days straight!"

"Mr. Xu, I'm still a little sleepy, I'll sleep a little longer." Jiang Yang yawned.

Seeing my Weibo followers skyrocket, I've been sleeping incredibly well these past few days.

Old Zhong has given him a windfall of traffic; he'd better catch it.

These days, people generally still care about their reputation.

Unlike later generations, who would do anything, no matter how low their moral standards, to become famous.

Let him become famous first, then we'll talk about other things.

There are many ways to whitewash one's image.

People laugh at poverty but not prostitution; making money isn't shameful.

We chatted for a few minutes, and were just about to hang up.

Xu Xiaoou's tone softened: "Don't call me President Xu anymore. We've known each other for so long, just call me Sister Xu. Oh, and give Lao Zhong a call back."

hang up the phone.

I saw six missed calls from Zhong Shujia on my phone.

On WeChat, the production manager and casting director on the set of "Fighter of the Destiny" all called him via voice call.

Jiang Yang wasn't in a hurry to contact Zhong Shujia. After washing up, he sent a message to Yang Chaoyue, asking her to bring him breakfast, before calling Zhong Shujia.

The call connected instantly.

Jiang Yang smiled and said, "Director, you wanted to see me?"

"Let's find a place to sit down and talk about how to handle your trending topic."

"The hype will pass. The production team paid me so much, and the acting coach also made a lot of money. It's only right that I contribute some traffic to the production team. Director, I'm fine."

Hear the words.

On the set of Tianducheng, Zhong Shujia felt a surge of frustration that she couldn't shake off.

At four in the morning, the actors were summoned to work.

Makeup and styling were done, and it was already eight o'clock when I arrived at the set.

This scene is about Lu Han.

There are over a hundred actors in total, and I need a full view.

There were laborers moving goods at the port, crew members throwing ropes as large ships docked, groups of men and women strolling the streets, and vendors hawking their wares.

Coordinating over a hundred actors is no ordinary task.

We need to ensure that every actor is active.

The number of people should not be too large, nor should it be too loose.

After seven or eight rehearsals, they finally got it right in one take, and then they let Lu Han's stunt double do one more take.

We've almost finished filming.

As a result, we received a message from Lu Han's team.

Lu Han is really not coming!

Lu Han's team couldn't persuade him to stay.

I thought it was just talk, but I didn't expect it to be real.

Using Jiang Yang's popularity to boost the buzz of "Fighter of the Destiny" also benefits Lu Han. Why does Lu Han have to get so hung up on this? I just don't understand.

How can they not consider the bigger picture at all?

It's certain that we'll reach a settlement with Jiang Yang, because we had already agreed on a price.

However, I cannot take the initiative to contact Jiang Yang.

Don't be the first to back down.

If you give in first, you lose the initiative.

At this crucial moment, there was no time to chat with Jiang Yang: "Jiang Yang, hurry up and come to the crew. Just like you said, we'll give you the title of art director. What salary do you think is appropriate?"

After we finished talking, I hung up the phone.

Zhong Shujia's meaning was clear: name your price. (End of Chapter)