Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 50: Choosing the same hero in different matches

"That's it for today, that's it for today."

After the live stream ended, the staff just wanted to get off work and go home as soon as possible. Why did they feel a little heartbroken after listening to Yu Wei's song so closely?

After all, they are the unsung heroes behind those celebrities...

As her hands left the piano keys, Yu Wei's knuckles clicked softly, and her wrists trembled slightly as she rotated them.

He wasn't this tired when he was filming "Andhadhun" before; it seems he was a bit too immersed in the role just now.

"It seems I can now settle down and reflect."

Qi Yuan stood up and patted his shoulder, "Don't let your guard down. Let me calm down and we'll have another competition."

Although he made it sound easy, being so thoroughly outshone by Yu Wei still made him somewhat unbalanced. Even setting aside the differences in the works themselves, he was not as good as Yu Wei in terms of singing skills and emotional expression.

Is this the difference in talent...?

That's not right. Yu Wei used to be useless at everything. If he had any talent, he would have shown it long ago. This is clearly enlightenment in Longchang!
It seems I need to delve deeper into the meaning of this book.

"You're the first person who can silence taro balls."

Zhang Lingye took the initiative to approach, ignoring Qi Yuan, the so-called main character, and continued to tease her: "I just went to spy on Qi Yuan's super topic, and there are even a few people who have been turned and want you two to cooperate."

They couldn't even imagine how popular this song would be if Qi Yuan sang it; he'd be unstoppable...

Qi Yuan smiled and didn't take it seriously. Everyone says that fans in the fandom are crazy in love, but in fact, they can change their minds quite quickly. If she really had a year or two to settle down, she would definitely have become a fan long ago.

Of course, he wouldn't have been in a state of deep reflection for so long.

Qi Yuan had just finished chatting with Zhang Lingye when he turned around and noticed that Yu Wei was rubbing his hands while playing on his phone, seemingly chatting with someone.

He vaguely seemed to see a familiar profile picture...

"Sister Liu asked me to go discuss business. You guys talk first."

Before Qi Yuan could ask any further questions, Yu Wei dashed off in a flash. Once he was out of sight, Zhang Lingye began to gossip mysteriously: "I'll let you in on a secret, I saw Wei Zi's girlfriend last week, she's quite pretty."

"It's just that her style of dressing is a bit strange."

Qi Yuan: ?
……

Artist managers are known as the most stress-resistant profession in the entertainment industry. On the surface, they manage the artists, but in reality, they convey the ideas of their superiors, making it easy to please neither side.

Song Yiwen is the most resilient artist manager. She gets up earlier and goes to bed later than the artists, works year-round without rest and is available on call at any time. She also needs to be able to quickly respond to "emergencies", last-minute changes, and unstable conditions of the artists.

If something really goes wrong, the celebrity will lose face, but she'll lose her job...

For her, arranging work for celebrities is like a tower defense game. There are specific rules about where to send which people. If you send the wrong person once or twice, it's fine, but if you make too many mistakes, you have to start over.

Yu Wei is an exception. He's not afraid of being assigned the wrong job, but he's afraid of not being assigned any at all. If we don't give him some work to do, how can he possibly write 10,000 words a day?
"Sister Song, you were looking for me?"

Their manager is quite good. Back when he was just coasting along, Song Yiwen would occasionally give him some scraps of business information, which showed a lot of human touch.

“Good performance!”

Although Yu Wei's ability to cause trouble was quite a headache for her, when they actually met, her attitude was still quite friendly. When a teacher encounters a troublesome but outstanding student, all she can do is praise her for having personality.

"These are the ones we selected based on your needs. You can choose one more yourself."

Liu Ning, who was next to him, opened the file to show him. Yu Wei had ruled out advertisements and commercial performances, and the rest were basically variety shows and TV dramas.

Unsurprisingly, none of these TV dramas are watchable. Their titles are all based on classical Chinese poetry forms, and their content invariably revolves around romance.

If you're unlucky enough to run into a show labeled "leading lady," the drama has barely been announced before a fight breaks out over billing order... I can't afford to mess with that, I'd rather watch some variety shows from afar.

Everyone says that going on variety shows is a way to make a living, but Yu Wei thought about it again. At least going on variety shows won't lead to a career crisis, and it's better than having small, rat-like eyes and still wanting to play a handsome guy.

People have self-knowledge.

The variety shows that Liu Ning chose for him were all currently very popular. Obviously, she took advantage of this "random selection" opportunity and kept choosing the best for Yu Wei, thinking that she might as well take advantage of the situation.

He'd been on a reality show before, and this time he wanted to learn from music variety shows, but Yu Wei searched twice and still couldn't find any. What era are we living in that they're still making traditional music variety shows?

Actually, there were several music variety shows in the resources, but Liu Ning excluded them all without exception. These variety shows were either talent shows where lower-level artists competed for the opportunity, or shows where struggling artists were sent back for a makeover.

Yu Wei is incredibly popular right now, and if he were to go on a less popular music variety show, he would definitely be exploited.

“There’s a creative music variety show premiering next month. If you’re interested, I can help you get in touch with them.”

Seeing Yu Wei's hesitation, Song Yiwen quickly added, "Choose a job that suits your taste to tide you over. You're currently in the rising phase of your career, so try not to have any gaps in your employment."

Her words practically screamed "Don't be idle!" Resources are easy to discuss, just don't actually bombard the entertainment industry like the characters in the book.

"Okay, trouble."

Yu Wei flipped through the project list again and finally chose "Dream Beyond Class", a professional acting training variety show to improve acting skills.

Isn't this the snake demon that Ding Zhen had?

However, this variety show is genuinely about teaching acting skills, without a lot of fluff. Since you're going somewhere anyway, you might as well learn something.

Acting requires genuine listening, seeing, and feeling; treat it like going out to gather material...

"You chose this one?"

This was something Song Yiwen and Liu Ning hadn't expected. They thought Yu Wei would choose a reality show slacker, but who would have thought he would pick someone related to acting?

Looks like this kid wants to develop in all aspects?
I heard before that after he finished filming the MV, he also filmed some other things he liked. The company didn't ask about it because it didn't exceed the budget by much. But now it seems that Yu Wei had been planning this for a long time.

"This is a proper acting training class. The veteran actors and directors are known for their sternness. You may sing well, but when you get there, no one will pamper you."

Even if Song Yiwen really wanted to give Yu Wei some work, she couldn't possibly sabotage him. She needed to think things through carefully before doing this kind of crossover variety show.

"It's okay, as long as I can learn something, it's worth it."

Yu Wei isn't some pampered princess in the entertainment industry who's never been mistreated. He's worked regular jobs, tightened screws, and endured all sorts of scolding. Besides, he has years of experience being scolded after failing miserably.

Besides, he's not completely without acting skills; at least he can play a blind man convincingly.

He can play a blind man in ancient times, a blind man on campus, a blind man in the underworld, a blind man as a secret agent...

This expert will pick the same hero in different games, and he can also play the same Lee Sin in different storylines. He is the best Lee Sin player in the Chinese server.

Seeing that Yu Wei was so insistent, Manager Song had no reason to stop him anymore. He just asked Liu Ning to remind him and explain the program's flow and the mentors' styles.

I was listening to the conversation when Sister Liu mentioned a director surnamed Qi.

The program was filmed in Beijing, which made perfect sense.

"Teacher Qi Yunming is probably the most approachable teacher on the show. You have a good relationship with Qi Yuan, so he should take care of you."

Really? Yu Wei couldn't believe it.

He just sent Qi Yuan to settle down, and after beating up the younger one, an older one showed up. Why are there Qi family members everywhere? Is this Niu Family Village, the center of the universe...?

However, he is only a "temporary contract artist" on the show, essentially a replacement guest, and they won't have much interaction since they only film one episode.

Putting aside this relationship, it's good to get to know industry leaders like these; there's no harm in it.

After leaving the office, Yu Wei immediately sought out Qi Luoan to gauge his opinion. Her response was that Old Qi was a lazy bum who didn't care about Qi Yuan and that it was best to treat him as if he didn't exist.

Being a "salted fish" (a person who is lazy and unambitious) is great; they're much easier to get along with than those tough, argumentative types. Yu Wei is also a seasoned "salted fish," so maybe we can even find common ground.

"Should I put in a good word for you?"

"Don't do it."

Whispers from others are one thing, but when they come from a daughter's mouth, they're a completely different story...

(End of this chapter)