The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

Chapter 174 Plans

"Let's talk about it after we finish our business!"

After Gu Ning finished speaking, she lowered her head and kissed him.

Shu Chang struggled for a moment, then became completely absorbed in the music.

Gu Ning carried the utterly exhausted Shu Chang out of the bathroom, placed her on the bed, and said smugly, "Still being stubborn?"

Shu Chang rolled her eyes at him and said, "Come up first, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Gu Ning lay down on the bed, and Shu Chang leaned closer, saying, "Aren't you going to care about Qianqian?"

"It's not that I don't care, it's just that her mother is a problem," Gu Ning said.

"What's wrong with Aunt Liu?"

Shu Chang sat up and said, "You don't think, like some people online, that Aunt Liu has to approve every role Qianqian takes, do you?"

"I know Sissi has someone else as her agent, but her mother has a lot of decision-making power in her career, doesn't she?"

Gu Ning said, "Or rather, she's willing to listen to her mother."

"Aunt Liu just wanted to protect her. You know how chaotic this industry is."

Shu Chang rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "Even so, I still couldn't keep an eye on you. You got off easy."

Gu Ning couldn't refute this point. Liu Xiaoli might have been poor at career planning, but she was undeniably excellent at protecting her daughter.

Some people criticize Liu Xiaoli for being stupid, saying she squandered a great opportunity.

But from another perspective, no one can predict the future. Seeing the result, we know she played her cards terribly. This is a typical result-oriented view.

Secondly, Liu Xiaoli is not a professional, so her choice is understandable.

"I'm not saying whether her mother is right or wrong, but with her mother around, even if I wanted to help her, would her mother listen?"

Gu Ning said, "After she gained enough fame, her mother wanted her to go international, so she signed with Sony and gave up television dramas, only wanting to act in movies."

If I were to plan it, these things would all conflict. Although Sisi has suffered quite a bit so far, there's still too little time, and her mother may not have fully grasped the reality.

I can convince Sissi to act in a TV series, but will her mother agree?

"Aunt Liu probably won't agree, but Xixi really loves acting and doesn't care whether she's acting in a TV series or a movie."

"Why don't you get a script for Xixi? Once she gets some success, Aunt Liu will naturally believe you," Shu Chang said.

Gu Ning paused for a moment before asking, "Did Xixi tell you?"

The night before I arrived at the film set, she took me to the airport, and when we parted, I saw envy in her eyes.

Shu Chang said with heartache, "I used to envy Xixi. She had a lot of screen time in her first drama and was the female lead in her second drama."

But now she envies me, not because she envies me for playing the lead role, but because she envies me for having roles to play.

"Let me think about it."

Gu Ning stopped Shu Chang from lying down and began to think.

With Liu Yifei's current acting skills, she can't handle roles that are too outstanding.

Strictly speaking, Liu Yifei could be considered a "traffic star," but that concept doesn't exist now.

From another perspective, if we judge her by the standards of a mainstream celebrity, she is a breath of fresh air among them.

However, the roles she played before left too deep an impression on the audience. Unless she finds a role that is a perfect fit for her, it will be difficult for her to leave a good impression on the audience.

In the end, the audience will still judge based on acting skills.

Of course, Liu Yifei is not without her merits.

She is the last female warrior in the Chinese entertainment industry, although many people think this claim is more of a marketing ploy.

But to be honest, there really isn't anyone in the entertainment industry younger than her who can act in action scenes so well.

Many people criticize the fight scenes in later fantasy dramas and ancient costume dramas, saying they are not as good as the short videos made by small workshops.

Actually, the director was somewhat wrongly blamed, because at that time, ancient costume fantasy dramas were essentially idol dramas disguised in ancient costumes.

It's too demanding to expect the female lead to be both beautiful and have impressive fighting skills.

Therefore, the director can only guarantee the core element—beauty.

Of course, the director also wants to film something beautiful and with great action sequences, but the actors can't achieve that.

There are many factors involved in casting, which will not be discussed in detail here.

When a particular actor is almost absolutely necessary, but that actor can't simultaneously be beautiful and have impressive action scenes, naturally only...

They can make concessions in this regard.

Liu Yifei is indeed far superior to other actresses of her age in this regard.

Therefore, if we're going to make a film, it can only be a martial arts film, using impressive action scenes to compensate for the lack of acting skills.

Gu Ning originally wanted to wait for Lu Yang to film "The Four Great Constables", but now it seems she has no choice but to do it herself.

Although he had little experience in making this type of film, he had made a period drama in his previous life.

As long as you hire a good action choreography team, filming shouldn't be difficult.

The problem is that these kinds of movies require a lot of investment.

The next day, when Gu Ning woke up, Shu Chang was no longer there.

He checked his phone, replied to a few text messages, and went to the hotel gym after washing up.

"Boss, I didn't expect you to be connected with this person."

Gu Ning was running on the treadmill when Zhang Tianai, wearing tight yoga clothes, walked over and got on the treadmill next to Gu Ning.

"Is this the standard for artists signed by the company?"

She called and texted Gu Ning last night but received no response, so she knew Gu Ning must be seeing someone else.

She had seen several of the actresses from the film crew when she had dinner yesterday.

Although the other young actresses are also beautiful, judging from their proactive manner while eating, they don't seem like the type.

Shu Chang's lukewarm attitude towards Gu Ning, however, made Gu Ning somewhat suspicious.

After all, no matter how famous Shu Chang is, she's just an artist. It was really strange for her boss to treat her like that.

On the contrary, it seemed like an attempt to cover up the truth.

Therefore, when she couldn't contact Gu Ning last night, she guessed it was Shu Chang.

This made her a little depressed. Although Shu Chang wasn't ugly, she could only be described as a girl from a modest family.

She believed herself to be much prettier than Shu Chang.

"Cough cough—"

Gu Ning said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianai didn't say anything more. A few words expressing her resentment would be enough; if she kept talking, Gu Ning would get angry.

"Boss, after my workout, I'm going back to my room to do yoga. Would you like to take a look?"

"I've also done some research on yoga. I'll see if your form is up to standard later."

Gu Ning looked at Zhang Tianai, who was wearing a tight-fitting yoga outfit, and she really felt something for her.

By the time Gu Ning finished instructing Zhang Tianai on yoga, had breakfast, and headed to the film set, it was almost ten o'clock.

When he arrived at the film set, the crew was filming, but he didn't disturb them and just watched with Zhang Tianai.

After filming this scene, Shu Chang took advantage of a break to find Gu Ning.

"My aunt called me before you came to the film set," Shu Chang said.

Gu Ning frowned and said, "Could it be that she's still not giving up?"

If it were just a normal everyday conversation, Shu Chang wouldn't need to talk to him.

The only possibility is that her aunt is still not giving up and wants to cause some trouble again.

"No, it was Huayi who approached her, saying they wanted to poach me from Huayi. They not only promised me the same share of the profits, but also agreed to cover the penalty for breach of contract, and even promised Feng Xiaogang that I would play the female lead in his next movie," Shu Chang said.

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