How did I become famous?

Chapter 158 The Young Lady is Going to Release an Album (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

In October, the temperature remained just as hot.

But at least a month has passed since the beginning of autumn, and the daily temperature has dropped from nearly 40 degrees to around 30 degrees.

Perhaps after a few more heavy rains, we'll have to switch from short sleeves to spring and autumn clothes.

After filming was completed, the movie entered the post-production stage.

Unlike Fang Bie, Wu Kai and Liu Mang are very dedicated to editing, spending all their time in the editing studio.

It's tough on Luo Wei and Pan Xiao. These two brothers, one in charge of post-production and the other in charge of special effects, are now working on two movies at the same time. They're so busy they feel like they're working non-stop like 007.

Fortunately, they had hired some people beforehand, otherwise they would have really had to ask some celebrities for advice on how to work 25 hours a day.

Lonely Fang Bie fell into a state of idleness.

The young lady was busy with classes, Liu Mang and his team were busy with post-production for the film, and Lao Wu and his team were busy with game development.

What am I doing?

do not know.

But the more idle one is, the lonelier one becomes.

Because he suddenly realized that he had no friends other than these people.

His relatives didn't dare contact him anymore because their status had changed.

Moreover, the more he saw those familiar strangers, the more he thought of his parents.

But the boring days soon passed.

Because the young lady sent him a CD.

"The album title 'Bathing in Color' is quite interesting."

Fang Bie glanced at the album in his hand. This was the young lady's first solo album. She said it was being distributed by her second brother's company and would go on sale in three days.

The album includes a poster signed by both Su Mulin and Fang Bie.

The poster shows Su Mulin and Fang Bie both wearing short-sleeved white shirts, with Fang Bie holding a guitar and Su Mulin sitting in front of a piano.

"No wonder they insisted on having me make a signature stamp; so that's why."

This photo was also staged.

I remember it was after Liu Mang finished filming his movie, and then Su Mulin said to take a picture to commemorate it.

I didn't expect it to be included in the album.

Turn on the living room stereo and Blu-ray player, and insert the disc.

A familiar yet somewhat different melody surrounded Fang Bie's ears.

"Is it 'Sunny Day'?"

Fang Bie was squatting on the sofa, hugging a cushion.

In the deserted company, he sat in the darkness, enjoying his solitude all by himself.

In October, Hengdian was bathed in clear blue skies.

But it rained a few days ago, and the temperature did drop quite a bit.

Today, Liu Mang and Wu Kai were unusually absent from overseeing the post-production editing. Kira Yoshikage and Chen Yongren, who had finished filming, also made a rare appearance at this place of sorrow.

Yes, it's that nail salon that was forced to close down because it never had any customers anymore.

At this moment, five people are sitting side by side in five deck chairs by the door, one of them holding a can of beer and chatting as he drinks.

"Old Fang, when are you finally going to Hollywood? Don't forget to bring the guys along!"

"Go to hell! Hey Fatty Liu, you look so angry, but you're actually a fat, foreign-worshipping scumbag? I've been observing you for a long time, and it's clear that the moon is rounder in our own country, okay?"

Liu Mang chuckled twice: "Didn't some idiot say the other day that the air abroad smells sweet?"

"Sweet my foot! He probably lives in the capital." Fang Bie sneered. "You could say that animal feces and urine smell stronger abroad. Being close to nature, that's what nature smells like."

"So you're not going to Hollywood?"

"Who knows, plans can't keep up with changes. Foreigners order a steak medium-rare, and when you cut it open, it's still bloody. Tell me, who could stand that?"

"Then why did you call us over?" Fang Bie clinked cans with him, then took a sip: "It's a gathering of single men, isn't that great?"

Actually, he was lonely.

I have no friends or parents, and I have too many things weighing on my mind that I can't express.

I've been listening to Su Mulin's album for the past two days. Those familiar melodies are played on different instruments, and even the lyrics and arrangements of three songs have been changed quite a bit.

The more he listened, the lonelier he felt, so he wanted to find someone to chat with.

"By the way, Miss's album goes on sale tomorrow, you all know that, right?"

"I know." Liu Mang also took a swig of wine. "Sheng Le has already started advertising. It would be strange if we didn't know."

Shengle is the record distribution company under Su Erge.

Fang Bie nodded: "So, how many copies do you think her album will sell?"

"Who knows, maybe tens of thousands of copies," Liu Mang said nonchalantly. "Although our Miss Su sings professionally and has a good voice, she's still a newcomer and doesn't have much of a fan base yet. Plus, she's releasing a new album at the same time as a young heartthrob, so she probably won't sell many. But Miss Su is just doing this for fun, why are you so concerned?"

Fang Bie sighed, but the young lady was definitely not just dabbling in this.

Moreover, the album is so good, full of classic songs, it would be a shame not to let everyone hear it.

Then the art style started to go astray.

Wu Kai sat up: "Huh? A young heartthrob is releasing a new album? What young heartthrob?"

The world has long suffered from the plight of young, handsome male celebrities, but Wu Kai has suffered especially.

Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if his film "Iron-Blooded Sand" would have been better at the box office and with critics if he hadn't cast young heartthrobs.

After thinking it over carefully, he decided it was impossible.

At most, it will only raise the rating from 4.1 to 5.

But does it make a difference?

They're all bad movies.

You can't just go out and post a Weibo and then blame everything on that young heartthrob, can you?

This is incredibly unreliable.

Therefore, Wu Kai cleverly chose to play dead.

Sure enough, his second movie brought back a lot of positive reviews.

And then he won an award.

However, he did not accept the award, and was later kissed on the cheek by Liu Mang.

Although it was disgusting, he was taken in by Fang Bie, so he can be considered to have successfully cleared his name.

Delicious.

He has indeed changed a lot since coming to Fangmu; at the very least, he knows to observe people's expressions before speaking.

So when Liu Mang finished saying "Miss doesn't care," he keenly noticed that Fang Bie's smile was very forced.

What does this mean? It means that although the young lady doesn't care, Fang Bie does!

Come to think of it, this album was ultimately produced by Fang Bie himself, so it's normal for him to care.

At that moment, a sinister idea popped into Wu Kai's mind.

What are subordinates supposed to do? Aren't they there to relieve the leader's burden?

Liu Mang used this movie to curry favor with the rich girl and became second only to her in the company. He walked around like a fat crab every day.

Wu Kai was outwardly resentful but inwardly very jealous.

But now he has found a way.

If you go and try to curry favor with the young lady, then I, Wu, will curry favor with someone else!

Although Lao Fang is someone who listens to the young lady.

But Wu Kai understood perfectly well that this was called being unconcerned with trivial matters.

When it comes to something truly important, it's Fang who makes the final decision!

The young lady appears strong, but as long as Fang Bie's opinions are reliable, she will definitely go along with Fang Bie's personality.

What's the use of clinging to the young lady's coattails?

As long as I, Wu, make Lao Fang happy, who will be the third-ranked person in the company? It's all up to Lao Fang's word.

No matter how well you fawn over someone, it can't compare to the whispers in their ear.

Didn't you see that ancient ministers all tried to please the harem and eunuchs? Fatty, you're still too young.

He suppressed his elation and suggested, "Old Fang, why don't we take a look at how that young heartthrob is promoting himself?"

Fang Bie doesn't dislike young, handsome men.

But he was annoyed by the fact that young male celebrities' fans were biting people everywhere.

If you like it, just enjoy it in your own little world. Why do you have to come out and seek validation?

If others disagree, you'll get angry.

With fans like you, how can someone not be criticized?

Well, at this moment, don't forget your 120E brainless fans.

Liu Mang disagreed: "Wouldn't that lower her standards to the level of those young heartthrobs? Even if the young lady doesn't feel ashamed, we certainly do!"

Don't think I didn't see through you. You skinny monkey think you can compete with me, Uncle Liu, for my favor?

Are you worthy?

I wonder if the person who was most favored by the master in the journey to the West was the second brother, not that monkey-headed stable boy?

Kira and Yoshikage, standing nearby, felt like outsiders.

They were both wondering to themselves how they had only gone out to take a role in a movie, and how they had ended up in a love triangle when they came back.

The director circle is too chaotic; you can't afford to mess with them.

However, I won't be going out for the time being. I'll definitely be working with Director Fang for the next movie, even if it's just a supporting role.

Fang Bie didn't seem to care much: "Um, I don't really pay attention to this. By the way, what's the trick to it?"

Wu Kai smiled, "He's a professional at this!"

He spent a long time researching which young, handsome male celebrities to hire!

"Old Fang, let me tell you. First, we need an online army, then we need to hype it up, hype it up to the extreme! Then we need to spend money to boost the data! Make the data look amazing! Next is to control the comments! Then we need to play the victim to gain the fans' sympathy! We also need to start fights! Only fighting can make the fans more united! Sometimes when the fans are fighting fiercely, their two idols might be drinking and going to bars together."

Fang thought about it and realized it actually made perfect sense!

But there's a problem: "I'm not against this, but here's the thing: all of this costs money. Where will the money come from?"

Miss Su would definitely disdain doing that; she would feel it insults her dreams.

The Su family father and his two sons certainly wouldn't do that either; they're all about style.

If you dare to turn the Su Group's precious darling into a celebrity, then they'll dare to show you his brains first and then give you a villa by the river.

And we really don't have any money.

That's how you do it, so that the money you left with the young lady won't become untouchable.

The rest were all invested in game studios.

He only has a little over 50,000 yuan on him right now. What can that do?

"So, can any of you lend me a hand?"

Moreover, if the young lady really asks, Fang Bie can also shift the blame to Liu Mang and Wu Kai, saying that he doesn't know.

Aren't brothers just there to take the blame?

At least they won't be sent to be drowned in the river.

"I really don't have any money. My dad cut off my livelihood a long time ago. I spend money lavishly, and I've invested all my money in movies hoping to get a small share of the profits." This is Liu Mang.

"Don't look at me, I left with nothing. I'm living off the company now, and I have less than 30,000 yuan in my bank account." This is Wu Kai.

Fang Bie then looked at Kira Yoshikage and Chen Yongren.

The two brothers also expressed their helplessness: "Director Fang, our pay was already a friendly price we asked for, and since they are pursuing high-quality production, they haven't given us much pay yet. We'll have to wait until the TV series is released to receive our share of the profits, and we don't have any money either."

Fang Bie sighed: "Then the question is, what should we do?"

Just then, the roar of an engine came from afar.

The five of them turned their heads together and saw a blue-purple Bentley Continental driving up.

Liu Mang curled his lip: "Screw showing off! I wonder which nouveau riche who's hooking up with some minor celebrity is bragging about it!"

Fang Bie also started to speak sarcastically: "Aren't they all four-wheeled vehicles? Why doesn't he just drive it at 200 km/h? I'd call the police on the spot! Just because he has a few bucks doesn't mean he's all that! If I didn't dislike Bentleys, I would have bought one already! I wouldn't even take this piece of junk for free!"

Just as the group was feeling envious, the Bentley pulled up and stopped in front of Fangmu Film and Television.

Then, the car door opened, and a pair of long legs in dress pants stepped out.

The person who arrived was none other than Su Zhe, the second brother of Su!

He walked up to the stunned Fang Bie and the others, and tossed the Bentley keys to Fang Bie: "A bet's a bet, it's yours."

I just got home three hours ago, and here's the first chapter.

My cousin got his marriage certificate yesterday and is treating my mom's relatives to dinner today.

I drank some baijiu (Chinese liquor).

After he got his marriage certificate, all the pressure fell on me.

I'll stay up late tonight to write a few more chapters, and tomorrow afternoon I'll go to the movies with my cousin and sister-in-law (mainly to improve our relationship so my sister-in-law can introduce me to some nice female colleagues).

Please vote for me!

(End of this chapter)