Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

On the way to the Hunan TV building.

Sitting in the van, Jiang Bai asked with some curiosity, "The production company actually managed to persuade Sister Shuang to come back from abroad?"

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"Not really." Xu Xu, who was sitting next to him and looking down at his documents, smiled.

"Chu Yuxun was just a little willful."

"But she will still fulfill the obligations required by the contract."

indeed.

Jiang Bai nodded thoughtfully.

When Zheng Shuang left the "Rush to the Dead Summer" production team, she gave the reason that she had already fulfilled the filming time required by the contract.

If the crew didn't finish filming her scenes within that timeframe, that's the crew's problem, not hers.

As for whether Shuangzi worked every day during filming, don't worry about that. In Shuangzi's mind, she did take leave, and that was all reasonable.

The contracts signed between actors and production teams usually include clauses requiring them to cooperate with the production's promotion.

So even though "Rush to the Dead Summer" is scheduled to premiere earlier this time, Zheng Shuang, who is currently abroad, still has to return to China to cooperate with the production team for promotion.

Of course, Shuangzi has her own logic for fulfilling the contract and will only cooperate with the publicity she wants to cooperate with.

At that time, the version of "Happy Camp" that had not yet been revamped was clearly a form of promotion that Zheng Shuang was willing to cooperate with.

Jiang Bai also benefited from her fame, because with Shuangzi, Hunan TV's darling, "Happy Camp" prepared a special episode for "Rush to the Dead Summer".

Instead of the usual format where two production teams would promote their shows together in one episode, and sometimes a singer would be added to promote their music.

Jiang Bai, a completely unknown newcomer, was able to appear on this nationally popular indoor variety show alongside Shuangzi.

The van slowly drove into Hunan TV's Alpaca Building.

Outside the building, a group of Shuangzi's fans had already gathered, holding up light boards and watching every business car that drove into the building entrance, afraid of missing Shuangzi's appearance.

Jiang Bai watched this scene through the car window with a hint of envy.

It has to be said that Zheng Shuang had a lot of fans during this period, and the fans were incredibly united.

Chen Xuedong, who is also a main character, had his fans squeezed into a small corner on the outside.

Of course, Jiang Bai suffered the most.

Although Jiang Bai has gained some fame online, with over 500,000 followers on Weibo, of which about 100,000 are active fans.

But these people are all here because of him; they usually just look at Jiang Bai's handsome photos and admire him.

It's impossible for them to actually spend money to come and support Jiang Bai.

Hopefully, after "Rush to the Dead Summer" airs, he will gain a group of true fans who genuinely like him.

With a sigh, Jiang Bai opened the car door and got out.

In an instant, countless eyes turned to him.

Jiang Bai even heard a few regretful complaints.

"Why isn't it Shuang'er?!"

"I thought it was Zheng Shuang!"

Jiang Bai's expression remained unchanged.

Although there were no fans present, he still politely smiled and waved to them.

Only then, accompanied by his assistant and driver Brother Wang, did he quickly walk into the lobby.

"I must say, Lu Zhiang is really handsome."

"What Lu Zhiang? His name is Jiang Bai. I started following him on Weibo when the casting was announced."

"He looks even more handsome in person than Chen Xuedong! I thought the photos online were all photoshopped!"

"I heard he was handpicked by Guo Jingming. Although Guo Jingming's movies are generally terrible, he's really good at casting!"

Amidst the chatter of the fans, Jiang Bai quickly entered the lobby, where the staff who were waiting led him to the dressing room.

There is no private dressing room.

However, this afternoon we only recorded the episode of "Rush to the Dead Summer".

So even in the public dressing room, there were hardly any people around at this time.

However, the walls of the dressing room were covered with group photos of past guests, densely packed together. These were all top figures from various fields of the entertainment industry, which caught Jiang Bai's attention.

Despite the current popularity of "Running Man," "Happy Camp," as a national-level indoor variety show, still has a rich history and can still be enjoyed.

As Jiang Bai examined the photos, he pondered whether he should look at the corresponding issue numbers.

Meanwhile, his makeup artist, Sister Zhao, was also doing all sorts of makeup on his face.

Sister Zhao is 30 years old this year and has been in the industry for eight years. She has worked as a makeup artist for three celebrities, and her professionalism is beyond reproach.

This was also her first time working with Jiang Bai as a team member on an event.

There was no other way; Jiang Bai had been filming on set all along, and the makeup and styling on set were usually handled by the set's makeup and styling artists, with the primary consideration being the character.

Zhao Jie, as Jiang Bai's personal makeup artist, is mainly responsible for Jiang Bai's makeup and styling for various commercial events, variety shows, and public appearances.

Jiang Bai has a good foundation, and his skin doesn't have any pits or bumps that require a lot of concealer, so it's quite easy to do his makeup.

Before long, he finished his makeup and changed into a simple white hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants, which made him look more youthful.

After his makeup was finished, the staff took him to the lounge next to the studio to wait for the recording to begin.

Upon entering the lounge, Jiang Bai saw Zheng Hehuizi and Chen Xuedong sitting inside.

"Hey, you two are here."

Zheng Hehui smiled gently at Jiang Bai, but did not reply.

Chen Xuedong took the initiative to speak, saying, "We're quite free, unlike you, who's so busy and already has a constant stream of acting offers before even officially debuting."

"As soon as the production crew called, they came running to cooperate with the publicity."

Jiang Bai chuckled: "Brother Xue Dong, stop making me laugh."

"The little productions I take on can't compare to yours. One of your projects is worth ten of mine."

"I'm just destined to be a hard worker, barely making a living."

To everyone's surprise, Chen Xuedong shook his head with a wry smile, "I'm taking a break this year and won't be taking on any roles for the time being."

Jiang Bai frowned.

Who would believe that?

I've never heard of any celebrity in their prime who would be willing to take a break.

Last year, Chen Xuedong's acting was ridiculed after the broadcast of "Yes! Mr. Fashion". Despite the immense pressure, he still continued filming "Rush to the Dead Summer".

Fortunately, the subsequent broadcast of "Decipher" somewhat reversed the negative public opinion about his acting skills.

Ouyang Nabi, on the other hand, has been completely nailed to the pillar of shame.

Logically speaking, he should strike while the iron is hot this year and continue to film more dramas to quickly wash away the negative impact brought by "Yes! Mr. Fashion".

How can we stop working and take a break?

With an awkward smile, Jiang Bai patted Chen Xuedong on the shoulder, sat down next to him, and stopped talking.

Jiang Bai, with his keen and insightful mind, had already figured it out.

It seems that Chen Xuedong has had a falling out with his backer, Guo Xiaosi.

This is not something he can get involved in, and he has absolutely no interest in getting involved.

Silence fell over the lounge.

The silence was broken only when Sister Shuangzi arrived.

However, it would have been better if this silence hadn't been broken at all.

"Chen Xuedong, I heard you and Guo Jingming had a falling out?"

As soon as Shuangzi entered the room, she rushed straight to Chen Xuedong, asking, "He's cut off all your resources?"

"Then why did we let you participate in the promotional event for 'Rush to the Dead Summer'?"

"Oh, right, a contract was signed."

Shuangzi kept talking nonstop, her face full of the excitement and joy of someone enjoying the gossip.

They completely disregarded how unpleasant the person involved's expression had become.

Jiang Bai and Zheng Hehuizi exchanged a glance, and suddenly, on a whim, changed the subject.

"This ceiling is so bright!"

"Oh, hehe, yes, the floor is so clean too."

"Mango TV does a pretty good job with hygiene."

"really."