A Top-Tier Life Begins with Sarcastic Phrases

"Brother Huang, how's the situation?"

Gu Yun was summoned to Huang Ming's office early in the morning.

Last night he had a video call with Meng Ziyi that lasted for more than an hour.

I then chatted with Xiaotian, who was suffering from insomnia, for more than two hours.

Around 4 a.m., Wang Churan, who had just finished filming a night scene, kept me chatting for over an hour.

It's like I barely slept all night; my eyelids are drooping right now, I'm so sleepy.

"Public opinion is changing, don't rush, let things develop a bit more."

Huang Ming rubbed his swollen eyes, got up, and made himself a cup of black coffee: "Want some coffee?"

"I don't drink... Brother Huang, judging from your appearance, you didn't go home last night, did you?"

Gu Yun really couldn't stand this stuff. What kind of decent person drinks coffee without adding any sugar?

And he also wants to go back and take a nap later.

"Yeah, you've been in the office all night, going home would be too much of a waste of time, wouldn't it?"

Gu Yun is Huang Ming's only precious treasure, and he really can't rest easy without keeping a close eye on him.

"Brother Huang, won't your wife mind if you don't go home?"

Gu Yun joked, "I've heard that your wife is from Sichuan or Chongqing. Won't she be kneeling on a washboard when she gets back?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? At home, your brother Huang is the emperor!"

Huang Ming straightened his back, gesturing for Gu Yun to sit down, before continuing their conversation about serious matters:

"There are two things I wanted to ask you to do. First, Director Wang Hailong wants you to go and record another episode of [Departure 2]."

When are we going to record?

Gu Yun's reaction was not surprising; Wang Hailong had mentioned it a few days ago when they went to record "Let's Go Traveling Together."

In the latest two episodes of "Let's Go Traveling Together", Gu Yun had fewer scenes due to public opinion, but he was still being attacked in the comments section.

After today's reversal of public opinion, those who were previously the most vocal critics of Gu Yun, the "entertainers," have resurfaced:

"See? I told you Gu Yun was capable, didn't I?"

Despite the back-and-forth, the popularity of the travel show hasn't waned.

"In mid-June, the production team went to Paris to film the latest two episodes. Because they needed to apply for visas, Director Wang notified them in advance."

"The price they quoted was the same as what you'd get for recording the third season: 800,000 NTD per episode before tax."

"Brother Wang is still too kind to me."

Gu Yun sighed.

This is really sincere. "Ninefold Purple" will only air tomorrow night, and "Joy of Life 2" will probably not be released until the end of the year.

Strictly speaking, Gu Yun is now just a variety show personality, so 800,000 is really a lot of money.

"I'll take care of the visa. You've worked hard these past few days, so take a good rest. By mid-June, the public opinion will have calmed down."

Huang Ming said gently.

For the past month, Gu Yun has been constantly affected by public opinion, and he has been surrounded by Xiao Zhan's enthusiastic fans more than once or twice on his way to his work engagements.

He felt really bad for Gu Yun; he could have controlled the public opinion much earlier.

"It's nothing, Brother Huang."

Let him be criticized, anyway, Gu Yun has achieved his goal. In just one month, he has jumped to the third tier of rising stars. It was worth it.

"And the second thing?" Gu Yun asked.

"My boss called me last night."

Huang Ming rubbed his temples, a smile appearing on his face: "The boss said that Director Han Han wants to invite you to make a cameo appearance in 'Pegasus 2'."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Gu Yun knew that Deng Chao and Han Han had a good relationship and that the two had met quite often in private.

One is the only director among the middle generation of directors in the Chinese entertainment industry who has found his own directing style and is the director of the seven billion yuan box office club!

One is a box office king with over 10 billion yuan in earnings, and one of the most bankable actors in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The two had previously collaborated on the film "Duckweed," which received positive reviews and performed well at the box office.

Gu Yun wasn't surprised at all when he heard Han Han invite Deng Chao to make a cameo appearance.

"It had nothing to do with you originally."

Huang Ming laughed and said, "But the boss is busy filming 'A Writer's Odyssey 2' right now, and it hasn't finished filming yet, so he can't leave."

"However, the boss did recommend you to Director Han Han."

Gu Yun was instantly wide awake, leaping up from his chair: "Me? Go to Pegasus 2?"

This is a resource!

No wonder Gu Yun was excited!

Think about it, Li Yunrui made a cameo appearance in the terrible movie "Fengshen", which gave him a bit of a veneer of fame. After a little packaging, he became a "third-tier star poised for explosive success"!

Just a few days later, he landed his first leading role in a TV series!

That was just that terrible movie, Investiture of the Gods.

Gu Yun is going to make a cameo appearance in Pegasus 2!

The first installment of "Pegasus" was released during the 19 Chinese New Year season.

It competed with the most amazing sci-fi blockbuster in the history of Chinese entertainment, "The Wandering Earth," and still managed to rakble a box office of 10.43 billion yuan!

Its value is beyond doubt!

The online discussion and buzz surrounding it have remained consistently high!

The announcement that the second film would be released during the 25th Spring Festival caused a huge stir and dominated the Weibo hot search list for a period of time.

The two parts of Investiture of the Gods combined can't even beat a fraction of what others have!

Given the popularity of this movie, let's wait for Gu Yun to gain some recognition in "Pegasus 2"!

With Orange Entertainment backing him, how could anyone in this business be worse than Li Yunrui?

Perhaps they'll directly reach the threshold of becoming a second-tier city!

"I know you're excited, but don't get excited yet, I haven't finished speaking."

Huang Ming chuckled and said that when he heard the news yesterday, he had the same expression as Gu Yun.

Gu Yun took a deep breath and sat back down in his seat: "Brother Huang, you go ahead."

"The boss recommended you, but whether he'll actually use you is another matter."

Huang Ming explained, "Director Han Han just told you to come to the film set in July, when you come back from Paris, to audition for a role."

"Although it's just a mechanic role, there's a lot of competition, so don't have too high expectations."

Huang Ming was telling the truth. For a cameo role in a blockbuster film by a big-name director, many people would be scrambling to get one.

For example, Li Chen, the actor who starred in the movie with 800,000 box office earnings.

If he were to make a cameo appearance, he would instantly become a "Best Actor" with billions in box office revenue, so of course the competition would be fierce.

Gu Yun calmed down: "Let's do our best. If it works, we'll be lucky; if it doesn't, it won't have much of an impact."

Anyway, if Gu Yun takes on a good leading role in a period drama in the second half of the year, he will be able to steadily rise to the second tier by the end of next year at the latest.

"Okay, those are the two things. At the latest, the payment for [Ninefold Purple] will be in your account the day after tomorrow."

Before Gu Yun left, Huang Ming said again.

On the 4th, Gu Yun took a plane to Yanjing.

Firstly, he now has money and is preparing to give up his old house and rent a better one.

Another reason is that Meng Ziyi called him last night, asking him to come to Yanjing to watch the premiere of "Ninefold Purple" together.

This was Gu Yun's first role, and although it was a supporting role, it was indeed his first character, which was quite memorable, so he came.

"Hey, Gu Yun, over here~"

Meng Ziyi, wearing women's sunglasses and a black tight-fitting bodycon dress, leaned against a red sports car and waved to Gu Yun.

Her voluptuous figure was on full display.