At 7:30 pm, the premiere officially begins.
Xue Xiao was placed in the second row.
Not all fifty students showed up. After all, many people joined the group right after the show and couldn't spare the time. In the end, only about a dozen people showed up.
Dou Mingjian, Gu Ling and the others were sitting next to Xue Xiao. Everyone was dressed formally today and quietly watched the host conduct the interview on the stage.
Shen Tingyan answered the questions slowly and did not talk much as always.
After finishing the interview with the arranged questions, he gave up the place to the director and the second male lead, and sat beside him, with his legs crossed, his posture elegant and his expression indifferent.
Xue Xiao looked at this man quietly.
At a certain moment, Shen Tingyan's eyes turned around and met his.
Xue Xiao moved the corners of his lips, and a smile appeared in Shen Tingyan's eyes.
"Fang Lei told you, Director Zheng recognized you after watching a few of your performances. But two days ago, Mr. Jin, our largest investor, suddenly mentioned Xu Lingjia to him."
Xue Xiao suddenly felt a chill.
After all, without the fear of "if you can't have a drink with me, you won't get the role", how many artists are willing to harm their bodies like this
"Now that Xu Lingjia is in front of him, he will find an opportunity."
Yang Ying said helplessly: "Let me tell you, that Mr. Jin wants to call you over to have dinner with him! He is taking advantage of Xu Lingjia's issue with Qiao. He wants to give you this role in his heart, but he just wants to take the opportunity to create a crisis for you. feel."
Zheng Yang was mentally prepared for a tough battle at that time. Unexpectedly, when President Jin mentioned this matter to him, it was not because he wanted to replace Xue Xiao with Xu Lingjia, but—
Did he accidentally split the endorsement deal with Xu Lingjia
He doesn't know if the word "tear" is correct or not. He only occasionally sees some artist fans or gossip marketing accounts saying this on the Internet...
It was the same when I was playing.
He became the Shen Tingyan in the eyes of ordinary people again.
"You're not even arguing with him about the endorsement, because the brand didn't hesitate between you two at all, it was just waiting for you to finish the game."
It's just this kind of thing... He really doesn't like it.
He knew that Zheng Yang would arrange a dinner for the crew and investors later, but that should be a normal meeting, and Mr. Jin proposed to "have dinner with him" at this time...
Yang Ying was not afraid of Shen Tingyan, and shrugged and said: "You accepted the endorsement of Brand C, right? Xu Lingjia had been eyeing that endorsement for a long time, and there had been no movement from the brand. I didn't expect that this resource would be given to you as soon as the competition was over. you. "
Yang Ying: "In the words of today's young people, they are very 'dad' and they particularly like the culture of the wine table. When an artist drinks almost, he will become unhappy and feel that he is disrespected. In the past, an artist drank and vomited blood at his dinner party. Well, he still thinks this is loyal enough, huh.”
Xue Xiao was surprised.
Xue Xiao's mind recalled what Yang Ying and Zheng Yang said at noon.
Zheng Yang joked: "Shen Tingyan hid it and didn't want him to know, so you still have to tell him?"
"But he clearly has it in mind."
Who would like it
It wasn't until this moment that he realized again - this is the entertainment industry.
Xue Xiao knew Xu Lingjia, who was a popular niche and considered a first-line male star. Xue Xiao had watched several costume idol dramas starring him.
Although Zheng Yang is a great director, he still has to attract investment when filming, and not every investor absolutely respects his decision.
But Yang Ying's next words directly denied the hesitation in his heart.
The camera lens was always pointed at him, and he could only quickly look away.
He suddenly remembered Jiang Yehe that night.
There are always a few bosses who claim to know how to make movies and point fingers.
Yang Ying patiently explained the matter.
Xue Xiao immediately said: "Tell me, I want to know."
He was a little stunned.
It's not easy to persuade Mr. Jin. I don't know what tricks Xu Lingjia used behind the scenes, but it must have taken a lot of effort.
Xue Xiao understood.
This character originally had nothing to do with Xu Lingjia, but this guy would suddenly come over to her. The most likely reason is that Xue Xiao "snatched" the endorsement, and she felt unhappy and wanted to regain face for herself.
"But he just... he likes to drink. He wants to bring the celebrity he likes to the drinking table and make him drink. He has to drink even if he can't drink. Then he can be his teacher, educate the other person, and make the other person flatter him. He I feel very happy.”
As soon as the gaze moved elsewhere, it became colder and lighter.
Zheng Yang felt something was not good at that time.
In other words, this is society and reality.
Zheng Yang shook his head and sighed: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Jin doesn't want to do 'that kind of thing'. He doesn't have such a habit, and he has a good relationship with his wife at home. If he was really such a person, Fang Lei would even I won’t show you the script of this play.”
Zheng Yang: "He should be very fond of you, but I decided on you directly. He didn't think of objecting before. Even if I organized everyone to have a meal later, he couldn't find a reason to force you to drink with him."
He frowned.
"And it's not like our movies and TV series, which can be influenced by outside investors." Yang Ying and Zheng Yang looked at each other, and both shook their heads, "The brand has recognized you, and this resource is yours, so Xu Lingjia can’t tear you apart at all.”
Xue Xiao was stunned: "What?"
Xue Xiao was stunned for a moment.
If you just drink, listen to a few words of "education", and then flatter the other party... Although Xue Xiao has a bad drinking capacity, drinking too much will make you feel uncomfortable, but if you have to do it, it's not impossible...
When you encounter a bad boss, neither alcohol nor sex can escape you.
Meeting a good boss may prevent you from dirty deals, but the wine table culture cannot be avoided.
But...he met Shen Tingyan.
So Shen Tingyan settled these matters without even letting him know about it from beginning to end.
Xue Xiao's fingers let go of the glass.
At this moment, there was suddenly an emptiness in his heart, and he suddenly longed to see Shen Tingyan.
Yang Ying: "Later Shen Tingyan came forward, and Mr. Jin didn't dare to do it anymore. In a few days, Director Zheng will have to organize a dinner for everyone to get to know each other, but Mr. Jin will definitely not dare to tease you anymore. As for Xu Lingjia, He is even more upset. He seemed to want to do something online, but now he doesn’t dare to do anything.”
"Your boss Shen has solved all the problems without letting you know," Yang Ying sighed, "All the artists who can be signed by him are lucky. This industry is so chaotic, everyone is wading in troubled waters, only you, physically and mentally They are all protected by him.”
Zheng Yang teased: "You want to go over and hug Boss Shen's thigh, right?"
Yang Ying: "Just kidding, I'm the boss myself and I go over to hug his thigh! But if it had been ten years earlier, I might have gone to him hahahaha..."
On stage, the interview ends.
The entire venue darkened and the movie began to play.
This may be Shen Tingyan's last film.
Before the story officially started, a fan in the back row let out a sob, and then a muffled voice: "Why are you crying? Teacher Shen is still here."
Everyone laughed.
The director sitting next to Shen Tingyan teased him in a low voice.
Xue Xiao could understand the fan's mood very well.
If he was still the same person who had no interaction with Shen Tingyan at this moment, the same person who would never see him again once Shen Tingyan left the screen... he would also be very sad, very sad. At a loss.
I really want to see Shen Tingyan.
He stared at the tall figure in the first row.
There was no one, just the two of them. He wanted to hug Shen Tingyan and let that man hug him again.
In this way, Xue Xiao watched the 140-minute movie seriously with an extremely complicated and hot emotion.
In this movie, Shen Tingyan's performance is still shocking.
It's amazing that this man has been in the industry for seven years and has starred in double-digit movies, but every role feels so different, and every role is impressive.
This is the ability to select books and perform.
As an actor, this man's overall ability is too strong.
The reporter still wanted to interview, but the entire publicity team stopped working and collectively followed the path of being ruthless and not saying much. Anyway, the effect has been achieved, so there is no need to worry about the box office.
When the show was over, Xue Xiao told Dou Mingjian and the others to stay where they were and wait for Shen Tingyan.
He waited and waited. When Shen Tingyan walked out of the front door, he quickly followed him out of the back door.
After going out, Shen Tingyan was nowhere to be seen, only a few staff chatting.
They glanced at him.
Xue Xiao gritted his teeth and took a random look around. He saw a corridor ahead on the left and ran there quickly.
This corridor leads to the restroom. Xue Xiao glanced at the men's restroom, but saw no one, and then walked toward the dead end in front of him in a daze.
He took out his mobile phone and was about to send a WeChat message... Suddenly, he was pulled into the corner on the left and fell into a hug.
It's a familiar smell.
Xue Xiao panicked for a moment and then calmed down.
Shen Tingyan grabbed his waist to prevent him from falling, and a low laugh came from his chest.
"Your eyes are almost electric. Are you so anxious to go home?"
"Did you enjoy watching the movie? Why do I feel like your eyes were not on the screen for the whole movie today?"
There is no light at this corner and the light is very dim.
Xue Xiao's cheeks were hot: "Of course it looks good! The role of Ming Deng is similar to your previous role in "Zhao Xijiang", but it is also very different..."
He rambled on about his thoughts after watching the movie, and Shen Tingyan raised her lips and said, "It seems that she really watched it carefully."
Xue Xiao tightened her arms, hugged him hard, and rubbed her head in his arms: "I will definitely watch your movie seriously..."
Shen Tingyan paused.
Xue Xiao hugged him very tightly, which was a little different from usual.
He glanced down, put his hand on the back of Xue Xiao's head and rubbed it gently, turning his eyes slightly, and said, "What happened?"
Xue Xiao said nothing.
"Don't want to say? Then let me guess."
Shen Tingyan leaned against the wall. He hugged Xue Xiao lazily and said, "It was fine yesterday. It should be what happened during the day, right?"
"You read Zheng Yang's script at home this morning. This time your character is a positive energy engine, just like you." Shen Tingyan's fingers gently touched Xue Xiao's ears, which also felt hot, "So, There’s nothing to be gloomy about.”
"Xiaoye will drive you to meet Zheng Yang and Yang Ying at noon. Xiaoye won't talk nonsense and is unlikely to make you unhappy."
He curled his fingers and rubbed Xue Xiao's chin.
Like a detective in a mystery novel, Shen Tingyan continued to analyze: "As for Zheng Yang and Yang Ying, it's impossible for these two to make things difficult for you... What did they tell you?"
Xue Xiao raised his head and asked curiously: "You almost passed them by, why did you suddenly guess them again?"
Shen Tingyan looked at him: "Because you are about to break my waist."
Xue Xiao relaxed his hands a little.
"What happened?" Shen Tingyan was very smart. Looking at Xue Xiao's expression, he quickly guessed the reason, "Did they tell you about Xu Lingjia?"
Xue Xiao lowered his head.
After a moment of silence, he said softly: "I'm very happy that you protect me like this. But... it's tiring to keep doing this, right?"
Xue Xiao was thinking about this all afternoon today.
It is true that he hates drinking and socializing and flattering.
But just like the world humans live in, every corner is full of germs and dust.
No matter how clean the entertainment industry they live in, there will always be all kinds of annoying things.
It is impossible to completely avoid these things unless someone is constantly removing all obstacles for them.
But this is so tiring.
In the past, Shen Tingyan probably didn't worry about these things, because his background meant that no one dared to mess with him.
But Xue Xiao is different. He has no background. There will definitely be many people like Mr. Jin in the future...
Xue Xiaofu raised his head again and said, "I'm thinking, if I just drink in the future..."
Shen Tingyan interrupted him: "You don't need to do such a thing."
Xue Xiao was stunned.
"Whether it's you or Dou Mingjian, I signed you so that you can act, not so that you can drink and laugh together. What's more, you are still my boyfriend, do you think I will let you do this?"
Shen Tingyan would not interfere in normal communication, and some investors were even quite easy to talk to.
But there is no need for some vulgar "culture". He will not let Xue Xiao fall into that kind of cycle.
"There's no question of whether you're tired or not. It doesn't take much effort on my part to solve this kind of thing." Shen Tingyan looked down at him, "Xiaoxiao, you have to know that people in the entertainment industry do adapt to the changing circumstances. You and I Dou Mingjian really doesn’t have any background—”
"So the most important thing at this time is to let those people know that I am your supporter."
"Instead of letting me sit there and rest, and then watch you being manipulated, indifferently."
Xue Xiao understood.
It is true that his thinking is not quite right.
He just... didn't want to trouble Shen Tingyan all the time.
"When everyone in the circle knows, Shen Tingyan is not a hands-off boss. He manages his contracted artists very tightly. No one can use the messy 'hidden rules' in the circle to coerce the people in his studio. Artist... At that point, I can relax. This whole process won't last long, so you don't have to feel bad for me."
Xue Xiao nodded silently.
Shen Tingyan looked at him, suddenly raised his chin, and chuckled: "At most, I will spend a little more effort on you."
Xue Xiao raised his eyes in confusion.
"I don't bother with Dou Mingjian, but you, I really don't even want you to know these things."
Xue Xiao: "...I'm already twenty-four."
It’s not like he is a minor, he still needs such comprehensive protection from his parents!
"I just don't want you to know," Shen Tingyan said lightly, "Xiaoxiao, you just need to do what you like in peace with me. I don't want those noises to pollute you."
"I admit that at this point, I treat you differently than others, but so what? I love you, and you are the most special to me."
Shen Tingyan played with the ends of his hair and said, "You don't have to think that this will trouble me too much. When you become more powerful, maybe my movie will be a hit by then, and I may need you to protect me." ”
Xue Xiao was moved when he suddenly burst into tears and laughed.
He muttered: "Your movie won't hit the streets."
Shen Tingyan said casually: "I can't even guarantee this."
Xue Xiao: "I guarantee it! I will never rush to the street!"
Shen Tingyan raised his lips.
Xue Xiao buried her head and hugged him again.
After hugging her for a while, she raised her head and took the initiative to look for Shen Tingyan's lips.
From the dark corner came the man's low-pitched and joking teasing: "... With such enthusiasm, it seems that I can put in more effort in the future."
Xue Xiao stepped on his teacher Shen.
After stepping on it, he whispered: "...I want to go home."
He couldn't help it.
(End of chapter)