Chapter 114
A simple move kills two birds with one stone
After returning to the dormitory, Ling Suisui lay on the bed and looked up Er Hongwen's information, focusing on the parts related to movies.
Only then did she realize that Er Hongwen had also acted in movies, and he was the leading male role.
It’s just that the box office of three million is really too dismal.
Let alone whether this result can make a profit, even if it increases ten or twenty times before profit sharing, it is estimated that it will not be enough to pay Er Hongwen's salary.
You know, this is not some crappy movie that has been in backlog for years or used to launder money. The producer made a big production and really wanted to make money. However, the market pointed out the cruel fact:
Traffic stars seem to be very popular, but how much water is contained in the various "first" and "explosive" data? The real box office will give the answer.
It is obvious that Er Hongwen does not have that box office appeal.
Since this incident, no one in the industry dared to ask him to make a movie.
The above are the comments of many netizens, but Ling Suisui feels that Er Hongwen is a bit wronged.
Although his acting skills certainly need to be improved, and his excessively high salary failed to translate into actual box office revenue, causing the crew to suffer huge losses, but to be honest, it is not his turn to bear the primary responsibility for the failure of the film.
Only an outsider would say that xxx is not good at carrying the show or the box office, but just as the success of a film or TV work is inseparable from the efforts of everyone in the entire crew, conversely, if a work fails, it cannot be the fault of the leading actor alone.
Just from looking at the finished film, Ling Suisui could tell that every aspect of this film from top to bottom was not very clean.
With such a high investment amount, the result is poor makeup, bad special effects and a messed up script. If there is no problem here, it must be that the producer's brain is eaten by a dog.
Speaking of which, this fantasy movie not only failed to make Er Hongwen achieve any results, but instead caused him to have many black pictures and black history that would be posted every time he had a fight with other companies. As long as his fans are not careful, these pictures would be all over the square.
The worst thing is that with a series of fanning the flames and taking advantage of his misfortunes, the audience has developed the impression that he is "box office poison" and "all movies with him are bad", the latter being the main reason why the film industry avoids him.
Although Planet Pictures' marketing and public relations managed to make netizens forget about the incident, the door to the film industry was forever closed to Er Hongwen.
He was unable to fight back then, and now his traffic and popularity have long passed their peak, so no one wants him to act in a movie anymore.
Ling Suisui speculated that Er Hongwen must have felt unconvinced and had been brooding over it for many years. That's why he is particularly sensitive to things related to "movies".
Well, this fits Ling Suisui’s impression of men. He may not be ambitious, but the thing he cannot lose the most is his face.
The facts were basically as Ling Suisui had guessed - Er Hongwen felt that he was extremely wronged. The failure of the movie was obviously due to the people who lined their own pockets. Why should they blame him for everything?
Unfortunately, he had no way of speaking out or explaining this matter, otherwise he would have offended too many people. Those hateful competitors took advantage of this point and stirred up public opinion and put all the blame on him.
Er Hongwen dreams of returning to the film industry. He wants to either make a big hit or win a prestigious award to wash away his "wrongs." Unfortunately, he has never had this opportunity in recent years.
Therefore, he felt extremely jealous when he saw that the young Ling Sui was nominated for the Shanghai International Film Festival for starring in an unknown film.
At this time, it actually highlights the benefits of him not getting into the film industry.
If he knew that Tang Bing had prepared a reliable (emphasis) big project for Ling Suisui, he would probably eat tons of lemons and be so jealous that he couldn't sleep.
Although Ling Suisui does not have the ability to read minds and cannot understand Er Hongwen's inner thoughts, she thinks this direction is worth a try.
But... it's not a good deal to be the one who takes the initiative.
If she took the initiative to tell the other party that she was willing to help him re-enter the film industry, Er Hongwen might not be grateful or understand her good intentions.
Ling Suisui knew very well that old hands like these who had been in the circle for more than a decade were almost all very good at calculating. He will only realize that, oh, it turns out that whether he performs well or not and how much effort he is willing to put in is very important to Ling Suisui.
Once she reveals her weakness, who can say that Er Hongwen will not go further, test her bottom line step by step, and seek greater benefits for himself?
Therefore, she couldn't initiate this matter, he had to ask her for it.
Thinking of this, Ling Suisui came up with an idea.
She first asked Zhu Yue if she had any schedule this month. After receiving a positive answer, she opened the bed curtain and said to Xia Tian:
"Sister, are you still short of actresses for the movie you are about to film? I want to introduce you to a reliable and good actress for a cameo role."
Xia Tian looked up at her: "Why, do you owe someone a favor?"
Ling Suisui thought about it and answered sincerely: "Well... not really. I can't tell you the details now, but I definitely owe you a favor for this matter."
Xia Tian replied lazily: "It's good that you know. If I need you for help in the future, you have to come."
"Of course I will." Ling Suisui assured, "Even if this didn't happen, given our relationship, if you asked me for help, I would definitely go through fire and water without hesitation."
Xia Tian snorted, "What about me? Okay, we are definitely short of supporting roles, and I trust the people you introduce. Send me the photos and information, and I will recommend them to the director."
It's called a recommendation, but as long as the person she mentions is not too outrageous and it's just a cameo, the director will basically not refuse.
Every crew has people with connections, so there is no need for him to not give face to the heroine.
Xia Tian changed the subject: "But you know about movies. I can't guarantee that she will be able to show her face in the theater if she shoots it."
After all, the length of a movie is limited, and even the scenes that the protagonist has worked hard to shoot may be cut, let alone a cameo.
Ling Sui gave a sign of ok, and Zhu Yue had no objection to this. She was just happy that she would soon be able to work with a little-known film director.
Even if she doesn't appear in the final film, as long as she acts in it, she will have the opportunity to leave an impression on the industry. Maybe the next time the director wants to shoot a movie, he will think of her?
Although it's a gamble on possibility, at least it can be considered, so it's not completely impossible!
For this matter, Zhu Yue thanked Ling Suisui a lot. If her favorability value could also be reflected in the system, it would probably be off the charts by now.
Ling Suisui said that you're welcome, this way of fishing not only does not cause any loss to herself, but she can also help Zhu Yue and gain her favor, so why not do it?
The entertainment industry is a place where you should not bully the poor young people. You never know how useful the favors you have accumulated in the past will be in the future.
Although Zhu Yue is relatively tight-lipped, the thing that cannot be kept secret in the entertainment industry is secrets. By the time she joined the crew, the news had already reached the ears of the game's leading actor.
Reactions were mixed. Fu Ningyun felt a little jealous, but Ling Suisui appeased her by saying, "She has a lot of activities this month, and her schedule doesn't match the filming time of the crew."
Li Mingxu was just envious, but as a newcomer, he was still very simple and modest at the moment, so he naturally did not dare to compare himself with Zhu Yue, who already had representative works.
Therefore, only Er Hongwen, who had some ideas in his mind but was not that familiar with Ling Suisui, was scratching his head and feeling very itchy about this matter.
To be honest, if he just wanted to "make movies", there would still be crews that wanted him. But there is no point for him to go to see such a bad movie which neither relies on box office nor awards and can only hope that the audience is blind.
The "film circle" he wants to integrate into must at least be in the upper-middle level of the industry pyramid. He must have a good grasp of the three things: director, screenwriter, and leading actor, right? We have to strive for both box office and word of mouth, right?
If it really doesn't work, it has to be a task piece that the higher-ups take seriously!
Ling Suisui's behavior of first getting nominated and then recommending her friends awakened Er Hongwen's desire for movies. He changed his previous attitude of just replying "yes", "ok", "got it" in the group, and tried every means to get close to Ling Suisui and make friends with her.
She can recommend Zhu Yue, so maybe she can recommend him too? For her, this was just a simple favor.
Everyone knows that Ling Sui’s teacher is Tang Bing, but Er Hongwen knows that she has another network of connections - her roommate is Xia Tian, and Xia Tian’s grandfather is Pei Xuehai, who has many students all over the world.
In addition, she herself is a student of the Film Academy, and many of the students taught by Tang Bing are her seniors. So, rounding it off, Ling Sui is related to most of the film industry.
Of course, the above is just an exaggerated version processed in Er Hongwen’s mind. Ling Suisui doesn’t even know that he is that powerful.
In order to quickly establish friendship with Ling Suisui, Er Hongwen also found their mutual friend and said that he wanted to invite her out to play. Unfortunately, Ling Suisui was busy with the graduation drama and had no time to pay attention to him.
In response to Er Hongwen's several overtures and his indirect references to filming, Ling Suisui's attitude was neither proactive, nor rejecting, and neither certain.
She was holding the kite's string, making the other party feel that there might be a chance, but at the same time he had to toss and turn trying to figure out her thoughts and intentions, his heart full of doubts.
As a result, Er Hongwen's favorability towards her went up and down, but overall it was still decreasing, now it had dropped to 68.
The system was very anxious. It urged Ling Sui to find a solution quickly, almost in a disappointed tone. He just wanted to make a movie. If you have a connection, introduce it to him!
[Host, with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult for you to ask Xia Tian to invite Pei Xuehai out for dinner and bring Er Hongwen along, right? 】
Ling Suisui: ...
She really wanted to punch this crappy system to pieces. It really wanted to.
Ling Sui has never had dinner with Mr. Pei in his life. Even though he has added his contact information, he only exchanges a few greetings with him during the holidays. She usually feels embarrassed to disturb others, for fear of losing her sense of boundaries and annoying others.
The system had a nice idea in mind, and it even wanted her to pave the way for Er Hongwen to this extent?
Forget it, it’s already the sister-in-law system. If it doesn’t think of squeezing every drop of blood from the host to fulfill its beloved male protagonist, Ling Sui will still suspect that there is something wrong with it.
Ling Suisui was too lazy to reason with it, and instead used a series of rhetoric such as "first suppress and then praise" and "play the long game to catch the big fish" to fool it. He also gave it a few hints and then used the previously accumulated number of draws on the roulette wheel, and sure enough, good things were drawn.
Oh, since the system is still useful, Ling Sui will automatically filter its words in his mind.
As for Er Hongwen, Ling Suisui was still in suspense, and just revealed in the chat that "because I have worked with Zhu Yue before, her acting skills are very reliable, so I feel confident to recommend her."
She believed that Er Hongwen was a smart man and would definitely be able to figure out what to do.
As for whether or not to give him resources and introduce him to people in the future...
It depends on her mood. She didn't promise him anything anyway.
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