Chapter 23 023 An Invitation, Great!
Chapter Twenty-Three
Netizens: "..."
"I'm getting PTSD from being too kind."
"Stop fighting! Do it for my sake!!"
As we all know, "A Tear" is an S-level project that Xingyao Platform has high hopes for, and with the successful example of "Shi Hua Zhao", joining it will add a brilliant chapter to your resume.
Therefore, the crew of "A Tear" had twice the number of people as that of "The Flower in the Season".
New faces who can join must have a lot of confidence.
The new screenwriter of "A Tear" was just being attacked when an industry veteran spoke up: "What right does a screenwriter have? Would the script include scenes where the male lead's mouth is crooked at a 45-degree angle or at a 75-degree angle, which are obviously offensive to the audience?"
Netizens agree with this statement.
The sinister smile was clearly the actor's own interpretation.
However, even the voices of industry veterans couldn't stop the lead actors' fans from shifting the blame onto the screenwriter. Then, it was revealed that "A Tear" had a director team of five or six people, the head director spent very little time on set, and another director was actually pulling the strings behind the scenes. The male and female leads each had their own ideas about their characters, each bringing their own special effects designer. The male lead was arrogant, the female lead was uncooperative, and the supporting male character wanted more screen time…
In short, these past few days have been as lively as Chinese New Year for marketing accounts; they've been so busy they can't keep up.
Lin Yuan was amazed by this.
Most film crews could never manage such a lively atmosphere.
Even Lin Yuan was hit by the tail end of the typhoon—
"Even if we take a step back and assume Lin Yuan was entirely without fault, how could the 'A Tear' production team have flopped so badly if he hadn't cast a curse?"
Lin Yuan: "..."
oh.
...
In short, there's always something new to gossip about the "A Tear in the Night" production team every day.
Zhan Heng and Lin Yuan were having a great time complaining when one day they both received a gossip post forwarded by Li Mobei. They then realized that orange lovers were also gossiping.
The key issue is that Li Mobei is completely oblivious to the fact that he posted the gossip to the wrong person, and he continues to maintain his aloof demeanor every day.
The two: "..."
Stop pretending, okay?
Hurry up and join their gossip-loving squad!
That evening, Zhan Heng came to find Lin Yuan to play games and also conveyed his agency's greetings to Lin Yuan—any agent who had ever been to the set of "Thousand Mountains" couldn't possibly be indifferent to Lin Yuan's presence.
"Do you have any work plans coming up?" Zhan Heng asked.
He packed a late-night snack for Lin Yuan; people get hungry quickly when it's cold, and the two of them ate fried pork ribs today.
It's sinful.
Zhan Heng placed the bag of late-night snacks on the table, next to Lin Yuan's script and a copy of the original novel "Thousand Mountains".
The original "Thousand Mountains" was just a thin book, but the one on Lin Yuan's desk was noticeably thick. The cover was also a bit old, but as soon as you opened it, you could see the black ink marks on every page, which were traces of notes. Lin Yuan had marked the lines in the original work and the parts that were the same or different from those in the script.
In addition, Lin Yuan also slipped several sheets of paper into the book, with even smaller handwriting on them, which were his attempts to refine the character of Gu Yilou.
Zhan Heng stopped.
He thought Lin Yuan was a born acting genius.
Clearly... the handwriting was so clear that it penetrated the paper, one could imagine how much force Lin Yuan used when he wrote it.
Actors all write character biographies and make annotations in the script, but Zhan Heng has met far too many actors, and very few are as dedicated as Lin Yuan.
His description of Lin Yuan as a genius is, in a way, a disregard for the other's efforts.
Where are there so many geniuses?
Zhan Heng recalled that when "A Tear" first aired, Xingyao Video and DA Entertainment heavily promoted how hard Xie Yu worked and how much he loved acting, but... the truly hardworking people are clearly right here.
“I need to work hard too,” Zhan Heng suddenly said.
Lin Yuan was somewhat puzzled: "Not eating?"
"Of course we're going to eat." Zhan Heng set out chopsticks for Lin Yuan and put the packaging bag over the bowl. "The fried pork ribs smell amazing today. I secretly brought them over without the director's knowledge."
"Afraid the director will cheat on you?"
Zhan Heng shook his head: "But I must try my best."
Lin Yuan: "?"
How can this be so nonsensical?
Zhan Heng originally wanted to talk to Lin Yuan about signing with a company, but now he has decided to put it on hold—once "Thousand Mountains" is released, Lin Yuan should have more options.
He had a strong feeling that Lin Yuan would definitely become famous.
He respected and admired Lin Yuan's efforts, and had also witnessed Lin Yuan's talent as an actor. Therefore, Zhan Heng felt that Lin Yuan had the right to choose freely and should not be restricted just because he was close to him.
...
When not filming, Lin Yuan would check his work email to see if he had any recent work offers.
Objectively speaking, he did receive many more job offers than before joining the cast of "Thousand Mountains," but after reviewing them from top to bottom, Lin Yuan found that the roles offered to him were either low-budget, poorly made web dramas or ancient costume idol dramas.
Lin Yuan doesn't discriminate against historical romance dramas. With his current status, he has no right to be picky. However, the time when these production teams are handing him scripts is concentrated around the time when "A Tear" flopped. It's obvious that they are deliberately using him to create buzz.
Lin Yuan sighed silently. Good scripts are rare, and even if they exist, they've probably already been snapped up by various agencies, leaving him with no chance.
If all else fails... ask Director Qin what he's filming next, and if he can get a role.
Lin Yuan opened his phone, about to tentatively send a text message to Qin Panyun, when he suddenly noticed a new message on his phone. Lin Yuan had gone to the film set early and hadn't checked his phone much all day, so he hadn't noticed the message.
This was sent by Tian Yi, his co-star on one of the episodes of "Tomorrow's Star".
Tian Yi is participating in a music variety show called "I Sing, You Listen". The competition is now in its fourth round. According to the rules, the contestants need to invite a guest singer to help them sing.
During the "Tomorrow's Star" period, Tian Yi was a great singer and was recognized by the contestants as a vocalist, but he was a terrible dancer. When he was grouped with Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan basically had to teach him each move one by one.
The show "I Sing, You Listen" wasn't very popular, so the production team added the guest performance segment to generate more buzz.
Among the contestants, Tian Yi was also one of the less noticeable ones.
After failing to debut after the talent show, his career in the entertainment industry was mediocre, and there weren't many contestants in his social circle who could generate buzz for "I Sing, You Listen".
At the suggestion of the program team, Tian Yi tried to contact Ji Xiaming and Zhang Xiaoyue, who debuted in Wink. In Wink, the two take on the role of vocalists.
Being rejected was not unexpected for Tian Yi. What embarrassed him was that Ji Xiaming did not reply to his message for two whole days. As for Zhang Xiaoyue... the other party had already deleted him.
At this moment, Tian Yi thought of Lin Yuan.
“He’s already acting in a big director’s movie, so there’s a high chance he won’t agree,” the agent said. “The popularity of ‘I Sing, You Listen’ is so-so, and the broadcasting platform isn’t exactly good either.”
Leting Video is considered a second-tier platform in the industry. Its financial resources and audience size are far inferior to those of the first-tier Xingyao Video. Its music variety shows can only invite some singers who were once popular, at most creating a wave of nostalgia.
"Probably." Tian Yi gave a helpless smile.
There's nothing you can do if you get rejected.
However, Tian Yi really hoped that Lin Yuan could come. Compared to Ji Xiaming and Zhang Xiaoyue, he was more looking forward to Lin Yuan because Lin Yuan was a good person.
After the finals of "The Road to Tomorrow", Tian Yi contacted Lin Yuan a few times, but Lin Yuan didn't want to talk much at that time. Even when they chatted, Lin Yuan's mood was not high, and Tian Yi didn't know how to comfort him. The two gradually lost contact, and this year they only exchanged New Year's greetings.
Upon seeing the news that Lin Yuan would be starring in "Thousand Mountains", Tian Yi was happy for him.
Although—Lin Yuan didn't reply to him all day.
"Am I right?" The agent glanced at him. "The entertainment industry is very realistic. Lin Yuan has experienced it himself, so he probably knows it better than anyone else."
“If he doesn’t reply to me before tonight, I’ll ask someone else,” Tian Yi said.
While the two were chatting, Tian Yi's phone suddenly rang.
He was looking at his phone rather vigorously, and his manager glanced at him and asked, "Did Lin Yuan reply to you?"
Tian Yi shook his head: "Gym ad."
How many times has this happened in a day?
Every time the phone vibrated, Tian Yi would check it carefully, but it was never Lin Yuan.
The phone vibrated again, and the agent said helplessly, "Stop looking at it, and think carefully about who else we can invite next."
This time, Tian Yi was stunned. After his agent waited for a while, Tian Yi suddenly waved his phone at him and said, "I agree."
"ah?"
"Lin Yuan agreed." Tian Yi smiled his brightest smile.
"real?"
In Tian Yi's WeChat chat, Lin Yuan's profile picture was a snow-white puppy. Tian Yi wrote a long message, but Lin Yuan's reply was only one word—"Okay."
But this word gave him boundless confidence.
Lin Yuan is still the same Lin Yuan.
Tian Yi sent over the program schedule and added a thank you note.
"Let's cheer each other on." — These were the four words he received.
In that instant, Tian Yi felt as if he were back in the rehearsal room for "Tomorrow's Star" that night.
It was already late at night, and all the other contestants had gone to sleep, but Lin Yuan stayed behind to practice dancing with him. No matter how clumsy he was, Lin Yuan never showed any impatience.
The recording of "Tomorrow's Star" was a closed-door event. Tian Yi only found out after watching the show that the training content Lin Yuan taught him was not broadcast at all. Instead, the scene of Xie Yu knocking on the training room door and handing him milk the next morning was shown.
"The warm milk brought light back to Tian Yi's eyes..."
In that round, Tian Yi didn't drag the team down and wasn't eliminated, which was also considered to be Xie Yu's credit, thus giving birth to the "Milk CP".
Tian Yi: "..."
Lin Yuan was clearly in the training room at that time, but the program team cut it all out.
...
"Why haven't we heard anything at all?"
After Lin Yuan joined the cast of "Thousand Mountains", Sang Zi searched for his updates every day, but couldn't find any new information.
She was persistent and searched every day at the same time, sometimes several times a day. She had watched Lin Yuan's performances on "Tomorrow's Star" countless times, and she had added all of Lin Yuan's performance songs to her playlist.
The entire crew of "Thousands of Mountains" is incredibly tight-lipped; she still doesn't even know what Gu Yilou looks like.
That day, as usual, Sang Zi entered the keyword "Lin Yuan," but a notification popped up immediately:
[The fourth decisive battle of "I Sing, You Listen": Tian Yi & Lin Yuan, "Heart's Secrets," a destined reunion!]
Sang Zi: "?"
New show! Yay!!
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