Tao Mu sent the video he had shot before to Guo Yaning. As for how Guo Yaning's studio would use this video to gain popularity, that was not Tao Mu's business.
However, what surprised Tao Mu was that after his dance video was uploaded, Long Tianao found him again and said that "The Legend of Heroes" wanted to take advantage of this wave of popularity for pre-release publicity. The publicity plan was naturally to edit the video of Tao Mu being his stand-in into a tidbit——
"Zhao Xin was embarrassed to call you about this, so I had to ask you to come and ask you. You won't object, will you?" Long Tianao said this, and before Tao Mu could answer, he suddenly sneered: "Otherwise, why does the old saying always say that being too clever will lead to mistakes. You said Zhao Xin is so smart, and he had already agreed to let you join the crew as an actor, just to shoot his crappy movie, but Zhao Keping instigated you from an actor to a stand-in, and you had to agree to various unequal treaties of Xia Xing Entertainment. Now you have transformed yourself into a big boss with money. You can easily attract 14 million investment to shoot a TV series. The good favor of supporting him has come to this point, but he has to ask me to pass on a word. He missed such a potential stock who is generous and easy to talk to. Do you think he is regretting it?"
And there's that idiot Zhao Keping, who thought he was scheming and capable, but ended up being outsmarted by his own cleverness. Directly from Tao Mu's agent reserve to someone who offended the capital boss.
"These two brothers in distress are destined to be together. But what kind of friendship do we have? If you still can't get over what happened back then, I'll help you vent your anger." Long Tianao put his arm around Tao Mu's shoulders, looking like a good brother.
Tao Mu looked at the gloating Long Tianao in silence: "Who was the biggest beneficiary of that incident? Can you be a good boy after getting the advantage?"
"I am the biggest beneficiary." Long Tianao spoke frankly, as if his words were smeared with honey: "If it weren't for this incident, how could I know you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to change from a dandy rich second-generation who no one looked down upon to a program planner who is highly expected by the company. So, let's not talk nonsense. Just say it directly. If you really can't get over it, I'll help you teach those two blind men a lesson."
"Don't come on!" Tao Mu pushed away classmate Long Aotian who was talking without taking a breath: "We are doing business. Don't always show your middle school temper. Everyone comes out to make a living. It's not easy. There is no conflict of interest at all, why do you offend that person?"
Tao Mu's style of doing things has always been to do nothing without profit. Something like what Long Tianao did, where he would teach someone a lesson just for the sake of face, is probably something only these second-generation rich people who have nothing better to do would do.
Long Tianao chuckled: "How can there be no benefit? I am just trying to please you. You are now the most distinguished partner of our Xiaxing Entertainment. Our employees have offended you before. As the boss, I can't just turn a blind eye and pretend nothing happened, right?"
"But I also know that with your temper, you will definitely not be happy with me causing trouble under the banner of venting your anger. And I am stupid and can't do anything to have the best of both worlds. So I just ask for your opinion. I will do what you say. Is that good enough?"
"To put it simply, you're just trying to coax me with your words?" Tao Mu gave Long Tianao a hard slap on the head. He has to speak out such sneaky and deceitful thoughts so openly. Doesn't he have any respect left?
As they were talking, Gou Rixin came over with Tao Mu's phone: "Director Chen Yiqian's call."
Chen Yiqian, isn’t that the director of “Purple Sky”?
Tao Mu was slightly stunned, then took the phone: "Hello, Director Chen, you called me at this time, is there anything you need me to do?"
Although the two of them didn't interact much, Tao Mu still remembered the friendship between Chen Yiqian and Chen Yiqian when he recommended him to audition for the "Heroes" crew and spoke well of him in front of Cheng Baodong. Although Tao Mu's role in the "Heroes" crew was soon replaced by Long Tianao, his relationship with Cheng Baodong only remained at the level of mutual benefit. But Tao Mu was still grateful to Chen Yiqian for lending a helping hand when he was in a humble situation. At that time, Tao Mu had not yet founded Feixun.com, let alone established a relationship with Xiaoheng Capital. The reason why Chen Yiqian helped him was simply because he thought he was a newcomer worthy of support.
It was precisely because of this bond that Tao Mu showed great respect to Chen Yiqian. Now Chen Yiqian seemed to ask him to do something, as long as it was not excessive, Tao Mu would never refuse.
Sure enough, Chen Yiqian is also a very sensible person. His idea was actually similar to Zhao Xin's. They both wanted to use Tao Mu's name to promote their own TV series. You know, before "The Legend of Heroes", Tao Mu was in the crew of "Zixiao" and served as a stand-in for Shen Yu.
"Videos of Mr. Tao dancing are circulating on the Internet now. So we also edited a version of Mr. Tao's behind-the-scenes footage when he was filming "Purple Sky" and plan to post it on the Internet for publicity." But after all, Tao Mu's role in the crew is to be a stand-in for Shen Yu, and Tao Mu's relationship with Shen Yu is still a bit awkward. Chen Yiqian was not sure what Tao Mu was thinking. Is he willing for the crew to promote the TV series under his name?
——After all, after this promotional footage is broadcast. There will definitely be people who compare Tao Mu with Shen Yu. Especially since one of them is a business genius who started from scratch, and the other is a young master from a wealthy family. Moreover, the Shen family and Tao Mu both hold shares in the Saint Ann Group. Before Yao Shengan made a scene at the Song family's ancestral tomb on New Year's Day and the relevant video hadn't come out, it was said that Shen Yu privately complained about the incident, thinking that Tao Mu was too ruthless and didn't leave any room for the elderly. It was because he was stopped by the Lord of the Shen family that he dared not say anything inappropriate on the social platform.
Even so, Shen Yu's fans particularly hate Tao Mu. If the crew of "Purple Sky" really used the fact that Tao Mu was a stand-in for Shen Yu as a publicity gimmick. It is foreseeable that fans of both groups will be furious over this matter. Chen Yiqian was also worried that Tao Mu would vent his anger on the entire crew, so he called Tao Mu in advance to test Tao Mu's attitude.
Tao Mu frowned slightly. It’s not that I disagree with the “Purple Sky” crew’s attempt to ride on the popularity. In fact, when he was Shen Yu's stand-in, he had anticipated that this day would come. Now that the money has been taken, can you still stop others from promoting normally? What's more, even if the "Purple Sky" crew didn't mention this, Shen Yu posted so many Weibo posts at the time, and Shen Yu's fans would not forget this matter. When the TV series is released, Shen Yu’s fans will bring up the old story again.
Therefore, Tao Mu did not intend to stop the "Zixiao" crew from using this incident as a gimmick, and he did not even feel embarrassed as Chen Yiqian thought. It's just normal work.
"That's good. That's good." It was what was meant by the title - when the contract was signed, it was also written that Tao Mu would cooperate with the crew in publicity when necessary. But because of Tao Mu's change in status in just half a year, especially after the number of registered users on Feixing.com quickly exceeded 100 million, Chen Yiqian was flattered by the decision to fulfill the contract.
The two chatted for a few more sentences before Chen Yiqian hung up the phone.
Long Tianao had been listening nearby and couldn't help but frown and sneer, "I thought Director Chen was a good guy. I didn't expect he was so shameless."
"How can you talk like that?" Tao Mu glanced at Long Tianao. Someone's outspokenness is really a headache: "I can even let the crew of "Heroes of Legends" use my name for publicity. Why can't I agree to the request of the crew of "Purple Sky"? You can't favor one over the other, right?"
"How can they be the same?" Long Tianao was immediately dissatisfied: "What is our relationship? What is your relationship with Shen Yu? Chen Yiqian clearly knows that you two don't get along, but he still has the audacity to tell you this. I can imagine how your fans will quarrel after the promotional footage of the "Purple Sky" crew is broadcast."
Tao Mu raised his eyebrows: "Will I be afraid?"
"Of course not." Long Tianao, who had been watching melons online, knew clearly what kind of people Tao Mu's fans were - in addition to those crazy fans who could only say "Ahhh", there were also quite a few fighting fans. They are all cursers who focus on various online fights. Besides, Tao Mu's combat power is at the level of Fighting Buddha.
If they really fight, Tao Mu probably won't be able to knock out Shen Yu's crazy fans in one round.
Thinking of this, Long Tianao felt relieved. This is the benefit of having friends with extremely high combat power - it gives you a sense of security and there is no need to worry.
When Long Tianao came back to his senses, he found Tao Mu looking at him strangely.
"What's wrong?" Long Tianao touched his face, puzzled.
"Don't you have a good relationship with Shen Yu?" Tao Mu rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He remembered clearly that Long Tianao and Shen Yu got along very well. The two of them often chatted privately on the phone.
"That's right!" Long Tianao was slightly stunned, and then said: "I liked Shen Yuzhen at first. I felt that he was different from other family members. He was very innocent, kind, and lively. He had wild ideas and spoke differently from others."
However, I don’t know since when, the two of them basically have no communication?
Long Tianao recalled carefully and realized that it was after he became close to Mr. Tao. Several companies joined forces to host a talent show. Long Tianao began to get involved in corporate affairs and had to organize parties with his friends in Beijing. After a long time, I had no time to contact Shen Yu. Gradually the relationship faded. Especially after the Yao family incident, Long Tianao really couldn't understand why such a kind and innocent person would speak for Yao Shengan. In disappointment, I no longer have the same excitement I had at the beginning.
Tao Mu suddenly realized and patted Long Tianao on the shoulder: "Treasure your IQ and go to Shanghai less often."
Long Tianao: “…” What does that mean?
"Brother Mu, it's your turn!" A script supervisor in the distance called Tao Mu to go film.
Tao Mu, who had been standing in the corner waiting for the show, responded and hurried into the set.
The scene he wanted to film was about Su Dingbang being arrested and interrogated in prison, witnessing his comrades being severely tortured by the R people, and finally unable to bear it and asking for death. Looking at the bloody bodies of his comrades who were still full of energy the day before, Su Dingbang clearly realized that he could not resist, so he betrayed.
At the shooting location, the set designer had already built the shooting scene. It was eerie and airtight, with only a green incandescent lamp swaying above his head. Chen Jianguo, who played the underground party member, was tied to a cross, covered in blood. The makeup artist was standing next to him to touch up his makeup.
Teacher Shao Ming, who played the Japanese major, was standing one meter away in a Japanese military uniform, also putting on makeup. There were also several special actors standing there who were in charge of the torture. Tao Mu, wearing a white suit, walked to his seat, and everyone was in a good mood. The stage manager in charge of hitting the boards shouted "a".
"Mr. Su, I really didn't expect that a noble man like you, who should be enjoying the wealth and glory of life, would be bewitched by these rebels and participate in such bloody fights." Mr. Shao Ming, who played the role of a Japanese officer, walked up to Su Dingbang and said regretfully in very stiff Chinese.
Forced by the momentum of the Japanese officer, Su Dingbang, played by Tao Mu, couldn't help but take a small step back, inadvertently showing obvious shrinkage.
Noticing this keenly, the Japanese officer curled the corners of his mouth with great pride. Instead of putting pressure on Su Dingbang, he walked up to the underground party member tied to the cross and slowly picked up a red-hot iron from the charcoal basin.
"Generally speaking, when we host a formal banquet for guests, we need some appetizers." The Japanese officer said, tilting his neck nervously and slowly pressing the branding iron on the chest of the underground party member.
"Ahhh——" Chen Guojian, who played the underground party member, screamed suddenly. The red-hot iron made a sizzling sound when it came into contact with the skin. A pungent smell of burning filled the dark underground interrogation room. The heart-wrenching pain made him subconsciously struggle violently. During the struggle, he was sweating profusely and his face was hideous. As the camera moved forward, it seemed as if his whole body was convulsing.
Su Dingbang shook his body violently, held onto the wall with a pale face, and watched the underground party members being executed with slightly trembling body.
"Okay, the appetizer is over." The Japanese officer put down the branding iron, looked back at Su Dingbang who was too frightened to speak, and smiled slightly, "Now, the main course begins."
"Click!" Zhou Hong shouted. After sitting in front of the monitor and watching for a while, he stretched out his hand and beckoned Tao Mu: "Come here."
Zhou Hong motioned for Tao Mu to watch the monitor himself. When replaying the video, we can see that on the small screen, two veteran actors, one playing an underground party member and the other playing an officer from Country R, were acting against each other. Their interaction and even every micro-expression made the atmosphere more and more tense. At the end, when teacher Chen Jianguo acted out the painful struggle under torture, it was so shocking and painful to watch.
Very exciting.
Tao Mu's expression changed slightly.
The performances of the two teachers were particularly wonderful. In the whole picture, the character he played, Su Dingbang, was originally the third "protagonist". But even when he watched the video himself, he didn't notice such a character.
He was supposed to be the main character of this play, but Su Dingbang's existence became dispensable and had little presence, just like several other special characters. The few close-up shots seem a little awkward and deliberate compared to the two veteran actors' effortless and intense performances. Out of place.
The play was suppressed.
The two veteran actors who were still on the set looked at Tao Mu, who was standing in front of the monitor with a frown on his face, and smiled at each other.
In real life, Tao Mu is an investor who brings money into the group and is the big boss. It's right that everyone gives in to him and praises him. But if it's in a play, it depends on one's own ability.
At the same time, they also wanted to observe Tao Mu's reaction - this child was good in every way. He has a kind heart, is generous, and can handle things, but I don't know what his character is like.
According to the students of Beijing Film Academy, this kid is quite obsessed with being an idol. The so-called idol burden, in the eyes of these old guys, is just being thin-skinned and caring about face.
Then they have to see whether this little guy, who has a heavy idol image and is overshadowed by his senior, can grab the show back with his own ability, or whether he can use his status as an investor to let these old actors give him some leeway.
This is just the first act, the main event is yet to come. Everyone is just curious and wants to know which path Tao Mu will choose.
Zhan Bin, Zhan Baoli and others who also had no roles to play also quietly walked to the corner of the set.
Tao Mu didn't notice the reactions of the crowd. He just watched the video thoughtfully for a while, and then asked the director to shoot one more take, two more takes, and three more takes... Tao Mu, who was immersed in the filming, didn't know that while he was concentrating on honing his acting skills, there was already a big fuss outside because of the promotional footage released by the "Purple Sky" crew.
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