Fang Ruoti nervously contacted her agent, asking him to contact the gossip tabloids and buy back the photos of her with her eye makeup ruined. She must not let it appear in the newspaper, otherwise she will definitely be laughed at by all the female artists in Hong Kong.
The bartender behind the bar couldn't stand it, shook his head and said, "It's not as exaggerated as the handsome guy said. The light in the bar is relatively dim, and you're wearing smoky makeup. If you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all. What's more, you know the pixels of the cameras used by the paparazzi in Hong Kong. How can they take such clear photos? It's not a close-up for a movie."
Fang Ruoti thought about it and it made sense. This means that she was completely deceived by Tao Mu.
"Young man." Fang Ruoti tapped her slender fingers painted with red nail polish on the bar, complaining unhappily, "You won't be able to get a girlfriend in the future if you treat a beautiful sister like this."
Tao Mu smiled, but said seriously: "Really? Maybe I'm more sensitive to girls' makeup."
Fang Ruoti is the heroine of "Black and White", and she is also very curious about Tao Mu, the man who has already made the crew a hot topic before he even joined the crew. So I searched the Internet for Tao Mu's related deeds, and of course I also knew that Tao Mu had done makeup for a female star, which caused a sensation in the fashion circle. She also registered on Feixun.com. Besides finding gossip interesting, she also envied the popularity of mainland female stars - these female artists, whom she had hardly heard of, actually had tens or even millions of fans on Feixun.com. I’m so envious.
"Xiangcheng is really too small." Fang Ruoti shook her head with some emotion and motioned the bartender to mix her a cocktail. "The total population of Xiangcheng is probably not as large as that of a large province in the mainland. When we made a movie in the past, we would be very happy if the box office exceeded tens of millions after it was released. I didn't expect that there are so many movies in the mainland that have exceeded 100 million. But I don't know if it's because of the local climate, but the box office of our Xiangcheng movies in the mainland is not very good."
Fang Ruoti said this and looked at Tao Mu with a smile: "No wonder Mr. Tao didn't even think about bringing money into the crew when he participated in "Black and White" this time. Are you not optimistic about the box office of this movie in the mainland?"
As the news that Tao Mu was about to join the crew of "Black and White" spread, Fang Ruoti didn't know about others, but she herself was very interested in Tao Mu. After reading a lot of related gossip news, I naturally know that although Tao Mu has not officially debuted yet, he likes to bring money into the group. The most amazing story on the Internet is that Tao Mu had joined a TV series before, where he only played a small supporting role in less than three episodes, but he actually brought in 14 million yuan in investment for the crew.
The production cost of "Black and White" was only 50 million. Moreover, this drama also gathers many first-line stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. Tao Mu also plays a role in the film, although his screen time is not long, but his role is very important. Even so, he was unwilling to invest. It can be imagined how pessimistic Tao Mu was about the box office performance of this movie.
As a first-line female star in Hong Kong, Fang Ruoti's salary for the film is 5 million yuan, and she also gets a 1% share of the box office. So Fang Ruoti naturally hopes that the box office of this movie will be as high as possible. However, Xiangcheng is just a small place, the market is so small that it has long been saturated. If you really want to make money, you have to go to the mainland.
It is conceivable how disappointed Fang Ruoti was when she learned that Tao Mu did not invest in the crew.
After all, Tao Mu is not just an actor. His investment vision and entrepreneurial talent are even more well-known than his acting skills.
Noticing the resentful look in Fang's eyes, Tao Mu smiled and said, "Fang, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't think highly of the box office of Black and White, but the production cost of 50 million is enough. Even if I reluctantly invest, it will be useless. And I'm just a newcomer. If I rashly bring money into the group, I'm afraid it will give everyone a bad impression. So, I'd better just act honestly."
Fang Ruoti looked at Tao Mu with a half-smile. They can tell lies so seriously, it turns out they are in this line of work.
Not long after the two chatted, Fang Ruoti's agent Qiu Xiying came over to pick them up. She was a woman who looked to be in her thirties, with neat short hair and wearing a black business suit. She looked smart and capable.
When Qiu Xiying saw Tao Mu, who was also sitting at the bar, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes. As a gold medal agent in Hong Kong's entertainment circle, Qiu Xiying has met many male stars since entering the industry. It has to be said that Tao Mu's appearance is top-notch even in Xiangcheng. The most important thing is Tao Mu's temperament, which is between maturity and immaturity, indifference and passion, cynicism and seriousness, which is extremely contradictory and complex. It is like a bottomless pool of autumn water. The shimmering water can reflect dazzling colors, but underwater where you cannot see through it, it is extremely deep and reserved. Different from those young boys. It's different from those mature men who are cunning and treacherous.
Tao Mu is a man who can be sweet or salty, a versatile prince.
I heard that Mr. Tao still doesn’t have an agent. It would be great if we could sign him. But obviously, with Tao Mu's current wealth and status, it is absolutely impossible for him to rashly sign with someone else's film and television company. So even though Qiu Xiying was envious, it was just a thought. If there is a chance, I can try to sign Tao Mu's agency contract in Xiangcheng.
Tao Mu, who was sitting at the bar and playing with whiskey, obviously didn't know that this Xiangcheng gold medal agent only looked at him a few times and piled so many earthy adjectives on him.
After all, he brought people to the nightclub this time with a mission. Although when chatting with Fang Ruoti, out of courtesy, Tao Mu had to pay some attention to Fang Ruoti. However, Tao Mu still focused most of his energy on observing several police cadets. So when Qiu Xiying arrived, Tao Mu only exchanged a few polite greetings but did not pay much attention to her.
Fortunately, he has good self-cultivation and the social etiquette is ingrained in his bones. Even if he was careless, he didn't behave in a disrespectful manner. These few concise and to the point words even made Qiu Xiying feel as if she had met a close friend.
But Fang Ruoti seemed to have noticed something. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Tao Mu, he pulled the agent away, who was still unsatisfied.
In just a short while, gossip spread that Tao Mu took the cadets from the Xiangcheng Police Academy to skip classes and go to nightclubs, and even had a good chat with the movie queen Fang Ruoti in the bar. By the next morning, the news was on the front pages of all entertainment newspapers.
Tao Mu has never overestimated the integrity of Xiangcheng gossip paparazzi, nor has he underestimated the efficiency of Xiangcheng gossip paparazzi. So these reports were within his expectations. On the contrary, the cadets who had skipped class with Tao Mu to play most of the night had never thought of this situation and suddenly panicked.
However, they did not mean to blame Tao Mu. They just went out for morning exercises and waited dejectedly for the instructor to punish them.
Last night, he also stayed up most of the night just to take care of Shen Yu, who sprained his ankle during training and was in so much pain that his eyes were swollen from crying. The other police cadets could not hide their jealousy when they woke up with splitting headaches the next day. Each of them had darker dark circles under their eyes than Jiang Jingwen and the others. They had been waiting for the instructor to get angry with a look of gloating on their faces since morning exercises, but in the end, the instructor still didn't express his opinion until the morning exercises were over.
The police cadets, led by Zhong Chengzhi, lost their patience and could not help but ask the instructors why they did not punish those who skipped classes to go to nightclubs.
"PC92311, are you questioning me?" The instructor, who was always very serious, asked in a deep voice with a gloomy face as always.
"No, sir. I just want to know why the school doesn't punish those police students who violate school rules." Zhong Chengzhi stood up straight, looked forward, and asked confidently: "Is it because Tao Mu was the one who took the lead in violating the rules?"
The iron-faced instructor stared at Zhong Chengzhi expressionlessly for a long time, until a trace of uneasiness and panic flashed across Zhong Chengzhi's face. Then he asked, "Who else has the same idea?"
The cadets who were good friends with Zhong Chengzhi, the cadets who sympathized with Shen Yu, and the cadets who disliked Tao Mu all stood up.
"We are dissatisfied with the school's preference for auditors with good backgrounds."
The iron-faced instructor glanced at the indignant cadets one by one and said in a deep voice: "The reason why the school did not punish the cadets who went to the bar last night was because PC92577 had already asked for leave from the school in advance. So his taking people to the nightclub yesterday was just a private behavior of the cadet in his spare time. It did not violate the laws of Xiangcheng, nor did it violate the school rules of Xiangcheng Royal Police Academy. Do you understand?"
PC92577 was the student number I used during my experience at the Royal Police School in Tao Muxiang City. This was Tao Mu's special request. Tao Mu even discussed with Xu Musen, the director of Black and White, and wanted to change Zhou Yuanting's student number in the script to this. Xu Musen felt that this approach would also be beneficial for publicity and had already agreed.
After hearing this, the police cadets looked at each other in bewilderment. Jiang Jingwen and the others were overjoyed. They didn't expect that Tao Mu had already considered this matter in advance. Zhong Chengzhi and the others were even more unconvinced: "But——"
"No buts!" The iron-faced instructor interrupted the cadets' objections with a stern voice: "You have the time to question the school and think about other things. Why don't you focus on your studies? As full-time students of the Royal Police Academy of Xiangcheng, your grades are not even as good as those of an auditor. Don't you feel ashamed? If all Xiangcheng police officers were of your quality, how could Xiangcheng citizens entrust their lives to Xiangcheng police officers? From now on, all those who fail to meet the training standards will be required to undergo additional training."
The iron-faced instructor pointed at Tao Mu with his baton and said simply and roughly: "All standards are the assessment scores of PC92577. Those who exceed PC92577 are fine. Those who do not exceed PC92577 will all have to practice more."
"Now, everyone, go run around the playground ten times before breakfast."
The cadet police officers looked at each other in bewilderment, knowing that this was the instructor's punishment for them for questioning the school's decision without authorization. Zhong Chengzhi and the others looked at Tao Mu breathlessly. Accept your fate and run. As for Jiang Jingwen and the others, they were lucky enough that the school did not pursue the matter for secretly running out to a nightclub. Who dares to talk nonsense?
The iron-faced instructor watched the backs of everyone running to the playground, then looked at Shen Yu who had been hiding in the shade of a tree without saying a word, and frowned silently.
Fortunately, these two people didn't stay in the police academy for long. In a few days he will be gone.
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