Chapter 127 The 127th Melon is Finished
Fang Zhiyang was a little unhappy because his way was blocked. He glanced at Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye had a very gentle appearance and looked like a good person. He was looking at him with a smile. Fang Zhiyang didn't want to get angry, so his attitude subconsciously became much gentler.
"Not interested, not signing with the company."
Fang Zhiyang has met many scouts, many of whom promised him a lot, but after a deeper understanding, he found that it was not as rosy as they said. All the contracts were full of traps, and some even had it literally written on their faces, saying that all the music released after signing the contract would belong to the company. In other words, the songs he worked so hard to write did not belong to him in the end. How could such a thing happen in this world?
"You misunderstood. I'm not a talent scout or a talent agent. I simply think you sing well and are suitable for an album. I hope I'll have the chance to buy your album in the future."
Xu Qingye looked at the other party's indifferent expression and shook his head. According to the original novel, Fang Zhiyang would participate in a music variety show in two years, win the championship on that show, and from then on almost monopolized most of the TV dramas' OSTs.
Fang Zhiyang probably didn't expect to hear such an answer. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say.
"Thanks."
Fang Zhiyang scratched his head and thanked Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye waved to him and left with a group of people.
Fang Zhiyang's friend looked at the direction Xu Qingye left and muttered something.
"What a weird guy."
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Shen Que remained quiet until they returned home. Xu Qingye closed the door and prepared to celebrate sweetly with Shen Que. When he turned around, he saw that he had a gloomy face and seemed a little unhappy.
"What's wrong with you? You haven't said a word since just now."
Xu Qingye reached out and grabbed Chen Que's arm, trying to pull him in, but Chen Que seemed to be fixed in place and didn't move.
"What's the matter?"
Xu Qingye didn't know what he had done wrong again. He stared at Shen Que with an innocent look on his face.
"You seem to be particularly appreciative of others."
"Ah? Are you talking about Fang Zhiyang?"
"I even remembered the name. It seems like you really like it."
Shen Que looked at Xu Qingye. He didn't even hear the other person's name clearly, but Xu Qingye remembered it clearly.
"You're not jealous, are you? He sings really well." Xu Qingye chuckled and couldn't help but continue teasing him. It was really rare to see Shen Que like this.
"It's my fault that I can't sing. This is the first time I know you like people who can sing."
"I'm a fan of so many boy bands, but you didn't realize I like the ones who can sing? I thought you knew it already. But, the ones who can sing are not as good as the ones who can call me hyung. If you don't believe me, try calling me hyung twice."
Xu Qingye hooked his arm around Chen Que's neck, almost hanging on him. Chen Que looked so cute when he was jealous. Xu Qingye rubbed him with the tip of his nose.
Chen Que stretched out his hands to hook Xu Qingye's legs and picked him up. Xu Qingye instinctively wrapped his legs around Chen Que's waist and was picked up.
"I prefer hearing you call me brother rather than calling me brother."
The door was hastily closed, locking out the beauty in the room, while the internet was still buzzing with excitement about tonight's award ceremony.
Zhang Jian was upset. He Miao, who was originally the favorite to win the award, posted several Weibo posts in a row. At first, everyone felt sorry for him for being a runner-up again, but after he posted so many times, they felt that he was a little petty.
He Miao played two-faced tricks on Zhang Jian, saying that he was just lucky and hinting that the Golden Bull Award was given to such a small-budget film deliberately for the sake of good reputation.
Originally he wanted to vent some sympathy on Weibo, but posting too much backfired and the people who were originally sympathetic to him no longer bought it.
In addition, various awards for tonight were also discussed. Shen Que's account updated the photo of himself receiving the award and also @Shen Mu's brand account. The account, which originally had few followers, suddenly gained hundreds of thousands of fans. The customer service who managed the account was shocked. After searching, they found out what happened and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s just that the store’s orders suddenly increased, and their workload increased immediately.
After attending the award ceremony, Shen Que immediately returned to the crew. "Night Filled" was about to be completed. After the completion, Shen Que almost seamlessly joined the crew of "Infernal Affairs". After filming two movies this year, Shen Que only had some work left such as advertising shooting and magazine shooting.
There is a TV series to be filmed after the new year. The film industry is prestigious, but its ability to attract fans is not as good as TV series. So in Zhao Wen's plan, movies are the main focus, and TV series are supplementary. Shen Que is still young and needs to work harder. The main thing is that the film industry is so small, and there are not many opportunities that can fall into Shen Que's hands. He can't just sit at home and wait for job opportunities.
Assistant Xu continued to work. There was actually not much for Shen Que to do. What he did most often was to sit next to the director and watch the surveillance footage.
Xu Qingye is already very familiar with the director. There are not many female directors in the circle, and the few who are famous have very good representative works.
The director of "Night Spreads", Sang Zhen, is almost fifty years old this year. She has been in the industry for more than ten years and has made many films. Her works are presented from a unique female perspective and are particularly delicate and moving.
There are a lot of female staff members in the crew of "Night Spread". Xu Qingye had curiously asked Sang Zhen why her crew was configured like this.
"The crew is a place with clear hierarchies, and women are always put at the bottom. There are too many rules targeting us. We can't sit on the camera box, we can't do this, we can't do that. All of them are aimed at women. What have they done to women? They bully us like this. I never wanted to be a director before, but I couldn't swallow this. I want to show those people that women can make movies just as well as them, and women can do any job well. So my team is basically all female employees. After so many years, how are we inferior to others? I have won so many awards over the years that the room is almost full. The same goes for others. We have won more or less awards in our fields. We have proved ourselves with our strength."
Sang Zhen was particularly proud when she said this. It was very difficult for her to enter this industry. She faced severe discrimination in the early days. When she heard that the female director had withdrawn her investment and the actors refused to perform, she borrowed money and begged others for help, and found amateur actors to shoot her first movie.
In short, it is a sad history. Now that women's power has risen, there will no longer be those difficulties in the past, but she has come through that era, so she is more willing to provide job opportunities for women.
On the day of wrap-up, it was drizzling and the atmosphere was a bit sad. Liu Xiao and Shen Que finished filming the last scene.
The two of them pieced together and finally understood everything about Pei Jiacheng. Pei Jiacheng was a complicated person. Before the lie was exposed, Pei Jiacheng was a good person to them.
Unfortunately, lies cannot last forever.
Finally, the two stood in front of Pei Jiacheng's tombstone, and Chen Zhirang looked at the photo on the tombstone and pondered for a long time.
Both of them were silent, and the rain gradually stopped. Wenhua turned around and looked at Chen Zhirang. Chen Zhirang was a poor man. He was deceived by Pei Jiacheng at a young age. He didn't have time to have a clear understanding of the world. Now he is not too old and has plenty of time to be himself.
Wenhua encouraged him to go out for a walk, relax and think about his life. Over the years, he was like the little bird raised by Pei Jiacheng. He took care of him and treated him well, but he also tied him in a cage and broke his wings.
Chen Zhirang looked at the sky. It was sunny after the rain and tomorrow would be a bright day.
Chen Zhirang nodded. He had a rough idea in his mind. He said goodbye to Wenhua, and the two walked away, one on the left and one on the right. Their intertwined destinies returned to their respective trajectories.
Two people who would never have met each other had a brief encounter, comforted each other and started their lives again. The person who connected them together has also passed away with the wind, and the grudges, love and hate have all been buried with him. Although the answers are sad, they have all been obtained.
In the last shot, a rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky. Sang Zhen was a little excited. This was simply a gift from God to them.
"It's finished!"
Someone shouted happily, and everyone in the crew got busy. The completion of the filming was a stage victory, and there were still many tasks to be done afterwards. They organized everyone to take a group photo, and after sending out red envelopes for the completion of the filming, it was time for free activities.
During the filming, there were many rules on the crew, and the staff were not allowed to chat with the artists casually. After the filming was completed, this small restriction was gone. Many people took photos with the leading actors as a souvenir. They had been together for a long time and had some feelings for each other, so they were reluctant to part.
Xu Qingye was Shen Que's exclusive photographer, so he was naturally busy taking photos of him and everyone. He was taking photos when someone suddenly called him.
"Xiao Ye, come and shoot with us, come quickly, you've been busy for so long."
The one who called him was screenwriter Ms. Hu, who is also an excellent female screenwriter. She has a very keen observation ability and she figured out the relationship between Xu Qingye and Shen Que very early on.
“I don’t need to take pictures.”
"Yes, come quickly. Akang, come and help us take the photo."
Teacher Hu called someone over, Xu Qingye handed the camera to the other person and ran over in small steps.
Xu Qingye was originally standing at the side, but Teacher Hu pulled him over and made him stand next to Shen Que.
After taking photos with the staff, Xu Qingye took two more photos with Shen Que alone. Teacher Hu stood by and guided them in their movements. She looked like she was enjoying it very much.
“Here we go again.”
Liu Xiao walked to Teacher Hu and looked at the two people taking pictures not far away with an envious look.
"Yeah, they're a perfect match, but I don't know how long they can last. I've seen too many people fall in love passionately at first, but end up breaking up tragically. This world is too realistic."
Teacher Hu nodded, but was a little worried. Fame and fortune are dazzling, and the love between celebrities and ordinary people is not so easy to maintain. He didn't mean to say anything bad about Xu Qingye, it's just that this circle is like this, with many temptations and people's hearts are fickle.
They had a wrap-up banquet together, and the three-month companionship came to an end. Liu Xiao and Shen Que hugged each other as a farewell.
"Maybe see you at the next film festival."
"Night" plans to go abroad to participate in film festivals first, and then be released in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If everything goes well in China, it will be released simultaneously. If not, we will have to wait and see.
If we can achieve good results at the film festival, the domestic broadcast will also be much smoother.
The specific details will depend on subsequent developments.
Before joining the crew of "Infernal Affairs", Shen Que took time out to shoot the new season's perfume commercial, and only joined the crew after finishing the filming.
Shen Que doesn't have many scenes in "Infernal Affairs", and it will be finished in about a month.
"Infernal Affairs" is a relatively conventional business war film, a standard commercial film model, with a dull styling and nothing special. The character he plays is a business spy, who is usually dressed like a business elite in a suit and tie.
The suits of the crew were of average quality and didn't fit them well, so Xu Qingye went back and got Shen Que's usual private clothes. Shen Que's own suits were all custom-made, so they fit him perfectly.
The stylist was relieved to see the clothes that Shen Que brought himself. The main resources of the crew were inclined towards the male and female protagonists, so the clothes of the supporting roles were relatively simple, and there was not much budget. It was best if the actors could bring their own.
After Chen Que finished taking the final makeup photos, he met Zhuang Qibei as soon as he went out. Zhuang Qibei had just arrived as well, and when he saw Chen Que, he walked over to him in a very familiar manner.
"Hello, I'm Zhuang Qibei. I've been signed to Glory Films for a while now. I didn't expect to meet you after so long. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
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