Chapter 362 A prophecy comes true
Xiaoshan, International Film and Television Center.
"Bang."
Yang Chaoyue pushed the door open weakly, floated into the dormitory, and fell directly on the bed without changing clothes.
"You're back, Chaoyue."
Hearing the voice, Chen Yihan on the bed opposite stretched out her head, glanced at the girl lying on the bed, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
"... Still alive."
Yang Chaoyue stretched out his hand and waved, humming in response.
Chen Yihan jumped off the bed and sat in front of Yang Chaoyue's bed. Looking at her condition, she frowned and said, "You go to bed at dawn every day, and you don't rest at noon and practice more. Can you hold on until the evening?"
"I can't help it. The next episode is the second performance. I haven't memorized the dance moves yet. What should I do if I don't practice more?"
Yang Chaoyue turned over with great effort and looked at her friend: "Yihan, do you think I'm really not suitable to be an idol?"
"How could it be!" Chen Yihan said without hesitation: "You are the top contestant ranked third in popularity. Now in the whole building, there are only two people who dare to say that they are more suitable than you."
Because the program is recorded in a closed manner, all the contestants of "Produce 101" live in the newly renovated dormitories in the International Film and Television Center Building.
The dormitories are not shared by their original groups, but are allocated according to the class assessment of the first episode. Among the four girls of TCG, the other three are in Class B and two in Class C, and only Yang Chaoyue herself was assigned to Class D.
But this may also be fate. Although she couldn't live with her teammates, she met many new friends because of this.
Especially Chen Yihan, who is now sitting at the head of the bed to comfort her, this beautiful girl who is known as one of the "four rich ladies of local creation", unexpectedly gets along well with Yang Chaoyue.
In the early stage, when everyone didn't know how each other ranked, they had been taking care of her and encouraging her. After the first ranking was published, although she was only ranked more than 30, she was always happy for Yang Chaoyue, without any jealousy.
Of course, it may also be because she herself has no shortage of resources and opportunities, so she doesn't care much about whether she can debut as a group in the end.
Looking at Yang Chaoyue who was a little depressed, Chen Yihan sighed in her heart.
Before the ranking was published, although many people knew that this girl was popular, there was no specific data after all, so they didn't care much.
Until the end of the first ranking, with the release of the "third place" results, the discussion about her immediately increased.
In fact, it is also normal. Not everyone can react to what the core competitiveness of idols is, including many people who have debuted, who still simply think it is singing and dancing skills or musical talent.
According to this standard, Yang Chaoyue is not the worst, but she is definitely in the middle and lower positions. Unexpectedly, she ran directly to the top three. No one would feel comfortable.
Although she usually looks cute and silly, she is actually very clear-headed. Although no one said anything to her face, she still heard a lot of those discussions.
Don’t look at Yang Chaoyue’s tough words when she was on the stage, such as "Fans voted for me here, so I will stand here", but in fact, only Chen Yihan, who lives with her every day, understands that this girl is about to explode under great pressure during this period.
Originally, her foundation was poor and she was slow to learn things, so she could only rely on constantly reducing her rest time and increasing the amount of training to make up for her shortcomings.
But the effect...
Even if Chen Yihan has a friend filter, she has to admit that this girl seems to be really talented in singing and dancing.
Yang Chaoyue herself naturally understands that doubling the training is not very effective, but apart from this, she really can't think of any other means to relieve her anxiety.
"By the way, Chaoyue, I'll show you something fun."
Chen Yihan ran back to her bed, hid something in her sleeve, turned back, and pulled the bed curtain to avoid being photographed by the camera in the room.
"What are you doing... a cell phone?"
Yang Chaoyue looked at the familiar product of human civilization in her friend's hand and asked in surprise, "Where did you get it from?"
"I told the PD that I wanted to contact my family for something, and I'll return it after I'm done." Chen Yihan smiled and said, "I can't say how long I'll contact them, but I can just hand it back before dinner."
"Isn't this... bad?"
"What's wrong with it? Many of them secretly hide their cell phones, and the program team turns a blind eye to it."
According to the program team's regulations, all contestants are not allowed to bring in electronic products including cell phones. But that said, the actual supervision is not that strict.
After all, these days, many things really can't be done without cell phones. It's impossible for the program team to spend manpower to stare at them one by one, as long as they don't do it too blatantly.
Yang Chaoyue was obviously not the kind of child who would be completely obedient. She immediately became alert and said, "What's so fun?"
Chen Yihan opened the official discussion area, found a message and clicked it, holding back her laughter and said, "Look, see how much faith your fans have in you."
Yang Chaoyue looked at the screen in confusion, and the next second, her face turned embarrassed.
[My brothers were talking about yesterday whether they should hang a poster of a village girl to change their luck in the future. When I passed by a nearby company today, I found that someone had already done it first. (with pictures)]
There was also a picture below the message, which showed two symmetrical posters of Yang Chaoyue on the glass door at the entrance of a company, one on the left and one on the right.
[Hahahaha, I'm laughing to death. The boss of this company is definitely a villager! ]
[Indeed, it's something that we villagers can do. ]
[Chaoyue: Is this how you promote me outside? ]
[No, I won't say anything about not knowing anything. I cried every day on the show. Now I really use the koi as my personality, right? ]
[The fans are playing a joke by themselves, and there are always some people who think they are "awake" and shouting here. Shut up, you chatterbox! 】
【……】
Yang Chaoyue looked at the message and the comments below in silence. Her current mood was exactly the same as what the third comment said.
Is this the kind of person you set up for me outside? !
"What's so fun about this?"
"Haha, actually this fan is quite thoughtful. Look, both posters are pretty good." Chen Yihan said.
Yang Chaoyue clicked on the picture again and took a look. It's true that the selection is good. If it weren't for the awkward position of the post, passers-by might really think it was an ordinary promotional poster.
But...
she looked at the company in the picture and her heart moved. Why does this gate look more and more like her own company?
No, Yang Chaoyue patted the bed. Isn't this the arc-shaped gate? Even the green plants at the door are exactly the same!
No need to ask, this is definitely something that her boss did. After all, he has wanted to post his own photo at the door for more than one or two days.
"What the hell..."
Yang Chaoyue muttered in her heart. She was angry and wanted to laugh, but she was also a little moved.
After staying in this unfamiliar place for more than two months, she was under great pressure. Suddenly seeing the familiar scene, she felt very warm.
"Hey, why are you crying?" Chen Yihan looked at Yang Chaoyue with tears in her eyes, "It's just a joke from the fans, you don't have to be so angry, right?"
Yang Chaoyue wiped her eyes and waved her hands quickly, "No, no, I'm not angry, I'm just a little touched."
"Is that so, that's right, the fans still support you, so don't be too anxious."
"Yeah, I know."
Yang Chaoyue nodded, and at the same time secretly decided in her heart that after she got out, she must go back to the company to find her boss and "thank him"! ——
"A-choo——"
In the office, Meng Bai sneezed violently.
Wang Wei, who was sitting opposite him, saw this and asked, "What's wrong, did you catch a cold?"
"How could that be, I'm in good health, right?" Meng Bai rubbed his nose, "As the saying goes, one thinks, two scolds, and three talks, maybe there is a girl thinking about me.
" "Is there a possibility that you stopped scolding halfway?
" "You may be scolding, and I am thinking."
"Why?"
"No reason, you may not understand, but it's like this when you're handsome."
"..."
Wang Wei sighed in his heart. Only Meng Bai was the boss, otherwise sometimes he really wanted to scold him.
"Let's talk business." Wang Wei decided to change the topic. "Who is the final candidate for the female lead?"
Meng Bai flipped through the information in his hand and put one of them on the table: "How about this one?"
"Xin Zhilei?"
Wang Wei recalled her performance in the audition: "Well, according to the role setting of 'Shen Qinghe', she does have that flavor. But, she's not very popular, right?"
"Why, didn't you say last time that you wanted to find someone with real talent?"
"I hope so, but we have to consider the ratings."
"Actually, it's not bad. She participated in "The Birth of the Actors" last year. Although she was eliminated in the end, her popularity has increased a lot. And in "The Swordsman 2", her role is also very impressive, and she is popular with the audience." Meng Bai explained.
As a producer, he will naturally take all aspects into consideration.
With the success of "Peace Hotel", Arclight has been receiving calls since the announcement of the casting for "Secret and Great".
Meng Bai is not unfamiliar with Xin Zhilei. She has previously worked with Li Qin on "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" and "She Kills", and has also worked with Qin Hao on movies. This time, they were asked to help recommend her.
Otherwise, why do people always say that "entertainment is a circle"? As long as you reach a certain position, no matter who you are, you can always get in touch with her in a roundabout way.
However, Meng Bai's final choice of her was not entirely because of someone's recommendation, but mainly because her temperament and image are most in line with the role of "Shen Qinghe".
Among the current actresses in the domestic entertainment industry, most of them are either "girly, silly and sweet" or the so-called "big heroine".
It is not easy to find a bright actress, not to mention that she has to have the feeling of a "jianghu veteran".
In comparison, Xin Zhilei is the most suitable candidate among the auditions.
Wang Wei did not raise any questions about the candidates recommended by Meng Bai. Over the years, many works of Arclight have proved that his vision as a producer and screenwriter is absolutely correct.
The female lead has been selected, and the crew directly notified the actor of the result.
"Is it really me?"
Hearing the agent tell him that he was selected, Xin Zhilei was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of joy rose in his heart.
"Yes, Arclight has contacted to sign the contract, and the script will be sent over in two days." The agent said: "I heard that it was Mr. Meng who made the final decision, so I said it would be okay for you to ask Li Qin to help recommend it."
"Hey, I have always heard that Li Qin is talking to Mr. Meng of Arclight. Do you know whether it is true or not?"
"I don't know him, how can I know, but there has been this rumor in the circle." The agent said: "I advise you not to ask, there are too many rumors in this industry, no matter whether it is true or not. Anyway, he helped, you just thank him."
"Don't worry, I understand, it's all right."
After hanging up the phone, Xin Zhilei cheered in the room. Then he thought about it and called Li Qin to thank him again.
"Well, actually I didn't help much. According to Mr. Meng's habit, he cares most about whether the actor is suitable for the role, and other factors have little influence." Li Qin said with a smile on the phone.
The two have worked together many times, so they are quite familiar with each other.
"By the way, I heard that the broadcast of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" is still stuck?"
"Well, it is said that the TV station may not have enough episodes due to the "ancient drama restriction order." Li Qin said with a depressed tone.
Costume dramas have always been one of the important types of domestic entertainment TV dramas, and they once dominated the small screen in the past few years.
After all, many stories of this theme have ready-made characters and templates, plus they are old, there are no restrictions, and they are highly extensible, and the plot can be freely played.
Modern dramas are limited by the public's understanding of too much, and often there are many things that can be filmed, and they are finished in thirty or forty episodes. But costume dramas are different. Many backgrounds need to be introduced, which gives room for water injection. As long as the crew wants to shoot, doubling the number of episodes is not a problem.
As we all know, TV dramas are charged by episode. Therefore, in order to get higher profits, costume dramas are getting longer and longer. From 40 to 50 episodes, to 60 to 70, and then to 80 to 90.
For example, the original edited versions of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and Win the World, which were originally scheduled to be broadcast at the beginning of this year, had hundreds of episodes.
Such a large volume will inevitably squeeze out the broadcast of other dramas. After all, TV stations are not like websites, and the broadcast time of channels is fixed. If there are more of this, there will be less of that.
It is also for this reason that in 2015, the relevant departments promulgated the "Regulations on the Management of TV Dramas", requiring that the total number of episodes of costume dramas broadcast in the prime time of major satellite TV stations should not exceed 15% of the total number of episodes for the whole year.
This cut is really a bit harsh. After all, the prime time is so short, and there are less than 100 episodes left for costume dramas in a year.
After a costume drama is broadcast for 30 episodes, it can only be broadcast for three dramas.
So if there are more than 80 or 90 episodes, the quota will be used up for one drama. So for such long dramas, TV stations either have to re-edit them or adjust them to non-prime time.
The main reason for the removal of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and Win the World was reports. But until now there is no news about the broadcast, there may be reasons in this aspect.
Li Qin is just an actor, so she didn't think of this at all when she made the bet.
Now that she thinks about it, she feels that she has stepped into Meng Bai's trap again.
"Huh, bad guy..."
Li Qin muttered softly.
"What?" Xin Zhilei thought he was talking to him, but the voice was not heard clearly in the audience.
"Ah, no." Li Qin hurriedly said: "I was wondering, I don't know when this drama will be broadcast."
Although it doesn't matter whether it is broadcast or not, the remuneration has been received. But after all, it is a work that was shot with great effort, and I still hope it can be broadcast.
"Alas-"
Xin Zhilei also sighed after hearing this.
She was one of those people who "knew that this drama would be popular so I hurried to participate". She originally wanted to see if she could take this drama to the next level like "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
Unexpectedly, it was delayed for so long and there was no news.
Fortunately, she also met Li Qin because of this, and then got the heroine of the new drama of Arclight, which was not a loss.
"Hey, Qinqin, you have two movies to be broadcast this year, right?"
"Yes, one is "Psychological Crime", which has been scheduled at the end of the summer vacation, and the other is "She Killed" we shot." Li Qin said: "I heard from the director before that it might be scheduled during the National Day. I hope it can be broadcast smoothly."
"That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"You and I are definitely fine, but our heroine..."
Li Qin didn't say it, but Xin Zhilei still understood what she meant.
The heroine of the movie "She Killed" is Fan Qiaoqiao, the number one focus among domestic actresses.
If something goes wrong, it can only be her.
"I don't think so." Xin Zhilei said, "There are only three months left until the National Day. I hope it can be released smoothly."
"Yes, I hope everything goes well."
Li Qin's wish was very pious.
But "Murphy's Theorem" tells us that the more you worry about something, the more likely it will happen.
She didn't expect that her words would actually come true.
(End of this chapter)
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