Chapter 95 Back to School (Long Chapter)
After all, she had done some rehearsal before the meeting, so when faced with reporters' questions, Liu Shishi's answers were very standard and formatted, without any eye-catching new ideas.
But it is indeed impeccable, and he cautiously shows the cautiousness of a new actor who has just crossed over to other industries.
Following the questions from the Toutiao reporter, several other media outlets turned their attention to the female lead and asked several questions, all of which were cleverly answered by Liu Shishi.
The press conference proceeded in an orderly manner and ended without any incident.
Before the show ended, the crew prepared a nice little gift for each reporter.
This is also a common practice in entertainment industry press conferences. After all, they are grateful for what they have received. The crew also hopes that reporters will be lenient in their subsequent reports and give more positive publicity.
Behind the scenes of the press conference, looking at the relieved Liu Shishi, Qiao Zhengyu, who was dressed in stylish casual clothes, asked with a smile: "This is your first time attending a press conference. How do you feel, Junior Sister?"
He didn't expect to work with Liu Shishi again so soon. The girl was able to squeeze out Wang Luodan and Lu Yi to become the heroine of "Nightclub", which shows her quite capable.
Liu Shishi was drinking water and breathing heavily. The press conference ended successfully and the tense nerves in her mind finally relaxed.
After all, she was a novice on the road and was afraid of saying something wrong and having it reported by the media. Plus, she was a bit socially anxious and not good at speaking, so she was always on guard and was very cautious throughout the process.
"It was very stressful, but I finally made it through."
"It's normal to be a little nervous for the first interview, and your performance today was perfect."
Recalling his panic when he was first asked questions by reporters, Qiao Zhengyu was generous with his praise.
Director Xu Zheng also nodded and agreed: "Liu Shishi, you really did a good job just now. You were very calm in front of the reporters and your answers were flawless. Very good."
Liu Shishi felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, and quickly said modestly: "I still need to learn more from Director Xu and Brother Yu."
Xu Zheng had a smile on his face. The girl seemed quite kind from what he had met so far, but he would have to wait until the crew started filming to get to know her more about her personality and how she behaved.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly that he was under a lot of pressure as a director. Assistant Director Ma Xin was obviously dissatisfied with him and had been thinking about seizing power.
The female lead is a relative of an unknown background, and the second male lead is the big boss of the financing company. If he wants to make the entire crew act like one's own arm and make a good movie, he will have a long way to go!
"See you on the set tomorrow."
Xu Zheng waved his hand and gave an instruction, then prepared to go back and seize the time to perfect the shooting plan.
The next day, several media outlets and portal websites’ entertainment sections published some news about the movie “Night Club”.
Southern Metropolis Daily: Xu Zheng's cross-industry work, an actor with great ambitions and continuous improvement
"Yangtze Evening News": Tengda Culture officially enters the big screen
Film News: The director support program heralds the flourishing of the film and television industry
"Headline Entertainment": The road to becoming an actor, the transformation of a young school girl
Sina Entertainment: Is it self-righteousness or confidence that a new director insists on using new actors?
"Entertainment City News": Gao Yuanyuan's Waterloo, the loss of the movie heroine
Zhang Zhao is currently in the company looking at the various information collected by his employees.
Apart from the report of Sina Entertainment which was somewhat eye-catching and had some ill intentions, other media basically reported the exchanges and interactions during the interview normally.
Zhang Zhao nodded slightly and instructed Li Feng, the publicity director who was sitting at the next table, "Pay close attention to the online reports about Nightclub in the next few days. If there is any negative news, report it to me in time."
After saying that, he turned to the secretary beside him and asked, "Is there anything else going on recently?"
The secretary quickly replied, "Mr. Zhang, the TV series "Drawing Sword" co-produced by our company and Hairun will be broadcast on CCTV-1 in the middle of next month. Hairun asked us to cooperate in the promotion and build momentum for "Drawing Sword"."
The secretary stared at Zhang Zhao, fearing that he would not take the matter seriously. After a moment's hesitation, he added, "'Drawing Sword' was the key project that President Wang Jing was in charge of at the time."
Zhang Zhao nodded. Being able to appear on CCTV-1 would at least guarantee a minimum viewership rate and he would be the one who would benefit from the results.
He also gave Li Feng one more instruction: "Fully cooperate with Hairun Company to promote "Drawing Sword". If you need funding, please apply for it."
Li Feng cheered up and assured: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang! Our department will definitely do a good job in publicity."
In August, listen to the cicadas and enjoy the taste of hot summer. However, unlike the scorching heat of July, the warm wind has begun to take away a trace of the heat when it blows, ushering in the gentleness of autumn.
Throughout the first half of the month, there were many major events in the domestic Internet industry. On August 5, Baidu was listed on the Nasdaq in the United States.
The stock issue price was US$27 per share. On the first day of trading, it opened at US$66. The stock price once reached US$151.21 and closed at US$122.54, an increase of 354%. The amount of financing reached US$109 million and the market value reached US$3.958 billion.
This is the highest increase on the first day of listing for Nasdaq IPOs in the past five years since the Internet bubble in 2000.
Song Ci naturally would not miss such a feast. He commissioned a brokerage firm to buy some Baidu shares and planned to hold them for a period of time, waiting to sell them at a high price before Google sells off Baidu shares before June next year.
On August 8, Tenda Group's first self-developed large-scale online game "Wulin Dispute" was launched for public testing. Thanks to a lot of publicity work in the early stage, 250,000 people flocked to the service within 30 minutes of its launch, and the maximum number of online users once reached 350,000.
On August 11, Alibaba Group acquired all of Yahoo China's assets and received a $1 billion investment from Yahoo!. It also enjoyed the exclusive right to use Yahoo's brand and technology in China, including its Yisou and 3721. Yahoo! USA acquired 40% of Alibaba Group's shares and 35% of the voting rights.
Since then, Baidu has been engaged in search, Penguin has been engaged in social networking, Alibaba has been engaged in e-commerce, and Tenda has been operating portals and games. The four companies have their own core businesses, and the pattern of the four major Internet companies in China has begun to emerge.
On August 13, Song Ci had no time to take care of company affairs for the time being, as he would have to report to school for military training in two days. Liu Shishi had mentioned several times that he had to visit the crew of "Nightclub".
Since "Nightclub" is a location movie, the filming location is very convenient, which is a supermarket in Peking.
When the supermarket owner knew that the crew wanted to shoot a movie in the supermarket, he was very cooperative. After all, it was beneficial to the supermarket's publicity, and he even gave a discount on the venue rental fee.
In addition to the sponsorship from several brands, the film has already recouped most of its investment before filming even started, and will definitely not lose money when it is released.
Song Ci went to visit the set as a screenwriter. Although he went to see Liu Shishi, it would be bad to go to the crew empty-handed. As the weather was hot, he brought some fruits and drinks to the crew.
Xu Zheng is currently filming an indoor scene. As he is a novice director, he strives for perfection and polishes every shot carefully, reshooting frequently, so the progress is a bit slow.
As soon as we finished shooting a scene, the crew came over and said, "Director Xu, the screenwriter is here to visit us!"
"Screenwriter?" Xu Zheng showed doubt on his face and patted his shiny forehead. It took him a while to come to his senses. Zhang Zhao did tell him yesterday that the screenwriter of "Nightclub" would come to visit the set.
"Look at my poor memory. Where is the person?"
The groundskeeper immediately replied, "Outside the supermarket. He also brought some drinks and fruits. The logistics department is processing them."
Xu Zheng felt a little disappointed. The stagehand seemed smart at ordinary times, but made mistakes at critical moments. The screenwriter came all the way to visit the set, but he should at least invite the person in first. It was really that he had no tact at all.
"Come over here quickly!"
Although the industry status of domestic screenwriters is not as high as that of South Korea, famous screenwriters are still very influential. Xu Zhenggang has just transformed into a director. Good scripts are hard to come by, so this is the time when he needs to build up a wide network of contacts.
Looking at the crew running out in a panic, Xu Zheng shook his head, picked up the intercom and ordered: "Pause the filming, everyone take a break!"
Qiao Zhengyu and Liu Shishi in front of the camera heard the noise and came to the monitor to find out what was going on.
"Director Xu, why did the filming stop again?" Qiao Zhengyu was a little annoyed and walked to Xu Zheng and asked in confusion.
It was a hot day, he had just found his form, and he was already behind schedule, so he had no idea what the director was trying to do.
Tengda Culture is the investor. Qiao Zhengyu is the boss of Tengda. Xu Zheng can’t control him in the crew. His authority is not enough. When facing the questioning, Xu Zheng explained helplessly: "The screenwriter is here to visit the set! Let’s meet him together."
Liu Shishi was wearing a supermarket work uniform, her pretty face couldn't be concealed. She stood behind Qiao Zhengyu. When she heard that her boyfriend was coming to visit her, she immediately smiled happily.
"Screenwriter Song is here to visit the set?" Qiao Zhengyu glanced at Liu Shishi and guessed that Song Ci was here to visit his girlfriend.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zheng asked, "Does Zhengyu know the screenwriter?"
Qiao Zhengyu nodded, and naturally praised Liu Shishi highly in front of her.
"Song the screenwriter is a great talent. Several of our company's works are from his hand. The first TV series I starred in at Tengda, "So Young", was written by him. And his appearance, wow, Director Xu, you will know it at first sight!"
Xu Zheng's eyes sparkled, and he was even more excited and eager to meet this praised screenwriter.
Soon Song Ci was led to the studio by the crew. It was his first time to a film and television shooting site, so he was inevitably curious. He looked around and saw various equipment, screens, and monitors placed in the small space. Everything was in order.
As soon as he saw Song Ci's appearance, Xu Zheng immediately understood what Qiao Zhengyu meant. With this face, he debuted as an idol. He obviously has good looks, but he has to rely on his talent to make a living!
Thinking of himself back then, Xu Zheng was a little dazed and couldn't remember when he became bald.
Xu Zheng took a few steps forward and took the initiative to greet Song Ci. The two shook hands politely when they met, like a pair of old friends.
"Director Xu!"
"Writer Song, I've heard a lot about you!"
Song Ci glanced at Liu Shishi without making a sound, and said politely to the director, "Sorry to bother Director Xu. Everyone has worked hard on the filming. I brought some things for everyone. They are in the logistics department."
Xu Zheng is very tactful and speaks very frankly.
"Teacher Song, you are being polite. You are the screenwriter of Night Club and a member of the group. You are here to give benefits to everyone. How can you say that you are disturbing us?"
Then he announced loudly to the crew members: "The screenwriter has brought some drinks and fruits to cool you down. Everyone go to the logistics department to pick them up and take a rest."
"Thank you!" "Thank you screenwriter!"
Everyone thanked him, left their workstations and headed to the logistics department.
"Teacher Qiao!"
"Teacher Liu!"
Song Ci shook hands with Qiao Zhengyu and Shi Ye again, one real and one fake, as if they were meeting again after a long separation.
Liu Shishi glared at Song Ci mischievously, and scratched her boyfriend's palm when shaking hands. She said pretentiously, "Teacher Song, you have worked hard. You came to see us in such a hot day."
She didn't want outsiders to know about her relationship with Song Ci, so she specifically told her boyfriend to keep it a secret from everyone in the crew when he came to visit her. Now that she saw that her boyfriend was acting very well, she was immediately relieved.
Qiao Zhengyu knew about the relationship between the two. He saw their flirting clearly. Seeing that they were intentionally hiding their relationship, he did not point it out. He secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that young people are so cunning.
The stagehands brought over a few stools, and everyone sat around and started chatting and making small talk.
Seeing Song Ci's outstanding appearance, Xu Zheng felt itchy and suggested, "Teacher Song, how about a cameo appearance as a customer who comes to the supermarket to shop?"
Liu Shishi stared at Song Ci with great enthusiasm, and was looking forward to starring in a movie with her boyfriend.
Song Ci ignored Shi Ye's eager gaze and politely declined. He had to return to Peking University tomorrow to prepare for military training. Playing a guest role was time-consuming and laborious, and it was meaningless to him.
Song Ci did not stay too long. After chatting for a while, they prepared to get up and say goodbye.
Qiao Zhengyu was smart and wanted to create an opportunity for the young couple, "Shishi, please see Teacher Song off."
Liu Shishi was overjoyed and felt extremely grateful to this senior brother. Even Song Ci looked at him a few more times. She didn't expect that this top brother of Tengda was so considerate.
Outside the supermarket, Liu Shishi felt inexplicably sad. Her boyfriend had to go to military training and they would not be able to see each other again until two weeks later. A couple in love did not want to be separated for even a moment.
"Shishi, I will start school tomorrow, remember to think of me!"
She wanted her boyfriend to come visit her in early August. Thinking of Song Ci's procrastination for several days, Liu Shishi snorted angrily, "I don't want to."
Upon hearing this, Song Ci suddenly hugged Miss Liu, and without caring whether anyone was paying attention to them or not, he lowered his head and kissed Shi Ye's beautiful red lips fiercely.
Before Liu Shishi could react, Song Ci had already pulled away, and as he walked away he smiled at Shi Ye, "Even if your mouth is hard, you'll be soft when you kiss!"
Two weeks passed in a flash of busyness. Liu Shishi was filming for the TV series "Night Club", while Song Ci returned to Peking University.
On August 15, 2005, more than 3,000 undergraduate students of the Class of 2004 of Peking University ended their summer vacation early and returned to school from their hometowns, ready to engage in intensive military training.
When Song Ci returned to dormitory 310 at around 9 o'clock in the morning, his three roommates had already arrived at school before him and were cleaning the room busily.
Although he is worth billions, Song Ci is not a self-righteous person. He has always participated in the dormitory work. Seeing this, he quickly took off his backpack and was about to join in.
The three roommates were naturally happy to see Song Ci return after a long separation and happily asked about his well-being.
Song Ci looked at his three good friends. After not seeing them for a month and a half, Lu Yuguang and Tang Xiaochuan didn't change much compared to last semester. Only Lin Hao looked a little thinner, and his skin was tanned, not as fair as before.
Song Ci stepped forward and patted Fatty Lin's sturdy shoulders, and said jokingly with a smile: "Fatty, you have become much stronger, but darker. Where are you going to have fun during the summer vacation?"
Lin Hao was holding a broom, wearing only a vest and shorts, sweating profusely. He replied breathlessly, "Don't mention it. I signed up for a driving class in the summer. The weather in Jinling is so hot and the sun is so strong that I almost got burned into a tan."
Lu Yugang, who was busy on the balcony, also complained: "The weather is getting hotter every year. The temperature in Ice City is close to 30 degrees. You can imagine the temperature in the south."
Song Ci picked up a rag and wiped the dusty table while asking about tomorrow's military training, "How is our military training arranged?"
The military training at Peking University is different from that at other schools. While most universities in the country conduct military training in September after the freshmen report for duty, Peking University has two weeks of closed training at the base in mid-August of the following summer vacation.
Lu Yuguang is the dormitory head. He is the one who passes on some notifications from the college and department to his roommates, so he knows a lot of information.
"The school leaders held a meeting for the military training leaders this afternoon. All the students of Class 2004 will go to the base tomorrow. Our School of Management should go to the Daxing base.
The living conditions at the base are not as good as those at school in every way. You must be prepared to endure hardships. You will have to leave early tomorrow morning and rest early at night."
Fatty Lin was most afraid of military training, which was a physical activity. Hearing this, he cursed, "Damn, the weather in Peking is so bad. If I stay in the sun for another two weeks, I'll really become a freak."
Tang Xiaochuan, who is a quiet guy, rarely makes a joke: "It doesn't matter whether you are dark or not. I think the fourth brother should do a good job of sun protection. The female students will feel bad if the school hunk gets tanned."
Song Ci didn't care whether he got a tan from military training. It was not good for a man to be too fair. The skin color he appreciated most was a healthy wheat color.
Unfortunately, because I have been studying and working indoors for a long time, my skin is indeed very fair and tender. Military training is just right for me to exercise my masculinity.
The four of them chatted and laughed, and worked hard together for a whole morning. Finally, they cleaned the messy dormitory that had been idle for a whole summer vacation and made it clean and tidy again.
Lin Hao sat down on the chair tiredly, and asked Song Ci lazily while he was making the bed: "Old Four, why did Senior Sister Shi suddenly go to film a movie, and she's the heroine!"
Song Ci glanced at Fatty Lin and asked mischievously, "Are you concerned about my girlfriend?"
Lin Hao muttered, "No, I just saw the photos of the movie press conference on Senior Sister's QQ space, and then I searched online and found out that she was going to act in a movie. I was just curious!"
QQ Space, launched by Penguin in April this year, aims to create a personalized online home for users. It has successively launched functions such as diaries, photo albums, message boards, etc., further consolidating its dominant position in the social field.
Countless netizens express themselves and exchange ideas by posting photos, writing diaries, leaving messages, etc., and enjoy the interaction and expression in the QQ space.
As an internet-addicted girl, Liu Shishi naturally liked the novel QQ space. She would post a few photos and write a few diaries every now and then.
Lin Hao and Liu Shishi are QQ friends. During the summer vacation, Lin Hao saw Miss Liu’s QQ space and knew that she was going to act in a movie, so he was curious and wanted to ask Song Ci about it.
In response to Fatty Lin's curiosity, Song Ci replied as a matter of course: "Isn't it normal for her to be an actress and make a movie?"
When Lu Yugang heard the news, he also asked with great interest: "When will the movie be released? Since it's starring Lao Si's girlfriend, we have to go and see it and give a movie ticket."
Lin Hao introduced it quickly: "It's a comedy movie. The news said it will be released during the Spring Festival.
By the way, Lao Si, all the senior sisters will be big stars soon, so can we meet my goddess Liu Yifei and ask for an autographed photo for me? "
Song Ci murmured in his heart that his own poet was still far from being a big star!
"I definitely can't help you now. Shishi is still a nobody in the entertainment industry and has no connection with your goddess, the superstar Liu Yifei. But I should be able to help you in a few years."
Song Ci was telling the truth. After the broadcast of "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", Liu Yifei's popularity reached a new level, and next year she was elected as the first Golden Eagle Goddess.
After The Return of the Condor Heroes was broadcast, she completely ascended to become Liu Tianxian and entered the big screen. She did not come down to earth to film TV series for more than ten years.
But his girlfriend is not bad either. She will be a Golden Eagle Goddess in a few years. The two Lius are equally matched. They both have a good face and a powerful country.
Lin Hao was a little disappointed. He was somewhat curious about the entertainment industry and occasionally paid attention to some celebrity gossip. It was rare for him to meet a friend in the circle, so he wanted to find out about Liu Yifei.
Just when Lin Hao was about to ask again, Song Ci's cell phone suddenly rang. The pleasant and melodious song "The Wind Rises" came into his ears. It was Shen Sisi calling.
"Sisi! I'm back at school. Yes, I'm in the dormitory now. Are you downstairs in my dormitory? Then I'll be down right away."
Lin Hao was filled with envy when he heard this. "Tsk tsk tsk, the beautiful Shen really cares about you, the fourth brother. She came to see you on the first day of reporting, hugging you left and right. What a happy trouble."
Tang Xiaochuan also nodded in agreement enviously. His life was difficult and he didn't even dare to think about chasing girls. He could only put aside all distractions and study hard.
Lu Yuguang knew that Song Ci didn't like people talking about his gossip, and was afraid that he would get angry and embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Fatty, change your clothes and accompany me to the class teacher to get the military training uniforms. You have so much fat on you that you need to move more."
Seeing that Lin Hao was unwilling to move and was hesitating, Tang Xiaochuan said, "Let's go together, the three of us, get our uniforms and have lunch directly."
Song Ci hung up the phone and just walked out of the dormitory building, he saw Shen Sisi waving at him excitedly from afar.
The sun is shining brightly in the sky and the midday sunlight is very dazzling.
Song Ci squinted her eyes and saw Shen Sisi wearing a light blue dress. The hem of her dress swayed gently when she waved, showing her summer freshness.
She wore a pair of white canvas shoes on her feet, which were simple and comfortable, and carried a white bag on her shoulder, which complemented the color of the dress and added a touch of casual beauty.
Maybe because of the hot weather, Miss Shen tied her hair into a low ponytail, looking gentle and quiet. After not seeing her for a summer vacation, she is still as charming as ever.
Seeing Song Ci walking towards her, Shen Sisi suddenly smiled. Her eyes were like crescent moons, full of warmth and joy. That sweet smile was like a summer spring, refreshing and pleasant, making people feel relaxed.
Noticing the beads of sweat on Miss Shen's forehead and nose under the scorching sun, Song Ci frowned and said with concern: "Why are you out in such a hot afternoon? Don't get a heat stroke."
"It's okay, it's okay. I was just about to go to the cafeteria to eat. Thinking about the military training tomorrow, I brought you a bottle of sunscreen."
Hearing Song Ci's slightly caring words, Shen Sisi happily took out a bottle of men's sunscreen from her bag and handed it to him.
Song Ci was a little at a loss for a moment. During the period after the birthday party, he and Miss Shen got along quite harmoniously. They talked about literature and novels in a proper manner and did not touch on anything else.
I thought she had given up the idea of pursuing me, but today, when I saw the love in Miss Shen's eyes, I suddenly realized that she had been pretending for the past few months and used roundabout tactics to get close to me.
In fact, Chen Sisi also wanted to have a long-term relationship and get closer to Song Ci imperceptibly, but she hadn't seen him for a whole summer vacation and she missed him so much that she couldn't help wanting to see him as soon as school started. Her true feelings were revealed and his true intentions were exposed.
Facing Miss Shen's expectant and eager eyes, Song Ci was silent for a while, but finally couldn't bear to let Miss Shen down, so he took the sunscreen.
The small bottle of sunscreen felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. Song Ci sighed and said, "Shishi also prepared one for me. She will always prepare it for me. I'm afraid I'll never need this bottle of yours."
Shen Sisi pursed her lips, her whole body felt as if she was falling into an ice cellar. She stared at Song Ci with resentment. She naturally knew that Song Ci meant something, but she just pretended to be stupid and pretended not to understand.
"Song Ci, what are you busy with during the summer vacation? Have you finished writing "Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty"?"
In the past, she could still ask Little Lion about Song Ci's situation indirectly, but ever since she asked Song Ci about his food preferences that day, when they contacted her on QQ again, Liu Shishi only replied to her with one sentence: "Bad woman! You still want to deceive me? No way!"
Then she blocked her directly, so although she occasionally contacted Song Ci on QQ during the summer vacation, she knew nothing about Song Ci's specific situation.
(End of this chapter)
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