Chapter 55



From about three in the afternoon to half past five, Wei Lan's catch almost filled up the bucket.

Others simply stopped fishing and came to watch. When they saw the catch in the end, they still argued: I didn't get any catch because I was watching Lanlan fishing.

Ren Xiu, who caught two fish on the way, looked at the size of Wei Lan's fish and his own, then turned around and released the two fish.

The other people's buckets contained small fish caught by the three children, which they released when they left. Wei Lan kept the three largest fish in his bucket to take back and cook together.

Lin'an Town is a small town with a mainly fishing agricultural structure, so naturally the residents are experts in cooking fish. Zhu Hao took a group of guests to a well-known restaurant in the town and took the newly caught fish to the kitchen to cook. After everyone had a delicious fish dinner, they went to the open-air yard in the backyard, where there was a bonfire made by the store owner.

The guests and a group of program staff gathered around the campfire. Ren Xiu took out his guitar and a burst of light chords sounded from his fingers.

The camera takes the bonfire as the foreground, and the guests sit comfortably around the fire.

'Life is never alone'

'Because you were with me when I was a baby'

'There is still a long way to go in the future, hand in hand'

Originally it was Ren Xiu's singing and playing, but as the camera zoomed out, it gradually turned into the official version of the song recorded in the studio. This was the theme song produced by Ren Xiu for the program team.

The end credits began to appear, and the first episode of "Two Treasures in the Family" officially ended amid the romantic and warm campfire.

As a parent-child program that invited a popular group of cute kids, this variety show had very impressive ratings, especially Wei Lan. Even though she originally wanted to be a low-key and ordinary passerby, she inexplicably attracted a lot of attention because her style was different from other children, and many of her scenes were even edited into famous scenes of this variety show.

The show was actually broadcast after Wei Lan returned. During this week, she had completed the final soundtrack work for "The Queen" and also announced the release date.

Just three days after the show is released, this Saturday, July 11th.

Originally, he participated in this program for the purpose of promoting the movie. Seeing that the emoticons he made by taking screenshots of the program were popular all over the Internet, Wei Lan decided to go all out and used his own emoticons when promoting the movie.

It was the photo that was taken on the video phone at Mrs. Zhou's door. She looked up at the audience cutely and pitifully, with the text "Please support my new movie" next to it.

This joint "interaction" caused the number of comments and reposts on her Weibo to explode.

'Dream Linkage'

'It's started, it's started, I'm dying of laughter, Director Wei is indeed the one who is best at riding on the popularity!'

'Even if she is your little fan, is it really okay for you, a best director, to take advantage of our four-year-old Lanbao's popularity? [狗头]'

Along with the announcement of the movie, there was also a trailer. This time, not much was revealed in the trailer. Moran, played by Qin An, only showed her lower body. She was wearing a carefully matched Kalo dress and strode into the company. The hem of her coat fluttered with her steps, and her high heels stepped in rhythm, making a "tapping" sound on the ground.

Luna, played by Su Yining, was holding a cup of coffee, with her chin up, also dressed fashionably, and walked quickly into the elevator while talking on the phone anxiously.

Finally, Lu Wei, played by Wei Sijia, was dressed in rustic clothes, but with reverence for the future and anxiety in the workplace on her face. She took a deep breath and walked into a whole new world.

Accompanied by lively pop music, a large number of luxury brand clothing and exquisite women's accessories flashed in this fashion magazine called EVE. Lu Wei, who was dressed in ordinary and rustic clothes, was like an antelope entering the territory of a leopard, feeling out of place.

Luna looked at Lu Wei in disbelief: "Are you the new assistant Lu Wei?"

"Yes..." Lu Wei hesitated.

Luna rolled her eyes and held her forehead exaggeratedly: "I hope the person who hired you won't be fired."

What follows is a chaotic scene of Lu Wei buying coffee, delivering materials, etc. after becoming an assistant. The trailer has a fast pace and the pictures contain a wealth of information, which makes the audience dazzled. However, it is obvious that this movie is completely different from the style of The Countryside Teacher and is a complete urban comedy.

There are many themes in movies with modern urban backgrounds. It is a background where it is not easy to make big mistakes, but it is not easy to make a good movie. In addition, the theme Wei Lan is trying this time is a movie about the fashion circle that no one has made before. It is also his first movie after winning the Golden Tripod Award for Best Director. The clothing and accessories in it are all real luxury brands, and the attention it has received is extremely high among the movies of the same period.

The cinemas also provide plenty of screening schedules.

"Give me a copy of The Queen."

"Two copies of 'The Queen'!"

The cinemas are crowded on weekends. The publicity cost of "The Queen" is about 8 million. For an urban comedy, this publicity cost is already very good. Carrying Wei Lan's fame, the film has attracted the attention of not only the audience but also various professional and non-professional film critics after its release.

As a well-known director, Wei Lan can now naturally hold a premiere.

For the premiere of this movie, Wei Lan chose the Lixiang Theater, a long-established landmark building in H City, but she naturally did not need to appear as a director. The organizer was Wei's, and all the main creators of the film attended.

In addition to reporters from major magazines and media, many well-known film critics were also invited to the premiere.

At 2:30, the first screening of "The Queen" in all theaters officially began.

Audiences, media, and film critics put on patches and immersed themselves in the holographic world.

Amid the sound of lively music, a busy metropolis appears before the audience's eyes, where the women are fashionable, slim and busy.

Lu Wei, played by Wei Sijia, is a young girl who has just graduated from school and is about to become the new assistant to the editor-in-chief of the largest magazine EVE.

Before leaving, she looked at the notebook in her hand. It contained a new article report she had written in college, but the style was obviously not that of a fashion magazine like EVE, but about social issues.

Following Lu Wei's perspective, the audience follows her into a fast-paced world filled with a variety of dazzling fashion products.

Su Yining, who plays Moran's first assistant Luna, quickly appeared in full makeup and a uniquely cut black suit.

Seeing the "rustic" Lu Wei, she was very pessimistic and reluctantly told her about her boss. From the anxiety and fear she expressed in her words, Lu Wei's new boss seemed to be a very scary person.

Su Yining's performance impressed the critics. In the past, her screen image has always been switching between "cold and taciturn" and "forced naivety". Luna is a somewhat mean character. When she was mocking Lu Wei, her expressions and body language were more exaggerated than usual, like in a stage play. It has to be said that Wei Lan is very good at training actors, and Su Yining's performance in this role was strangely seamless.

This was done intentionally by Wei Lan. Although Su Yining wanted to improve herself, the roles she had taken on since her debut were all ones with some "idol baggage". Her appearance accounted for a large part of her acting ability.

"The Queen" is originally a light comedy, and it is very appropriate to use some dramatic interpretation methods in a comedy. Su Yining's own proud temperament is very suitable for this somewhat sharp-tongued role. Wei Lan expands Su Yining's range of expressions in this way, allowing her to gradually get rid of the constraints of her appearance and truly step into the world of acting.

With a notification, Moran officially appeared.

Accompanied by the exciting background music, Qin An walked into the company in high heels, her windbreaker flying off to the side. People who saw her along the way retreated one after another, and the employees hurriedly tidied up their desks and appearances.

Only after Qin An walked into the elevator did the camera give her a full-body close-up from the front.

“Wow!”

When seeing Qin An's short white hair, many viewers exclaimed.

As a film queen who has won two Golden Tripod Awards and has been nominated many times, Qin An is naturally a household name. No one expected that Qin An, who has always been known for her gentle image, would appear in such a look in this movie.

Soon, the character of Moran showed all the audience an out-and-out female devil in the fashion circle.

She is at the top of the industry, sophisticated, cold, demanding and ruthless. All her subordinates have to find ways to complete her orders and cannot say they can't do it.

The first thing she did when she entered the office every day was to issue a series of tasks to Lu Wei in her soft, emotionless and casual voice.

A series of quick edits are used here, with Kalo's clothes appearing throughout the scene, with more than a dozen different expensive coats quickly dumped on Lu Wei's desk every day.

Lu Wei, who had just entered the workplace, went through a process from confusion to collapse. She was in a mess. The old employee Luna helped her clean up the mess while making fun of her. Everyone was revolving around Moran's needs.

Once again when Moran was discussing the inner page clothing, the designer held up two ties that looked like the same color for Moran to choose from. Seeing this, Lu Wei laughed in confusion.

Moran looked at her: "You think this is funny?"

Lu Wei quickly explained: "Well, I just think that they are all the same color."

Not only Lu Wei thought so, the audience watching the movie also had the same doubts.

"You think our current choice is meaningless, right?" Moran looked at Lu Wei's outfit from head to toe. It was not fashionable at all.

"The most beautiful birds in nature are all males. They evolved to be beautiful in order to attract the attention of females. Humans, both men and women, have a need to dress themselves up beautifully. This may be based on our hormones, but in the end, it is sublimated... It is people's pursuit of beauty..."

"You think clothes and shoes are enough to cover the body, and glasses can only be used to block the sun or correct myopia." Moran glanced at Lu Wei's sweater with disdain.

"You don't know that after we make this choice here, this color of fabric will be on EVE, and then be used as inspiration by designers of mid-range brands, and finally sink to department stores and be found by you. You think you chose the sweater on your body, but in fact, we made the choice for you."

“That’s what fashion is all about.”

Film critics who originally thought this was a simple light comedy were enlightened after hearing this. The analysis of fashion here is very interesting.

As the movie progresses, after failing to fulfill Moran's unreasonable request, Moran blamed Lu Wei. The questioning from the female devil made Lu Wei unable to control her tears. She found Xue De, the EVE designer with whom she had a good relationship, to complain.

When the audience saw Xue De, it took them a while to realize that this was Yang Xingyuan, who had won the Best Actor award not long ago.

Yang Xingyuan shaved his beard clean and combed his hair meticulously. He no longer had the simple and upright temperament of Teacher Li. Instead, he seemed very gentle and refined. The way he fiddled with the ruler in his hand and licked his fingers occasionally revealed from the details that he was a designer who often cut clothes.

Lu Wei complained to Xue De in grievance, telling him how unreasonable Moran was.

"I know that the choice is two-way. You can choose to resign and leave here."

Lu Wei stared unyieldingly: "But this is not fair, I did nothing wrong!"

Xue De smiled and said, "Fairness? You are working here, do you think you are in school? Moran needs to take on the responsibility of a mentor, guide you, tolerate you, and let you understand fairness in society?"

"I……"

"You are just complaining, Lu Wei. When you are complaining about this place, have you ever really understood this place and the fashion world?"

Shade pointed to a sample issue of EVE magazine and said, "Do you know how many girls use this magazine as a beacon to guide them?"

"Maybe in your opinion, 60 points or above is a pass, but we are pursuing 100 points, the ultimate in beauty."

"What we pursue is characteristics and standing out. Our clothes and accessories represent our aesthetic needs and are expressions of our own personality. We discussed this for an entire afternoon and the plan that cost 300,000 yuan was overturned."

"…Because this is, art! Do you understand? If you don't truly love this job and are not willing to integrate into it, then you can't do it well."

From the enthusiasm in Xue De's eyes, Lu Wei saw what people who truly love this industry are like. She asked Xue De for help and was determined to change.

Accompanied by the movie theme song, a fast and sharp editing transition appears.

After the transformation, Lu Wei quickly changed into six different fashion styles on the way from home to the company after moving several coverts, which dazzled the audience and at the same time gave them an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

The complex of the ugly duckling turning into a swan is irresistible to every audience member who comes to the show.

Many women posted comments in this position:

"I like this set very much, it looks so good"

'This white set is great, what brand is it? '

After the transformation, Lu Wei was completely transformed. Her work efficiency was greatly improved, and she also won the attention and attention of Moran. But at the same time, her relationship with her boyfriend and friends became distant. She was confused and experienced obstacles. Lu Wei finally solved Moran's problem perfectly. At the same time, because Luna was ill and encountered an accident, the opportunity to go to the fashion capital of P city fell on Lu Wei.

But her boyfriend chose to break up with her because he felt that Lu Wei had changed.

Lu Wei looked at He Zixuan's receding back with a confused and heartbroken expression, looking extremely fragile.

The seamless performance made the audience empathize with the actors.

"Ah, scumbag, Lu Wei, don't cry, he's not worth it."

"You broke up with your girlfriend just because she was too busy with work? You can't stand Lu Wei? You seemed to support her career before!"

The audience was outraged, but the critics saw clues from the confusion and exhaustion that Lu Wei showed from time to time in different scenes. Was it really as it seemed that her boyfriend left her because he was dissatisfied with Moran taking up too much of her private time?

As the movie progresses, Lu Wei and Moran come to City P. In this city full of fashion, luxury and romance, Moran in the hotel for the first time does not have her previous invincible image. She takes off her makeup, and her face is tired and fragile.

"I'm divorcing my husband... Once again, I've let my children down..."

"Is there anything I can do?" Kind-hearted Lu Wei wanted to comfort her, but Moran was Moran, her fragility was only temporary, and the next moment, her tired voice returned to its former strength and understatement.

"I need you to... arrange the last two seats for Editor-in-Chief Jiang and his wife."

Qin An's crying scene and her subsequent emotional transformation are undoubtedly a film queen-level performance.

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