It’s not that no one has ever talked to him about justice, and he has even seen it many times on the Internet, but this is the first time that words have touched his heart so directly.
The person on the other end of the line doesn't know who he is, nor would he say such things just because he is Zhou Xintang.
At that moment, it felt like someone was really touching my head, and I felt like I was being coaxed.
Brain stuffing is a disease and needs to be treated.
Zhou Xintang replied with a smiley face, put down his phone, stood up, washed and dressed. He was still the glamorous star, able to hold his own and live up to the many fans who loved him.
The new day's schedule was still full. As he got in the car, he asked, "Brother Zhao, how's the matter with Wang Qiang going?"
Zhao Yan, who had been his manager for several years, frowned and said, "Wang Qiang? Who?"
"My assistant," Zhou Xintang knew that he had never paid much attention to his assistants, because the assistants' work was very simple and they were replaced frequently, so it was normal that he couldn't remember them.
However, Wang Qiang’s incident is not something that can be easily forgotten, and as a public figure, he must maintain his image.
"You're talking about him," Zhao Yan said, pulling at his belt, which had become a little tight from sitting down. "Don't worry about that. The news of your visit has already spread. Once the storm has passed, I'll replace you with another assistant."
"I'm talking about his compensation," Zhou Xintang frowned slightly. Although he had some objections to some of Zhao Yan's actions, the kindness he had shown him in the past prevented him from parting ways because of such a difference of opinion.
"The compensation has been paid. I heard it's five million. This kid has finally made it big," Zhao Yan said, skipping over the sentence and turning to other topics. "I have a few new scripts here. I've read them all. The plot configurations are all good. Do you want to take a look?"
Zhou Xintang lowered his eyes, not intending to argue. He simply took the script and flipped through it. The plots looked good, but in his opinion, these scripts were somewhat shoddy, the characters lacked nuance, and were of little benefit to him at the moment. "Is there nothing else?"
"These are the best-priced movies this year," Zhao Yan said, smiling as he pulled out a book. "This movie, 'I'll Wait for You at the End of Time,' is worth this much. If you take part in it, your pay can be increased later. How's that?"
Zhou Xintang wasn't excited at all, and his smile was a little cold: "I didn't look closely just now. I'll go back and take a closer look before deciding."
He was actually not satisfied with any of the scripts just now. The one Zhao Yan mentioned was the best. "I'll Wait for You at the End of Time" sounds very literary, but it is actually a love movie disguised as an literary film, with misunderstandings, unclear words, a series of mistakes, and a tragic love story. Although they meet again after many years and fall in love again, the traces are too obvious and the plot is rough, which cannot arouse any resonance in him.
Zhou Xintang is not opposed to making romance movies, but he doesn't want to make the kind of romance movies that treat the audience like fools.
He wanted to surpass his past, wanted to give his all in the movie, and wanted to recreate the glory of the past, but good scripts are hard to come by, and good crews are even harder to come by. "Home" back then was a work that had the right time, place, and people, so it would be extremely difficult to surpass it.
After a day of announcements, Zhou Xintang carefully looked over several scripts in the car, comparing their pros and cons, and finally had to reject them all.
Zhao Yan, standing aside, was clearly upset. "Xin Tang, I've let you do whatever you want these years, but look at the movies you've chosen. They haven't done much at the box office, and while they've gotten some good reviews, they haven't won a single award. If you keep going like this, which crew would want you?"
This sounds heavy, but it is a future that is conceivable. Movies have investors, either for profit, fame, or both. The gimmick of Zhou Xintang as the best actor is indeed useful, but when it fails to bring either fame or profit, it will gradually become less useful.
As an actor who can't carry the box office and can't win any awards, Zhou Xintang also knows that although he seems to be at the peak of his career now, he is actually on the decline. Even though he is only 23 years old this year, he has been in the industry for almost nine to ten years.
But he was unwilling to compromise and star in those shoddy films.
"Let me think about it again," Zhou Xintang still did not agree immediately.
Wang Bin's case became a hot topic on the Internet, and the victims who were forced to settle privately that year also took advantage of the situation and added fuel to the fire, making it burn even more vigorously.
However, the person who caused this social uproar was leisurely watching Zhou Xintang's movie, like a newly-minted crazy fan.
Lin Su looked focused, but in fact only half of his attention was on the movie. The world line of this world was quite clear because it involved the time when the main and supporting characters took on each movie.
According to the current world line, Cheng Luozhu has been reborn as the young master of the Cheng family. His first TV series is about to be aired, and the script "Zhu Lu" written by a gold medal screenwriter is also about to be released.
Many heroes fought for the Central Plains, and there was only one winner in the end.
The tragic battlefield, the intricate academic disputes, and the era filled with blood and passion will be perfectly presented in two hours of footage.
The film became a huge hit after it was broadcast, with over 100 million views in the third hour of its broadcast, and continued to break various records. It is an extremely outstanding commercial film, and its rating is only slightly lower than that of "Home" that year.
Commercial films and art films are always different in the eyes of the older generation of artists.
It’s just that the expert rating is slightly lower, but it does not affect "Zhu Lu" from becoming a masterpiece.
In the original world line, because Zhou Xintang took on a drama in advance to avoid overlapping, he could only play a supporting role with a slightly smaller part in "Zhu Lu". Although that role was very outstanding, a supporting role could not win the Best Actor award. A Best Supporting Actor award was just a broth, which was better than nothing.
In the struggle for supremacy in the Central Plains, with hundreds of schools of thought contending, even a beggar on the street could become a wise man to be recruited, with the exception of prostitutes.
The story is adapted from the original history, but it is independent of history. Zhou Xintang originally played a counselor who assisted the king. He had the ability to strategize and was stunningly beautiful, but he was born the son of a prostitute. He had talent and a dignified and exquisite appearance.
At the time, the belief that face reading reflected the heart was prevalent. With such looks and talent, she could have become a great figure, but her background was exposed. The praise and admiration she once received were like smoke, and she could only retreat into the background, born in filth and raised in filth.
The agreement between him and the king was that he would be stripped of his lowly status after he succeeded in assisting the king. However, it was easy to remove lowly status, but it was difficult to regain a good reputation. Even if he tried his best to keep himself clean, he was eventually ruined by the king's whim.
You resisted and refused to obey, but were called the son of a prostitute. What you thought was a heart-to-heart talk was just wishful thinking. In the end, you could only drink poison and write a letter in blood to prove your innocence.
He is just a small figure in the competition, but he makes everyone remember his existence. He comes from the mud, but is cleaner than anyone else in this world.
Zhou Xintang would indeed be brilliant in playing such a role, but if he had a choice, Lin Su believed that he would choose the protagonist without hesitation.
The king who can unify the world truly has the world in his heart. Maybe he is cruel, maybe he is lustful, maybe he never opens his heart to others, but he is a king and also a not-so-perfect person.
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