Chapter 45
The system settled this round of rewards for Wen Yang.
Although Wen Yang worked hard for several days, the result was good and the reward was generous.
The poison was delayed for three months, plus a martial arts instruction manual.
Wen Yang beamed and praised the system, "My friend, the things you dropped are quite useful."
The system has seen through Wen Yang's face, which is that he is a good friend if there is benefit, but calls him a liar if there is no benefit.
Wen Yang flipped through it and handed the martial arts instruction manual, which was described as "some beautiful sword techniques and martial arts moves that are gradually lost among the people", to the martial arts instructor Hu Gang, who was introduced by Yan Zhixia, the director of "The Sword of Death".
Wen Yang didn't quite understand it anyway, so he decided to leave it to the professionals.
Maybe it will come in handy.
Hu Gang has a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks very reliable.
In fact, he is indeed reliable. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, has a solid foundation in martial arts, and is very patient. He has trained many great martial arts actors.
He has studied various weapons, including swords, guns, and sticks, and he also knows several types of boxing.
Wen Yang had watched him teach Feng Lei Xiang Yunhe, and was amazed by the whole process, and was very fascinated by it.
After receiving the martial arts instruction manual and studying it for a while, Hu Gang's eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't help but start practicing.
Wen Yang, an outsider, could only see the basics, but he could tell that these boxing techniques were very sophisticated and very entertaining in form. Wen Yang could even hear the sound of punches breaking through the wind.
Well, it's not only entertaining, but also quite lethal. One punch would probably make the person scream in pain.
"Boss Wen, where did you get this from?"
Hu Gang inevitably asked this question. Fortunately, Wen Yang was well prepared and she gave the answer she had agreed on in advance.
"Someone gave it to me."
Wen Yang didn't blush or feel nervous. It was indeed a gift from someone else, it was just a system.
Wen Yang changed the subject in time, "Is this manual pretty good?"
"Can it be used in our movie?"
Got Hu Gang's affirmative answer.
Hu Gang nodded, his voice still tinged with excitement. "It's very practical and beautiful, and there are many moves I've never seen before, or only vaguely understand. Now I finally know what's behind them."
"I'll study it and arrange it for our movie. I already have an idea... Qi Zhen, come quickly, take a look at this and let's discuss it!"
Qi Zhen is another martial arts actor who participated in "The Sword of Death". He and Hu Gang are old acquaintances. Both of them are obsessed with martial arts and often discuss moves together.
Hu Gang and Qi Zhen were discussing enthusiastically.
Wen Yang also took the opportunity to slip away and return to the doomsday movie crew to avoid being questioned again.
…
There were no more disturbances during Wen Yang's filming, and there was no one whose house collapsed for Wen Yang to catch, but Wen Yang did not gain nothing either.
For example, she discovered a good seedling.
The other person's name is Pei Fangya, an extra with an oval face, bright and generous features, and outstanding looks.
The audiences are wailing all day long that the domestic entertainment industry is over, and there are few people who can compete with it in terms of appearance, and they keep reminiscing about the handsome guys of the past.
But in fact, there is never a shortage of beautiful women and handsome men in the entertainment industry. It’s just that they usually find it difficult to make a name for themselves because they have no background. The ugly sons and daughters of wealthy families, on the other hand, have endless resources and poison the eyes of the audience.
So in the end this stereotype was formed.
There are actually many artists like Pei Fangya who have stunning looks but cannot make a name for themselves.
But compared to Pei Fangya's appearance, what impressed Wen Yang most was Pei Fangya's professionalism.
They are currently filming an escape scene. The zombie tide has destroyed the first base where the protagonist group is located. Everyone is desperately trying to escape, and Wen Yang and her friends are no exception, but they have a car.
The background is a wilderness with trees and swamps... The director actually found a suitable real scene in advance, but the swamp couldn't be real, so he dug a mud pit to serve as a substitute.
Pei Fangya and a dozen extras were assigned to the swamp scene.
What they actually want to act out is struggle, constant calls for help, increasing the despair and powerlessness in the end of the world, and finally being swallowed by the swamp.
The filming began. Wen Yang's car sped past the mud pit and she saw Pei Fangya working very hard in the mud pit.
Probably because they were filming the escape scene just now, one of Pei Fangya's shoes fell off, her body and face were covered in mud, and even her hair was in clumps. She was still continuing to simulate the feeling of being stuck in a swamp.
The man gradually became shorter.
In fact, the protagonists' cars have already left the mud pit, so they don't need to continue acting.
The camera has moved away, so even if it scans over them, the picture won't be clear.
Wen Yang had already seen many extras in the mud pit unable to move, or just symbolically digging a few times.
But Pei Fangya still didn't stop. She desperately clawed forward in the mud pit with her hands, trying to climb ashore. The car behind was driving farther and farther away. Wen Yang could only see Pei Fangya's less hairy head, which was trying hard.
Wen Yang maintained his character and didn't show much expression on his face, but he still remembered this scene in his mind.
This was not the first time Wen Yang had seen Pei Fangya. She had previously encountered this dedicated extra several times while trying to catch the collapsers in the film and television city.
Pei Fangya should be stationed in the film and television city every day. Sometimes Wen Yang sees her wearing palace maid's clothes, sometimes modern workplace clothes. Wen Yang has also seen Pei Fangya play a corpse.
But no matter when Pei Fangya plays the background role in the ill-fitting costume, she looks very happy and has a positive momentum.
…
As the director called cut, everyone quickly walked out of the mud pit. Pei Fangya also walked ashore, soaking wet, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
She was covered in mud, and Pei Fangya felt that her steps were much heavier because of the mud. She looked down at her body, and a hint of helplessness flashed across her beautiful eyes.
Pei Fangya was worried. It would probably take a long time to wash, and she wanted to pay less water bill.
Water and electricity bills are a significant expense for extras whose income is low and unstable.
Pei Fangya, like the other extras, first got rid of the large chunks of mud on her body, and then a flurry of discussions arose around her.
"Look at her."
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter."
Pei Fangya knew that everyone was laughing at her, and neither their tone nor their expressions were very friendly, but Pei Fangya didn't care. She didn't show any embarrassment and stood straight.
She has suffered a lot of such ridicule and teasing along the way.
Pei Fangya was prepared to ignore all of this, but some people who were particularly free would dance directly in front of her.
Someone called her.
"Hey, do you really need to work so hard?"
"Save your energy. Don't dream of going from a minor role to a big star. Those are just legends. You've been an extra for two years. Do you think any big director would give you a big role?"
Pei Fangya doesn't care about other people's opinions, but that doesn't mean she can allow herself to be bullied.
Pei Fangya stopped what she was doing, looked at the person who was shouting with sharp eyes, and made a gesture to fight back.
"Mind your own business!"
"Am I bothering you by filming? I'm happy, what's it to you?"
Pei Fangya sneered. She was naturally gorgeous and usually quiet, but now her aura was fully released and her attack power was overwhelming.
The extra who was retorted by Pei Fangya immediately lost his temper. However, in front of so many extras, he was still planning to mutter a few more words, "Why are you reacting so strongly? I'm doing this for your own good..."
Then a crisp voice sounded, "Good for you."
Extras:?
Pei Fangya:?
That's not what she said.
Pei Fangya was surprised when she saw the person coming.
It’s Wen Yang.
Wen Yang strode towards them. She was wearing the uniform of the main characters in the play, and her outfit looked very cool.
As soon as Wen Yang opened his mouth, the extra who had suppressed Pei Fangya shut up and quickly slipped away. Several extras next to him also moved away from the circle, for fear that Wen Yang would "kill" them and get them stained with blood.
Wen Yang handed Pei Fangya a clean, wet towel and gestured to her, "Wipe it off?"
"ah--"
Pei Fangya took it hurriedly, looking a little embarrassed, and murmured, "Thank you, Teacher Wen Yang..."
The big cat with its fur standing on end suddenly turned into a well-behaved ragdoll cat.
Wen Yang noticed the change in Pei Fangya and thought she was very cute.
But in order not to be seen as a pervert, Wen Yang suppressed her thoughts and shook her head, "No need to call me teacher, just Wen Yang."
Wen Yang actually wanted to say something else to Pei Fangya, but the director was already calling her.
"Wen Yang, we need to discuss the next scene."
So Wen Yang could only say goodbye to Pei Fangya in a hurry.
Wen Yang: Let’s talk about it after I finish this.
Then Wen Yang shot an entire night scene. When he finally finished shooting, he went to look for Pei Fangya but she had disappeared.
When I asked the crew, they replied, "She only filmed this one scene and should have gone home a long time ago."
Wen Yang responded without getting too anxious.
Anyway, according to Pei Fangya's hard work, she would probably be able to find her by taking a stroll around the film and television city tomorrow.
…
Just as Wen Yang expected, the next day she took some time to stroll and patrol the film and television city, and she saw Pei Fangya, the little bee, busy with other crews again.
This time, judging from Pei Fangya's outfit of a blue top and a black long skirt, Wen Yang could tell that she was playing the role of an educated and ambitious young person.
But then Wen Yang realized that Pei Fangya seemed to be in some trouble.
Pei Fangya was a little overwhelmed. As soon as she left the crew, she was harassed by scouts from an unscrupulous black company.
The other party had actually been lurking around Pei Fangya several times before, with the intention of signing her.
He had previously praised her personal conditions to the skies, and also praised the strength of his company, boasting that if Pei Fangya signed with their company, she would be the next top star and movie queen.
Pei Fangya certainly did not step into this obvious trap with great joy.
This kind of company is actually a scam. They use exploitative contracts and won't give you many resources at all. They also ask for a high percentage of profit, and what's even more annoying is that they will control your freedom.
Once signed, it is very difficult to terminate the contract. It is impossible to let the person go without paying a huge sum of money.
This is also an important source of income for them.
Pei Fangya: If you have no money and are poor, don’t get close to me!
Pei Fangya rejected him sternly every time. Some time ago, this scout disappeared for a while, and Pei Fangya thought he had given up.
I didn't expect that he would catch up with me again this time.
Pei Fangya guessed that it might be because he failed to cheat others, so he came back to try her again.
Before, Pei Fangya had politely told the other party that she would not sign the contract, but since the other party did not understand what she was saying and Pei Fangya had other things to do, she ran away.
Maybe because he encountered too many obstacles with Pei Fangya, the scout adopted the PUA mode when he saw that Pei Fangya refused to cooperate.
He curled his lips. "If you weren't really that good, who would bother looking for you? But don't be arrogant. Women, especially actresses, only have a few years of youth. Don't you envy Huanhuan, who used to be an extra with you? She's already the third female lead..."
Pei Fangya, “…”
The Huanhuan mentioned by the scout did have a close relationship with her in the past, but later they had different views and broke up.
Pei Fangya was too lazy to continue arguing with him, so she quickened her pace. Then the scout became anxious and made moves to have physical contact with Pei Fangya.
Pei Fangya's heart was filled with alarm. Although the crew was not far away, no one was outside at the moment.
So Pei Fangya prepared to run away while warning the scout in a cold voice.
"what are you up to?"
"Don't mess around, Wen Yang is my sister."
Pei Fangya didn't know why Wen Yang's name suddenly came out of her mouth.
It might be because Wen Yang is well-known as a scavenger, or it might be because of the brief contact with Wen Yang yesterday.
It just came out of my mouth anyway.
The scout was also stunned, and before he could react, someone approached.
Wen Yang stood between the two of them and questioned the scout righteously, "What are you going to do to my sister?"
The scout was dumbfounded: Oh shit, is Pei Fangya serious?
I have never heard of such a relationship between the two, and I haven't seen any interaction between them online.
…
Pei Fangya wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, but she still thanked Wen Yang and apologized, explaining the reason for moving Wen Yang out.
Pei Fangya took out a towel from her bag that had been specially placed in a bag. "What a coincidence, Teacher Wen. I was planning to give you a towel. Thank you for lending me the towel yesterday. I've already washed it..."
Wen Yang was a little surprised. She could see that Pei Fangya had washed the towel very white, and she could even smell the faint scent of laundry detergent from a distance.
"You actually washed it out."
Pei Fangya's throat actually tightened when she heard this. She thought she had not done well and that Wen Yang and the others might be lost.
But then Wen Yang continued, "Great, it's washed so clean." Wen Yang took it with both hands.
Pei Fangya's cloudy sky turned sunny, and the invisible tail began to shake.
Wen Yang praised her.
This wasn't the end yet. Wen Yang continued, "Actually, I came here to see you. I've been observing you for a while. In my opinion, you're a talented and dedicated actor. I was wondering if you'd be interested in joining my company?"
Wen Yang gave Pei Fangya a sincere smile.
Pei Fangya:! Pei Fangya felt like she was hit by a huge surprise, and she even felt a little dizzy.
…
After learning about Wen Yang's company and having a lawyer review the contract, Pei Fangya no longer hesitated to become a contracted artist of Wen Yang's company.
Wen Yang handed Pei Fangya over to Lin Song, "Manager Lin, please take care of it and arrange an audition opportunity for Fangya."
"One Sword to Seal the Throat" has already started filming. There is currently no role suitable for Pei Fangya, and Wen Yang will not force Pei Fangya into it.
However, there is no need to worry about film and television resources. Lin Song has been connecting with other film and television production companies since he helped set up the company.
There are still many suitable resources at hand.
Pei Fangya had never heard that Wen Yang had set up a company privately before. Even though she trusted Wen Yang, she was also prepared that it might take some time before they could start filming.
Even if an artist is signed by a large film and television company, he or she cannot join the crew immediately after signing the contract.
But just the day after she signed the contract, she had already received a very good script and a very important role.
Pei Fangya felt the same sensation of being stunned by surprise again, but this time it only lasted for a short time.
Because she needs to concentrate on studying the role and cannot let down President Wen's confidence in her.
After becoming an artist under Wen Yang, Pei Fangya also changed her name from Teacher Wen to President Wen.
Wen Yang was very confident about Pei Fangya's audition. She felt that it would not be a big problem, and the facts proved to be true.
Pei Fangya met someone familiar at the audition a week later.
In fact, this person's name Wen Yang will sound familiar, because she is from that pretentious crew where the actors love to use stand-ins. Later, netizens found out that she used seven or eight stand-ins in one drama.
The other person's name was Zhuang Han, and Pei Fangya used to be her substitute No. 3.
Pei Fangya came out of the room after the audition. When she saw Zhuang Han, she actually didn't plan to have much contact with her.
But when Zhuang Han discovered Pei Fangya, he called her arrogantly.
Zhuang Han looked Pei Fangya up and down and asked curiously, "Why are you here?"
"Are you here to audition for this role as well?"
Everyone who comes here is auditioning for this role, and it looks like it has a lot of potential.
Pei Fangya asked impatiently, "What's wrong?"
The next second, a staff member came out of the small room where Pei Fangya had just auditioned, and he informed Pei Fangya happily.
"The director told the producer that you auditioned."
Then he told the actors who hadn't auditioned yet, "The rest of the actors can continue to audition for the role of best friend."
The production team originally gave two roles and wanted everyone to give it a try.
Now the more outstanding role has been directly assigned to Pei Fangya. It can be seen that the director and others are very satisfied with Pei Fangya's audition.
The other actors had no objections, but just looked at Pei Fangya with envy, guessing that Pei Fangya's acting skills must be great, and her appearance was indeed more outstanding and more in line with the character among them.
After the envy, the rest of the cast continued to prepare for the roles of besties.
But Zhuang Han had a lot of objections!
She couldn't accept that Pei Fangya, the extra who was originally her stand-in, was actually cast as the main supporting role.
So Zhuang Han angrily asked the staff, "What's going on?"
"Didn't Boss Zhu give the director a heads-up?"
"I... am Boss Zhu!"
She has a strong backer, so she can keep taking on roles.
Although he was ridiculed by the public some time ago, Zhuang Han thinks it is not a big problem as long as the relationship is strong enough.
As the staff member's eyes grew darker as the other actors looked at him gossipingly, he remembered the director's repeated instructions and explained it very seriously.
"Ms. Zhuang, please stop making such a fuss. We are a serious crew and we select the right actors based on their abilities. It's useless for anyone to greet us."
Pei Fangya was also very excited when she learned that she had won the role, but before she could be happy, she was interrupted by Zhuang Han.
Pei Fangya said calmly to Zhuang Han, "When you have time, work on improving your acting skills. Times have changed."
Zhuang Han, “…”
Zhuang Han didn't want to admit it, but she did vaguely realize that the belief that grabbing a role depends entirely on background seemed to have changed.
Is this circle actually going to start relying on strength?
Although it should rely on strength.
Wen Yang later found out that Pei Fangya had gotten the role, and had such an interaction with Zhuang Han, who abused his stand-in.
Wen Yang: Great!
Driving out bad money is what Wen Yang has always pursued.
"Will the broadcast of 'Tang Dao' also help boost this trend?"
Wen Yang looked at the release date information sent to her by the production team of "Tang Dao", discussed it with the system, and then happily rewarded herself with an extra acting class in the evening.
Roll them all up!
…
"Tang Dao" was scheduled for release, promoted as usual, and then aired.
"Tang Dao" itself has a large readership, and Feng Lei and Xiang Yunhe are both well-matched, as recognized by the original author. Their acting skills are flawless, and without any dramatic changes, they managed to capture the exciting suspenseful parts of the novel layer by layer, without resorting to pretentious, ultimately anticlimactic suspense dramas...
So there is no doubt that the show has been very popular since it was first aired and its popularity continues to rise.
It has attracted a lot of discussion within the first few episodes, and has been on several trending searches, and the ratings are also very good.
What's even more rare is that the latter part of "Tang Dao" is even more exciting than the beginning. You know, many dramas that are recognized as great by the audience are ruined by the chaotic rhythm in the middle or the poor ending.
These problems do not exist in "Tang Dao".
Received rave reviews.
"It's so good! I'm a very timid person, but I couldn't help myself. I watched it all while trembling. After watching it all in one go, I just want to watch it all. This drama will be my go-to drama for watching while eating!"
"Actually, there aren't many scary scenes, but I really enjoy watching the male lead and the second male lead bickering. Sometimes, when I feel like I'm hanging on by a thread, Liu San suddenly interjects, and the young master smiles and tells him to shut up. It's so funny."
"Fans of the original novel are so happy they're almost fainting. I was worried the drama would ruin the novel, but no, the drama makes the novel even more three-dimensional!"
"Who says Feng Lei is always a supporting role? I feel like he was born to be the protagonist. His acting is amazing."
"Xiang Yunhe is so strong. When I saw Xiang Yunhe crying, I cried too. He suffered so much in the drama, and of course in real life too..."
Feng Lei brought to life the careless but reliable Liu San at critical moments, while Xiang Yunhe portrayed the villainous second male lead in the hearts of most book fans.
He looked weak, but in fact he was a martial arts expert. At the beginning, he cleverly blocked a killing with his fan. But then, under the puzzled eyes of everyone, he covered his chest and coughed madly, his mouth full of "What kind of barbaric land is this? How dare you disturb me..."
The waist belt perfectly outlines his good waist, giving him the impression of a weak willow swaying in the wind, ready to go to heaven in the next second.
After finally knowing the secret of his family's extermination, Xiang Yunhe suppressed his tears, and his powerful appeal made many eagle-like women cry along with him.
A film and television blogger said, "I feel that Xiang Yunhe's acting skills are more layered than in previous years, and this kind of forbearing role is very suitable for him. Maybe it's because he himself has been in the dark?"
Bai He, a fan of Xiang Yunhe, thought of the dark time when Xiang Yunhe was hidden, and then looked at this character and was even more touched.
Fortunately, we can finally see the sun now, and Xiang Yunhe has made it through.
Of course, many eagle-like women couldn't help but covet Xiang Yunhe.
Is this the gods crying?!
The good atmosphere that Wen Yang expected from "Tang Dao" is gradually being realized. Now that the audience has good dramas to watch, they will find it difficult to swallow those bad dramas.
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Wen Yang also gained a lot of followers on Weibo.
Because everyone remembers that it was Wen Yang who asked two actors who were competing for roles to step down, which led to the current excellent "Tang Dao".
As a fan of the book, Wen Yang also followed the series from beginning to end and interacted with netizens from time to time.
It’s wonderful to watch high-quality film and television dramas, which is very good for her eyes.
Feng Lei got drunk at the celebration banquet and kept asking to toast Wen Yang.
Of course, Feng Lei drank wine and Wen Yang drank water.
Feng Lei's eyes were red, and he thanked Wen Yang from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you, Mr. Wen, you know what I'm talking about."
Feng Lei went from being mocked by the media for being a golden supporting actor for more than a decade to being praised as a natural born leading actor. Although he doesn't care about the roles of the main and supporting actors, it's different.
Wen Yang knew what Feng Lei meant. She clinked glasses with Feng Lei and said, "Thank you for your persistence."
Compared to her, the former Feng Lei who was principled and insisted on going on this path deserves more gratitude.
Xiang Yunhe and Lin Song looked at Wen Yang quietly from the side.
…
Wen Yang gained a new friend Pei Fangya, and saw the beautifully built "house" "Tang Dao". She also made a lot of money as an investor. The company's artists Feng Lei, Xiang Yunhe, and Fu Ling all became famous and developed very well.
Wen Yang felt like a happy little girl.
The happy little girl also found that "The Sword to the Throat" also received a lot of attention.
This is mainly because the two popular actors are both filming "The Sword of the Dragon Slayer", which has also made the audience who have a good impression of "Tang Dao" look forward to it.
But there are always people making trouble, and even if you develop well, others may not be willing to see it.
Lin Song urgently called Wen Yang to the company to discuss.
"One Sword to the Throat" was explosion-proof.
Anti-explosion means that competitors with similar products are worried that a certain person or work will become popular, so they carry out planned smear campaigns.
Some people bought a lot of press releases that criticized "The Sword of Death" and threw inexplicable mud at the movie.
Even at this critical moment, Lin Song, who was reporting the situation to Wen Yang, maintained a steady pace. He said, "I guess it was done by some film and television company, but I can't rule out multiple."
"They probably originally wanted to discredit Feng Lei and Xiang Yunhe, but when they realized that this approach wasn't working, they started discrediting 'The Sword That Seals the Throat'."
The success of "Tang Dao" is bad news for some mediocre film and television companies. If they all produce good dramas, they will not be able to continue their business.
Seeing that the two good actors were collaborating on a new movie again, these mixed companies became anxious.
They want to suppress this good trend and let the evil wind continue to wreak havoc.
As for why Feng Lei and Xiang Yunhe cannot be discredited?
Everyone can see that these two people are honest and have good character.
One experienced a role change, and the other was directly shelved for several years when he was at the peak of his popularity.
The audience doesn't believe it either.
Then we can only use "The Sword of Death" as an example. After all, it is a martial arts movie and it is very easy to criticize it.
Wen Yang watched the widespread negative press releases, and even made "The Sword That Seals the Throat" a hot topic.
Wen Yang sighed and pondered at the computer screen, "This is..."
Yan Zhixia, the director of "The Sword That Seals the Throat," paced back and forth anxiously, "This is a despicable move!"
Lin Song tried to stabilize the troops' morale. He told Wen Yang in a calm tone, "Don't worry, Mr. Wen. I have prepared an anti-gangster plan..."
“No, no, no!”
Wen Yang immediately turned her eyes away from the screen. She said to Lin Song in a panic, "Don't clarify. Wait a little longer."
"This is the heat, come on!" Wen Yang pointed at the anti-explosion smear on the screen, the corners of his mouth curled up wildly.
"'The Sword Seals the Throat' lacks attention to begin with, so it would be a waste not to take advantage of the free traffic."
Wen Yang clasped his hands together and said devoutly, "Thanks to Di Shang, 'One Sword Seals the Throat' is a huge hit. You get a seat at the main table."
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