Chapter 400: Captain Gu asked me to analyze the general trend of the entertainment industry
I got up at nine in the morning and received a location map from Captain Gu. I checked and found that I could get there in half an hour, so I rinsed my mouth and washed my face.
My mother brought a glass of milk and boiled a few eggs and put them on the table. I ate and then went out.
Shortly after I set off, my phone rang. The number looked familiar, but it wasn't labeled who it belonged to. I reached out and tapped it. A voice came from the speaker: "Master Wan, are you up yet?"
"I've been up for a long time. Who are you?"
"You don't even have my phone number saved?"
This is a very stupid question in itself. If someone feels it is necessary, they will definitely keep it. If it is not necessary, they definitely won't keep it.
I answered calmly, "No."
"Lao Hu, Mr. Chen's best friend, haha, I must save it next time."
"Oh. What's going on?"
"Didn't I ask you to tell me a fortune last time? You promised me you could get into the hairdressing business. I want to invite you to dinner today. And you can help me with the feng shui of the location some other day."
"Oh, sorry, I have plans for lunch and dinner today."
"Then tomorrow..."
"I don't have time tomorrow. I have to go house hunting."
"For your own eyes."
I really didn't want to waste time on him, so out of respect for Mr. Chen, I replied, "Yes, we're going to Huaxi Lake to look at a villa. It'll take a day to go there and back."
"You bought it yourself in Huaxi Lake?"
"It's not like Shanghai's Tomson Yipin or Beijing's Blue Sea Ark. I can still buy a house if I grit my teeth."
"Oh, okay, Master, you're busy."
I'm most annoyed by people like this. They have a little money, but they take out a bank loan and always talk about big projects. They look at poor people more as white than black. I just told him I was going to look at a villa in Huaxi Lake, and his tone was no longer so arrogant.
After arriving at Wangyue Tower and parking the car, I called Captain Gu. She said, "3088. I'm waiting for you."
Shangzhou is a fashionable tea restaurant, where you can drink tea and eat at mealtimes.
When I arrived at 3088, I rang the doorbell and it was Zuo Qingfen who opened the door.
She said in surprise, "Teacher Wan! I haven't seen you in over a year. I heard you went abroad. What did you do there?"
"Sunbathing, don't you see I'm getting darker?"
"The sun shines everywhere."
"That's different. The Philippines has sunshine all year round."
"Come sit down." She said as she poured me some tea.
"Where is the captain?" I asked.
"I went to a place you've never been to in your life."
My whole life? This joke... Just as I was thinking about it, Captain Gu came out of the bathroom inside. I laughed so hard that I couldn't stop laughing.
Captain Gu was puzzled and retreated, probably to look in the mirror, thinking his makeup was messed up.
After a while, he came out and asked, "Brother, what are you laughing at? My waistline has indeed increased. Director Lu asked me to gain weight to play the role of the director of the women's department."
I was too embarrassed to bring up the joke, so I said, "Director Lu only told you to gain weight, but didn't take any effective measures to help you lose weight?"
"I'm losing weight. I walk 10,000 steps every day."
"It's useless. The most correct way to lose weight is to fight against the sky and the earth together. You can't lose weight during the day."
Zuo Qingfen turned her face away and smiled. Captain Gu grabbed the pillow on the sofa and pretended to hit me: "Did you learn this kind of rogue culture after going abroad?"
The three of them joked around for a while. Then the doorbell rang. A man came in, raised his hand, and said, "Master."
I stood up and went over to shake his hand: "Hello, Monkey Brother."
If you don't remember who Monkey is, let me give you a hint. At Lu Yu's country estate, Monkey came to do a stand-up comedy show, and his jokes were quite funny.
Captain Gu asked, "Do you know each other? I asked you out yesterday, saying you were meeting Master Wan, but you didn't even mention we were acquaintances?"
Monkey said, "My job is to tell jokes. Telling jokes in advance is the same as ejaculating in advance... You won't be happy. Oh, don't roll your eyes.
At least, you had a sense of accomplishment before I came in. Today, I will introduce a new friend to Monkey Brother. "
Zuo Qingfen poured Monkey Brother a cup of tea and said, "Monkey Brother, your voice is hoarse. Drink some tea to moisten your upper drain first."
I laughed out loud.
Monkey said, "Just drink it, the sewer is still clear now anyway." He took a sip and said to me:
"Master Wan, don't take it to heart. We artists are used to talking nonsense."
Director Gu said, "You think he can't translate? He often says things with hidden meanings, and uses sarcastic remarks to undermine his own words. He's a stand-up comedian whose fortunes have been delayed by his Chinese character predictions."
Everyone joked for a while before getting to the point.
Captain Gu said, "Brother, please help us analyze the future of the entertainment industry."
"That's it?"
Captain Gu said, "Yes, many of the people you knew are gone. Yiwei married a boss and found acting boring, so she just became a wife. Xiaoxie also left, leaving Qingfen behind.
Besides, Monkey Brother, before, if you wanted to get his autograph, you had to see if he was happy. Now he’s basically unemployed.”
Monkey Brother continued, “In the past, Hengdian was packed with people. Some actors had just finished performing on one crew and didn’t even have time to take their headdresses, so they ran to that crew.
The director said, don't change your costumes, it's a costume drama anyway, just go ahead. Nowadays, many famous actors are promoting products."
I smiled and said, "I'm not an expert, we're just friends, just chatting casually."
Captain Gu said, "I just wanted to talk to you because I think you have your own opinions. Just speak freely."
I said, "This is called momentum. The momentum of power. Momentum is unstoppable. For example, poetry was popular in the Tang Dynasty. Lyrics were popular in the Song Dynasty. Opera was popular in the Yuan Dynasty. Vernacular novels were popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties."
Under this trend, people like Li Bai, Su Shi, Tang Xianzu, Luo Guanzhong, and Cao Xueqin were able to act with ease.
These literary and artistic forms were products of the paper age. Later, with the advent of the electronic age, television and film became mainstream.
Later, we entered the Internet era, and the decline of television and movies, and the demise of paper reading materials were inevitable.
It's not that people don't like it anymore, but that technological advancement has changed people's habits. The more technological advancement, the more people's intelligence declines.
For example, when you read a paper novel, you have to convert the words into images in your mind. But with video, you don’t need to; it is the image itself.”
Zuo Qingfen interjected, "If everyone's intelligence were to decline, wouldn't society regress?"
I shook my head. "No. For example, in the past, every family had to cook, but now there is takeout. If you don't know how to cook, you can just order takeout or go to a restaurant.
This means that some people are assigned to cook, and they become better and better at cooking, while the rest of the people are assigned to do other things.
Some people research the Internet, making it faster and clearer, while others specialize in cooking machines to reduce the workload of chefs. I won't list any more examples.
In short, technology has changed people's lives; this is an inevitable trend. We must adapt to the times. As for the entertainment industry, my prediction is that it will become increasingly depressed, and actors will become less and less valuable. I apologize to the three of you for saying things that offend you."
Monkey said, "Well said. It is indeed becoming less and less valuable."
I said, "What's going on below will only hurt your pride. Don't hit me."
Monkey Brother smiled bitterly: "Go on."
Captain Gu smiled and said, "We are very civilized."
So I continued to talk, and my story made them terrified.
(Next chapter will be published at midnight.)
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