Zhou Tong, who was on a drama tour in the water town of Wucheng, had just returned to his hotel room.

These days, he has a strong sense of unreality.

Everywhere he goes now, he attracts onlookers as soon as he arrives at the airport.

In the past, no one could call him by his real name when they saw him. He thought that this time a group of people would call him: "Xie Yu."

However, in these days, the "Xie Yu" sounds are often mixed with the sounds of "Teacher Zhou" and "Uncle Tong".

And every time the drama tours, there will be flowers and even large flower baskets prepared by fans in advance at the entrance.

Among them, there are many flower baskets and gifts presented by fellow celebrities to congratulate the drama tour on a complete success.

These stars may have collaborated before, they may have met at some commercial event, they may be classmates from the film and television school...

However, most of them are not very closely connected.

Many people in the industry are like: "I will play with whoever is popular."

Many celebrities and the teams behind them are very keen. Seeing Zhou Tong's recent surge in popularity with "Nirvana in Fire", he will definitely want to get close to her.

Zhou Tong never cares about the "Rising Followers List" on Weibo. This list and this group of people have no concern at all.

He was still on his friend's phone when he realized that he had been in the top five for the past few days.

This made Zhou Tong feel very emotional. Even every night, he would sit alone on the sofa in the hotel, doing nothing, thinking about nothing, and just wandering away for more than an hour.

Once upon a time, more than ten years ago, Zhou Tong also had a standard appearance.

It's just that in the film and television industry at that time, it was difficult for young talents to carry the banner if they were not popular.

He endured and endured, playing various supporting roles, working hard to polish his acting skills and improve himself, and then what greeted him was - to act as a supporting actor for the new era's young talents.

Looking at today's film and television drama industry, how many middle-aged actors can get the protagonist's script?

How many investors are willing to invest in them?

How many books are written for people of their age group?

Even if there is, it is not accessible to Zhou Tong.

For talented actors like them, there is a great sadness: "If you like a book, others will ignore you. If you find a book of your own, you almost don't like it."

When casting for some roles, Zhou Tong would also participate in the competition with enthusiasm.

What I got in return was frustration again and again.

In this era, it seems that they are unwilling to give them a chance.

There are even times when you perform well on the set, and the director will pull you aside to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. The subtext is, don't act so well.

You acted so well that the protagonist couldn't handle your role.

This is not only detrimental to the reputation of the protagonist, but also to the reputation of the entire drama. The audience will also find it unsightly and uncomfortable when watching it.

Sometimes Zhou Tong also wants to say: "Then why can't we change the protagonist?"

But he knew very well in his heart that if the protagonist was not that person, the crew would not set it up, and he would not be able to take the job at all.

The management invests money just for these traffic stars, not for him.

——"I don't have enough money to take a photo"!?

Even if he acts well, even if he is outstanding, even if he performs famous scenes with god-level acting skills, the crew and management will not use these clips as publicity.

Why?

Because that traffic is what we strive to protect.

Why do so many people help to protect these people even if their houses collapse?

Because the funds involved behind them may be more than just a few hundred million.

The giant web weaved by money has threads tied to these traffic stars one after another.

People like Zhou Tong are just "fish that slip through the net" and can fall out at any time through the gaps in the giant net.

It is these many messy reasons that make this atmosphere worse and worse and more and more sick.

But Luo Mo doesn't care.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Tong and others became popular is because Luo Mo Studio spared no effort in publicity.

It is not only the label [Xie Yu] that is promoted, but also Zhou Tong himself.

"You can't handle their drama, but I can." Luo Mo has nothing to be afraid of.

He can't do it yet, and he still has a way to go.

But at least it's bearable.

The result of this is that "Nirvana in Fire" is becoming more and more popular, and all the members in it are becoming more and more popular.

This kind of thing will have a chain reaction.

If one person tries to attract fans, will the effect be the same as if ten people try to attract fans together?

Luo Mo's giant web had them all woven together.

You are not a "fish that slipped through the net", you are part of the foundation of my net.

In the past few days, Zhou Tong began to be contacted by many people.

Among them, there are many great directors and screenwriters.

What disappointed Zhou Tong was that when they found him, they didn't come with a notebook or a character.

Because they don't have any at all.

These days—capital determines creation.

If you write it and no one invests money, isn't it in vain?

This made Zhou Tong realize that these directors and screenwriters have not actually changed.

What they are interested in is still not themselves.

It’s because there is traffic behind me.

They don't come to find someone, they just establish a preliminary intention to cooperate with the new [Uncle Circle Top Ranker] first.

After simply washing up in the hotel, Zhou Tong received a WeChat message from Luo Mo: "Brother Tong, are you interested in collaborating again?"

Zhou Tong did not reply directly, but lit a cigarette, held it in his mouth and took a deep breath.

He only replied: "Do you have a notebook? Or have the characters been written?"

As a result, Luo Mo's reply was: "We are so familiar with each other, who do we look down on?"

Zhou Tong looked at this sentence, immediately put out the cigarette in his hand, and opened the window of the room.

The night wind from the water town blew in.

"Over the years, I have almost looked down on myself." Zhou Tong murmured to himself.

………

……..

Luo Mo, who was far away in the capital, quickly received Zhou Tong's reply.

He said that after he finished performing tomorrow's play, he would come to Luo Mo specifically to talk about the book and characters.

Moreover, Zhou Tong said that if you are familiar with it, you still have to try it out. This is his insistence.

"Okay." Luo Mo agreed immediately.

His current ambition is not only to cooperate with actors and actresses, he even wants to sign a few.

Luo Mo Studio has no plans to continue signing traffic stars.

In terms of traffic, can you beat me?

[The most powerful person in the entertainment industry], do you think it’s a joke?

Even leaving aside Luo Mo, Ding Xiaoyu's traffic alone can be regarded as the top group in the industry.

Luo Mo almost completely left the initial preparations for "The Beginning" to the migrant worker Fei, leaving it to Guan Fei.

What he is more concerned about now is the finals of "The King of Love Song" tomorrow night.

Tong Shu's songs and Feng Ge's songs have been prepared for a long time.

He will watch the live broadcast in Beijing on time.

Well, let’s watch it while “playing the cat”.

On this side, Luo Mo is enjoying both love and fame.

On the other side, the two brothers from Pineapple TV were annoyed to death.

Just this afternoon, Luo Mo Studio and Penguin Video jointly issued a message stating that [Mist Theater]'s first drama "The Beginning" has entered the early preparation stage.

The information that can be released for the time being is as follows:
To be continued...