777 Lao Lis cannon, second brothers armor, and the eternal inn
Chapter 778: Lao Li’s Cannon, Second Brother’s Armor, and the Forever Inn
While the sun was still napping, Hengdian was already bustling with activity.
With those familiar excuses, every time a minibus comes, it can cause a crowd of people.
Then a familiar scene appeared.
"There are twenty men! Forget it if you don't have a certificate. Go ahead and turn right to get a certificate!"
"Five girls, no one who is too fat!"
"Is there anyone over 1.8 meters tall?"
"You, the short one, that's you. If you're not over 18, that's all you need. Get in the car."
"Come up if you are willing to shave your head..."
As soon as the minibus stopped, the leaders of the extras acted like conductors. They didn't get out of the bus, they just hung on the door and selected people at will.
Then each group performer rushed to report their own advantages.
He is good at speaking lyrics, martial arts, and singing, and claims to have studied acting...
It's just that these advantages are useless in the eyes of most group leaders.
After all, it’s not just a few years ago now. Hengdian was just built a few years ago. There must be a lot of speeches coming to make a living. But in fact, according to today’s standards, that’s really a young person. So if you have some talent, the probability of getting ahead is very high.
big.
But it’s different now. Hengdian has been expanded a lot and can accommodate more crews at the same time. But at the same time, there are several times more Hengdian than a few years ago. There are more than 50,000 certified actors alone.
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There are so many people, isn’t it easy to find someone with some talent?
Therefore, unless the crew has special needs, the group leader will basically look for people with his eyes closed. Anyway, he will leave as soon as the seats are full, so the efficiency is very high.
Of course, this is definitely not a good thing for the extras. With such involution, the chances of getting ahead are even slimmer, so many people gave up on their dreams, or left, or changed careers and stayed in Hengdian, which made Hengdian even more
At the same time of prosperity, the word "horizontal drift" has become more cruel.
Not easy!
At this time, Sun Qiang, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the minibus, felt very emotional.
Today is his 31st day in Xingchenhai. According to the rules of Xingchenhai, all new employees, unless they are technical workers, must first intern at the lowest level for one month.
So according to the rules, today is a rare rest day for him after finishing his internship, but Sun Qiang still came to the set and found old employees with whom he was close to get the opportunity to work together. He also missed himself half a month ago.
During the month of internship, Sun Qiang worked as an extra for half a month, playing 18 roles. He didn't get any roles with lines, and earned a total of 720 yuan.
This score ranked fourth among his interns in this period, which is quite outstanding. Some people disliked this kind of work as it was not in line with their status, so they just played for a day. Sun Qiang knew that that person was basically an intern.
No more stars and sea.
Half a month later, due to his outstanding performance, Sun Qiang and four others were given the opportunity to join the Stars and Sea crew as interns in the next half month. They passed the first round of assessment perfectly. I don’t know where the rest were assigned.
But it is certainly not as important as its own crew.
Sun Qiang was very grateful for the sweat he had put in back then. Thinking of the days when he would wake up early every day and fight for work at night, although his heart was still full of enthusiasm, he would definitely not be willing to do it again.
So in the next half month, Sun Qiang worked harder and harder to do whatever he could on the set. Not only that, he also knew how to use all the conditions around him to learn the most information in the shortest time.
He knew that after the one-month internship, the company would definitely have a round of tests, and this would also determine his future position in the company.
Strictly speaking, this kind of life is very tiring, all for competition, all for sharpening the scalp, so he often has to endure being scolded to death, but Sun Qiang feels that it is worth it.
At least through this one-month internship, he learned that this industry is not as easy as he imagined, and it can even be said to be cruel!
If you want to get ahead in this industry, you have to work harder than you can imagine, whether in front of or behind the scenes.
Of course, this does not mean that everyone needs to work hard. For example, there are some who are born to eat this kind of rice, or actors who are praised, and people who are on the set and join the crew through connections.
Relying on their connections, body, appearance or money, they can easily become famous in this industry and make more money.
Sun Qiang, like everyone else, is jealous but also full of envy.
But he also knew that this was not in line with the rules of the sea of stars.
What are the rules of Starry Sea?
Sun Qiang remembered the employee instructions that the team leader asked them to remember when they first joined the company.
"First, don't waste food; second, don't take yourself seriously; third, don't take yourself seriously."
A very concise but strange lesson.
However, the team leader did not explain anything and just asked everyone to figure it out on their own within this month.
And now Sun Qiang has probably realized something.
If I just want to fully understand it, I guess I have to work on it for a few more years.
But before that, the most important thing at the moment is to successfully enter the sea of stars first.
Although Sun Qiang still feels nervous about this, he is also confident...
At 8 o'clock the next morning, Sun Qiang arrived at Xingchenhai one hour early as required by the notice. When he arrived, three of his current interns had already arrived.
Sun Qiang was a little annoyed. He felt that he was still a little late and was actually overtaken by these three guys.
"Qiangzi, have you had breakfast together?"
At this time, a guy named Ge Hui among the interns saw Sun Qiang and came up to say hello.
This guy has a very familiar personality. He is the most popular among the interns in this period, and he is also the most informed.
Sun Qiang then nodded and agreed: "Okay, I haven't eaten in a big cafeteria for a long time, and I don't dare to go alone."
Ge Hui smiled and said: "Haha, me too. I have been thinking about the big cafeteria this month. It makes me hungry. Let's go and see what's available for breakfast..."
With that said, Ge Hui, who was 1.8 meters tall, hugged Sun Qiang, who was 1.7 meters tall. The two of them entered the cafeteria as brothers. Although the other two interns did not speak, they followed behind.
All interns at Xingchenhai only have two opportunities to eat in the cafeteria, once on their first day here and once now.
In fact, eating in the canteen is not entirely for the food there, but more for watching the celebrities.
Because the artists of Stars and Seas all eat in the cafeteria and rarely take out food, this is especially attractive to interns.
It's a celebrity, and it's private. Who doesn't want to meet him?
Moreover, during the internship, an old employee told me that there was someone in the company who met Jiang Yan in the cafeteria on the first day he entered the company. Then he was brave enough to sit directly opposite Jiang Yan with a plate in his hand.
In the end, the guy was appreciated by Jiang Yan just for this meal, and was given several challenges. Then the guy successfully completed the task, and after the internship ended, he joined the crew of "The Great Doctor Ru Yue".
Before "The Great Doctor Ru Yue" became a hit, this drama was designated by Jiang Yan as the company's No. 1 project. It was the company's highest-priority TV drama project. Old employees had to compete for jobs if they wanted to participate.
The result can be imagined. Everyone knows how popular "The Great Doctor Ru Yue" became, and the intern who joined as a dispatcher is said to be going to Hollywood to assist in the dispatch of Jiang Yan's American blockbuster!
It’s soaring to the sky!
Everyone also fantasized about having such luck, but unfortunately, there was no celebrity in the cafeteria today, let alone Jiang Yan.
"Jiang Yan hasn't been in Hengdian these days, but I heard he will be back in the evening."
After everyone looked around and looked disappointed, Ge Hui started to play his role.
He is indeed a well-informed person!
Sun Qiang and others couldn't help but sigh.
After several people took their food and sat down, Ge Hui continued: "This time, our places will probably be assigned according to the rankings during the internship period. Those with the highest rankings will go to the dramas that are the most valued."
None of us are skilled workers. In the future, we will basically hold management positions in Xingchenhai. So when Ge Hui said this, everyone knew what it meant.
The higher the internship ranking, the higher the level of entry into the project.
This is very reasonable.
It's just that this also makes everyone want to compare.
But I definitely wouldn't say this now.
So the next topic is about which projects are valued.
"It goes without saying that under normal circumstances, the higher the cost, the more attention it will receive."
Ge Hui analyzed them one by one with his fingers, ""The Great Doctor Ru Yue" is a TV series with a cost of 120 million. It doesn't matter whether it is important or not. Of course, it also depends on who stars in it. If Jiang Yan stars, then this project will
The priority is absolutely high!”
"Also look at the subject matter. If it is a new subject, the priority will definitely not be low." At this time, Sun Qiang added, "Time travel dramas, palace fighting dramas, and science fiction. These are all innovative themes that are groundbreaking for domestic entertainment. If we
As soon as I join the company, I can get into a similar project and I’ll be rewarded, but I don’t know if there is anything similar in the new project.”
"This is difficult. Creating a theme is not that easy." Sun Ying, another female intern, said at this time, but after saying this, a look of nymphomaniac appeared on her face and continued, "But who told our boss to be
As for Jiang Yan, he can definitely do it!"
"It's not your turn. With your nymphomaniac behavior, the boss will definitely put you in another project and stabilize it." Gao Lan, the fourth female intern who was somewhat silent, poured cold water on Sun Ying.
, but Sun Ying was not angry at all. Instead, she smiled and pinched Gao Lan in protest. It was obvious that the two had a good relationship.
When it became quiet again, Sun Qiang asked Ge Hui: "Brother Hui, tell me your information."
Ge Hui smiled slightly, looked at everyone and said, "I really have some information."
After saying this, Ge Hui stopped talking and looked at the other three people with a smile.
Everyone quickly understood what this meant, but everyone pretended not to see it in a tacit understanding.
Of course Ge Hui doesn't want to. It's too hurtful that such a good moment of pretense is wasted.
So after waiting for a while and seeing that several people still didn't respond, he became a little anxious: "You should ask, if you just ask, I will definitely say it!"
Gao Lan smiled and said: "It's enough that we know it. The rest will be known later."
Sun Ying: "Yes, if I am unfortunately eliminated, it will be useless to know."
Sun Qiang: "Brother Hui, it's not that I don't want to ask, but I think it's better to succeed and stay first, otherwise the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."
After hearing this, Ge Hui felt even more depressed.
Each one of them has already grasped me, right?
But soon, he adjusted himself, and then smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone thought that I was just a stranger, couldn't hold things in, and wanted to use this to provoke me. Haha, I'm going to disappoint you. I, Lao Hui, have such a mouth.
It’s very strict!”
With that said, Ge Hui patted his butt and took the first step with the dinner plate.
Seeing this, the remaining three people, Sun Qiang, couldn't help but look at each other. Sure enough, no one is stupid enough to get an internship opportunity. This is good, it will be more interesting in the future, right?
However, I really want to know what that information is...
More than an hour later, the expected final internship assessment came as expected.
Finally, under Wu Yong's personal assessment, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the results came out. 20 of the 50 interns were left, and the remaining 30 received a month's internship salary of 4,000 yuan and left. This was a big blow to many of them.
It’s not a loss for people.
Among them, the four-person team from the cafeteria just now took the top four places, but the results have not been announced, so the four of them don't know.
The internship was successfully passed, and the 20 people left behind felt very happy.
You must know that to become a regular employee of Xingchenhai, the basic salary alone is at least 4,500!
If you add in year-end dividends and various benefits, you can get at least 100,000 yuan a year.
And if it were the same as the creative creator of "The Masked Singer", it would have started with one million or even tens of millions that year!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What an exaggerated figure this was in China in 2003!
It is also for this reason that Xingchenhai's position is to some extent more popular than civil servants.
This is the case for the management interns of this period. Before entering the 50-person internship stage, they were eliminated by thousands of people!
There are interviews, written tests, and memorization. After the end, there is a one-month internship period for secret elimination.
Now that we finally got what we wanted, it's no wonder that everyone is unhappy.
But soon everyone faced a tense moment again, because the next step was to assign positions.
As for what the assignment of positions represents, all the interns already know clearly at this moment, that it exactly represents the company's expectations for them in the future.
Those with strong abilities and strong character will naturally receive greater attention, which is reasonable.
Therefore, from the importance of assigned positions, you can also roughly see your future in the sea of stars.
Of course Wu Yong also said that this is not absolute. There are still multiple channels and methods for promotion, but this still makes everyone very nervous. After all, everyone wants to start higher.
Of course, just because the land is allocated does not mean that you really have peace of mind. The stars and the sea will still eliminate people, but this issue will definitely not matter to everyone. They are not here to mess around, but to do business.
of!
However, HR did not issue specific entry forms to everyone as planned. Instead, they only informed everyone to check in to the dormitory as soon as possible and then gather at the No. 2 Cangda Studio at 5:30.
Ge Hui asked at this time: "Shouldn't we allocate positions first?"
HR explained patiently: "The boss will have a meeting in the evening, and the whole company will participate. Your department allocation will be done tomorrow. Time is running out. You should hurry up. The boss doesn't like people who are late."
After saying that, HR left. Just like other Xingchenhai employees, everything is based on efficiency.
After hearing this, all the interns became excited.
No one is lucky enough to meet Jiang Yan on the first day of employment!
You must know that Jiang Yan spends less than three months in Hengdian Company every year, and some old employees only see him for the first time half a year after joining the company, so now everyone is naturally happy again.
"Okay, let's hurry up. We don't want to leave a bad impression on the boss on this first day."
"That's right, but tell me, what is the theme of the boss's meeting this time? I heard that the boss rarely holds such meetings except for annual meetings."
"Could it be a moving company? I heard that the company has built buildings in both Shanghai and Beijing."
"Beijing and Shanghai are not as comfortable as here. I heard from old employees that most of them prefer to stay in Hengdian."
"Why?"
"I don't know, but the old employees say so, we will know in a few days..."
Everyone talked and went out. Soon, 5:30 was approaching, and everyone gathered together and sat down in the No. 2 studio again.
Studio No. 2 is the hall where variety shows are usually recorded. It is also the hall that can accommodate the most seats besides the large movie hall, so it is usually used for conferences when nothing happens.
After a group of interns came in, they sat in the corner that had been arranged. Looking at the scene of less than two hundred regular employees on site, they felt that the sea of stars was not as big as they imagined. Of course, it was more of a sense of pride.
You see, today I am just like them!
Then, another person came into the hall, and all the interns became excited when they saw it.
It’s round, wow, so beautiful!
It's a pear, wow, the legs are so long!
It’s Ruyue, ah, my Ruyue!!
Wow, it’s Gongsun Ce! And Xiao Li’s flying knife! So handsome!
Everyone covered their mouths tightly, and their hearts exploded.
This is really the first time for everyone to see these stars and seas of artists in real life.
And seeing that these artists are even more beautiful than on TV or in photos, everyone feels even happier.
But when Jiang Yan officially came out, a group of interns couldn't bear it anymore. Some girls even exclaimed: Jiang Yan is so handsome!
This heartfelt cry also made other employees at the scene laugh.
But this is not a joke, it is because there is a certain gap between Jiang Yan's image on TV and the big screen and reality.
In reality, Jiang Yan is nearly 1.9 meters tall in shoes and has golden body proportions. This is very obvious when compared with other ordinary people.
Coupled with Jiang Yan's friendly aura that has been with him so far, the unique temperament formed by these mixtures has impressed everyone who has seen him in person.
So it is normal for interns to have this reaction at this moment.
The old employees couldn't help but think that they were like this back then. When they saw Jiang Yan in real life, many of the female employees expressed emotion, saying that they could hardly hold their legs together at that time, while the male employees sighed, "What the hell?"
No wonder he is a star!
After a while, the meeting started.
But what surprised everyone was that Jiang Yan apologized first when he came up.
"Sorry everyone, I have been playing for 5 years, and thank you all for playing with me for 5 years."
Buzz~
As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately recalled the whispers of discussion, and these discussions merged into a buzzing sound.
There is no way for everyone not to discuss it.
Who makes Jiang Yan's words have too much ambiguity?
What does playing for five years mean?
Is it possible that Stars and Sea will not open next?
This seems impossible when you think about it. After all, Xingchenhai still has many projects in the works.
But when everyone thought about Jiang Yan, they felt that this was not impossible.
Jiang Yan's temperament seems stable, but in reality he is independent.
Otherwise, why would he play ball, dance around in various works, and sing songs in various styles?
So for a while, everyone was puzzled.
The interns are even more worried.
They don't understand Jiang Yan even more, so when Jiang Yan says this now, they think that Jiang Yan wants to give up.
So we have to pack up and get out on the first day of employment?
No way?
Fortunately, what everyone expected did not happen.
And Jiang Yan is indeed Jiang Yan, and what he does is truly unexpected.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just listen to what Jiang Yan says next:
"In the past five years, Stars and Sea has gone through the initial stage. We know how TV series and movies are made, we have tasted the sweetness of Chinese culture, and we have invented and verified some simple technologies, which have made us famous in the world.
It also gained its initial fame and let the world know the tip of the iceberg of Chinese culture. At the same time, we were left with many questions..."
Having said this, all the veteran employees and artists of Xingchenhai felt a sense of disbelief and pride in their hearts.
It’s incredible, naturally because Jiang Yan’s achievements in the past five years are only in the “initial stage”?
Look at this tone, we know how film and television dramas are made, we have a taste of it...
If other companies found out about this, he would probably vomit blood and die!
However, it is precisely because Jiang Yan said these words that they sound reasonable and everyone feels proud.
So Xingchenhai’s achievements in the past five years are nothing, what’s next is the main course?
Everyone was looking forward to Jiang Yan's next words, and Jiang Yan did not disappoint everyone.
"At this stage, I think we have relatively successfully completed the initial stage goals, so next, Stars and Sea will start the next stage."
"In the next stage, our projects will multiply, and the challenges we face will also multiply. From the country to the world, our future challenges are very severe, but please believe that the stars and the sea will produce high-quality products, so
I hope everyone can work hard, roll up our sleeves and work hard!"
"The next five years will be a period of vigorous development for the country and five years of rapid development of entertainment. Now that we have reached the top of domestic entertainment, next we will be based on Chinese culture and innovate in various fields.
Science and technology, follow the pace of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and move towards the top of the world!"
Wow...
After hearing this, everyone applauded vigorously, with excitement on their faces.
Jiang Yan's speech was delivered without any prior high-level meeting or warning. This is rarely seen in other large companies, but the stars and the sea are different. Jiang Yan is the soul. Jiang Yan gives the order, and what follows is
Everyone works together around the orders.
This may seem unreasonable, but it is indeed the only way to achieve the goal set by Jiang Yan.
I don’t need you to think hard about what project you want to do, and I don’t need you to make various budgets in advance.
I tell you what to do, and you just finish it for me.
As a cross-porter, you need this kind of team.
What's more, in the next five years, Jiang Yan will indeed have countless projects to move.
As for why it suddenly became so intense.
There is no other reason, just that Jiang Yan wants to leave no regrets.
If you really leave in five years, wouldn’t it be a pity to think that so many works have not been collected, and Stars and Sea has not become the world’s number one IP output place?
So when Jiang Yan came back from the capital this time, he simply turned on the explosive mode.
In a word, roll up your sleeves and get started!
Having said that, the meeting is over.
After the meeting, no one in the company was in a calm mood.
They knew that the boss was going to give full play to his abilities.
For everyone, it is inevitable that the workload will increase in the future, but the salary is not necessarily certain. It may increase exponentially, and maybe you won’t have to work for a long time because the projects failed in a row, and then Xingchenhai closed down.
However, thinking about the boss's long-term winning attributes and his words "moving towards the top of the world", everyone's hearts can't calm down. So in the future, will he really be on top of the world? Everyone is still confident.
The old employees are not in a peaceful mood, and although the interns cannot fully understand it now, they are also in a restless mood.
Because in the afternoon of the next day, these 20 people were assigned to their respective departments.
Still on the same topic, the projects assigned to the department are related to how high you start.
But after what Jiang Yan said last night, projects in various departments have become very important now.
So when everyone compared, they compared based on factors such as cost and cast.
"Sun Ying and I were assigned to the TV drama team. The project our team is currently responsible for preparing is called "Second Brother's Armor". The name is fake, and the real name is not known yet, but the cast is very strong, and Jiao Meinan is the second male lead! The cost is even higher
It’s no less than 30 million! I guess the starring role may be Jiang Yan! What about you?”
In the evening, Ge Hui started to show off when he visited Sun Qiang's dormitory.
Sun Qiang remained silent, his expression looking a little lonely.
Upon seeing this, Ge Hui comforted him: "Don't worry, Gao Lan has been assigned to the TV series. Her project is called "Forever Inn". The cost is only 10 million, and there is no big cast yet!"
When Sun Qiang heard this, his eyes became slightly brighter, but his expression seemed even more lonely.
Seeing this, Ge Hui patted Sun Qiang on the shoulder and said: "Don't take it too seriously, brother, misfortune depends on blessings, and misfortune lies on them. At least none of our new employees have been assigned to the film team now, so don't be discouraged.
How about this, I have some wine here, let’s drink some together?”
"roll!"
"okay!"
After Ge Hui left, Sun Qiang lay down on the bed a little discouraged.
But soon he cheered up again.
Isn’t it stated in the third motto of the company’s employees: Don’t take yourself too seriously!
So isn't it just a "Lao Li's Cannon" with only 9 million investment and no big names?
No matter how small the project is, it is still produced by Xingchenhai!
The products produced by Xingchenhai must be high-quality!
So I must work hard to let my boss see my ability!