Backstage at the Spring Festival Gala, the mentality and atmosphere of artists who have finished their performances and those who are waiting to perform are completely different concepts.
Therefore, artists who have finished their performance should either rest quietly and stop running around, or leave the venue as soon as possible.
Anyway, there is only one principle: don’t disturb the artists performing behind you.
Cao Xuan took off his makeup, changed his clothes, thanked the dancers, and left in the car with Zhang Chong.
Not long after I left the CCTV gate, I saw two people walking alone on the roadside against the cold wind. When I looked carefully, I saw it was International Zhang and her assistant.
After all, he was an acquaintance, so Cao Xuan pretended not to see him and walked away, so he stopped the car and asked.
"Why is no one answering?"
International Zhang was wearing a down jacket and was in good condition, but his face was whitened by the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month: "The driver's car broke down on the road. I wanted to hail a taxi. There are too few cars during the New Year."
Now that the conversation has come to this point, Cao Xuan can't say "Then just wait" and turn around to open the car door.
"Oh, why don't you take my car?"
"Thank you."
This was what the International Chapter was waiting for. After Cao Xuan wanted to finish, he got into the car with his assistant.
After asking for the address of Jiujiazhang's home, Cao Xuan looked at the two people slowly coming around in the car and couldn't help but joke.
"Your company doesn't pay much attention to you, a dignified young girl. You even have to buy a car on the spot."
"Hey, it's hard to put it into words."
International Chapter is currently contracted with an entertainment company that New Picture cooperates with. The company is too weak and its hardware is mediocre in all aspects.
Whether it is attending the Spring Festival Gala this time or taking part in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it all depends on Zhang Ziyi's own efforts and the influence of Mou Girl.
After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhang Ziyi gained a certain reputation in Hollywood. She signed a contract with the famous agency WMA William Morris Agency, and hooked up with brother Cheng Long. Together with Lao Mouzi's many blockbusters, she gradually evolved into
International Chapter.
"I heard that Jingjing signed a contract with your company?"
Jiujiazhang has always been dissatisfied with his agency. This time he met Cao Xuan and took up his idea.
"If you want to sign with Fanxing, you're welcome, but I don't have film resources here, and my TV resources are all in tatters."
Cao Xuan didn't mind taking the International Chapter under his command, but Fanxing Temple was small and couldn't fit in the big Buddha.
At the moment, it's okay to say that Cao Xuan is a rookie in the international chapter, and Cao Xuan can feed her with a little effort, but once "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is released, Fanxing will probably become a "burden" immediately.
Sure enough, after hearing that Fanxing had no film resources, International Chapter visibly lost interest.
His debut film was the film in which Lao Mouzi won the Silver Bear in Berlin, and now he has taken on a new film by Li Yu, who has a certain status in Hollywood.
Although her role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still a bit precarious, her international horizons have also improved.
You may not be able to watch ordinary movies, let alone TV series.
In fact, Later International Chapter has always been making movies and never accepted TV series. It was not until he financed and produced a web series that he "condescended to become a mortal".
As a result, she was ridiculed as a "forty-year-old girl" by the crowd, and her face was swollen from being slapped...
"If we don't talk about this, how are you and Jingjing doing?"
She had no intention of signing a contract with Fanxing, but International Chapter forcibly changed the topic and started gossiping. Cao Xuan refused to accept her suggestion and took the initiative to pretend to be stupid: "What happened?"
"This is boring for you. Jingjing and I are good sisters, so you didn't even say anything to me."
Cao Xuan said hehe, but just ignored her.
The dormitory of Class 96 of Chinese Opera was quite harmonious during the freshman and sophomore years. Later, as each one took on roles one after another and grew up, small groups were formed.
Zeng Li has the best relationship with Yuan Quan, Hu Jing used to be the closest to Zeng Li, and now it’s Zhang Tong who plays more, and Mei Ting, who dropped out of school, also keeps in touch.
Qin Hailu is carefree and generous. She can chat with anyone. She also moved out of the dormitory early and doesn't get involved in taking sides. She's single.
On the contrary, it was the International Chapter. After accepting the director's role, he became a lot more arrogant and was generally popular in the dormitory.
Cao Xuan didn't know about the others, but of the two in his family, Zeng Li had a mediocre impression of them, and Hu Jing was slightly better, but she was also a "plastic sister".
Of course, this is only for the internal roommates. Compared with other female artists, their four-year college friendship is quite deep.
But for Cao Xuan, Yuan Quan can only trust these golden flowers from Class 96 because she and Zeng Li are good friends.
I have not contacted Qin Hailu, Zhang Tong half and half, Mei Ting, and Li Xinyu, so I will not comment.
As for the international chapter, the trust level does not exceed 30%.
Moreover, he is not familiar with International Zhang, so there is no need to talk to her about his private love life.
The international chapter was asking for trouble, and began to inquire about Cao Xuan's career, such as when will the next album be released, where will the concert be held, and what level of appearance fees and endorsements will be.
Cao Xuan listened tirelessly and didn't know whether to complain that she was too familiar or that she didn't know how to behave.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, I muddled around for a while, and when I got to the place, I let the two of them go and drove away.
What he didn't know was that after he left, Zhang Ziyi immediately put away the "innocent" look on his face and muttered angrily.
"I don't know what I'm interested in."
The assistant next to him nodded in agreement, then felt pity.
The new king of the Chinese language, an absolute potential stock. Even if he can't win, if he behaves more closely, the scandal of "The King's Girlfriend" can increase Zhang Ziyi's fame several times.
However, he didn't take the initiative and kept his "true feelings" in vain...
………
On the way back, Cao Xuan also gradually thought about it.
It wasn't that he was slow to react, but that he didn't expect Zhang Ziyi to take advantage of his roommate. More importantly, Zhang Ziyi had a boyfriend at the time.
Zeng Li and Hu Jing both said that Zhang Ziyi is not single, but they don't know who she is.
At school, Zhang had a brief chat with a boy from Class 96, and later met a singer, who seemed to be Gao Feng, who sang "Greater China".
Because of this, Cao Xuan never thought that Zhang Ziyi would have thoughts about him, so he didn't react for a moment.
But now he realized that Cao Xuan didn't take it to heart. The two at home didn't know what to do, so he couldn't think of dealing with the International Chapter.
As his career became more and more successful, more and more female stars were coveting Cao Xuan, and he had long been accustomed to ignoring them.
But having said that, Zhao Wei was not familiar with the future Si Dan Shuang Bing, Zhou Gongzi and Li Bingbing were considered friends, and the other three had all thought about him to varying degrees.
Cao Xuan did the math and found that he was treated the same as Brother Cheng Long.
The noodles are served in no time!
After returning home, Cao Xuan had some food, watched the Spring Festival Gala with his parents, set off two firecrackers, and then ran to the bedroom to chat with Zeng Li and Hu Jing through text messages.
The next day, Cao Xuan was awakened by the sound of firecrackers. He washed briefly and rested comfortably at home for a long time. In the afternoon, he went to the supermarket with his parents to pick out New Year gifts.
Then two supermarkets and three shopping malls all displayed his "Gong Xi Fa Cai", which made Cao Xuan's ears tingle.
Speaking of which, during the Spring Festival this year, many people approached Cao Xuan for business performances, and there were quite a few companies that offered seven-figure fees. However, Cao Xuan's schedule was too tight and he really couldn't move away.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I spent time with my parents and shopping, and on the second day of the Lunar New Year, I paid New Year greetings. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, I had some work arrangements, and on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I had to go back to Buddha City. If I want to make money by doing business, I have to wait until he finishes filming.
Of course, if it is a commercial performance in Guangdong Province, you can also accept it if the performance time is not long.
Last year, nearly 30 million was spent on various investments, and Cao Xuan has yet to recoup his capital. He would be happy to have the opportunity to save more.
On the second day of the lunar new year, Cao Xuan went to a few houses to pay New Year greetings as usual to a few people he was close to or whose faces he needed to meet. He couldn't spare the time, so he had all the gifts ready. Fanxing would arrange for people to deliver them to their homes later.
After being busy until the afternoon, Cao Xuan came to the last house with gifts.
Ding dong~
The door opened, and a delicate woman in an apron appeared. It was Li Xuejian's wife Yu Haidan. When she saw Cao Xuan, Yu Haidan immediately smiled.
"Xiao Cao is here, come in quickly."
"Master Wife, happy new year."
"Hey, hey, happy new year, happy new year. This is not a red envelope. Li Gen, go and call your dad out."
Yu Haidan, who was already happy, was even more happy when he heard Cao Xuan calling his wife, and he quickly let Cao Xuan in.
This is not the first time that Cao Xuan has come to Li Xuejian's home. In addition to two New Year greetings, he has also visited twice at other times. Although he is not familiar with him, he is not unfamiliar to him.
After finding a place to put down the gifts he had brought, Li Xuejian also came out of the study.
"Come on, come on, why are you buying so many things?"
"It's not valuable, it's just some supplements to honor you and my wife, Master."
Li Xuejian said this, but in fact it was very useful in his heart. When he heard Cao Xuan shouting "Master and Master", the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising.
Letting Yu Haidan cook, Li Xuejian took Cao Xuan to the study. On the wooden table in the middle was a set of freshly written calligraphy.
"Master, this word is really good."
Cao Xuan was flattering, and Li Xuejian smiled: "What kind of good is this? You can't even call it an amateur. You have to practice."
After saying that, he also told Cao Xuan: "If you have the conditions, it is best to practice calligraphy. Not only cultivating your mind, it is also a skill that will be useful for filming costume dramas in the future."
The scene in "Water Margin" in which Song Jiang writes an anti-poetry in Xunyang Tower is considered to be the representative scene of Li Xuejian's acting career.
Li Xuejian wrote this scene himself with a brush, but he actually didn't know calligraphy at the time, so he found a calligrapher friend to finish the scene, and then copied and practiced it over and over again.
After filming this scene, Li Xuejian remembered this and practiced calligraphy at home when he had nothing to do. Now that he has an apprentice, he also encourages him to practice.
After talking about calligraphy, Li Xuejian talked about business again. He was a kind man. Since Cao Xuan called him master, he taught him with all his heart.
"I watched your performance in "A Better Detective" and it was much better than before. However, although you have aura, your basic skills are still not solid enough."
"Yes, I feel it too. Now I am preparing to accumulate it bit by bit and solidify my basic skills."
Cao Xuan will not talk about other things, but one advantage is that he respects his teachers. He may not be a good student, but he is definitely a good student in front of the teacher.
Many people who have given advice to Cao Xuan have a good impression of him because he is polite and well-behaved.
Li Xuejian accepted Cao Xuan for this reason. After hearing Cao Xuan's introspection, he gave his own opinions.
"Your idea is right. Act more and practice bit by bit. Good actors are born from acting.
In addition, it is best not to limit yourself to a single role, but try various genres. If the film and television image is not convenient, you can try drama. There is no need to worry about your image positioning in drama, and it can stimulate your acting skills in a more comprehensive way."
Li Xuejian is a drama actor and is currently a working actor at the Central Experimental Theater, one of the predecessors of the National Theater. He has a deep understanding of drama performance and understands the benefits that drama can bring to Cao Xuan.
Cao Xuan naturally took Master's words to heart, but now it was time for him to consolidate his position in the music industry and spread his influence in film and television.
So although Cao Xuan was very tempted, he really couldn't abandon his business and act in a play for a while.
Li Xuejian also understood this truth. When Cao Xuan became famous, many people pointed at him for food. There were many things he couldn't control. Even Cao Xuan himself couldn't do anything he wanted.
Therefore, Li Xuejian did not force it, but also comforted Cao Xuan to work hard on film and television, which had the same tempering effect.
In addition, Li Xuejian also took out a thick notebook in which he recorded his essays and experiences during the performance, and asked Cao Xuan to take it for reference.
He also patted his chest and said, if there is anything Cao Xuan doesn’t understand about filming, just call him and ask.
In the past, the relationship between master and disciple was uncertain, and Cao Xuan was sometimes embarrassed to disturb him too much. Now, the master teaches his disciples as a matter of course, and he can ask for advice at will.
Cao Xuan took the thick notebook and was moved. At the same time, he also felt that his apprenticeship this time was truly worthwhile.
There are many benefits to stealing the skills of his master every day on the set, but relying on his own thinking, he may not be able to grasp many of the key points accurately.
Now that he has a top actor master to help guide him, it is enough for Cao Xuan to get twice the result with half the effort...
