The second day after Xu Rong returned to school, while she was preparing for the exam, she received an unexpected dinner date.

Sun Li's.

The reason why he was surprised was because this was the first time that Sun Li took the initiative to contact him.

He and Sun Li have known each other for a long time, and they met many times during the filming of "Bright Sword". During the filming of "New Shanghai Beach", they got to know each other a lot because they had many opposite roles, but they never contacted each other in private until

It was only after the fake certificate scandal at the beginning of this year that we started to take action.

But in reality, it was only Xu Rong's unilateral movement and communication. Sun Li's personality is more withdrawn than most female artists. If Hairun was not willing to spend resources, it would be really difficult for her to become popular based on her temperament.

Xu Rong had talked about her with Guo Si before, and they had a general understanding of some of the reasons. Sun Li's growth experience was quite bumpy, and she was later framed and involved in the hugely controversial "Donation Gate" incident, which made her reluctant to have too much contact with the circle.

of contact.

During the phone call, Sun Li also specifically asked him to take classmate Xiao Zhang with him because his boyfriend would also come with him.

Known as Free Body, he was actually in the Deng Dynasty in Huayi.

In fact, Xu Rong was not willing to have too much dealings with Deng Chao. The other party almost turned heads with Huang Xiaoming, and it was an open secret that he had a good relationship with Huang Xiaoming.

The cause of the conflict can also be attributed to "New Shanghai Beach". In order to ensure the ratings, the producers have hyped up the scandal between Huang Xiaoming and Sun Li. Everyone knows that this kind of thing is just a matter of situation.

What really made the two of them fall in love was the "draft" held by Zhang Jizhong last year for the lead male lead in "The Deer and the Cauldron". In order to attract Deng Chao to join Huayi after his contract with his old club expired, the script of the drama decided that Deng Chao would be the lead actor.

I was cast as the first male lead, but when I started filming, I was intercepted by Huang Xiaoming who did not participate in the "draft".

In order to compensate, the later "Assembly" was produced, but it was said that the filming process was not very pleasant.

After all, Zhang Jizhong and Feng Xiaogang are Hua Yi's right and left guardians, and their positions are naturally biased towards Huang Xiaoming.

On the whole, Deng Chao, his "second brother", was completely defeated by Huang Xiaoming in terms of resources and connections. If it weren't for the Wang brothers who spent a lot of time, Deng Chao and others would have been unable to compete during the non-competition agreement period.

Man, it is still unclear whether he will eventually sign a contract with Huayi.

Xu Rong did not refuse Sun Li's dinner date. After all, she had spoken out for him in the first place. He would remember this feeling.

Furthermore, he and Sun Li are still working together to keep each other warm. Although Chang Jihong has resigned, the contract has not expired and they can still secure certain resources.

Seeing Sun Li again, Xu Rong found that she had changed a lot. In the past, she rarely smiled and only spoke a few words when she got acquainted. Her popularity in the circle was extremely poor, so she was always called the "Ice Beauty" by the outside world.

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However, Xu Rong felt that the ice was ice enough, but its beauty was still debatable.

"I watched your interview, it was awesome." This was the first thing Deng Chao said after seeing Xu Rong. "I'm going to go there later, and you'll have to help me with my advice."

In Xu Rong's opinion, Deng Chao's personality is completely opposite to Sun Li's. He is quite cheerful and enthusiastic, but not close enough to make people feel disgusted.

Sun Li was smiling next to her, looking at classmate Zhang who was carrying a crossbody bag and said, "You are Zhang Xiaofei, right? You are so beautiful. No wonder Xu Rong is fighting for you."

She was talking about Xu Rong's initial confrontation with Yi Lijing.

This is not the first time that Xiao Zhang has experienced such an occasion. Compared with the older Li Youbin and his wife, Sun Li and Deng Chao are younger, and she is more open-minded, so she responded with a very happy and kind smile.

Laughing: "Sister, you are also very beautiful. I often watch your TV series."

Xu Rong glanced at classmate Xiao Zhang and knew that she was talking nonsense. She had recently become obsessed with a large-scale romantic TV series, "Hometown Love", and had watched it several times.

When Deng Chao saw the three people standing and talking, he suddenly put one hand behind his back and made a gesture of invitation with the other hand, and said seriously: "Gentlemen and ladies, please take a seat. Our seats are free of charge."

"Ha ha."

After sitting down, Xu Rong was actually quite puzzled. As soon as he returned to the capital, Sun Li called. The news was too well-informed, so he asked: "Sister, how did you know that I was back?"

"Guo Si mentioned something to me during the annual meeting. By the way, she started taking charge of me a while ago." Sun Li mentioned Guo Si with a strange expression. Her original manager was Chang Jihong, and Guo Si was a professional manager.

She was in charge of Xu Rong, but a while ago Guo Si directly took over her management affairs.

"Really?" Xu Rong was stunned for a moment. After a quick thought, he vaguely guessed the reason, but he didn't care much. There wasn't much competition between him and Sun Li.

Sun Li pointed at Deng Chao with a smile and said: "Since you appeared in that interview, I have been saying that I want to have a meal with you. Now, as soon as you came back, you urged me to ask you out."

"Haha, you can't hold it in at home when there is no announcement, right?" Deng Chao laughed twice, "Let me tell you, your sister is staring at me every day now, and she wishes she could tie me up 24 hours a day.

When I'm around her, I say let's go out and have fun at night, but she's always angry. Anyway, you're familiar with her, so I'll call you when we go out to play."

Xu Rong was very interested in Deng Chao at this time, because he found that the other party had done what he had always wanted to do, but was still doing things that he had not yet achieved.

Sun Li talks a lot more than before and is a lot more cheerful. I think it should be attributed to her boyfriend who has a relatively cheerful personality.

But in front of the two parties involved, he couldn't ask for advice directly, so he planned to ask him out for a private chat when he had time.

"By the way, I heard from your sister that you two knew each other before you went to college?"

"Yeah." Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "Mr. Xu was my tutor at that time."

"Hiss." Deng Chao's eyes suddenly widened, and his chin almost dropped to the ground. He looked at Xu Rong for a long time, and his expression gradually became strange, "What a good guy, my childhood sweetheart, I have been playing with him since I was a child."

Sun Li suddenly paused and seemed to remember something. She reached out and pushed him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Rong was about to retort when he caught a glimpse of Sun Li's little movement and could only close his mouth with a wry smile. He understood that the other party was driving.

"Xiao Fei, please order some of your favorite foods." Sun Li handed the menu to Xiao Zhang, turned to look at Xu Rong and said, "Do you want to attend the annual meeting?"

Xu Rong nodded, this is inevitable. He didn't go to the filming. It would be a big joke if he didn't go there. He said: "The annual meeting is my blessed place. How can I do it if I don't go? If it hadn't been for the annual meeting the year before last, I wouldn't be here now."

Do you know which crew I'm still running on?"

"Ha ha."

After chatting for a long time and halfway through the meal, Deng Chao suddenly asked: "Xu Rong, do you know the studio? It's the one done by Fan Bingbing. I saw that she did quite well."

Xu Rong finally understood the reason for this meal. On the one hand, it was Deng Chao's instigation, and he wanted Sun Li to get in touch with more people. On the other hand, he probably wanted to find out his plans, so that we could advance and retreat together, so as not to end up like him.

Yes, the company uses one party to check and balance the other.

Sun Li's contract with him expires in 10 years. Sun Li's contract expires in the middle of the year, but his contract expires in the middle of the year, but it should be put on the agenda.

Not surprisingly, next year, major domestic brokerage companies will begin to contact them one after another. With the influx of capital, the scarcity of leading artists will gradually become more apparent. The most conspicuous thing is that the remuneration of leading artists will continue to rise.

After Liu Yanming visited the team, Xu Rong considered that he could not renew his contract with Hairun because Hairun had no competitiveness in the big screen market, which was inconsistent with his plan for himself.

He will not and cannot stay in the TV drama industry.

But at present, he still needs Hairun's support, not for anything else, but resources. Although he has not taken on roles invested by Hairun recently, in fact, whenever there is a suitable script, it will be handed over to him.

The other is the promotion of his personal image. For example, during his filming, the outside world never stopped hearing about him. The photos taken by Xu Xing will be distributed through the media. These require real money to open the way. Previously, the company also proposed to operate a

I wanted to see if I could let him show up on the Spring Festival Gala, but after thinking about it, he still refused. He really didn't have any talent that he could use, and it would delay the Chinese New Year.

If he didn't go back, grandpa would have to live a lonely year.

Xu Rong thought for a while and said: "I've only heard what people say about the studio. Actually, I don't know much about it. The studio and the signing company each have their own strengths. If you become your own boss, you will definitely get more money."

, the responsibility is also great, but relatively speaking, those who are not so rich in resources or have a weak personal brand, such as me, cannot be pulled out to work alone.”

"It's better to be affiliated. The studio is responsible for one part, the agency is responsible for another part, and the profits are divided according to a certain proportion. Isn't that the case with Fan Bingbing."

"But it's hard to say anything." Xu Rong paused and said, "I heard that the group will focus on developing the film market in the future."

Seo Rong didn't say too much, especially about his own future choices. If Hae-yun came from behind and suddenly emerged in the film market, there is a high chance that he would choose to be affiliated with the film instead of going it alone.

The most important thing is the personal brand. Once the popularity is achieved, capital will naturally flock in. However, the disadvantages are also quite obvious. Under the coercion of capital, the risk will increase exponentially. Once he is like Liu Ye and cannot continue to maintain influence,

It is still a trivial matter to subsidize studio expenditures. The lack of studio resources centered on itself will form a vicious cycle.

But there is nothing you can do about it. There are gains and losses. If you want high returns, you must also take high risks.

"Hey, brother, why can't you think about it?" Deng Chao heard Xu Rong mentioning movies and pointed at his face seriously, "Just tell me that in this prosperous age, we don't have ten or eight movie stars and major awards.

The gold content must be 70% to 80% less? I advise you to wait, at least until I go to Hollywood, and you can make movies, it will be boring to accompany my wife."

With Deng Chao's liveliness, the meal was quite pleasant, but because it was the first time, the content of the conversation was only superficial, and the friendship was not enough. Talking too much would be a bad thing.

Anyway, there are still two years left before the contract expires. Sun Li is not in a hurry, and Xu Rong is not in a hurry. After having this first time, he can move around frequently in the future. When he walks, he can talk freely. For now,

Just keep a tacit understanding and don't be used to beat someone to death.

"How much does it cost, master?"

"eighteen."

When he arrived at the school gate and got out of the car, Xu Rong felt the need to buy a car. It was inconvenient to take a taxi, but before that, he had to take the time to take the driver's license test.

It's really not a good thing to become famous too early. You don't even have time to take the driver's license exam.

The two held hands and walked for a while, chatting about Deng Chao and Sun Li. Xiao Zhang tilted his head and said, "Teacher Xu, that sister Sun Li doesn't seem to be easy to get along with. She is completely different from her boyfriend."

Xu Rong smiled, remembering the time when "Bright Sword" was being filmed, and said: "Actually, it's much better now. She used to have very little communication with the crew. Maybe it has something to do with the environment in which she grew up."

"Oh, what kind of environment did she grow up in?"

"When she was little, her father..."

"Gululu."

Xu Rong suddenly paused in her words, and just turned to look at classmate Xiao Zhang, but she looked at him with a sullen face, and took the lead decisively, saying: "Teacher Xu, are you not full?!"

"Let's go, I'll buy you some pancakes and fruit to eat!" She didn't allow Xu Rong to speak, and without blushing, she grabbed his hand and walked to the store that was still open not far away.

Xu Rong pulled Xiao Zhang's thin body back, stared at her narrowly and said, "I'm full!"

"Then...then you must be hungry again."
To be continued...