The straight man in the entertainment circle

After recording the fifth episode, as usual, everyone began to enter the post-match interview session.

The questions in the interviews all follow the same format. They are nothing more than asking the actors for their opinions on certain things, so that they can say things they would not have the chance to say on stage, or would not dare to say.

Lin Li came out after the interview and met Gong Feng, the program director.

"Hey, Lin Li, come on, let's find a place to have a good chat."

As for Lin Li's public declaration that he wanted to participate in the competition this morning, the program team naturally wanted to do it, for fear that Lin Li would regret it.

Of course Lin Li will not go back on his word. Since he said he would participate, he will definitely participate.

Lin Li just wanted to prove himself, not the kind of person who talks on paper.

Shut up those who say you can do it!

Lin Li followed Gong Feng to an office in the factory. Filming was often done here, so the inside was quite clean.

The two sat down and Gong Feng said with a smile: "Well... you said you wanted to participate in our show today, right?"

"right."

Another important reason why Lin Li wants to participate is that he and Guo Xiaoshan have made a bet to make a movie, but he is still a little unfamiliar with the director's profession.

Although his current photography skills are very good, and his awareness of composition and aesthetics of visual film and television are definitely far beyond ordinary directors, there are still some differences between directing and photography. How to operate and how to control details, he also Have to learn.

Therefore, Lin Li wanted to participate because he wanted to get an opportunity to get up close and personal with the director.

After Lin Li learns some director's tricks, it will be very helpful for him to make movies later.

So for Lin Li, it was more like stealing from him than competing.

Gong Feng said: "According to our program, the sixth episode was originally a revival competition, but as you know, our program has become popular, so in these episodes we have received many requests from companies who want to include their artists, and many of them have It has something to do with the sponsors. People can’t help themselves in the arena, so we are preparing the next issue. Not only will it be held as a resurrection match, but also those people will be invited to play. Let’s have a revival match and a kicking match together. It’s just what you want. If you participate, we can reserve a place for you to play in the gym."

Gong Feng was very happy. Although Zhang Dasong was present at the beginning of this show, not a single one actually signed up.

Popular celebrities don't dare to come here to see the light, and top-tier actors are even less likely to come here to bully children.

Although there are many old actors in the show, Zhang Chaolun, Zhong Yuejiao, Ji Yi and others are also well-known, but they are either outdated or have not appeared on the screen for a long time.

Participating in this show can be regarded as the second spring of their acting career.

Although Lin Li is a singer, he is now on the front line, so it is a good thing for Gong Feng and the program team that he can participate.

Moreover, after so many episodes of the show, everyone is a little tired of it. Whether it is the actors, directors, program format, or even the quarrel between Lin Li and Guo Xiaoshan, everyone will be tired of it.

So at this time, Lin Li gave up his status as a celebrity observer group and joined the actors to compete. This is also something that can stimulate the audience.

Lin Li heard what Gong Feng said and nodded: "Then let's arrange it this way. I have no problem."

Gong Feng said apologetically: "Originally, each group in our resurrection competition only had 2 resurrection quotas. Although we added 8 kickers this time, the quotas remain unchanged, so each group has to choose 2 from 5. The difficulty of promotion is a bit big……"

Lin Li smiled and said, "It's not just a matter of choosing 0 out of 5."

Gong Feng hesitated for a while and said, "How about... let's go discuss it with Director Shi Wei and you choose her as the team next time?"

The meaning of Gong Feng's words was obvious. He meant that the program team was going to persuade Shi Wei to give Lin Li a place.

Gong Feng was not as confident in Lin Li as he was. The players in the competition were all very strong, and the resurrected actors were not weak either. It was really difficult for Lin Li to advance.

It was impossible for Guo Xiaoshan to take Lin Li in, and Lin Li would not join his group.

In this issue, Lin Li also offended Zhang Dasong, so Zhang Dasong forgot about it, and the program team couldn't handle Zhang Dasong.

The remaining Li Chunhua and Shi Wei seem to have a good impression of Lin Li, but in comparison, Shi Wei seems to be easier to talk to and likes Lin Li more. Therefore, as the program director, in order to protect the topic of the program, the first thing that comes to mind is Lin Li. Of course it was Shi Wei.

Gong Feng was waiting for Lin Li to give him a reply, but he saw that Lin Li was silent and looking at him, which made Gong Feng feel hairy all over.

"Should...or...forget it?"

Gong Feng also roughly understood Lin Li's personality, and suddenly felt that he had said the wrong thing and took back what he had just said.

Lin Li stood up and left. The remaining matters were negotiated between the program team and Lin Li's manager Song Wenjie.

By the time Song Wenjie and the people from the program team settled the matter, it was already very late.

The mother and son bought plane tickets, and there was only the last flight.

At this time, the post-interviews with the actors also ended.

When Lin Li and Song Wenjie went to the airport after dinner, they saw Chen Qingqing and Ye Jing, whom they had not met last time.

Last time, in order to avoid Chen Qingqing, Lin Li deliberately skipped dinner and asked his mother Song Wenjie to buy a plane ticket and go to Kyoto.

There was obviously no escape this time.

Chen Qingqing was undecided this time, but he seemed to be in a good mood.

Chen Qingqing didn't mention the last time Song Wenjie didn't wait for her. It was as if nothing had happened. After seeing Chen Song Wenjie, she pulled her enthusiastically, and the two started chatting again.

After getting on the plane, Chen Qingqing found a break and said to Lin Li: "Brother Lin, how are you preparing for your movie? I'm still waiting to star in your movie."

Lin Li had a headache. To be honest, he felt that Chen Qingqing's image and acting skills of the heroine in the movie "Young You" that he wanted to shoot in his mind were in line, and even exceeded the standard in terms of image.

It can be said that he is a particularly good candidate.

But Lin Li avoided the issue a bit, and Song Wenjie also persuaded him to find Chen Qingqing to play his role. However, Lin Li still didn't think about it well. He had very complicated feelings about Chen Qingqing and didn't know how to get along with her.

Moreover, Chen Qingqing has a source of information waiting for him, which is like a time bomb.

When faced with Chen Qingqing's question, Lin Li said, "It's still early."

When Chen Qingqing saw Lin Li, she did not answer directly or continue to ask questions. She is a person who knows how to control the situation and knows that it is best to stop talking.

"Well, I'll wait." Chen Qingqing smiled.

Song Wenjie had previously discussed with the program staff whether Lin Li should change roles in the show. She suddenly became a contestant from a celebrity observer group in the next episode. Song Wenjie was full of curiosity.

She knew that according to her son's character, this must be something that happened in the show. It was not easy for her to ask her son, and the people on the show team didn't say much, so Song Wenjie took Chen Qingqing and asked her about what happened in today's recording. Carefully.

Naturally, Chen Qingqing told Song Wenjie everything that happened during the recording.

When Song Wenjie heard that Lin Li and Guo Xiaoshan were fighting again, she was not surprised.

But later when she heard Chen Qingqing say that Lin Li said that Zhang Dasong had privileges on the show because of Yi Zhuo, Song Wenjie was shocked.

Even Ye Jing, who was sitting next to Chen Qingqing, suddenly turned his face and glanced at Lin Li.

"You silly boy, are you addicted to criticizing others? You have to criticize everyone for one or two words. Why don't you take a look at Zhang Dasong's identity?"

Song Wenjie scolded her son beside her.

"Aunt Song, it's okay. Director Zhang was not angry. Instead, he listened to Senior Brother Lin and didn't choose two people." Chen Qingqing consoled her.

Song Wenjie looked much better after hearing what Chen Qingqing said.

Zhang Dasong compromised in the show, and Lin Li's words were naturally effective, but it wasn't obvious on the surface. Everyone felt that it was Chen Qingqing who gave in in the end, and Zhang Dasong took it back.

But when Song Wenjie was scolding Lin Li, Chen Qingqing spoke up for Lin Li and told the truth, which moved Lin Li a little.

During the conversation, Song Wenjie was shocked to learn that Chen Jingjing was pending this time.

"You are so good at acting, how could you be on hold? How is this possible?" Song Wenjie said in disbelief.

Chen Qingqing said: "Brother Ge played the role very well, and I really want to participate in this resurrection competition."

"No one likes to be undecided." Song Wenjie said.

Chen Qingqing smiled and said: "It is scheduled to appear in one more episode this time, isn't it great?"

Chen Qingqing is pending. With her popularity, she will naturally participate in the resurrection competition. Song Wenjie said: "Then you will be with Lin Li in the next issue?"

Chen Qingqing glanced at Lin Li and said with some expectation, "That's possible."

After hearing this, Song Wenjie said to Lin Li: "Don't embarrass me."

Lin Li had always been full of confidence, but after hearing Song Wenjie's words, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten that Chen Qingqing was on this show. It was not difficult for him to succeed, but it was not easy to overshadow Chen Qingqing. A simple thing.

Lin Li suddenly felt even more stressed.

However, Lin Li's confidence recovered a lot after he thought about the system's bonus to his control.

Lin Li's control now far exceeds that of ordinary people. Whether it is controlling his thoughts and emotions or controlling his expressions, he is much better than ordinary people.

And these are all powerful tools for acting!

Today, Lin Li can control many muscles on his face to make delicate micro-expressions, and his eyes are also systematically enhanced. He can express sadness, joy, charm, or depth whenever he wants.

Not to mention normal people, even front-line actors may not be able to display Lin Li in such a rich and precise manner!

It was also because of this that Lin Li was particularly confident and participated in the competition.

Day 2 back in Kyoto.

Tao Yufeng arranged for Lin Li and An Xiaoxi to get together and met at An Xiaoxi's new advertising agency.

An Xiaoxi's advertising company has been open for a few days. Although it has not officially opened to the public, the staff inside is already in place.

The advertising building is called Forest Creek Advertising Building.

After Tao Yufeng read it, he smiled and said: "Sure enough, he came from Yan University. The names of the advertising buildings are so poetic."

An Xiaoxi looked at Lin Li and said, "I don't dare to speak poetically in front of Lin Li. I'm just blind."

The three of them walked into the advertising building.

The advertising building has two floors, covering an area of ​​70 to 80 square meters. It is decorated in a very stylish way, and you can see that it is very thoughtful.

There are a total of 8 employees in the advertising building, all of whom are An Xiaoxi's classmates.

These classmates were very excited to see Lin Li coming to the company, and they all came forward to ask for autographs and take photos.

They were all students of Yan University and were very familiar with Lin Li. However, they still had a bit of the pride and reserve of Yan University students in school. Now that they were out of school, they were much more enthusiastic about Lin Li.

An Xiaoxi waited for Lin Li and his employees to finish taking photos, and then took them to visit his old company.

Although An Xiaoxi's advertising building is not particularly big, the location is still very good, and the signboard of the advertising building is also very eye-catching. At first glance, you can tell that he is an owner who is not short of money.

After a brief visit, An Xiaoxi took the two of them to the tea room upstairs, served tea to them, and then the three of them started chatting about the show.

"I came to you today, and you already know even if I don't tell you, it's not about our program "I Am an Advertising Man."" Tao Yufeng said.

Lin Li and An Xiaoxi were not surprised at this point and just nodded.

Tao Yufeng said: "Let me tell you, we have completed what Lin Li told us. Tus Advertising Company and He Maozhong himself have agreed to participate in the show."

He Maozhong finally took the bait, which made Lin Li a little excited.

Although he has been fighting against others, He Maozhong is different.

As a well-known person in their industry, He Maozhong plagiarized the advertising slogan he told An Xiaoxi. It is no exaggeration to say that the program Lin Li asked Tao Yufeng to host was actually to use it against He Maozhong.

An Xiaoxi smiled and said: "If you ask He Maozhong to come out, you will have to pay a lot, right?"

Tao Yufeng laughed and said, "Fortunately, the sponsors gave me a lot of money."

"When will the show be recorded?"

Lin Li asked, this period is very important to him now, because he is no longer a star observer of "The Show", but a contestant who will compete in the next episode.

If the contestants decide on the shooting content, they usually have to rehearse two days in advance.

"The recording is scheduled for Thursday because you are going to record "The Big Show" on Monday, so it's okay if we schedule it for Thursday?" Tao Yufeng asked.

After all, Tao Yufeng is the program director. In order not to conflict with the schedule, one program is recorded on Monday and they are scheduled to record on Thursday. There will be no conflict at all.

"It's OK on Thursday," Lin Li said.

An Xiaoxi asked: "How many advertising companies are there this time?"

"We also have an elimination system. There will be more in the first period, there will be 18 advertising companies, but correspondingly, we will also have more advertisers in the first few periods. In the first few periods, we will rank based on the amount of advertising you have sold, and then we will eliminate them in each period. In the last few issues, we will find the two largest advertisers and let the last two compete in several rounds to determine the champion!"

After hearing this, Lin Li and An Xiaoxi thought it was pretty good, but they didn't ask further.

Since it is a competition, it is only fair not to know too much before the game.

"Then how do celebrities like Lin Li and others get in?" An Xiaoxi asked.

"This is for each advertising company to find a celebrity platform with good relationships. Since there will be some video advertisements, they can invite the celebrity to participate. And if the final effect is satisfactory to the advertiser, the advertiser can sign the celebrity as a spokesperson. In this way, Come on, most starlets are willing to support advertising companies." Tao Yufeng said.

When An Xiaoxi heard that Tao Yufeng said that the little star was willing to come, she smiled and said: "Then if our advertising building invites Lin Li, he will be the biggest star."

Tao Yufeng glanced at Lin Li and said, "Speaking of which, I really want to say that Lin Li can only be regarded as one of the biggest stars."

"Wow, is there any more famous star than Lin Li?"

Because this kind of program usually involves third-tier stars, and a few second-tier stars would be nice. Lin Li is considered a first-tier star, but he is not the biggest, which surprised An Xiaoxi.

Even Lin Li was a little surprised, not because he thought he was great, but because there were so few front-line candidates for this kind of program.

I also came here because I wanted to target He Maozhong, otherwise I would probably never be involved in an advertising program in my life.

"Tus Advertising Company, they are looking for Xiao Miao!" Tao Yufeng said.

Xiao Miao was familiar with Lin Li. The person he almost lost to on the night of Weibo was a girly-looking person who had the capital to support him. He had been gaining momentum recently.

After Lin Li's Weibo night, he was making great progress, but he didn't seem to leave Xiao Miao far behind.

"He Maozhong and Tuscorp have spent enough money!" An Xiaoxi said.

"Xiao Miao probably also agreed to come to our show with them because of the resources of advertisers she knew from this advertising company." Tao Yufeng said.

"This is a good thing for the show." An Xiaoxi said, "With Lin Li and Xiao Miao, this show does not need to be promoted and many people will watch it."

Tao Yufeng smiled happily and said, "We still have to do a good job in quality, haha, Lin Li, it's up to you."

For a program, program production is naturally one aspect, but the quality of the guests and their on-the-spot performance are also very important. Especially for a variety show like this that focuses on content, it actually relies heavily on the performance of the guests.

Everyone came up with commercials that were not good enough. No matter how talented the program team was, they would not look good.

Among the guests, the only one who Tao Yufeng could expect to shine was Lin Li.

That's why Tao Yufeng said such things as relying on Lin Li.

"You are the director. To ensure good quality, we shouldn't rely on you. Why should we rely on me?" Lin Li rolled his eyes at Tao Yufeng and said dissatisfied.

"Of course I have to rely on you. I now realize that the essence of my directing is relying on you to perform, haha. It's not the first time that I rely on you anyway. Just get used to it!"

Lin Li: “…………”