Chapter 262 Chat
I said before that I won’t go home until I’m drunk, and I really won’t go home until I’m drunk.
Except for Yang Rongfa who obviously kept some left, everyone else at the main table drank freely, as if they were venting the stress of the past six months.
Even the usually taciturn director Wang Ren had already drunk half a pound of white wine.
He was obviously a little drunk and was a little staggering.
He held up his glass and looked at everyone at the main table: "Thank you all for your support over the past six months, especially Rongfa. People outside say that the core of our company is me, Wang Ren.
Actually, I, Wang Ren, am nothing. Rongfa is the real core. Without me, our company will be fine, but without Rongfa, it will immediately close down. Of course, we are brothers in this life, so there is no need to say these things.
And Wu Mu, I especially want to thank him for investing in me. Wu Mu, that’s it! This is a person who truly lives with a soul, and I really envy him.”
Wu Mu looked at Wang Ren, who suddenly became excited and gestured while talking, and whispered in surprise, "Director Wang is drunk and acting crazy?"
Sun Yueqing next to him also drank a lot, her face was red and her eyes were blurry and unfocused.
When she heard Wu Mu's words, she was stunned for half a second before she reacted and muttered quietly, "This is also my first time filming his drama."
Once an honest man starts to get drunk, there's no end to it.
"Before I made this film, many people said, Wang Ren, you are an idiot. You made two losing films in a row and didn't even win any awards. People on the Internet scolded you for not understanding it. People who said this are idiots, don't you understand? Do I make films to win awards? I just want to make what I want to make! The audience is also a bunch of idiots! If you don't understand, just don't watch it. I want you to watch it?"
"Okay! Well said!"
"The audience is a bunch of idiots!"
Wu Mu, one of the audience members who didn't understand, was speechless and felt like he had been targeted.
Yang Rongfa came out in time to stop the situation. "Okay, we've all drunk enough, let's just go home today. Those who are not drunk can help take care of those who can't stand up. Lao Qian, you take Sun Chen home, Brother Cui, park your car here first, and we'll take the company car back together later."
We were almost done drinking and the party was about to end.
Sun Yueqing stood up shakily.
Sun Yueqing's assistant and agent, who had been waiting at the table nearby, hurried over to help her.
However, Sun Yueqing waved her hand to stop her and instead extended her hand to Wu Mu, looking at him with a slightly dazed look.
Wu Mu laughed, "You are such a big shot, you still want me to be your assistant, right?"
But having said that, he still helped Sun Yueqing up and supported her.
While Yang Rongfa was making arrangements, he also took the time to visit Wu Mu.
He looked at Sun Yueqing who was leaning on Wu Mu's arm and said, "Teacher Wu Mu, please send Sun Yueqing back home."
After giving instructions, he turned to another direction, "Teacher Wu Mu, the drama has been filmed. We will do the post-production as soon as possible and send it for review. We will probably edit out a part first. When your new album is officially released, we will organize a film viewing meeting to see the reactions of major platforms."
Wu Mu nodded, "Mr. Yang, you make the arrangements."
Yang Rongfa also sighed a little and joked, "Whether our company will go bankrupt depends on Mr. Wu Mu. Although Ah Ren's previous words were a bit rough, his logic is not rough. After filming Fantasy City, we can't find anyone in the market willing to invest in us to continue making movies. We can only try to transform into making TV series to make money."
"It should get a good response." He has invested so much money, and has the performance card to help increase popularity. If the response is not good, he will lose a lot of money.
And to be honest, although he doesn't understand Wang Ren's art films, this drama is really well-made.
During filming, he often watched from behind the monitor. Even if he didn't see the whole film, he could still understand a little bit.
Wang Ren’s shots have a very realistic texture. They are concise and precise, and he is very good at highlighting the key points he wants to express in the shots.
There is never a dull or boring feeling in any shot, there is always something to catch people's attention.
This kind of shooting skills alone can add a lot of points to the series.
Wu Mu felt that Wang Ren’s own strength was completely fine and he was very strong.
He is just a bit of a literary youth, and he always thinks about taking pictures of the things he wants to take pictures of.
If there is a good ready-made script and a story that suits his style, he thinks Wang Ren will have no problem filming it.
Ok.
If I come across a script of the right style in the future, maybe I can ask Wang Ren to direct it.
Wu Mu muttered to himself.
He would definitely draw scripts from the system treasure chest in the future. As a layman in directing, it was impossible for him to direct the film himself, so he still had to find someone to shoot it.
If we can find someone as capable as Wang Ren, then we will undoubtedly be more secure.
Moreover, if the profit card is used, Wang Ren’s high filming costs will no longer be a problem, as the profit card will cover the production costs.
The thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't show it on his face.
After chatting with Yang Rongfa for a few more words about the production arrangements, he helped Sun Yueqing out.
Outside the door, it was already completely dark and it was already past midnight.
Except for the lively area outside the restaurant where they were having dinner, everywhere else was quiet.
Assistant Sun Yueqing drove the car to the entrance of the hotel.
Wu Mu was about to help Sun Yueqing walk over when Sun Yueqing said dazedly, "Go back later, take a walk, sober up."
Tsk.
OK.
Wu Mu looked at her with amusement, turned around and walked out of the hotel.
After walking for a short distance, Sun Yueqing seemed to sober up a little when the wind blew.
Her face was still a little red, but her eyes were much clearer. She sighed softly, "Even a director this famous is on the verge of losing money at any time. How famous does he have to be to be successful?"
Wu Mu looked at her, "Why did you drink so much when you can't drink?"
Sun Yueqing said confidently, "Aren't you and my assistants here?"
“People will feel uncomfortable.”
Wu Mu said something, but didn't pursue the topic. Instead, he went back to the beginning and asked curiously, "You should have made a lot of money, so why do you feel so threatened?"
Among the young actresses in the circle, Sun Yueqing is one who is particularly hardworking.
This is completely different from Lu Yao's style of working for a while and then going off to travel and rest for a while.
"Do you need money urgently? Does your family owe you money? Is there a patient?"
Sun Yueqing even leaned her head against his arm and said to him, "Can you please say something good about me?"
"My family doesn't owe any money and doesn't have any sick people. My parents are in business. Even though they run a small business and don't make much money, we have enough food and drink and are in good health," said Sun Yueqing.
Then why do you always think about making money?
Wu Mu asked with his eyes.
Sun Yueqing said confidently, "Don't you think the more money you have, the happier you will be? You will be happy just looking at all those coins in your card!"
Wu Mu: ".So you are a money-grubber."
"What's wrong with being a money-grubber? I don't steal or rob. All the money I earn is legitimate and hard-earned money!"
Sun Yueqing snorted.
As she said this, she seemed to suddenly remember something and laughed out loud, "You looked at your grandmother well when you were a child."
Ok?
Sun Yueqing took out her phone from her pocket and quickly found a picture from the album. "Your album cover. Haha, you look so timid. I want to pinch you just by looking at you." Wu Mu looked at the childhood photo of himself on her phone and smiled a little. "Have you posted it yet?"
"Well, the music platform announced it at 6pm. They have set up a step-by-step reservation activity. If you make a certain number of reservations, you will unlock more new content on the album."
“How old were you in this photo?”
"Ten years old."
"You were so short when you were ten! When you saw me at ten, I was a head taller than you!"
Wu Mu looked curiously at the photo that Sun Yueqing had just turned over. It was a photo of a beautiful little girl wearing a floral dress, with her arms folded across her chest and a humming face.
A head taller indeed.
"I hadn't started puberty yet, why do you look like that?"
"Posing, doesn't it look strong?!"
"Haha, pretty strong."
Sun Yueqing was chatting and seemed to be almost sober. She didn't even need Wu Mu to support her.
She stopped and looked at Wu Mu with a little hesitation, "Amu, your mother is not at home?"
After asking, she seemed to be afraid that Wu Mu would be unhappy, and quickly waved her hand and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."
Wu Mu sighed, "There's nothing I can't say."
"She has passed away." The images of his mother in two lifetimes flashed before his eyes.
Although it was an expected answer, Sun Yueqing's face still looked gloomy.
She hesitated again, "So, where's your father?"
"They're dead too, oh, grandpa, grandma, and grandpa-grandma, all of them." Wu Mu got to the point in one go.
Actually, he is not dead, but let’s just pretend he is dead.
But just after he finished speaking, he felt a breeze blowing by, and Sun Yueqing threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist tightly.
Wu Mu was slightly stunned, "What are you doing?"
Sun Yueqing said in a muffled voice, "Give you some warmth."
what?
OK.
Wu Mu looked at the person who fell into his arms with amusement.
He also put his hand on her back and hugged her.
"Actually, there's no need. I've let it go a long time ago." Wu Mu said.
After Sun Yueqing gave him enough warmth, she left his embrace and nodded, "Yeah, I see."
"Do you remember the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last? We attended the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of Shacheng Satellite TV together. I was backstage at the time and called my mom to let her know I was safe. Then I saw that you hadn't called all day, so I asked you why you didn't call home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then you just stopped talking."
Wu Mu smiled and said, "It's good to keep silent. If I didn't know you didn't know, I would have thought you were mocking me on purpose."
Sun Yueqing rolled her eyes at him, "I wouldn't do that."
"Okay, okay, you've almost finished drinking, go back, I'm a little cold."
"The warmth I just gave you wasn't enough!"
Wu Mu sent Sun Yueqing back to the hotel and only turned and left after seeing her enter the room.
In the room behind him.
Sun Yueqing looked at the closed door and sighed helplessly.
After the wrap party in Chuncheng ended, Wu Mu flew back to Beijing the next day and began rehearsing for the second episode of Legendary Voice.
Lu Yao is here too.
She arrived first and as soon as she saw Wu Mu, she looked sneaky and wanted to say something.
However, before she could speak, her eyes stopped on Wu Mu's face, looking a little confused.
Wu Mu, who had seen this kind of scene many times in the past few days, was very calm and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Yao scratched her head and said, "It feels like something is wrong with you, Xiaowu."
Wu Mu questioned, "No, what's wrong? Oh, when I came here just now, someone also stared at me for a long time, and finally said that I was more handsome than before. Haha, she is such an idiot, how can a person suddenly become handsome? It's just her illusion. Only an idiot would think that a person would suddenly become handsome."
"By the way, what do you want to tell me?" Wu Mu asked Lu Yao with a half-smile.
Lu Yao was completely shocked!
Only a fool would think that a person would suddenly become handsome! ?
Lu Yao shook her head solemnly, "I just wanted to say that Xiao Wu, your face seems a little gray."
Wu Mu wiped his face and asked, "Is there any left now?"
"Gone!"
"Hahaha."
Lu Yao looked at Wu Mu strangely as he was laughing for no reason. She muttered "idiot" in her heart and then went back to what she wanted to say at the beginning.
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, I saw Tang Weiwen on TV when I came here today!"
Lu Yao looked sneaky and whispered excitedly, "He will definitely be the top singer in the second round."
Tang Weiwen?
Wu Mu recalled and remembered that this was the name of a Hong Kong and Taiwan singer in the circle.
This singer was quite popular more than ten years ago, and his status was probably similar to that of He Jie today.
But later, because there has been no new songs that have become popular or memorable, it has now somewhat fallen to the second or third tier.
Although his fame has declined, his ability has not. In addition, because of the popular songs he sang in the past, he has always been regarded as a very talented singer in the hearts of the audience.
If such a person suddenly appeared on Star City TV, then there is a high probability that he is the singer who will top the charts.
This "charting singer" actually means the "challenging singer", but the word "challenging" sounds too bad for the big names in the circle, so they just changed the name.
The rule of the second episode of the program is that the two singers who top the list will each choose one of the seven resident singers to compete with. If they win, the two singers ranked last in this show will be eliminated, and the place of the eliminated singer in the next episode will be replaced by a new replacement singer.
"Who will he choose to fight against? Will he choose you, Xiaowu?"
"It's hard to say." Wu Mu shook his head.
Normally, if the goal is to win the competition and eliminate people, then you will definitely challenge the singer with the weakest ability.
However, even if the singer wins, he or she will not stay to fill the position, so he or she may not challenge the last singer.
But in the final analysis, it probably depends on the arrangements of the program team.
Although Wu Feng didn't say anything, he estimated that the program crew probably had a script in place for who to challenge.
Wu Mu and Lu Yao were chatting about this new singer who was topping the charts, but unexpectedly they got to meet him in person soon.
When they were about to leave after rehearsal, they ran into a group of people in the studio corridor.
Leading the group was a singer who was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old and wore black-framed glasses.
(End of this chapter)
