Chapter 256: Star Union takes orders, Big Ocean Brother

"You want to add scenes?"

Yan Xingdong heard what Jin Li mentioned and thought he had misheard for a moment.

She was already the well-deserved heroine in the drama, with so many scenes, why did she still need to add scenes?

Jin Li shook her head, her expression solemn: "No, strictly speaking, it's changing scenes."

Before Director Yan could ask, she quickly continued: "Regarding the issue of the character's hatred point, with the previous handling, I feel it's not enough to make Li Feifei completely blacken."

"Although Gu Xiude's death is the catalyst for her blackening, Gu Xiude wasn't a good person to begin with."

"Li Feifei wouldn't think he was a good person just because she had Gu Xiude's protection; before Li Feifei saved herself, he was the source of the distortion in this school..."

Yan Xingdong didn't take it seriously at first, but after listening to Jin Li's analysis, he felt it made sense.

He pondered: "According to what you changed to film, it can be done; the scene isn't complicated, and the accident scene can be spliced with special effects."

"But this is a direction I hadn't thought of; I can film it, but it might not be used during editing. Can you accept that?"

Jin Li nodded: "Yes, I am just providing you with a direction and material; you are the gatekeeper of the film, use it or not as you please."

After speaking, Yan Xingdong felt a sense of relief in his heart.

He was afraid that Jin Li would insist on filming it and insist on editing it in; a layman directing an expert would make it very difficult for him to do his job.

After Jin Li left, Yan Xingdong pondered her opinion and wrote and drew on the script.

His script was filled with many words, dense and packed, only he could understand it.

"Change the death of Li Feifei's parents into a human-made accident; those bullies, in order to cover up the truth of Gu Xiude's death, wanted to silence her whole family. Li Feifei escaped a disaster because she didn't leave with her parents."

Writing to this point, Yan Xingdong's pen tip paused, and he suddenly had new inspiration.

"Why not let those people think that Li Feifei also died? The one who went out with Li Feifei's parents that day was her cousin from the countryside, who had a similar figure to Li Feifei."

"And because they couldn't contact the countryside immediately, Li Feifei's relatives never came to claim the remains, so everyone thought Li Feifei died and didn't keep a close eye on the Li family, giving the heroine a chance to develop..."

In the next two days, the crew finished filming the temporarily added scenes, with lightning speed.

Mainly because Jin Li's progress here was fast, and there were no places where she was stuck.

The heroine of this drama was too miserable in the early stages, so Jin Li had gained some insights into performing "selling misery."

Everyone else in the crew thought this was the director wanting to film more material, and plus the filming was fast, no one thought much of it.

Two days later, the filming of the temporarily changed plot ended, and the crew returned to the right track, filming the heroine's revenge scenes after becoming an adult.

Li Feifei returned to that school to be an art teacher.

At this time, the school had undergone several expansions and changes of shareholders, turning into the most famous private aristocratic school in the local area, and the standards for hiring teachers were very strict.

However, with Li Feifei's excellent overseas academic qualifications, she still successfully applied for the job.

But her academic qualifications were forged.

Through some public information, as well as her experience as a cleaner in a wealthy family, she was handy at how to disguise herself as an excellent returnee.

Li Feifei's execution ability had always been outstanding, and she found ways to solve problems immediately when encountering them; if it weren't for the sudden change, no one would doubt that she couldn't make a career.

But fate plays tricks on people.

After suffering from bullying and the death of her relatives, Li Feifei only thought of one thing in her heart—

That was revenge!

The flames of hatred burned fiercely, obscuring her eyes; if she were allowed to live with guilt, it would be better to walk towards death immediately.

Why could evil people live so well?

Why did good people always encounter injustice?

No one could uphold justice for her, so she turned herself into justice, taking revenge until the very last moment of her life!

She held such determination every day, peeping at every student in this school, and then acting secretly.

The plot sounded quite cool.

The actual filming would only be cooler.

The harder the oppression in the early stages, the crazier the heroine would become in the middle and late stages.

Although the character was crazy, Jin Li herself remained restrained.

When not filming, in order not to let herself be immersed in overly fluctuating emotions, she simply brought her "Five-Three" study books to the set.

Gu Cheng followed suit and also brought test papers to the set to do.

But his performance was far less shocking to the crew than Jin Li's.

After all, Gu Niande, played by Gu Cheng, was originally a student, holding books and running around every day; even when fighting with others, he had to carry a school bag.

But Li Feifei, played by Jin Li, was not a student!

In the adult scenes, Li Feifei was playing conspiracies every moment, playing with everyone, and was the pusher hidden behind the scenes.

Seeing Jin Li go crazy in character one second and quietly doing test papers the next, this extreme contrast made the crew members feel:

Under her quiet and well-behaved skin, hid an evil soul!

Jin Li didn't know the crew members' views on her; if she were really asked about her feelings in the crew recently, it would be...

Everyone talking to her seemed quite cautious?

"Jin Li, I found an announcement you should like."

After filming for nearly a month, Sui Lingfang finally found a good announcement for Jin Li in the Star Union, and immediately called her.

In terms of endorsements, the company had been talking to her.

Now Jin Li either took on endorsements for first-tier brands or launched co-branded products with second-tier brands, participating in sales dividends.

First-tier brand endorsements were limited, and many first-tier stars were fighting for them; Jin Li held the two brands of Fang Fei and Ru Meng Ling in her hands, and her record was considered pretty good.

If she wanted to continue developing, she could only snatch them from other stars.

Currently, the company had contacted two, but didn't have full certainty, so Sui Lingfang didn't say anything.

Besides endorsements, the main source of income for stars was variety shows.

But with "Leisurely Slow Life," Jin Li didn't want to participate in other variety shows, even if it was just a guest appearance, she found it troublesome.

She was still filming in the crew, and every time she filmed "Leisurely Slow Life," she had to ask for leave for three days; even if it was just once a month, Jin Li felt it was troublesome.

Fortunately, the crew was tolerant and didn't say anything; this aspect was also written in the contract in advance.

So Jin Li wouldn't take on another variety show during filming, fearing it would distract her.

Variety shows, endorsements, and filming couldn't progress quickly, so Sui Lingfang could only help her find them in commercial performances.

Sui Lingfang said: "Do you remember at the end of last year, the Star Union revealed the Life and Death List, announcing a list of first-tier stars, and you were also on the list."

Jin Li nodded, "I remember."

"Life and Death List" was an industry term; first-tier stars in the industry relied on the Star Union, which belonged to the national unit, to grade them.

If the Union didn't think a star was first-tier, they wouldn't be selected into the list; then that star, even if they had first-tier popularity, wouldn't be able to reach the price that a real first-tier could open in terms of remuneration.

Last year, when Jin Li just returned to popularity, she was in this awkward period.

The fame was there, but the grading didn't keep up; many advertisers wanted to pick up leaks and sign her in advance.

Duomi Cosmetics was a successful example.

Not only did they pick up Jin Li, but they also maintained subsequent cooperation with Jin Li, and relying on her, the shipment volume was several times more than in the past.

Now that the grading had kept up, starting this year, Jin Li's worth had risen across the board, and she could also talk about more in-depth cooperation with advertisers.

Sui Lingfang said: "This announcement, I found it from the Star Union."

"After the Union announced the first-tier star list, they would also give each first-tier a file; when others want to find stars to cooperate, they can send orders through the Union."

"This method, although troublesome, is very formal and safe, more reliable than advertisers contacting brokerage companies privately."

"Many announcement merchants from the outside world who want to come over for cross-border cooperation achieve cooperation through the Star Union's channels."

Of course, the Star Union also operates by extracting a commission from the transaction amount.

It's just that the commission extracted is very small, only 1%, and it can be lowered for large amounts.

Many private institutions, supermarkets, big bosses... they don't have channels to contact brokerage companies, or they feel that private contact is unreliable, so they all find first-tier stars to do commercial performances through the Star Union.

Sui Lingfang took a sip of water and continued: "I recently helped you clear a batch of commercial performance invitations hanging on the Star Union; you want short time and want to earn a sum of money, and it's best if this announcement can have some meaning, so you can only participate in a private concert."

"Private concert?"

Jin Li was curious; this was the first time she had heard of this concept.

Sui Lingfang smiled: "Yes, this is a big internet celebrity who paid 30 million out of his own pocket to hold a private concert, specifically to celebrate his birthday."

"30 million?" Jin Li was a bit surprised, "This concert specification is very high, right?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head, saying lightly: "Medium to high specification; a concert can drive a lot of local economy, train tickets, accommodation, food, which one doesn't cost money?"

"If a popular star holds a personal concert, wanting the stage to be well-built, lighting and sound to be good, and security services... overall costs, 50 million is considered common."

"But he will also sell tickets, and insert advertisements during the period; the overall cost should be compressed to over a million, perhaps he can earn a sum."

"However, this has nothing to do with us; we just take the money and sing."

Speaking of this, Sister Fang couldn't help but smile: "This big internet celebrity is called Big Ocean Brother, an internet celebrity famous for live streaming and bringing goods; his annual income from bringing goods can earn several hundred million."

"He spent 50 million to hold a concert to attract attention and improve his image, promising that all the income from this concert will be donated."

Jin Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and she asked in a low voice: "Real donation or fake donation?"

Sui Lingfang: "This question, his fans also want to know."

"I think so; since he promised to donate and wants to improve his image, he will definitely donate; hundreds of millions of fans on the whole internet are watching him, and it's difficult for him to muddle through."

Jin Li thought about it and felt it was right; so many pairs of eyes were watching!

If it was discovered that he didn't donate and it was exposed, he wouldn't need to mix on the internet anymore.

Internet celebrities must first have a positive image to bring goods and earn money; who would buy things from a black-hearted person?

Sui Lingfang said: "And Big Ocean Brother goes through the Star Union to send orders, promising that all proceeds will be used for charity, and also signed a publicly transparent contract with the Star Union."

"I asked Zhang Guang, and he said March Sky also received an invitation and plans to participate; this is a good opportunity to show talent and strength, and all first-tier singers received invitations."

"Xi Sister Meng Ze and you also received them; Xi Sister Meng Ze and you were both rated as first-tier stars by the Star Union at the end of last year; the quote you received is 500,000."

"As for Xi Sister Meng Ze, her main profession is singing, and the quote is higher, 1 million."

Jin Li was very surprised.

It wasn't that she was surprised the price was low, but that the price was too high.

"Are you sure you gave me a 500,000 announcement fee for one song? I am not a professional singer, and last year I was mostly focused on acting."

Sui Lingfang smiled: "But you were also a mentor for a talent show last year, and you exerted your talent on the show."

"Plus, the results you achieved last year were good; even if you aren't a professional, as long as you can sing, it's normal for it to be a bit high."

She was very optimistic about the concert held by Big Ocean Brother, believing it had gimmicks and popularity, and was good for hype, so she strongly urged Jin Li to participate.

"The concert is held in M City; it only takes an hour to fly from where you are, so you can fly over at night to rehearse and fly back in the early morning, without asking the crew for leave."

Jin Li made a decision: "Okay, you help me take it; try to arrange the rehearsal at night."

"The crew doesn't work overtime at night now; finishing filming early means getting off work early, and the progress is okay, so I can spare the time."

Participating in the concert and rehearsing didn't squeeze the time for filming, but the time for studying.

After Jin Li hung up the phone, she thought that she had to find a way to make up for it from elsewhere.

So next, netizens and all members of the crew witnessed how Jin Li squeezed in time to study.

Sleeping at 11 PM, waking up at 6 AM, exercising for half an hour, arriving at the crew at 6:30 AM, and opening the live stream on time.

This time, only the hardworking students followed Jin Li's rhythm; even the bitter morning-eight workers couldn't hold on.

The crew's makeup artist came to work at 7 AM, saw Jin Li doing problems, and carefully helped her with makeup and styling, accidentally appearing in the live stream room.

【Hahaha, the makeup artist is very scared and doesn't dare to move】

【Afraid that a shaky hand might stain this sacred learning makeup?】

【Why do I feel the makeup artist has a look of worship?】

【If it were me, I would also want to kneel _(: 3"∠)_】

Jin Li did two hours of problems, and when it reached 8:30 AM, she moved her body and went to work!

The talent she possessed more than other actors was a natural sense of detachment from the character.

Being in character is the same; she can clearly distinguish between self and character, which is also her secret to quickly detaching from emotions.

But detaching from the play quickly doesn't mean not being in character.

"Assassination" was filmed in the order of the script's plot, the character arc changed completely, and Jin Li, following the progress of the plot, also bit by bit entered Li Feifei's inner world.

Her character was harder than the one Gu Cheng played, but as long as she acted step by step, getting into character was a matter of course.

But Gu Cheng was different.

Gu Xiude went offline, and his younger brother Gu Niande went online; he had to figure out the character again and use various movements and expressions to strengthen the difference between the two.

This kind of handling was very ordinary, but also very effective.

Even if it was a bit stiff and rigid, it could let the audience quickly discover the difference between the two.

However, Gu Cheng was a newcomer and often had to act many times to find the right feeling.

So the pressure of the crew's progress in the middle and late stages was instead pressed onto Gu Cheng.

Often when it was his turn to film, he would get a bit stuck.

Fortunately, Gu Niande's scenes were few, and many key scenes had Li Feifei in them, so Jin Li could lead Gu Cheng into character.

Because both had to participate in Big Ocean Brother's private concert and had to film, one had to do problems because of the character's needs, and one was afraid that time wasn't enough and frantically supplemented problems, so the pace of the two in the crew was extremely overlapping.

When only one "roll dog" appeared, people would only feel it was rare, but wouldn't follow suit.

But when two "roll dogs" appeared...

People would feel that they seemed to have to do something.

When Yan Xingdong joined the third "roll dog" queue, the rest of the crew finally started to panic.

They asked themselves if they should also follow along and roll a bit?

And in actual action, they also subconsciously rolled a bit.

All members of the "Assassination" crew, under the leadership of the "roll dogs," became more efficient and concise, and everyone in the crew didn't say a word of nonsense.

Jin Li seemed to be "Action" when she opened her eyes every day, and "Cut" when she closed them; even when sleeping, she was wandering in this sound.

Days passed in a flash, and finally, the day of Big Ocean Brother's private concert arrived. ===== CHAPTER 257 =====