Chapter 550: Want to pick up the clothes that were taken off one by one

Lian Lian Baozhi had a different view.

"In May, these artists all want to go on variety shows and are rarely willing to enter the group. If I enter the group at this time, I can pick some better roles instead."

"You release the news that I am entering the group

Lian Lian Baozhi's mindset is very good.

She knows that with her hot figure and unconventional personality, if she were to go on a variety show at this time, she would definitely be able to dominate the trending searches and carve out a bloody path.

Back when she was at LP, that was exactly how she carved her way out.

Only by being bold enough and daring enough to strip could she gain a position.

But now, she doesn't think that way anymore.

She wants to walk the path of a powerhouse actor.

How long can an artist's youth last? Using the best technology for maintenance, only those twenty years are the most beautiful years.

She cannot drag it out until she is old; netizens will also have times when they get tired of watching.

Perhaps it was discovering that she could also make a difference on the path of acting; Lian Lian Baozhi instead has a mindset of "wanting to pick back up the clothes she once took off, piece by piece."

She often asks herself: "Can I do it?"

Sometimes when filming late at night, sometimes when encountering scenes with high difficulty, and sometimes when facing harsh demands from the director, she will always ask herself this first.

Every single time, her answer is: "I can do it."

She says "I can do it" to herself time and time again, each time more loudly than the last, and each time more firmly than the last.

Lian Lian Baozhi admits that she might be a bit carried away, but it is not a drift in mindset, but rather a bit of a drift regarding her own abilities.

As she completed the demands set by the directors, as one drama after another aired, and with the affirmation of netizens time and time again, a thought sprouted in her heart:

Perhaps, can I really become a powerhouse actor?

She is young and beautiful now, but that does not mean she can only walk the path of "serving others with her looks."

Lian Lian Baozhi also possesses a little bit of ambition in acting.

Lu Shanjie's lips parted slightly, wanting to speak but stopping.

But seeing Lian Lian Baozhi's firm expression, she finally sighed and said:

"Fine, I will help you look to see if there are any other crews that need to start work in May. If there are no better crews and only the one I told you about last time, then I am confident I can drag it out until June to start work."

Lu Shanjie said unquestioningly: "When the time comes, just listen to me, go run variety shows for a month first, and then enter the crew in June."

Lian Lian Baozhi: "OK!"

It is not that Lu Shanjie doesn't know her artist's thoughts; she knows she wants to walk the path of acting and transform into a powerhouse actor.

But because Lian Lian Baozhi originally became famous relying on titles like "hot figure" and "otaku goddess," Lu Shanjie is not very optimistic from the bottom of her heart about her sudden desire to transform into a powerhouse actor.

Netizens' initial impression of a celebrity is very deep.

When an artist's first breakout is not relying on strength but on other means, then netizens will default to attaching the label of that first breakout onto the artist.

This is very normal.

Do many idol-type celebrities really have no strength when acting?

They have been acting for over a decade, saying all sorts of things; how could they have no strength at all?

Netizens cannot possibly watch relying entirely on looks; their performances naturally also have parts that touch netizens.

But why is it so difficult for these celebrities to transform, and why do they have to rely on playing various ugly or bad villain roles just to let netizens mention transformation?

First impressions are deadly!

Some artists succeed by relying on villain roles, but some artists still cannot break away.

And most cannot break away; very few succeed.

Every time those artists want to break through themselves, someone will jump out to splash dirty water.

【There wasn't much strength to begin with, and now they want to take on roles that carry the load; no one to blame if it flops.】

【XXX is only suitable for being a vase; there has never been any acting skill!】

【What, can't make a living on the idol path anymore, so you want to transform into a powerhouse actor? With this acting skill, you can actually act in movies? Too confident in yourself, aren't you?】

Precisely because celebrity transformation is extremely difficult, Lu Shanjie has seen many past examples, which is why she doesn't want Lian Lian Baozhi to be obsessed with this matter.

Lest she pays so much in the end, but receives very little return.

You must know—

People have joys and sorrows, the moon has its phases, this matter has been hard to perfect since ancient times!

"Director Chu, should we release the news that 'Dawn' is set for the summer slot now? Won't it be too fast? Should we wait a bit longer?"

"Dawn" outsourced its marketing and promotion; the ones taking over the promotion are a promotional company specializing in marketing domestically.

Director Chu believes that he has no problem making special effects movies; big productions and big investments still have a lot of gimmicks in this era, after all, every movie ticket is quite expensive.

If the audience is willing to spend forty or fifty yuan to walk into a giant screen hall to watch a movie, then they definitely want to see some brilliant and powerful special effects.

In terms of plot, it only needs to be standard and not too trashy; aiming for beautiful special effects, the audience is also willing to pay.

He learned from his bitter experience, believing that his previous work flopped in the domestic market because he didn't do the promotion well and thought too highly of his own reputation.

He thought that as long as he let out the word, netizens would pay for it.

Facts proved that no matter how impressive he is, what status he achieved internationally, or what international awards his previous works won... it was completely useless!

Domestically, if you don't work hard to promote on various platforms, netizens don't know if you are a time-honored brand passed down for hundreds of years, or a "time-honored brand" that has only been muddling along for ten years.

So this time, he outsourced all the marketing and promotion of "Dawn" to professionals to do.

If the box office of "Dawn" still flops this time, then Director Chu will also reflect on himself: is it that domestic audiences don't like watching big special effects movies anymore?

While Director Chu was lost in thought, the company responsible for marketing and promotion called over, asking with quite a bit of worry.

Chu Chenliang came back to his senses and asked: "What, is there a problem?

'Dawn' is already set for July 1st, officially hitting the summer slot. I remember domestic movies start promotion two months in advance; one can only say it's a bit early, but it definitely cannot be called too early."

The person in charge hesitated for a moment and said bluntly: "Our company feels that the risk on Jin Li is too great. You might not know, but she passed the high school academic proficiency test and has already obtained the admission ticket for this year's college entrance exam; she is going to take the college entrance exam!"

"The exam is from June 7th to 8th, and the score line will be announced on June 25th. If Jin Li happens to do poorly, it will cause a certain impact on the marketing of 'Dawn' and is highly likely to be boycotted by netizens."

Chu Chenliang was puzzled: "Why would it be boycotted? I remember Jin Li only has a junior high school diploma, and she stayed in the entertainment industry relying on her own ability, which is already very impressive.

And now she has fulfilled her dream, studying while running schedules, and can even take this year's college entrance exam; doesn't this mean she is very impressive?"

The person in charge said anxiously: "But if she doesn't do well, netizens will think she is using the college entrance exam for hype, and have a bad impression of her!"

Chu Chenliang doesn't go online much; he only knew that Jin Li was mocked some time ago for using the college entrance exam for hype, but many people posted her live streaming times, indicating she wasn't hyping, and coupled with Jin Li speaking out, the matter gradually subsided.

Now hearing the person in charge's reason, he only felt it was absurd.

Chu Chenliang: "This matter is so full of positive energy. Regardless of whether she does well or not, she has gained one more choice for her future life through her own efforts; isn't that very good?"

"Regardless of whether she gets into a first-tier, second-tier, or third-tier university, or perhaps just a vocational college, I think it is very meaningful. You use this angle to make it a promotional point. If Jin Li does well, highlight her effort and diligence. If Jin Li doesn't do well, highlight that she has gained one more life choice for herself."

Chu Chenliang spoke in a set of points, convincing the person in charge.

After finishing, he felt something was a bit off.

"Wait, are you the marketing company or am I the marketing company? You are the ones here to solve my troubles; why do I have to come up with the plan for you?"

Chu Chenliang hung up the phone in a fit of anger and decided to change to another marketing company.

The friend who helped recommend this company had ill intentions!

But Chu Chenliang truly misunderstood the company's person in charge this time.

They were also considering that the risk was very high, which is why they thought about changing their approach.

If Chu Chenliang approved of the marketing company's idea, then the company would immediately throw out a second solution:

Anyway, since Jin Li plays a supporting role in "Dawn," then the promotional focus shouldn't be pulled toward Jin Li, but toward the male and female leads.

Whether it is the male lead Bai Jiang or the female lead Xu Ting, both are first-tier celebrities in the industry, and the two have collaborated several times before, both playing CP couples.

There are quite a few CP fans online who specifically ship this pair; pulling topics toward the CP is much better than focusing the gaze on Jin Li.

And the risk of crisis for these two is very low, unlike Jin Li, who is truly being carried to be roasted on a hot pan.

The marketing company also didn't understand why Director Chu wanted to put the promotional focus on Bai Jiang and Jin Li, instead of Bai Jiang and Xu Ting.

They are not the tapeworms in Director Chu's heart; they don't know that Director Chu is actually worried that a risk will break out on Xu Ting's side, which is why he decided to use Jin Li as the promotional focus.

They also don't know Director Chu's plan: if the performance of "Dawn" is very good, the second part to be launched next will have Jin Li as the lead!

The information between the two sides is not equal, so this cooperation can only be terminated.

By the time Chu Chenliang found the second marketing company, time had already reached mid-May.

Time is not much for everyone!

"Lian Baozhi, do you really want to act? There is still half a month left; if you keep running variety shows, you can still get on the trending searches at least twice more."

Lu Shanjie received a call, and her expression became a bit strange.

After hanging up the phone, she turned her head and said this to Lian Lian Baozhi.

Lian Lian Baozhi nodded firmly: "I want to act!"

"Sister Shan, you said before that if no crew better than the one you recommended comes to me, then I will run variety shows and wait until June to enter the crew.

But if there is a better crew, I want to try it. I've had enough of trending searches; I hope I can get on a trending search relying on a work."

Lu Shanjie: "There really is a crew here that urgently needs to start work quickly. If you are sure you can enter the crew here, they hope you can go film tomorrow."

"This is an ancient idol drama. I have checked the production team; the actors are only second-tier young actors, not very famous, but they look quite good, not ugly; you can rest assured about this point.

As for the production team, this team previously filmed delicate and exquisite short dramas; the rhythm is fast, the visuals are beautiful, and this is their first attempt at filming a long drama; their experience can be considered half-new and half-old."

"I think this crew is good because the investor investing in this drama is very capable. They invested in over a dozen dramas in the past few years, half of which were hit dramas; their investment eye is very good."

Lian Lian Baozhi asked curiously: "Short dramas?"

Lu Shanjie: "Yes, not vertical screen short dramas, but horizontal screen short dramas."

Lian Lian Baozhi couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "To be able to make horizontal screen short dramas, the editing and rhythm are really very capable."

She asked: "Can I see the script?"

Lu Shanjie: "Dongfeng Express will send it over urgently this afternoon; we have to reply by the evening at the latest, but you still have a schedule this afternoon; I'm afraid you won't have a moment of leisure today."

Lian Lian Baozhi smiled: "It's fine."

Lu Shanjie thought of the reason why this crew was in such a hurry to find an actress and said: "The originally decided candidate for this drama was Li Li Xunfang, saying that it was very suitable for the female lead's image; they felt that if Li Li Xunfang went to act, it would make the audience feel very immersed."

"Li Li Xunfang?"

Lian Lian Baozhi was stunned: "What does this have to do with her? I've never heard that she was going to act?"

Lu Shanjie: "Since the beginning of the year, the filming team has had contact with Li Li Xunfang, but Li Li Xunfang expressed that she was very hesitant, so the news was kept very tight.

Ever since she won the Best Supporting Actress award, every crew she entered was a big production, the team was very good, or the remuneration given was very rich.

But this crew team now is all from a short drama background; even if it's filming horizontal screen short dramas, it's still a short drama, and it doesn't sound very good to say it out loud.

In addition, the remuneration given by this crew is not high; Li Li Xunfang probably feels that her status is next, and is afraid of being mocked in the industry if it spreads."

"However."

Her tone shifted, emphasizing: "This is the only crew willing to invite her to act while her reputation is in ruins, so she wants to drag it out, wait a bit, and not refuse so quickly."

"If no other crew sends her an invitation, she might just take it. Originally, both sides were talking quite well, agreeing to enter the crew in May, but you have seen the result."

Lu Shanjie shrugged and spread her hands: "Li Li Xunfang doesn't want to miss the May trending search battle, busy running around for schedules, and recently she has been on trending searches frequently, so she wants to continue dragging it out."

Lian Lian Baozhi understood: "So the crew can't afford to drag it out, which is why they are so anxiously asking me if I can enter the crew tomorrow."

Lu Shanjie nodded: "Yes."

Lian Lian Baozhi thought calmly: "Sister Shan, you said Li Li Xunfang's image is suitable for the female lead; how is it suitable?"

Lu Shanjie smiled and teased: "You can't figure this out? How did Li Li Xunfang become famous again?

It's that praiseworthy 'everyone is a friend' emotional history!

This drama's background is set in a fictional world; the female lead has quite a status in the country, keeps five male favorites, and has emotional scenes with five male characters, though she ultimately ends up 1v1 with the male lead."

"So that's how it is..." Lian Lian Baozhi was happy.

She waved her hand and said: "No need to wait for the script to be mailed over; go help me tell the crew now that I'll take this drama, and I'll arrive at the crew on time tomorrow!"

Lu Shanjie was surprised, "You really aren't going to look at the script? What if the script is very lousy?"

Lian Lian Baozhi was righteous: "I believe in metaphysics; I originally became famous by snatching Li Li Xunfang's drama, and this time I still firmly believe that snatching her drama can make me famous!"

Lu Shanjie burst into laughter.

This reason was so powerful that she couldn't refute it!