Chapter 358: I Hope They Say Thank You to Me

Dilireba looked at the contract in front of her, her nose sour, and tears almost fell out.

But she had practiced dance since she was a child, so enduring pain was a common occurrence for her.

So before the tears could fall, she held her head high, not letting the crown and the tears fall together.

"Manager Tang..."

The beauty was on the verge of tears, and even though Tang Qing had experienced many storms, his heart couldn't help but soften.

Tang Qing, 33 years old, a veteran who had been struggling in the entertainment industry for ten years. In 2003, he started at Huayi Brothers, bringing along a few 18th-tier minor artists, such as Yao Di, Chen Zihan, and Wang Luodan, barely making a name for himself in the circle.

In 2007, during the resignation turmoil of Wang Zhongjun, he jumped to Orange Sky Entertainment, taking over singer Ping An and actor Zhang Xinyi.

In 2009, due to the dispute between Wang Jinghua and Orange Sky's top management, he was caught in the crossfire and transferred to Enlight Media, starting to bring Li Qin and Qiao Zhenyu.

As a result, although Li Qin had a small improvement, Qiao Zhenyu had difficulty making a breakthrough due to uneven resource allocation. Tang Qing had plans but was limited by the company's strategy, and resigned in early 2010 in despair.

Now, he had just joined Huanxin Company, serving as the deputy manager of the artist brokerage department.

Dilireba was the first artist he took over.

If she didn't sign, he would have no artists to bring.

So the softening of his heart was really just a softening.

"Sign it, sign it. Don't think about it. Just write it down, and it will be fine soon."

Dilireba made her final resistance, "But..."

"No 'buts'."

Tang Qing said earnestly: "What other path do you have to choose now? Tang Ren's Director Cai has clearly said she doesn't want you, right? Shiba Entertainment's Director Wang also said he has no fate with you. It's not that I'm bragging, if you still don't give up, you can ask around at other companies like Orange Sky, Enlight, or Huanyu, the phone numbers are here. In the current situation, who dares to sign you? Only Huayi is left. Do you dare to go? I came out of there, and I can tell you responsibly. For a newcomer to go in, it's no different from entering a brothel."

"Think clearly."

"I, I..." Eighteen-year-old Dilireba bit her lip, tears swirling in her large eye sockets.

She only felt that the events of these days had completely overturned her worldview.

The originally kind and gentle boy was actually this kind of stinky man who would destroy what he couldn't get.

She really misjudged him!

Clearly, she had apologized so sincerely.

She had said sorry at least ten times in the text message, and had explained her concerns and thoughts so clearly.

She said she was very grateful for his love, but they were really not suitable. He was a good person and would definitely find someone better in the future... but she didn't expect this.

This person was actually like this.

She didn't know what he said to Tang Ren, what he said to Sister Jinghua, and she didn't even know how he found her father's phone number and what he said to her father.

Why, now that her father called, not only did he not help her, but he stood on his side?

"Sign it, sign it, you've also seen this contract. What other company in China would give a newcomer who is nothing such conditions? Let me put it this way, the contract you are signing now is almost no different from the ones signed by Zhao Liying, Liu Yifei, and Fan Fan Binbing. This kind of thing only happens at our Huanxin, only our Chen Zong, Director Qi, and Director Li would do it."

"Don't think that letting you study peacefully for two years is harming you. On the contrary, this is helping you."

"You don't understand this kind of thing now, but you will understand in the future."

"Sign it, close your eyes, write with a pen, and you will be free in ten years..."

"Pop."

Dilireba suddenly slapped the fountain pen on the table, raised her head, and looked at Tang Qing with stubborn eyes, "I want to see Chen Zong, otherwise I won't sign even if I die."

Dilireba gathered her courage and looked at Tang Qing. She originally thought this man with small eyes and a nose that didn't look like a good person would be very angry, would threaten her, and would continue to coerce her with sarcasm.

But unexpectedly, a few seconds later, Tang Qing suddenly laughed, shook his head and said: "Fine, you wait, I'll go help you ask if Chen Zong is done."

Tang Qing walked out of the conference room door, and a woman in a suit skirt happened to pass by. Seeing him come out, she laughed and asked: "Signed?"

Tang Qing's face was respectful, and he greeted: "Not yet."

"Not yet? Hahaha. Really interesting. Fine, you go about your business."

"Good, goodbye, Sister Chen."

Chen Huihua, Fan Fan Binbing's agent, was actually his subordinate. But... hehe.

Tang Qing walked to a room and pushed the door to look inside.

Seeing that the interview in the room hadn't ended, he immediately retreated. But he was still seen.

"What's the matter?"

A young and handsome man walked out.

Tang Qing immediately straightened his back, "Director Qi, she still refuses to sign, saying she wants to see the boss."

"Oh."

Tang Qing looked at the other person's face and asked tentatively: "Director Qi, is this girl... worth it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Director Qi, I just feel that, indeed, this girl is beautiful, but this type is a bit of an outlier. To be honest, there has been no successful precedent in the circle before. I feel that the company spends so much effort on her, and she doesn't know how to be grateful. I think it's not worth it. After all, her image limits her acting path, I feel... perhaps it's also difficult to have any major development."

Qi Yuntian said: "Well said."

Tang Qing immediately lowered his head and said: "This is just my shallow opinion. Director Qi, I don't mean anything else."

Qi Yuntian laughed: "I don't mean anything else either, because my thoughts are the same as yours. But this person was personally decided by Chen Zong, so... bring her over."

"Bring her here?"

"Um."

Dilireba sat in the conference room, her heart pounding, not knowing what the final outcome would be. When Tang Qing came in, her nerves suddenly tightened, and her deep, large eyes widened even more.

Tang Qing smiled and said: "Follow me."

Chen Nuo was currently accepting an exclusive interview from the American magazine "Vanity Fair."

Undoubtedly, regarding the topic of money, no magazine was more suitable, and no magazine was more interested.

On the day of the incident, "Vanity Fair's" interview request was submitted to Huanxin Company's official email, and it was repeated over and over again in these three months.

After Chen Nuo gave them an affirmative answer the day before yesterday, "Vanity Fair's" reporter team flew to Beijing yesterday.

It is conceivable how interested this prestigious publication in the United States, which has long been at the top of the global high-end finance and fashion culture magazine tower, was in the fact that a Chinese actor earned 120 million US dollars in America in two years.

At the request of "Vanity Fair," Chen Nuo was dressed very formally today, in a black suit, white shirt, and bow tie, and he also had Huanxin Company's chief makeup artist, Michelle Williams, do his makeup.

Because the magazine not only wanted him to go to the studio tomorrow to take some fashion photos as cover illustrations, but also wanted to take a few hard photos of him in formal wear as illustrations for the interview.

Opposite him was "Vanity Fair's" ace reporter, Katherine Brandon. The woman was in her early 30s, dressed very fashionably, very much in line with the style of Vanity Fair. She had golden-brown curly hair draped over her shoulders, wore a beige suit, the skirt hem just reaching her knees, revealing a pair of slender lower legs, and stepped on black high heels.

She held a fountain pen in her hand, wrote a few strokes in her notebook, and then opened her mouth: "Chen, your meaning is that your money is what you deserve."

"Of course, every cent of my money is what I deserve."

"But, why would Summit Entertainment sign such a big contract with you and give you so much money?"

"I'll correct you on one point, Katherine, this money wasn't given to me by them. It was won by myself."

Chen Nuo picked up a page of paper on the tea table beside him, most of which was covered by black squares, with only two lines of English letters revealed in the middle.

"This is the contract we signed at the time, you can take a look."

After Katherine took it, she glanced at it and said: "This is a 0-remuneration gambling agreement?"

"That's right."

"Can we publish it to our magazine's readers?"

"You can. We already have the judge's permission, and this clause no longer needs to comply with the confidentiality clause."

"Thank you. Then where did your confidence come from, why would you sign such a high-risk gambling agreement?"

Chen Nuo was about to speak, but immediately, his gaze crossed the reporter in front of him and looked at the door of the conference room.

Dilireba was walking in, a bit timidly, behind Tang Qing.

Chen Nuo was a bit confused, but only glanced at it, and his gaze returned to Katherine's face: "You ask me why. My answer is very simple. I believe in my vision, I think it can be a hit. In the end, my judgment allowed me to get an excess remuneration of 120 million. I think my performance in the movie is also worthy of this money."

Katherine asked: "I heard that your renewal negotiations with Summit Entertainment are currently at a stalemate, is this a fact? Do we still have a chance to see the finale of Twilight? I mean, Twilight 4 starring you."

Chen Nuo said with a hint of sarcasm: "Dear Katherine, you know, two years ago when I signed this agreement, the Summit board of directors praised me for having extraordinary courage. Now, when the money entered my account, they started complaining about why they signed such a contract with me, and then, they kicked professionals like Friedman out of the president's office and let outsiders like Will Stenson sit in."

"This is really ridiculous."

"You just said the renewal contract for Twilight 4 is at a stalemate, yes, my agent talked to them in Summit Entertainment's office for a month, and in the end, we gave up."

"Because I can't feel that they want to renew, they only want to exploit me."

"But I can tell you, they have no chips. With me, they have chips; without me, they have no chips at all."

"Twilight earned me money, but they earned much more money than me. As a result, they haven't said thank you to me yet." "Not a single thank you."

"I hope they say thank you to me."

"To be honest, their mentality is not a good thing for our cooperation, and it is not conducive to the signing of our contract."

"If Summit Entertainment wants me to return to the negotiating table, either Will Stenson calls me with sincerity. Or, let the Summit board of directors change someone to talk to me."

Katherine asked: "Is this your final answer to this question?"

Chen Nuo said: "Yes."

The topic about remuneration ended here, and Chen Nuo's main purpose for accepting the interview was also achieved.

Next, Katherine started asking about other aspects, and he followed his heart.

"Nolan is undoubtedly a magical director, he has the courage to continue to innovate on the basis of the success he has already achieved."

"Of course I hope it meets global movie audiences as soon as possible, but I hope they take their time and finally present a perfect work. I hope it is not just a success, I hope it can drop the jaws of the whole world."

"Fans don't bring me much trouble, and I like to share my life with them. I am very grateful to them, in a sense, it is they who changed my life."

"I actually didn't specifically adjust my acting style. Whether it's filming Chinese movies, or in Hollywood. Whether it's commercial movies, or art movies. For example, take crying scenes..."

He stared blankly ahead, and a few seconds later, two tears slid from his eye sockets, and then he returned to normal, "This is the 'internalized performance' that Eastern directors like."

Immediately, his face twisted, and his right hand slammed into the tea table beside him, "This is the 'emotional climax performance' that Hollywood directors like."

He wiped his face and said seriously: "But in fact, I adopted the former method in Twilight. And in the house of the mute, now that I think about it, I used the latter. I think an actor's goal is to let the audience forget the camera and only see the character, no matter what method is used, it is for this one purpose. As long as I can make you feel my pain when I cry, that's enough. There are no national boundaries in it."

Katherine Brandon stared at him for two seconds, then laughed, "Chen, I have interviewed many actors, you should be the most different one I have felt besides Adrien Brody."

The interview, originally scheduled for 2 hours, ended after 2 and a half hours.

After the two sides agreed on the time and venue for tomorrow's photo shoot, Katherine Brandon left with her people.

And Chen Nuo looked left and right at this time, but saw that Dilireba, who had followed Tang Qing in earlier, had disappeared with Tang Qing at some point.

One day later.

This was the second day after the military training of the 2010 acting class ended for Dilireba, past 11:00 AM, and this session was a public class.

In addition to the acting class, students from other majors of the Film Academy were also listening to the class together.

The huge tiered classroom was basically full, after all, they were freshmen who had just enrolled, and they were all very conscious.

Some were listening to the class, and some were playing with their phones.

Dilireba was the former.

Because her Nokia, worth over 1000, did not have the function of surfing the internet, unlike other classmates' iPhone 3GS, or the iPhone 4 that Yang Zi asked someone to bring back from abroad, which could play games, browse web pages, send text messages, and look at Sina Weibo.

So when Li Xian in the same class turned his head to look at her, she didn't feel anything.

Li Xian looked straight at her, making Dilireba feel a bit uncomfortable, but soon, the tall and big boy turned his head away.

Immediately, the two boys on his left and right also turned their heads together.

They also looked like they wanted to say something but stopped, and finally turned their heads away.

Dilireba didn't know what these boys in the class were doing, it wasn't the first time they met, they had been in the same class for two weeks of military training, yet they acted like it was the first time they saw her.

Really strange.

Besides, at the Beijing Film Academy, let alone her "Sweet Potato Sister," even a star like Yang Zi, in a place where everyone wants to be a star, wouldn't have anyone look at her more. In the words of the instructor, unless you are Liu Yifei or... hahahahaha Chen Nuo.

What's going on?

At this time, Yang Zi beside her yawned and also took out her phone to go online.

Dilireba looked enviously at her super beautiful black Apple phone.

Hey, don't even think about it in the short term.

After watching that person's performance, she suddenly lost the courage to talk to him. Watching it in the movie is one thing, and watching it on the spot is another. Especially as a student of the Film Academy, being able to witness that level of performance up close, the shock received is really hard to describe in words. The words she had originally thought of vanished instantly.

Just like that, she signed the contract.

She didn't regret it, it's just... hey, it's a pity for her hard-won popularity.

Thinking about it really hurts.

Dilireba thought while listening to the class absent-mindedly.

At this time, a buzzing sound began to spread in the tiered classroom.

I don't know where it started, but there were more and more students whispering, Dilireba was sitting in the middle, and she couldn't hear the teacher on stage.

At the same time, there seemed to be more and more people looking at her one after another, at first it was those nearby, later those in front, all turned their heads to stare at her.

Dilireba was a bit confused, stood up her book to block her face, turned her head to Yang Zi and said: "Zi, why do I feel like so many people are looking at me?"

Yang Zi lay on the table, lazily browsing her phone, "Because you're good-looking."

"No, I'm serious!"

"I'm serious too."

Forget it, Dilireba thought for a while, feeling that it was probably just an illusion, and that these people were probably looking at Yang Zi beside her.

After all, "Home with Kids" was so popular, Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan were the stars of their class, and it might be the first time they were taking such a combined class, so students from other majors were chasing stars.

Dilireba put down her book and continued to listen to the class. At this time, she noticed that even people in the first row turned their heads and were pointing at her side with their fingers.

Teacher Mu, who was teaching philosophy on stage, finally couldn't stand it anymore, coughed, and said: "Quiet. If you don't want to listen, lie down and sleep. Don't affect others."

Under Teacher Mu's greeting, the classroom was quiet for maybe five minutes. In these five minutes, although the voice was small, the number of people peeking at her from all angles did not decrease but increased, and the buzzing talk gradually became louder again.

Dilireba looked back and saw that someone in the corner actually stood up to look at her.

The girl couldn't stand it anymore, thinking that next time she would definitely not sit beside Yang Zi, it was too much of a limelight.

Teacher Mu saw this and was also angry, reached out and pointed to a student in the audience and said: "You, you stand up."

That girl, who should be from the directing department, was startled and stood up timidly.

"You tell me, what have you been looking back at? I'm teaching on the podium, not in the last row. What do you mean by this?"

The girl lowered her head and didn't speak.

Teacher Mu saw this and didn't say much, "Sit down, listen to the class well, do you know?"

"Oh." The girl sat down.

Teacher Mu said: "If you don't like to listen, lie down and sleep, don't always look there, like you've never seen a star. If it gets out later, saying you're chasing the star of your own classmate, is it shameful or not."

At this time, Dilireba heard the girl who just sat down say something.

Teacher Mu laughed suddenly and said: "If it's not chasing stars, then what are you doing, you tell me."

"Chen Nuo posted on Weibo."

Teacher Mu was stunned, but immediately reacted and said: "So what if he posted on Weibo? Does it have anything to do with you?"

"He said..."

Dilireba didn't hear what he said, because at this time the noise in the whole classroom could no longer be described as buzzing, it was almost like a vegetable market in Xinjiang.

Students from all directions who were far away stood up and looked at her one after another.

When Dilireba heard the two words "Chen Nuo," her heartbeat accelerated a bit, her brain was numb, and she felt she knew something, but her nerves couldn't turn around for a moment.

And at this time, the teacher on stage didn't know what he saw on the phone handed over by the girl below, and actually looked over with interest.

Yang Zi beside her, at this time, was like being supported by a spring, instantly sat up straight, held her phone with both hands with a serious expression, and stared for a while.

Then she slowly turned her head and asked with an expression that Dilireba felt unfamiliar: "You signed with Huanxin?"

"Ah..." Dilireba's face was a bit red, a bit at a loss, and she didn't know what to say at all.

At this time, Li Xian and a few boys in the front row also turned their heads and said with unprecedented enthusiasm:

"It's really you."

"Damn, you're hot now."

Li Xian gave her a thumbs up, "Awesome! Pull us later, classmate."

The other two boys echoed: "That's right, that's right."

When Dilireba was at a loss, Yang Zi's voice sounded in her ear again, her voice was faint, with an indescribable feeling, "Xiaodi, such a big thing, why didn't you tell us?"

Beside Yang Zi, Bao Wei, who had always been slow to react, stared at the phone in Yang Zi's hand and suddenly screamed, her tone was extremely excited, "Fuck! Xiaodi, you actually!"

Dilireba's brain was blank, and amidst Teacher Mu's laughter, she couldn't help but look at the beautiful iPhone 4 in Yang Zi's hand.

I saw that on the screen was a forwarded Weibo, which read: "The Huanxin big family has added a new member, Beijing Film Academy freshman Dilireba Dilmurat." The person who forwarded it was Chen Nuo.

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