Chapter 220 – Good Match
Among the bars in Houhai, Forget Worries Bar, no matter the scale or fame, it wasn’t the biggest.
But business has always been good, with a fixed number of regular customers.
Before opening the bar, the owner, Chen Jianhao, was also a person of the entertainment circle, and his contacts and reputation were quite good. Therefore, he was able to invite several star artists to come over and hold a show to promote the reputation and style of Forget Worries Bar.
However, the singers he could invite were basically second or third-tier singers or even lower-tier singers. However, this was just an extra surprise for the customers, because Chen Jianhao never relied on invited insiders1 as advertising gimmicks, so naturally he would not increase fees, or even sell tickets.
This was quite different from other peers who regard star artists as a cash cow.
So, it wasn’t uncommon to see famous singers perform on the stage of Forget Worries Bar, but the situation tonight was completely different!
Because the one on the stage was Chen Fei’er, a Heavenly Queen with a very high position in the entertainment circle!
Under normal circumstances, she would never appear in such a small place like Forget Worries Bar. In the whole Houhai, perhaps Blue Lotus would barely be qualified to invite her to visit, and it would be a matter of luck.
Now Chen Fei’er has not only been invited by Lu Chen, but also sang a fascinating song.
She sang so beautifully and emotionally!
“From then on, the rivers are just legends; the world melts and the stars swallowed~!”
When Chen Fei’er finished singing the last two lines of the song and Lu Chen’s piano accompaniment left only a lingering sound, the more than 200 customers in the Forget Worries Bar could no longer restrain their emotion and excitement, and applauded in unison!
Their enthusiastic applause seemed to overturn the roof and spread through the glass windows to the pedestrian street outside.
Many pedestrians stopped and turned their head to looked towards the bar.
Such a lively scene was very rare in a bar in Houhai.
Lu Chen stood up and smiled at Chen Fei’er.
Although there was no dialogue, everything was understood without uttering a word.
Chen Fei’er gave a very reserved bow and said softly, “Thank you…”
“Sing one more song!”
Some customers pleaded, even begged, “It was so beautiful!”
Such an opportunity was hard to come by!
His words resonated with many people, and the applause lasted for a long time.
But Chen Fei’er had enjoyed herself. She smiled, shook her head, and waved to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen knew that she was leaving and was saying goodbye to him.
He nodded.
Chen Fei’er blinked, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. Then she turned around and walked off the stage with a light pace, like a fairy in a dream had disappeared from people’s sight, leaving a graceful and incomparable figure.
Lu Chen didn’t see Chen Fei’er off, nor did he leave with her.
Because her identity was exposed, it was not appropriate for her to stay there any longer. The purpose for leaving was to avoid the boring affair from happening again, after all, there were so many people at the scene who took out their smartphones to take pictures.
The customers at the Forget Worries Bar were cultured people, but in their excitement, they still violated the rules of the bar.
Taking photos and videos were not allowed there, but the waiters were unable to persuade so many violators.
Chen Fei’er’s charm was really too powerful!
Lu Chen didn’t need to worry about her leaving. Her assistants and bodyguards were there, and there was also a small exit door in the backstage.
Although there was a little regret, it was a perfect night for him.
Lu Chen turned to the disappointed customers and said, “Sister Fei is gone. Then I’ll sing a few more songs.”
Everyone’s feeling of loss were turned around instantly.
To be human, one couldn’t be too greedy. To be able to hear Chen Fei’er’s live singing and it was her new work at that, was already a great luck. They shouldn’t demand too much.
Lu Chen was still there, and he would continue to sing, which was enough to satisfy their ears!
So, the uproar in the bar quieted down in the blink of an eye, and the customers took their seats again.
Some people secretly speculate that the relationship between Lu Chen and Chen Fei’er was so good…
Was the scandal between the two true?
…….
“Is this real?”
At the same moment. In the Jinhui Building, more than ten kilometers away from the Forget Worries Bar in Houhai, in an office of Alchuang Film and Television Production Company, Yan Chengyi stared at the video screen on the computer screen, showing a look of disbelief.
Alchuang Film and Television was a medium-sized film and television production company. It has been established for 15 years. It has a small reputation in the industry, and has invested in filming a number of TV series with good ratings.
Yan Chengyi was one of the TV directors contracted by Alchuang Film and Television.
This middle-aged-elderly man2 has a burly figure with a loud voice, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a square face, and a neatly combed black-dyed hair, and a certain dignified air.
Those who were familiar with Director Yan knew that he pays great attention to his personal image and rarely makes gaffes.
But now, just watching a video, Yan Chengyi seemed to have seen a ghost and asked, “Is it really not a special effect?”
He just finished filming this morning and came back from the location. In the evening, he went to the company to work overtime to deal with the work accumulated during this period. At the same time, he had to select several actors and actresses from the database.
As a result, his assistant recommended him the newcomer who had been in the limelight recently.
His name was Lu Chen.
Yan Chengyi has no impression of Lu Chen. Over the past six months, he has been busy shooting the TV series “Urban Love”, and usually has no time to pay attention to the gossip news in the circle.
But the video that his assistant gave him immediately gave him the most profound influence on Lu Chen.
In the video, the scene of Lu Chen taking off his clothes to block and kicking down the assailant with another blow was so shocking that it made people feel it wasn’t real. It was like shooting some hot action movie.
Yan Chengyi didn’t doubt the authenticity of the video. What happened in Hangzhou was so sensational that he had heard of it even if he was busy with his work, but he didn’t see the video of the scene until today.
He was immediately shocked.
Yan Chengyi’s assistant smiled and said: “Boss, of course this is real. It has been on the headlines of many newspapers and has been pushed to the top of the hot list in Inspur blog, and it is still very popular up to now!”
Yan Chengyi smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand to comb his hair, and sighed, “According to what you young people say, I’m really out3. I really need to pay more attention to the Internet.”
He also has a V account on Inspur blog, but he usually doesn’t use it. It was his assistant who handled it.
The assistant complimented: “Boss, you are not behind the times, you are still young!”
Yan Chengyi smiled and waved his hand. He didn’t eat his assistant’s flattery and asked tentatively, “Guo Zi, do you want him to try Chen Yaoyang’s role?”
The assistant answered calmly, “Yes, I think Lu Chen is very suitable for the role of Chen Yaoyang.”
As Yang Chengyi’s most capable and trusted assistant, Guo Zi was often asked by some small star artists and entertainers on the third, fourth and even fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth tiers to find a role in Yan Chengyi’s TV series.
If the time was right and the role was right, Guo Zi didn’t mind recommending him to Director Yan. He could get a lot of benefits and even extra enjoyment from it. This was his biggest source of extra income.
Yan Chengyi was actually well aware of this, but Guo Zi was very tactful. He never arbitrarily made his own decisions for him and never overstep his duties as an assistant, so he was happy to feign ignorance to it.
If you don’t give your subordinates any advantages, who is willing to be loyal?
However, Chen Yaoyang’s role was different. It was an important supporting role at the beginning of the second season of “Urban Love”, which affects the ratings of the series to a certain extent, he couldn’t be careless.
“Urban Love” was the key weekend TV series of Alchuang Film and Television Production Company this year, with huge investment.
The so-called weekend TV series refers to the TV series that are shown on Saturday and Sunday nights, usually one episode a night.
After entering the new century, the domestic film and TV industry has been greatly impacted by foreign culture. The popular fashion in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea has prevailed in China for a time, which has brought great changes to the whole industry.
The emergence of weekend TV series was a good example. It combined the characteristics of American and South Korean TV series. It was produced in the form of filming while broadcasting, and the audience rating was used to determine the number of episodes to be shot.
If the ratings were high and the audience liked it, then shoot more. After the first season, there would be the second and the third season…
As long as the TV ads sell well, there would be no problem making ten seasons!
But if the audience ratings weren’t good, it might be dropped after ten episodes, and it wasn’t negotiable.
For film and television production companies, shooting weekend TV series has both advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Yan Chengyi was the director of “Urban Love”. So far, he has filmed all 24 episodes of the first season and 18 episodes have been broadcasted on TV. The audience rating was fairly good, at least worthy of investors.
Under the influence of American TV series, the shooting of weekend TV series required large short-term capital investments. in order to control risks, film and television production companies such as Alchuang would bring in investors to share the pressure.
“Urban Love” has been confirmed to start filming, and the company has put forward higher requirements. The screenwriter has added more new roles in the new book, so the selection of actors has become Yan Chengyi’s main task now.
What he was worried about was that Guo Zi has been out of line, causing trouble to his work.
This was what Director Yan couldn’t stand!
“Boss, I don’t even know this Lu Chen…”
Guo Zi hurriedly protested: “Isn’t Chen Yaoyang characterized as a young and handsome policeman? You can see that Lu Chen’s skill is very good, right? He’s definitely trained in martial arts, taekwondo or something like that, and…”
He controlled the mouse and opened another video: “Look at his personal image again!”
What Guo Zi opened was the music video of “Not Yet overs” starring Lu Chen and MSN.
In this music video, Lu Chen played the role of a male college student who was Mu Xiaochu’s partner, which he performed very naturally.
His sunny personality and handsome looks, coupled with his natural performance made Yan Chengyi’s eyes light up.
The director made a decision on the spot: “Then contact this Lu Chen and ask him to take part in the audition the day after tomorrow!”
Yan Chengyi felt that in Lu Chen, there was a kind of temperament that meets his requirements.
Chen Yaoyang was him!