novelraw Chapter 28 Conflict
Chapter 28 Conflict
Gao Weiguang and Zhang Bingbing were both very gentlemanly and immediately made way for Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong.
Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong were flattered and walked over to Dilraba's side.
Dilraba enthusiastically pulled the two of them to her side: "Did President Tang arrange for you to participate in the audition?"
Zhou Jieqiong was still a complete novice. Knowing she couldn't speak in front of Dilraba, who was already a famous artist, she followed behind Yang Chaoyue.
Yang Chaoyue has already debuted, and with Tanglou backing her, she still has some confidence and assurance.
"Yes, the young boss arranged for us to come."
"It was our first time auditioning, and we're not very worldly. We didn't expect that little star to be even more shameless than the delinquent girls from our town's vocational school, arriving late and hogging the space."
"We were both stunned by her stench and didn't realize what was happening. We have to thank Sister Reba for getting us out of that situation."
"The air here is much fresher."
Yang Chaoyue looked at Zheng Shuang with disdain, as if she were looking at a stinking latrine.
Yang Chao dropped out of junior high school and went straight to work in a factory. She was often bullied. The old ladies in the factory taught her a lesson: she couldn't stand being wronged, she had to speak out, and if they angered her, she would curse them out.
If that's not enough, they'll pull your hair and slap you. The more you endure it, the more you'll be bullied.
At an audition, hitting someone is not a good idea, but swearing is acceptable.
So at this point, she wouldn't indulge him.
Yang Chaoyue shouted it out loud, her voice loud enough to cover the entire classroom.
Dilraba and the others were also taken aback by Yang Chaoyue's directness.
However, she and Zheng Shuang were already at odds, and this time, Zheng Shuang was obviously there for Bai Fengjiu.
Dilraba immediately comforted him:
"Please excuse my poor performance, Chaoyue. This is just one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch; not all actors are like this."
"Let's ignore her."
Belonging to two entertainment companies that are competitors, Dilraba isn't exactly a saint; she'll step on anyone who needs to be stepped on.
Moreover, today it was Zheng Shuang who acted rudely, assuming that all newcomers would indulge her.
Zhang Bingbing and Zheng Shuang were in the same production team for "Chronicle of Life" earlier this year. At that time, Zheng Shuang was the lead actor, while Zhang Bingbing was just a minor supporting actor. Zheng Shuang acted arrogantly and bullied Zhang Bingbing a lot on set.
"Chaoyue, ignore her. She's never been a good person. Don't be fooled by her current success; she won't last long."
No one expected Yang Chaoyue to be so assertive.
Artists from Jiaxing Media are strongly supporting Yang Chaoyue.
On the Tianyu Media side, Zheng Shuang's assistant, Yu Menglong, also had a drastic change in expression.
Generally speaking, in this situation, these minor celebrities should try to avoid trouble.
Why would she choose to shout it out loud? How dare she!
Everyone looked at Zheng Shuang, waiting for her reaction.
Zheng Shuang was clearly angered by Yang Chaoyue, and she stood up abruptly, looking at Yang Chaoyue:
"You newbie, how dare you talk to me like that? You just wait, I guarantee you won't be able to make it here."
"You two can leave now. You're not allowed into this film crew!"
Zheng Shuang is very confident that she will land the role. Given her relationship with Lin Yufeng, it would be a piece of cake for her not to let the two newcomers join the crew.
Even if Lin Yufeng disagrees, she still has the boss of Tianyu above her. With her status and popularity, it would be very easy for her to recruit two newcomers.
Just as tensions were rising in the waiting room, the film crew arrived.
Tang Lou sat in the center, flanked by the vice president and Lin Yufeng, who led the rest of the staff to express their gratitude to all the actors who had come to audition.
Upon hearing that the film crew had arrived, the entire waiting room fell silent, and everyone sensibly forgot about the earlier dispute.
The vice dean entered and spoke first: "Welcome to the cast and crew of 'Eternal Love' to our Shanghai Theatre Academy for casting. Thank you to all the students and actors for participating in this selection. Now, the casting will officially begin."
As the director, Lin Yufeng also greeted all the actors who came to audition.
Upon seeing Lin Yufeng, Zheng Shuang waved to him, demonstrating her close relationship with the director.
Lin Yufeng was indeed very welcoming to Zheng Shuang's arrival, as Zheng Shuang's popularity and resume were undoubtedly top-notch at the moment.
Lin Yufeng took the initiative to go over and chat with Zheng Shuang privately for a few minutes.
This scene also made the others realize the cruelty of the entertainment industry. Although Zheng Shuang's character is flawed, she is truly talented and can be so close to Director Lin. It seems that the role of Bai Fengjiu is rightfully hers.
Everyone felt sorry for Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong, who had offended the wrong people; it seemed their chances of winning today were slim.
As for Jiaxing, it's hard to say about the others, but Dilraba offended Zheng Shuang and was competing for the same role, so she will most likely fail as well.
At this stage, Zheng Shuang's popularity and commercial value far exceed that of Dilraba. Given the mature production team, the choice between them is self-evident.
While Lin Yufeng and Zheng Shuang were having a private conversation, Tang Lou walked towards Jiaxing Media.
"Chaoyue, Jieqiong, just do your best to perform well in the future."
"Leave everything else to me."
Tang Lou's attitude towards Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong was entirely within the control of the casting team.
Lin Yufeng also noticed Tang Lou's attitude towards Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong, and silently memorized the two names.
After Tang Lou finished speaking with Yang Chaoyue and Zhou Jieqiong, he also had a special conversation with Reba and Gao Weiguang.
These two are one of the guarantees that "Eternal Love" will become a huge hit. One is Bai Fengjiu, and the other is Donghua Dijun. Both are extremely popular characters, and these two will also achieve a rise in their status through this drama.
Moreover, the sudden popularity of these two individuals is also the key to the surge in Jiaxing Media's market value. Therefore, Tanglou will definitely hold onto these two individuals firmly.
In the previous life, it took Jiaxing Media three years to complete the bet. This time, with its own support, it was able to release the most important phenomenon, "Eternal Love," two years ahead of schedule. One year would have been enough.
Tang Lou won't hold onto Jiaxing Media's shares forever; once the market value skyrockets, he'll cash out and leave.
The former secretary of the board of directors of Jiaxing Media and his wife manipulated the stock price, raising it from 1 yuan/share to 128 yuan/share, and then completed the subsequent transaction at 250 yuan/share. Through subscribing to new shares and acquiring old shares, they cashed out 5 million yuan from 10% of the shares!
Jiaxing Media was destined to fail, and Yang Mi and Dilraba were bound to fall apart sooner or later.
Therefore, Tanglou needs to squeeze the value out of Yang Mi, Reba and others as quickly as possible to drive up the market value of Jiaxing Media, and then cash out at a high price.
By investing in Jiaxing Media, one can gain initial capital, establish brand awareness and reputation within the industry, and build a substantial network of contacts – a win-win-win situation.
According to the layout of the Tanglou, Dilraba's previous film, "Diamond Lover," will be broadcast around the time "Eternal Love" starts filming.
With "Diamond Lover", Dilraba broke the traditional second female lead role with her quirky and passionate character, Gao Wen, and became a phenomenal breakout role.
Dilraba's popularity soared after Gao Wen's explosive rise to fame, making her the strongest newcomer of the year.
With this popularity and buzz, the explosive success of "Eternal Love" was doubled!
Therefore, Tanglou will definitely cast Dilraba as Bai Fengjiu no matter what.
After greeting the artists from Jiaxing Media, Tang Lou went to another classroom with Lin Yufeng to begin calling out numbers for the formal audition.
After the film crew left, everyone waited anxiously.
Only Zheng Shuang looked confident and disdainfully glanced at Dilraba and Yang Chaoyue.
She didn't know Tang Lou, nor did she pay any attention to the young man accompanying Lin Yufeng.