Chapter 1 Return to 1997 and return the favor

Memories came like a tide, and Ye Ming struggled to stand up, but he still felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart, and he fell heavily on the bed.

As an actor who has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, he deeply knows the importance of this audition. If he loses this opportunity, it will be difficult for him to get ahead.

After playing the N-number supporting male role for more than ten years, Ye Ming finally got the favor of a director who decided to let him play the second male lead. How could he not be ecstatic about this?

After dressing up properly and looking in front of the mirror for more than ten minutes, without finding any flaws, Ye Ming left his rental house with satisfaction.

As a result, when he exited the street just now, he saw an orange-red fire falling down and hitting a high-voltage wire. Then, Ye Ming felt numb for a while, his vision went dark, and he fainted to the ground instantly.

A familiar voice rang: "Big star, is there any problem? If there is no problem, get up quickly. Uncle Liang is still waiting. If you are late, you and I will be able to drink the northwest wind tomorrow. Isn't it the company's bankruptcy?" Well, as for you making such a fuss, it took me a long time to drag you back. Hurry up."

Ye Ming tried hard to open his eyes again, looked at the familiar room in front of him, and listened to the familiar long-lost voice. Li Dachuan, his good friend, was actually a Beipiao actor.

Doubt, confusion, confusion.

Watching the news being broadcast on TV, Hong Kong returned to the motherland in 1997.

A surprising thought suddenly appeared in Ye Ming's mind, could this be 1997?

Looking at Li Dachuan's youthful face, looking at everything familiar, it was 1997 after a long absence.

Ye Ming felt excited for a while, and he opened his mouth and asked: "Dachuan, what year is this?"

While eating instant noodles, Li Dachuan rolled his eyes at Ye Ming and said, "You were drunk yesterday, didn't you? What year is this, 1997? Hong Kong is about to return to the motherland. Go away, don't stay in bed, you I've already made some instant noodles for you, five minutes, you only have five minutes, the audition is delayed, but you can't afford the responsibility."

He finished the instant noodles in a hurry, and before Ye Ming could sit firmly, Li Dachuan pulled him out.

After getting into the taxi, Li Dachuan sat in the passenger seat, then turned around and said: "We are very poor. I only have more than thirty yuan left. I discovered it when I helped you pay for the drink yesterday." You only have eighty-two yuan left. Normally we are reluctant to take a car. This is to go to the audition. It is a luxury to save Uncle Liang from waiting in a hurry. I will become a big star soon. I will buy two cars and drive one. One car.”

The two of them only had more than 100 yuan left in the capital. At this time, Li Dachuan, a born optimist, did not forget the poverty, poverty, and poverty.

Seeing that Ye Ming was not interested in talking, Li Dachuan didn't take it seriously, thinking that this guy was still drunk. So he introduced himself to the driver, what roles he had played in some movies and TV series, and how many stars he had been with. Big names have collaborated.

In fact, Li Dachuan also played some extra roles with one or two lines. The most he had was five lines. The cheerful Li Dachuan couldn't close his mouth for three days.

Ding dong, a crisp sound sounded.

A familiar interface appeared in Ye Ming's mind, blue sky, white clouds, and green grass.

This interface looks very familiar no matter how you look at it.

A cold voice sounded, and then a few lines of text appeared on the interface.

The entertainment empire system is launched. The host adjustment is confirmed to be qualified and binding begins.

Suddenly, Ye Ming was dumbfounded, feeling as if ten thousand alpacas were roaring past and being trampled in a mess.

What the hell.

Who would have thought that when Ye Ming just thought of this sentence, the system immediately responded.

"The Entertainment Empire System is an entertainment training system successfully developed in 2046 to train and deliver talents for the entertainment industry.

Host: Ye Ming. Age nineteen years old, acting skills, 268, [not popular], singing skills: 388, popularity: 150, force value, 400, understanding: two stars. Hosts must meet the standards of C-level artists within one year, otherwise they will be eliminated. Function: Artist training, props store. "

This time, Ye Ming was frightened half to death. He wiped it out, are you still a god? Ye Ming asked immediately.

"Who are you, what is your purpose here, and was it you who caused me to travel to 1997?"

At this moment, Ye Ming also remembered the orange-red fire that fell from the sky in his previous life.

The system said slowly,

"The purpose of time travel is outside the system. Because the host is not high enough, he has no right to check it."

Ye Ming immediately asked: "What is a C-level artist?"

Ye Ming had to ask clearly about issues related to life and death.

[Acting popularity, all reaching more than 500, making him a C-level artist. The host is now a newbie, an e-level artist]

The picture disappeared, and Ye Ming suddenly regained clarity in front of his eyes. However, at this moment, Ye Ming looked like he had come out of a sauna, and his whole body was covered in sweat.

So weird.

Li Dachuan was still the same as before. He promoted himself to the driver heartlessly and did not notice Ye Ming's abnormal reaction at all.

Arriving at a remote corner of Xicheng and walking through the dense alley with twists and turns, Ye Ming would never have found that shabby courtyard house without Li Dachuan's leadership.

The only difference between this courtyard that appeared in front of Ye Ming and the surrounding courtyards was that there was a piece of red paper stuck on the dilapidated door of this courtyard. On it were written the words "Love, Who, Who, and Who's the Crew" written in calligraphy, highlighting its unique status.

Li Dachuan stopped, pushed open the door wall, and then cautiously looked inside. A group of people were filming a movie, but it was not that messy. Almost everyone held their breath, looking at a man and a woman. The actors are engaged in their performances.

In this case, except for the director, if ordinary people dare to speak out casually, they will definitely be slapped out by the director.

Therefore, although the sound of Li Dachuan's door opening was very quiet at this moment, no matter what it was, it was like a pin dropping into the classroom where the college entrance examination was taking place.

The man sitting in the director's chair frowned and looked at me. He was about to get angry just now, but a middle-aged man wearing a photography vest following him made a gesture to the director, meaning he was here to find me.

It seemed that the director had figured something out. He waved his hand to the middle-aged man impatiently, then turned back and continued to stare at the monitor.

After the middle-aged man came out and saw that everything was as usual in the yard, he closed the door very cautiously and walked to another corner of the alley.

It wasn't until the middle-aged man was sure that there was no impact anymore that he stopped.

Li Dachuan stepped forward and stuffed a box of Chinese cigarettes into the middle-aged man's vest, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Liang, from now on, we two brothers will rely on your care."

At this time, Uncle Liang skillfully opened the cigarette case and took out a cigarette. Li Dachuan lit it quickly.

I don't know why, but when Ye Ming saw Uncle Liang's frowning eyes, he suddenly felt a bad feeling coming into his heart.

Uncle Liang used to be a tenant in the same house as him, but he had been involved in the entertainment industry for a long time. Later, he joined the crew, and now, he is working as a dramaturg in the crew of I Love Someone.

At a party a few days ago, Ye Ming cleared up the relationship, and Uncle Liang agreed that the two of them would play a supporting actor with more lines in Love Who's Who.

However, at this moment, Uncle Liang's troubled expression seemed to indicate that things had changed.

Sure enough, at this time, Uncle Liang took out three thousand yuan and said: "Ye Ming, Uncle Liang also knows that these three thousand yuan is your company's severance pay, and it is not easy to get. This time, Uncle Liang didn't get it done. Naturally, I can’t take money from you. Whenever there is an opportunity to appear in a show, I will definitely think of you two. "

The so-called smoothing of the relationship naturally means giving money. This matter is actually an unspoken rule.

The industry is only so big, and there are only a limited number of movies and TV series that can be filmed in a year. But actors are all gone, so they can't just let you appear in the show, can they?

So there is this benefit fee.

In fact, Uncle Liang is not the only one who wants these 3,000 yuan in benefits. Uncle Liang is just a stage manager in the crew. He cannot decide who to use and who not to use. Of these 3,000 yuan, at least 1,000 yuan is for the director. In addition, the crew Some of my colleagues also want to give some red envelopes appropriately and treat everyone to a big meal.

In this way, everyone will turn a blind eye to the actors recommended by Uncle Liang, and there will be no particular difficulties in lighting and photography during future filming.

If it really fell into Uncle Liang's hands, it would be considered good to have a thousand yuan.

Li Dachuan got a little anxious and said at the top of his lungs: "Uncle Liang, didn't we agree that we two will act, why do we need to change people?"

Uncle Liang looked helplessly in the direction of the crew and said, "Originally, the director agreed to let the two of you go on board, but I didn't expect that the investors just forced them in yesterday. You said, the director didn't care what the investors said. If you dare not listen, what can I say. Dachuan, don’t worry, you and Ye Ming will have another chance in the future."

In the last life, Ye Ming was ignorant. Uncle Liang returned the money, and Ye Ming stupidly took it, regretting that he could not appear in the show.

Now that I think about it, at least two thousand of them belong to Uncle Liang himself.

No wonder Uncle Liang never contacted him again in his previous life.

At this moment, since Ye Ming understood, he immediately pushed the money back and said: "Uncle Liang, look at what you said, can our friendship be sold with money? We are grateful if you can think of us two brothers when you have a chance. It's endless. No one wants to encounter this. I know that you, Uncle Liang, have tried your best. We brothers remember your love clearly. I can never take this money back. "

Sure enough, when Uncle Liang took out the three thousand yuan, there was a hint of pain in his eyes, but he just said that he had to take it out out of love.

If it were ordinary people's money, Uncle Liang would take it.

However, Ye Ming and Li Dachuan are different. These two little guys are Uncle Liang's close friends.

Whether it's a big circle or not, if it's rumored that Uncle Liang embezzled his friends' money in the future, he won't be able to survive in this industry.

However, Ye Ming's words made Liang Shutang smile. He didn't extend his hand in the first place, so he just retracted it. This was because Ye Ming didn't want it. It didn't mean that he wouldn't withdraw.

At this moment, Uncle Liang also relaxed. It seemed that Ye Ming was satisfied. This boy was young and quite good.

At that moment, Uncle Liang seemed to have made up his mind. He took a long puff of cigarette and said, "You can't join my crew, but I have a fellow countryman, Chen Zheng, who is the executive director of another crew. . There is a co-production between Qiong Yao and Mango Channel called My Fair Princess, and there happens to be an opportunity to audition. It would be a good idea for you two to give it a try."

Ding dong, a crisp sound sounded, blue sky and white clouds, a piece of green grass, and a familiar interface appeared new.

Several lines of text appeared on the interface.

"The main mission starts: The host takes over the filming of My Princess, script level, S level. Mission reward, acting skill: 30, one special prop." (To be continued)