Chapter 189 College Entrance Examination Essay

The scene of Bai Youlou and Lin Juntao giving each other red envelopes was later reported by the media, and was understood to mean that they had a very good relationship, with quite a bit of "heroes cherishing heroes" effect.

But in fact, only those who had dinner together on the first day of the crew knew that this was actually a confrontation between the two.

Several million is indeed a lot of money, but Bai Youlou spent it so generously, completely breaking away from his usual habit of saving and spending.

My buddy relies on his ability to "extort", no matter how much money he asks you for, both sides are willing to do it.

Are you short of this little red envelope money?
The context in which Lin Juntao promised to give a red envelope was actually a suppression.

At that time, An Luning was probably the only one at the table who didn't hear it.

After that incident, Liu Manli had a different opinion of Bai Youlou.

As for this time
Lin Juntao: Brother, brother, you misunderstood! That’s not what I meant~
Are you still trying to show your power?
There is a high probability that this kid will be the son-in-law of the An family in the future. Even if not, Lin Juntao really has no intention of controlling Bai Youlou anymore.

After all, who the hell would want to offend a scoundrel who almost got Bai Xingzu killed? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to cooperate happily?

Even though Lin Juntao was not optimistic about the "Dying to Survive" project, he still invested money, but the proportion was not as much as that of "Daydreamer".

What I think is that it doesn’t matter if I lose money, I can just earn a favor.

Bai Youlou was crazy before, but his situation at that time was deep in the quagmire, so it was foreseeable that he would go crazy.

But if you go crazy after achieving success, then you are really crazy.

It's best not to mess with this kind of person. You can't control him.

and so.

"Yanran, please help me return this to Director Bai."

"Where's the red envelope of eight million? It's Director Bai's kind gesture. Don't you want to accept it?" Qiu Yanran was a little surprised. She also thought that this exchange of red envelopes was arranged in advance.

Since Bai Youlou mentioned the figure of eight million and really gave a big red envelope, if Lin Juntao wants to cover it up, the same figure would be appropriate so that it doesn't look like suppression.

Lin Juntao shook his head. "There are 11 million in it now. I will also get 8 million for him. When you go over, be nicer."

There were 5 million red envelopes, and now there are 3 million more, which makes 8 million.

A very simple math problem.

Treat him to a meal, behead him, or keep him as a dog?
Neither of them will work! We can only cooperate.

Qiu Yanran: I didn’t understand.

However, she was willing to take this opportunity to chat with Bai Youlou.

In the entertainment industry, it’s all about fame and fortune.

In the past, Bai Youlou was just a name, but now he is even more like that. Who doesn't like this kind of young bachelor who can make money, promote his career, is handsome and in good health?

To be honest, Qiu Yanran analyzed it herself and felt that Bai Youlou’s allure is probably even greater than Lin Juntao’s.

Lin Juntao is a boss in the circle. Naturally, as a big shot, there are always female stars sticking to him wherever he goes.

But Huaxing has too many artists, and there is also the "aunt" An Luning in charge. Even if she is attached to Lin Juntao and is willing to support her, the allocation of resources will not be particularly outrageous.

There are too many monks and too little porridge.

But it’s different on Bai Youlou’s side. Let’s take the simplest example, Zhang Xiaorong.

People in the circle now say that Zhang Xiaorong, the "little queen", was completely fed to the world by Bai Youlou through his works.

It is true that Bai Youlou's company lacks a lot in marketing and certain promotional resources. To put it bluntly, it is just a large studio.

But his core competitiveness is really too strong.

No matter how you market it, in the end, your work will speak for itself.

It's the same with Bai Youlou. We don't do marketing, we just work hard to produce works without asking for money, and then someone will take the initiative to help us with marketing.
With these thoughts in her mind, Qiu Yanran picked up her small bag and went to find Bai Youlou.

The reason why Lin Juntao asked her to deliver it was because she had a bag to match her outfit today.

This way it won't be too conspicuous.

In conclusion, Lin Juntao gave both the substance and the appearance to Bai Youlou, which showed his sincerity.

At this moment, Bai Youlou and Liu Manli were reading the stupid comments from netizens on Zhihu.

Yes, it was the same question he had asked on his second account before: "How much does it cost to support a female artist of Liu Manli's level?"

The previous answers were quite varied, most of them were something like "Don't dream~", "My urine is yellow, I'll pee him", "It's more likely that she will support you if you are as handsome as Bai Youlou" and so on.

Then the big shot came and really started to analyze the possibility of supporting Liu Manli.
The method is quite mysterious. The first step is to destroy her company and let the proud queen fall into the dust. While writing, the novel recommended by Yanxuan came, which made Bai Youlou spend money.

Your uncle's!

However, Liu Manli found it very interesting. She especially liked the first sentence of a literary novel about a queen's rebirth: I was reborn, and I was a grand slam actress in my previous life.
She is so immersive! Because the female lead is based on her, and the male lead is based on Bai Youlou.

When it comes to some recent replies, the style has started to change.

"If you can make 200 million from a song like Bai Youlou, maybe you can do it."

"The offense and defense have changed! I used to be a fan of Liu Manli and Bai Youlou, a younger couple, but now I feel that Liu Manli may not be the strongest. Oh, right, the question is how to support Liu Manli? According to gossip, she invested in a movie by Bai Youlou. The subject of the movie is very sensitive. I suggest that the questioner keep an eye on it and report it. If Liu Manli goes bankrupt and the questioner is rich, there may be a little chance."

"."

Obviously, one of the best solutions for these people is to make Liu Manli bankrupt.

This is a good idea!

If she goes bankrupt, I can keep her as a mistress and let her wear a maid outfit at home every day.
Bai Youlou was daydreaming, but Liu Manli saw through his thoughts. She crossed her arms and said with disdain, "Don't dream. Can a movie make me bankrupt? I have plenty of money. It's enough to support you."

"Ah, this." Bai Youlou immediately looked innocent, "Can I report my own movie?"

"You're the director, what if you shoot it carelessly?"

The two of them were particularly excited to discuss this topic, which had no practical significance and was not very nutritious.

Assume~
This is just like when a couple in love have a baby and then spend their sage moment lying there imagining how they would spend their money if they won the lottery.

Being idle is also idle.

However, when Qiu Yanran came over, Liu Manli immediately stopped the childish and boring topic and put on a cold and arrogant look.

Bai Youlou described her as cold, elegant and arrogant, but in fact she felt that she was quite "friendly" in this way.

"Sister Manli, excuse me, can I borrow Director Bai for a moment?"

Qiu Yanran's words were somewhat playful, but it didn't seem out of place for her to be humble and act like a little girl in front of Liu Manli.

Liu Manli covered her mouth and smiled, "Haha, you can use it however you want, just don't break it."

Bai Youlou: ???

Are you two driving?
What a fast speed!
"No, Director Bai is a treasure now, very precious."

lie!

Baby? I've never seen her treat her like a treasure before. Bai Youlou almost broke her.

After these two "evil spirits" sang in unison tacitly, Liu Manli moved away with the wine glass in hand.

He didn't even give Bai Youlou a warning look or anything. He seemed very confident about Qiu Yanran.

Indeed, Qiu Yanran did come here for serious business.

However, she did not state her purpose right away, but first "reported on her work progress."

"Director Bai, I've been practicing dancing recently, and I think I'm pretty good. When are you free to come and give me some guidance?"

guide?

Bai Youlou said that he couldn't dance pole dancing, so there was no point in giving any instructions.

However, he did offer some non-professional advice, "Don't make the training too difficult, the main thing is to get that flavor."

"What does it smell like?"

"The smell of worldly affairs. The level of pole dancing is not that important. I have even seen people who danced with a righteous look on their faces. You have to have that feeling. Once you have that feeling, you can just hold the pole and shake it a few times, as long as you shake it beautifully."

"I'm good at this!" Qiu Yanran blurted out.

It’s just roasting, easy!
However, I felt a little regretful after I said it.

Women often have two behaviors in front of men they are interested in.

One is very proactive, one of the manifestations of which is the beaker, which signals to men that they can quickly get started and have sex.

The other type is much more conservative than usual. They don't want the other person to think that they are easy to get along with and don't want to leave an impression of being open.

Qiu Yanran was the former before, but not the latter now. But she subconsciously doesn't want to behave like a beaker.
Bai Youlou: I am not as frank as big sister Mo Qiuling.

If you want to burn it, just burn it~
"It's fine as long as you are good at it, but the audition is still some time away, so don't rush."

Qiu Yanran had no chance to change her words, so she had to nod. But she was not in a hurry. She thought that when she joined the crew of Bai Youlou's next movie, there would be plenty of time to "get along slowly."

He took out the red envelope from his small bag, took two steps closer, and stuffed it into Bai Youlou's pocket. "Boss Lin asked me to give it to you."

This action makes the two of them seem a little intimate, but Qiu Yanran said: Isn't this all for the purpose of secretly giving him a red envelope?
Bai Youlou glanced at the familiar cover of the red envelope and said, "Hey? Isn't this the one I gave him? I've already given it to him, but why would I return it?"

This red envelope was customized by Lao Zhou, mainly for giving money to the media.

Bai Youlou can't use it, but Long Ziqiang and Zhang Xiaorong can.

At first, I hadn’t decided what to print besides the company logo, so later I just printed the company’s two mascots.

That’s right, it’s Wangcai and Xiaobaka.

This simple sketch of a cat and a dog really looks quite charming.

Bai Youlou asked Lao Zhou at that time, how much did it cost to hire someone to paint this thing?

Lao Zhou said: Fifty thousand.

Damn! These guys who draw and design can make a lot of money!

"Mr. Lin said that he added another three million. It can't be considered a refund, but it can be considered as another gift." Qiu Yanran told the truth.

In this regard, Bai Youlou understood Lin Juntao's meaning at the first moment.

He didn't even try to make excuses, he just stuffed the money into his pocket and said, "Tell him thank you for the tip." "That sounds like what the anchor said."

“You still watch the live broadcast?”

"I've seen quite a few of these girls dancing online recently, some of them performing pole dancing."

"I actually prefer watching the pendulum." Bai Youlou said honestly.

Big pendulum?
Qiu Yanran was a little confused, but she wrote down the word and planned to go back and search for it carefully.
"Run out?"

When Liu Manli's voice sounded behind Qiu Yanran, Bai Youlou clearly saw a hint of helplessness on her face at first, and then it quickly turned into a smile, "It's finished, give it to Sister Manli in its entirety."

"You're welcome. It's okay to use a little force."

Qiu Yanran smiled without saying anything. Having said that, it was only because the little princess was not here today, otherwise, it would be hard to say who would be "using" her.

On the third day after the celebration banquet, the box office of "The Dreamers" finally reached 1.8 billion.

After passing this box office milestone, it seems extremely difficult for this thing to increase to 1.9 billion or even 2 billion.

Even with the added bonus of delayed keys, it seems unlikely that the number will break 2 billion.

According to the screening data of major cinema chains, "The Little Mermaid", which originally occupied a huge amount of screenings, has been taken up by some newly released movies.

After all, no matter how good Bai Youlou's movies are, the time has come when the viewing potential has been basically exhausted. Even if there are still some fans who support watching them multiple times, it won't last too long.

Could it be possible that you could create a new wave of audiences?

If they schedule more screenings, it would be pure loss-making for the sake of publicity. If it weren't for the face given to Huaxing and Bai Youlou himself, those theaters would probably have to further reduce the number of screenings.

Just like when the movie was first released, they took the screening schedule of other movies and gave it to Bai Youlou without hesitation.

Now it was his turn.

In fact, this celebration banquet explains everything. If there is still a market for promotional roadshows, why would they delay the promotion of the two leading actors and celebrate first?

To be honest, I feel a little unwilling.

It's a pity for Liu Manli, as she not only starred in this film, but also invested in it and participated in its distribution. Although it is mainly under Huaxing, it is still a strong achievement that can be posted on their company's official website.

Even if the final box office is 1.99 billion, it is still far from the 2 billion figure.

In this case, there is actually a solution.

Old Zhou could come up with several ideas for Bai Youlou in just the blink of an eye.

The one he recommends is also the simplest and most direct one. Buy it~
To put it bluntly, it's just brushing.

You don't have to spend too much. Just spend 2 billion before the delayed key expires.

Bai Youlou was actually quite tempted by this plan.

He is not a perfect person either. What filmmakers do cannot be called a brush.

And he might just need to swipe a little bit
You can even say that there is no need to be sneaky, you can just give away tickets online and say it is a benefit for fans, which may even boost the box office.

But Lao Zhou's idea was quickly rejected by himself.

"No, we absolutely cannot brush!"

Bai Youlou: ???

You are crazy.
It was you who came up with the idea of ​​inflating the box office, and now you're acting like a saint?
"Give me a reason, or I will..." Bai Youlou looked around and found some little bastards who came over at an inopportune time, and picked them up directly, "Or I will shove it up your ass!"

Little Baga: Woof woof woof!
Hey, it's quite happy.

Lao Zhou was a little speechless. Is it true that a dog can’t change its nature?

Fortunately, he didn't have the idea of ​​giving Xiao Ba Ga extra food, but told Bai Youlou very seriously: "Brother Lou, there are too many people watching you now. They see you build a tall building and they see you collapse. As for other things, even if you pick up five, six, seven or eight girls at a time, it doesn't matter, because we make a living by our works now. The only thing is that you can't be caught by others in this aspect, otherwise it will affect your previous works."

“That’s a good reason.”

Bai Youlou handed the dog to Lao Zhou, indicating that he had "passed the test."

He then picked up Wangcai, stroked its cat head, and thought of a solution with Lao Zhou in melancholy.

What to do?
"If it really doesn't work, forget it. Let's try again next year," Lao Zhou suggested.

But when I turned around, I found that Bai Youlou had already started playing with his phone.
As expected of you!

Just think about it for a few seconds, so you can't think of it, right?
This mentality is still as free and easy as ever.

But before Lao Zhou could talk to Bai Youlou about "Dying to Survive", Bai Youlou suddenly slapped his thigh.

"I'll show you something fun!"

Old Zhou grimaced in pain, "No, Brother Lou, can you change your habit of patting other people's thighs? Can't you pat your own thighs? And why haven't I seen you pat Teacher Zhang's thighs?"

"So you can see it?"

".What's fun?" Lao Zhou took a look, "Hey?! Today is the college entrance examination!"

"Yeah, the movie has been out for over a month, isn't it time for the college entrance exam?"

The college entrance examination happens every year, and Bai Youlou even sent a blessing on Weibo.

The main thing is that many of his fans are shameless and say they are taking the college entrance examination this year. Some of them must be true, but most of them are just old people pretending to be young.

Logically speaking, the college entrance examination has nothing to do with Bai Youlou. After all, he is not taking it. If he wants to take one, he will take the postgraduate entrance examination.

But Bai Youlou never expected that he, a poor student majoring in art, would one day be related to the college entrance examination.

College Entrance Examination Essay: I have a pair of invisible wings
Every time\I am strong in wandering loneliness\Every time\
I believe that everyone has a pair of invisible wings, which are the comfort of family, the encouragement of friendship, and the inspiration of faith... They give you magical wings and take you to fly freely. Please write an article on the topic of "Invisible Wings".

Requirements: ①You can write your own title; ②You can set your own purpose; ③You can choose your own style (except poetry); ④The content must be within the scope of the topic; ⑤The number of words should not be less than 800.

"What the hell?!"

At this moment, the way Lao Zhou looked at Bai Youlou could no longer be described as admiration or respect, it was simply fanaticism!
After saying "Fuck", he didn't say anything else, just stared at Bai Youlou.

It was as if he was some kind of stunning beauty without any clothes on!
No, a naked beauty wouldn't have this effect either, because Bai Youlou has seen it. Not to the point of ~
At this moment, Lao Zhou seemed to have really become a fanatical gay.

"Don't fucking look at me like that." Bai Youlou stiffened his fist and was eager to punch Lao Zhou.

As if sensing the "murderous intention fluctuations", Lao Zhou quickly sobered up, with an excited look on his face, "Brother Lou, there is no time to explain, I'm going to buy marketing!"

"Don't!"

"We have to hurry! The enthusiasm for the college entrance examination has passed very quickly. We were still trying to figure out where to find a new wave of audiences. Aren't these high school graduates the right ones? Our movie is very inspirational, so it's perfect for them to watch!"

"What I mean is, what kind of marketing and hot searches do you want to buy? Go find CEO Lin and CEO Liu. They will definitely be willing to pay for it."

Bai Youlou said: Don't be carried away by joy, and always remember the basic principle of finding a sucker to pay the bill.

"Yeah!"

Old Zhou quickly picked up the phone and contacted Huaxing first, and then called Liu Manli.

Of course he couldn't get through.

Because Liu Manli's call has already reached Bai Youlou.

"Brother Lou!"

Ouch~
Bai Youlou almost sprained his back when he heard the voice of "Brother Lou".

".Is it that serious?"

Liu Manli: As for! So fucking as for!

She took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Yuan made a fortune this time! I really have to thank you."

"How can I thank you?"

"Thank you however you want."

"Then get a room."

"Okay!" Liu Manli agreed readily. She immediately prepared to ask someone to get a suite in a five-star hotel so that she could have a good discussion with Bai Youlou tonight. Although she had not agreed to some of his ways of playing before, it was not impossible to consider it.

"Then you give the room card to Xiao Yuan."

"Bai Youlou! Did I give you face?!"

"No, then no, why are you so fierce?"

While teasing Liu Manli, Bai Youlou put on his headphones and began to reply to the messages sent by Jiang Yuanchu.

It was obvious that this girl couldn't hold it in anymore after knowing about this. After forwarding the hot news online, she sent a string of emoticons.

Then Bai Youlou repeated what he had just said to Liu Manli.

Xiao Yuan was very easy to talk to. She just asked, "If I check in and give the room card to the boss, will she bring people over to kill you?"

Bai Youlou: I’m already working on it~
He said that he was not brave enough, otherwise, he would book a room by himself, give each of them a room card, and play Landlord together, which would be great.

Bai Youlou, who was still practicing "fighting with both hands" and "multitasking", was soon interrupted by Lao Zhou.

I accidentally shouted into the phone, "Xiao Yuan, let's..."

Liu Manli: "What did you call me?"

Blanch!
Sure enough, he doesn’t have the talent of Zhou Botong and Guo Jing!
Bai Youlou quickly explained, "It's more exciting to call you this way~"

Liu Manli actually believed it. After all, in her mind, this guy really had a lot of tricks.

As long as he doesn't really have anything with Jiang Yuanchu, this little perversion can be called interest.

After briefly speaking to Liu Manli, he hung up the phone and looked at Lao Zhou's grandson, "What's wrong now?"

"It's number one on the hot search list, and also on the short video list." Lao Zhou said excitedly.

"Then you have to direct this traffic to the movie, otherwise it will have no effect on the box office."

"This requires the cooperation of Jiang Yuanchu."

Old Zhou looked eagerly, and his meaning was very clear: Brother Lou, stop flirting with older sisters and younger sisters, let’s get down to business, there’s never a bad time to pick up girls.

(End of this chapter)