Sullivan and the Legacy of Shadows Chapter 1

"Yesterday, police from the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau received a report from the masses and arrested a drug-taking suspect named Yuan in a certain community. After testing, Yuan was found to be positive for cannabis. Yuan, male, actor, confessed to drug-taking. He has now been Administrative detention in accordance with the law."

A simple situation report, in the form of a screenshot, with white text on a blue background, stirred up a stir in the entertainment industry on this night when the lights were on.

Of course, the entertainment industry is abstract, and there is no way to form a physical entity where people can stop to criticize and watch.

So all these waves were involved in Weibo.

Ping An Beijing's report did not mention anyone by name, but in just a few minutes, the person involved was identified - Yuan He, who had just gained some popularity as the third male lead in a TV series adapted from a big IP.

But after all, he is a newcomer. He will be forwarded by entertainment gossip accounts, and the fans who have just fallen in love with him for a few days will cry. In the end, they will leave a message saying "turn from fan to passer" or "we will always be here waiting for you", and then there will be no more sound.

Ran Lin was lying on the exquisite and compact European-style sofa for two people. In the cramped space, he could only rest his long legs on the armrests. However, Ran Lin didn't take it seriously, and it was even quite comfortable. As his fingers continued to slide on the screen, the dangling calf swayed to the rhythm of which space it came from.

Under the situation report, a passerby asked about a commonplace - why are the people in Chaoyang always the ones who make meritorious deeds? Can't celebrities use their brains to change places? For example, my country, Miyun, has magnificent mountains, rivers, dense forests, and reservoirs!

Naturally, there are old jokes underneath the old questions - there are five ace intelligence organizations in the world: the CIA, the KGB, the Israeli Mossad, and the British MI6 ), Beijing Chaoyang Mass (BJCYQZ).

In fact, Ran Lin is the one who has the most say on why celebrities are always arrested in Chaoyang District. After all, he has lived here for two years.

Two years ago, when he was about to graduate from college, he suddenly became popular on Weibo because of a few photos. Actually, it is not appropriate to say that he became popular, but he was just popular. At first, he was the most handsome schoolboy and a bright boy. Later, I don’t know which marketing account led him to become a hot topic - if there is a first love, it must be you.

The source of the photo is no longer traceable, it seems that it was taken secretly by a schoolmate.

In the playground in the evening, as the sun sets, a young man in a white shirt sits on the horizontal bar and looks into the distance. The young man has clear and handsome features, a well-proportioned and tall figure, and especially a pair of bright eyes. The light was obviously dim, but this look in his eyes made his whole person bright, like the first gust of wind on a clear morning.

For Ran Lin at that time, it was just a common situation for a senior student who failed to apply for a job and came back frustrated. Otherwise, who would be wearing a white shirt and thinking about life on the horizontal bar in the playground.

For Ran Lin now, that was a turning point in his life.

When the agency that got his mobile phone number from nowhere contacted him and asked if he was interested in entering the entertainment industry, he thought he had met a scammer. Later, the company reimbursed his air tickets and accommodation and asked him to go to Beijing to talk face to face. He was extremely vigilant and even formulated an emergency contact method and password with his dormitory brothers before setting off.

Fortunately, the capital's sky is clear... er, on the spiritual civilization level. This company called Meng Wuya Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. is not a fake, but is actually in the entertainment industry. It has signed a few familiar little stars, but it may have been established for a short time and has not achieved any dazzling results.

Ran Lin is a cautious and careful person. He usually doesn't make decisions impulsively, but once he thinks it through, he won't procrastinate.

He studied languages in college, which had limited employment prospects and his university grades were average, so he was still unemployed even in his senior year. Plus, he had to admit that the employee of Meng Wuya who approached him described the entertainment industry as colorful and full of diamonds, and almost painted a golden pie for his future, which made him, a spectator who had never thought of having anything to do with the entertainment industry, feel itchy in his heart.

So he made the first decision in his life that had a bit of a gambling flavor.

If he succeeds, he will be the center of attention and have no worries about food and clothing; if he fails, the worst that can happen is that he will pick up his university major and return to society to start over.

He likes to think of the worst in things. If he can accept the worst outcome, then he can do it.

The contract was signed for six years, and he was 21 that year.

Now two years have passed, and I don't need to worry about being in the spotlight, and I have no worries about food and clothing. I run around the crew every now and then, and insist on using my face to manage Weibo. As long as I don't spend too much, it will always work. And in this most prosperous area in the heart of the motherland, I can provide such a clean single apartment for employees to stay. You can't ask for more from the company.

This goes back to the question above.

Why do celebrities live in Chaoyang District?

Because this is the area with the largest area, the largest permanent population, and the largest concentration of film and television cultural companies among all districts in Beijing.

Everyone likes to work close to home, and big-name celebrities who rent in Beipiao and buy houses in Beipiao are no exception.

It's just that the entertainment industry is much bigger than Chaoyang District, and there are too many people. The only one who can become a star is the tip of the iceberg that sticks out of the sea. Most people will always be soaked in salty water, either melting into the sea or evaporating and leaving completely.

Ran Lin felt like he was about to evaporate.

There are still three years left on the contract, but he has not received any notice for almost half a year.

The company's strategy is collective cultivation, evaluation and selection, and focused training. It depends on who among these young talents signed in one go will come to the fore first.

It was Han Ze who finally emerged. A very middle-class idol drama that made him famous throughout the summer vacation last year. After that, the company's resources were obviously tilted towards him, and Ran Lin and several others were basically in a state of free rein.

In this circle, there are people like Yuan He who lost themselves in the colorful scene, and there are also people like Ran Lin who have been struggling for two years without even entering the truly shining place of this circle.

Suddenly, my hand slipped and the phone fell off. Ran Lin was about to yawn when the phone hit his front teeth and he was no longer sleepy in an instant.

The tall and straight tip of the nose has a refresh function. The moment it touches the screen, it very considerately helps Ran Lin update the hot topics.

Sitting up with his phone in his hand, Ran Lin originally wanted to touch his injured front teeth, firstly to comfort them and secondly to check if they were loose. However, the moment he saw the latest hot news, he didn't care about anything else.

The veteran actor explains what "reincarnation acting" is!

The Weibo title is short, quick and impactful, and the content is actually a clip from a recently popular drama.

Ran Lin has been a little listless lately. To put it nicely, he's been in a low period, or to put it bluntly, he's just depressed. As a result, he hasn't been honing his skills as an actor. He spends most of the day studying Spanish, preparing to pick up his old profession again as a precaution.

But when he clicked on it and heard the veteran actor's powerful lines, Ran Lin's blood boiled.

Ran Lin had never truly liked anything in his life. Even when he was filling out his college entrance examination application and choosing his major, he did so because he heard that it would be easier to find a job if he knew a minor language.

After two years in the industry, he found that he fell in love with acting.

No matter if he is male number 6, 7, 8 or 9, even if he only has a few scenes and a few lines, as long as he gets the script, he will ponder it over again and again, rehearse in front of the mirror like a lunatic, and when he comes across some characters who are not given much background by the screenwriter, he simply writes the character's biography himself, happily forgetting himself.

Acting is not something superior. It is just one of the 360 professions, like finance, IT, architecture, advertising, cooking, etc.

But he loves it.

He liked her so much that when he felt that he might never have the chance to continue this relationship, he, who was usually open-minded, became very depressed.

"A boy under the sun~~Has your dream ever come true~~The cold world~~Has it changed you~~"

The phone rang suddenly, and the bouncing caller information crowded out the original Weibo video.

"Brother Kang." Ran Lin didn't dare to delay and picked up the call as quickly as possible.

He didn't know how other agents got along with artists, but whenever Kang Hui contacted him, it was always to give him work. Perhaps because there was no contractual relationship between the two of them and they were both working for the company, ever since the company assigned Kang Hui to him as an agent, they had always treated each other with respect, and there was no interaction to build relationships or cultivate personal relationships.

"Come to the company now."

As always, clear and concise.

Normally, Ran Lin would not be pretentious, and even if he was unclear about his words, he would just say it first. But it's already eleven o'clock at night...

"Now?"

"has a problem?"

"No, I mean do you need me to prepare anything?"

"No, go to the dressing room directly after arriving at the company."

"OK."

Ran Lin took a taxi to the company as quickly as possible, only to find that not only him, but also He Jiayi and Chen Ling were called.

The current status of these two in the company is similar to his. They were all left alone after Han Ze became famous, and they rely on some variety show announcements and selfies to maintain the popularity of their fans on Weibo.

Compared with the shabby situation of the three artists who came here in a hurry, the styling and photography team that was called over were well prepared. As soon as you sit in front of the makeup mirror, the stylist comes first to finish your makeup and hair style, and then picks out clothes.

The photographer had nothing to do for the time being, so he sat there taking a nap with his camera in his arms.

Clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle, especially for those like Ran Lin who have outstanding foundations. After careful styling, they are definitely trendy handsome guys. Moreover, the three people are classified according to the direction set by the company. Ran Lin wears a trendy baseball uniform with a little flowery pattern, but it makes him look young, and he is a flamboyant teenager. Although he is already 23 years old, he has hardly changed from the boy on the horizontal bar in the original photo; He Jiayi is tall and handsome, wearing simple and casual clothes, and he has a fresh boyfriend style; Chen Ling is dressed in punk, and he is a rock youth.

No matter how dull you are, you know this is going to be a street shoot.

However, Ran Lin still didn't guess it completely correctly - it was street photography, but it was not a night scene, it was a photo of the airport.

Awkward photos taken at the airport have been a trend in the entertainment industry in recent years. Regardless of whether the artists really want to take a plane or whether they are tired from wearing high heels to get on the plane, they have to dress up beautifully and take a few photos at the airport every now and then.

Of course, the artists would not admit that the photos were staged. They just took a few photos "casually" while rushing to catch a plane. Some would even say that they were Reuters photos or candid photos.

I don’t know who discovered this “magic road” first. Several people in the industry have been promoted to fashion icons through “airport street photography”. The ability of a few with strong appeal and fan base to carry goods is even more terrifying. They were almost photographed at the airport in the morning. , the same model was selling like hotcakes online in the afternoon.

As a male artist, Ran Lin is actually not too keen on taking pictures, especially when he sees some female stars posing in the airport, with lighting and photography all around them, and then the photos are said to be "road shots", he feels that Awkward.

But there is no other way. If you want to mix in this circle, you have to try your best.

When you're done embarrassing others, you have to make your own appearance.

But in fact, it can be seen from the hasty call that this "street shoot" was not prepared for them. When Kang Hui asked, it turned out that Han Ze's schedule had changed and he returned from the fashion week early.

Han Ze is now the company's main target, so he must send a team to take first-hand beautiful photos at the airport. Otherwise, the whole Internet will be full of fans screaming for photos or ugly photos from weird angles, and the publicity director will not have to continue. Done.

I guess the company thought that it doesn't matter if they take one or four photos, so they decided to share the team and let them take advantage of the publicity resources. Otherwise, they would post selfies on Weibo forever, which would make even the most loyal fans get tired of seeing them.

At 2:30 in the middle of the night, the airport is much deserted than during the day. Passengers in twos and threes are dozing in their seats, or checking their mobile phones and pads. Everything is very quiet.

However, this quietness only lasted until the exit of international flights.

There were huge crowds of people and waving signs. If it weren't for the airport control, these boys and girls would probably be beating drums and gongs and setting off firecrackers.

Surprisingly, there is not only Han Ze in the light sign. To be precise, only a small part is Han Ze, and most of them are three other characters - Lu Yiyao.