Sullivan and the Legacy of Shadows Chapter 5

Mastering the stick, but aiming for the yard.

Lu Yiyao used a little effort to reap all the popularity that Ran Lin had worked so hard to generate.

It's like you took great pains to fry a pot of sugar-roasted chestnuts with a shovel and a pickaxe, and when it's finally ready, someone else gets two cents for it.

The charm of the airport oolong lies with Lu Yiyao. If the person who misunderstood Ran Lin today was another 18-year-old, he would be too lazy to look at it. So when expectations were raised to the highest point by Ran Lin's initiative, Lu Yiyao's response was like the splendid climax of this incident.

Fans or passers-by, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then either scream at the top of their lungs or laugh with great interest, and join hands in rushing to Lu Yiyao's Weibo to post their impressions that they have been preparing for a day.

When Lu Yiyao posted on Weibo, Ran Lin had already been sent back to the dormitory apartment.

In fact, he only did one thing while sitting in the company conference room all day long...posting the Weibo post with Lu Yiyao in his circle.

The rest of the time was spent waiting for Lu Yiyao's response.

However, Lu Yiyao was too patient, so at around four o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Xi, who had other things to do, let him go back to the dormitory after giving him some instructions.

There were three things Wang Xi told me. The amount of information was actually quite large, but he seemed to be able to understand it. The other party only said it briefly and concisely ------- "First, in recent times, everything has to do with Weibo. You have to wait for the company's instructions for any operation, and you are absolutely not allowed to express yourself freely, let alone let yourself go. Secondly, tomorrow the company will arrange for you to visit Hanze's crew, and there will be a gossip entertainment information program who is also visiting the team to brief you on the spot. During the interview, you will definitely be asked about things at the airport. You'd better be prepared in advance and have a thorough draft; thirdly, I will take over your announcements in the future. I may not be able to hang around you every day like Kang Hui, but We don't need to be a family. Just remember that I can make you famous."

What is the relationship between artists and their agents?

If the artist is popular enough, then his agent will serve him.

If this manager is more popular than the artist, and is more successful than the artist in this circle that relies on resources and connections, then I'm sorry, they are here to lead you to a well-off life, and if they ask you to grow rice, you have to bend down. Transplanting.

"Have you read Weibo?" At 6:02, just two minutes after Lu Yiyao posted on Weibo, Wang Xi's call came in.

Ran Lin was in the critical stage of taking a shower - washing his hair. Fortunately, his phone was placed next to the sink, so even though he was embarrassed with a head full of foam, he immediately opened the shower curtain, stretched out his arm to touch the screen to connect, and pressed the hands-free button.

"Not yet, Sister Xi, what's wrong?"

"Lu Yiyao replied."

"Really? What happened?"

"Can't you see for yourself?"

"......"

"Are you in the bathroom?"

Ran Lin was startled. His first reaction was to pull the shower curtain to cover his lower body. Then he looked up at the bathroom ceiling which was made of black and white blocks, as if a criminal surveillance camera was hidden in a dark corner of this strange grid.

"Your voice is mixed, and it sounds like a closed space." Wang Xi seemed to have made up something in the sound of him hurriedly pulling the shower curtain. It was rare that there was a smile in his voice, "He forwarded your Weibo to follow You interacted, your attitude is very smart. You can see it, you don’t need to reply to him, it will be redundant, but remember to pay attention to him. "

"......Um."

After hanging up the phone, Ran Lin reached out and wiped the misty mirror until it became transparent.

In the limited mirror space, a young man with hair messed up by shampoo was reflected.

Bright eyes, white teeth, youthful vigor, a face full of collagen that is between a boy and a man. The baby fat has receded, but it is still far from the sharp edges and corners of a mature man. He is good-looking and durable.

"You can just lie to the little girl." Ran Lin pointed his finger at the innocent face in the mirror, "Lu Yiyao must want to take your family tree and greet everyone one by one."

He quickly rinsed his hair and finished it with shower gel, then Ran Lin rolled back to the bed with his phone in his arms.

Taking a deep breath, and with the awe of reading some important document or masterpiece, I clicked on Lu Yiyao's Weibo.

The attitude that Lu Yiyao presented to the public was within Ran Lin's expectations, but his approach was far better than Ran Lin had expected.

He is indeed a star whose popularity and reputation can be captured together.

Regardless of whether this attitude was Lu Yiyao's own or inspired by the members, it was the most beautiful response.

It can also be seen from the replies under Lu Yiyao’s Weibo that apart from fans making heart gestures, there are a lot of passers-by who have become his fans.

Ran Lin let out a sigh of relief and thought in a somewhat self-hypnotic way. Since Lu Yiyao agreed or was willing to post such a Weibo, does it mean that he doesn't hate being liked so much...

[[Shocked] Lu Shen shows off his acting skills in the mall, Yun Zhang angrily returns to the soul from a distance! ! [Miaopai video]]

"...I will never, ever, forgive you!"

Why did I click on this fan video?

Why should he see that this video was shot this afternoon?

Why is it that even after such a long time since the TV series was completed, Lu Yiyao's acting is still so realistic?

Ran Lin was thinking about these questions while dreaming all night.

There was an extra person on the temporary stage of the shopping mall in my dream, and that person looked and looked like me. Lu Yiyao's outburst was still with this line, but it was no longer directed at the fans in the audience, but at the person on the stage.

Later, Lu Yiyao seemed to want to take action. The host realized that the situation was not good and immediately made a joke.

Then Ran Lin was frightened awake and couldn't fall asleep again.

------On this windless and rainless autumn night, classmate Ran, an 18th-tier actor, made a wish that he would never meet Lu Yiyao again in his life.

The visit to Han Ze's crew went smoothly. Although Han Ze was not very enthusiastic about him in private, in front of the camera, he still showed the solidarity and friendship of artists from the same company.

Sure enough, when the Bagua Entertainment reporter saw Ran Lin, he perked up and wished he could tell the whole story about the incident at the airport.

Fortunately, Wang Xi interrupted in time and pulled him away.

Otherwise, most of the scenes he prepared would not be enough.

However, in the end, what was shown in the entertainment program was a young boy who was a little shy about the Oolong incident. Not only did he not complain, but he also sincerely expressed his apology for the trouble he had caused Lu Yiyao.

The interview was broadcast two days later. By that time, the popularity of the airport oolong had subsided a lot, but the aftertaste was still there, so Ran Lin gained a lot of popularity from passers-by, and the number of fans steadily increased.

As a result, on the day when the program was aired, Lu Yiyao responded to his concern------they stopped talking to him.

Paying attention to each other is the development that the company most hopes for. Just like Lu Yiyao's previous response, the company is also happy to see it happen.

But for some reason, Ran Lin always felt that the timing of Lu Yiyao's actions was intriguing.

For example, I forwarded his Weibo in response to the incident after it had been fermenting for a whole day and the other party had finished yelling his lines in the mall.

For example, this time, after the interview was broadcast, the discussion level, which had already dropped, rose again.

The timing Lu Yiyao chose was like... using these actions to express his attitude.

Moreover, Ran Lin always felt that the more vivid Lu Yiyao's response was, the more it showed that his emotions were fluctuating violently.

Although there is no basis for such inference.

The interview broadcast + Weibo interaction is not over yet.

That night, a well-known 2D celebrity released a CP video of Yun Zhang and Linghu Xiaodao.

Linghu Xiaodao is the most handsome costume character among all the male N roles played by Ran Lin. Although the ratings of this drama have been terrible from the broadcast to the ending, and even the TV stations are unwilling to rebroadcast it, Linghu Xiaodao has still become the Bai Yueguang in the hearts of a small number of two-dimensional fans.

Needless to say, Yun Zhang has become the husband of countless female fans.

What's even more fatal is that the video is well-produced. The cut clips of Yunzhang and the cut clips of Linghu Xiaodao are edited together to create a heart-wrenching MV. From editing to soundtrack, it is done in one go, smoothly and smoothly, in just four minutes. , but it is almost more exciting than the two original works.

People in the industry can tell at a glance that this was done by someone who was paid.

Although many celebrities will edit videos for their own Bai Yueguang, the timing is so precise, it will be released as soon as it is closed, and it will be forwarded by major marketing accounts as soon as it is released, with pink bubbles, which is intriguing.

Of course, the spectators won’t care so much.

Especially a large number of fan girls, their blood boiled instantly, and they were so cute that they bled to death.

Yun Zhang x Linghu Xiaodao has been on the hot search list.

Neither of the two parties responded or interacted again.

But after all, the loving fans are a group of warriors who can imagine an 80-episode idol drama from simply paying attention to each other, so the CP fever took advantage of the airport oolong incident and blew even harder and farther.

A month later, Ran Lin, who had appeared in some small announcements, received a contract for the reality show "National First Love Drifting".

"National First Love" is a reality show about celebrity travel + adventure + survival + challenge created by XX TV with huge investment.

Judging from the planning proposal alone, it is not very targeted and is a bit of a hodgepodge. Unlike other programs, you can tell from the name that they are either parent-child, puzzle, singing, or labor. There are even pure travel variety shows, with the main focus being beautiful scenery + celebrities. The audience can choose what they are interested in at a glance based on their preferences.

But from the star lineup, the characteristics of this show come out------Lu Yiyao+Zhang Beichen+Xia Xinran+Gu Jie+?

These four named people are all the hottest new generation in the entertainment industry right now.

The oldest, Gu Jie, is 25, and the youngest, Xia Xinran, is 22. Although there are many younger people in the entertainment industry, they either cannot keep up with the popularity or their image and temperament do not meet the planning label.

What's more important is that these five people are all considered to have become famous at a young age, and they have all been praised as "the nation's first loves" by the company in press releases.

Needless to say, Lu Yiyao made his debut in a youth campus movie adapted from a novel. Although he was still a sophomore in the UK at that time, he only played the third male lead during his vacation. But as soon as the film was released, it achieved good box office results. Coupled with the "acting skills" of the first and second male leads, he, who had only studied drama and performance at the University of Manchester for less than two years, won the most popularity and successfully entered the entertainment industry. Of course, because he spent most of his time filming in China, he eventually dropped out of school. Soon, the company stopped selling him the image of a top student, but the academic qualifications column on Baidu Encyclopedia still listed the university he had not completed.

Zhang Beichen and Xia Xinran, one 23 and the other 22, were both popular idols who emerged from a talent show called "You Are Still a Teenager" four years ago. At that time, there were tons of girls who wanted to be their girlfriends.

Zhang Beichen has sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and is very heroic. Xia Xinran has red lips and white teeth, and is delicate and delicate. One is handsome and the other is beautiful, both have stunning performances in subsequent film and television works. Today, everyone has gradually forgotten their status as show stars, but they still remember the image of "youthful boyfriends" they left behind.

Gu Jie has the most distinctive style among these people - his hormones are overflowing.

His most famous work was a costume detective drama he starred in when he was 20 years old, in which he played a taciturn young man with extraordinary martial arts skills. Initially he was burdened with a blood feud, but with the help of the male protagonist, his family was cleared of injustice and his great revenge was avenged, and he became the loyal dog of the detective male protagonist.

That drama made the male protagonist famous, and also made him famous, especially when he was not well received when he first appeared on the scene--his appearance is in an environment with high standards and strict requirements such as idol dramas. In fact, it can only be regarded as average. In addition, the skin color is slightly darker and the appearance is weird. I don’t know if it offended the makeup artist. Later, with the sadistic relationship with the second female lead, it bottomed out.

And in a scene near the end, the screenwriter asked him to show off his body again.

Only then did the masses realize, holy sh*t, you look thin when you take off your clothes and you look fat. You are completely different from the weak and handsome boys outside. The sexy straight male hormones are rushing towards your face!

People's hearts are like this. When they don't like you, you are ugly even if you are beautiful, and when they like you, you are handsome even if you are ugly. Besides, Gu Jie is not ugly. After the TV series ended, he attended various promotions with a clean and cool style. So gradually, no one thought he was not handsome anymore. They all felt that he was extremely charming, the kind that could make people pregnant with just one look.

There are five guests and four names. In the early promotion of the program, the murderer Black Shadow in Conan was used to replace the fifth one.

Ran Lin occasionally saw it on Weibo and thought it was a trick by the production team to keep the show in suspense.

It wasn't until Wang Xi handed over the contract to him that he realized that it turned out that the star the program team wanted was still thinking about it, and the program team had no choice but to wait.

Now the star has clearly refused due to schedule reasons. Of course, only the star himself knows the real considerations. Only then did Wang Xi finally help Ran Lin get this pie.

In addition to Wang Xi's skills, luck also played a role.

In terms of fame, Ran Lin is definitely marrying up to the status of being on the show with these four.

But the recording is imminent, and the program planner's positioning is "the nation's first love", and first love is not that easy to find. There are many popular stars, but those who can claim to be the nation's first love, those who have the same schedule, and more importantly, those who are not willing to ask for too much, after screening, only Ran Lin, who is in the limelight recently, is left, and what a coincidence that this limelight is also entangled with Lu Yiyao.

Although this hype is somewhat exaggerated.

But I can’t stand Ran Lin’s advantage. The price Wang Xi offered to help him accept this reality show would keep the program team entertained for three days.

One wanted to take advantage of the popularity, and the other wanted to use the best cost-effectiveness to get the show started smoothly. Once the two parties contacted, it was perfect.

"I've read the terms for you. They're a bit strict, but not too much. After all, we're the ones asking for it, so we always have to compromise." Seeing Ran Lin carefully review the contract, Wang Xi spoke calmly.

Ran Lin blinked his eyes when he heard this and came back to his senses.

In fact, Wang Xi misunderstood him. Although he was thinking about the contract, he was only thinking about one person in his mind.

After putting down the contract, Ran Lin looked at Wang Xi worriedly: "Are you sure...he can accept my participation?"

The person that Ran Lin prayed to God and hoped would never meet him, not only will they meet again, but they will also have to go on a bumpy journey arm in arm.

Ran Lin was so embarrassed that he couldn't even remember the other person's name.

He was afraid that all the gods and Buddhas in the sky would hear him and write him down in the record of shameless sins.

Wang Xi thought he was going to ask about something important. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "He signed the contract last month, and there is no way he could break the contract for you. Besides..." The usual faint look appeared on his delicately made-up face. Ridiculing, "His celebrity status is not big enough to influence the choice of the program team with just one sentence."

Ran Lin had nothing more to say.

In fact, what he wanted to ask was whether I could not participate, or even if I did appear on the variety show, could I find someone else to take advantage of instead of always relying on one person to take advantage of me.

But he knew there was no need to ask.

Just by looking at the cast, you can tell that this variety show will be a hot topic. Wang Xi must have worked hard to get on this train.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find such a good opportunity again.

The dressing room at a magazine cover shoot in Shanghai.

The magazine's stylist finished changing Lu Yiyao's look and applying makeup. As soon as he left, Lu Yiyao expressed shock at the hot news that his manager Yao Hong had just brought...

"The fifth person is Ran Lin?!"

And outrage.

"I've put up with the CP speculation. Is he planning to consume me to the end of the world?!"

Only Lu Yiyao and Yao Hong were left in the dressing room, but the former still kept his voice down as much as possible, only using gritted teeth to express his strong feelings.

Sister Hong patted her artist on the shoulder. The force was very light, but it contained an infinite comforting effect: "He is cheap, and he can also be associated with the nation's first love."

Yao Hong's voice is the same as her person, simple and friendly, natural and delicate.

Even though Lu Yiyao was angry, he gradually calmed down, but he still found it ridiculous that Ran Lin was closely related to the purpose of the program: "Who is he, the nation's first love?"

Lu Yiyao had his own power system, and even the way he raised his eyebrows when he was angry was so charming.

Fortunately, Yao Hong's son is in high school, so she takes care of Lu Yiyao like a child, being tolerant and patient.

However, Yao Hong was not a vegetarian when he was able to bring Lu Yiyao to where he is today, but unlike Wang Xi's domineering and arrogant style, Yao Hong was gentle yet strong, and handled things more smoothly and thoroughly.

Seeing that she was silent, Lu Yiyao took out his phone and flipped through it, wondering, "Sister Hong..."

After a while, the latter finally handed over the phone.

It was an entertainment news article from two years ago. It was the kind of article that had to be written even if there was no topic to talk about. [If there was a first love, it would definitely be you: the most handsome school hunk in a white shirt, Ran Lin.]

The content can be completely ignored, it is all cliches.

The accompanying pictures are quite interesting. Sunset, playground, horizontal bar, boy in white shirt.

"How is it? It's similar to first love, right?" Seeing that he was lost in thought, Yao Hong chuckled and teased.

Lu Yiyao returned the phone to his agent, pondered for a long time, and said with emotion: "He takes good care of it."

The boy at the playground is the same as the fake fan at the airport, except for his different clothes.

It was a face forgotten by time, forever fixed in the best years.

"Don't think about anything else, just prepare well." Yao Hong knew that Lu Yiyao had accepted the reality, but it would take time for the afterglow to dissipate. "This is your first variety show, it's very important."

Lu Yiyao still wanted to struggle one last time in the afterglow: "Is there really no room for maneuver?"

Yao Hong was silent for a moment, looking into her artist's eyes, her tone was calm, but her words were powerful: "One day in the future, you will become a real superstar. By then, everyone who wants to stand by your side will have to go through you. "

Lu Yiyao was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.

The shooting assistant came in and announced that the second set of shooting could begin.

Lu Yiyao nodded and walked out with him.

He was a little distracted during the second part of the shooting, and was reminded several times by the photographer before he slowly got into the mood.

He was thinking about Yao Hong's words.

It’s not about whether it makes sense or not, but whether that kind of future is what you want.