Zi Zeng said that plans can never keep up with changes.

It had only been two days since he arrived in the magical capital, and Xu Rong's plan of catching Tong Zirong to gain experience points had to be shelved again.

"Enter Guandong" became a hit, and its ratings were close to CCTV's single-episode ratings record.

A series of constantly refreshing ratings data, the hustle and bustle of the media, and the Internet, Xu Rong's two-point line between the practice room and the hotel did not have a profound impact, because he starred in "Yangcheng Hidden Whistle" which also created ratings in the southern region.

records and still maintain them to this day.

What really affected his life was that he had to ask for leave from Tong Zirong again and return to Beijing.

Recording CCTV's flagship program "Artistic Life".

Of course, it is not directed at himself, but at the entire creative crew of "Enter Guandong".

The battle was quite grand, with Shan Tianfang, a master of storytelling, delivering a speech. At the same time, Wang Gang, an avid fan of "Crossing the Guandong", was invited to talk about his feelings about "Crossing the Guandong" from the perspective of an audience.

Even among the great opening dramas in the past years, this is unique, and the reason is quite simple: the ratings data.

After reciting all the questions in the script with almost no difference, Xu Rong walked out of the CCTV building.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xu Rong looked back at the CCTV building. He believed that one day, he would be on this program alone.

Li Youbin saw him looking at the building in a trance, so he patted his shoulder and asked, "What are you thinking about? Let's go to my place for a drink?"

Xu Rong nodded, got into Li Youbin's car, and said with a smile: "I was wondering when I would have the opportunity to appear on that show alone."

Li Youbin snorted and said, "It's just memorizing lines. What's so good about it?"

Xu Rong smiled and did not answer his words. He knew that Li Youbin would never be able to appear on this show.

Li Youbin actually doesn't have much to deal with CCTV.

After "Bright Sword" became a hit, CCTV followed the early tradition of not separating production and broadcasting and filmed "Man Stands Attention". During the filming, Li Youbin resigned midway because he was dissatisfied with the other party's strict requirements. Although the producer found someone to replace him

, but because of the lack of such a hot and top celebrity like Li Youbin, the TV series was not released in the end.

It became one of the TV series that failed to be released last year. Not only did it lose money, but it also lost face.

But we can't do anything to Li Youbin. At that time, Li Youbin brought his family to the capital to work in the capital, but his relationship with the organization was still there, but he was suspended without pay. After "Bright Sword" became popular, his relationship switched to Guohua, but he was expelled.

The Bayi Factory was involved, and it was quite complicated.

"Look at us, even if you are dissatisfied with us, you don't have to hold your nose and invite us to come." Li Youbin saw Xu Rongguang smiling and smiled too, "They want ratings, and they really can't do it without us."

"It's not like a show led by some people, which can't even catch up with the beginning of the new year."

Xu Rong couldn't help but laugh. Li Youbin was talking about his starring role in "Harbin at Night". Although it is confirmed to be broadcast on the CCTV General Channel, the specific time is not yet certain, but it is probably out of the question as the start of the new year.

"Captain, look at that." Xu Rong pointed to the car window.

Li Youbin glanced around and saw nothing but rows of Sophora japonica trees. He asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Just now I saw a grape seller on the roadside. Do you think they are sour or not?"

"How about you just sit here and stay still while I buy you some oranges?"

Xu Rong squinted his eyes, sighed, and said leisurely: "You said that I am only in my early twenties, and my starring role is broadcast on CCTV. You said, where can you reason?"

Li Youbin chuckled and said: "Hey, I guess you gave away a lot of money, right? I remember that you had made a movie before and wanted to sell it to CCTV, but it turned out that people refused to take it. After a few days of broadcasting, the results were terrible.

People and TV stations couldn’t stand it anymore and they stopped it.”

"No, I don't wear something so exposed." Xu Rong sat up straight, and his face suddenly turned red as if someone had slapped his ears.

The more he regards acting as his career, the less he wants to mention it now.

Even if he is not the first male lead and the second male lead, as one of the main creators and an actor, it is a great shame for any actor to have his scenes completely rejected by the audience and eventually force the TV station to stop broadcasting.

It's like a man who is told no by his wife.

Seeing that Xu Rong was hesitating and unable to answer, Li Youbin patted him on the shoulder and said: "I was just kidding, why are you so anxious? I watched a few episodes of your drama and it was quite good.

Well, I just sold it to the wrong place."

Xu Rong leaned back on the chair again. He thought so too, because he later talked about this play with Li Xuejian, Zhang Yubei and He Zhengjun, and they all commented very favorably.

But it just can’t stop the audience from buying it.

He didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he turned around and asked, "What are your plans for this year?"

"Transformation." Li Youbin said without thinking, "It's really impossible if I don't change. The Anti-Japanese War is getting worse and worse, and period dramas are not easy to produce. I can take on criminal investigation, but I haven't received any good scripts recently."

A strange thought suddenly came to Xu Rong's mind, and he said: "If you ask me, if there is a similar book, you can take on the role of the emperor."

Li Youbin said: "I would like to, but which TV station dares to buy it?"

After finishing speaking, he seriously thought about the feasibility of Xu Rong's proposal. His original plan was to copy his old profession and transform into a villain. However, the current environment has tightened, and the villain can only be a two-man, three-man character at best.

, in that case, he would have to reduce his salary.

After waiting for a while, Li Youbin raised his head and asked: "What about you, you still shoot spy wars?"

Xu Rong shook his head and said: "I have a wide range of acting skills. It doesn't matter what I shoot. You don't know. The books handed to me include all types. I can't choose. What is the main thing? The audience recognizes us."

Play, for example..."

Li Youbin couldn't listen anymore and stopped him: "If you don't brag, will you die?"

Xu Rong said with a smile: "Don't believe it, the one I filmed last year was with Gao Xixi, a man who was very drunk and wealthy, and played an honest and friendly middle-aged man. I recently read a script, and the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was good."

"Come on, you're not married yet, don't show off your waist all the time."

Xu Rong hasn't been filming during this period. Apart from reading the script of "Latent", he really hasn't been idle much. He studied with Tong Zirong during the day a while ago. At night, he went through all the popular dramas from last year and the year before, watching them.

Take notes.

It's not to learn how other people act, but to compare the ratings data obtained through the company while watching the drama to see which plots have increased ratings and which plots have begun to decline in ratings.

He is very aware of his own shortcomings and is not very good at picking books.

A good script may not produce a good drama, but a bad script may not produce a good drama. He understands this truth very well.

In fact, even if Li Youbin didn't call him over today, he would still have to come over and sit down when school starts.

Talk to Shi Lanya.

After entering the house, Shi Lanya was busy cooking. When he saw Xu Rong coming, he stuck his head out of the kitchen and said, "Xiao Xu is here."

She heard her husband say yesterday that Xu Rong was coming to record a show, so she knew that he would probably come to the house for dinner.

Li Youbin and Xu Rong are usually busy and haven't sat together for a while.

"Hey, hello, sister-in-law, I'm here again for lunch today."

"Don't worry, I won't make you hungry."

Li Youbin touched a cigarette and was about to light it when the lighter was lit. He turned his head and glanced at a certain room, let go, stood up, and pointed to the balcony towards Xu Rong.

When he reached the balcony and lit a cigarette, Li Youbin saw Xu Rong following him. He closed the floor-to-ceiling window and asked, "I didn't ask carefully before, how come you are cooperating with that Song Jia again?"

"You've always heard everyone's comments about Zhou Xingchi, right?" Xu Rong smiled and shook his head. He knew what he was asking and explained, "Her professional skills are very good, you should know this."

Li Youbin nodded, understanding what he meant.

Cooperation is fine, just making friends is fine.

Xu Rong was quite surprised that Li Youbin came to the balcony to smoke. He looked into the room and asked in a low voice: "The child is back?"

Li Youbin punched his nostrils and made a nasal sound: "Hmm."

Xu Rong had heard Li Youbin complain several times on the phone before. One time, he was probably so angry that he couldn't get over it and wanted to divorce Shi Lanya.

Li Youbin's son lives with his ex-wife, and they are now supported by him. Shi Lanya also brought a son here, who is also supported by Li Youbin.

However, the child was not his biological child after all, and he was not grateful at all. The relationship between the two of them had not been very good at first.

Xu Rong smiled bitterly and said, "Just take good care of me, but then again, don't you plan to get another one?"

He wouldn't say something like "If I had known what would happen today, why bother in the first place?" That would be meaningless and useless except for being discouraged.

Li Youbin took a puff of smoke and blew it out quickly. He didn't know whether he was exhaling smoke or sighing, and said: "Your sister-in-law doesn't agree. I'm looking at a person who is almost fifty. Can she live until her children get married?"

It’s easy to talk about, and besides... forget it, let’s not talk about it anymore.”

"You told me earlier that I tried it and it was pretty good. It's much better than when I first started." Li Youbin smiled and wiped his mouth, "Now you call me daddy."

Xu Rong vaguely guessed what he wanted to say, and said, "Then don't treat one with favoritism. After all, your son is still your own."

"Do you even need to say this?"

"It's time to eat. Why did you smoke it when you just walked in?"

Shi Lanya came out of the kitchen and saw that there was no one in the living room. After walking a few steps, she turned around and saw Li Youbin secretly running to the balcony to smoke. She walked over in two steps and opened the French window. Before she could say anything, Li Youbin conveniently

Put out the cigarette.

The two looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and said no more words.

"Eat, eat."

"Dad, how many days are you staying at home this time? Let's go skiing tomorrow?" As soon as the two of them entered the house, a fat boy about seven or eight years old came out of the house wearing underpants and rubbing his eyes. When he saw Xu Rong,

He was startled for a moment, then suddenly turned around and swooped into the room.
To be continued...