In late November, Xu Rong took his classmate Xiao Zhang to the capital city for a half-day promotion of the premiere of "The Big Deal" and then returned to the capital.

Plans are always bound to change. Before entering the house, the two of them had a very close plan, but in the end, when it came to the specific implementation level, they could only make it happen in a critical moment.

From this, Xu Rong gained a deeper understanding of the profound and profound traditional Chinese culture. The Book of Songs says: Bones are said to be cut, elephants are said to be polished, jade is said to be cut, and stones are said to be polished. Cutting and polishing can lead to a treasure.

Because he only tasted it briefly, Xiao Zhang hugged him sadly and said with a flat mouth: "It's swollen."

There is still one month left before the postgraduate examination, and two months left before the Chinese New Year. There seems to be plenty of time, but both of them are getting busy.

Needless to say, Xiao Zhang, the postgraduate entrance examination is the top priority right now.

As for Xu Rong, after the Chinese New Year next year and until the end of the year, there are three dramas on the schedule, all of which are male leads. Plus the graduation performance, which is probably difficult to turn down, there are four dramas in total.

He was unable to attend the final performances of his sophomore and junior years due to schedule conflicts. Due to emotions and reasons, he could no longer miss the graduation performance. After all, there was only one in college, so missing it might be a small regret.

Even though he had made a rough plan and decided to focus on it, he was already so predictable now that he might not even be able to take a breather next year.

More importantly, according to the current arrangements, it may be difficult to find time to consider endorsements, commercial performances, etc. next year.

Commercial performances are completely out of his scope now. Firstly, the money comes in too slowly, so he doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Secondly, ordinary ones are too cheap.

But endorsements are different. That is one of the main channels for actors to monetize their appeal. The plan he discussed with Jin Fangfang is that next year's endorsements should be finalized before the year is best. If possible, the advertisements will also be filmed.

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In addition, after giving Xiao Zhang a general test using the postgraduate entrance examination papers from previous years, he planned to visit the department director and several teachers to ask them for some professional course knowledge that could generally comprehensively evaluate the four-year study results of the university.

Furthermore, it was almost time to experience life, so he had to start trying out sketches. He had tried it several times before at classmate Xiao Zhang’s house, but the results were not very satisfactory.

Maybe it was always ideal because it was real enough, but it was just a little different from what he imagined.

In addition, some relatives and friends who have not been visited also have to move around. These relationships are not used most of the time, but they must be maintained because you never know when you will have to ask for help.

Among them, Zhao Baogang needs to be taken care of the most. He hasn't mentioned Xu Xing's matter yet.

When he woke up from boredom, he also understood that these behaviors and actions were too utilitarian and realistic.

It's just that he hasn't had the idea of ​​becoming a monk yet, so as to eliminate his own desires, he must be more realistic and utilitarian. Even if he becomes a monk, he still talks about "conditions".

Among these large and small things, the most important thing is the preparation of the work.

Because he is very clear that everything he currently has, whether fame, wealth, connections, etc., are just accessories brought by his works.

Several generations of top four major students have and are vividly demonstrating how the world will change dramatically when three or five consecutive works fail to make a splash.

At that time, everyone was very good at the traditional Sichuan Opera art of face-changing.

In the process of experiencing life at Xiao Zhang's home for the past two months, he made some modifications to the character's mental image. This is a character relatively close to himself.

But they don't exactly coincide.

The character is a person born in the 1980s, slightly two years older than himself. He has a sense of responsibility, a gentle and kind personality, and is proud. However, under the pride, there is also a certain degree of inferiority hidden.

On the other hand, they also possess the wisdom and foresight that are generally expected under traditional education.

After careful analysis, Xu Rong believed that the biggest distance between himself and the character was his inferiority complex.

He had this quality in the past, but he didn't know when it slowly disappeared as he pulled his peers further and further away. When he realized it, he could only keep warning himself in his heart not to expand.

Don't be arrogant, stay humble.

The next step of sketch creation has actually already started.

For example, the quarrels with classmate Xiao Zhang every day, the story is about the views on marriage and love of the generation born in the 1980s. In this regard, they almost overlap.

Furthermore, for example, Zhang Jizhong's attack on him, under normal circumstances, he should be attacked violently. No matter how unsuccessful, he must not suffer the consequences of being dumb.

But life is not like a martial arts TV show, where horses and whips are whipped, and hatred lasts all night. But most of the time, time is in a hurry and we make do with it. If we really can’t make it, forget it.

This is the distance between him and the character. It cannot but be said to be his own choice, but equally, it is also the character's choice when facing such events.

The sketch is not a mechanical copycat, but a matter of identifying opportunities and allowing one to deeply feel the emotions of the characters.

He had already had a profound experience of this at classmate Xiao Zhang's home.

After visiting several teachers, Xu Rong accepted Yang Zhensheng's fishing appointment.

Yang Zhensheng once served as the producer of "North Wind".

As soon as I left the school, I happened to meet Xu Xing and a girl from her class. The two of them were struggling to carry a express box and looked at it as if it was the express they had just picked up.

He heard Xu Xing mention that girl once, and she seemed to be called "Shuang", but he couldn't remember the details.

When I met the two of them, they put their hands in their pockets and asked, "What did you buy? How about I help you move to the dormitory?"

Seeing that he only moved his mouth and didn't even move an inch from his feet, Xu Xing rolled his eyes at him and said, "No, no, we can do it."

But her classmate, after being surprised, said: "That's troublesome..."

"Hey, you, I suddenly remembered something important." Seeing that the two of them actually put down the box, Xu Rong looked down at his watch and said apologetically to the two of them, "It's too late. Let's talk later when we have time."

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As he said that, he waved his hands and turned away.

He didn't even pay attention to the elegantly dressed seniors. Where did the flat-faced seniors get their confidence?

Xu Xing and her classmate looked at each other, staring blankly at Xu Rong, who was walking away without looking back. It took a long time to calm down.

"Your brother, is something really wrong?"

Xu Xing sighed and said, "Didn't you listen to what he said, 'How about I help you move to the dormitory?', it's either that or not, he has no intention of helping us move at all."

"Oh, it seems that I really lack exercise."

"What you lack is not exercise, but a boyfriend who can help us carry you."

After walking for a while, I happened to see a girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, holding a guide stick and moving slowly along the blind path on the roadside. She was in the middle of the blind path not far in front of the girl, but she didn't know

Someone parked a bicycle.

He hurriedly took two steps forward and moved the bicycle aside.

The girl probably didn't notice him and passed by him tapping the guide stick.

He also watched all this silently. When the girl passed by, he grinned and rubbed Gangli's head. Not to mention, the psychological feeling of doing something good was really good.

Maybe the other party would eventually find out without his help, but after all, this is a mutually beneficial thing.

These are sketches.

Of course, not helping Xu Xing and her classmates move things does not count. There is a certain deviation between his choice and the character's behavioral logic.

This is the second date with Yang Zhensheng. He had called him when he had dinner with An Jian and Gao Mantang.

Xu Rong was not very familiar with Yang Zhensheng. In his opinion, Yang Zhensheng was a very shrewd person, but the main impression he had on him was that he was lazy. He had never seen a producer as lazy as Yang Zhensheng. Bei Feng

During the filming, he only met him once on the day of the meeting.

Although the appointment was for fishing, he doesn’t like fishing very much, and he doesn’t know how to fish. Even if his friends around him are more interested in traveling, drinking tea, collecting cultural toys, etc., he doesn’t get too cold.

Only when they are older do they start to fix these useless things for masturbation. Who is young and as hard as iron can fix these useless things?

The fishing gear was prepared for him by Yang Zhensheng.

Sitting on the stool, Xu Rong asked: "Brother Yang, how long do you usually fish at a time?"

Yang Zhensheng was three or four meters away from him and said in a low voice: "It depends on the situation. Sometimes we fish for a whole day, sometimes for half a day. Mainly because I'm not very busy at ordinary times."

Xu Rong thought, you can pull me over, but if you are not busy, the work has been assigned to others, so where can you be busy?

Yang Zhensheng suddenly turned around and asked: "By the way, what's going on between you and Zhang Jizhong? Do you want to help talk things over? I still have some face."

Xu Rong smiled and shook his head, saying: "If you ask me, I'm also confused. I didn't recruit him or mess with him. It's like a dog-skin plaster. Just rely on me."

In addition to being a producer, Yang Zhensheng is also the general manager of a film and television company.

Yang Zhensheng saw his fish floating and reminded: "Your fish is hooked."

Xu Rong did not lift the pole immediately and said: "Don't worry, wait until the bite kills you."

After waiting for a while, the fish float became quiet. Yang Zhensheng watched Xu Rong pull up an empty hook, patted his thigh and said with a smile: "No, what you did just now, I thought I met a master, now it's better, run away early."

No trace."

"Where can I run? It's just a pond, so I can't run very far."

Yang Zhensheng was still smiling and said in an incomprehensible tone: "As a person who has been here, I would like to advise you that the Great Wall is still there today, but Qin Shi Huang was nowhere to be seen."

Xu Rong took the line back and was about to bait it again. He raised the fishhook in his hand and said, "Brother Yang, look, I came out today just to learn this relaxing fun from you, and I didn't plan to take it for granted."

I wanted to catch fish, but my bait was eaten, so you laughed at me, but thank you for your kindness."

Yang Zhensheng laughed and understood what he meant, and said: "Thank you for what? You won't talk about these bad things. By the way, are you fully scheduled for next year?"

"What you said has stopped me. I was really troubled by the schedule coordination a while ago."

"Hey, that's a shame."

"What a pity. Maybe one day I won't be able to make a living, so I have to count on you, Brother Yang, to help."

"Haha, then you can walk around more when you have free time."

While fishing quietly, Xu Rong understood Yang Zhensheng's good intentions.
To be continued...