Chapter 382 Female Celebrities Don’t Want to Be Cannon Fodder 4
Chapter 382 Female Celebrities Don’t Want to Be Cannon Fodder 4
The house the original owner rented was a one-bedroom, two-living-room apartment in the city center, with a monthly rent of 4000 yuan, which was a good choice within the original owner's affordability.
In fact, although the original owner was a famous star, most of her income was actually taken away by the company. She planned to save the remaining money as start-up capital for her own pet shop after she retired from the entertainment industry, so she tried to save as much as possible in her daily life.
However, Chu Yuan had not prepared to be as financially strapped as the original owner. In her opinion, money is earned, not saved.
Having finally arrived in the modern world, there was no need to wait any longer to put her money-making skills to good use.
So the first thing Chu Yuan did when he got home was to open the original owner's computer, divide the money in her card into several installments and invest them in the stock market. He bought several stocks that had been growing well recently, hoping to make a fortune.
Then he called the original owner's parents. Since the original owner's wish was to bring his parents to Dongcheng, it would be better to inform the old couple first.
"Hey, Mom."
"Yuanyuan, why did you call me back suddenly? Didn't you say you were filming a movie recently?"
The original owner had a good relationship with her parents, so Chu Yuan's tone was naturally a bit intimate when he called: "This afternoon the director praised my performance and it was good. I only took one take and passed, so I finished work early."
Hearing that her daughter was praised by the director, Chu's mother was also filled with surprise. After all, her daughter herself knew that her acting skills had always been criticized.
"Oh, Yuanyuan is awesome. She should hone her acting skills in the crew and try to play a leading female role in the future."
Yes, in the three years since the original owner entered the industry, all the roles she played were the second female lead or the Nth female lead, and her acting skills were not enough to support a complete play.
"Okay, mom. I will try my best."
The original owner had not yet mentioned to his parents the idea of retiring and returning home after the contract ended, which made it convenient for Chu Yuan to carry out his next plan.
"Mom, do you and Dad want to come to East City and live with me? I can make my own money now, and you should enjoy the blessing of having me as your daughter. Besides, I am alone in this place without any relatives. I feel really lonely."
These words made Chu's father and mother feel very distressed. Their daughter was only in her early twenties and was working alone in a foreign place. The words of refusal that they wanted to say were stuck in their throats and they couldn't say them.
In fact, Chu's father and mother did not want to go to Dongcheng to reunite with their daughter, but they felt that they were old now and were afraid that going to a big city would cause trouble for their daughter.
Noticing the hesitation on the other end of the phone, Chu Yuan knew she had made the right move, so she continued to persuade, "Come on, come on, Mom, you don't know how bad the lunch boxes on the set are. I haven't eaten the food you and Dad cooked for a long time.
Moreover, when I return home after filming, the house is cold and I am a little scared when I go to sleep at night. If you come to Dongcheng, there will be someone waiting for me at home every day when I go home. Just thinking about such a life is very warm. "
Chu Yuan accurately grasped the old couple's thoughts. If he asked them to enjoy a good life, they would definitely not agree so readily. But if he played pity on them, they would definitely want to show up in East City the next day.
As soon as they heard that their precious daughter was not eating or sleeping well in Dongcheng, they no longer had time to worry about other things and immediately agreed.
"Okay, okay, your father and I will arrange things here and go to East City in a few days."
"That's great, but you don't have to rush over. I'll pick you up after I finish filming the movie I'm currently filming in a week."
After agreeing on the specific time with his parents, Chu Yuan hung up the phone and prepared to arrange his next matters.
She has to make good use of these two days of vacation. She plans to find an acting teacher to learn her acting skills. Although her acting skills in the previous scene were recognized by the director and the actor, that was largely because of her spiritual energy, which made her image more in line with the character of Bai Yueguang.
In addition, she had similar experiences in her previous world, so she could mobilize the emotions at that time to complete the performance well.
But Chu Yuan is very self-aware. Not every scene she encounters can be supported entirely by emotions. Sometimes acting also requires the use of some techniques, which can make her performance content more detailed and easier to be recognized by the audience.
So Chu Yuan contacted her agent, hoping that he could help her get in touch with a good teacher in the industry, who could help her improve her acting skills in the next two days.
As for the original owner's agent, it is not quite appropriate to say that he is profit-driven. After all, he was still somewhat sincere when treating the original owner, an artist he had brought up.
When Chu Yuan first entered the circle, this agent, as her guide, provided her with considerable help both in work and in life.
But this is when one's own interests are not involved. In the face of interests, this bit of sincerity becomes imperceptible.
The original owner once told him that she had no intention of renewing the contract, so recently, apart from "The Legend of the Luoshui Hero" which had been confirmed long ago, he has not continued to match new work for the original owner, and all the resources at hand have been tilted towards another young actress under the company.
When Chu Yuan mentioned that she wanted to find a teacher to learn acting, he just sent her the contact information of several teachers in the industry and sent her a long voice message to explain that since the decision had been made to terminate the contract, the company could not waste resources on her.
After Chu Yuan clicked on the text message, she put the phone aside. She understood what her agent meant. It was just that the company didn't want to pay her the money. Since the contract was going to be terminated anyway, she didn't intend to care about it.
After all, from Chu Yuan's perspective, she still hopes to part ways with the company in peace.
She is well aware of the methods used by these unscrupulous entertainment companies. If the termination of the contract goes unpleasantly, her negative information will soon be all over the Internet, and then people will attack her and even her family without knowing the truth.
Guiding public opinion has always been one of the methods these entertainment workers are good at using.
If Chu Yuan was alone, she wouldn't mind a head-on confrontation with these people, but she still has parents. If they saw their daughter enduring such great criticism, it's hard to say how long they would be heartbroken.
So even for the sake of the two old people, Chu Yuan had to hold back his anger for the time being.
No matter what conflicts there are, we have to wait until we successfully terminate the contract with the company.
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