Entertainment: I really want to make progress - #504 - Chapter 504 The First Sister’s Arrangement

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

At night, people gathered along a main road in Hengdian.

A large group of excited fans held support lights and banners.

“Is this the first sister’s birthday? There’s really no one in the queue!”

Occasionally, a nanny car drives by, and the female stars are all veterans of Hengdian. Seeing such a grand occasion, they feel somewhat envious.

I have never seen so many people support offline for Raw Fen, and I have never seen so many people support offline for Pollen.

A sister is a sister.

Her fans, the little lions, are also so awesome.

finally.

When I saw the commercial vehicle that had deliberately slowed down, my screams of surprise nearly tore through the night.

“Taozi, there are so many people here.”

Liu Shishi, who had just finished filming today, was a little surprised to see so many people through the car window.

“I heard that you were filming on the set, so the little lions spontaneously organized themselves to wait for you here.”

Taozi also had pride in her tone.

“Have you prepared enough milk tea and cake?”

“Don’t worry, it’s in the car behind, I’ll take care of it for sure.”

Taozi contacted the other staff members of the brokerage team who were following the car, “Sister Shi Shi, I’ll go down to check on the situation later. If there’s no problem, you can get off.”

“Um.”

Liu Shishi rolled down the window and waved outside, feeling inexplicably warm in his heart.

Taozi smoothed her neat short hair very skillfully, opened the car door, looked around and found no suspicious people among them, and then walked in front of the fans.

The little lions also knew this assistant who had been with Liu Shishi for several years, and they all reached out to deliver the birthday gifts they had prepared.

In just a short while, the bag Tao Zi was carrying was already full.

We will not accept any luxury gifts from fans, only letters and greeting cards symbolizing our sincere feelings.

Taozi put her back in the car and reported the situation. Liu Shishi also got out of the car.

“Liu Shishi ah ah ah!”

“Shi Shi, I love you!”

There was a burst of exclamations and screams that were louder than before.

Today, Liu Shishi is wearing a black sweatshirt and loose casual pants.

Because she had just finished taking off her makeup after filming, she was still wearing a mask on her face, and the hat with “thanks” written on her head was probably what she wanted to say to her fans.

“I love you all too.”

Shi Shi, who was originally afraid of society, also became numb for a rare time.

There was a huge tsunami at the scene.

There are so many female fans, and there is actually a tough girl who calls her husband, which makes Shi Shi feel a little embarrassed.

She was more or less afraid of society, so she suppressed her shyness and interacted with fans to say hello. The mask covered her little face tightly, but her ears were already completely red.

“Thank you everyone. It is really a warm and beautiful thing to feel your love.”

“Don’t spend money to buy things for me, buy more delicious food for yourself. I also hope everyone can live well.”

Liu Shishi looked at the warm eyes of the little lions and was a little moved. His tone became more sincere and said: “As an actor, the best way I can give back to everyone is to film well, work hard, and let everyone Motivated because you like me.”

Seeing that many of the lion cubs at the scene were girls, Liu Shishi reminded: “You should go back early and be careful on the road.”

After interacting with the fans for a while, she waved goodbye and got in the car. Behind her, the assistant team staff were distributing milk tea and snacks.

Taozi looked at Liu Shishi with her hair lowered, and knew who she was chatting with without having to think about it. She smiled and said, “Sister Shi Shi, you have been working hard these days. The crew will have a half-day off tomorrow. You have a good night’s rest.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Don’t forget, there are birthday gifts at home.”

“What are you doing? Why are you so mysterious?”

Liu Shishi was a little curious, but Taozi remained tight-lipped and said she would see it later.

Still immersed in the wonderful atmosphere just now, talking and laughing along the way, the commercial vehicle drove into a high-end community in Hengdian.

This is also a house that Zhou Yutang bought here.

In the past, when Zhou Yutang came to film, he usually stayed in hotels. But later, when conditions allowed, he certainly couldn’t treat himself badly.

He bought several houses one after another near Hengdian Film and Television City, and it felt like going home when he came to film. This house was his love nest with Liu Shishi.

Beep!

The fingerprint unlocked the password. Liu Shishi changed into shoes and entered the door, slightly startled.

The bright lights were on like this, and there was a tall figure wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen.

“Dear you, why are you here?”

Shi Shi suddenly ran into a trot, hugged Zhou Yutang tightly from behind, and pressed her body tightly against him.

The light breath seemed to be the coolness of mint, but also seemed to be the warmth of the sun on a winter afternoon. It was pure and clean, making her voice unconsciously sweet.

“Didn’t you say there was a meeting in the Magic City?”

“I was with the Jinling crew the day before yesterday, and went to the Magic City for a meeting yesterday.”

Zhou Yutang had not been in the kitchen for a long time, and his skills had not fallen behind. He turned around and kissed Liu Shishi, who was standing on tiptoe, and patted her buttocks:

“Sit down and wait, the steak isn’t done yet.”

Liu Shishi refused to let go, and the two of them warmed up for a while before walking to the dining table with light steps.

The dining table was set with tableware and fragrant roses beside it.

The slender wine glass had already been filled with red liquid. Cake was her favorite flavor. She didn’t know where Zhou Yutang got the candles from, but they were stubbornly giving out light and heat.

Simple yet romantic.

Looking at the exquisite decorations on the dining table, Liu Shishi smiled like a flower: “Dear, did you arrange all this?”

“of course.”

Zhou Yutang shamelessly took credit for Ni Ni’s achievements.

He came over today and met with Mr. Xu of the Hengdian Group, and asked Ni Ni to come over first to make preparations.

The corners of Liu Shishi’s mouth turned up in disappointment.

When girls see delicious food, they immediately take pictures first, and Liu Shishi is no exception.

I sat at the dining table and found an angle to take some photos, and sent them to Tao Zi with a laughing expression.

She had just been focused on being happy, but now she realized what she was doing.

No wonder Tao Zi was still snickering mysteriously on the way home. It turned out that she had been bribed by Zhou Yutang a long time ago.

While chatting with Taozi, Liu Shishi happily took a photo of Zhou Yutang’s back. The more he looked at it, the more handsome he felt.

The two talked on the phone every day, and she knew how tight Zhou Yutang’s schedule was.

He is involved in several companies, serves as the producer of several dramas at the same time, has casting auditions for “Ghost Blowing the Lamp” on hand, and is busy with the script of the movie.

Seeing him suddenly appear in front of her now, it was really an indescribable surprise.

While watching Zhou Yutang cooking, I shared with him what happened to the little lions on the road tonight.

What I made tonight was a simple steak and pasta, but the quality of the ingredients was not low.

“It smells so good.”

A scent of fragrance came over, arousing Liu Shishi’s greed.

The two enjoyed a romantic candlelight dinner, and Zhou Yutang personally brought Liu Shishi a valuable necklace that he had prepared in advance.

When he talked about what happened that night, he was filled with emotion.

The little lions are well prepared, and the news about the organization celebrating Liu Shishi’s birthday has been trending on Weibo for entertainment.

Here in the Magic City, there are several railway station exit corridors.

You can all see Liu Shishi’s support screen.

Clips from her character since her debut.

Including the national school belle in “Those Years” and the alluring dance in the snow in “Xiu Chun Dao”.

It attracted countless passers-by to stop and watch.

There are a lot of traffic fans in the circle, but when it comes to cohesion and combat effectiveness, the little lions are definitely at the top.

The pleasant night had just begun. Zhou Yutang hugged Liu Shishi. Just as he was about to make the next move to conquer the city, Shi Shi slapped his hand away:

“Wait a minute!”

“What are you waiting for?”

Zhou Yutang was slightly stunned.

“Let’s watch a variety show. Mango Channel’s “Flowers and Boys” starts tonight. Let’s watch it on station B.”

Liu Shishi opened Station B, moved his body happily, and changed two positions. The pillow cover was on Zhou Yutang’s arms and his legs were pressed tightly against each other, finding the most comfortable position.

Zhou Yutang reluctantly accompanied her to watch the latest variety show “Flowers and Boys” on Mango Channel.

“What a warm feeling.”

“Everyone is very sensible.”

“Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Zheng Peibi is like the magic needle that fixes the sea.”

“The atmosphere is so loving, and everyone is working hard to communicate and work together.”

“Jin Da likes to feel happy.”

“I love Jia Jingwen so much, she has such a high emotional intelligence.”

“Why does Xu Qing always flirt with young girls?”

…

Liu Shishi watched it with gusto, and when he ate it in conjunction with the barrage at station B, his happiness doubled.

Zhou Yutang combed Liu Shishi’s smooth hair with his fingers and asked casually: “Do you like to see flowers and teenagers?”

“of course.”

Liu Shishi raised his head and said arrogantly: “I didn’t fail in any issue. It seems to be quite fun.”

The overall style of Flowers and Boys in the first season is indeed warm and relaxing.

There is no deliberate conflict, but when a few people suddenly form a group and go to a foreign country to do a show together, conflicts are bound to happen.

But in the end, through mutual communication, understanding and tolerance, from the initial unfamiliarity to gradually opening up, they slowly merged into what a group should be.

In the entire group, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

The subtle chemical reaction produced brings a good viewing experience to the audience.

After watching the variety show, Liu Shishi gave the show a perfect score, and then turned to Zhou Yutang and asked: “Honey, how are the ratings?”

“good.”

Zhou Yutang gently combed Liu Shishi’s smooth hair with his fingers: “The first season of Hua’er started with a ratings of 2.3, and the ratings of subsequent episodes are also rising.”

So far, most of the reviews online are positive.

Of course, it’s hard for everyone to agree. Many netizens scolded Xu Qing for being pretentious, and some viewers were annoyed that Hua Chengyu would always say “Hello, I’m Huahua” when he sees someone.

However, such ratings at the launch have exceeded the 1.8% ratings of the first-line variety show “Happy Camp”.

In the current TV ratings market, it can definitely meet the standards of a hit variety show.

When word-of-mouth ferments, and in conjunction with Mango Channel’s publicity and press releases, more and more viewers will naturally join the show.

At that time, you might have the opportunity to explore the threshold of a popular variety show.

Zhou Yutang went back to Shanghai for a meeting to discuss this matter. The success of “Flowers and Boys” has caused the stock price of producer Fang Mingjie’s company to soar day by day.

His net worth was rising, so he launched a one-fish, two-eat plan, and asked Zhang Yibei to contact Modutai to prepare for another fancy sister.

In this way, Mango Channel and Modou Channel won the ratings, and he made money. It can be said that it is a win-win situation for all three parties.

“Honey.”

Liu Shishi held Zhou Yutang’s arm and moved: “Shall we also go on a show tour when we have time?”

“Can.”

“Really?”

Liu Shishi’s delicate and gentle face was full of surprise.

“Of course, you and I were originally invited in the first season.”

Zhou Yutang’s face is thicker than a city wall thousands of miles away, and he doesn’t blush when telling lies. “It’s just that you know, I had a lot of things at the time, so I pushed him away. How did you think of participating in a variety show?”

“I think it’s quite fun to participate in variety shows while traveling like this.”

“Actually, the audience seems to have a very comfortable rhythm. These are all the effects of post-editing. It is quite tiring to shoot this kind of travel variety show. Didn’t Jin Daxi tell you? Basically, the recording needs to be completed within three weeks. If there are domestic Itinerary, I have to run back and forth.”

Zhou Yutang put his arms around Liu Shishi and gave her some popular science about the process and knowledge of the Hua’er variety show.

“I only heard Daxi say that he was very tired, but he had a lot of fun.”

Liu Shishi changed his words and said, “Forget it.”

She just felt that Zhou Yutang was usually too busy with work, and she wanted to relax with him in a travel variety show, and they could also travel together to enhance their relationship.

I didn’t expect it to be quite tiring, so it wasn’t worth it.

After watching the variety show, Liu Shishi took the initiative, twisting his body, with spring in his eyes, and said in a tired voice: “My dear, take me to take a bath.”

Spend a pleasant night with Liu Shishi in Hengdian.

Zhou Yutang returned to the capital the next day, and the casting work there was also in full swing.

News from the outside world is flying all over the place.

There are entertainment reporters squatting in the grass under the Jiangdong Entertainment Building all year round.

Among them, the team that had a good relationship with Zhou Yutang naturally got first-hand information.

I successfully took photos of the four major Mesozoic actors in the circle, namely Deng Chao, Chen Kun, Liu Huohua and Huang Xiaoming.

The film projects managed by Zhou Yutang are very high-profile in themselves and are hotly discussed on the Internet. Many celebrities and entertainers even come to attract traffic.

The male lead of Ghost Blowing the Lamp has been decided, but it has not been officially announced yet.

The competition for the heroine has never stopped.

First, Teacher Fan traveled thousands of miles from Paris Fashion Week to visit the Governor of Jiangdong at night, and then Li Binbin came to audition.

These two old enemies, who had just competed on the Oscars red carpet, became superficial sisters again during interviews, and now they started to fight again.

Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Jingchu, Tang Wei, etc. all came to join in the fun, and the recently popular International Chapter was also absent.

Not only are the big flowers in the Mainland surging, but also capital from both sides of Hong Kong and Bay Province have begun to actively contact Zhou Yutang.

The purpose is also very simple, to spend money to push people to the top.

Being able to participate in Zhou Yutang’s project is really promising and the temptation is too great.

Zhou Yutang didn’t expect that someone would seek connections with Xu Ke and prepare to push Shu Qi to the top.

“Didn’t Shu Qi take over Hou Xiaoxian’s “Nie Yinniang”?”

“That drama will definitely not be as good as Director Zhou’s drama.”

Xu Xiaoxiao said: “She is still an investor, and she said she can cooperate with us to arrange the schedule at any time.”

Recently, big directors in the industry have made moves, and Xiaogangpao’s “Private Customization” is about to start filming.

Wu Baige plans to set up a filming base in Zhoushan, and “Peace Wheel” is officially launched.

Hou Xiaoxian, a veteran director who is a living fossil in Bay Area, is not willing to be lonely and has returned to the world. This can be regarded as sensational news. Shu Qi not only stars in “Nie Yinniang”, but also invested a lot of money.

“The total box office of “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons” exceeded 1.305 billion, and the box office on that day has dropped to just over one million. The current situation of the film is still close to 16%, and the key will be extended to the end of March!”

“Huang Bo and Lin Chilin star in “101 Proposals”, which has a total box office of 202 million.”

“The box office of “No Man’s Land” is steadily improving and has exceeded 250 million. The dark horse director Ning Hao is still magical and firmly sits in the second place in the Spring Festival!”

In the film market, the imported Hollywood blockbuster “The Hobbit” has not adapted to the local environment, and these Spring Festival movies have come to an end.

However, recently there has been rumors in the circle that Mr. Xing went to Huayi to talk to two Mr. Wang about box office dividends, but they ended up unhappy.

Sweet Princess has really taken off. The box office of “Introduction to Architecture” exceeded 70 million yuan in its first weekend, claiming the title of champion.

The box office continued to grow steadily in the second week, and in conjunction with Starlight’s promotional release, Jing Tian became famous because of her innocent appearance in the movie without makeup.

Now Jing Tian, ​​who is the nation’s first love, has completely secured her position as an A-list actress.

“Why is Yang Ying here too?”

“Boss, she also asked you to meet at the restaurant tonight.”

Ni Ni shook the message on Zhou Yutang’s phone, smiling a little teasingly.

Yang Ying over there couldn’t have imagined that none of her suggestive messages were answered by Zhou Yutang in person.

“Forget it, don’t go back.”

Dabao’s obviously flattering attitude was eventually brushed aside by Zhou Yutang.

He still has principles and never touches married women.

It’s no wonder Tianbao is so proactive, there are quite a few people in the circle who hold such thoughts.

The ready-made examples are there.

Liu Shishi, Gulinazha, including the recently popular Sweet Princess.

They were all lifted to the sky by Zhou Yutang, Gao Yuanyuan reached the peak of her career because of “Search”, and even Liu Yifei, who fell from the peak and almost retired from the industry, was taken back to the fairyland.

Zhou Yutang is recognized as the number one person in the entertainment industry who has promoted girls, and now he has such top-notch resources in front of him.

If you don’t try, how will you know if Zhou Yutang likes you?

Zhou Shufang specially brought Reba to audition, and her performance was quite satisfactory.

Zhou Yutang looked through the information compiled by Lin Liang.

Overall, the one with the highest overall score is Li Binbin.

Sister Lianhua can dominate one of the four double ices, and her comprehensive ability is quite strong.

Next is Shu Qi, whose image and temperament are relatively consistent. However, these two have to sign the first two film contracts before discussing later. This is not as advantageous as their own Reba.

Just after the meeting, Zhou Yutang felt a warm and soft body fall into his arms when he returned to the office.

“Reba, what do you want to do?”

Zhou Yutang held Di Lieba’s shoulders.

It must be her first time doing this kind of thing, because she was nervous and even her body was shaking a little.

Zhou Yutang originally thought that Nazha was already invincible.

Unexpectedly, there was a more brave girl from Northern Xinjiang. Reba was no less reckless than Naza. She hugged Zhou Yutang tightly and kissed her right away.

The teeth touched Zhou Yutang’s lips, causing him to frown in pain.

Finally, he hugged her and sat down on the sofa, and finally separated. Zhou Yutang felt his lips bleeding a little: “Who taught you this?”

She was very brave just now, but after being swept away by this deep and scorching gaze, Reba’s face turned a little red. She glanced at Zhou Yutang secretly, but her tone was very firm,

“Boss, no… no, I just like you.”

“Did Zhou Shufang teach you?”

Zhou Yutang said solemnly: “This is outrageous!”

He stared at the exotic beauty in front of him and leaned back slightly. There seemed to be a sweet aroma similar to fruit on Di Lieba’s body.

“I’m sorry, boss.”

Reba felt as if she had messed up, and quickly lowered her head.

He hurriedly wanted to stand up, but his feet felt a little weak for some reason, and he sat down again with his perky buttocks.

hiss!

Hearing Zhou Yutang’s gasp, Reba panicked and tried to lean on Zhou Yutang’s legs to get up, but she caught something.

Her mind went blank.

If you have never eaten pork, you have seen pigs running away.

After entering the Internet age, young girls talk about everything.

Zhong Chuxi played movies inappropriate for children in the dormitory.

Reba’s brain was shut down for several seconds, her mouth opened slightly, not knowing what to say.

“Get up first.”

Zhou Yutang pulled away, and Reba woke up with a start. Her face turned red like a cooked prawn, and she lowered her head and apologized: “Boss, I’m sorry.”

“fine.”

Zhou Yutang waved his hand with a calm expression: “You go back with the script first. As for the results, I will inform you after we discuss them here.”

“Well, then…I’ll go back first.”

After Reba got up, she regained consciousness, walked outside the door, and closed the door softly.

Suddenly thinking that he forgot his bag in the office, he turned back and saw Zhou Yutang’s handsome face was a little distorted.

“Why are you back again?”

Zhou Yutang’s expression twitched slightly, but he soon regained his composure.

“Boss, I forgot my bag.”

Reba looked at the place where she was getting hard. She was too embarrassed to look at it anymore, so she took her bag and ran away.

“What happened? Was he molested?”

Ni Ni was at the door, watching Reba run away.

He glanced at the exquisite Cartier women’s watch on his white wrist.

No, it was an average calculated based on the time he had a tryst with Gulinazha.

The two of them decided not to do anything, otherwise Reba might not be able to come out at this time.

It’s also possible that the boss has been weak recently, and Ni Ni thought of Dilraba’s exaggerated buttocks.

Somewhat sad.

No wonder Gao Yuanyuan gave him some tonic…

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

Zhou Yutang was quite relieved when he heard the knock on the door. It was really hard to find an assistant as polite as Ni Ni.

“Boss, Mr. Li has brought people from October Culture to talk to you about the animation project.”

“Well, let’s do this first… let her in.”

Zhou Yutang hung up Chen Xi’s phone, and the two were talking about preparations for ghost blowing out the lamp.

As the chief producer, she is responsible for coordinating the entire department. She basically communicates once a day and talks about the progress of the project.

After a while, Li Shuang brought several young people into Zhou Yutang’s office and introduced him proactively:

“Yu Tang, this is Mr. Liu from October Culture, Director Tian.”

“Hello, Mr. Zhou.”

The two middle-aged men brought by Li Shuang said hello in unison.

After meeting Zhou Yutang, the two of them were a little nervous to varying degrees.

As a self-made super-rich man in the entertainment industry, Zhou Yutang is now almost a legend in the hearts of many people in this circle.

“sit down.”

Zhou Yutang’s lips were slightly raised and a little painful.

Ni Ni poured a glass of water for each of Li Shuang and the three of them, and led them to sit down in the reception area.

“Thanks.”

The two of them didn’t talk much, and it was obvious that they were both typical work-wear technical types, but they were both quite polite, but slightly reserved.

Among them, Mr. Liu, who looked very calm, took the initiative to introduce his team.

“It’s quite a fate.”

After a brief chat, Zhou Yutang chuckled and said: “I have heard of your company a long time ago. It used to be an outsourcing company and has a good reputation. I heard that there were plans to do original animation projects a few years ago.”

Zhou Yutang wanted to lay out the animation industry, so Li Shuang found a consulting company to conduct an investigation.

After detailed background research, the information was sent to him. October Culture was one of the goals.

“It’s such an honor. I didn’t expect Mr. Zhou to have heard of us.”

Liu Wei held the water glass in both hands and said: “Our company was established in 1999. It is also the earliest and most professional character animation production company in China. We have outsourced hundreds of customers at home and abroad…”

“Partners include CCTV, Beijing TV, Perfect World and many well-known animation companies in Europe…”

Talking about projects is also a way to show your strength and increase your bargaining chips.

“Our company decided to do the theme of “Journey to the West”. At that time, we just wanted to try our best to make something that we could accept.

But we still lack market experience. The production of long animation is beyond our imagination. The entire early design, actions, testing, and all aspects are not well controlled…”

Zhou Yutang listened carefully and nodded slightly.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

October Culture worked for more than a year to create a two-minute two-dimensional title sequence.

The original promise to investors was that it would be released in 2013, but according to this schedule, it is naturally far away.

The investment cycle of the entire project is too long, the business prospects are not clear, and funds must be continuously invested. The initial investors have already taken their buckets and ran away.

The project’s capital chain was broken, the morale of the military here in October was shaken, a group of the company’s animation staff had left, and now Liu Wei was seriously ill and sought medical treatment.

“Director Tian, ​​can I see the beginning of your two minutes?”

“sure.”

Tian Xiaopeng hurriedly opened the laptop he brought with him.

“”Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage”!”

Zhou Yutang looked at it very seriously. Although the work was still a bit rough, he saw the dawn of hope for domestic animation.

Two minutes is short.

But for Liu Wei and Tian Xiaopeng, it seemed like a century had passed.

Looking eagerly at Zhou Yutang holding his chin in his hand, hoping to see something from his expression, but there was no emotion or anger at all on his clear and cold face, except for the broken lip.

“Well done.”

It wasn’t until Zhou Yutang closed the laptop that Liu Wei and Tian Xiaopeng relaxed.

“Jiangdong can take over this project.”

Zhou Yutang didn’t even ask about the funding gap. He stood up and shook hands with the two of them.

“Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou.”

The voices of Liu Wei and Tian Xiaopeng were filled with gratitude.

“I have also grown up watching “Journey to the West” since I was a child. I did this project not to make quick money, but I just feel that there is a lot of room for exploration in animation movies.”

Zhou Yutang patted Liu Wei on the shoulder and said sincerely: “Work hard and let the audience see the animation that belongs to the people of China.”

The next thing was naturally that Li Shuang came to talk to them.

“Boss, do you really want to do an animation project?”

Ni Ni always felt that Zhou Yutang was trying to make a cake for Liu Wei and the others.

“certainly.”

Zhou Yutang enthusiastically gave her popular science:

“Like Pixar in America, the overall framework operation capabilities are mature. While ensuring quality, the market derivatives promotion is quite professional, and the animated film project will make a lot of profits in the later period.”

“There is market potential in China. If there are good-looking animated movies, coupled with improvements in operational capabilities and product chain structure, there will be great potential in the future.”

“They are also moving too slowly on the project.”

Taking the cup handed over by Ni Ni and taking a sip of water, Zhou Yutang continued: “It all depends on people. At present, the only domestic animated movies are bears. I still want to see the stories of Journey to the West and Conferred Gods on the big screen. “

With the support of Vision Media’s industry-leading technology, equipment, and talents, Liu Wei’s project will undoubtedly be more successful.

He also looks forward to that day.

Monkey Sun raised his golden cudgel.

Trample the sky to pieces, act unbridled and unruly.