Shu Han still trusted Liu Rulan. He knew that if Liu Rulan said that, it must be based on evidence, and there must be another reason behind it.
"Are He Wenming and He Jinnian about to untie each other?"
Shu Han immediately pressed for more information.
"There's no definite news on that, but if you try to make contact, you might have a chance to poach them."
Xiao He was also curious: "Weren't the two of them cooperating very well? Why did their partnership suddenly become so precarious?"
If I remember correctly, He Wenming has been with He Jinnian for nearly seven years. Their relationship is truly very strong, and their interests are deeply intertwined. Xiao He doesn't understand why such a golden partnership would choose to part ways.
“It’s not as complicated as you think.” Liu Rulan spread her hands. “Their relationship is still very good. It’s just that He Jinnian is now vaguely planning to switch to behind-the-scenes work. If he wants to switch, then He Wenming will not be able to play a significant role.”
In fact, He Wenming could continue to be He Jinnian's agent, but it would be a waste of his talent. Most of the work could be done by an assistant or a more ordinary agent, which would meet He Jinnian's daily needs for behind-the-scenes work. A top agent like He Wenming should stand by the side of celebrities and help them handle all kinds of matters in front of and behind the spotlight.
And someone like He Wenming would certainly not be willing to give up his identity as an artist's agent.
Therefore, it's only a matter of time before He Wenming and He Jinnian break off their relationship.
After listening to Liu Rulan's words, Shu Han fell into deep thought.
Xiao He glanced at Shu Han and also fell into deep thought.
The person Liu Rulan mentioned gave him some other ideas—of course, he couldn't possibly find a second agent; this little scheme was aimed at their current studio.
Xiao He learned from an overheard conversation that Shu Han actually wanted to join Ling Hui's studio.
However, his main target at the time was Liu Rulan. He wanted to join the studio and become Liu Rulan's artist, but Liu Rulan was unwilling to manage a second artist, and the studio did not have a second agent, so the matter was dropped.
But if we could recruit He Wenming, things would be quite different.
As an artist whom Xiao He had heard about many times after entering the entertainment industry, Xiao He had naturally studied He Jinnian's career path.
He Jinnian made his fortune through serious dramas, and the resources he subsequently received were mostly righteous roles in serious dramas. In terms of career development, he was a good match for Shu Han. After all, Shu Han's face was very suitable for being the male lead in serious dramas, and Shu Han also had martial arts skills, so he was suitable for even more serious drama roles. He could play all kinds of police or special forces roles.
He Jinnian's ability to play these roles is definitely closely related to the resources and connections He Wenming has.
If we can recruit He Wenming, then Shu Han's future development will be worry-free.
When the time comes, Shu Han will take on the role of a righteous male lead in a serious drama, while he will take on the role of a villainous male lead in an evil drama. Their resources will not overlap, greatly reducing their competition. The studio will also have two cash cows... Just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful!
Moreover, Xiao He's overall impression of Shu Han is very good. He is a decent person and has a good relationship with Sister Liu. There is no need to worry about being betrayed by such a partner.
However, Xiao He did not express these thoughts directly at the dinner table, but planned to discuss them privately with Liu Rulan first.
After the dinner party ended and everyone dispersed, Xiao He got into Xiao Chen's car and finally asked Liu Rulan indirectly, "Sister Liu, if Brother Shu doesn't join the company, is he planning to start his own studio?"
Liu Rulan was resting with her eyes closed when she heard Xiao He's words, and she was not surprised: "Yes, he is still going through the procedures and plans to officially start setting up the studio after the Spring Festival."
"I wonder if Brother Shu would be interested in joining our studio?"
Xiao He's words made Liu Rulan open her eyes in surprise and look at Xiao He.
“If the studio only has me as an artist, even if we keep investing in other film and television projects, the return on investment will still be too slow,” Xiao He analyzed seriously. “If Brother Shu can join our studio, it will definitely be a great boost.”
"Besides, Sister Liu, you know very well what kind of person Brother Shu is. Letting him join us is much better than letting other strangers or newcomers join us."
The studio will expand sooner or later, and rather than joining other people, Xiao He would prefer to join someone they are relatively familiar with.
Xiao He has not forgotten his determination to become a capitalist.
Liu Rulan also began to rethink the matter.
The main reason she rejected Shu Han was indeed for Xiao He's sake, but she also didn't want to hold Shu Han back.
Now that the issue of Shu Han's agent can be resolved, bringing Shu Han into their studio is naturally a very worthwhile thing to do...
“Okay, I’ll ask him about it later,” Liu Rulan said. “Don’t worry about this for now. He hasn’t been back to China for a long time, and he’ll definitely be going back to his hometown during the Spring Festival. This matter will have to wait until after the New Year to be dealt with.”
"good."
"There's another thing. The Phantom Thieves will also be released during the Spring Festival. However, you're not the lead actor and you're busy with the filming of Sumi, so you don't need to follow the crew around for promotions. Just support it online."
"OK."
Xiao He already knew that "The Phantom Thieves" would be released during the Spring Festival. After all, when he went to do reshoots, the film was already in post-production. Given the type of script and Director Zhuang's ambition, it was definitely going to be released during the Spring Festival. Now he just hoped that the film would be a big hit, so that he would have a better chance of participating in the second film.
"Then I checked the filming schedule for 'Yu Ye,' and it should be completely finished before the Spring Festival. Are you sure you don't want to go back to Shanghai?"
"Yes, I promised my mom and the others that I would take them sightseeing during the Spring Festival."
"Okay, then Xiaochen and I will head back first."
"OK."
After discussing their next steps, the two fell silent and closed their eyes to rest.
This year's Spring Festival falls in mid-February. Just three days before the Spring Festival, the script for "Mito" was finally about to be completed and filming was about to wrap up—to be precise, it was the first and second seasons of "Mito".
According to the normal plot, "Sumiya" is actually divided into three seasons. The filming time was very long because two seasons' worth of content were filmed at once.
The first season mainly tells the ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) story of the drug people and the world background and the main group. It mainly includes four episodes. Xiao He plays Yin Qi, whose identity is not exposed. Instead, he follows the main group to find the drug people from beginning to end, and there are no explicit scenes of him turning evil.
The second season primarily focuses on several episodic stories of the remaining main characters, as well as the everyday sibling relationship between Yin Lan and Yin Qi. The plot finally takes a turn later in the season when Yin Lan discovers Yin Qi's problems and deduces his true intentions. At the end of the season, all the previously filmed murder scenes and underhanded tactics are finally revealed, definitively confirming Yin Qi's true identity and stance.
The third season naturally tells the story of Yin Qi leaving the main group, officially breaking up with Yin Lan, and the main storyline ending with the confrontation between the two sides.
Throughout the entire storyline, it's clear that the first and second seasons needed to be filmed together. This is because the second season contains many flashback scenes that showcase Yin Qi's two sides—good and bad—on the same timeline. Therefore, these scenes definitely needed to be filmed in one go to save on the cost of rebuilding the same set and the time required for reshooting.
As for why the third season wasn't filmed all at once...
This brings us to the question: why has Yan Shaohan stopped updating his comics?!
