Now, Xiao He is presented with three offers: a job offer to be a regular guest on a variety show, an offer to play a role in an idol drama, and an offer to play a role in a movie.
These job offers are for projects that will be filmed soon.
Clearly, Starry Night Pictures fears things might get complicated and hopes to resolve the matter as soon as possible. They'd love for Xiao He to immediately join the film or television production team so they can do some marketing to dispel the rumors circulating online: "Qin Lezhang's ban is his personal action and has nothing to do with Starry Night Pictures!"
Unfortunately, no matter how anxious they were, Xiao He couldn't spare the time.
"These are clearly not suitable for me."
Xiao He closed the documents and tossed them aside without any interest.
There's no need to say much about this variety show. Slow-paced variety shows are already everywhere, and only one or two can still stand out. Xiao He has neither the time nor the interest to participate.
Although the male lead in this idol drama is an adaptation of a major IP produced by Starry Night Pictures, the character is completely inconsistent with Xiao He's current image, and Xiao He has no chance of accepting the role.
As for the second male lead in this movie, it was originally Qin Lezhang's idea. As the "crown prince" of Xingchen Entertainment, the works he participated in were definitely big-budget productions by big directors, and the roles were also very likable. However, the filming time was too long, and the location was not in Shanghai. If filming were to start immediately, it would completely clash with the filming time of "Chasing the Wind". Xiao He would have to choose between the two.
Is there even a need to choose?
Is it that Song Chenye can no longer lift his sword?
Xiao He wasn't stupid; he was waiting for Song Chenye to fight his way to the end and reach the "pinnacle of life."
"I think so too."
Liu Rulan smiled.
Clearly, while those high-ranking officials were eager for Xiao He to "shut them up," they obviously didn't really care about him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have offered him this seemingly good but ultimately unappealing invitation.
"Since they've come to us, the advantage is with us. Let's talk to them again."
Xiao He said lazily.
He secretly helped Xingchen Pictures get rid of such a big problem, so it's not unreasonable for him to take some resources from Xingchen Pictures, right?
"We can talk, but I think we can postpone it for a while."
Liu Rulan said confidently, "If the backup plan you mentioned really does come to fruition, then they will face even greater trouble."
If public opinion stirs up again, Qin Lezhang is ultimately tied to Xingchen Pictures. If they want to get rid of this thorny issue, they will have to pay a higher price.
"Haha, Sister Liu, that's a great idea."
Xiao He almost burst out laughing.
“They have only themselves to blame.” Liu Rulan shrugged. “So what if they have a big family and a big business? They still got dragged down by Qin Lezhang’s affair.”
Moreover, Xiao He initially took advantage of the internal strife within Xingchen Film Industry to target Qin Lezhang.
They'll have to pay the price for their own disunity.
"So, does Sister Liu have any goals?"
After laughing, Xiao He asked.
Filming for "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" is definitely the main task for the crew, ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) so even if Xiao He wants to take on another project, it will basically be limited to Shanghai, and the filming time will definitely not be too long, while also meeting Xiao He's own requirements...
To be honest, Xiao He wasn't sure if Xingchen Pictures had such a work.
"Of course I've already studied it—"
Liu Rulan took out her phone and handed it to Xiao He. "The fantasy drama 'Cang Yue Jie,' co-produced by Xingchen Entertainment, Jiaxing Entertainment, and several other companies, officially started filming a while ago. Their filming location is at the foot of the mountain where we are now. The second male lead is a villain, and I think he's the most suitable for you."
Xiao He took the phone and glanced at it, discovering it was the official Weibo account for "Cang Yue Jie". A few days before "Zhu Feng Lu" officially started filming, they also officially announced the start of filming, and their progress is currently similar to that of "Zhu Feng Lu", both having entered the initial filming stage.
The cast of this production is quite interesting. Several of the main characters are key figures from the production companies involved, which shows that it is one of the projects that these companies value highly.
only--
"Isn't there someone already chosen for the second male lead?"
Xiao He pointed to the lineup photo on the official Weibo account with a puzzled look.
The position that belongs to the second male lead in the official Weibo account has already been tagged, so it's clear that someone has been chosen for this position.
Since there's already a second male lead, it doesn't seem right for him to try and steal him away.
“This Wang Shaoqi is no good. He’s very close to Qin Lezhang and is one of Qin Lezhang’s good cronies in the industry. He snatched this role from someone else. There’s nothing wrong with us taking it from him.”
Liu Rulan spoke casually.
Those who try to steal roles will always be fought over by others.
The actor is stealing from others, and they are stealing from him; there's nothing wrong with that.
"Oh? Wang Shaoqi?" Xiao He narrowed his eyes. "That name sounds very familiar."
He thought about it carefully, and then suddenly remembered that this was the person who introduced Qin Lezhang to his "girlfriend".
Qin Lezhang at least didn't actually participate, but this guy was different. He not only participated in introducing and buying and selling, but he also set up his own scheme, bringing some people in the industry to be his sex workers.
This guy has just as many problems as Qin Lezhang.
"Then it's him."
Xiao He had no psychological burden: "It was only a matter of time before this role became available. If we go and snatch it up, it will be a good thing for the production team."
"OK."
Liu Rulan also expressed her approval.
If they can seize this opportunity to get a role, then they will; if they can't, they won't lose out.
Anyway, it's all free.
Xiao He scrolled through the official Weibo account of the production team and said, "Come to think of it, I've never done a fantasy drama before."
Modern fantasy dramas are more like fantasy idol dramas, focusing less on fantasy and more on idols, filled with romance and love, which is aesthetically tiring.
Thinking about the love story between the male and female leads, where they were willing to betray the world for each other, Xiao He couldn't help but rub his arms: "That second male lead, is he just love-struck?"
Although villains in fantasy dramas are often ruthless killers, they certainly don't want to be love-struck!
Xiao He had no idea what a terrifying scene it would be if he were to play a love-struck character.
"Don't worry, I know you too well."
Liu Rulan said irritably, "Even if it's just a free role for fun, I'll find you the best and most suitable one! Just wait, I'll bring the script over for you to look at later."
"That's good."
Xiao He let out a long sigh of relief.
And so the new script was decided so casually.
However, what Xiao He and Liu Rulan didn't expect was how quickly the scandal next door broke out—
The next morning, Xiao He got up and ate breakfast as usual.
Xiao He didn't dare to eat too much this morning because he was afraid of feeling uncomfortable while hanging in the air, so he just ate a little something to tide him over.
Before he could even leave his hotel room, Xiao Chen rushed in and called out, "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao! The police are here!"
Xiao He's criminal instincts kicked in for a moment, but he quickly realized that the police were probably not after him, and he immediately complained irritably, "Could you please not shout like that next time?"
This made him feel very guilty.
Despite saying this, Xiao He honestly ran to the window and peeked out to observe.
Sure enough, several police cars were parked downstairs!
This hotel is located at the foot of the mountain, where the filming location for the TV series "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" is located. The ancient town at the foot of the mountain is the filming location for the fantasy drama "Cang Yue Jie". This hotel is located in the middle of these two popular filming locations, at the intersection of the road leading up the mountain. It usually hosts major film crews.
As far as Xiao He knew, the crews of both "The Record of Chasing the Wind" and "The Calamity of the Moon" should all be staying here.
Thinking of what he had just talked about with Liu Rulan yesterday, Xiao He let out a "yo ho".
See, the vacancy for the second male lead has been filled, hasn't it?
