Not long after Tao Zidong returned, it was officially confirmed online that Xiao He would be joining the cast of "Cang Yue Jie" as a replacement.
When the official Weibo account for "Cang Yue Jie" was released, netizens finally stopped discussing the previous issues and started talking about Xiao He joining the cast of "Cang Yue Jie".
【My brother Xiao is a professional at saving the day.】
【After all the arguing, it still comes down to my brother Xiao.】
【Brother Xiao: I don't know. I'm just sitting on set, and resources just fall from the sky.】
【My goodness, doesn't that mean Xiao Ge is working non-stop on two film sets? Is there no one else in the Chinese entertainment industry willing to take this role? They're treating Xiao He like a spinning top.】
【Yeah, doesn't this count as filming multiple projects at once?】
【A little-known fact: The crews of "The Legend of Chasing the Wind" and "The Legend of Cang Yue" are currently in the same location. If Brother Xiao has to travel between the two, it will be tiring, but he has the time.】
【If it's a last-minute replacement, it's alright. Xiao He's portrayal of Mo Tun was quite handsome before.】
【Wait, wait, is my world collapsing? Is Xiao He really suitable to play my senior brother? I'm about to die here.】
【A change of cast was inevitable, but why Xiao He...?】
【Ugh, when "Cang Yue Jie" was adapted into a TV series, my world collapsed. Then Wang Shaoqi played the senior brother, and I was already dead. Now that it's Xiao He, I want to die even more.】
【Who suggested Xiao He as a replacement? Is your production team really so desperate that you have no one else? You guys are really incompetent. The show next door, *The Legend of the Wind*, has Zhao Qinyuan. Why don't you ask Zhao Qinyuan? Xiao He is really no good.】
【No, no, don't drag Zhao Qinyuan into this.】
【My esteemed and upright senior brother, sob, I'm dead.】
It can only be said that Tao Zidong's side has clearly put in the effort, shifting everyone's attention to the production team itself and the casting. At this point, not many people are mentioning the issue of the production team gathering in large numbers anymore. Although Xiao He has faced some criticism, things have come to this point, and before the work is released, all the criticism is just criticism.
After all, Yin Qi in "Yu Ye" had already faced a lot of criticism, and now the character of "Senior Brother" is a truly perfect, virtuous, and untainted immortal being. Xiao He's previous roles really couldn't convince the audience.
Looking at these comments online, Xiao He could only sigh, thankful that he hadn't gone down a dark path, otherwise, in the public's eyes, he would truly become the stereotypical murderer.
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In the following days, Xiao He continued filming "The Legend of Chasing the Wind," while "The Calamity of the Moon" resumed filming after a half-month hiatus. However, Xiao He's scenes were postponed to October, so that he wouldn't be working on both sets back and forth.
Meanwhile, an unexpected person appeared around the set of "Cang Yue Jie"—
In September, the autumn sun shines on the ground, but the temperature remains scorching.
A group of people squatted in the shadows, eating and chatting quietly while smoking cigarettes. As they did this, their eyes never left the entrance of the ancient town, as if they were waiting for something.
More than twenty minutes passed, and some people started fanning themselves because of the heat. Finally, they saw a middle-aged man dressed in drab gray stride toward them.
When they saw the man, everyone stood up.
"Two short, two short, young men, come on—"
"Me, me, me—"
Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, a figure suddenly darted out from the crowd. The unfamiliar young man had a friendly smile on his face, his eyes were shining, and his tone was several times more excited than the others. He shouted, "Brother, brother, it's me, Xiao Zhou! We agreed on it in the group chat before!"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, completely unable to recall this person, but the other party smiled warmly and subtly slipped him a pack of cigarettes, causing him to swallow back the words of reprimand he was about to utter.
"Okay, you it is. There's one more—"
"Me, me."
The others were surprised that a hothead had suddenly appeared and snatched their spots, but they immediately shifted their attention and eagerly raised their hands, rushing towards the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man grabbed one of them at random and then led the two men into the film set.
"Please register first."
As is customary, he took the two of them to register.
One of the young men, familiar with the process, quickly filled out a few lines, then approached the middle-aged man and asked in a solicitous whisper, "Uncle, which position is missing this time? Will I get to show my face?"
The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "That's definitely impossible. You two were just temporarily brought in to fill in when we were short-staffed. You'll be standing in the back to make a show of things in a bit."
The young man who asked the question was somewhat disappointed. It wasn't hard to guess from his handsome appearance that he actually had a "star dream" despite working as an extra.
The other young man, having finished filling out the form, shoved it into the form bank and walked over to the middle-aged man with a beaming smile, saying gratefully, "This is wonderful! I'm already more than satisfied with just being able to participate in one shoot. Uncle, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get in!"
He then moved closer to the middle-aged man and offered him a cigarette: "Uncle, it must be hard for you to come here to recruit actors in this heat!"
The young man who had initially tried to get close to the middle-aged man was now dumbfounded as he watched the young man called "Xiao Zhou" approach the middle-aged man, witty and charming him, making the middle-aged man lose all sense of direction.
Finally, the middle-aged man simply took them directly to the dressing room.
The film crew's costume room was divided into several sections, some for the main characters and others for the extras. The extras' costume room was always crowded with people, so when it was time to change, everyone had to scramble for the clothes. As a result, there were signs of the clothes being searched everywhere on set, and many clothes were piled up haphazardly on the floor.
Because of the weather, there was also an unpleasant smell of body odor and body odor, making the whole place feel extremely uncomfortable.
Xiao Zhou's expression remained unchanged. She even smiled and said goodbye to the middle-aged man. Then, while another young extra was rummaging through his clothes, she helped the flustered staff member pick up the clothes that had fallen on the ground.
"Thanks."
The staff member looked up at Xiao Zhou, guessing that he was there to fill in for a minor role, and casually pointed in a direction: "Your clothes are over there, I just tidied them up, don't mess them up again."
"Okay, thank you, sis. You've worked hard."
Xiao Zhou replied sweetly, followed by a barrage of flowery praise.
The middle-aged woman in her forties left with a smile.
The extras standing to the side were surprised again.
Finally unable to resist, he moved closer to Xiao Zhou and whispered, "No, isn't this a bit unnecessary, brother?"
That's a bit too attentive!
Surely not?!
Xiao Zhou smiled and winked meaningfully at the extra: "It's easier to get things done if you can build closer relationships with people!"
Extra: "That's the logic..."
But it's not like anyone can just build a relationship with someone right away, is it?
Is this the legendary social thug?
The extra looked somewhat dazed, while Xiao Zhou straightened his clothes while staring intently at the scene with a complex expression.
"Hopefully... this trip will be fruitful."
