Chapter 43

  "Your hamster is getting crazier and crazier, has it contracted human skin hunger syndrome?" Fang Yu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but say, "That black one is obviously very normal..."

  "No." Jiang Chuan stopped being affectionate with the hamster and casually put it into his coat pocket, "Ah Fei is probably excited because he's been cooped up in his cage for too long - or maybe he thinks I did a good job and is celebrating with me."

  "…Gangchuan."

  "What."

  "Have you read the first sentence of the first paragraph of the script?"

  "Which one?"

  "After the founding of the country, animals are not allowed to cultivate into spirits. How many anniversaries has our motherland been founded?" Fang Yu said, "Don't make such a foolish mainstream mistake, be careful being banned."

  “……”

  "Gotcha."

  The agent, Mr. Fang, finally succeeded in getting a comeback and was beaming with joy, rolling away to eat fruit and drink hot tea on the side - under that small shed, a row of agents and stars who had already put on makeup but hadn't had their turn yet were sitting neatly. Xu Qianqian and Luoni were both there. When Fang Yu walked over, Xu Qianqian looked up from her script and glanced at her agent, who immediately understood and smiled: "Brother Fang, you really have a way with people, your eyes are so sharp, you pick one and it's definitely going to be a hit... Jiang Chuan's performance just now was truly shocking!"

  "Yes, yes." The crowd echoed in agreement.

  "No big deal, he was a stuntman when he was abroad, so he's more familiar with this aspect," Fang Yu said humbly, "it'll probably be a disaster when it comes to the parts with lines."

  "Weren't there some lines just now?"

  "Hey, Charles, you're also like that, those two words can be called lines."

  He intentionally used a heavy accent to read the English name of the broker, and was pleased to find that when he pronounced "Charlize" with a strong accent, the corners of everyone's mouth twitched slightly - He knew what Jiang Chuan said was just polite talk, and also knew that this behavior would not have happened without Xu Qianqian's instruction - It seems that this girl is trying to break the awkward silence after the luxury handbag incident, after all, after Li Gouhai's big revelation, some online comments are also very unpleasant.

  The topic of "Big Star Stealing" was once on the hot topic list.

  More rumors are that Xu Qianqian and Yuan Jinyan have been at odds for a long time——those marketing Weibo accounts also know where to get some photos of the "Years Flowing Like Water" crew running propaganda, all of which show Xu Qianqian and Jinyan looking estranged. There are also several GIFs, in which Xu Qianqian is smiling at the camera, while Jinyan turns her head to one side, slightly frowning as if thinking about something.

  Everyone was shocked when they saw Fang Yu. "When did this happen?" Later, thinking about it, if Yan Ran had really been disgusted with Xu Qianqian at the time, as a broker, he should have felt something, but he only found out after Yan Ran confessed to him about his past affairs with Jiang Luocheng and Xu Qianqian...

  So, in summary, these photos of "Yuan Jiren and Xu Qianqian not getting along" that were snapped earlier should just be the result of some reporters with ulterior motives rushing to get a scoop.

  They themselves may not even know that they have inadvertently stumbled upon some major events.

  Although Xu Qianqian doesn't like going online much, she must have heard some rumors. Now she's taking the initiative to show her good side, wanting to spread the news that she and Yuan Jinyan are not on good terms... Seeing her take the initiative, Fang Yu also didn't put on airs and followed suit, smiling but saying nothing. The agent sat down among the other agents - after all, he was the one who brought out Yuan Jinyan, the former top star, and is considered a big brother in this circle. The other agents gave up their seats to Fang Yu, then began to flatter Jiang Chuan - of course, the ultimate goal is to curry favor with Fang Yu.

  Of course, Jiang Chuan's performance just now was indeed outstanding.

  Jiang Luocheng said "good", who dares say a word "not good"?

  It wasn't just Heo Jang-lo who was surprised, but even the staff had mentally prepared for the new actor to be nervous and stumble over his lines in front of the camera for the first time. However, Kang-jae's performance was so unexpected and surprising that when Heo Jang-lo impatiently ordered the staff to hurry up and prepare for the next scene, everyone was still in a daze, finding it hard to believe that they had moved on to the next scene so smoothly...

  As expected, not long after, people from the drama side came over to inform Loni and Jiang Chuan that since the filming of the first three scenes went smoothly, it was possible that Jiang Luocheng's side would add more scenes today, so they should hurry up and prepare by reading the script. If everything goes well, they might be needed in the afternoon - the first act of Daoshi Huajin has a long dialogue scene with Loni playing Xu Qianqian's little maid opposite him.

  In the play, Ke Xin, played by Lu Ni, was originally an ordinary human being with a kind and timid nature. However, after her mistress was harmed, she couldn't withstand the blow to her heart and gradually turned to the evil path of magic. With her mortal body, she cultivated demonic powers and eventually committed all sorts of evil deeds before being eliminated by Huai Jin herself.

  In theory, Ke Xin, who first appeared in the play and interacted with Huai Jin, can be considered as Huai Jin's official partner.

  Because Huai Jin also had a psychological struggle when he killed Ke Xin.

  However, the struggling process was not as long as he was entangled in "whether to push Qiao Sheng off the cliff" and finally, facing two almost identical scenes, Huai Jin's choice was to eliminate the official CP Ke Xin, and in another scene, chose to hug Qiao Sheng back from the edge of the cliff.

  So essentially, this is a story about a pair of yuri and a pair of gay men, with the yuri ultimately dying out and the gay men emerging victorious.

  Above, Fang Yu once joked: "I hope the producer teacher won't be too clever to get the ability to 'see through phenomena and grasp the essence', the main theme that this script wants to express is really terrible."

  It's probably because Fang Yu himself has a rather despicable idea, so he thinks the script is that bad.

  After all, if it's really like he said, from start to finish, maintaining the idea of "burning heterosexuality" while writing the script, even if Jiang Luocheng hangs himself at the gate of the General Administration, they won't let him pass the review anyway.

  At this time.

  "A Fei, let's go next door and look at the script."

  Regarding the matter of having to add scenes without getting a break, Jiang Chuan didn't say anything. After expressing his understanding to the drama team, he picked up the script and hid in a corner to read it. While reading, he was still in a good mood and teasing the hamster in his pocket - specifically, Jiang Chuan would quietly recite lines to the hamster perched on his shoulder, and if he did well, the hamster would stretch out its paws to stroke his face. If he did slightly poorly or mispronounced a Chinese character, the hamster would stretch out its paws and slap his earlobes loudly.

  This magical hamster made most people in the audience gasp in amazement, but Jiang Chuan was very calm and explained: "Ah Fei is of course smart, he has the IQ of a six-year-old child."

  Let's put aside the fact that a six-year-old can act for now. Anyway, Jiang Chuan's various performances this morning made Luo Ni feel a lot of pressure as she appeared on screen for the first time as a newcomer. She thought about her first play being with Jiang Chuan and was afraid that if she didn't perform well, she would be compared to him in a terrible way.

  Although it is inevitable that we are all newcomers in this situation.

  But everyone wants to save face.

  It can't be too ugly to die, right?

  Thinking of this, she actually had some hope that Fang Yu was telling the truth - about Jiang Chuan's lines not being very good.

  ……

  After finishing the scene of Taoist Huaijin's grand appearance, the sun rose, and the mist surrounding the lotus pond finally dispersed completely - the lotus pond bathed in sunlight was another scene, it was hard to imagine seeing such a beautiful scenery "lotus leaves stretching endlessly into the sky" at the end of winter and early spring, while Jiang Luocheng seemed not to be nostalgic at all, directly ordering people to remove all photography equipment, and went to the commercial street with Republic of China style for afternoon shooting.

  The commercial district is located in a slightly outer part of the scenic area, so if there are tourists who want to watch, standing outside the scenic area can still see some of the shooting situation inside - Today, I don't know who leaked the secret, it was said that the regular film "Ming Dynasty Strange Record" which had a viral trailer online featuring Taoist and hamster will be filmed here, and the cast includes Wang Mo and Xu Qianqian. Today, the entire scenic area outside is packed with tourists who came to watch the excitement, including many fans of Wang Mo and Xu Qianqian, who screamed and shouted their idols' names when they appeared.

  Wang Mo previously starred in a very popular TV series, playing the role of the second male lead, a general. The character itself was set to be likable and had a tragic ending where he died on the battlefield for his country, earning him a large number of fans, with his popularity directly surpassing that of the male lead of the drama - now, there are fans excitedly calling out his character's name from that series.

  Wang Mo seemed to be used to this as well, first subconsciously smiling and waving at the fans, then turning his head to see Jiang Luocheng's face looking a bit scary, they had no choice but to force themselves to greet the fans and signal them to keep their voices down so as not to disturb the normal filming.

  There are also some onlookers who just came to watch the excitement and can't be controlled.

  When the staff walked past them carrying equipment, they couldn't help but grab onto the staff and ask with a curious expression -

  "What scene are you guys filming?"

  "Are you tired?"

  "Who is the handsome Taoist priest in the opening scene? Is he here today? Point him out for me!"

  "Hello, can you help me ask that Taoist priest for an autograph? The opening scene was really too cool, I've watched it back and forth dozens of times, and only stopped when I felt nauseous!"

  Yes, that's right. This drama already has some passerby fans before it even airs, and most of these passerby fans are here for "that Taoist little brother in the opening scene". Their enthusiasm is absolutely no less than Xu Qianqian or Wang Mo's fans, to the point where the staff were bothered to the point of throwing down their equipment at the designated location and running away.

  When everything was ready, it was already around ten o'clock.

  When Wang Mo, with a slightly muddy hem and black long hair draped over his shoulders, appeared before the crowd, his appearance made people who were used to seeing him in various cool and handsome styles take a deep breath - Wang Mo somewhat embarrassedly raised his hand to scratch his chin, this natural look once again causing countless onlookers to raise their cameras.

  Jiang Luocheng heard the "click" "click" sound, and at first he was still frowning and suppressing his anger, saying: "Tell them not to take pictures, it will affect the shooting effect and confidentiality..."

  Director Jiang had barely finished speaking when a flash of light suddenly appeared on his face, and someone in the crowd shouted "I love you, Jiang Luocheng, with this devilish look!" Director Jiang finally lost his temper, slamming down the script in his hand, his face iron-gray as he bellowed at the staff who were struggling to stifle their laughter: "Get over here! Tell those people outside that if anyone takes another picture or uses a flash, I'll smash their cameras! See if I dare not!"

  This sentence is enough to cause a fiery explosion and doesn't need anyone to spread the word, "tell those people outside", it has already clearly reached their ears.

  It seems that he had also heard about Jiang Luocheng's violent temper, and the sound of the camera and the flash almost simultaneously disappeared without a trace. Jiang Chuan, who was squatting in the corner reading the script, suddenly became quiet and subconsciously raised his head to look outside, then retracted his gaze, only to see Fang Yu squatting beside him, using his small hand to dig into his ear, with a very guilty expression while scrolling through Weibo.

  "In H City Film and Television City scenic area, I happened to meet the filming of TV series 'Republic of China Strange Record', Jiang Luo Cheng is indeed as hot-tempered as the legend says, but this guy also looks quite handsome."

  Jiang Chuan: "What is Cha Di?"

  Fang Yu thought for a moment and then said seriously: "I guess it's probably swearing."

  The hamster squatting on Jiang Chuan's shoulder snorted in disdain, thinking to itself, "You two country bumpkins," 'xd' obviously means a cute tongue-out smile... and yet you're still cursing away. Shame on you, Fang Yu, for daring to say it out loud - and Jiang Chuan, you're also looking utterly convinced... This is just too much.

  Fang Yu was happily browsing Weibo, searching for keywords and watching others mock Jiang Luo Cheng as a tyrant. Meanwhile, on the other side, today's second-to-last scene started filming - it was about Cang Shu Jing, who had just entered the human world, didn't understand human emotions and customs, came to "Xu's Clothing Store" wanting to change into suitable clothes, but didn't know that buying clothes also required money, almost getting mistaken for a thief by the store owner and onlookers.

  Compared to the original actor Yuan Jinyan, Wang Mo is slightly taller and has a more robust physique. In addition, he previously played roles such as martial arts heroes, emperors, and tough guys in his TV dramas, which were all very "aggressive" characters. This time, taking on the role of Qiao Sheng is a challenging and refreshing change for him.

  Then, as expected, things didn't go smoothly and I got scolded until I was covered in dog's blood.

  Compared to the previous children's relatively dull nerves, the crowd actor playing the clothing store owner was an adult who was more sensitive to people's auras. As a result, when Qiao Sheng put on his new clothes and smiled at the boss saying "thank you" before turning around to leave the store, the boss, who was supposed to stop him in time, stared at him intently until Qiao Sheng had almost walked out of the door, unable to utter the predetermined lines.

  First time stuck on a word, restart from scratch.

  The second line came out stuttering, but the action didn't follow up, so I'll try again.

  The third take came, and not only was the actor playing the clothing store owner stiff as a zombie, but Wang Mo himself almost slipped and fell when he turned around to walk out of the clothing store.

  "Ka ka ka! Wang Mo, what the hell is wrong with you! Are you going to act or not? Do I have to go to the hospital and drag Yuan Zhenran out of bed to clean up this mess for you?! After the third take, Jiang Luocheng, who was squatting behind the monitor, finally couldn't bear it anymore and roared, "The feeling when Xiang Sheng first appeared was gone in an instant because of you! What do you want to do now - with a ferocious expression, looking like 'I'm here to steal your clothes, are you going to give them to me or not', who are you trying to scare?!"

  Wang Mo and the old boss of the clothing store looked at each other awkwardly, exchanging silent glances.

  Wang Mo: Am I very fierce?

  The boss of the clothing store: ...That's all.

  The two of them let out a sigh, realizing that the tense atmosphere was entirely due to their own mutual restraint... Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that Jiang Luocheng's presence as an external factor had also played a part.

  Jiang Luocheng was furiously roaring with anger on this side, while the crew members were all laughing out loud. When Jiang Luocheng asked Wang Mo "Are you a demon or a bandit?", the laughter finally reached its climax. The hamster, who had been watching from a distance and hiding on its owner's broad shoulder to enjoy the show, heard Jiang Chuan whisper: "Director Fang, is Director Jiang always this excited when directing?"

  "Ah, yes, people like that usually have a short lifespan. Don't learn from him. As the saying goes, 'don't hit someone who's smiling at you.' So when he scolds you, just smile and it'll be fine... Oh right, this shameless experience was summarized by your senior Yuan Jinyan, but Jiang Luocheng still loves him to death... He even wants to dig up a vegetable from bed to act, how perverted.

  Fang Yu continued to pick his ears, with his butt sticking out as he scrolled through Weibo. 'Oh wow, look at this one, the latest... "Ran into my family's Mo Mo at the film and television shooting base, my family's Mo Mo is so cute! He was even scolded by Jiang Luocheng for being a bandit, how annoying! Have you seen such a handsome and cute bandit? How shameless!' 233333333333..."

  Jiang Chuan: “......”

  Jian Ran: "......"

  At this time, the crew stopped filming for ten minutes. Wang Mo was ordered by Jiang Luocheng to go and reflect on his actions, re-examining the scene where he first appeared as Qiao Sheng, trying to grasp his demeanor. The usually serious producer unexpectedly became a mediator, advising Jiang Luocheng: "New actors in the crew always need some time to get familiar with each other and the environment. Wang Mo's situation is quite common, at most it will take another ten or so days for him to adjust and he'll be fine..."

  "Teacher, this is the opening chapter. If all the actors in front are like this, by the time they get familiar with their roles and enter the main chapter, the audience will have already changed channels and run away." Jiang Luocheng said with a dark face, "At most, give them three days to get into shape, ten or so days is too ridiculous... Wang Mo isn't a new actor..."

  "Okay, okay, Teacher Jiang, don't get excited," said Wang Mo, who was wearing a down jacket and squatting behind the monitor to watch his own performance, also feeling quite embarrassed. "It'll be fine later, I was just a bit nervous earlier."

  "Don't be constrained by your previous roles, I found that you started to become restricted after meeting your fans. Wang Mo, it's been over half a year since you finished playing the role of 'General Situ', if you're still stuck in that role and can't wake up, then you'll never have another work, and 'Jiangshan Lingxiu' will become your magnum opus..." Jiang Luocheng pressed down on his director's hat, his expression unclear under the shadow. "Think about how sad this is, you're still so young, but your magnum opus has already appeared, do you know what that means? It means that for the rest of your acting life, you'll be living in the shadow of what you've created and can't escape, you're wasting time, wasting your life, wasting your talent..."

  Wang Mo turned his head, and the smile on his face slightly converged.

  Jiang Luocheng shrugged, seemingly using a tone that couldn't convey any emotions to say lightly: "This is why Yuan Jinyan always blows up when people ask him 'Do you think this award-winning work will be your magnum opus?' - A magnum opus is something that can only appear after you've ended your entire acting career, I think his idea is correct."

  Wang Mo fell silent, his facial expression somewhat moved. After a moment's thought, he said vaguely: "It's better if Jian Ran is in it, this role suits him more."

  Jiang Luocheng chuckled softly and didn't say a word.

  Only he himself knew what was going on in the scene. Although it's actually very unfair, but from the beginning, Kousuke didn't consider letting a second person play this role.

  In his heart, countless thoughts flashed by, but at this moment, Jiang Luocheng could only smile calmly, and from the perspective of an ordinary friend to a passerby, he sighed: "He's a pity. Now in the mainland's first-tier circle, Bai Wenge teacher is about to reach the age of retirement, and those actors who are in the same year as him, although they have a high reputation online, actually have a very low national popularity - I know some situations, originally Chuan Na Film and Television had a play prepared for him... He's still young, maybe his current popularity can't compare to those older generation actors, but if he didn't get into trouble, the position of "big brother" might eventually fall on his head."

  “……”

  Kwan's Film Production Company?

  Wang Mo was slightly shocked... This film and television company, as an industry insider, it's impossible for anyone not to know. Unlike those ordinary domestic film and television companies, this one... how can I put it, simply put, as long as they produce a movie, basically, the box office is guaranteed.

  What people want is the main melody.

  It's another thing in the entertainment circle.

  Wang Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but turn his head to take a glance at Jiang Luocheng. However, the latter was expressionless, simply staring at the director's monitor in front of him. After a while, before Wang Mo could even speak up, he pointed at the screen again and said: "Look here, if you blink your eyes just a bit more, your entire aura will weaken, so don't stare..."

  Wang Mo was stunned for a moment before realizing that Jiang Luocheng was talking to himself about the play, and he quickly swept away the strange feeling that had just arisen in his heart, concentrating on listening to Jiang Luocheng's words about his own shortcomings.

  ……

  The director is explaining the play to the actors here.

  Director Jiang was unaware that behind his back, two people and a hamster were also whispering to each other about him.

  Jiang Chuan: "Fang Ge, I think I just heard Jiang Luocheng talking to Wang Mo about Yuan Zhanyan... and he looked like he was on the verge of tears."

  Jian Ran: "Squeak."

  What's there to cry about? You're overthinking it.

  Fang Yu, who was intently scrolling through Weibo: "Your clairvoyant eyes and ears can see and hear from a thousand miles away - although I also heard something."

  Jiang Chuan: "What did Jiang Luocheng mean by saying that Yuan Jinyan was a pity?"

  Fang Yu, who is busy scrolling through Weibo: "The cat cries and pretends to be kind."

  "Oh."

  Jian Ran: "......"

  Fine, Fang Yu, you can just keep on talking nonsense seriously for the rest of your life.

  Jiang Chuan seemed to be hesitant, looking down at Fang Yu who was happily scrolling through Weibo, seemingly too embarrassed to ask again. He lightly poked the raccoon fur on his shoulder with his long fingers: "A Fei, come see this part, in the script, Daoist Huai Jin and Ke Xin are supposed to have a verbal fight, not only that, but Huai Jin is also supposed to be left speechless by Ke Xin, and finally turn bright red and run away in defeat..."

  Fang Yu, who was busy scrolling through Weibo: "I've been wanting to say this for a long time, you really are giving me a mouse and a deer as co-stars, how lonely is that?"

  Hamster: "Squeak."

  The plot is quite cute, what's wrong?

  I also want to see you blush, didn't you look good last time when you blushed? Oh, just now too... it makes me want to kiss you a few more times, keep up the good acting, if you act well I'll have another reason to kiss you.

  I have no idea what the hamster on my shoulder is thinking, but Jiang Chuan thought for a moment and said: "After imagining myself blushing, I feel a bit nauseous, what to do?"

  Jian Ran: "......"

  Just then, taking advantage of the fact that the machine had not yet started, a loud and clear voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, shouting "Jiang Chuan".

  Jiang Chuan subconsciously turned his head to look.

  Just in time to hear a faint "click" sound, and the flash of light on his face - holding a script, wearing a Taoist robe, with black long hair draped over his shoulder, because he was not used to it, so he temporarily took off his beautiful blue eyes. The handsome man with colored contacts restored his original blue eyes, and the fat hamster squatting on his shoulder turned around, leaving their appearance in someone's camera.

  "Who the hell is taking pictures of me again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come out, I'll beat you to death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"