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Chapter 781 Voluntarily Helps Make Props

Put the fully packed suitcases in the trunk of the car first.

Jiang Hanying then proudly took her cheap master to the studio in front to freeload a meal.

The studio does offer a perk that employees can bring their families for lunch or dinner once a month. However, this is mostly done by administrative staff who work at the studio regularly. It's a way to give employees' families a chance to get up close and personal with their idols.

Jiang Hanying is the first celebrity in the studio to bring her family to dinner.

Fortunately, it was already past dinner time, and most of the people who came to eat at the restaurant had already left. The two of them got their food and found a corner seat to eat comfortably.

Not long after we started eating, we heard the sound of a chair being pulled out from the seat opposite us.

Who's so clueless as to ignore all the empty seats around them and insist on coming over here?

Jiang Hanying looked up while holding a piece of sweet and sour preserved plum rib in her mouth.

Once he saw who it was, his slightly annoyed expression instantly disappeared, and a smile even appeared on his face.

"What a coincidence, you're here for dinner too, haha!"

"It's lunchtime, what else am I supposed to do if I don't come to eat?" Guan Shan glared at her irritably. Seeing Jiang Hanying's rosy face from eating, he couldn't help but retort sarcastically, "I haven't seen you all day, but you're right on time to come to eat."

After saying that, he quickly changed his tone and greeted Li Chengxiao, who was sitting next to him, politely, "Instructor Li, it's been a long time."

Li Chengxiao: "Long time no see."

Jiang Hanying: "...I was actually quite busy today."

Guan Shan smiled. "Are you busier than me?" he said, taking out his phone. "Do you still remember your three 59-second requirements?"

Jiang Hanying glanced at his shirt, which he usually buttoned up meticulously to the top, but this time two buttons were undone, the collar wasn't very neat, and his hair, which wasn't as neat and tidy as usual, was messy and looked like it had just been pulled. She spat out the bone and silently ate the meat without saying a word.

This time, Li Chengxiao was a little curious. "What did Hanying ask for?"

He didn't miss the pained expression on Guan Shan's face when he mentioned Jiang Hanying's request.

Is this request really that unreasonable?

Guan Shan opened the chat room on his phone and turned on the voice message. "I won't repeat it. Instructor Li can listen to it himself."

This is also a good opportunity for Jiang Hanying to hear for herself whether she thinks her voice can be quite annoying at times.

Jiang Hanying, who passively listened to the whole thing, said: "I don't think so at all. On the contrary, I think my voice is quite nice."

Li Chengxiao: It's not an exaggeration. Hanying's attitude is so serious and meticulous, it deserves praise!

Guan Shan, who instantly understood what the two were thinking from their expressions, thought: In the end, it was all for naught!
You have no idea how difficult it is to actually implement and meet these requirements!
This involves not only the forging of cold weapons, but also the inheritance of traditional intangible cultural heritage techniques such as gold inlay!

These past two days, besides being busy with his own work as an agent, he's been looking through his network for experienced artists who can meet these requirements.

After all, this was their studio's first self-produced drama, so of course he wanted to make it as perfect as possible.

But this person is really hard to find!
Hearing a deep breath from beside him, and then looking at Jiang Hanying across from him who seemed completely unfazed and continued eating, Li Chengxiao asked, "Is this the drama you're going to be filming next?"

"Well, this time I'm not a supporting role, I'm the lead! I really like the script and I plan to give it my all. Right now, I'm just making a few requests about the props my character will use in the show."

She genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with it!
Then Guanshan is the least useful one.

Guan Shan, feeling as if a disdainful glance had stabbed him in the heart, remained silent.

Just as I was about to say, "If you're so good, then you do it," I heard a voice beside my ear: "Perhaps I can help."

"Hmm?" Meeting Guan Shan's quick glance in their direction, Li Chengxiao nodded to him. "I have a friend who is very knowledgeable about cold weapons."

Jiang Hanying, sitting opposite, couldn't help but blink.

What a friend who makes things up out of nothing.

Could this be referring to the cheap owner himself?

Although she didn't quite understand why the cheap owner didn't just say it directly, she wasn't going to expose her!

If someone else had said this, Guan Shan would have doubted the truthfulness of their words, wondering if they were just exaggerating.

But now it was Li Chengxiao who said this, and Guan Shan didn't think anything of it at all, believing it very quickly.

He said a little embarrassedly, "Instructor Li, it would be great if your friend could help us with this, but the schedule might be a bit tight. Our project team has been working overtime these past few days to calculate, and if all goes well, we can start filming in a month. We can shoot the scenes that don't require these props first, but we can only give your friend a maximum of three months."

If it weren't for Jiang Hanying's requirements, and the goal was just to achieve a resemblance, then any skilled prop team could be found, a lot of money could be spent, and the finished product could be produced in about a month without any delay.

But he wasn't sure if it would be done the way Jiang Hanying requested.

"sure, no problem."

The effect of these five words is similar to receiving a stimulant.

Guan Shan perked up a bit. "Then I'll leave it to Instructor Li and your friend. Han Ying has the script; you can take a look. If she has any other requests, it will be easier for you to communicate."

That's great, at least I don't have to torture him anymore!

Thank God, thank Instructor Li for saving us from our suffering!
"Well... could you perhaps have your friend, Instructor Li, provide some blueprints so we can use them as a reference when making weapons and props for the other characters? A week would be sufficient."

"It won't take that long. I'll take a picture and have Hanying send it to you."

"Okay, okay, great!"

"Don't get too excited yet," Jiang Hanying tapped the table, interrupting Guan Shan's overjoyed mood. "What's your prop budget? The props for my two characters should make up the majority of it, right? We don't do business without payment!"

Good heavens, so all the good stuff has ended up in your field!
Guan Shan stared at Jiang Hanying, whose eyes were practically gleaming with greed, speechless for three seconds before managing a smile: "We certainly won't treat Instructor Li and your friend unfairly. We'll cover both the material and processing costs. The material costs will be paid in full upfront, and half of the processing costs will be paid once the blueprints are completed, with the remaining half paid once the finished product is finished. How about that?"

Jiang Hanying then extended her hand, "Deal!"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the three of them went to Guan Shan's office and signed a hastily drafted agency contract.

Back in the car, Jiang Hanying watched as her new owner carefully put the contract away. "That friend you told Guan Shan about..."

"Yes, there really is. You met him today too."

"The policeman I met today, Xu Can?"

"Well, he's been a fan of cold weapons since he was a child. He used to just buy swords and other weapons through legitimate means to collect and play with, but later he wasn't satisfied and tried to make them himself. He even converted his basement into a forging workshop. I can make the tools you need, but I'll have to borrow his place."

"That's really quite baffling."

"By the way, where's your script?"

Jiang Hanying pointed upstairs, "I didn't bring it."

Living with her cheap landlord, how could she possibly concentrate on memorizing her lines? She didn't even remember the script!

Li Chengxiao pulled back the seatbelt he was about to fasten, opened the car door and got out, saying, "I'll go upstairs and get it."