After the filming was completed, I awakened my superpowers.

Chapter 3: Looking for Lao Deng to get some gold coins?

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Sheng Yixia and his father have been in a cold war for quite some time.

It’s a long story about this.

To be specific, we have to start from when he decided to become an actor.

Sheng Yixia is actually not a professional actor from an art school, and has no interest in being an actor.

He has been an excellent student since childhood and was admitted to the provincial key class for gifted young people in the fifth grade.

In the college entrance examination, he ranked 93rd in the province and was admitted to the experimental class of engineering at Aurora University.

At a friend's party, he met Qin Weiwei from Magic Play by chance. After a period of contact, they developed a liking for each other and naturally started dating.

The two have been dating for three years and have been living together for the past year and a half.

Because of his relationship with Qin Weiwei, Sheng Yixia also got to know some friends from Moxi and people in the entertainment industry. Because he was handsome and a top student, he was directly recommended to a film and television company.

At first, Sheng Yixia was not very willing to be an actor, but she could not resist Qin Weiwei's instigation. As well as the company's sincerity in the beginning and the many relaxed signing conditions, she signed a three-year short contract after considering for a while.

At first, the company also spent some resources on training, packaging, and even hyping Sheng Yixia.

But Sheng Yixia's acting talent was mediocre. She played two small supporting roles without making much splash. She also refused to cooperate with some excessive character hype, which caused dissatisfaction among some of the company's senior executives.

Because of some other reasons, he offended the senior executive who signed the contract with him, and he was semi-hidden in a corner.

There is nothing wrong with being hidden. At most, the boss at home can pay some money to terminate the contract, or you can drag it out until the end of the contract.

He can still continue to study for a master's degree and a doctorate under his supervisor, and continue on this path.

Otherwise, he could listen to his father Lao Deng and return home to inherit the family business after finishing his graduate studies, live happily as a third-generation rich man for a few years, and then take over the family business passed down by his grandfather to Lao Deng and continue to expand and strengthen it.

Of course, he has also planned his future with Qin Weiwei. After she officially graduates from college this year, he will take her back to meet his parents and let both sets of parents meet each other. They will get married after she finishes her postgraduate studies or works for a year or two.

But the accident happened more than half a year ago.

At that time, a drama in which Qin Weiwei played the third female role suddenly became popular. Although the role she played did not have too many lines, it was highly discussed because of her likable personality.

After Qin Weiwei appeared on several hot searches in succession, she quickly accumulated a large number of fans and quickly became one of the company's popular young actresses. All kinds of high-quality resources poured into her, such as being a guest on a popular variety show and the second female lead in an S-level IP drama.

At first, she was just busy and the two of them seldom met, but gradually she went home less and less, and finally even their exchanges of messages became perfunctory.

Until a month ago, she took the initiative to break up.

Sheng Yixia was mentally prepared for this, so she naturally didn't insist and agreed directly.

It also happened that during that period, Zhang Qing, a former big-name agent who had retired from the entertainment industry for five years, returned to the company due to family changes and tried to make a comeback.

However, the company's popular artists all have agents with whom they have worked for many years, so it is impossible for her to take over. She can only find some unwanted 18th-tier artists from the corners of the company to manage, and Sheng Yixia is one of them.

In the words of Sister Zhang, Sheng Yixia, from Sister Zhang's perspective after half a lifetime in the industry, you are definitely a born superstar. You are just a pearl covered in dust now. Sister Zhang, I am optimistic about you and will definitely do my best to obtain great resources for you and make you a big star.

Then, without further ado, Sister Zhang gave him a third-rate online movie, "The Prequel to the Traffic King," and asked him to go directly to the crew to go through the audition process to play the already-decided second male lead, Axing.

Unable to refuse the kind offer, Sheng Yixia could only agree with the mentality of giving it one more try.

Looking back, I'm glad I agreed at that time.

Not long after joining the group, he awakened the system because of a breakup. With the help of Ah Xing who played the role in "The King of Traffic Jams: Prequel", Sheng Yixia drew the first skill card - [Card Control].

Thinking back to what happened before, Sheng Yixia couldn't help but sigh.

This is really an unexpected success. With this post-filming card drawing system, he will probably be tied to the profession of actor in the future.

As for going back to inherit the family business or something, how can it be as interesting as drawing cards?
I can only suffer a little at home for now.

Anyway, Lao Deng is still one year away from his 50th birthday. As long as he is in good health and has no illness or disaster, he should be able to work for another ten, twenty or thirty years.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yixia sent a message to her mother: "Mother, please ask Lao Deng for me if he can give me some gold coins to invest in two movies."

With the post-filming card-drawing system, it would be best to cast a character with super powers, such as a flying superman or a god from mythology. At the very least, a truly big-budget Xianxia film would be fine.

However, he also knew that with his current status in the entertainment industry, it was impossible for him to have the opportunity to star in a big production, and there were not so many crews for him to choose from.

So, I can only try and see if I can take Lao Deng’s shortcut.

If you can bring money into the group, you will have a different say and can even change the settings yourself. You can then write in any abilities you want.

After saying that, he looked through his mother's circle of friends.

Yoga, fitness, travel, shopping...

The main theme is a life of enjoyment without any production.

Like, like, I like it like crazy.

Another enthusiastic comment was made under one of the Moments: This is the most stunning beauty in the world. If my mother traveled back to ancient times, she would definitely be a beauty who would bring disaster to the country and the people.

Then he said in the yoga circle of friends, Mom, you make it difficult for me to find a suitable girlfriend.

Sheng Yixia's mother is four years younger than Lao Deng. Lao Deng is born into a wealthy second-generation family. His mother's family conditions were also very good since she was a child. In addition, she has always lived a wealthy life, actively maintained herself, liked fitness, yoga, etc., so naturally she has a good figure and looks very young.

Of course his mother is very beautiful, otherwise she wouldn't have given birth to a son like him who relies on his looks to make a living.

After liking his mother's Moments in the past month, he finally received a WeChat transfer message as he wished. Against the orange background of the transfer box was the number 18888.

Transfer note: Consolation money for a broken heart.

What a generous reward!

Sheng Yixia quickly clicked to receive it and thanked her mother for the reward.

"Forget about asking your dad to invest in the crew." Mom sent a message, "Your dad will definitely say that our family is in a capital-intensive industry with low profit margins, and money doesn't come from the wind."

This is the expected answer.

Although Lao Deng is born into a wealthy family, he has always had a distorted idea that his son should be raised in poverty. As the saying goes, "Only those who endure hardship can become successful people."

Guided by this wrong idea, Sheng Yixia had only three thousand yuan a month for living expenses when he was studying in H City during those years.

What else can you say? This money is enough for you to eat.

If you don’t have enough money, you can go out to work and earn some money. If that doesn’t work, you can study hard and get a scholarship.

Poor Sheng Yixia, he is obviously a third-generation rich man. If it weren't for his mother's secret support from time to time, it would be difficult for him to have a relationship.

You know, Qin Weiwei's consumption level is not low.

However, it is not a big problem to invest in making movies on my own now that I cannot get money from my family.

With his current qualifications in the entertainment industry, it would be difficult for him to set up a decent agency even if he was paid a lot of money.

Sometimes, in the entertainment industry, it’s not enough to just have money. If you want to organize a group, you also need connections, qualifications, and relationships. Most importantly, you need the ability to plan everything in a coordinated manner.

Moreover, it is very time-consuming and laborious to put together a film. From the time of setting up a film to its release, it often takes one, two, or even more than three years.

How could Sheng Yixia afford to waste so much time?

It would be better to first work your way around the circle, quickly join various crews to play some roles, speed up the card drawing process, accumulate personal connections, get a feel for the system, and then make further plans.

"By the way, didn't you break up with that girl from the art school?" Just as Sheng Yixia was thinking, her mother began to encourage her again, "Why don't you find a capable girlfriend from among your classmates at Aurora University? After you get married, you can let her manage the family business for you, and you can do whatever you want."

"Is this okay?"

Sheng Yixia was greatly shocked by her mother's novel idea.

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(End of this chapter)