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Chapter 392: "The Legend of Xiao Qiao" is a hit; Cao Sheng's happy life.
"Okay, okay! Director, don't worry! Although I'm a woman, I'm never late. I'll definitely do my best on this trip to Huizhou, so please don't worry!"

In a hotel room in Beijing.

Fan Jinshuo solemnly made his promise to Feng Xiaogang.

A moment later, the call ended. She put down her phone, looked towards the bathroom, and unconsciously walked there, gazing at herself in the mirror.

She smiled, and the beauty in the mirror blossomed like a flower bud, instantly elevating her beauty to a whole new level.

She was born in 1981, one year younger than Cao Sheng.

But she has been in the industry for several years.

In 96, she starred in the TV series "Strong Woman". In 98, she played the role of Jin Suo in the TV series "Princess Pearl", and from then on, she had the nickname Fan Jin Suo.

"My Fair Princess" was very popular.

The characters Xiao Yanzi and Ziwei in the drama became famous all over the country, and Jin Suo, who played her, also became famous. However, Jin Suo was just a maid in the drama. Although she had a lot of screen time, in the eyes of many viewers, she was not the female lead, but just a minor supporting character.

But it's okay, as long as it becomes popular.

Once she becomes famous, she can find opportunities to recommend herself to those big directors.

Speaking of which, she was quite traumatized and felt rather unbalanced when filming "My Fair Princess".

She felt she was prettier than the two actresses who played Xiao Yanzi and Ziwei, but they played the leading roles while she could only play a maid.

Where am I inferior to them?

Having been beautiful since childhood, she naturally possesses an indomitable spirit.

She didn't want to always be a supporting character to others.

She also wants to play the female lead.

I want to become a superstar in the public eye and a darling of the media.

So, a few days ago, when she met Feng Xiaogang at an event, she put aside her pride and took the initiative to greet him and chat with him, hoping that Director Feng would remember her and give her a good role in the future.

It's worth noting that Feng Xiaogang has been a leading figure in commercial films in recent years, with few rivals.

Especially after directing "If You Are the One" and "A World Without Thieves," both written by Cao Sheng, he has firmly established himself as a leading commercial director in mainland China.

This was very attractive to her.

She knows that at her age, she can't prove her acting skills by winning awards.

However, if she can act in or star in Feng Xiaogang's films, she will have the opportunity to prove herself at the box office.

If she can prove herself successful just once, she can successfully break into the film industry.

Therefore, when Feng Xiaogang approached her and said he would take her to Huizhou to meet Cao Sheng, hoping she could help persuade Cao Sheng to write a script, her heart raced.

It's not anger.

But excitement.

Facts have proven time and again that scripts by Feng Xiaogang and Cao Sheng are a guarantee of box office success and critical acclaim.

Director Feng has promised that as long as she can help get the script, and as long as the female lead in the script is suitable for her to play, she will get the female lead role this time.

She was determined to seize such a great opportunity.

Even though she was still a virgin, she was willing to go all out.

"Golden Lock..."

Standing in front of the mirror, she looked at herself and murmured to herself, "I will never play a maid again in my life! Little Swallow, Ziwei... next time we meet, I want to be on equal footing with you!"

……

Huizhou Teachers College.

In the teacher's dormitory that Cao Sheng rented.

Huang Qingya, whom Cao Sheng hadn't seen for some time, came to see him tonight. She looked beautiful when she arrived, with a face like a jade-faced Guanyin. She wore a pair of half-rimmed gold-rimmed glasses, exuding a sexy yet intellectual air. She also brought Cao Sheng a large bag of various fruits!
but now?
Cao Sheng took off her glasses and undressed her.

Her intellectual demeanor had vanished; her eyes were vacant, and she lay motionless on Cao Sheng's bed.

Cao Sheng had already stood up, picked up the teapot, and poured tea directly into his mouth.

However, he still paid attention to hygiene and did not touch the spout with his mouth.

Huang Qingya, lying on the bed, blinked slightly. Watching him raise the teapot and open his mouth to catch the tea pouring from the spout, she smiled and teased, "You look like you're drinking urine!"

Cao Sheng glanced over, stopped drinking his tea, put down the teapot, and asked with a calm expression, "You're good again?"

Huang Qingya immediately shut up.

After a moment of silence, she asked in a languid tone, "What's wrong with you lately? You seem like a completely different person. Your personality has changed so much."

Cao Sheng walked over, sat down on the edge of the bed, reached out and stroked her hair like petting a cat, and said calmly, "I've been getting a little too immersed in the role of the male protagonist in my new book lately. Don't you like it?"

Huang Qingya was a little surprised. Lying down, she could only look up at Cao Sheng, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. "Really? Isn't it enough to just put yourself in the role when writing a script? Why can't you get out of it?"

Cao Sheng looked at her, his expression unchanged. "The protagonist of this new book is very different from my own personality. I'm not a professional actor, so it's not easy for me to get into character. Therefore, I just immerse myself in the role. If you don't like it, you can come to see me less often. I'll call you again when I'm out of character."

Based on his experience over this period, he would unconsciously detach himself from the role every now and then.

As I said before—he's not a professional actor after all.

Therefore, even if he wanted to stay immersed in the role, it would be difficult for him to do so.

Just like trying to hold back laughter, no matter how hard you try, there will always be unexpected things in life that make the person trying to hold back laughter break down and burst out laughing.

That's been happening to him lately; there are always unexpected things that suddenly pull him out of his role and back into his original personality.

But Huang Qingya was unaware of these things.

Since Cao Sheng didn't smile at all when he said these words, she assumed that Cao Sheng was expressing his dissatisfaction.

She quickly shook her head in denial, "No, no! I don't dislike it!"

She paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, you look quite funny right now. It feels like you're with your twin brother."

Cao Sheng stared at her coldly. Huang Qingya smiled broadly and tugged at his arm, "Why don't you lie down with me for a while longer? Let's talk?"

Cao Sheng remained seated. "What do you want to say?"

Huang Qingya: "My novel 'The Story of Xiao Qiao' is a hit on Hongxiu. Today it reached number one on the flower ranking, so I couldn't help but share this good news with you. How about that? Amazing, right?"

The Flower Ranking is currently the most prestigious ranking on Hongxiu.

Works that aren't extremely popular on the site have no chance of making it onto this list, let alone to the top.

Cao Sheng: "..."

Seeing her smile, Cao Sheng did not immediately express his opinion.

He felt conflicted upon hearing the news.

I still remember when he gave her the idea for this story, I heard her suggestions, all of which were so melodramatic that it seemed like all the civil and military officials and famous figures from the Three Kingdoms period were in love with Xiao Qiao.

At the time, he hoped that her new book would flop and that she would shift her focus from novels to him, thus changing her strong-woman persona.

Driven by this mindset, he chose to accelerate her progress.

She wanted melodrama, so he craved the most melodramatic plot possible.

Did Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan all like Xiao Qiao?

Isn't that petty?
Let your imagination run wild! Why couldn't Sun Jian also like Xiao Qiao? Cao Cao and his sons could have liked her too! Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Lü Bu, and others could all have liked Xiao Qiao!

and many more.

He contrived a series of historical figures to become Xiao Qiao's admirers.

only……

When that ridiculously absurd outline was almost complete, he suddenly thought of the phrase "things will turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme".

Suddenly I realized that a book this ridiculously melodramatic might actually become a hit.

He believes that anything, when done to its fullest potential, can produce incredible results.

Fortunately, neither Taiwanese nor mainland publishers wanted her book, so it seemed like it was doomed.

During that time, every time he saw her, he felt that she was a bit withdrawn and her eyes were not as confident as before.

She smiles much less often now.

The occasional smiles that appeared didn't convey happiness.

It made him feel a little sorry for him.

Therefore, when she asked for his opinion, whether she should continue writing the book, and whether the book was still salvageable, he softened and pointed her in another direction.

She was advised to serialize the book online for free first. If it could become popular online, there was hope that it would force a publisher to publish the book.

This is not an easy path.

The probability of failure is far greater than the probability of success.

He had thought she wouldn't be able to keep going.

After all, she was so beautiful, and in his mind, beautiful women generally couldn't endure hardship, especially the hardship of adversity.

The results of it?
She actually persevered.

Although she wanted to give up many times during that period, she persevered in the end.

Furthermore, her book, "The Story of Xiao Qiao," has surprisingly reached the top of the Red Sleeve Flower Ranking today.

Therefore, one can imagine the complexity of Cao Sheng's feelings at this moment.

Seeing the smile and confidence in her eyes, Cao Sheng smiled with a complicated expression, reached out and pinched her nose, "Amazing! Congratulations."

"Then will you reward me one more time?"

She smiled and tugged at his arm again.

"You're good again?"

Cao Sheng asked the same question again.

Huang Qingya smiled broadly, "I want to challenge my limits."

"Once the wheels of history start turning, they will never stop."

Cao Sheng stated calmly.

Huang Qingya was amused and tugged at his arm again, "It's okay! Even if I'm crushed by the wheels of history, I'll die without regrets..."

What else is there to say?

Cao Sheng got up and fetched a bottle of red wine. Amidst her gasp, he poured the wine over Huang Qingya, wanting to taste the flavor of red wine.

……

The next morning.

Because he was too tired from playing last night, Cao Sheng woke up at 8 a.m., and Huang Qingya had already left.

At this point, it was too late for him to go to class.

I had to skip class for another half day.

When he got up, he called Cui Xinyu and asked her to buy some breakfast. After he finished washing up and brewed himself a pot of fresh tea, Cui Xinyu arrived with the breakfast she had just bought.

While Cao Sheng was having breakfast, Cui Xinyu sat beside him and reported on her work.

"Boss! I've been contacted by 21 publishing houses in the past two days. I'd like to wait and see if any other publishers contact us. By the way, I just received a call from a staff member of a publishing house in Beijing called Beijing Pillow Books. The person claimed to be the manager of the copyright department and said he wanted to visit you. He also said he was almost in Huizhou. Would you like to meet him?"

Before Cao Sheng could reply, she added, "Oh, right, Director Feng Xiaogang also called. He said he's flying to Huizhou specifically to have a drink with you. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)