My wife is in my arms

Chapter 650, "Solving the Case," aired in its second episode.
However, since Director Hu has made a guarantee.

Zhang You was too lazy to bother with him anymore. He played two minor supporting roles and even came along to promote the show. He was already giving Director Hu a lot of face. Moreover, he even paid for his own gas money when he came out to promote the show.

If it were someone else, and they didn't make three or five demands during this one promotional trip, Zhang You would have thought that person was easier to get along with.

So Zhang You directly passed the question to Director Hu, saying, "You have to ask the director about this. I'm just an actor, and during filming, I have to listen to the director. As for the change in billing order, that's a decision made by the director and the production team."

"Mr. Zhang, does that mean you weren't aware of this beforehand?!"

The reporter who asked the question earlier followed up.

"Ask Director Hu!"

Zhang You smiled and gestured.

"Regarding this matter, it was indeed my decision. As for billing order... there are only minor actors, not minor roles, and we also have to respect the market..."

"..."

Zhang You was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise.

He thought Director Hu's confident assurances that there were no problems were a good way to deal with the reporters, but it turns out it was just this brainless remark: What does "market" even mean...? Who defines the market?!

This is practically putting him on the hot seat. Zhang You believes that these words will attract more viewers to "Solving the Case," but it's not a good thing for him. The audience might even think that he's become famous now, so they're deliberately forcing Director Hu to change his billing to the second male lead.

At this time.

Even Yuan Hong's smile diminished by a third. Those who can make it in the entertainment industry are certainly not necessarily the most smooth-talking people, but they are definitely not stupid. They can understand what others are implying with just a little listening. Just as he was about to smooth things over, Zhang You next to him raised the microphone without hesitation.

Zhang You smiled and said, "During filming, I respected Director Hu, but that doesn't mean I supported all his views. For example, his point about respecting the market. In the film and television industry, I'm just a newcomer. Just because I've created some decent songs and gained a little fame doesn't mean I have a huge market in film and television. To be honest, I only got a supporting role in 'Solving the Case' because Yuan Hong helped me get the part, and my salary was that of a supporting actor. If we really have to respect the market as Director Hu says, then shouldn't he give me extra money?!"

Director Hu gave an awkward smile.

"And today, for this promotional tour, I drove myself here. Just kidding. If I were to travel to many promotional locations with the film crew, my salary would barely cover the gas costs."

Zhang You chuckled and said, "As an actor, I want to do my best when my own TV series is about to air. As for the order of billing, if everyone cares, I'll ask Director Hu to change it. If he doesn't, I'll make him pay extra. Otherwise, people will really think that I, Zhang You, have gained a little fame and started to bully others, forcing the production team to put my name first."

"Yuan Hong, is what Mr. Zhang You said true!?"

A reporter looked at Yuan Hong and asked, "Was it really you who helped him get the supporting role in 'Solving the Case'?"

"I only helped him get an audition opportunity; whether he gets the role is up to him."

Yuan Hong smiled and said, "Mainly... as you know, Zhang You used to be too idle at home. I'm friends with him and his wife, because I often see them in private... to be honest, I couldn't stand it anymore. He spent all his time fishing or sleeping. His life was much more comfortable than ours. So I let him try out for the 'Case Solving' crew. Of course, I'm also grateful to Director Hu for giving him this opportunity."

Already divorced.

Yuan Hong did not mention Zhang Yi again.

If Zhang Yi hadn't fallen out with Zhuma Company, mentioning it wouldn't have mattered much; it might even have brought Zhang Yi some attention, since Zhang You is currently so popular that it's worth using him for publicity.

But with the matter of Zhuma Company involved, bringing it up again would change the nature of today's publicity campaign.

The reporters present will definitely press Zhang Yi about his relationship with Zhuma Company, and might even ask him if he has been in contact with Zhang Yi since their divorce.

"Zhang You earned this through his own abilities."

Director Hu quickly waved his hand. If Yuan Hong hadn't brought it up, it would have been fine, but now that he had, Director Hu regretted it.

You should know that when Yuan Hong brought Zhang You over, he didn't want Zhang You to play the role because he had promised another actor. So he deliberately made the audition more difficult for Zhang You. Although he eventually got the role, there was not much goodwill left.

They came over today.

It's probably just to repay the little favor he has left. Director Hu has also realized why Zhang You agreed to change his billing order. Zhang You doesn't lack fame, nor does he need to prove his status in this way. He just wanted the TV series "Case Solving" to ride on his current popularity.

After that, they came over to help with the promotion without making any demands.

It is clear.

They want to repay that last bit of favor completely, and talk about it again later... then there won't be any more favors owed.

If he had known this would happen, he should have agreed immediately. It was just a minor supporting role, but that would have been a huge favor. With such a favor, asking for help privately would probably have been a simple matter of a word.

For example, creating background music or having them make a cameo appearance.

You know, this guy is really good at acting and has strong music arrangement skills.

The theme song for that war movie during last year's Spring Festival was composed by this guy. The movie didn't do well at the box office, but by combining the song he composed with the battle scenes in the movie, the investors saved a lot of money on publicity.

The reporter then asked the original second male lead about his thoughts on being replaced by Zhang You in the billing order.

I'm not very clear about this.

The second male lead simply shook his head.

As the original second male lead in "Case Solving", he couldn't afford to offend the director. As for Zhang You... just as he said, he was paid for a supporting role but came here to do the work of the lead actor, and people weren't happy about it!

It's not like I'm lacking a little bit of fame.

As the promotional event was drawing to a close, the host smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang You, many people enjoy your singing. Since this is the occasion, would you like to sing one of the opening or closing theme songs from 'Solving the Case'? Just sing whatever you like."

Director Hu's eyes lit up.

He found that this host was incredibly adept at handling situations.

With Zhang You's singing skills, which allow him to turn other people's concerts into his own, if he were to actually sing, it would be equivalent to him taking the "Case Solving" crew on several promotional trips.

"Sing one, sing one!"

The audience below the stage started to jeer.

"It's not that I don't want to sing, but I didn't write the opening and closing theme songs for 'Case Solving.' I was only responsible for the background music for some scenes, so even if I wanted to sing, I couldn't. If everyone really wants to hear them, 'Case Solving' will be broadcast soon, and you can listen to it then."

Zhang You replied with a smile.

Running publicity campaigns is still within his job scope.

He was singing, but he wasn't there.

(End of this chapter)