Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 428 Borrowing a Chicken to Lay Eggs: Searching for the Dragon's Secret, Jing Tian Plays Shirley Yang

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Qi Hui rested his head on Jing Tian's lap, leisurely playing on his phone.
He always liked it this way—fragrant and soft. When Jing Tian bent over, she would often give him a head-cushion wave.
Jing Tian held her phone in one hand and stroked Qi Hui's stubble with the other. She ignored Qi Hui on her lap and focused on the entertainment news on her phone.
She saw her classmate, Shuangzi.
I've been busy with the Golden Eagle Goddess competition and working out to get in shape for "The Vanished Woman," so I haven't been paying much attention to the news.
It turns out that Shuangzi is actually in the news.

She announced her new relationship with singer Hu Yanbing.

However... a bunch of her fans are attacking Hu Yanbing, saying he's too ugly and doesn't deserve Shuangzi.

Meanwhile, Zheng Shuang's ex-boyfriend Zhang Han also announced his new relationship with Gulnazar.
As a result, Shuangzi's fans went on a rampage, attacking the two men. First, they criticized the former as a scumbag for abandoning his girlfriend; second, they accused the latter of being a third party who interfered in someone else's relationship.
It has to be said that sometimes celebrities and their fans can have certain similarities.

They're all a bit crazy.

Jing Tian showed her phone to Qi Hui, asking him to give his opinion.

Qi Hui found it amusing: "How come whoever gets involved with her is doomed?"

There were four people in total, and three of them were not at peace.

"Haha, you're right." Jing Tian laughed heartily. Qi Hui and she shared the same idea!

Is this a meeting of minds, or a deep connection?
Jingle bell bell~
Just then, Qi Hui's phone rang. Upon closer inspection, he saw it was Lao Guo calling.

Qi Hui was slightly taken aback, but quickly guessed that Huayi had probably contacted Lao Guo.

He immediately got up and answered the phone.

"Hey?"

"Old Qi, Huayi approached me, saying you recommended me to be a director?" Guo Fan asked, somewhat puzzled. "What's going on?"

Qi Hui shrugged: "They want me to act in a movie, and I feel obligated to do them a favor, so I had to agree. That's why they wanted you to be the director."

"As you know, I'm working on another movie. How can I direct and act at the same time?"

"Of course, don't overthink it. I'm just making things more difficult for them. You don't need to give me face. Just do it if you want."

"So that's how it is..."

Upon hearing this, Guo Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, he could roughly guess that Qi Hui harbored some resentment towards Hua Yi.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. I was doing well with my film project when the other party came to me with a favor, and it was hard to refuse, so I had to go all out.

"When Young Master Wang brought you up earlier, I thought you were in cahoots with them," Guo Fan said.

"How could I?" Qi Hui scoffed. "Would I cheat you on something like this?"

With Huayi Brothers involved, why would he betray his own people?

"I understand... You've got a plan for bringing them to my side, haven't you?" Guo Fan pondered for a moment, then asked another question.

Qi Hui raised an eyebrow: "You guessed that...it's true."

"Haha, I knew you were up to no good." Guo Fan laughed heartily. "Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate... Never mind, just send a text message, Little Wang is still here!"

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Qi Hui immediately edited a text message and sent it to Guo Fan.
Jing Tian quietly looked at Qi Hui, without saying a word to disturb him.
After Qi Hui finished everything, he asked, "Is there a new movie?"

"Yes, from Huayi." Qi Hui shrugged, a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"What's going on?" Jing Tian asked.

Qi Hui briefly recounted the events.

After listening, Jing Tian didn't say much.
Since the man had already made his decisions regarding his career and work, she wouldn't say anything more.

But I was a little frustrated: "I've practiced for so long, and it's all been for nothing."

"Actually, no," Qi Hui said with a smile. "I plan to cast you as Yang Shirley, the female lead in 'Mojin: The Lost Legend'."

"In the play, she's an action heroine, and you're perfect for the role."

Qi Hui's idea was simple: use someone else's resources to achieve his goals.
In his revised script, Shen Man, the female lead in "The Vanished She," is a cool and capable female lawyer who is decisive and efficient, ultimately making the gambling addict He Fei suffer a fate worse than death.

Therefore, Qi Hui plans to borrow from "Mojin: The Lost Legend" and use Yang Shirley's action heroine role to solidify his image in this regard.

"This idea is good, but will Huayi Brothers agree to it?" Jing Tian asked doubtfully, trying to lay the groundwork for "The Vanished She".

The lead actor is Qi Hui, the director is Guo Fan who has a good relationship with Qi Hui, and even the female lead is Qi Hui's girlfriend, Jing Tian. It seems Huayi's control over the project might be somewhat diminished.

This is somewhat difficult for these large companies to accept.
Qi Hui shrugged: "With Lao Guo's help, let's give it a try."

"If it really doesn't work out, we'll terminate the collaboration and continue working on 'The Vanished Woman'."

"I'll listen to you." Jing Tian smiled gently. It's okay if I fail, I'll take care of you!
……

Two days later

Yixin Film and Television Salon
Wang Zonglei came again and met with Qi Hui.

This time, however, he only brought one assistant; his foolish older brother was someone he thoroughly disliked.
"Mr. Wang, come on, this is some newly acquired Da Hong Pao tea, have a taste!" Qi Hui enthusiastically brewed the tea, as always, showing kindness and hospitality.

Wang Zonglei rolled his eyes in frustration. He couldn't be fooled by Qi Hui's enthusiasm; the more enthusiastic the kid was, the more misleading he was.

"Let's get down to business." Wang Zonglei took a sip of tea and slowly put down the cup. "Guo Fan won't listen to me and refused. Xiao Qi, how about you go and handle him?"

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Qi Hui's smile remained unchanged: "President Wang, isn't it a bit much to try to save face for two people at once..."

"What are your conditions? You can tell us so we can discuss it together." These words gave Wang Zonglei a headache.

If it weren't for Jing Tian, ​​he really would have liked to use some tricks on Qi Hui.
Of course, it's just wishful thinking. Even disregarding Jing Tian, ​​this kid has already made a name for himself.

Hua Yi can definitely handle him if she goes all out, that's for sure, but she'll probably be half-dead herself.

That damn Yu Donggua, I wonder how much he wanted to see this scene.
"Then why don't you change the lead actor?" Qi Hui asked with a smile.

"Change my ass!" Wang Zonglei cursed. If they were changing the lead actor, what was the point of all that work?

He made two trips to Yixin and another trip to Guo Fan's place!

If I keep running like this, I'll soon be running errands!
"Then I want the female lead?" Qi Hui said with a smile, casually stating another condition.

"Hmm..." Wang Zonglei raised his head. The condition wasn't too unreasonable, but he instinctively wanted to refuse.
Years of experience and intuition told him that this seemingly reasonable condition might contain some flaws.

But... he racked his brains, but couldn't find anything that made sense.

"You want Jing Tian to play the female lead, Yang Shirley?"

"Mr. Wang truly has a keen eye." Qi Hui smiled gently and nodded.

"Let me think about it..." Wang Zonglei hesitated, which seemed normal, but even his older brother had been tricked by Qi Hui.

He had to be careful.
Moreover, everyone from the director to the lead actor is Qi Hui's man, which is somewhat of a problem...

Qi Hui raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of displeasure at the opportune moment:

"Mr. Wang, my Jing Tian is a Hundred Flowers Award winner, a Golden Eagle Award winner, and a Golden Eagle Goddess. She's the lead actress in one of your movies. Surely she's good enough for you?"

"It can't be that bad..." Wang Zonglei said, his voice lacking confidence and hesitant.
Jing Tian's casting is top-tier for "Mojin: The Lost Legend," and if she really wanted to act, there was nothing I could do to stop her.

After thinking it over, Wang Zonglei lowered his head dejectedly: "Fine, Jing Tian will play the female lead, and you'll play the male lead."

"But you can't interfere with the remaining roles!"

"Mr. Wang, you're too kind. I wasn't involved in any of your casting decisions," Qi Hui said with a faint smile.

If Qi Hui is willing to direct, he will have some say in casting.

However, this right of speech does not include the female lead, because she is one of the three main actresses.
Huayi Brothers would never entrust the decision-making power for such a heavyweight role to the director.
At most, it's just for reference.

Wang Zonglei left Yixin, just like last time, leaving in a depressed mood.

Although the deal was reached, he was still somewhat depressed.
(End of this chapter)