The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 381: Makeup Photos

"Ling'er, did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid, it's safe here. Your aunt and I will protect you."

"Brother Xiaoyao, I want to sleep with you..."

"Huh? Isn't this... a bit inappropriate?"

"why not?"

"Well... men and women shouldn't touch each other, you know that, right?"

After the dialogue, the men and women in the room fell silent. After a moment, Xu Jiuyang let out a soft sigh, then turned to the people in the distance and called out, "You can stop now."

“It’s already stopped.” Yang Mi gave an “OK” sign from behind the camera.

"How is it?" Xu Jiuyang, dressed as Li Xiaoyao from the game, walked over.

"I think... it's alright." Yang Mi spread her hands.

"Really?" Xu Jiuyang leaned closer to the built-in screen to examine it carefully.

Yes, it's too small; you really can't see the effect.

But that didn't stop one of the girls from smugly asking, "How is it? If it's not good, I can continue."

Liu Qianqian, dressed as Zhao Ling'er in the game, is now standing with her arms crossed and her chin slightly raised, looking smug, completely unlike her previous pitiful expression.

“We’ve already filmed five segments, that’s enough for me to refer to,” Xu Jiuyang glanced at her, thought for a few seconds, and then suddenly turned to look at Tang Yan, who was dressed as Lin Yueru in the game.

"Tangtang, do you want to give it a try?" he asked.

"Uh, me...me?" Tang Yan asked blankly.

“Yes, you’re one of the female leads, so you should also act in a few scenes, just as a warm-up,” Xu Jiuyang said.

Then he turned to Liu Qianqian again: "Qianqian, are you alright?"

"I... um... no problem." Liu Qianqian grimaced as if she had a toothache.

There's definitely something fishy going on! Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Today's matter is simple. Xiaoli informed him that he would be taking costume photos in early July to facilitate pre-event publicity.

After arriving at the agreed time and taking photos, he suddenly had a whimsical idea: to act out a few scenes with Liu Qianqian and film them so he could continue to hone his acting skills.

He had previously asked Zhang Yan to help with the rehearsals, which had some effect, but not much. He wondered if the atmosphere wasn't right, but he couldn't have Zhang Yan dress up as Zhao Ling'er or Lin Yueru, especially since she's never been an actress.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity to shoot costume photos and rehearse a few scenes with Liu Qianqian and the others will likely be more helpful to me.

As always, Sister Xiaoli was very understanding. She not only agreed to his request but also helped persuade Qianqian a few times, which led to the current situation.

As for why Yang Mi was there too, it's simple: it's summer vacation, and she has the task of tutoring Liu Qianqian.

Moreover, Tang Yan, who plays Lin Yueru, is not only her best friend but also a partner in Hanshu Film Industry—so Liu Shishi is also here.

In other words, all the great poets from the Tang Dynasty were present for this photoshoot of the costumes for "Chinese Paladin". It's quite interesting.

Getting back to the main point, there was another reason why Xu Jiuyang made this request at this time.

When I was filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", acting with Liu Qianqian was the smoothest, and the performance was quite good. If it can be the same here, it will be beneficial for what I want to do.

After all, for game enthusiasts, Li Xiaoyao truly represents the most cherished memories of their youth. Since he's already played this role in his life and interfered with the television adaptation, making the plot follow the game's storyline, why not perform it even better?

Especially after the official photos were released.

He didn't say anything, he didn't think he was bad, and that's true. After being modified, the clothes have a certain charm when worn, rather than being something like cosplay.

Liu Qianqian and Tang Yan are equally outstanding; one is lively yet charming, while the other is spirited yet a little spoiled.

Tong Liya is slightly less impressive, but her optimized Bai Miao ethnic costume still exudes a strong exotic charm.

It can be said that it has both a strong resemblance to game characters and its own unique characteristics.

Thus, Xu Jiuyang naturally had an idea: he hoped that his version of the "Chinese Paladin" TV series would become a true classic, rather than the kind of conflict between game fans and TV series fans that he had in his previous life.

However, to his surprise, after acting out a few scenes with Liu Qianqian, he discovered a key point: it seemed that this young girl really performed better when acting alongside him.

Although this situation had occurred before when filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", she was mostly acting with herself at that time. When she was acting with others, she was either on another set or busy with her own things. So even if she noticed this situation, she didn't take it too seriously and just treated it as an interesting anecdote.

However, after observing her several times today, I found that even when Liu Qianqian was absent-minded, she could get into character very well when acting with me, and sometimes she could even get me into character. But when acting with Tang Yan or Madam Ru, she performed rather poorly.

That's amazing. How can someone have such great acting skills when acting with a specific person? It can't be her superpower, right?
Although Xu Jiuyang probably felt that his rebirth had affected several women, including Sister Xiaoli, at the quantum level, causing them to dream about some future situations, coupled with his occasional interference, they ended up in their current situation.

Although it still couldn't explain Angela's situation, it was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

Even so, the idea that the quantum effect caused by his rebirth gave him superpowers in this life is still a bit too exaggerated, and what good are superpowers for acting anyway!
Oh, so you've become the ginseng fruit or Tang Sanzang's flesh yourself? Then it's alright.

Xu Jiuyang didn't think too much about it. Two years ago, he was planning to retire and live a carefree life, but now he's surrounded by women every day and he's almost ruined.

"That's enough for today. Is there anything else?" After filming a few more clips, someone decided to call it a day.

"No, no, even if there were, it wouldn't trouble you to come all this way." Liu Qianqian immediately pulled Tang Yan and Liu Shishi to her side.

Xu Jiuyang was speechless, but thinking about her two god-sisters and the god-sister who wasn't actually a god-sister, she could understand it.

Besides, there's also Sister Xiaoli...

"I'll be going now, see you on set later." He nodded and left the room.

Xiaoli, who was chatting with Ni Hongjie, immediately responded: "Is it over?"

"Yes, the information collection is almost complete," Xu Jiuyang replied, and praised Liu Qianqian, "Qianqian is very good, as excellent as ever, but she is always absent-minded when acting with others."

"I'll go back and talk to her about it," Xiaoli sighed, seemingly preoccupied.

With other people present, Xu Jiuyang couldn't be too intimate, so he simply nodded again and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, sister."

After saying a few more words, Sister Xiaoli went inside to find Liu Qianqian, while someone looked at Ni Hongjie and said, "This time, we also owe a lot to President Ni."

“There’s no such thing as losing out or not; it’s all for the boss and the big boss,” Ni Hongjie replied meekly. “I just don’t know when the boss will finally notice me.”

So direct? Xu Jiuyang's lips twitched. Why did Ni Hongjie in front of him seem completely unlike the typical Shanghai woman?

However, considering that she probably hadn't even graduated from Tongji University yet when Angela took a liking to her, she wasn't exactly a typical Shanghai woman, so it's understandable.

"Let's do it today then, and we'll also invite Hao Lei and the others over," Xu Jiuyang said.

“No problem, boss.” Ni Hongjie was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)