The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 391 It’s obvious
"What I mean is, the girl has a crush on you," Deng Jie added, her expression somewhat embarrassed.

Xu Jiuyang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then joked, "Teacher Deng's attitude changes very quickly."

"It's all because of you," Deng Jie spat at him, "Last night you were so busy wriggling all over me that you left He Qing standing there watching without doing anything."

Xu Jiuyang immediately coughed a few times and changed the subject: "Um, I'm going to warm up, I'll be doing wire work later."

Since they've all come to participate, it's only natural that they'll take turns or eat ginseng fruit together.

He should be thankful that not all the women were there; otherwise, even if they had an agreement about who arrived first and who would arrive later, they would probably have had a falling out in private.

On the other hand, I reckon this version of the "Chinese Paladin" TV series will become a must-see world for various infinite flow and multiverse novels in the future, after all, even Grandma and Aunt Li are exceptionally beautiful.

I don't know what Sister Xiaoli was thinking. Logically speaking, even if Deng Jie and He Qing were invited to play the roles, they should have made them look older or more rustic in terms of appearance, so as to fit the character design of the game.

However, instead of doing that, she asked the stylist to make their looks as beautiful as possible.

In other words, while the clothing should fit the character's persona, it should also highlight their...charm.

That's right, that's the word. They fit the roles perfectly while also having their own unique charm.

Xu Jiuyang was quite confused.

Deng Jie and He Qing were already quite charming, and after eating the ginseng fruit, they became even more radiant. With a little dressing up, they could easily play Lin Qing'er.

Even Aunt Li and Grandma Li exude charm. And looking at the cast list, with each and every one of them presenting themselves, even if the plot is terrible, as long as it doesn't throw in any major plot holes, there will still be many people who only care about looks and consider it a masterpiece.

This is absolutely not an exaggeration, because—

"Teacher, do you think this plot is appropriate?"

"Teacher, do you think the wording here is too exaggerated?"

During another break, two literary assistants flanked him from the left and right, asking the teacher to comment on their articles—yes, just like Guo Zhenni, they now called him teacher too.

Although Xu Jiuyang no longer cares about the royalties, he had previously said that he wanted to be a pioneer in various genres. In addition, he had someone to help him write, so he would occasionally create outlines for Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu to try out, since all the royalties would go to them.

However, today was different from usual. Both of them were dressed in ancient costumes and had makeup on, and both had the look of a Jiangnan woman. It was fortunate that the two girls had not fully developed yet, otherwise, with their physiques of one being a Leo from Shandong Province and the other a big girl from Northeast China, they would not look like Jiangnan women at all.

The disaster is already quite obvious: these two artificial twins will play Ding Xianglan and Ding Xiulan in this "Chinese Paladin" series.

It's quite obvious that Sister Xiaoli wants to fill this TV series with beautiful women to highlight her own daughter.

"How was the acting experience?" Xu Jiuyang asked casually after offering a few comments.

“It’s not interesting,” Zhang Shuang pouted. “Walking around, saying lines, and making expressions—that’s enough time for me to write hundreds of words.”

“I think it’s alright, but Wenqi is right, it’s too much of a waste of time. They shoot a few times and then stop, shoot a few times and then stop, and they have to touch up their makeup all the time,” Zhao Shu added.

When they were in front of him, the two of them addressed each other by their pen names, so it was really strange that Zhao Shu called Zhang Shuang Wenqi.

"What if you unexpectedly become famous?" Xu Jiuyang asked with a smile. It's not impossible; the most typical example is the assistant who made a cameo appearance in "Let the Bullets Fly," but unfortunately, he didn't have any connections and couldn't take the opportunity.

Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu exchanged glances, and the latter tentatively asked, "Teacher, you don't mean to make us become actors, do you?"

"Of course it depends on you guys. If you want to, I'll talk to Sister Yuanyuan. If you don't want to, you can continue being assistants," Xu Jiuyang said.

"Then we don't want to," the two girls said in unison after exchanging glances.

"Such perfect teamwork?" Xu Jiuyang asked with a smile.

“That’s true. I think writing articles for teachers in my spare time is much more interesting than acting.” Zhang Shuang’s smile was somewhat ingratiating.

“Yes, Teacher Gao said that with our abilities, we're only good enough to be literary assistants, but not really suitable for anything more.” Zhao Shu nodded sincerely.

"You trust her that much?" Xu Jiuyang was quite surprised. But then he thought about how they had studied in South Korea... well, let's not talk about that.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, these two characters don't have many scenes, it'll be over soon." He reassured them a little.

The two girls looked at each other, and Zhang Shuang blinked again before speaking, "Teacher, do you think it's..."

She dragged out her words, but they both knew what she was going to say next, especially Zhao Shu, whose face was full of anticipation.

"Well..." Xu Jiuyang thought for a moment, then glanced to the side as if possessed. Zhang Yan, who was not far away, was staring at him expectantly, but when she noticed him looking over, she quickly turned her head away.

“Don’t rush. After I finish filming the recent scenes, I might have to leave the crew for a few days. Let’s talk about it then. There should be some sense of ceremony, right?” he said.

"Okay, teacher." The two girls were a little disappointed, but they didn't care too much.

Xu Jiuyang's statement that he would be away for a few days was not just a perfunctory excuse. Shortly after the start of filming for "Chinese Paladin", "A World Without Thieves" also started filming after more than half a year of preparation. The male lead was Deng Chao, with whom he had worked before.

Of course, the relationship between the male and female protagonists is also different from the original movie. They are no longer a pair of thieves, or rather, they are only spiritual lovers. They are somewhat similar to the elegant thieves in the original work, except that they do not steal from officials or donate to Project Hope.

The whole story is that the male and female protagonists travel to the Northwest while stealing and having fun. They meet a simpleton named Sha Gen and find his line "Where are the thieves?" amusing. The female protagonist makes a bet with the male protagonist that she will watch over him all the way to the destination, then quietly take the money and teach him a lesson.

The subsequent plot is similar to the original. The male protagonist confronts Uncle Li, while the female protagonist gradually changes her mindset as Sha Gen keeps calling her "sister," and finally decides to fulfill his dream of a world without thieves.

The male and female protagonists had a fight, and although they didn't break up, a rift developed between them. Taking advantage of this, Xiao Ye, who was close to Uncle Li, tried to seduce the male protagonist.

The male protagonist didn't fall for the trap; instead, he outsmarted the other party. When he returned triumphantly, he encountered a simpleton who thought he had argued with the female protagonist and wanted to comfort him. While amused, he also began to understand why the female protagonist had defended him.

Afterwards, although the male and female protagonists still had a rift, they eventually joined forces to fight against Uncle Li.

The following plot differs slightly from the original. Whether it's "IC, IP, IQ card, tell me all the passwords" or "Be serious, this is a robbery," these are all classic jokes. It would be a shame to miss them. However, the male protagonist did not die and was arrested by the police along with the female protagonist.

Of course, the female lead requested that Sha Gen not see this, and told him her story with Sha Gen. The police, considering that they had helped catch Uncle Li, agreed to her request.

Is this ending better than the original?
(End of this chapter)