The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 449 Joining the Group and Independence

“It does take a bit of skill and luck, but anyway, I succeeded, right?” Angela said with a laugh on the other end of the phone.

"Alright, alright, you're good enough, isn't that enough?" Xu Jiuyang said with a sigh.

"Say thank you." Angela was clearly in a good mood.

"Thank you." Although Xu Jiuyang sighed, his words were sincere.

As mentioned earlier, such cases typically drag on for at least several years, and the victims are helpless if the plagiarist doesn't apologize.

The Lu Chuan case was judged so quickly. In my past life, the only cases that could compare to this were a few major cases.

It's unclear how much effort Angela put in and how she interfered.

"In that case, why don't you tell me your method for making money?" Angela asked again.

Unfortunately, Xu Jiuyang wouldn't budge: "Don't rush, let's wait until the end of October, when Sister Yuanyuan has recovered enough, then we'll talk about it. We have at least two years to get things going."

"Can't I say either?" Angela feigned displeasure. "If I'm not mistaken, I'll definitely need to put in a lot of effort in this matter, right?"

“I told Yunxin that if she and you do it independently, the profits will only be higher,” Xu Jiuyang said calmly. “So, it will only take about half a month. Just be patient and wait. Anyway, there are no barriers to entry.”

“Okay, since you’ve said that…” Angela didn’t seem to mind. “Then I won’t bother you anymore, bye-bye.”

After hanging up the phone, Xu Jiuyang sighed and rested his hand on his chin, deep in thought.

The matter of Lu Chuan should be over now; he and his father are unlikely to recover completely. As for Gui Er'e and Guan Er Gou, there's no rush to deal with them.

Yang Ying ran over at this moment: "Boss...it's time to touch up your makeup."

"Okay." Xu Jiuyang shoved the phone into her hand, then got up and walked toward the makeup artist's temporary tent.

He is currently on the set in Jiuzhaigou. Filming for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" started after the National Day holiday, and it's already autumn. The scenery in Jiuzhaigou is just right.

In addition, Jiuzhaigou is located in the mountains and its altitude is not low, so the temperature is lower than outside. If we don't finish taking pictures and leave soon, it might snow in ten days or half a month.

"Be careful not to catch a cold. Do you have any hand warmers inside?" After touching up his makeup, he saw Liu Qianqian, dressed in white, doing warm-up exercises and couldn't help but ask.

However, the other party didn't appreciate it at all, giving him a big eye roll: "What's it to you?"

"How can this not concern me?" Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes. "What if you're not in good shape and it affects me, making it impossible for me to recite my lines?"

Liu Qianqian glared at him angrily, but couldn't say anything, though she clearly understood what he meant.

Although she was always in exceptionally good form when acting with him, and could even lead him in the performance, if he came on stage without saying a single line, no amount of guidance from her would help.

"Oh dear, please, Qianqian is in a bad mood today, so please don't upset her," Yang Mi said, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.

"Someone is bullying her?" Xu Jiuyang was quite surprised.

“I won’t say I bullied her,” Yang Mi sighed, “it’s about that thing, you know, the White Dragon thing.”

"This..." Xu Jiuyang realized what was happening and immediately felt a little uneasy.

As mentioned before, the incident involving Xiaobailong still occurred, so mainland actors united in their indignation and issued a joint statement condemning and boycotting this despicable behavior.

Xu Jiuyang also expressed his opinion, and he did so with Fan Bingbing and the others, since his acting contract was still with Xingyao.

However, things are not so good for Liu Qianqian. Unlike someone in her previous life, she is now a Hong Kong citizen, not an American citizen, but she acts and speaks in a way that is not much different from mainlanders.

Normally things are fine, but now that there's a conflict between the two sides, she's caught in the middle. If she takes a stand, she's a Hong Kong resident after all; if she doesn't, it seems a bit unreasonable.

The same goes for mainland China. Everyone is now expressing their support for their own people, but you're not saying anything. What do you mean by that?
What, you're a Hong Kong resident? No wonder you're all in the same boat!
Although they may not express it directly, it will definitely be reflected in their daily words and actions.

Liu Qianqian can be a bit annoying at times, and she likes to show off her presence by provoking others. In reality, she is quite proud, so it's understandable that she would sulk in such situations.

But... why take your anger out on me?
Despite thinking this, Xu Jiuyang didn't say much, but turned to Yang Mi and asked, "Speaking of which, you don't have any scenes in Jiuzhaigou, so why did you come here?"

"Can't I come to visit my best friend on set and my little brother on set?" Da Mimi spread her hands.

“Of course we can, but…” Xu Jiuyang turned his head and looked around at the makeshift environment, “We’ve been sleeping in tents for the past few days.”

That's right, the entire crew was taken directly into the mountains to stay. After all, the roads were limited, and if the crew stayed in the town, it would take a lot of time every day just to take a car into the mountains and then walk to the filming location.

"So what? Do I look like the kind of person who can't endure hardship?" Da Mimi retorted, dissatisfied.

“Of course not, but…” Xu Jiuyang stroked his chin and looked at her for a moment, then suddenly asked, “You haven’t broken ties with your family, have you?”

"I..." Yang Mi's expression immediately changed, and she said evasively, "What, do I have to report to my family where I go and what I do?"

“Oh, it’s not a big deal, why are you hesitating?” Liu Qianqian chimed in from the side.

"What are you saying?" Yang Mi glared at her, clearly displeased.

“I’m telling you, you should confidently declare that you’re starting to be independent now,” Liu Qianqian said earnestly. “It’s clearly worth it, I’m envious enough of that, why are you so timid?”

Yang Mi paused for a moment, then looked enlightened: "That's right, I'm independent now, which should be a good thing. Although it's not easy to tell outsiders, I don't need to hide it from you."

She immediately narrowed her eyes and looked Liu Qianqian up and down: "I didn't realize, Qianqian, that you actually have some brains."

"What do you mean by having a brain? I'm smart enough, okay?" This time it was Liu Qianqian's turn to be dissatisfied.

"Yes, yes, smart Liu Qianqian, she's sulking over some fool's comments." Yang Mi immediately began to mock her.

Before Liu Qianqian could say anything more, Xu Jiuyang, standing next to her, not only waved his hand between them but also shouted "Cut!"

"You two, are you done with your crosstalk?" He looked at one and then at the other.

"You're done? How was it? Did you like it?" Yang Mi puffed out her chest. "If you liked it, shouldn't we go buy a few flower baskets?"

“You’re an expert,” Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow. “You must have been to Guangdelou quite a bit, right?”

Then he asked, "How does it feel to be independent?"

"That's awesome!" Da Mimi hummed. "Now I can do whatever I want!"

“For example, if I buy a small villa in Shunyi,” Liu Qianqian said, whether she was chiming in or teasing, “I can hire a maid.”

"Liu Qianqian, what are you saying?!" Yang Mi exclaimed in embarrassment.

Xu Jiuyang shook his head with a chuckle: "Alright, Big Sister isn't really breaking ties with her family, is she?"

“It wouldn’t be called a complete break,” Da Mimi sighed, “but we still had a fight. Given how smug my mom has been these past few years, how could she possibly just stand by and watch me escape her control?”

"Then..." Xu Jiuyang was a little curious.

"Guess!" Da Mimi smiled smugly.

(End of this chapter)