The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 483 I've got my eye on a doujinshi

"Li Lei and...Han Meimei?" After reading the script's name, Gao Yuanyuan's gaze towards someone became ambiguous, as if she were smiling but not smiling.

After all, when it comes to this subject matter, it goes without saying who can play Han Meimei.

Sure enough, after scrolling down a little, I saw the statement from Red Boat Pictures.

“After returning from Cannes, Liu Qianqian approached me and said she wanted to act in a movie, so she asked someone to write a script and hoped I could play the male lead.” Xu Jiuyang didn’t hide anything this time. “Of course I wasn’t interested. After all, my image in movies and television is more mature, and I’m no longer suitable for acting in youth films.”

"I guess her mother called you?" Gao Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"We did fight..." Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly.

Actually, by now, it's highly unlikely that they wouldn't know about his relationship with Sister Xiaoli, but since they haven't brought it up, he's happy to play dumb.

Xu Jiuyang felt somewhat awkward when the topic turned to Sister Xiaoli.

"In short, I don't need to be the lead actor, but I will be responsible for producing," he continued. "I also asked why, and Ms. Liu... hopes that I can help keep an eye on her daughter, since I've helped her many times already. As for Liu Qianqian, she said that with me watching over her, she can act better."

"Is that so?" Gao Yuanyuan rubbed her chin. "Actually, she meant that she would act better with you, right?"

“Well, that seems to be the case based on our previous rehearsals. So she probably plans to bring me into the crew first, create a fait accompli, and then ask me to play a role,” Xu Jiuyang said. “Of course, I definitely won’t agree.”

"Is this why you borrowed Guo Zhenni?" Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask.

"I borrowed Guo Zhenni because I wanted to see if I could train her to be a director." Xu Jiuyang rolled his eyes, as if to say: If you really want to supervise, do you need her?
“Sister Yuanyuan also has a grand entertainment strategy in mind, right? In that case, it’s quite necessary to have a go-to director. We can’t let Anji have all the credit,” he continued. “Anyway, our current big-budget film system is pretty good. As long as the producer can handle it, the director’s ability doesn’t need to be top-notch.”

"I feel like your real purpose is to prevent Angela from having all the spotlight on you," Gao Yuanyuan said, tilting her head.

“If Sister Yuanyuan says so, then it must be so.” Xu Jiuyang spread his hands.

"Fine, I agree, that's settled then." Gao Yuanyuan snorted.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiuyang's eyes flickered for a moment, then he changed the subject and said, "There's one more thing. I have other plans by August at the latest, so it would be best if the filming were completed within two months. At that time, Sister Yuanyuan can come and work as a producer to help speed things up."

"What's going on in August?" Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask with curiosity.

"As you know, my contract with Bingbing has expired, and I'm now preparing to set up my own studio. I've got my eye on a military-themed novel, and I guess I'll be going to experience life there," Xu Jiuyang said.

"A military drama?" Gao Yuanyuan was quite surprised. "Why would you want to film this?"

“On the one hand, the script is indeed good, and on the other hand, when I failed the college entrance examination, my father hoped that I would join the army and try to get into a military academy.” Xu Jiuyang said with a sigh, “But I ran away. Although my father didn’t say anything, he still cared a lot. After all, he did it back then… So I decided to make a military drama to fulfill his wish.”

“Okay, then you need to talk to them first.” Gao Yuanyuan shrugged, then frowned as if realizing something, and turned to look at Xu Jiuyang.

"What's wrong?" Xu Jiuyang asked.

"Nothing, um, what's the name of that notebook?" Gao Yuanyuan asked, trying to cover up her misunderstanding.

"Oh, it's called 'Soldiers' Assault,' a project initiated by the TV department of the August First Film Studio. I've already asked Bingbing to help me make contact," Xu Jiuyang said.

That's right. As a TV series that has left a mark on the history of Chinese TV dramas, and one that he has watched many times, of course he should play a role in it. By the way, he can also satisfy his father a little. Why not?

Everyone says that you'll regret joining the army for two years, but you'll regret not joining for a lifetime. Now, you don't have to regret it for two years or for a lifetime; you only need to stay for three months. He remembered that Wang Baoqiang had trained for three months.

The only problem is that the roles he can play are a bit difficult to portray. Xu Sanduo is out of the question; that's Wang Baoqiang's exclusive role. Even if Xu Jiuyang hadn't watched the TV series many times, he still couldn't portray that kind of honest and resolute feeling.

Cheng Cai is out of the question; he doesn't really like that kind of role. Although he's somewhat similar to Yang Kang, he doesn't want to play similar characters again. As for Yuan Lang, Wu Liuyi, and Shi Jin, his face doesn't suit them. Unless he transforms himself into a rough-and-tumble man like Wu Jing, after all that searching... damn it, Wu Zhe is the most suitable!
That's really bad luck.

"Oh well, there's no such thing as good or bad luck. So many people's fates have already been completely changed, how could they possibly follow the same old path?" Xu Jiuyang muttered to himself as he looked at the now empty living room after returning to the house.

In my conversation with Gao Yuanyuan just now, besides confirming what we need to do next, I also resolved two doubts.

It's normal for her to agree when he asks her for Guo Zhenni, and when his reasons are quite legitimate. But it's not normal for her not to say that she would consult Guo Zhenni.

In any case, it's something that should be said, "as long as she doesn't object."

If Gao Yuanyuan simply forgot... even if she forgot, it's enough to explain something.

This is one of them.

Secondly, when Xu Jiuyang said he needed to finish filming "Li Lei and Han Meimei" in two months and hoped that Sister Yuanyuan could help him out, she agreed without hesitation.

This is normal, but the question is, why is dear Sister Yuanyuan so confident that she can control a film crew?

Fan Bingbing and Angela were able to control themselves because the former had experience and the latter had resources, but Yuanyuan... So, this can be seen as evidence that she also dreamed about certain things, right?

"And then, it seems like she realized what was going on?" Xu Jiuyang clicked his tongue, his expression somewhat complicated.

But he soon had no time to think about these things, because after walking a few steps he saw Li Xiaoran, with a resentful look on her face, waiting for him at the corner.

"Um..." Xu Jiuyang tried to run away, but Li Dabai pounced on him with a roar.

"I want to get married! I want to have children!"

"Oh dear, calm down, it's definitely not going to happen this year."

"Then at least give me a timeframe! Besides, we can have a child earlier!"

"What, are you planning to get married because you're pregnant, or are you going to storm into Fan Bingbing's house with a big belly?"

"Either is fine, I don't mind."

"But I do care. I can't possibly let you have a child out of wedlock, can I?"

The two pushed and shoved each other for a while before stopping. Li Xiaoran, panting heavily, became even more resentful, to the point that someone had to comfort her, saying, "Alright, alright, let's find some time tomorrow to do it one-on-one."

"Really?" Li Dabai was overjoyed.

"My words still have some credibility, don't they?" Xu Jiuyang feigned dissatisfaction.

Li Xiaoran gave a haughty snort, then grabbed his arm and shook it wildly against her chest: "But I'm dying because I don't have any kids to play with right now!"

"Who taught you this?" Xu Jiuyang asked, exasperated. "Kids aren't toys... Where's Xiao Tangyuan?"

"Yinyin took it away, and she won't let me play with it," Li Dabai complained angrily.

Xu Jiuyang thought about it seriously and decided to beat her up first, even though he didn't know why Xiao Tangyuan was so popular with his aunts, who all wanted to tease him.

Perhaps it's because they don't have to take care of themselves?
(End of this chapter)