This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 171 Ancient costume dramas will make you sick of acting.

"Really? Brother Yuan, you really want to join the cast of 'The World's Number One'?"

A tremendous force pressed down on him, and Chen Yuan took a deep breath to steady himself before giving Yi Yi a light slap on the buttocks.

"Hiss! Why are you so excited!"

Tangtang, who was playing nearby, also stopped and excitedly hugged Chen Yuan's hand, which he hadn't yet pulled away from, saying:

"Brother Yuan, are you kidding me? You've already made it to Hollywood, and you're still going to act in TV dramas!"

"I'm not kidding, the trouble I got into this TV series was all because of you, Yiyi."

"Me?" Huang Shengyi was completely baffled.

Chen Yuan scooped her up from his lap, then had Tangtang move over, holding one in each arm as he explained:

"Ever since you, Yiyi, acted in 'Meteor Shower,' many young viewers have paired you and Xiao Jie together as a couple. This means that they believe you two are a couple, whether in the TV series or in real life, and that you can't be separated."

A few days ago, those extreme fans even cyberbullied Huang Xiaoming, but the matter was suppressed and dealt with by the public opinion department before it caused even bigger trouble.

To solve this problem for you, Yiyi, I'll have to personally step in and act in a drama with you.

They've forcibly broken up the CP (couple) fandom formed because of "Meteor Shower"—all for your future's sake!

Huang Shengyi lay on the man's arm, nodding her head repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice. She felt weak all over and dizzy, as if she were dreaming!
She previously thought she could only work with Brother Yuan in movies, so she has been studying hard and honing her acting skills so that she can withstand the test of the big screen.

I never expected Brother Yuan to be so considerate. He was willing to act in a TV series with me, and even play a couple.

She has read part of the script for "The World's Number One". She plays Liu Sheng Xue Ji, and Yuan Ge plays the male lead Duan Tian Ya. Wahahaha!
Seeing Huang Shengyi's smug and foolish appearance, Tang Yan felt a burning desire in her heart, and her jealousy burst forth as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Tch, Yuan-ge, you must have thought that since you and Binbin are girlfriends in real life and always play lovers, you were worried that fans would ship you as a couple, which would affect your acting career and development, so you joined 'The World's Number One'?"

"Hey, Tangtang, you're so smart." Chen Yuan also smelled Tangtang's jealousy, so he hugged her and kissed her until she was breathless, and comforted her for a while.

Huang Shengyi ignored Tang Yan's sarcasm and laughed even harder after hearing it!

“Brother Yuan, you did the right thing. You should collaborate with more people and spread more rumors. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble if the paparazzi take pictures of you one day.”

Chen Yuan nodded, and his lips and tongue intertwined with Yi Yi's as she leaned in.

Sigh, the girls have become so insecure because of themselves, or to put it another way, Chen Yuan has been incredibly successful in training the girls.
He was so happy just from working with the two of them on a TV series.

Making them his own possessions was not Chen Yuan's original intention.

Unfortunately, life is unpredictable, and saying too much would seem hypocritical. All I can do is try my best to make up for it in terms of material things and career.

The fact that Chen Yuan is going to act in the company's TV series is like a stroke of good fortune for the members of the "The World's Number One" project team!

Mr. Chen's involvement means that "The World's Number One" has been upgraded from a key project to a super key project, and all top-level human and material resources will be concentrated on this project.

Although Mr. Chen said he would only be an actor in this film and wouldn't get involved in any other specific work, he never wanted to experience again the scene where he was as busy as a dead dog while filming "Seven Swords Legend".
Of course, we wouldn't let President Chen work so hard again. Back then, Metaverse was just starting out, and the frameworks of various departments hadn't been established yet.
But now that Metaverse has become a leading film and television company in China, why would the boss still have to work so hard?
Even though he said not to go to the trouble, the configuration of "The World's Number One" was still made to be the best.

Cost issues?

What a joke! Mr. Chen himself is the top investment and advertising executive in the country. With him around, tourist attractions all over the country are begging him to film there, and he gets all sorts of subsidies. People who want to invest in this show have to line up!

Although Fan Binbin was somewhat unhappy that Chen Yuan was hanging out with those two little vixens, she also knew that this was one of Chen Yuan's few flaws, and Fan Binbin had never doubted Chen Yuan's sincerity towards her.

He treats me like this, so I should be more tolerant of him.

Han Sanpin was speechless. He was eagerly waiting for Chen Yuan to rest well so that he could start working on the sequel to "The Edge Walker"!
The value of collaborating with major American studios is immense. Although the time frame is short and the effects haven't yet become apparent, the production logs and process summaries, along with some engineering experience, are enough to fill several textbooks.

Han Sanpin has already started selecting a new batch of people to be sent to do hard labor for him. Unexpectedly, this unreliable guy is going to film a martial arts drama again.

How much money can you make from filming martial arts dramas? It's not like he makes as much as he does from making movies. It's really baffling.

If we're talking about who the biggest victim of Chen Yuan personally directing TV dramas is, it has to be Hu Ge.

Because he was originally slated to play Duan Tianya, the male lead in "The World's Number One"!

Brother Hu was truly on the verge of tears. When General Manager Shi approached him and entrusted him with the lead role in the company's key project, Brother Hu was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night!
During the summer of 02, he first signed a contract with a local sugar figurine company in Shanghai. Then, for some unknown reason, he caught the eye of General Manager Chen, who was willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract and reach some cooperation agreement with the sugar figurine company just to poach him. If it weren't for the fact that General Manager Chen was known to be obsessed with good looks, Brother Hu would have really thought that the big boss had some ulterior motives towards him.

Everything was fine after entering the metaverse. He continued his studies in Shanghai as usual, and occasionally went to the capital to attend some public relations courses that companies specially arranged for artists, which were about how to deal with different media reporters.

His role in "Meteor Shower" in early 03 brought him some minor fame and fans.

After that, the company gave him more supporting roles and opportunities to gain experience in different film crews, which Hu Ge felt was quite good.

Then his luck turned around when he was told that President Chen had personally chosen him to play the male lead in the company's new high-quality martial arts drama, "The World's Number One"!
Originally, the male lead wasn't going to him; it was supposed to be Ahn Ji-je, the top star in the metaverse.
However, because An Zhijie and Huang Shengyi played a couple in "Meteor Shower", the company was afraid that their on-screen images would become fixed, so they did not let An Zhijie join the project.

Since getting the role, Hu Ge has been practicing action scenes arduously but with great hope.

Everyone knows that Mr. Chen himself is a skilled boxer, and he appreciates people who have some kung fu skills and impressive action sequences even more.

The company's artists are generally quite good at action scenes.

But Brother Hu really didn't expect that the person who gave him hope would also ruthlessly take it away from him!
What makes him inferior to that Taiwanese actor, Huo Jianhua? Why can Huo Jianhua play the second male lead, Gui Haiyidao, while I get kicked out?

Chen Yuan also knew that his sudden move had hurt the feelings of Brother Hu, a young man two years younger than him.

But so what if you get hurt? That's the entertainment industry. Resources are given away and changed just as easily. Everything depends on relationships, friendships, and interests.

No matter how famous Hu Ge was in his past life, he is now just one of the most ordinary artists in the metaverse.

After deliberately ignoring Brother Hu for a few days, Chen Yuancai learned that Brother Hu had resumed his sword and martial arts training after three days of depression, and only then did he begin to think more highly of the young man.

The office space at Metaverse's headquarters has been increasing as the company has grown, but renting or buying floors is still too troublesome.
Chen Yuan was considering choosing a good plot of land to build a headquarters building before land prices in the capital skyrocketed.

Dressed in casual sportswear, he went to the dedicated gym and dance studio set up near the company for artists.

Many people were excited to see him and came over to say hello, but Brother Hu was running on the treadmill alone, wearing headphones and unaware of the commotion.

After greeting his employees, Chen Yuan went straight to the treadmill next to Brother Hu and started using it.

Brother Hu didn't notice at first, but after glancing at him and recognizing the person, he almost fell over. Luckily, he wasn't moving too fast.

Hu Ge quickly took off his headphones and excitedly greeted the company's CEO.

Chen Yuanchao smiled nervously at Brother Hu, indicating that everything was alright, and continued exercising.

After running for about ten minutes, Chen Yuan was neither red-faced nor out of breath, while Hu Ge, whose rhythm was completely out of control, was already covered in sweat. Only then did Chen Yuan signal to go and rest together.

Chen Yuan handed Hu Ge, who was wiping his sweat with a towel, a bottle of sports drink. "Little Hu, it must be tough to have your role taken away, right?"

"You were the one who chose me, and the company has already given me many other roles, so I'm fine."

"Not being honest." Looking at Brother Hu, who was panting heavily, looking embarrassed, and moving very awkwardly, Chen Yuan laughed:
“Although I have never had a role taken away since I started my company, I have experienced similar situations where I wanted something but couldn’t have it, so I can probably understand how you feel.”

Looking at this legendary figure, although he didn't look much older than himself, his demeanor and bearing were completely incomparable. He really couldn't figure out Boss Chen's intention in contacting him.

"I won't waste my breath on you. Keep up the good work, Xiao Hu. I have high hopes for you; you have the potential to be a big star."

Brother Hu waved his hands repeatedly, about to say something modest, but was interrupted by Boss Chen: "I'm pretty good at judging people, don't you believe me?"

"Uh"

After thinking for a moment, Brother Hu said that he wouldn't say much about Fan Binbin and Huang Shengyi, but it seemed that even his fellow townsman Tang Yan had become quite famous.

But he still didn't understand Boss Chen's intentions. Why would he want to take his role?
"Work hard on your acting skills and action scenes, and your time to shine will come."

Chen Yuan patted Xiao Hu on the shoulder, ignoring his complicated expression, and turned to go to the side to practice bench press.

As for what role to give Brother Hu, of course it would be to let him play Han Laomo if "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" were adapted into a novel.

After these days of careful consideration, recalling the excitement and absorption he felt while reading in his previous life, and rereading most of the old-fashioned online novels on Qidian that he found difficult to read now, Chen Yuan...
"A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" can truly be considered the flagship series in the metaverse within the television drama genre.

Hu Ge, the heartthrob of ancient costume dramas, can play a role in "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" to his heart's content, and if nothing unexpected happens, he can even play the role from youth to middle age!

(End of this chapter)