I'm really good at this.

Money is hard to earn, and life is tough.

Zhang Hong earned 500,000 yuan in a single day as an actor thanks to his acting skills.

Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand!

He had never seen so much money in his two lives!

I won't even mention that I'm just an ordinary poor guy in this life.

In his past life, he earned a 60-square-meter apartment and a VW luxury car to send him to his death.

But those were all loans, a one-time payment of 500,000... He had never seen so much before.

Some people might think that 500,000 is not much, just a drop in the ocean.

However, if you convert it to a different value...

With 500,000 yuan, you can buy a top-of-the-line BMW 3 Series and still have a little over 100,000 yuan left over.

Is it too much?

If your monthly after-tax salary, after deducting social insurance and housing fund contributions, car loan and mortgage payments, and rent, utilities, property management fees, and internet fees, is 10,000 yuan, then you would have to save for more than four years without eating or drinking.

How many people in China earn over 10,000 yuan a month?

Zhang Hong didn't know.

He only knew that, according to data released by the government, less than 10% of the population nationwide was required to pay individual income tax.

What is the minimum threshold for paying individual income tax?

Monthly income exceeding 5,000 requires payment.

Five hundred thousand!

That's enough for him to buy a 100-square-meter apartment in Los Angeles... and then pay half of it as a down payment!

Huh? Why say it's money earned from acting when it's clearly money earned from songwriting?

Although I've arrived in a parallel world and entered the entertainment industry, I have to experience plagiarism.

But it didn't sound good, so Zhang Hong still tacitly acknowledged that it was money he earned from acting.

At the foot of the mountain, next to the film crew.

Zhang Hong and Liu Yishou admired each other.

"Xiao Zhang, don't do this." Liu Yishou gripped Zhang Hong's hand tightly, his voice trembling.

"Director Liu, don't see me off." Zhang Hong tried desperately to pull his hand away, but was captivated by his enthusiasm.

"Xiao Zhang, please give me some face..." Liu Yishou's voice trembled, and his hand gripping Zhang Hong's tightly was also shaking.

"Director Liu, please don't do this. It's not a good influence. I'm a very upright person." Zhang Hong struggled desperately to break free.

Finally, Liu Yishou couldn't hold back any longer and swore.

"Then you'd better give me back that four and a half million!"

Yes, just now, in his shock and emotion, and then suddenly seeing Zhang Hong, who was a cultured young man a second ago, pull out a QR code for him to scan and transfer money, his mind went blank, and he accidentally pressed an extra zero...

Seeing the two arguing, Lin Muqing expressionlessly gave Zhang Hong a chop to the neck: "Stop messing around."

"Alright, alright." Zhang Hong rubbed his head and sighed, then opened his phone and transferred the 4.5 million back.

The moment he unlocked the phone with his fingerprint, his heart was like that of Brother Dao.

But there was nothing he could do. Although he really wanted to steal the money, he couldn't be too reckless.

After hearing the notification ringtone indicating the money had been deposited into his account, Liu Yishou finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a wry smile, "You really know how to play new tricks on me."

He used to be a high-powered hair dryer on set, and basically no one dared to joke with him.

The few actors who can communicate with him on an equal footing are mostly veteran artists who have already achieved great success.

To be honest, he also feels lonely.

Zhang Hong is a good kid...

Liu Yishou has no son, but he now treats Zhang Hong as a junior member of his own family.

This young man possesses all the desirable qualities that appeal to him.

Young, handsome, talented but not arrogant, can take a joke, down-to-earth, highly gifted and insightful, and respectful of his seniors.

This is practically the perfect son template!

If Liu Yishou had met him a decade or two earlier, he probably would have used Zhang Hong as a model of "other people's children" when educating his daughter.

The more he looked at Zhang Hong, the more he liked him.

However, someone soon intervened between the two.

Lin Muqing smiled kindly and said respectfully, "Director Liu, then I'll leave the agreed-upon joint promotional matter to you."

"That's definitely not a problem," Liu Yishou said with a wry smile. "But young lady, is it really necessary for you to draft a contract? I, Liu Yishou, have been in the business for so many years, and my words are like farts—there's no reason for me to take them back!"

Zhang Hong: "..."

What kind of adjective is "talking like a fart"?

Shouldn't it be "words spoken are like water spilled"?

But it doesn't seem to have any problems.

Once a fart is released, it really can't be taken back!

However, to be fair, farting is like gambling, because at the moment a fart comes out, no one knows whether it's air or something else entirely.

You can usually win at gambling.

But what if you lose the bet someday...?

In short, it was very exciting.

Ignoring Zhang Hong, whose imagination had already run wild, Lin Muqing put away the contract, bowed slightly, and said with a smile, "Let's be cautious from the start; a formal contract is for future cooperation."

"Well then, Director Liu, please wait. We've already wasted a day, and our schedule is already full." With that, Lin Muqing grabbed Zhang Hong's head and forced him to bow with her. "Goodbye."

Watching Zhang Hong, who was walking away while rubbing his hair and complaining, and the calm, long-haired woman with straight black hair beside him, Liu Yishou smiled: "Ah, youth..."

He called out loudly, "Xiao Zhang! Is there anything else I can help you with?"

He didn't care if Zhang Hong's TV series failed.

Even after learning that Zhang Hong was also a director, he had already planned to do so, regardless of the quality of Zhang Hong's TV series.

However, Lin Muqing was too good at handling people; she simply gave it over as a favor and didn't ask for anything else.

It's like saying that Zhang Hong was his girlfriend for a day.

This is "Emotional Intelligence".

With this girl around, Zhang Hong probably won't suffer any losses in the industry.

Zhang Hong, who had already walked a distance, turned back and laughed loudly, "Director Liu! Then please take good care of that actor playing the second male lead! That kid is one of the few young actors these days who can really act!"

Zhang Hong had a good impression of Wang Chen.

Although he was just a minor supporting actor with few lines, he didn't give up on himself, nor did he act like those young idols with a blank expression or frowning and pretending to be profound.

His distorted expression and envious, jealous, and hateful eyes perfectly matched the character's setting, and he was even immersed in the role off-screen.

Every time I passed by, he would glare at me with gritted teeth as if I were a class enemy.

Zhang Hong thought highly of him.

Although I didn't remember his name, I do remember that he looked quite similar to a young man named Li Xinran.

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Hong and his companion walked away.

Liu Yishou smiled: "This child."

He is neither arrogant nor complacent, and he knows how to mentor other young actors without being afraid of them competing with him.

Liu Yishou's smile grew even more benevolent.

............

"He's finally gone!"

Inside the film crew, Wang (Suan) Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles that day. Zhang Hong was like a piece of meat stuck between his teeth, making him extremely uncomfortable but unable to get it out.

Most importantly, it's one thing to make yourself miserable, but at least look at me!

Mocking me! Spitting venom at me!

If he were in Zhang Hong's position, he would definitely do the same.

"Wang Chen, didn't you refuse to play the male lead in my dramas? Liu Yishou's dramas are awesome, right? The second male lead is awesome, right? Well, when I come along, I'll easily get more attention than you!"

For him, what was more painful than being verbally abused was being completely ignored by the other party.

Zhang Hong didn't even remember who he was! He even got his name wrong!

At that moment, he sensed someone walking up to him.

I looked up and saw Director Liu's face.

However, unlike in the past, Director Liu now looks as kind as the uncle next door.

He had only ever been this kind to Zhang Hong before...

Wang Suanchen was even more annoyed.

"I remember your name is... Xiao Wang, right?" Liu Yishou recalled.

So this guy is the second male lead who got in through connections.

Does he really have acting skills?

Liu Yishou recalled today's performance and realized that the kid really had some talent.

"Yes, I am Wang Chen! Hello, Director Liu!" Wang Chen quickly stood up and bowed respectfully.

Is Director Liu looking for me?

Could it be that when he went to see Zhang Hong off, Zhang Hong spoke ill of me?

That wretched Zhang Hong! So you were deliberately ignoring me! And you even spoke ill of me!

Even so, for some reason, Wang Chen felt much more relaxed.

Liu Yishou smiled and said, "Well, Xiao Zhang said you have good acting skills and asked me to take good care of you. It just so happens that I revised the script and increased your role later on."

"In the revised script, you went from being the second male lead to the second villain. You play an old classmate who harbors envy, jealousy, and hatred towards 'Fang Bie.' Because you have a crush on the female lead, you hold a grudge against him. You also betrayed the female lead and others, including 'Fang Bie.' You have a lot of screen time later on, so practice more."

After saying that, he patted Wang Chen on the shoulder: "You originally got in through connections, so I wasn't very optimistic about you. But Xiao Zhang said you're quite serious and you're studying your character even after filming, so I'm willing to give you this opportunity. I hope you seize it and don't let Xiao Zhang down."

Liu Yishou left, leaving Wang Chen standing there frozen in place.

He trembled slightly and clenched his fists.

After a long while, only a faint, almost inaudible voice could be heard.

"That wretched Zhang Hong..."

............

Liu Yishou's film crew has been completely forgotten by Zhang Hong.

Anyway, he made 500,000 in one day, which he felt was a great profit.

Next, I need to deal with the matters concerning my own film crew.

However, Zhang Hong was dumbfounded when he arrived at the foot of the mountain.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Looking at the throngs of extras in front of him, along with truckloads of brand-new costumes and props, several buses, and a few high-end five-star hotel catering trucks, Zhang Hong fell into deep thought.

Is this my film crew?

At that moment, Lin Chuan poked his head out from one of the food trucks.

"You're back?"

He is extremely happy now.

Because he felt his mission as a double agent was almost complete!

Extras were paid double the market rate!

Everything was brand new props and costumes! Even the extras had their own new costumes!

A chef from a five-star hotel is cooking!

Everyone will be picked up and dropped off by car!

He'd calculated it! In less than six episodes, he'd have spent almost all of the production budget!

Haha! By then, the special effects in the later scenes will definitely be terrible!

This show is bound to receive bad reviews!

His mission is almost complete!

PS: Daily vote request 2/2

Another 6000+ words update today! My editor told me not to update so quickly during the new book period. Otherwise, the recommendation effect is already mediocre, and at this rate, there might be several fewer rounds of recommendations.

But I can't control myself!

So please give me more recommendation votes~~ A tip is also fine, hehe~~

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