Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

After some "friendly" negotiations, Wang Jinghua agreed to all of Xu Heng's conditions, but refused to sign a contract for the time being.

Xu Heng doesn't need her resources, so she doesn't get a cut and there's no need for her to sign a formal agent contract.

If Xu Heng needs her resources in the future, he will need to formally sign a contract with her and Huayi.

However, she could guarantee that CEO Wang of Huayi would absolutely not harass Xu Heng.

In other words, the two didn't actually reach an agreement, but Wang Jinghua didn't mind helping Xu Heng with a small favor, provided that Xu Heng couldn't sign with another agent.

"Sister Hua, I happen to need your help with something!"

Seeing that the terms had been agreed upon, Xu Heng spoke again.

"What kind of help?"

Wang Jinghua was curious.

"This is to prepare for the upcoming auditions, and I'm a little short on cash..."

Xu Heng spoke without feeling embarrassed at all.

On the day of the final exam, a professional makeup artist will apply a full face of makeup for him, so he doesn't need to wear makeup or prepare clothes. However, he needs to prepare his own shoes, which must be black leather shoes, and the price certainly cannot be too cheap.

He didn't want to ask his family for money, and it was true when he said the day before yesterday that he didn't have much money left for living expenses.

"Hehe, didn't you just say you were going to treat me to dinner?"

Wang Jinghua sneered. She discovered another advantage of Xu Heng: he was shameless.

And this is definitely a major advantage!

"I meant later. Right now, I'm still a newbie and a student. Isn't it normal to not have money?"

Xu Heng took it for granted.

Send me your bank card number later, I'll transfer the money to you this afternoon!

Wang Jinghua felt helpless; she simply had no way to deal with Xu Heng, who was so stubborn and unyielding.

However, she did not refuse and became increasingly optimistic about Xu Heng.

"Thank you so much, Sister Hua. Consider this a loan; I'll pay you back when I receive my payment!"

Xu Heng expressed his sincere gratitude.

"Let's talk about it after you get this role!"

Wang Jinghua felt another surge of anger. She was the top agent in mainland China, and she had taken the initiative to come and sign a contract with a newcomer, yet Xu Heng was never this moved!

Given her relationship with Xu Heng, she certainly wouldn't be able to borrow too much money!

At this moment, she was even more suspicious, wondering if this was Xu Heng's real purpose today!

At the same time, she also wanted to see how Xu Heng would win the male lead role in "The Story of a Noble Family"!

If Xu Heng fails to land this role and then comes begging to her for resources in the future, she'll definitely make him pay!

"Okay, then Sister Hua, just wait for my good news. Also, it's my treat today, so you won't say I broke my promise!"

Xu Heng nodded; he could still afford to buy two cups of coffee with his remaining living expenses.

Seeing him like this, Wang Jinghua became even angrier.

Too lazy to argue with him anymore, she said "I have other things to do" and left in a hurry.

Xu Heng finished his coffee and went back to school. As for Shan Wang Jinghua, she had already bought it before she left.

And as soon as he got back to his dorm, he received a text message on his phone from the bank, informing him that someone had deposited 20,000 yuan into his bank account.

After class in the afternoon, Xu Heng invited his three roommates to go shopping together.

After treating their three roommates to a meal, the four of them went to a relatively upscale shopping mall.

Seeing the expensive clothes in the mall, and Xu Heng spending more than 10,000 yuan on just two outfits, the three roommates couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

But it must be said that clothes make the man and gold makes the Buddha, and this saying is absolutely true.

Xu Heng, dressed in high-end clothes, looks even more handsome than before.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's so handsome he has no friends!

"Fourth brother, you're not being kept by a sugar daddy, are you?"

Wang Hongyu was straightforward, and he knew that Xu Heng wasn't the kind of person who was petty or couldn't take a joke.

However, he wasn't entirely joking; he genuinely had some doubts.

Xu Heng met with the top agent in mainland China that afternoon; they both knew about it.

That top agent in mainland China seems to be only in his early 30s, and Xu Heng is so good-looking, so it's not entirely impossible that such a thing could happen.

If it were him, he would absolutely be a hundred times willing!

Sun Haidong and Zhang Zichen both looked at Xu Heng with envy!

"I borrowed the money from Sister Hua, and I don't like people older than me!"

Xu Heng said casually.

As someone who had lived a life of complacency in his previous life, he had heard far too many rumors and gossip, so naturally he wouldn't take them to heart, let alone the fact that he hadn't done anything about it yet.

Wang Hongyu, however, clearly disagreed.

"There are advantages to being older!"

Zhang Zichen nodded.

Sun Haidong suddenly interjected, "So that's why you look down on Huang Shengyi?"

Huang Shengyi was born in 1983, less than a year older than Xu Heng.

"Huang Shengyi is quite promising and ambitious; she might actually become very popular in the future. Jia Nailiang won't be able to keep her!"

Xu Heng glanced at Sun Haidong meaningfully, knowing that Sun Haidong had always had feelings for Huang Shengyi.

He looked down on Huang Shengyi, and besides not being willing to pursue her, Huang Shengyi's ambition was indeed also a reason.

He would never, like Yang Zi in his previous life, pay the price for Huang Shengyi's ambition.

Sun Haidong immediately understood Xu Heng's meaning.

If Jia Nailiang couldn't keep Huang Shengyi, then it's even less likely that he could!

After shopping, the four returned to school.

A few days later, on the afternoon of April 2nd, Xu Heng arrived at the Beijing headquarters of Qiangshi Pictures, located in the Asian Games Village. Qiangshi Pictures was also the producer and largest investor of "The Story of a Noble Family," and its boss was You Jianming.

Upon arriving at Qiangshi Film Studio, Xu Heng immediately went into the dressing room to begin applying makeup.

Lu Yi and Chen Kun's auditions were this morning, and they have already ended, and they haven't met each other yet.

More than half an hour later, after finishing his makeup, Xu Heng entered the audition room, where You Jianming, Li Dawei, and Liu Guoquan were still present.

Upon seeing Xu Heng enter the room, the three of them immediately brightened up.

Judging solely by appearance, Xu Heng is indeed more suitable for the role than the two men from this morning.

Another half hour passed, the audition ended, and Xu Heng left the room to remove her makeup.

The three exchanged glances and then began the final vote.

After thinking for a moment, Li Dawei still cast his vote for Xu Heng.

Liu Guoquan hesitated for a moment, then also cast his vote for Xu Heng.

As the producer and largest investor, Yu Jianming had the final say and could theoretically veto director Li Dawei and screenwriter Liu Guoquan. However, after some deliberation, he did not do so, nor did he cast his vote for anyone else.

Lu Yi is the most famous, but his image and temperament don't match.

Chen Kun is a close fit, and his fame is also acceptable. If he had to choose between the two, he would definitely choose Chen Kun.

However, there's no need to forcibly reject the director's and screenwriter's choices.

Xu Heng's image and temperament are indeed the most suitable, and his acting skills are even the best, at least no worse than Chen Kun's!

With that, the final choice for the male lead was officially confirmed. Xu Heng received a notification from the production team not long after leaving Qiangshi Film Industry. This time, it was You Jianming who personally called him.

However, before the contract is officially signed, there is still a possibility of change, so Xu Heng did not make a fuss after returning to school.

Although he knew it wouldn't matter if the matter was exposed in advance, he still felt it was better to keep a low profile and didn't want to be too high-profile.