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In the afternoon, Wu Wei received another piece of good news.

The acquisition process is finally complete.

I don't know if it was because of Jing Tian, ​​but the whole process went very smoothly.

In just over a month, they not only completed the acquisition but also the name change.

The company is now called Wuwei Culture Media Co., Ltd.

Wu Wei looked at his name on the business license and couldn't help but grin.

……

Time flies, and it seems like only yesterday that we arrived in 2008.

As the start date of filming draws closer, Anle Company has launched its first wave of pre-production promotion.

As another youth film by Anle after "Secret", "First Love" has still attracted considerable attention despite not having any big stars.

Wu Wei, who serves as director, screenwriter, and male lead, naturally became the focus of attention.

In particular, with the intentional or unintentional hints from Anle Company, many reporters and paparazzi have uncovered that Wu Wei is the same person who saved Liu Yifei on the set of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Immediately, various reports and speculations flew by.

[Anle launches a new youth film project; newcomer Wu Wei takes on three roles, but his true identity is revealed!]

[The man surnamed Wu who pursued Liu Yifei under four different identities on the set of "The Forbidden Kingdom" will never guess his latest identity!]

[Who exactly is this newcomer who serves as director, screenwriter, and lead actor?]

[The extra who relentlessly pursued Liu Yifei has suddenly become the director and male lead of Anle's new film. Was everything between him and Liu Yifei just a publicity stunt?]

……

Netizens were generally very surprised after learning about this.

A person who was an extra on a film set just six months ago is now making a movie, and he's even taking on the roles of director, screenwriter, and lead actor!

This made them suspect that his previous pursuit of Liu Yifei was a publicity stunt, and even the story of him saving her was fake.

However, some people believe that this is just a publicity stunt by Anle, who wants to use his relationship with Liu Yifei to increase the film's popularity...

Of course, a small number of people also believe that Wu Wei is truly capable.

After all, he was a top student at Beijing University of Science and Technology and also a decent martial arts performer. If he put the same effort into pursuing Liu Yifei into it, he might be able to stand on his own...

People expressed their opinions and argued with each other, sparking a considerable online buzz.

……

Wu Wei ignored these debates from the outside world.

The others had already flown to Xishuangbanna and were preparing for the launch.

On January 10, it was already freezing cold in Beijin, but Xishuangbanna was still as warm as summer.

In a large conference room at the Crown Hotel in Jinghong City, a script reading session for "A Little Thing Called First Love" is being held.

The so-called script reading session is when all the main creative team members gather together before the official start of filming to go through the script from beginning to end.

Actors read their characters' lines aloud, while directors and screenwriters explain and adjust them. Other departments can also learn about the overall story's direction and each character's role through this reading session.

This is not only a process for actors to familiarize themselves with their roles and understand the relationships between characters, but also an important step for various departments to plan ahead, identify logical loopholes in the script, and make adjustments.

Both sides of a long table were packed with people.

Producer Jiang Zhiqiang sat at the top of the long table, next to executive director Zhang Xuwei, then director of photography Li Pingbin, and several other core department heads brought in by Anle.

These people are basically the original team behind "Secret". Each of them is experienced and they work well together.

On the actors' side, Liu Shishi sat at the front of the long table.

Under Mr. Cai's arrangement, she finished filming her scenes as Mu Nianci ahead of schedule and rushed over immediately after the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" crew wrapped up filming.

Today she was wearing a light blue knitted cardigan, her hair was loose over her shoulders, and she wore light makeup, making her look gentle and quiet.

Accompanying her was Yuan Hong, who had also finished filming. Wu Wei had previously invited him to make a cameo appearance as the student who fought with the male lead in the movie.

Cai Yulong sat on a row of chairs behind Liu Shishi.

She wasn't a participant in the reading today, but as the owner of Tangren and Shishi's agent, she definitely had to be present for this occasion.

Following them are Shen Teng and Wang Ou, who are still relatively unknown actors.

Shen Teng sported a handsome, slightly parted hairstyle and looked quite honest, a far cry from the "military arts school heartthrob" of later generations who was full of quirks.

Wang Ou was wearing a white shirt. She was tall with long legs and had an outstanding temperament. Just sitting there, she had the air of a goddess teacher.

……

Sitting at the very back were Zhang Ruoyun, Tan Songyun, Kan Qingzi, and other college students from Beijing Film Academy and other universities.

The school hasn't officially started winter break yet; they flew here directly after finishing their exams.

Even Yang Mi took two days to come over.

She had missed a lot of classes to catch up on and was also preparing for the year-end stage play performance, but she still managed to squeeze out two days to attend the reading session before having to fly back to Taipei immediately.

The entire crew had already had dinner together last night, so they were all familiar with each other.

The young people, in particular, had a lively chat at the dinner table last night, and they were noticeably more familiar with each other when they met again today.

Wu Wei, as the director, screenwriter, and male lead, sat at the head of the long table with a thick script spread out in front of him.

He looked around at everyone in the conference room, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

The thought that these future stars and celebrities will soon be featured in his script, creating a touching coming-of-age story, fills me with excitement and anticipation.

He cleared his throat, gave a brief speech, and then the reading session officially began.

Everyone opened the script in front of them.

Following the order of the plot, all the actors read their characters' lines.

Just as Liu Shishi finished reading the opening monologue, and the plot moved to the scene where she and her three best friends came to the small shop, Cai Yulong suddenly spoke up.

"Director Wu."

Cai Yulong looked at Wu Wei, her tone slightly probing: "Now that our Shishi is starring in this movie, shouldn't we change the female lead's name? Calling her 'Liu Yifei' doesn't seem quite right."

She did want to use the title "Little Liu Yifei" to get more attention for Liu Shishi, but she didn't actually want him to become Little Liu Yifei and wear that title for the rest of his life.

That's why she suggested changing her name to "Liu Yifei".

"It's been changed, Mr. Cai."

Wu Wei paused for a moment, then said directly, "The female lead is now called Liu Miaomiao. The previous name was just something I wrote down randomly when I was writing the script, since I hadn't decided on a name yet. The script you have is the old version that Director Zhang gave you before."

He turned to the staff and asked, "Could someone bring a copy of the new script for CEO Cai and Shishi?"

The staff immediately stood up, pulled two scripts from a stack of scripts at the back, and quickly walked over to hand them to Cai Yulong and Liu Shishi.

Liu Shishi took the new script and turned to the first page.

Sure enough, the name of the female lead, "Liu Yifei", had been changed to "Liu Miaomiao".

Her gaze lingered on those three words for two seconds, and a strange, indescribable feeling welled up inside her.

When she first received the script and saw the name "Liu Yifei," she thought to herself, "The rumors online are true. He's really devoted; he even uses her name as the female lead in his scripts."

They even felt a little sympathy for his one-sided devotion.

However, ever since he last came to the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" crew and spent every day with her, training, joking, and playing around, a half-joking, half-serious master-disciple relationship developed between them.

When she looked at the name again, she felt completely different.

There's an instinctive sense of unease.

Especially in the days after he left Hengdian, she took the time to read the script many times and memorized the lines every day.

The more she immersed herself in the role, the more awkward she felt about the name "Liu Yifei".

She had also considered asking him to change the name.

You can change it to her name, "Liu Shishi," or any other name.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

Because she wasn't sure if the name was something untouchable to him.

It's also uncertain whether including this name in the script has any special meaning for him.

But unexpectedly, he had already changed.

Moreover, he changed it so casually, as if it were nothing to worry about.

Could it be... that he has already let go of Liu Yifei?

Do I no longer like her?

More importantly, although he did not change the name to her name "Liu Shishi", he changed it to a name with the same reduplicated form as her name - "Liu Miaomiao".

Is this a coincidence? Or...?

What is he implying?

Suddenly, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

My once calm and peaceful heart was suddenly thrown into disarray by a gust of wind...