HuaYu: The most muscular director in history!

6 month 1 day.

The second-floor corridor of the Hengdian Suzhou City Restaurant.

The lead actors, who had just finished filming the bustling market scene, were sitting on a small stool on the third-floor corridor watching the fireworks.

Zhu Yawen rubbed his rumbling stomach and sighed.

"Filming is almost finished."

Shu Chang, who was standing to the side, also muttered to herself.

"Filming is almost finished!"

Of the group, only Han Xue was relatively quiet. As for Luo Jin, who played Liu Jinyuan, he has always been a man of few words.

"Whoosh~ Snap!"

Fireworks lit up the sky, their colorful lights illuminating the youthful faces of the group.

Xiang Nan and Yi Fei were standing next to each other, in the very middle of the crowd.

Xiang Nan began to recall the daily filming routine of the past three months.

"Chinese Paladin" is not a family-friendly TV series. They said goodbye to Grandma Zheng Peipei, who had finished filming, as well as the Drunken Sword Immortal, Liu Jing, and Zhou Yang.

They visited Dinghu Peak, Zhutan Mountain, Furong Gorge, and Qin Palace, traveling between Yunnan and Zhejiang. It was more like a vacation than a film shoot.

In his previous life, Xiang Nan was an ordinary person. This was the first time he had been on a film crew for so long. Not only was it novel, but he also learned a lot.

Although he had spent a year as an exchange student at Nanzhou University, he felt somewhat at a loss when it came to actually managing a film crew. It wasn't as simple as just taking pictures with a phone and turning on a beauty filter as he had in his previous life.

"Hey, you big blockhead, what are you thinking about?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan turned his head to look at Yi Fei, who happened to be looking at him at the same time. Xiang Nan's heart stirred, and he raised an eyebrow at her.

The latter raised an eyebrow at him.

"Hey, hey, hey! That's enough, you two. It's fine to be all lovey-dovey on set, but why are you doing this after work?"

"Hahaha……"

"Giggle giggle..."

"You damn mosquito! I'll kill you!"

Yifei's threat was weak, but Shuchang, who was next to her, moved her chair closer to Yifei.

Xiang Nan raised an eyebrow, about to eavesdrop, when Zhu Yawen stopped him: "Nan-mei, what are your thoughts on the management contract?"

Xiang Nan was taken aback, but after a moment's thought, he understood the key point.

"I……"

"Hehehe... Changchang, you're so annoying!"

Yifei's charming laughter rang out, instantly drawing Xiang Nan's attention.

These two best friends, blushing, were playing a tickling game, having talked about something.

"Here you go!" Zhu Yawen appeared in front of him, holding a cup of milk tea and handing it to him: "Have something cold to calm down. You are Xiang Nan, not Xiang Yu, and Yi Fei is not Yu Ji."

Taking the milk tea, Xiang Nan muttered, "Hmph, in my heart she's more beautiful than Yu Ji!"

After Zhu Yawen finished distributing the milk tea that Feng Man had brought, Xiang Nan's voice rang out at the same time: "You and Luo Jin can both come. Anyway, I don't care about the agency contract. I don't care about profit sharing or anything like that. The company's resources depend entirely on ability."

"Hehe, signing with my old classmate's company is just a way to get in through connections, isn't it?"

Xiang Nan ignored him.

He follows the capital-driven path; artist management is not the key to supporting the company, and its presence or absence makes no difference.

At this moment, the main actors on the third floor are: Han Xue has signed with a company, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and Shu Chang are free agents, and Yi Fei has signed with "Yi Fei Studio".

Of these five people, the ones with the worst future resources are Zhu and Luo. Han Xue has connections, while Yi Fei and Shu Chang have strong family connections. Whether they sign or not, they won't lack resources.

That's why Zhu Yawen thought of clinging to his buddy's coattails.

Xiang Nan's words were simple: "It's okay to curry favor, but my company doesn't offer backdoors."

The audition proceeded as usual. Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin were invited by Xiang Nan because they were suitable for the roles of Tang Yu and Liu Jinwen.

Seeing that his old classmate had run out of things to say, Zhu Yawen understood.

If you can't get in through connections, then don't. Forcing someone into an unsuitable production team isn't a good idea either.

"Giggle giggle..."

Hearing a soft laugh beside him again, Xiang Nan couldn't resist any longer and leaned closer.

"Really?"

"It's true! He's been dull since he was a child. Aunt Chen told me: When he was a kid, he would get into fights. If someone kicked him, he would slap them in return. After the fight, he would regret it when he got home, feeling that he hadn't performed well. Two years later, when he got into a conflict with that person again, the person would turn around and run away, leaving him with no way to use his prepared punches and kicks."

Shu Chang opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Why?"

"Hehehe..." Yifei laughed to herself again: "Because, pfft—because he's already a head taller than the other person, so the other person gave in, hahahaha..."

Shu Chang grinned politely, but she didn't find anything funny about it.

"When did my mom tell you any of this?"

As he spoke, Xiang Nan snatched the strawberry milkshake from her arms.

"Oh dear—"

Yifei got annoyed, got up and started touching Xiang Nan's arm with her icy little hands, taking the opportunity to grope him quite a bit.

The two chased and played in the wooden corridor, and soon only the two of them were left on the entire third floor.

"Hey!"

With another jump, Yifei grabbed the milk tea and snatched it away.

Just as she was about to show off, the familiar feeling of weightlessness came over her, and Xiang Nan simply lifted her up and put her on the railing.

"Wow, that's high! What are you doing, you big blockhead?!"

"Bang bang bang—"

Fireworks continued to light up the distance. Xiang Nan thought for a moment, then put his arm around Yi Fei's leg and moved her to the other side.

This resulted in Yifei sitting on the railing, her back against Xiang Nan's chest, her slender waist being held tightly by Xiang Nan.

"This pose is so embarrassing!"

She was referring to the scene when Xiang Nan changed her direction, and how he grabbed her legs and lifted her up—it was so similar to...

"Bang—snap snap snap!"

"Is it pretty?"

Yifei blinked, and colorful fireworks bloomed in her eyes. The leisurely night view of Hengdian Ancient City was so beautiful that it felt like she had returned to the Tang Dynasty.

"Um!"

Xiang Nan smirked, leaned down and whispered something in her ear, and her ears instantly turned red.

"Click—"

The two turned around in surprise. Feng Man, holding her camera, stuck out her tongue and said, "Sorry."

Xiang Nan gave a thumbs up, and Yi Fei blushed and started fussing about getting down.

Tonight is the last reshoot for "Chinese Paladin 1".

Tomorrow is the last scene. Not to mention the two lead actors, Xiang Nan and Yi Fei, who are reluctant to part ways, even the rest of the main cast who have come together feel a little empty.

The next day, as Director Lin rang the shutter, everyone paused and focused their attention on the pavilion in the distance.

A few minutes later, Director Lin's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Filming wrapped!"

Simple, direct, and the whole place erupted in cheers!

"Oh, oh, oh! We're free!"

"Damn! It's finally over!"

In the woods, Xiang Nan, with his hair disheveled and a full beard, was holding a baby actor in his arms.

A girl named Yifei came skipping and hopping from afar, holding a large red envelope in her hand.

"Look, this is a reward from the beautiful lady!"

"Huh?" Xiang Nan returned the child to the staff member and turned to look at the red envelope in Yi Fei's hand.

"How much was it? The wrap-up bonus must have been quite substantial, right?"

"I don't know, it's not like it's a wrap party bonus."

Xiang Nan understood immediately from Yi Fei's suggestion: this was a "death" scene red envelope, meant to ward off bad luck.

Xiang Nan shook his head and stepped forward to give Yi Fei a push on the back: "Let's go. Filming for 'Chinese Paladin' has wrapped up, but our work isn't over yet."

"Mmm." Yifei looked down at the red envelope while being led by him towards the pavilion.

Half an hour later, Yifei and Xiang Nan, dressed in ancient costumes, appeared in the interview footage.