“Right.” Sun Fu’s agent said firmly.
“Good,” Yang Fan nodded, “then you can go, Sun Fu can also go, our temple is small, it can’t fit such a huge Bodhisattva.”
Sun Fu’s agent was shocked, “Producer Yang, think about it, if we back out at this time, you may not be able to find the right person. Besides, this is not too much to ask, originally Sun Fu’s popularity is high, so what’s wrong?”
“No, I just don’t like people threatening me.” Yang Fan said, “Besides, why this drama decided on Ji Qingzhou, don’t you know? The investor of this drama rushed in for him, If I agree with your demands, do you think the investor will agree?”
“Investors don’t care about that.”
Yang Fan laughed and said, “He cares more than that.”
Yang Fan had signed the contract before he knew that Chu Cheng was Misty Rain, so he had insisted that the contract had to retain that the author had the right to scriptwriting, and therefore, Partridge Sky’s copyright fee was low, but Chu Cheng’s investment was very high. He was constantly elaborating on his creative ideas and character motivations as he changed the script with the writers over and over again.
Yang Fan could see that Chu Cheng was very serious about the drama, and he gave the crew the greatest support in exchange for his screenwriting rights and Ji Qingzhou being the male lead. Chu Cheng wouldn’t agree with this kind of thing, not only because of Ji Qingzhou, but also because it didn’t conform to his script at all.
Yang Fan wasn’t prejudiced against the popularity of actors, he was a very mature producer, so it was never very sensible to look at the popularity of actors. But he didn’t like actors who had too many things to do, especially those who threaten to go on strike at every turn. Sun Fu agreed to sign the contract late yet he put forward this request, in order to force the crew to give in.
Yang Fan did worry about this, but soon he realized that even though he wasn’t good at finding actors, behind Chu Cheng was Western Entertainment, which had so many actors, there had to be a suitable one.
“Okay, that’s it, you don’t have to say anything, I’ll re-recruit the actor.” After he finished, he looked at Zhuo Xin’s agent, “What about you, do you have any more requests?”
“I don’t,” Zhuo Xin’s agent replied, “I support the decision of the crew. It’s just that Xiao Xin is the female lead, she can’t be overlooked.”
“That’s fine, that’s it, I still have things to do, I’ll go first.”
After he finished speaking, he went out and told Chu Cheng about the matter by the way.
When Chu Cheng heard about it, he sneered, “I think he’s pretty good. Why didn’t he say that he wants to be the male lead?”
Yang Fan silently thought, ‘You think he doesn’t want it?’
“This kind of actor causes too much drama, later he might add more requests, I will recommend a few actors to you tomorrow for an audition.”
Yang Fan smiled and replied, “Then it’ll be hard on Mr. Chu.”
“It’s nothing. Tell me what you need directly. As I said, I won’t ask for much, you have to shoot it well.”
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“You mean you want the role of the second male lead?” Ji Qingzhou was surprised.
Ying Nian replied, “Yes, can’t I?”
“Of course you can, but ……” Ji Qingzhou didn’t quite understand, “you should know that you’ll be acting as the second male lead, right? Your debut time is longer than mine, your popularity is higher than mine, you don’t mind?”
Seriously, Ying Nian and Sun Fu were 1st tier actors, and Ying Nian’s popularity was even higher than Sun Fu’s. Why would he bother getting a role that was under him?
“It’s impossible for me to say that I don’t mind at all, after all, I’m still ahead of you on the promotional poster of ‘Dueling For 48 Hours’. But,” Ying Nian paused for a moment, “you can take this as my pitch.”
“What do you mean?”
“Ji Qingzhou, there is one thing I need help with.”
“What is it?”
“My brokerage contract is about to expire, I don’t plan to renew it, I plan to jump ship, I want you to help me enter Western Entertainment.”
Ji Qingzhou was a bit confused, “I don’t really understand, Ying Nian, your popularity isn’t low, if you want to come to Western Entertainment, it’s easy ah, as long as you put out your intention, Western Entertainment will certainly have agents who will take the initiative to sign you.”
Ying Nian let out a laugh, “If only it was really that simple.”
“What do you mean?”
“Let’s wait until the time comes.” Ying Nian said, “But there will indeed be some trouble, that’s why I’m looking for you, I hope you can help me with this, can you?”
Ji Qingzhou had a good impression of him, and the times he got along with him were quite pleasant, plus Ying Nian had taken the initiative to remind him about Fang Yaoxuan and Luo Yuxin before, so he nodded, “Yes, I’ll help you with that. But it’s not a big deal, you don’t need to lower yourself to play the second male lead for me for this, it’s also good for you to come to Western Entertainment, there’s no need to do this.”
Ying Nian thought he was really simple and kind, “It’s courtesy, you help me once, I also help you once. That’s it, I’m talking to you first in advance, so that you won’t be surprised when we meet in the filming location.”
“You’re too polite.”
“No,” Ying Nian said, “Ji Qingzhou, this time is very important to me, if I can’t enter Western Entertainment, then I may have to retire from the industry, I don’t want to leave the industry so early, so I have to do something to give myself peace of mind, do you understand?”
Now Ji Qingzhou understood.
He was in trouble, he set Western Entertainment as his exit, but he wasn’t in Western Entertainment yet, so he put his hope in himself. He couldn’t wait for him to give him a reply without doing anything, so he chose to save the day at this time, lowering himself to be the second male lead for him, in this way he could get peace of mind.
Ji Qingzhou was curious, what kind of trouble did he encounter? Why would he say that he had to withdraw from the industry if he couldn’t enter Western Entertainment? He was puzzled, but was too embarrassed to pry into other people’s problems, so he just told Yang Fan and Chu Cheng that Ying Nian wanted to play the role.
Because of the Sun Fu incident, Yang Fan had a psychological shadow towards actors with high popularity, so he asked, “You talked about it with him?”
“Yes, he accepted.”
Only then did Yang Fan breathe a sigh of relief, “That’s good.
Chu Cheng smiled and turned his head to look at him, “Ying Nian is the one you had dinner with last time?”
“Right.” Ji Qingzhou nodded his head.
“He seems to be a little more popular than you, how come he is willing to come and play the second male lead for you? In the last drama, Fang Yaoxuan was willing to play the third male lead for you. For this drama, someone else is willing to act as the second male lead for you in the this year. Hey, not bad.”
Ji Qingzhou was simply amused by his eerie tone, “Why are you so sour?” [TN: Sour-Jealous]
“I’m sour?” Chu Cheng gave a disdainful laugh, “What is there to be sour about, a winner of life like me, sour about a second-tier actor?”
“Am I only a second-tier actor in your heart?” Ji Qingzhou looked at him, “I thought I was a Jack Sue in your heart, Fang Yaoxuan wanted to chase me, Ying Nian also has unrequited thoughts about me, as long as they see me, it is difficult to escape my charm, isn’t this the image in your heart?”
Chu Cheng: …… too shameless, really, I’ve never seen such a brazen person!
“How do you have the nerve to say that?”
“Isn’t this the persona you put on me? You have the good sense to think, so what am I embarrassed to say?”
Chu Cheng shook his head, “You are no longer the innocent and shy Qingzhou.”
“So this old ticket of yours can’t board this luxury cruise ship of mine.”
Chu Cheng looked at him incredulously, “You really dare say anything now! I’ll let you see if I can get on or not!”
After he finished speaking, he directly threw Ji Qingzhou on the bed, Ji Qingzhou couldn’t hold back a laugh, and the two of them playfully fought on the bed.
Chu Cheng tossed him around: “Boarding? I, this old ship ticket can board this luxury cruise ship.”
In his arms, Ji Qingzhou hummed in a low voice and poked at his arm, they hadn’t done anything for so long, Was he waiting for the card collection to be completed before they officially shifted to automatic gear? Then he had to give him the last good guy card as soon as possible.
“What are you thinking about?” Chu Cheng looked down at him.
“Nothing.” Ji Qingzhou pressed his doubts down first, “Let me tell you something.”
“Go ahead.”
“Didn’t you just ask me why Ying Nian was willing to act as the second male lead? Actually, it’s because he wants to jump ship. He wants to sign with Western Entertainment, but he seems to have encountered some trouble, so he won’t be so easy to sign over, he wanted to sell me a favor, so I’d help him.”
“What kind of trouble did he encounter?” Chu Cheng asked.
Ji Qingzhou shook his head, “He didn’t say, I asked and he said that in time he would talk about it, but he said that if he couldn’t enter Western Entertainment, he would have to withdraw from the industry.”
“So….”
“Well, I think Ying Nian is not bad, popular, if Western Entertainment signed him, it won’t a loss, so if you can, help him. Your words will definitely have more effect than mine.”
“Okay.”
Ji Qingzhou sniffed, smiled and kissed him, “Thank you.”
“You still need to thank me, you’re being fake.” He finished, kissed Ji Qingzhou and said in a shallow voice, “Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow.”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, just pondering in his heart, if Chu Cheng was really planning to collect enough cards before they drove, then he had to pick a good time to give out the last card, after all, it would be the first time he experienced the great harmony of life, so he had to choose a day he liked. As he thought about it, he silently leaned into the arms of Chu Cheng.
Before filming started, Ying Nian officially auditioned for the role of the second male lead.
In mid-April, the crew started filming on time, and the official announcement of the cast was made on the opening day.
TN:
I just realised I didn’t announce it here 🙃, for those who didn’t see the message on the discord server, the update schedule has been changed to Friday and Saturday, and for me, this month is a test month to see if I can cope with the updates since I got a Job, If I can’t then I’ll have to drop the novel, so it can be updated regularly for ya. But unless it’s an absolute emergency, I’ll try to update regularly and finish this novel ❤️❤️.
Good luck on the new job!
Wishing you the best in your new work!!! Thank you for all your hard work, we will support you all the way!
Glad to see you again Hanni! I know things have been pretty rough for you these past few months😭💔 Hope you’re well and happy now 💪🏻
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
good luck on the new job and thank you for your hard work!! ^^)♡
jqz is so refreshing (๑¯∀¯๑)
Best of lucks for your new job…
Thanks for the chapter ❤❤
Congratulations on your new job.
Awww I don’t want you to drop this but if it gets too much, don’t pressure yourself. If possible if that time comes, someone else could pick this up. Thanks for translating! Good luck on your new job!
Thanks for the chapter! I missed this. Congratulations on the new job! I hope you can continue with the translation since you’re so good at it, but don’t sweat it if you need to pass it on to someone else. Jiayou!
Thank you for the chapter!!
Congratulations on the new job. RL is more important, if you’re under too much pressure, it’s OK to put this translation up for adoption. Don’t stress too much.
good luck on Ur test and new job! anything is fine for me as long as this continue :3
oh oh oh one last card remaining!!!!
Thank you for the chapter!❤️ They are slowly getting there. . . I hope😂😂 and Good Luck on your job Hanni❤️❤️🎉
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
Grats for finding a job :3
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
Good luck with your job Hanni! We understand all of it!!!
Thanks for the chapter<3
Its better to focus on having a healthy balance between work and rest. Thanks for the update ~♡
ahhhh! I did see the announcement on discord. if you cant update 2 times a week once a week is fine. I love this story, yingyingying
thanks for the chapter! <3
Good luck with the new job! Thank you for taking time to update.
Thanks for your hard work! And congrats on your job! I hope you are able to continue, I enjoy your style! I don’t even mind if it’s not super regular.
Thank you for the update! Em shookt, actuallt. uwAAAHHH!
It was incredibly satisfying to actually get the “shove it” answer delivered! And Ying Nian is coming over to be his second male lead as a favor, that’s really useful for making sure this all goes well and drama doesn’t crop up. Chu Cheng and Ji Qingzhou are really cute together, I like how easy and playful their interactions feel
Congratulations on your job, and thank you for translating! <3
Why am I feeling Ying Ning/ Chu Xin?
Good luck on your New job!!!
Thanks for the chapter!
Wait I’m confuseddd I thought they already did it??????
I just have a feeling that what CC is doing will be bad for JQ. If that green tea luo try to play the angle that JQ only got the roles because of CC, he will have a lot of ammunition
Is Ying Nian sus? Or am I paranoid?
Tysm!