 The movie lineup for the first day of the spring festival was lined up with a lot of blockbusters. A lot of critics predicted a bloodbath between each production. 
Among the lineup for the first day of the spring festival were INTERMISSION directed and produced by Director Ma, BLACKSPOT produced by Star entertainment and Phoenix entertainment and directed by Directo Wang, THE PACKAGE produced by Velocity holdings and directed by Director Antonio Hsu, and dark comedy EDGE OF THE EARTH produced by Lint tv and wow pictures and directed by Director Zhang.
The lineup was filled with many heavy hitters in the industry with THE PACKAGE being the only production from a relatively new production company. Critics had very low expectations of THE PACKAGE because not only was the production company new in the industry, the cast of the movie had a relatively small fan base.
This was why the turn up for the movie during the first showing of the movie was low. Most people bought tickets to pass time while waiting for other movies scheduled to premiere in theaters after THE PACKAGE.
The post-Apocalypse movie THE PACKAGE premiered in all theaters around the country On the first day of the new year. The first showing of the Package was held at 8 am. 
The package was the first movie slated to premiere that day. It was given this slot by cinema owners to act as a warm-up for the other high-demand movies.
At 8 am there were few people in the cinema as most people waited for the next showing at 10 am. All of the viewers present in the theater at that time went in skeptically but came out utterly amazed by the quality of the movie and the spectacular acting of the entire cast down to the extra.
Liu Qiao Qiao, Liu Qinyang, and her brother Liu Qiqiang we're among the first set of spectators in the theaters. Liu Qinyang and Liu Qiqiang escorted Liu Qiao Qiao to view her movie as show support among siblings.
Liu Qiqiang, a decorated navy captain, went in for the movie without much expectation because of how many times most productions failed to properly portray the military system.
Most productions failed to do the proper research necessary and ended up with a half baked finished product that was only good image-wise and nonsensical 
However, that wasn't the case with The package. Not only was the military system, tactics, and skills well portrayed the plot was vet refreshing. Liu Qiqiang was so amazed by his sister's performance all through the movie. 
The Package was very action-packed and interesting. Liu Qiqiang immediately decided to come back with his army brothers. The package was a movie worth re-watching multiple times.
If Liu Qiqiang a hardened military man was so impressed by the package one can only imagine how Liu Qinyang an action flick fan. As everyone exited the theater at the end of the movie, Liu Qinyang couldn't help but take a photo of herself standing in front of the enlarged poster for The package.
Liu Qinyang snapped a photo of her movie ticket which she uploaded on her official weibo page together with the picture of her standing in front of the enlarged poster for the package. 
Liu Qinyang uploaded the pictures with the caption "started the new year with a great movie. The package was so interesting. It was total with the watch. Congratulations big sis on your movie premiere" #THEPACKAGE. #A MOST MEMORABLE WATCH.
Liu Qinyang was one of the major online influencers with over fifty million followers. In just an hour since she had uploaded the post, she post-receive over ten million likes and reposts.
The interest of most netizens was spiked by her post that they began visiting the cinema to check out the movie. Each netizen went home impressed by the acting and plot. Before long #The package became to most searched keyword on the internet.
A lot of movie critics and reviewers gave positive reviews of the package. By the second day of the lunar new year, the stock sales of the package skyrocketed. The tickets were sold put by noon, The package was taking in millions in the cinemas.
The success of the package was completely unexpected. A lot of reviewers praised the director, cast, and crew for a phenomenal performance. The Package was dubbed the dark horse of the lunar new year movie lineup.
Articles compared the cinema-quality and acting of the package to other movies that premiered at the same time. The package was so good that it surpassed other big-budget production.
The director and the cast of the package received a lot of praise from critics. Most of the critics were surprised at the thorough research carried out by the director and Scriptwriter. 
Everyone involved in the production received a rise in popularity. The rise in popularity also led to a few disadvantages as a few netizens began to accuse the production of using stunt doubles for all the action scenes.
A lot of fans began to clamor for behind-the-scenes footage. The director Antonio Hsu had expected something similar to this and was already prepared for this. 
The production team immediately released behind-the-scenes footage of each action scene. Footage from the practices sessions of the casts and the stunt director was also released.
Thoroughly shutting down the rumors and also increasing the popularity of the movie as netizens were impressed by all the work put into the production of the package.
Liu Qiao Qiao received a lot of praise for her performance. Most fans had speculated that Liu Qiao Qiao won't dare perform her stunt scenes because he heard the stunts in the package weren't the behind-the-scenes videos that proved them wrong. 
It completely changed people's outlook on Liu Qiao Qiao. Directors and producers in the industry began to see her as a real actress and not an idol. 
*****
Director Ma's studio
Director Ma walked into her corner office and took a seat at her desk. She had just come back from the last showing of the package at Xiao's Cinema for the day.
She had decided to check out what all the fuss was about after three days of reading numerous positive reviews for the package. She could scarcely believe that a movie from a relatively new company like Vibe pictures would surpass one of her best projects yet.
Director Ma had blindly believed that the success of the package was fabricated by the parent company of Vibe pictures, velocity holding. She had underrated the package because of how fresh the director and casts were. 
The director Antonio Hsu was a fresh graduate of a popular film school in Berlin. Even though he was proclaimed a protegee by professors in the film school she hadn't paid him much attention because he didn't have any work to prove that.
The package was making a blast in the cinema with ticket sales skyrocketing by the day. In just three days of premiering in theaters the package made over 200 million Rmb in stock sales.
Although the numbers were so impressive, it was the post by popular movie critics Red blur master that got her interests. The critics Red blur masters was a very popular movie critic who gave unbiased reviews of movies and tv series.
Director Ma trusted Red Blur masters review so she had been surprised when red blur masters released a post praising THE PACKAGE. 
The reviewer had compared THE PACKAGE to all the other movies showing in the theater and a meter the comparison he proclaimed the package as "a refreshing and memorable watch".
After reading the post Director Ma bought a ticker and went out to each of the movies. At the end of the two hours showing her view of the movie improved. The director and cast had put in their best to give their best performance yet.
Director Ma was impressed by Liu Qiao Qiao's performance, she checked out the behind-the-scenes footage. As she watched the behind the scene videos Director Ma thought
"if Liu Qiao Qiao could put in this much effort in a movie for a small company then maybe I was wrong in my judgment of her"
Twenty behind-the-scenes stunt videos later, Director Ma picked up her phone and dialed Shi Xiaotong's number. 
***** 
Meanwhile back at Shi Xiaotong's office in Baiyu Studios.
Shi Xiaotong was seated in her office quietly settling Liu Qiao Qiao's schedule for the new year when her office door was suddenly pushed open and her assistant rushed In with a tablet in her hands. 
"Xiaotong-jei we have a problem" her assistant exclaimed as she walked around her desk and placed the tablet on the document's speeds out on her desk. 
"What is going on_," shi Xiaotong said as she looked down at the tablet. The heading of the article on the screen of the tablet made her pause.
"Liang Changchang to make her acting debut in Director Wang's new project: The singer, songwriter is cast as Chen Xiu in
Director Wang and scriptwriter Yu Rongrong's new project titled Sometime in the future"


This is an Original story

This is the story of the romance between an arrogant Music god and a beautiful female superstar that humbled him.

 . . . . . .

What happens when the paths of a talented Arrogant music god and a sassy former idol turned actress cross in the most unlikely stage ever?

Simple...... they fall into a striving love-hate relationship that has everyone rooting for something more, especially when they get paired in a movie together.

Opposite they say attract, but will that be possible when they share a dark history.

Meanwhile, a widespread of murders in B city has everyone on edge as a serial killer targets women in the Entertainment industry.


**Excerpt**


"Lai Zhiqiang what do you think you are doing? She asked chiding him angrily while pulling him out of the room 

"Defending your honor" He replied

"Defending my honor?! who asked you to do that. I don't need you to do that for me I can defend myself just fine without your help" she said 

"No need to do that when you have me. I can protect you" he replied

"Oh then who would protect me from you? she asked 

"No one will because you're mine to hug and spoil" He replied pulling her into a hug 

"You_," she said pointing out of his hands

"Hush now my darling, you know that you aren't mad at me" He replied

Venerable White raised his head and faintly smiled. Then, he turned over the book and showed the title to Song Shuhang—❮Self-Taught Director❯.
Song Shuhang blinked his eyes. There was no mistaking... the title was indeed ❮Self-Taught Director❯, and not ❮Self-Taught Actor❯! Did Senior White get the wrong book? If he was really going to read something, shouldn't it be related to acting? Or was it possible that Senior White was planning to change his profession?
"I didn't get the wrong book in case you are wondering." Venerable White looked at Song Shuhang, and said smugly, "I've made up my mind. I'm going to be a director next!"
"Pfff!" Northern River's Loose Cultivator sprayed all the water he was drinking out.
True Monarch Yellow Mountain's arms slightly stiffened.
The corner of Young Master Phoenix Slayer's mouth twitched...
Song Shuhang glanced at Venerable White... Senior White looked very serious!
"Senior White, can I ask you something? What kind of movie do you want to shoot?" Song Shuhang asked out of curiosity.
"Of course you can ask." Venerable White closed the ❮Self-Taught Director❯ book, and said, "I was planning to shoot something like 'The Fast and the Furious' movie series... however, we don't have to race with just cars. We can race with airplanes, ships, submarines, and so on. We can race with everything that is fast enough and add it to the movie. Speed is everything!"
This reply was very Senior White-like!
Song Shuhang nodded. Just as he expected, the movie Venerable White wanted to shoot was related to racing.
"Little friend Shuhang, at the appointed time, we'll collaborate and try to win all the movie awards in the world!" Venerable White's eyes shone, looking very domineering.
Song Shuhang said, "Sure! You can count me in. Senior Yellow Mountain, what about you?" It was time to drag True Monarch Yellow Mountain into this mess as well!
True Monarch Yellow Mountain was the founder of the Nine Provinces Number One Group. If he could get him involved, he would be able to drag along the majority of the fellow daoists of the Nine Provinces Number One Group too.
True Monarch Yellow Mountain calmly nodded his head. Actually, whenever there was something big going on in the group, True Monarch Yellow Mountain would always get involved as long as he wasn't in secluded meditation. Therefore, he was used to it.
"In that case, it's settled!" Venerable White said happily.
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The next day. August 19th, Monday. Overcast with rain.
❮Apocalypse War❯'s editing was still going on.
The trailer of the movie had been completed already, and only the background music was missing... they would be able to start with the promotion tomorrow or the day after.
True Monarch Yellow Mountain, True Monarch White Crane, the far-off Venerable Spirit Butterfly, True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple, and other members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group had already made their preparations. They had made advertisement deals with TV stations and TV programs. Every popular website had reserved a good spot for ads for them, and every important app would send a pop-up message with news related to the movie. Even the ad spots at bus or train stops had been reserved.
Everything was ready, and the only thing missing was the complete trailer. After that, they could start advertising the movie all over the world.
Song Shuhang saw the slogan of the seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group—[As long as people exist, they would be able to see ads related to ❮Apocalypse War❯!]
Today, True Monarch Yellow Mountain and the others were very busy.
Su Clan's Sixteen and the others were also very busy.
Even Gao Moumou and the others were busy.
As for Song Shuhang, he couldn't help them with anything. Thereupon, he decided to obediently practice, and continued to do so for the whole day, using all his saber techniques, fist techniques, and magical techniques once.
"Oh, today was really a peaceful and productive day!"
Night was falling, and Song Shuhang took out a pen and a paper. He was preparing to write down the ❮Righteous Body Tempering Poem❯—which was part of the ❮Scholarly Indestructible Body of the Buddha❯—to temper his body and speed up the assimilation process of the demodragon medicine.
After he was finished writing, he was so exhausted than he directly lay on the table and fell asleep there.
Just like the last time, his enormous body didn't have any problem in making the table collapse under its weight.
❄️❄️❄️
The next day. August 20th, Tuesday. Overcast but gradually becoming clear.
When Song Shuhang woke up, it was already noon.
He took out his mobile phone and looked at the time.
But right at that moment, he discovered that ❮Apocalypse War❯'s invasion had started.
When he unlocked his phone and opened the instant messaging program, a pop-up message immediately appeared before his eyes. Several beautiful movie posters of ❮Apocalypse War❯ appeared in front of him, as well as a small synopsis and a small video. This small video was precisely ❮Apocalypse War❯'s trailer.
Then, Song Shuhang casually opened the search engine and discovered that there was an eye-catching link on the main page, saying that the ❮Apocalypse War❯ movie would soon come out.
Song Shuhang went into the news section from the main page of the search engine and saw that the lead story was still related to the movie—[Mister Jacob, a worldwide famous director, made his first attempt to shoot a Chinese cultivation movie with futuristic elements. Moreover, he was bold enough to use a Chinese actor for the leading role. During his interview, Director Jacob stated that ❮Apocalypse War❯ was one of the most exquisite works of his life. He was proud of how the movie turned out to be.]
Just the name of the worldwide famous Director Jacob was enough to make the box office revenue skyrocket. Let alone now that he had decided to shoot a Chinese cultivation movie... even if he had decided to shoot something related to the 'animal world', there would be a large number of people ready to rush to the theater after hearing his name.
Aside from Mister Jacob's interview, there were also the stage pictures of the actors attached below.
The first picture naturally belonged to the actor that cast as the main character Ling Ye, Venerable White.
Next was the picture of an important supporting character, Senior Brother Gao Sheng, who was played by Song Shuhang.
Afterward were the pictures of the 'Eight-Armed Sword Sage' (played by True Monarch Ancient Lake Temple), the 'Dragon God Fist' (played by True Monarch Tyrant Flood Dragon), the female ghost Ling'er (played by Fairy Lychee), the sect master 'Daoist Priest Wuwei' (played by True Monarch Fallout), the junior brother of the sect master 'Daoist Priest Wudao' (played by Northern River's Loose Cultivator)... and other characters that were played by the various seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group.
Of course, Scholar Drunken Moan, who was cast as 'Evil General Mingyue'—the biggest villain, and commander of the demonic army—couldn't be missing, either.
This crowd of beautiful women and handsome men was so dazzling that it blinded the eyes of the onlookers.
They were all new actors that no one had seen before, but their looks were all incredible.
Even if the pictures got 'beautified' through Photoshop, everything would be fine as long as their acting skills were about half as good as their looks.
In particular, if Song Bai—the person cast as the main character, Ling Ye—was even one-third as good-looking as in the picture, it would be more than enough to attract a large number of people.
The funny thing was that the actor cast as the main villain was likewise handsome, but everyone ended up ignoring him.
❄️❄️❄️
"The whole Internet was stormed!" Song Shuhang rubbed his temples.
After the members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group put all their effort into a certain matter, the resulting effects sure were scary. In such a short time, the whole Internet had been filled with news related to ❮Apocalypse War❯.
Hopefully, this aggressive advertisement campaign wouldn't backfire and attract the hate of the users.
Things would develop in the opposite direction after becoming too extreme!
Song Shuhang was somewhat worried.
❄️❄️❄️
The seniors didn't limit themselves to advertising the movie on the Internet.
That sentence from True Monarch Yellow Mountain... it didn't seem he was joking when he'd said that even bathrooms would have ads related to the movie!
Venerable Spirit Butterfly and True Monarch Yellow Mountain had come up with several ways to advertise the movie even before its completion.
That day, no matter if people were taking a stroll, watching a movie, standing at the bus stop, eating a meal, or playing games... they all saw some ad related to ❮Apocalypse War❯.
The level of the advertisement had really reached a global level!
Afterward, the comments related to the movie also followed.
"F*ck, is this news real or fake? Director Jacob decided to direct a Chinese cultivation movie? And it's actually a large production? Why wasn't there any news about it before?"
"Have you seen the trailer? It's really a large production. Those special effects aren't your run-of-the-mill special effects. They almost look real."
"Those monsters that appeared in the trailer were also very lifelike. They didn't even look is they were the product of computer-generated imagery! How much money did they pour into it to achieve this kind of effect?"
"If the content of the movie is as good as that of the trailer... no, even if it's two tiers lower, I'll absolutely go to the theater to watch it!"
"Did you notice? Even if the director of the movie was the famous 'Director Jacob', all the actors are actually from China. Even the scriptwriter and the screenwriter are Chinese. Therefore, it's not wrong to consider this movie as a large local Chinese production."
"Did you hear the theme song of the movie? It's very pleasant to hear. I've heard that several actresses sang it together. I feel like melting after hearing their voices."
"Absolutely incredible. I'll buy three tickets for this movie!"
After a while, the movie started to become part of everyone's daily life. It didn't matter if people were surfing the Internet or chatting with colleagues or friends... the movie would be inevitably brought up.
Of course, it was also because the members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group were behind the scenes, fanning the flames.
"Still, I have to say that this 'Senior Brother Gao Sheng' is really a piece of shiet! In the initial part of the trailer, he beat up the main character Ling Ye so many times! Our Ling Ye is so handsome, how dare this Senior Brother Gao Sheng raise his hand against him?!"
"What he did was really cruel. I curse him to die a horrible death."
"That guy cast as Gao Sheng was really sly. He didn't put his real name in the actor list, and just used his stage name, 'Tyrannical Saber'. Otherwise, I would have written his real name on a wall and stabbed it with a knife twice every day."
"Senior Brother Gao Sheng must die! Hopefully, we can see him die a tragic death in the movie."
"If he doesn't die, our anger won't be appeased. If Senior Brother Gao Sheng ends up surviving, I won't go to see Director Jacob's next movie."
Senior Brother Gao Sheng's character had instantly become the main topic of conversation.
On the other hand, the real villain of the movie—Fellow Daoist When the Bright Moon Appears—wanted to cry himself to sleep.
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Inside Song Shuhang's house.
Papa Song and Mama Song were watching the TV in the living room when they suddenly saw some news related to 'Director Jacob' shooting a movie called ❮Apocalypse War❯ in China.
As the list of the actors and the stage pictures appeared before his eyes, Papa Song and Mama Song saw Song Shuhang cast as 'Senior Brother Gao Sheng'.
"Wife, was I hallucinating just now? I think I just saw our Shuhang," Papa Song said.
"Eh? Husband, I saw him as well. I also thought that my eyes had problems," Mama Song said as she rubbed her eyes.
"Perhaps it's someone that has a similar appearance?" Papa Song said.
Mama Song recalled, and said, "That shouldn't be. Did you see the actor playing the role of the main character? Isn't that Song Bai the same kid that Shuhang brought here during summer vacation?"


One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ‘Fellow Daoist’ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ‘monster dog’. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques.
However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed... 

William never knew that the original happy ending can be so hurtful; he also never knew that the original happy ending can be so cruel.
 
The sound of trivial sobbing came to his ears, listening to his nostrils, without turning his head to know that it was Hope, not only Hope, around the girls have been crying, sobbing. But William did not cry, compared to crying, dull and depressing is the most real picture.
 
The kind of chest stuffy to depressing bitterness, shouting silent, want to cry, opened his mouth, but found a little sound can not be issued. William did not move his body, so quietly sitting in the darkness, unprecedented to enjoy the darkness of the moment, listening to the vicissitudes of the moving song, let yourself enjoy this one moment.
 
In this moment, he wanted to believe in love.
 
The orange lights of the screening room slowly lit up, as if the reins, the audience from the depths of the water pulled out of the water, the audience from the movie inside to the reality, the warm glow spilled down, so that the cold bone-chilling blood regained its temperature, lingering in the chest of the dullness and bitterness slowly dissipated.
 
William could not wait any longer, "Teng" stood up, but because of the numbness of the feet and did not succeed, the whole person fell in a mess in the chair, but he did not care, re-use both hands to support the armrests, after adjusting his posture, stood up again, and then slapped his hands, slapped his hands with all his strength, palms came a slight tingling, reminding him of how wonderful the movie just now really was.
 
Graham looked at his friend who stood up in shock, because he knew how much William disliked romantic movies, and he knew how indifferent William was to such romantic stories, but now, William was leading a standing ovation? Moreover, William's focused and serious expression looks nothing like a false courtesy, which really opened Graham's eyes.
 
This makes Graham can't help but reveal a smile, that heavy mood has also been slightly relieved.
 
But Graham had to admit that this is indeed a film that is enough to move every audience, delicate and real emotional migration, easily let people fall deep into it, unable to extricate themselves. He was no exception. So he also stood up and joined William's ranks, applauding together.
 
More and more audience members stood up one after another, applause from small to large gradual process, so that people can feel the emotions in the screening room just by ear, how many people are silent, how many people can not help themselves, and how many people are broken.
 
Tessa realized that she was "behind", looked up and found herself in a "forest", even Hope had stood up, and she was the only one left in a large circle of people around. However, the collapse of the emotions still raging in the chest, it seems impossible to stop.
 
Just recalling that last look in Jacob's eyes, she was hit hard, as if she had unloaded all her weapons and equipment, standing naked and defenseless in the middle of a hail of bullets.
 
Deep breath, deep breath again. Tessa heaved two hiccups, which calmed her down a little, and she hurriedly wiped the tears off her cheeks with both hands, too late to deal with her wretchedness, and quickly stood up, slapping her hands hard, exhilarated and excited as never before, even raising her hands high in the air and offering the loudest applause.
 
Out of sight, Tessa saw the cast members on their feet, and she caught a glimpse of Renly and burst out in a controlled shout of, "Ah! Oh!"
 
She liked Renly, not just because of his temperament, and not just because his appearance was her type, but because of the man, the actor.
 
Just rely on just one movie time, she fell deeply in love with Renly, that a heartbreak to numb eyes, dead burned in her mind now, can not help but depict that a piece of heart like dead water in the eyes, regained the appearance of stars.
 
"Young master!" The call was heard by Renly and turned back, Tessa could not help but lose her voice again and scream, "Ah!" The inexpressible exhilaration and excitement spurted out in a steady stream, filling every cell of her body with happiness, and she jumped right up in place, waving her hands vigorously, "Young master! The most handsome man in the world!"
 
Whether or not Renly heard, Tessa does not know, but it is certain that a circle of nearby audience heard, Hope, William and others have turned their heads, Tessa, however, did not feel embarrassed in the slightest, but instead showed a big smile, a determined look, nodded vigorously to show that he was not joking, and then continued to scream, "Aaahhh! "
 
Applause, cheers, screams, shouts.
 
The whole screening room became more and more lively, and finally all the audience stood up en masse, and all the two hundred and fifty seats folded up, each one expressing their respect and love for the cast and crew in their own way. Especially when the cast members walked collectively to the front, the sound of the scene reached its peak, even the roof was still shivering up.
 
This is Sundance, not Toronto.
 
Sundance audiences have always been picky, and if it's a production they don't like, there are not a few cases where they leave the theater halfway through.
 
Because of the special nature of independent films, those who are willing to come are professional and experienced fans, like Tessa, who just come to the audience with enthusiasm, which is gradually increasing in the past few years, but still only a small percentage.
 
The professional audience has no intention of being soft on independent directors, and always looks at each work with a harsh and critical eye. The best works are bound to receive numerous admirers, even if they are several years old; bad works will face relentless blows, but the audience is not mindlessly critical, they can always offer their professional opinions, hoping that those independent directors can make progress and produce even better works next time.
 
So the directors are also willing to accept criticism and communicate with the audience.
 
At Sundance, the collective standing ovation is undoubtedly the best affirmation of the audience to the film, to the director and to the crew. At this moment, the cast and crew of "Crazy in Love" are enjoying this honor.
 
The thunderous applause erupted with earth-shaking energy, which could be felt even outside the cinema.
 
The audience waiting in line at the door to see another movie heard the roar and looked sideways with a look of disbelief in their eyes, knowing better than anyone else how rare and valuable this was. But the fact is right in front of you, that continuous wave after wave of sound came out, and it is becoming more and more obvious, slowly climbing momentum is really staggering.
 
Someone finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "What movie is being screened there?"
 
It could be seen that the same doubts appeared in everyone's eyes - a movie that could win such praise would be a fatal attraction for any seasoned professional film fan.
 
The buzz in the screening room was still heating up, with whistles, hisses and cries, especially when everyone saw Renly and Felicity whispering and conversing, and the noise grew louder.
 
Felicity's eyes are slightly red and swollen, this is their first time watching the finished film, although they participated in the whole shooting, but the emotions are still deeply involved, unable to extricate themselves. Not only is she so, Jennifer is also red eyes, speak with a faint nasal voice, the two saw each other's woes, both could not help but smile.
 
Seeing this scene, Drake couldn't help but dumbfounded, patting Renly's back hard, his eyes showing exuberance. No one was happier than he was, and no one could understand his sorrow at the moment, but he knew that the cast had to take credit for the strong response to "Like Crazy".
 
Then Drake took a half step back and patted each actor on the shoulder to express his gratitude.
 
However, because the sound of the scene was so loud, no one understood what Drake meant, and Renly had to explain, pointing to his eyes, indicating that the two girls should stop crying, "He blamed me for the fault because my performance was so good."
 
This instantly made both girls break into tears and laugh.
 
Felicity came up to Renly's ear and said in a raised voice, "Are you sure it's not because Jacob failed Anna?" The flirtatious joke had both of them laughing.
 
And then, the scene exploded.
 
The continuous cheering sound lasted for three minutes. A short three minutes, but an incomparably long three minutes, which is already the highest praise at Sundance, if not for the host Joe came up to the front stage, signaling everyone to quiet down, only afraid that the applause can continue.
 
Because after the applause stopped, the audience remained standing, no one was willing to sit down, as if an upright poplar tree, standing tall, in this most simple way to express the high respect for the crew.
 
Joe looked at the spectacle in front of him and couldn't help but smile, "It's a wonderful movie, isn't it?" A simple sentence was supported by the rising sound of the scene, "Everyone can settle down now. For the next thirty minutes, we will be talking to the cast members and sharing our views on the movie, and I don't think you will want to stay standing."
 
However, no one sat down, and Joe had to raise his hand and press down, "Sit down, sit down, or we won't be able to see your hands raised later." This triggered a light laugh, and then the audience then sat down one after another, "Then I will not talk nonsense, I believe that every audience can not wait to share their own ideas about watching the film, so we will cut straight to today's topic."
 
Joe looked at the actors lined up, "We have a total of five members of the cast coming to the set today, the director and the four leads. Each one of them is open to questions and sharing ideas and anecdotes about the making of the movie. So, who has questions?"
 
The words had just fallen, and the scene hooted and hollered and raised an arm, like a dense forest, layers upon layers, with no end in sight.

After getting the final relief from his past sufferings, Chu Jiashu was given a second chance when he found himself in the body of an infant from an aristocratic family of Hall. Now, nothing is going to stop him from achieving his long-cherished dream of acting. Enter Renly Hall, a Hollywood miracle of 21st century.


Note from the translator - from me, that is.
   
"Honestly, I get frustrated too much when I look at countless subpar novels being translated day after day. So much human resources wasted. I kinda get what Qidian International is doing, but it is just, I can't bear the notion of having so many wonderful novels that belong to the Chinese platform to be left in the dust. English-speaking community should know of the existence of such brilliant works, and more so, they should enjoy them. The novel is by a Chinese dude "Qiqi Jia D Mao Mao", whatever that might mean, who wrote several showbiz novels (he is probably the best at what he is doing). It is not my work, I'm just a dude who, with the help of two free machine translators (DeepL and good ol' Google), can show you a hidden gem. Wait, you said machine translators? Sadly, yes. I can't speak Chinese at all, but fortunately, this novel is structured in a machine-translation-friendly way, like really so. Most of the time context is saved. I'm just polishing the edges with my superb (not really) editing skills, so you all chaps have a splendid experience with this good staff indeed. Actually, you can go and read machine translation or just wait for my updates. Up to you dudes and dudies. And then I go away...blewb, blewb, blewb, blewb, blewb....."

P.S.
"I am a knife for a hire. So the managers of the site can employ me for this novel, but please don't remove it. Oh, please, I'm begging you on my knees. You guys won't even think of translating this novel, and here I am "translating" it for free,.... well for the time being, that is mwahahaha!"

P.S. for P.S.
This novel does not contain the following:
Harem, definitely not NTR, stupid characters, NTR again (God, I hate NTR (secretly beating the meat for a one in hentai))

But this novel contains:
Great storyline, relatable characters, realistic situations, very fun moments as well as tear jerking ones (so much so, you will find your throat hella sore from crying all the time), surprise after surprise for the decisions that author went with.

You will have a good time indeed
WARNING! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!

Evening on the same day, inside a big hall, the crew were busy setting up the venue. Today was the press conference of the movie where Sabrina will join.

The movie was titled "Encounter", it is a story of a man and a woman who fell in love but their love was forbidden. The woman was a spy agent for the country while the man was the leader of a rebel group who wants to take down the government.

The woman was assigned to go undercover and join the rebel group to know their plans. The man originally didn't trust her, but the woman did things to prove herself. After sometime, the two of them grew closer and closer until they fell in love with each other.

Then there came a call from the woman's agency which was accidentally picked up by the man. The man was angered after he knew her real identity so he kicked out the woman from the rebel group, he knew that traitors from the group shall be exiled, but due to his love for her he just let her go.

The time came where the rebel group shall execute their plans, the man and the woman fought each other and ended up killing each other. They both knew their priorities, although they loved each other, their responsibilities should go first. They were people not deserving of love due to their occupations.

It was already 6 pm after the crew finished organizing the venue, the actors came one after another backstage. The first one to arrive was the male lead. His name is Kevin Hush. Kevin is a 26 year old actor who is  well known in hollywood. He was one of the youngest actors to be an Oscar nominee and he holds a best second male lead award from Cannes Film Festival.

He also starred in several hollywood films which broke a few records. His looks were beyond average, he had black hair and brown eyes. With just one look, you would know he was a handsome man of many romantic endeavors.

Second came was the second female lead, her name is Jessica Han, she's an asian actress who was lucky to have a break in hollywood. Jessica was a knockout beauty with a hot body and a head of wavy blonde hair. Her role in the movie was to be the female lead's love rival.

Her character was in love with the male lead for so many years, they both started the rebellion group. They were together through ups and downs but never did she plan to admit her feelings. She thought that by simply staying beside the man will eventually draw them closer into a romantic relationship. But her dream was ruined when the female lead joined the group. She made things hard for her and tried her best to investigate the background of the woman.

Soon, Sabrina also arrived with her manager Kenzie.

"Good evening," Sabrina greeted Jessica and Kevin. Kevin who was busy playing with his phone didn't bother to look up and reply, it was only Jessica who greeted her back.

"Hi, you're Sabrina right? I'm Jessica. Let's get along well!" the woman stood up and offered her hand to Sabrina which she held and shook. Jessica smiled at her and said, "Don't mind him, he's always like that. A jerk."

Kevin who heard what she said looked up and said, "Who the hell are you calling a jerk huh?" he blurted.

"Of course you." Jessica answered and rolled her eyes. Kevin who was ready to answer back suddenly shut his mouth upon seeing the woman who stood beside Jessica. The lady was a classic beauty who looks like she came straight out of a painting.

Her fine brown hair was let down and had big curls on its end which made the woman look extremely youthful. Her lips were delicate. She had a pair of long legs and her body was slim.

Kevin suddenly stood up and greeted her, "Kevin Hush, Single," the man offered his hand and Sabrina unwillingly shook it, "Sabrina Pierce, uhmm.. not interested to be in a relationship?" she answered innocently.

Jessica bursted out laughing after hearing the woman's answer. She walked to Kevin and patted his shoulder, "Not that smooth man," she whispered to him then turned to Sabrina.

"I think we should get ready Sab, don't mind this idiot." she grabbed Sabrina and led her to the make up room. They left Kevin complaining inside the backstage.

Jessica and Kevin were close friends because they already worked together in several movies and TV shows where they got to know each other and became close.

After preparations all of the cast were ready at 7 pm. Their make up was done and all they were waiting for was the director and the start of the presscon at 8:30 pm.

"Are you nervous, Sabrina?" Jessica asked.

Sabrina nodded and replied, "A bit, I'm new here after all."

"Don't worry I got you, it's just a simple press conference." Jessica smiled at Sabrina, she smiled back at her.

It was their first time meeting each other but they were already getting along well.

Well this is a good start, Sabrina thought to herself.

After several minutes, the director of the movie finally arrived. His name is Patrick Walker. He was already in his mid 50s. He had gray hair and a mustache. He was a world wide recognized director for all his works were always a box office hit world wide. He was called the "genius director" for his film's cinematography and script were all brilliant and award winning.

He greeted the cast and chatted with them a little.

8:30 pm

It was finally the start of the press conference. The hall was filled with reporters from different broadcasting stations. Many were anticipating this conference because of the fact that this movie is going to have a new face. They were all curious about her.

"Do you think the female lead is good enough for this movie? This is directed by a famous director after all." one reporter said.

"I heard from one of my friends, she climbed Mr. Walker's bed to get this role." another reporter added.

"Really? No wonder! I knew something was fishy because she came out of nowhere!" the reporters continued to share their thoughts with each other.

Then the host finally came out to formally start the presscon.

"Good day to our fellow media friends here. Today's event will be surely filled with excitement as we introduce Director Walker's new film 'Encounter'. Let us all welcome the stage, our director and the cast of the movie!" The crowd gave a round of applause. There were fans of Jessica and Kevin in the crowd who cheered for them as they walked to the stage. Kenzie who was seated in the front cheered for Sabrina.

"Please introduce yourselves." said the host to the cast.

"Hello everyone my name is Sabrina Pierce and I'll be playing the role of the female lead Hanna Davis."

"Hello everyone, I'm Jessica Han and I'm playing the second female lead Brenda Cole."

"Hey everyone I'm Kevin Hush, I'm the leading man. I'll be playing as Jaden Wilson," the crowd immediately went noisy after Kevin spoke. He was after all, their idol.

"We're done with the introductions of the cast, but before we open the room for questions, let us first ask our director about his thoughts." the host said.

Mr. Walker picked his mic up and spoke, "Encounter is a film which I had wanted to do since I received the script. It has a unique storyline which is far from the movies I usually direct, it's not your typical love story and I think the viewers will love it. It is something new and I hope that everyone will be looking forward to it as much as I am." the director smiled and placed down his mic.

[ON BREAK. WILL OFFICIALLY BE BACK BY FEBRUARY]
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[THIS BOOK IS NOT SLOW BURN]

Alexander is the country's most powerful businessman. Sabrina is the rising star of her generation.

When Alexander met Sabrina, it was love at first sight. He was immediately captivated by her humble personality and her smiles. Wanting her for himself, he did things to make her fall for him.

Both Sabrina and Alexander had a painful past. Sabrina was left by her long time boyfriend, Jacob and Alexander had his mom killed right in front of him when he was 7.

Their pasts will come haunt them in the future along with other problems that will arise on the way.

Will their love for each other be enough to overcome the obstacles that awaits them?

Or giving up will be the best option?

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[EXCERPT]

"Stay there! D-Don't come near me!" she said, but it was too late. Alexander had already trapped her between his arms. His hands on both sides of her head.


"Look at you denying, so cute," he teased her and Sabrina's face turned redder.


"What do you want Alexander!?" she complained, facing side ways, he was being too close!


"Simple," he held Sabrina's chin and turned her face towards him, "Tell me you like me," he said while looking straight into her eyes.


"Who likes you? Let me go!" she said while trying to push him, but he was too strong for her.


"Just tell me if you want to hold my chest," he leaned closer to her ear, "I'm more than willing to let you touch me," he whispered.


"You! You're corrupted!" Sabrina accused him then threw punches at his chest. Alexander grabbed both her wrists and pinned it on both sides of her head.


"I'm only like this with you, don't worry," he smiled at her, "Now where were we? Oh right! You're confession," he said.


"But I have nothing to confess!" Sabrina still tried to escape from this situation.


"One more denial Sabrina and you know what's next, I'll count one to ten," he threatened her. He was really eager to hear it.


"One,"


"Two,"


"Hey! I already said I don't have anything to confess!"


"Three,"


"Alexander let me go!"


"Four,"


"Are you freaking serious!?" Sabrina raised her tone.


"Damn serious Sabrina, Six," Alexander continued to count.


"Hey there's still number five!"


"Eight,"


"Alexander!"


"Nine,"


"Fine! Fine! I like you!" she blurted out, turning her head down due to embarrassment.


Then suddenly she felt a hand cover the back of her neck and pull her.


She felt Alexander's lips on hers.


Alexander couldn't control himself anymore. The past 2 days he was away, Sabrina was the only person on his mind. He missed her so much.


Yes, call him crazy, but it was how he felt.

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The movie ended.
The premiere was supposed to be over.
But there was an extremely excited atmosphere in the theater at the moment, and no one was leaving. Many of the Chinese reporters immediately rushed out of their seats and surrounded the main cast of Wolf Warrior 2. The female lead, Sophia. The spoiled brat, Boss Qian Jr.. The main antagonist, Jacques. They spared none of them.
"Ms. Sophia!"
"Please accept our interview!"
"Mr. Jacques, how did Zhang Ye manage to convince you to join the production?"
"Boss Qian Jr., why did you decide to join the cast of this movie?"
"Teacher Yao, I really liked your role in the movie!"
"Teacher Shanshan, you didn't have too many scenes in this movie, but it's obvious that you should be the female lead of the first movie. Has Director Zhang said anything about when he will shoot Wolf Warrior 1?"
Groups and groups of reporters surrounded them.
Many of the actors were scrambling to cope with the media personnel.
There was a shimmering light in the eyes of the reporters as they descended into a frenzy!
Over there, Zhang Ye was swarmed by his relatives and friends.
Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo both hugged Zhang Ye. "Director Zhang, you're amazing!"
Ning Lan walked over. "Zhang'er, you're so impressive!"
"I feel the same." Shu Han sighed and said, "You really managed to make the movie!"
Chen Guang was yelling as he ran up, "Damn, how did you do it!"
Fan Wenli gave him a thumbs up. "Watching you in your first movie, your acting was quite good."
Zhang Xia said, "Whatever movies that get released at the same time as you are in for a bad time."
His parents.
His parents-in-law
His cousins.
Everyone came over excitedly to congratulate him.
At the back, after several of the big name directors in China had gotten over their shock, they fell silent all at once. Then they looked at each other before finally shifting their gazes to one person. They stared at him in a particular kind of way.
They were looking at Zhou Zhao.
An elite Chinese film director.
Zhou Zhao said in a speechless manner, "Why're you all looking at me!"
Li Ke asked, "Old Zhou, isn't your new movie opening next week?"
Several of the directors next to him nodded.
"Yes."
"Next week."
"His movie will be released next week."
Zhou Zhao was speechless.
He didn't say anything. He just turned around and picked up his cell phone to make a call. "Hello, Old Chen, go and contact the theater chains and amend the proposal to the SARFT. We're not going to show our movie next week—if I say we aren't, then we aren't! Why do you care! Just hurry up and get it done as I said! Push the release back by another two weeks!"
Li Ke was dumbfounded!
The other directors were also dumbfounded!
After hanging up, Zhou Zhao looked at them and said, "It's not going to be next week anymore."
After holding it back for a long time, Li Ke finally said, "Shameless!"
The other directors around him looked at him in contempt. "That's how you react?"
But Zhou Zhao spread his hands. "There's nothing else to do. You need to know when to cut your losses."
They were all elite directors in China, especially Zhou Zhao, who was one of the most senior figures in the directing world. But after watching Wolf Warrior 2, Zhou Zhao did not even hesitate and immediately postponed the premiere of his new movie. This showed just how great of a competitor he thought Wolf Warrior 2 would be.
A female director asked, "What kind of box office earnings do you guys think he'll achieve?"
Another director sighed and said, "Let's see if the regular folks will buy tickets."
Li Ke turned his gaze to the outside of the theater and said, "The first showing at the other theaters should be over as well, right? I wonder how many people have gotten shocked by this new movie of Zhang Ye's!"
… 
Meanwhile.
Shanghai.
At a theater.
The moviegoers were still staring dumbfoundedly at the big screen.
"Oh my God!"
"This is a domestic movie?"
"Can it not be so impressive!"
"Is that Zhang Ye fellow on steroids or something!"
"W-Was this movie really fucking made by him?"
"Someone else must be behind it! There fucking must be someone else who directed the movie!"
"Th-This doesn't make any sense!"
… 
Beijing.
At the entrance of a theater.
"Old Li, why are you crying?"
"Motherfucker, you're asking me? Aren't you crying yourself?"
"Hai, it was such an exciting watch, I couldn't hold back my tears!"
"When the command to fire was given, that must've left so many people in tears!"
"No good, I must come back tomorrow!"
"I also want to watch it again. I'm gonna bring my family this time!"
"This is the best domestic movie I've watched this year—no, it's the best domestic movie I've ever watched!"
… 
Shenzhen.
Outside a theater.
A group of teenagers were screaming as they came out.
"Ahhhh!"
"I haven't had enough, I really haven't had enough!"
"Oh, my amazing Face-smacking Zhang! You're truly my idol!"
"This movie impressed the shit out of me! It was just that fantastic!"
"I love Boss Qian Jr.! My hubby can act so well! He can actually act!"
"Get lost, that's my husband you're talking about!"
… 
Guangzhou.
At a theater.
"Zhang Ye has done it again!"
"That fellow is so amazing!"
"I liked the scenes with Yao Jiancai. They were really funny!"
"Old Yao and Zhang Ye are truly the best fucking duo in the industry!"
"Hahaha, Sophia's scene in the savanna was hilarious!"
"The lion chasing after the car was so thrilling!"
"The 3D effects were spot on! No other domestic movie has ever been made with such quality shots and CGI!"
"How can it be so fun to watch!"
"The movie was shot well, and the cast was chosen well. It was perfect!"
… 
Nanjing.
At the People's Square.
"The tickets were so worth it!"
"That tank battle gave me goosebumps!"
"Motherfucker, I want to watch it another time!"
"When Zhang Ye raised the Chinese flag, I actually cried!"
"Yeah, it was so touching!"
"And that image of the passport at the end. It really makes your blood race!"
"Our homeland is so powerful!"
"Yeah, I've never felt such a sense of pride being Chinese as I do right now!"
… 
Tianjin.
"It was crazy good!"
"This won't do, I have to quickly recommend this movie to my coworkers!"
"Yeah, if they don't watch this movie, they're going to regret it for the rest of their lives!"
"The best quote from the movie has to be: 'Whoever offends the mighty nation of China, however distant, shall be destroyed!'"
"These were the exact words that Zhang Ye declared back when he was an unknown hacker!"
"That's right. I always get pumped when I hear it!"
"When I learned that Commando 2 wouldn't be showing in China, I felt so bad about it for several days. I quite like that series and have always liked Director Wilson's movies. But after watching Wolf Warrior 2, the only thing I wish to say now is: Fuck you, Wilson! Fuck you and your Commando movie!"
… 
On Weibo.
The majority of the people had not watched the movie yet.
"Has the premiere ended?"
"Has anyone watched Wolf Warrior 2?"
"How was it? If it isn't good, I won't be watching it."
"I just came out of the theaters. Go and watch it!"
"Motherfucker, it has to be the best movie of the year!"
"Strongly recommending it! Recommending everyone watch Wolf Warrior 2 with everything I've got! It was crazy good! I still haven't calmed down! I have a feeling that Zhang Ye's new movie might break the domestic box office earnings record!"
"What?"
"Was it that good?"
"What's the movie about, exactly?"
"OK, I've bought tickets as well. Your review is making me want to watch it!"
"If it isn't good, feel free to come and beat me up!"


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

May 12, 2012 – Saturday, 2 pm – Clambu City
*clap clap* *whistles whistles* the movie theater is filled with cheers and applause. There are only fifty or so of us in the theater but the cheer was deafening.  A few days ago, Tayaw sent the cast and crew and me, the screenwriter, invitations to gather at this theater today to watch a private screening of 'September Ninth', dedicated to the cast and the crew.
Even though Tayaw said the film was good, even when I received the news that I was nominated for an international award, I could not believe that my story, my baby, has come to life until today, when and saw it play in front of my eyes. 
It's real, and it's here. I'm now an acclaimed screenwriter. It got me thinking. Had someone made my film earlier, would my life be any different than the one I lived for the past 8 years? Probably not. My script would have been ruined by any director that is not Tayaw. 
Even though it's just a private screening of 'September Ninth' and it has not come out to the public yet, I'm very optimistic seeing the cast and crew who watched it with me give it a standing ovation. These people around me are not the regular movie goers, but professionals in the industry that know their stuff. 
Seeing the group of actors, full of smiles, high fiving each other and shaking each other's hands, I could not help but be proud of them. I've seen these fellows endure Tayaw to be the personifications of my characters. 
Seeing the group of the filming crew discuss enthusiastically and proudly amongst themselves about which shots they took and how they did it, I was reminded that these same people are the ones who almost got into a fight with Tayaw. 
"By the way, where's Tayaw?" The sound engineer for the film asked the others. "I don't know. I saw him at the entrance when he was welcoming us in, but now, I can't find him." A camera guy said. "He didn't watch it with us. I saw him walk out when the film started." I said to the guys. "Well. I think he was tired of seeing it. He was the one who edited after all. He locked himself for a few days in his room." A young man by the name of Bay-an explained to us. 
Seeing the young man and his band mates, I was reminded by the skepticism I expressed to Tayaw regarding the soundtrack of the film. I didn't believe it when he said he was going to MAKE the soundtrack and after finding out about his identity as a musician, I still was worried. After listening to the songs throughout the movie though, I got to see why he had to make the songs himself. 
"Mrs. Yalen, Tayaw said he went on ahead to 'the usual' place with our van. Can we tag along?" Jenna, a member of Tayaw's band, asked in concern. I shook my head. I've always thought of Tayaw to be responsible, but to leave his friends to strangers was such an odd thing for him to do. "Of course. HEY URANTO!" I called for the lead actor, who I've made friends with during the production process. "Jouny, what's up?" "Do you have spare seats in your car? Tayaw went on ahead to the hotel and he left his kids with us." I said. 
"Sure! They can come with me. So you are the fellows that sang the songs in the movie huh? It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Uranto." Uranto said and he introduced himself to the band. I saw Tayaw's band just stare at Uranto. This must be what being star struck looks like. Uranto, having his introduction ignored, looked embarrassed. "You take the boys, I take the young lady." I said and rescued the fellows from the awkward interaction. 
A few minutes later, a caravan of cars hit the road and is heading to the hotel where we had our wrapping up party. "Mrs. Yalen. Steve- I mean… Uranto looks more handsome in real life." Jenna asked me. Me and my husband chuckled at the comment. 
"That's because he's supposed to me more handsome than Steven, so make-up artists made him look shabbier in the film." I explained. While that is true, there's more to it. Uranto, since the filming finished, has become more confident in himself and smiled more often. He got brighter and more handsome. 
"Hah! I don't know what Tayaw did to Uranto, but he wasn't that handsome before. My wife too became more beautiful after Tayaw bought her script." My husband said, to my embarrassment and to Jenna's amusement. 
"By the way. Are you guys famous? You did a great job singing the songs in the movie." I asked Jenna. "Well… We were seen by millions of people on the internet, but I don't think we're famous. It's actually - " while on the drive, Jenna told us their stories about meeting Tayaw and their journey as a band. "So.. yeah. Currently, we're making our first album under Tayaw's supervision." She ended. 
"So is Tayaw going to write you songs?" My husband asked. I'm curious as well. He has a lot of songs and he even made songs for the movie. "No. He said that it's better if we sing our own songs. He said he will eventually but we're still inexperienced." She replied. "That's a strange… arrangement. I think you guys are great." My husband said and I think so too. "We still have a long way to go compared to Tayaw." Jenna just shrugged her shoulders.
A few minutes later, we arrived at a private conference room where we the cast and crew gathered for another party. Tayaw really treats people generously. Even though we no longer work for the kid, he still bothered to set up catering. 
The lunch was nice and sumptuous and we ate to our fill. The atmosphere was also nice because we all loved how the final cut of the film came out. While eating, I could not help but notice Tayaw talking to five people, actors and crew people alike, at the same time. This blew my mind. How is he talking to five people without getting confused? But thinking about how he multi-tasked while working on the movie, it makes sense that he can multi-task talking to people too.  I guess this is one of the things that differentiate geniuses from regular folks. 
After lunch, as we were about to bid our farewell to Tayaw, I received a text. "Please talk to Ramil before leaving. It's the young man in the black leather jacket. I have something for you." I looked at Tayaw and nodded at me. As my husband and I approach Ramil, I saw Uranto and the main actors also make their way to the young man as well. 
"So, you guys got Tayaw's text too?" My husband asked them. "Yeah. What's it about?" Iliene, who played Diwaya in the movie, asked Ramil. "Follow me." Ramil said and led us to a hotel room nearby. Hm. It's odd how the young man did not even look at Iliene. 
Ramil then proceeded to the bed of the room and picked up a backpack among the bags scattered in the bed. "So. Tayaw asked me to distribute these things to you." He took out a few fancy envelopes and started distributing them. Uranto opened his first and pulled out another envelope inside and a few cards. "Hey. It's an invitation and an ID?" Uranto said.  
In each of our envelopes are the invitations to the Sorrento Award Ceremony and a passes to watch the movies screening during the festival. Because Tayaw already gave me and Uranto heads up, we were prepared. The rest of the people here gathered however, they could barely keep their excitement in. 
"I wonder what Italy looks like." I heard Ramil say while looking at Nielg's invitation. "You guys didn't get invitations?" I asked. They contributed a lot in the movie so I was confused. "Tayaw said it's probably because movie people don't put so much importance to the soundtrack." Ramil replied. "That's too bad. Wanna come with me?" Iliene, Uranto's partner in the movie, teased the kid. Iliene is a beautiful woman and her teasing worked well enough that the young man blushed and was gob smacked. 
"Me? We- I- Well. I have – You're too old." Ramil managed to pull out an answer after struggling with his words. His reply silenced us all in the room until Uranto burst out laughing. "Ahahaha! Khk Khk Khk.. Hooo.. Man that was great." Uranto is trying his hardest to control his laughter as he patted Ramil's back. I don't dare to laugh because I am not close to Iliene, but I'm still trying to hold in my laughter. 
Props to Iliene as she took it in grace. "Well. That's too bad." Iliene said while smiling. After a few minutes of catching up, we left the hotel room. Walking behind Uranto and the other actors, I saw Iliene pinch Uranto's arm.

A/N : Alt Title - Jack of Entertainment 

Title : Jack of Arts

Synopsis:
Tayaw is a talented musician who never got to fulfill his potential. After losing his purpose in an unfulfilled life full of regrets; he is given the chance to go back in time and do everything over again.Along with a mysterious gift and an unclear mission, Tayaw starts a new life, this time making his mark to the world.
"Tayaw is a once in a hundred years musical artist! I just wish he was born in my generation"
- Buddy Rich, two-time Gramophone Award winner
"I admit he's a good musician, but he's an author first and foremost. He is changing the world of literature for the better."
- Helena Paddington, Outcault Prize for Fiction winner, Sohlman Prize for Literature winner.
"Despite being a musician and an author, he is to me, the greatest blessing to the film industry. This is his era."
- Heo Dong-jun, two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director and three-time nominee.

"I don't like him. Why does he use actors who didn't train and grind on the stage? He says he doesn't like my acting? What the hell does the kid know about acting? I've won awards for f*cks sake!"
- Merrell Street, five-time Academy Award winner for Best Actor, three-time Toby Award winner for Best Actor.




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A ground work for a novel idea in the future.
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English is not my first language so excuse my limited vocabulary and bad grammar. thanks

As soon as the Spring Festival was over, the film crew of Orange began to get busy again.
 
 
It seemed that Zhao Rui wanted to speed up the filming and finish it in the first month of the lunar calendar. He not only rearranged the schedule, but also hired a few more staffs, which was epoch-making for him.
"Brother Rui, I'd like to ask for a leave tomorrow." On the evening of the 14th of the first lunar month, after filming the last scene, Yu Qinghuan walked up to Zhao Rui and wiped the mud on his face while saying, "One of my previous endorsed products needs me to retake the pictures."
Yu Qinghuan received a call from Ada today and it was said that the product had found another spokesperson for their exquisite watches and asked Yu Qinghuan to take some group photos with him.
Although it was just some group photos, it would still take a lot time for two who did not know each other to have a perfect cooperation and produce photos of high quality. Thus, this process may take longer than one day.
 
 
Hearing this, Zhao Rui suddenly frowned. One day delay meant more money would be spent. He had to save money to publicize the movie. To be fair, no director would like this.
Just as he was about to ask if Yu Qinghuan's arrangement could be rescheduled, Yu Qinghuan continued, "Brother Rui, tomorrow is the 15th day of the first lunar month. Everyone wants to go home for family reunion. You might as well give everyone a day off."
Ever since the New Year's Eve meal, Yu Qinghuan and Zhao Rui had become much more familiar and they could even play jokes on each other.
He found out Zhao Rui was actually a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. The reason why he squeezed the time of the cast was to give everyone two days off during the Spring Festival.
 
 
However, his harsh words would only offend people. Who would care about his real intention?
Yu Qinghuan gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder and said, "Brother Rui, Ada's schedule cannot be changed. Please be kind to give me a day off and let everyone rest for a day."
The filming was already approaching the ending. It was estimated that it would be finished in less than a week. In this case, to let everyone go back on the Lantern Festival for a day's off was not a big deal.
Zhao Rui was silent for a moment, then gave him a gloomy look, "Do I have other choices?"
Yu Qinghuan was the absolute leading role in this play. If he was absent, the movie had no need to be filmed. Since he wanted a break, it was meaningless for the film crew to stay. Zhao Rui had little space for negotiation.
"Thank you, Brother Rui," Yu Qinghuan smilingly thanked him and put on the down jacket Yu Xin handed over to him.
 
 
"Brother Qinghuan, I…can I go with you?" While Yu Qinghuan was talking to Zhao Rui, Wang Rui Rui kept her ears on one side.
The girl's deepest fear was the word "vacation", which meant that she may have to stay alone in the hotel again, or be put somewhere else. She glanced at Yu Qinghuan's face carefully and finally could not help asking.
To tell the truth, Yu Qinghuan was somewhat embarrassed. Ada's shooting scene was full of people, and he had a tight schedule tomorrow. Once he started to work,, there would be no time for him to take care of her. It was really inconvenient for him to take her over there.
But when he bowed his head to look at the girl's big expectant eyes, his refusing words immediately turned into "okay".
 
After getting along with her for more than a month, this was the first time that Wang Ruirui had made a request. If he really refused her, she would be even more afraid to express her thoughts to the outside world.
Yu Qinghuan sighed and thought, "Forget it, let Yu Xin take care of her tomorrow."
The whole film crew had been used to Zhao Rui's "abuse". When they suddenly heard there would be a holiday tomorrow, they just thought it was false news. Some even took out their cell phones to see if April Fool's Day had come.
 
When the news was confirmed not to be a lie, the cheerful howling immediately resounded through the entire filming site. Within an hour, the shooting scene had already been emptied.
 
 
"Zhao Rui is really cruel to his staff," Yu Xin said. The leaving speed of these people was like fleeing from some plague. Then, he looked at the small face of his artist, thin and sunken, and agreed with his own words all the more.
"Brother Rui has no choice, either," Yu Qinghuan picked up the talk, and then took Yu Xin back to his little shack.
Early in the morning the next day, Yu Qinghuan was woken up by Yu Xin. Their current location was at least one hour's journey from Ada. After hastily tidying up, the two men walked out of the door. Just as they were about to go to the hotel to pick up Wang Ruirui, they saw Zhao Rui leading the little girl toward them.
Seeing Yu Xin's shocked eyes, Zhao Rui tried to explain, "I'll go with you."
"All right." Yu Qinghuan made a pause, and then immediately nodded. With Zhao Rui there, he would not be distracted when shooting. Although Zhao Rui looked rough, he was more careful than anyone in taking care of Wang Ruirui. One hundred of Yu Xin couldn't compare with one Zhao Rui.
 
 
Now the film base was really empty.
The three of them sat on Yu Xin's shabby second-hand Audi and they drove towards the city in a wobbly way. They did not know that shortly after they left, a large truck driven by a drunk driver overturned on the road outside the gate of the film base, directly pressing on the gas pipeline exposed to the outside because of long years out of repair, causing an explosion of the entire main gas pipeline.
A big fire immediately burned up instantly and rushed into the film base in an unstoppable speed from all directions.
The simple makeshift houses and various props temporarily set up for the shooting were swallowed up in the big and intense fire.
 
 
By the time the firefighters arrived, the filming base had already turned into a sea of fire.
The villagers nearby heard a loud explosion and came to see what was going on in twos and threes. When they saw the situation on the spot, they sighed as well as lamented.
"God, how could this happen? The entire cast may not survive, I'm afraid…"
"Yes. A really unexpected disaster! There was a young man in the cast who was really kind-hearted. He stuffed a handful of sugar into my daughter's hand last time. Alas…"
 
 
The media came when they got the news. Hearing these comments, they immediately felt horror. A reporter chose a random villager and asked, "Is the scene of the accident a film team? Was there anyone on the set when the explosion occurred?"
"Yes, I guess." The man sighed and said, "I don't know how many people will survive. I heard that the movie will be finished soon. Never expected such a thing to happen…"
The rest also echoed, "Yes, the film crew often ordered lunch boxes from us. The staff inside said that their team was pretty poor. But they never defaulted on our money."
"Well, it's all because of lacking of money, so the director made full use of every minute to shoot and never let the actors out. Now I'm afraid they are all over."
"My daughter once acted as an extra in the movie, saying that their movie was called Orange. It was very touching. My daughter even cried when she knew what the movie said."
"Well, they ordered food from my sister's restaurant. My sister said that although their director was stingy, he was really nice. What a pity!"
 
 
…
Before the reporters arrived, although they had expected casualties, they did not expect that the entire film crew was in. How many people could there be? They felt numb just thinking about it.
Just now they have learned the specific theme of the movie from the extras who once appeared in Orange.
The theme was about a topic that had been heatedly discussed in recent years: Sexual abuse of children.
 
There had been more news about the phenomena in recent years. When people first saw the news, they would be very indignant and some even wanted to chemically castrate these "beasts" that raped children. However, nowadays, social media was stuffed with huge news, and people received more information every day. News came and was gradually being forgotten.
 
At this time, there was an urgent need for a good movie that could uncover the seriousness of this topic and deeply imprint the crisis on every parent's mind.
However, such a film was often not welcomed in the market. Under such circumstances, it could be seen that the director named Zhao Rui had his own belief and persistence in his heart.
There was also a leading actor named Yu Qinghuan in the cast. Villagers familiar with the crew said that the crew was as poor as the church house and the actors even slept in the shacks on the construction site, so the leading actor definitely did not ask for a high salary.
 
 
Young actors who were on the rise would seize every opportunity to shoot something that catered to the market. This one was different, there was even no news about his personal life, but he was working silently for the protection of children.
Because of what the villagers said, the reporters all thought that the film crew of Orange were all in the scene of the accident. With the fire so fierce, the chances for the people inside to survive were extremely slim.
Why couldn't nice guys get what they deserved? The reporters sighed and rushed to send the news to the Internet. This sad tragedy was the most eye-catching news and could win the sympathy of netizens.
For a while, both the paper media and the network media were full of news about the big explosion, and they all mentioned the unlucky Orange film crew.
Orange started its filming even without a start-up ceremony. Zhao Rui was worrying about the late publicity fee every day. Unexpectedly, the headlines of major social media triggered a huge wave of discussion on the Internet about the film crew and the movie.
"Well, I don't know what to say. I'll just say prayers ray for them."
"Ah! Don't! I've just fall in love with Qinghuan! Yesterday, I just complained that he always had no news, but such news is not what I've expecting for. I'm in a panic now. I hope he's fine."
"I cried, really. I hope everyone is ok and I will go to the theatre to support the movie when it's released."
"This kind of theme is rare in China. I can see that the director is a passionate filmmaker. I wish them all safe and sound."
"Good actor, good director. Anyway, I will definitely go to the cinema to support this movie. I hope everyone on this set will be safe.
At this time, Yu Qinghuan, who had just arrived at the downstairs of Ada, received numerous greeting calls.
He didn't know what was going on at first, but when he did, his face suddenly became very solemn. He replied to those who cared about him one by one. Then he put down the phone and said to Zhao Rui, "Brother Rui, we must hurry back right now."
Although none of their cast members were present on the site, the costumes and props they used for filming were still there, and they had to go back and make an inventory of what had been destroyed. Most importantly, they had to show up in front of the media and tell the public that they were all right.
 
 
After Yu Qing Huan finished speaking, he phoned Evenson directly to explain the current situation, and he was very sorry to hope that the other party could postpone the shooting date. Although Evenson was somewhat embarrassed, he also knew that this was not a trivial matter, and he agreed after hesitating for a moment.
On the way back, Zhao Rui kept silent. Yu Qinghuan thought he was panicking and wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't think of any appropriate words and could only give up.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the filming site, they were recognized by the reporters. They had been communicating with people all the year round, and their ability to remember faces was first class. Besides, they had just seen the photos of Yu Qinghuan and Zhao Rui.
"Were you, were you not at the filming site?"
 
 
The reporters stared at them with disbelief on their faces. Even one reporter's microphone almost fell to the ground.
"There was no one on the set." Zhao Rui's words settled down everyone's heart. "There were only the props we used for filming."
"No one?" Those reporters suddenly felt that their heads were a bit inadequate. Didn't they say that the film crew was desperately trying to speed up the process every day? How could there be no one on the set!?
This doesn't make sense!
 
 
Zhao Rui could only tell the whole story to them. The reporters were dumbfounded and looked at Yu Qinghuan as if they were looking at a human-shape koi.
Was he ever kissed by God?!
If it weren't for his day break and the application to Zhao Rui to give the whole cast a holiday, the entire film crew might have been engulfed by fire! One person saved the entire cast!
Everyone thought it was a human tragedy, but it turned out to be a happy ending. This huge reverse was simply incredible!
These reporters were silent for a few seconds, then rushed to post the follow-up on the Internet.
In order to attract people's attention, extremely exaggerated headlines and words were specially used to describe this incident, which led all netizens to know Yu Qinghuan's good luck overnight.
 
 
They all clamored to forward his microblog for good luck. Some were even more exaggerated, changing the name of their microblog name to "Yu Qinghuan's small scales" and "Yu Qinghuan's koi beard".
Outside the base, Zhao Rui looked at the darkened venue, then at his cell phone, and finally fixed his eyes on Yu Qinghuan.
He looked fierce with a gloomy temperament. His staring at Yu Qinghuan was like he was planning to pick a fight!
Just as Yu Xin couldn't help asking him what he was looking at, Zhao Rui suddenly opened his mouth, "Do you have any photos? Send me one, I also want to forward a koi on Weibo."
 
Not only did Yu Qinghuan save the lives of an entire film crew, he also made the major media promote the movie for free. It was truly a big profit with small capital!
He was obviously not superstitious, but at this time he could not help but want to follow the crowd, thinking if he could be stained with some luck if he also forwarded a koi on Weibo.
Before Yu Qinghuan could answer, Yu Xin's eyes brightened and he rushed over excitedly. He stood on his toes, put his arms around Zhao Rui's shoulder with great effort and said, "You also want to forward a koi? Emm, I do this every day and am especially experienced! You can see which of these photos is better, and I'll send you one!"
 
Zhao Rui, with a serious face, stared at Yu Xin's cell phone for a full minute. Finally, he reached out his hand and pointed, "This one."
 
 
"OK, OK, OK. I will send it to you. Ah? What is your Weibo account? Let's follow each other. I'll @ you in the first place if I get new pictures."
"Movie Maker Zhao Rui."
"Well, I followed you!"
"I followed you back."
Yu Qinghuan, who was left behind by the two, was totally speechless.

Description
In the last life, Movie Emperor Yu listened to the company and listened to his manager in order not to expose his sexual orientation. Until his death, he never had a relationship.

Yu Qing Huan didn’t want to be a money making machine in his current life. He wanted to travel to the best place, see the best scenery, eat the best food and then find the best man to live a happy life together.

Hou Qu is a genius savant who can easily learn chemical formulas just by glancing at them. One day, he gets lost in the busy streets and Yu Qing Huan helps him.

Little does Yu Qing Huan know that his wish to stay out of the limelight may not ever be granted as he had unknowingly been locked on by a hungry wolf hidden in the shadows because of his single act of kindness…

Associated Names
我就想谈个恋爱

Author
Lian Shuo
连朔

Tags
Acting Calm Protagonist Celebrities Character Growth Comedic Undertone Cute Story Devoted Love Interests Doting Love Interests Genius Protagonist Handsome Male Lead Heartwarming Love Interest Falls in Love First Lucky Protagonist Modern Day Naive Protagonist Orphans Possessive Characters Reincarnation Second Chance Showbiz Strong Love Interests

Yu Minmin said, "Of course not. I just wanted to tell you myself, but they were chattering about it before I could."
Lin Che exclaimed, "I was so worried about you yesterday. Thank goodness you are fine and even received good news from the checkup but you have suffered this time around too."
She looked at the injury on Yu Minmin's hands and thought it must be painful.
"Let me see… how did you manage to get your hand injured like that?"
Yu Minmin waved her hands. "It's fine; it's just a skin-deep wound."
Lin Che furrowed her brows. "It must be painful."
Yu Minmin shook her head. "I probably had an adrenaline rush at that time, so I didn't feel any pain. Looking at it now seems scary, but it was actually nothing. And it is already healing, so it's just a little itchy." 
"Okay, seriously, those nasty guy stuff and involving women for nothing." Lin Che pulled her. "Luckily you are fine." 
Yu Minmin sighed and thought about Fang Zhongmou. She still felt a sense of regret. 
He did a crazy thing for a woman but in the end, the woman was not moved at all.
What a waste.
Yu Minmin sometimes pitied him.
But everything was over, so she did not really care about it anymore.
She snapped out of her daze. "Oh yes, I did not manage to look at the company these few days, so I'm not sure if it's doing well." 
"Okay, the company still has me, so don't worry and focus on recovering and providing for the baby. After you recover, you can come back and manage the company."
Yu Minmin said, "Okay, I'll trouble you for these few days."
"Don't worry."
Yu Minmin was a person who did not like being free. But after the previous experience, she did not dare to anyhow move around.
She also felt that it was better for her to continue to deal with the things she should deal with after her pregnancy stabilized.
Anyway, Ah Bi was matured now, and she didn't have to worry about Ah Che, so she definitely had the ability to deal with the mess.
—
Outside.
Gu Jingze said, "The Fang family things had been dealt with cleanly. This time it was a risky win but big brother, you were also really rash then. Luckily, Yin Suya…"
Gu Jingming shook his head. "If it was you, would you be able to bear not going out back then? I could not bear it, but I don't regret it either."
Gu Jingze patted his shoulders. "Anyway, things are over, so it's better to be careful in the future."
Gu Jingming nodded. "This time, did Black Eagle get involved?"
"No." Gu Jingze said. "After meeting him previously, I did not see him again. I have no idea what he is busy with, and this time I thought there were many confidential materials involved, so I didn't call him."
Gu Jingming asked, "Oh yes, did father ask you to help check up some things when he came back?"
"Oh, you mean, about a child? Why? Did he ask you to check on him too?"
"Yes, he asked me to do him a favor and check the news in C Nation. But who exactly is this child? I looked it up. According to his birth year, he was around your age."
Gu Jingze shook his head. "I am also not sure who this person is."
Gu Jingming said, "But this is not easy to check. I asked someone to check all the baby records, orphanages, entry and exit records, and adoption information that year, but there was nothing. It had been a long time too, so it was like finding a needle in a haystack, I don't think it will be an easy search." 
"If we want to know who he is, we have two ways. First, we can ask father, and second, we follow his clues and look him up. I think father may not tell us even if we ask him."
"Then we can only look him up." Gu Jingming said.
"Hm."
As the two brothers were discussing future events, the entire supper society, however, were still discussing the shocking incident that just happened.
After Fang Zhongmou's passing, the Fang family lost its only blood descendant. 
The Fang family, which held strong power under the army and government, was also easily destroyed by the Gu family.
All of the aristocratic families were in shock. 
But they were more wary of the Gu family now.
—
As Yu Minmin was resting at home, Lin Che was outside privately discussing the script of the drama twice. After reading through the script, Lin Che felt that it was indeed a good script.
She looked at Nangong Yu, feeling a little hesitant. "Why did you choose me? I am an expired celebrity and I haven't filmed a single movie since my return."
Nangong Yu said, "That day, during the National Drama Ceremony, you put up a good show. I think you are very suitable for this character, so I want you to act it." 
This character was an evil woman. She always lied to the male lead with amazing acting skills. She was evil and toxic. However, this movie was a comedy and was using black comedy to mock society. Therefore, it was a good, refreshing comedy movie.
Lin Che said, "Because that segment of performance was for me to trigger Peng Yu, so don't you regret it later."
"How could I? I am very good at judging people. Don't worry. This character suits you and you suit our cast, so you will not regret joining this show."
Lin Che thought about it and agreed. She thought she could give it a go because she had indeed not acted like such a character before.
"I had never met you before. Surprisingly, we were fated because of the National Drama Ceremony. Ah, look, this time I was also lucky like a blind cat meeting a dead rat."
"Come on, you are no blind cat and I am not a dead rat. I take it that since you agreed, we will find a time to discuss the contract. After signing it, we will start filming next month."
"Okay, well, I hope to work well with you."
Lin Che was casted by Nangong Yu, and was immediately going to film his movie after leaving the cast of the television drama. This news created an uproar in the entertainment industry.
On the day of signing the contract, Nangong Yu made an announcement on Weibo with Lin Che's photo, saying that he welcomed Lin Che's joining. 
Everyone was still in shock. The two people seemed completely unrelated but now, they were going to film together. Fans thought it was strange at first, but were now looking forward to it. Nangong Yu and Lin Che were both interesting people, so they thought that it must be interesting for them to film together as well.
Nangong Yu had a good reputation in the industry and amongst fans. Everyone thought that Lin Che was lucky to film his movie. After leaving the previous cast, she entered the movie cast, which was much better than the former.
In the company, Ah Bi looked at Lin Che and said, "Let Peng Yu see. We don't care about their drama at all. But, I don't know if this indie movie will be able to sell. Although Nangong Yu has a good reputation, his movies did not sell extremely well. In other words, although they were popular, there was no single chart-buster. I don't know how well this one will perform." 
"Currently, I am the only fixed cast so we don't know who is the male lead. However, the script doesn't seem too bad and comedy has a sizable market. I don't ask for it to be a hot seller. As long as it doesn't make a loss and is a bit popular, that's enough for me. After all, I have just returned. I can only do things slowly. I don't ask to be explosively popular instantaneously. I am maintaining an attitude of a newcomer, slowly taking it as if I am starting from the beginning." Lin Che said. "Oh yes, recently Minmin will have no time to deal with company stuff, so we will have to do it ourselves these past few days."


Wealthy, powerful and handsome; Gu Jingze is the cream of the crop in the entire country. Every guy wants to be him and every girl wants to be with him. His life is perfect... except that he has one tiny secret that keeps him from getting close to any woman—apparent impotency.

That is, until he wakes up in bed with a total stranger one day. The next thing he knows, he is forced to marry this stranger; a feisty and boisterous woman by the name of Lin Che. 

Lin Che is an average girl whose only aim is to become a successful actress. Ostracized by her family and forced to become independent, she cooks up a scheme to attain her goal. But her plan fails and she ends up marrying this cold and seemingly heartless Gu Jingze. Not only that, she must now find her place in high society, where jealous women and devious plots lay abound - all while juggling her new career.  

Two strangers under one roof: From the outset, they agree to stay out of each other’s lives, but he somehow always manages to appear during her moments of crisis. Slowly and unwittingly, Lin Che begins to find it difficult to imagine a future without him. Will their relationship grow, or is their marriage destined to remain just a contract?

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