Chapter 30

In the Xinghuo group, everyone was shocked speechless by the "9" protagonists mentioned by Huan Xu.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind at once. The nine protagonists must be wrong. How can this be performed? It's too messy. No, no, if it were anyone else, it would be fine, but for Director Huan's play, Huan Xu has already established his insurmountable position in the hearts of everyone in Xinghuo with the Li Shangyin trilogy.

If Director Huan says it’s okay, then it must be okay.

Before Untitled was released, wasn't there anyone who was optimistic about it?

Several protagonists who have worked with Huan Xu responded immediately: Thank you Director Huan, we will act well.

The other actors followed suit and expressed their opinions. Even if they excluded Qin Ge and the others, there were still 9 positions where they would have a chance to be chosen to play the leading role, but they didn't have to perform well.

Huan Xu showed up in the group and then left, but the group was still bustling with activity because of the bombshell that Huan Xu had dropped.

Wu Qianying and Ji Xiaowan have now moved out of Xinghuo's dormitory, but they have a good relationship. When the agent was looking for a house, he directly rented a house for them in a high-end community near Xinghuo so that they could live across from each other as neighbors.

Sitting on the sofa, Wu Qianying hugged Ji Xiaowan and kissed her sweetly, "Wanwan, look, there are people here who are following Director Huan's blog and blindly guessing that he will do like other big directors, working for half a year and taking a break for half a year. Hehe, they would never imagine that our Director Huan is already preparing to shoot a new drama."

Ji Xiaowan nodded heavily: "Director Huan is definitely a model worker in the industry."

Thinking of something, Ji Xiaowan quickly pulled her friend to remind her, "Qianqian, don't let it slip. Director Huan said before that we should start filming in a low-key manner and not publicize it for the time being. Director Huan must have his own ideas and arrangements."

"Don't worry, I remember it. I'm just really curious about Director Huan's script this time."

"I'm curious too. I hope it won't be be again." Ji Xiaowan frowned and prayed with lingering fear.

I didn't feel it when I was filming, but looking back at the works edited by Director Huan, even though they were actors in the film itself, they were all severely cut.

Wu Qianying quickly waved her hands: "Pfft, pfft, pfft, the bad luck will go away. I'm willing to trade five pounds of my body weight for Director Huan to do a reunion drama!"

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At one o'clock in the afternoon, as agreed, Huan Xu arrived at the address given by the old director on time. However, the door in front of him was still closed.

Huan Xu shook his head helplessly. This old man really had a bad temper.

In the training ground, Tang Peiyu, dressed in military uniform, had a rare look of anxiety on his face.

Elder Tang's stern voice rang out, "Tang Peiyu, what are you thinking about? Stand still. If you get distracted again, you won't have dinner tonight."

Tang Peiyu withdrew his gaze from the door in disappointment.

Fortunately, the eldest brother Fang Guangzheng received the younger brother's gaze, sighed, and spoke carefully: "Master, it's been a quarter of an hour, why don't you let someone in."

Old Master Tang, who was sitting on the armchair, opened his eyes and silently turned the walnuts in his hand for a while before asking, "Is he gone?"

"No."

"Hmm." The old man hummed in an ambiguous voice, and the sound of walnuts colliding with each other was heard. After a moment, the old man said quietly, "In another quarter of an hour, if the person hasn't left yet, bring him in."

After the master spoke, Fang Guangzheng said nothing more and responded respectfully with "Yes".

As soon as half past one, Tang Peiyu urged Fang Guangzheng: "Brother, brother, it's time to open the door."

The old man glanced at Tang Peiyu, and his neck shrank.

Seeing that his master did not stop him, Fang Guangzheng hurried to open the door. Huan Xu heard the movement inside the door and his eyes flashed slightly. The door was opened faster than he expected. He thought he would have to wait for another hour or two.

It seems that the old man is still very soft-hearted.

Following Fang Guangzheng into the courtyard, Huan Xu smiled friendly at Tang Peiyu. Tang Peiyu lowered his head awkwardly. He wanted to move, but was still standing still. Since his grandfather hadn't said anything, he had better stand there obediently for the sake of dinner.

Huan Xu walked up to Mr. Tang and said, "Hello, Mr. Tang, I'm Huan Xu..."

Master Tang raised his hand to interrupt Huan Xu and said coldly, "I know what you're here for. There's no need to explain. Seeing you, I'll just reject you face to face to completely make you give up. I will not, and will not allow anyone else to, use the name of ancient martial arts to satisfy their own selfish desires and discredit the things passed down by our ancestors in any way."

"You may not approve of it, but you cannot treat it as a joke!"

As he spoke, a sharp gleam flashed in Mr. Tang's eyes that was inconsistent with his age, but the old man quickly restrained it, lowered his eyebrows, and turned the walnut with one hand while waving the other to drive it away:

"I'm an old man, and there's nothing to fear anymore. If you push me too far, I'll just have to sacrifice my life. It'll just mean we'll both perish together. You guys who are so glamorous under the spotlight should be more careful about your reputation."

"If you understand, come back and stop targeting these two misfits in my martial arts school."

Tang Peiyu and Fang Guangzheng, who were described as "crooked melons and cracked jujubes": "..."

The old director and Huan Xu had said that Mr. Tang had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Huan Xu had just come to the conclusion that the old man was soft-hearted, so even though the old man was very imposing, Huan Xu was not afraid.

Old Master Tang had no idea what Huan Xu thought of him. Seeing Huan Xu still standing there meekly, he frowned and said, "If you know what's good for you, get out of here."

Huan Xu didn't insist on staying. Seeing is believing. With his eyes downcast, Huan Xu said gently, "Don't worry, old man. I'll leave on my own. This is my first visit, and I've prepared two gifts."

Seeing the old man about to speak again, Huan Xu spoke first, "It's not a valuable gift, nor a bribe, but the reward I can offer you for coming out of retirement. There's no need to rush to refuse, old man. It's not too late to decide after seeing the reward. Just taking a look won't hurt you."

Putting down the wooden box he had been holding, Huan Xu took a step back, smiled, and took the initiative to say goodbye: "Junior will come to see you next time."

Watching Huan Xu's back as he walked away, Old Man Tang snorted coldly, not even looking at the wooden box beside him. He thought that even if he starved to death or died in a doghouse, he would never be deceived again for dirty money and give these people the opportunity to tarnish the reputation of Gu Wu.

"Grandpa, can you take a look?"

"Look at you big-headed ghost!"

The old man immediately stood up and pretended to look the other way. Before leaving, he instructed Fang Guangzheng, "Throw it as far as you can."

Seeing that the old man had disappeared, Tang Peiyu stretched out his voice: "Senior Brother~"

Fang Guangzheng rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and said innocently, "Xiao Pei, if you have something to say, please talk to me nicely. I'm afraid of you being like this."

Tang Peiyu chuckled and said, "Brother, you are tired from practicing martial arts, so let me take care of these chores for you."

Fang Guangzheng shook his head and was about to take the wooden box: "Xiao Pei, Master is right. Even if they give us a lot, we can't sell what we have held on to for a lifetime for a little money."

"Brother! I'm that kind of person. I'm just a little curious. My intuition tells me that the things inside might be different from what we think. Even if I really have some ideas, if Grandpa knew about it, he would break my legs."

Fang Guangzheng thought about it and agreed. Young people are always full of curiosity. "Then I'll put it here. When you're done standing still, take it and deal with it. Take a look at it and throw it away. Don't let Master see it, or he'll get angry again."

"Yes, you can rest assured that I will be your senior brother."

At night, seeing the light in the old man's bedroom was off, Tang Peiyu stealthily took out the wooden box from under the bed, biting his lower lip and quietly opening it: "Light brain?"

Tang Peiyu opened the optical computer, which had not yet been bound, without knowing why. The optical computer system had been processed in advance, and there was only one playback software on the entire system page.

"Ah, are you inviting me to a movie?"

Not to mention, Tang Peiyu was also a little curious about the videos of Cang Tianxing. There were three videos in the player. Even if the planets had walls and were not connected to each other, it was not true that no information could be received. Interstellar News would also report some alien things every day.

Tang Peiyu quickly browsed the information of the three films. Because of Gu Wu and his grandfather's circle of friends, Tang Peiyu also had some understanding of other cultures of his home planet, but it was enough.

An expression of surprise and confusion appeared on his face, as if it were from the three mother planet films.

Looking at the publishing companies and directors of the three films, they are all Spark Entertainment and Huan Xu.

Tang Peiyu had some understanding of the purpose of Huan Xu sending the optical computer. He had filmed three Mother Star movies in a row. Regardless of whether Huan Xu had other ideas or not, he was better than those who kept shouting that Mother Star was all rubbish.

With a slightly improved favorable impression, Tang Peiyu clicked on Wuti.

Suppressed sobbing sounds were heard faintly, but the young boy didn't dare to make any louder noise, for fear of waking up the grandfather next door and getting beaten up by the old man.

Fang Guang, who was sleeping soundly next door, turned over uneasily, as if he had fallen into some terrible nightmare accompanied by a sinister and subtle sound.

I am both bad at cooking and I can't help it. After Wuti, it's Chiling. My hands and brain can't stop. Woo woo woo, compared to Wuti, Chiling is more in line with the taste of the young man Xuantianxing.

Although I am in a low position, I dare not forget my worries about the country. I will sacrifice my life for the national crisis and regard death as returning home (note). I am passionate and full of blood.

He also wanted to ride his horse and whip the horse with Si Qingyang to defend his country!

Tang Peiyu, who had transformed into a crying monster, had completely forgotten the existence of time and only wanted to mend Jinse in one go.

But before he could make any move, the old man roared with all his might, causing Tang Peiyu to jump out of the bed.

"You little bastard, what are you doing up in the middle of the night?!"

"Oh, Grandpa, don't hit me, listen to my explanation!"

One old and one young, he chased, he fled, he couldn't escape even if he had wings.

Twenty minutes later, sniffing and not daring to wipe his snotty nose, Tang Peiyu flatteringly raised the laptop above his head with both hands and presented it to his grandfather: "Grandpa, don't get angry yet. I promise you will find it really delicious after reading it."

"What?!"

"Well, I mean, martial arts. There are ancient martial arts and knights here. You will understand after you see them."

"Is this what the young director sent?"

"Yeah, Grandpa, believe me, if you don't watch it, you will regret it for the rest of your life. Oh, why don't I watch it with you."

"Go back to sleep." Old Master Tang collected the spoils with a look of disgust, and under Tang Peiyu's reluctant gaze, he ruthlessly confiscated the laptop.

The three people from Haoyang Martial Arts School were destined to have a sleepless night. Fang Guang had just barely escaped from his nightmare and was awakened by his master's loud voice. He lay in bed and recalled the previous nightmare and could no longer fall asleep.

Tang Peiyu put his ear against the wall, listening to the faint conversation coming from the old man's room, his face full of envy and longing. If he had known to be more careful, Jinse would not have had the chance to see him. What a loss.

As for Mr. Tang, from the redness of his eyes and the dark circles under his eyes the next day, we can tell that he did not lie down after returning home last night.

There was silence at the dinner table. The old man didn't say a word, Fang Guang was eating his meal silently, and Tang Peiyu, who had committed a crime last night, didn't dare to ask no matter how curious he was.

Old Master Tang ignored his shifty grandson. After dinner, he even stopped practicing martial arts. He ignored everyone and locked himself in his bedroom again.

The screen on the computer flashed, and Mr. Tang dragged the progress bar, replaying the brief scenes of Si Qingyang fighting with the people of Nanshan over and over again.

Finally, Mr. Tang spoke, his voice hoarse as he commented, "It's flashy but not practical."

Although his tone was not very good, the corners of the old man's lips rose unconsciously.

Finally putting down the laptop, the old man took out another gift from the wooden box. He opened the file bag and took the contract that Huan Xu had prepared long ago in his hand and looked through it carefully.

In order to reassure the old man, Huan Xu specially marked the part that the old man valued in the terms and conditions, that is, he would not discredit Gu Wu in any form. If he violated the terms, he would have to pay a huge penalty.

Thinking of Huan Xu, who had been so relaxed yesterday, as if he was certain there would be another visit, Old Master Tang laughed and scolded him, "Stinky brat."

The old man called his old friend, and just as the call was connected, laughter came from the other end: "Hahaha, old man, you contacted me now, okay, I know you want to thank me for introducing Xiao Xu to you. Given our relationship, there's no need to thank me. Next time you go to your Xuantian Star, just treat me to a meal, hahaha."

Hearing his old friend's arrogant laughter, Mr. Tang touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed, but still agreed: "Next time, I'll ask you to, uh, help me contact the young man and see when he can come over again."

"I was wrong before. How about you tell me his address and I'll go to his house and apologize in person."

After receiving the call from the old director, Huan Xu smiled and got the martial arts instructor!

Although Huan Xu can also shoot some martial arts moves himself, after all, everyone has their own expertise. There are not many action scenes in "Chi Ling", which he can handle by himself, but the next movie he is going to shoot will basically be based on cold weapon fighting, so it is more reassuring to leave it to professionals.

Everything was ready, Huan Xu directly packed up the three people from Haoyang Martial Arts School, young and old, and took them back to Xuantian Star. Tang Peiyu secretly felt lucky that it was a holiday, otherwise he would really cry to death if he became a left-behind child.

After returning to Cangtian Star with his martial arts instructor and his family, Huan Xu, who already had the plot in mind, immediately organized the filming and the entire Starfire began to run at high speed.

Because of Huan Xu's previous instructions and the fact that all the cast were from their own company, the crew started filming in a low-key manner and no rumors were leaked from the outside world.

In the Xiaohuo filming space, the actors of the mental projection finally got the newly-made and hot script.

There are three big words on the cover: Man Jiang Hong.

The actors looked at each other and thought, oh, what a familiar taste.

Lin Yi whispered, "Man Jiang Hong? I've read and memorized all of Mr. Shang Yin's existing poems, but I don't think there's one with that name. Eh? Brother Qin, why do you look at me like that?"

Qin Dongxiao shook his head and smiled, "What a coincidence, I have read every love poem of Mr. Shang Yin many times, and there is no "Man Jiang Hong" among them." Not bad, you look innocent with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect that you are also a king of scores in secret.

Overhearing the conversation, Huan Xu, who had just finished constructing the scene, looked up and explained, "Our home planet has many talented and famous poets in its history. Mr. Shang Yin's love poems have been passed down through the ages, but ancient poetry is not limited to love poems."

"Man Jiang Hong is a patriotic poem written by the famous general Yue Fei. This time we are not shooting a romance drama, but an action martial arts drama."

Huan Xu had noticed before that fans had already strongly protested under his blog, with one fan directly stating:

"It doesn't have to be a romance movie. If Director Huan can't control his heart, then I'll swear in my own blood that Director Huan shouldn't focus on romance in his next film. Isn't it better to focus on his career? It would be nice to watch a lighthearted drama to relieve stress!"

This comment expressed the thoughts of countless fans. Because of the high number of likes, it has been secretly marked as a featured comment by the administrator and pinned to the top position below the Jinse link.

The people of Cang Tianxing are sensitive and like emotional films, but no one stipulates that emotional films are limited to romance.

"Summer Concert", which previously won the third place in the music label collection activity, is a movie that combines musical elements and tells the story of family affection. The warm scenes and soundtracks have also won the love of the audience.

Human emotions are numerous and complex, ranging from family and love to patriotism. The success of Chi Ling and Jin Se also proves that the people of Cang Tianxing also accept sacrifices for the sake of family and country.

Based on these, Huan Xu had a clear positioning for the new play and finally decided on Man Jiang Hong.

Besides this, the long scenes of swordplay and cold weapon fighting were Huan Xu's selfish desire. While satisfying the audience's visual experience, it was also a small experiment.

Compared to Cangtian Star, action movies are more popular on Xuantian Star, or in other words, the mainstream of Xuantian Star's film market is this type of film that focuses on fighting and killing.

But just like the music with a cold label, as long as it is well made, there will be audiences who like it. Huan Xu believes that any film, as long as it is made well enough, will have its audience on any planet.

This may be a kind of closure for both the director himself and the audience. A single flower does not make spring, but a hundred flowers in full bloom make the garden full of spring.

If no one is willing to try, he is willing to be the one to break the rules.

Since he has chosen the path of being a director again, Huan Xu's goal is to become the highest star director, which also means that he will shoot many different types of films in the future. You can say that Huan Xu is greedy or arrogant, but he hopes that every film he shoots can bring different experiences and excitement to all his audiences.

Art films are not necessarily just art, commercial dramas can also be both critically and commercially successful.

As Huan Xu and the crew of "Man Jiang Hong" devoted themselves to the filming, the middle of the year quietly arrived, and the voting process began for various entertainment industry awards, big and small, including games, music, and the most anticipated film and television industries.

The film and television industry has the highest gold content. Countless actors are scrambling to walk the red carpet and occupy a seat at the carnival night awards ceremony. The one that undoubtedly has credibility all over the world is the Blue Film and Television Award.

All major film and television companies, directors and stars of all sizes are working hard to warm up and canvass for votes in advance.

The Xinghuo official website, all the actors in Xinghuo, and Huan Xu himself also carried out internationally customary canvassing activities.

In the past, for such large awards, small entertainment companies like Spark were more focused on participating and would just watch the excitement of the Blue Award, but the excitement had little to do with them.

Basically, Feng Manman, director of Jin, is the only one who receives an invitation letter regularly.

Occasionally, Huang Hao would be listed as the assistant director because of Feng Manman. If he shot a TV series that received good response, he would also receive an invitation to participate in the exhibition at a marginal position. In the six years of Xinghuo, Huang Hao only got in 1.5 times, once with a seat, and 0.5 times he got to stand on the periphery for the whole night and look at the gorgeous fireworks on the carnival night.

During the warm-up phase, fans were speculating whether their favorite directors and actors would be lucky enough to join the Blue Night carnival.

Huan Xu's fans are also anxiously waiting. Based on their experience over the years, they feel that Director Huan is absolutely qualified to receive an invitation. Don't forget that Jinse also won the first place in the Canglan.com cold label.

Before the official list came out, in order not to attract too much attention, the fans, led by the group leaders, tried to keep a low profile. But even though everyone was restrained, a hint of excitement was still revealed in their words.

Xiaoluohao, who had become the leader of the anti-fans, seized the opportunity and led a group of anti-fans to taunt below:

"So many Silver Directors didn't dare to guarantee their entrance, yet your Huan Dao, a small Bronze Level player, managed to dance first. Why? Because he's so confident?"

"Haha, the higher you fly, the harder you fall."

The fans simply ignore these stupid and brainless haters. They especially believe in Huan Daodao. Humph, every time, these haters are slapped in the face by Huan Daodao.

This time Huan Xu did not disappoint his fans. When the list of players for Cang Lan Ye was announced, Xinghuo Huan Xu surprisingly received a formal invitation letter. Not only that, his position was not at the end, but in the back row near the middle row.

The fans relaxed and were excited, but they kept quiet, fearing Huan Daodao would become proud and follow the lead of others to become unruly again. They laughed and congratulated and teased on Xingbo:

"Director Huan, you're surrounded by Director Jin and Director Yin. Are you nervous?"

Huan Xu was not nervous because he did not pay attention to the seating arrangement. After thanking the Blue Award for the invitation in an official tone, he went back to the crew. Time was tight and the task was heavy, so he did not joke around with the fans.

However, Huan Xu was not excited, but the people of Xinghuo could not remain calm.

Yes, this time, not only Huan Xu from Xinghuo Entertainment received a confirmed invitation, but the actors of Xinghuo were also invited, and not just one, but 4 (+1) formal invitations.

The four invitations are "Untitled", "Chi Ling" and "Jinse Zhong", starring Qin Dongxiao, Wu Qianying, Lin Yi and Bai Yi from Starfire.

The invitation in parentheses belongs to Chi Xuanmo. Chi Xuanmo's studio was funded by Huan Xu and registered under the name of Xinghuo, which can be considered an achievement of Xinghuo Entertainment!

Jinse's other leading actor Wei Xuanzhe, like Bai Yi, also received an invitation letter from Cang Lan Ye. The actor immediately called Huan Xu and expressed his gratitude excitedly.

After a brief moment of excitement, everyone had time to look at the differences in the invitation letters.

Lin Yi, Bai Yi, and Chi Xuanmo's invitations were all silver-gray, just like Huan Xu's. The difference lay in the small insignias on the director and actor's names. Although they all had official seats, they were all in the back row and on the edge. However, for them, just having a seat was enough.

As long as they walk the red carpet of the Blue Award, it means that their efforts and work for the past year have been officially recognized. Next year, their resource announcements will only be better. With official endorsement, they will have more opportunities under the same competition, even if they are all led by the same director.

The invitation letters for Wu Qianying and Qin Dongxiao also had the actors' logos printed on them, but the background color of their invitation letters was as black as night.

The black background represents that although the two were invited to participate in the carnival night and were eligible to walk the red carpet, they did not have official seats. In the end, they could not enter the award ceremony hall. Just like Huang Hao at the beginning, they had to stand outside.

Standing tickets are not disrespectful to the actors and directors, but there are limited spaces in the award ceremony hall and it is impossible to accommodate everyone. And how many directors and actors are there in the entire Blue Star?

Standing tickets are also an honor. Those who can get standing tickets are all under the age of 30. It is also an encouragement to these young people. We hope that they will continue to work hard next year and strive to enter the award hall, no longer be spectators, but create their own glory.

Every year, the standing-room seats are also a precious invitation that countless young actors and directors in the entertainment industry strive to obtain.

As the latest "newcomer" to join Xinghuo, Lin Yi's joy faded away. He realized something and looked up helplessly: "Brother Qin, Sister Qianqian, I..." He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

With the development during this period, Qin Dongxiao and Wu Qianying have almost become the faces of the Xinghuo Actors Department. They are both very competitive. While working hard to take on acting roles, they also do not forget to improve their professional skills in fragmented time.

It's impossible to say that there is no regret in my heart. Qin Dongxiao took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled:

"There's nothing to be sorry about. Being able to enter the awards ceremony is your chance. Although we can't match your standing room, who would have thought that at this time last year, I was an unknown, 18th-tier celebrity, and within a year, I'd be walking the red carpet. If you tell others about it, they'll envy me to death. I'm already very content."

There was envy, but not jealousy. Qin Dongxiao raised his arms on both sides, holding Lin Yi on one side and Bai Yi on the other, and said proudly:

"Next year, next year, we'll strive to get more invitations to our Xiaohuo family, so that we can form a group and enter the awards ceremony. We'll make others envious!"

Wu Qianying and her younger sisters also looked at each other and encouraged each other with their eye contact: Let’s work harder together next year!

The audience who had been paying attention to the invitation letter also had a rough guess in their minds after seeing the list. Those who can enter the award ceremony hall may not necessarily win the award, but those who cannot enter the award ceremony hall will definitely not have a chance of winning the award.

Fans are also discussing this under the official Xinghuo Weibo.

"What a pity, Lao Qin and Qian Qian have standing tickets, which is a bit off."

"It seems that Untitled didn't get any award nominations, which is a shame. I really like Untitled. I thought it would at least get a nomination for a cultural award or a smaller modeling award."

"Untitled is a fictional history, not a real era. Furthermore, Director Huan's three dramas are all set in the Mother Planet, and the modeling is all based on the medieval period with very low technological levels. To be honest, there are some repetitions. This result is also to be expected, and it's even better than I imagined."

Many rational fans also liked the comments of this rational fan. According to their analysis, Xinghuo and Huanxu have a great chance of being nominated for awards, and the nominated work should be Jinse. Don't underestimate the first place in the cold label collection every quarter. At least he should have a nomination in the music category.

Jinse is also strong in other aspects. If she is lucky, she will have a good chance of winning the modeling award, costume award or even the makeup award.

Now it seems that not only Jinse has been nominated for an award, but Chiling has also been nominated.

But as other fans have said, it's a pity that there is no title, but if you think about it carefully, it is also reasonable. It would be incredible if Huan Xu's only three works were nominated.

Amidst the heated speculation of fans across the Internet, one hour after the invitations to the Carnival Night were sent out, Canglan.com finally released the shortlist for various awards.

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Notes on the White Horse Chapter.