The preliminary plan is that "Law of the Jungle" will be released in several countries surrounding China in mid-May, when it will officially finish its domestic run. A week later, it will be released in North America and Europe.

Originally, Director Ren had not planned to arrange any offline roadshows or promotional activities overseas, only intending to conduct online promotion. However, he never expected that Liu Rulan would bring him such a pleasant surprise.

Although racing has no direct connection to the content of "Law of the Jungle," if one can get a chance to appear in the foreign media and say a few words, wouldn't that be better than painstakingly promoting it from scratch on the internet?

Even if Xiao He's performance isn't good, it doesn't matter. They can do some publicity and marketing, using the title of star driver to first penetrate into the foreign community, and then promote the movie... Anyway, the ultimate goal is to sell tickets at the box office, and attracting people is the best thing.

So Director Ren quickly made arrangements based on the situation Liu Rulan described.

“Director Ren has already arranged for the person in charge of overseas distribution to connect with me. I will handle the overseas online promotion, so you don’t need to worry. You just need to focus on the competition.” Liu Rulan put down her coffee cup and cleared her throat. “As for the filming schedule, I will talk to Director Xu in a bit. You don’t need to show up for now.”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"fine."

Liu Rulan did not appear on the island for the next few days.

Meanwhile, filming is still in full swing.

After a sweet and romantic relationship with Qi Xinyue, Shu Yuxiu continues to be "like brothers" with Zhu Penglin and "harmonious" with his brother's parents. Occasionally, there are also scenes showing Shu Yuxiu's true colors in private, demonstrating the preparations and efforts he made in advance to deceive these people.

As the actor playing "Shu Yuxiu," Xiao He gradually felt physically and mentally exhausted during such intensive filming.

On the film set.

Zhu Penglin's mother suffered a heart attack at home.

She curled up in pain, clutching her chest and gasping for breath, while her hands trembled as she tried to pick up the medicine bottle from the ground. The young man beside her lowered his head and casually kicked the bottle away with his toe.

At this moment, Zhu's mother raised her head and looked at the person in front of her in disbelief.

The shock wasn't acted out; it was the genuine astonishment of the actor who was unaware of the scene.

Before this, they had always had a very good relationship, a perfect "mother-son harmony" story, with absolutely no signs of anything amiss.

Zhu's mother looked to be about the same age as Xiao He's mother. Her eyes were filled with disappointment and anger as she looked at Xiao He, her voice hoarse as she said, "You, you lied to us—"

Staring at the person in front of him, Xiao He's first emotion was hostility and annoyance, and only lastly did Shu Yuxiu's emotions come to mind: indifference and sarcasm.

He suppressed his discomfort, looked down at the person on the ground, and slightly curled the corners of his lips, his expression indifferent: "Mother seems to be tired and should rest."

He then picked up the medicine bottle from the ground, slowly and deliberately playing with it in his gloved hands, and finally put it into his pocket.

"Cough cough, no, don't—help—me—"

Zhu's mother struggled on the ground, trying to reach out and grab Shu Yuxiu's trouser leg, but Shu Yuxiu had already taken a step back and turned around: "Then goodnight, Mother."

"No--"

Amidst a venomous and shrill scream, tears streamed down Zhu's mother's face as she slowly breathed her last.

Shu Yuxiu, however, did not turn his head.

It wasn't until Director Ning called "Cut" from off-set that Xiao He turned around, walked up to the actress playing Zhu's mother, and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, Teacher Lu, I didn't tell you in advance."

Lu Yan sat up, glanced at Xiao He with a complicated expression, then turned to curse Ning Jiaqi: "Bullshit Ning Jiaqi, you still lied to people about this script? Aren't you afraid I'll have a heart attack while performing!"

Lu Yan and Ning Jiaqi have a very good relationship, so she speaks relatively casually and directly criticizes Ning Jiaqi, but Ning Jiaqi is not angry.

"It's just acting, don't get so worked up," Ning Jiaqi said with a smile. "Don't spoil it for your son later, he hasn't even filmed this part yet."

The "son" that Director Ning mentioned refers to the actor who plays Zhu Penglin.

Lu Yan laughed and scolded, then patted Xiao He on the shoulder: "Not bad, even I was fooled."

Xiao He looked somewhat dazed, then forced a smile: "Well, I'm glad Teacher Lu Yan doesn't mind."

However, when Xiao He woke up in bed the next morning, he stared at the ceiling above him, feeling inexplicably dazed.

He suddenly realized that he was no different from Shu Yuxiu.

People always like to build their lives with lies, and then pretend that they are doing very well...

Looking out at the vast and refreshing coastal scenery, Xiao He shook his head, realizing he was getting too caught up in the role.

He had never thought about such sentimental issues before.

"Looks like I'll have to ask Sister Liu to find me an easier role next time."

Xiao He rubbed his temples and sighed.

Playing such a deep and complex character again, Xiao He felt like he was about to have a mental breakdown.