Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Up to this point in the MV's storyline, Jiang Mingyue was still watching with great interest, but then the plot took a sharp turn for the worse.

The female lead is clearly the male lead Lan Xu's defense lawyer, but the two did not actively communicate for effective evidence in the detention center (?), but instead had an argument, and the female lead left in anger.

Immediately afterwards, the female protagonist was in a car accident and was killed at an intersection.

The male protagonist loses his defense lawyer, loses the lawsuit, and is imprisoned.

As Jiang Mingyue watched the second half of the MV, her expression changed from being engrossed to "...emmm..." She couldn't understand how this kind of plot had passed Lan Xu and his agent's approval.

If this is the final version of Lan Xu's new album's title track MV, then Jiang Mingyue can already imagine how fans will criticize the plot after the MV is released.

As she left the three-bedroom apartment, her first thought was to look at the clock on the wall.

22:17.

This time was very close to the sleep time Jiang Mingyue had set for herself, but for most people in the industry, the night was just beginning.

Jiang Mingyue called Gu Yifan back without any hesitation and got straight to the point: "Brother Gu, I've received some information that there might be some problems with the plot of Lan Xu's MV. I hope you can check it now, and if there are any issues, please have someone revise the plot tonight, at least to avoid any obvious loopholes."

If the music video is well-made, the praise goes to Lan Xu's production team; if it's poorly made, it won't significantly affect the sales of Lan Xu's album. In fact, Jiang Mingyue doesn't need to raise any issues.

But the thought of her performances being summarized by fans in the future, with such an embarrassing scene where she dug out Barbie castles with her feet, made Jiang Mingyue feel that she couldn't bear it.

Of course, at this point, Jiang Mingyue couldn't possibly know anyone in the industry who could uncover inside information about the music video that hadn't even been filmed yet.

But people working in the entertainment industry don't think that way.

This is a circle that is both superstitious and extremely superstitious.

As expected, Gu Yifan showed no doubt when he heard Jiang Mingyue's explanation, nor did he ask her to provide the source of the information. Without saying a word, he gave the response that Jiang Mingyue most wanted to hear: "No problem, wait for my news."

After a pause of no more than five seconds, Gu Yifan continued, "I will send the script to your email within half an hour. After you receive it, read it as soon as possible, mark the parts you think are inappropriate, and write down the directions of the changes you would like to make. I will try my best to help you."

"I'm waiting for you."

After Jiang Mingyue responded, the call was immediately disconnected.

This was the moment when the agent could really show his skills. Even without the artist's participation, Jiang Mingyue didn't sit idle. She went back to bed and forced herself to fall asleep as soon as possible to catch up on sleep.

Jiang Mingyue honed her ability to fall asleep instantly on film sets in her previous life. She never imagined that the first time she would use it in this life would be not for herself, but for Lan Xu's music video.

After taking several deep breaths, she did indeed start yawning.

Jiang Mingyue closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

She didn't know how long she had slept. When her phone rang again, she suddenly opened her eyes and answered the call: "How is it? Did you get it?"

“I got it. I watched it once, and there are indeed major plot holes in the second half of the music video. I've discussed it with Lan Xu's manager, and he's already investigated what happened in the last part of the music video. I'll send it to you now. Open the email and see which part you want to change. Please reply to me within twenty minutes so I can discuss it with Lan Xu's manager again.”

Jiang Mingyue already had an idea in mind about how to change the MV's storyline, and she quickly agreed.

She downloaded the short music video synopsis from her computer, opened Word's built-in "Review Mode," and her fingers flew across the keyboard. In less than five minutes, she had written her suggestions. She then sent the document back to Gu Yifan's email address and called him back.

"Brother Gu, I've fixed it. Let's not hang up yet. Take a look and see if this is okay?"

Gu Yifan had obviously not gone home yet. Jiang Mingyue clearly heard him ordering the other staff members on the other end of the phone: "Bring me the emails that have come back."

Then came the sound of the machine running and the rustling sound of the paper being passed around.

Gu Yifan remained silent for about two or three minutes into the microphone before replying, "Okay, I'll discuss this with Lan Xu's agent. You can rest now. You can't get involved in the rest of the process, so don't worry about it anymore. I'll make sure Lan Xu and his agent remember this favor."

After ending the call, Jiang Mingyue happily plugged her phone back into the charger. She then closed her eyes again.

The curtains blocked the disturbance from the streetlights.

Jiang Mingyue slept soundly without any dreams. She woke up at nine o'clock in the morning as usual, and after exercising, taking a shower, and eating breakfast, Gu Yifan came to pick her up with his men.

Gu Yifan remained taciturn: "The changes you requested have been finalized. We'll film it like this today."

Jiang Mingyue smiled immediately: "That's great, thank you for your hard work, Brother Gu."

Gu Yifan glanced at Jiang Mingyue, then nodded and said, "Don't be happy, all of this is included in the agent's share of the profits. Fighting for your interests is for my own mortgage payments."

After a brief exchange of jokes, Gu Yifan continued with his previous work: "For this, I've secured an extra 50,000 yuan for your filming expenses, as well as a prominent and prominent credit on Lan Xu's album performance list."

Gu Yifan finally looked up from his PDA and looked at Jiang Mingyue: "His agent promised to mention your name once in an interview when he does promotions—but you need to think carefully. Lan Xu is a popular single male artist. Although associating your name with him can increase your popularity in the entertainment industry at the fastest speed, you will definitely be entangled in scandals. A large part of his fans are female fans."

Gu Yifan gestured at Jiang Mingyue: "His fans definitely won't think there's anything between you two because of your face."

Gu Yifan's statements are all true, but "facts" do not mean there is no solution.

Gu Yifan deliberately brought these things up at this time, clearly testing Jiang Mingyue's reaction.

Perhaps, after years of constantly cleaning up Yin Manman's messes, Gu Yifan no longer wanted to train those dim-witted and troublesome newcomers from scratch.

Jiang Mingyue wasn't sure if her guess was right, but she still treated it as a test and answered seriously: "Actually, this isn't really a question."

Gu Yifan calmly stated, "Tell me your thoughts on how to resolve this problem."

"Since 'Seven Stars Align' has been decided to be released ahead of schedule along with Yin Manman's other two films, I will appear in film and television promotions in two months at most. I think Director Liu shouldn't care that their choice of the third female lead has been revealed in entertainment newspapers in advance."

She stopped after she finished speaking and looked at Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan nodded.

So Jiang Mingyue continued: "Now that 'The Tale in the Bottle' is being questioned by major entertainment newspapers, they probably hope that I can appear in their pages in a reasonable way. After the last news about the third female lead came out, the casting news for 'The Tale in the Bottle' can follow."

"We can create a time gap with Lan Xu's new album MV, and release news about me in 'Seven Stars Alignment' and 'Chronicle in a Bottle' first, positioning me as a talented actress discovered by the company. Then it will all fall into place naturally."

...A talented actress with exceptional acting skills.

If Yin Manman said such a thing, Gu Yifan would definitely ridicule her without hesitation for being shameless.

Gu Yifan had actually watched Jiang Mingyue's performance on set, and he felt that Jiang Mingyue had a very clear understanding of her own acting skills.

Jiang Mingyue, unaware of Gu Yifan's thoughts, continued her analysis: "Of course, fans don't like their favorite male idols having any connection with any woman, but if the other party appears very professional from the beginning, then at least it won't trigger extreme resistance towards the collaborator."

“Anyway, Lan Xu will need to change his image sooner or later, so the first woman by his side can definitely be me.” Jiang Mingyue pressed her fingers to her chest. “Brother Gu, as long as you can keep me from interrupting my filming schedule, I guarantee that two years from now, when Lan Xu’s fans look at this MV, they will only think that he is climbing the social ladder by marrying me.”

The radiance of confidence illuminated the girl's already outstanding appearance.

Like a rising star.

She is indeed a star.

No, perhaps Jiang Mingyue will shine brighter than the stars in the sky, just like her name suggests, becoming a moon that makes other practitioners pale in comparison.