Chapter 618: Foster Brother (20)

The female lead couldn't cry and ended up using eye drops, while the male lead just had a completely expressionless face. Wen Wan felt that with her own investment in the show, the male and female leads were bound to flop, and she even wanted the director to replace them. However, the director didn't follow the usual path and refused to change them.

Why does it have to be them?

Chen Wenfeng: "Because they are good-looking, and they have popularity and traffic. Most importantly, when I signed them, I made sure to pay ten times the penalty for breach of contract in order to avoid them going back on their word."

Wen Wan looked at Chen Wenfeng, wondering which strange person he came from.

"However, if Mr. Gu is willing to help pay the penalty for breach of contract, then I—"

"Impossible." Wen Wan refused without even thinking. With their popularity, these two would have received at least more money than her. Ten times that would be hundreds of millions. She wasn't stupid; she wouldn't waste money like that.

Wen Wan directly asked the director to hire several acting coaches specifically to help the male and female leads improve their acting skills.

Let's not talk about how much we can make, but at least we shouldn't lose too much, right?

Otherwise, she would feel she had let Gu Liu down for his 50 million investment.

The thought of those fifty million made Wen Wan feel like she was on steroids, frantically improving under the system's high pressure. She was even more stressed than when she took the college entrance exam, pushing herself to the limit. The male and female leads saw that even a villainous supporting character like her was pushing herself so hard, and that her acting skills had gone from clumsy to completely outclassing them. If this continued, they would be crushed by Liu Qianqian when the show aired.

If they were crushed to death by Liu Qianqian, how would they ever survive in the entertainment industry again? After all, Liu Qianqian is notoriously bad at acting. If she can improve, why can't they?

So they started to study seriously, even turning down several jobs. Every day, the three of them would sit on small stools and watch veteran actors perform. In their spare time, they would take classes to practice their acting skills. Chen Wenfeng was very satisfied with this. He said that if necessary, he would film the veteran actors' scenes first, since they were the best teachers.

Even the supporting characters got involved.

And believe it or not, it really worked. Chen Wenfeng was visibly happy and generous, ordering meals from restaurants every day, all of which were of extremely high quality, far from the usual boxed lunches.

Even the stagehands and extras who work here get their share, and they are very dedicated to their work.

They even wished the film crew could take their time filming so they could continue living there.

This web series has only twelve episodes in total, and the filming is estimated to take three months to complete. The most frequent location is the campus, where Wen Wan gets to experience campus life firsthand.

She originally didn't have many scenes, but thanks to the screenwriter's ingenious changes, her character became more fleshed out, rather than just a simple villain. They also added a tragic family background storyline to her, making her descent into darkness more reasonable and justifiable.

Therefore, this role became the most important one besides the male and female leads.

However, after undergoing rigorous and systematic training, she made rapid progress, gradually reducing the number of NGs and increasing her speed. Moreover, as the male and female leads also progressed rapidly, she caught up with them all at once.

Chen Wenfeng seems to have been inspired. In the past, he would just film whatever he wanted to make money, and the worse their acting was, the higher their traffic and the more discussion it generated. Even being criticized was still a form of fame.

Now he suddenly felt that he could actually make a good drama, so Chen Wenfeng finally put in 100% effort, working on set every day and even giving up going to bars.

Yes, Wen Wan only found out later that Chen Wenfeng was a rebellious rich kid who was just acting for fun.

It's no surprise that a director with no professional ambition would make bad movies.

She hasn't taken on any advertisements, and as for that variety show, it's really hard to know when filming will resume.

However, the first two episodes were edited out and broadcast because there were three people in it: Ouyang Han, Qi Mingsen, and Yuan Ou, plus the chaotic Liu Qianqian and the sharp-tongued Chen Lin. This one was destined to be an unremarkable flop.

The broadcast effect completely outshone all other variety shows airing at the same time, and the most discussed part was actually the scene where Wen Wan killed the snake. It was edited and spread wildly by the editors, and it became extremely popular, even earning her the title of a cold-blooded killer.

The number of fans increased by three million, the popularity soared, and everyone is looking forward to the next episode.

The director is going bald, and nobody knows when the next episode will air.

Ouyang Han terminated his contract, and now Yuan Ou is also terminating his contract. The director managed to persuade him to stay, as Yuan Ou's popularity is undeniable. Furthermore, Qi Mingsen, who had originally signed for two episodes, is also terminating his contract. In the end, the director simply signed the guest star as a regular cast member.

We originally intended to continue filming.

Who would have thought that before filming even started, Yuan Ou would suddenly be embroiled in scandals no less damaging than those of Ouyang Han?

Tax evasion.

He was effectively sentenced to death, removed from the entertainment industry, and all his works were simultaneously taken down, including the variety show he directed, which had only aired two episodes.

The director has gone mad.

Wen Wan originally thought that her private life would be exposed, but unexpectedly, the first to be exposed was the legal channel.

Wen Wan felt sorry for the director's hair.

The director not only had to re-select the guests, but also had to re-edit the first two episodes. The workload was simply enormous.

Wen Wan spent three and a half months on set before finally finishing filming her last scene. After that, she collapsed at home and completely became a couch potato.

She didn't want to do anything. This period of time was not only physically tormented, but also mentally tormented. She just wanted to be a couch potato. Chen Jie couldn't do anything about it. His little princess didn't want to work, and he couldn't force her to.

If pushed too far, it's not impossible that she might terminate her contract, retire from the entertainment industry, and inherit the family business.

Besides, the young master did work very hard filming this movie, so he reduced his workload.

During the month or so that Wen Wan Salted Fish was popular, the catering line under the Liu Group launched the same seafood sauce as Liu Qianqian, which immediately sparked a buying frenzy among customers.

The prices are reasonable; they haven't overcharged customers just because the place is popular.

The ingredients are clean.

Most importantly... it has to taste good. Quality is the bottom line; otherwise, no amount of marketing will be effective.

This seafood sauce became an instant hit, even surprising Gu Liu. It's true, this young lady had been spending money like water for the first twenty years of her life, but after this car accident, she suddenly started making money.

In the past, Gu Liu would never have believed this.

Moreover, without his knowledge, he actually began to focus a lot of attention on the young lady.

I'm spending more and more time at home now. In the past, I ate most of my three meals a day in the company cafeteria. I would rest at the company or in the apartment I bought next to the company after working overtime until late at night.

Now she goes home for dinner on time every day, and the young lady has become much more obedient. Gu Liu sometimes even feels that she has a different soul, otherwise why is she so different from before? It is amazing that Gu Liu and the young lady can live such a peaceful cohabitation life and live under the same roof.