Chapter 7: She's been chosen by her future mother-in-law; she needs to find out who she is…

Jiang Shunian was stunned, looking over somewhat blankly, and asked politely and gently, "Hello, do you know me?"

The author, Mingxia, was a little emotional. She took a deep breath to control herself before answering: "I'm your fan. My best friend and I... well, my friends who write with me, all really like you. But you suddenly left the industry and we haven't heard from you since. We've always missed you. I wrote the original novel for this drama. I never expected you to take on the role. What role are you playing?"

She was lucky to have her book selected for the film, but she didn't actually have much say in the matter and couldn't help her idol get an important role.

"What a coincidence." Jiang Shunian was also surprised and replied with a smile, "It's Zhou Wenqi."

"Why is it this?" Mingxia was a little annoyed. She shouldn't have been a hands-off manager in the first place.

However, she quickly cheered up. Her idol had actually filmed her drama, which was such a coincidence. "I'm not famous, so I only sold this one copy. But my friend is very successful now and has sold many copies. I remember that she wrote a character based on you. Because you retired from the entertainment industry, she specifically stated when she sold the rights that the character had to be cut and that no one else was allowed to film it. I immediately told her this good news!"

She speaks quickly and in rapid succession, and her execution is very strong, leaving Jiang Shunian with no chance to get a word in edgewise.

After the call connected, she explained the situation in a few words. The person on the other end was also a young girl with a clear and crisp voice. She was making "ah ah ah" noises and wanted to talk to Jiang Shunian directly.

Jiang Shunian took the phone and heard a long string of sentences, her voice trembling with excitement: "Teacher Jiang, I've been a fan of yours for so long, why did you leave the entertainment industry? How can you face us who like you so much? I told my best friend that I would write stories to support you, and I finally did it. Teacher Jiang, do you have time now? Let's talk in person. That drama is about to wrap up, but we can add you. If things go smoothly, it can be filmed in three or four days!"

"Okay, I'm free now." Jiang Shunian didn't expect his return to the entertainment industry to be so smooth; he unexpectedly landed another role.

The girl took a taxi directly over, and they met at a coffee shop in the film studio.

Another girl was about the same height as Jiang Shunian, with neat short hair and spirited eyes. She was very excited when she saw Jiang Shunian: "Teacher Jiang, you are even more beautiful in person than in the play! My surname is Song, and my name is Song Qingran, but you can call me Ranqing, which is my pen name."

Jiang Shunian smiled, shook hands with her, and gave her his autograph.

After Ranqing and Mingxia sat down, they began to talk about why they became fans of Jiang Shunian.

Four years ago, Jiang Shunian took on a role in an ancient drama. It was set in the late period of a dynasty, when natural disasters were frequent, the people were suffering, the emperor was incompetent, foreign tribes invaded, and the country was on the verge of destruction.

At this very moment, the emperor was murdered, and the five-year-old crown prince hastily ascended the throne, but foreign tribes were already at the gates of the city.

Jiang Shunian plays Zuo Qingheng, the Crown Prince's tutor. When the city fell, he leaped from the high city gate with the young emperor in his arms, choosing death over surrender.

He portrayed Zuo Qingheng's scholarly pride with remarkable depth, and his flowing blue robes garnered countless tears.

His sudden rise to fame made him an instant sensation, and his videos were edited with various background music tracks. During that period, his fan base grew by tens of thousands every day.

Ranqing and Mingxia also became fans of Jiang Shunian because of this drama.

When the old days were mentioned, Jiang Shunian also felt a little nostalgic, but both girls were straightforward and didn't dwell on it. Ran Qing immediately took out her script.

Unlike Mingxia, Ranqing also works as a screenwriter, giving her much more say. Moreover, this book is a male-oriented political intrigue novel. The character she created for Jiang Shunian is a sickly strategist with ethereal features and extraordinary talent. He advises the male lead and appears only a few times, but each appearance is stunning. In the end, the male lead successfully becomes emperor, but he fears that the strategist knows too many of his secrets and wants to kill him. However, the strategist sets fire to the building and disappears in the fire first.

"When I wrote this character, I based him on Teacher Jiang. But after I finished writing it, Teacher Jiang retired from the entertainment industry." Ran Qing looked at Jiang Shunian without any resentment, only feeling sorry for him.

"I'm sorry, something happened back then." Jiang Shunian looked back and thought that at that time, he only had one option: to leave the entertainment industry unless he gave in.

He uninstalled all platforms, stopped watching the gossip and scandals in the entertainment industry, and never thought that his sudden disappearance would make those who liked him sad and disappointed.

"It's alright, we're already very happy that you're back." Mingxia was even more outgoing and lively. "Teacher Jiang, have you finished filming your scenes yet? When can you join Ranqing's crew?"

Ranqing also looks forward to seeing him.

Jiang Shunian's scenes have all been filmed in the past few days. He stayed behind only to help Lin Weiyu and Yu Yanchen. If we're talking about joining the crew, he can join now.

Ran Qing herself is not short of money. She has also invested in her own adapted drama, which is different from Ming Xia's situation. So if she wants to add the role of a strategist, it will just cost her more money, which is not difficult.

But if he were to separate from Yu Yanchen, he would need to find someone else to take care of Nuonuo.

It seems he needs to find an assistant, but his workload isn't that heavy right now, and finding a suitable one won't be easy.

Therefore, Jiang Shunian could only ask Ran Qing, "I'm taking care of my child myself now. If I join the crew, can I bring him along? I promise he'll be very well-behaved."

Ranqing exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Jiang has a child! Is it a boy or a girl? Does he look like you? Do you have a photo?"

Their love for Jiang Shunian wasn't the exclusive love one has for an idol; they were simply captivated by his looks and acting skills. They were more like fans of his career and his appearance, so they weren't disappointed when they heard that Jiang Shunian had a child.

Jiang Shunian showed them Jiang Yunnuo's photos, and Mingxia's eyes lit up: "Wow, Teacher Jiang, your son is so handsome! Is he going to debut? I'll be his first mom fan!"

Ranqing also liked it very much: "Teacher Jiang, I have experience taking care of children, please be sure to let me take care of your child."

Thank you.

Their talks went very smoothly. Ranqing planned to revise the script overnight, and with the addition of reshooting some scenes and setting up the set, it would take about half a month.

The contract can be prepared in advance.

When they parted ways, Ranqing told Jiang Shunian to lose some more weight... After all, a sickly strategist must be as slender as bamboo.

Jiang Shunian, who has already lost ten pounds: "..." Fine, actors should be prepared to dedicate themselves to their roles.

Yu Yanchen was happy for Jiang Shunian when he learned that Jiang Shunian had gotten a new job and clamored to celebrate. But when he learned that Jiang Shunian was still trying to lose weight, he suppressed a laugh and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, you've worked hard."

Jiang Shunian sighed and hugged his son again for comfort.

Jiang Shunian stayed with the crew for the rest of the time. Lin Weiyu's acting skills improved more and more, even inspiring Lu Hanwen to bring out his best performance. Jiang Shunian also improved himself while teaching him. He used this time to memorize the entire script of the new drama, and he often communicated with Ran Qing about the character. He also wrote his own character biography. He was very busy.

Two weeks later, Jiang Shunian left the "Starlight for You" crew and joined the "Nine Heavens Palace" crew.

Jiang Yunnuo was also very happy for his father, because he knew that this was his father's passion.

The film and television city in S City is very large, and the crew of "Nine Heavens Palace" filmed most of their scenes here, but there were still a few scenes that needed to be filmed on location.

However, after Jiang Shunian joined the crew, everyone treated him very coldly.

Firstly, Jiang Shunian was not famous at all, and secondly, because of Jiang Shunian's involvement, many scenes had to be changed and reshot.

In addition, the character of the strategist is very attractive. If Jiang Shunian's acting skills are solid, he will definitely get a share of the profits if the drama becomes popular.

But Ranqing has a lot of influence; she even found the directors and producers, who are also her relatives.

Ranqing is Jiang Shunian's fan. They only dare to chatter behind his back, but when Ranqing is in front of them, they still enthusiastically call him "Teacher Jiang".

Jiang Shunian didn't care. The entertainment industry is full of wolves and not enough meat. Actors are as numerous as fish in a river, but only a few become famous. He just wanted to make good movies and not let Ran Qing down.

After joining the crew, the first thing to do is to take costume photos. Ancient costumes are much more elaborate than modern costumes, and it often takes three or four hours.

Ran Qing volunteered to take care of Nuonuo. At this moment, she was feeding him the snacks made by the housekeeper. Nuonuo sat on Ran Qing's lap, holding a piece of snack in his hands and munching on it, but his eyes were always on Jiang Shunian. He looked extremely cute.

Even Ran Qing, who wasn't particularly fond of children, was won over.

She really is an angel baby.

Jiang Shunian has been working incredibly hard to lose weight over the past two weeks, and the results are very noticeable. He now weighs only 113 pounds, and a gust of wind could blow him over.

Fortunately, his frame is smaller than that of the average man; otherwise, he would look terrible if he became completely emaciated.

The makeup artist carefully did his makeup and styling, and more than two hours later, Lan Xuewei, who was so intelligent that she was almost demonic and incomparably beautiful, appeared in front of everyone.

He wore a scholar's long gown embroidered with bamboo in moonlight, but the collar was sewn with pure white fox fur, making his face appear almost transparently white. Because of his chronic cough, his lips were a bright, watery red. His pupils were the color of thick, unyielding ink, and his features were so exquisitely beautiful that they seemed otherworldly, as if they could cut people with their beauty.

Anyone who sees it will be unable to take their eyes off it.

Ran Qing excitedly grasped Jiang Yunnuo's soft little hand: "Nuonuo, I knew it! Only your dad could portray Lan Xuewei so well! This is exactly the effect I wanted! Waaah, Nuobao, I'm so touched!"

Jiang Yunnuo stared blankly at her father, thinking that he was so amazing and beautiful!

That evening, Ran Qing excitedly posted Lan Xuewei's official makeup photos on her social media platform, with the caption: "A thousand snowflakes cannot compare to you - Lan Xuewei."

Ran Qing has millions of fans. When the book was first written, the character Lan Xuewei attracted many book fans. Later, when the book was to be adapted into a film and television series, it was learned that the character Lan Xuewei would be cut, which was very well accepted by the book fans.

Because they simply couldn't think of anyone in the Chinese entertainment industry who could fill that role.

I never expected that Ranqing would find such a perfect match.

This Weibo post went viral instantly, and with the official Weibo account of the TV series reposting it, it quickly became a trending topic.

[Ahhh, Lan Xuewei, my Lan Xuewei! So beautiful, I want to lick her!]

"Guards! I wish to favor Consort Lan tonight!"

[Huh, why isn't the actress's name mentioned? Mrs. Ranqing, one minute. I need all of Lan Meiren's information.]

Shen Lingyi, who was in the process of choosing a partner for her son, also saw this official photo the next morning.

Her eyes lit up instantly. This actor was really good-looking, but why didn't he have a name? She had to find out who he was and whether he would be willing to go on a blind date with her son.