Chapter 268: The Villain’s Tool Aunt (14)

Huo Shichu listened to what Xu Tu said, was silent for a while, and said: "Does that mean you all suffer first and then enjoy happiness? Good things take time?"

Xu Tu couldn't help laughing after hearing this. His melancholy mood just now disappeared in an instant. He said, "You are right. Good things come after a lot of hard work. Old Cha has finally made it through. Isn't this the end of hardship and happiness? We finally waited for you and Mr. Fo. All the hardships before were to train us."

Xu Tu was very good at comforting himself. Without waiting for Huo Shichu to comfort him, he revived himself and enthusiastically introduced those actors to Huo Shichu.

"Although these actors are not famous, their acting skills and looks are all good. It's just that they don't know how to market themselves and are unwilling to go along with the crowd, so they can only stay on the 18th line. It's their luck that they met Lao Cha this time."

"Although Cha was making bad movies in the past few years, he still paid attention to young actors with acting skills. This time he finally had the opportunity to be a director, so he found these good seedlings he had his eyes on."

"Did you see that heroine? She starred in the same popular palace drama as the current big star. She was the third female lead, but she refused to sell herself to the investors, and became less and less popular."

"And the second male lead, he was a talent show winner, his singing and dancing are better than the other members of the group, but he has no background, so he can only be a cannon fodder."

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Xu Tu chattered endlessly to Huo Shichu about the actors one by one, and it seemed that he knew every actor's experience clearly.

Huo Shichu couldn't help but glance sideways and said, "You know so much about their situation? Your crew is called "Brothers in Distress Alliance", right? It just so happens that you have brought together a group of talented people who are not appreciated."

When Xu Tu heard what Huo Shichu said, he was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist, and said: "Brothers in distress alliance? Oh, this is a good name! I didn't think so until you said it, but as soon as you said it, I had to agree with it..."

The "Brothers in Distress" all had talent but were not able to display it before. This time, they had "Chasing the Deer" as a place for them to display their talents to the fullest. Naturally, each of them spared no effort to use their best acting skills, and were not even satisfied. Sometimes, after the director had let them pass, they would ask for reshoots, and each one was pursuing perfection more than the other.

Working in this atmosphere, all the staff members of the "Zhu Lu" crew were infected as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they worked very hard.

Especially for director Lao Cha, "Zhu Lu" was a drama he was willing to put all his efforts into. He put all his energy into filming it because he knew that if the drama was not well made, he would not have the next chance.

But if it is done well, then this drama will be a new starting point for his directorial career and the beginning of his climb out of the trough, so he has to be serious and have to go all out.

Huo Shichu was very satisfied with their working status. Although she only invested one million, she didn't want to lose money.

Fo Bojian didn't take this crew that seriously. After all, he had handled thousands of scripts, many of which were better than "Zhu Lu". He was optimistic about "Zhu Lu", but that was just optimistic.

It’s just that Huo Shichu was the one who introduced him to Zhu Lu, and Huo Shichu himself also invested money in it, so that’s different.

Mr. Fo, who was always busy with his work, used his power for personal gain for the first time and asked Huo Shichu to visit the crew of "Zhu Lu".

Huo Shichu thought that this was the play she introduced to Fo Bojian, so she agreed.

"Zhu Lu" has been filmed halfway. After all, every member of the crew has worked very hard and the work is going very smoothly, so the progress is gratifying.

Xu Tu was startled when he saw Fo Baijian in a suit and Huo Shichu in casual clothes, and hurried over to greet them: "Mr. Fo, Miss Huo, why didn't you tell us that you were coming? We could have welcomed you."

"No need, we just come to check on the progress. How's the recent filming going? Is it going smoothly? Is the budget enough?" Fo Baijian asked.

"The filming went smoothly and the budget was sufficient! All thanks to the generosity of Mr. Fo and Ms. Huo, which allowed us to concentrate on filming without worrying about anything else. We focused all our energy on filming, so naturally everything went smoothly..." Xu Tu was not flattering, but truly believed so.

The huge investment from Fobaijian solved their worries and allowed them to devote themselves to filming.

"Are President Fo and Miss Huo coming over to watch the filming?" Xu Tu asked.

"Then let's take a look. There's no need to disturb the director and the others. We can just watch from the side." Huo Shichu said.

Fu Bojian had no objection, so Xu Tu had to have two chairs moved and two bottles of drinks brought to them. Then he stayed with them and quietly reported various matters concerning the crew.

Huo Shichu had no interest in these things and was just enjoying watching people filming. Fo Baijian was multitasking, listening to Xu Tu's words while watching people.

However, he was not looking at the actors filming the movie, but Huo Shichu.

Huo Shichu's pretty face had a natural blush, which was pink and charming. Fo Baijian really wanted to pinch it to see if it was as smooth and tender as he imagined.

She is several times more beautiful than the leading actress, and even Chad once wanted her to play the leading role in "Zhu Lu", saying that as soon as she appears on the stage, she can interpret the identity of "princess" without any acting skills, and can convince the audience that the leading actor Zhao Qian is deeply in love with her.

But Huo Shichu refused. No matter how much Lao Cha persuaded her, she refused to play the leading female role. Lao Cha regretted this for a long time.

As Xu Tu was talking, he finally noticed that Fo Baijian was absent-minded. As soon as he paid attention, he noticed that Fo was always looking at Miss Huo! He was shocked: Could it be that Fo always liked Miss Huo?

Xu Tu's heart was pounding because he had discovered the secret. Fu Baijian seemed to realize something at this moment. He glanced at him calmly with his dark eyes with a veiled warning. Xu Tu's wildly beating heart immediately seemed to be frozen by ice and could no longer be calm.

"Um... Mr. Fo, Miss Huo, I still have things to do. Please do as you please. Come to me if you have anything else..." Xu Tu quickly found an excuse and slipped away.

After running a long way and no longer seeing Fo Baijian, he patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he laughed at himself. Even if Mr. Fo liked Miss Huo, what was there to be nervous about? They were a talented man and a beautiful woman, so well matched. If they were together, it would be a good story, right? It was not his turn to worry.

When he thought about it this way, he felt much more relaxed.

Huo Shichu had no idea that Mr. Fo had feelings for her. Although she often went to Fo Baijian's house for meals, she really felt at ease because she thought he liked to cook and let others taste the fruits of his labor.

If she knew that Fo Bojian had feelings for her, would she... avoid suspicion? No, it was impossible to avoid suspicion. If he had feelings, then he had feelings. Fo Bojian was not a man who was not worthy of being seen. On the contrary, he was extremely outstanding and excellent. Maybe one day Huo Shichu would rely on him as a long-term meal ticket for delicious food?

(End of this chapter)