After a pause, Luo Qi added, "Cao Zhi's role in the drama should be small, but there is still a possibility of scheduling conflicts, so Xiao Rui probably won't be participating."

"That's a real shame."

Zheng Jing said with some regret.

"If the recording of 'Masked Singer' hadn't been postponed by a week, Xiao Rui might still be staying in Lizhou."

"Furthermore, Xiao Rui intends to finish filming 'Cat and Mouse Game' before the World Arts Conference. He doesn't have three heads and six arms, so he simply can't spare any extra time to participate in other film and television dramas, even if he plays a role with few scenes."

Hearing Luo Qi's analysis, everyone was somewhat amused and exasperated.

Lin Rui has always been a lazy bum at the company, and it's hard for anyone to imagine that he would ever have a moment of great accomplishment.

Xu Huijing was quite interested in "Masked Singer," after all, she was undoubtedly the number one person in variety shows in Yuezhou.

On the other hand, Ye Yinhui felt a little jealous at this moment.

In "The Legend of 1900," he only played the role of a captain, with few lines and very few screen time.

But now, Xu Huijing has been invited to join the judging panel of "Masked Singer".

Of course, this is not the "Masked Singer" event held in Lizhou, but a show produced by Tianrui Entertainment, which is now scouting for talent in sixteen states.

Having conducted on-site research in Lizhou and even participated in some of the recordings, Tianrui Entertainment's variety show directors are well aware of the show's unique features and selling points. Now, Zhou Rongze wants to create an identical variety show in Sixteen States, which is no problem at all for Tianrui with its manpower and resources.

In terms of lineup, there is indeed a huge gap in level between the judging panel and the masked singers. However, in terms of popularity, the two shows are equally matched, and may even be far more popular.

The group chatted idly for a while, and before they knew it, midnight had arrived.

Almost instantly, many onlookers noticed a significant lag in [Xiazhou Voice], which nearly caused the software to crash.

Ren Hetai also opened [Xiazhou Voice] immediately; he has never been late for Lin Rui's new song release.

"Principal, we've already paid for the download. Which song should we listen to first?"

As always, whenever Ren Hetai wanted to stay in the office to wait for midnight, Director Luo would always volunteer to accompany him.

"Let's talk about Cao Cao."

Ren Hetai patted the copy of *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* lying on his lap, and said thoughtfully, "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me..."

Although Director Luo has never read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," it doesn't mean he is completely ignorant of the characters in the book.

He was particularly curious about Cao Cao, having heard about him from Ren Hetai more than once.

Or rather, he simply wanted to find more common ground with Ren Hetai; reading novels and learning about the characters in them were just secondary considerations.

As Director Luo pressed the play button, a suppressed melody pulsated throughout the office.

Gradually, the drumbeats reverberated, as if unveiling an epic battlefield scene.

Ren Hetai was somewhat surprised. He had thought that "Cao Cao" would be a traditional Chinese style song, but the repeated use of electronic percussion instruments in the intro made him have the absurd idea that Lin Rui might be going to sing rock.

"If you're not a hero, you shouldn't read Romance of the Three Kingdoms; if you are a hero, how can you not understand loneliness?"

Although it differed somewhat from his previous thoughts, it wasn't the rock music he had mistakenly imagined, which gave Ren Hetai a slight sense of relief.

"Alone I walked down Changban Slope, the moonlight so gentle. Cao Cao was ruthless, single-mindedly focused on taking Jingzhou, using intrigue, open schemes, and covert tactics to seize it..."

A calculated scheme.

conspiracy.

To be frank.

Stealing secretly.

Ren Hetai's lips curled up slightly, which reminded him of the scene he had imagined when reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" where Cao Cao took Jingzhou.

These eight characters aptly describe Cao Cao.