A golf club in the northern suburbs of Yan City.
Chu Yinlong cut off the communication and said to the person sitting next to him: "Sorry, a little personal matter."
"It's okay. It's not a serious matter here." Qin Xiao took a sip of the teacup with an elegant smile.
Seeing that the other party did not get up to continue playing, Chu Yinlong simply sat down to rest and found a random topic: "I thought Xiao Qin always wanted to invest in film and television works, so he asked me out."
Qin Xiao put down his teacup. "Although our two companies have rarely cooperated, I also know that you don't care about business matters. If you really want to invest, of course you will contact Longqi Entertainment directly. I asked you to meet today just to get to know the new movie emperor. We are of the same age, and I have been watching your movies since I was a child."
Chu Yinlong smiled politely and didn't respond.
He didn't believe that someone like Qin Xiao would ask him out just because he "wanted to get to know him". Under normal circumstances, even if Qin Xiao wanted to get to know him for personal reasons, the two of them should have been introduced to each other at a circle gathering.
Qin Xiao was not embarrassed at all, and continued to talk: "I remember clearly that you debuted as a child star. When you were eight years old, you played a little Taoist boy who caught monsters in a movie. Well, I still remember that the 'monster' you were going to catch was the heroine of that movie. I don't know how many people were fascinated by her beauty at that time...but, it was a pity that it was later..."
"Yes, what a pity."
Chu Yinlong echoed faintly.
Qin Xiao stood up and picked up the golf club from the rack, smiling: "If she hadn't caused such a scandal, she probably wouldn't have been forced to disappear. I just didn't expect that in the entertainment industry, even such a beautiful actress would use such means to gain popularity..."
As he said this, he chuckled and said, "It's a pity that even though she gave birth to a son for that rich businessman, she still couldn't turn things around."
Chu Yinlong frowned slightly, and said in a slightly depressed tone: "Sorry, I'm not interested in Mr. Qin's family affairs."
Qin Xiao turned around and looked over: "Really?"
Chu Yinlong smiled, stood up and picked up the golf club: "Let's play golf."
When passing by Qin Xiao, he heard her casually mutter, "What was the name of that actress? It seemed to be... Jiang Ruo."
…
One month later.
Jiang Dao excitedly sat in the driving seat, adjusted the seat and mirror, touched the gear lever, and sighed with a little disappointment.
On the passenger seat, assistant Xiao Yang was trembling with fear: "How about I let me drive!"
Jiang Dao said seriously: "Don't worry, Brother Yang, I'm a very good driver."
The assistant obviously didn’t believe it: “You just got your driver’s license!”
Jiang Dao ignored him and started the car, muttering: "What a pity, it's boring to drive in automatic mode..."
With a step on the accelerator, the car left the vehicle management office in a graceful arc and merged into the main road.
Half an hour later, the two arrived safely at the basement of Chu Yinlong's studio.
After parking the car, Jiang Dao turned his head and looked at the passenger seat: "See, I told you, I'm a good driver."
The assistant's face was pale. He silently let go of the handle he had been holding all the way, secretly wiped the sweat from his palms with the corner of his clothes, and could not make any expression.
Even after walking into the conference room upstairs, Assistant Xiao Yang's face had not returned to normal.
Many people have already arrived in the conference room. Chu Yinlong is sitting at the end farthest from the door. He looks up and sees Jiang Dao. He points to a seat and says, "Sit down first. Everyone is not here yet..."
Then he suddenly frowned: "Xiao Yang, what happened?"
The assistant's face was still pale, but his voice was calm: "Nothing happened, everything went smoothly."
Chu Yinlong nodded, but his eyes fell on Jiang Dao's face.
Jiang Dao sat down at the table and admitted with a smile: "I drove the car back. Maybe I scared him."
Hearing this, Chu Yinlong was also shocked: "You just got your driver's license, and you dare to drive on the ring road?"
The distance from the vehicle management office to the studio is not short, and it also passes through a ring road with the most complicated road conditions in Yan City and two intersections. Although the morning rush hour has passed, this road is usually very busy and the traffic volume is always high.
"Driving is pretty easy." Jiang Dao said as a matter of course, "Besides, there are speed limits everywhere. I'm such a law-abiding person, so there's actually no danger."
As for the fact that he was actually driving back at the speed limit, constantly weaving in and out of traffic, and even cutting in line without any instruction... there is no need to explain such details.
Sure enough, even without describing the details, Chu Yinlong still looked disapproving: "You are taking too much risk."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone at the table turned their heads to look at him, with the same surprise in their eyes.
The senior screenwriter who has worked with Chu Yinlong many times couldn't help but sigh: "In my lifetime, I can actually hear the words 'too risky' from Xiao Chu... What? This film is not going to be risky?"
Jiang Dao couldn't help laughing out loud.
Chu Yinlong... was speechless.
Soon, all the cast and crew arrived, and the first script reading session of "Operation Red Owl" officially began.
All the actors present had lines in the movie. The protagonist Wei Jie was naturally played by Chu Yinlong, followed by Wei Jie's teammate Xu Zhou, played by a newcomer who had just graduated from the Communication University. Then there were Wei Jie's wife and daughter, Xu Zhou's fiancée, and other police officers.
On the villain side, the boss of the organization is played by a veteran actor in his fifties named Yao Yuhua, who has an aura of majesty without even getting angry. He has two important confidants, one is his godson, and the other is Jess, the "personal bodyguard" who will be played by Jiang Dao.
When Yao Yuhua saw Jiang Dao for the first time, she actually thought he wasn't a good fit - the kid was too pretty, and looked fragile and vulnerable, and wasn't suitable to play the bodyguard of a villain. However, the actors for the roles were chosen by Chu Yinlong himself, so he didn't say anything.
It was not until Jiang Dao read out his first line during the reading that Yao Yuhua suddenly sat up straight, and his eyes became more sharp.
Jess is silent most of the time in the plot, and the part where he has more lines is when he captures Xu Zhou alive and then tortures and interrogates him.
"Tell me, who else?"
"Don't you want to tell me?"
"I'll let you talk."
There were only a few simple lines, and they were not long, but somehow, when they came out of the mouth of Jiang Dao, who had a delicate and beautiful face, they exuded a chilling eeriness.
Chu Yinlong coughed lightly and knocked on the table: "Jingyu, it's your turn."
Jing Yu is the young actor who will play Xu Zhou. When he heard Chu Yinlong's words, he was suddenly startled and hurriedly read the script. Fortunately, he is an excellent actor who graduated from a professional school. He has a solid foundation in line delivery and did not make any mistakes despite his panic.
Unfortunately, with Jiang Dao’s example in the past, this undercover police officer who “would rather die than surrender” seemed a little weak in momentum.
"Stop, this part..." The screenwriter frowned and interrupted the following plot, "I need to think about this part again and change it. What suggestions does Xiao Chu have?"
Chu Yinlong pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I can't think of it for now, try changing it first, if it doesn't work, wait until we get here and see."
So, the interrogation part was skipped for the time being and everyone continued reading.
Jiang Dao’s second concentrated lines are in the final hand-to-hand combat in the jungle, which is his rivalry with Chu Yinlong - Jess stayed alone to stop the protagonist and finally died at the hands of the protagonist.
"Officer Wei, you have blood on your hands too."
"You killed Xu Zhou with your own hands."
"Do you think you can go back?"
Chu Yinlong stared at Jiang Dao's face, gritted his teeth and sneered: "You're so long-winded!"
What followed was a silent fight. The protagonist stabbed the dagger into Jess's heart. He turned the page quickly and looked up at Jiang Dao again.
Jiang Dao was also reading his last line at this time.
A hoarse roar came from his throat, and he curled his lips. His voice was like a bone-biting poison from the abyss: "You can't get out of this hell."
Chu Yinlong exhaled slowly, spread the script on the table, and suddenly laughed.
Yao Yuhua also smiled: "It's rare, Xiao Chu finally met a young man who can suppress his momentum."
Seeing that both of them looked very pleased, the screenwriter had a headache.
"No, this won't work," he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "We have to be more restrained on the island. A bodyguard with only a few lines, his aura is almost as strong as your boss's... What, are you trying to usurp the throne? Hiss, I have to make some changes..."
"Ah?" Jiang Dao was startled, then laughed, "How about you guys see if this works?"
As he spoke, he cleared his throat, calmed down, and read the paragraph again.
Everyone was silent.
After a long while, Yao Yuhua sighed: "Although it's not bad..."
The screenwriter shook his head helplessly: "But I always feel that it seems to be missing something compared to the previous part."
Finally, Chu Yinlong made the final decision: "Let's do this for now, and then we'll see when we get the photo... Let's continue."
A reading meeting lasted nearly four hours, and when it finally ended, everyone felt relieved. Seeing that it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Yinlong simply took everyone out for dinner to enhance the relationship between the actors.
Jingyu is not much older than Jiangdao, and he is a lively guy. As soon as he entered the box, he sat next to Jiangdao, his eyes shining with admiration: "You are so awesome! I heard that you can do martial arts. I just searched it. Did you really fight against Brother Long in a variety show?"
Jiang Dao smiled and said, "He beat me."
Jing Yu didn't think so: "He's so good, it's amazing that you dare to take action... Wow, no wonder you were so, so..." He couldn't find an adjective for a moment and skipped it directly, "It made my scalp tingle."
Finally, he asked, "Oh, by the way, which school are you from?"
"I didn't go to film and television school." Jiang Dao didn't care. "I was selected through a talent show."
"......Ah." Jingyu was a little embarrassed.
"You searched for me online just now, didn't you see me?" Jiang Dao asked with a smile.
Jing Yu raised his hand and scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "I didn't notice it... I usually don't pay much attention to online comments. I just searched it and only saw a few topics saying that you and Brother Long were fighting in a variety show."
After that, he quickly expressed his opinion: "You have a good line foundation. So what if you were selected from a talent show? I graduated from a communication university, but I was overshadowed by you. A hero is not judged by his background, that's what it means!"
Jiang Dao stared at Jing Yu without saying a word.
Jing Yu subconsciously looked away, but was still a little nervous under Jiang Dao's gaze. He quickly glanced around and found that Jiang Dao was staring at him. His cheeks flushed: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jiang Dao smiled and finally looked away.
Ever since he traveled to this book and was forced to enter the entertainment industry, except for Director Li Cheng and Mr. Liu, whom he had never met before, the other people he met were unexpectedly nice - obviously different from the world in the book where intrigue was everywhere and everyone was two-faced.
So, is he lucky enough, or... the ugliness described in the book is just a very small and narrow corner of this circle?
The author has something to say: Because the closer you are to the red, the redder you are. Then the "ink" was worn by you ()
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