"Yuanzhe, Zheng Xiao's schedule for the past two months has been cancelled, and he explained to the public that he was concentrating on preparing for the concert."

In the afternoon, Liu Xu called.

Du Yuanzhe is still recuperating: "Does this incident have such a big impact on him?"

Liu Xu said: "I heard that Director Wang warned him. This incident is a big deal, after all, many fans are involved. When I saw the situation yesterday, I felt that Zheng Xiao was going to be kicked out of the entertainment industry."

"Huanxing Entertainment probably thinks his reputation is too bad now, so it's better to keep him out of the public eye for two months."

Du Yuanzhe carefully peeled the apple with a fruit knife: "It's good. No need to worry about him coming out to make trouble again."

Liu Xu then changed the subject and said, "The watch endorsement has been agreed upon. Please come to the company and sign the contract when you have time."

Du Yuanzhe looked himself up and down and said, "Let's talk about it in a few days. It's not convenient for me to go out now."

Liu Xu smiled and said, "It's inconvenient to go out. Were you beaten or disfigured?"

Du Yuanzhe narrowed his eyes and said, "Actually, it's okay to go out today. I just want to check on the two of you for your training."

Liu Xu was silent for a moment: "Of course it's great that you can come today... But don't force yourself, rest when you need to, there's no rush to sign the contract."

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe smiled smugly.

......

Qianying Entertainment, 1st floor lobby

Zhou Chenlang walked to a sofa nearby and sat down. The receptionist asked him who he was looking for, but he just said he was waiting for someone, without saying who he was waiting for.

Although he was wearing a suit and tie, the front desk staff was still worried that he was a fan of a celebrity, so they specifically told the security guards to keep an eye on him.

Zhou Chenlang didn't care about it. He casually picked up a magazine from the bookshelf next to him and flipped through it, glancing towards the elevator entrance from time to time.

10:00 AM

Xia Ning had an inspection trip, so she took Cheng Yu downstairs in the elevator. As soon as they reached the center of the lobby, they were stopped by someone.

Zhou Chenlang had originally prepared to wait for a whole day, but he did not expect to see Xia Ningmi so soon. His face lit up with joy, and he immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Xia Ningmi.

"elder sister!"

Xia Ningmi was stunned when she saw Zhou Chenlang.

Cheng Yu stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?"

At the same time, several security guards immediately half-surrounded Zhou Chenlang to prevent him from doing anything harmful to Xia Ning.

Zhou Chenlang looked at Xia Ningmi and said, "Sister, can I treat you to lunch?"

Xia Ningmi said coldly: "I still have things to do."

After that, he continued to leave the hall.

Zhou Chenlang was not surprised to be rejected, and said, "Sister, Yingxue previously auditioned for the female lead in "Yun Miao". The director was originally very satisfied with her, but I don't know why I haven't received any relevant news. I want to ask for her, has the female lead of this drama not been decided yet?"

Xia Ning glanced at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu said: "The female lead of "Yun Miao" has not been decided yet."

Zhou Chenlang continued, "How long will it take? Yingxue's current situation is a bit special. She needs to join the crew as soon as possible, but she values ​​this drama very much. If she can pass the audition for this drama, she will arrange her next schedule based on this drama."

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "President Xia will not interfere in the casting. The director has the final say on when the female lead will be cast. Mr. Zhou will not get an answer even if he asks President Xia."

Zhou Chenlang remained silent after hearing this and moved aside to make way for Xia Ningmi.

Xia Ningmi walked past him and left.

Zhou Chenlang looked at her back and couldn't help but said loudly: "Sister, I'm sorry."

He knew she didn't want to see her, but he still selfishly came here to see her.

Xia Ningmi walked away without stopping.

After Xia Ningmi left, Zhou Chenlang called You Yingxue and said, "Yingxue, I didn't get any specific information. Assistant Cheng only said that the director would decide on the role."

You Yingxue was a little irritated, but she said softly, "Then I'll wait a few more days. Chen Lang, did President Xia give you the cold shoulder again? This is all my fault."

Zhou Chenlang said: "It's okay, I really want to see my sister."

"No matter what, you went there because of me. When you come back, I will personally cook you a meal to reward you."

"Okay, I've been wanting to eat the food you cook for a long time."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chenlang's smile faded slightly. He looked at the call records on his mobile phone with a look that seemed both gentle and gloomy.

After standing there in silence for a while, Zhou Chenlang turned around and left Qianying Entertainment Hall.

......

Du Family Old House

Wang Lianxuan frowned: "The casting is over, but the female lead hasn't been decided yet. This is not normal."

[If it is true as You Yingxue said, there will be a result within a few days after the casting is completed, then something unexpected may have happened that we are not aware of.]

Wang Lianxuan sighed: "We have made all the preparations and specifically asked You Yingxue to fight for this role. According to her, the director is very satisfied with her, so how could something go wrong?"

[You have to find out the news]

"I can't find out anything from Xia Ningmi, so I can only start with the director."

[We need to find out what is going on as soon as possible so that we can prevent bad things from happening]

Wang Lianxuan looked impatient: "I'm just the heroine of a drama, why is it such a hassle!"

[This is how you change the fate of the child of luck. Various changes will occur.]

The system has obviously been through a lot, and it's not panicking at all. The audition is over, and as long as the heroine can't attend the audition, it doesn't matter who gets the role.

You Yingxue was just their backup plan.

Wang Linxuan thought about how she could contact the director. The most important thing was that she had to find a way to leave the old house, otherwise it would be in vain to think about it.

In the end, she had no choice but to use Mr. Jiang.

......

July 10th

"The Legend of Yun Lan" started airing on time.

After all, this was the first drama he had filmed since coming to this world, so Du Yuanzhe sat in front of the TV to watch the premiere.

Xia Ningmi accompanied him, but there was a pile of documents in front of her, and it was obvious that she was not watching TV attentively.

As the opening theme sounded, Du Yuanzhe looked at the beautiful scenes in the TV series and said, "All the shots taken by Director Wang are beautiful."

Xia Ningmi said: "This is his characteristic."

Du Yuanzhe watched her flipping through the documents and asked curiously, "How could you read the documents with the interference of the TV series?"

Xia Ningmi: "TV dramas don't bother me."

Du Yuanzhe thought watching TV was just entertainment, and she couldn't let entertainment interfere with her work, so she picked up the remote and said, "I'd better turn down the volume."

Xia Ningmi: "Just talk less to me."

Du Yuanzhe curled his lips.

As the opening theme ended and the TV series officially began, Du Yuanzhe was suddenly stunned.

TV dramas don't bother me!

Just stop talking to me!

Du Yuanzhe kept replaying these two sentences in his mind, and his heart suddenly blossomed with joy.

[TV series can’t bother Qiqi, but I can]

[Qiqi's love words were too tactful, luckily I was smart]

Du Yuanzhe felt so happy that he couldn't help but glance at Xia Ningmi. He immediately looked away and then looked again.

Xia Ningmi couldn't help but notice someone's small movements so frequently. She held the document tightly, raised her eyes and said, "You..."

Du Yuanzhe was caught peeking, and when their eyes met, he subconsciously lowered his head and kissed her.

[Seven Seven——]

Xia Ningmi let go of the document, raised her hands to hold Du Yuanzhe's neck, and took the initiative to deepen the kiss.

I don't know how long they kissed before they separated. Their breaths were intertwined. Du Yuanzhe said softly, "Qiqi, I love you."

This was the first time the word "love" was mentioned between the two.

This means that the relationship between the two people is deepening.

Xia Ningmi was not surprised. In her opinion, the relationship between them was no longer the same as before, the only difference was whether they expressed it out loud or not.

However, this did not affect her happiness when she heard these words, and a smile appeared in her eyes unconsciously.

Du Yuanzhe stroked her eye and said, "Qiqi said at the beginning that she would like someone who can help you learn to laugh again. I think I have done it now, right?"

When the two were alone, Xia Ningmi laughed more and more often.

Xia Ningmi nodded: "Do you need me to reward you?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "Qiqi's more smiles are a reward to me."

"good."

Xia Ningmi curled her lips and agreed.

Laughter is an outward expression of joy. Xia Ningmi would not deliberately control her emotions in front of Du Yuanzhe. As she opened her heart to Du Yuanzhe, it was natural for her to learn to laugh again.

Du Yuanzhe put his arm around her waist and jokingly asked, "Boss Xia, do you still want to look at the document?"

Xia Ningmi said, "You don't have to look at it."

Du Yuanzhe understood her hint and smiled secretly, his face full of regret: "It's a pity that I have to watch TV."

Xia Ningmi sat up straight and picked up the document again: "Then take a look."

Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "In order to contribute to the ratings, I resisted my girlfriend's temptation. Director Wang should give me a chicken drumstick at least."

Xia Ning looked at him coldly: "Shut up!"

Du Yuanzhe used his hands to make a zipper gesture and sealed his mouth.

The character Luo Xun, played by him, appeared on the screen not too late. In the first episode, he appeared as the Demon Lord from the very beginning. His past was mostly revealed through his and the heroine's memories.

Luo Xun was wearing a black robe and sitting on the throne in the hall. Below him, a group of high-ranking members of the Demon Cult knelt on one knee. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at them, with an indifference and arrogance that looked down on all living things.

I have to say that Wang Ligang's camerawork is really amazing.

This scene adds points to Luo Xun. Even Du Yuanzhe, when he saw it, felt that he was very charming in this scene. It was a charm that belonged only to the character, and was very different from Du Yuanzhe himself.

[Looks like I need to give Director Wang some chicken legs]

The members of the Demon Cult usually do no good when they get together. They are discussing sending spies into the righteous sect to serve as spies.

All the senior executives have their own recommendations.

Luo Xun actually doesn't care whether the righteous sects are destroyed or not, but everyone thinks that the Demon Lord's goal is to destroy the righteous sects, and his subordinates have always acted in this way. He is a deep-minded person, and no one can guess his thoughts as long as he doesn't say it.

He let everyone talk, and when they finished discussing, Luo Xun said "yes" and let them leave.

Du Yuanzhe only has this one line in this scene.

This scene is to portray the majesty of Luo Xun as the Demon Lord, which is mainly expressed through his expression and the fear of him by the big demons below. Du Yuanzhe does not need to say too many words. On the contrary, the fewer words, the more it can highlight Luo Xun's supreme status.

Soon the episode ends and it is time for commercial breaks.

Not long after, Liu Xu called and said excitedly, "Yuanzhe, the ratings for the first episode broke 1. The most important thing is that it broke when you appeared. Do you know what this means?"

Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "It means I'm going to be famous."

"Yes!"

Liu Xu laughed and said, "Soon you will be approached for numerous advertising endorsements, and there will definitely be no shortage of scripts."

Du Yuanzhe was very calm about this: "I'll have to trouble Brother Liu from now on. You will probably be very busy."

Liu Xu said: "I just like this kind of busyness. Don't forget that every penny you earn is from me."

Du Yuanzhe: "Then I wish both of us to make a lot of money."

Liu Xu smiled happily: "I like this sentence very much."

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi and asked, "Qiqi, how will the company arrange for me?"

Xia Ning said: "It's up to you."

These two words gave Du Yuanzhe great freedom. The company would not force him to take on endorsements or TV dramas that he didn't like just for the sake of profit.

Du Yuanzhe said proudly: "I still have foresight and have managed to get the company president as my girlfriend in advance."

Xia Ning ignored him.

An hour later, the second episode of "The Legend of Yun Lan" ended, and the average ratings of the first two episodes remained stable at more than 1%.

Many marketing accounts posted on Weibo in the "Yun Lan Chuan" plaza predicting that the final ratings will exceed 2.

At the same time, the entry #杜元哲洛寻# gradually climbed onto the hot search list and continued to rise.

Open the trending search and you can see the high-energy moment when Luo Xun raised his eyes.

This trending search came up completely due to netizens' searches, and Liu Xu did not spend a penny behind it.

The emergence of this hot search is both a recognition of Du Yuanzhe's acting skills and a compliment to Wang Ligang's camera work.

Du Yuanzhe felt that Wang Ligang had made a great contribution to this scene.

The comments under this trending search are quite consistent, either praising Du Yuanzhe's looks or his acting skills. Fans took the opportunity to recommend Du Yuanzhe's several variety shows, converting these potential fans into real fans as quickly as possible.

As the second episode ended, Du Yuanzhe's fans on Weibo and Super Topic began to increase, and the search volume for Du Yuanzhe on various search platforms also began to rise slightly.

In addition, it is a bit strange that after the first two episodes ended, several leading actors of "The Legend of Yun Lan" were individually searched, but Zheng Xiao was not, and there were very few mentions of him.

Although the male lead didn't have many roles in the first two episodes, he is a very popular male lead in the original novel after all, so it's impossible to discuss him just on this point.

Du Yuanzhe thought about it carefully and felt that there was only one possibility - Zheng Xiao's team was deliberately suppressing the popularity.

Only in this way would he have such little discussion, and their team must have contacted the fans privately, so there were no comments from Zheng Xiao’s fans today.

At present, this is a wise approach. The popularity of this drama will continue for some time, and Zheng Xiao has plenty of opportunities to increase his popularity. There is no need to show up at this sensitive time. He should at least wait ten days or half a month, and then start marketing after netizens' attention is no longer on him. By then, with the addition of fans' control over comments, the comment section will look much better, and it will definitely fool some netizens who don't understand the situation.

After figuring out Zheng Xiao's team's plan, Du Yuanzhe ignored it as it had little to do with him.

After turning off the TV, Du Yuanzhe said, "Qiqi, it's already ten o'clock, stop looking at the documents."

Xia Ningmi said nothing.

Du Yuanzhe chuckled: "Do you blame me for rejecting you just now?"

Xia Ningmi still ignored him.

This is what she was like when she was in a bad mood, pretending Du Yuanzhe didn't exist.

Du Yuanzhe didn't ask any more questions. He just bent down and hugged her: "I apologize, I apologize!"

He deliberately whispered in her ear: "It's up to you tonight."

After saying this, he couldn't help but become a little excited.

This was the first time he had experienced such a thing in his two lifetimes.

Xia Ning hugged his neck, with an inexplicable smile in her eyes: "Okay."