Xiao He pointed out: "My recent works are The Deadly Decision of The Thief Catcher and Meng Zetian in The Shining Star."
Yan Shaohan suddenly remembered and looked at Xiao He with shock: "Ah, oh right! So it was you who played Shen Jue! Awesome, bro! I thought you were a really fierce person in real life, but now that I see you, you're actually quite friendly and normal! I almost didn't recognize you!"
Xiao He: "...Yes, that's me."
Take this as a compliment.
"Then I don't need to worry at all. Yin Qi has a lot of action scenes. If filming starts later, we'll all be counting on you!" Yan Shaohan immediately patted Xiao He on the shoulder, acting like best buddies with him. "Can I get your autograph later? Oh no, I'd prefer a photo too! I can post it on my WeChat Moments later!"
Xiao He: "Okay."
What was supposed to be a serious audition ended very hastily.
I originally thought that at least we would go through the normal audition process and act out a few scenes, but I didn't expect that Yan Shaohan would be so easy to talk to. He didn't even go through the process and directly asked Xiao He and Liu Rulan to prepare to sign the contract.
After everything was settled, Yan Shaohan warmly invited Xiao He and Liu Rulan to have lunch in the next district: "I've been looking forward to that popular restaurant next door for a long time! If you're interested, you can go check it out together! You can pet cats while eating steak! It's super fun."
Xiao He: ? If that's really the case, the restaurant must be covered in cat hair, right?
Xiao He suddenly felt a tickle in his nose.
He also likes cats and dogs, but he's a bit of a germaphobe, so he doesn't force himself to participate.
Xiao He: "I'm sorry, Director Yan, we're not available at noon today."
Liu Rulan also politely declined, saying, "Thank you for the invitation, Director Yan, but let's call it a day. Xiao He's flight is this afternoon, and we need to prepare to return to Shanghai."
"I see—"
Yan Shaohan was a little disappointed, but he quickly recovered and promised, "Then next time. There are quite a few interesting restaurants and photo spots in Shanghai. I'll go and check them out when I have the chance."
“Okay, Sister Liu and I welcome Director Yan to come anytime…”
After leaving the film set, Xiao He finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
I never expected that Director Yan would be this kind of person... To be honest, he's really unreliable—more unreliable than any of the directors Xiao He had met before.
"Sister Liu, is this guy capable?"
Xiao He expressed his concerns.
In recent years, nine out of ten manga adaptations have failed miserably, with almost none succeeding. If "Sumi" is not well-made, not only will no one else be able to help, but even the manga author himself will not be able to do anything about it, and netizens will have to criticize it.
Xiao He was initially quite excited, but now that he saw the director, he felt like he'd been doused with cold water.
Liu Rulan was not as worried as Xiao He: "Don't worry, Director Zhuang is the producer of this drama. Even if Yan Shaohan is not capable, Director Zhuang is there to guarantee that it won't be too bad."
However, Liu Rulan had said these words several times already, and it was unclear whether she was comforting Xiao He or convincing herself.
Xiao He sighed, "Alright, we can only trust him for now."
The character Yin Qi is truly captivating, and it presents a completely new challenge for him. If Xiao He were to give up now, he would certainly be unwilling to do so.
What else can we do? We can only grit our teeth and keep acting, hoping that Yan Shaohan isn't really as unreliable as he seems.
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