"No Bait" is undoubtedly a production with a very large investment. Apart from Xiao He, the main cast members are all well-known big names, and there are also many guest appearances.
For example, Ding Wanyu, the actress who played Shu Yuxiu's wife in "No Bait".
Ding Wanyu is now thirty-five years old, which is the peak of her career as a talented actress. She is the type with strong skills but not much luck. In the previous films she starred in, she missed the Best Actress award every time due to one problem or another, and she had a feeling of being a runner-up every year.
However, she is very hardworking and willing to take on many roles, even if it means being a decorative figure in a big director's film or the lead actress in a bad movie. She has no complaints, which has led to polarized opinions about her outside the industry. Some people think she is a good actress, while others think she is just so-so. But many directors still like to use her. In many movies starring big-name male stars and award-winning actors, she often makes a cameo appearance as the male lead's decorative wife.
Therefore, Ding Wanyu is also known as a "professional wife".
This time, Xiao He and she became husband and wife, which is simply a dream start. Xiao He's current status and achievements are the worst among all of Ding Wanyu's "husbands".
Moreover, considering the age difference between them, which is more than ten years, although they are still a handsome man and a beautiful woman and there is no obvious age gap, Xiao He still felt immense pressure.
"Is Ding Wanyu already thirty-five years old?"
Inside the villa, Xiao He, sitting on the sofa listening to Liu Rulan's introduction, rubbed his ears, momentarily doubting whether he had misheard.
He knew Ding Wanyu; he had even seen her movies in theaters when he was in school. But perhaps because the years had flown by, it didn't feel so real to him. Xiao He always felt that she was only in her twenties.
Liu Rulan clearly noticed Xiao He's unease, and calmly closed the document in her hand, saying to Xiao He, "The age of actresses is indeed a mystery. If they take good care of themselves, they will always be twenty, and if they don't, they will at most be thirty. But it's different for male stars. It's common for them to grow up and look like uncles or aunts."
Xiao He subconsciously touched his cheek.
"Don't worry, your face shape is the kind that can hold up a lot of flesh, and it seems you don't have any problems with widening jawline at the moment."
Liu Rulan comforted Xiao He in time.
Xiao He: ...Thank God!
"To make it in the film industry, you either need capital or hard work and luck. Unfortunately, most people have neither capital nor that one in a million good fortune. So by the time they climb up step by step, most of their youth has been wasted there."
At this point, Liu Rulan sighed.
"So rather than you worrying about not being able to cooperate well with her, perhaps she should be more worried about not being able to cooperate well with you. After all, you are the male lead handpicked by Director Ning Jiaqi, while she is just a guest star as the female lead."
Xiao He rubbed his temples: "Okay, I understand."
He just had another moment of confusion about the ages within the industry.
In almost every film crew he participated in, people called him "brother" or "sister," and he stood out exceptionally for his youth. Of course, this was also because most of the film crews Xiao He participated in were filled with actors with solid acting skills, and there were relatively few young actors with good acting skills, let alone one like him.
This resulted in Xiao He's co-stars, even his "wife," being ten years younger than him.
Xiao He chuckled inwardly.
That's good too, at least there's no trouble of creating a fake couple dynamic.
Liu Rulan coughed lightly, put down the documents in her hand, and then brought up another matter: "The theatrical release date for 'Law of the Jungle' has been agreed upon, and it's scheduled for the Qingming Festival."
Xiao He nodded, then asked with some surprise, "Why choose Qingming Festival?"
Actually, based on the production schedule and timeline, Xiao He thought Director Ren would release it during the May Day holiday, since there would be more viewers and more people going to the movies at that time.
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