The young man in the period drama is named Xiao Yun. He is a relatively unknown actor who debuted through a talent show and was spotted by Cui Qingli, who then signed him to her agency.
This time, he joined the crew to play a minor role, a young top scholar who lived for seven or eight episodes before dying while shielding the female lead from an arrow.
As for the title of the drama, Xu Milu glanced at the staff badge on Xiao Yun's neck—"The Glamorous Princess and the Charming Chef".
That's pretty straightforward.
Upon seeing Cui Qingli, Xiao Yun was still a little dazed, and before she could even wipe the blood from her mouth, she rushed over to greet her.
"Sister Cui, why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
"Where's your agent? I called him, but you're the one who came to pick me up."
Cui Qingli was somewhat surprised: "You don't have any scenes now? Shouldn't you be with the crew?"
"Don't even mention it. The female lead had to do several takes, filming from morning till afternoon. The director was furious and yelling at everyone. That's why I made an excuse to come pick you up and then slipped away. Brother Yang is on set trying to break up the fight. And this is—"
Xiao Yun looked at Xu Milu with a curious expression.
To be fair, few of those who debut through talent shows are unattractive. Xiao Yun is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a pleasing baby face, big eyes like Bambi, and a small tiger tooth when she smiles.
"This is my junior apprentice, Xu Milu. I brought her here to check out the venue. You go about your business, I'll find the on-site director to show us around later. Junior apprentice, this is a new artist signed by my agency. He's particularly interested in cooking. How about... you two add each other on WeChat?"
Cui Qingli winked at Xu Milu, clearly not giving up on introducing handsome men to Xu Milu.
"No need, I'm busy preparing for a competition and coordinating with the Honghe Research Institute, so I might not have time. Otherwise, you can have him add Li Ning on WeChat."
Xu Milu was somewhat amused and exasperated, and politely declined.
Hearing her refusal, Xiao Yun was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and said enthusiastically:
"I watched Li Ning's live stream a while ago. He was grilling matsutake mushrooms late at night, and it made me so hungry that I was practically chewing on my blanket—did Ms. Xu also watch the live stream that night?"
He grinned and pointed to his ear, explaining:
"I've had a more sensitive ear than most people since I was little, and I can recognize a voice after hearing it only once."
"You're really amazing, you recognized me just by my voice."
Xu Milu smiled politely and turned to look at Cui Qingli. Cui Qingli immediately realized what was going on and called Xiao Yun's crew. A car arrived shortly afterward to pick them up.
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"Our company invested several million, so we can be considered investors. That's how we got the roles of the second and fourth male leads. This TV series was originally a small production with a budget of only 20 million, so it's not as extravagant as other production teams that hire big stars."
As Cui Qingli explained to Xu Milu, she said:
"This is an ancient romance drama. The male lead is Xue Feng from Xinchuang Entertainment Media, and the female lead is Meng Qing, a former host from Mango Entertainment. She is a relatively new face. The investors specifically chose her to play the female lead, probably because they value her existing fan base and want to use that popularity to promote a hit drama."
"A newcomer playing the female lead? That's quite strange."
Xu Milu casually remarked, then suddenly felt that the name Xinchuang Entertainment Media sounded familiar. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was the agency of Huang Mao Li Lei, who had tried to follow her before.
"Li Lei? Junior Aunt, you watch dramas too?"
Cui Qingli looked like she was looking for gossip:
"Didn't the news about Li Lei terminating his contract with New Creation Entertainment Media a few months ago cause quite a stir? I heard that Li Lei offended the female president of Honghe Research Institute. Wow, I was so busy gossiping about it that day—hey, little aunt, I heard from my dad that you seem to have connections with Honghe Research Institute. Do you have any specific details to share?"
This matter was not exactly a secret within the Honghe Research Institute, and it's not surprising that Xu Milu, as Ren Honghe's good friend, knew about it.
She thought for a moment and then said:
"Actually, it's not that big of a deal. It's just that Honghe Research Institute hasn't decided on the global spokesperson for China yet. Li Lei followed Sister Ren to her doorstep and was detained by Sister Ren's police officers."
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Cui Qingli and Xiao Yun were both shocked, completely unexpected that there were official matters involved.
"Really? I saw online that Honghe Research Institute is considered a semi-official research institute. I didn't expect it to be true?"
Cui Qingli couldn't help but lower her voice a few decibels:
"Wow, New Creation Entertainment Media is really bold. To be able to hire police officers, it must be at least at that level, right?"
She made a gesture, her eyes brimming with the excitement of gossip:
"Junior Sister, are you acquainted with President Ren? Could you introduce us? I don't mean anything by it, I just want to get to know her. That's Ren Honghe!! The highest-paid female CEO in all of China. I estimate that it won't be long before she's on the Forbes rich list next year!"
Xu Milu paused for a moment.
So here's the question: how do I introduce "Ren Honghe" to you in front of myself?
It seems that learning transformation magic from the Great Sage needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
Xiao Yun, on the other hand, smiled obsequiously:
"Sister, I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to ask if you have any channels to buy Flame Peppers and Giant Delicious Radishes? They're all over the internet, over 600 yuan a pound of peppers and still impossible to get. I even got scammed out of 500 yuan by a scalper a while ago. I haven't even tried breathing fire yet! Could you give me a heads-up about the new products?"
Xu Milu stroked her chin, seemingly lost in thought, and said:
"Sister Ren told me that a batch of Flame Mandolin peppers should be available in Mengcheng this month, at least a million tons. When the chili peppers are on the market in large quantities, it should be able to meet the demand of some consumers—as for the new products..."
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