67 Chapter 67
◎Double Kings◎
There were rumors early in the morning that an actress more famous than Zhang Li would be coming this time, but they didn't expect that she would show up so soon!
After a while, a female artist with great temperament was escorted to the scene by her team.
In the huge office, everyone looked at each other expectantly, but when they saw the newcomer, they subconsciously paused.
"Oh my god! Liu Qingran?!"
The crowd was silent for a moment, then immediately began to whisper.
"I didn't expect it to be Liu Qingran?!"
"How can our poor crew afford her? That's weird!"
"But... I heard that she and Teacher Zhang Li don't get along. Teacher Zhang Li plays the big boss in our crew. Why would Liu Qingran be willing to come in for a guest appearance?"
"When I heard that she was even more popular than Teacher Zhang Li, I thought it might be her..."
"She's not more popular than Teacher Zhang Li, right? I actually like Teacher Zhang Li a little more. I feel like the path her team set for her is too high-brow."
"I think so too..."
People are emotional creatures. If they haven't gotten familiar with Zhang Li yet, everyone will definitely think that Liu Qingran is more approachable than Zhang Li, who has a mixed reputation. However, after spending half a month together on the crew, many people have unconsciously become biased.
Of course, when facing this first-line young actress, everyone still has to put on some superficial effort.
The director, along with the assistant director and others, warmly welcomed the guest. "Thank you, Mr. Qingran, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to guest star as Mr. Du on our production of 'Moving Forward.' Welcome to the crew!"
As he led the applause, others began to applaud.
Liu Qingran smiled reservedly, "Thank you!"
As the heroine, she is naturally very good-looking and has an extraordinary temperament. After she smiles, the feeling of being kept away from strangers is finally gone.
But for some reason, the agent behind her seemed to be in a rather unhappy mood.
Liu Qingran glanced at the crowd and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he found that he didn't see the person he was thinking of.
Unfortunately, before she could finish her breath, the voice next to her raised it again.
"Teacher Zhang Li!"
It turned out that Zhang Li had just entered the large conference room on the other side. Now he heard the noise outside and walked out, and someone noticed it.
Zhang Li smiled and nodded.
The director and the others were now completely familiar with Zhang Li, and no longer as reserved as they had been at the beginning. Seeing Zhang Li come out, they quickly greeted him, "Ah Li, come here! This is the special guest who will be acting opposite you, Miss Liu Qingran. Do you recognize her?"
The director finished speaking, but he didn't notice that Fang Se, Liu Qingran's agent, was almost frowning behind him.
Liu Qingran didn't know why, but ever since Zhang Li revealed that her three relatives had been putting pressure on her behind her back, trying to get her to give up the role of Concubine Li to them, she couldn't act naturally when facing Zhang Li.
I prepared myself mentally for a long time this time and thought I could overcome it, but after seeing the half-smile on Zhang Li's lips again, the so-called preparation collapsed again.
She glanced at Zhang Li, then slightly avoided his gaze, revealing a strategic fake smile that she had trained for a long time.
How could Zhang Li not see it? He found it more and more funny, but his expression remained unchanged.
After arriving next to the director, she replied, "I've met him a few times."
"That's great. You two are both renowned for your acting skills. If I remember correctly, this should be your first time working together. Let me see what kind of sparks you two big bosses can create!"
The smile on Zhang Li's face seemed to deepen. He looked at Liu Qingran seriously and said, "Looking forward to working with you."
The sensitive Liu Qingran finally noticed a different feeling on Zhang Li's face. For some reason, she felt a little flattered. "Looking forward to working with you!"
No one noticed that Fang Se behind her suppressed her unhappy mood after seeing Zhang Li in person, and kept avoiding Zhang Li's eyes.
In the crowd, Cao Mingyan, who had just returned to the set after finishing his work, was dumbfounded.
He never thought that Liu Qingran would come to the crew where Zhang Li was!
Thinking of the things he had done behind Zhang Li's back, he felt a little guilty for some reason, but when he looked at Liu Qing again, his thoughts, which had been dormant before, began to stir again.
Although he felt that Zhang Li's acting skills were much better now and he could even laugh at Liu Qingran, he knew very well that Zhang Li couldn't stand Liu Qingran the most.
Before, he appeared to be united with Zhang Li in their hatred of the enemy, but secretly he had been "leaking information" to Liu Qingran. Liu Qingran did not know his true identity, but just when he wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Liu Qingran, he was accidentally discovered and warned by Pei Yuanzhi.
After failing to get the due "reward" from Liu Qingran, he had been keeping Zhang Li, his "second choice", close to his heart. Now that Liu Qingran had come to him on her own, it was difficult for him to suppress his previous thoughts.
Compared to Zhang Li, who is controlled by a "chaebol", the rich daughter who is doted on by the Liu family's head and his wife, even though she is a fake daughter, is more useful than him, isn't she?
Thinking of this, the guilty feeling that had arisen before was completely overwhelmed by strong ambition.
To get close to Zhang Li, you have to accompany her in acting out the scene of trying your best to save her from the "fire pit". When facing Liu Qingran, you only need to create opportunities and reveal your "true identity".
Isn’t it obvious which one is simpler and more cost-effective?
Cao Mingyan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he looked at Liu Qingran with a look of determination.
Zhang Li 'inadvertently' glanced at the crowd. Although Cao Mingyan was standing in the middle of the crowd, she could immediately notice the expression on his face.
She knew that things had begun to shift gears exactly as she had envisioned.
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After the director specially introduced Liu Qingran to Zhang Li, he arranged for his assistant to take Liu Qingran to do makeup.
Liu Qingran currently doesn’t know about Xuan Huang’s collaboration with “Moving Forward”, but after seeing the costumes arranged for her by the crew, she couldn’t help but sigh.
"I didn't expect the crew to be so attentive in their costumes and makeup. The materials and styles are comparable to top international brands."
After hearing her words, the stylist on her team looked her up and down for a long time. Then he had an idea and took a picture of her and searched for it, and came to a surprising conclusion.
"No wonder I feel this style is familiar! This crew is really willing to spend money! This is actually Xuan Huang's clothes!"
Liu Qingran was stunned.
The stylist immediately gave her some basic information about Xuanhuang, a recently emerging clothing company in China. After hearing that it was dominating the S City Fashion Week and almost eclipsed several international top-tier brands, Liu Qingran immediately became interested.
But the stylist's last sentence made her stunned again.
"I heard Xuan Huang almost didn't make it to the last Fashion Week, but it was Wancheng Private Equity Fund that saved them from disaster, and they were later controlled by Wancheng."
"Wancheng?" That means...
Liu Qingran pursed her lips. Although she usually only focused on filming, the fact that Wancheng invested in Lingman, established the Past Studio, and injected capital into Suoyun Entertainment was so popular in the circle that it was almost known to everyone.
She also heard someone talking about this matter by chance.
Hearing that this matter was related to her brother and boyfriend, she went to ask about it. The answer she got was that they initially invested in Apocalypse because Zhang Li framed her, so they wanted to ban Zhang Li, but later it became normal business competition.
The fact that Zhang Li framed her has always been a knot in Liu Qingran's heart. After hearing this, she fell into passive defense like a turtle and dared not ask any more questions.
Unfortunately, Wan Cheng's special "care" for Zhang Li was widely spread, and she couldn't help but hear some of it.
Although she felt that given Zhang Li's style of doing things, the rumors about Zhang Li and the investors behind Wancheng were unlikely to be true, she had no right to say anything.
This time too, when Wancheng was mentioned, she just asked reflexively, and she didn't respond to what the stylist said next.
"Wan Cheng is Lingman's major shareholder now. Zhang Li participated in this drama. I think it is very likely related to Zhang Li..."
Liu Qingran didn't reply, and the stylist knew that she didn't want to say more, so he stopped talking and began to concentrate on styling her.
But the stylist didn't notice that Liu Qingran's eyes repeatedly fell on the costumes sent by the crew, and his eyes showed more and more appreciation.
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Whether it was for the drama "Moving Forward" or to make a name for Xuanhuang, Zhang Li specifically instructed Xuanhuang to carefully select the costumes and send them over.
Her business nature made it impossible for her to deliberately design Liu Qingran's clothes to be ugly in order to suppress him, so the clothes Liu Qingran got were also very exquisite and beautiful.
Liu Qingran doesn't have many scenes, and he plays a guest role as the boss of another company who negotiates cooperation with the big boss of the heroine's company.
The two have slightly different personalities, but they are fiercely competitive in business.
At the same time, in order to highlight the heroine, the big boss informed his subordinates about what to do. Due to frequent accidents, mistakes occurred. Although the careful heroine had a low status, she had been focusing on this matter and turned the tide at the critical moment, leaving a deep impression on the big boss.
The filming started, and the big boss played by Zhang Li led people to hold a welcoming ceremony for President Du played by Liu Qingran.
It was Liu Qingran's first time acting opposite Zhang Li. Although she had seen Zhang Li's bold and dramatic acting in the audition, she still couldn't help but feel frightened when she actually faced him.
Zhang Li's aura was so strong! It was so strong that it was frightening even to the mere sight of him.
However, although Liu Qingran is a bit soft at ordinary times, she really loves acting, even to the point of selfless dedication.
After being stimulated by Zhang Li, her hidden attribute of "becoming stronger with each setback" completely erupted.
When Zhang Li, dressed formally with red lips and fair skin, was surrounded by his subordinates and stood in front of the elevator with an overwhelming aura, waiting, Liu Qingran also slowly went up from the elevator with the "backbone of the company".
'Ding~' The elevator arrived at the floor and then slowly opened under the camera, and the momentum of 'King vs. King' began to emerge.
【Author’s words】
I have something to do today, so the number of words is a bit short. I will do my best tomorrow~~
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