Chapter 17 My Brother is So Good (Updated in Advance on the 28th)

[Chu Rongshi]: Han Jinqi rejected Han Jie, and now Han Jie is nowhere to be found.

Everyone thought: “???”

He looked at the message from his brother with a puzzled look on his face, wondering if he was seeing things.

Turn your phone off and on again.

It was indeed a message from his brother!

Qi Nian was shocked, bewildered, puzzled, and flustered. After a series of reactions, he saw the chat records between him and his brother.

So, when his brother said “I know” last night, it didn’t just mean “I know”!

Actually, it’s nothing, hahahaha… no wonder!

Qi Nian tried hard to straighten his face, but he couldn't help revealing an expression that was neither smiling nor crying.

It would not be good to keep not replying, so he calmed down for a while and finally replied with stiff fingers.

[All in unison]: Thank you, brother!

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After a moment, Chu Rongshi replied, but the assistant just happened to hear it.

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he wasn't asking specifically. Haha... He was overthinking it. His brother was so busy every day. How could he have the time to care about these things?

However, he didn't expect that his brother, despite his busy schedule, was still concerned about satisfying his curiosity. Qi Nian was a little touched.

Qi Nian thought about it and changed his brother's note to "my dear brother".

On the other hand, Chu Rongshi's assistant sneezed, completely unaware that he was forced to take the blame without his knowledge.

Qi Nian immediately shared the news with Lu Ze, who in turn praised Qi Nian for being so well-informed. Qi Nian was full of humility.

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In the morning, we had meals provided by the villagers.

They are now living in an empty yard of a villager. The director's crew paid to rent it. Maybe they felt that the yard was empty anyway, so the villagers were very happy. When they heard that they had just arrived, they made some extra food for them in the morning.

The farm meal was simple, but tasted good, and Qi Nian ate a lot of it.

The meal gave Qi Nian a very good impression of the village, and they even met some villagers on their way out.

However, the villagers were too enthusiastic. Even if they didn't know each other, they would still say hello to them. Qi Nian became more and more socially anxious and walked next to Chu Tianheng all the way.

Away from the enthusiastic villagers, Chu Tianheng glanced at his timid brother and pinched his face: "You are so timid outside, it turns out you are a bully at home."

The assistants who followed him lowered their heads and tried hard to hide the smiles on their faces.

Qi Nian was a little unconvinced. How could he be so arrogant?

His second brother always likes to talk nonsense like this.

Several of the main actors lived not far from here, and when they passed by, they happened to catch the heroine and the hero in their scene.

The drama is set in the 1970s and 1980s, and tells the story of a man and woman who are at the forefront of the trend and change their destiny to become leading entrepreneurs.

The early stage of the drama is being filmed now. The male and female protagonists have just met each other, and they each see each other's ambitions. It is difficult for them to find people similar to them in such a backward mountain village.

It was no surprise that the two got together.

Of course, this togetherness was not really being together. At the beginning, there was no love between the two of them, it was just a simple cooperative relationship.

Moreover, in the early stage, the two of them had their own thoughts and intrigues. Even in the later stage, they did not put love first. In the current domestic dramas, such a plot can be said to be a breath of fresh air.

Because the script does not conform to the current trend, the director did not get much investment. In order to save some money, he naturally did not go to the film and television set.

They want to shoot a rural scene, and it is easy to find a rural location. After negotiating with the local village chief or something like that, they can rent a place at a very low price.

In order to save money, the director tries to coordinate the time, shooting the daytime scenes during the day and the night scenes at night, so that he can save some money on lighting and other things.

Now the male and female protagonists are wearing bulky and simple clothes, which are very different from their usual image, but Qi Nian can tell at a glance that the female protagonist is the film queen Chu Xiangfeng. Qi Nian even watched the criminal drama starring her yesterday!

Qi Nian also knew the male lead, the movie emperor Lin Yunzhan. Qi Nian knew him not because he had watched his dramas, but because Ning Min would mention this name whenever she had something to say.

Ning Min was a fangirl, and before coming here, she asked Chu Tianheng to help her get Lin Yunzhan's autograph. At that time, Qi Nian was curious and searched for Lin Yunzhan's name.

It was Qi Nian's first time to be in such close contact with the best actor and actress, and he was a little excited.

Since the two were busy filming, they naturally couldn't go over to say hello, but there were still idle actors in the crew.

The first person to come over was a girl with an oval face, who looked to be in her early twenties. From their conversation, Qi Nian learned that the girl's name was Zhang Rourou.

Qi Nian didn't know the other person, so he secretly searched for the other person's name.

I didn’t expect that Zhang Rourou is quite popular. She is considered one of the popular young actresses. However, she is not in her early twenties, but is already 28 years old.

It turns out that you can’t tell the true age of people in the entertainment industry.

After a while, another handsome man came over. He was still a popular young actor named Zhao Yuliang.

At this time, Zhao Yuliang's face was full of smiles, and he was talking to his second brother, looking very enthusiastic.

Apart from these few people, Qi Nian had no impression of the rest.

The main reason was that there were too many people, and those who came later didn’t say much.

But looking at the cast of leading actors, this crew should not be that poor. Not to mention the best actor and actress, at least the popular actors and actresses are not cheap.

And he didn't say that his second brother is also worth quite a lot.

Soon, he learned the reason from his second brother.

The director of this period drama, Qian Lai, is a well-known director of the older generation who has produced many national-level TV dramas. If he was making a commercial film this time, it would definitely not be possible to only offer such a small investment. Many people would be vying to invest in him.

However, director Qian Lai is getting old and no longer wants to be controlled by the entertainment industry's capital. He wants to make a drama that he likes.

It is difficult for a period drama of this kind of subject matter to become a phenomenon-level hit. Even if the director is Qian Lai Capital, it is not optimistic about it. The investors who are willing to invest this time are fully prepared to lose 20 million yuan. The other party also wants to establish a relationship with director Qian Lai. If Qian Lai wants to make a commercial film next, the other party will also have an advantage.

Twenty million is not enough in today's entertainment industry where salaries can easily reach hundreds of millions. However, since this drama was not well received, no producer wanted to add anyone to the cast.

Qian Lai was quite happy.

As for the actors' pay? Well... the actor and actress were old acquaintances of Qian Lai. With Qian Lai's desperate efforts and the big pie in the sky, they finally chose to star in this drama with an extremely high salary.

The pay is almost free.

As for the second female lead and the second male lead, Qian Lai was originally planning to cast talented actors, but at the suggestion of actress Chu Xiangfeng, he chose young actors and actresses with both popularity and talent.

In Qian Lai's opinion, their acting skills are just average and not outstanding, but their role is to bring traffic and attention to the show. Plus, the roles of the second female lead and the second male lead do not require particularly good acting skills, so they are quite suitable.

As for their pay, to have the opportunity to work with movie kings and actresses as well as famous directors is like gold. Do you feel comfortable accepting the money?

The pay for the other supporting roles was not high either, so after all this, Qian Lai spent almost no money on the actors.

Qi Nian's mouth twitched after hearing this. Isn't this a typical case of getting something for nothing?

As they were talking, the filming over there was finished, and as a junior, Chu Tianheng naturally had to go over and say hello.

Qian Lai is a very kind old man. When he saw Chu Tianheng, he was very enthusiastic. He asked a few questions about whether he was used to it. In the end, he said that the conditions of the crew were not good or something like that...

Chu Tianheng's mouth twitched when he heard this. We are all smart people, how could we not understand what Qian Lai said?

Chu Tianheng smiled and said, "Sister Xiang Feng told me before she came. I was also going to tell you that I'm still a newcomer in terms of acting, so I don't want any remuneration or anything like that."

When Qian Lai heard this, he immediately burst into laughter and said, "Oh, how embarrassing!"

Then he continued, "I remember you had a brother named Broken Coil? It fits my play quite well, but your song is quite expensive, isn't it?"

Qi Nian watched helplessly as his brother finally agreed to not only make a free guest appearance, but also license his songs to Qian Lai for free.

This Director Qian Lai is really... not what he thought.

Unexpectedly, he got to eat the melon himself. Director Qian Lai looked at Qi Nian again with the same familiar enthusiasm: "Hey? This guy is not bad. My play just needs a brother who has a crush on the heroine. I think you are suitable..."

Qi Nian's eyes widened, and his curly hair trembled. How could a socially anxious person act?

Fortunately, his second brother usually liked to tease him, and was quite reliable at this time, and helped him refuse: "My brother is not from the circle, and he can't act..."

Director Qian Lai looked regretful, muttering, "I think her looks are suitable, let's give it a try..."

Finally, Chu Tianheng left with Qi Nian, using the excuse of going to say hello to the male and female protagonists.

Qi Nian was heard to complain quietly: "It can be seen that Director Qian is very short of money."

Is Qi Nian suitable? Of course, it may be quite suitable. The most important thing is that if you are with Chu Tianheng, you don’t have to pay for the film!

Chu Tianheng smiled when he heard what Qi Nian said: "It's a good thing for me that Director Qian owes me a favor, but there's no need to drag you into it. I'm not to the point of taking advantage of my brother yet."

As they were talking, they came over to Chu Xiangfeng and Lin Yunzhan. In the middle of summer, the two of them were wearing bulky cotton-padded clothes and had long been unable to bear the heat, so they just changed their clothes.

Qi Nian had a very good impression of the two people. He felt that they were both humble and approachable, and Chu Xiangfeng was like an older sister to him.

However, the other party seemed to be in poor health. After saying a few words, he went to rest aside.

Qi Nian looked at Chu Xiangfeng, who was sitting in the shade, his face a little pale, holding his chest, and drinking medicine with the help of his assistant with his eyes lowered. He pursed his lips, with a look of unconscious worry.