"He's so cute." Li Yuebai leaned over the table, supporting his chin with one hand and shaking the wine glass with the other.

It was late at night and Shen Po had already left. The rooftop garden was empty and the starlight was cast softly down.

"Host, you have repeated this sentence more than three times." said the system.

Every day, watching the host, whose mind was dazed by love, constantly using the word "cute" to describe the tall, gloomy, and deep-featured Shadow Emperor, the system suddenly felt that all the human languages ​​it had learned were in vain.

"It's so cute. Didn't you see the expression on his face just now..." Li Yuebai refused to give in on this issue.

"As long as you are happy." said the system.

The entire company didn't understand why Shen Po suddenly decided to cooperate with Murong Liang.

"Murong Liang didn't give you any love potion, did he?" The agent and other team members looked at Shen Po with worry.

But such doubts are groundless - judging from the video and audio recording, Murong Liang really did nothing.

Shen Po thought for a second and decided to use the old grudge as a shield.

"Everyone knows it." Shen Po frowned, "Before my debut, Murong Liang once denied my acting skills."

"..." Everyone was silent, and then he said, "That's his loss. Your current achievements are obvious to all."

"Murong Liang is a very talented producer." Shen Po said: "I hope to win him over with my current acting skills. Besides, the script is really interesting."

So it was obsession... Everyone sighed silently.

After tricking Shen Po into getting his hands on him, Li Yuebai led the team to start preliminary preparations.

Project establishment, application for filming permits, attracting investment, auditioning for supporting roles...all were completed at the fastest speed.

However, as the official shooting date approached, the entire filming team discovered a big problem -

——We are still missing a protagonist!

The script has two male protagonists, but now there is only Shen Po... and they haven't found a suitable actor for the other male protagonist.

I have auditioned many times, and there are many popular male artists with good looks, but none of them looks like Gu Xisha.

After a new round of auditions, the director sighed and said, "No way..."

Li Yuebai did not express his opinion, but simply said, "Since the director says it's not possible, we can only keep looking."

Li Yuebai certainly had his own selfish motives for the role of Gu Xisha. He was too familiar with the role. After all, he had played it himself for such a long time that it had become a part of his personality. However, it was precisely because of his familiarity that he knew better that there was no one in the world who could completely recreate Gu Xisha. If he were to choose, he would probably have to wait until the end of the world. Therefore, he gave more power to the director, asking him to choose carefully. Unexpectedly, the director read the script too carefully and was equally picky when choosing actors.

"I say, Murong, given the current situation, we won't be able to find a suitable Gu Xisha." The director sighed and lit a cigarette: "Well, how about changing Gu Xisha's gender?"

"..." Li Yuebai almost spit out the tea.

"I heard something!" The system was also blown out.

"That's right, I said there was something wrong with this script from the beginning, it turns out it's this!" The director suddenly realized, his eyes lit up, and he slammed the table hard: "How can a vampire-themed movie be without a love story!"

"The system feels like there's already a love scene..." the system said in panic.

"The plot doesn't need to be changed at all! Everything will be fine as long as we break through that layer of window paper!" The director became more and more excited as he spoke: "Murong, just imagine, the silent and calm genius young man Ye Qing and the hot-tempered and domineering sister Gu Xisha, is there any explosive point in such a combination? Is there any explosive point? In the end, we can arrange a wedding, is it a happy ending? And then we can have a baby..."

I can’t imagine it…!

Li Yuebai is still in a petrified state.

"It's easy to find actors now." The director excitedly took out his phone and said, "It's AAA!"

AAA is an actress who works in the same company as Shen Po. She is very tall, has long hair, and behaves in a chic and handsome manner. She is the best at flirting with girls in the company and a fighter among the sisters.

Li Yuebai has seen several of her short films, and they are indeed very good.

If nothing else, then choose her...? Li Yuebai thought vaguely.

He is still in a petrified state and his mind is not very clear.

"And AAA was once involved in a scandal with Shen Po." The director dialed AAA's phone number on his phone while imagining the future: "This way, the publicity effect will be even better. It will be explosive news! And what if they really have a romance on the set..."

Li Yuebai felt like something in his brain had broken.

The next second, he had put the knife on the director's neck.

The director got so scared that his phone fell to the floor, and the battery popped out.

Li Yuebai grabbed the director's collar with one hand and lifted his chin with the other. His face looked as terrifying as if he had crawled out of hell, and murderous aura emanated from his whole body.

The staff walking around were also stunned with fear.

Five seconds later, the director began to wail.

"Murong, I was just joking, just joking..." The director wailed and begged for mercy, "Let's not change the script, let's not change the script..."

Only then did Li Yuebai slowly let go of the director.

"I know you don't like people taking orders from you, but this reaction is a bit exaggerated..." The director hid aside and said aggrievedly, "I just saw that time was running out, so I tried desperate measures. Isn't the shooting about to start?"

The scheduled start date is approaching, and if the leading actor is not decided, it will be too late.

"It's not easy to find an actor who can play Gu Xisha?" the director complained, "He has to be good-looking, have a strong aura, and be frighteningly fierce... It's impossible to find such a actor nowadays."

The staff turned their attention to Li Yuebai.

"Wait..." The director couldn't help but turn his gaze to Li Yuebai.

As a producer, Murong Liang is often regarded as the producer who is most qualified to personally take the lead role because his looks are better than those of celebrities.

Since he started working in the film and television industry, Murong Liang has received many suggestions from the company to occasionally make cameo appearances in films to boost their popularity. However, he rejected all these suggestions, saying that he only loves behind-the-scenes production and not acting. Gradually, no one in the company mentioned this anymore.

But now...

Murong Liang's expression and movements just now were exactly like Gu Xisha.

The director and the staff were so eager to get down on one knee and beg the producer to condescend to play the leading role.

But...I dare not say it.

Murong Liang's temper is really terrible. What if he gets angry with me again?

Li Yuebai raised his eyes and felt the eager gazes from people around him, and couldn't help but smile.

It doesn't seem so bad to be the lead actor himself.

Although I have never received any acting training, Gu Xisha is myself. What's the problem with me playing myself?

"Hey, Murong..." The director came up with a big smile on his face: "Well, do you want to try out a shot or something..."

"Audition for Gu Xisha?" Li Yuebai put away his smile and nodded reluctantly: "Just this once, it won't happen again."

Murong Liang's appearance and temperament are very different from Gu Xisha. Murong Liang has a slimmer figure, is not tall, has a more exaggerated and gorgeous style, has a seductive expression, and is occasionally arrogant and frivolous... However, these are not problems at all.

Li Yuebai stood up from the judges' seat and walked step by step to the camera in the central open space.

He stood up straight and faced the camera.

For a moment, the director and the staff were a little unrecognizable.

Under the strong light, Li Yuebai stripped off Murong Liang's gorgeous and seductive temperament and brought back Gu Xisha's irritability and heaviness. His body was tense, a deep groove appeared between his brows, and his eyes were full of determination and helplessness.

He reached behind his back with one hand, unhooked a non-existent long knife, and threw it on the ground.

The movement was imitated so realistically, and the fingers were so steady and powerful that the staff seemed to hear the clanging sound of the silver-plated sword falling to the ground.

"My knife is used to fight vampires, not you..." Li Yuebai said.

His voice was cold and hoarse, his eyes were looking at the ground, and just his words and expression revealed the tangled pain in his heart.

In the original plot, this place is after Gu Xisha personally turned Ye Qing into a vampire. At this time, Gu Xisha is worried about Ye Qing on the one hand, and has to deal with the questioning of his superiors and colleagues on the other. He is at the center of the contradiction and the center of the vortex of pain.

But even at this moment, his strength and toughness remained unchanged.

For a moment, the whole room was quiet.

After a while, the director stammered and ordered: "Okay, we can pause now..."

"Hmm?" Li Yuebai came back to his senses from acting.

"Very good, I mean, that performance just now was very good." The director was almost speechless with amazement.

He never thought that Murong Liang also had such a talent in acting! Why had he kept it hidden for so many years?

However, it is also possible that it is just a coincidence. One clip cannot explain anything...

The director opened the script and found another passage.

It is a relatively late plot. Gu Xisha entered the Seven Stars Tower for the final showdown with the villain. After many hopeless cycles, he finally saw Ye Qing, whom he had not seen for many days, through the barrier.

"Just this part." The director nervously marked a line on the script: "Let's give it a try."

Is there still a need to try this? Li Yuebai smiled bitterly in his heart.

He will never forget that moment in his life.

Li Yuebai faced the empty space and closed his eyes.

In fact, it makes no difference whether you close your eyes or open them. Just recall the scene at that time - Ye Qing was on the other side of the barrier, looking very haggard, as if she was crying...

My heart suddenly began to ache.

And at that time, Ye Qing couldn't see himself at all.

"Ye..." Li Yuebai did not open his eyes, but let out a low cry of despair.

What he couldn't hear, he couldn't possibly hear.

Li Yuebai took a few steps forward and punched the imaginary hard barrier.

It can't be cracked open at all.

Ye Qing was right there, but he couldn't reach her.

Li Yuebai opened his eyes and looked towards where Ye Qing should be standing.

For a moment, the staff were surrounded by a thick atmosphere of sorrow, and no one spoke.

Even when a flurry of footsteps approached, no one spoke, and no one came forward to greet them.

It’s Shen Po who is here.

Shen Po had a schedule today, and the location happened to be nearby. Considering the upcoming cooperation, Shen Po finally decided to come over and say hello.

Even if that weird and lustful Murong Liang is present...it still has to happen.

Thinking of Murong Liang, Shen Po frowned unnaturally.

That guy always looks at me strangely, and sometimes he suddenly becomes sentimental... But I don't hate it. Maybe this is a privilege given to good-looking people. I don't seem to feel uncomfortable at all.

Moreover, Murong Liang knew his identity, and this alone made their relationship closer.

Thinking of the barbecue Murong Liang treated him to that night, Shen Po felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Why are you so happy?" The agent asked cautiously, "Shen Po, I feel that we should not lose our vigilance against Murong Liang now."

"I know, there are so many people." Shen Po said disapprovingly.

There are always a lot of people in the crew, so even if Murong Liang has bad intentions, he won't have a chance.

However, when he arrived at the audition location, Shen Po still felt something was wrong.

Why are all the staff gathered in a circle, as if they are looking at something strange?

Is Murong Liang up to something again?

Shen Po frowned and walked forward quickly.

Although the crowd formed a circle, there was still a huge gap.

Shen Po passed through the gap and drove straight in.

Then, he saw Murong Liang looking at him with an indescribable expression.

Shen Po was stunned for a moment, and felt his feet suddenly become extremely heavy and he could no longer move forward.

Murong Liang's eyes were cold, deep and gentle, and seemed to contain endless love and despair.

Why...why does it look so familiar?

Shen Po subconsciously touched his chest - it hurt as if it was cut open.