Chapter 32: Change of Person

Mu Xiaoying left the crew early the next morning. Although Hou Siping did not say it explicitly, everyone could more or less guess why. After all, the wire broke the day before, and Mu Xiaoying left before the end of the show the next day. Even a fool could guess it.

After all, human life is at stake, so the police should be called. However, the shots of the second female lead Mu Xiaoying cannot be used, and the crew can only find someone to reshoot temporarily. But Hou Siping was very selective when he selected the actors, and now it is impossible to find a suitable one at the moment. Even if there is a suitable one, the other person has to be available.

Hou Siping was so annoyed that he kept scratching his head on the set. The screenwriter next to him also had a look of despair. After all, they really couldn't find anyone. The role of the second female lead must be changed, and the script must be overhauled. He had to get through this all night.

Jiang Wu had been filming for some time and was familiar with the role of the second female lead. She thought of a suitable person and walked up to Hou Siping and said a few words. Hou Siping thought about it and nodded.

Zhang Xiaoyu asked curiously, "What did you tell Director Hou?"

"I recommended someone to him."

"Who?"

"Guan Qi."

Guan Qi?

Zhang Xiaoyu was slightly surprised. Compared to Jiang Wu's indifference to the entertainment industry, he had done his homework. Guan Qi was only one year younger than Zhong Xue, but her fame and representative works were far inferior to Zhong Xue, or even Mu Xiaoying. Moreover, she had played the leading female role before, and although the roles were not very popular, she was the first female role after all. Why would she be willing to play the second female role?

Jiang Wu was just suggesting it. After talking to Director Hou, he sent a private message to Guan Qi on WeChat and told her about it. The other party said that she would consider it and give him an answer tomorrow, which means that there is a schedule.

"Brother Jiang, the entertainment industry is very particular about the rank. An actor can go from a supporting role to a leading role, but never from a leading role to a supporting role. Otherwise, the industry will assume that you have been demoted, and you will only be offered supporting roles in the future."

Zhang Xiaoyu knew that Jiang Wu probably didn't know about these conventions, so he patiently explained, "Although Guan Qi is not very popular, she has played the leading female role before. If you ask her to play the second female role, if she becomes popular, everyone will be happy. If she doesn't, it will more or less affect your relationship in the future."

Jiang Wu really didn't know about this established rule, and asked in confusion, "Is there such a rule?"

"Yeah." Zhang Xiaoyu said helplessly.

Jiang Wu seemed to be thinking about something, then opened the private chat interface with Guan Qi and sent another message: This drama is bound to be a hit.

Zhang Xiaoyu: ???

He looked at Jiang Wu in disbelief, "Brother Jiang? Do you have a grudge against Guan Qi?"

“No.”

"Why do you say that?"

“Because it will be a hit.”

"How did you know that?" Zhang Xiaoyu suddenly widened his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Did you also calculate it?"

Jiang Wu said nothing, but raised his eyes to look at the only newcomer in the play, Shen Yan. This young man with delicate features had a light white aura flowing around him, and he was on the rise, very clearly.

I have to say that Zhong Xue is really good at choosing dramas and actors, and this drama will be very popular.

The next day, Guan Qi replied on time, agreeing to play the second female role in "Pray to Heaven". After learning about it, Hou Siping also searched for Guan Qi's works online, and the two added each other on WeChat, and gave her a time to come for an interview as soon as possible.

Guan Qi has always been a fierce and powerful actress. She rushed over by plane the next day. Director Hou took her into the lounge and she came out half an hour later. This was considered a deal, and the news that the second female lead would be replaced by Guan Qi was soon announced on the Internet.

Previously, the rumor that Mu Xiaoying was taken away from the crew by the police was just hearsay on the Internet. The crew's action directly confirmed the rumor. Not long after, the bored netizens began to dig into the reasons why Mu Xiaoying attacked Zhong Xue. Their guesses were very mysterious, but no one thought that this matter was related to Jiang Wu. Instead, they found out that Mu Xiaoying was suspected of dating Zuo Ran.

Then a large number of people went to Zuo Ran’s Weibo homepage to curse him, scaring him so much that he dared not go online.

The crew of "Pray to the Heavens" was very welcoming to Guan Qi, who joined halfway through. After all, everyone had followed "The Journey" and knew that she was a straightforward person who dared to love and hate, so they quickly became friends.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed and Jiang Wu, the sixth male lead, had finished filming his scenes. The crew gave him a red envelope as a final reward. After adding each other on WeChat, they took a group photo together.

Before leaving, Zhong Xue specifically mentioned that Jiang Wu had saved her, and said that she would return to Linhai next week for something, and would invite him to dinner then, and also talk about joining her studio. Jiang Wu agreed.

On the return train, Jiang Wu remembered that he had been busy filming for more than a month and had not been in touch with Han Zhong much, so he sent a message to him, saying that he was done.

There was no reply from the other side, Jiang Wu guessed that the other side was busy, so he stopped sending messages, dragged his luggage back to his small apartment, slept comfortably, and started his leisurely vacation.

At the same time, in a shooting hall in Linhai.

Zhou Changming was bored and flirting with a girl on his phone when suddenly another phone on the table lit up and a message from Jiang Wu popped up.

[I'm done]

Han Zhong, who was inspecting his gun on the opposite side, also saw the message, but he just glanced at it, put on his noise-canceling headphones, walked to the shooting point, and aimed at the target in the distance.

“Bang, bang, bang—”

Ten bullets were fired in succession, hitting the bull's eye one after another. Zhou Changming perfunctorily praised, "It's amazing, just as good as before."

Han Zhong took off his headphones and sat down in front of him. "You could have been more perfunctory."

"I should be having sex with a beautiful woman right now, not listening to you banging your dick here." Zhou Changming snorted, his eyes falling on the phone he had placed aside, "You're not going to reply?"

Han Zhong lowered his head to drink water and asked without raising his head, "Are you free?"

"If I'm not free, how can I accompany you here to vent your emotions?" Zhou Changming said in a short voice, "Why, did he make you angry? What did he do? Did he take off your clothes again?"

Han Zhong turned a deaf ear.

Seeing that he ignored him, Zhou Changming could only change the subject, "Is Lu Linhe awake?"

"He's not awake yet. The doctor said he has a cerebral aneurysm caused by the car accident and he may not wake up."

"Then this matter can't be investigated?"

"I found out something." Han Zhong asked, "Have you heard of this person named Chang Yi?"

"Of course, this man is a well-known philanthropist in Linhai. He has two charities under his name and has organized many social welfare activities. The charity event you encountered at the Golden Land Hotel was organized by him. What's the matter?"

"Lu Linhe has been to several charity events he held."

"What is Lu Linhe doing there?"

Zhou Changming immediately realized something and his expression became serious. "Do you suspect that this charity event is related to Lu Linhe's attempt to assassinate you?"

"I don't know. You'll know once you go there."