Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 585: Jingyou Entertainment, Yun Ziqi

Sitting down to chat casually with Zhuo Jianhua, Xiao He waited for over half an hour before he saw several other actors walk over.Anyone able to participate in this project was certainly no small-time role; they were basically veteran actors who had been in the industry for many years. In comparison, Xiao He was the youngest among them. Even though the others' achievements might not match his current status, Xiao He didn't dare to put on the airs of an Award-Winning Actor. Instead, he stood up humbly, shaking hands and greeting each one of them.

"Ah, finally meeting Xiao He! You're even more handsome and younger in person than in your photos."

Anyone able to participate in this project was certainly no small-time character; they were basically veteran actors who had been in the industry for many years. In comparison, Xiao He was the youngest among them. Even though the others' achievements might not match his current status, Xiao He didn't dare to put on the airs of an Award-Winning Actor. Instead, he stood up humbly, shaking hands and greeting each one of them.

"Teacher Xiao, you're here so early? You've worked hard."

The actors playing the transport squad were all very friendly and enthusiastically greeted Xiao He, their eyes filled with uncontrollable curiosity.

Xiao He could roughly guess the reason.

After all, the actors participating in this project were basically all from the same circle, and their behind-the-scenes companies often interacted. For someone like him, a "fresh face," to be brought into this project, there must have been something extraordinary that moved Director Yang.

Unfortunately, Xiao He himself couldn't explain their curiosity, so he just smiled back at them.

After a while, another actor arrived—a young man, the freshest young face besides Xiao He.

Seeing that the group was chatting very warmly, he also walked over with a smile to greet them.

He first greeted the older veteran actors one by one, and finally looked at Xiao He, nodding slightly in acknowledgment: "Hello, Teacher Xiao."

Xiao He stared at the person in front of him, squinting slightly: "Hello, Teacher Yun."

This person, Xiao He naturally recognized.

Yun Ziqi, an artist from Jingyou Entertainment.

Jingyou Entertainment—the entertainment company that had taken on the official task of being responsible for the historical drama project. It was considered one of the older, established entertainment companies in Beijing. Even its artists were mostly star actors who had been explosively popular ten or twenty years ago. They enjoyed high recognition in China and had deep family backgrounds.

Although after the traffic era arrived, their artists gradually declined and couldn't compete with the new, handsome faces being pushed out, these people had basically already achieved financial freedom. They could occasionally participate in big-budget official productions, belonging to the type that always had good resources, a stable fan base, and were relatively low-key in their daily lives.

As for Yun Ziqi, though he was only twenty-nine years old now, he had been in the industry for seventeen years. He was a long-established Best Actor, having gone all the way from being a child star to his current achievements. Many classic TV dramas from the past featured his involvement, making him someone many viewers had watched grow up.

However, because he debuted early, his journey to growth had been marked by a series of Damaging Information incidents, including "controversies over early romance," "scandals about smoking and cursing," "associating with bad company and promiscuous friends," and "worshipping foreign things." But none of this had affected his development. He had many breakout roles early on and had won numerous awards, making him a powerhouse comparable to a BOSS.

Later, as people joked about it more, they accepted the mistakes he had made "when he was young and didn't know better," and still held extremely high expectations for him.

In simple terms, this guy was much harder to deal with than the previous Qin Yuezhang. He was like the MAX version of Qin Yuezhang.

Xiao He just didn't know how much truth there was in the online rumors and what his true personality was really like.

Xiao He discreetly sized up the other person, but Yun Ziqi didn't give Xiao He an extra glance. He was seriously talking with several seniors, behaving extremely humbly from start to finish. Finally, seeming to notice Xiao He's gaze, he looked over and nodded very friendly.

Even Zhuo Jianhua helped introduce them: "Young Xiao, this is Yun Ziqi. You two should already know each other, right? He graduated from Beijing Drama Academy with excellent grades, and he's won many awards since then. You can add each other's contact info later and have a good exchange."

Yun Ziqi smiled self-deprecatingly: "Teacher Zhuo, please don't say that. What have I really achieved? Teacher Xiao has much more for me to learn from."

Xiao He said "I wouldn't dare say that" and "It's nothing like that" while adding Yun Ziqi's contact information.

The two stood right there, greeting each other friendly through emojis.

But after that, neither knew how to start a conversation.

In mid-air, it was as if a crow awkwardly cawed and flew away.

Fortunately, this awkwardness didn't last long. From a distance, Director Yang Li's voice came: "Sorry, I'm late. Got delayed for a bit."

Then everyone stood up to welcome him.

"Go ahead and do your own things."

Director Yang waved his hand, glanced around the scene, and finally settled his gaze on Xiao He and Yun Ziqi. Then he walked over smiling and said: "You two have finally arrived today. Hurry up and get ready. Let's get your makeup finalized, and we'll start filming directly."

It was only then that Xiao He realized he and Yun Ziqi had joined the production team on the same day. However, he wasn't filming with Yun Ziqi today; they were just getting their makeup done at the same time.

"Okay."

Yun Ziqi responded with a smile, and Xiao He followed the staff member inside for makeup, confirming the final look.

As a farmer, Chen Shitou's face naturally couldn't be too pale. Plus, being scraped by the cold wind on the snowy mountain, his face was both red and black, with some frostbite. His clothes were easy enough—uniform with everyone else. Wearing them made him look a bit puffy, but it didn't affect his mobility.

The originally handsome young man went in, and came out looking dusty and gray. Even his hair was a bit messy. Fortunately, there was a hat to wear; once he put it on, it wasn't so obvious.

But looking at the person in the mirror, Xiao He seriously suspected that under the camera, the audience might not even recognize who he was by the end.

Turning his head to glance at the other actors who had already finished their makeup, Xiao He had no choice but to let it go.

—Because everyone present looked exactly the same, to the point where Xiao He was starting to get face-blind.

After fixing the look, Xiao He followed everyone out through another door, and then saw the temporary snow scene set up by the production team. Beside it was a fan that Xiao He was very familiar with.

Seeing this big fan, Xiao He felt his eyes sting.

Because earlier in the desert, to create the feeling of a sandstorm, they had one of these things blowing nonstop beside them.

Then sand flew into their eyes and mouths in a mess, choking them and making them uncomfortable.

The production team had finally given up on that method and switched to off-angle shooting.

And now, Xiao He saw this big guy again.

Xiao He, who had been tortured for over a month: ...

I have a... bad feeling about this~

Sure enough, a few minutes later, this big guy started its operation—

"Whoosh-whoosh—"

The snow under everyone's feet and in the background panels was real snow transported by the production team. Since real snow, once fallen, obviously couldn't be blown up, the "snow" blown by the fan was "artificial snow" made by the crew. It was very light, almost able to swirl up and drift through the air with just a gentle blow.

Of course, it would have been better if it hadn't been flying straight into their faces.

Xiao He secretly licked the "artificial snow" at the corner of his mouth, savoring it carefully—

Hmm, no taste, pretty much the same as real snow.

The next moment, Zhuo Jianhua, walking ahead of him, smacked him hard on the head.

"Shitou, hurry up and keep moving! We have to cross this mountain range tonight!"

Xiao He readjusted his hat, suppressing his playful curiosity. His eyes gradually turned resolute. Then he hoisted the big bundle on his back and strode forward, catching up with the main group—

"Got it, Squad Leader!"

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