The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 25 - 24. Tang Shu is very suitable for this role

Chapter 25: 24. Tang Shu is very suitable for this role.

Chapter 25: 24. Tang Shu is very suitable for this role.

“Journey Together” filming site.

After a hearty lunch, the group set off once more.

A team followed the instructions on the map toward their destination, but due to Zeng Xiumin’s difficulty walking, they had covered less than half of the planned distance that afternoon.

Yin Dong had no choice but to find a flat area near a small river and called everyone to set up their tents.

“This is a tent?”

Tang Shu received a tent from one of the team members, full of curiosity.

Back in Damo, she often led her people out on excursions, and spending nights in the wilderness was common, but the tents back then were nothing like the modern waterproof versions.

Geng Qiuqiu, mistaking her for a novice, handed her an instruction manual right away.

“It’s fine if you can’t do it. For us veterans, this thing poses no challenge. You rest a while, I’ll help you once I’ve set mine up.”

“…Okay.”

Tang Shu couldn’t refuse the senior’s kindness and, indeed, she didn’t know how, so she waited while studying the instructions.

Fifteen minutes later, when Geng Qiuqiu finished her own tent and turned around, she saw that Tang Shu had already pitched her own.

Without a single error.

“!!!???”

Little girl, if I hadn’t seen you were a beginner just now, I would have suspected you’re fooling me!

***

Program Team’s rest area.

Director Lin, who had just settled down, got the morning’s panoramic footage from the cameraman.

The moment the screen showed Tang Shu shooting out the sharp, dry tree branch, his initially relaxed body slowly straightened up, his eyes fixed intently on the screen.

“Rewind, play it at ten times slower.”

“Just a moment, Director Lin.”

Following that, under the ten times slower footage, he finally saw Tang Shu’s movements clearly.

Director Lin fell silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled, “Edit this clip for me, at ten times slower is fine.”

“Okay.”

The video editor was also excited, the scene in the video had him boiling with enthusiasm. His mind was involuntarily imagining storyboard scenes already.

This little girl is a treasure! She must have had training before, right?!

Meanwhile, Director Lin took out his phone and made a call.

“Hello—”

“Xie Yunqing, I remember you’re still looking for someone to play the female assassin in ‘Heroes in Troubled Times’?”

“Hmm, what, are you mocking me?”

Xie Yunqing had just finished a day of audition interviews, his long fingers rubbing the resumes he had recently shortlisted, his eyes flashing with slight dissatisfaction.

And at the top of those resumes was the name “Mu Ziwei.”

Director Lin smiled. It’s been over three months, and it seemed the part hadn’t been decided on yet; otherwise, his old classmate wouldn’t be this grumpy.

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“Mocking you? No way. How about I recommend someone suitable for you?”

“You know I don’t take shortcuts here. They have to pass my inspection first.”

The person on the other end spoke in an even tone, as if nothing could sway him.

“Would I ever mess up your rules, Director Xie? I’ll send the video to your phone later, check it out.”

After saying that, Director Lin hung up the phone.

On the other end, Xie Yunqing stared at his disconnected phone in a daze, taking a while to snap out of it.

Is that it?

Didn’t even mention a name?

Is this how you recommend someone?

He must have a grudge against that person!

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a notification sound came from his phone. He opened the WeChat interface and found two new unread video messages.

He clicked play.

One minute, two minutes… He watched the five-minute video over and over again, with Xie Yunqing’s expression shifting from initially casual to deep, gradually turning into a smile with his eyes curving into crescents.

Without another word, he directly made a video call.

Far away in Yun Province Forest, Director Lin sat comfortably inside a tent just set up by the Program Team and enjoyed a cup of tea, his hands clenching the thermos with ease.

As expected, his phone started making a series of notification sounds.

Yo!

Old classmate, old classmate, the day has come when you need my help?

Director Lin happily answered the video call and saw Xie Yunqing’s eyes sparkling surprisingly bright on the other end.

“Lin Chuan, who is the girl in the video?!”

“How about that, not bad, right? She’s both beautiful and elegant. If you use her, you wouldn’t even need to find a body double for your actress.”

“Isn’t that stating the obvious! You were just sitting here waiting for me to message you, weren’t you? You’re quite the cunning one.”

Director Lin, struck by his friend’s accurate guess, fell silent. Could he admit to that?

Absolutely not!

“How could you think that of me? You, Director Xie, have won so many awards your hands are probably sore from holding them. You have such high standards; you haven’t found a suitable person for a supporting female role for three months. I was just afraid you wouldn’t like her—”

“Bullshit!”

The person on the other end was not the least bit courteous, “I know exactly who you are, Lin Chuan. Send me the basic information about this artist.”

“And make it quick!”

Lin Chuan’s eardrums hurt from the shouting, and he took the opportunity to make a request, “I’ve recently redecorated my study and still lack an ornament…”

“That Hui Inkstone you liked last time, I’ll send it to you.”

“Deal!”

***

Yun Province, hotel.

Luo Lin learned from an old friend about the specific circumstances of the day when “Happy Together” was recorded.

“So Mu Ziwei skipped filming because she went to audition at the film studio.”

That made things easier. As long as there was evidence to prove the reason for her absence, the mud slung at Tang Shu would naturally be washed away.

The online heat about her bullying her way around would also decrease.

But… when she found out that the movie Ziwei auditioned for was Director Xie’s latest production, Luo Lin felt somewhat discouraged.

“How can I get that evidence? No wonder Mu Ziwei hasn’t revealed any news to the media until now; it’s because the movie is directed by Xie Yunqing.”

It was well known that Director Xie was strict in his casting choices, and the number of actors who have been turned down by him was countless.

If it were any other production team, many pre-decided actors’ auditions would just be a formality, and they would also leak the news to the media to stir up some hype.

But with Director Xie, no one would foolishly leak anything before the official cast list from the production team was released.

Because the chances of being contradicted were too high.

Sister Luo thought this route was a dead end and decided to simply use some money to buy off the hotel front desk at the film studio and get the data on Mu Ziwei’s stay.

“Buzz—Buzz—”

The next instant, she answered the phone.

“Hello, is this Ms. Luo Lin?”

“Speaking.”

“Hello, I’m Xu Cheng, assistant to Director Xie Yunqing. Director Xie is currently shooting a movie called ‘Heroes in Troubled Times’, and he feels that your company’s artist, Tang Shu, is very suitable for the role of a female assassin. I was wondering if she is available anytime soon?”

“…”

“Ms. Luo Lin?”

“Ah, I’m here. Did you just say Director Xie’s movie ‘Heroes in Troubled Times’?”

“That’s right.”

“But… Tang Shu hasn’t even attended an audition.”