Although the web drama had come to an end, life still had to go on.
Jiujiu took advantage of Xiyue's popularity and directly announced that Xiyue had signed a contract with their company. At the same time, the recently popular IP "Drunk Spring" officially announced that Xiyue had joined the cast of "Drunk Spring" to play the role of Li Qing.
[Drunken Spring] had already been released twice before this, and each of them had sold well. This one was naturally no exception.
Because of the success of the first two films, the third film had a lot of sponsors. Before the filming started, the director had already announced that the third film was going to compete for an international award.
Therefore, no matter who it was, as long as they could act in the third film, even if they played a nobody, they might be able to get a good exposure. Under such circumstances, Jiujiu invested a lot of money in Xiyue.
Yes, money.
Although Xiyue's web drama had achieved great success, he was still a fledgling actor. It hadn't even been half a year since his debut, and his representative work was just a small web drama. For a big production like Drunken Spring, with billions of investment, it wouldn't be a joke if the overall style was destroyed because of a bad actor.
Jiujiu knew that the third film of Drunken Spring would win a lot of international awards, and Jiujiu's company was the biggest investor of Drunken Spring. Moreover, the director had a personal relationship with the Xu family, so Jiujiu was able to get Xiyue to join the cast.
However, it was obviously impossible for Xiyue to play the leading role or the second or third lead role. After all, the previous actors were all experienced and famous. Therefore, Jiujiu gave Xiyue the role of the fourth lead role.
Although it was the fourth lead role, the scenes were similar to the third lead role. Under Jiujiu's special instructions, there would be a few close-ups. If Xiyue could seize this opportunity, he would be popular even if he couldn't become a big star.
Because it was going to compete for an international award, the shooting of Drunken Spring was completely closed. Even though Jiujiu was the biggest investor, Jiujiu couldn't get in. Therefore, Jiujiu could only send Xiyue to the hotel where the shooting took place.
Because Xiyue had become popular some time ago, in addition to his agent Ida, Jiujiu also assigned Xiyue an assistant, Xiao Wang.
However, because Xi Yue was used to doing her own things, her assistant, Little Wang, had been reduced to a chauffeur.
After sending Xi Yue to the hotel room, Jiujiu frowned as she looked at the shabby room.
The filming location of Drunken Spring was a mountainous area, and Xi Yue's house had nothing but two beds and an old-fashioned black and white TV.
What made Jiujiu most uncomfortable was that the door of the toilet in the house was broken, and the toilet emitted a disgusting smell.
Although Xi Yue was a newbie, she had spent money to get him in. Moreover, Xi Yue's acting skills were not bad. Even if the conditions here were not good, Xi Yue was acting as the fourth male lead. She could not let him live in such a shabby place.
Jiujiu was unhappy and wanted to complain to the director.
However, before Jiujiu could say anything, Xi Yue grabbed Jiujiu's hand and said softly, "I'm here to act, not to enjoy myself."
Jiujiu said, "But this house is too shabby."
The corners of Xi Yue's mouth twitched. His originally calm eyes rippled like a lake in spring, and the smile on his lips was exceptionally captivating.
"It's okay. It's late and the mountain roads are difficult to walk at night. You should go back," said Xi Yue considerately.
Jiujiu glanced at Xi Yue worriedly. Then, she told her assistant, Little Wang, to take good care of Xi Yue.
Seeing Jiujiu's worried face, Xi Yue raised his hand and patted Jiujiu's head. He said softly, "I'll be famous soon."
Jiujiu nodded and reminded Little Wang again before she turned and left.
She naturally believed in Xi Yue. Although Xi Yue's expression was always indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything, Jiujiu could tell that Xi Yue really liked acting. His liking was different from Chen Xihe's. Chen Xihe liked acting because he wanted to become famous, but Xi Yue liked acting because he liked to act out other people's grievances.
The mountain roads were full of twists and turns. When Jiujiu arrived in the city, it was almost night time. The driver looked at the dark sky and asked Jiujiu at the traffic light intersection, "Miss, are you going home or going back to the company?"
Jiujiu took out her phone to check the time. It was only 6: 00 pm and there were a lot of things to do in the company. Jiujiu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to the company."
The news of Xi Yue joining the cast of [Drunken Spring] had spread like wildfire.
Jiujiu deliberately used the popularity of [Drunken Spring] to promote Xi Yue. Moreover, the cast of [Drunken Spring] was famous for looking at acting skills. If Xi Yue could join the cast, his acting skills must be very good.
Even though he debuted as a web drama, his status was improved greatly after he joined the cast of [Drunken Spring].
Compared to Xi Yue, Chen Xihe didn't have a good time during this period.
Although he got some attention because of the TV series, the attention he got was nothing compared to the attention he got from Xiyue.
He was the male lead, but everyone saw Xi Yue first. Many people even scolded him on Weibo because of Xi Yue's death. Some people even asked him why he didn't die.
By the time the web series ended, Xi Yue had gained more than two million fans, but he only had a few hundred thousand fans. Although it was a good result for an artist who had just debuted, the problem was that with Xi Yue in front of him, no one would notice him.
He was the male lead, but the limelight was stolen by Xi Yue. Now, Xi Yue was cast in the most popular and highly anticipated film of the year, [Drunken Spring]. Xi Yue's status changed from a newcomer to a small star. Chen Xihe, on the other hand, only participated in a few variety shows with his agent. He was basically just a bystander.
Even if he went on a variety show, he was a newcomer. Even though the web drama was very popular, it was Xi Yue who was popular. The host would ask him a few questions, but they were basically irrelevant. It wasn't easy for him to ask a good question, but it was about Xi Yue.
Xi Yue, Xi Yue. Chen Xihe hated Xi Yue to death.
If only Xi Yue didn't exist.
When Jiujiu arrived at the company, Secretary Li immediately came over and whispered in Jiujiu's ear, "Chen Xihe is looking for you. He has been waiting for a long time."
Jiujiu stopped and turned to look at Secretary Li.
Secretary Li looked a little guilty. Being stared at by Jiujiu, he pursed his lips and whispered, "He has been waiting for a whole day. He said that he won't leave until he sees you."
Although Jiujiu had neglected Chen Xihe recently, Jiujiu's heart was unpredictable. Who knew if Jiujiu would be interested in Chen Xihe again?
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