Chapter 6

"Have you been waiting long too?"

"Yeah, waited until now, and the phone won't ring through."

"The production team might have run into some trouble—my assistant already went to check; it shouldn't take much longer."

Perhaps because of a sense of shared misfortune, after sitting idle for so long, Bai Liang naturally struck up a conversation with Gu Li Na Zha.

It was she who initiated it.

Perhaps because Bai Liang showed no fear whatsoever toward the suddenly famous female star, the older man beside him silently gave him a thumbs-up inside his heart.

No matter who this kid really is, that mindset is truly impressive.

After all, when Gu Li Na Zha smiled over at them just now, the older man felt his limbs stiffen slightly, and his forced smile looked awful.

That's a sign of insecurity.

Everyone loves beauty, but when a girl becomes beautiful to a certain degree, it反而 makes people hesitate to approach.

That's what's commonly called... too beautiful for anyone to dare pursue.

It makes you feel inferior, as if separated by a thick wall.

反倒, girls with less striking looks or figures are in higher demand, because such girls are seen by most men as the peak they can reasonably match—naturally drawing a swarm of admirers.

This phenomenon is quite strange~

Bai Liang certainly felt no inferiority whatsoever, even though right now he couldn't even pull out five thousand yuan, let alone afford to take the girl to a high-end restaurant.

He even thought Gu Li Na Zha wasn't even a top-tier female star—she was currently just getting by, and among the three elements of "rich, beautiful, and refined," she might still be lacking in the "rich" department.......

Miss, keep working hard!

Gu Li Na Zha didn't sense anything odd; she simply thought this handsome guy looked very pleasing, smiled nicely, and spoke calmly and steadily, making her feel comfortable.

At first she'd only asked out of curiosity, but before she knew it, she kept talking more and more.....

Fortunately, her assistant returned in time, bringing new information.

"Sis, one of the male leads on the set just dropped dead!"

"What?!"

This news was nothing short of explosive—outside of life and death, nothing else matters; a fatality on set is among the most serious accidents possible.

The most critical part? It was the male lead!

"Lin Genxin?!" Gu Li Na Zha's eyes widened in shock, her hand flying to her mouth—her beauty turned pale with fright.

Lin Genxin, the male lead of "God of War Zhao Zilong," had previously been with the same company as her; though he'd left Tang Ren, they were still acquaintances—suddenly hearing such news.....

"No no....." the assistant girl quickly explained, "It's a Taiwanese male actor."

The misunderstanding was cleared.

Gu Li Na Zha couldn't help but smack her own assistant—talking like that, giving people heart attacks.

Though it felt a bit unkind to be relieved, there's still a difference between someone you know and someone you don't.

The facts proved Gu Li Na Zha had rejoiced too soon.

Because the deceased male actor had shared many scenes with her.

In "God of War Zhao Zilong," she played Diaochan—the dead man was Lu Bu!

She nearly cracked open!

Would the production shut down? Would she have to leave?

"Wasn't he rushed to the hospital for抢救? He should be fine," Bai Liang said, seeing her distressed expression—he thought this girl was kind-hearted, worrying so deeply for a stranger—and offered a comforting word.

This made Gu Li Na Zha feel slightly ashamed—right, the man was still lying in the hospital, and she'd been worrying about her schedule instead—how inappropriate.

"I hope he'll be alright."

"He'll definitely be alright."

After offering his second blessing, Bai Liang felt that since he'd sincerely blessed him like this, as long as the guy hadn't died on the spot, he should pull through.

The incident on set matched what they'd heard—it was true that a male lead had suddenly collapsed during filming.

It happened this morning.

The producer, director, and others on the set were even more shattered than Gu Li Na Zha—their heads felt ready to explode.

From a personal standpoint, it was a human life; from the production's standpoint, losing a lead actor was bad enough—even a full shutdown was the best-case scenario.

If the man truly died, who knew how many messes would need cleaning up afterward.

The only good news was that the crew was filming a wire-work scene at the time, and medical personnel happened to be nearby—the emergency response was swift, and transport to the hospital was very fast.

At this moment, a crowd still waited outside the emergency room.

"The golden time for抢救from cardiac arrest is four minutes; the on-site medical team acted quickly—he should be fine."

The director, frantic and foaming at the mouth, immediately asked: "Did the doctor tell you that?"

The assistant director, trying to calm everyone, felt immense pressure and dared not lie: "I looked it up on Baidu....."

"Damn!"

Fortunately, the emergency room light finally changed color—and brought good news.

He was revived. He lived.

After everyone exhaled in relief, they could finally ask for details.

At that moment, the actor's agent timidly spoke up: "He had a cold a few days ago, and these past two days he rushed into filming while also pushing hard at the gym....."

A cold weakened his body, intense gym workouts drained him, and combined with these past few days' heavy shooting schedule... the debuffs were stacked to the max!

Many present couldn't help shuddering—they now had a slight fear of gym workouts.

Suddenly, the saying "life lies in stillness" didn't sound so wrong!

Though he was saved, and the doctor said the抢救was exceptionally timely and wouldn't leave severe aftereffects, filming again was out of the question.

Whether he'd even be discharged after this drama wrapped was uncertain.

So the problem now facing the *War God Zhao Zilong* crew was: who to find to replace the one who had fallen.

This problem was relatively much simpler — far lighter than a human life.

But for the casting director specifically in charge of this matter, Sun Qiang, it was a bit of a headache.

The director and the producer's requirement was: find a suitable replacement within two days, don't disrupt the crew's shooting schedule.

Finding a suitable actor wasn't hard — the hard part was the rush.

The job of a firefighter isn't something just anyone is willing to do; one careless move and it might become a permanent black mark on your career.

Tight schedule, heavy task — after Sun Qiang got back to the hotel, he was still mulling over who would be suitable.

On the way back he'd called a few people, but either they didn't have the slot or they made excuses to wriggle out, and for the moment he was truly stuck.

"Hello, Director. I'm Bai Liang. We just spoke on the phone."

Finally, the one I've been waiting for.....

Bai Liang, who had already waited at the hotel for over two hours, finally got hold of this casting director just half an hour ago.

After learning the crew had run into trouble, Bai Liang didn't really mind the other party standing him up.

A life was at stake~

And with a pretty Miss beside him to chat with, time always passed quickly.

"Sorry about that, the crew had a little situation......"

Sun Qiang's politeness wasn't because he valued highly this rookie Bai Liang — it was courtesy toward the Sister Yang behind Bai Liang.

She was on very familiar terms with one of the investors in *War God Zhao Zilong*, so of course that face had to be given.

Halfway through speaking, Sun Qiang suddenly stared at Bai Liang for several seconds, looked him up and down, then said, "How about doing a screen test now, would that be convenient?"

"Sure~"

Bai Liang himself didn't mind, but the Gulinazha beside him still had questions she wanted to ask.

How exactly is Lu Bu? What am I, playing Diao Chan, supposed to do?