Chapter 33

The crew members were quite impressed with Qin Yu.

They hadn't expected that their Qin Dao had been working while ill.

He really is a good director.

"Cut, let's take a break, everyone," the assistant director said with a smile.

"Qin Dao will be back this afternoon, so there's no need for everyone to worry."

"It's fine, it's fine, let Qin Dao rest a bit more. At worst, we can just work a little overtime."

"Old Li is right; we mustn't let Qin Dao wear himself out."

"..."

"That makes sense. A day's delay is fine; we're not in a rush."

The actors empathized and expressed their concern one after another.

Among them, only Miss Ni Ni was rolling her eyes wildly to the side.

………………

PS: Everyone can suggest some female celebrities you like. Since the book hasn't been written for long, I can add them in. First come, first served; if you're slow, you'll miss out.

29 Miss Ni Ni: A bunch of big idiots, they can even believe this. A disappointing summer blockbuster. The netizens' anger!

Others might not know, but she was very clear about what "working while ill" and "getting an IV drip at the hospital" meant.

It was all total bullshit to fool people.

This guy Qin Yu was probably just too exhausted from last night...

And just didn't make it in time.

He really is shameless.

Tricking honest people.

"What a total scumbag. No matter how well you pretend, you're just a guy who thinks with his lower half."

But then Miss Ni Ni had a second thought: this actually didn't seem so bad.

With Qin Yu being such a scumbag, how could she, being so beautiful, possibly resist?

Wait until that time comes.

"Hehe, Qin Yu, you won't be able to escape."

……

"How was the morning shoot?"

Qin Yu, unhurried and taking his time, even had a lunch break before arriving at the set.

"Qin Dao, you're here."

"How is your recovery, Qin Dao? Why don't we rest a bit more? We can just work some overtime tonight."

"That's right, Qin Dao, there's no rush."

"..."

Seeing Qin Yu arrive at the set, everyone crowded around him.

They weren't stupid; having seen things over these past few days, they knew Qin Yu really had some real skills.

Perhaps this movie wouldn't do too badly upon release.

"It's fine, it's fine," Qin Yu waved his hand, a kind smile appearing on his face.

"Thank you all for your concern, I'm already better. Get ready, we'll start shooting in half an hour."

"Got it!"

"Understood, Qin Dao."

"..."

"He's really good at acting," Miss Ni Ni thought, looking at Qin Yu surrounded by the crowd, feeling a strange sense of "everyone is drunk while I alone am sober."

"No wonder you could turn the tables in a desperate situation. Qin Yu, you really are something."

At this moment, Miss Ni Ni also had a few other thoughts in her heart.

Maybe once she's reeled him in enough, she'll pull in the net.

This guy Qin Yu actually seems pretty good.

"Forget it, I'll think about it later!"

……

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was summer vacation.

The students were very excited.

Summer vacation is perhaps the happiest time for Chinese people during their student days.

Although there was summer homework, the two-month-long break still made them incredibly excited.

Why worry about all that?

Summer homework can always be done in the last few days.

If it really doesn't work, you can just copy it.

Anyway, the teachers won't check that stuff.

Play first, worry later.

On the other side, the entire entertainment industry was also very excited.

Some annual summer blockbusters and movies carefully prepared by directors were all beginning to unfold.

Stars from all walks of life also began to show off their talents.

Promoting their new movies.

During this period, the trending searches online were fought over until people were bruised and battered.

That was truly a cutthroat battle.

Not to mention, if Qin Yu chose to hold a press conference at this time.

Getting on the trending list wouldn't be hard, but wanting to hit the headlines?

That probably really wouldn't work.

There were simply too many people fighting for it.

And with all sorts of tactics being used, plus capital companies operating behind the scenes.

He could try going solo.

It's very difficult.

But what made people angry was that this year's summer blockbusters seemed to be very lackluster.

As soon as the summer release window started, several blockbusters were released in China.

*Painted Wall* produced by Huayi, and *My Own Swordsman* strongly supported by Enlight.

But who would have thought that two movies the nation had high hopes for would be beaten so badly by a panda that they couldn't even find north!

Beaten until they were black and blue.

The combined box office of *Painted Wall* and the movie version of *My Own Swordsman* was less than 300 million!

And *Kung Fu Xiong Mao 2*?

A single movie reached 600 million RMB.

It was simply outrageous.

Two blockbusters were fighting on home turf, and the opponent was just an animated film.

Yet they lost so miserably.

They had lost all face.

Netizens were still roasting and humiliating these two entertainment companies online.

Huayi was okay; after all, *Painted Wall* had a box office of nearly 200 million, which wasn't bad.

Although they lost.

At least they didn't lose money.

The quality was also passable.

But Enlight was miserable; *My Own Swordsman* was clearly just selling nostalgia to cash in.

The plot was a total mess.

Every single audience member who watched the movie cursed it. ===== CHAPTER 34 =====