Chapter 53: Opening Ceremony

It was only the end of March, but the sun was already showing its power.

Opening ceremony site.

In addition to the dense crowd sitting below, there were also many news media who had come with generous travel expenses.

They set up cameras on the side.

Or held cameras, recording the grand opening scene before them.

In front of the crowd, Li Luo let the sweat flow slowly down his cheeks, kept his waist straight, and didn't forget to wear a proper smile; at this time, he had to pay attention to his personal image at all times.

The host finished the opening remarks and introduced the main actors of this *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*.

"Next."

The man in the suit grabbed the microphone and waved his palm forcefully toward the middle position of the first row: "Is the actor playing Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Wuji, Li Luo."

Amidst warm applause.

Li Luo stood up with a smile and bowed several times to the surroundings.

"Click~"

A series of shutter sounds rang out, and the flashlights flickered wildly in his pupils.

He maintained a standard smile, stared at each camera, and tried his best to control himself not to blink.

No wonder those actors and stars like to wear sunglasses.

Without specialized training, an ordinary person really couldn't handle this kind of brightness.

"The actress playing Zhao Min."

Sitting back down, the host's voice sounded again: "Jia Jingwen."

The Taiwanese girl sitting next to him also quickly stood up, waved her hands, and greeted the cameras around her with a smile.

"The actress playing Zhou Zhiruo."

The introductions continued, calling out: "Gao Yuanyuan."

Li Luo's clapping didn't stop; he looked to the side with a smile. He hadn't seen her in the lobby earlier, and now he finally had the chance to observe this Beijing girl who debuted through commercials up close.

He felt a wave of emotion in his heart; she was truly beautiful!!!

Her face seemed full of luster.

Looking at it, it had elasticity, and he couldn't wait to pinch it hard.

Gao Yuanyuan looked a bit nervous, greeting in a flurry; this girl had excellent body proportions, and wearing the pink long skirt in the drama, she looked somewhat fairy-like.

His gaze continued to extend.

And met another extremely pretty face.

Seeing this, Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief; it was worthy of being the most eye-pleasing version of *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*.

After the Fairy of Jinghong.

Now he saw the Peony Fairy from *Dong You Ji*.

At the time, he agreed to play Zhang Cuishan without a second thought; besides the ten-thousand-yuan salary increase, it was also because he could have a lot of scenes with Guo Feili.

Who could refuse to have a life-and-death romance with the Peony Fairy in the drama?

The main actors were introduced quickly.

The producer pushed to the front by Wu Dun went on stage to give a speech, Lai Shuiqing gave a speech, and actor representative Zhang Guoli gave the final speech.

It was like holding a big meeting.

After finishing the speeches, the actors collectively performed a ritual.

Li Luo held three sticks of incense and bowed earnestly, hoping that the filming would go smoothly.

And asked the gods of all paths to show their magical powers.

To bless the ratings to be a great success.

He was behind Jia Jingwen, inserted the high incense forcefully into the still-empty incense burner, and then bowed with his hands together.

Behind him, a large group of people was waiting in line to offer incense.

Chen Zihan, who played Yin Li, was also among them; she held the three sticks of incense in her hand and looked at Li Luo's back with envy.

Just heard people talking in the lobby earlier.

Learned that this new male lead was not only her junior but also a freshman.

She suddenly felt a wave of heartache.

Having graduated from school for four years, she was once one of the three flowers of her class, but now the other two flowers had already become famous, while she could only play a supporting role for a newcomer in a TV series.

This road is really hard.

Sighing secretly, she kept a smile on her face.

Even for students from the three major institutions, most people would be forgotten by the crowd after stumbling on this road for a few years.

They just had a few more opportunities than ordinary people.

Whether they could become popular or not depended on fate!

"Thank you, producer."

After offering incense, Li Luo took the red envelope from the producer's hand and laughed happily.

The money wasn't much.

It was mainly for good luck.

A group of people lined up to receive red envelopes, just like the New Year.

It looked exceptionally festive.

Next was taking photos for commemoration; all kinds of group photos made Li Luo's cheeks ache.

After going through this process, it was immediately time for media interviews.

Fortunately, he didn't have to experience the embarrassment of being ignored like at the opening of *Laughing in the Wind*; even if he wasn't famous at this time, the reporters who took the travel expenses couldn't leave the leads alone.

"Stand next to me in a while."

Seeing Li Luo was a bit nervous, Jia Jingwen quietly pulled his sleeve: "If you encounter difficult questions, I'll find a way to remind you."

After speaking, she blinked her big eyes quickly.

In this situation.

Li Luo was in a trance.

As if seeing Zhao Min walk from the TV to him.

"Thank you."

Steadying himself, he nodded in thanks.

Although he was confident he wouldn't say the wrong thing, there was no need to refuse someone else's kindness.

During the conversation, several reporters swarmed over, followed by cameramen carrying machines; looking at the familiar station logos on them, Li Luo perked up and took the microphones they handed over with a smile.

"Hello Jia Jingwen, can you talk about your feelings about playing Zhao Min?"

"Congratulations on the opening of the new drama."

"Do you have anything you want to say to your fans?"

"*The Prince of Han* is about to be broadcast; the actor Huang Xiaoming, who collaborated with you in it, is playing the role of Xiao Jian in the just-started *My Fair Luo Gege 3*. Do you have anything to say to him?"

Reporters threw questions one after another, all asking Jia Jingwen.

The latter responded skillfully.

At such times, there wouldn't be any aggressive words.

After all, these people took money and couldn't do such shameless things.

Li Luo smiled and held the microphones to Jia Jingwen's mouth, while putting on a posture of listening carefully; he had no dissatisfaction, after all, his popularity wasn't as good as the other party's, and reporters always had a focus.

"There is one thing about Huang Xiaoming."

Jia Jingwen changed the subject while speaking and pushed the microphone to the side: "Li Luo is his junior; why don't we let him talk about his views?"

"Okay."

Facing the reporters' collective gaze, Li Luo took a deep breath: "I believe the drama that Sister Jingwen and Brother Xiaoming collaborated on will be very good; after all, they are both very capable actors."

"I also wish *My Fair Luo Gege 3* smooth filming."

After speaking, he looked at Jia Jingwen gratefully.

This was taking the initiative to help him attract attention.

"Hello Li Luo, I really like your performance in *Laughing in the Wind*."

Finally, a reporter remembered Li Luo, said a polite word, and continued to ask: "The filming of *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* is also in full swing; has Zhang Jizhong contacted you to appear again?"

"The outside world's reaction to Li Erpeng playing Guo Jing is quite negative."

"What is your opinion on this?"

It was fine before, but when Li Erpeng was mentioned, Jia Jingwen gave him a nudge without changing her expression.

Li Luo understood in a second.

This was digging a hole for him!

"Hmm."

After thinking slightly, he said unhurriedly: "Last year I was busy with the college entrance examination, so I didn't put my heart into acting. Here, I wish Teacher Zhang Jizhong's new drama great success in ratings."

"When filming *Laughing in the Wind*, Brother Erpeng gave me a lot of guidance."

"He is a very excellent actor."

Speaking of this, Li Luo grabbed the microphone and countered: "However, I am Zhang Wuji now, and I need to worry more about the Luo Gege Shao Min beside me; I have to guard against her secretly giving me a slap."

"Hey~"

Jia Jingwen reacted extremely quickly and made a gesture to give him a slap.

A group of reporters burst into laughter and also knowingly focused the topic on *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre*. ===== CHAPTER 54 =====