Chapter 2: I really have nothing with your wife!
"An extra, fucking extra!"
Fuck, what kind of sin did I commit to be tortured like this by the system and the manager?
"An extra? Is that the extra who plays extras?"
Actually, Old Tian heard it just now, but he suspected he heard wrong. After all, the Teacher Qi Hao of today and the concept of "extra" are poles apart.
The last time he played an extra was ten years ago.
"Yes, that kind, it must have one line."
Teacher Qi Hao went all out. He had a premonition that this broken system would definitely not just issue one such bizarre quest.
There would be many more embarrassing things in the future.
It's better to let go of personal quality early and enjoy a life without virtue.
"You mean a guest appearance, right?" Old Tian racked his brains but couldn't understand why Teacher Qi Hao wanted to find an extra role.
And for whom he wanted to find an extra role.
Although he and Teacher Qi Hao signed with Ziwun, they operated independently on the whole.
They were not familiar with other artists under Ziwun at all.
And even if it was to find an extra role for a friend, what the hell is only requiring one line?
People always complain about having too few lines; who would complain about having too many?
Are you sick?
"Don't worry about it, just find it according to my requirements. I want to join the crew within half a month!"
Teacher Qi Hao pulled his hat over his face and completely acted like a rascal.
Old Tian gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to turn the steering wheel and hit the green belt.
Another day of wanting to kill this guy!
The next day, taking advantage of the fact that many star directors hadn't left yet, Old Tian helped Teacher Qi Hao make an appointment with a director.
Old Tian's status in the entertainment industry rose with Teacher Qi Hao's.
If it were just an extra role, there would be no need to meet and talk; it could be solved by saying a few words on the phone.
However, under normal circumstances, others beg Teacher Qi Hao to show his face; how could Teacher Qi Hao take the initiative to make a guest appearance?
Cao Baoping, who originally planned to leave in the morning, resolutely changed his ticket and brought the lead actress Zhou Xun to meet.
"Hi, Young Lady Zhou!" As one of the Four Young Dan, Teacher Qi Hao had long been an old acquaintance with Zhou Xun.
In 2001, the two collaborated on the romance drama *Love in Shanghai*.
They both left a deep impression on each other.
It's a pity that there has been no opportunity to cooperate since then.
"Haozi, do you really want to come?"
Hearing that Teacher Qi Hao was interested in joining *The Equation of Love and Death*, Zhou Xun also rushed over.
She is a Golden Statue Best Actress, and Teacher Qi Hao is a Golden Rooster Best Actor.
This kind of acting duel is satisfying.
"No, I just want to make a guest appearance." Teacher Qi Hao looked at Old Tian speechlessly.
This useless manager really didn't handle things properly.
Old Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes. Can this be blamed on him?
If you have the ability, explain it clearly yourself.
"Currently, the lead actor is Deng Chao. Actually, if you want to act..." Cao Baoping looked at Teacher Qi Hao with burning eyes.
This guy looks too much like his lead actor.
*The Equation of Love and Death* has investment from Huayi, and Huayi is currently promoting Deng Chao.
But Cao Baoping's films don't worry about investment at all, so his autonomy is very strong, and he can completely ignore the people Huayi sends over.
"No, no, no, I just want to play a small role. Just arrange a line for me. I don't want a salary!"
Teacher Qi Hao understood Old Tian's difficulties.
There is no way to explain it, so he just bit the bullet and asked for it. If they give it, fine; if not, he'll find someone else.
"Just want to make a guest appearance? Then I'll arrange more lines for you, and the character setting can be more brilliant."
Cao Baoping and Zhou Xun looked at each other, both a little disappointed.
Among the Four Young Dan, Teacher Qi Hao was the first to be recognized by mainstream awards.
Today's media and the internet are full of information about him, and his every move is highly anticipated.
Cao Baoping liked Teacher Qi Hao's acting skills, and Zhou Xun liked his popularity and acting skills.
Anyway, he is better than Deng Chao.
"Director Cao, just one line, no more! If you have any plays next time, find me, and I will definitely go all out to act!"
Others want him to play the lead, but he insists on a guest appearance, and he takes the initiative to ask for it. The system is really fucking sick.
Actually, Cao Baoping's project has always been a hot commodity in the circle. If he could get the lead role, it wouldn't be in vain that he fought hard to win a Best Actor award.
However, what is imminent now is to complete the quest to avoid being shocked.
Who knows what parts will be shocked.
And Deng Chao is already about to join the crew. Doing this will easily offend Huayi to death.
Cao Baoping is not afraid, but Teacher Qi Hao has to be cautious.
"One... does saying it in one breath count as one?" Although Cao Baoping was dissatisfied with Deng Chao, there was no need to continue to force Teacher Qi Hao.
He is not a lick-dog!
"Counts!"
Teacher Qi Hao confirmed with the system that as long as it is said in one breath, it counts as one.
"Then I'll arrange one for you. We happen to be filming this part these days. If you have time, you can go to Kunming with us. I'll treat you to mushrooms then, haha~"
So, Teacher Qi Hao and his manager followed them to Kunming.
Although they were already very low-key, they were still recognized before taking off at the airport.
After all, the group included Teacher Qi Hao of the Four Young Dan and Zhou Xun of the Four Dan Actresses.
What is Teacher Qi Hao doing now?
Just won the Golden Rooster Best Actor, and is the youngest Best Actor in Golden Rooster history.
What is Zhou Xun doing now?
Filming *The Equation of Love and Death*!
So, can we draw a conclusion that the newly crowned Best Actor Teacher Qi Hao has joined Zhou Xun's new film?
The internet is buzzing with discussion, and fans are starting to look forward to the cooperation between the Best Actress and the Best Actor.
And Deng Chao, who is far away in Kunming, is like an ant on a hot pot.
He is already in Kunming, but Cao Baoping just won't film his scenes, not hiding his dissatisfaction with him at all, looking like he's about to replace him.
Now he suddenly heard that Teacher Qi Hao followed Cao Baoping and Zhou Xun to Kunming.
You can guess what this means with your toenails.
When Cao Baoping, Zhou Xun, and Teacher Qi Hao were still on the plane, the media on the internet had already started writing drafts.
Although Deng Chao was not selected as one of the Four Young Dan, he had actually surpassed Tong Dawei and Nie Yuan.
Now the role he already had in hand was snatched away by Teacher Qi Hao.
It was a very heavy blow to his upward momentum.
Deng Chao was so anxious that he was scratching his ears and cheeks.
Fuck!
A forced melon is not sweet!
You said you already won Best Actor, why do you still want to come and grab my pie?
It's really bullying people too much.
He called his manager to cry, called his girlfriend Sun Li to cry, and finally called Wang Zhonglei to cry.
But what can others do?
Wang Zhonglei, who is most likely to help him solve the problem, is actually eyeing Teacher Qi Hao as well.
In 2005, Wang Jinghua took a group of artists to jump ship to Orange Sky, and Huayi was almost hollowed out. It hasn't really recovered in the past two years.
If Huayi could sign Teacher Qi Hao, this newly crowned Best Actor and popular young actor, it would definitely be more valuable than Deng Chao.
Teacher Qi Hao signed a five-year contract with Ziwun Media in 2003, and the contract is about to expire. It's not known where he will end up then.
Anyway, well-known brokerage companies in the circle are all in contact with Teacher Qi Hao's side.
If Teacher Qi Hao stars in Huayi's film project, Huayi will have a home-field advantage.
"What?" Deng Chao was waiting anxiously at the hotel, but was told that after Cao Baoping got off the plane, he took Teacher Qi Hao directly to the set.
It's over, the house has been stolen!
Are you in such a hurry?
"It's estimated that they have already arrived." The assistant had been waiting in the hotel lobby, not expecting Cao Baoping to be so monkey-hurried to replace Deng Chao.
"I'll call him!" Deng Chao felt he couldn't sit and wait for death.
When Deng Chao's call came, Teacher Qi Hao had just stepped out of the car door. The crew sent a commercial vehicle to pick them up at the airport, and picked him up by the way.
He and Zhou Xun walked out of the car one after another.
There were already many media reporters who came upon hearing the news, as well as some fans and onlookers.
The cameras clicked and took pictures of them.
Cao Baoping's phone happened to ring, so he hurriedly shrank back into the car.
"Oh, Deng Chao, I was just looking for you. Come over quickly! Um, okay, let's talk when we meet..."
Zhou Xun greeted the camera enthusiastically, smiling beautifully. Although she is small, she is also a beauty.
And Teacher Qi Hao was cold.
No way, the persona Old Tian created for him is a cold male god.
A particularly cold one.
And the fans really bought it; every time he appeared, it would cause a burst of crazy screams.
Zhou Xun, this Best Actress, was not enough to look at in front of him.
Media reporters swarmed in, surrounding them, and the microphones were almost poked into their faces.
"Teacher Qi Hao, congratulations on winning the Golden Rooster Best Actor!"
"Thank you!"
It's starting. If you want to ask, just ask directly. Is it annoying to be hypocritical?
"I heard you and Deng Chao are friends. Why did you choose to cut off his role this time?"
"I didn't!"
I'm just here to play an extra, what kind of competitive relationship do I have with Deng Chao?
"There are reports that before Sun Li was with Deng Chao, she had a relationship with you. Is this the main reason for the breakup between the two of you?"
"Sorry, Sun Li and I... only collaborated."
In this entertainment industry, there are supposedly forty-nine people who have had a relationship with me, if not fifty.
Tired, destroy it, hurry up!
"Joining a film produced by Huayi this time, does it mean that after the contract with Ziwun expires, you will join the Huayi family?"
"Sorry, I haven't considered changing jobs for the time being."
Even if I change jobs, I won't go to Huayi. I didn't go when I was in trouble before. Now that I've made it, why go to that kind of place?
Sigh, I don't know if the system quest has anything about this.
Headache!
After a simple interview, the media friends gained a lot and left satisfied.
Newly crowned Best Actor Teacher Qi Hao turned love into hate; Deng Chao took away his woman, and he not only wanted to take away Deng Chao's lead role, but also join Huayi to fight him for the company's top spot.
It used to be the two tigers of Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao fighting, but now adding Teacher Qi Hao, it has become the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
As for what Teacher Qi Hao said during the interview just now.
Nobody cares at all.
When Deng Chao arrived at the set, Cao Baoping was explaining the play to Teacher Qi Hao.
The role he arranged for Teacher Qi Hao was a poet.
It's important if you say it's important, and it's not important if you say it's not important. The purpose of setting him up is to create a connection between Qiu Shuitian and the others and Fang Wen.
At the same time, Fang Wen finally jumps off the bridge like him, which not only increases the dramatic effect but is also a echo of the beginning and the end.
The lines are excerpted from the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska's *View with a Grain of Sand*.
"You're here!" Deng Chao's expression was complicated.
He thought this guy was here to grab the lead role, but from the play the director just explained, this guy actually came to Kunming specifically to jump off the bridge.
Are you fucking sick?
Or is it that you really have something with my wife, and you are using this way to please me?
"Um, I'm here!" Teacher Qi Hao was silently memorizing the lines. He not only had to memorize them, but also say them in one breath.
To achieve the effect required by the director, it is really not something an extra can do.
"Deng Chao, you drive under the bridge later, we will let Teacher Qi Hao down, you must pay attention to safety."
Cao Baoping exhorted again.
Teacher Qi Hao came all the way to make a guest appearance in his film, and didn't take a penny.
He didn't want anything to happen to Teacher Qi Hao.
"Brother Chao..." Teacher Qi Hao looked at the height of the bridge, checked the safety of the wire, and finally patted Deng Chao on the shoulder and said:
"I really have nothing with your wife!" ===== CHAPTER 3 =====
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