Chapter 683

Qiguan Mingzhu listened to Jin Li’s analysis and couldn't help but sigh.

"Judging from this, it’s probably quite suspenseful for the director to still want to use the original cast."

Jin Li thought for a moment and said: "It’s not impossible, but I’m afraid it will take a year."

Qiguan Mingzhu asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

Jin Li smiled: "Now is their most glorious time, and it’s inevitable that their minds will fluctuate."

"After a year, the dividends of the explosion have been eaten up by them, and they don't have good works to consolidate their popularity, so they will naturally think of the Bole who made them popular."

This remark wasn't her talking nonsense.

Through the photos, she saw the physiognomy of these people, all belonging to the physiognomy of "leaking wealth."

Heaven let them explode, but they couldn't catch it.

If the director could really wait a year, perhaps she could sign them at a very low price.

But a year...

Not to mention whether Jin Li is willing to wait, Qiguan Mingzhu is definitely impossible to wait.

"Short dramas are now the outlet; everyone is throwing money to engage in production. Who knows when this outlet will break, and what changes will appear in next year’s policy?"

Qiguan Mingzhu paused and continued: "And, even if we as investors have this patience, the director doesn't necessarily have it."

"Now, if we don't strike while the iron is hot to launch the 2nd part, when the popularity of 'Virtual Face' is all exhausted, and what she wants to film is a non-cool text theme, it will be even more difficult to get ahead."

Jin Li agreed: "Yes, so I suggest the director use newcomers."

Qiguan Mingzhu sighed silently, "That’s all that can be done."

There are many dramas on the market; it’s not that they don't want to use newcomers, but they can't afford to use old people.

With a little popularity, the salary expands several times. Who can afford to use this?

This also involves a problem.

Is it the actor who achieves a drama, or is it the set, editing, costumes, props, script, and director who achieve a drama?

No matter how good the actor’s acting is, if they aren't matched with a good stage, can their excellence be seen by others?

No matter how good the stage is, if the actor is lagging, can they be popular if they are forced to be lifted up?

In fact, everyone understands the truth: actors and the crew achieve each other; no one can leave anyone.

But as the person who appears on the screen most frequently, actors inevitably occupy many advantages over people behind the scenes, and price increases have become inevitable.

It can only be said that from the moment a crew starts a project, it is already weighing every expenditure.

A rich crew invites stars with greater fame, and a poor crew invites newcomers.

Many times, it’s not the director who decides who to invite, but the funds that decide who can only be invited.

After chatting with Pearl, Jin Li knew the director’s answer a week later.

She decided to use newcomers.

The director had more courage than she imagined and could also grasp the outlet very well, immediately announcing the filming of the "Virtual Face" series of short dramas.

Relying on the charm of this explosion, she could also be smoother in recruiting people in the industry.

If she waited a few months to announce this news, the day lily would be cold.

Qiguan Mingzhu was quite attentive to the second part and had enough addiction to being an investor.

When she wasn't running schedules, she would soak in the crew, watch how the director acted, and ate a lot of melons.

She wouldn't share the rotten melons with her sisters.

Some interesting ones, she would share in the group.

Jin Li flipped through the chat records and felt that this girl was living quite happily in the crew.

Qiguan Mingzhu was relatively repulsive to being an actor, believing that artists who could act well in roles were somewhat schizophrenic.

This time, soaking in the crew, she re-recognized the crew from another angle and was very interested in the operation of the entire crew.

She felt that managing a crew in an orderly manner was more interesting than being a planner at a comic con, and could exercise people more.

Qiguan Mingzhu specifically said in the group: [Whoever wants to invest in film and television dramas in the future can invite me to be a producer. I am particularly interested in managing the crew; managing people is much more interesting than managing dead things!]

Jin Li specifically asked her: [Not going to be your comic con planner anymore?]

Qiguan Mingzhu replied: [How many programs are there at a comic con? It’s more interesting to solve the sudden situations of the crew from time to time. Some situations can really make people’s adrenaline soar; it can be said that there are surprises every day.]

Other members of Pink Girls heard her say this and were all hooked on interest, asking her what surprises there were.

As for Jin Li, she didn't have time to look at the "surprises" Qiguan Mingzhu said, because the May Day Labor Day holiday was coming.

After going to school this year, Jin Li invested more time in learning, and wouldn't arrange work from Monday to Friday.

In contrast, every weekend of hers was booked out.

Even so, the schedules were still piled up like a mountain.

Sui Lingfang called her half a month ago and told her that the May Day holiday would be very busy, asking her to be mentally prepared.

Jin Li didn't care, thinking that at most, the working hours would be full.

As a result, she saw the itinerary arranged by Sister Fang three days in advance and suddenly felt that her idea was still too naive.

This was more than just full!

No, comparing it with an eight-hour working time, it was all testing the conscience of the bosses.

Sister Fang wished she could fill 16 hours a day, and the remaining eight hours were just sleep time.

This scared Jin Li...

Upon learning that the school would be off two hours early on the afternoon before the holiday, so that students could take the bus in advance to avoid the peak period, she immediately decided to go to a nearby Taoist temple to burn incense.

Jin Li had to thank the reservation system of this Taoist temple here.

Recently, the Yuhuang Hall, the secondary hall of the Taoist temple, was under maintenance and didn't receive tourists much, only releasing 200 numbers every day.

Relying on her super luck and hand speed, Jin Li grabbed the reservation for this afternoon.

Taking advantage of the school’s early release, she successfully avoided the peak travel period and came to "Xuanzhen Temple" smoothly without obstruction.

"Xuanzhen Temple" is a 5A-level scenic spot. Besides the Taoist temple, the mountain where it is located also has many doorways.

Jin Li’s body could only climb some small mountains now; climbing a big mountain would definitely be weak.

And unfortunately, the mountain where Xuanzhen Temple is located is a big mountain.

But the good fortune in misfortune is that it is worthy of being a famous mountain and river, with abundant spiritual energy.

Just as Jin Li came to the foot of the mountain, thinking about whether to bring the thesis, and study while climbing the mountain to replenish energy, she felt the spiritual energy almost leaping in the big mountain!

In her eyes, between the steep mountains, spiritual energy surged like a spiritual spring, and streams of clear and moist airflow washed the lungs, which could make the weak body regain vitality.

With sunlight shining down, the leaping golden spiritual energy almost turned into substance, forming strands of brilliant golden streamers.

Walking up the stone steps, the ancient trees and rocks were soaked with a spiritual rhyme because they had been nourished by spiritual energy for a long time.

It can be said that the stone steps here come with spiritual light.

Worshiping these stone steps might be more useful than worshiping the ordinary gods of the nameless Taoist temple.

Jin Li’s eyes were burning; this way, even if she didn't brush questions, she could ensure she could climb the mountain.

"I see this mountain is quite steep. Are you sure you can go up?"

Gu Cheng looked at Jin Li with some worry.

Compared to Jin Li’s light equipment, he was in standard mountaineering equipment, various first-aid medicines, oxygen bottles, mountaineering sticks... all were prepared, and Jin Li’s luggage was also carried by him.

Jin Li looked at the big package on Gu Cheng’s back, visually measuring it to be tens of kilograms heavy.

Yes, her super luck took effect again when grabbing tickets.

Not only did it help her grab her own, but it also helped Gu Cheng grab his.

Gu Cheng was also stuffed with a lot of schedules by Brother Guang, but they were all effective starting tomorrow. The last day before the holiday was also one of his few leisurely days.

Jin Li invited him to the Taoist temple to burn incense, and Gu Cheng agreed immediately.

Jin Li came back to her senses and said with a smile: "I feel this mountain has a fate with me, do you believe it?"

Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows, "How do you say that?"

Jin Li said confidently: "That is, I don't need any auxiliary equipment to easily climb to the top of the mountain."

Seeing Gu Cheng carrying so many things, Jin Li also kindly said: "You can store some of it in the self-service storage box. You don't need to bring so many things; I can do it!"

Gu Cheng shook his head and said seriously and solemnly: "No, I don't think you can."

Jin Li’s eyes widened slightly, and she also said very seriously: "I really can."

Gu Cheng looked at her for a long time, suddenly smiled, and reached out to touch her head lightly.

"I know you can, but in my place, I can't bear for you to have any accidents, and I can't allow myself to watch you have an accident helplessly."

"So I would rather be fully armed to climb the mountain than bet on that 1% danger probability."

Jin Li's stage was over, and logically, she should leave the stage and wait for the host to come on and tell everyone what the next performance was.

Gu Cheng refused.

But seeing her wanting to help, he thought for a while and handed her a mountaineering stick, "Then you take this."

Jin Li: ...

After climbing the mountain, Gu Cheng carefully observed her state and found that she was indeed very happy, very active, and full of spirit.

This made him couldn't help but let go of his heart.

An hour and a half later, they came to Xuanzhen Temple.

The time they came up was still considered fast. According to statistics from a certain travel software, the average mountain climbing time is two hours.

The mountain gate hall of Xuanzhen Temple was built very atmospherically, and the gods enshrined were the Left Green Dragon and the Right White Tiger.

Protecting the law and suppressing evil, guarding the mountain gate.

In the center, there is another god, and that is Wang Lingguan.

Wang Lingguan is the highest protector god of Taoism, in charge of inspecting the good and evil of the three realms, punishing the treacherous and eliminating evil.

Jin Li specifically stood in front of Wang Lingguan and looked, saying incomparably definitely: "If a person with a ghost in their heart comes here, they will feel a stinging pain in their eyes when they see Wang Lingguan. The god atmosphere of Wang Lingguan here is abundant."

Every Taoist temple has enshrined gods, but Taoist temples are different from Taoist temples.

This is not just because the gods enshrined in Taoist temples are different.

Even if the gods enshrined are the same, because of the geographical location and the cultivation power of the Taoist priest, there will be differences in the Taoist temple.

She has seen Wang Lingguan in many Taoist temples, but the Wang Lingguan of this Taoist temple gives her a more outstanding feeling.

Those eyes are piercing, as if they can see through people’s hearts, pointing directly to good and evil.

Gu Cheng was thoughtful, took out his mobile phone and searched for it, and then said cautiously: "The Wang Lingguan here is really quite spiritual."

Jin Li looked over.

Gu Cheng said: "Just last month, a fugitive didn't know what he was thinking and came to this Taoist temple to burn incense."

"He hadn't entered the Taoist temple yet, just stood outside and looked at Wang Lingguan, suddenly screamed, covered his eyes and said it hurt so much."

"The surrounding tourists didn't know what happened, helped call an ambulance, because it attracted too much attention, one of the tourists recognized that he was a fugitive, and called the police again, bringing him to justice."

Gu Cheng’s voice became very light, his expression solemn, with a kind of solemnity for fear of disturbing the gods.

"It is said that the fugitive is related to a cold case. Besides this person, in the past year and the previous few years, several fugitives also couldn't step into this Taoist temple and were forced back by Wang Lingguan."

Gu Cheng is an atheist, but after meeting Jin Li, he began to believe in metaphysics.

By Jin Li’s side, he encountered many things that couldn't be explained by science.

Perhaps, it is precisely because Jin Li is by his side that he sees this world more clearly.

Stepped into the mountain gate hall and entered the main hall.

The main hall is the Sanqing Hall, enshrining the Sanqing Venerable Gods.

The Wang Lingguan of the mountain gate hall was already full of spiritual energy. Jin Li was also looking forward to the main hall. Walking in to take a look, she couldn't help but praise in her heart.

The Sanqing Venerable Gods here have been enshrined for at least a thousand years!

Incense is burning day and night, surviving countless prosperity and decline, plus the Taoist priest’s blessing every day, the spirituality is almost overflowing.

It can be said that it is precisely because the main god inside is full of spiritual energy that the Wang Lingguan of the mountain gate hall is also full of spiritual energy.

In the middle is the Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerable, on the left is the Shangqing Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, and on the right is the Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerable.

Jin Li has no doubt that if she summons her master at this moment, her master can have a short dialogue with her with the true body of the Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerable here.

But she has been studying diligently recently, and her body has become better and better because she satisfied the wishes of the old master.

If it weren't for the tight schedule of the May Day holiday, Jin Li wouldn't have thought of stepping into the Taoist temple, and there was nothing to beg the gods for.

What if, accidentally, the brain waves matched?

Master enters the dream and asks how she is practicing in the human world. How should she answer?

Saying that she is diligent every day, it is inevitable that there is a suspicion of sticking gold on her face.

But to say that she is just getting by, that is even more dare not, isn't this not taking the experience seriously?

Little gods are also afraid of being examined by upper gods!

Gods also have a world!

So Jin Li just respectfully offered a stick of incense to the gods, dare not make a wish, and dare not make too many movements.

However, she pulled Gu Cheng and let him perform the three-kneeling and nine-kowtowing ceremony.

Jin Li let Gu Cheng do this, and Gu Cheng did it without asking why.

After worshiping Sanqing and coming out of the main hall, Jin Li couldn't help but ask: "Don't you ask me why I let you perform such a cumbersome ceremony?"

Gu Cheng shook his head, concise: "Don't ask, you let me do this, you have your own reasons."

He turned his head and looked at the Shangqing Lingbao Heavenly Venerable on the left, a complex color flashing in his eyes.

Just when kneeling and worshiping this god, he seemed to see a bit of spiritual light in the legend.

At that moment, he also discovered the difference in Jin Li’s body.

Jin Li’s whole body was full of golden light, but her body was full of holes.

The golden light was strong in her body, but it couldn't be kept, and it would leak out of the holes every second.

However, this scene only flashed for a few seconds, and he never saw it again.

If it weren't for the fact that the spiritual light appeared for a relatively long time, Gu Cheng would have thought he had seen it wrong.

"Gu Cheng?"

Gu Cheng turned his head and saw Jin Li waving at him with a bright smile, signaling him to come over.

He restrained all his mind and walked over.

Whether she is a ghost or a god, a demon or a monster, or just an ordinary person with some ability, she is his lover.

Even if the road ahead is tortuous, he is willing to be sweet.

All the gods and Buddhas in the sky are past, he only likes Jin Li alone.