Chapter 370: Female Star

Near the large warehouse adjacent to the China Film Digital Base, which is an asset of iQiyi, many props and models used in Jiang Heng's films are stored here.

Du Huan, Yu Dong, Wang Jing, Tao Hui and others drove over, and under the guidance of the staff, they came to a large gate.

When the warehouse door slowly opened, everyone was astonished by the various props left inside.

Wang Jing approached the huge self-propelled warship model, his chubby face almost splitting into a grin as he turned to Yu Dong and said, "With this, we can just throw together a few special-effects shots and a bunch of people will come watch!"

Yu Dong also laughed heartily; at this moment *Little Soldier Legend* is a global hit, who knows how many viewers have watched it three or four times.

Wang Pangzi is also skilled at jumping on bandwagons, and he expects the film's "prospects" won't be bad.

Speaking of Wang Jing, he indeed knows how to make commercial films.

Although his reputation is average and he has turned out many duds, he truly understands the audience and knows what they like to watch!

For example, he will hire a few fairly well-known actors within a limited budget.

He will arrange for an actress with an outstanding figure or looks to appear, then add some popular ambiguous scenes, so that after watching the film the audience will feel somewhat pleased.

So although Wang Jing sometimes makes profit-driven junk films, he still has a certain bottom line.

Most of his films can at least break even or make a profit under normal circumstances, which is the main reason he has been able to stay in the film industry for many years.

After looking at the self-propelled warship model and then glancing at the strikingly built Tao Hui beside it, Wang Jing suddenly got an idea.

"Little Tao, take a photo here, post it on Weibo when you get back, write the caption yourself!"

Tao Hui is also quick-witted; she instantly understood, smiling and saying, "Of course it's to thank Director Wang for making me the lead!"

Wang Jing hurriedly waved his hands, glanced at Du Huan beside him, and laughed, "I wouldn't dare say that; it's because Miss Tao has excellent qualities and President Du has a keen eye for talent."

Du Huan laughed heartily, without hiding anything, he took out his phone to photograph Tao Hui.

Finding just one picture background insufficient, he also chose an astronaut suit and a Silver Eagle Empire uniform to change into for the photo.

Especially the latter, which is even more beautiful than the German military uniform of World War II.

Tao Hui, with her striking figure, put on the uniform and looked heroic and tempting; even Wang Jing, who is used to seeing beautiful women, unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Beside him, Du Huan quietly instructed the driver to bring along the Silver Eagle Empire uniform that Tao Hui would take off later.

Seeing this, Yu Dong and Wang Jing both pressed their lips and smiled.

After touring for a while, Wang Jing selected many items that could be used by the new film crew, ordered them to be marked, and registered them in a list.

When needed later, they can simply come over and take them directly.

After leaving, Tao Hui posted a set of pictures on her Weibo.

The set includes photos of her with the self-propelled warship model, as well as photos of her in the astronaut suit and the Silver Eagle Empire uniform.

After thinking, she also added photos of herself with Jiang Heng, Du Huan, Yu Dong, Wang Jing, and others.

The caption is a bunch of grateful words, stating that she will perform well in Wang Jing's sci-fi military new film *Little Soldier Chasing Girls* and not disappoint everyone's expectations.

After posting, it quickly rose to the top of the Weibo hot search list.

After all, there is a photo with Jiang Heng in it, and Yu Dong and Wang Jing are also well-known figures in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, the new film's female lead and the beautiful photos in the Silver Eagle Empire uniform instantly earned Tao Hui a large amount of attention, replies, and fans.

This is during summer vacation, with nothing to do, Dilireba saw it and was truly astonished; she hurriedly gave it a like and left a comment below the post: "Come on, little Hui, you're awesome!"

After a long time passed without Tao Hui replying, she thought about it and couldn't help but send a QQ message asking.

After another half hour, Tao Hui replied to Dilireba: "Sorry, I'm at the company, just got out of a meeting; being the female lead is really troublesome, all kinds of things!"

At that moment, Pang Di felt like throwing away her phone.

But in the end she replied, "How great, I'm really jealous of you!"

Tao Hui replied a bit faster this time: "What's good about it? When you become the female lead, you'll know how exhausting it is! I'm still jealous of you, being able to leisurely hang out in Jingcheng!"

"Phew!" Dilireba puffed out her cheeks in anger, this Tao Hui, just a while ago we were as close as sisters, saying we'd never forget each other when rich!

Now that she's just become the female lead, she's treating me like this!

Leisurely hanging out in Jingcheng? Is she wanting to stay and play in Jingcheng? Is she wanting to see if there are any acting opportunities, but ended up not even landing a bit part?

And in the second half of the year she will go to Shanghai Drama Academy to start her freshman year; I estimate she probably won't have any chance to film for a year or so.

Looking again at Tao Hui, who came together with us at first, Pang Di couldn't help but feel a mix of envy and anxiety.

She said admiringly, "Little Hui, if you nail this film, you'll be a big star from now on; by then you'll probably be even busier than you are now!"

"Yeah, just thinking about it makes me worried!"

"Then, since it's not that busy now, how about we grab a meal together?"

Inside a large flat luxury residence, Tao Hui wore a pure silk pajama, lazily leaning on the sofa.

Seeing Pang Di's message, she couldn't help but feel a bit hesitant.

The so-called wealth does not return to one's hometown, like fine clothing worn at night.

She is now about to become successful, and her desire to show off in front of her companions has grown stronger.

Yet she fears going out to find Pang Di would make Du Huan unhappy.

Unexpectedly, when she voiced her idea, Du Huan actually showed strong support: "Go ahead, don't be too showy, get along well with her!"

"She and Director Jiang don't have any connection, do they?"

Du Huan gently shook the wine glass in his hand, chuckled lightly, and said, "At the moment there's nothing, but in the future there definitely will be."

"You mean Director Jiang values her highly?"

Du Huan nodded slightly.

"Then why doesn't Director Jiang promote her? Just spend a little money, give her a film, and she'll blow up, right?"

Du Huan sneered, "You don't understand; this is playing hard to get. Afterward, showing off is showing off, don't offend her, you two should become close girlfriends, got it?"

Tao Hui blinked her eyes, smiled lightly, and said, "I understand, I know what to do!"

Du Huan then placed a card on the table, "Here's my subsidiary gold card for you; you two go buy some nice things, be generous!"

Tao Hui hurriedly embraced Du Huan, kissed his cheek, and said, "Honey, you're the best!"

In fact, she's been a bit actress these days, taking all sorts of bit parts to earn some pay, but wanting a lavish lifestyle, her expenses aren't enough.

Du Huan gave her money to use, and naturally took it in a very generous way.

She got up, changed clothes and did her makeup, then opened a Mustang sports car and cheerfully went out.

She drove to the prearranged intersection, Tao Hui elegantly stopped the car and called out to the still somewhat dazed Re Ba: "Beauty, get in!"

"You, where did you get this from!"

Pang Di also has an Audi A4, which the company assigned to her.

But she still doesn't have a driver's license, so under normal circumstances she'd be too embarrassed to have a driver take her.

"Hey, just grab any car and drive for fun, I'm already the female lead, I still have that bit of ability!"

Pang Di thought that was reasonable, and got into the car.

The two drove around the Third Ring first, then went to the mall to buy clothes, jewelry, and bags.

Tao Hui basically bought anything she liked without looking at the price, just swiped her card.

Pang Di, watching, clicked his tongue, and whispered as they left: "You're going to spend a lot of money, right?"

Tao Hui glanced at Pang Di, smiled and said: "Of course, didn't you see it!"

(End of chapter)