Chapter 48: Visiting Old Ling (Asking for Collections and Recommendations)

The taxi swayed along, bringing Beside Qi Hui Hui to the filming location of "A Heart Like Iron".

Lao Ling plays the male lead in this production, the kind with an image that is thoroughly positive.

No wonder he looks down on Hong Shixian and Xie Ruolin; one of these roles wears the title of male lead just to play second fiddle to others, while the other is merely the fifth male lead.

Given the resources in Lao Ling's hands, it is quite normal for him to look down on these two roles.

Looking at the entrance guarded by security, Beside Qi Hui Hui thought for a moment, took out his phone, and prepared to call Lao Ling.

But just then, the sound of a car approached from afar; a man with a crew cut rolled down his window, looked at Beside Qi Hui Hui, and asked, "Are you... Beside Qi Hui Hui?"

"Uh... yes, it's me." Beside Qi Hui Hui nodded, somewhat puzzled.

"I am Li Jun, the director of 'A Heart Like Iron'." The crew-cut man chuckled, pointed at the set, and smiled.

"Oh, hello, Director." Beside Qi Hui Hui was surprised and said repeatedly, "I'm here to visit, and I was just about to make a call."

Director Li Jun is not very famous now, but a few years later he will produce a very famous TV drama: "Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou Do Not Believe in Tears".

This drama title is quite interesting; it was extended by sandal-net... ahem, by talented netizens, creating quite a few memes.

Such as "Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning do not believe in quilts", "Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai do not believe in postage", and "Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia do not believe in water bills".

It sounds like a doggerel rhyme; those who don't know might think one is preparing for postgraduate entrance exams.

"Haha, I guessed it." Li Jun laughed heartily: "You're here to visit Lao Ling, right?"

A while ago, Beside Qi Hui Hui, Ling Xiaosu, and Zhang Ruoyun, the three brothers, occupied the legal news sections for quite some time, so he knew the relationship between these three was not ordinary.

Li Jun waved his hand: "Come, I'll take you in to find him."

"Thank you very much, Director." Beside Qi Hui Hui said gratefully.

"It's a small favor, why mention thanks?" Li Jun laughed heartily; he was not old and had no airs.

Moreover... didn't Beside Qi Hui Hui win an award at the Magnolia Awards?

The two entered the set directly, chatting as they walked; Director Li spoke about things that happened to Ling Xiaosu during filming, Beside Qi Hui Hui shared some interesting anecdotes, and the two also exchanged contact information.

While talking, Director Li brought Beside Qi Hui Hui to a large hall.

They found Ling Xiaosu with a smile on his face, holding a camera and photographing a sleeping female actress, his expression rather comical.

Moreover, he had not noticed the arrival of Beside Qi Hui Hui and the other two, being completely immersed.

Director Li felt a bit awkward upon seeing this scene and immediately cleared his throat lightly.

"Oh, Director Li... Eh? Junior brother is here too? Ahahaha..." Lao Ling was startled; turning his head and seeing Beside Qi Hui Hui and the other two, he burst into laughter to cover his embarrassment.

"Beside Qi Hui Hui is here to visit." Director Li remained expressionless: "You two chat; I have something to attend to."

Saying this, he left.

Beside Qi Hui Hui glanced at the female actress sleeping on the bench a couple of times; she looked somewhat familiar... she looked like Qin Keqing.

The Qin Keqing from the new version of "Dream of the Red Chamber".

Yang Mi was also in that drama, playing Qingwen, the Qingwen from "Daiyu and Qingwen".

If he remembered correctly, this woman should be named Tang Yifei, a graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

After Lao Ling divorced the "Evil Flower", he married her.

"Haha... Come, junior brother, let's find another place to talk." Ling Xiaosu felt uncomfortable under Beside Qi Hui Hui's gaze and immediately pulled Beside Qi Hui Hui away.

As soon as the two left, Tang Yifei, who was still sleeping soundly, sat up from the chair, her gaze dimly watching the direction where the two had departed.

On the other side, Lao Ling brought Beside Qi Hui Hui to an empty corner.

Beside Qi Hui Hui took out a pack of soft Chunghwa cigarettes; the two each took one, lit it, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled white smoke.

"Senior brother, you are a married man..." Beside Qi Hui Hui flicked the ash and said slowly.

"Junior brother, I understand, I understand..." Before Beside Qi Hui Hui could finish, Lao Ling hurriedly interrupted.

He feared Beside Qi Hui Hui would lecture him, after all, Beside Qi Hui Hui had seen Yao Chen.

"You misunderstand, senior brother." Beside Qi Hui Hui looked at his slightly embarrassed expression and smiled: "How would I dare to teach you how to act?"

"What I mean is, you should pay a little attention to your public image."

"In the future, if anything arises, you can advance or retreat as needed, not ending up in a passive situation where public opinion becomes overwhelming."

Hearing this, Ling Xiaosu first looked at Beside Qi Hui Hui with surprise, and then fell into thought.

"Then Yao Chen..."

Beside Qi Hui Hui chuckled and interrupted him: "That is your private matter."

Ling Xiaosu took a puff of smoke and nodded slightly amidst the fragrant smoke.

He understood Beside Qi Hui Hui's meaning: private matters, he offers no advice, but if help is needed, he can be found.

Simply put, he only recognizes his senior brother; he doesn't care who the sister-in-law is.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiaosu smiled helplessly; actually, just now he had lost his own composure.

Before Beside Qi Hui Hui finished speaking, he himself spoke up and interrupted first.

"Rest assured, I know what to do." The embarrassment on Ling Xiaosu's face vanished, and he returned to his usual confidence.

Beside Qi Hui Hui smoked and said with a smile: "Actually, for men, the main thing is to build a career and make money."

"Once your health bar is thick enough, you can withstand anything that happens, as long as it doesn't involve the law."

"That's true..." Lao Ling nodded in strong agreement.

As long as the commercial value is sufficient, investors won't care about so-called reputation.

Zhang Ziyi is a representative of this; the recent Ink Spill Gate and Fraudulent Donation Gate incidents failed to completely destroy her.

And before that, there was the heavyweight Beach Gate incident, which also failed to crush her.

Zhang Ziyi is currently just temporarily downcast; there will surely be a day she returns.

In fact, it really was so; a few years later, Zhang Ziyi made her comeback relying on "The Grandmaster", with a reputation even better than before.

"Remember to make it clear to Young Lady Tang; don't let her blame me." Beside Qi Hui Hui chuckled: "Women can all be petty."

"That won't work." Ling Xiaosu laughed heartily. "You are my good junior brother."

The two smoked while chatting about recent events, talking about this and that, and touching on work matters as well.

Not long after, Beside Qi Hui Hui took his leave.

He had originally planned to drag Old Ling out for a big meal to treat themselves, but under the current circumstances, that was clearly inappropriate.

It was better to leave early.

Getting into a taxi, Beside Qi Hui Hui headed toward the set of "The Temptation to Go Home." Watching the scenery flash by outside the window, he recalled the divorce drama between Ling Xiaosu and Evil Flower.

Before the transmigration, Old Ling had taken all the backlash head-on and was left utterly broken in the end.

As for Evil Flower... she had gone into hiding, no one knew where she went; anyway, Old Ling was scolded as a scumbag, and Tang Yifei was scolded as the mistress.

But according to rumors, Evil Flower, who allegedly cheated four times, was not scolded; once the storm passed, she reappeared, completely unscathed.

She even secretly married her lover and lived carefree and at ease.

It was impossible that there were no shady dealings behind this.

Beside Qi Hui Hui pondered in his mind how to help Old Ling.

Old Ling had helped him several times before; he, Qi, could not stand idly by.

Moreover... if not helping Old Ling, then who? Should he help Evil Flower?

Only if he were brain-dead would he help Evil Flower!

As he pondered, the vehicle swayed gently, carrying Beside Qi Hui Hui back to the set of "The Temptation to Go Home."

"Yo? Isn't this our big star?" Director Lin, upon seeing Beside Qi Hui Hui, laughed heartily and spoke in a loud voice.

Winning awards is great!

The bigger Beside Qi Hui Hui's fame, the better it was for his drama.

"Oppa, you are so amazing!" Qiu Chixuan exclaimed in delight, looking a bit like a fangirl.

Not far away, Chi Shuai crossed his arms over his shoulders; he wasn't envious at all... well, he was envious!

But he wasn't envious of the trophy; he was envious of Qiu Chixuan... well, he was envious of the trophy too.

"I can take his place..." Lei Jiayin looked at Beside Qi Hui Hui, a gleam flashing in his eyes; what Chu Ba Wang said made perfect sense!

"If one does not return home in prosperity, it is like wearing brocade clothes at night..." Beside Qi Hui Hui sighed; what Chu Ba Wang said made perfect sense!