Chapter 243: Heart too soft

In the car, Wu Yuchen looked at the construction-heavy Beijing, feeling emotional. The success of Beijing's Olympic bid this time had a significant impact, allowing Beijing to start the "Great Infrastructure" era ahead of schedule. The construction progress of the entire city had been accelerated by several years because of this Olympic bid, and supporting services such as infrastructure and consumption were being updated and replaced for this. Not to mention anything else, just the Subway Line 8 was built specifically for the Olympics.

"What are you looking at? So distracted?" Zeng Li, who was beside him, asked.

"I'm looking at these buildings." Wu Yuchen pointed to the residential area by the road.

Zeng Li also looked at the old, broken residential buildings by the road and asked curiously: "What's so good about these buildings?"

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but sigh: "With the 2008 Olympic bid, the city's appearance needs to be updated. Next, these residential areas will all be demolished. I really don't know how many billionaires will be born!"

"Billionaires? Isn't it just compensating for a few houses? A million is amazing; how can it be related to billionaires!" Zeng Li shook her head.

At this time, Zeng Li's sister, Zeng Yu, spoke up: "Sister, brother-in-law means that housing prices will rise in the future!"

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Hmm, Xiao Yu is smart!"

"How can it rise that much!" Zeng Li still didn't believe it.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "If you take out 1 million now and buy 3 houses in this residential area, and then make a fuss when it's demolished, you'll be given at least a dozen demolition houses. If you keep them in your hands for ten years, I'll make up the difference if you don't become a billionaire by then!"

"Uh, filming is filming, but it's not me." Now it was basically impossible for Wu Yuchen to turn his head back to film any TV series, even though *Bright Sword* was very classic.

Then Wu Yuchen said to Zeng Li: "By the way, Pear, watch *Bright Sword* again when you have time."

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "No rush, you guys take your time to choose, just give me an answer within half a year."

"Then I'll trouble Director Li to take care of my sister for the next two months~" Wu Yuchen also said politely to others.

Since it was decided to study abroad, there was plenty of time, just apply before the spring recruitment next year.

Wu Yuchen thought about it. Kaizi probably owed money; otherwise, a person as arrogant as him wouldn't have done such a thing, and Chen Hong even starred as the female lead herself. Was this a husband and wife working together to overcome difficulties?

However, since Kaizi didn't want to reveal it, he certainly couldn't go and inquire about it, so he could only eat melons and watch the fun.

Speaking of filming TV series, Wu Yuchen thought of Chen Kaizi, because Chen Kaizi recently filmed a TV series and sent it to the "Big Scissors," but it was blocked by the "Big Scissors," who sent it back on the grounds of too many bloody and violent scenes, asking him to re-edit it.

Zeng Li answered without hesitation: "Of course I want to! I want to play Tian Yu!"

This TV series was none other than *Lu Bu and Diao Chan*. Kaizi's wife, Chen Hong, personally went into battle to play the beauty Diao Chan, while Lu Bu was played by Huang Lei, with a very "thunderous" look that seemed very strange now—disheveled hair and even wearing a nose ring.

Zeng Li suddenly turned her head to look at Wu Yuchen: "Are you going to film *Bright Sword*?"

Now the housing price of new houses in Beijing was only five or six thousand, and houses in this kind of old residential area could be bought for 3,000 per square meter. Now everyone had no concept of getting rich by demolition, and many people were willing to sell if they wanted to buy.

To be honest, Wu Yuchen was also a bit confused by Chen Kaizi's operation, actually running to film a TV series. And he even let his wife go into battle herself. What was this for? He didn't know if he owed money or was confused by someone.

There were three people when they came, and only Wu Yuchen and Zeng Li when they returned. He said to Zeng Li: "Don't worry, Xiao Yu is a grown-up, no problem."

Zeng Li calculated in her heart, but still didn't believe it, shaking her head repeatedly: "That's impossible to rise to 100,000 per square meter! Too exaggerated!"

Putting Kaizi's matter aside, Wu Yuchen asked Zeng Li again: "Pear, do you want to act?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and didn't speak again, but Zeng Li's sister, Zeng Yu, took Wu Yuchen's words to heart.

Zeng Li nodded and then said: "I'm not worried about this. Our family hasn't decided yet which school to apply for Xiao Yu."

"No problem, Director Wu! Our Olympic Bid Committee has a lot of things to do, and we are short of manpower. You are increasing our vital forces!"

Actually, today wasn't a big deal; it was just Wu Yuchen taking his sister-in-law Zeng Yu to the Olympic Bid Committee for an internship report. Zeng Li cared very much about her sister and insisted on following along to see. Wu Yuchen naturally had no objections, and in fact, everything went very smoothly.

Before, they thought that studying abroad was extremely difficult, and it was good to have a chance to apply for a school. But now, after Wu Yuchen's words, it turned into a happy trouble. Not to mention the whole world, even in America, there were all kinds of good schools that made her dizzy, and she didn't know which one to apply for at all.

Mentioning *Bright Sword*, Zeng Li thought of the days when she first met Wu Yuchen. The role of Tian Yu had a special meaning for her. Even if Wu Yuchen didn't say it, she would beg for this role herself when the time came.

Subsequently, she asked: "Then who do you plan to let play Li Yunlong?"

Wu Yuchen smiled: "Teacher Li Youbin."

What else was there to say about the role of Li Yunlong? Except for Li Youbin, there was no need to think of anyone else. He and the role of Li Yunlong could be said to be mutual achievements, and it was precisely because of Li Youbin's Li Yunlong that such a classic *Bright Sword* was created. It was the well-deserved most classic anti-Japanese war drama!

In his past life, even 20 years later, there were still quite a few people watching *Bright Sword* constantly. Just the copyright of *Bright Sword* alone had been broadcast for so many years, and at that time it was worth hundreds of millions, and people were still unwilling to sell it. It could truly be said that one TV series could be eaten for decades!

Zeng Li heard Wu Yuchen's answer and nodded: "Teacher Li Youbin is really quite suitable."

The current Li Youbin was even more famous than before he played *Bright Sword* in his past life. After all, he had already gone out of the circle two years ago by relying on Miracle Film and Television's *Passionate Burning Years*, and in the past two years, similar military roles had been looking for him to play. And because he played military roles so well, he was specially recruited into the army by the troops last year, and now he had become a proper soldier.

Although Li Youbin's fame had risen, due to the current environment in the circle, the actors' salaries were not high these days, so the cost wouldn't be much higher. As for other roles, just try to follow the original version!

He Zhengjun's Zhao Gang and Zhang Guangbei's Chu Yunlong didn't need to be changed at all; they still had to be found. Although Wu Yuchen didn't plan to film this *Bright Sword* himself, he certainly had to care about it. He didn't want a classic work to be poorly filmed in his hands for other reasons. Anyway, he definitely had to check the selection of actors, and he must achieve a cast no worse than the original version. It wasn't about the status, but about the fit of the role.

For example, the Wei Monk that everyone liked very much—the original actor Zhang Tong didn't know if he had returned to the country yet. If he had returned, it would be better; if he couldn't be found, then he would have to be replaced.

As for who to replace him with...

Wu Yuchen's mind didn't know how, but Wang Baoqiang popped up. Then he smiled and shook his head. Although Wang Baobao had also practiced martial arts in Shaolin and played the martial arts fanatic Feng Yuxiu, he wasn't suitable for the role of Wei Monk; he was too short, so he still had to find someone tall and mighty.

Wu Yuchen calculated the time, estimating that Wang Baobao was still mixing among the extras now, and should soon encounter *Blind Shaft*, which would change his destiny. He didn't have any "helping others" complex. If there was a role he encountered, he could call him over to use; if not, then forget it. Let Baobao hone himself well in *Blind Shaft*.

After sending Zeng Li back, Wu Yuchen returned to Miracle Film and Television to take a look, mainly to understand the situation of some important projects in the company. *Bright Sword* should be considered a key project for next year. This year, Miracle Film and Television had started many projects.

The first thing he thought of was the villain trilogy that the company was going to film this year: *Black Hole*, *Conquest*, and *Wings of Escape*.

This drama *Black Hole* was basically all old drama bones, led by Chen Dao, with Li Xiaoran playing his sister. The whole drama focused on being realistic, showing the three aspects of power, money, and darkness to the audience, which was very bold.

This drama had already been filmed in the first half of the year, and the editing was done. The male lead, Chen Dao, was already about to join the *Hero* crew, and the director, Guan Hu, had also received investment to film his *Eyes of Xishi*. The female lead of this film was his current girlfriend, Ma Yili.

Wu Yuchen specifically found some clips from *Black Hole* to watch. He wasn't watching Chen Dao's acting—he was assured of Uncle Ming—but a subordinate of Uncle Ming, a character named Zhang Feng.

In his past life, Wu Yuchen felt that the most dazzling person in *Black Hole* was this guy, not losing to Chen Dao at all. Just like this, you couldn't tell at all that he was acting; he was completely a general manager in reality who had super high emotional intelligence and was very good at handling things, especially the set of things in interpersonal communication and at the wine table, which really showed clearly how to win over and corrupt a good cadre.

This time, Wu Yuchen also picked a few relevant scenes to watch, and sure enough, he didn't let him down, not losing to the version in his past life.

As for the other two, *Conquest* and *Wings of Escape*, both were still filming, because many scenes were in the summer, and now was the filming season.

In addition to the villain trilogy, Miracle Film and Television also opened many ancient costume dramas. After all, ancient costume dramas were the favorites of the two big generals, Cai Yinong and Jiang Xuerou.

In the first half of the year, Cai Yinong took charge of *The Emperor of Han*, and also participated in the investment of *Wind and Cloud*. *The Emperor of Han* was still played by Huang Huang Xiao Ming. When he was asked to choose back then, he still chose *The Emperor of Han* among several dramas. Then the role of Bu Jingyun in *Wind and Cloud* was left to others!

*Wind and Cloud* was filmed in cooperation between Miracle Film and Television and the Taiwan side. After all, the investment was not small, and the two sides cooperated to share the risks and could also exert their strength in their respective local areas. The requirement back then was that the two roles of Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng must be one Taiwanese and one mainlander.

Huang Huang Xiao Ming didn't play *Wind and Cloud*, so this opportunity was given directly to Wu Kequn. Anyway, the role of Bu Jingyun was just to act cool and roar. This set was just right for Wu Kequn, who was still hot-blooded.

And in the second half of the year, there were also several dramas to be filmed, one of which was *Love Through Time and Space*, starring Fan Bingbing and Xu Zheng. After *Wu Lin Wai Shi*, Fan Bingbing could be considered to have proven herself. Now starring as the female lead in *Love Through Time and Space* was also a challenge for her.

And Xu Zheng had long been explosively popular through *My Sassy Girl*. In fact, he wanted to film movies more, but there were too few roles suitable for him in domestic film projects now, so he could only come back to film TV series.

He filmed *Spring Light Pig Bajie* last year, which was also explosively popular. Therefore, this year he continued to cooperate with Miracle Film and Television on this *Love Through Time and Space*. In any case, the quality of Miracle Film and Television's TV series was guaranteed, and they were relatively innovative, plus the salary was high, so naturally, they were the best partners.

Wu Yuchen thought of *My Sassy Girl* and thought of the female lead, Wang Zuxian. Speaking of which, he had cooperated with Wang Zuxian several times, which could be considered a good friendship. In the past two years, because it was said that her wedding date with Qi Qin was near, she had pushed away many projects and had been preparing for marriage with peace of mind.

But recently, I heard that there were some changes. Qi Qin's illegitimate child incident was exposed. The child's mother took her teenage son to find Qi Qin and Wang Zuxian, and even made a fuss about this matter to the court, demanding that he pay child support.

This immediately made Wang Zuxian feel like she was not a person inside or outside...

But for this kind of thing, Wu Yuchen had no way. If it was in terms of career, he could still help, but for this kind of thing in her relationship, how could he help?

To be honest, based on his understanding of Wang Zuxian, she definitely didn't want to hear others comfort her at this time; that would only make people feel like they were laughing at her. Sigh, Wang Zuxian still had to make her own choice. Let's wait and see the development of the situation...

Wu Yuchen shook his head and saw that there was another *Xiao Shiyilang*. Now the male lead hadn't been decided yet. Wu Yuchen asked what was going on, and it turned out that Jiang Xuerou was chasing Huang Huang Xiao Ming, trying to persuade him to play Xiao Shiyilang, but Huang Huang Xiao Ming had been hesitating and hadn't agreed.

Since playing Daoming Si in *Meteor Garden*, Huang Huang Xiao Ming had played many such domineering president and cool-acting roles in the past few years, which could be said to have had a good time. But now he also realized a little bit that he kept playing such a role. He was popular enough, and he was handy to play it now, and his fans and audience loved to watch it, but he didn't seem to have any progress. This made him feel a little confused again.

Full and warm thinking about... uh, no, wrong. When the basic needs were met, people had higher pursuits. For Huang Huang Xiao Ming, joining Bai Xiong and F4 back then was just to be popular. Undoubtedly, his goal back then was achieved.

Now in their class, if you want to talk about popularity, it was him and Zhao Wei, and even Chen Kun was inferior to him. If you put this range to the whole of Asia, Zhao Wei couldn't compare to him. After all, their F4 now had countless fans in Asia, directly blowing a boy band wind that swept across Asia!

The current Huang Huang Xiao Ming could have stood generously in front of his former goddess, Zhao Wei, long ago. Although he was a little disappointed in his heart after knowing from Zhao Wei that she already had a boyfriend, and also heard from Zhao Wei in a chat that she didn't plan to find someone in the circle at all, and would only marry a big boss in the future, and it was impossible to find an actor as a boyfriend.

This made Huang Huang Xiao Ming feel a little hit while also feeling relieved. He had always looked up to Zhao Wei before because he felt that she was perfect in every way and very powerful in every way. But when he himself had caught up with and even said he had surpassed Zhao Wei so quickly, looking at the former goddess again, she didn't seem to be that dazzling anymore.

From this point of view, he was very grateful to Wu Yuchen. After all, looking back, he also knew how rare the opportunity to join F4 was. How many peers were envying him, sighing why Bai Xiong chose Huang Huang Xiao Ming back then instead of themselves.

Huang Huang Xiao Ming felt that being an actor was not bad. Since entering Jingying, the education he received was to be a good actor, and he had always had this belief. So he gave up the more famous *Wind and Cloud* and chose *The Emperor of Han* to broaden his acting path.

But now, for this role of Xiao Shiyilang, how did he feel that it was still the type of acting cool and pretending to be forced? This made him feel that he was going to return to the old path, so he had been hesitating and hadn't taken it.

However, just when he was hesitating, he received a call from Wu Yuchen: "Teacher Wu."

"Huang Xiao Ming, I heard that you don't want to play *Xiao Shiyilang*?"

Hearing Wu Yuchen call to ask about this matter, Huang Huang Xiao Ming told all his concerns: "Teacher Wu, I don't know if my mentality is right."

Wu Yuchen thought about it and said:

"*Xiao Shiyilang*, although it is considered an ancient costume idol drama, the requirements for acting skills and the emotional scenes of the characters all need to be seriously analyzed and expressed. And you shouldn't look down on idol dramas. A good actor is to adapt to various roles. You are just on the road now!"

Hearing Wu Yuchen's words, Huang Huang Xiao Ming only felt that the clouds in his heart were cleared, and he immediately replied:

"Teacher Wu, I know. Before, I thought wrong. I hadn't fully understood this type of role, and I wanted to keep changing my acting path. Doing this is like a bottle not full and half a bottle shaking; I haven't learned to walk and want to run! Don't worry, I will definitely play *Xiao Shiyilang* well. When you think it's okay, I will change my acting path again!"

Hearing Huang Huang Xiao Ming's answer, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile and nod with satisfaction. He cultivated Huang Huang Xiao Ming and let him join F4, wasn't it to make money?

Besides, *Xiao Shiyilang* was such a popular drama, what's wrong with letting him play it? Wasn't this good for him?

Wu Yuchen sighed. It was still his heart that was too soft, and he was too good to the artists under him, giving Huang Huang Xiao Ming such a high degree of freedom and choice, which caused him this pain and confusion.

After Wu Yuchen cared about the status of various projects at Miracle Film and Television, he felt relieved. Next, he would put all his energy into *Brotherhood of Blades*! ===== CHAPTER 244 =====