Top Dupe CH 035 Gu Xiaowei Fell Under His Spell Part 2

Li Qian did not sleep yet. On the contrary, he had been waiting for this call for a long time. "Tell me, have you confirmed it with Luo Yu? Is Dijun Media trying to force him to the point where he can no longer be an actor?"

"I have to disappoint you. This must have been a miscommunication."

Li Qian held his forehead and sighed, "What a pity. I thought it was an opportunity. If it is true, I can make a big headline——the consequences of rejecting Dijun Media. The perfect opportunity to repay what happened back then, sit back and watch how Ou Juntao tries to clarify himself."

"But I don't want him to be targeted because of his rejection of Dijun Media."

Li Qian paused and couldn't help but laugh: "So it is true that Dijun Media wants to sign him? They treated him so badly before, and now they find out that Luo Yu is actually a delicious piece of cake, so they come sniffing over to him again? This is very shameless indeed.”

Gu Xiaowei was silent, as if still waiting for Li Qian's reply.

Li Qian frowned and then remembered that Gu Xiaowei just said that he didn't want Luo Yu to be targeted for rejecting Dijun Media?

Was this a hint that he should pay more attention to the direction of public opinion over Luo Yu?

Indeed, when it came to experience with Dijun Media, if Li Qian ranked second, no one could rank first.

"According to the information I got, Xinghan's senior management is indeed very interested in signing Luo Yu because of the recommendation of director Lin Yue and screenwriter Hua Xingyun. As for what kind of conditions they will give, it is still being evaluated, and it won't be too good at the moment."

Li Qian paused and then said: "So, as your friend, I think it is best for your senior brother to wait until "Counterattack" is broadcast before signing a contract. I have watched his scenes, and I have confidence in Bai Ying. There will be a big splash for the character. By then, he can get better conditions for himself."

"Thank you for your suggestion, I think so too."

"Don't worry, whether it is as an actor who may be signed by the company in the future or as an important role in "Counterattack", I will not let Dijun Media attack him easily."

"Thank you." Gu Xiaowei said.

Li Qian smiled, "It's not easy to hear a thank you from you."

The next morning, Ou Juntao sat at his desk as usual, flipping through the latest project documents and drinking coffee.

His secretary came to his office.

"Chairman Ou, we got some news from Xinghan Pictures."

"What's the news?" Ou Juntao put the cup back on the table.

"Li Qian seemed to have mentioned in a meeting with his team that if we were to take any action against Luo Yu, he would immediately collect information of the mental devaluation and suppression of opportunities we have done against Luo Yu in the past five years and package it as a hot search. Such hot searches will have a great impact on the company's image."

Ou Juntao pondered for a while, then smiled: "If Li Qian really plans to do this, you won't have received any news, we would have been on the hot search already. This is Li Qian's warning. It seems... the possibility of Xinghan Pictures signing a contract with Luo Yu is very high."

"But can the conditions offered by Xinghan Pictures be better than ours?"

"Of the three major directors in the entertainment industry——Lin Yue, Xu Han, Sheng Yunlan, Xinghan Pictures account for two. This alone is more attractive to Luo Yu who wants to pursue a career as an actor." Ou Juntao's pen tip tapped on the paper, leaving a few smudged ink marks, "So, you told me that Luo Yu's agent also plans to follow him and leave Zhuque Media?"

"Yes."

"Luo Yu is a very loyal person, otherwise he wouldn't have been deceived by Bo Wenyuan back then. He should have great trust in this agent. Pay close attention to who this agent has contact with. Once someone from Xinghan Pictures… including Honghe Film and Television contacts her, you must tell me immediately."

"Understood, Chairman Ou."

"Wait a minute." Ou Juntao stopped his secretary, "Since Li Qian has spoken, there should be no activities against Luo Yu. You should also keep an eye on He Mu, I'm afraid this kid will not be obedient."

“Understood!"

More than half a month later, Luo Yu successfully joined the crew of "Storm".

The scenes of Huo Haoyan's character were basically in the office building. Although he had more appearances and more lines than Bai Ying, because the scenes were more concentrated, according to the crew's arrangement, the filming could be completed in a week.

The crew had specially designated dressing rooms, but it was only divided by gender, not by status. This was also director Xu Han's consistent style, which meant to let everyone know that everyone who joined his crew was just an actor and no special treatment was allowed.

Luo Yu didn't know anyone else very well, so he sat quietly, reading the script and waiting for the makeup artist.

After a while, the door opened and a tall man wearing a leather jacket walked in.

Luo Yu recognized him as Cheng Fei, who played the role of Ling Jin, the economic investigation captain in this drama, and was also the male lead of this drama.

Cheng Fei was 1.9 meters tall. He should be 33 or 34 this year. After years of hard work, this was the stage when his acting skills and aura were at his best.

He and Gu Xiaowei belong to the same company, but different agents.

Everyone in the circle said that Cheng Fei's professional ability was good, but he was too arrogant and had the most bossy attitude.

In the early years, he suffered some hardships because of this temper of his. He also worked as extras in the film and television industry for a long time. Later, because of his serious attitude towards acting, he was noticed by an agent of Xinghan Pictures. Starting from the age of 27 or 28, he started playing small supporting roles, and it was finally in the past two years he had started to take the leading role, and the ratings and reputation of his work were also very good.

In terms of appearance, Cheng Fei's face had more straight lines, a tough look, and an upright aura, which made him very suitable for a righteous role like the economic investigation captain.

Cheng Fei had his own makeup artist and assistant, and the three of them sat behind Luo Yu, chatting while putting on makeup.

"Brother Cheng, I heard that the actor who plays opposite you today has very good acting skills."

"Who is it?"

"Luo Yu, Teacher Gu's senior brother. You and Teacher Gu have such a close relationship, shouldn't you take good care of him?"

"That Luo Yu?" Cheng Fei chuckled lightly, audibly unhappy.

The assistant quickly looked around. There was an actor in the dressing room with his back to them. He was reading the script with his head down and his earphones plugged in. He probably didn't hear it, otherwise he would look back at them.

"Brother Cheng, be polite. There are other colleagues here." The assistant reminded in a low voice.

After so many years, Brother Cheng still displayed his likes and dislikes to a person on his face, even though his agent had told him countless times to no avail.

"Aren't I very polite? I didn't say anything offensive." Cheng Fei closed his eyes indifferently and let the makeup artist apply makeup on him.

The assistant looked back again and found that the actor with his back to them was still unresponsive. Then he exhaled. It seemed that he was really listening to music.

At this time, the makeup artist from the crew came in, and first said hello to Cheng Fei, "Hello, Teacher Cheng."

"Hey, hello." Cheng Fei nodded without any airs.

The makeup artist walked up to Luo Yu, looked around, and said softly, "Teacher Luo, it's really you!"

The air suddenly became quiet.

Cheng Fei's assistant suddenly felt embarrassed. Just now, his boss expressed his dissatisfaction with the person literally right behind his back.

There would also be a scene later, really… don't know if Luo Yu really didn't hear it, or if he just had a good attitude. Or maybe because Cheng Fei was the male lead of this drama, and it was hard for the other to express his dissatisfaction.

"Hello, I don't dare be called a 'teacher', just call me by my name. I'm going to trouble you today."

Luo Yu took off his earphones and shook hands with the other.

The makeup artist opened the makeup box, sat in front of Luo Yu and looked at him, and couldn't help but whisper: "I was chatting with other makeup artists two days ago, and they were talking about which actor's appearance gave the makeup artist the least room to perform. The discussion was quite intense.”

Luo Yu naturally started chatting with the other, "Let me guess, the one who comes out on top should be Teacher Gu, right?"

The makeup artist laughed in a low voice, "Haha, it's true. But Teacher Gu's makeup artist Brother Yan said——he chooses you. Everyone said that he deliberately said another person's names just to attract attention."

"I have worked with Teacher Gu before. Brother Yan is maintaining the relationship with colleagues for Teacher Gu." Luo Yu said with a smile.

There was another light "Hmmph."

Luo Yu knew that it was Cheng Fei. The makeup artist paused for a moment. Luo Yu smiled and gave the other person a "it doesn't matter" look.

Cheng Fei put on his makeup first and left with his assistant and makeup artist.

Other actors came in one after another, and the atmosphere in the dressing room became lively.

In the corridor, Cheng Fei's assistant couldn't help but say: "Brother Cheng, why are you huffing! How bad it would be to make Luo Yu misunderstand that you are dissatisfied with him. Being in the same crew, you will always be able to come across each other.”

"Then he didn't misunderstand. I am indeed dissatisfied with him." Cheng Fei replied.

"Can you please restrain your temper? Although Luo Yu is still unknown, it is rumored in the industry that Director Lin Yue admires him. And there is news that our Xinghan Pictures is considering signing him."

"Xinghan Pictures plans to sign him? What do they even want from him?" Cheng Fei frowned and his voice raised.

The assistant could see that Cheng Fei wanted to quarrel with Luo Yu, and said in annoyance: "Because he is handsome, because he has good line skills, because he has good camera sense, because he can act like Gu Xiaowei…”

"The way I see it, Gu Xiaowei has fallen under his spell." After Cheng Fei finished speaking, he strode forward.

In the dressing room, Luo Yu's makeup artist whispered: "Brother Cheng is just a straight-tempered person."

"I know, among actors, Brother Cheng is one of the few actors who follows the three no's."

"Three no’s? Which three no’s?" The makeup artist asked curiously.

Luo Yu stretched out his hand and counted with his fingers one by one. "No messing around at dinner parties, no marketing hype, no lateness or absence during filming."

The makeup artist smiled and thought Luo Yu was quite generous, so she said a few more words to him: "Just don't take it personally. I am guessing it's your previous reputation online..."

"Stealing images, grabbing roles, and eating leftovers?" Luo Yu asked with a smile, as if it had nothing to do with him, but other people's business.

The makeup artist originally thought he would care, but she didn't expect him to speak out so openly, and her favorability level skyrocketed, "Yes, just those things. So Brother Cheng may have misunderstood that you like to hype up marketing and don't focus on acting. Plus… his junior brother originally competed for your role, but who would've thought that you actually outshone his junior, which made him feel a little uncomfortable."

"I understand. Thank you."

Clearing up one person's misunderstanding of another person was useless just by refutation and grievance. It could only be reversed by actions and achievements.

The fact that Cheng Fei could become Gu Xiaowei's “good buddy" showed that his character was good. And he himself had never interacted with Luo Yu before, so his current attitude was probably because of Gu Xiaowei.

Luo Yu thought half-jokingly, could it be because Gu Xiaowei frequently interacted with him on Weibo, breaking up the old CP of Gu Xiaowei and Cheng Fei, and making Cheng Fei lonely?

In any case, he relied on his acting skills to make a living, not on Cheng Fei's favorability.

Luo Yu stood up, straightened his collar, and walked out.

The props team was making final adjustments and arrangements, the camera team was also adjusting the camera position and angle, and the crew staff were doing preliminary work in an orderly manner.