"Huh? But tomorrow..."
"No worries. If it takes longer and we run overti, I can pay more." Lin Qingquan waved his hand and said, "But I have one condition. For those playing the concubines, you need to spend a bit of money as well. Find so decent extras, will you? Do they not have any beauties left in Hengdian?"
"Yes! Yes, we do!" The director nodded repeatedly and turned to look at Zhao Shanhe standing outside.
Zhao Shanhe laughed heartily and walked over, politely saying, "Sir, don’t worry. If there’s one thing we have plenty of, it’s actors! I guarantee that tomorrow I’ll find you so with good qualifications. But as you know, actors’ fees vary with their level..."
"I’ll pay five hundred a day per person, and you look for them based on special contract standards. Don’t think this old man doesn’t know what’s what. If you find any more extras for fifty bucks a day, I’ll want a refund."
Zhao Shanhe laughed heartily, "Alright! Tomorrow, I’ll definitely find you so who not only look good but act well, too."
"Exactly! I can report this as a super VIP group. I solo-booked this filming crew and spent a hefty sum. Don’t you dare fool ."
Having said that, Lin Qingquan waved his sleeve, "Let’s go. Ti to remove the makeup!"
The old man was taken to the makeshift dressing area in the back, where hired makeup artists removed his makeup, and soone politely helped him change out of his costu.
Lin Qingquan waved a hand, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a couple of puffs. "Will there be a car to take back to the hotel later?"
"Absolutely! Of course there is." The director laughed heartily, "We’ve arranged a car to take you back to the hotel."
He even listed the hotel na as he finished speaking.
Lin Qingquan listened and glanced back at the sparrow on the beam, nodding almost imperceptibly.
·
More than half an hour later, in a hotel not far from the movie town, Lin Qingquan entered his room and casually opened the window.
He went into the restroom for a wash, ca out with a towel in hand, and was wiping his face.
In the living room, Chen Yan was already seated on the sofa, twisting open a bottle of the room’s mineral water.
"Yo, you’re here. Pretty quick," Lin Qingquan casually put down the towel.
Seeing Lin Qingquan co out, Chen Yan raised an eyebrow, "Lin Laodeng, ca here to live your emperor’s dream, huh?"
Lin Qingquan chuckled, "Just acting, just play-acting. It’s all fake, just for the thrill. You have to admit, this imrsive script-killing cinema tour group is a fantastic idea."
Sitting next to Chen Yan, he continued to laugh, "The one I’m in is Huan Huan’s Tale, but unfortunately, the concubines they found for the harem aren’t quite up to par. The actress playing Huan Huan doesn’t look much younger than and even had the nerve to tell she’s got great acting and dialogue skills!
Am I here just for great acting and dialogue!"
"Is it fun?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.
"It’s kind of interesting. I bought a super VIP group, spent eighty thousand on setting up a crew for Huan Huan’s Tale. I’m playing the Emperor Si Lang along with five actresses they found as concubines, just for the thrill, to experience what it feels like to be an emperor."
Chen Yan nodded.
Eighty thousand, not bad... I wonder if this old man knows he’s investing his own money into this business. But better not tell him; otherwise, with his thick skin, he might end up freeloading in the end.
"I’m planning to stay here for a month. After finishing the Huan Huan group, I want to film a series about being an overlord and experience being a boss. Hmm..."
Seeing that Lin Qingquan seemingly had more to say, Chen Yan interrupted him just in ti: "Alright, let’s get straight to the point. About what I asked you over the phone today... Do you have any leads?"
"What do you an by having leads? In the Inspection Bureau, your grandpa here is the lead!" Lin Qingquan smirked proudly.
"Sure, you’re the lead! But being the lead, you’re resorting to coercion of a top starlet? An Inspection Bureau big shot, bullying a loose cultivator fox demon? What’s this, abusing power is in vogue in the Domain Realm too now?" Chen Yan sneered.
"I knew you ca for that little fox demon." Lin Qingquan sighed, "The mont I saw you in Hengdian, I guessed you were here for Lin Xianyu."
Chen Yan put away his smile and seriously said, "What’s the deal here, explain clearly."
Jokes aside, Chen Yan didn’t really believe Lin Qingquan was the kind to abuse power and resort to underhanded ans to coerce Lin Xianyu...
Lin Qingquan might be unreliable sotis, but he wasn’t a scoundrel.
It suddenly dawned on him!
He rembered Lin Xianyu’s slightly exaggerated manner from earlier when she was pleading with him...
Chen Yan’s expression changed, frowning at Lin Qingquan, "Wait a minute... Old Deng, you..."
"It was who told Lin Xianyu to find you." Lin Qingquan did not hide it any longer, directly revealing the truth.
Chen Yan blurted out in surprise.
"Kid, I was the one who recomnded you to the Inspection Bureau. Whatever tasks you’ve done, whichever cultivators assigned to you by the Inspection Bureau, it’s all in the records.
Did you think I didn’t know you knew Lin Xianyu?"
"Is Lin Xianyu’s ’assimilation’ fake? This whole assimilation thing..."
"The assimilation is real, but forcing Lin Xianyu into it is fake." Lin Qingquan shook his head, and his gaze on Chen Yan suddenly turned profound, slowly saying, "If I didn’t find an excuse, so seemingly unrelated person to lure you out... how could I have gotten you to leave Jinling Prefecture so quickly!"
Chen Yan took a deep breath, "What do you an by that?"
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