Chapter 26 – New Owner
Two weeks later, the first official photographs from "Outside Gold and Jade" were posted onto the internet.
In the main character Li ChuanQing's standalone photos, Bai Lang was wearing a tailor's work uniform and he also had a tape measure around his neck.
His eyes were downcast and there was a light smile on his face. There was a bright light which shone onto one side of his face, however this left a contrasting shadow on the other. It hinted that underneath the main character's quiet smile there were turbulent feelings hidden. With the addition of the loose shirt which was tucked into fitting suit pants, this angle made Bai Lang's waist and neckline look very long and seductive. Within his elegant appearance there was a hint of sensuality. These oddities made him look even more beautiful and fascinating.
Zhu Kuan successfully used these contrasts and juxtapositions to imbue the images with a strong sense of feelings. From this, his style from 10 years later could already be seen. Thus under Zhu Kuan's camera, Bai Lang's image became much more multi-layered and plex than previously.
When the images were published, it immediately became a hot discussion topic among Bai Lang's fans. Most of the fans expressed they liked it very much, however there were also those who said they missed Bai Lang's previous warm and innocent appearance. Luckily those in the former outnumbered the latter. Bai Lang guessed that UNI's ad also had helped pave the way for this change, otherwise based on his past life, he remembered how many obstacles he faced when trying to change his image after "Partners".
However Bai Lang actually forgot that after his rebirth, although he was in the body of a 24 year old young person, his everyday actions and dress had already lost the immaturity of a youth. Even in the incident with the photos at the supermarket, the face that Bai Lang had shown the world was that of gentleness mixed with maturity.
Fang Hua also probably had been affected by this. Thus when Bai Lang attended fan meets or during promotional activities, the styling she arranged for him reflected his own personal poise, and so the image was that of someone who was had matured early and was elegant and sensible. This helped a long way in rounding out Bai Lang's strong initial impression in "Partners".
After three months, "Gold" had finished approximately two-thirds of its filming. This speed was very fast.
However Bai Lang had been carefully observing the issue of funding this whole time but he hadn't found any clues yet.
By contrast, Zhu Kuan who was not good at hiding things, had been extremely cheerful as of late.
Bai Lang felt this was a bit odd and so taking advantage of the lunch break, he couldn't help asking.
"Director Zhu, you seem to be in a good mood recently. Did something good happen?"
On that day, both Zhu Kuan and Que QiMing were surrounding Bai Lang and his large lunch boxes. Bai Lang thus had the opportunity to casually ask this question.
By this time Zhu Kuan and Bai Lang had already bee closer. He didn't hesitate to use his chopsticks to take a third piece of meat wrapped around asparagus. He stuffed it in his mouth and chewed loudly. "Something good really did happen, haha. During the new year I was actually a bit troubled but I didn't expect that someone would suddenly stuff a pillow under my head as I slept {T/N: Means unexpected help came}. I can't believe Old Zhao and I actually encountered something like this. Our fortune must be too good."
"Old Zhao" was his friend Zhao JingXuan, who was the boss of a textile pany and who had invited Zhu Kuan back into the country.
Bai Lang immediately stopped eating. Since he had mentioned Old Zhao, then it definitely had something to do with the funding.
He didn't think that today his casual question would actually yield an answer. Was the incident about the happen?
Que QiMing was also curious. He smiled and said, "Director Zhu, give us some hints so we can be happy as well ah."
Zhu Kuan's pudgy face was wrinkled from smiling so much. He said in a pleased manner, "It's okay to tell you now. Things are already set and won't change. So I'm no longer afraid it will affect your mood when filming."
"Affect our mood?" Bai Lang's heart leapt. He didn't care about looking suspicious anymore and directly asked, "Could it be that the funding ran into a problem?"
Surprise flashed through Zhu Kuan's face. "Wow that's amazing. How did you guess straight away? Or is that you got wind of it from before?"
Que QiMing was also shocked. He said with a grave expression, "If there's a problem with funding then Director Zhu you really need to let us know the details carefully."
Based on Que QiMing's long experience, he knew that one of the primary problems that could arise with a movie funded/owned by industry outsiders was that the investment might dry up.
After all if the owner's experience was not enough and team did not cooperate well, then it was very easy to exceed the budget. Then the shortfall would have be made up. At this time it would be also difficult to find a new investor. After all the movie had already been shot halfway and had already formed shape. It would be difficult to meet a new investor's requirements to obtain their funding. And if the shortfall couldn't be made up, then there was a high chance the entire production end up cancelled.
Because Zhu Kuan had carefully planned and tried to save money throughout "Gold
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