Translator: _Min
Si Fuqing soon received a call from Qu Lingyun.
âItâs Director Tang Haiqiuâs xianxia drama,â Si Fuqing sent over the information, âThe timeline is set a thousand years after âSword Immortal.â This is a teaser for it.â
After reviewing it, Qu Lingyun gasped, âYour acting⦠no, your first movie has to be with me. Iâll polish the script as soon as possible.â
He thought for a moment, then added, âBut a xianxia series has never aired on IFTV, although they have aired several urban dramas. Action sci-fi films have always been popular, and xianxia dramas arenât far behind. Teacher Tang Haiqiuâs series are reliable. Iâll help you with this. Once itâs settled, Iâll contact you.â
âThanks,â Si Fuqing replied lazily, âIâll treat you to a meal when we meet.â
Meanwhile, Tang Haiqiu had his publicity team release the teaser for âCrossing the Demon Realmâ on Weibo.
The production had invested heavily in special effects, outshining the romance dramas disguised as xianxia series that had been released over the past few years.
Fans of the drama and fans of Si Fuqing were both overjoyed.
[Canât wait for the release! Director Tang is really fast. I thought weâd have to wait until next summer, but we can watch it this winter break.]
[Brothers and sisters, itâs almost baby Qingqingâs birthday, are you all ready?]
[I wanted to rent an advertising screen, but Sister Sang said not to waste money, and not to pool funds either. Iâm thinking of making some handmade gifts. Any suggestions?]
[âCrossing the Demon Realmâ has wrapped up, and itâs set to premiere in Great Xia TVâs prime time slot! Brothers and sisters, letâs go! Qingqingâs first drama airing on satellite TV, isnât this a slam dunk over the others?]
[Being a career fan of Si Fuqing is so thrilling!]
Without spending a dime, the hashtag #SiFuqingCrossingTheDemonRealm quickly climbed the hot search list on the entertainment board. Si Fuqing had a knack for trending that other stars envied.
Tong Luoyunâs team was also watching.
âNowadays, these traffic stars are really good at retaining and attracting fans,â her agent lit a cigarette, âIâve seen through all their tricks. Announcing it will premiere on Great Xia TVâs prime time and then finding out itâs not true, theyâll probably turn around and accuse you of stealing her slot. I didnât expect Sang Yanqing to play this game too.â
Tong Luoyun responded indifferently, âI didnât have such resources back in the day.â
She had been a bit player for so long, and her first role after meeting Sang Yanqing was only as a third female lead.
The character of the third lead was quite unpopular, and it was only because of her performance that the drama became a hit, leading her to land lead roles.
But Si Fuqingâs first drama was a big production by Tang Haiqiuâs team, even overshadowing Gu Zhinan.
Anyone would feel unsettled by that.
âHaving good resources doesnât guarantee a hit,â her agent smiled, âTimes make the heroes, and heroes make the times. The internet is more advanced now, but where is there a second you?â
Thinking about Tong Luoyunâs status, one would need to struggle in the entertainment industry for seven to eight years.
Si Fuqing still had a long way to go.
Her agent sincerely hoped she wouldnât set her sights on Tong Luoyun. Trying to pull down a senior would only lead to a hard fall.
The next day, Si Fuqing was still with the film crew, awaiting news from Qu Lingyun.
Sang Yanqing gestured to her, âItâs a call from âThe Birth of an Employeeâ program team.â
âThe Birth of an Employeeâ was set to start filming in January and premiere in April.
It was the Great Xia Empireâs first workplace observation show, and high hopes were pinned on it.
âHello?â Sang Yanqing answered, âYes, go ahead.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThis is the situation, Ms. Sang. There are too many applicants for the arts group, but none for the medical group,â the voice on the phone was the program planner, âWeâre thinking of moving Teacher Si to the medical group. Weâll raise her fee to twenty million. What do you think?â
The planner hadnât intended to switch Si Fuqingâs group.
But just yesterday, Bai Jinxi personally visited Great Xia TV with the investment from the LI family, expressing a desire to meet Si Fuqing, with both in the medical group.
Si Fuqing had to stay; her nickname as the queen of variety shows wasnât for nothing, and the program needed a traffic-generating star.
âThe Birth of an Employeeâ was not like âSurvival 66 Days,â there were more scientific knowledge required for this show.
The drawing Si Fuqing submitted was good, but the industry was full of stars trained in painting and classical dance, making hers seem less impressive.
Indeed, the medical group was short on people, even though the program team repeatedly emphasized that no medical background was required and experts would teach them. Still, few stars dared to join.
If things went wrong, theyâd have nowhere to cry..