Chapter 411: Chapter 410: I’ll Wait for You at Home (3)
She couldn’t let her need to hide her emotions make her act timid, for fear of affecting the show.
Luckily, Qin Baizhou wasn’t idle either; he had been in the industry for many years and managed a smile through everything. He smiled whether he was being tough, happy, or calculative, and others would even count his money for him after being outmaneuvered by him.
At the same time, Qin Baizhou’s reputation as a “smiling tiger” spread from within a small circle of the industry to becoming widely known by society through the show.
He was exhausted after the variety show, but having Xia Siyu by his side made even the tiredness joyful.
He also had to perk up and join Xia Siyu for the script reading session.
The car stopped in a serene Tea City, and as Xia Siyu and Qin Baizhou entered, they immediately ran into Bo Yan.
All things considered, Xia Siyu and Bo Yan hadn’t seen each other for over ten days.
Compared to Xia Siyu, who was accompanied by her agent and assistant, Bo Yan only had Song Fengzhi with him, and after Song Fengzhi arranged his materials for him, he stepped back.
Although the lead actors in “Spring Light” were Bo Yan and her, the supporting cast included several experienced veterans. Fortunately, there were no internet celebrities involved.
Of course, no internet celebrity would be interested in a film directed by a newcomer, especially one that had barely managed to put a crew together and was short on funds.
Such a film was obviously not going to be a box office hit; it was made with awards in mind. And for that reason, internet celebrities wouldn’t be interested because of their inadequate acting skills.
For this film, Xia Siyu received the highest salary, ten million. Bo Yan didn’t take a salary; instead, he invested in the project. The first condition was that this counted as an investment, and should there be any box office revenue, he would share in the profits proportional to his contribution (which he hardly considered). The second was that he could practice and get involved in the shooting when Sun Wujiu was directing.
Bo Yan had long planned on becoming a director and naturally seized the opportunity. Sun Wujiu would lead the film, but Yu Fenfei would also assist. He was eager to learn from the renowned director, Yu, and this was his chance.
The combined salaries of all the other actors, including the second male and female leads, didn’t even add up to Xia Siyu’s, which meant they were hired at a very reasonable price. This ensured the production team had the maximum budget to guarantee the quality of the film.
With outsiders present, Bo Yan behaved very calmly. He didn’t entangle himself too much with Xia Siyu, nor did he show that their relationship had been particularly intimate.
Of course, since they had previously worked together on a film and a variety show, it would’ve been unbelievable to act like strangers. So when Bo Yan saw them arrive, he briskly stepped forward to greet her with a serene expression, “Siyu.”
Xia Siyu genuinely did not want to have any physical contact with him, her temples throbbing.
Bo Yan probably noticed it because, in front of everyone, he adopted a calm expression and then lifted his chin, “Eh,” he noted, “it seems like there’s some scrap of paper stuck on you.”
Perhaps it was the way he said it that was too natural; Xia Siyu didn’t even realize what was going on.
As he spoke, he casually moved closer.
After all, from Xia Siyu’s side, there was only her, Qin Baizhou, and Wei Jingjing.
Both of them knew about their relationship.
Everyone else was behind him, thoroughly blocked from view, so he wasn’t worried about being exposed.
Then, right in front of Qin Baizhou and Wei Jingjing, especially Qin Baizhou, he pretended to brush away some dirt from the top of her head, whispering into her ear, “I’ll be waiting for you at home tonight.”