Tang Shu was stunned for a moment before she remembered the film business.
It was her fault, the last few days had been so fulfilling that she had carelessly let loose and completely forgot about her primary job.
"Ahem... how’s the film doing?"
"Now you remember to care? Is your phone just for decoration?"
"I forgot to tell you, my hometown is in the mountains, hardly any signal there."
Tang Shu glanced at the pure black signal tower that was very conspicuous outside the window and, without a blush or breathlessness, rattled off her excuse.
Meanwhile, outside the door, Father Tang, who had exceptionally good hearing, lifted his eyelids in doubt as he glanced at the signal tower with a touch of disdain.
Talking about the best signal receiver of modern times, he knew those few ever-joking comrades of his were deceiving him again!
Inside the room, Tang Shu deeply reflected on her recent activities and patiently coaxed the other party.
"Sister Luo, you really have been working hard, working overtime at the company during the Chinese New Year. Wait till I get back, I’ll bring some local specialties to make it up to you."
"What kind of specialties does your hometown have?"
There was a hint of excitement in Sister Luo’s voice.
"Um... top-quality wild furs?"
What in the world is that?
"Sounds... kind of nice, huh? Forget it, I won’t make it tough for you. You don’t have to ask about Director Xie’s work, of course, it’s great, and did you know you’re already famous?!"
Upon hearing this, the first thing Tang Shu thought of was the endless stream of autographed posters, and she instantly felt a headache coming on.
Sister Luo was delighted and had already forgotten how unreliable her own talent could be.
"To start with, do you know how many scripts I’ve received in the past couple of days? A whole bunch, like more than ten, all for you, and several of them are leading lady roles!"
Even before the movie was released, many in the industry were aware of Tang Shu’s name, but without having seen her performance they were mostly in a wait-and-see phase.
Now, however, things had changed. Once the film "Heroes in Troubled Times" was released, quite a few viewers fell in love with the character Huan Ying, and Tang Shu’s Weibo followers had skyrocketed to eight million.
Such a dramatic increase in popularity caught the attention of countless investors and drama crews, who specified that they wanted Tang Shu to join their upcoming TV series.
Sister Luo was both pained and pleased whenever she answered the phone.
The pleasure was obvious, but the pain came from the fact that Tang Shu truly had no spare time. Just "You Look Beautiful When You Smile" would take up all her energy.
"Let me tell you, I just had a chat with Wenxin Screenwriter. According to the outline, this weekly drama will run for sixteen episodes, which means it will shoot for another three months. If the ratings hold steady, there might even be a second season in the future."
"A second season? They plan to continue this series?"
"Of course, your story can’t possibly end now. That’s how they do it overseas."
After listening to Sister Luo, Tang Shu couldn’t help but picture those foreign TV series on streaming sites that went on for seven or eight seasons, and she instantly felt overwhelmed.
"It won’t keep going on indefinitely, will it?"
Will it get increasingly melodramatic, squeezing the last drop of anticipation from the audience for the TV series?
Just the thought sent shivers down her spine.
"That won’t do, have you forgotten? You’re the show’s biggest investor, isn’t it up to you?"
How did she forget about that!
Tang Shu heaved a sigh of relief, as quality was indeed the most important pursuit for a TV series.
"Sister Luo, you decide on that. Once ’You Look Beautiful When You Smile’ wraps up, I should be entering a rest period. Even if there’s a second season to film, that wouldn’t happen until this time next year."