And the official Weibo of "Heroes in Troubled Times" had changed its celebratory poster over a dozen times already, sparking discussions in the group chat each time, and this time was no exception.
[Director Xie]: "The celebratory poster for surpassing 3.1 billion in the box office is designed, and there are 5 versions. Everyone, come and choose one, okay?"
[Director Xie]: "Image.JPG"
Director Xie sent five celebratory posters in a row.
Tang Shu opened them one by one and was surprised to find that all five posters featured her scenes prominently.
How can it all be about her, how was she supposed to choose?
Before she could speak up, the other two actresses in the crew expressed their admiration one after another.
[Liu Yun]: "Wow, Xiao Shu, these stills of you are absolutely stunning, they should have been used earlier!"
[Jiang Xiaotong]: "Truly explosive beauty, with Huan Ying’s spirited and brave appearance, wouldn’t it attract a wave of box office sales if released? What has the director been doing all this time?"
[Director Xie]: "A major weapon is, of course, best utilized when it can show its full value, shocking everyone. The box office has been declining these past few days, so Huan Ying’s posters are perfectly timed."
As these words were spoken, the producers and martial arts choreographers in the chat sent rows of dots, and speechless emoticons flooded the screen in an instant.
Others might refrain from speaking out, but Liu Yun, who had spent the most time with Xie Yunfeng, didn’t hold back in accusing him of being scheming.
[Liu Yun]: "I didn’t expect you to be , Director Xie; that heart is really dark."
[Producer Zhang]: "Yes, yes, yes, cold-hearted, always squeezing the last bit of value out of us, and even Xiao Shu isn’t spared!"
[Best Actor Qiao]: "I’ve been wondering why there had been no poster of Huan Ying, so it turns out you’ve been keeping it on hold here?"
[Jiang Xiaotong]: "So scheming, way too scheming!"
[Director Liu]: "Shameless, just shameless!"
As everyone sent their sneers, Tang Shu also couldn’t help but send a few dazed emoticons to match the mood.
In layman’s terms: blending into the group.
Unexpectedly, she got caught red-handed by Xie Yunfeng.
[Director Xie]: "Xiao Shu, I was just looking for you. Here you are @Tang Shu"
[Tang Shu]: "Is it about the celebratory poster? Any one of them is fine, I have no objections."
The five stills were processed one after another, each beautified by a Photoshop master with countless uses of the smoothing beauty filter. How could Tang Shu have any objections?
She had never seen herself this beautiful!
However, Xie Yunfeng wasn’t actually looking for her about that matter.
[Director Xie]: "No rush on the poster; it won’t be posted on the official Weibo until tomorrow. I recently met Director Li, who is preparing a monumental epic strategy drama, and he is in need of a history and props consultant. Do you have any opening in your schedule?"
History and props consultant?
Upon hearing this, Tang Shu knew what this role entailed.
After all, she had done a part-time stint in this position in the "Heroes in Troubled Times" crew as well.
It was just that she wasn’t very familiar with the historical background of this epic strategy drama and wasn’t sure if she would be up to the task.
Tang Shu hesitated for a few seconds, just to see the group chat explode.
[Liu Yun]: "Holy shit, Director Li! Is it the one who invested over a hundred million in ’Corridor Pavilion’?!"
[Jiang Xiaotong]: "I’ve heard of this drama, my agent even got me an audition for a role, it has a strong cast, it’s a serious drama."
[Producer Liu]: "A drama by Director Li? That’s a guaranteed hit. You have resources, yet you didn’t introduce me first??? @Director Xie"
A number of lurkers in the group were drawn out by the mention of Director Li and "Corridor Pavilion."