Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 498 Long time no see
"Come to think of it, in the plot, the male lead has scenes opposite the female lead and the second female lead..."

"I wonder if that person's acting skills can keep up with Shirakawa Rika and Mamiya Yu's 'Shura Wushuang'?"

Although it was reassuring to see Mamiya Yuu playing the second female lead, everyone couldn't help but worry about the male lead who "brought money into the crew" and "had never met each other before".

"Is this the place? Okay, thank you..."

At the same time, a young man wearing a baseball cap and a mask, under the guidance of the staff, peeked and sneaked into the meeting room.

"We're finally here, Xia Jun!"

"Long time no see, Director Tsuchiya..."

Tsuchiya Haruo, who had always been serious and motionless, actually stood up enthusiastically and took the initiative to shake the young man's hand.

"I am not wrong, right?"

"It's him."

"But why did he come here..."

Looking at the man's eyes above the mask, which were as attractive as glowing stars, Horie Tsubasa and Shirakawa Rika, who were sitting in the corner, secretly looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

"You...you are..."

"Xia Fan?!"

Immediately afterwards, Coach Nakano also stood up excitedly and called out the man's name.

"Everyone, I'm Xia Fan, the new actor participating in this performance."

The young man broke free from Tsuchiya Haruo's hot and wet hands, took off his hat and mask, and politely bowed and greeted everyone in the conference room.

He was Xia Fan, who was asked to join the team at lightning speed after agreeing to J Company's "work arrangement".

"Hello, Teacher Xia Fan!"

"Hello, Teacher Xiafan!"

Compared with the noisy reactions brought by the previous new actors, everyone in the conference room was silent for a moment. Although there was still surprise in their eyes, they all stood up respectfully and returned the greeting to Xia Fan in a proper manner.

If we were to say who is the "hotshot" in the entertainment industry in District 11 during this period, it would naturally be Xia Fan.

Although Xia Fan has been on the hot search almost all the time, from filming commercials to participating in the "Idol Birth Festival" and then debuting as the first in the AFO group, he is ultimately just a "traffic idol"...

There is no shortage of such traffic idols in the entertainment industry, who come on stage one after another. They are like fireworks at a fireworks display, which come and go quickly. You never know when they will come to an abrupt end and become lost in the crowd.

But since a few days ago, when the two identities of "idol Xia Fan" and "musician descending to earth" overlapped, the label on Xia Fan instantly changed to "talented".

In addition, the series of public opinion storms of "the paparazzi asked for hammers and got hammers" helped to spread his fame, and his popularity is now incomparable to the past, and his national popularity is rising sharply...

Even if Xia Fan never writes songs again, as long as those hits are still on the charts, his popularity will be like the bright moon in the night sky. People can see it just by looking up. It can be ignored, but hard to forget.

Therefore, Xia Fan is fully worthy of the title of "teacher".

"what's the situation……"

"Xia Fan, you actually want to participate in a movie like ours?"

"It's a bit too much to throw in Mamiya Yu, and now there's Xia Fan. Has J Club gone crazy?"

After the greetings, the air in the conference room was still filled with disbelief.

Xia Fan is now an all-around artist who has popularity, good looks, works, and talents. His status is no longer comparable to that of a low-budget horror film like "Kaidan Shinbiba"...

Even if he does nothing and just makes a nominal cameo appearance, the title of "Xia Fan's big screen debut" alone can bring in a huge amount of box office revenue for free.

J Company is just a participating investor in this movie. It might be okay to send the "Anti-Chrysanthemum Boys Group" over to get the qualifications to "act in a movie". There is no need to even arrange a popular actress like Mamiya Yui to come, not to mention the great god Xia Fan.

"Although I have experience in shooting commercials and TV dramas, I am still a beginner in filming movies. I hope everyone in the crew can give me some advice." Breaking free from Nakano's hands, Xia Fan calmed everyone's tension in a low-key and humble manner.

"Here you go, this is the lead actor's script!"

Not caring about being "turned away" by Xia Fan, Nakano couldn't wait to stuff the script of the male lead into his hands.

"Wait, the male lead? Didn't the previous job offer say he played a villain?"

"I'm sorry, the villain's gender has been changed and is now in the charge of Ms. Mamiya."

"But……"

"No buts, I can vouch for Xia Jun's acting skills with my character, he is definitely up to the task!"

As if afraid that Xia Fan would go back on his word, Nakano held the script tightly in Xia Fan's hand and explained in a calm manner.

"Xia Fan, forget about your big screen debut, but you're actually giving us the leading role for the first time..."

"It's a sure thing. The box office bet was set so low that we can complete it even if we use a cellphone to shoot it!"

"Is this the feeling of hugging someone's thigh? It's so wonderful..."

From the moment it was confirmed that Xia Fan would take over as the male lead, everyone in the crew seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline, and the gloom on their faces was swept away.

"Producer Tsuchiya, Director Nakano, this is bad... No, this is too good!"

At the same time, a staff member rushed in, breathless.

Seeing him like this, most people in the conference room couldn't help but think of something that happened a day ago, and their expressions froze...

"What are you making such a fuss about? Speak slowly."

Tsuchiya narrowed his eyes and warned seriously.

"The Ministry of Culture...someone from the Ministry of Culture just contacted us..."

"They said they learned that the 'specially hired artist' Xia Fan was participating in the film, so they decided to certify our film as the 'Eleventh District Folk Culture Promotion Series' for promotion..."

"They will send a team to participate in the filming and conduct a process review in advance to confirm that the content meets the standards of the promotional film."

After taking a deep breath, the staff member spoke excitedly.

"A promotional video for the Ministry of Culture?"

“Can horror movies also promote folk culture?”

"Are you still sending a team to join the group?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room, which had been "cold" for a second, suddenly became lively.

"What kind of connections does Teacher Xia Fan have that even the Ministry of Culture is chasing after him to support him?"

“The title of specially hired artist is not given for nothing.”

The way they looked at Xia Fan was more eager than before.

You know, in addition to having good content, a movie will also face two major challenges before it is released: content review and promotion...

If publicity and promotion are something that companies can spend money and resources on, then graded content review is a "closed-book exam" of government bureaucracy.

Horror films in particular involve a lot of blood, violence and thriller plots, which require countless revisions and guessing the thoughts of the review experts before they can finally pass the review with great difficulty.

But now, the title of "Folk Culture Promotion Series" certified by the Department of Culture not only provides a new gimmick in publicity, but also serves as an invisible official endorsement...

In the eyes of the crew, those "staff members" on the way might themselves be experts involved in the review of film rating content. Coming to participate in the filming this time is tantamount to taking an open-book exam.

(End of this chapter)