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Chapter 11: Return of the Pearl Crew

The crew of "Return of the Pearl" at Prince Gong's Mansion in the capital had been in trouble from the very beginning of casting, and it was a series of setbacks.

Lin Xinru was not originally on the cast list for My Fair Princess. Zhao Buffet was initially cast to play Ziwei, and the actress who played Xiaoyanzi had some martial arts skills, so a newcomer with fighting experience was cast to avoid using a double.

Later, this newcomer took on a movie a week before the filming of "My Fair Princess Part One" started, and informed the crew that she would be reporting in later. The crew could not accept this and decided to re-arrange the role on the spur of the moment.

At this time, the sweet-looking Lin Xinru was considered, but she had little filming experience and was afraid that she could not play the role of Xiaoyanzi, so she was arranged to play the role of Ziwei, and the more flexible Zhao Buffett was transferred to play Xiaoyanzi.

The mainland actor who played Ji Xiaolan was replaced after two days of filming. Then, the actress who played Rong Mama was replaced by Li Mingqi because of health problems.

Since Lin Xinru was starring in a fashion drama that was being broadcast in Taiwan at that time, her performance in the drama was not very good. She had no makeup on and it was rushed, so her appearance was not outstanding.

Qiong Yao and the leaders of Xiangnan TV Station also lost confidence in Lin Xinru. Later, when Lin Xinru's agent got the news, he was heartbroken and regretted the play he had accepted. He cried all day long.

Qiong Yao was faced with a big problem: should she continue filming or replace the actress? Thinking that Lin Xinru was so young and had to suffer such a great blow, Qiong Yao decided to let Lin Xinru continue to play the role.

"Aunt Liu, are you tired from taking pictures?"

Zhang Chen had been staying at home for three days and was planning to go out and relax. It happened that the crew of "Return of the Pearl" was currently filming at Prince Gong's Mansion, which was not far from where he lived, so he thought of visiting the set.

It was lunch time when he arrived, and the crew members were sitting together in groups of three or four eating boxed lunches.

At this time, Liu Xiaoli was sitting and having dinner with Li Qiming, who had just joined the crew a few days ago.

"I'm still slowly adapting. Fortunately, I have some experience in dressing up in ancient costumes." Liu Xiaoli's face was full of fatigue.

In order to catch up with the schedule, the crew of Huanzhu had to get up before dawn every day to put on makeup in batches, and it took four hours for all the actors to finish their makeup. The order of makeup for Concubine Ling, played by Liu Xiaoli, was relatively middle, so she didn't have to get up very early.

The filming started at 8 am every day and ended at 8 pm. Fortunately, this drama is not a one-man show. When other actors are filming, they can take a break. Otherwise, I don’t know when I will collapse due to overwork.

"Where is Xixi?" Zhang Chen glanced around and did not see the little girl at the scene.

"This girl doesn't wake up until after lunch every day." If there is nothing important for my daughter, she will always sleep until she wakes up naturally because of her lazy nature.

"Now that I'm back home, let Xixi live there too. If you want to be a singer, you have to get up early and work hard."

Since the little girl wants to learn, she has to work hard. Success is not that easy. Zhang Chen herself has been studying with her mother every day since she was a child to achieve today's success.

Talent is important, but without hard work, it is useless even if you have great ability.

"I've wanted her to learn it for a long time. She just barely passed the entrance exam to the Affiliated High School of the Central Conservatory of Music. If she hadn't had some dance skills since childhood and completed a year of high school courses abroad, she really wouldn't have been able to enter this school." Liu Xiaoli said with some headache.

"Oh? So, when school starts in September, Xixi will be in the same grade as me?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise. He didn't expect that Liu Xixi would skip three grades and be in the same grade as him after returning from her trip abroad.

"Well, I heard that she is in the same class with you. This way, I can rest assured even if I am on the set." Liu Xiaoli said to Zhang Chen with a smile. When her daughter transferred to another school, she was most worried about getting to know her classmates again. She had experienced this once when she first arrived in the United States, and her daughter was depressed for a while. Now that she has transferred back, there is someone she knows in the class, and it is a brother she has known since childhood. As a mother, she is much more relieved.

"That's true. Don't worry, Aunt Liu. I will take good care of her, just like when we were little."

Zhang Chen also felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that after all the twists and turns, Liu Yifei still couldn't escape the history of being admitted to university in 02?

But it’s better this way. If I had missed the train in 02, the difficulty of achieving something again would undoubtedly increase by several orders of magnitude.

"Hello, is this Zhang Chen?" Just as Zhang Chen and Liu Xiaoli were chatting, a staff member in the distance came to Zhang Chen and asked after looking at the people around them.

"Yes, you are?"

"Hello, I'm He Xiuqiong, the producer of this drama. I heard from Mr. Sun that you would come to visit the crew, so I wanted to discuss the song with you."

The person who came was Qiong Yao's daughter-in-law. Qiong Yao was usually in Taiwan Province, so she was usually the one who handled the daily affairs of the crew.

"Is there something wrong?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"No, no, we are very satisfied with the song you provided. This time we came here to discuss the issue of lyrics and ask if you have any suggestions." He Xiuqiong said with a smile.

"I think Aunt Qiong Yao knows this drama best, so she should be the most suitable person to write the lyrics for the songs. There's no need for me to give her advice, right?" Zhang Chen was a little curious. According to the original time and space, the lyrics for these songs should have been written by Qiong Yao.

"It's like this, this drama may have a sequel, you can see this." He Xiuqiong finally explained her purpose.

"That's easy. If there is a sequel, I hope Chenguang Entertainment can be deeply involved in the production." Zhang Chen did not give a clear answer to this. In order to get Liu Xiaoli into the crew, he did not charge for the seven songs he provided, but turned them into investment, accounting for 7% of the investment amount of the drama.

Zhang Chen knew that this drama would be a big hit, so he tried to test the opinions of the people in charge. If it was successful, then for the company, making money would be a small matter, and establishing a good reputation in the industry would be the most important thing.

"Oh, I'll discuss this matter with Mr. Chen." He Xiuqiong did not respond in a hurry. Business negotiations could not be concluded with just a few words.

"Producer He, I look forward to our cooperation again. I will let my mother discuss the details with you."

During this period of time, the copyright of the album "Youth" managed by Warner Flying Disc has also brought him a steady stream of income. Now the company still has millions of dollars on its books with nowhere to spend them, and he doesn't want these money to just lie in the bank and earn interest.

The best way to invest money is to invest it out.

"Brother Chenchen?" Just as Zhang Chen and a few others were chatting to deepen their relationship, a surprised voice came to his ears.

　First chapter of the day.

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