The big star has a prince syndrome

"How about adding 3 to 5 minutes of plot?"

Before filming began, the director and producer personally came to Ye Yan's dressing room to discuss adding scenes. The room immediately fell silent. Although Xu Qingran's scene yesterday was indeed very eye-catching, if they were to give him more scenes just because of this, wouldn't that be too much of a compliment? Everyone's eyes turned to Xu Qingran, except for Ye Yan, who remained as calm as before.

"You two really think highly of my acting. Yesterday, that was because I didn't have any lines. Anyone can stand there and act cool? But if you actually asked me to speak lines and express my emotions in front of the camera, wouldn't you be forcing me to do something I shouldn't do? Aren't you afraid that I'll fail miserably and ruin the movie?"

Xu Qingran was humble and even began to mock himself, trying to change their minds. After all, he really didn't want to be an actor. His original intention was just to be an agent to experience the "simplicity" of the entertainment industry. As for things like filming, he felt it was better to leave it to professionals.

He actually refused. Tan Zhuoxi felt that this person was very ungrateful and could not help but persuade him:

"What a great opportunity, Xiao Ranran! As an actor, why not sign with our Feiying and become Ye Yan's junior? I'll be your agent and I guarantee you'll become famous."

"I said, I'm his boss. Don't you need my approval before you can poach him?"

Ye Yan suddenly became unhappy. The money tree spoke, and Tan Zhuoxi immediately shut up, coughed twice, and turned his head away.

"Of course I should. What do you think of my idea? This storyline will make the plot more vivid and touching, and it will highlight Ronan's character charm. It will benefit you."

The director began to explain to Ye Yan the benefits of reshaping the role of Xu Qingran. At this time, Xu Qingran did not interrupt. He wanted to hear Ye Yan's views and opinions and wanted to know whether Ye Yan was willing to act with him.

Ye Yan hesitated, and when he looked up, he met Xu Qingran's expectant eyes. He didn't expect Xu Qingran to be looking at him. He turned his head away as soon as their eyes met. However, after a moment, he looked at Xu Qingran again and said to him:

"Do you want to be noticed, gain fans, or become an entertainer like me?"

"No, but I think the director's idea is very good. If you agree, I can act."

Don't you want to become a person like me? There was a moment of loss in Ye Yan's eyes, but it was not obvious. He didn't know what he was losing. Maybe Xu Qingran's answer was not the answer he wanted to hear. He has always been like this. If he is not satisfied, it will be written on his face. Just like Tan Zhuoxi said, he is picky and pretentious. He is not afraid of being out of date but is too self-centered and cannot hide his emotions.

Xu Qingran wanted to hear his opinion, so the director and producer knew who to ask for help, and immediately changed their target and started speaking good words to Ye Yan.

"Big star, since your assistant listens to you so much, please help him make a decision. We really need him to play this role. The screenwriter is already revising the script. If he doesn't play it, we can only find someone else. But changing people may not produce the effect we want. After all, this storyline was inspired by Qing Ran's appearance on camera. If you give this opportunity to someone else, don't you feel sorry for him?"

The director began to talk softly and hard. As soon as he finished speaking, the producer Wang continued:

"Director Zhong is right. The inspiration came because of Assistant Xu. His opportunity should be his. The plot is more complete, and it will also help you to strive for the Best Actor award again next year. Maybe he will also become a hit. The future is promising."

“The future is promising…”

Ye Yan muttered to herself, then raised her eyes and looked at Xu Qingran, who was deliberately embarrassed:

"Xu Qingran, you said it's such an important matter, why do you insist on letting me make the decision for you? Are you so indecisive?"

"You don't have to have your own opinions in front of your boss."

Xu Qingran replied with a faint smile. He had a high emotional quotient and was quite smooth-talking. Ye Yan was stunned. He was a man of few words and not good at expressing himself, so when faced with someone who had a richer vocabulary than him and was more eloquent, he was completely unable to refute immediately. The top movie star with thousands of fans was actually left speechless by his assistant.

"Oh, your little mouth is as sweet as honey. You're just an assistant, but you're acting like a good boyfriend who's always attentive to you. Everything needs the boss's approval. The boss lets you make your own decisions, but you still let the boss make choices for you. Are you a mama's boy at home?"

Tan Zhuoxi jokingly complained, and the audience immediately broke out into some light laughter. Of course, not everyone was laughing. Xu Qingran and Ye Yan both looked embarrassed this time, and looked at each other at the same time. After their eyes met, they quickly separated. "He looks like my boyfriend? What a joke..." Ye Yan thought, her mind suddenly occupied by Tan Zhuoxi's ridiculous description, so much so that she forgot to think about how to reply to the director and producer. The usually aloof and serious star was actually disturbed at this moment.

Seeing Ye Yan's expression was off, Xu Qingran quickly responded to Tan Zhuoxi's joke with a couple of awkward laughs: "Haha~ I'm definitely not a mama's boy. As for why I let my boss make the decision for me, it's because he's the male lead. The scenes you want to add are all related to him and are all about playing opposite him. So instead of asking me if I'm willing to act for a few more minutes, you might as well ask him if he can accept your idea of adding to the plot. As long as my boss agrees, I'm willing to appear for him. So the decision on whether this drama can be filmed is his, not mine."

Oh my God, it's a shame that someone with this EQ doesn't become an artist. As an agent, Tan Zhuoxi couldn't help but sigh secretly. This is probably the dream star of all agents. She is pretty, well-mannered and can talk. Even if she can't become a big hit, she is less troublesome than the one who would argue with the investors over a disagreement. He began to be interested in Xu Qingran. It would be a waste of nature's gift if he didn't take such a person back to be an artist.

With just one sentence, Xu Qingran transferred the decision-making power of this matter to Ye Yan. Ye Yan was a little confused about his thoughts. She wondered whether he really wanted to act or not. One moment he said he didn't want to be an actor, and the next moment he asked me to make the decision for him. So was he putting his own wishes under my choice? Did he really want to act with me, or was he simply having difficulty making decisions? Ye Yan didn't want to guess what others were thinking, but when facing Xu Qingran, he really would think too much for no reason.

The scenes to be added are all related to Ye Yan, so they can ask Ye Yan's opinion on whether to shoot or not. They had never thought of this idea. The director and the producer looked at each other and seemed to have suddenly realized something as if Xu Qingran had enlightened them. After receiving the producer's eye signal, the director nodded repeatedly and said:

"Right, right, right. Young people are really quick-witted. We kept thinking about asking Assistant Xu for permission to participate in the additional plot, but we forgot that the role was to play opposite Ye Yan, so we should have asked Ye Yan's opinion. I'm really sorry, Xiao Ye. Please don't be offended. What do you think of our idea? Audiences often lament that they want to penetrate the screen and protect someone. If we create a character that allows the audience to empathize with themselves, to care about and understand Ronan, without leaving the audience with regrets, and let him get the double redemption of family and confidants, don't you think this would be more perfect?"

The director then gave Ye Yan a summary of what he thought was the best and least regrettable ending for Ronan's character, one that would allow him to gain both a close friend and family. It was a blessing that the show didn't have many female characters, otherwise he would have doubted whether the director could help him with his lifelong event, so he couldn't help but jokingly said:

"Why don't you just find another partner for Ronan? That would be even more perfect."

"That's not necessary. This isn't a romance. Besides, romance would only be superfluous in this movie. Ours is a drama about a beautiful, strong, and tragic hero. The main attraction is you and Gong Yufei. We feel that pure brotherhood is a bit monotonous and the plot isn't full enough, so we're adding a little bit of confidant loyalty. It will be beneficial to both you and the movie. Just say the word and the new script will be delivered to you within a week. Do you need time to consider it?"

"Your idea is indeed a good one, and it sounds like it's a direction the audience will definitely like. After all, today's audiences are very emotional, and having the male lead suffer so much is also emotionally hurtful to them. I agree with you if you want to change it, but I have one condition. If you want to add extra scenes, you must cut the length of my other scenes during post-editing, or keep more of Gong Yufei's. Otherwise, when the movie is released, this matter will get out and change the tone, and I will be the only one to be criticized. I also ask the producers to understand the situation of the artists and try to avoid being criticized by enthusiastic netizens."

Ye Yan has learned a lot of lessons from being attacked. Although he is not afraid of being out of date or being replaced by newcomers, he hates being slandered and defamed without any reason. He is not talkative but that does not mean he will ignore malicious comments on the Internet. He does not understand other stars, but he understands himself. He is not the kind of person that those black fans say he is, so he cannot accept it, and does not want this kind of thing to happen often.

So the movie emperor also cares about public opinion on the Internet, Xu Qingran thought. He thought Ye Yan had reached such a high level at such a young age, and should be indifferent to those rumors. He didn't expect that he cared so much. Xu Qingran seemed to have learned about his unknown side. His values were normal, and he was no different in private from how he behaved in front of the camera, except for that perfect bit of tsundere and cuteness.

Xu Qingran stared at his face and gradually became dazed, and revealed a mysterious smile that attracted Tan Zhuoxi's attention. Tan Zhuoxi looked at him with a strange expression and thought: Tsk tsk, it's over, another one fell into the trap.

Finally, the producer agreed to Ye Yan's request and finalized the plan to change the script. Tan Zhuoxi also reported the matter to the senior management of Philippine Film Group as soon as possible. They had no objection and only asked Xu Qingran to sign a temporary film and television contract to prevent this handsome guy with unlimited potential from being poached by other companies. The screenwriter also received news soon that the role to be played by Xu Qingran was named Gao Qi.