The Common Man's Return in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 83 Fan Xiaopang's Life Choice

A member of the Cheng family stunt team, who was giving Li Yapeng basic first aid, replied, "It looks like he has a fracture."

Although he only glanced at it and already knew the general situation, Cheng Xiaodong couldn't help but slap his forehead after hearing confirmation from his own men. "Get him to the hospital right away."

The Cheng family troupe was already very experienced with fractures. They skillfully treated Li Yapeng and then carried him out on a stretcher to prepare for taking him to the hospital.

Hearing Li Yapeng's fading wails, Cheng Xiaodong cursed with a livid face, "Damn it! What's going on? This is the male lead! The TV series is supposed to start filming in just over half a month, and now he's injured! How am I supposed to explain this to Wang Sanri?"

Hearing Cheng Xiaodong's angry outburst, the Cheng family troupe members standing there looked at each other in bewilderment. Among them, the Cheng family troupe member who trained the circus stepped forward with a mournful face, "Boss, I was very careful, but I don't know what happened, the horse suddenly got frightened and then threw Li Yapeng off and stepped on him."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaodong kicked him directly, "Damn it, what did I tell you before? The main characters were to be kept under close watch by me, and I only drank a cup of tea, and now the male lead is in trouble."

Seeing Cheng Xiaodong kicking the horse repeatedly, the other members of the Cheng family troupe rushed forward to hug him. "Boss, Ah Dong didn't do it on purpose. Horses don't understand human speech, and he didn't mean to."

"Don't want to? Take my words as bullshit! What are we supposed to do now? Tens of millions invested, and the male lead is injured!"

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"Relax."

Upon hearing Cheng Xiaodong's angry rebuke, the members of the Cheng family troupe immediately released their grip. Cheng Xiaodong glared at his subordinates who were training the circus, and gestured, "Give me the phone."

Soon, one of the members of Cheng's troupe ran to a distance and retrieved the phone. Cheng Xiaodong took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and dialed a familiar number. "Director Wang, Li Yapeng had a little accident while the crew was practicing the circus scene... Okay, I'll wait for you on set."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xiaodong rubbed his forehead and glanced around. "What are you looking at? Keep training. Do you expect me to call you?"

The Cheng family troupe members who had been surrounding him immediately dispersed. Seeing the circus trainer standing there with a miserable look on his face, Cheng Xiaodong angrily scolded, "Standing there wailing? Get out of here."

Upon hearing this, the circus trainer quickly said, "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir."

Once most of the people around had dispersed, one of the Cheng family stunt members who had remained walked up and quietly asked, "Boss, what do we do now?"

"What can I do? What can I do? All I can do is listen to Wang Sanri cursing. Damn, bad luck."

"Damn, is this bad luck?!"

After cursing, Wang Sanri looked at Cheng Xiaodong beside him with some helplessness. Although Li Yapeng's accident had given Wang Sanri a headache, accidents during action training were normal. It was just that this accident was a bit big.

Wang Sanri knew that Cheng Xiaodong definitely didn't do it on purpose. After all, this was the male lead of the TV series he produced, and he had spent a lot of money to invite him to help. Moreover, there were so many people on the training field. Even if Cheng Xiaodong was more experienced, he wouldn't do such a thing.

But the more things went like this, the more frustrated Wang Sanri became. Damn it, tens of millions of dollars invested, and before filming even started, the male lead was gone. What a disgrace!

Seeing Cheng Xiaodong standing there silently, Wang Sanri cursed him inwardly as an old fox.

"Coach Cheng, how long will it take for Li Yapeng to recover from his injury?"

"A broken leg will take at least two or three months to heal."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sanri couldn't help but cover his face. Two or three months had passed, and the opportunity was already lost.

"Director Wang, this is my responsibility, I..."

Before Cheng Xiaodong could finish speaking, Wang Sanri waved his hand to interrupt him, "Brother Dong, saying these things is useless. Now we need to find a way to solve the male lead's problem."

After pacing back and forth a few times with his hands on his hips, Wang Sanri stopped and a person instantly came to mind.

What is Li Cai doing now?

Upon hearing Wang Sanri mention his student's name, Cheng Xiaodong asked in surprise, "He's working as a martial arts instructor on a film set. Director Wang, do you need him for something?"

Wang Sanri asked, "Did he work with Ji Qingxu from Ciwen Media in his last film?"

Cheng Xiaodong asked in surprise, "That 'number one' at Ciwen, Director Wang knows him?"

Hearing this, Wang Sanri was also somewhat surprised. "You know him?"

Cheng Xiaodong nodded in acknowledgment, "Ah Cai worked with him on the last film. After the film was finished, he called me and said that he had met a martial arts prodigy and kung fu master who was even more formidable than Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, and Donnie Yen."

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Upon hearing Cheng Xiaodong's assessment, Wang Sanri raised an eyebrow. "That sharp?"

Cheng Xiaodong shrugged. "I know what kind of person Ah Cai is. If he says so, he must be right."

Director Wang means to cast him as Duan Tianya?

Wang Sanri nodded slowly. "Yes, I signed a contract with Ciwen for three dramas. There was originally a male lead role in the drama 'The Legendary Twins' that Ciwen wanted, but Ji Qingxu said he was busy with school and didn't have time. So now I'm giving him another role. If he doesn't want it, then he can't blame me."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaodong glanced at Wang Sanri with a strange expression. This fatso is really cunning.

However, considering the consequences of his subordinates' mistakes, Cheng Xiaodong didn't say much.

"Are you sure he's incredibly skilled?"

"If Director Wang is still worried, I'll have someone test him again when he arrives."

"Okay, I'll make a call first."

"Qingxu, how about we go to the Bund for Western food tonight?"

"Okay, I'll go book a table."

"Are you full? How about we move to another seat?"

"It's okay, having dinner with you is the most important thing."

"They're just glib and smooth-talking."

Seeing Fan Xiaopang's happy smile, Ji Qingxu couldn't help but smile. What a hypocrite!

"Ring ring!"

Hearing the phone ring, Ji Qingxu took out his phone from his pocket and saw that the caller ID showed Ma Zhongjun's number. Ji Qingxu answered the phone with some doubt, "Mr. Ma... I'm in Shanghai, yes, coming to visit the set... Hehe, Mr. Ma is really amazing, you guessed it right away... What? Wuxi Film and Television City? Uh... Okay, then I'll go there tomorrow, good."

After Ji Qingxu hung up the phone, Fan Xiaopang asked curiously, "Did the company need to talk to you about something?"

Ji Qingxu replied with a smile, "Yes, they said a film crew asked me to audition and asked me to go tomorrow."

"The male lead?"

"I think so, that's what Mr. Ma said."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaopang looked on with envy and said, "Your company treats you so well."

"Is your company treating you badly? One leading lady after another."

Fan Xiaopang pursed his lips, "That's because my manager, Sister Hua, is good to me. Besides... never mind, we'll talk about it at dinner tonight. I'm going to film now."

"it is good."

Seeing Fan Xiaopang walk towards the film set, and thinking about her current company, Ji Qingxu narrowed his eyes.

After the film crew finished work that evening, Ji Qingxu and Fan Xiaopang took a car to a Western restaurant on the Bund. From inside the restaurant, they could clearly see the Huangpu River and the Oriental Pearl Tower.

After the dishes were served, Fan Xiaopang raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "Cheers!"

Cheers!

Taking a small sip, Fan Xiaopang looked quite satisfied. "This wine is good."

"The taste of fresh, fragrant RMB is certainly good."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaopang's expression froze for a moment, then he covered his mouth and giggled, "You're so mean."

Ji Qingxu chuckled and put down his wine glass. Nobody knows this joke yet; it will be several years before it's told.

"Cut my steak for me."

Faced with Fan Xiaopang's coquettish behavior, Ji Qingxu smiled and took her plate over.

Seeing Ji Qingxu's practiced movements, Fan Xiaopang was about to speak when Ji Qingxu seemed to have already noticed, "If you talk nonsense, I'll make sure you can't act tomorrow."

Faced with Ji Qingxu's threat, Fan Xiaopang wrinkled his nose and snorted, but thinking of Ji Qingxu's personality, Fan Xiaopang glared at him, picked up his wine glass, and took another sip.

After finishing his drink, Fan Xiaopang sighed softly, "Qingxu, I'm facing a big decision now."

"You don't mean you want to marry me, do you? Let me make it clear first, I'm not old enough."

"You're dreaming! Who would marry a scoundrel like you? I'm being serious."

"Okay, I'm listening. Go ahead."

After looking around, Fan Xiaopang leaned closer and whispered, "Sister Hua has been having a lot of conflicts with Huayi lately, and she might leave Huayi."

Upon hearing this news, Ji Qingxu paused for a moment, then cut the last piece of steak and handed the plate over.

He then picked up his knife and fork, cutting his steak as he asked, "Are you struggling with whether to stay at the company or go with Sister Hua?"

Upon hearing Ji Qingxu's words, Fan Xiaopang nodded subconsciously, thinking to himself with pride, "As expected of the man I chose, he's just like me."

"What do you think I should do?"

As Ji Qingxu calmly cut his steak, he asked, "Were your current film and television resources secured for you by your company or by Sister Hua?"

Upon hearing this question, Fan Xiaopang asked in surprise, "You mean...?"

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After cutting the last piece of steak, Ji Qingxu asked with a smile, "How many benefits did you get during your years at Huayi?"

How many of Huayi Brothers' productions have you acted in?

Fan Xiaopang looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this, "I'm basically not involved in any of the company's productions. The roles I've played in these past few years have all been arranged for me by Sister Hua."

Ji Qingxu forked a piece of steak, took a bite, and then asked, "Do you have any similar competitors in the company?"

"have."

"How does her treatment at the company compare to yours?"

"Um... more or less, not much better."

"Will she go with Sister Hua?"

Fan Xiaopang was silent for a while, then said, "I don't know either, but I feel like she probably won't leave."

"Has Sister Hua found a new job?"

Fan Xiaopang nodded and then shook his head. "I don't know which company it is. I only know that if Sister Hua is leaving, she definitely won't choose a small company."

Ji Qingxu smiled and took a sip of red wine. "My suggestion is that you go with Sister Hua."

Upon hearing this answer, Fan Xiaopang's eyes widened. "Are you sure? That's Huayi."