This humble Taoist priest is going to be a movie star!

At the train station, the lazy Taoist priest, carrying his suitcase, first went to the bank.

He sent half the money back to the Taoist temple.

"Hey, old Taoist priest, how's it going? Did you get the money?"

"How was the acting experience? It was alright, the people on set were all very friendly."

"Make sure you cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep, it's still a bit chilly over there at night."

Li Qing chuckled as he made the call. The signal in the mountains wasn't very good, so after chatting for a while, he hung up.

Back in Hengdian.

This is where the dream began, and the extras are still energetically shouting and hawking their wares at the entrance.

The person who came to pick him up had arrived. Jiang Chenggang, looking travel-worn, still sported a small mustache and appeared quite mature.

Well, he already seemed mature enough.

"Hi! Our Yin Zhiping is back!"

Jiang Chenggang looked at Li Qing with great excitement.

"What do you mean by 'our Yin Zhiping'?" Li Qing said, both amused and exasperated.

This former group leader seemed quite excited.

"Hey, Yin Zhiping from The Return of the Condor Heroes, I didn't expect you to actually land the role."

Jiang Chenggang was quite excited. In his opinion, supporting roles were resources he could never access, at most!

It's incredible that Li Qing, who hasn't been in the industry long, has already landed a supporting role.

The surrounding extras also looked up.

The Return of the Condor Heroes, Yin Zhiping?

Are there real 'actors' here? I just don't believe it.

Some sharp-eyed people, in particular, noticed Li Qing's Taoist robes and were reminded of the Taoist priest from three months ago... Back then, he was just a minor extra.

How did I become a supporting character in The Return of the Condor Heroes?

Are they a legitimate couple from The Return of the Condor Heroes?

Why can't I believe it!

Jiang Chenggang didn't care about any of that; he was determined to give Li Qing a welcome dinner.

This one's got the makings of a star, so we'll have to take good care of her.

Harboring a very utilitarian mindset.

"Old Chiang, this."

Li Qing took out a set of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

"I brought this for you."

"this..."

"Everyone in the crew got one. I was the assistant martial arts choreographer and also played an actor for Yin Zhiping. I got two copies of The Return of the Condor Heroes signed by Jin Yong."

Li Qing smiled and said, "I just happened to see a copy of 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' in the living room. I see you like it too."

"this..."

Jiang Chenggang was stunned.

That comic book of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is from a long time ago.

"Waaaah, none of my previous girlfriends knew about my hobbies..."

"Um, don't be so disgusting. I just noticed it because I was more observant, and there just happened to be two servings."

Li Qing's expression was strange, and he moved a little further away from Old Jiang with a hint of disdain.

This time, Jiang Chenggang's ambition had largely disappeared.

"Come on, let's go get some lamb hot pot! It's on me today! Eat as much as you want!"

"Eat as much as you want? Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

I'm so touched, buddy, eat whatever you want.

...

I regret it, I really regret it.

I was careless; I forgot what the Taoist priest's zodiac sign was.

Jiang Chenggang's heart was bleeding.

"Burp, I'm full."

Li Qing patted his round belly and let out a long sigh: "That was a really satisfying meal."

Twenty plates of mutton.

Although the amount of meat in a hot pot is not much.

But this is all hard-earned money.

Twenty plates!

The boss was stunned.

Oh no! My wallet!

Heart hurts.

"Hiccup... I'm even a little full."

Li Qing said regretfully, "It would be even better if there were fewer vegetarian dishes."

Jiang Chenggang: "..."

This was only because the other party gave us face and didn't serve us pure meat.

Otherwise, it's not impossible to go for pure meat.

Jiang Chenggang paid the money while crying and shouting.

At this moment, Jiang Chenggang comforted himself.

It's alright, it's all for the sake of serving the future star well.

After a hearty meal, Li Qing got into Jiang Chenggang's minivan and headed back to his home.

As soon as Li Qing returned to Jiang Chenggang's house, she saw a pair of tattered cloth shoes by the door.

These shoes are really, really bad; they're so worn out they can't get any worse.

You can tell that the owner of these shoes is not very old.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, we're getting a new person in this house."

Jiang Chenggang said.

As the group leader, his income was not high, and he had to rent out part of his house as single rooms in order to make a living.

"Having another roommate who's also working in Hengdian is pretty good," Li Qing said, stroking his chin with a smile.

"You're not an extra anymore."

Jiang Chenggang complained, "In Hengdian, it's probably hard to find someone of your caliber."

Featured actors are already considered the pinnacle of background roles, let alone characters with names and identities.

Or like Yin Zhiping, a character who has some screen time in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

That's pretty impressive.

"How about we introduce ourselves?"

"Come."

Jiang Chenggang shouted loudly, "Baoqiang! Brother Li, whom I told you about before, is back!"

"Huh? What? What?"

A boy with a youthful, square face emerged from the room. Anyone who came in would say, "With looks like that, how dare he try to make it in the entertainment industry?"

"Hey Li, you're really handsome."

Wang Baoqiang looked at Li Qing with a smile.

"Hello." Li Qing glanced at Wang Baoqiang and said, "You must be a martial arts expert."

How did you know?!

Wang Baoqiang's eyes lit up; not many people could tell at a glance that he was a martial arts expert.

You can usually tell that the opponent is also a trained fighter, and not weak at all.

He was starting to believe the rumors that Li Qing could take on ten people at once.

Calluses, imposing presence, and upright posture do not lie.

Li Qing looked at Wang Baoqiang with a bit of curiosity.

Although this thing doesn't look good at first glance, its silly and lovable temperament is very endearing.

At least, he seems quite approachable.

"I heard from Brother Jiang that you're a really good fighter."

Wang Baoqiang demonstrated a move and said excitedly, "I took down more than a dozen people all by myself."

"Have you considered sparring with me?"

"Yes, I really want to!"

Looking at the two people in front of him who wanted to "compete in martial arts" as soon as they met, Jiang Chenggang suddenly didn't know what to say.

He had originally been thinking about how to get the two of them to introduce themselves to each other.

We don't need to anymore.

Li Qing was also in high spirits. She had just eaten too much and now she needed to digest her food.

The Wang Baoqiang in front of us has real kung fu skills, unlike the fancy moves used by martial arts choreographers.

True skill lies in one's hands.

It's a technology that can actually be used to fight each other.

"Wang Baoqiang, a lay disciple of Shaolin."

"Yunshan Taoist Temple, Xuanqing."

Li Qing clasped his left hand in a fist salute.

Jiang Chenggang picked up some snacks and started eating melon seeds. Was this the beginning of another exciting showdown?

Li Qing and Wang Baoqiang got into position and started spinning around each other like a two-person comedy act.

Wang Baoqiang glared fiercely and made a slashing motion with his knife, while Li Qing blocked with a side punch.

He then retaliated with an elbow strike.

Strike.

Fight back.

Countering the moves.

There are no fancy moves, and it's completely different from the typical fighting scenes in martial arts dramas.

The only scene involves using hands, elbows, legs, and knees to strike the opponent's body.

Find the right opportunity and take the initiative.

The counterattack was successful; now it's time to act.

To Jiang Chenggang's surprise, the match was anything but "exciting".

On the contrary, it is very simple, simple to the point of being... full of murderous intent.