Chapter 23: The Rise of Yang Qilang!

  (ps: First update, asking for everything to rush to the top!!!)

  Under Tao's questioning, He Mu recounted his wonderful experience this afternoon, which also mentioned the brotherhood between his elder brother and Hu Lang's old boss.

  The person on the other end of the phone, Tao Qu, was silent for a long time after listening, and finally let out an exclamation: "Dude, you're going to be famous!"

  "Where, where," He Mu humbly said a few words, then turned to ask, "Old Tao, do you know the background of Hu Lang Xiao Fang?"

  "You're an insider and you don't know, how would I know?" Tao Qudu laughed and said, "However, I heard our General Manager Chen say that if Director Li Guoli and CEO Xiao have disagreements, let me support CEO Xiao."

  Although Tao's words were brief, they only strengthened He Mu's speculation. This brother was not simple at all, but he also didn't have any interest in digging deeper. As long as he could treat himself well and the company's abilities could support him, that would be enough. As for whose son or grandson he was, that wasn't something an employee like himself should worry about.

  After returning to the basement, He Mu first went to A Bing's place. From Xiao Fang's words, it seemed that after signing the contract, he would have to move to a designated place to live, so naturally he wanted to say hello to his old friend.

  Abing heard the news that He Mu had signed with a film and television company without showing any surprise, just as calm as he used to be. However, when he heard that He Mu was going to move away, he stopped fiddling with the powder in his hand. "Actually, I'm also leaving. My old man at home is urging me to return, giving me a deadline of seven days to roll back to my hometown, otherwise, he'll come and bind me himself. This time, I definitely won't be able to hold on. My dreams, my ideals are all shattered!"

  After finishing speaking, he threw the powder in his hand into the air. He Mian didn't know what to say to comfort him, so she just sat quietly with him for a while.

  When He Mu returned to his room, he found that there was no one inside. Li Pang was gone, and only a note was left on the table.

  "Mu Zi, I've left. By the time you see this note, I'm probably already on the train heading home. Although I had agreed to stay with you all, when I was lying alone in my rental room, I thought about how I used to treat Father and felt that I must apologize to him in person, so I went back by myself."

  "Go busy yourself, although I don't know how this time will turn out, but I think with your efforts, it won't be so unlucky all the time, there must be someone who can see that you have a halo on your head, you were born to turn things upside down. Wish you success, waiting for me to come back.——The stunningly handsome cultural brother~"

  He Mou helplessly shook his head and smiled bitterly, but when he dialed Li Wen Hua's phone number, it was unreachable.

  "Alright, buddy, waiting for you to come back!"

  ……

  The second time he came to Lang Hu Company, He Mu met Xiao Fang, who was driving a shepherd, downstairs.

  "Wow, you've even bought a car, living a pretty good life, huh." Xiao Fang had never seen He Wu's car before and had assumed that his comrade-in-arms' younger brother was struggling to make ends meet in the big city, waiting for his rescue. Who would have thought he was actually quite well off?

  He Mu smiled shyly: "I just made a small fortune recently."

  "Oh, I'd love to hear it, come on, let's walk and talk." The two of them entered the building together.

  After listening to He Mu's account of the experience of filming "The Female Trickster", Xiao Fang sighed repeatedly, "I didn't expect you young man to have such good luck, I hope you can also bring good luck to Hu Lang."

  Xiao Fang walked to the company's front desk and introduced each of the employees they met along the way, after which they would all be colleagues.

  The girl at the front desk of the company is a lovely and well-behaved girl, her surname is very unique.

  Xiao Fang's secretary, Cen Bo, is a young and beautiful fashionable woman, I don't know how Xiao Da Jie can put her heart at ease.

  Yesterday, the young man who almost scolded He Mu was named Cao Xiaojun. He is Xiao Fang's assistant and occasionally acts as a driver. Whenever Xiao has some trivial matters to attend to, he would ask Cao to handle them. Although Cao has a hot temper, he is also very enthusiastic and quickly regarded He Mu as one of his own people.

  The middle-aged man with a slightly bald head is Cai Jianjie, the director of the film production department. He and Chen Xiaoming were colleagues before and both worked at Huayi Company.

  Standing behind Cai Jianjie, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a middle-aged man with a serious and unsmiling face is Vice President Zong Lei, the second most powerful person in Hu Liang Entertainment, an old-timer of the company, and a capable manager. The rapid growth of Xiao Fang's company in less than two years owes much to him. If Xiao Fang is a social butterfly, then Zong Lei is a thrifty housekeeper. In short, they complement each other, one handling external affairs and the other internal matters, working together in perfect harmony.

  The Great Tang, this doesn't need to be said much, He Mu has already learned about this guy's skills from Tao Qu, it seems that under his elegant appearance, he also hides a heart that is unwilling to be forgotten by people, and He Mu is the best weapon for him to re-establish himself in the industry.

  In short, you're good and I'm good too.

  In Xiao Fang's office, in the presence of leaders from Datang and Zong Lei, He Mu formally signed with Hu Lang Film and Television Company, becoming the first contracted artist under Hu Lang and a new star in the entertainment industry. Later, people called him "Hu Lang Yige".

  There is a Tiger Wolf Brother, of course, there must also be a Tiger Wolf Sister. Seeing He Mu enter the big family of Tiger Wolf, Datang has already begun planning to add more children to Tiger Wolf.

  After the contract was formally signed, only He Mu, Xiao Fang and Da Tang were left in the room. Da Tang spoke first: "Little Mu's team has already started preparing, to be honest I didn't expect that after joining Hu Lang, someone like you would appear so soon, so you'll have to wait a few more days before meeting your assistant, Qipiao and Xiangxiang."

  Xiao Fang handed a small wooden box to He Wu: "This is the key to your new residence, the address is written in the box, it's not far from our company, you can go and live there directly, we've already informed the landlord, as for your nanny car, we won't give it to you for now, anyway, you have a car."

  Xiao Fang and Da Tang are really going to make He Mu a big shot, He Mu didn't think that he hadn't even finished filming one movie yet, but he's already mixed with the nanny car and the image of the enterprise, which sounds very high-end.

  He Mu received the box, said a thank you, although his heart was bursting with joy, He Mu still maintained a calm expression, very much like a noble gentleman, in fact all of this was learned from Da Tang.

  Xiao Fang continued to dig out things, "This is your signing fee of 10 million, all in the card, the original password is 123456, and you can change it later."

  Xiao Fang also instructed his beautiful secretary Cen Bo to photocopy He Mu's ID card several times, and use them to apply for a work permit and an actor's permit.

  "Xiao Mu Zi, let's talk about your work arrangement for this year," said Xiao Fang seriously. "Originally, the contract stated that filming would start next year, but since it's already November and there's not much time left in 2005, coincidentally, our company is investing in 'The Young Yang Family Generals', which will start filming next month. I think this will be a great opportunity for you to hone your skills. Do you have the confidence to take on this challenge?"

  "But I didn't attend the audition last time, do I still have a chance?" He Mu asked anxiously, after all, he had stood up the director last time and wasn't sure if he would remember him.

  "You tried out for those insignificant supporting roles, how could the company possibly let your starting point be so low?" Xiao Fang said with a heroic tone. "When acting, you should act as the main character. This play has only five main characters that suit you: Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother and the villain Ye Lu. Among them, Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother and the villain Ye Lu have already signed contracts with He Rongdong, Hu Ge and Yuan Hong respectively. Only Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother haven't been finalized yet. Fifth Brother has chosen Chen Long, and Seventh Brother has chosen Taiwanese actor Peng Yu-yan. Both of them have agreed to participate and are just waiting for a suitable date to sign the contract. And you want to replace one of them."

  Other people have already determined the role, He Mu wants to intervene, which seems a bit cruel in He Mu's view. However, looking at Xiao Fang and Da Tang's expressions, it seems that they don't think there's anything wrong with doing so. It seems that this is just the norm in the entertainment industry. Their background isn't strong enough, their public relations aren't powerful enough, even if they're replaced, they have nothing to say. Everyone has only verbally agreed, and nothing has been put into contract yet, so everything is still uncertain.

  Cruel, He Mu realized the cruelty of the entertainment circle for the first time, but he was not a small man who couldn't bear the cruelty. On the contrary, due to family reasons, he could even remain calm in the face of death. Soon, he hid his slight sadness.

  "What should I do then?" He Mu asked, to be honest he was also eager to get one of the roles.

  Seeing He Mu's struggle on his face was just a flash, Xiao Fang smiled slightly: "What you need to do is continue listening to me, the role I have chosen for you is Qi Lang, this one you can't choose."

  Xiao Fang explained: "Chen Long had previously collaborated with the company on a film called 'Eternal Heroic Children', and everyone got along very happily, so there was no need to block anyone's way. As for Peng Yu Yan, he can only be considered unlucky, I'm not very familiar with him."

  "In other words, Yang Qilang is now mine?" He Mu asked with some uncertainty.

  "Not yet, wait a few more minutes." Xiao Fang took out his phone and dialed a number.

  "Hey, Ke Ge, it's really me. So here's the thing, my company just signed a new artist... Hey, why so surprised? I'm not going to steal your people, haha... Actually, I wanted to ask if Yang Jia Jiang is going to be filmed or not? I have to get a role for our new family member, right? Not asking for much, how about Yang Qi Lang?... It's already been decided, probably no contract has been signed yet... What about Mr. Chen's recommendation? Is the brotherly love between us not as strong as that Chen Guo Fu? Alright, give me a straight answer, yes or no?" Xiao Fang said with feigned anger.

  The person on the other end of the phone finally relaxed, and Xiao Fang laughed: "Ge Ge is indeed my good brother. When you have time, call Jun Ge to drink together. What's the point of him always studying those oil paintings? Haha... I know, I'll bring someone to meet Director Li at a suitable time. Alright, that's settled."

  Hanging up the phone, Xiao Fang smiled at He Mu: "Now Yang Qilang is yours."

  ……

  When Wang Zhongyue answered the phone, he was actually at his second brother Wang Zhongjun's house. He helplessly repeated what Xiao Fang had just said, "Isn't this slapping Chen Guofu in the face? This Xiao Fang is getting more and more outrageous."

  Wang Zhongjun was indeed admiring an oil painting by a modern painter, just as Xiao Fang had said. He didn't follow his fourth brother's words, but rather looked at him with a hint of disdain and said: "These paintings were done by some young artists who have great potential now, their prices will definitely rise several times in the future, I'm investing, what does he know!"