Chapter 27: Returning to Hengdian

  The main storyline of "The Young Yang Family Generals" takes place in Bianjing and the Jinsha Beach battlefield, with two scenes selected at Hengdian World Studios and Xiangya Mountain Film Studio. In accordance with the shooting order, the crew and main actors gathered at Hengdian to first film the Bianjing part of the play.

  He Mu arrived at Hengdian two days ago with his assistant Mi Min, and as he stepped onto this land again, he felt a mix of emotions. Every familiar scene, every familiar building remained unchanged, but three months had passed and He Mu was no longer the same person he used to be.

  Three months ago he was a struggling dream chaser, a small dragon set that couldn't get a corner, now he is a tiger wolf power holder, a new star in the entertainment industry admired by his peers.

  As Peng Yu-yan returned to Taiwan in low spirits, the media noticed that Peng's name was no longer mentioned in a press release from Tongren Tang, which had previously hinted at a reunion between Li Xiaoyao and Tang Yixin. Instead, it featured "new star of the entertainment industry, Hu Luosheng, the leading young actor of Tiger Wolf Entertainment, who once created a miracle with his online video clicks".

  This change made the media realize that a silent and unnoticeable casting change had taken place, and the entertainment media, which thrives on sensationalism, naturally hoped to make a big deal out of it. The bigger the fuss, the better their sales would be. As a result, the casting change was written up as a "casting storm", with all sorts of insider information and revelations from people in the know being fabricated. And He Mu, a name that had rarely been mentioned in traditional media before, entered the public eye for the first time.

  This was also within the expectations of Datang, and they were happy to have someone do free publicity for He Mu. Although snatching a role is not a good reputation, as long as Tangren or Huayi issued a statement explaining it, it could be easily resolved. This matter is not considered serious, even if a contract was signed, it couldn't guarantee that the role would definitely be yours. He Mu's actions were nothing, at most it just made Peng Yuyan's fans in mainland China unhappy.

  In short, He Mu now has some fame, especially among fans of the Tang Dynasty and Hu Ge who have been following this drama. The name is familiar to them, often mentioned in related forums, but most don't know what he looks like. Some curious ones even search for "The Legend of Qin" to contribute to its click rate.

  He Mu came to Hengdian ahead of schedule, first because he had more free time. Before having a representative work and a certain degree of fame, Datang didn't arrange messy activities for him. Now the most important thing for him is filming. Another reason is that he wants to see old friends in Hengdian, such as Chang Dabao.

  Ba Ge had given him a long and earnest talk before he left, although it wasn't necessarily pearls of wisdom, but the big brother's heart was good, and for this reason, when He Mu returned to Hengdian, the first person he wanted to see was him.

  Maybe the two have a predestined relationship, just as He Mu came out of the Mingqing Palace, he saw a tattered beggar, who was also a fat beggar. He Mu laughed and said that since you are so fat, don't pretend to be a beggar anymore. Without saying, this fat beggar is actually Chang Dabao.

  "Brother Bao!" He Mu patted Chang Dabao on the back from behind.

  Chang Da Bao turned his head, and He Mu only saw that Bao Ge's face was bruised with purple and blue marks, and there were bloodstains in some places. Looking at it made one feel especially indignant. "Bao Ge, who beat you up? Come on, let's go find him and reason with him!"

  Chang Dabao saw that He Mu was fine, and with a big grin on his face, he burst out laughing. He wiped his hand across his cheek, and the blood and bruise disappeared. Once He Mu realized what had happened, he also started laughing. This wasn't something that would make someone angry; it was just special effects makeup. Chang Dabao was just too lazy to remove it after filming the previous scene, so he left it on.

  "What brings you back here again, kid? How's the play going in Beijing?" asked Bao Ge.

  "It's okay, it has some influence." However, for someone like Chang Dabao who never touches the internet, the influence of "The Female Trickster" is zero.

  Chang Dabao listened to He Mu's words and thought that the film was not very successful, just about to comfort him, when he saw a girl with an ordinary appearance following behind He Mu, wherever they went, the girl followed.

  "Your girlfriend? Why don't you introduce her?" Chang Dabao said with feigned displeasure.

  "Oh, forgot to introduce, this is Bao Ge... Bao Ge, this is Xiao Mi," He Mu said without hiding the truth, "my assistant."

  "What! Assistant! You have an assistant now!?" Bao Ge's tone got higher and higher, attracting a large number of strange gazes.

  He Mu rubbed his head and said, "Bao Ge, let's go to your house and chat."

  "Good, good, have some more."

  Chang Dabao changed his clothes and let another person replace him, and he handed over a few words to him. He then sent Mi Min back to Tang Ren's small white building first.

  At the Chang Dabao's home, they naturally pushed cups and plates, and the two brothers drank happily. He Mu's drinking capacity was indeed as he said, a thousand cups without getting drunk. As they drank, Chang Dabao ran under the table, while He Mu helped Mei sister put Chang Dabao on the bed, then bid farewell. Meanwhile, Chang Dabao kept shouting "Cheers, let's have another!"

  Chang Da Bao was indeed happy, but at first he was more surprised, especially when He Mu said that he had already signed with an agency and this time came to film Li Guo Li's new drama. Chang Ge's mouth could absolutely fit a duck egg.

  After leaving the Chang family house, He Mu rushed straight to Tang Ren's small white building.

  Because of the large number of TV series filmed in Hengdian every year, to provide a better production environment, effectively manage production resources, and efficiently cooperate with the company's film and television project production, Tangren Film invested 200 million yuan in Hengdian Studios to establish a production center. The main production base of this center is "Xiaobailou" and "Tangren Hall".

  The first floor of the Tang Ren Guan is a photography studio, the second floor has makeup rooms and dressing rooms, and there are also large warehouses for storing props and equipment.

  The Xiao Bai Lou is where He Mu and others live, including the makeup room, dressing room, dining hall on the first floor, as well as the bedrooms on the second and third floors. As a main actor in the crew, He Mu naturally has the qualifications to live here, he lives on the third floor, and Xiaomi was arranged to the second floor. Next door should be Hu Ge, He Rundong, Chen Long and other main actors, but they haven't arrived yet.

  The play has been dominated by Hu Ge's portrayal of Yang Liu Lang from start to finish. Others either appeared later, such as He Run Dong's portrayal of Yang Si Lang, or died early in the play, like Wu Lei's portrayal of Yang Qi Lang. However, almost all actors in the crew came to participate in the opening ceremony, and at most they would leave immediately after the ceremony and come back when it was their turn to perform.

  He Mu seems to be the first member of the Yang family's crew to move into Xiaobailou. At night, he hears a door on the same floor responding, no need to guess, it must be new people coming, is it Hu Ge or Chen Long? Should I go and say hello.

  He Mu, eager to get close to the crew members, put on his clothes and walked out, only to see a white shadow entering a door beside the corridor.

  "Huh, it seems to be a girl." He Mu hesitated, this late at night might not be very convenient, thinking about it, He Mu retreated back.

  Behind that door, Liu Shishi, who had flown in from the capital, was lying on the bed with an empty stomach. She had miscalculated, thinking that the snacks in her backpack would be enough to last her until the next day, but she had unknowingly finished them all. The restaurant on the first floor was already closed, and although there was a small shop selling meat pies outside the White Building, the meat inside was pork! Although Liu Shishi was not a Muslim, having been born into a ** family, she had been forbidden from eating pork since childhood, which was a matter of principle, and she would rather die than eat it.

  "What to do, I'm so hungry! Do I have to go to the night market at the cinema city to buy food? It's already so late!" Liu Shishi was depressed to find that she couldn't sleep with her hunger.

  No choice, Liu Shishi went outside and started thinking of the people living on this floor. Although it was quite embarrassing, but at least it's better than facing everyone with dark circles under her eyes tomorrow.

  She knocked on several doors, but no one responded. It seemed she had come too early. The best scenario Liu Shishi had imagined was knocking on He Rundong's door. They had played a couple in "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" and got along well. It was He Rundong who introduced her to director Li Guoli, the only person she knew in this crew.

  Unfortunately, she knocked on so many doors, but only He Mu's room had someone in it.

  With a sigh, he thought that girls these days were too proactive. Meanwhile, He Mu quickly opened the door and said, "You... good."

  He Mu and Liu Shi stared at each other with wide eyes, recognizing each other mutually.

  "It's you!" The two exclaimed in unison, apparently both having left an impression on each other.

  "Is there something?" He Mu leaned against the door frame, since they were now in the same crew, he didn't mind that little girl's deception earlier.

  "Is there anything to eat?" Liu Shishi asked with her head down, looking embarrassed.

  "What?" He Mu thought he had misheard. In the middle of the night, a young girl knocked on the door of a young boy and asked if there was anything to eat!

  Liu Shi gave He Mu a stern glance, "Eat, eat, did you hear that clearly this time?!"

  "Hey, why are you yelling so loudly? I'm not deaf, and you don't look like you're starving to death with that robust energy of yours." He Mu said with a smile.

  Liu Shi nodded heavily: "Really very hungry, no lie, just a temporary rescue on the road."

  "Come in." He Mu smiled and opened the door.

  Liu Shi followed without hesitation, this is the third floor of Xiaobailou, there are many staff and security guards downstairs, she didn't believe He Mu dared to do anything bad to her.

  The actor's time on set is subject to the director's arrangement, and it's common to miss meal times, so actors usually buy some snacks as a precaution. He Miao also had some, which his assistant Xiao Mi had already bought and placed in his room.

  "Take whatever you like." He Mu said generously.

  "I want this... and this too... I super love eating this... This is also one of my favorites..."

  Watching Liu Shishi busy in the snack pile, He Mu said considerately: "Do you want me to find a bag for you?"

  "Alright, alright!"

  He Mu was speechless with anger, can't you hear the implication behind my words: leave some for me?!

  As the burglar Liu Shishi filled a plastic bag and prepared to flee the scene, she suddenly remembered that there was another owner in the house, so she politely said: "By the way, my name is Liu Shishi, I don't know your name yet."

  "He Mu." He Mu said with tears in his eyes.

  "Who are you playing? I don't know if we have any scenes together." Liu Shishi asked again.

  "Yang Qilang, how about you?" He Mu asked back.

  Liu Shi couldn't help but smile proudly and said: "Miss Luo, I'm your fourth sister-in-law!"

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  (PS: Recommend, recommend, still recommend!!! Complaint: the village's electricity is really unstable, it was cut off for half a day and just came back.)

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