Chapter 45 Ancient Costume Show

  In late March, He Mu returned to Hengdian again. With plenty of time on his hands, he first went to visit Chang Dabao and heard that the latter had played a famous role in a low-cost TV series during this period. The two drank together until daybreak, with He Mu remaining sober while Chang Dabao got drunk. After Chang was taken back to the bedroom by Mei Jie for the second time, He Mu calmly made his way to the Tang People's Hall for the upcoming celebrity meet-and-greet event.

  This time, the star meet-and-greet venue was set up like a T-stage, and the actors made their entrance in a model-like fashion, generally appearing in pairs, dressed in ancient costumes from the drama. So, it can be said that this profession requires being proficient in eighteen different skills, just like now, if you don't know how to walk on the runway, you'll only end up stumbling around blindly.

  He walked two steps and still didn't get the hang of it, looking silly in the mirror. Now he longed to have a model friend who could give him some pointers.

  "Hmm, got it!" Although he didn't have a model friend, Dolly was often in the modeling circle and had previously been responsible for the image work of male models at a modeling agency called New Silk Road. He should have experience in this area, so He Mu dialed Dolly's phone number and got what he wanted to know from him.

  "Have you been drinking?" In the dressing room, He Mu had just hung up the phone when he heard Liu Shi's voice behind him. She had also changed into her costume for the play and was wearing a traditional Chinese dress, which made her look particularly elegant and refined, befitting a girl with a dance background.

  "Just had a little," He Mu smiled, "I'm now wide awake, and I haven't even forgotten the multiplication table, want me to recite it for you? One times one is one, one times two is two..."

  Liu Shi stopped He Mu's antics and said, "I came because I have something to ask you."

  "You won't ask me when I'll return the money, will you?" He Mu carefully glanced at Shi Shi, seeing her puffed up and shaking her head, he felt relieved. "Go ahead and ask whatever you want, I'll definitely tell you everything." As long as you don't ask me when I'll return the money, He Mu added in his heart.

  "I'd like to ask, how's your company? I don't think I've heard of it before, so I'm a bit curious." Liu Shi finally decided to probe He Mu before answering Da Tang. Although being in the same company as He Mu should be good, if the company was too bad, she wouldn't joke about her own career.

  "Why are you asking this, you're not thinking of signing with our company, are you?" He Mu suddenly thought of the key point, what curiosity, asking so abruptly, without any prelude, could this be just plain curiosity?

  Poetry smiled mischievously: "If you can brag about your company until it's in full bloom, I'll consider it."

  "Now listen up," said He Mu, preparing to speak. "Hu Ye Film and Television Investment Company is a long-established film and television company that was founded almost three years ago. Its predecessor was Lang Xia Entertainment Company. Later, the two bosses of the original company split the company, and the founder, Xiao Fang, used the shell of the old company to re-establish Hu Ye in 2003. Since its establishment, the company has participated in investing in many large-scale film and television productions, cooperating with well-known companies in the industry such as Hua Yi Brothers and Hai Run Film and Television, achieving remarkable results. Starting from last year, the company began to involve itself in the talent agency business, and I am honored to have become the company's first signed artist."

  Then Shi Shi asked He Mu some more questions, almost asking about the personality and temperament of every employee in the company. After getting He Mu's answer, she was basically very satisfied. Although the company is not big, it has a good momentum for growth, and there is only one artist in the company, He Mu, who is also young, so they can cultivate them to the greatest extent. Most importantly, according to He Mu, the boss Xiao Fang and his wife are loving and have a bit of a fear of their wife, which makes him a very safe existence for Shi Shi, a beautiful little girl. Shi Shi thinks that as a girl, safety should be put first when working in the entertainment industry, even if she can't become very famous, it doesn't matter, after all, there are so many performers in the country, how many can say they are really famous?

  "How about it, want to sign with our company? From now on, you'll be my junior sister. Eh, poem sister, sounds not bad." He Mu said with a sly smile, and from then on, Liu Shi had another nickname exclusive to He Mu.

  Liu Shishi hummed, "I'll finish my studies first." There were still three months before graduation, and during the graduation season, she wouldn't have time to film. So it didn't matter if she signed with an agency now or waited until after graduation to sign a contract if she decided to develop her career in the entertainment industry. Uh, that's what she told Mr. Datang.

  After a while, it was Shi's turn to go on stage. He Mu also came to the backstage to prepare and took a look at how the previous people did. After watching for a while, it seemed that they were just so-so.

  Because it's a costume T-stage show, it's naturally impossible to walk like professional models. The actors walked according to the character of the characters in the play, either playful or steady or gloomy, and they had to have both the trendy style of the T-stage show and the beauty of ancient charm. Fortunately, the costumes designed by Tang people were bright in color and fashionable in shape, with very distinctive features, whether classical or trendy, can be taken into account, as for how beautiful the walk is, it depends on the strength of the walker.

  Under the stage, a sea of reporters, flashing lights non-stop, walking stars posing for photos. In order of seniority, after Liu Lang Hu Ge and Tong Liya left the scene, Qi Lang He Mu took the stage.

  With the appearance of He Mu, the host began to introduce the character Yang Qilang and the actor He Mu, as well as the characteristics of his costume. Thanks to Dolly's guidance, He Mu, who had no experience in walking on the runway, was able to walk steadily, keeping his eyes fixed, taking big strides, showing off his masculine features, and following the rhythm of the music. Under the flashing lights, He Mu, who is 1.81 meters tall, confidently completed his first T-stage show with a handsome and confident demeanor. Next up was his couple's runway show with Liu Xiaojie.

  Because He Mu has always maintained his sharp eyes, several female journalists under the stage were instantly electrified by He Mu, and they all decided to put He Mu's name first when writing their drafts.

  Because the reporters under the table have been following the "Youth Yang Family General" line all along, they are not strangers to He Mu, a newcomer. He Mu has good interpersonal relationships in the crew, does not put on airs with the staff, and is also friendly with the extras. Even Director Li Guoli, who is usually very strict, praises him highly. This is something that everyone knows, but now it seems that he is even professional when walking the show, which really surprises people a little bit.

  Such a talented and handsome person is simply born for the entertainment industry, but where did this guy come from? The media's understanding of him is limited to being a contracted artist of the small entertainment company Hu Lang Ying Shi, having acted in a very popular short film online. As for his past experiences and life background, little is known, I suppose after this highly anticipated TV series airs, many media personnel and entertainment journalists will go digging for these materials.

  However, a clever entertainment reporter knows to do everything before his peers. Guo Siyuan from the Southern Metropolis Entertainment News is such a clever entertainment reporter. He was the one who questioned He Mu at the press conference. With a keen sense of smell for news, Guo Siyuan felt that He Mu had great potential and so he paid close attention to this new actor. In this show, He Mu's performance was obviously better than the previous few actors, and Guo Siyuan thought it was time to start his own investigation. Who knows, by reporting on this future star, he might even be able to take off his trainee reporter hat.

  After the ancient costume play, He Mu brothers changed into armor and continued with the next activity, and the whole afternoon passed by in a flurry of activity.

  The next day, He Mu and his assistant Mi Min flew back to the capital. As soon as they left the airport, they saw Li Wen Hua driving his POLO to pick him up. "Xiao Mi, you go first, I have an appointment with a friend," He Mu said helplessly to Xiao Mi.

  It's been almost two months since "Living with Sister He" went on sale, and Li Wen Hua had been wanting to find an opportunity to discuss the book's sales performance with He Mu. Although Li Wen Hua was in charge of the company, he still respected He Mu's authority as a major shareholder. However, He Mu had been busy filming "The Young Yang Family Generals" and then preparing for "Soldier Assault", and after training, he rushed back to Hengdian for promotional activities. Now, Li Wen Hua finally caught up with him.

  He Mu asked for a three-day leave from Instructor Yang to promote, this is the second day, there was still some free time, so he followed Li Wenhua casually.

  Stepping back into the vast and mysterious gate, it's a bit crowded inside because several new computers and some basic office equipment have been added. This is what Li Culture has prepared for his future book exploration plan, but for now, the company's planning and publishing capabilities are still weak, and the funds are also insufficient, so it's not possible to do multiple book projects at the same time. He also has other projects in hand, so Book Exploration is not needed for the time being. The computers will be used by the company's student workers first, and see if they have the potential to become book explorers.

  In Li's office, He Mu obtained the company's operating report made by Li Wen Hua, but with his knowledge structure, he really couldn't understand what was written. The numerical aspects were the most headache for student-era He Mu, whose strong points were literature and history.

  This was also Li Wen's first time doing something like this, and he didn't do a very good job. He felt embarrassed to show it off, so he said: "Don't look at that anymore, just listen to me instead."

  "The company's first project, 'Stewardess', was planned from last year and started selling in some northern regions in January this year. In February, it entered the market of Northeast China and Northwest China, and now it has basically covered all major cities in North China. The sales situation is quite optimistic. I once promised that the sales volume of these 30 books would be over 50,000 copies, but 'Stewardess' hasn't been sold in South China yet, and we have already reached and exceeded this goal!"

  Li Wen's eyes sparkled as he asked: "Guess how many we sold?"

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