Xinghui Film and Television Department.
Zhang Qingyun paced back and forth anxiously.
He kept looking at the door, waiting for Zhang Yang and the others to arrive.
"Brother Zhang, stop pacing next to me, you're making me forget my lines..." A young actor sitting next to him said to Zhang Qingyun, holding his script.
"I'm just anxious..." Zhang Qingyun chuckled awkwardly, then sat back in his seat.
Logically, with Zhang Qingyun's current status, he should have his own exclusive office.
However, Xinghui's departments had grown too quickly, and there weren't enough offices, so he was still sitting with the ordinary actors.
If it were in the past, Zhang Qingyun would never have agreed to this.
But now, Zhang Qingyun couldn't care less about offices. What he wanted was to film more, and to film more of Jiangnan's productions.
"Brother Zhang, Director Liu and Director Wei are both looking for you for roles, and they're both male leads. Are you really not considering them?"
The young actor asked Zhang Qingyun.
Xinghui now had not only Gu Qianqian and Zhang Li as directors, but also several first-tier renowned directors. Their productions, although not written by Jiangnan, were also adapted from many popular IPs.
After all, a film and television company couldn't rely on just a few people. To develop and grow, it needed to produce more works.
"You don't know anything!" Zhang Qingyun gave the young actor a dismissive look. "A supporting role in one of Jiangnan's works is worth more than ten leading roles in other dramas!"
"Is it that exaggerated?" The young actor felt Zhang Qingyun was exaggerating.
"Don't you see how deeply every role I've played has left an impression on the audience?" Zhang Qingyun looked at the young man, as if looking at his past self.
"But your current popularity isn't as high as when you played male leads, is it?" the young actor asked doubtfully.
"You're still young, you don't understand. What's most important for an actor isn't popularity, but presenting classic characters to the audience. The older generation said a word: the highest realm for an actor is 'role disappearing face,' presenting different characters in every drama, with each character having their own highlights. That's what top actors pursue, unlike you youngsters who only chase traffic and popularity!"
Zhang Qingyun leaned back in his chair, speaking in a didactic tone.
This young actor had acted with him in a few scenes, and his acting was quite good, which was why he was imparting some experience to these juniors.
"Not bad, Old Zhang!"
Just then.
Zhang Yang walked over from behind, clapping his hands and praising him.
Zhang Qingyun saying these words showed how much he had grown.
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Brother Yang's excellent guidance." Seeing Zhang Yang arrive, Zhang Qingyun immediately stood up and pulled over a chair. "Brother Yang, what did Teacher Jiangnan say?"
He had turned down invitations for leading roles from several directors, wanting only to play a supporting role in a new Jiangnan drama.
He had already seen the script for 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' from Zhang Yang, and he felt that even playing a minor supporting role would be better than playing the male lead in other directors' dramas.
This was because Jiangnan's dramas always had a characteristic: even the smallest supporting roles were flesh and blood, leaving a deep impression.
He felt his luckiest moment was playing Yang Xiao in 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.' This character was no longer a minor supporting role in the drama, but a character with significant screen time, and he played a heroic figure who roamed the world freely, allowing him to have his fill of being a chivalrous hero.
Therefore, when he heard Jiangnan was discussing scripts with Zhang Wei and the others, Zhang Qingyun asked Zhang Yang to put in a good word for him with Jiangnan for a supporting role.
"Heh heh, you can treat us tonight." Zhang Wei didn't answer directly, but played coy.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingyun's face lit up with joy.
"Who! Which role is it?" he asked, grabbing Zhang Yang's hand.
"Murong Fu," Zhang Yang said with a faint smile.
Zhang Qingyun was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath.
"Let's go, call Qingfeng and the others. Seafood feast tonight!"
Murong Fu!
He was probably the most outstanding supporting character in 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'!
Since Zhang Qingyun had earned the nickname "Golden Supporting Actor," he had been studying these supporting roles. Naturally, he could instantly tell which supporting roles had the potential to become popular, and Murong Fu would definitely make him popular again!
...
Early March.
During this time, Su Yu returned to his slow-paced life.
Every day he spent time with his parents at home, teaching Su Xiaoling, that girl, her studies and singing.
Su Xiaoling could now be considered a child star. Television stations often invited her to sing, but her only well-known song was "Let Us Paddle."
Since "Rubbing Flowers" was a duet with Chen Rong, she could only sing nursery rhymes.
She sang it over and over again, to the point where Su Xiaoling was almost annoyed.
"Brother Xiaoyu, can you write me a few more songs?"
At the dinner table.
Little Ling'er, with her pigtails tied up and her big eyes blinking, looked at Su Yu.
"Your Brother Xiaoyu's songs cost tens of millions each, and you still have the nerve to ask?" Second Aunt said playfully, pulling her pigtail.
"It's okay, I'll give you two more songs after dinner, but you have to promise to at least pass your final exams this semester," Su Yu said, putting a chicken leg into Little Ling'er's bowl.
Su Yu was very fond of this cute younger sister.
"Don't worry, Brother Xiaoyu, I'll definitely pass this semester. If you don't believe me, let's pinky promise!" Hearing this, Little Ling'er's face was filled with smiles. She gnawed on the chicken leg, her cheeks bulging, looking very cute.
After pinky promising with her, Su Yu picked up his chopsticks to eat again.
"By the way, Xiaoyu, Qingda has confirmed. Your wedding with Yanyu has also been submitted and approved by the authorities. Everything is ready," Mother Zhang Guizhi said suddenly.
She had been busy arranging the wedding matters during this time, and hadn't paid as much attention to the shop.
After all, it was her son's lifelong event, and there couldn't be any mistakes.
"Alright, thank you, Mom. You've worked hard," Su Yu nodded.
Having his mother around felt great. He just needed to be a salted fish at home, and his mother could handle everything else.
"However, the invitations still need to be handled by you and Yanyu. After all, we don't know who you want to invite," Zhang Guizhi said.
Su Yu swallowed the food in his mouth, picked up his cup, and took a sip of water. "As for Yanyu, she'll be responsible for the invitations. You just need to invite a few relatives. As for friends in the industry, I'll have Director Zhao arrange them directly."
He and Lin Yanyu had discussed it. Although they had chosen a traditional Chinese wedding, they didn't want to invite too many unnecessary people. Only their relatives and a few friends from the industry, like Zhang Yang.
After dinner.
Su Xiaoling and the relatives left.
Su Yu sat on the sofa scrolling through short videos.
Zhang Guizhi cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, brought a plate of fruit, and sat down next to him.
"By the way, you've been with Yanyu for so long, haven't you guys won the lottery yet?" Zhang Guizhi asked quietly, placing the fruit plate down and looking at Su Yu.