Chapter 1172: Male Lead
"Do you have any other casting in mind?"
"What will be the overall budget?"
"Even if it’s a short drama, we still need some proper lighting and a production crew."
Many questions bombarded Xu Feng’s face. He was quickly placed in a predicament. Some questions were relatively easy to answer, whereas there were some that were quite hard.
Things such as money were easy to resolve, but the talk of manpower was a bit difficult.
"To be honest, I planned on giving most of the authorities to you three." Xu Feng finally raised his hand to stop their intense questioning.
"I believed that you would be more suitable and knowledgeable in how to proceed with the shoot." He continued. Although part of his mindset was to stay lazy and not have to worry about the production, he seriously believed they were better than him.
Meanwhile, the three of them were stunned. They hadn’t anticipated that they would have the chance of receiving authority to decide on the direction of the shootings.
Most of the time, they had to do exactly what the script said, even if they held some doubts.
"Are you sure about that?" Chen Kexin asked skeptically.
"I’m sure." Xu Feng nodded his head and even emphasized that it could be added to their contract clause to ensure no take-back.
"Wow, you really have a lot of power." Li Sheng Xuan exclaimed. For such a decision to be casually made by one person, that goes to show how influential he was.
"As expected of Cool Wind." Ding Xiao Ying’s eyes sparkled. "It’s indeed correct to have you as the male lead. I really don’t mind adding kiss scenes with you."
"..."
Xu Feng nearly choked on his own saliva.
Was that really the first thing on your mind?
Shouldn’t that be the first thing you want to be banned?
"I don’t think there’s a need for a kiss scene, right?" Xu Feng cleared his throat and asked. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t going to enjoy the mood at that time, but he didn’t want to force a kiss scene just to have a kiss.
He wanted to focus on the Vanguard Guild’s aspect in a propaganda way.
How was a kiss scene going to entice and allure the others into joining his guild?
Little did Xu Feng know that the other two were actually pondering over Ding Xiao Ying’s words.
"A kiss scene might not be good." Li Sheng Xuan chimed in.
"That is right!" Xu Feng readily jumped in and agreed with her.
However, he regretted jumping in so quickly.
"Even Cool Wind agreed." Li Sheng Xuan suddenly curled her lips upward and grinned. "How can one kiss scene be enough? We’ll need multiple, passionate ones to entice the viewers."
"Besides kiss scenes, we also need bed scenes, alongside some temptation scenes." Chen Kexin swiftly intervened and explained how viewers would be more willing to stay and watch when there were lots of juicy scenes.
"Hehe, I just knew you two would agree." Ding Xiao Ying giggled. "Many of our fans wanted to see us have those scenes, but I never agreed to them because I find the male co-star unworthy."
Hearing their discussion about passionate scenes and whatnot, Xu Feng came to a realization. He was destined to become the male lead.
’Ugh, I know it should be a wonderful thing, but do I even have that kind of time?’ He wondered silently.
Unlike them, who focused more of their craft on short drama, he was someone who focused on the Divine World.
There were still so many things he needed to do.
Tier 2 advancement, the talks of Oracle Grotto with Evelyn, the Haven Wind Town’s development, the preparation for the 2nd major update, and naval exploration.
The town’s development and naval exploration could be handed over to Veronica, and the Oracle Grotto could also be delayed.
However, the tier 2 advancement and preparation for the 2nd major update couldn’t be delayed. These two were mandatory to ensure the overall power of his guild stays at the top.
He couldn’t possibly make Carmen the only powerhouse in every major battle.
"Ahem, you should stop the hesitation, Cool Wind." Li Sheng Xuan coughed softly and reminded him.
"We never gave a kiss scene to anyone else, so if you keep behaving in such a manner. Then I’ll have reason to believe that you find us unsightly or unworthy of being your co-star."
Both Chen Kexin and Ding Xiao Ying then nodded their heads, their gazes staring straight at him in the eyes. They didn’t say anything, but it was quite obvious that they wanted to tell him to be thankful and excited instead.
Faced with such a situation, Xu Feng knew he had to allocate most of his time to shooting drama. He had no intention of losing them to another production company because he refused to have kiss scenes with them.
If news of this were to get out, then he would have been condemned everywhere.
Shortly after Xu Feng agreed to their arrangement, the door to the VIP Room suddenly opened.
"Who?" Startled and alarmed, the three of them became alerted. They had yet to actually order any proper food, so there shouldn’t have been anyone entering the room.
Soon, their eyes widened in disbelief when they recognized one of the two people who entered.
"Isn’t he Zhao Kai, the top 3 in the City Competition?" Chen Kexin’s mouth was left agape.
What was someone of his caliber doing here?
While the women were dumbfounded by his appearance, the same could be said for Zhao Kai.
’What the heck?’ Zhao Kai was spooked and thought he had entered the wrong room until his eyes trailed toward an individual wearing a mask. Even though they had a mask covering their face, he instantly recognized them on the spot.
He used his eyes alone to communicate with Xu Feng to explain the situation.
"I suppose there’s no need for an introduction about this scum—person I meant." Xu Feng stood up and promptly introduced Zhao Kai to the rest.