Shen Bingmei played a little trick.
"Qin Ai Shen" meant "Qin Ye Xuan loves Shen Bingmei."
Su Xueqing vaguely felt something was off, but how could she have imagined that the person standing before her was the Qin Ye Xuan she secretly admired?
As Qin Ye Xuan walked into the villa, Su Xueqing was incredibly frustrated.
"Xueqing, your crew seems to have cast Chen Yongran as the second male lead," Jia Jia delivered even worse news.
What?!
That pretty boy with a disgusting private life and a penchant for taking advantage of girls, Chen Yongran?
Su Xueqing felt as if she had swallowed a fly.
Inside the villa at this moment, Qin Ye Xuan opened his phone and found the details of Su Xueqing's several bank cards.
These platinum cards were all issued by Jin Que Yin Meng, and two of them were even linked to Qin Ye Xuan's account.
He immediately issued an order to Jin Que Yin Meng: "Temporarily freeze Su Xueqing's platinum cards!"
It was time to give this girl a lesson from an elder.
When Su Xueqing returned to the villa, still fuming, she immediately saw the message from Yin Meng and was dumbfounded.
All her cards were stopped?
The girl locked herself in her room and yelled at the Yin Meng customer service for a long time, finally having to accept it with resignation.
"Oh no, I can't even pay the rent here. I can't leave this crew yet, at least I need to get some salary to get through this."
She quickly washed her face, patiently put on her makeup, and Su Xueqing, with her small bag on her back, headed out.
On the first floor, Qin Ye Xuan put down the actor's textbook he was holding and unhurriedly followed her out.
"Why are you following me?" Su Xueqing turned around angrily at the intersection.
Qin Ye Xuan disguised his voice, with a thick dialect, "I'm going to the set to apply as a stunt double. It's on the same road as yours."
Su Xueqing rolled her eyes, hailed a taxi with annoyance, and left this bumpkin far behind.
Who knew that when she arrived at the set, that bumpkin had already arrived ahead of time.
It was uncanny. Had he flown here?
Qin Ye Xuan, of course, had not flown. He had taken a shortcut and arrived with astonishing speed.
Now, he was talking with the director and the martial arts instructor.
"The second male lead's stunt double? You're taking this job?" The martial arts instructor was pleasantly surprised. "That's great! I was worried. Let's go sign a contract immediately. After filming starts, you'll get a page of script daily, and you'll do most of the fighting and horse-riding scenes."
Qin Ye Xuan shrugged, looking very relaxed.
The martial arts instructor kindly warned him, "This job is very dangerous and tough. Don't take it lightly."
As they were speaking, an imported Mercedes RV sped over, followed by four Maybach sports cars, stopping by the roadside amidst dust and dirt.
Chen Yongran, the second male lead, got out. He took off his sunglasses and immediately headed for the sports cars behind him.
A man and a woman stepped out of the sports car.
The man was handsome and cool, the woman charming and beautiful.
Qin Ye Xuan glanced at them and couldn't help but frown.
It was Chen Bai Di, the Esteemed One of the Western Border, and the mysterious Jun Mengyao.
At this moment, not only the crew members but also the director and producers rushed over, greeting them with smiles.
Chen Bai Di disdained these people and didn't bother to speak, standing behind them looking cool.
Jun Mengyao, however, was very approachable. "Chen Yongran is my husband's cousin, so my friend invested in this film. Although he's the second male lead, you can't bully him, okay?"
So, it was a role acquired through investment.
This "Golden Jade Legend" was a large-scale production. Out of the more than 200 million investment, at least fifty million was brought in by Chen Yongran. It wasn't surprising that he could get an important role despite his notorious reputation.
Jun Mengyao and Chen Bai Di soon left. From the fourth car behind them, the figure of Liu Changjian appeared. Qin Ye Xuan looked from afar at Secretary Jiang, who was beside Liu Changjian.
That was the spy codenamed Night Demon Seventeen!
And his hidden knife next to Liu Changjian.
It seemed this "Little Liu Zi" was now wholeheartedly colluding with Chen Bai Di.
"Hey, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and come with me to see Chen Yongran. You're his stunt double!" The director came over and was about to slap Qin Ye Xuan.
Qin Ye Xuan's body moved, and he dodged nimbly, causing the director to stumble and fall to the ground.
He cried out in pain, while Qin Ye Xuan had already walked into the crew tent.
By the roadside, a group of Chen Yongran's fans had already rushed over screaming. Some extreme fans were even foaming at the mouth.
Chen Yongran's eyes showed disgust, but he still had to put on a friendly facade and wave his hand.
Turning around and entering the large tent of the crew, Chen Yongran's expression darkened.
"Yongran, this is your stunt double, his surname is Qin. What do you think?" The director, holding his back, quickly introduced.
Chen Yongran casually crossed his legs and placed them directly on the large table in the center. "Fine, I don't care. As long as it's within reason. Also, it must be stated publicly that all dangerous actions were completed by me alone. Do not mention that I have a stunt double."
The director nodded obsequiously.
Chen Yongran lit a cigarette and casually flipped through the script. "I've been having migraines recently and can't memorize lines. I'll just lip-sync. Is that okay?"
The director's face wrinkled, but what could he say? He could only agree.
"Who is our main lead, the male protagonist?"
"Ah, Young Master Chen, that hasn't been decided yet."
Chen Yongran scoffed, "Damn it, why don't you just let me be the male lead? Who's the female lead?"
Good heavens, he knew nothing.
The director put on a miserable face. "We originally wanted to invite Shen Bingmei, but she ignored us. Now we're considering promoting Ah Xue."
"Ah Xue... Su Xueqing." Chen Yongran's eyes lit up. "Yes, let it be her. I'll be the male lead, and she'll be the female lead. Have her come in later to rehearse lines with me."
Saying this, he quickly flipped through the script, found a page with an intimate scene, and got excited.
"Director, change this part. Don't just end it with a simple kiss with eyes closed. This is a time to express the love between the male and female characters. I think we should arrange a scene of undressing and lovemaking on a boat."
What?
The director was stunned.
"This, Young Master Chen, we are filming a historical romance martial arts drama. A very pure one."
"Pure my ass!" Chen Yongran threw the script in his hand directly at the director's head. "If I say change it, you change it. Don't forget, fifty million of this film's investment came from me, and another hundred million came from Old Master Liu Changjian! All of this is due to my cousin's connections! Do you know who my cousin is?"
In plain terms, the entire drama was funded by his connections.
Everyone present frowned in displeasure.
But who dared to say anything?
Chen Yongran still seemed unsatisfied and kept changing this and that.
Just then, a cold voice said, "You're not the director, nor the screenwriter. Why are you making arbitrary changes?"
Ah!!
Everyone was stunned.
Who, who dared to openly criticize Chen Yongran at this moment?
Everyone turned to look, and they saw the unfashionably dressed stunt actor standing there, coldly questioning Chen Yongran.