thefictionvixens Chapter 5: The Poison Master
Chapter 5: The Poison Master
"Wow, you're in high demand now! Even Sister Chai almost fell out with Guo Xiaosi because of you~"
After leaving the conference room, Yang Mi turned her head to look at Guan Shengbai, who was playing with the business card in his hand, as if she wanted to stare the flowers out of his face.
She was referring, of course, to what happened in the conference room.
To be honest, it's quite unusual for a big-name agent like Chai Zhiping, who is so famous in the industry, to show such enthusiasm for Guan Shengbai.
If this were during the Three Kingdoms period, even if it couldn't match the sincerity of "three visits to the thatched cottage," it would still have a hint of "welcoming with open arms."
It is easy to imagine the high expectations Chai Zhiping had for Guan Shengbai after only one meeting.
The fact that Chai would "lower herself" in this way was actually partly due to Yang Mi.
After all, there are no secrets in the entertainment industry.
In the past year, Yang Mi's studio has begun to recruit and sign new talents on a large scale, which is obviously in preparation for starting anew after Yang Mi's contract with Huanrui expires.
In this way, Chai Zhiping saw it as "poaching talent," so he naturally had to put in more effort.
Guan Shengbai put away Chai Zhiping's business card, looked at his "senior sister" and shook his head with a smile.
"Alright, senior sister, there's no need to test me anymore. I most likely won't sign with Chai Zhiping."
"Oh? Why? They clearly admire you so much."
Yang Mi was genuinely surprised at this point.
You should know that Chai Zhiping's reputation is quite prestigious.
"I don't really like their company's style."
Guan Shengbai gave a perfunctory reply.
Of course, the real reason is that he is different from some of the still naive people in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Not to mention that in the upcoming era of internet traffic frenzy that will begin in the next few years, the mainland will be the main stage.
In the years that followed, the entertainment industries in both Hong Kong and Taiwan fell into a state of talent shortage.
A dozen years ago, those handsome young men were carrying the banner of Hong Kong films, but a dozen years later, it's still the same old handsome young men, like old cucumbers painted green.
Most importantly, Guan Shengbai knew that beneath the enthusiastic exterior of the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles lay an absurdly xenophobic nature.
Even if there are resources and opportunities, they will only hand them over to "their own people". They even use the name of co-productions to make many top mainland stars play supporting roles to fawn over their new leading actors.
So don't be fooled by Chai Zhiping's current enthusiasm; if Guan Shengbai were to sign her at this point, he would most likely be picking up the scraps left by that "poison master."
"So how did you offend Guo Jingming?"
Guan Shengbai shrugged, looking helpless.
"Maybe they felt inferior because they saw how tall and handsome I am."
"You're going to die! Watch out, someone might hear you!"
Yang Mi quickly reached out to cover his mouth.
Guan Shengbai smiled and dodged her attempt to grope him, thinking to himself, "Why does nobody believe me when I tell the truth?"
He looked at the panel in the void...
Name: Ding Chunqiu (Guo Xiaosi)
Destiny: Stealing Light and Mars
Relationship: Hostile
Favorability: -15%
Strategy level: 20%
Note: "Mars steals the light, deceiving the world and stealing fame; when the light goes out and the people disperse, the empty shell is revealed."
[Destiny]: Stealing Light and Mars
[Level]: ★★☆☆☆
[Type]: Enchanting Type - Musical System
"The Star Demon takes stealing from the heavens as his name and stealing from the world as his profession."
——Core Music——
[Words of the Thief of Light]
Effect: Speaking continuously for more than ten breaths allows one to subtly borrow the light of others and gild oneself.
The more someone admires you, the more convinced you become.
Those who lack firm convictions are easily swayed and prone to echoing others' opinions.
Those who are at odds with each other will experience mild irritability.
—Characteristics of Destiny—
A flock of crows orbiting the moon
He is often surrounded by fans.
Those who willingly follow will have increased loyalty and will spontaneously promote their master's reputation, exclude dissidents, and suppress negative comments.
───Defects in Destiny───
【bluff】
The words of theft of light have half the effect on those whose destiny far surpasses one's own, and once they realize it, there is a chance that their fortune will turn against them.
[Not yet five years old]
The host's physical form is fixed at a height lower than that of ordinary people.
This deficiency cannot be remedied by any means, and every morning when looking in the mirror, it forces a brief period of self-examination, causing minor mental strain.
Over time, this can easily lead to sensitivity and suspicion, and generate additional hostility towards tall and handsome men.
......
That's right, Guo Xiaosi was actually the third person with a "destiny" that he had met, besides Guan Shengbai himself and Yang Mi.
Furthermore, because the other party's fate was one star lower than the [Girl's Refining Furnace] that Guan Shengbai possessed, he was still able to clearly detect the detailed information about the other party's fate.
However, he did not expect that Guo Xiaosi, whether out of shame or jealousy, would give him a negative 15% favorability rating for no reason.
However, the level of strategy involved was as high as 20%, almost like someone was possessed, even higher than Yang Mi's...
The thought of this sent a chill down Guan Shengbai's spine.
This is insane!
Shaking his head, Guan Shengbai looked up at Yang Mi, who was waiting for something to the side.
"Senior sister, it's my treat tonight, we're going to..."
"Wow! Congratulations! Congratulations to our handsome young man, Xiao Bai, on successfully landing the role!"
Before Guan Shengbai could finish speaking, Xie Yilin appeared out of nowhere, bouncing around, followed by "Gu Li" and "Nan Xiang".
"(⊙o⊙)?"
Seeing Guan Shengbai's blank expression, Yang Mi quickly took over.
"I told them in the group chat..."
"Did I just hear someone say they were going to treat everyone?"
Guo Caijie's eyes darted around before she looked at Guan Shengbai.
"Oh dear! They're treating Mimi to a meal to thank her for introducing the role. They have a deep bond between their master and disciple, and it wouldn't be appropriate for us to go over like this for a candlelight dinner..."
Guo Biting, standing to the side, tugged at Guo Caijie's sleeve, deliberately lowering her voice, yet ensuring everyone could hear her...
"Alright, alright! Stop pretending!"
Yang Mi rolled her eyes adorably and muttered under her breath.
"Let's all go together! I've really put in a lot of effort this time, and I'm going to make Xiaobai bleed! Let's go and eat him out of house and home!!!"
Although deep down she really wanted to have a meal with Xiaobai privately.
But these annoying green tea bitches are all blocking the way, so it can't really be like they say, a candlelight dinner for Xiaobai alone...
Thinking of this, Yang Mi's ears turned slightly red without her noticing.
......
......
In the evening, Guan Shengbai, who had no filming scheduled until Monday, had some free time after dinner, so he arrived at the film set early to wait.
To be honest, although he made a living by "going around the entertainment industry" in his previous life, he didn't really have much contact with film and television shooting sets.
However, the professional knowledge left over from his predecessor flowed through his mind like silky Dove grass, following his thoughts.
After this experience, Guan Shengbai surprisingly discovered that he seemed to have an innate understanding of positioning, camera presence, and even the details of performance on set.
As he read on, he even became somewhat eager to try it himself.
Unfortunately, his scenes won't be scheduled until a few days later.
By the time the sisters finished filming their evening scenes, it was almost 11 p.m.
"Oh dear! I had so many scenes that needed to be replayed today! Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Guo Caijie was the first to apologize.
"It's okay, I enjoyed watching it too."
Guan Shengbai was telling the truth.
He could also tell that although Guo Caijie's acting skills were average, the few NGs tonight had little to do with her; they were all caused by the poor performance of her co-stars.
Yes, that's that fellow Daoist Ke.
Furthermore, the quality of the finished film, in Guan Shengbai's memory, has been definitively judged by later generations.
But from the perspective of the audience on set, Guo Jingming's directing skills were actually quite impressive.
No wonder the rumored B-team director never got a job, and didn't even get credited later.
No wonder he was able to hold the reins in the years that followed.
After all, the filming location looked quite professional, and afterwards, the investors made a fortune.
So even if the audience is eating shit, what does it have to do with the men?
As for the acting skills of the actresses from "The Era"... well, they were certainly beautiful and captivating.
While Guan Shengbai was lost in thought about all this nonsense, Yang Mi and the others changed out of their costumes, put on warm down jackets, and got ready.
Just as he was about to lead the group of beautiful women behind him to set off for the meal, a somewhat weak voice came over.
"Hey! Where are you guys headed?"
Guan Shengbai turned around and raised an eyebrow slightly.
Oh, another familiar face.
Ko Ching-teng.