Jiang Yue's phone screen was still on the hot search page.
The sound of a card swiping came from the door. Jiang Kaiwen pushed the door open and walked in, holding a tablet. His voice was slightly higher than usual. “Third Brother! Sister Qing told me that your tragic beauty label has already made a name for itself online because of the photo leaked today! This is a great thing!”
Jiang Yue massaged his temples. He looked down at the "Lu Ji" in the photo, who looked a bit unfamiliar even to himself, and felt a sense of absurdity.
He had clearly acted according to the script. How did he become a "tragic beauty" in the eyes of others?
Jiang Yue couldn't help but ask, “Doesn't this count as false advertising?”
“No, no, no!”
Jiang Kaiwen stamped his feet in excitement. “This is called contrast! The audience is first lured in by this face, and then they find out he's money-grubbing and terrified of death, and doesn't forget to pocket his purse even when running away. Doesn't that create great dramatic tension? Who cares about the details? As long as people watch, it's traffic!”
Jiang Yue wanted to laugh at his long-winded speech, but he could only try to look on the bright side.
Just then, Su Qing's video call came through.
Jiang Kaiwen immediately propped up the tablet.
In the video, Su Qing was sitting at her desk with several documents spread out in front of her.
Chen Fei also popped his head into the frame from the adjacent desk, mouse still in hand.
“Don't worry about the hot search,” Su Qing said directly, her voice crisp and efficient. “This picture is public material released by the crew, so there's no leak or bad angles. Chen Fei, keep an eye on the Weibo feed. Don't let marketing accounts spin this into visual comparisons, tearing down other actors, or criticizing the crew's makeup and styling.”
Chen Fei nodded immediately. “Understood. I've already set up the monitoring keywords.”
Su Qing looked at Jiang Yue again. “Boss, there are no official materials for Lu Ji yet. We'll coordinate our efforts once the crew releases the official character posters later on.”
Jiang Yue nodded. “Alright.”
Jiang Kaiwen raised his hand. “Sister Qing, should we take advantage of the momentum and do some updates? Like posting a wrap-up photo?”
Su Qing thought for a moment and nodded. “Sure, but don't expose the crew's costumes. Just post some of the boss's daily life photos.”
Jiang Kaiwen lowered his head to write a memo. “Got it.”
Jiang Yue glanced at his actions, highly perplexed. “It's just a single photo. Is it really worth this much attention?”
Jiang Kaiwen's expression was solemn. “Third Brother, now every single photo of yours must have strategic significance.”
Jiang Yue: “...”
Su Qing burst into laughter on the screen, but quickly switched back to work mode. “Also, the Lamerd brand came to confirm the follow-up data of 《The Hidden Sentry》 again today. The phase evaluation will likely be moved forward. Boss, just focus on filming. We'll keep an eye on things here.”
Jiang Yue replied, “Thanks for the hard work.”
Su Qing waved her hand, showing her concern. “Not getting injured while filming is the greatest consideration you can show us.”
After all, this drama had many action scenes. If he got injured, the shooting progress would be delayed, and the cooperation negotiations would also stall.
It wasn't easy being a corporate slave, so she naturally had to advise him well.
Jiang Kaiwen chimed in immediately, “Exactly. You absolutely must not get injured.”
Jiang Yue looked at the two of them and tried to defend himself. “I only ran through a few streets today.”
Jiang Kaiwen was expressionless. “You also flipped down from a three-meter-high platform yesterday.”
Jiang Yue shut his mouth.
He was truly tired of arguing.
After hanging up the video call, Jiang Kaiwen took a daily life photo as requested by Su Qing and sent it to Chen Fei for confirmation.
On the hotel desk, the script was spread open. Next to it lay wrist guards, a water cup, and a small bag of throat lozenges.
Only a small part of Jiang Yue's hand was in the frame, holding a pen to write annotations on the edge of the script.
A few minutes later, the official Weibo of Yuchuan Media Studio posted it.
【Yuchuan Media Studio: Wrapped up. Continuing into another day of Lu Ji.】
The comment section immediately buzzed with activity.
【The hand! It's Brother Yue's hand!】
【The studio has finally learned how to engage! This mother is so gratified.】
【The goji berries in the water cup are so real. Lu Ji is sickly and weak, while Jiang Yue is all about healthy living.】
【Don't lie to me, are those throat lozenges next to the script? Are there a lot of crying scenes today? Or is it a lot of dialogue?】
【The wrist guards are also right there. Got it. The character Lu Ji must have a lot of action scenes.】
Jiang Kaiwen scrolled through the comments, nodding with satisfaction. “Excellent. The fans have already started discussing the plot on their own initiative.”
Jiang Yue casually scrolled down the hot search list.
Suddenly, his gaze stopped on one of the search terms, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
#Penguin Video Annual Gala#
The list was very long, but he spotted the 《The Hidden Sentry》 crew at a glance, and also saw his own name.
For commercial galas of this platform level, most of the invitees were actors from the platform's hit dramas of the year and some popular variety show artists.
The event was scheduled for mid-November, and as one of the lead actors, he was also on the invitation list.
Jiang Kaiwen also noticed Jiang Yue's expression. He leaned over to take a look and immediately gasped.
“The Penguin Annual Gala?”
He reacted quickly, immediately opening his memo app. “Mid-November... Third Brother, you'll definitely still be in 《The Pivot Bone》 crew by then. We need to ask Director He for leave in advance, and we also have to calculate the travel and styling time.”
Jiang Yue handed the phone to him. “Don't rush. Let's wait for the official invitation.”
“How is this not urgent?”
Jiang Kaiwen typed while replying, “《The Hidden Sentry》 just broke records. You'll definitely be on the priority list for the Penguin Gala. Teacher Chen, Brother Han, and Director Xu might all go. If you don't show up, the fans will drown the studio's comment section.”
Jiang Yue thought about it and felt it made sense, so he said, “Let's make a backup plan first.”
Jiang Kaiwen immediately entered work mode, opening his memo app to write:
Round trip on the same day. Leave one day early for the red carpet rehearsal. If the filming schedule is tight, coordinate with Director He to shoot his scenes in advance.
Halfway through writing, he looked up at Jiang Yue again. “And the outfit. Lamerd is currently in the progressive phase of cooperation with us. Sister Qing will definitely prioritize asking them to lend haute couture or ready-to-wear suits.”
Jiang Yue raised an eyebrow. “Manager Jiang, you're even starting to manage my outfits now?”
Jiang Kaiwen's tone was very steady. “Can't be helped, Third Brother. You're no longer the person who can just throw on whatever and get away with it.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yue felt both amused and helpless. Indeed, once you became popular, many things could no longer be done casually.
Outside the window, the night gradually deepened.
Jiang Yue looked down and continued reading the script of 《The Pivot Bone》.
Jiang Kaiwen was still tapping away on his memo app, muttering softly under his breath, “Penguin Gala, outfit communication, fan support risks...”
Jiang Yue picked up his pen and circled the key points of Lu Ji's next scene on the script.
After a moment, he suddenly spoke. “Kaiwen.”
“Hmm?”
“Help me bring an extra breakfast tomorrow morning.”
Jiang Kaiwen was stunned for a moment. “You want extra food?”
Jiang Yue turned a page of the script. “It's for Lin Ziyang. I have a scene with him tomorrow, so I want to chat with him first.”
Jiang Kaiwen looked at him, his expression somewhat complex.
“What is it?” Jiang Yue asked in confusion.
Seeing Jiang Yue's serious expression, Jiang Kaiwen could only shake his head. “Nothing.”
He was just feeling a bit emotional.
After other people became famous, the first things they thought about when joining a crew were red carpet haute couture, hot searches, and maintaining their status. But after his Third Brother became famous, his first reaction was to bring breakfast for his co-star to discuss their scenes.
This move couldn't be called absurd.
It could only be said that in the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, it was somewhat abnormally simple and pure.
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