When will I be the queen

Chapter 476 Minato Kaze
Well, when the Immortal Lord picked his teeth while covering his mouth, it seemed as if he was pondering some momentous matter concerning the Three Realms. His sweat glistened, and the stench of his body was warm and comforting, like the scent of sunshine. His greasy hair looked like it had been coated with hairspray, making it even more stylish, and smelled fragrant—a richer aroma from the settling of hair oil.
Uh, Cai Cai suddenly snapped out of it. Why did he look like a pervert?! She shook her head vigorously and pushed Si Chen away. "It's because you look so unnatural when we take pictures." Si Chen still had a lot of celebrity baggage. Even when taking pictures in private, he still had a strong celebrity vibe. To put it bluntly, he was pretentious. To put it nicely, he was meticulous.
Si Chen hummed twice, looked at his phone for a while, then sent the original image to himself before handing it to Mei Zhang.

There were cameras constantly pointing at Cai Cai during her live stream. Some viewers called it bullying, but because the cameras avoided showing Cai Cai eating or moving around, and didn't film anything, there weren't many protests, but quite a few supporters. Since Cai Cai rarely appears in public, seeing her for so long was truly a rare treat.

After Xianjun and Sichen started taking photos, many people were already checking their phones to see the group photos. Then, surprisingly, Cai Cai also took a picture, and Sichen was quite excited when he saw it.
Post it!!!

I want to see it!!!

Don't keep me waiting!!!

[Boss Mei, please don't make me kneel down and beg you!!]

Judging from Si Chen's reaction, you can tell that Cai Cai took great photos.

Cai Cai is a professional in this field; our teacher even uses her assignments as teaching materials when we're giving lectures.

Is what happened earlier real or fake?

[Cai Cai's mindless praise is back again]

I don't know about other schools, but our school did use Cai Cai's assignments as teaching materials.

After being ridiculed for mindless praise, most of those who mentioned the school and major were not actually fans of Cai Cai.

My teacher said that Cai Cai is our age, and if she can do it, we should be able to do it too. However...

[CaiCai's school has been uploading CaiCai's assignments, which are also available for free download. You can even get a collection by emailing the back office.]

The school really knows how to show off.

[It's said that Cai Cai had to do her homework while filming, which worried her a lot.]

It feels like the school is forcing Cai Cai to do her homework while simultaneously posting it out to show off.

Cai Cai is a team all by herself!

[After being questioned, Cai Cai's school specifically hired someone to film Cai Cai as she completed her homework.]

[The important thing is, Cai Cai even asked for academic credits in front of the camera, but the school hasn't given them yet, hahaha]

[Boss Mei has posted]

The comment section was quiet for a moment, and then it exploded.

【Holy crap!!!】

As expected of you.

[As expected of Cai Cai!!]

Wow, that's amazing! The angle, the composition, and the timing of the shot!

The key point is that Cai Cai was filming regularly, which means she really knows the Immortal Lord and Si Chen.

[The Celestial Court must be the happiest, they really filmed the Celestial Lord so beautifully.]

[The Celestial Court remains silent; download only.]

The Celestial Court is also at its wits' end because of Cai Cai.

[I wish I could love you but I couldn't]

Cai Cai's photos are indeed very beautiful, as the number of views on the photo platform instantly surpassed the number of views on Huamei's live stream.

The chief director of Huamei was utterly speechless. Even if it was a collaborative platform, this was still incredibly frustrating. This was extremely rare in Huamei's history, especially since it was achieved solely through a single photograph.

This news spread quickly, and Cai Cai's commercial value soared to new heights, completely surpassing that of the Immortal Lord.

Cao Xin arrived at this moment. He was forced to come by his parents because Cai Cai's popularity and online traffic were enormous. Everyone who offended Cai Cai had reaped the benefits, so there was no reason for him, as Cai Cai's friend in the eyes of outsiders, not to. Cao Xin was extremely unwilling to come. He didn't want to ride on Cai Cai's coattails. Moreover, with Xianjun present, he could easily guess what the team's press releases would be, and even more so, how the marketing accounts would fabricate stories.
Cai Cai watched as Cao Xin walked over with a fake smile, and for some reason it was kind of funny.

In reality, fake smiles that are visible on camera are even more obviously fake in real life. Fake smiles that are not visible on camera are very obvious in real life. After all, a perfunctory attitude cannot be captured on camera, but it can be seen with the naked eye.

Well, some celebrities may not be very good at acting or portraying characters, but they're very good at playing themselves. In front of the camera, they convincingly portray various on-screen couples, brotherly/sisterly relationships, all appearing warm and lively, with laughter, hand-in-hand gestures, arms around each other, and mutual support—it's all just acting. But in reality, there might only be laughter without sound, only lip movements without dialogue, only hands pushing and shoving, but no genuine affection. It's purely an act for the camera, and all they're aiming for is for it to look convincing on camera.

This tactic is easily seen through by some fans and casual observers. So when paparazzi photograph two celebrities embracing and claiming they're in a relationship, those who see through it won't believe it. But if they casually snap a photo of two celebrities walking side-by-side without any interaction, fans will suddenly become suspicious.
Cai Cai found Cao Xin amusing, but Si Chen knew exactly what he was there for.

"Wow, the billion-yuan box office king has arrived!" A movie Cao Xin starred in recently reached a billion yuan in box office revenue, and a celebration banquet was held. Cao Xin himself didn't attend, but his fans congratulated him. These days, winning a proper Best Actor award is difficult, but winning various box office awards is relatively easy. Cao Xin was already a 500 million yuan box office king before, and now he's a billion-yuan box office king. In his fans' mouths, he's a 3-5 billion yuan box office king. Yes, that's accumulating the box office revenue of all the movies Cao Xin has starred in.

It's obvious he really wants to be a movie star.

In front of the Immortal Lord, a true movie star, and Cai Cai, Cao Xin blushed deeply from Si Chen's embarrassment. Even his nose, which wasn't heavily made up, turned red. Ignoring his awkwardness, he pounced on Si Chen and started ruffling his hair. Si Chen immediately retaliated, pinching Cao Xin's waist with one hand and tickling him with the other.

"..." Cai Cai silently stepped aside and moved closer to the Immortal Lord. How childish.

However, Cai Cai glanced at him a few times, covered her mouth and said to the Immortal Lord, "Cao Xin's waist is so thin, with slightly slender muscles, and when it bulges out... tsk tsk... so sexy."

"."

The Immortal Lord stared at Cai Cai speechlessly. "What are you talking about? Do you think this is a vegetable market where you're picking out radishes? What's with that tone that says this radish looks really good?!"
I had to cover my mouth too, "Where are you looking?" Yeah, where are you looking?!
Cao Xin and Si Chen had already stopped and were straightening their clothes, since the cameras were rolling. Cai Cai continued, "I heard from Aaron that some male celebrities deliberately avoid using the toilet to make their stomachs look better, using their feces to bulge out their bellies."

The immortal lord directly covered Cai Cai's hand, making her truly shut her mouth and stop talking.

Cai Cai was startled when her lips were suddenly covered. She pushed away the immortal's hand, "My lipstick!"

Cheng Meixia had already arrived, quickly finished the task, and then hurriedly retreated.

Cao Xin and Si Chen sat together, and because Cai Cai had made room for them, they weren't cramped. Cao Xin then greeted Immortal Lord Cai Cai.

The Immortal Lord found it difficult to look Cao Xin in the eye at this moment and could only nod. Cai Cai raised her hand and responded with a smile.

These four people are really entertaining; I don't know who to watch first!

[Cai Cai must have said something to anger the Immortal Lord again.]

[The Immortal Lord wasn't angry, but Cai Cai did say something.]

Why can't I read lips even if I cover my mouth?

[These are definitely things that absolutely cannot be broadcast.]

Cao Xin and Si Chen have such great chemistry!

Both of them are incredibly popular; they're good-looking, have great figures, and nice personalities, attracting a large following of both male and female fans.

[It's just pure friendship, okay? So annoying!] [CP fans are ecstatic!]

Si Chen urged Cao Xin to take the picture quickly, in case Cai Cai got bored and wanted to leave, then they wouldn't be able to get a shot. Cao Xin took out her phone, asked around, and since neither Xianjun nor Cai Cai refused, she took a group photo of the four of them herself. Only then did Cai Cai realize that Cao Xin had come to take pictures.

"Do you have any performances?" Si Chen remembered that Cao Xin had a stage.

Cao Xin nodded, "In half an hour." He had three stages to perform on; he had already finished one, and there were two left.

"Then you can sit here," Si Chen said directly.

Cao Xin glanced at Cai Cai and Xian Jun, and seeing that neither of them spoke, he silently nodded. Given his status and company connections, he absolutely wouldn't be sitting here.

Remembering the script, Cai Cai asked Si Chen and Cao Xin to switch roles. "Have you read the Ninth Princess's script? What are your thoughts?"

Cao Xin received two scripts: one was the overall script outline, outlining the general development and ending of the story, and the other was his individual character script. There was also a character setting for the young hero from the production team—a venomous and arrogant character—which his team didn't quite agree with. They were trying to communicate with the production team to change it. But even Cao Xin himself knew that the probability of changing it was very small, or rather, completely impossible. However, if he didn't try, he would be letting down his top-tier status and fame.

"I found a martial arts actor to train me in movements, walking, sitting, posture, eating, drinking tea, etc. The lines were all dubbed in post-production; I have my own voice actor." Cao Xin didn't hide anything and said frankly, "I also found three stunt doubles. I figured the production team would have stunt doubles too, so I didn't find too many."

"..." You've already found three body doubles before even knowing their specific roles, and you haven't even found many more.
Cai Cai was genuinely curious, "With such a large team, how much money do you need to earn to maintain such high expenses?"

Cao Xin looked at Cai Cai and said, "That's why I have so many business deals. That girl group deliberately embarrassed you because they were afraid that meeting you would ruin their fashion resources."

Before anyone could explain the girl group situation to Cai Cai, Cao Xin spoke up first. Cai Cai was stunned, unable to understand how she had ruined their fashion resources. "They all look very fashionable, wearing designer brands, right?" Although Cai Cai didn't recognize the brands, she had seen many designer clothes and could immediately tell that some of the girl group members were wearing clothes that the cut and style were typical of a certain designer brand.

Cao Xin realized he might have said something wrong after being nudged by Si Chen. Hearing Cai Cai's comment, he knew no one had spoken to her about girl groups yet, so he dared not say more, fearing he'd be disliked by Cai Cai's managers, and more importantly, that they might influence Cai Cai's attitude towards him.
"It's that simple and unreasonable for celebrities to compete for resources. If you're prettier than them, they'll naturally be jealous of you. It's not really a competition between female celebrities, it's purely a competition for money. Big brands will always tend to choose the one who looks better, because they can make even unflattering clothes and accessories look good."

Cai Cai understood; it meant that Mei Jing was saying, "I don't know how to accept commercial endorsements."

"You have a lot of hidden business dealings." Cao Xin knew this; everyone had them, but Cai Cai had the most and was the most valuable. "A potential competitor is also a competitor."

"." You really are a senior figure in the entertainment industry.

Cao Xin continued discussing the script, "My team wanted to change the character setting; a sarcastic and arrogant young hero wouldn't be as effective at attracting fans and creating on-screen couples."

Sure enough. Cai Cai then asked how she wanted to change it.
"I want a kind of loyal and tolerant chivalrous hero," Cao Xin said, not quite elaborating, then added after a moment's thought, "like Qiao Feng or Guo Jing."

"Qiao Feng and Guo Jing are not the same, okay? But if a hundred people read Jin Yong, there will be two hundred different interpretations of Jin Yong. Oh well, Cai Cai understood the effect Cao Xin wanted—the loyal dog type."

"Impossible. All the supporting characters have flawed personalities; none of them are absolutely positive." Cai Cai rejected the idea outright.

Cao Xin pondered for a moment, then glanced at the Immortal Lord. "You can make the decision?"

Cai Cai stated directly, "I can. I have veto power over this project."

Cao Xin nodded, understanding. "Then, can we add something to this already sharp-tongued and arrogant persona? Keep the overall scope unchanged."

Cai Cai said it was fine. "By the way, you've seen the script, right? There's another junior brother role, which isn't completely finalized yet. The character is supposed to be a vicious, beautiful, strong, and tragic figure. Because you and another very beautiful person are in the supporting cast, this role is stuck. Do you have any recommendations?"

Cao Xin's first question was, "Who is the other beautiful one?"

"Meng Ning." Cai Cai gave her name, but Cao Xin didn't recognize it. She searched it on her phone and realized, oh, a woman with a man's appearance. "Can't we let him play the junior brother?"

"No, his role was already decided long ago, so we won't change it."

Cao Xin truly remembered Meng Ning this time.

"Where's Si Chen?" Why didn't they consider bringing Si Chen into this project?
"The Immortal Lord found him other projects." Cai Cai answered every question without lying.

"..." Cao Xin glanced at Si Chen. "I was still thinking about you, but it turns out you've already been fed other sweet treats by Cai Cai."

Si Chen listened, but offered no opinions or suggestions. Receiving a glance from Cao Xin, he smiled smugly, thinking, "You can't possibly have what I have."

If the character is beautiful, strong, and pitiful, then "What if I played the role? How about making the young hero and his junior brother twins?"

Even the immortals looked over; no wonder he grew up in this circle.

Cai Cai paused for a moment, then said, "Well, that's not entirely unacceptable. After all, this change wouldn't affect the overall script at all. It's just that, 'Your acting isn't good enough.'"

"." Immortal Lord and Si Chen looked away.

"..." Cao Xin sighed, "Different makeup and styling, different voice actors, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Also, "You being so direct in telling me my acting is bad really hurt me."

Cai Cai exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry."

Cao Xin waved her hand, saying, "It's true, but I don't want you to criticize me. I've been working hard to improve my acting skills. Just let me try, okay?"

Cai Cai hesitated a bit.

Cao Xin continued to persuade, "Aren't you the one who makes all the decisions on this project? Just let me play one more role, and I can take one payment, and I can increase the sponsorship by 30%. I'll cover all the expenses for the role myself due to my personal reasons, is that okay?"

They really added money.
Cai Cai looked at the Immortal Lord and asked if it would be alright for Cao Xin to play two roles.
The immortal looked at the stage but not at Cai Cai.

Cao Xin kept trying to persuade him, but Cai Cai had to stop him, "Stop for a second."

"All the supporting roles in this project are purely supporting, so the actors have very limited opportunities to shine. If you play two roles, you'll become a supporting character based solely on your screen time, and the publicity will focus on you. This would significantly impact not only me but also the other actors; you'd be highlighted, and even with more money, it's not appropriate. Supporting roles should all be purely supporting. Don't try to persuade me anymore. If you don't have anyone to recommend, we'll look around."

Cai Cai paused for a moment, then said, "Or you could play the junior brother, giving up on the young hero role because the young hero doesn't have a specific appearance requirement; he was originally just chosen for you by someone who randomly picked you from the supporting cast."

Cao Xin clicked her tongue. Sure enough, it wouldn't work. Cai Cai wasn't so naive as to be easily fooled.
"Let me think about it, and I'll tell you after I get off the stage." It was his turn to prepare for going on stage.

Cai Cai nodded, "I'm waiting for you."

After Cao Xin left, Si Chen also temporarily left, knowing that the Immortal Lord had something to say to Cai Cai.

Cai Cai also looked at the Immortal Lord.

But actually, the immortal lord had nothing to say.
He knew Cai Cai was very intelligent at work, and Cao Xin couldn't possibly fool her. But since Si Chen had so tactfully walked away, he decided to say a few words.

“I think Cao Xin will choose his junior brother. Then let’s find one of the martial arts actors from before.” There was an actor with slightly smaller eyes who came from a martial arts background. At the time, they hesitated between him and the actor who played the bodyguard. They couldn’t bear to give up his skills, but his overall image wasn’t particularly outstanding, so he was eliminated. Now, if Cao Xin chooses his junior brother, he’ll let him play the young hero. “We’ll make the look a bit bandit-like, so his facial features won’t be so obvious.”

Cai Cai remembered the artist, so she agreed.

Soon, Cao Xin changed into a leather jacket and went on stage. As soon as the intro started, a string of fireworks went off. Cai Cai was reminded by the fairy to cover her ears, and as the confetti fell, sparkling and bright, Cai Cai reached out and grabbed several pieces.

They're really willing to spend money on Cao Xin.
Si Chen returned at this moment, carrying three unopened bottles of hot drinks. He handed them to Xianjun and Cai Cai, and seeing the colorful paper in Cai Cai's hand, he asked her for one. Throwing them away was out of the question, as the cameras were rolling, so he could only stuff them in his pocket. This was also a form of publicity stunt.

The comments section of the live stream has indeed started a heated discussion. Just now, people were saying how romantic it was for Cai Cai to grab Cao Xin's colored paper, but now that they see Si Chen snatching the colored paper and stuffing it into his pocket, many comments are saying that no amount of imagination can compare to what the person in the picture can do casually.

This was Cai Cai's first time seeing Cao Xin perform live on stage. How to put it? It was beautiful. Cao Xin is very familiar with his body; his movements on stage utilize every bone and muscle, showcasing his beauty to the fullest. It was truly beautiful.