I'm a professional villain actor; my fans are begging me not to kill them.

Do you want to listen to what you're saying? It's all talk and no action.

Wu Zhan circled Bai Ye several times, frowning and smacking his lips, looking just like a pervert.

Seeing this, Bai Ye quietly moved a little further away from him.

After a long silence, Wu Zhan exclaimed, "A genius!"

Bai Ye opened her mouth wide, "Huh?"

"No, we can't let this go on like this. I have to find you a teacher."

Bai Ye was taken aback. "Isn't that unnecessary?"

"It's necessary." Wu Zhan's tone was firm, leaving no room for refusal.

Bai Ye was about to say something when she saw Wu Zhan's eyes and suddenly understood him a little.

Wu Zhan may not truly believe in him; there's probably another reason—he's trying to redeem his past self.

Lin Ze's death before filming began must have been a huge blow to Wu Zhan, otherwise why would he have persisted so much?

Only after losing something do we understand what it means to cherish it.

"Okay, thank you, Director Wu."

Thinking of this, Bai Ye simply agreed. Wu Zhan's willingness to help him find a teacher wasn't a bad thing.

Wu Zhan looked pleased: "You're a promising young man. Alright, let's continue filming."

Filming a movie is tantamount to murder.

Bai Ye's portrayal of Li Linfeng is like this: he's either killing people or on his way to kill people. So far in the series, Bai Ye has already killed five people.

According to the plot, after killing two more, Bai Ye's story should be over.

The crew actually felt a damn reluctance to part ways.

Having a fierce appearance has its advantages; lately, whenever the crew goes shopping, they always drag Bai Ye along.

You know what, prices that used to be impossible to negotiate down to after a lot of haggling, now just have Bai Ye standing there and the shopkeepers are willing to lower the price.

No one from the crew bothered them. Occasionally, sasaeng fans would come to harass the actors, but there was no need to call security. As soon as Bai Ye stood there, the sasaeng fans would run away faster than rabbits.

Of course, it's not without its downsides.

With the film crew working day and night, there's always someone who wants to call the police, so they have to have someone specifically responsible for explaining things to passersby.

Another point is that if you take Bai Ye shopping, it will be a nightmare to get a taxi on the way back. You can't hail a taxi at all, and the taxi drivers are all terrified of you.

After filming the added scenes, while the feeling of "White Night" was still there, Wu Zhan simply filmed Li Linfeng's ending as well.

At the end of the story, Li Linfeng, dressed in a handsome black shirt with the buttons undone, revealing his muscular chest and exuding a strong wild aura, died at the hands of the police.

This ending, compared to the previous one where the character was disheveled and shot in the head by the police, is more artistic and appealing.

After filming ended, Wu Zhan gave Bai Ye a red envelope, saying it was to ward off bad luck.

"By the way, what are your plans for the future?"

Wu Zhan lit a cigarette and called out to Bai Ye, who was about to go home.

Directors rarely talk to these minor characters, firstly because of the unequal status, and secondly because there's not much to discuss.

Wu Zhan was willing to show his goodwill for two reasons: Wu Xiaoyue had a good impression of Bai Ye and always clamored to play with the bad uncle.

this……

Wu Zhan didn't know whether to be glad that his daughter was oblivious or to cry. What normal child would like to play with a bad uncle?

He asked Wu Xiaoyue why, and she said that Bai Ye would hold him tightly when crossing the street, and would also subconsciously make others stay away from her.

Of course, Wu Zhan felt the most important reason was that Bai Ye bought her food.

Wu Zhan knew his daughter's personality all too well: she was bold and had a sweet tooth.

Absolutely!

Another point is that Bai Ye is very similar to Lin Ze.

Because he loves Bai Ye so much, Wu Zhan wouldn't mind giving him some pointers.

"What do you mean, 'after'?" Bai Ye asked, puzzled.

Wu Zhan flicked his cigarette ash. "If you want to make it in the entertainment industry, it's very difficult to go it alone like you are now. As a newcomer with no company and no background, who will pay attention to you?"

Bai Ye retorted, "No, I think everyone is doing fine."

Wu Zhan choked on his smoke and said irritably, "That's because none of us are very famous!"

Bai Ye didn't dare to utter a sound.

It's fine if Wu Zhan says this, but if he says it, he'll offend people.

Even if it's true, he can't say it.

"My previous film crew was quite nice."

Wu Zhan curled his lip. "Nonsense, Liu Xiu is even worse off than me!"

"Well……"

"The real entertainment industry is much crueler than you imagine. If you have no fame or background, it's good if people ignore you. Workplace bullying and having your scripts rewritten are commonplace."

Bai Ye hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Wu Zhan glanced at him sideways. "What are you trying to say?"

Bai Ye silently pointed to herself, "I don't think they would dare to bully me."

Wu Zhan: "..."

"Bullshit! Who do you think you are!" Wu Zhan scoffed. "You can only scare a few people like that. Do you think other film crews with dozens of people are afraid of you?"

Bai Ye fell silent.

He had experienced this feeling before; when Brother Huo was with his underlings, they were clearly less afraid of him.

There's strength in numbers.

"And besides, how much do you get paid for this kind of work? A few thousand a day?"

Bai Ye asked, puzzled, "Wasn't this the one Director Wu assigned? Why don't you give me a raise?"

"Go away, go away." Wu Zhan paused, almost forgetting what he was going to say.

"If you work alone, your pay will be limited. If you want to earn more money, you need someone to help you manage these things. With someone managing things, you can also build up your popularity. If your popularity is high, your pay will be much higher, sometimes hundreds of thousands or even millions per episode."

Bai Ye nodded silently. That was true; who would complain about having too much money?

"Should I find a company then?"

Wu Zhan exhaled a smoke ring. "Finding a company is one way. Companies have more resources and connections. But there's one thing you need to be careful about: the types of roles you can play. The company will package you according to the market. When young idols are popular, you'll play young idol roles; when historical dramas are popular, you'll film historical dramas. Can you accept that?"

Bai Ye shook his head immediately upon hearing this, "I can't accept it."

Dude, you're supposed to be playing a villain, why are you doing a lowly historical drama? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Wu Zhan seemed to have already anticipated Bai Ye's answer: "The company makes a lot of money, but people might feel a bit wronged. Young people can't give up money for freedom."

Bai Ye's attitude was firm: "I still prefer freedom."

Wu Zhan stared at him for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "The second path is to open your own studio. You can decide what you want to shoot, but there are also many problems. Your fame is too low, and you don't have many resources. You have to rely on yourself for all your resources."

Without a second thought, Bai Ye blurted out, "I'll open my own studio."

Wu Zhan nodded. "To be honest, you might be the most suitable person to open your own studio."

Why?

"Because your acting range is narrow."

Bai Ye looked puzzled. What kind of logic is this?

Wu Zhan advised, "The competition in the 'bad guy' track is very small. You have a huge advantage, but that's not enough. Ideally, you should be so famous that when people mention bad guys, they immediately think of you. At that point, you won't have to worry about not having resources."