Huayu: From "Good Fortune Across the Sky" to becoming a top star

"What are you doing!" Zhou Dongyu struggled to break free.

Jiang Xun didn't let go; instead, he pulled her towards the wall.

"Don't move! There are police here, listen to me."

Zhou Dongyu was thrown to the corner by him, and her back hit the wall with a dull thud.

Her body instinctively curled up, her hands shielding her face, tears welling in her eyes, but she didn't make a sound.

Jiang Xun leaned in, one hand bracing against the wall near her ear, the other roughly tearing open the collar of her shirt, revealing a section of her collarbone.

"Shout! Call for help! Call the police!"

Zhou Dongyu understood his intention.

He wanted to create a scene so the police would think he was committing violence, thus taking all the blame upon himself. She understood, but only shook her head slightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Scream!" Jiang Xun's eyes also reddened, and he looked at her with a complicated expression.

It contained ruthlessness, pleading, and a hint of almost desperate tenderness.

"Scream!"

"Help!" Zhou Dongyu finally spoke, her voice trembling with resentment, as if it were being squeezed out from deep in her throat.

"Okay! That's enough!" Derek Tsang said, his tone full of undisguised praise, and promptly called a halt.

Jiang Xun instantly snapped out of character, released his grip, and took a step back.

He quickly reached out to help Zhou Dongyu pull up her collar, his tone apologetic: "I'm sorry, Sister Dongyu."

It was truly a thrilling and exhilarating performance.

Zhou Dongyu looked at Jiang Xun with more admiration in her eyes.

Her status is certainly high enough; after all, in addition to being a "Zhang Yimou Girl," she is also a Golden Horse Award-winning actress.

"You're really talented if you haven't studied acting."

Zhou Dongyu didn't seem to care about her clothes being torn open earlier, and spoke sincerely.

Jiang Xun's performance reminded her of herself a few years ago when she first started acting and filmed "Under the Hawthorn Tree"—both were full of talent and had a natural flair.

As the two were talking, Derek Tsang turned his head and whispered to Elvina Hui.

"What do you think?" Derek Tsang asked.

"Their performance just now was nerve-wracking," Xu Yuezhen said in a low voice but with a serious tone. "Jiang Xun is good in every way except for his lack of fame; in fact, he's a perfect fit."

Derek Tsang nodded.

He doesn't take a completely absolute view of the issue of traffic.

No matter how high a celebrity's popularity is, it cannot be directly converted into the ability to carry box office revenue.

Otherwise, Liu Yifei would have been a top movie star long ago.

The movie "Better Days" has been in preparation for a long time, and apart from the main actors, everything else is in place.

The current choice is between Jiang Xun and Yi Yangqianxi.

Although Yi Yangqianxi has close ties with Alibaba, this film was not led by Alibaba; Alibaba was more responsible for publicity and distribution, so the director had a lot of say.

He quickly made a decision.

"Jiang Xun, can you now fully dedicate yourself to this movie?" Derek Tsang looked up and stared directly at him.

"Thank you, Director. I can do it." Jiang Xun straightened up, his tone solemn. "I will give it my all. My schedule only includes a CCTV gala and an interview program, which don't conflict with each other."

These jobs were all arranged for him by his hometown's cultural and tourism department. It's fair to say that Jiang Xun is the only respectable figure in the area, so he has no choice but to take care of him.

Jiang Xun thus gained a nationally endorsed team that didn't require him to pay salaries but could still secure good projects.

CCTV is great; it's all positive image and positive feedback, and it won't be long before it does.

"Then welcome to the crew." Derek Tsang stood up first and extended his hand.

Xu Yuezhen and the casting director also stood up. Jiang Xun quickly took two steps and shook hands with them one by one.

"You can talk to Dongyu more now, and ask her if you don't understand anything." Derek Tsang patted him on the shoulder.

Zhou Dongyu smiled and nodded to Jiang Xun as a greeting.

As soon as they stepped out of the audition room, Zhou Ye immediately came up to them: "How was it?"

"That's an easy win," Jiang Xun said, raising his chin dramatically.

"!!! Awesome!" Zhou Ye exclaimed in a low voice, then tugged at his sleeve, "Wait for me. If I pass too, I'll treat you to dinner."

"I'm busy."

"Hey~ just wait for me!" Zhou Ye stamped her foot and then hurriedly went into the audition room.

Jiang Xun sat alone on a chair in the waiting area, a wave of emotion washing over him.

I didn't expect him to actually win. I don't know if it was because of his own superior strength or because of some incredible luck.

He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Tian Xiwei: "Approved."

Tian Xi replied almost instantly: "That's awesome! I knew you could do it! (Excited emoji)"

Jiang Xun smiled and edited another message: "Also made some new friends."

"Who? (Questioning expression)"

Jiang Xun thought for a moment and edited, "Yi Yangqianxi, Zhou Dongyu, Zhou Ye, I'll introduce them to you later."

"Okay, okay! (Happy emoji)"

Jiang Xun had just put his phone in his pocket when he felt a vibration. He took it out and saw it was a message from Sun Yining.

"My video traffic is pretty good. I've gained over 500,000 followers since last night, and now many bloggers are imitating me. If you search for 'fan transformation,' my video is the first one."

"That's good. Contact me by letter if you need anything in the future."

"???"

His current image is quite positive, so it's best to be careful.

After waiting a while, Zhou Ye came out of the room and passed without any surprises.

"Got it! Got it! Easy peasy!" Zhou Ye cheered. "Let's go! I'll treat you to a big meal."

Just as the two reached the elevator, Zhou Dongyu called out to them from behind.

"Jiang Xun, Xiao Ye, wait for me a moment, I'm going to the restroom, I'll go with you."

Without waiting for their reply, Zhou Dongyu headed towards the restroom.

"Oh? She wants to come too?" Zhou Ye's face immediately fell, looking sullen.

"You want to go on a date with me alone?" Jiang Xun raised an eyebrow.

"Narcissistic! Zhou Dongyu is a big star, very distant. Unlike us, we're both nobody, which makes me feel very relaxed around you."

"Sister, I have over ten million followers on Douyin."

Jiang Xun was very dissatisfied. If Zhou Ye had said that he was handsome and had a good personality, he would have thought that the other party had good taste. But to say that he was an unknown person and therefore easy to get along with was going too far.

"Gaining followers on Douyin is easy!" Zhou Ye said defiantly, her face flushed. "If we're going to compete, let's compete on Weibo followers."

"I also have over 1.2 million followers on Weibo."

"Excuse me, I'm the only one who's invisible. Standing with you all, I feel like a rat crawling in the dark sewers."

Zhou Ye made exaggerated facial expressions and wiped away non-existent tears with her hand.

"You know that's good. I hope that next time you see me, you can look up to me with admiration." Jiang Xun patted her shoulder in agreement.

Has anyone ever told you that you're straight?

"Never. They all say I'm a gentle and warm-hearted guy."

"Who is it? Such terrible taste?"

"There are many more."

"Then I'm definitely going to give her a good dressing down!"