Huayu: I am the manager of Xiaohua (a popular Chinese entertainment company).

Chapter 103 The Temperamental Little Prison Field x Considering the Female Lead of "Better Days"

Zhou Ye looked up at Li Han with a blank expression, her hands still resting on Li Han's arms.

"Pfft." Meng Ziyi looked at Li Han and couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou slightly turned her head to look at Meng Ziyi. Seeing that Sister Meng was laughing at her, she pouted and looked at her with dissatisfaction. Meng Ziyi quickly pursed her lips and suppressed her laughter.

"—You're mocking me, aren't you?" Zhou squinted at Li Han.

"No, just kidding." Li Han smiled at Zhou and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Come on, smile." He said, pinching and pulling Zhou's face.

"I'll bite you to death." Zhou opened his mouth and bit Li Han's hand.

"I'll make you laugh at me."

"Oh, I was just kidding." Li Han quickly dodged Zhou's mouth when he saw this. Zhou put his hands on Li Han's arms and continued to bite Li Han with his small mouth, his movements like an angry little dog.

"Eat." Meng Ziyi looked at the two of them helplessly, her expression and actions like a mother calling her children to eat after she had prepared a meal.

"Let's eat." Li Han said, picking Zhou up in his arms and walking towards the sofa.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou crossed her arms and looked unhappy, her little mouth pouting.

Li Han sat to Zhou's left, while Meng Ziyi sat next to Li Han. Looking at Zhou, Meng Ziyi blinked and gestured to Li Han with her eyes while holding a pair of chopsticks.

Seeing this, Li Han glanced at Zhou, then picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat, and handed it to Zhou.

"Here, eat, I'll feed you."

"I won't eat!" Zhou said, her puffed-up face showing dissatisfaction.

Seeing that Zhou wouldn't eat, Li Han had no choice but to stuff a chopstick into his own mouth. Zhou turned slightly to look at Li Han—"No, if I say I won't eat, you really won't give me any? Can't you coax me a little more?!"

Meng Ziyi also frowned as he looked at Li Han.

"You're not going to eat—" Li Han said, moving closer to Zhou.

"Then shall I feed you with my mouth?"

"Hey, get out of the way." Zhou was startled and quickly raised her hand to push Li Han away. She leaned to the side and glared at Li Han with her beautiful eyes.

"You're disgusting!"

"Are you going to eat or not? If you really can't, you can feed me, that way you can eat some too."

"Ugh, you, I'll eat it, don't disgust me, I'll eat it, okay?" Zhou pushed Li Han, snorted, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Meng Ziyi looked at the two of them with amusement, picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Then she saw Li Han turn his head to look at her, and Meng Ziyi was stunned.

"what----"

"Sister Meng, can you feed me?" Li Han leaned closer and said with a smile.

"Get out!" Who taught you that? It's disgusting. Did you learn it from Tian Xiwei?

————Filming continues as scheduled————

That day, Li Han sat under the shade of a tree, looking down at his phone, where he was chatting with Tian Xiwei.

Xiaotian has already started filming, but it's quite tough for her too, because they have to film winter scenes in the summer. Although the Tohoku region is a snow country, it's not Siberia, so it's still hot in the summer.

It was hot on Li Han's side too. He sat under the shade of a tree, wearing a black vest that revealed his muscular physique. He had taken off his ancient costume and his hair was tied up.

Two electric fans were blowing on him from the side.

"It's hot here too, unbearably hot—" Just as Li Han sent the message, his agent Zhang Kai called.

"Feed Zhang Kai? Aren't you helping Bao Bao find a job? Are you too busy?" Li Han asked, picking up a bottle of ice water in front of him and taking a sip.

During the phone call, Zhang Kai told Li Han something.

"Mr. Li, Mango TV has invited you to attend their New Year's Eve celebration this year."

"Mango New Year's Eve?" Li Han blinked.

"Is it just me who was invited?"

"No, there's also Xiaotian. Mango TV has invited you two to perform 'Non-European' on stage," Zhang Kai said.

"Mango TV is a major variety show producer. If a drama is going to be broadcast on Mango TV, it will inevitably have to be shown on Mango TV's variety shows. It's a must."

The viewership ratings for Hunan TV's New Year's Eve show are never low, simply because there are so many celebrities. Every year, they manage to put together a bunch of currently popular stars.

"Okay, Mr. Li, I understand." Zhang Kai nodded and then said.

"And then there's this year's Star Awards —"

"I'll definitely be going to the Star Awards," Li Han said immediately.

"We're currently working with Tencent Video. We can skip the Scream Night, but we'll definitely be at the Tencent Video All Star Awards. If all goes well, 'Qingqing's Daily Life' will air before the Tencent Video All Star Awards this year, and then Xiwei, Zi, and I will go together."

"Okay, I understand now." Zhang Kai nodded.

"How's the work of contacting Bao Bao going?" Li Han asked with his eyes closed, pinching the acupoints on his forehead.

"I'm currently in contact with some shopping mall events in Beijing, and I'm also connecting Shang'en with some dance-related jobs," Zhang Kai said.

"Okay, sure." Li Han nodded.

"I trust you to handle things."

After hanging up the phone, Li Han continued chatting with Tian Xiwei.

It's probably not as hot here as it is here. Hengdian is really hot, hehe. "Followed by a cute emoji.

By the way, what's the temperature where you are?

"Did you go to film a movie?"

"Are you... dead!? Answer me!!"

"————" Li Han looked down helplessly at the message sent by the irritable Xiao Tian.

There's a saying that goes something like this: a girlfriend's gentleness can only last for ten minutes after she texts you. If you don't reply within ten minutes, she'll give you a taste of the power of her menopause.

"Zhang Kai just called me and said—" Li Han typed out briefly.

"Oh? Really?" Tian Xiwei sent a cute pink bear emoji.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei once again transformed into a sweet, lovely, fair-skinned, and tender Sichuan-Chongqing girl.

What "Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus Rex" and "Grumpy Little Prisoner" are just haters' slander!

Anyway—Li Han couldn't help but laugh at Xiao Tian's rapid change of heart. Let me laugh for a few minutes before I get back to him.

In Northeast China, Tian Xiwei is currently squatting on the curb, looking down at her phone.

She held her phone in her left hand, poked at the screen with her right, and muttered something under her breath.

"Why aren't you replying to me again?"

"Of course it's true. And there's the Star Awards this year. The two of us, and Zi, will go together then," Li Han said with a smile.

This year at the Tencent Video All Star Awards, I'll personally design and style your gown.

Tian Xiwei was somewhat surprised by Li Han's words.

"No, you can design evening gowns too?"

"Hmph, just you wait and see." Li Han held his phone, looking down at it, a smile playing on his lips.

Li Han wanted to recreate the scene from the Star Awards 24 years ago, where Tian Xiwei wore a black swan gown that had amazed many people and attracted a lot of fans.

Zhou arrived at that moment, holding an ice cream cone in his hand.

"Give."

Upon hearing this, Li Han looked up and reached out to take it.

"Let's attend the Tencent Video All Star Awards together this year," he said, taking a bite of ice cream.

"The Star Awards?" Zhou's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Yes, the Star Awards." Li Han smiled slightly.

"Great, there are so many celebrities at the Star Awards," Zhou said with a smile.

"Alright, come over here and give me a shoulder massage, my shoulders are a bit sore," Li Han said.

"What's wrong? Why don't you ask your assistant to give you a massage?" Zhou muttered, but still went over and massaged Li Han's shoulders and neck.

"After filming wraps up, go back to Beijing and study acting some more—" Li Han said while eating ice cream, feeling Zhou's soft, boneless hands massaging his shoulders and neck.

Hearing Li Han's words, Zhou's expression was genuinely helpless. Why do you keep mocking my acting skills? Is this never going to end? It's fine if we tease each other about this once or twice as a bit of fun, but why do you keep bringing it up?

"Hmm," Zhou replied casually, his tone indifferent, but the meaning was clear: I'm not happy!

Li Han genuinely hadn't thought that much about it; he genuinely wanted Zhou to improve his acting skills.

"I have a script called 'Better Days,' which has already been approved. I plan to turn it into a movie after this drama is finished filming, and you will play the second female lead, Wei Lai—" Li Han said slowly.

Upon hearing Li Han's words, Zhou's eyes lit up. A movie?

Li Han didn't have any particular reservations about Zhou playing Wei Lai. In his opinion, Zhou was perfect for Wei Lai and there was no need to change her.

Zhou was performing perfectly well, why did you change her?

As for the female lead, Li Han really isn't considering Zhou Dongyu anymore. There's no need. Why even consider her? She has neither good looks nor a great figure, but her acting skills are undeniably quite good.

As for the female lead, Li Han is considering Princess Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Jingyi has the kind of appearance that leans towards a well-behaved girl; she looks very honest, and seeing others bully her really makes people want to protect her.

Moreover, Zhou Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Jingyi are very suitable for creating a CP (couple pairing), but it's unclear whether they are willing to do so.

"Is she the second female lead?" Zhou patted Li Han's shoulder with a happy tone.

"Yes, she's the second female lead and also the female villain." Li Han nodded.

"The female lead—the female villain?" Zhou Gang was about to ask who the female lead was when he heard Li Han say "female villain" and he was stunned.

"I'm playing a female villain?" she asked, pointing to herself with some disbelief.

"Although she's a female villain." Li Han turned around and looked at Zhou.

"But she's also the second female lead, and she has a lot of screen time. I think you, Zhou, can definitely do a good job."

Zhou pouted and looked at Li Han, her little expression showing some displeasure.

"Who's the female lead, Tian Xiwei?"

"No, I already have someone in mind for the female lead." Li Han shook his head.

"Then I want to play the female lead," Zhou Lima said.

"You play the female lead, and let Zhang Jingyi play Wei Lai?" Li Han fell into deep thought. Zhou might be able to portray the feeling of being bullied, but does Zhang Jingyi's soft and gentle appearance look like someone who would bully others?

She's lucky if no one bullies her.

Li Han looked up at Zhou and smiled.

"Stop joking, this female lead role isn't suitable for you."

Seeing that Li Han wouldn't give it to her, Zhou pouted and didn't say anything. She raised her hand and continued to massage Li Han's shoulders, so that if she kept talking, she wouldn't even get a female villain role.

This is Li Han's first film, so he must be very careful in choosing actresses, probably selecting actresses who are already famous but not very old.

Gulnazar? Or Chen Duling, or Tan Songyun?

"You can read the novel when you have time later. This book is based on the original novel—" Li Han continued.

"Okay, okay." Zhou nodded his little head.

Filming continues for the drama "Nine Layers of Purple" —

In a shopping mall in Beijing, Bao Shangen was walking in with her manager, Zhang Kai. She was dressed in a street dance style outfit, with her hair down, her face covered in exquisite makeup, and her eyes were bright.

When the shopping mall partially opened for trial operation, Zhang Kai made some connections and successfully got Bao Shang'en the job.

At this moment, Bao Shangen was in front of her manager and behind her assistant. Although she was not tall, she had an outstanding presence, and judging from her demeanor, she was definitely not an ordinary person.

By this time, there were already quite a few people in the mall, who were looking at the bag with curiosity and whispering among themselves.

"Who is this girl? Is she a big star?"

"His name is Bao Shang'en. He is an artist under Li Han's studio and recently finished filming his first drama."

Who is Li Han?

"You don't know Li Han? He's the male lead in 'So Cute Us'."

The mall event officially began. After the host said a few words, Bao Shang'en and some other backup dancers started dancing.

She has a youthful and beautiful aura, and her expressions while dancing are also great. If she were an idol, she would definitely be the kind that attracts a lot of attention.

As the girl danced, many people in the mall took out their phones to take pictures or videos of her, and were also discussing it in hushed tones.

Beside him, Zhang Kai also gestured to his assistant to record the video, which would be edited and posted online later. Otherwise, why attend this event? The point is to get exposure online.

In the Northeast, Tian Xiwei, Wang Junkai, and the second female lead Jiang Yiyi are listening to the director explain the scene.

She stuck out her pink tongue and licked her lips. Her fair face was now a bit dusty, and she looked quite disheveled.

"Director." The assistant director ran over at that moment.

"The executive producer came to visit the set."

"Oh? Okay." The director nodded and then gestured to Tian Xiwei and the others.

"Let's go, let's go together."

Seeing this, Tian Xiwei casually tossed the script aside, yawned, and followed along.

At this moment, Yang Weidong, the chief producer and president of Alibaba Entertainment's Youku Video, was talking with the assistant director.

"Mr. Yang."

"Director, thank you for your hard work." The two shook hands.

Yang Weidong then shook hands with several of the lead actors.

"Hello, Xiaotian."

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Tian Xiwei greeted him with a polite smile.

"Is Mr. Li currently filming a movie?" Yang Weidong asked with a smile.

"President Li—ah, he's filming a movie." Tian Xiwei was stunned for a moment before realizing that the other person was referring to Li Han.

"We had planned to collaborate with Mr. Li before, but unfortunately, the opportunity didn't come," Yang Weidong said with a smile.

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