HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

If it were anyone else, Xu Lang wouldn't hesitate at all, but with Qin Feifei, he still needed to think it over.

"Actually, you and Li Ruotong are different..."

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more."

Qin Feifei interrupted Xu Lang directly, but her expression was rather unpleasant.

Xu Lang sat up, leaned closer to Qin Feifei for a look, and found it amusing.

As expected, every woman is vain, regardless of age or appearance!

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

"I'm not upset at all; your judgment means nothing to me."

Qin Feifei's insincere words were about to become a tangible reality.

"good!"

Xu Lang was also defeated by Qin Feifei's narcissism.

Just as I was about to lie down again, I heard Qin Feifei speak again.

"You previously said I could only rank third. Besides Li Ruotong, who's the other one?"

snort!

If you don't care, why ask?

Xu Lang found it amusing. Since it had already been announced that he would come in third place, he didn't care anymore.

"And then there's Liu Yifei, who was a junior in college. I saw her wear the Little Dragon Girl costume, and I have to say, she was truly... ethereal!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Feifei raised her foot and kicked Xu Lang.

Having just waded through the water, Qin Feifei was barefoot, her toenails painted a bright reddish-brown, which looked quite beautiful against her slender, pale toes.

The kick wasn't particularly heavy, but it wasn't particularly light either.

However, Xu Lang didn't expect her to suddenly kick him like that, and he almost fell out of the car.

"Hey? Sister Fei, what are you doing?"

"Get out of my car, you're not welcome there."

Qin Feifei tried to push and kick Xu Lang out of the car.

"Is something wrong with you?"

Xu Lang was completely bewildered by Qin Feifei; how could she turn on him so suddenly?

"You're the one who's crazy!"

Qin Feifei pouted, her face darkened, and tears of grievance welled up in her eyes as she continued to push Xu Lang with both hands.

Her outburst angered Xu Lang.

"Bang!"

He grabbed Qin Feifei's wrist and stared at her, questioning her:

"You said you didn't want the role of Little Dragon Girl, but actually you wanted it more than anyone else. And you didn't want this role for fame; you just wanted to prove to others that you are the most beautiful one, right?"

Startled by Xu Lang's shout, Qin Feifei was a little confused, but then she puffed out her chest proudly and said domineeringly:

"You're right, I want to prove it. So what? Can't I? Don't I deserve it?"

Qin Feifei's straightforwardness surprised Xu Lang. After a speechless chuckle, he wasn't in a hurry anymore.

"You certainly have the qualifications, but you need to understand that everyone's beauty is different, and the roles they are suited for are also different. Why do you compare your weaknesses with other people's strengths?"

"ha!"

Qin Feifei scoffed, "Come on, tell me, what are my weaknesses, and what are Liu Yifei's strengths? Why am I not suitable for the role of Little Dragon Girl?"

Okay, so you're being serious, aren't you?

Xu Lang wasn't afraid of this, and sat up straight to argue with Qin Feifei:

"For the character of Little Dragon Girl, being beautiful is secondary. The first thing is to have that feeling of being 'aloof, detached, selfless, and detached from worldly affairs, with a distance between people and beauty.' You know the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, right? It's about cutting off the seven emotions and six desires."

Whether it's Li Ruotong or Liu Yifei, aside from their appearance, they both fit this temperament.

But you are different.

"How am I different?" Qin Feifei's appetite was piqued by Xu Lang.

Xu Lang didn't answer, but instead flipped through the photos on the camera. Soon, she handed the camera to Qin Feifei, "Take a look for yourself."

"Um?"

Qin Feifei was puzzled and took the camera to look at it.

How did you get this photo of me?

"I found it while looking through the school's records."

Xu Lang pointed to the photo and explained:

"You are different from them. They are aloof, but you are more vibrant, more flamboyant, more proud, and more radiant. You are not suited to be a fairy, you are suited to be a young lady, and you are suited to be dazzling."

As she spoke, she pulled over another outfit from the back seat. "This is an outfit I specially found for you, inspired by Guo Fu. Guo Fu, the proud and arrogant young lady, suits you even better than Little Dragon Girl!"

"cut!"

Qin Feifei noticed Guo Fu's outfit, turned her head away, and ignored Xu Lang.

"What, you look down on Guo Fu? You think she's just a supporting actress?"

"No, that's not true!"

"That's you!"

Xu Lang was merciless when he started to criticize people. "You think that choosing Guo Fu makes you inferior to Xiaolongnu and that you are overshadowed by the female lead. You don't need to deny it; that's what you really think."

"I don't!"

"You have!"

Xu Lang went all out and pointed directly at Qin Feifei, saying, "You just can't let go of your inherent pride and narcissism. You always feel that you should be in the center position and should get the best."

Why can't you take on the role of Ren Yingying? It's because you're simply unwilling to lower yourself to deal with those people; you feel it's an insult to you.

Am I right?

Someone like you has no chance in the entertainment industry.

What do you think the entertainment industry is?

Is it a bright, sunny, and beautiful new world full of flowers?

That's completely wrong. What you see is only the surface. Beneath the flowers lies the rotten, stinking mud—that's the real entertainment industry. Even top stars have to be rooted in that mud to survive.

"you..."

Hearing Xu Lang's scolding, Qin Feifei's face turned red, her full M-shaped lips trembled slightly, and her philtrum kept shaking.

Wow~~~!

Qin Feifei couldn't bear it any longer and burst into tears, leaning on the steering wheel.

"Was I being too harsh?"

Looking at Qin Feifei, whose shoulders were shaking from crying, Xu Lang rubbed his nose. "Perhaps it's better to shatter her illusions sooner rather than later."

He didn't try to persuade her, letting Qin Feifei cry as she did so, while saying...

"Yeah, cry it out, cry it out, and you'll feel better."

Xu Lang understood Qin Feifei's predicament very well.

She wanted to enter the entertainment industry and experience the feeling of being the center of attention, but she couldn't bring herself to lower her standards.

Xu Lang's reluctance to lower himself didn't mean he was willing to accept unspoken rules, but rather that Qin Feifei was too lazy to even deal with them.

If it weren't for the fact that when Xu Lang first arrived, he made suggestive remarks about her, Qin Feifei would have immediately responded with a powerful threat, similar to flipping the table.

In the entertainment industry, regardless of a female star's level, is it possible for her not to dine with investors?

At that dinner table, every single one was filled with bawdy jokes.

That's still the lightest one.

It's common for them to physically assault each other on the spot.

What, are you going to turn against me?

Therefore, Xu Langcai said that Qin Feifei was simply not suited to work in the entertainment industry.

Otherwise, she would have to lower herself and willingly accept the filth and chaos.

Xu Lang chose the role of Guo Fu for Qin Feifei because Guo Fu has a particular scene:

During the war, Yelü Qi was in danger, and Guo Fu begged Yang Guo to come and save him. Yang Guo casually said that she would have to beg him first, and Guo Fu actually knelt down and begged him.

In this scene, Guo Fu's original aura of arrogance was completely shattered, and all her arrogance was no longer justified; it was a display of her haughtiness.

For Qin Feifei to enter the entertainment industry, she also needs such a turning point.

Should we persuade Qin Feifei to lower her pride and enter the entertainment industry?

For a moment, Xu Lang was truly conflicted.

As he was lost in thought, Qin Feifei, who was standing beside him, stopped crying.

She lowered her head, wiped away her tears, then straightened up and looked at Xu Lang.

"You think I'm suitable for the role of Guo Fu, right?"

"Huh? Hmm!"

Ignoring Xu Lang's surprise, Qin Feifei took Guo Fu's clothes as if she had made a major decision.

"Okay, I'll take your advice and film Guo Fu!"