It is the urban TV series revolving around men. But the romance lives of the male and female protagonists are also very important. Otherwise, if the whole TV series is about queer-baiting of men, there will be still low audience ratings.
As the third supporting male role, Bo Yu’s acting part is not much. And there are only 30 episodes in this TV series. So, all his footage has been completed in only more than half a month.
Bo Yu doesn’t appear very frequently now, and the income he receives is not much. After subtracting his gain-sharing with the agency, he can only get 150,000 yuan.
However, it is quite a lot for an ordinary person to get 150,000 yuan in half a month or so.
Bo Yu doesn’t mind that. He elatedly takes little Watermelon with him to have hotpot before the money arrives in his account.
*
When returning to his office after the meeting, Song Shilin takes a look at the folder on the side after approving urgent documents in need of his signature.
After a moment of silence, Song Shilin picks up the folder and glances at the documents because he has looked through it before.
——Two years ago, Bo Yu came to a remote town and lived a secluded life. When he appeared in front of the public again, he had a bright and tender faced baby.
Nobody has seen the baby’s mother.
But where does the baby come from?
Song Shilin looks at the stack of documents like waste paper in front of him with a clouded face livid like lead.
Locking the documents in the drawer, Song Shilin’s lips compress in a straight line.
Meanwhile in the shooting set, Qi Yan looks at his mobile, feeling tense as if there were someone scratching his heart. He wants to call Song Shilin, but he fears that Song will scold him.
Lily tremblingly stands aside and dares not speak. She has experienced the anger of Qi Yan, so she dares not foolishly get close to him and endures hardships.
After the wrapping of the third supporting male modern role, Bo Yu has to face the difficulty of applying for a job again. After staying at home for a few days, Bo Yu receives a call from his manager, Mr. Zhang.
Pushing open the door of Mr. Zhang’s office, Bo Yu unexpectedly sees two men who should not appear here, two popular male stars.
One is a comely and handsome man named Ye Hang. The other is a telegenic man with refined facial features named Mo Anyu.
When hearing the sound in the doorway, they unconsciously look at the doorway, but find that it is Bo Yu.
Ye Hang shows the whites of his eyes with arrogant attitude and ignores Bo Yu, “My predecessor, this is Zhang Ge’s office, not your home. Can’t you knock on the door before coming in?”
Mr. Zhang frowns, “Bo Yu, we’re still talking. You don’t understand the rules when you break in like this.”
Mo Anyu plays with a knife and ignores them.
Bo Yu is stunned to hear their explicit accusations. He doesn’t get it at the moment.
He is used to entering Mr. Zhang’s office without knocking for many years. But Mr. Zhang has never expressed his dissatisfaction each time before.
Bo Yu glances at the two popular trainees and immediately understands the reason. His lip compresses with somewhat uncomfortable mood.
“You didn’t have that rule before.” Bo Yu calmly walks in and sits on the high-quality custom leather sofa, “But, maybe I didn’t know it before.”
Mr. Zhang suppresses his anger. Can’t Bo Yu know that his position is different from the past? He comes here and makes a show of authority as a superstar. He is doomed to be a fool who doesn’t understand others’ wink!
“My predecessor, don’t you know what upbringing is?” Ye Hang coldly looks at Bo Yu, as if looking at an insignificant speck.
Bo Yu: If a grain of sand is contacted with eyes, one cannot open the eyes. When tens of thousands of dusts accumulate together, the whole imperial capital will be blindfolded.
The trainee is too naive. He feels that Bo Yu is not popular as him now, and he can overwhelm Bo Yu with his popularity. So, his tone becomes more and more furious.
“What? My predecessor is too guilty to speak?” Ye Hang pesters him.
Bo Yu squints.
“I wonder whether your nine-year compulsory education has been completed or not.” Bo Yu says slowly.
Ye Hang asks, “What do you mean?”
Mo Anyu, who sits aside without speaking from beginning to end laughs suddenly, “Idiot.”
Ye Hang’s face suddenly changes. He stands up and stares at Bo Yu, breathing heavily.
Mr. Zhang takes a slightly reproachful look at Bo Yu, and he is interrupted when he wants to mediate a dispute.
“What’s up? Come on, tell me. I’m leaving.” Bo Yu says lightly. Ye Hang’s performing opportunities are really good now, but he is unlikely to ingratiate himself with a trainee.
Mr. Zhang gives Bo Yu a ferocious stare and doesn’t know how to reply. He takes out three scripts of TV series from the drawer, “I’ve written the time of audition on the scripts. Read them carefully when you go back home.”
After that, he no longer pays attention to Bo Yu.
Bo Yu takes the scripts and leaves.
Mo Anyu stands up, claps his hands and laughs, “Zhang Ge, anything else? I must be going now.”
While saying so, he quickly steps out after Bo Yu.
Bo Yu presses the number of the floor on the elevator and sees Mo Anyu run in, smiling politely without intending to talk.
Just now Mo Anyu doesn’t deliberately put on airs, which gives Bo Yu a good impression of him.
Mo Anyu breaks their embarrassment by making a fist by one hand at his lip and coughing gently, “Senior Bo, may I have your signature later? My cousin has been adoring you for a long time, so…”
Bo Yu looks back and feels surprised, and then says gently, “Of course. It’s my pleasure that your cousin likes me.”
“Ding——Ding——” The elevator door opens. Bo Yu raises his feet and goes out while Mo Anyu follows closely.
Bo Yu goes to the car, takes out the notebook, writes a few words well, and finally signs his name before handing it to Mo Anyu.
Mo Anyu smiles, “Thank you, my predecessor.”
Bo Yu waves, shakes the key and says, “Do you have a car? I can give you a ride by the way.”
Mo Anyu refuses his invitation, stands there and watches Bo Yu’s car leave the underground parking lot. Then he reluctantly turns his gaze.
Carefully holding the paper with Bo Yu’s blessing and signature, Mo Anyu returns to the car, takes out tissues and wipes the sweaty palm.
Mo Anyu looks around and closes the eyes. He picks up the paper and gives a pious and solemn kiss on BoY u’s signature.
*
Meanwhile in a café, Bo Yu takes the scripts there and drinks coffee while reading.
Although Mr. Zhang’s temperament is disgusting, he is judgmatical. The scripts of the three TV series he selects for Bo Yu are very good.
The first one is the idol TV series, which is about the story of the bossy president as the male protagonist. It is low budget, but will quickly gain popularity.
The second one is the anti-Japanese war TV series. The role is the military junior marshal of the last century, a dedicated second leading male role.
The third one is the ancient costume TV series. The male protagonist is the dissolute and foppish general.
After reading three scripts of TV series, Bo Yu takes a sip of coffee and ponders. Acting in idol genre doesn’t reflect acting skills. Although he can quickly gain more popularity, he will be easy to be stereotyped. Anti-Japanese genre is easy to be criticized, and young fans are not very interested in it.
Bo Yu likes the role of the general, who has much acting parts as the male protagonist. It’s perfect for Bo Yu, who is in urgent need of popularity at present.
Most importantly, the ancient costume TV series will broadcast on the internet. The crew shoot some episodes first and upload online. If there is a good reception, they will continue to shoot, and vice versa.
However, Bo Yu is also confident of anti-Japanese war TV series. He doesn’t know which one to take for a while.
Bo Yu’s forehead sweats, and he drinks all the coffee in the cup without noticing that.
While Bo Yu is thinking, his mobile rings. It’s Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Zhang’s tone is terrible, “Bo Yu, the second male role of the anti-Japanese war TV series is cut and dried.”
Bo Yu loosens the hand which grips the coffee cup. After a moment of silence, he says, “Right, I just want to tell you that I’m going to take this web series.”
“Well, I see.” Mr. Zhang’s tone is cold. It is uncertain whether he has foreseen Bo Yu’s choice before or is not interested in it.
The crew of the web series quickly give the reply. It is the director who calls Bo Yu to discuss the details of cooperation.
The web series can’t be compared with the TV series that broadcasts on the local television. The broadcast platform can immediately cancel the web series as long as their click-through rate and popularity are not high.
To be honest, the director worries about something before he decides to direct the web series. However, after knowing that Bo Yu chooses to act in it, the initial worries immediately vanished.
Bo Yu has been active in the screen. Although the popularity of Bo Yu is not comparable to that of popular young stars because he hasn’t starred for two years, his acting skills are undoubtedly good.
After all, a person who can be active on the screen all the year round is definitely not an idiot.
And Bo Yu is also a star actor who has won the Best New Artist Award and the nomination of Best Actor.
So, the director doesn’t dare to delay when he knows that Bo Yu chooses to play a role of this web series. After contacting Bo Yu by Mr. Zhang, he rushes to the cafe shop to discuss the details with Bo Yu.
The director of 40 years old is a handsome and passionate man, “Hello, Bo Yu, I’m Hou Xili.”
“Hello, Director Hou.” Bo Yu symbolically shakes hands with him and sits down. After Director Hou orders a latte, Bo Yu continues to say, “Director Hou, you are so anxious to see me, is there anything that you want to talk about?”
Director Hou hesitates for a moment, little nervous , but speaks frankly, “Bo Yu, do you really intend to play the role of this web series?”
Facing such a frank and straightforward director, Bo Yu’s smile deepens, “I am very interested in this role.”
Director Hou breathes a sigh of relief and continues, “I don’t withhold anything. As for the development trend of web series, you should know a little bit. Our web series will be whisked off shelves by the website if the audience’s feedback and click-through rate are bad.
“So, even with your participation, I’m not sure that this web series will not sink into that embarrassing situation.” Director Hou looks at Bo Yu with constraints.
Bo Yu laughs, “I choose to play the role of this web series because I am confident of it and believe in myself and you Director Hou. So, I believe this situation will not happen.”
Director Hou nods and thinks that other things can be talked about later as long as Bo Yu doesn’t regret it.
“It’s still early. Let’s talk about the web series first.” Bo Yu changes the topic and takes up the script of the ancient costume TV series on the table.
This is the ancient costume TV series called “The Young General”. The male protagonist is the young general of the extraneous surname of imperial capital, a typical fop.
The young general has two brothers, one learns knowledge to be official and the other practices Kungfu to fight in wars. The two lords of the extraneous surname have meritorious service, who are so capable that the king sitting in the throne lives the restless life day and night.
So, the family’s good fortune comes to an end—Older brother is killed in the battlefield and younger brother is beheaded because of corruption.
The young general is forced to grow up overnight. He steps into a world that he has never thought of in his previous life.
The story starts around this clue.
Director Hou couldn’t help asking, “There are some dubious scenes between men that can’t be cut off, and the stand-in can’t be used. Can you accept it?”
Yes, there are several scenes of the web series “The Young General” which are “intimate” between the male protagonist and supporting male roles. Because of the plot needs and all male characters, it seems to be the cover-up if one uses the stand-in.
Bo Yu is puzzled and nods.
Of course, he notices those scenes when reading the script. For the web series today, queer-baiting will have more audience. So, Bo Yu doesn’t have resistance.
Director Hou touches the head and thinks that Bo Yu is so frank, while it seems that he himself is not liberal-minded. So, he doesn’t continue to be entangled with this topic.
