The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 913 - 912. Hurry up and get in line!

The next day, when "Easy Rule Jianghu 2" was officially released, Starshine Media’s official Weibo account revealed the answer to the main character’s persona.

To everyone’s surprise, the answer was G: Chatty Scoundrel.

"Excuse me? Chatty Scoundrel, are you pulling my leg, production team?"

"Oh my god, you can’t play like this. When I saw the options, this was the first one I eliminated!"

"I can’t believe it, our Jianghu’s number one Ice Beauty actually fell for a chatterbox?"

"Aren’t the rules of Jianghu supposed to be ’the strong prevail’? Wouldn’t this kind of character get beaten up by others?"

"The director and screenwriter are really bold! Such a character setup is life-threatening; the slightest carelessness could ruin a good drama."

"I just want to see how you’re going to make this work!"

"If he can eventually win the beauty’s affection, then he must be a chatterbox with incredible martial arts skills!"

...

Netizens had a strong reaction to the male lead, and after accepting this fact, they became even more curious about the plot. It is well known that this kind of character setting is the hardest to win the audience’s favor, and it’s very difficult to create a role that feels refreshing to everyone.

The role of chatterbox has always been that of the second male lead, a side character among side characters.

"No, I’m getting more and more curious about this movie. I must buy a ticket and see it for myself!"

"The rating has reached 8.7. Given that everyone says it’s good, maybe I’ll have a little hope for this male lead?"

"Hopefully the director won’t disappoint us. Buy tickets, buy tickets!"

"The moment to see if the ratings are inflated has arrived. Charge, brothers!"

However, the first to rush to the frontline were not these casual fans but Tang Shu’s longtime Weibo followers, who were almost going crazy. They had been eagerly waiting for the release day, and almost everyone had pre-ordered their tickets.

"My uncle’s first major movie role, waiting for the stars and the moon, has finally been released. It’s not been easy—"

"What first major movie role? Get your facts straight. It’s his first starring role in a drama, whether it’s a movie or a TV series!"

"Pfft— the person above, are you sure you’re explaining?"

"No, I sense disdain for the uncle in your words. Hahahahaha~~~"

The longtime fans chuckled knowingly, quickly getting the point they wanted to make and started teasing each other while buying their tickets.

For a moment, Tang Shu’s Weibo comments section drifted from "supporting fans" to "veiled mockery," and it kept getting more off-topic as it went.

Thankfully, the day after the premiere was a weekend, and even the working folks had time to go to the cinema for a date with their significant others. Together with the students enjoying their summer holidays, the day was packed to the brim.

While the audience was gradually experiencing the novel thrills that "Easy Rule Jianghu 2" brought, Tang Shu was summoned back to Starshine Media by Luo Lin.

"The post-production of ’The Tree at the Doorway’ has been completed, and it’s currently going through the processes. It is expected to be released at the beginning of September when school starts. Congratulations on having another TV series released."

Tang Shu fell silent for a moment, then focused on September, "That’s not what you really want to talk about, is it?"

Luo Lin was slightly taken aback being called out on her thoughts, and then she laughed, "You really are not easy to fool. Of course, it’s not just about that. I just wanted to tell you that ’You Smile’ Season 3 is about to start shooting."

"..."

I knew it.

Why does a TV series need to be shot year after year? Is this what it means to be a highly popular Weekly Drama?

Tang Shu silently added another item to his schedule, "I got it. I’ll report to the set in September."

"That’s fine, your lab group at school has just started, so I won’t take on other roles for you. Just manage your time well."

"OK."

In some ways, Luo Lin was actually quite easygoing.

Tang Shu pinched the signing pen and signed her name on a stack of documents, then walked out of the doors of Starshine Media.

Today she had another task to do—taking the young Ren Xiazhi out to see the world.

***

At 10 a.m. this morning, an unremarkable black Volkswagen parked in a very narrow alley in the eastern district.

Tang Shu put on her mask and was the first to push open the back door, with Ren Xiazhi following closely behind her.

This area belongs to the old district of the Imperial Capital. Within a two-mile square, there are mostly classic small siheyuans. As they walked through the narrow alleys, they occasionally encountered local Imperial Capital People who greeted and chatted with them, filled with the charm of the local community.

"Are we sure we’re going to Captain Wen’s place?"

"Don’t doubt it. Do you really think your Captain Wen has only Plants & Herbs Hall as his den?" frёewebηovel.cѳm

Den...

Ren Xiazhi ’umm’-ed for quite a while and once again realized the unique friendship between Tang Shu and Wen Nuan.

"But this place seems... not so remarkable."

"Wait until you reach our destination, you’ll find it even more unremarkable."

Tang Shu led the way in front, followed by a little boy looking around curiously. This duo caught the attention of the surrounding elderly men and women, and Ren Xiazhi, who was stared at for a long time, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Most of the residents here are elderly people. Young people usually need to work and have their own places to live."

So to them, it’s obvious at a glance whether the two of us are strangers or not.

Upon hearing this, Ren Xiazhi was even more puzzled, "Then why did Captain Wen choose an address here?! Isn’t this just blatantly telling people that there’s something special about this place?"

"No," Tang Shu chuckled and stopped, "this place isn’t special."

"Why?"

"There, see for yourself."

Only then did Ren Xiazhi realize that they had come to the entrance of the alley. He looked forward as told and saw a queue that stretched out of sight, with an aged-looking siheyuan at the head of the line.

On the siheyuan hung a wooden signboard with the words "Yuh Ji Bun Shop."

"???"

Huh? There’s a bun shop here?

"Don’t tell me our destination is this... bun shop?"

"Correct, as for the reward... that depends on whether there are one or two buns left today."

Tang Shu led him forward a few steps to the front of the queue, where a cheerful old lady started conversing with the two of them.

"Yo, are you also here for the fame of the Yuh Family Bun Shop?"

"Yes, grandma, we heard there’s a century-old shop here with really delicious buns. Today, luckily it’s the weekend, so I came with my little brother to have a taste."

"Then you’ve come to the right place, let me tell you, young Yuh has learned his dad’s skill in making buns, the filling is also excellent, incredibly fragrant!"

"Really? Then we’re in for a treat today."

"What are you waiting for then? You better go line up quickly, otherwise, they’ll be gone."

"Okay!"

Both young and old communicated without barriers, like two acquaintances casually chatting, with a level of familiarity that was remarkable.

Ren Xiazhi immediately felt as though Tang Shu was quite familiar with this place, even though in reality she had only been here a handful of times.

Is this the skill of an actor? Learned something new!