110: The protagonist of the chapter is being discussed.

In the RV, Su Jixing handed Lu Qingyu a glass of water. Lu Qingyu sat up to catch his breath for a few seconds. They had finished work at 1:00 AM yesterday, and Su Jixing hadn't even let him return to the hotel, making him sleep directly on the RV at the film set.

Lu Qingyu knew that the stockpiled episodes of "destined lover" were more than enough for broadcast, and he didn't know why the production team was working so tightly. But after all, he wasn't the only one staying up late; the crew was operating in three shifts, and all the actors were under the same intensity. Complaining about being tired would seem pretentious.

Su Jixing comforted Lu Qingyu; the kid was indeed working too hard. For lunch, he prepared pork knuckles, crayfish, barbecue, burgers, and roasted sweet potatoes, focusing on making sure Lu Qingyu ate happily.

After another week of grinding, not only did Lu Qingyu not gain weight, but he actually lost four pounds.

When the day of the wrap-up arrived, Lu Qingyu was truly happy, experiencing the joy of liberation for the first time.

Returning home, Lu Qingyu wanted to take a good shower tonight. Given Su Jixing's personality, he was sure he would give himself a day to rest, but to his surprise, when he opened his eyes again, he had been packed off to the "Zhu Xian" set.

"Zhu Xian" was a xianxia drama, and to find locations, the car had to drive deep into the mountains. Lu Qingyu was woken up by Su Jixing and got out of the car, thinking he had arrived at the entrance of his apartment complex. As soon as he stepped out, the first thing he saw was a dilapidated three-story motel with a banner hanging at the entrance welcoming the "Zhu Xian" production team.

It had been a long time since the small motel had received as many guests as the "Zhu Xian" crew, so they had specially customized the banner and given it away for free.

Lu Qingyu looked at the scene before him, speechless. He turned to look at Su Jixing, the questioning look in his eyes self-evident.

Su Jixing felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of guilt, but then he told himself that it was perfectly normal for an Agent to book activities for an artist.

"Little brother, I've booked you a big job, Male Lead One in 'Zhu Xian'. Aren't I amazing?"

Lu Qingyu: ---

The "Zhu Xian" production began filming, but this time the pace wasn't as rushed as "destined lover". Every day, there was wire-work involved, flying back and forth in the air, which Lu Qingyu actually found quite enjoyable.

"palace lock" from Xiangwan Entertainment now had super high popularity. Every day when he opened Weibo, he could see everyone discussing this show. In comparison, the popularity of "Zhu Xian" was pitifully low.

The male and female leads of the "Zhu Xian" crew had not been publicly announced, mainly considering the vast difference in their popularity; they were afraid that announcing it now would lead to negative public opinion.

But just because the production team didn't announce it, didn't mean others wouldn't leak it.

Lu Qingyu had many fans now, and although his schedule was confidential, he was still caught by paparazzi.

The leaked video was about thirty seconds long, capturing exactly the scene where Lu Qingyu was getting beaten up.

The xianxia drama's "xian" and "xia" aspects were not reflected at all, which made everyone very angry.

In addition, the leaked footage of the female lead also came out. Xiao Dao's styling looked quite good, but people didn't recognize her, and they weren't familiar with her at all, so whether they were optimistic about her didn't matter.

In less than two hours, #Male Lead of "Zhu Xian" Lu Qingyu# hit the hot search topics.

If it weren't tied to Lu Qingyu, many people wouldn't even know what "Zhu Xian" was.

【Little brother joined the cast? Damn, this is "Zhu Xian"?】

【Although I hope little brother films more works, is this genre for real?】

【How is Lu Qingyu's Agent doing his job, booking him this kind of show?】

【Who is the female lead? Does anyone know her?】

【Lu Qingyu wasn't scammed, right? "Zhu Xian" is actually an S+ drama, it doesn't look like it at all.】

The previously obscure "Zhu Xian" saw its popularity skyrocket after being leaked, but the expectations for this show were far lower than the volume of opinions.

Passersby felt that just looking at the cast and the genre, it was a piece of trash drama. They didn't expect it to be an S+ production; it must have been invested in for money laundering. And who is the female lead? She has never played a main character before; could it be someone sent by the investors, someone with connections?

Many people even started to question Su Jixing's professional competence.

【Su Jixing's eye for scripts has always been good, why is the show he picked this time such trash?】

【Is it because they paid a lot? But Lu Qingyu is currently in his rising phase and will definitely earn more money in the future. This move by Su Jixing is unwise.】

【How many xianxia dramas are actually good? So what if it's an S+ production? This show is definitely going to flop.】

During the day, everyone was filming on set and didn't notice this news at all. It wasn't until they finished work at night and checked their phones that they saw these things.

At this point, "Zhu Xian" had been filming for two months, and it would wrap up in another month. Although people didn't understand why Lu Qingyu was filming "Zhu Xian", his public favorability was quite good, and coupled with the fact that Lu Qingyu was still young, everyone subconsciously assumed that Lu Qingyu couldn't be at fault.

Even if there was a mistake, it was someone else's fault—for example, why did Su Jixing book this show for Lu Qingyu, or why was the female lead someone with no popularity?

Su Jixing's Weibo comment section and private message inbox were flooded with thousands of messages every day, but he was already used to this scene and found it unsurprising.

However, as the female lead of "Zhu Xian", this was Xiao Dao's first time experiencing something like this.

When filming the next day, she didn't seem to have rested well the night before, so the makeup artist used quite a bit of concealer to cover her dark circles.

The director noticed that Xiao Dao was feeling down. A scene involving the female lead had already been NG six times, and it was almost lunchtime. Xiao Dao hadn't found the right emotions, so the director ended the session early to let everyone rest.

Xiao Dao felt a bit guilty. She had read too many comments yesterday, and the netizens' evaluation of her gave her a sense of inferiority. She didn't have high name recognition and had never played any important roles.

Meanwhile, her co-star, the male lead Lu Qingyu, was popular, had many fans, was handsome, and had good career prospects. Netizens felt that as the female lead, she was a bit unworthy of the male lead, and she even thought so herself.

Of the entire "Zhu Xian" crew, she was the one being discussed the most; she had dragged them down.

The director saw Xiao Dao's mood and knew why she was feeling down, so he called her over to talk.

Xiao Dao thought the director was going to scold her and hurriedly apologized first: "Director, I'm sorry, I'm not in a good state today, but I will adjust very quickly."

The director was a kind-hearted person. He didn't scold Xiao Dao; instead, he explained the scene that had just been NG to her—what was needed, how to escalate the emotions, and so on.

Xiao Dao was very moved. In the past, when she worked as an extra, if there was even a small flaw, she would get scolded, often severely. This was the first time she had felt affirmation and care from a director.

After the director finished explaining the plot, he patted Xiao Dao's shoulder: "Xiao Dao, don't pay too much attention to those things on the internet. They are discussing you this way now because they don't understand. We recognize your acting skills, and your casting for this role in 'Zhu Xian' was a joint decision. In our hearts, you are Bi Yao."

"And do you know who recommended you?"