433: Following the mystery of his identity, the mystery of the fate of Qinglian Jushi has once again become a trending topic!

After being bamboozled by Director Xu Lu and then hyped up by the fans, following the 'mystery of identity of Green Lotus Layman', the 'mystery of life and death of Green Lotus Layman' once again hit the trending charts.

Although most people scoffed at the claim of 'ascending to immortality', strangely enough, there were actually quite a few people who believed it.

And that line, 'The immortal strokes my crown...', also went viral online instantly. In fact, this poem was already quite classy to begin with; it's very stylish to use for showing off.

This matter could be considered settled for now. As for whether Green Lotus Layman was truly alive or dead, those fans couldn't find any evidence to support their views.

As for them wanting to get any more news from Director Xu Lu, that was naturally impossible.

Because Director Xu had long since thrown himself into the preparations for his new movie. The script had already been given to Feng Xiaoxia and the others, and it was currently in the casting stage.

And as he himself had said, he would be playing the male lead, so there was no need to worry.

However, this movie still needed a Female Lead, and currently, the actresses under Da Xu Culture weren't really suitable.

Liu Yifei and Reba certainly weren't suitable either; otherwise, he would have definitely just chosen between the two of them.

This was the truth, and not just an excuse Director Xu made to show he wasn't playing favorites.

Of course, although the role of the Female Lead hadn't been decided yet, Xu Lu wasn't panicked.

Because in fact, he already had a direction in mind and had let Feng Xiaoxia and Old Zhou handle it.

...

One day, while Xu Lu was in his office pondering the storyboard, he heard someone knock on the door.

By the sound of the footsteps, he knew it was Feng Xiaoxia.

Sure enough, just after he called out, "Come in", Feng Xiaoxia hurriedly walked in from outside.

Judging by the expression on the other person's face, it should be good news.

It didn't exceed Xu Lu's expectations. The moment Feng Xiaoxia opened his mouth, he said, "Director Xu, the Actor you wanted is here!"

"So fast? Didn't you say she still had quite a few scenes to shoot in another crew? What price did you pay to poach her?"

Xu Lu asked, feeling somewhat surprised.

Feng Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Actually, we didn't pay any price at all. When that director heard it was you, Director Xu, who wanted to use the Actor, he gave her to us without a second word, and even said he wasn't in a rush on his end and to let you take your time shooting!"

"So it turns out my fame played a role?"

Xu Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Well then, see if there are any conveniences we can offer the other party. Since they gave us so much face, we can't let them lose out."

"Alright, Director Xu, I'll handle that. Oh right, Director Xu, there is another matter, I don't know if I should mention it to you!" Feng Xiaoxia paused suddenly when he said this.

Xu Lu glared at him irritably and said, "You've already said this much, why are you still hemming and hawing? Just say it!"

Feng Xiaoxia gave a dry laugh and quickly said, "Uh, it's like this. Recently I heard news that a newcomer director named Zhao Fu said he wants to challenge you!"

"Zhao Fu? Never heard of him! What's his background?" Xu Lu asked curiously.

Feng Xiaoxia quickly rattled off: "Director Xu, this Zhao Fu can be considered a sharp new director who has risen within the last year, and he also comes from a background of shooting comedies. You have rarely shot comedies in the last year, so many people in the industry say this Zhao Fu is the most formidable comedy director after you. This time, perhaps hearing that you are going to continue shooting comedies, this Zhao Fu released a statement, likely with the intention of challenging you."

After listening, Xu Lu pondered for a moment, then suddenly said with some confusion, "Xiao Xia, is the film industry always this fast when it comes to replacing the old with the new? It hasn't been that long since I shot a comedy, and already these cats and dogs are jumping out."

"Director Xu, actually that's not the case. Most people still don't think Zhao Fu has the strength to challenge you in the comedy field. I think the reason that kid released that statement is nothing more than wanting to ride on your coattails for popularity. You don't need to lower yourself to his level." Feng Xiaoxia explained with a smile.

Xu Lu nodded and said, "Alright, no more joking. The Female Lead is in place, speed up the progress for the other Actors, we can start shooting soon!"

Feng Xiaoxia immediately agreed: "Alright, Director Xu, I'll urge them again!"

In fact, he didn't feel terrified at all about Director Xu being so proactive; he just felt very motivated.

You have to know that before this, the other party was often the one who needed him, the Producer, to urge him.

It was a very rare situation for Director Xu to be so proactive in following up on progress, so Feng Xiaoxia was naturally happy to see it.

"Right, Gong Li doesn't have any objections, right? After all, her scenes in the other crew weren't finished, yet we brought her to our crew..." Just as Feng Xiaoxia was about to leave, Xu Lu asked one more question.

Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxia laughed directly and said, "Director Xu, you probably don't know your current status in the industry. After Gong Li heard about this, she couldn't wait to come to our crew at the first opportunity. Oh right, speaking of which, I have a question to ask you: when can the name of this project be decided? I'm waiting to use it here!"

Xu Lu said with a 'surprised' expression, "Didn't I tell you before? The film title is 'flirting scholar', you can just use it directly!"

Of course, the surprise Xu Lu showed was just him joking with the other party.

As someone who possessed the ability of 'Photographic Memory', he rarely had the chance to forget things now.

Even for things he didn't pay much attention to, as long as he recalled them slightly, he could clearly remember them.

Oh right, this actress named 'Gong Li' who would serve as the Female Lead in 'flirting scholar' had previously collaborated with Xu Lu.

In fact, it hadn't been that long since their last collaboration. At that time, she was also the Female Lead, but the male lead was not Xu Lu.

That's right! What is being referred to here is the heartbreaking film to live. At that time, the male lead was Master Ge, and the Female Lead was this Gong Li.

Because she was not an actress under Da Xu Culture, after filming to live, Gong Li, whose popularity was already quite high, received invitations from other crews.

As for Xu Lu, he simultaneously started filming two youth campus dramas, which were 'those years' and 'my old classmate', with Liu Yifei and Reba as the Female Leads respectively.

This time, while preparing to film 'flirting scholar', Xu Lu thought of this 'Gong Li' first.

As for the reason, it was because this actress's appearance was very similar to that actress with the same name on Earth in his previous life.

Moreover, when filming to live, she also displayed exquisite acting skills.

Xu Lu decided right then to continue using her as the Female Lead, but hearing that she still had scenes to shoot in another crew, he originally wanted to wait a bit.

But he didn't expect that the director of that crew would give him so much face and let her go directly.

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Of course, not all directors gave so much face after hearing Xu Lu's name.

For example, that sharp new comedy director named Zhao Fu showed disdain for Director Xu's reputation.