43: I want to play Emperor Wu of Han.

Although the industry didn't understand why Golden Culture wanted to suppress a company, it let many people know that there was such a rich and capricious entertainment company in the entertainment circle.

"Mr. Li, we have snatched the adaptation rights for Chinese Paladin, we have initiated projects for strange tales from a chinese studio and The Fairy Couple, and we have poached the screenwriters from a company. Should we continue to invest in these three?" Xu Muyang reported the results to Li Xiuwu.

"Very good." Li Xiuwu nodded. a company only had these few good works, right? As for the money spent, he didn't care too much.

"Find a few screenwriters for 'Chinese Paladin' and adapt it into a script."

"Very well, Mr. Li." Xu Muyang's major was music, and he didn't know much about film and television. Li Xiuwu just arranged for him to follow orders; it was nothing more than spending money.

"I recently saw that Cai Yinong has been negotiating quite a few projects. Should we continue to follow them?" Xu Muyang reported on Cai Yinong's new developments.

"Leave her alone for now." Li Xiuwu shook his head. Among these projects, many were likely just smoke and mirrors.

The two ended the call, and Xu Muyang went to handle the matters regarding the three scripts.

"Teacher Wang, did you look for me?" Inside Teacher Wang's office, Li Xiuwu sat opposite him.

Teacher Wang silently put away the two bottles of Moutai that Li Xiuwu had brought over.

What was he going to say to Li Xiuwu again? Right, preparing for this year's orientation speech.

"Do you know that 'the great emperor wu of han' is about to start filming?"

"I've heard of it." Li Xiuwu nodded. It was a CCTV program; it was impossible for him not to know.

"the great emperor wu of han is currently casting. How about I recommend a role for you?"

"Great, recommend me to audition for the great emperor wu of han."

"Who?"

"the great emperor wu of han, of course." Li Xiuwu said as if it were a matter of course.

"You really dare to think big." Teacher Wang rolled his eyes upon hearing Li Xiuwu's request.

"I would play Emperor Wu of Han myself. If I had the ability to do that, would I let you play it?"

"Human effort can achieve anything. Just secure an audition opportunity for me. Once I go, whether I succeed or not will be out of your hands, Teacher." Li Xiuwu said with a smile.

"If you pick another role, I could still recommend you for an audition, but there is already a candidate for Emperor Wu of Han."

"I heard that the young version and the mature version of Emperor Wu of Han are separated."

"?" Teacher Wang looked at Li Xiuwu, frowning in thought.

"Did you really get news about that?"

Li Xiuwu nodded firmly.

Teacher Wang was a bit skeptical. He picked up his phone and made a call to the cinematographer of the 'the great emperor wu of han' crew.

"Old Chi, I heard that the young version and the mature version of 'the great emperor wu of han' are separated?"

"Your sources are so well-informed?" Chi Xiaoning's somewhat surprised voice came through.

"Chen Baoguo auditioned a couple of days ago, and the youth version really wasn't quite suitable. He can only start from the mature years; we need an actor for the youth period."

He did not hide anything and revealed the crew's news to Teacher Wang, finally asking him: "Do you have someone to recommend?"

Teacher Wang glanced at Li Xiuwu and said with a smile: "If there is an opportunity, of course, I have to fight for our Beijing Film Academy kids, don't you think?"

"Fine, tell me the name, and I'll submit it for you. But let's be clear, it's just an audition opportunity; I can't guarantee whether he will succeed or not." As the chief cinematographer of 'the great emperor wu of han' and also an alumnus of Beijing Film Academy, Chi Xiaoning could still manage an audition opportunity.

"That goes without saying." Teacher Wang exchanged a few more pleasantries with him and hung up the phone.

"You kid, your sources are so well-informed."

"I have some connections." Li Xiuwu did not explain where he got the news.

"You should read the history books, but it's still unclear how the script has been adapted. I'll try to see if I can get a script." Teacher Wang took Li Xiuwu's audition matter to heart.

"You go back first."

Teacher Wang shooed Li Xiuwu out and picked up his phone, continuing to contact people to try and get the script for 'the great emperor wu of han', or at least the script for the young period of the Emperor Wu of Han.

"What did Teacher look for you for?" Liu Yifei asked, approaching Li Xiuwu when she saw him return.

Li Xiuwu looked left and right. Liu Yifei understood that they couldn't talk here and put away her curiosity.

Until school let out, the two returned to the Courtyard House together.

"Hurry up and tell me, what did Teacher look for you for?"

"Teacher Wang thinks I am wise and valiant, with an extraordinary bearing, so he recommended me to audition for the great emperor wu of han." Li Xiuwu said with a proud look.

"Narcissist." Liu Yifei shot him a glare.

She was curious: "Did he really recommend you to play the great emperor wu of han?"

"Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

Liu Yifei nodded. Such a lie would be easy to expose. She nodded and said: "Then you will definitely succeed."

"I'll take your kind words."

"Auntie, you've made so many delicious dishes again." Li Xiuwu returned home and smelled the aroma of food.

How long had it been since he had the feeling of being able to eat delicious home-cooked meals the moment he got home?

"Wow, Little Lion, you've gotten fat again." Liu Yifei had no reaction to the table full of dishes; she had been eating them since she was a child. Instead, the Lion Cat attracted her.

"Meow." It was picked up by Liu Yifei, stretched its paws to yawn, and started kneading.

"You little rascal." Liu Yifei blushed and threw it away instantly.

Little Lion tilted its head, looking at her with dissatisfaction.

It came to Li Xiuwu's side and rubbed against his leg a few times.

"Meow, when is this fool moving out?"

Li Xiuwu looked at Liu Yifei, wanting to laugh a little.

"Isn't it good that she lives here?"

"Meow doesn't want to sleep with her."

"Dinner is ready." Liu Xiaoli brought over the last dish from the kitchen.

"Being able to eat Auntie's food every day is such a blessing. Auntie, sit down quickly." Li Xiuwu pulled out a chair for Liu Xiaoli.

"If you like it, eat more. Unlike this little ungrateful one." Liu Xiaoli looked at Li Xiuwu with a smile on her face, very satisfied with him.

"What does that have to do with me?" Liu Yifei was very dissatisfied, being disliked for no reason.

She turned her head to glare at Li Xiuwu. It was all him, making her always get disliked by her mother.

"Little Lion, come eat a piece of meat. We are both unloved children."

Li Xiuwu watched this mother and daughter, smiling without saying a word.

When school was about to let out that day, Li Xiuwu was called to the office by Teacher Wang.

"This is the script. Take a good look at it; the audition is in three days." Teacher Wang gave Li Xiuwu a thin booklet.

He opened it and took a look; it only contained the scenes for the first half of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che.

"Thank you, Teacher." Li Xiuwu thanked him and, with the script in hand, returned to the Courtyard House.

After dinner, he sat on the attic of the front courtyard, looking at the script.

Liu Yifei sat there strumming the scorched tail zither. During this time, she had taken a liking to this zither and asked Li Xiuwu for it, but Li Xiuwu didn't give it to her; she learned to play it every day.

"I never noticed, but there are actually no mosquitoes in this courtyard." Liu Yifei suddenly said.

"I'm talking to you." Seeing that Li Xiuwu didn't react, she walked over and shouted.

"Huh?" Li Xiuwu looked up.

"I said, there are no mosquitoes in the Courtyard House." Liu Yifei repeated what she had just said.

"Maybe there are many birds that ate the mosquitoes." Li Xiuwu casually stated a reason.

Liu Yifei glanced at him sideways. Who could believe this nonsense?

"Let me see your script too." She looked at the script in Li Xiuwu's hand, and her body leaned in involuntarily.

The script told of the changes in the court's political situation during Emperor Wu of Han's youth. In fact, she didn't know much about Emperor Wu of Han.

She was a girl herself, not very interested in history, and having studied abroad for a few years, she knew even less about domestic history.

Li Xiuwu's mind was immersed in the script. To see the script clearly, Liu Yifei could only lean against Li Xiuwu.

The two bodies were pressed together. Almost subconsciously, Li Xiuwu placed his hand on Liu Yifei's waist.

Liu Xiaoli finished cleaning up and came to the front courtyard.

On a summer night, sitting on the attic, looking at the West Sea, and feeling the evening breeze was very comfortable.

She stepped onto the attic and saw Li Xiuwu and her daughter embracing.

[Detected top-tier cauldron Liu Xiaoli, favorability twenty]

She immediately frowned, anger surging in her heart. Just as she was about to reprimand them, another thought appeared in her heart: it wasn't impossible.

Liu Xiaoli was startled by her own thoughts.

[Detected top-tier cauldron Liu Xiaoli, favorability sixty]

The system sound woke Li Xiuwu up. He looked up and saw Liu Xiaoli with a gloomy face.

He hadn't realized he was holding Liu Yifei's waist. Seeing Liu Xiaoli's gaze, he looked down and discovered Liu Yifei almost in his arms.

Liu Yifei also noticed the situation between the two. Her face turned red instantly, and her heart was pounding.