144: Ju Xuesong

This match had no suspense. It must be said that Must Go to School on Monday is the most skilled team Ye Bai has seen so far.

That thirteen-year-old Jungler named Prologue played exceptionally well.

He was very clear about what he needed to do.

Watching him, Ye Bai even felt like he was watching a KPL match from 2016.

He watched for a whole day, while not forgetting to observe the audience's reactions.

By evening, he searched online for discussions about the e-sports competition.

[Did you guys watch the honor of kings match? It's so professional! Those 50 yuan were definitely not wasted!]

[Prologue is so amazing, I feel like he could win the championship. And he's only thirteen; comparisons really are odious. I'm already in my twenties and haven't even reached Gold rank yet!]

[Supporting Wandering God! The competition is so well-organized. It’s just a pity that matches in other regions can only be watched online. I can't keep up with 16 regions already. Any friends have recommendations on which matches are worth watching?]

[Supporting our Southern Continent's Frozen Team!]

[The offline cosplayers are so beautiful; they truly live up to being voted in one by one.]

[Setting up so many venues for the competition and even covering the players' travel, food, and drinks—Wandering God is truly generous. Won't they go bankrupt?]

[The person above should just buy some skins. I bought the newly released one thousand and one nights. I feel it's not as good-looking as other skins, but to invest in Wandering God, I think it's worth it.]

[Go Golden Ring!]

The internet was flooded with discussions about the honor of kings competition. After all, this was the first e-sports competition in this world.

It was completely pioneering.

Even many game Producers were keeping a close eye on it, just to see what kind of state this fellow Wandering God could turn the gaming circle into.

And how they should imitate it afterward.

Soon, a game Producer also posted a message on the Social Media Platform, claiming he would hold a competition for his game in a month.

That was a combat game called "Battlefield."

The gameplay involved players using various advanced weapons to fight monsters.

This game was also going to hold an e-sports competition, and the prize money was set at one million.

This immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Ye Bai expressed indifference toward this; as long as they could do it well, he would be more than happy.

This signified that games were developing toward a mature field. Perhaps there would be even more fun games in the future.

After watching the first day of the competition, he began busy looking for actors for the great qin empire series.

Except for the major roles, he threw all the other characters to Bao Zan.

And the first person he wanted to find was Ju Xuesong.

Ye Bai found Ju Xuesong's phone number through Senior Brother Zhang Haoqi's connections.

He then took some time to call. The other side picked up after a moment.

"Hello, is this Teacher Ju Xuesong?"

"Who are you?" Ju Xuesong sat at the tea table in his loungewear, glanced at the number, and confirmed he didn't recognize it.

Ye Bai spoke, "My name is Ye Bai, and I am a director. Currently, I have a play I'd like to invite you to participate in. I wonder if you'd be willing to give me a chance to let you see my script?"

Hearing this name, Ju Xuesong's hand holding the teacup paused. "So it's you."

"I'm no 'teacher.' If you are free, come to my house tomorrow to discuss it in detail."

Ye Bai didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He quickly said, "May I ask what your address is?"

Ju Xuesong sent him his address. "Tomorrow at noon. I won't wait if you're late."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Bai glanced at the address.

It was in Chuanqing Province.

It was over two thousand kilometers away from where he was.

Ye Bai took a deep breath and said to Vilan and the others, "Help me ask for leave. I'm going out for a bit and expect to be back in a few days."

Grom frowned. "Where are you going?"

It was uncommon for Ye Bai to go out for several days.

He basically stayed in the dormitory most of the time without moving. Even if he went out, it was at most to check on the company and the factory.

Ye Bai: "To find Ju Xuesong, for a filming matter."

Grom nodded. "Alright then."

"Looking for him to act?" Vilan rubbed his chin and said, "He likes being straightforward. As long as you don't beat around the bush with him, he generally won't make things difficult for you."

"However, he still looks at the quality of the script. Since he agreed for you to find him, it means he knows of you and appreciates you."

Ye Bai raised an eyebrow. "You know him?"

Vilan smiled. "He's a friend of my father's. I visited his home when I was a child."

"Good," Ye Bai felt a bit more confident after hearing this.

He bought a plane ticket overnight. By the time he arrived in Chuanqing Province, it was already six in the morning.

He rushed to Ju Xuesong's home in a taxi without stopping.

After arriving, he found that the place where he lived was quite peaceful—a villa on a mountain.

Ye Bai was cleared by the security guard, and after arriving, a nanny opened the door for him.

As soon as he entered, he felt a strong scholarly atmosphere. Ju Xuesong was in the study writing calligraphy with a brush.

To be honest, he didn't know why this world didn't even have any damn history, yet the writing brush could be passed down.

"Hello, Teacher Ju," Ye Bai spoke only after he finished writing.

Ju Xuesong appeared to be around forty or fifty years old. Although there were some traces of time on his face, it only added a bit more mature charm of a middle-aged man.

Seeing Ye Bai arrive, there wasn't much expression on his face; he just waved his hand for him to sit down.

"I've seen your shows. They are very bold and creative. At a glance, they seem to be just about romance, but upon closer inspection, they hide quite a lot of depth."

"What do you want to film this time?"

Ye Bai took out the script he had carried all the way. "the great qin empire: fission."

"great qin empire..." Ju Xuesong took the script and flipped to the first page.

The first thing he saw was a segment of narration: "2700 years ago, the land of Huaxia entered an era of great contention where all who possessed blood and spirit also possessed a heart for contention..."

He read line by line, feeling that the characters appearing were truly numerous and complex.

Ye Bai quietly drank the tea brought by the nanny nearby.

At the same time, he was also observing Ju Xuesong. Ju Xuesong's acting skills were very seasoned; he had also seen several TV series he had acted in before.

It was just a pity that the quality of those TV series was surprisingly poor.

But for this world, they could already be considered top-tier.

He was confident that the great qin empire series could move Ju Xuesong. Of course, if he truly had no intention of filming, Ye Bai also had backup options.

Ju Xuesong was now completely engrossed. He frowned from time to time and occasionally mouthed the lines silently.

It wasn't until the nanny came to call him for lunch that he suddenly realized he had actually been reading the script until noon.

Meanwhile, Ye Bai had fallen asleep on the table at some unknown point.

He woke Ye Bai up. "Director Ye, did you write this script yourself?"

Ye Bai nodded groggily and yawned again.

He looked like he hadn't quite woken up yet.

Seeing this, Ju Xuesong laughed heartily. "I'll take this role. Director Ye, you should have lunch first and then go to the guest room to rest for a while."