The Daughter of the Enchanted in the Modern Age

Chapter 180

"Tang Yin, which script do you think is better here?"

There's a stack of scripts on the table in the studio.

The role of the Heavenly Spirit Princess that Xia Wanyuan played was rich in quality and deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone. Everyone loved it so much, and the ending was a bit hard to reconcile. Although the grand finale was over, the popularity it brought about on the Internet did not diminish at all.

Many production teams threw olive twigs at her, hoping to use the rest of her popularity as the Heavenly Spirit Princess to promote their drama.

“There are three that are fine. One was the second female lead in a fantasy drama, one was the second female lead in a young style, one, and the other is a script for the first female lead in a small production team I've never heard of.” Tang Yin pulled these three scripts from the pile of documents.

“The three are not bad. Let's give all three to Wanyuan and see what he says.”

"okay."

***

When she returned home after the meeting that day, Xia Wanyuan felt very tired. Although he had only listened for a day, he had spent a lot of energy and effort to understand the content of the meeting.

Thinking of it like this, Jun Shiling had actually worked much harder than he had imagined after being in a high-pressure job for so many years.

"What's wrong?" Sensing Xia Wanyuan's gaze, Jun Shiling turned his head.

"You have worked hard," Xia Wanyuan said in seriousness.

Jun Shiling's heart warmed up. 

"Is your heart hurting for me?"

“Mm.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.

He is not someone who says one thing but means another. He did feel that Jun Shiling was making his heart ache.

He had once controlled the entire Xia Dynasty and experienced the pinnacle of power, so he could understand how those in power stepped on thin ice.

Being a useless ruler is easy, but being a wise ruler is difficult.

Especially in modern society, competition in political, economic, and cultural aspects is much greater than in its time.

"Then let me hold you, okay?" Jun Shiling's expression was very serious, but his expression was extremely solemn, without the usual ridicule.

“Mm.”

Jun Shiling waited until Xia Wanyuan nodded before pulling him into his arms, as if he was hugging a rare treasure in the world.

This embrace was not at all charming and was filled with tenderness and affection.

He felt that everything was worth it. The pain she suffered when she was young, the sadness and loneliness she felt along the way, seemed to have been gently erased by Xia Wanyuan's words.

Jun Shiling had never believed in fate, but at this moment, he was extremely grateful that fate had sent him.

***

Xia Wanyuan received the script that Tang Yin had sent her. The first fantasy book was a major production with a famous director. Although she was only the second female lead, she was much better than the female lead of many low-budget dramas.

The second book is a teen school drama, but the story is a bit old-fashioned. There are misunderstandings, abusive relationships, and hodgepodge in-laws. It gave Xia Wanyuan a headache.

The third book is a script for a small production. Xia Wanyuan flipped through it and was interested in the plot.

Many television dramas today are adapted from novels. The third script is an adaptation of the national novel “Moon As Frost”.

Xia Wanyuan discovered the original novel and read the first ten chapters. Then, he decided to act in this role.

***

“Forget it, Brother Li. I still have a suite. I will sell this house and return to my hometown after paying my debt. Even if I think my writing is good, what's the point? Who will realize it?”

“Let's hang on for a while longer. What if that Xia Wanyuan is willing to accept our script?”

"How is it possible? I heard that the production team of 'Above the Moon Palace' also sent him a script. How could they leave such a big production and come to our small production team?”

In the chaotic food stall, two middle-aged men were sitting together and drinking. One of them was Li Heng, who had sent the script to Xia Wanyuan. Sitting beside him was the original author of "Moon As Frost", Yang Jiu.

“The Old, forgive me. Maybe I shouldn't have let you come to Beijing to make a living back then.” Li Heng drank a mouthful of wine and saw a hazy light in front of him. He felt suffocated.

“If it wasn't for you back then, I would have starved to death. I never blamed you. All this time, I didn't know what I was doing. In the end, there is no place for me to settle in this prosperous capital city.”

In the early years, Yang Jiu was also a very popular online novel writer. He had earned a lot of money and bought a house in Beijing. It can be said that he has built his roots in Beijing.

Over the years, IP adaptations have been very popular. Yang Jiu was a stubborn person. He had seen too many examples of adaptations that had been destroyed. He did not want his blood and sweat to be ruined by others and had turned down many opportunities.

A few months ago, when they discussed cooperation, the investor said that he would definitely respect the novel and the opinion of its author. However, when Yang Jiu received the revised script, he realized that his novel was a mess. That's really changed.

He would rather not have any money than let those people dirty his work like this. Therefore, he terminated his contract with the investor at that time. Of course, he also paid a large sum of compensation.

Yang Jiu calculated that after he sold the house, he could fill the final payment. Then, he would bring his family back to his hometown of Nanjing. For all the years he had been in Beijing, he would consider it a dream.

“Alright, this toast is for you, Brother Li. Let's meet again someday.” The thirty-year-old man, Yang Jiu, had red eyes as he raised his glass to Li Heng.

The clink of a glass is the sound of a split flute and confusion that breaks a dream.

He staggered back to his house. His godly wife had been waiting for him at the door. Yang Jiu felt guilty. If he didn't take it seriously, his wife wouldn't have to follow him everywhere now. However, he could not convince himself to serve those investors.

“Ah Rong, I want to sell that house. Let's go back to our hometown in Nanjing.”

“Sorry, I..” Yang Jiu choked when he saw his wife's back. He suddenly wondered if his persistence had any meaning.

He had obviously turned a blind eye to it so that his wife and children would not have to wander around. Is it really worth it to make my family suffer with me for a little bit of trust in my heart?

Yang Jiu did not sleep all night. The ashtrays on the balcony were already filled with ashes.

The sky gradually lit up. Yang Jiu sighed and pulled out his phone to find the investor's number.

If he is alone, he will not submit to the capital even if he has to eat ** * *. However, he had a family and he could not let them suffer with him.

With trembling hands, Yang Jiu hesitated a few times before finally deciding to call.

However, before he could call, Li Heng called.

"Hello." Yang Jiu, who had not slept all night, sounded tired.

“Yang Old! Quickly, prepare. See you at Time Cafe at ten. Xia Wanyuan has agreed to accept our script!!!” Li Heng was very excited over the phone. “Don't forget! I will go and prepare the documents first. Good bye."

Yang Jiu was still a little dumbfounded when the call closed. He did not expect Xia Wanyuan to accept the script, but after all, this was a turning point.

Once the main leader was confirmed, he could start attracting investment. This meant that he had a chance to catch his breath.

She had watched the drama "The Long Ballad" before, and she was sure that if Xia Wanyuan were to play the lead character, she would definitely play this role well.

His wife was still packing when she saw Yang Jiu excitedly changing clothes and taking a bath.

“Honey, don't pack for now. I'll be out for a while and wait for me to come back.” Then, Yang Jiu left the house.

In the Time Cafe, even though they had seen Xia Wanyuan's shocking beauty on television, Li Heng and Yang Jiu were still dumbfounded when they saw her standing in front of them.

"Hello, I'm Xia Wanyuan."

“Halo, I'm Li Heng. She's the author of 'Moon Like Frost', Yang Jiu.” Xia Wanyuan's cold voice woke them from a daze and they hurriedly introduced themselves.

“I've seen your script. It's very well written. When will we be on set?”

"Huh?" Li Heng and Yang Jiu were shocked. They had never seen such a straightforward actor before. He just got on the production team?

"Like this. We are a small production team, and investors have not arrived yet, so we can not start for now.” After learning that Xia Wanyuan was going to act in "Moon As Frost", Li Heng sent emails to several film companies. Some of them already had the intention to invest, but they did not have the time to finish the details.

“No investor?” Xia Wanyuan frowned slightly.

Yang Jiu's heart sank upon seeing Xia Wanyuan's expression. Even she felt that asking Xia Wanyuan to act in a drama where their funds had not been collected made her suffer. He said that this cooperation is non-negotiable.

“Although we are short on money, I.” Li Heng still wants to find another reason to persuade Xia Wanyuan.

“I can be an investor.” Xia Wanyuan interrupted Li Heng. "50 million? 100 million? How much do you need? Give me a detailed report.”

“……..”

Until Xia Wanyuan left the coffee shop, the two of them seemed to still be in a dream.

"Did he just say that he wants to invest?"

“Mm.”

“He also said that you will personally write the script adaptation, right?”

“Mm.”

"I think he must be a god sent by heaven to save us."

“Mm.”

***

After confirming his cooperation with the production team of "Moon As Frost", Tang Yin rejected the other script.

"What's? Xia Wanyuan rejected our script?” 

The director of "Above the Moon Palace" was in disbelief. If not for the fact that Xia Wanyuan had attracted a lot of fans and had such an elegant ruse, such a large production would never have been played by Xia Wanyuan.

I didn't expect this little celebrity to be so ungrateful? Not only did he reject my script, but he even turned around and chose a small production team that didn't even fit to carry the shoes for “The Moon Palace”. Isn't this clearly slapping my face?

“He doesn't know what's good for him. Forgetit. Let's not count anymore. Bai Lian who came to the audition last time, told him to come. ”

"All right."

There are many opinions online about Xia Wanyuan's upcoming drama. Over the past few days, the production team of "Above the Moon Palace" has been following Xia Wanyuan's Weibo. Everyone guessed that Xia Wanyuan would be acting in "Above the Moon Palace".

A group of anti-fans were envious of Xia Wanyuan's good resources. Many people who passed by were also somewhat confused. How could Xia Wanyuan receive such a good resource?

Soon, the official Weibo account of "Above the Moon Palace" began to announce the actors. What was surprising was that Xia Wanyuan was not included. This sparked everyone's discussion, and many haters took the opportunity to show up.

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