While Xiao He and Shu Han were discussing Yun Ziqi and An Laijia, the two on this side were also discussing them.

"Without a doubt, I'm not the only temporary candidate in this production team. It's no longer possible to remove me from the team now."

Yun Ziqi spoke calmly, but a closer look at his expression revealed a hint of restrained displeasure, even his eyebrows carried a gloomy hue.

It's clear that the failure of the audition for "The Imperial Empire" was a big blow to him. The price he paid was not commensurate with the current gains, which made this originally confident young man a bit more impatient.

But now that he's already on set, he can't show any other emotions, even if he has some thoughts.

On the contrary, An Laijia, although she looks like the second major villain besides Xiao He, and seems like the type who would fight at the drop of a hat, actually behaves more calmly than Yun Ziqi, even to the point of being cold-blooded: "There is no need to consider those impossible things anymore. Besides, the old man has never asked you to play the male lead. This is just your own wishful thinking."

As long as the project is in their hands, then nothing is a big problem.

"Since your reputation is already bad, you might as well just stay put and wait for the crew to finish filming and go through the normal procedures, so as not to cause any more problems."

Yun Ziqi didn't speak, but remained silent, his gaze slowly drifting to the other side.

At this moment, the production team is still in the early stages of operation. Some staff members are busy with their work, making final arrangements and confirmations, while the other main cast and crew members who have arrived on set are waiting aside, each finding a place to sit and getting to know each other.

Among them, the most popular is the young man who is about to play Emperor Chen.

This guy really knows how to use his clothes to showcase his strengths. Even though his temperament and appearance have a slightly gloomy feel, the clothes he wears are in warm colors, which is enough to reduce his aloofness. Instead, it makes him look like a fresh college student, not very aggressive, and easy to chat with.

Therefore, the younger actors all enjoyed talking to each other, and their words carried a hint of flattery and forming a group.

The more senior actors looked at him with great kindness and spoke in a very gentle tone, treating him as if he were one of their own juniors.

As for the actors who were hostile to him, they remained silent, believing that this guy was opportunistic and not a good person, and thus gave up their dark thoughts.

Yun Ziqi:...

When it comes to acting skills, who can compare to Xiao He?

Upon joining the film crew, everyone, from young to old and from top to bottom, was adored by her. {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} How did that face manage to bewitch everyone?!

Haven't you guys seen this kid play a villain before?

They say your appearance reflects your heart, so why aren't you all looking at each other with a blank expression?

If you've ever seen the roles Xiao He played, you wouldn't be smiling like that!

However, Yun Ziqi's shouts did not win back people's hearts. On the contrary, because of the public opinion he had suffered before joining the crew, many people on set did not dare to contact him. Even the people in Jingyou Entertainment's own company tried their best to avoid Yun Ziqi's gaze.

Clearly, some people weren't invited to this networking event.

Well, it definitely won't be Xiao He.

"Why is he staring at us like that? Is he really plotting something bad?"

Xiao He scratched his back, feeling an itch, as if the gaze behind him was tangible and constantly tickling him.

So he couldn't help but turn around and look, and sure enough, he met Yun Ziqi's gaze.

Yun Ziqi gave him another stiff smile, then completely looked away and followed his manager in another direction.

Shu Han glanced at him too, then said helplessly, "Forget it, don't worry about him. He doesn't have many scenes in this drama, he should be leaving soon."

Although the drama "The Imperial Ambition" is said to revolve around the story of Emperor Chen's development, he was not alone on the path to becoming emperor. The completion of the entire empire required many people, so it is basically an ensemble drama.

Besides Xiao He, who plays the male lead, having a lot of screen time, there are other important characters who frequently appear. However, because the entire timeline is quite long, many historical figures are replaced in the end. As a result, there are not only many actors in this part, but also many who only make a brief appearance and then leave. The turnover rate of actors in the entire crew is very high.

Even the role that Shu Han picked up only had about ten episodes of screen time and didn't stay with Xiao He until the end.

The character Yun Ziqi will probably only be in five or six episodes. Whether the number of episodes will be reduced in the later stages is anyone's guess.

Xiao He could only nod indifferently.

...

Over the next few days, the crew quickly completed a series of procedures, including readings and starting filming.

On the day of filming, a lot of people came to the scene, and Xiao He saw Mr. Qian from the Calligraphy Association again.

Mr. Qian has a special status, and he came here specifically to help with the inscription.

This is considered a traditional ceremony for the start of filming, mainly for good luck and to bring good fortune. Moreover, because of Mr. Qian's extraordinary status in the calligraphy world, it is even more auspicious for a film crew to have him write an inscription. Therefore, when Qiu Zhenlong saw Mr. Qian on stage, he couldn't stop smiling.

On stage, the old gentleman was already used to it and adapted well to the bustling scene with the media all around. After personally laying out the red paper, he picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote four large characters with a graceful and neat stroke: "Good luck with the start of filming".

The old man's calligraphy was different from Emperor Chen's imperial style, but it was also sharp, vigorous and powerful, grand and elegant. You could tell at a glance that he had extraordinary skill. Then Qiu Zhenlong walked straight forward and, together with Qian Lao, each grabbed a corner of the red paper. Then he signaled everyone to come and take a group photo.

Xiao He was naturally pushed to the center position, and no one else would compete with him. Even Yun Ziqi consciously found a corner to stand in. Thus, this "double-good" opening ceremony of the film crew was captured on screen in a lively and festive manner.

No marketing was needed; almost as soon as the photos were taken, news about "The Imperial Empire" once again attracted a huge amount of attention from netizens...

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After the opening ceremony, the media gradually dispersed.

Xiao He was about to change his clothes, but he still seized the opportunity to chat casually with Old Qian for a few minutes.

Perhaps it was because Qian Wenhao, who had asked him for calligraphy during the Lantern Festival, had left a deep impression on him, that Xiao He couldn't help but ask Old Qian a question about Qian Wenhao.

"Him? Him..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qian Wenhao's name was mentioned, Old Qian frowned.

Xiao He's heart jumped: "What's wrong with him? What happened?"

"No, not at all." Old Qian shook his head, then looked at Xiao He with some doubt, "Did you have any further contact with him? Judging from your tone, you seem quite concerned about him?"