She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1100 - 906: Super Star 80
After National Day, "Heiress Strategy" brought good news, with the filming wrapped up, and now entering post-production. If everything goes smoothly, and it gets broadcast approval, it could premiere on satellite channels in the second half of next year, making all their efforts worthwhile.
This "Heiress Strategy" consists of 60 episodes, with a total investment of nearly five thousand, employing the best production team. Every frame is crafted with utmost care. The only regret might be that the entire cast is made up of newcomers, with no big-name stars, so its success is uncertain.
But with the precedent of "Youth Diary," Liang An remains confident. He even tailored a sweet romance idol drama for her, casting her as the female lead, with filming scheduled for next summer. Hua Yan was aware of this drama, as she had suggested Liang An purchase it. In fact, this was one of the more than ten drama adaptation rights he discussed after "Youth Diary" became a hit, showing his trust in her.
Hua Yan used her weekends to shoot endorsements for domestic shampoo and cosmetics, earning one hundred thousand in pay.
Meanwhile, two TV dramas slated for filming during winter break also began discussions with her. She confirmed the schedule, studied the scripts in her spare time, understood the roles, and even participated in makeup auditions for the crew. Since they reached out to her and her appearance fit, the schedule was set.
One drama is historical, the other modern. In both, she plays supporting roles, as a third or fourth female lead in the historical drama, and a third lead in the modern one. Neither roles are of virtuous characters: one is a Holy Mother, the other a schemer. She found playing antagonists particularly thrilling, with the rival actors being of higher caliber than those from her company’s rookie cast, presenting a potential ranking competition, challenging the peace of filming. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Being dramas not from her company meant she was also subjected to the constraints of investors.
The university life of a student was mundane and monotonous. Besides studying, she had no distractions, not even time to start a fifth novel. Liang An directly suggested to her,
"Actually, you don’t need to serialize novels. Just write scripts! As long as they fit, we can shoot them. Even if they can’t air on satellite, they can be applied for online streaming!"
Liang An’s bold suggestion inspired Hua Yan, making her feel this was worth trying. So, she stopped pondering about when to start and finish writing, instead choosing to write stories in novel format first and then adapt them into scripts. With her current reputation, bypassing the websites to find publishers on her own wasn’t out of the question.
"Additionally, for the female lead’s piano dubbing and calligraphy scenes, when you’re free, come by to reshoot some footage."
Hua Yan was speechless, "Uncle, do you need to save even this money?"
Liang An, a bit embarrassed, touched his nose, "Since you can do it, why hire someone else?"
Hua Yan: "...." She cursed the capitalist under her breath and accepted the task.
Since investing twenty-five million, which Liang An later increased to thirty million, Hua Yan’s money hadn’t been invested elsewhere nor deposited for a fixed term.
By the end of December 2017, her savings exceeded fifty thousand, excluding the earnings from the two dramas she was set to film over winter break, which totaled over thirty thousand in fees. Moreover, she signed these contracts not under her personal name, but through [Jingling] company, reducing the taxes to pay. This is why celebrities often open studios and companies, as a lawful way to reduce taxes.
She planned to start purchasing medical supplies once she gathered one million, as 2018 was just around the corner.
In early January 2018, after finishing her final exams, she immediately joined the historical drama crew, with her scenes in the modern drama scheduled to start after the fifth day of the new year, primarily focusing on filming period drama scenes at Hengdian before the year-end.
With Hua Yan’s current abilities, she could at most be considered fourth or fifth-tier. She participated in this house-fighting drama, where both the male and female leads were very famous, with strong supporting actors, most of whom were seasoned actors, making it a rare quality drama.
The female lead, though an illegitimate daughter, was extremely intelligent. To uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, she disguised herself as a fool while secretly pursuing her ambitions.
Her role was a frail and sickly legitimate daughter of the General’s Family. Despite her noble birth, being prematurely born, she relied on a gentle and charming appearance to deceive many, while concealing a ruthless nature beneath. Her mother had been sabotaged by a concubine during childbirth, suffering a difficult death. Though she survived, she was born with poisoning, making her survival only possible through her maternal family’s forceful return and upbringing. Otherwise, she would have likely met an untimely death.
