The man of scumbag Gulnazar

Chapter 130 The Dragon Seeking Secret

Despite his inner turmoil, Zhao Xiaodao ultimately chose to comply and took the costume home.

She did this simply to fulfill someone's wish, and this person seemed to have special significance to her.

In fact, Zhao Xiaodao had already given this matter considerable thought: she had always been very careful in protecting herself and had never easily let her guard down over the years.

However, little did he expect that he would eventually be completely dominated by this seemingly harmless little puppy in front of him.

Even if there is no future between the two, it is clearly not her style to give up so easily.

In any case, you have to get something out of this relationship.

After a game of chess ended, I looked at the messy room.

Zhao Xiaodao shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself, "Sigh, this is really bad. I'll have to explain to the production team tomorrow that this torn costume is ruined and they'll have to prepare a new one!"

Just then, Zhao Xiaodao suddenly turned to look at Xiaotian beside him and said seriously, "Xiaotian, I don't want to continue filming TV series anymore. I want to try acting in movies!"

Hearing this, Xiao Tian was slightly taken aback, then replied, "Uh... Sister Ying, don't rush, let me think about it. Hmm... how about I help you see if there are any suitable scripts? However, since you haven't had any experience playing the lead role in a movie before, you might have to start with a supporting role. Can you accept that?"

Zhao Xiaodao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Ah, okay, that works too. But you have to promise me you won't try to fool me with those poorly made, lousy movies!"

"Don't worry, Sister Ying, I definitely won't!" Xiao Tian quickly assured her.

After saying that, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking: As long as you stop coveting the position of the Empress, everything else is negotiable, and it shouldn't cause too much trouble.

Time flies, and as the plot progresses, Qin Tian's scenes were soon all filmed.

. . .

Qin Tian returned to the capital to deal with the backlog of work at the company. He was exhausted.

Ding—The phone rang

Qin Tian looked up from the pile of documents on the table. Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, the streets were bustling with people, their reflections shimmering in his teacup.

The words "General Manager Wang of Fiber Optics" flashed on the phone screen. He deliberately let the ringtone ring for three seconds longer before answering.

"Mr. Wang, if your call had come five minutes later, I would have been off work." He smiled and twirled his Montblanc pen, the nib leaving a smear of ink on the sticky note.

Old Wang's signature booming voice pierced through the receiver: "Don't give me that! I went to see you at the 'Hello Mr. Billionaire' celebration party last month, and you didn't mention leaving get off work!!"

The two of them burst into laughter over the phone.

After exchanging pleasantries, Old Wang suddenly lowered his voice: "Seriously, have you been watching any tomb raiding movies lately?"

Qin Tian stood up and walked to the tea table. He took a sip of tea before slowly speaking, "I've read the original 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' novel seven or eight times. What, Mr. Wang, are you planning to switch careers and become a tomb raider?"

"Stop joking!" Old Wang spat. "Have you seen Lu Chuan's *Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe*? It grossed 1.2 million yuan in its opening weekend, and only got a 4.7 rating on Douban. Right now, the whole internet is talking about 'Lu Chuan refunding the money,' and Wanda is so anxious they're practically burning their lips."

"So...you want to make a movie called 'Mojin: The Lost Legend'?" Qin Tian took another sip of tea. "And you want me to be the screenwriter?"

Qin Tian understood what it meant immediately!

The sound of papers rustling came from the other end of the phone: "Brother, let's not beat around the bush, this film has a budget of at least 200 million. If you're willing to take it, the screenwriting fee will be 30% higher, as per industry practice."

Qin Tian suddenly laughed. "President Wang, I want to invest an additional 30 million to acquire a 15% stake."

The silence lasted for twenty-seven seconds.

"I knew you were going to raise the stakes!" Old Wang suddenly burst into laughter.

"Wanda's CEO Chen said yesterday that he'd be scared if you didn't want an investment share. But..." His voice suddenly turned serious, "...what about Tianxia Bachang's side..."

(You have no idea, in just a few days, Tianxia Bachang will be suing China Film Group and Lu Chuan, saying that Lu Chuan messed up the script. Lu Chuan is crazy, he should just write a new story, people would definitely praise him. Instead, he bought the rights and then made a mess of it, no wonder he gets criticized. Besides, Gao Yuanyuan seems to have talked to both Lu Chuan and Zhao Youting, I wonder what it felt like when they met!)

"The original author must join the screenwriting team," Qin Tian stated firmly. "Book fans can be far more vehement in their criticisms than film critics. We want both the box office success of a commercial film and the critical acclaim of an art film—like mixing whiskey with Moutai, it seems absurd, but you only know its wonder after you've tasted it."

This time, Lao Wang replied instantly: "Deal!"

It was already past closing time when Qin Tian hung up the phone. He thought about the role and decided to discuss it in detail when they met.

So I packed my things, went home after get off work!

"Sister, Fiber Optic Boss Wang has a script, and he asked me to help him process it. I think getting a supporting role shouldn't be too difficult, but getting a lead role will probably require more effort and a lot of struggle! Do you have any roles to play..."

Qin Tian looked at Nazha expectantly, before he could finish speaking.

Without hesitation, Miss Naza shook her head and replied decisively, "No, I'm busy studying lately!"

Miss Naza has been diligently studying management-related courses, hoping that once she completes her studies, she can better support and assist Qin Tian from the company's perspective.

Qin Tian didn't interfere; is this also a way of giving his girlfriend a sense of security?

However, Qin Tian was now in a real predicament regarding the casting. He had originally planned to cast Zhao Xiaodao as Ding Sitian. Just a few days ago, he had told Zhao Xiaodao that he would write a script for her.

However, the thought of not being able to portray Ding Sitian as the typical naive and innocent character made Qin Tian hesitate again.

It seems that for now, we can only consider Zhao Xiaodao as an alternative.

Speaking of which, in the original timeline, it was Yang Ying who played Ding Sitian! It's just a pity that in this timeline, because Li Yitong snatched Yang Ying's popular variety show "Running Man" halfway through, her fame has declined significantly.

Since that's the case, there's no need to consider inviting her to star in this movie anymore.

However, Meng Ziyi's fame is not yet widespread, and Li Yitong and Bai Lu, these two new actresses, have only recently debuted. Their acting skills and experience are not yet sufficient to support the heavy responsibility of filming a movie.

Otherwise, Qin Tian wouldn't be so conflicted!

Of course, if no more suitable candidate can be found, Mr. Yang can be kept as a backup option.