After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 231 Surely he can't also have a martial arts dream...

It's obvious that saying that sentence used up all of Guo Tiemo's social media credits for the day.

His assistant was quick-witted; upon hearing this, she exchanged a glance with him and then continued the conversation.

"Master Ye, Director Guo has another script coming up right after this one, and there's a role that would be perfect for you. Shall I send you the synopsis first?"

Ye Sanqing thought to himself, "Is this the point of showing up in front of the director?" Naturally, he nodded in approval.

Guo Tiemo hadn't started planning this script in detail before; he just had a general idea in mind. But after seeing Ye Sanqing today, he thought it might be worth a try.

However, his previous works were all in the tough-guy style, and this script is a transformation for him, so he is not particularly confident.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hanyu immediately laughed and said, "Then Master Ye must go back and take a good look. Director Guo's production is bound to be a masterpiece!"

Ye Sanqing knew that he was giving Guo Tiemo face, so he smiled and said, "Yes, I was also wondering if I could play a minor role for Director Guo. Thank you for your affirmation, Director Guo!"

Although Guo Tiemo knew she was joking, he still said seriously, "I'm not an extra."

He truly lived up to his reputation as a master of awkward silences; no one knew how to respond to his words for a moment. His assistant quickly chuckled and said, "The role given to Master Ye certainly wouldn't be a minor one!"

Then he praised Ye Sanqing again until the two of them left, at which point the assistant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He knew Guo Tiemo was always like this, otherwise he wouldn't have this job, but this was too difficult to deal with... Luckily, the other party was easy to talk to. Just now, he had imagined a hundred possible outcomes of failure in his mind.

The two left the set, and filming would continue after the break.

This is different from the last time Nangong Wang came. When young masters like Nangong Wang visit the set, they don't consider other people's feelings. They come whenever they want, and everyone is afraid of accidentally offending them.

Fortunately, Nangong Wang is a very easygoing and friendly person. He delivered the goods and left without interacting with them much.

When Ye Sanqing came over, everyone was naturally hoping to see the two main characters of the scandal interact.

Aside from Ye Sanqing touching Sheng Hanyu's face at the beginning, there was almost no interaction between them...

Everyone was very disappointed!

The media, on the other hand, were quite happy; even a minor incident could be used to create a news story.

Sheng Hanyu led them back to the central area. The restaurant had already been booked, and they entered the private room where the dishes were served.

As soon as Sheng Hanyu left the film crew, she was back to wearing that mask.

Ye Sanqing wasn't that strange; in fact, she respected all habits that seemed odd.

The two chatted about Director Guo's filming style while eating, with Tang Manhe occasionally asking a few questions like a curious child. The atmosphere was quite nice, but... it was a bit too business-like.

Ozawa thought to himself.

He couldn't quite figure out what Sheng Hanyu was thinking.

Although it seemed like a normal online chat, and the conversation didn't veer towards anything romantic, but...

I always felt there was a slightly different atmosphere between them.

"By the way," Sheng Hanyu said, having almost finished her meal, "did anyone in your production crew audition for a role named Yin Junqi?"

Since almost everyone present was one of his own, he spoke directly.

Ye Sanqing thought for a moment, "I don't remember much, I only went to the scene on the first day. But I can ask my second brother."

Sheng Hanyu nodded, offering no objection.

Ye Jin'er quickly replied, "Yes, I looked at his information. There's nothing special about him. He tried out for two or three roles, and his acting was passable. He's currently on the shortlist. Is there anything wrong with him?"

He also attached a copy of Yoon Joon-gi's audition materials.

After Ye Sanqing looked at it, he handed the phone directly to Sheng Hanyu.

Sheng Hanyu glanced at the information, which was no different from what she knew. The roles she auditioned for were also quite conventional, such as the bodyguard of the demonic sect leader, a government official, or a fellow disciple of the righteous female lead.

But the strangest thing is that there is nothing strange about it. Since Sheng Hanyu knows that this person has the ambition to win the Best Actor award, why would he audition for these indispensable but inconspicuous roles?

For example, the left and right protectors of the demonic sect definitely have more screen time than the guards!

At this point, Sheng Hanyu was a little unsure how to proceed, so he gave Xiao Ze a wink.

Seeing this, Xiaoze said to Tang Manhe, "Shall we go see if there's any food we can take home?"

Tang Manhe didn't actually understand the subtext. Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw Ye Sanqing nod to him.

He understood the signal through his eyes, so he didn't say anything and went out with Xiaoze.

“I…” Sheng Hanyu carefully chose her words before saying, “I met this person once before, and he was particularly interested in your martial arts novels.”

Ye Sanqing knew he wouldn't say anything meaningless, so he remained quiet and waited for him to continue.

"I personally feel that this person is somewhat adept at flattery and sycophancy, so I paid special attention to him."

Although I can't talk about my past life right now, I can talk about what I've found out.

"He was already in talks with a production team about the second male lead, and it was almost at the signing stage. Then he suddenly came to audition for you. I think..."

Do you feel that his input and his returns are not proportional?

Ye Sanqing astutely noticed the problem here.

Their drama not only lacks a male lead, but most of the male characters don't even have significant roles.

Although Sheng Luoxin's character is relatively important, he doesn't have much screen time, even though he's considered a fairly important male character.

Moreover, the filming period is inherently long for high-quality martial arts dramas. Ren Junxiao has spent ten years honing his craft, or rather, given the level of importance he places on it, the tentatively set period could be extended later.

With post-production and other factors included, it would be great if it could be released by next year's Spring Festival.

Given Yin Junqi's experience, it's clear that the role of the second male lead in the urban romantic comedy he's currently in talks for would be more effective.

Surely he couldn't possibly have a martial arts dream too...

Ye Sanqing thought about it and found it funny. The main problem was that his casting was a bit too broad, giving the impression that "it doesn't matter if I get into the crew or just play a minor role."

It's not quite to the point of actually playing a minor role...

Thinking about it, Ye Sanqing glanced at Sheng Hanyu again and suddenly noticed that his expression was a little strange.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's more like there's something you're hiding from her that you can't say directly.

"Right, I always feel like he might be planning to do something else."

"It's never good to speak ill of someone behind their back," Sheng Hanyu said hesitantly. "Besides, I can't judge someone based on my first impression or what happened in my past life."

"So we should reject him?"

Since it's not a very important role and the performance isn't particularly outstanding, then this person isn't absolutely necessary.

Ye Sanqing said, but he saw that Sheng Hanyu's eyes were even more hesitant.

why?