After Molly and Ning Hao returned from their trip, Molly was planning to hang out with Hua Yan but upon hearing that Hua Yan was going to shoot a film, she decisively flew back to Country H to learn the language. After all, losing out because of not understanding it had cost her too much, and seeing everyone being so diligent, she felt embarrassed to slack off.
Duan Feifan’s Weibo gained attention due to the high quality of his photos, and the well-known magazine recruited him as an intern, even though he was studying graphic design. Who knows if he’ll make a career switch in the end.
Ling Yao, who seed to be the only one with free ti, felt the emptiness after finishing his temp job and realized everyone had gone ho for the New Year; he wanted to visit Hua Yan in Hengdian. Hua Yan was his only friend he got along with. He couldn’t connect with other Demons and felt distant from humans, so he wouldn’t miss the only trustworthy and comfortable person he had there.
So three days later, he found her, and it happened to be the day before she was going to shoot her first scene. Ling Yao tagged along stubbornly, generously bought drinks for the crew, and asked them to take good care of his friend Hua Yan. The crew realized this man looked sowhat familiar.
After being forced to introduce him, Hua Yan’s ntion of Ling Yao’s na brought recognition to many agents, actors, producers, directors, and assistant directors.
When asked what he’s up to now, Ling Yao said he just completed two projects. Now that he’s on break, he didn’t have anywhere to go, so he ca to find old friends.
Upon hearing he was currently idle, the director looked at him with shining eyes.
"Would you be interested in making a few cao appearances with our crew?"
And so, calls went out to Zhou Zhou, the agent, and everyone soon realized they shared the sa director. This relationship made it hard for people not to speculate.
The crew’s last filming day was New Year’s Eve, regardless of how intense the scene might be, the filming would end on the thirtieth, and it would resu on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Before the year ended, Hua Yan had fild approximately ten days of scenes, and during those days, Ling Yao was not idle either. With his good looks that were quite srizing and not overly expensive, he managed to work with four or five crews, earning nearly eight hundred thousand yuan in cao fees, a rewarding outco that left Hua Yan enviously jealous.
"Why? I work so hard from before the New Year till after, and even after the sester starts, I’m dragging on several more scenes for a total of tens of thousands of dollars. But you, in just ten days, earned eight hundred thousand, all from caos! How can caos be more profitable than genuine performances? It’s not fair!"
Originally, he ca to Hengdian to relax and spend money, but ended up making eight hundred thousand yuan, which Ling Yao found amusing himself.
He didn’t fuss over roles; as long as people approached him with a role he could accept, he’d take it. Zhou Zhou now allowed him to freelance because the company didn’t set high demands for him. So he casually took gigs without considering rank since he’s not famous and doesn’t care much.
What if the girl isn’t happy?
Since the New Year was approaching, and relying on her for als during the holiday, he directly transferred tens of thousands of dollars, after tax deductions, to Hua Yan’s card.
"Alright, don’t be upset. It’s just tens of thousands of dollars, I’m giving it to you. Look, it’s already New Year’s Eve today; should we return to Beijing for the holiday?"
Hua Yan shook her head, "No need to go back, why bother? We still have to return by the sixth for shooting. The return airfare would cost several days of hotel stay, and it’s a rare chance to relax for a few days. Let’s take it easy, ride a bike around Hengdian, see more than just the Film City. How does that sound?"
Ling Yao looked indifferent: "I never have a concept of celebrating the New Year, as long as there’s plenty of food on your end, I’m here to freeload, and the money I’m giving is for living expenses during this ti."
"Really? You’re giving it to ? I thought you were kidding." As she received the notification ssage, Hua Yan was a bit stunned.
But Ling Yao didn’t care. Demons, unless necessary, never really concerned themselves with money. Observing the way Ling Yao and Liang An handled things, you’d find that compared to other agencies, Ding Dang is one of the few conscientious firms in the industry.
The profit-sharing with artists is relatively fair, at a fifty-fifty split, and they never force artists into unwritten rules or anything like that. So up till now, nobody thinks of terminating contracts, apart from the fact that the company na isn’t that appealing, there really aren’t any major issues.
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