It's not easy to find a good role that makes Bai Xijin feel suitable for his own daughter, and An Qi is thoroughly disappointed.

  In the first year, An Qi dug up more than twenty roles for Bai Xijing, including pure little loli, ojou-sama with a loli appearance, soft-bodied queens, cute and lovely little monsters... etc. All of them were related to "loli" without exception, but they were all rejected by Bai Xijing. His basic requirement was that the characters could not be linked to himself, affecting Xiao Jingchen's daily life. As a result, these "lolis" all passed!

  In the second year, An Qi Linlin handed over a dozen or so roles to Bai Xijing for review. There was a princess who had received all kinds of pampering, a genius student with a mischievous spirit, a treasure hunter with special abilities... and so on and so forth. All of them were rejected by Bai Xijing in various ways. Stupid dad said: This is not scientific!

  An Qi gritted his teeth: To hell with science! (#‵′) Screw it!

  In the third year, An Qi once again prepared five or six classic roles against everyone's opposition. There was the childhood of a female lead who had captivated millions, a god with an eerie appearance and an even eerier name, a little ghost that scared innocent people to death... and so on and so forth. Stupid Dad took one look and heartlessly struck down: My daughter is not a vase!

  An Qi was so angry that he overturned the table on the spot, of course, under the circumstance that he and Bai Xijing were separated by a whole mobile phone signal.

  The fourth year...

  An Qi held two scripts in his hand, hesitating and reluctant to let go. He wanted to find Bai Xi Jing but was afraid of being tongue-lashed by the foolish father until he was left with no whole skin. In the end, he let out a sob, hugged his head and fell onto the sofa, pounding the springs wildly.

  The agent aunt stood by with all sorts of sympathy and pity, poor An Qi was the most outstanding young talent in Huaxia's acting industry, having won numerous awards, but behind the scenes she was being tormented by a phone call. It had been six years since the Bai family father and daughter had last seen each other, and the agent aunt still remembered the white and cute appearance of the Bai family's younger sister, it was really too attractive!

  It's really unbearable for An Qi to ruin his new trendy hairstyle, so the agent aunt tentatively said, "How about... we consult with Director Xu?"

  Xu Linlang has been doing great in the past two years. Several of her films have won big awards, and now she's working hard to develop internationally. But somehow, she got along surprisingly well with Bai Jie, a woman much younger than herself. They could chat on the phone for over an hour, but later, according to Bai Xijing, the two women were completely on different wavelengths, never really connecting on any topic. It's amazing how they managed to keep chatting nonsense for two hours without being on the same frequency... An Qi thought for a moment, nodded, and decided to ask Xu Linlang again before deciding whether to go find trouble with Bai Xijing.

  Xu Linlang is a versatile person. She has good relationships with many well-known directors, producers and stars in the entertainment industry, but those who truly care about her are still friends she knew when she was unknown, such as Tieying, Shen Qiuyun, Anqi, and Bai Jingchen!

  "After listening to An Qi's bitter inquiry, Xu Linlang thought for a moment and said, 'Let's meet up and talk!'"

  Anqi hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

  In order to avoid some unnecessary gossip troubles, except for filming, the two never appeared in public at the same time. So, that night, Xu Linlang ran to An Qi's home. The An family is a big giant in the film and television industry, with several generations engaged in the performing arts business, but now, except for An Qi, almost all other members of the An family are in a semi-retired state.

  Having reached their status, it's no longer a means of making a living, and they don't lack fans' adoration. They film purely out of interest, perhaps for a rare good script, or simply for the sake of a fleeting emotion!

  Because of his private relationship with An Qi, An's family has a very good impression of Xu Linzhuang, this talented rising star. Xu Linzhuang's arrival was warmly welcomed by the An family, and she also saw a true art master, just standing in the An family living room, you can feel the artistic connotation that has been precipitated over the years, which is not comparable to those so-called superstars.

  Xu Linrang explained his intention and then handed a brand new script to An Qi, "You take a look at this first."

  An Qi looked at Xu Linlang with a puzzled expression, then took the script and went aside to read it carefully.

  The newcomer is a guest, and after others greeted Xu Linzhuang out of politeness, they all went about their own business. Only An Yeye, who was retired and had nothing to do at home, stayed with Xu Linzhuang to chat. Xu Linzhuang showed sufficient respect to An Yeye without fawning over him. The old man was very happy and talkative, and also had a keen sense of entertainment. He glanced at An Qi and smiled at Xu Linzhuang, saying, "Thank you for valuing Xiao Qi so much."

  Xu Linuang was slightly stunned, then smiled, "You don't have to thank me, what I value is An Qi's professionalism and talent."

  Grandfather An immediately had a proud and honorable look on his face, nodding proudly, "Xiao Qi's achievements today are entirely due to his own efforts, I'm very satisfied."

  Xu Linlang nodded in agreement. Indeed, An Qi had walked step by step from a child star to the present, almost without relying on any family connections. He paid several times more effort and sweat than others, until now, except for Tieying and a few limited people, no one knew that An Qi came from Ju Ying's family.

  Grandpa An nodded and changed the subject, talking about his experiences filming movies back in the day, gradually extending to various gossip news in today's entertainment circle. Xu Linlang was also a versatile person who could chat about any topic with ease, and every sentence he spoke hit the nail on the head. The old man and young woman chatted more and more happily, filling the entire living room with Grandpa An's hearty laughter.

  An Qi finished reading the script and felt a bit dazed. He calmed down for a moment, then excitedly rushed to Xu Lin Cang, "Sister Lin Cang!"

  Xu Linlang immediately broke out in goosebumps, and with one swift kick, he sent An Qi flying like a shooting star. Only after kicking him did he realize that he had just kicked someone else's grandson in front of the parents...

  A drop of cold sweat hung on Xu Lin's forehead, she stiffly turned her head, pulled the corner of her mouth, and dryly laughed twice. But An Grandpa nodded with a smile like Maitreya Buddha, "Ah, it's been a long time since I've seen Little Qi so energetic!"

  An Qi rubbed her butt and got up from the ground, gave Xu Linlang a resentful glance, then stared at An Grandpa, "Grandpa, you should go back to sleep."

  "Alright, alright. Oh dear, I'm getting old and being despised by others!" Grandpa An slowly got up with his cane, looking dejected as he walked upstairs. An Qi couldn't help but have a black line on her face, and the corner of her mouth twitched. "Grandfather, put down that script!"

  Xu Linlang: "......" Why does she have a kind of "beast, let go of that little sister" auditory hallucination?

  Xu Lin was stunned, staring at the brand new script in Old Man's hand, wondering when he had swiped it.

  The old man's conspiracy was foiled, he made a face of discontent, disdainfully threw the script back onto the sofa, and turned away with an arrogant toss of his head. He walked away!

  Xu Linlang: "......" Is this still the same carefree and humorous art master? My idol is shattered, oh no!

  Until Old An went upstairs to rest, An Qi sympathetically patted the petrified statue named Xu Lin Cang and said, "Every person who has seen my grandfather has this expression. I deeply understand your feelings, but you need to learn to be calm!"

  Xu Linlang: "......" The statue began to crumble and fall, with grayish-white stone debris falling down!

  It wasn't until Xu Linlang finally crawled out of the abyss of despair from his idol's collapse that they got to the point, although An Qi was still a minor. However, after so many years of struggling in the entertainment industry, he had long been able to make decisions on his own about everything related to himself, whether it was emotional intelligence or IQ. Ordinary adults were not necessarily his match.

  The script given by Xu Linlang is very special, if it's shot well, it will definitely be a classic that shocks the world film industry, and if it's not shot well, it will be a godly work with thunder all over the place.

  Have to say Xu Linlang is very bold!!

  "The US has produced seven seasons of 'The Magicians', raking in billions of dollars, and the three 'Lord of the Rings' movies have occupied a huge market share. When fantasy is all the rage, Chinese directors can only manage to remake 'The Legend of the White Snake'. I'm so fed up! How barren is China's fantasy culture?! Whenever this topic comes up, Xu Linlang gets fired up. Okay, maybe she's just young and hot-headed with a bit of angst, but it pains her that China has its own unique supernatural culture, yet foreign wizards and magic kings have taken over the fantasy world of young people."

  On the street, grab anyone and ask them about "The Magicians", they can definitely ramble on for three to six sentences. But if you ask them about "Nian Beast" "Xi Wang" "Zhi Du", they might look at you blankly and ask "What's that?"

  Then, Xu Linyuan thought of making a fantasy film with Chinese characteristics that includes various gods and ghosts elements.

  In recent years, she has been preparing for this in her spare time, getting a suitable script, finding investors willing to take a gamble with her, building her own professional team, and finding the perfect actors for each role. One by one, they were settled, until only two roles remained undecided.

  These two roles are not leading roles, but they run through the entire story and need to be performed from adolescence to adulthood!

  An Qi didn't have the noble sentiment of sacrificing for Chinese civilization, he just wanted the role inside. In recent years, his name has been on everyone's lips, but due to age restrictions, his acting path is not very broad, mainly focusing on TV dramas, and the movies he acted in were all supporting roles. Although every character he played received a good response, An Qi always felt like something was missing, if only he could get this new drama role...

  An Qi's heart suddenly became hot, staring at Xu Linlang, Xu Linlang had some bias towards the young man in front of him who was almost like his own child growing up, just like watching his own child stumble and grow up little by little.

  When she first got the script, every time she studied a character thoroughly, an actor who fit the role would appear in her mind. To be honest, from the beginning, she had decided to find An Qi to play the young Lie Yang, but unfortunately, there was no chance to talk about it yet. Unexpectedly, An Qi came to her doorstep himself, which almost made Lin Xiang laugh to death... Originally, she didn't plan to let her sister act in a movie again, but she couldn't resist her own obsession!

  I'm a fan of the Harry Potter series, I've watched all seven movies from start to finish countless times, and I've read countless original works and fanfics. I always thought that if someone could make a fantasy movie with Chinese characteristics, it would be great to let foreigners fall in love with China's mythological culture too!

  What a pity...

  Since it can't be achieved in reality, let's just imagine it in writing, sigh~!