Rebirth: Spoiling the Obsessive Film Emperor Chapter 84 Part 1

Chapter 84: Styling Photos

"The revenge you imagine," Wu Xiaoye sneered, "is nothing more than a trivial loss to those without a conscience. They might not even consider it a loss at all."

Tears welled up once again in the boy's eyes, which had long been dried out from crying, but his struggling movements ceased completely.

In that moment, having realized his father had truly abandoned him, he lost all will to live.

In the following scene, the hostage-taker played by Qi Yuan loosened his grip on the boy slightly. Seizing this opportunity, the SWAT team members who had been lying in wait behind the door rushed in and subdued him together.

With this conflict scene concluded, Director Chen had them film a few additional close-up shots before finally announcing that the day's filming was complete.

"Brother, how was my performance today?" Rong Yu asked eagerly as soon as he got into Yin Chengjue's car.

Sally slid into the back seat from the opposite side, her gaze darting pointedly between the two men. "Are you two actually serious about this?" she asked, her tone a mix of exasperation and disbelief. "Should I go ahead and start drafting the PR disaster plan for when this inevitably gets out?"

"Before you do that," Yin Chengjue replied, tapping the steering wheel with a hint of impatience, "maybe you should consciously take your place in the driver's seat. Or do you actually expect your boss to play chauffeur for you?"

Sally speechlessly closed the rear door and swapped places with him.

"You performed very well. Are you sure you've never acted before?" Yin Chengjue sat down next to Rong Yu and answered his earlier question.

"Hmm, I only acted in stage plays during university. If we really want to count, when I was very little, my mom took me to a set to play a child's role. I was very young then, and don't remember what I acted, just that I got candy if I did well." Rong Yu recalled.

"Oh? So Xiao Yu was a child star? Which drama was it? We could use this for some PR." Sally's eyes lit up, and her driving posture became more cheerful.

"It was probably a period drama. I remember a bunch of people crowding around me, putting layer after layer of clothes on me. It was summer then, and it was really unbearably hot." Rong Yu thought for a moment and added: "I think it was called something something Heaven... it's been too long, I forgot. Not sure if it can still be found online. I was just brought there temporarily by my mom, and my name wasn't even in the cast list."

"I see, that would indeed be hard to find. It's not a hit series like 'Fate of the Heavens' that gets rerun every summer and winter break. Finding a child role from a period drama from years ago would probably take some effort." Sally laughed.

Yin Chengjue: "It's fine, take your time looking."

Sally: "..." Why does it feel like I dug a pit for myself? Is my workload not heavy enough? Not busy enough? Not going bald fast enough? Why would I want to sift through piles of old period dramas to find a child who wasn't even named in the cast list?

Yin Chengjue: "This is great PR material."

Rong Yu, seeming to think of something, changed his expression and said, "Um... maybe it's better not to look?"

But Yin Chengjue was already interested and wanted to know what Rong Yu looked like as a child—was he the cute type or the cool little guy type?

Sally said with a bitter face: "Alright, alright, I'll look for it, okay, President Yin!"

Sally drove all the way to the company, got out of the car while opening the door, and called to Rong Yu: "Xiao Yu, come on, let's go sort out the dorm. President Yin, your home isn't on the way, so I won't give you a lift. Take care!"

Sally emphasized the words "not on the way."

Yin Chengjue also knew they couldn't be too conspicuous, so he nodded and watched Sally lead Rong Yu away.

Rong Yu now lived in the company dormitory, so Yin Chengjue could see him whenever he came to work. He wasn't in a hurry for this moment.

Besides, the most important thing now was to cherish the prime time of the evening to promote the new series starring Rong Yu.

Qin Linlin had previously announced on Weibo that she had submitted "Blood Mist" to be made into a web series, which divided readers into three factions: one firmly opposed, one neutral, and one looking forward to its broadcast.

Readers who opposed were worried that a live-action adaptation of "Blood Mist" would affect the image of the protagonist and the main team in their minds, and believed Qin Linlin was sending her own child off to be tortured into something else for money.

Neutral readers said they would decide whether to watch based on the casting and acting skills. If they were the slightest bit dissatisfied, sorry, see you later.

Readers who were looking forward to it congratulated Qin Linlin on getting her book adapted for screen. They were happy to see something they liked go further, even if the road was bumpy and the outcome might not be perfect, they were willing to support it.