The Supporting Male Character Just Wants to Be a Tool Man - Chapter 146

TN: An on time Monday update? Haven’t seen these in a while xD Honestly I tried to get this released sooner because I started working on it a few days ago but the online comments kept tripping me up Σ(ＴωＴ)

TN: The original phrase was your horse fell/ you lost your horse, but I thought more people would recognise the vest dropping phrase. The vest symbolises something your hiding e.g. SQS’ author identity and dropping it means someone has found it out. 

Han Cheng: ! ! !

If you mention white moonlight, I won’t be sleepy!

“White moonlight? Do you like me?” Han Cheng looked at him. “Really, would you be so kind?”

Ever since they met, his scripts are full of unrequited love, infatuated with him, wanting to monopolise him, and could not live without him!

The only time he got to play the white moonlight, it was thanks to Bai Xuege. Thanks to the affectionate performance of Bai Xuege, he was pushed to the position of white moonlight!

After so long Shen Qingshu is willing to give him a real white moonlight script. Is he so lucky?

Han Cheng was very suspicious.

“Really.” Shen Qingshu convinced him, “Believe me.”

“This is the first work that I will take full responsibility for. It is my first adaptation, the first time it has been put on the big screen, my first time producing, and the first time I have done work other than acting . This will definitely be my most memorable work. No matter what the final outcome is, I will always treasure it, so I want you to be a part of it.”

Shen Qingshu looked at him with sincere eyes, “You don’t need to act too much, just appear in one scene in my memory, where I send you away, and then at the end of the story, I will go to pick you up. That’s it. It won’t affect the main storyline, nor is there need to emphasise the relationship between you and me. Just show your face, so that I can recall you and me when we were young in the future.”

He smiled and looked at him. “What do you think?”

Han Cheng pretentiously said, “Let me think about it.”

After he finished, he couldn’t help wondering, “Am I in just one scene? Isn’t that too little?”

“Then give you two scenes?”

Han Cheng:… Okay, okay.

He waited until they drove home, and then pretended to be reluctant. “I thought about it, since you invited me so enthusiastically, I will give you face and agree.”

Shen Qingshu watched him pretending to be reluctant, and didn’t expose him.

“Then I would like to thank director Han for lowering himself and willing to act in the name of friendship.”

“Well, as long as you know” Han Cheng patted him on the shoulder.

Shen Qingshu’s smile on his face deepened. He just thought it would be amusing to give him a stage, and he really pretended to be reluctant.

Han Cheng, seeing his smile, held him in his arms and kissed him on the face.

The two worked tirelessly for a long time before they fell asleep.

Zhou Mian contacted Mei Ruo the next day, but he still got a firm refusal.

Shen Qingshu is quite used to it and is not surprised at all. He simply tried searching for Mei Ruo’s WeChat with her mobile phone number and added her.

To his surprise, Mei Ruo accepted. Shen Qingshu hurriedly sent her her novel and the first few scenes of Qin Mo’s new script, saying that he hoped she could read it.

Mei Ruo is helpless: [You are very persistent.]

Shen Qingshu replied to her: [You are my ideal director, and your narrative style, rhythm and cinematography are the most suitable for me. So, if possible, I hope you can agree.]

Mei Ruo didn’t reply to him, but opened the script and read through it.

When Qin Mo heard of his predicament, he also took the initiative to call Mei Ruo, hoping that she could direct the play.

“I have seen the original work and it is good, very suitable for being adapted into a film. Besides, Xiao Shen and Zhou Mian are receptive people, and there will be no such thing as an investor wanting to change your work. Director Mei, you should consider it. You haven’t made a film for two years, so it’s time to come out.”

Mei Ruo was persuaded by many people, constantly in a back and forth. Finally, even Director Zheng called her and asked, “You haven’t agreed? You’ve been resting for two years, haven’t you?”

Mei Ruo: …

Mei Ruo opened her mouth and scolded him. If he hadn’t told Shen Qingshu about her, there wouldn’t have been so much trouble.

“It’s also for your sake. A few days ago, someone said that you have not made a movie in two years and that your talent must have dried out. I couldn’t stand it.”

Director Zheng advised her, “You can just give it a try. I asked Xiao Qin. Xiao Qin said that the script was good and that it could potentially win prizes after release. Isn’t that good?”

Mei Ruo sighed, “There is nothing wrong with the script. I’m just used to being indolent, so I’m too lazy to move.”

She has been pursuing her career for half her life. Now she has both awards and money, so she can be slack.

However, while she is slack, some people have become active. There are few female directors in the film circle, so some male directors who have been defeated by her are always unconvinced. They can’t sit still and want to see her jokes every day.

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She doesn’t always win a prize. When she doesn’t win, there are always people who say on the surface that the judges are illiterate, but privately laugh: “I knew that she was lucky before, this is her real ability. Look, she has a low box office, and she can’t win prizes, she deserves it.”

Mei Ruo would get angry when she heard it before, but she would laugh it off when she hears it now. Unexpectedly, her old classmate would take it seriously.

However, after a long time of leisure and ease, people still have to stand up and move, otherwise, they will rust.

“I know. I’ll think about it again.”

She opened the original work again and read through it carefully.

Shen Qingshu is thinking about how to persuade Mei Ruo for her to agree to a face to face visit, when he received a message from her: [Come here the day after tomorrow, and I’ll hear your thoughts.]

Shen Qingshu was surprised and immediately told Zhou Mian and Qin Mo about it. He asked the assistant to book his ticket for the day after tomorrow.

Several people took off to the city Mei Ruo lived in and talked with her all afternoon, which finally knocked her down.

Zhou Mian took out the contract on the spot. Mei didn’t hurry to sign it, but asked them, “Who are the actors?”

“Su Qing is played by me, Chen Ai is played by Bai Xuege, and other roles are waiting for you to decide.”

Mei Ruo frowned, “You have already assigned the two most important characters, and there are only a few roles I can weigh in on, right?”

“This work is very important to me. I can guarantee that I am the person who knows Su Qing best, and no one can act him better than I can. No matter from the looks or the characters. Maybe my acting skills are not as excellent as some actors, but you are a very good director. I believe that under your guidance, I can play the role of Su Qing well.”

When Mei Ruo heard his words, she smiled, “You are pretty eloquent, what about Bai Xuege? Is he suitable?”

Zhou Mian hurriedly repeated what he had said to Shen Qingshu before, “Director Mei, I know that the box office is not important for you, but for investors, the box office is very important. They are willing to keep their hands off and not stuff people in, all according to what you decide, so we should try our best to give the box office a little protection, right? Bai Xuege’s acting skills are good, and his image is also good. You can let him audition first to see his performance.”

Shen Qingshu hurriedly nodded, “He’s actually helping me out this time. He gave me a friendship discount, which allows us to invest more money in film production. I think you should see his performance first.”

“Let’s have a look.” Mei Ruo bowed her head and stated, “But if it is really inappropriate, this does not rule out the possibility of replacement.”

She put down her pen and asked Shen Qingshu, “What do you think?”

Shen Qingshu nodded, “I believe in him.”

After Mei Ruo signed the contract, she asked them to go back first. Saying that she would tidy up first, and would go to see the candidates one after another in a few days, so as to start filming in a month.

Shen Qingshu is relieved. Finally, everything is on the right track.

When Zhou Mian saw that Mei Ruo had signed the contract, he contacted the publicity team he had already set up, and asked them to start promoting and heating up for Ephemera.

Soon, various marketing accounts released one after another: [The film “Ephemera” has been approved, adapted from the novel “Ephemera” of the same name, which tells the story behind a mysterious case. Mei Ruo will be directing, and Shen Qingshu is to be invited as the male lead.]

Shen Qingshu’s fans were surprised by the pie falling from the sky. Many people were stunned and discussed in the comments.

[Really? Gege will be filming so soon]

[It’s a movie this time, wow, awesome!]

[After checking, it seems that this novel has just been completed. I will read it later. It is said that the reversal is very strong. I wonder if this is true?]

[Omg, sisters, guess what I found? It seems that the director is not bad. She has won several awards before, but has not been filmed the past two years. Unexpectedly, the first comeback movie is starring our gege!]

[I also noticed this female director specialises in literary and artistic films, it is said that her filmmatography is superb, the shots are very beautiful, and so face cons should look forward to it!]

[Am I the only one who thinks this is too good to be true? Our gege has few works under his belt. He just finished shooting “Plundering Time” with Director Zheng and it hasn’t been released yet. How can such a good cake suddenly fall on his head?]

[I think so too, trembling, trembling.]

Not only the fans in the group, but also the netizens on the forum feel that this is illogical.

[It’s fake. Mei Ruo basically doesn’t cooperate with traffic, right? How can she cooperate with Shen Qingshu?]

[Although Shen Qingshu is my idol, I also want to mention that he has done only one TV drama and was still the second male lead. How can he suddenly eat such a big cake as Mei Ruo’s male lead? It’s too fake!]

[This is just tricking fans. I advise Shen Qingshu’s fans not to believe it.]

[Shen Qingshu’s acting is not bad. And enough for idol dramas. But is acting in movies a joke?]

[Take Shen Qingshu off the official announcement!]

[After reading the novel, it’s pretty good, but Su Qing can’t be played by Shen Qingshu. Su Qing is not only good-looking, but also smart. Let’s just forget about Shen Qingshu.]

[But Shen Qingshu is pretty?]

[Don’t flatter him. Those who watched “Plundering Time”, have a tendency to become blind. Why don’t Shen Qingshu fans open their eyes to the truth and recognize that their gege is not his previous charcater?]

[Qingshu fans still dream of  licking the cake. After all, this is the male lead of director Mei Ruo. This movie may win prizes, they probably desperately wish it was true.]

[Shen Qingshu’s acting skills winning awards? ? ? Is the best joke of the year!]

[People casually released news and fans actually believed it? Shen Qingshu hasn’t released an official announcement! It’s funny that there are people who believe this!]

[Look at this, the fans haven’t said anything yet, but black spots couldn’t help jumping first. How afraid are they that Shen Qingshu is really in this movie!]

[The Qingshu fan upstairs doesn’t really think Shen Qingshu can eat such a cake, do you? No way? No way? No way? No one really thinks so, right?]

[It’s really funny. What problem does this marketing account have with Shen Qingshu? What’s the meaning of not believing he can eat this cake without an official announcement?]

[Why worry if Shen Qingshu will or will not act in this movie? If you have time to care about other people’s cakes, it’s better to care about your own idols!]

For a while, the Pink Black1 war started again.

Fans hope that this news is true, so that their gege can have another representative work, which will kill the sunspots.

The sunspot hoped that the news was fake, otherwise what if this becomes a success?

The two sides are tearing at each other, and they are all praying secretly, that what they want will come true.

Zhou Mian smiled with satisfaction as he watched the discussion of Ephemera rise.

Shen Qingshu, in accordance with Mei Ruo, sent auditions to everyone she thought fit and invited them for auditions.

He called Bai Xuege, explained the reason and encouraged him, “You must be able to get it.”

Bai Xuege: …

Bai Xuege is under a bit of pressure.

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“Come on!” Shen Qingshu urged him to “let her see your strength and conquer her with your acting skills and image!”

“Do you think it is possible?”

“It must be possible! Who are you? You are THE Bai Xuege. Your acting is brilliant. You should believe in your acting skills and have confidence in yourself!”

Bai Xuege:… Okay, okay.

In fact, he didn’t take this movie seriously at first. It was Shen Qingshu’s first movie. As a friend, he wanted to help. But now, Mei Ruo’s doubt in him has made him a bit more motivated.

“You can send me that novel to have a look, so I can be more confident when auditioning.”

“Okay.” Shen Qingshu quickly sent it to him.

As soon as Bai Xuege opened it, he saw Su Qing.

Bai Xuege: ? ? ? Why is it similar to Shen Qingshu’s name?

After reading the novel for several hours, he finally finished reading it. He had to say that if he performed the play well, he could really change his previous image and have a broader range of roles in the future.

Chen Ai is a touching character. He was once tricked into believing he was the ultimate villain.

After reading, Bai Xuege searched the author on the Internet and went to the other author column to find their other novels.

As a result, he found that in addition to the Ephemera, there was only one other campus romance in the column.

The campus romance is just a campus romance. Anyway, he planned to read it.

However, after starting the novel, Bai Xuege was shocked!

He opened the novel again in disbelief and found that he was not blind. The male lead was really Su Qing, and there was no female lead. There was only another male leader, called Cheng Han!

Bai Xuege: …

Bai Xuege thinks he understands!

He had another newfound understanding!

He wondered why Shen Qingshu suddenly wanted to be a producer and make a film. So it’s this!

Good guy!

What a great guy!

He is too awesome!

He looked at what was in front of him – [Cheng Han stooped down, leaned close to Su Qing, and took the book out of his hand. His voice was soft and arrogant, “You haven’t answered my question yet.”

Su Qing looked at him coldly, “Give it back to me.”

Cheng Han shook the book in his hand, “I don’t want to.”

Su Qing reached out to grab the book. Cheng Han hurriedly lifted it up and tossed it between his left and right hands.

Suddenly, someone bumped into Su Qing, making him accidentally bump into Cheng Han’s arms. His lips rubbed against his shoulder and neck, and burned Cheng Han’s heart like sparks.]

Snow White Song: Wow~Wow~

1 Pink = fans

Black = black powder, anti’s, sunspots 

TN: Haha I love BXG and I can’t wait to see how he reacts (^ิ艸^ิ)