102 He Wonst Be That Unlucky (1/2)
With the words from two powerful players, almost everyone in the business tried to locate Brother Shuang. Fang Mo was a no-go; he was not in the entertainment industry, so normal individuals would not be able to get the information from him even if they wanted to. An unknown character even wanted to try threatening the CEO of Noah Real Estate‽ That was no different from suicide.
For people like Eva who had been impressed by Brother Shuang before had that 'Damn! I have seen this person.' Then? Then, there was nothing. So what if they had seen him before? Could they find him? Did they have his contact number? Hell, everyone had seen him before in the commercial!
When the entertainment industry started to get serious, they realized with a start that the mysterious man in the advert was nowhere to be found. No one had any idea where to search.
…Of course, there was still that one person hiding among the feckless crowd who knew about Ye Shuang—Ou Qianru, whose offer was once rejected by the Ye family.
As Ye Shuang's future sister-in-law, Ou Qianru did not need any reason to visit the Ye family. She was a busy woman, unlike Luo Ce who was still rolling around the industry with a bunch of C-list celebrities. Ou Qianru's business was huge, and her schedule was full. As a manager of a certain stature, Ou Qianru had a complete team working under her like make-up artists, personal assistants, and drivers. They were there to serve the biggest and brightest stars under Ou Qianru. Therefore, unless there was a serious contract that needed her presence, Ou Qianru would not be there for normal cases.
It was because of this that Ou Qianru managed to clear her schedule to pay a special visit to the Ye family.
”I told you before that the man will be famous,” Ou Qianru grumbled with heartache as she pulled out presents from her luggage. ”You see, he is famous from just one commercial. Even Director Zhou is looking for him. If he would just walk around with Ah Ce, then he'll be able to fight for more exposure like more lines even if it's just for an extra. By the way, Uncle Ye, this is wine I brought back from France. The taste is not bad, give it a try.”
Mother Ye was rather embarrassed. After all, Ou Qianru was close family. She was respectful to her elders and had a good relationship with both Ye Feng and Ye Shuang. If not for Ye Shuang's unique condition, they would definitely have helped her.
”At the end of the day, the man will be an extra, what can he get from more lines?” Little Brother Ye asked heartlessly.
Before Ou Qianru answered, Ye Shuang, as an expert who had been to a few film sets before, explained seriously, ”Well, for example, when a group of extras play soldiers that are being demolished, the few lucky ones will have focused shots showing them dying on screen.”
Little Brother Ye gasped. ”That's all‽”
Ou Qianru blushed from slight embarrassment. ”Even though the people Ah Ce leads are not that mainstream, he has to do his best for them.”
Little Brother Ye turned to her with curiosity. ”Like how?”
”…Like if a bunch of extras are chasing after someone in the night, one of them might be given the chance to shout, 'Look!' Something like that.” Ou Qianru thought for a while, but afraid that they might get the wrong idea, she immediately added, ”This is the nature for extras. They are only given less than a second, but as time goes on, they might slowly gather popularity. Other than those who are fortunate or have special talents, this is how most actors have their humble beginnings. That king of comedy from Hong Kong was an extra for seven years before he caught his big break, remember?”
”Seven years… By then Qianru, you would be old already. Is it okay for you to have the baby with Ah Ce at forty‽” Mother Ye said worriedly.
Ou Qianru felt like coughing blood. Now was not the time to discuss what age was suitable for her to have a child; the key was that the man had already created such a commotion within the industry, so it was only a matter of time until he was discovered. If he was going to participate in Director Zhou's latest movie eventually, why not benefit Luo Ce with this chance?
Ye Shuang and Little Brother Ye had purposely been called home to deal with Ou Qianru. Ye Shuang naturally knew what Ou Qianru meant. Since Luo Ce was her cousin and if it did not hurt anyone, giving a family member a helping hand was no biggie.
Furthermore, Ou Qianru was already very kind toward them. She came over to the Ye family to mumble and grumble, but she had not said a word to the outsiders. If she wanted to, she could have leaked the information.
Ye Shuang sighed. ”Sister Qianru, it's not that we do not want to help you, but Brother Shuang has already gone to Shanghai for work. He will not return anytime soon… Besides, he really has no interest in entering the entertainment industry, can't you suggest another candidate to that Director Zhou?”
”I'm not famous enough to even see Director Zhou, much less make a recommendation for his character. Wait a minute, you said he is currently in Shanghai‽” Ou Qianru clapped, and a glow lit up her eyes.