He walks the career path in Shurachang

A two-meter-long lotus rotating crystal chandelier hangs on the arched dome of the banquet hall. The brilliant halo illuminates every laughing and chatting VIP on the dance floor.

The concert hall is a famous orchestra from Vienna, whose performance is famous for its melodious and moving performance.

The sound of exotic music echoed soothingly in the ears of the guests, and people in bright clothes danced on the dance floor with their skirts swaying and their faces full of fragrance.

"...The ball is a custom, and there will be a charity auction later."

On the dance floor, Lin Yuqing held Shang Heng's hand and danced slowly and leisurely. The two of them were very close, and when they spoke, their warm breaths fell on each other's cheeks, and their deep voices were like whispers.

The sound of the music is full of romantic sentiment, Lin Yuqing is like a fish in water in such an atmosphere, stepping on the beat tacitly with Shang Heng.

"Why am I always doing the women's step?"

Shang Heng held his waist, swayed and spun with Lin Yuqing, and said naturally: "Because I only know how to dance."

Lin Yuqing pursed her lips helplessly: "Okay, okay, as long as you're happy."

The left and right are either ambiguous handsome men or beautiful women, or lovers who are in love with each other. Every now and then, there will be well-known entertainers in the entertainment industry who will give Lin Yuqing a glance.

Shang Heng looked left and right for a while, and asked: "Mr. Lin, why don't you go find your beautiful women and let me attract hatred for my [-]th line?"

Lin Yuqing smiled and said, "Doesn't it feel good to be the center of attention? Don't you like this, so you set foot in the entertainment circle?"

"Of course not, I'm here to make money." Shang Heng said honestly.

Lin Yuqing: "Since that's the case, you know that you have the opportunity to act in that suspense drama. Like the plot arranged in the book, you won the Best Newcomer Award. Why did you call me to tell me?"

"This is a good opportunity to gain both fame and fortune, just give it to me?"

Shang Heng pursed his lips: "That's not to deceive you to help me realize the prophecy. I thought I sold you a piece of good news, but who would have thought that you already knew it, and this news is worthless."

He smiled embarrassedly: "I seem to have taken advantage of you."

Lin Yuqing shook her head: "For me, that's just icing on the cake, but for a newcomer, it's a real gift of help in the snow. You really don't want it?"

Shang Heng: "Well, to tell you the truth, in fact, I don't know anything about acting, and I can't act at all."

Lin Yuqing showed a smile that she had expected: "For the sake of your honesty, I also tell you two news, one good news and one bad news."

Shang Heng raised his eyebrows: "Let's talk about the bad first."

Lin Yuqing: "I have already contacted Director Lu of that suspense film, and as expected, the salary he can offer is very low. Of course, this is not the point. I am willing to reduce the salary to play the role. The point is that he can't get it now. Investment, whether the project can start, I am afraid it is still unknown."

Shang Heng frowned slowly: "How could this be? How much do you remember about the plot?"

Lin Yuqing pursed her lips helplessly: "I just saw a little by accident. Speaking of which, this matter may have something to do with you."

Shang Heng: "Me?"

Lin Yuqing said: "Because according to the original plot, after Director Lu was rejected by me, he found several actors, but none of them succeeded. By chance, he found you as the protagonist of the newcomer, and the gold master behind the protagonist..."

Speaking of this, Lin Yuqing paused slightly, and glanced across the dance floor, just happened to bump into Gu Lin standing on the edge of the dance floor, surrounded by a few partners, but looked at the center of the dance floor from time to time.

Lin Yuqing calmly pulled Shang Heng to turn around, blocking his sight.

"The golden patron behind the scenes invested money, and the suspense film that Director Lu almost died in was successfully approved and filming started."

Shang Heng immediately understood: "You mean, the plot was changed because of me, Gu Lin didn't contribute capital, director Lu couldn't get the investment, so this line was broken?"

Lin Yuqing nodded regretfully.

"Haven't you gone to see Gu Lin?"

Lin Yuqing was helpless: "Mr. Gu seems to have some prejudice against me. He heard that it was me who played the leading role, so he directly rejected it."

Shang Heng: "Then what is the good news you said?"

Lin Yuqing raised her chin and nodded towards another corner of the dance floor: "The good news is that Director Lu is also in the banquet hall, right there, trying to find ways to raise funds. This is his debut work, and he doesn't want to give up."

"He sold the house he lived in, borrowed money from everywhere, and raised 200 million, which was far from enough. I wanted to introduce some investors for him, but this area is too small, and the investors are not good-looking. In my opinion For the sake of face, Lin Lin always collected 300 million."

"I don't have a lot of cash flow, and I can only invest another 500 million at most. At present, it is only 1 million at most. For a film with excellent quality, it is still stretched."

Shang Heng thought for a while: "You told me this, do you hope that I can find a way to get investment?"

Lin Yuqing: "I tried my best. Whether you succeed or not depends on your ability. If you really can't get the project approved, I can only go back and act in that romance movie. Although I won't make much money, it's fine if I don't lose money."

Shang Heng looked into Lin Yuqing's eyes: "Mr. Lin, if you play the role, do you have the confidence to win another gold medal?"

Lin Yuqing was slightly taken aback. Since he passed through the book, the original owner of this identity already has the title of double gold actor, but in his eyes, these honors belong to the original character, not to himself.

Once upon a time, he also used to sleep and forget food and sleep to study a character. He had no backing, no resources, and hit the laurels with his own strength, but he still failed to do so.

Lin Yuqing restrained her usual casual smile, looked at Shang Heng and nodded seriously: "Of course."

Shang Heng took a deep breath: "Take me to see Director Lu."

Lin Yuqing's eyes showed surprise: "You really have a way?"

Shang Heng: "People always come up with solutions."

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In the corner of the banquet hall, a pudgy middle-aged man was sitting on the sofa. His thick glasses weighed down the bridge of his nose. He was unattractive, with natural eight-character eyebrows, always carrying a sad expression.

Seeing Lin Yuqing walking with Shang Heng, Director Lu looked very excited, even raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Lin, who is this?"

Lin Yuqing smiled: "This is Shang Heng, the one who persuaded me to take your role."

Lin Yuqing winked at Shang Heng, who was taken aback, and Director Lu had already grasped his hand:

"Mr. Shang, I have admired you for a long time. You are so young and have a vicious vision! These days, there are not many good people like you. If you can invest in me, I will definitely repay you in my next life, Lao Lu!"

Shang Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Director Lu, it's too serious. I don't know the cost of your budget, how much money is there?"

"Not much, not much!" Director Lu didn't care whether Shang Heng was a big shot or not, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, he shook his hand desperately.

"I have already raised 1 million, you only need to invest another 999 million, I promise you will earn ten times more!"

The corner of Shang Heng's mouth twitched: "..."

In order to say less than one digit, Director Lu also tried his best.

Faced with Director Lu who was full of expectations, Shang Heng was a little embarrassed. He didn't have 999 million, he only had the 100 million sponsorship money, half of which had to be returned to Gu Lin, and the other public welfare ambassador's endorsement fee was almost 100 million.

As for Shang Heng, he is still a poor little man who has no car and no house, and relies entirely on Rong Zhi's help.

The start-up capital is also too little.

Director Lu secretly observed Shang Heng's expression. Seeing his distressed face, he was afraid that he would scare away the little hope he finally got, so he gritted his teeth: "500 million! Another 500 million will be enough, even if I don't eat or drink. Get this movie out!"

Shang Heng looked at the sweaty middle-aged man in front of him with great interest: "Director Lu, why are you so obsessed with this drama? I heard that you even sold your house, so where do you live?"

Director Lu wiped the sweat from his forehead, his hands were a little nervous: "I rented a capsule apartment, it's a bit small, but it's okay."

"This script is the posthumous work of my deceased wife. She is a very talented novelist. When I got married, I promised her that I would make a movie for her. It's a pity..."

Director Lu reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, and his bright eyes dimmed instantly. Soon, he cheered up again, like a young man full of energy, and laughed: "Stop saying these pretentious words, it's boring."

From the corner of his eye, Shang Heng caught a glimpse of the old leather shoes of the other party. Although the uppers had been wiped vigorously, they could still see the vicissitudes of running through the streets and alleys.

Before he and Lin Yuqing arrived, Director Lu wandered around with the script, trying to sell it to everyone he met with a smile on his face, his mouth was dry, and he got a few blisters.

Shang Heng looked at him deeply and sighed.

The original book only describes the brilliance of successful people and the joy of a good harvest, but how can it spend too much ink on the sadness behind the little people?

Director Lu watched Shang Heng remain silent, more and more disappointed, but still forced a smile: "It's okay, let's make friends, in the future..."

"I voted." Shang Heng said suddenly.

Both Director Lu and Lin Yuqing were taken aback for a moment. The former's eyes widened immediately, with an expression of disbelief, his cheeks trembling slightly with excitement: "Mr. Shang, you...are you serious?"

Lin Yuqing looked at Shang Heng suspiciously, where did he get the money?

Shang Heng smiled slightly, and said affirmatively: "I voted, 500 million, but I only have 200 million on hand now, you can set up the project first, and I will figure out a way for the rest of the funds. Make sure to start the show."

Director Lu stammered: "Why, why? You are willing to take such a big risk... This script is obviously a niche subject..."

Of course, Shang Heng couldn't say that he knew the plot. He glanced at Lin Yuqing and said with a smile, "I'm optimistic about Teacher Lin's strength, and you, Director Lu."

Director Lu's eyes turned red, and he slammed his arms across his cheeks. He was so excited that he almost cried, and his voice was crying incoherently: "Thank you, Mr. Shang, thank you, I... have never been so optimistic about me, no one is sure. I……"

Shang Heng smiled, and then began to worry again. If this big talk is out, he can't pierce his own cowhide, right?

Lin Yuqing looked at his rolling eyes, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "You don't intend to borrow money from Gu Lin, do you?"

Shang Heng hammered his palm: "Mr. Lin has a good idea."

Lin Yu froze for a moment, squinted his eyes: "No."

Shang Heng looked at him suspiciously: "Why?"

Lin Yuqing inserted her five fingers into her hair, plowed a handful of half-length hair, pressed the tip of her tongue against her lower teeth, and said slowly, "I don't like to see you with Gu Lin, can't I?"

Before Shang Heng could speak, a low voice behind him drifted into their ears displeased.

"Mr. Lin." Gu Lin stood behind him with one hand in his pocket, lowered his brows, his eyes were cold, "What a coincidence, I don't like it either."