Chapter 14: The True Actor

Many years later, the excessively beautiful young girl conquered everyone with her strength and charm, standing at the top of the circle where no one could reach. However, Han Jing still couldn't forget her firm words: "I want to be a real actress."

At this moment, she stood in the midst of wind and snow, the biting cold wind making it difficult for her to open her eyes. Everything in the world was blurred by the wind and snow, except for her, who stood out vividly and clearly.

The sky was dark, the world was snow-white, and she stood like a light between black and white. She illuminated the darkness and penetrated the snow-white, shining like the bright moon in the sky, outshining everyone.

"Good, I finally found the Xia Hong I wanted," Han Jing said with great joy. "Before I met you, my purpose in making this movie was only for public welfare. You should have noticed that the script of this movie is thin. I never thought of making money from it. It's a true story, and it's also a work that I have been dedicated to changing impoverished areas for these years. However, my energy and ability are limited. In fact, I see this movie more as a promotional film. You have changed me, and I believe you can give this movie a soul."

If a movie has a soul, it can infect more people.

"To be honest, Teacher Han, I didn't take on this movie with noble intentions. I just valued this movie as my own stage," Yun Xiangxiang said. Yes, what attracted her was that this movie was her unique stage. There wasn't even a supporting role in this movie, not even her cousin who had a significant role, could be considered a minor character.

Even the lead role couldn't be as clean and transparent to this extent, which made this role even more challenging.

"Hahaha, I like your honesty," Han Jing patted Yun Xiangxiang's shoulder. "You can rest assured, I'm not short of money. You are the only lead in this movie, and there are no other investors meddling. It's a work where you and I have the final say!"

Han Jing, she really wasn't short of money, not to mention her considerable wealth before she retired from the entertainment industry. Later, she married into a wealthy family in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong media, when she divorced, although she didn't get custody of her son, she received a billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to eight hundred million RMB, regardless of the truth of the rumors.

Since Han Jing said so confidently, Yun Xiangxiang naturally felt more at ease.

One thing she liked about Han Jing was that she had been a female artist dedicated to public welfare for more than twenty years. Because Han Jing had also been a part of Huan Entertainment Century, but she happened to leave the entertainment industry and got married when Han Jing entered. However, there were still many rumors about her in Huan Entertainment Century.

Seeing Han Jing in person, Yun Xiangxiang felt that Han Jing was even better than she had imagined.

Moreover, Han Jing called herself a teacher, which was different from Yun Xiangxiang calling her a teacher. "In the future, please teach me a lot, Teacher."

The two of them chatted happily, and even Han Jing began to like Yun Xiangxiang. Their conversation was no longer as formal as it was at the beginning. Han Jing didn't have a daughter herself. She gave birth to a son at the age of thirty-four and never got pregnant again. She thought that if she hadn't been in this industry, she would have had a daughter as big as Yun Xiangxiang.

Seeing the happy and relaxed daughter and Han Jing, Yun Zhibin, who was like a mother and daughter, had a worried look on his face.

At first, when he heard that the children in the impoverished mountain areas were studying the script diligently, Yun Zhibin was very happy. With Yun Xiangxiang's promise not to let it affect her grades, Yun Zhibin naturally agreed. After personally seeing the harsh shooting environment and learning about the possible difficulties in the shooting process from the screenwriter, Yun Zhibin was left feeling anxious.

He also had selfish motives. His clever and obedient daughter had never experienced such hardships and suffering. She wasn't a son. If it were Yun Lin, he could bear to see him suffer, but it was his cherished daughter.

"Xiangxiang, this movie..."

Back at the hotel, Yun Zhibin deliberately took his son to his daughter's room, wanting to persuade her to give up.

"Dad, I know you're worried about me, but I really like this script," Yun Xiangxiang said firmly. "Dad, do you know, after seeing the shooting location today and understanding the local situation, I feel really grateful. I'm grateful that I was born into our family and became your and Mom's child. But there are still many children in the world who live in such difficult and harsh environments. We alone can't change much, we can only let more people know and care. I also want more children like me, who grew up in a greenhouse, to learn to be grateful and cherish. Dad, this is a very meaningful movie."

Yun Zhibin was moved to tears by his daughter's words. He reached out and touched his son, who had been mischievous and lively in the past but was unusually silent today, knowing that today's experience had changed the mindset of the two children. Yun Zhibin also knew that there were more children who needed this kind of change.

But this movie was really more terrifying than war or adventure movies, especially since Han Jing demanded that everything be shot on location. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could see the misty cliffs and the rugged, rocky paths where one could only walk with one foot against the rock wall. He felt that if his daughter made this movie, he wouldn't be able to sleep well.

"Dad, don't worry about me," Yun Xiangxiang knew Yun Zhibin's concerns. She held Yun Zhibin's hands. "Dad, when I climb mountains and walk on mountain roads, I'm always secured with safety ropes. Do you think the crew would dare to take risks? No one wants to bear the burden of someone's life, right? Dad, please trust me a little."

"Can't let your mom know," Yun Zhibin finally compromised.

Yun Xiangxiang was now glad that Su Xiuling was pregnant and couldn't come with them. Otherwise, if Su Xiuling saw all this, she would probably go crazy. She would rather have her daughter hate her than let Yun Xiangxiang take on this movie. Yun Zhibin had to be more resolute as a man. However, Yun Xiangxiang didn't dare tell Yun Zhibin about Han Jing's demand for her to lose weight to an unhealthy extent.

After persuading Yun Zhibin, she immediately negotiated the contract with Han Jing. Yun Xiangxiang watched Yun Zhibin and felt that he had the air of her agent.

Han Jing was very generous and gave Yun Xiangxiang a pre-tax payment of ten million yuan for this movie, which stunned Yun Zhibin.

Ten million yuan! Even in the entertainment industry, that was the treatment of a top-tier or A-list actor. Yun Xiangxiang originally thought she would be given two or three million yuan before tax, and after tax, one or two million yuan would be good. Now, after tax, it was six to eight million yuan!

"Teacher Yun, you've seen how difficult it is to shoot this movie, and the shooting period is long. Xiangxiang is a newcomer, but she is the only lead in this movie, and my total investment will definitely exceed twenty million yuan," Han Jing explained to Yun Zhibin.

This was the reason to persuade Yun Zhibin. Then Han Jing turned to Yun Xiangxiang and said, "When you sign with a talent agency in the future, your value will be different. Since you want to go down this path, I hope you can go further. You deserve it."