Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 289: First Investment in a Web Drama — The Emperor’s Mandate Gets a Release Date!

Ding Wanyu actually didnʼt show much embarrassment. Instead, she examined Xiao He seriously, her gaze calm and composed. After a long silence, she finally said, ”Indeed, the perfect man in this world can be acted out. He simply doesnʼt exist in reality.”

Shu Yuxiu was an act, and Xiao He was also an act.

Xiao He: …

Xiao He didnʼt even know how to respond to Ding Wanyuʼs statement.

After saying this, Ding Wanyu was the first to let out a soft chuckle. ”Sorry, I got too deep into the role recently and thought about some of my own past. I hope I didnʼt make you uncomfortable.”

Xiao He quickly waved his hand. ”Itʼs fine, itʼs fine, not at all.”

At most, he just felt a bit guilty.

”Shu Yuxiu is truly scum.”

Ding Wanyu murmured softly, then asked Xiao He with some curiosity, ”What is Shu Yuxiuʼs final outcome? Can you tell me?”

Xiao He, however, shook his head. ”Sorry, I donʼt know either.”
”Thatʼs right, Director Ning does love creating this kind of suspense.”

Ding Wanyu nodded thoughtfully, then gave a light laugh.

Xiao He had an intuition that this senior had some unspeakable, sorrowful past.

”It seems Iʼll have to go to the cinema to find out the answer then.”

Ding Wanyu tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her expression gentle. When she looked at Xiao He again, she had returned to how she was during their first meeting—carrying the amiable and carefree demeanor of a senior, her tone warm. ”Well then, goodbye, Xiao He.”

”Goodbye, Teacher Ding.”

Soon, Ding Wanyu also left the island.

Xiao He continued to immerse himself in the filming of the following plot.

…

In the blink of an eye, time had already reached July.

During this period, Xiao He returned to the country again to participate in several other well-known star-studded events and award ceremonies.

Last year, Xiao He had quite a few standout roles. Apart from Meng Zetian, there were also Mu Ze and Shen Jue. These roles also earned Xiao He several awards at other ceremonies, though these awards were far less prestigious than the White Magnolia Awards.

Of course, with these activities, Xiao Heʼs reputation as a skilled actor, a new-generation talent, and a rising star with significant traffic was thoroughly established. His fanbase visibly grew, and the script invitations and other promotional offers that had previously decreased gradually recovered and began to increase again.

By the end of July, most of the filming for *No Bait* was basically complete, with only the final few versions of the grand finale remaining.

Thinking that he would soon finish filming here, Xiao He couldnʼt help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Shu Yuxiu was truly the most mentally exhausting character he had ever portrayed.

It was strange, really. When playing a lunatic or a serial killer, he never had this feeling. Only when playing Shu Yuxiu did he feel a sense of being drawn into the characterʼs world.

Logically, playing Shu Yuxiu shouldnʼt have been as pressuring on his acting skills as playing Yin Qi. After all, Shu Yuxiuʼs state of mind in many situations was quite similar to Xiao Heʼs own... But upon careful thought, that was actually somewhat terrifying. He and Shu Yuxiu were in a state of like attracting like.

Thinking about the *Record of Chasing the Wind* production team he was about to join next, Xiao He actually felt a bit impatient.

He urgently needed the righteous aura of Song Chenye to counterbalance Shu Yuxiuʼs influence.

Also, during the summer season at the end of July, a web palace intrigue drama titled *Imperial Decree* officially announced its broadcast date: August 12th.

This yearʼs summer season, breaking from tradition, did not revolve around immortal romance dramas but instead focused on grand female-led palace intrigue and household power struggles.

It was unclear whether the various platforms were deliberately competing or if the copyrights for this type of theme from the same period had all been sold out. Anyway, when netizens counted carefully, they discovered that this summer season, from start to finish, there were actually four works of the same genre preparing to air.