Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 60: Black Powder on the Face

Shen Jintai stared at Yan Qiuchi's photo trying to figure out the difference between him and the male protagonist. Why did everyone think that compared to Yan Qiuchi, he was the receiver when they saw him?

After a while of contemplating, he thought that their thoughts couldn't be blamed. After all this was a gentleman-type attacker that the author had spent a lot of time shaping. However, if they didn't use Yan Qiuchi as a reference, he felt that he would be the more obvious attacker if it was between him and Bai Qingquan.

The mind determines the temperament, and he is resolutely an attacker, even if his physique currently didn't resemble one. It's just not possible for him to a receiver.

The East Palace will be finished filming in less than month and Shen Jintai's schedule had been vacated. Qiu Hong however encountered difficulties. He couldn't attract investment for the original version of the script. The original edition was a literary and artistic film that had warm and soft feelings and no explosive point.

Shen Jintai: "How much investment do you need?"

Qiu Hong: "About 20 million*."

*About $314,000 USD in today's exchange rate. Compared to the average for an indie film, it's not that expensive (of course I'm looking at it from a US market).

Shen Jintai "What if I don't take remuneration?"

Qiu Hong: "It'll still be more than 10 million. The film is a chronological film that spans for a long period of time, which makes it more expensive. If I produce this film, I still hope to make it an abstract* film."

Clarity: the word used here is "textured", which I have been using a lot in the previous chapters. I did some research, and this is what they mean when they say texture in films: All films have texture. Texture has an important sensory dimension; it expresses the feel of something and thus evokes responses. It also encompasses broader expressions of quality and nature relating to the weaving of a cloth, a web, or a narrative.

If it was one or two million, Shen Jintai felt he could sponsor it. However, 10 million was out of his range.

Now that Shen Jintai was popuar, he could probably pull in investments using his name for <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night>. As the hottest actor in The East Palace, everyone was focused on what Shen Jintai's next project would be.

"I was really impressed with Touhua. After he made a big hit, he chose a literary and artistic movie. It seems that he truly wanted to take the path of an actor."

"The director of <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night> is Qiu Hong who made <Yellow Flowers of Yesterday>. I quite like this new director. He seems to have won an award for his last film."

"Although I admire Touhua's choice, I am not optimistic. Look at Bai Qingquan. He followed up The East Palace with a modern idol drama. This is the wisest choice. Touhua needs to explode again to consolidate his position to continue to flow this year and overflow next."

"Is <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night> the same plot your district was talking about? If so, I want to watch it. There should be a lot of passionate scenes. And Touhua's figure, tut tut."

"Touhua's figure is really the best. He was broadcasted last week laying on a bed with a loose-fitting shirt. I saw the barrage of all his fans complimenting him. Made me laugh to death."

"If the barrage is on when The East Palace is showing Touhua without clothes, it's almost impossible to watch. If <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night> is really the plot that we have seen before... My god, the flow of Touhua will explode."