Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  "Sister Cami." When Paganini drove the car to the side, a young man got out of the car and respectfully said to Cami, "Also Mr. Lin, please get in the car."

  The whole car was silent, with pairs of egg-sized eyes staring fixedly at that car.

  "Hua Xia... are you using this car to pick up the artist?" A newcomer's eyes widened, if his eyeballs could fly out, they would definitely stick to that Pagani.

  "Let me become a layer of paint on it, I'm willing to enjoy it."

  Cai Dekuan smiled wryly and withdrew his gaze, saying to Sun Lei, "If we had gotten off the car and said a few words earlier, perhaps we would have been part of this procession by now."

  "Are there just a few seats left up there? Do you want to sit in the trunk?"

  The driver opened the car door for CAMI, who got in with a flourish and beckoned to Lin Xiao "Get in."

  Lin Xiao also smiled, this feeling of being "the target of public criticism" was actually quite good.

  Not to mention people, the big bus is now as quiet as a loyal dog, afraid of suddenly starting and scratching off a piece of paint from the sports car. The driver's eyes are even redder, staring at the Pagani with a gaze like staring at a world-class beauty.

  "Bang!" The car door closed, as if it had struck a wooden fish for the crowd of onlookers, almost everyone was stunned, staring blankly as the beautiful woman drove away.

  The bus drove away into the distance.

  "Hmm... " Finally someone reacted, savoring the famous dish with a smack of their lips. "Lin Ge is actually on Pagani..."

  "No way, I'll definitely ask him about this car when I get back! If I can afford to buy one in my lifetime, I'll be completely satisfied!"

  In the midst of all the discussion, the Paganini in front suddenly disappeared without a trace. The big bus finally started slowly, but everyone felt that the extremely comfortable big bus was not so comfortable now.

  "Thanks a lot, Cami." Lin Xiao sat in the car, blowing in the fresh evening wind, watching the sunset weave a brocade on the grassland, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

  "Thanks for letting us go, Mr. Chu. This is his private car. Old Master Chu gave it to him as a graduation gift." CAMI and he are both sitting in the back row.

  Lin Xiao nodded, but suddenly froze "College graduate? Is this last year's model? How old is he?"

  "Call Chu in charge!" CAMI said discontentedly "Four years older than you, 24."

  This time, even Lin Xiao couldn't help but curse under his breath, and it seemed that the psychology of resentment was not unfounded.

  "But how did you manage to borrow his private car?" He looked at CAMI with curiosity "And what is it doing here?"

  "Is it asking if I'm here or the car is here?" CAMI smiled and explained simply, "You've forgotten that Yongle was from Inner Mongolia, right? They later moved to Wuhan. There's an important subsidiary here. This car has been here for years, I specifically borrowed it to give you a sense of presence."

  "Never mind that." Cami waved her hand. "That Xu Ziyao, he was a classmate of mine at the affiliated school of Nanjing University. Unfortunately, his grades were quite poor back then, but fortunately, I got to know him as my tutoring student because of that. We can be considered old acquaintances. This time, I'm convinced it's just that man's doing, do you know why?"

  "Don't you want to make a big deal out of this?" Lin sighed regretfully, but he actually hoped it would get bigger. Li Rui hadn't even seen the person yet, and his hand was already reaching out, which would have made anyone uncomfortable.

  "What are you sighing about?!" CAMI was furious. "Is this matter that easy to settle?! Why did I come here? Because I came here representing Huaxia! It's the company's stance in negotiating with them! Who doesn't know that Huaxia has Yongle as its backing? In other words, Huaxia itself can invest in movies. They don't want to fall out with us! Or do you think Xu Ziyao is just a classmate of mine and that's why we're so close?"

  After taking a deep breath, she continued to say "This matter can't be made public, I've investigated the people from the production side, Li Ruijin, 24 years old, has been in the industry for more than two years, and his acting skills are not bad. The company has arranged several roles for him, and he has received praise from a few veteran actors. This time they gave him an important role to help him rise."

  As she said that, she picked up an entertainment magazine with shiny black characters on it, which almost blinded Lin Xiao's eyes.

  "Chen Daoming's praised newcomer, new star in the entertainment industry Lin Xiao."

  "If it weren't for this magazine, I wouldn't have known you're such a great actor. But the trouble is also here." CAMI thought and said "If you overdo it, it's completely not giving them face, after a while, the other party may forget that Li Ruijin is a newcomer, but they won't forget that you didn't give face. If you act normally, not only will the people who praised you be unhappy, but also it will be unfavorable to the company."

  "Sister Cami." Lin Xiao said seriously "I never thought of giving up."

  CAMI sighed "When things go too far, they are easily broken. This circle is very deep, and pulling one hair can move the whole body. It's not as simple as you think."

  "I never thought it would be so simple." Lin Xiao said lightly, having experienced the ups and downs of his past life for several years, he had seen all sorts of dirty things. But precisely because of this, he wouldn't make some moves that newcomers would.

  He didn't continue speaking, and CAMI also remained silent, with both of them gazing at the scenery on either side. After a while, Lin Xiao repeated, "I never thought I'd be letting water!"

  Cami turned her head back expressionlessly, against the sun, and for a moment, her expression couldn't be seen.

  "Give me a reason."

  "I have three reasons." Lin Xiao said slowly and calmly, "I have my own path, and I know how to achieve it. This is a very good opportunity. I don't want to let it become mediocre. I can not try my best, but I will definitely regret it!"

  "Can you guarantee that the next play will have such a good opportunity?"

  "Can you guarantee that there will be a director and a movie emperor who values you in the next play?"

  "Can you guarantee that your next play will hit CCTV's 8 o'clock prime time slot?"

  Three questions left even CAMI speechless.

  "So, I only know that grasping the present is what I should do." Lin Xiao looked at CAMI seriously, his eyes unwavering and firm, reiterating "I absolutely will not slack off here!"

  Cami didn't speak and remained silent for a few minutes before asking in an uncertain tone, "Is it worth the trouble of offending an investor?"

  "In this circle, to rise up, you must offend others while gaining. For example, Liu Congde, I've never offended him, but he's always thinking of stepping on me. Lin Xiao suddenly laughed "But I'm very happy. Because this shows that I'm excellent. He's jealous, he's not as good as me, that's why he has such thoughts."

  "Li Ruijin is the same, although we've never met before, I've never been afraid of him, even if his acting skills are at a movie emperor level. Because he was scared first, he didn't have confidence! This kind of person isn't worthy of being my opponent. Only when there's no one left to envy me will I feel afraid."

  "That proves you're worthless." CAMI also burst out laughing "The company doesn't need artists like that either."

  "Sister Cami, did you agree?"

  The agent sighed "Agents are like another parent to the artist, when the children make a decision and it's not a bad one, parents can only support."

  Lin Xiao took a deep breath and solemnly said "thank you."

  "I really suspect you're a newcomer." CAMI gave him a glance, "You think so thoroughly, many people who have been in the circle for two years can't see through it."

  "But be careful, there are many dark secrets in the circle. What you're experiencing now is just the tip of the iceberg." CAMI also warned, "Little ghosts are the most troublesome, they don't care about status or face, they just want to make things difficult for you. People like this, either don't provoke them, or if you do, stomp them to death with one foot. Let them know that you're someone even the King of Hell wouldn't dare to collect."

  "I know."

  The topic ended here, and the two of them started talking about something else. Lin Xiao asked about Li Hao and knew that he was doing well, so he felt relieved.

  Pagnani's speed was so fast that he soon saw the second car.

  Cami snapped her fingers and the car slowed down.

  "Give everyone a face and also be convenient for ourselves." She said slowly, the Paganini was far behind the second car.

  Wulanbutong is a vast grassland.

  When the sunset's afterglow spreads across the grassland, that beauty is enough to shock people's souls.

  Humans always have an inexplicable sense of reverence for grand things. Three large buses, a sports car, and everyone on them was shocked by this breathtaking view.

  The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's near dusk. No matter how good the scenery is, there will be a time to drop the curtain. After 6 o'clock, all cars have arrived in Ulan Bator.

  On the vast grassland like the sea, more than a dozen large tents stood tall, modeled after the Qing Dynasty's style, made with great precision and resemblance.

  Only a big production can have such a brushstroke. Lin Xiao looked at it and once again firmly decided that he must act well.

  Cami also felt a bit sentimental, and she gently patted Lin Xiao's shoulder. "Act well, with such beautiful scenery, when you become a movie emperor, there will be plenty of opportunities. And at that time, it will be others who ask you to go see them."

  Lin Xiao nodded heavily.

  In a place far away from the tent, there was a small village where the crew lived. However, no one went to the village first, but instead rushed straight to the tent in an orderly manner.

  The tent had already been set up by someone, with lanterns lit up all around, making this place as bright as daytime.

  "We're here!" "We've finally arrived!" "This is the prairie! I've never been here before!" "It's so beautiful! I saw the scenery from the car just now and almost couldn't breathe!"

  Young people, with a face full of longing, while old men just took a nostalgic glance and went into the "warm-up".

  "I also live in that village." After getting off the car, CAMI parked the car far away and said to Lin Xiao "I originally wanted to stay here all the time, but after hearing your thoughts, I think it's not necessary. Help you out, let them know that Huaxia is not a paper tiger, other things, you should be able to handle."

  As the two walked onto the set, suddenly, waves of fiery gazes fell upon them, that sports car was just too cool.

  Several newcomers wanted to come up and chat, but after seeing CAMI's expression, they retreated.

  "Oh? Sister Cami?" A man with a slightly bald head walked over, accompanied by two people, one of whom was a young man around 25 or 26 years old, and the other was none other than Qian Manager, his arch-nemesis.

  When he saw Lin Xiao, his face fell on the spot.

  "Director Xu?" CAMI smiled brightly "It's been many years since we last met, right?"

  "Really? Haven't seen each other since returning to the country." Xu Ziyao burst out laughing and shook hands with CAMI enthusiastically, then turned around and said to Lin Xiao with a smile "Is this Lin Xiao? Indeed, the younger generation surpasses the older one, the vision of the movie emperor and queen is indeed sharp."

  After a few minutes of conversation, Xu Ziyao smiled and pointed to the two people beside him, saying meaningfully: "These two, one is producer Qian, I'm sure Xiao Lin is already very familiar with him? The other one is called Li Ruijin. I heard that when you two arrived, you definitely wanted to come over and take a look."