CHAPTER 79: THE PERFECT CANDIDATE

Thinking of that unpleasant moment before, Rong Zhenghao expression grew even darker.

"Forget it. I’ll go ask him myself."

When Rong Zhenghao hung up the phone, the heavy pressure around him felt frightening.

No one would ever imagine that the elegant, gentle and perfectly mannered film emperor who shone on stage and on camera could have such a side in private.

He said he would go ask Xiaoyu personally, but he impatiently tossed his phone onto the table beside him.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and let out a slow sigh.

His long fingers rubbed the area between his eyebrows again and again.

His assistant, Tang Xinci, stood carefully to the side. Seeing his mood, he didn’t even dare speak loudly.

Feeling guilty, Tang Xinci whispered, "Brother Rong... I... I’m really sorry. This whole thing is my fault..."

Rong Zhenghao opened his eyes and glanced at Tang Xinci before saying, "Forget it. I can’t blame you."

To be honest, there was no clear way to decide who was truly at fault in this situation.

These days, Rong Zhenghao had been fully absorbed in filming with the production team.

The production was so high-level that, back when it was announced, countless people in the industry watched it closely, all wanting a piece of this huge opportunity.

Just looking at the director of the project was enough.

It was Director Bai Jing, a legendary filmmaker who had created countless classic movies and was famous both in the country and abroad.

And the film they were shooting now was said to be his "white moonlight," a story he had held in his heart for many years.

The script took an extremely long time to polish.

Even the preparation period alone lasted who knew how long.

Director Bai personally oversaw everything, from casting to filming to editing. He kept strict control over every detail.

People said this movie was not only aiming for awards, but also aiming to become a true classic, even a "masterpiece" that could never be repeated.

Because of this, the film would undoubtedly push Rong Zhenghao career to a height that was hard to imagine.

So earlier, he had rejected several unnecessary projects and fully devoted himself to this film.

Director Bai’s standards for this movie were so strict that it was almost exaggerated.

Even during casting, as long as a single thing didn’t match his feeling, no matter how powerful the actor’s connections were, Director Bai would not agree.

Some people cursed him behind his back, saying he was like a stone in a filthy pit, both smelly and hard.

The result of such extreme pickiness was that despite filming more than half the movie, with the final scenes approaching, one important character in the script still hadn’t found a suitable actor.

This made Director Bai worry so much that his already thin hair now looked even sparser.

His temper also became even worse.

Anyone who suggested that he lower his standards, find an actor who was "close enough," change the character’s setting, or simply cut down the scenes was immediately scolded by the fiery Director Bai.

Because of that, even though the rest of the filming was going smoothly, a heavy pressure hovered over the entire crew.

Everyone’s nerves were stretched tight.

But one day, the staff suddenly realized, Director Bai was smiling today!

Not a cold sneer, not a mocking smile, but a real smile, like he had genuinely found something that made him happy!!

He held his phone, looked at something on the screen and burst out laughing, shouting loudly, "Yes, yes, yes! This feeling! I finally found it! This is exactly the feeling I wanted!!"

But before the crew could relax, Director Bai’s expression suddenly dropped again, turning him back into a human bomb that could explode at any second.

The staff: "..."

Heavens... being a poor worker was really too hard!

Because Rong Zhenghao had high status in the industry and also had a pretty good relationship with Director Bai, he couldn’t help speaking up.

"Director Bai, please take it easy. If this continues, the whole crew will end up mentally exhausted because of you."

Hearing Rong Zhenghao’s words, Director Bai didn’t get angry. Instead, he held his phone up and rushed over excitedly.

"Xiaohao, heaven hasn’t abandoned me! I finally found someone to play the younger brother!" He opened his photo album and showed Rong Zhenghao a picture. "Look! Isn’t he perfect?! This is exactly the feeling I wanted!!"

Rong Zhenghao stared at the picture on the screen. It was a low resolution picture but extremely atmospheric stage photo.

Red hair like flowing seaweed and a shimmering fish tail...

Rong Zhenghao stayed silent.

Only that silent could express his feelings.

Director Bai was still switching between excitement and despair as he complained that he had finally found the contact information of this "mermaid" performer, but no matter what he did, the person refused to reply.

But Rong Zhenghao’s assistant, Tang Xinci, widened his eyes the moment he saw the photo.

"Brother Rong, isn’t this your younger brother?"

Rong Zhenghao: "..."

His expression still looked like a smile, but the vein on his forehead twitched uncontrollably.

Tang Xinci had been working by his side for over a year.

Although it wasn’t right for an assistant to dig into his boss’s private matters, after spending so much time together, he more or less understood that the relationship between Rong Zhenghao and his younger brother didn’t seem very good.

When he saw the photo on Director Bai’s phone just now, he felt it looked familiar.

Thinking a bit more, he remembered seeing it on the hot search last month.

Rong Zhenghao had seen it too.

He had gone quiet for a moment after seeing it, then even saved the photo.

So Tang Xinci felt like he had just lost his mind. After blurting out those words, he wished he could slap his own mouth.

His boss’s younger brother was his boss going to fail to recognize him himself? Why did he have to speak up? Why?!