After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 261: Keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight

In the days following the New Year, Ye Sanqing was busy preparing for matters related to "The Phoenix's Cry and Demon Subduing Record".

Before joining the production team for intensive training, she also had to meet with the actress who played the other female lead, Gu Zhaohua.

She hadn't fully followed up on this matter before, but based on feedback from Ye Jin'er and Ren Junxiao, she understood why the casting for this role had been delayed.

As mentioned before, given that she is the other female lead, most actresses who are suitable for the role are now worried about billing order, while those who don't care are mostly not good enough...

This already shows that they don't mind filming martial arts dramas that aren't well-received; there are even more people who wouldn't even watch a martial arts drama if they heard it was one.

But then, unexpectedly, someone appeared...

Ye Sanqing looked at the person opposite him and said, "Teacher Lin, hello, I've heard so much about you."

Lin Qianren's polite smile contained a hint of helplessness. "Master Ye, you're too kind. I'm the one who has long admired your name."

Ye Sanqing had looked at the other party's information. Lin Qianren came from the Lin family, a family of swordsmen. He was 28 years old and had won a swordsmanship championship in the past. He retired due to injury and turned to the entertainment industry, after which no one could be found.

The reason might be difficult to find out publicly, but it wasn't too difficult for Ye Jin'er. She quickly found out that Lin Qianren had refused the unspoken rules back then.

The pride of a martial artist clearly wouldn't allow her to do such a thing, so she's been sidelined for five years now.

Ye Sanqing observed the other person's appearance. Generally speaking, it fit Gu Zhaohua's persona quite well. She had the temperament of a respectable family, dignified yet intellectual, and... to be honest, the five years of being sidelined had given her a kind of resilient and forbearing temperament.

There's no real "freezing out" these days. The more common approach is to not give her good resources, but rather some mediocre but draining ones to keep her hanging on. The company can't really find fault with that, and it also allows them to use up these useless resources and make some money.

Lin Qianren was also feeling uneasy.

The Lin family isn't as famous as the Tang family, but they do use swords, which means it looks good and is more widely accepted. Sometimes they can still get some performance-related jobs.

When she won the championship, it was almost a family honor... Unfortunately, she got injured later and couldn't continue to compete. Her family's attitude towards her became relatively cold, so she had to switch to the entertainment industry.

She entered the martial arts world with the intention of promoting it, but instead, she ended up in a quagmire.

Lin Qianren had thought things through clearly when he refused the unspoken rules. At worst, he could just go home and continue teaching martial arts classes for children; he wouldn't be unable to make a living.

In short, she couldn't do that; it would be a disgrace to the Lin family.

The other party didn't make things particularly difficult; they just followed the usual procedure for handling such matters and essentially sidelined her.

Lin Qianren didn't express any opinion, after all, she couldn't afford the penalty for breach of contract, so she diligently accepted those less-than-ideal resources.

What kind of resources are these? For example, variety shows that require female guests to jump into the water for absurd humor, or stunt doubles for certain female celebrities' action scenes. In short, they are all thankless and tiring jobs.

Although Lin Qianren has old injuries, she still has a solid foundation in martial arts, and she is definitely better than the young actresses who have no foundation at all.

And so it has come to this.

Lin Qianren never even thought she would have a chance to rise again, until the day Ren Junxiao approached her.

There's nothing anyone can do about it, no matter how much you laugh.

He used up all his connections in the industry, and with the actors who were already willing to audition, he finally managed to put together the entire cast.

Ren Junxiao was rejected for the role of Gu Zhaohua many times, and he even considered taking the risk of going to the school to find a new actor if all else failed.

Then Dao Wu casually mentioned, "What about athletes? Are there any who are about to retire?"

Ren Junxiao suddenly remembered that there was such a person as Lin Qianren in the world, so he went to visit him in person.

He was also quite nervous when he arrived, wondering how the other person had been doing these past few years, since Lin Qianren had rarely appeared on camera.

Now the result is presented to Ye Sanqing...

"Then there's no problem."

Lin Qianren was still waiting for the other person to speak when he suddenly heard this sentence, and he was stunned. "Huh?"

Ye Sanqing ignored her question and said regretfully, "It's a pity I didn't think that much about it today. The venue was not arranged properly, so I can't spar with you."

"No... I..." Although Lin Qianren felt that he had experienced a lot over the years, this was the first time he had seen Ye Sanqing be so decisive.

Even Ren Junxiao, who took the initiative to visit, said he had to go back and wait for others to make a decision.

After all, Lin Qianren's biggest problem is that she is not famous. In addition, she feels that she is not young in appearance and doesn't know where her competitiveness lies.

However, the role of Gu Zhaohua does not require youth at all, but rather the composure and temperament of a senior disciple from a prestigious and upright sect.

She actually had some doubts about the fact that Ye Sanqing would ultimately have to make the decision... Although Chang Le Wei Yang was the main investor, it sounded like their family was throwing money at promoting Ye Sanqing, so it wasn't surprising that Ye Sanqing had a lot of decision-making power.

"I think you're fine." Ye Sanqing repeated when he saw the other person's blank expression.

Ye Sanqing knew best how many people in the world were all show and no substance, and Lin Qianren was not one of them.

“However, your injury…” Ye Sanqing added.

Since it's filming, the requirements are lower than for real fighting, but we still need to make sure we can perform the basic movements.

Since the other party was so decisive, Lin Qianren simply didn't dawdle and stood up to walk to the open space in the private room.

Then she performed a sword dance without a sword in her hand.

It was still winter, and the windows were closed, so the indoor temperature was quite warm. But after Lin Qianren's sword dance, Ye Sanqing could actually feel a faint chill.

The Lin family swordsmanship truly lives up to its reputation!

"I've made a fool of myself." After finishing his dance, Lin Qianren clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Sanqing.

"Teacher Lin, you're too kind." Ye Sanqing nodded. "It's my honor to be able to see the Lin family sword technique today."

The only publicly available video record of her winning the championship a few years ago is that of her opponent. Ye Sanqing must be sure that she has not regressed after so long.

"It seems your movements are fine, as for the old injury..."

Ye Sanqing seemed to be considering how to phrase his words, and Lin Qianren immediately explained, "My injury is on my back, which doesn't affect my daily life, but I can't do any movements for a long time. It's not that I'm in pain, but improper exertion will affect the appearance to some extent."

"Okay, happy cooperation then."

Ye Sanqing finally nodded.

For her, if others entrust this matter to her for a decision, it must be because everything else is fine.

In other words, she only needed to assess the opponent's martial arts foundation, and it seemed fine. Ye Sanqing couldn't quite understand the expression on Lin Qianren's face.

"Thank you, Master Ye!"

Lin Qianren felt as if he had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.