The director of Blazing Fire was a man named Zhao Wenshu.
And the reason Zhao Wenshu had shown Hu Kailan the script was, frankly, that Shen Lian's face had caught his eye.
His features were so exquisite they bordered on dazzling, a perfect fit for the Lu Xiaokai he envisioned.
There had originally been an audition planned, but then Zhao Wenshu unexpectedly received a call from Dai Tong.
"Go ahead and cast Shen Lian. He's bound to surprise you."
Dai Tong was a veteran director with a sharp eye for talent. If he said Shen Lian could do it, then as long as Shen Lian agreed, the role was his.
Then Zhao Wenshu heard that the production team for Those Summer Days had invited Shen Lian to play its popular, gentle second male lead.
Zhao Wenshu sighed and had already prepared to look for someone else, only for Hu Kailan to reply that Shen Lian had accepted Blazing Fire.
To stay as faithful to the script as possible, they had actually chosen a filming location that had only recently gained running water, electricity, and transport links. Ordinary people might find it hard to imagine, but across that vast land, there were plenty of people who had been born and raised in such places, spending their lives on a barren patch of earth.
Shen Lian checked the route. Leaving from Qu City, they would spend over four hours on the expressway alone, followed by a series of winding roads. Even setting out in the morning, they wouldn't arrive until dark.
Chu Yilan stared at the enlarged map on the tablet without a word.
"Stop working. I'll support you." Those words weren't hard to say.
What was hard was saying them to Shen Lian.
And Chu Yilan had no intention of doing