Taking costume photos

Su Li took the initiative to greet them. "Hello."

The two had only ever seen Su Li on a screen before. They had not expected him to look even better in person, and could not help growing reserved.

As the makeup artist applied Su Li's makeup, she could not help marveling, "Su Li, your skin is amazing. It's so fair and smooth, I can't even see your pores."

Su Li smiled. "I take good care of it."

Once his makeup was done, the stylist put a wig on him and dressed him in lavish pale-blue robes, with a jade belt at his waist and a jade crown securing his hair. His features were gentle and handsome.

When the look was complete, both the makeup artist and the stylist were stunned. What a refined, elegant young nobleman!

She could not resist taking a few photos of Su Li. He was just too handsome!

When Su Li left the lounge and reached the photography area, the director and screenwriter both froze for a moment at the sight of him.

He was practically Xiao Mo himself!

Tian Zhang could not help laughing. "Su Li, that's a great look. So handsome!"

Even Yang Qi, the actress playing the female lead, could not resist telling her assistant, "Isn't he ridiculously good-looking? I've been in the entertainment industry so long, what handsome men and beautiful women haven't I seen? But Su Li genuinely left me staring."

Her assistant looked utterly smitten. "I finally understand why he could make it into the second tier after just one variety show. He's seriously handsome!"

When it was Su Li's turn to take his costume photos, even the photographer could not resist taking plenty of extra shots.

What amazed everyone was Su Li's exceptional feel for the camera. Not a single shot was unusable, leaving them marveling that he really was born for this line of work.

Some of the female crew members could not resist snapping photos like mad while he posed for his costume photos, their eyes full of fervor.

The next day, the Scheming for the Realm production team officially announced the cast on Feibo, posting the costume photos along with photos of the filming kickoff ceremony.

The comments were instantly overrun, with almost everyone discussing Su Li.

[Su Li looks way too good in historical costumes!]

[I can't help licking my screen!]

[What an elegant young nobleman.]

[I'm a guy and even I think Su Li looks good. Is that normal?]

[Looking good in costume doesn't mean he can act, okay?]

[To the person above, with that face, I could watch him no matter how awful his acting was!]

[Li Bao! How are you so gorgeous! Mommy loves you, sob sob sob.]

[Please, I'm begging the other production teams to take a look. Can you use this standard when casting male leads and supporting actors from now on? I seriously can't take the male leads in recent historical romances anymore!]

[To the person above, matching Su Li is a bit much. Half as good would do!]

Messages also began flooding the four-person group chat:

Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: Brother Su, you look so handsome in historical costume!

Your Sister Cheng: Oh my god, these costume photos left me staring. Xiao Su is way too handsome!

An Hui: Xiao Su, if there's anything you don't understand about acting, you can ask me!

Pear Crisp: [Handsome bunny.gif]

Pear Crisp: Thanks for the compliments! Brother An, I'll ask you if there's anything I don't understand!

With filming starting tomorrow, Su Li was packing his things while Zheng Xing went to prepare the van, aiming to make it as comfortable as possible, with anything they could need.

Yuan watched Su Li from the side, then suddenly said, "Master, I..."

Su Li turned to look at him. "What is it?"

Yuan paused for a few seconds, then raised a hand and pulled down his hood.

Su Li's eyes shone. He finally saw what Yuan looked like.

His face had sharply defined contours, and his deep, dark eyes were looking gently at Su Li. His nose was high and straight, his thin lips pressed tightly together.

Su Li studied him for a few seconds, then broke into a smile. "Yuan, you really are handsome!"

The corners of Yuan's lips lifted slightly into a smile.

He seemed to be in a very good mood. "Master, it shouldn't be long before I can make my body solid."

Su Li was even more delighted to hear that. "Really?"

"Mm." Master is so adorable.

Su Li moved closer to Yuan. "Will you be my personal assistant then?"

Watching Su Li act like a child, Yuan said indulgently, "All right. I'll do whatever Master says."

For some reason, Su Li felt his heart beating very fast, and his smile could not help growing brighter.

Su Li arrived on set in the van.

Tian Zhang was using a real location this time. He had actually found a huge residence, though it was unclear whether it had belonged to a prince or a minister.

The place was enormous, with gardens and lakes. Every room was different, and the main hall was very spacious. The rear differed from the front, with another space that could serve as a main hall, though it was less lavish than the one at the front.

This meant it could serve as the location for both the male lead's princely residence and the third male lead's princely residence. It was huge, after all, and the furnishings and scenery at the front and rear were different, so the audience would not be able to tell.

Many days of their scenes would be filmed here.

Su Li raised his eyebrows as soon as he entered the residence.

There was actually ghostly energy here too.

He asked Zheng Xing, "Zheng Xing, do you sense it?"

Zheng Xing sensed it too. They were his own kind, after all. "Boss, there seem to be a lot of malevolent ghosts here. Even more than at the Manor."

"This residence seems to be over two hundred years old, but other old buildings don't have malevolent ghosts. Yet the ghostly energy and resentment here are both very heavy." Su Li felt as though he had come to the wholesale market again.

"Boss, are you saying there's something in here causing trouble too?"

Zheng Xing was shocked. He had thought Mirror Ghost was already quite the troublemaker. After coming out, he had not seen any of his own kind outside, and had never expected there to be so many.

"Heh, that dimwit Mirror Ghost is no match for what's here. It's much stronger than him." Bloody energy surged into the sky above the residence. Others could not see it, but he saw it perfectly clearly.

Zheng Xing smiled confidently. "However strong it is, it's no match for you, Boss."

"That's true."

Just then, someone spoke to him from behind. "Hello, Su Li. I'm Shi Yunle."

Su Li looked at him. He was a handsome, masculine-looking man, the actor playing the male lead.

He was a first-tier actor, twenty-six years old, who had played the male lead in many television dramas, mostly serious productions. His acting was excellent.

Su Li gave him a slight nod. "Hello."

Shi Yunle seemed a little curious about Su Li. He smiled and said, "I really like the song you wrote. It sounds great!"

Su Li looked modest as he replied, "Thank you. Sister Cheng sang it well."

Shi Yunle had formed quite a favorable impression of Su Li after hearing the song he wrote, feeling that he was talented. Later, he watched the recording of his appearance on Brave Challenge and became even more certain that Su Li was a genius!

Despite being an actor, Shi Yunle's hobby was actually listening to music, and he especially liked people who wrote good lyrics. He had enjoyed singing before too, but later discovered he was tone-deaf.

He had assumed Su Li would be arrogant, since talented people tended to be proud, and had not expected him to be so approachable.

Shi Yunle shook his head. "The singing certainly plays a part, but the creator is the most important."

His assistant tugged at his sleeve from beside him. When would this guy ever change his overly familiar, blunt ways?

After all these years as Shi Yunle's assistant, he still could not understand how someone with this personality had become a first-tier actor. He was not the least bit afraid of offending people. Luckily, he could act and had a powerful family background, or he would have been out of work long ago!

Su Li had not expected there to be someone like this in the entertainment industry. He chuckled softly. "Composers and singers bring out the best in each other."

Shi Yunle thought Su Li made a lot of sense. "You're right!"

He eagerly took out his phone. "Let's add each other on WeChat. If there's anything you don't understand about acting, you can ask me. Can I talk to you about music?"

Su Li nodded. "Sure." How was someone with this personality raised? How was he still so... innocent at his age?

The moment Shi Yunle's assistant let his guard down, he saw him take out his phone and ask for Su Li's WeChat.

He truly felt like crying, but had no tears.

Man!! Is it really okay to ask for his WeChat the first time you meet?! And what you just said-anyone who didn't know better would think you were saying he couldn't act!! Thank goodness Su Li has a good temper!!

Anyone else would already be upset, okay!!