Chapter 1775 - 1622: Entertainment Tycoon of Another World 52

Originally, Shuangshuang didn’t have much of a reaction to the acting demands on Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang; they were both handsome and beautiful, definitely capable of attracting a large fanbase with their looks alone, so using them was no loss.

But after a trial scene, Shuangshuang finally understood—the acting talent in Zang Lin was a genetic anomaly of the Zang Family; Zang Haixin’s mediocre acting was actually the family trait!

Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang were both strong characters, definitely intelligent, yet when it came to acting, they were either moving awkwardly or had stiff facial expressions. It was as if, despite acting as themselves, they were performing as completely different people.

After two days of torment with Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang, with little progress to show, Shuangshuang squatted in a corner frustratingly tugging at her hair, nearly driven crazy by how some people could be so clueless about acting!

Feeling embarrassed, Hai Xin sat next to Shuangshuang and awkwardly suggested, "Shuangshuang, if it’s not working, I can talk to my parents, maybe you should get someone else to act."

Shuangshuang gazed at Hai Xin with a melancholy look and slowly replied, "No, I won’t give up. I will find a good solution." Having said that, she turned to another corner and continued tugging at her hair.

Seeing Shuangshuang determined not to give up, Hai Xin helplessly shrugged. "Well, think about it—let me know if there’s any progress. I have to get back to work."

Truly busy, Hai Xin was juggling managing a currently airing movie, overseeing newspapers and magazines, and dealing with more rampant scalpers. Finally, prompted by Shuangshuang, she encouraged submissions through newspapers and magazines, urging people to write novels.

Hai Xin was preparing to launch a publishing house, one solely focused on publishing novels.

But there were many tasks involved in launching a publishing house, especially recruiting numerous editors, crucial for reviewing submissions—works with poor writing, improper content, political undertones, or negative ideologies couldn’t be published.

After Shuangshuang mentioned it in a previous letter, Hai Xin realized the importance of having a repertoire of future movie and TV scripts. She had been preparing for quite some time.

The publishing house had been roughly operational for over a month. After providing a few sample novels written by Shuangshuang, it began receiving more submissions.

Initially, the submissions were from writers of traditional tales, with traces of old styles in the novels. However, after several corrections, they were improved.

The most encouraging for Hai Xin was the fact that people not traditionally writing tales were now submitting their novels, and there were quite a few.

Even though only a handful among the submissions were usable, it was a good sign. Starting with just a few, there would gradually be more and more.

Juggling the work of newspapers, magazines, and the publishing house, even with many capable subordinates, was still not enough for Hai Xin, leaving her wishing she could transform into an octopus and grow several extra arms.

If possible, having an extra brain would be great, as hers was overloaded. If it wasn’t for the fact that the movie being shot was her autobiography, Hai Xin wouldn’t even be here watching Shuangshuang filming.

This time, Hai Xin was here watching Shuangshuang due to her mother, Fu Linlang, who felt she and her husband were too inept at acting and distressed Shuangshuang, so Haixin came to observe.

Hai Xin noticed that although Shuangshuang was disheartened, she wasn’t angry. So, after saying she would leave, Shuangshuang merely waved her hand casually, and continued to immerse herself in her thoughts.

Shuangshuang just couldn’t believe it—there was someone she couldn’t teach to act. Her acting skills were exemplary, and she truly wasn’t ready to give up.

Although Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang hadn’t grasped acting, they did have incredibly attractive faces—truly star-quality looks.

When the movie aired, as long as it was publicized as being based on true events, with parents and siblings all featuring as the actual characters, wouldn’t that be the ultimate gimmick, sure to pique everyone’s curiosity?

Moreover, Hai Xin, Zang Sheng, and Fu Linlang all had the same problem: they got nervous in front of the camera, acted awkwardly with stiff expressions.

So Shuangshuang thought if she could solve the acting issues of Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang, she might be able to similarly resolve Hai Xin’s acting problems.

If she could solve Hai Xin’s acting problem, then she’d let Hai Xin play herself, which would be an even bigger gimmick.

But how to improve the acting skills of these three people? Troubled, Shuangshuang’s head felt bald from stress. After contemplating in a corner for three days, she finally had an idea.

Shuangshuang felt that the reason Zang Sheng, Fu Linlang, and even Hai Xin’s acting was so atrocious was because they were acting—they were aware they were performing and facing the camera.

Thinking they would be seen by everyone caused a subconscious feeling of restriction, and since Zang Sheng, Fu Linlang, and Hai Xin were not naturally performers, they tended to be deliberate and stiff during performances.

To break this, they had to grasp the idea that they weren’t acting, just going about their daily lives. Only by abandoning the notion of acting could they relax and behave naturally.

Finally, Shuangshuang came up with a filming method. She quickly had the location and props crew discreetly set up the filming location, specifically hiding all the Memory Stones used for filming.

Once it was confirmed that no traces of the Memory Stones were visible, she called Yu over and brought in Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang.

Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang arrived feeling a bit anxious—not out of fear of Shuangshuang, but due to their embarrassment, as they realized their own ineptitude had troubled Shuangshuang.

Seeing them instinctively tense upon seeing her, Shuangshuang smiled and said, "Uncle, Auntie, don’t worry, I’m not here to film with you today.

Here’s the thing, I’ve noticed you both struggle during trial scenes, probably due to the tension in front of the camera. So, I’ve removed the Memory Stones—no filming for now, let’s just have a dry run.

You don’t need to act yet, it’s not time to perform. Let’s first work on building rapport, think of Xinyu as your daughter.

Just interact with Xinyu the way you would with Hai Xin. Remember, there’s no need to purposely act, just develop the chemistry among you three so that when it’s time to actually film, it won’t feel unfamiliar."

Upon hearing that they wouldn’t need to act, just build rapport, Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang immediately relaxed, having been incredibly tense before.

As planned, Shuangshuang then asked Du Xinyu, who had been briefed in advance, to earnestly perform according to the script.

Since Zang Sheng and Fu Linlang thought it wasn’t actual filming, they were completely relaxed, treating Du Xinyu truly like their daughter, with a natural and even affectionate demeanor.