Chapter 91: You Want Me to Play the Lead’s Stand-In?

At six or seven in the morning, Chen Yufeng was still dreaming sweetly in bed when Ning Doudou called to wake him.

"Damn it, does it have to be this early? The Fairy of the Moon was just about to marry me in our wedding chamber, and you wake me at a time like this. Did you even think about how I feel? At least let me finish the dream."

After hanging up, Chen Yufeng reluctantly got dressed and went to open the door, truly wanting to lie back down for a while and finish that beautiful dream.

Ning Doudou was already waiting outside.

"Today is the first day you officially step into the entertainment industry. From now on, you have to be diligent and not so lazy, understand?"

She said it like an elder sister lecturing a younger brother. She had come so early with her own little scheme in mind: to have another delicious breakfast.

Chen Yufeng was speechless. You little glutton, did you think I couldn't see right through you?

After a quick wash, he went into the kitchen to cook.

After a delicious breakfast, Ning Doudou let out a satisfied, sweet smile, then took him by car to Ninhai Film Base.

The trip was not actually very far, but the traffic was maddening, and it took almost two hours to get there.

As one of the three great film and television shooting bases in the country, Ninhai Film Base was naturally bustling, with enormous foot traffic.

Production crews were permanently stationed there, and all kinds of celebrities could often be seen. Some people even came on purpose to travel just to see stars up close and watch how films were shot.

Of course, the largest group was still actors, especially extras.

In truth, Chen Yufeng was no stranger to this place. During school breaks he had come to hang around several times, since it was so close.

He had even done bit-part work before, playing nameless roles such as a passerby, a bandit soldier, or a corpse lying on the ground.

Back then, it had been purely for fun, just to experience it.

Of course, now he had still come for fun, but the purpose was even more pure: he was here to create opportunities and show off.

Ning Doudou, however, took it seriously, as though she had already planned out his career path for him.

After getting out of the car, she first took Chen Yufeng for a casual stroll nearby, and by the way took him to the actors' union to get an acting certificate. Things went fairly smoothly, and by noon the certificate was in hand.

It had only cost a little extra money.

At that moment, Ning Doudou waved the acting certificate she had arranged for him and said solemnly:

"From today on, your acting career officially begins. Start by taking bit parts and learning acting experience. Don't rush. Hone yourself first, and when I become famous in the future, I can pull you up too."

"All right, then I'll thank Sister Doudou for looking after me."

Seeing how she had spent the entire morning running around with him to get the certificate and handle everything, Chen Yufeng felt somewhat moved. At least she was truly thinking of helping him.

Should I use my resources to make her famous now?

"Alas, who told you to cook so well and hook my stomach?" she said.

Mentioning food made her hungry again. Seeing that it was already noon, she said to Chen Yufeng, "It's noon already. Come on, let's go eat something first."

"Sure. Then I'll treat you. I should build a good relationship early with the future Best Actress after all, since that concerns the future development of my acting career."

Chen Yufeng joked with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll cover you."

As they walked and talked, the two soon arrived at a small nearby restaurant. Unfortunately, there were too many customers inside; business was booming to the point that there wasn't even a seat available.

After checking three or four places in a row, they finally found an empty table in a Sichuan restaurant.

There was nothing to be done about it. Ninhai Film Base had far too much traffic, and everywhere there were all kinds of extras. There would always be people who couldn't get a crew boxed lunch and had to come here to eat.

Chen Yufeng and Ning Doudou ordered a few simple dishes and started eating.

Ever since Ning Doudou had eaten Chen Yufeng's cooking yesterday, she no longer had much appetite for the food here. It wasn't that she had ever been picky before; the main reason was simply that yesterday's dishes had been too delicious, far too delicious.

As she ate, she could not help sighing.

"Ugh, I feel like I have no appetite at all. Your cooking tastes so much better. What am I supposed to do? Can I still enjoy eating in the future?"

"Uh... so it's my fault?"

Chen Yufeng found it secretly amusing. The seasonings in the mysterious pantry were indeed incredible. This girl had only eaten once, and her appetite had been completely hooked. There were so many delicious seasonings inside that he could change them up every day.

If she were to taste them all, would she not become unable to leave me?

What a sin!

For now, he would keep her appetite hanging, and later give her a few bottles of seasoning.

The two had only taken a few bites when a tall, thin blond-haired man walked over. He looked to be in his early thirties and had a shrewd expression.

When the blond man saw Ning Doudou, he was first taken aback, clicking his tongue in admiration. Then his gaze fell on Chen Yufeng. After looking him over, he suddenly slapped his hands together.

"Ah, there you are. It's you."

Then he came over and patted Chen Yufeng's shoulder cheerfully. "Little brother, how would you like a chance to become famous?"

"No thanks."

Chen Yufeng shook his head decisively, then asked back, "How about I give you a chance to save the world?"

Damn it, do you think I'm that easy to fool? Can't you come up with a more creative line?

The blond man did not get angry. Instead, he immediately took out an ID card.

"Don't misunderstand, little brother. I'm not one of those frauds. I'm Wu Kai, the crew's line captain. Here's the situation: I think you suit a certain role, so I want to give you a hand. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you."

Ning Doudou took his ID card and examined it carefully. It seemed genuine enough, so she helped Chen Yufeng ask Wu Kai:

"Then tell us, what role is it?"

"Hello, beauty. My name is Wu Kai. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Wu Kai did not answer directly. Instead, he enthusiastically extended his hand to shake Ning Doudou's, then asked with a smile, "And who is this to you?"

Ning Doudou shook his hand and casually brushed him off. "My cousin."

Chen Yufeng listened from the side and secretly laughed, but he did not expose her.

"Oh, he's your cousin."

Wu Kai said this, then looked at Ning Doudou again and chuckled. "Beauty, with your figure and looks, you are absolutely born to play the female lead. How about I introduce you to Director Gao?"

"No need. You should tell me about my cousin's role first."

"All right then. Here's my card. If you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime."

Wu Kai casually handed her a business card, then looked at Chen Yufeng and continued:

"Here's the situation, little brother. Our crew is filming a huge immortal-arts production called Demon-Slaying. This scene is a kiss between the male lead, Xiao Chen, and the female lead, Lu Yao.

"After the kiss, a cultivator from the demonic path suddenly rushes in and strikes out with a heaven-shaking palm.

"At that moment, the male lead has to pin the female lead beneath him to protect her and keep her from being injured.

"To enhance the effect, our crew is arranging an explosion scene. The actress playing the female lead is the extremely popular and gorgeous starlet Yang Luosi, so she doesn't need a stunt double.

"The male lead is the currently hottest young idol superstar, Jin Chexi.

"His dedicated stunt double suddenly fell ill today and couldn't come.

"I think you look rather like Jin Chexi, especially your build, which is almost a perfect match, so I want you to play his double during the explosion.

"The pay is three hundred yuan, with one crew boxed meal included.

"Isn't that a chance to make money?

"I can see you're a pretty good-looking young man. If you perform well today, follow me from now on. I'm the crew's line captain, and I can guarantee you'll have work every day. What do you say?"

When he finished, he even turned specially to Ning Doudou and said:

"Beauty, the job I found for your cousin is good, isn't it? It's really his luck to run into me today. Rest assured, if your cousin follows me, he definitely won't lack roles in the future. I'll take care of him."