The Ultimate Development Plan Chapter 7

What is the most basic thing to do as an entertainment reporter? ---Catch the news.

Yes, they need to know what to say and what not to say, how to find fault with others and how to protect themselves, and how to build good relationships with people in the industry and treat them as brothers. But on top of all this, they still have to catch the news, otherwise they will lose the essential meaning of being an entertainment reporter.

In an instant, all the cameras were set up, pointed at the male and female protagonists of the incident - the expressionless Ethan Bennett and the smiling Emily Harrison.

Emily Harrison smiled warmly at the reporters, "Actually, my management company has already communicated with me this morning, and I almost understand what Director Duan meant. This is a misunderstanding caused by mutual misunderstanding. Director Duan is not unwilling to cooperate with me, but is just afraid that I can't play the second female role."

A nearby reporter held out his microphone far away and asked, "Why did Director Duan just say that if you are there, he won't be there, and if he is there, you won't be there?"

"People who are straightforward tend to speak directly, but sometimes being too direct can easily lead to misunderstandings. Director Duan said that in this drama, it's either him or me, but he doesn't mean it will be the same in future dramas."

"What is the truth?"

"Director Duan is actually worried that I've played too many female lead roles and would be passive when playing the second female lead. He is also worried that I was coerced into taking this role by my management company." Emily Harrison patted Ethan Bennett on the shoulder affectionately. "Director Duan's worry is really unnecessary. In fact, although I took the role suddenly, it was directly assigned by the top management of the company. All aspects have been discussed and settled."

The reporter immediately asked: "The top level of the company? Did the Guan brothers personally come forward to negotiate the deal?"

"Ah, that's it." Emily Harrison smiled and blinked her beautifully painted eyes. "But instead of worrying about that, why not worry about what I, the second female lead, think? When I got this role, I was very excited. I have always wanted to work with Director Duan, but unfortunately, either his schedule was full or he was out promoting, so I have never been able to fulfill my wish. God must have mercy on me and arranged one last opportunity to work with Director Duan before I get married and retire..."

Before he finished speaking, he was surrounded by a noisy crowd, almost everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs: "What did you say? Getting married?" "Were you talking about getting married?" "Big news! Hurry up and make the headlines! Hurry up!"

Cameras were clicking and the flash lights were blinding. Emily Harrison smiled happily amidst the crowd, her face flushed: "I think it would be better if my future husband announced the news. He and I have been in love for many years and our relationship is as deep as that of family members. We both think that the other is the only one in our lives. He really loves me and often says that meeting me is a blessing in his life..."

A commotion was heard coming from far away. A reporter turned around and saw a group of assistants and bodyguards walking in from the gate, surrounded by a handsome man in his thirties with an imposing manner.

This conspicuous group of people walked over here, and a reporter with a good memory slapped his head: "Isn't this the third son of the Guan family, Marcus Blackwell! Marcus Blackwell is back!"

The brothers and sisters of the Guan family are not very high-profile. Although Marcus Blackwell also has shares in the company, he has never participated in management and operation. Recently, there have been rumors that the eldest daughter of the Guan family, Isabella Cross, who is in power, wants to take care of the children herself, so she plans to give up some management rights, presumably to Marcus Blackwell, who has been hiding his talents for many years.

The reporters made way for him, and Marcus Blackwell walked towards the center of the crowd with a faint smile, and took Emily Harrison's hand in her happy gaze.

The sound of camera clicks and excited voices were almost enough to blow the roof off the room: "It's Marcus Blackwell! Is Emily Harrison's engagement related to Guan Sanshao?"

Marcus Blackwell raised his hand and pressed his surroundings. The noisy voices of questioning finally died down a little, but the sound and lights of the cameras still made people dizzy.

"Today I have three announcements to make."

Almost immediately, the voices of people asking questions died down, and everyone stretched their necks in silence.

Marcus Blackwell smiled faintly and said, "First, I officially took over the position of Executive President of Guan's Entertainment Group yesterday, and my sister Isabella Cross will retire for a while due to poor health, and is expected to return at the end of the year."

There was a chorus of people calling to get information, and a bold reporter asked directly, "Will there be any changes in the top management?"

"Adjustments will be announced soon."

"Why doesn't Charles Knight come out to take charge?"

"He is still the big boss behind the scenes."

"Why didn't the other brothers of the Guan family show up?"

"Haha, they are still young!"

After finishing the phone call, the reporters craned their necks again. Some even had pens in their hands. The second piece of news was almost about to come out.

"There is one more thing," Marcus Blackwell paused and looked at Emily Harrison with a smile, "I plan to hold an engagement ceremony with Emily Harrison next month."

The spotlights flashed again, and congratulations were heard one after another. After more than ten minutes, there was no sign of it stopping. Emily Harrison had always been very good at dealing with people among the reporters. This time, the queen of the screen married into a wealthy family, and almost all the reporters present congratulated her.

After finally waiting for the voice to die down a little, Marcus Blackwell said loudly: "There is a third thing."

He stopped, turned around and looked at the man a few steps behind him.

---Ethan Bennett.

Marcus Blackwell smiled slowly. This smile was different from the smile he had just given to the reporters, and also different from the smile he had when he looked at Emily Harrison. Rather than a smile, this expression was more like a very strange, indescribable, and meaningful expression.

"I specifically bought the investment rights for the movie "Death Fight" because I hope to work with Director Duan and Emily Harrison to make a classic movie that I will never forget. I love watching Director Duan's movies. I have watched and collected every one of them over the years. Now it is finally my turn to work with Director Duan. I am very excited."

Marcus Blackwell stretched out his hand and, in full view of everyone, tightly held Ethan Bennett's hand.

No matter how you look at it, this was a very warm and sincere handshake.

"I have been looking forward to this day for so many years, and now this dream has finally come true." Marcus Blackwell stared at Ethan Bennett's face, smiling as he spoke each word, "I can hardly wait."

Ethan Bennett looked at him expressionlessly. After a while, he pulled out a men's handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his fingers.

Then he threw the handkerchief into the trash can at the corner of the stairs, clapped his hands gracefully, and turned and left.

Goddess Yu was going to parachute into the crew of "Death Fight", which meant that the original second female lead had to be squeezed out. The original second female lead had signed a contract with Ethan Bennett, and the production team had no responsibility for her, nor did they have room to speak for her.

Ethan Bennett signed her not because of some hidden rules, but because this girl named Shaquan is really talented. She hasn't graduated from the Central Academy of Drama yet, and she was asked to play a jealous crazy woman. She made her hair disheveled, and she screamed at the top of her lungs in every scene where she was mad and roared. Ethan Bennett likes dedicated people, and he likes dedicated and pretty girls even more. Although there is no hidden rule, everyone can see that Ethan Bennett intends to support her.

The news that Emily Harrison was going to replace Sha Quan spread throughout the crew every day. When the crew was taking a break to eat lunch at noon, Emily Harrison and Marcus Blackwell came to visit the crew. Emily Harrison walked up to Ethan Bennett with her usual approachable, elegant and generous smile: "Director Duan, I'm here to report!"

Shaquan was sitting next to them, a pretty girl, eating her lunch. Emily Harrison saw her, but only from the corner of her eye. Although she had a smile on her face, she acted as if she didn't exist.

Ethan Bennett was sitting on a large bluestone in the garden, wearing a black deep V-neck T-shirt and black jeans, and eating a box lunch. When he raised his head, a section of his white and transparent neck was exposed. "Oh, here it comes."

He spoke in a light voice, as if greeting a worker who was delivering water to the crew. As for Marcus Blackwell behind Emily Harrison, he simply ignored him.

Everyone in the crew looked at them in fear. A few minor characters who were nearby secretly walked back with their lunch boxes, fearing that they would be affected by the fighting.

Emily Harrison stood for a while, and seeing that Ethan Bennett had no intention of inviting her to sit down, she felt a little embarrassed, but still asked with a smile: "Director Duan, why are you eating this? Didn't the report say that you have a bad stomach? There is a new porridge shop in the city, and it is said that the food is delicious. How about I treat you as a gift?"

Ethan Bennett glanced at her and waved calmly. Ryan Mitchell immediately trotted over to stand beside him, put the hairtail in his lunch box into his own box, picked out the bones, and put it back into his lunch box. The series of actions were extremely smooth and the whole process took less than half a minute. Ethan Bennett slowly finished eating the last piece of hairtail, then wiped his mouth and threw the lunch box into the trash can.

The meaning is obvious, I have eaten, thank you.

Emily Harrison looked a little embarrassed, but Marcus Blackwell glanced at Ryan Mitchell calmly and then turned his eyes away.

"Shaquan." Ethan Bennett called.

Shaquan stood up: "Director."

"Go talk to Emily Harrison about the play," Ethan Bennett ordered calmly, "You played this role very well and you have a deep understanding of it. Go and talk to Emily Harrison about it. I don't want to waste the film after we start shooting."

... Emily Harrison's expression finally changed: "Thank you, Director Duan, but I don't need this little girl to help me talk about the play. I have already read the script."

"So do you understand everything?"

"How could I not understand?"

"Then you can go and act with the male lead."

In this plot, the second female lead is the boss's work rival and has said that she wants to pursue her unmarried boss. At the same time, she keenly discovers the homoS3xual ambiguity between her boss and the first male lead. The second female lead is sad and jealous, and has friction with the first male lead during a work meeting. She transforms from an elegant and intellectual white-collar woman into a shrew that everyone fears, which is a great test of her acting skills.

Ethan Bennett sat on the sidelines with his arms folded, Shaquan sat beside him with his hands hanging down, and the camera was facing the leading man in the field: "Ms. Huang, you must have misunderstood. I---"

"What else can I say? You don't mind the ambiguity between you two, you even enjoy it! Do you think you can hide it from a woman? The inspector is handsome, funny, polite, and such an excellent man. How could he be entangled by a disgusting homoS3xual like you?"

The man's face changed several times, and he finally sneered: "Whether I get entangled with him or not is a matter between him and me. Miss, does it have anything to do with you?"

The supporting actress stretched her neck and said at the top of her lungs: "Why doesn't it matter? I love him!"

"You can love him however you want," the male lead stared at her coldly, "but your love has nothing to do with him!"

Assistant Director Oliver Brooks said: "Cut!"

Emily Harrison immediately ran out of the set, took out a small mirror from her bag to touch up her lost makeup, and then kept fixing her hair. She seemed to feel that the intense performance of the second female lead in the film had damaged her usual image of a pure girl.

After finishing all of this, she turned around and asked Ethan Bennett modestly: "How was my performance just now?"

Oliver Brooks coughed awkwardly and turned away.

Ethan Bennett sat outside the venue, but he didn't watch the filming summary. Instead, he sat on a rock and tilted his head to talk to Shaquan. I don't know what funny things they said, but the two of them laughed out loud. Ethan Bennett also made some gestures, which made Shaquan laugh so hard that he fell backwards.

Ethan Bennett's hands were very beautiful, with long and thin fingers, beautiful oval nails, and white jade joints. He rarely smiled like this, and perhaps this kind of smile was not his normal expression at all, but it was undeniable that this kind of smile made him look very beautiful and dazzling, as if his eyes were extremely bright and shining.

The planner murmured, "...it seems that Director Duan really doesn't like this actress."

Oliver Brooks said: "It's more than just dislike, it's hatred."

Emily Harrison seemed to realize this, but she did not give up, nor did she show any signs of weakness. Emily Harrison had been praised for so long that she would just stand up and fight back, and then, like an invincible female warrior, she would smash all obstacles that stood in her way and trample all enemies that stood in her way.

"Director Duan!" Emily Harrison puffed out her chest proudly, "Does this scene count as passed? It should have passed in one take, right?"

Ethan Bennett turned around slowly, as if he just realized that she was calling him: "What?...Oh, this scene, which scene did you shoot just now?"

Emily Harrison walked up to them with her head held high and said coldly, "I don't think you even saw what was filmed."

"I don't need to look." Ethan Bennett said carelessly, "Ryan Mitchell!"

Ryan Mitchell immediately appeared beside him loyally.

"You just acted with Emily Harrison, how did it feel?"

Emily Harrison gritted her teeth, but didn't show it on her face. She knew that the tall young man in front of her was Ethan Bennett's new leading man, with no foundation and an honest man. It seemed that he was also present when Ethan Bennett was beaten in the bar before, but he was directly ignored by the media.

Newcomers are the easiest to bully, especially a young boy who has no status in the circle, never offends anyone on his own initiative, and is easily attracted by women.

Ryan Mitchell thought about it seriously, then shook his head: "It doesn't feel good, it's weird, I'm not as devoted as Sha Quan." Then he probably thought about the face of the actress, and smiled very honestly: "But this must be a problem between me and Sha Quan, I'm not used to it, the actress of course performed very well."

Ethan Bennett nodded solemnly: "You heard it, Ryan Mitchell said it was great."

Ryan Mitchell nodded as if to prove it: "Yeah, it's great."

"Then let's start filming the next scene," Ethan Bennett stood up nonchalantly and took the script in his hand, "Everyone hurry up and try to finish most of the second female lead's scenes this afternoon, then we can concentrate on filming the main scenes without being disturbed."

Emily Harrison's expression suddenly changed: "Director Duan, do you mean that Jing Zhuo and I are disturbing you?"

"...and by the way, it can also give the screenwriter time to revise the script. Shaquan, go home and read the new lines more. After we finish filming Emily Harrison's, we can film yours."

"Why does she still have lines?" Emily Harrison pointed directly at Sha Quan's nose.

Ethan Bennett said slowly: "Because there are new characters."

"Why are there new characters? How come I didn't know about them?"

"Because I just decided that, ten minutes ago."

Emily Harrison's chest rose and fell violently, and after a while, a polite but disgusted smile appeared on her face. "Director Duan, you are really so protective of this little girl... But it's true, the little girl is really pretty. Who is she to you? Is she also your fiancée?"

Marcus Blackwell stood a few steps away, his hands in his suit trousers pockets, staring at this side intently. As Emily Harrison asked, "Is this also your fiancée?", his eyes turned to Shaquan next to Ethan Bennett. His lips were tightly pursed, revealing an arc that looked a bit stern and a bit fierce.

Ethan Bennett put his hand on Shaquan's shoulder, his action revealed a subtle intimacy: "What are you talking about? How come a girl became my fiancée? We are all friends, just friends. I have been in this industry for so many years, I still have many friends."