I started out as a criminal, and the police relied on me to solve countless cases.

Chapter 22 Recruiting troops
"Jiang Hanwen? Old Thief Jiang? Who is this?"

Zhou Nana, who was asking the questions, is an entertainment industry worker who just graduated from Jinling Film and Television Academy two years ago. When she was in school, Zhou Nana was also the recognized school beauty of Jinling Film and Television Academy.

She wasn't self-proclaimed or selected as a hobby on campus forums, and she's not the kind of person who would be asked about this school. Nine out of ten alumni would look confused, what the hell?

Is there a school beauty in our school? Who chooses her? Is she chosen by the dormitory?
Zhou Nana's status as the school belle was not only recognized by most people in the school, but was also reported as such by the media at the time.

It's completely spread from person to person.

"Do you know that there's a very pretty girl in the acting department of the 14th class?"

"I know, I know, her name seems to be Zhou Nana."

……

"Let's go, do you want to go and watch Zhou Nana's performance?"

"Zhou Nana? Is she the pretty schoolgirl from the acting department? The one with fair skin, beautiful face and long legs?"

"Yes, that's her."

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The above is not any funny school beauty selection. It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Zhou Nana’s face alone is enough.

It can be seen how good her appearance is, but what the entertainment industry is not short of is good-looking newcomers.

Want to get in the circle, just look at your appearance? In this era where appearance is justice, that's just a dream!
Many of the actresses in the crew have better figures and looks than the main character.

But does being good-looking mean you can get a role?

If you don't sleep with someone, don't find a godfather, and don't be a plaything for the sponsor, who will give you resources?
Zhou Nana was unwilling to find a godfather, nor was she willing to sleep with the director. She was not very good at dealing with people, did not have a privileged family background, and did not have the luck to become famous overnight.

So after two years of ups and downs in the circle, she is still just an 18th-tier celebrity, and most of the roles she plays are maids or vicious female cannon fodder.

The term "eighteen-tier" sounds nice, but most of the time they are not much better than promising actors.

At this time, Zhou Nana had just finished playing a little palace maid and was removing her makeup in the lounge. She opened her phone out of boredom and happened to see Jiang Hanwen's hot search.

"Don't you know? Jiang Hanwen is very popular now." The little celebrity next to her who is also of the same status asked,

Zhou Nana shook her head, because when the last TV series in which she played a vicious female supporting role was broadcast, many viewers went to her account and cursed her.

She was bored and hadn't surfed the Internet for a while.

"An internet celebrity who became famous by directing and acting in a crime suspense film, also graduated from a professional school, and just graduated this year. He filmed a crime suspense short drama right after graduation, and it immediately became a hit."

"Heh, some people are just luckier."

A prospect who played the eunuch walked by, glanced at him, and said in a sarcastic tone.

The actor who played the father-in-law opposite them looked disdainful. Zhou Nana ignored him and continued to ask the little star next to her:

"What's going on? Can you tell me?"

Zhou Nana had a very good attitude, and the little star who responded was not impatient. She briefly explained how Jiang Hanwen became famous, and the two of them continued to chat about this topic.

Zhou Nana didn't know that this simple chat would completely change her destiny.

After finishing work, Zhou Nana returned to the old and shabby two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment she had rented.

Open a certain Douyin app and enter the three words "Jiang Hanwen" in the search bar.

She first watched all of Jiang Hanwen’s previous short videos and nodded. He was indeed very handsome. There was nothing wrong with his professional training and he knew very well where his strengths lay.

With her initial impression of Jiang Hanwen, Zhou Nana clicked on the short video "A Heartwarming Story Every Week" which has received over 10 million likes.

Because of professional issues, Zhou Nana, who has watched countless movies, watched the first episode and resolutely clicked on the second episode.

Before she finished watching the second episode, the doorbell rang and the takeaway she ordered arrived.

Zhou Nana got the takeaway and couldn't help it. She put the takeaway on the table and vomited violently.

After coming back from vomiting, Zhou Nana didn't eat, but watched these short videos over and over again.

Zhou Nana was completely shocked.

She originally thought that Jiang Hanwen became so famous thanks to a few short videos, mostly because of good luck.

I didn't expect that this person, who is so young and just graduated from film academy, can have such superb acting skills.

She has worked in more than a dozen film crews in the past few years.

I have also seen many veteran actors.

Indeed, the veteran actor's acting skills are so natural that he can make even the fake ones look real.

But that is the result of decades of hard work, dedicated study of roles, and honing acting skills.

How talented is Jiang Hanwen?
In his early twenties, one year younger than me.

But the criminal he played in the Baxian Hotel case was in his forties, experienced, and had a changeable personality.

Such a role is a huge challenge for any young actor.

But Jiang Hanwen's performance, whether it's his language, actions, or the look in the eyes of a middle-aged man, doesn't seem like acting at all.

Zhou Nana had to admit it.

This person is amazing, very amazing!

With such acting skills, it’s hard not to be famous.

but,

The layman watches the excitement, the expert watches the details, and the connoisseur can tell whether something is good or not just by one move. Zhou Nana knows that Jiang Hanwen is very strong, but she also discovered a small problem in these three short videos!

Maybe this is her chance!
This is not Jiang Hanwen's problem.

It's his team.

The heroine is obviously an amateur.

This shows that Jiang Hanwen's team lacks actresses, or more precisely, professional actresses who can act. Amateurs are good, but many times they still cannot fully understand the script.

Zhou Nana thought for a moment.

Instead of just being a supporting actor on the set, it is better to choose a team with potential.

Jiang Hanwen Studio has just been established, and joining at this time is like timely help.

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“That does seem to be a problem.”

Jiang Hanwen touched his chin, and Fatty Wang and Wang Xiaolu were sitting opposite him.

We met today because Fatty Wang has already completed the company's procedures.

The name is Jiang Hanwen Entertainment Co., Ltd.

It is actually still in studio form.

The entire company structure is in place.

This means that Jiang Hanwen's makeshift team has finally shed its "makeshift" status and has suddenly become a serious entertainment company.

Now that we have the framework, we need to put up the shelves inside.

It’s no wonder that Fatty Wang has a good eye for prices.

I haven't seen you for a few days. This time I didn't come in to deliver the company information, but I was reported the latest information about Jiang Hanwen on the Internet.

Just because the sales volume of kitchen knives exceeded 200,000, Boss Liu has already congratulated him and Jiang Hanwen is already waiting for the payment.

Jiang Hanwen even wanted to laugh when he read the online comments that he had run out of ideas.

The entertainment industry in his previous life was full of these things. There were few people who would help you in times of need, let alone kick you when you are down. When you are on the rise, there are always many people who want to pull you down.

However, he didn't have this treatment before, and no one paid attention to him before he became famous.

Some people have become famous as professional criminals, but they don't cause any trouble to anyone, so no one pays any attention to them.

I didn't expect that I could enjoy this treatment in a different world.

Jiang Hanwen felt nothing when reading those articles, and even felt like laughing.

However, the other issue raised by Fatty Wang should indeed be taken seriously.

Many netizens said that it was normal for the serial killer Jiang Laozei to kill people in every episode, but the actor who was killed in the previous episode played the murderer in the next episode, and the murderer Wang Xiaolu in the previous episode played an innocent victim in the next episode. The actors were always old faces, which was a bit out of place.

Jiang Hanwen frowned and stared at the coffee in front of him without saying a word.

What the netizens said is right! Just using old faces is not enough!
Fatty Wang on the opposite side was fine, Wang Xiaolu clenched his fists and placed them on his legs.

"I have an idea……"

"Brother Jiang, please don't leave me..."

Jiang Hanwen and Wang Xiaolu spoke at the same time. Jiang Hanwen was emotionally stable and his voice was naturally not loud, but Wang Xiaolu was nervous the whole time and couldn't control his volume when he first opened his mouth.

"Brother Jiang, please don't leave me..."

"Brother Jiang, please don't leave me..."

Fatty Wang was stunned, Jiang Hanwen was stunned, and Wang Xiaolu was still immersed in his own emotions and didn't react.

It was a small cafe, and not only the busy customers, but even the staff who were working looked over.

Jiang Hanwen reflexively put the hood of his sweatshirt on his head, and under the vague contemptuous gaze, he hurriedly took out a mask from his pocket and put it on.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Fatty Wang coughed violently.

Wang Xiaolu finally reacted and lowered his head even more. Jiang Hanwen thought about it and handed over the spare mask.

Seeing Wang Xiaolu's confusion, Jiang Hanwen motioned for her to put it on:
"It's better to be careful. Our video is quite popular. Even the supporting actors may be recognized."

It’s impossible that as soon as the short video was released, many netizens felt sorry for Wang Xiaolu, the innocent victim, and then it was revealed the next second that Wang Xiaolu was crying bitterly in a coffee shop, apparently being abandoned by her lover.

After some further investigation by netizens, it turned out that Jiang Hanwen had hacked a little girl to death in a short video and then abandoned her in real life.

If this news were to spread a few more times, Jiang Hanwen would have to die as a token of his guilt.

Wang Xiaolu put it on, feeling a little embarrassed, and explained:
"Brother Jiang, that's not what I meant. What I just wanted to say is, now that you have started a company, please don't abandon me."

Jiang Hanwen's forehead was full of black lines. No matter how you translate this sentence from Chinese into Chinese, it means the same thing.

What do you mean I started a company and I don’t want to leave you? Isn’t this worse than just abandoning you after having sex with you?
He still abandoned her after he had money.

"No, Comrade Wang Xiaolu, what do you mean by that?"

Fatty Wang quickly explained:

"My sister is just afraid that Brother Jiang will consider that the same actor cannot be used repeatedly, and is afraid that you will simply give up on her."

This is what he meant. He should have said it earlier. Jiang’s innocence would have been almost ruined.

"I just wanted to talk about this issue. What these netizens said makes sense. Since it makes sense, we should adopt it as appropriate. But I, Jiang Hanwen, am not a person who goes back on my words. I said that we are a team. As long as you don't want to leave and don't make mistakes, I will never chase you away."

Jiang Hanwen directly dropped his bottom line, and not only Wang Xiaolu but even Fatty Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

"When there are more business cooperation in the future, we will definitely need more people. Recruiting people is a must. Go back and tell those brothers."

Jiang Hanwen patted the information in his hand and asked Fatty Wang:
"You made all the company registration and accounting materials?"

"My sister and I did this together. Brother Jiang, to tell you the truth, it was my sister who reminded me to do this before, and we collected the information together."

"Sure, Xiao Wang."

Wang Xiaolu lowered his head embarrassedly.

"Then let's put it this way. You will be in charge of this part for the time being."

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(End of this chapter)