“In order to repay our alma mater for its hard work, we are recruiting actors on campus. Auditions are open even without acting qualifications.”

With the principal's approval, Lu Xuan and Li Hao immediately got to work.

They pulled up a banner and stood guard at the crossroads in front of the cafeteria.

This was a prime location with the most foot traffic.

"I heard the former campus heartthrob is recruiting people over there!"

"Campus heartthrob? Could it be Senior Sha?"

"No, it's Senior Lu Xuan."

"That box office poison? Let's go take a look!"

It's human nature to join in the fun, especially with the principal's secret support. News of Lu Xuan's actor recruitment spread quickly across campus.

Many people who had heard Lu Xuan's story came to see what was happening, causing a traffic jam.

"Hey, hey, this female student, don't push. Are you here to apply to be an actor?"

Lu Xuan looked up at the pretty girl who was almost pressed against his face.

The girl shook her head, "No, I'm just here to take a look."

"..."

Most of the people there were just joining in the fun.

Someone who knew Lu Xuan shouted from the crowd, "Senior Lu, don't bother! What actor would dare to film your movies now? Every one of them flops!"

"That's right!"

The crowd echoed with laughter.

Lu Xuan pushed the girl away, stood up, and said seriously, "This time is different!"

"I'm willing to stake my integrity on it; it will definitely be a hit!"

"If it weren't to repay my alma mater, I wouldn't be recruiting actors on campus, just to give everyone an internship opportunity!"

"I'm telling you, don't miss this opportunity. Students who are interested, come over here and fill out a form!"

Seeing that Lu Xuan was serious, the crowd didn't make any more noise.

So, some of the people with ideas came forward to take forms and fill them out, while the others dispersed.

They stayed busy until the end of evening self-study, when Lu Xuan and Li Hao ended the recruitment.

The stack of application forms was thick, making it clear that it wasn't easy for a film crew to recruit people at school, and many people wanted to give it a try.

As for Lu Xuan's reputation as box office poison, they didn't care.

It would be good to gain some experience. Could they really hope to become famous?

"Here, this stack is for you. Go back and carefully select based on the roles."

"Remember, acting skills are secondary; the most important thing is personality. It must fit the character itself."

Lu Xuan divided half of the stack to Li Hao and instructed him.

"Got it."

Both of them knew the advantages and disadvantages of finding actors at school, so personality was more important than acting skills when casting.

After a night of screening, Lu Xuan found ten suitable candidates.

Li Hao screened out eight.

The next morning, the two came to school and applied for an empty classroom to use for auditions.

All eighteen people showed up after receiving Lu Xuan's audition notice.

As students of Huazhong, their looks were definitely top-notch.

After an entire morning of auditions, a total of four people were selected.

"This isn't enough... We need to continue recruiting!"

So, a new round of recruitment began. This time, only Lu Xuan stayed behind.

Li Hao went to take care of another very important matter.

By the time Lu Xuan had found all the main actors, two days had passed.

"Everything is ready except for the crucial element!"

"The rest is up to Brother Gun'r."

The thing Li Hao had been busy with for the past two days was finding a filming location.

It not only had to meet the requirements but also had to be reasonably priced. This was a very arduous task, but Lu Xuan believed that Li Hao could do it.

Sure enough, Lu Xuan had barely finished saying that when Li Hao successfully returned.

"I found the place! Xuan'r!"

"What about the cost? It's not too expensive, is it?"

Lu Xuan asked quickly.

It wasn't that he was stingy, but he really couldn't be stingier.

Li Hao wore a smug smile, "Of course not. Do you even know who I am?"

Then, he took Lu Xuan to check out the location.

It was a middle school next door!

"The students here are on summer vacation, so I talked to the principal here."

"Then I rented the entire school at the lowest price!"

"Tell me that's not awesome!"

"Awesome!"

Lu Xuan walked around and found that there was no better place.

If he rented it at the regular price, it would definitely break the budget, not to mention whether they would be willing to rent it out at all.

In addition to being happy, Lu Xuan couldn't help but praise his decision to bring Li Hao back.

Only he could achieve something like this!

"During filming, you can't damage any of the school's facilities. If anything is damaged, you'll have to pay the market price to replace it."

Lu Xuan nodded, "That's how it should be."

"There's also a small request that the principal made."

"What request?"

"Well, this principal has had a dream of being an actor since he was a child. One of the conditions for agreeing to let us rent the place is that he also wants to appear in the film, playing a minor role or something."

"That's easy! The 'principal' in the play hasn't been decided yet, so let him do it."

Lu Xuan directly agreed.

Anyway, the role only had a few lines and scenes. Getting a school in exchange was a steal!

"Then there's no problem."

After finding the location, Li Hao contacted the previous film crew.

Lu Xuan returned to school and called on the actors to mobilize their circles of friends and get their friends to come and play extras.

"This is a free opportunity to be on screen."

So, the naive students called on their friends.

After a full week of preparation, Lu Xuan and Li Hao finally got everything settled.

The film crew was the one Lu Xuan had always worked with before, and Li Hao managed to pull them over at a friendship price, saving a lot of money.

Even so, the budget was shrinking rapidly!

Lu Xuan looked at the balance with some heartache and comforted himself, "Almost there, almost there. As long as I get over this hill, I won't have to worry about money!"

The opening ceremony for *Charlotte Trouble* was scheduled for next Monday.

This gave the new actors enough time to preview the script, and Lu Xuan was also warming up.

He needed to rediscover the feeling of being a director.

At the same time, *Xian Mo Qing Yuan* (Immortal Demon Love) had officially started filming.

However, Su Yao, as the female lead, found that things were developing somewhat unexpectedly.

"Why do I feel like I'm being targeted?"

She frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that the entire crew was targeting her.

No matter what she did, it was difficult, and she was often inexplicably scolded by the director during filming.

However, Su Yao's current situation didn't allow her to think too much about these things. She could only bite the bullet and continue filming.

As long as she finished filming this drama, she would have hope of making a comeback!

"Make a comeback? Keep dreaming!"

"You think you can leave after offending Shenghua? It's not that easy!"

Shenghua Group headquarters.

A senior executive sneered and casually threw the script in his hand into the shredder. The words *Xian Mo Qing Yuan* (Immortal Demon Love) were faintly visible on the paper.