To be honest, he joined this cast, not for the money, but with the goal of winning an award. With a reliable director, a reliable screenwriter, and the rest of the ensemble cast being seasoned actors or very experienced powerhouses, he believed that the production should be pretty good.
Then Xiang Yirou rocked up. Although her acting skills weren't great, they weren't terrible either. But when the person originally cast as the second female lead arrived, he felt a chill. Sure, she had a following, but as for acting talent, that seemed to depend on luck. Then, she injured her leg not even two days into joining the crew, and they had to urgently bring in another one, who seemed even less reliable than the last.
Huang Mi felt his prospects cooling considerably. It seemed he might have to limit his aspirations to domestic awards; going international suddenly seemed a much more distant prospect.
