Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 508: Gundam Model, Flaunt It Hard!

After a year of settling and expansion, Linghui Entertainment had become more impressive. Even the reception desk at the entrance was upgraded by more than one tier; the receptionists wore crisp, neat uniforms and wore professional smiles on their faces.Behind the receptionists, the big characters "Linghui Entertainment" had been updated to gold letters on a blue background against white walls, giving off a dazzling, starlit sheen.

The once somewhat empty star corridor on both sides was now plastered with Linghui Entertainment’s achievements from recent days. These displays included numerous film and television accomplishments by Xiao He and Shu Han, as well as projects Linghui Entertainment had successfully invested in and produced since its founding, such as the earlier Imperial Decree, the current Public Enemy Number One, and Cangyue Calamity, among others. These projects had unquestionably brought Linghui Entertainment substantial profits and name recognition.

Linghui was no longer the small studio-turned-company it once was. Several successful project investments had rapidly helped it complete the original capital accumulation; once the next few projects progressed and finished smoothly, Linghui Entertainment’s scale would be able to evolve again.

There was no doubt that Linghui Entertainment, like Xiao He, had already become an important presence in the industry that could not be ignored.

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Huang Junhao followed Xiao He and Liu Rulan through the star-studded corridor and arrived at Linghui Entertainment’s reception area.

His eyes immediately fell on the tall model in the center of the reception area.

It was a silver-and-blue Gundam-style mecha. The overall limb lines were crisp and sleek, its stance upright and blade-like. On the silver metallic face sat a pair of narrow, dark-red "eyes." The ear guards rose in sharp angles on both sides, giving it a ready-to-strike aggressiveness and a deep sense of intimidation, as if it were really alive and looking down at the people below.

This was the Gundam model Xiao He had spent several weeks assembling.

After expending a great deal of effort to reassemble it, Xiao He looked up at the product of his labor and finally felt the same kind of regret Director Zhuang had once felt facing his wall full of model collections that nobody had seen.

So the day after finishing it, Xiao He boldly had people move the Gundam model from his home to the company.

Well, although he didn’t have Director Zhuang’s ability to deliberately plant his own props in his films and parade his model wall in front of the whole nation, he could at least show it off to his employees!

Let all the employees of Linghui Entertainment and the guests who came in the following days see the model he had built by hand!

He! Assembled! It! All! By! Himself!

Hehehe—

"Ahem, ahem, I put it together. I thought keeping it at home was pointless, so I put it here as a display to decorate the company."

Xiao He watched Huang Junhao’s astonished expression with satisfaction, clearing his throat and subtly boasting.

This time, he was showing off to the right person.

Huang Junhao stared at the monstrous machine in fascination, then dropped the others and rushed to the model to inspect it from every angle.

"Wow, it really is the new A-1206 battle armor, so badass! This is amazing! You actually assembled it yourself?"

Huang Junhao actually had a set of the same model at home in yellow, but because his company was about to collapse he hadn’t had the heart to indulge in his hobby. He never expected that, after all this time, he would first see a complete version here with Xiao He.

Xiao He liked how blunt he was. He folded his hands behind his back and feigned detached calm as he said, "Not long, just about half a month."

"Holy crap, so awesome! How did you install the eyes? They look way more spirited than mine at home."

"I studied the circuit board and installed a visual system chip inside its eyes, so it looks more vivid than other models—like it’s actually 'watching' you."

Xiao He snapped his fingers and rotated the model a bit while Huang Junhao circled it. Looking at those dark-red crystalline eyes again, there really was a feeling of gaze tracking.

Huang Junhao’s eyes lit up.

"How did you make that chip? The effect is incredible! Can you make a pair for me? No, a hundred pairs! I’ll pay extra! Did you solder the visual system yourself? Can the size be reduced? I’ve got a bunch of forty-centimeter ones at home—can those eyes be adapted?"

Huang Junhao immediately started placing an order on the spot.

Xiao He: …

Being recognized felt good, but asking for a hundred at once—isn’t that going a bit far?!

Nearby, the director brightened and signaled the cameraman to start filming quietly.

Xiao He noticed the slight movement over there, but seeing Huang Junhao oblivious in front of him, he didn’t point it out. Instead, he followed the topic: "That technology isn’t too difficult. You can have someone install the chip for you. The only technical difficulty might be this visual tracking system—that one I researched myself. I can send you a copy later."

As for the rest of the chip technology, they were basic skills any disassembly hobbyist should have; not too hard.

Honestly, if you wanted to, you could research it and make it yourself.

Huang Junhao was deeply impressed: "So that’s how it is! Amazing! I’ll ask my dad’s factory later to see if they can swap all of ours over."

Xiao He: …the world of the rich, huh?

So his family’s factory would just be used to do this?

Nice.

Using the Gundam model as an entry point, the conversation between Xiao He and Huang Junhao became much more amicable, and the awkwardness from their first meeting faded into a newfound closeness, as if they instantly hit it off.

Xiao He could clearly feel that Huang Junhao’s enthusiasm when discussing these topics was something he couldn’t show in front of the cameras.

Now Xiao He truly believed this young man was uncomfortable facing the lens.

After Public Enemy Number One exploded in popularity overnight, this Young Master Huang really had been fighting for his company.

But considering the potential public opinion crisis after Public Enemy Number One, Xiao He didn’t bring up that topic deliberately. Instead, he steered Huang Junhao to talk about the company’s upcoming new project, Super Spacetime Confrontation.

Obviously, Huang Junhao didn’t know that his father had invested in Super Spacetime Confrontation, but he showed great interest in such a sci-fi film.

"Mecha design? What are your current plans? Can I see the design drafts?"

He asked Xiao He with an expectant look.

Xiao He glanced at the camera and shook his head regretfully: "I’m not clear on that yet."

As an original film, they would definitely design a unique mecha. They couldn’t reveal that in front of the camera right now.

Huang Junhao looked disappointed, then bluntly listed several major pain points in pushing Super Spacetime Confrontation forward: "I love mecha too! It’s just a shame that our domestic projects in this genre are still too few, the special effects can’t reach the required level, and the movies turn out terrible—sometimes even worse than tokusatsu shows."

Xiao He shrugged calmly: "Indeed, we’ll work hard on it."

Seeing Xiao He accept this calmly, Huang Junhao felt like he’d found a kindred spirit. He couldn’t help but take out his phone and share: "I’ll show you a few mecha I designed earlier! When you go back to Beijing later, I’ll definitely take you to see the real things!"