Chapter 140: Kissing Him Feels Uncomfortable
Hangzhou’s local specialty, of course, is “West Lake vinegar fish”.
But Chi Ye still had a bit of conscience after all, not fiercely ripping off the two Hong Kong people. At two-thirty in the morning, the three of them, plus their teams, a total of dozens of people, found a quiet clubhouse, ordered some home-style dishes, and started chatting.
“Bastards, I think they just look down on us two! They’re all damn idiots!”
Teacher Zeng had been in fragrant mode since entering the private room, that little mouth so sweet, just like it was smeared with Chi Ye’s urine.
Teacher Wu listened on the side, his face embarrassed, signaling him not to “lose big face” in front of Chi Ye.
Teacher Zeng waved his hand: “Xiao Chi and Sui Zong are cooperating, and it’s that kind of relationship, so how isn’t that one of our own?”
Chi Ye: “…”
He pretended not to hear, mainly because he personally didn’t want much contact with Teacher Zeng.
Teacher Wu sighed and said: “You’re here to make money, aren’t you? The Hong Kong circle is like this now, it’s very normal, don’t be so sensitive.”
Teacher Zeng didn’t speak, but was still holding a belly full of anger inside.
This time 《Actors Please Take Place》 re-recording, he originally wanted to get closer to Beijing circle big shots like Jiang Kaige and Teacher Zhang.
At the very least, building some rapport with Li Qian, the big princess of the Northwest circle, would be good too.
But instead he suffered several cold shoulders, and with his personality, holding back from cursing on the spot… he already knew damn well what kind of B he was now.
Hmm…
The Hong Kong circle has indeed been declining more and more in recent years, even worse than Taipei.
Otherwise, the two wouldn’t be running to the mainland for all sorts of variety shows… Do they like variety shows?
They have no good dramas to film + they like money!
In the current Hong Kong circle, aside from those top few super big stars well-known across the two shores and three places, artists of Teacher Wu’s star power are very awkward.
But they’re still doing okay, because they can rely on their previously accumulated fame and connections to make money.
The worse off are those artists and staff with less fame and smaller star power than them.
That’s truly miserable, quite a few have switched careers.
The gathering meal passed with Teacher Wu persuading and Teacher Zeng fuming.
Chi Ye also chatted a few words with Teacher Wu about 《big shot》 matters.
“When are you planning to join the crew?”
“I still have a drama in hand, have to wait until wrap-up.”
“No problem, give me some pointers then.”
“Will do.”
After Chi Ye finished, the two were about to part ways.
But Teacher Wu suddenly thought of something, perhaps feeling that private contact with Chi Ye wasn’t as “repulsive” as rumored in the industry, and with his hot temper and straightforward nature, he grabbed him and asked: “By the way, there’s something I want to check with you.”
Chi Ye was curious: “What?”
“Well, I’ve taken on a few more variety shows.”
Teacher Wu gave a “shy” smile.
Chi Ye was even more shocked: “What’s up with my bro? He really gambled?”
Teacher Wu laughed: “Don’t mess around, I just simply like money.”
Chi Ye: “…”
Indeed direct.
Seeing him like that, Teacher Wu didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly: “Didn’t you used to cooperate with Huang Jianfeng and Lu Xiao Ming?”
“They’re inviting me to that 《Midnight Diner》, I’m not too clear on these two’s ways…”
“Teacher Huang is going to 《Midnight Diner》?”
Chi Ye was stunned.
“Yeah, you didn’t know? I thought they’d invite you.”
Teacher Wu gestured: “Maybe we can go together then.”
Chi Ye shook his head: “No, I won’t go to 《Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital》.”
“Oh, you’re not going… ah?” Teacher Wu was stunned: “《Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital》? TCM… haha, you’re hilarious!”
Chi Ye still shook his head: “If you’re really going, my advice is buy a tongue guard on Taobao, talk as much as possible.”
“Why?”
“Because talk more, eat less.”
Xiao Liu had already driven the car over, Chi Ye saw this, shook Teacher Wu’s hand: “Uncle, hope we safely meet in the 《big shot》 crew!”
Teacher Wu laughed: “I’ve said it many times, call me bro.”
“Bro, come back alive.”
Chi Ye waved, got in the car, leaving Teacher Wu standing there pacing with a face full of shock and uncertainty.
“Tongue guard… there’s such a thing?”
“Assistant, go search and buy some for me…”
……
In the car.
Chi Ye rubbed his temples, unscrewed mineral water and took a sip, asked: “Verified on Keke’s side?”
“Verified.”
Xiao Liu turned back, said softly: “Master Zhuang did film something, Yue Na transferred him to the artist department, he discovered it unintentionally in the hotel while handling fan photographer matters for Ji Hemming.”
“Oh.”
Chi Ye pondered: “This kid sure knows how to play.”
“…He’s not a good person.”
“Yeah, he’s a corpse.”
Chi Ye nodded, yawned again: “Get me the blanket, I’ll nap a bit, wake me at the airport, I promised to say good morning to Xia Xia.”
“Okay.”
……
Meanwhile.
Hengdian, a certain star-rated hotel.
Ji Hemming in a bathrobe, signaled the female companion beside him not to speak, held the phone, shouted excitedly to Li Qian on the other end: “Qianqian, I really like you, those are all fake, all black material stirred up by Chi Ye, you can’t break up with me over such baseless reasons!”
Li Qian on the other end had just finished gathering with Jiang Kaige and Teacher Zhang, a bit tired: “Didn’t I block you? Where’d you get my new number?”
“Qianqian… I really can’t live without you.”
Ji Hemming adjusted his emotions, eyes slightly red: “I sent you picture messages, take a look, those are photos from when we were together, so many loving moments, you really won’t even hear my explanation?”
Li Qian glanced at the message, it was a photo of her and Ji Hemming from right when they first got together.
Back then, at the beach, she was smiling, he was fooling around.
She shook her head, a bit sad: “True love doesn’t have time to be photographed.”
Ji Hemming panicked, blurted out: “But doing it can!”
Li Qian: “？!”
“Uh… no, I mean…”
“Pervert, scum, get lost!”
Li Qian coldly hung up, still not relieved, pulled out the SIM card, snapped it, threw it out the window.
“Compared to you, even the live off a woman’s earnings Chi Ye is a hundred times better.”
……
Second day.
The live off a woman’s earnings Chi Ye returned to his “soft rice nest”.
Empress Dowager was still running announcements, probably back to the crew tomorrow.
Chi Ye spent the day filming his own role, meanwhile, he privately contacted Teacher Shi, planning to find time to go see （lottery）.
In fact, the 50 million favorability he still had was originally meant to draw Teacher Zhang’s skills.
But considering Teacher Zhang knows a bit “too much”, he was afraid of wasting—it’d be 10 million wasted!
So, he planned to wait, see if in the later 《Actors Please Take Place》 there were new joiners, more suitable mentor targets.
Thus, the day passed.
The next day, Empress Dowager returned to the crew, 《Xing Ni》 filming proceeded smoothly.
On the other side.
Some music variety show backstage live performance.
Shi Daifu quietly sat in the chair, not scrolling phone, not watching the buzz, just sitting there blankly—waiting for mealtime.
She had already finished recording this episode of the music variety show, but because agent Sister Wang went to negotiate something, she kept waiting here.
An hour later.
Sister Wang hurried back, brought Shi Daifu two big bags of cooked food and carbs.
“Here, knew you were waiting impatiently, eat.”
Sister Wang handed it over, Teacher Shi’s almond eyes lit up sparkling at the sight of the two big bags of food, gracefully took them, opened the lunch box and wolfed it down.
“…Slow down, it’s not like I never feed you.”
Sister Wang muttered, but smiled too.
Ever since Shi Daifu and Chi Ye cooperated on 《Voice of Nature》 with 《Light Years Away《《Rose in the Palm》, Shi Daifu’s dead-ash career got a turnaround.
Especially the former, that explosive performance, perfectly matching her singing method, gave Shi Daifu unimaginable help and encouragement.
《Light Years Away》 directly topped the top five, even first, on Ku Ting and Wang Yi Yun monthly TOP charts during that time.
Although, in the final 《Voice of Nature》, she still lost to Teacher Han, but that was the most normal outcome, she wasn’t down about it, instead full of energy, gradually regaining the feeling of her peak days.
Her family’s dire situation also improved because of this incident.
Big brother, sister-in-law, and mother didn’t need to return to the hometown, could stay in Beijing, little nephew could attend school steadily.
Shi Daifu was very grateful to Chi Ye, to the point she kept refusing copyright splits for 《Light Years Away》 and 《Rose in the Palm》.
Hmm… company was anxious, Chi Ye’s side was anxious too.
It’s a song you two sang, take the share when given, you keep dragging it out, making it so we can’t work, got it?
In the end, Chi Ye learned of the situation, “strongly” called Teacher Shi, perfectly resolving it.
And now, Chi Ye came to “collect interest”.
“President Chi… is coming over?”
Sister Wang hesitated to ask.
“Mm.”
Teacher Shi kept her head down shoveling rice, no one else around, she ate very “wildly”.
Starved the child bad.
“So… is he signing you?”
Sister Wang paused, said: “I heard he wanted to sign you last time too…”
Teacher Shi looked up, almond eyes glanced at the agent: “Not signing.”
“Mm… mm… I know.”
The agent lowered her voice: “But I’m thinking, I wanna jump ship too… this small company is boring, better to go to Chi Ye’s side…”
Teacher Shi paused, lowered head to continue shoveling rice.
“Aiya, don’t always be like this, say something.” The agent was a bit anxious: “With Chi Ye’s talent, you’d definitely do better there than now, why won’t you go?”
Shi Daifu still didn’t speak, because she knew the agent understood.
“…So annoying, isn’t it just that Harmony Image matter? Chi Ye now isn’t even afraid of Yue Na, still afraid of Harmony Image? Are you dumb?”
“Look, this time while he’s here, you proactively mention it to him, see…”
Sister Wang was spitting away.
Click.
The room door was pushed open.
The assistant from the small company assigned to Teacher Shi walked in, holding a bouquet of flowers.
“Hm?”
Sister Wang was stunned, then displeased: “These flowers…?”
“Sent again.”
The assistant spread her hands.
Both looked at Shi Daifu.
Teacher Shi wanted to say throw it, but felt it wasteful, thought and softly said: “Throwing is wasteful, like last time, give to Xiao Zhang’s daughter, she loves flowers most.”
Xiao Zhang was an ordinary employee at their company, her young daughter had congenital heart disease, recently hospitalized.
“…Okay.”
The assistant nodded.
Shi Daifu paused: “Also, tell them no more flowers, I don’t want love, unless… who can take my one punch.”
Everyone: “Ah?”
Teacher Shi saw everyone like that, a bit guilty, felt it wasn’t “reliable” enough, hurriedly added: “That… not one punch… um… ten punches!”
Everyone: “…”
You actually didn’t need to add, one punch is enough.
Ten punches? After respawn, no need to chase-kill!
……
Half a month passed in a flash.
《Actors Please Take Place》 ran into a bit of awkward situation—after first episode recording, review had issues, so second episode dragged till now without recording.
But Chi Ye wasn’t anxious.
Now 《Xing Ni》 filming was over halfway, Hong Kong Taipei + Director Liu team integration period passed, speed faster while quality still on point.
This day.
Chi Ye got up super early, brushed teeth and washed face early, very solemn appearance.
—Couldn’t not be solemn, today, 《Xing Ni》 finally reached Chi Ye and Jin Xia’s first kiss scene.
In fact, 《Xing Ni》 has many kiss scenes, logically should have filmed earlier.
But somehow, intentionally or not, dragged till now, only “naturally” arriving.
Chi Ye looked at himself in the mirror, that face impeccable, eyes deep as if speaking, high nose bridge, rare superior bone structure in internal entertainment circle.
He blinked at himself in the mirror, suddenly thought of Teacher Shi’s “little technique”, shouted: “Chi Ye, fighting!”
Meanwhile.
In the hotel room next to 《Xing Ni》 crew.
Jin Xia didn’t get up early, um, she barely slept all night, got out of bed at three in the morning.
Extremely rare for her, because Empress Dowager’s schedule was very healthy, one of the rare “early to bed early to rise” in modern society.
No blackening that, Chi Ye had roasted several times, you definitely live longer than me.
Earned Empress Dowager angry gift pack +1, fully three seconds before makeup, truly serious.
At the moment.
Empress Dowager sat primly before the makeup mirror, didn’t let team’s makeup and styling personnel or 《Xing Ni》 crew’s pros do her makeup.
But seriously, meticulously doing her own makeup.
Her makeup technique was actually very good, with art foundation, things like sculpture, painting, music, dance, all sorts of art skills a girl should know, she was proficient in.
—After all, a girl who can do makeup on family cat and apple!
But today, however she did it, she wasn’t satisfied.
In the end, unsurprisingly, she “threw a tantrum”.
“Aiya, this CHANEL foundation doesn’t work, I want By Terry’s! Go buy now!”
“Remember, Fair beige No.1, that pinkish-white tone, my makeup effect is most perfect.”
“And this TF lipstick, moisturizing and shine both way off… I tried it myself, texture not good, change, I want Guerlain’s…”
Sister Mi watched the makeup and styling teacher with a bitter smile and helpless face beside, grumbled over: “Yours are either limited edition or need air shipping, how can it be so fast?”
“I tried, none work, not as nice as those… that lipstick doesn’t feel good to kiss… I don’t wanna use!”
Jin Xia aggrieved yet “righteously”: “I just wanna be prettier a bit, what’s wrong?”
