At the end of the day, the dumpling party was temporarily turned into a barbecue party due to severe shortage of ingredients. A large group of people moved to Mr. Song's courtyard, where they ate, drank, and played mahjong until the next morning. No one could bear it any longer, and with their heads spinning, Yaoji, Erbing and Sanwan rushed into the east and west side rooms in a daze and fell asleep.

Tao Mu was not so happy. After washing up in the yard, I had to go to Guo Yaning's studio to work.

Li Xiaoheng wanted to take him there and go home to rest at the same time. Oddly enough, Li Xiaoheng accompanied him in the battle until dawn last night. He didn't know how to play mahjong, so he just sat next to Tao Mu and watched, occasionally using his tablet to check the international futures market, and occasionally he had to make a few phone calls.

Tao Mu felt embarrassed and was afraid of delaying Li Xiaoheng's work, so he persuaded Li Xiaoheng to go back first. Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "I think playing mahjong is fun. How about you teach me?"

Tao Mu immediately gave up his position and replaced Li Xiaoheng. He was teaching on the spot.

Li Xiaoheng sat on it with great interest. Before playing cards, he gave his cell phone to Tao Mu for safekeeping: "William may call. He is the investment manager of Xiaoheng Capital and admires you very much. If he calls again later, please help me answer it."

Tao Mu hesitated. He felt that answering the phone for someone else seemed a bit too intimate. But on second thought, he was Li Xiaoheng's partner and the chief analyst appointed by Li Xiaoheng. He had followed him in shorting international oil from the beginning. It was nothing for him to help Li Xiaoheng answer a few calls now - he couldn't let Li Xiaoheng play mahjong while talking on the phone, as he would neither be able to concentrate on his work nor have fun.

Moreover, the fact that Li Xiaoheng entrusted the phone to him for safekeeping was also a sign of trust and closeness. It wouldn't seem good if he flatly refused in front of everyone.

Tao Mu had a lot of concerns, which was cumbersome to say, but in fact, he made a decision immediately in a flash: "Okay."

Tao Mu took the phone and put it aside, explaining the rules of playing cards in detail to Li Xiaoheng. In fact, Li Xiaoheng was watching Tao Mu play cards nearby, and after a few rounds he had pretty much figured out the rules. The other three knew that Li Xiaoheng was a newcomer, and they immediately got ready to win a big vote. As a result, Li Xiaoheng was so good at counting cards that he beat everyone in less than two rounds.

Qin Miaoru frowned and said, "No wonder everyone says that newcomers are very lucky when playing cards. Sure enough, they won so much that people cried for their parents. I say, handsome boy, please be flexible. If you keep winning like this, I will lose my pants."

Du Kang also shook his head and sighed: "I have lost all my food money for a week."

At another card table, Wen Bao, who was playing cards with the old man and Dean Tao, couldn't stand it and couldn't help saying, "Xiao Kangzi, can you please stop embarrassing yourself? Mahjong costs only 10 cents, and the total winnings and losses are only 20 to 30 yuan. Can it cover your food expenses for a week?"

Du Kang shamelessly said: "This is called artistic exaggeration. Do you understand art? This guy has won every hand since he came on the court. I tell you, this is not a matter of losing money. It's just that playing this card is particularly unsatisfying, you know?"

Then he asked Tao Mu: "Where did you find such a powerful buddy? He is simply the king of gambling. I think if Xiangcheng makes another gambling movie in the future, it will be just right to find this buddy as the protagonist."

He is handsome, generous, and has a very smart brain. When you sit there, you feel a strong aura. That's not the posture of playing mahjong for a dime. It looks like participating in a high-profile international gamble involving hundreds of millions of dollars in capital. It makes people feel timid when they look at it——

To some extent, what Du Kang said is true.

Qin Miaoru was very straightforward and said, "I'm not exaggerating. I bought my pants at the Zoo Wholesale City, three pairs for ten yuan. Can you calculate how many pairs of pants I lost in such a short time?"

"You are such a good girl, why do you always talk so nonsense?" The old man Song, who was always conservative, couldn't stand it: "Girls should be gentle and reserved, and don't talk about everything. Otherwise, you won't be able to get married in the future."

Qin Miaoru chuckled and thought to herself, I don’t want to get married. When I become rich, I will look for a handsome, well-built, and six-pack abs young hunk for the rest of my life. I will change one every year so there will be something new every year.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this in front of Mr. Song, so he just threw out a card: "Twenty thousand."

"It's a mess!" Long Tianao, who had been silent the whole time and was busy playing with the thirteen cards in front of him, suddenly pushed his paddle away, stretched out his hands to everyone, and smiled happily: "Give me money, give me money."

"No way?" Qin Miaoru looked at Long Tianao's cards with a look of despair: "I'm the one who picked the cannon again."

"You are the March 8th Red Flag gunner today." Long Tianao said with a smile, "You can shoot wherever you point. Your professional skills are excellent."

"Get lost!" Qin Miaoru said with a sad face as she took out the money: "You three are all men at the card table, and I'm the only woman. Don't you know how to give me some leniency? Do you have any gentlemanly spirit?"

"Stop talking nonsense. There is no father and son in the casino." Long Tianao rolled up his sleeves and said arrogantly, "Hurry up and take the money."

Qin Miaoru gave the money with a groan, but ended up losing all her dime in change. Gou Rixin, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, quickly took out two handfuls of dimes from his pocket. Qin Miaoru was so happy that she patted Gou Rixin on the shoulder: "Thank you, brother."

Several people continued to sort the cards. During this time, Qin Miaoru approached Li Xiaoheng and said, "Handsome guy, I see your face. You have a full forehead and a square chin. You are dignified and extraordinary. You can tell at a glance that you are not an ordinary person. Would you consider giving me a shot to help a weak, pitiful and helpless girl like me?"

Before Li Xiaoheng could say anything, Da Mao, Xiao Pang and Feng Yuan, who hadn't gotten a seat and could only sit aside and play Landlord, couldn't help but expose her: "Sister Qin, you ate forty-six dumplings tonight."

"And isn't the name of your Feixun account "Charging Upwards with a Big Sword on Shoulder"? "

“That’s it.”

"Go away!" Qin Miaoru rolled her eyes, feeling that she was indeed one of the people in the room full of single guys, as she had no idea how to deal with things. Look at Brother Yao - bah, now you have to call him Uncle Yao, how capable he is! When sitting in the house above Meng Qi, he is either fed with cards to eat or given cards to touch, and he also gives some cannons when he listens. Uncle Meng must be so happy to receive this one-stop service. I will definitely feel very happy when I get home.

Li Xiaoheng just smiled and said nothing. I think Tao Mu's friends are really fun. If Tao Mu was always with these people, he would feel relieved.

The all-night mahjong game lasted until after five o'clock the next morning. Those who don’t have classes should go back to their rooms and sleep. Tao Mu still had to rush to Guo Yaning's studio during the morning rush hour.

Li Xiaoheng also didn't sleep all night, worried that something might go wrong due to fatigue driving. I specifically called the driver and asked him to come and drive. On the way, he was particularly considerate and said, "It will probably take two hours to get there, including the time spent in traffic. Take a nap first, and I'll call you when we get there."

Tao Mu nodded, lay horizontally on the back seat, took off his coat and rolled it up to use as a pillow. Fell asleep with eyes closed.

Li Xiaoheng took off his woolen coat and covered Tao Mu with it.

The Li family's driver secretly glanced at their eldest young master. He was secretly shocked in his heart - their eldest master rarely showed such a gentle and caring side. It seems that the young man sitting in the back must be a particularly important partner of the young master. It is estimated that the young master can earn at least hundreds of billions of yuan, and it has to be M gold.

Li Xiaoheng certainly didn't know that his driver was actually rejecting him in his heart. He hadn't slept all night and felt a little tired. Sitting in the co-pilot seat, he did not close his eyes to rest. Instead, he took the time to watch the international futures market and continue to collect the last wave of information of the day before the closing.

When the car arrived downstairs of Guo Yaning's studio, Tao Mu, who had slept for more than two hours, had recovered most of his energy. The price I paid was that my face was a little swollen, there was a red mark on my right cheek, and my hair became particularly messy.

Tao Mu was prepared and took out his cap and put it on his head. He rubbed his face hard to try to rub off the marks before opening the door and getting out of the car.

Li Xiaoheng rolled down the window and said with a smile, "I'll pick you up in the evening?"

Tao Mu shook his head: "I guess my father Yao and Xiao Qi's father will come to pick me up in the evening."

Li Xiaoheng said, "Your father Yao and Xiaoqi's father didn't sleep all night last night, so let them have a good rest. I'll ask Lao Zhang to pick you up in the evening."

Tao Mu thought about it and felt that his father Yao and Xiao Qi's father had not slept well for two days and two nights in a row, so they should really have a good rest.

"Okay then. Thank you for your help."

Li Xiaoheng immediately smiled and said, "It's not a problem."

After a pause, he continued, "I'll call you in the evening. We'll have dinner first, and then I'll take you home."

"Just go back to school." Tao Mu said, "I have classes tomorrow."

"Okay." Li Xiaoheng curled the corners of his mouth, and his usually cold, hard and deep features became somewhat softer.

Tao Mu said goodbye to Li Xiaoheng, walked into the office building, and went straight to Guo Yaning's studio.

Guo Yaning was already waiting in the dressing room next to the studio. She was also very excited last night and hardly slept all night. It was past twelve o'clock before I reluctantly removed my makeup and washed up. The next morning, she crawled over as soon as she opened her eyes, waiting for Tao Mu to continue to paint her a queen makeup.

As a result, Tao Mu did not apply royal sister makeup on him today, but stick-style nude makeup - because part of Guo Yaning's MV is about recalling the green years and the pure love with her first boyfriend in high school.

Tao Mu felt that other makeup looks were too heavy in comparison, and nude makeup was not as good as the pure side of a girl. Moreover, once she puts on nude makeup and applies all kinds of soft light filters, Tao Mu is confident that he can make Guo Yaning look more beautiful than an 18-year-old girl.

As a result, when he explained the concept of nude makeup to Guo Yaning, everyone misunderstood him. Guo Yaning's agent, Ms. Zhou Fengxuan, hesitated and said, "... Well, although our Yaning has also gone the sexy route, I think it's not appropriate to shoot nude makeup in our MV today? Isn't it a bit too much?"

Tao Mu was stunned when he heard it, and it took him a long time to react: "Nude makeup is not makeup that is applied naked, but the makeup looks like there is no makeup on -"

What scale is not big or small, Tao Mu is simply speechless.

"Oh, oh, oh," Zhou Fengxuan and others also reacted and immediately expressed their understanding. But he complained that Tao Mu's name was too dirty: "You can't blame us for this. You said you invented a new makeup, why don't you give it a good name? You have to call it nude makeup. You can't blame us for thinking in a biased way, right?"

Is this the name I gave it?

Tao Mu's heart was filled with the roar of ten thousand grass mud horses, and he didn't even have the energy to complain: "...It is said that the lewd see lewdness and the wise see wisdom. You are obviously the filthy see the filth. What does it have to do with the name of my makeup? Besides, isn't the name of this makeup quite appropriate? It's all your own imagination..."

Tao Mu defended himself while putting makeup on Guo Yaning. After the makeup came out, it naturally caused a burst of exclamations of surprise in the studio.

During the shooting, Tao Mu asked the lighting master and the lighting master to apply various soft light filters, and the effect was even better. It is simply beautiful, forest-like and fresh.

Guo Yaning and Zhou Fengxuan were immediately impressed: "No wonder netizens praise Tao Mu as a friend of women. This makeup technique, this shooting technique, is simply amazing. You would be wasting your talent if you don't enter the fashion industry."

Tao Muxin asked me when I got the title of "Friend of Women", but I didn't know about it. But he didn't care about the teasing from Guo Yaning and Zhou Fengxuan. I'm going to school for some real-life photography in the afternoon. Guo Yaning originally wanted to persuade Tao Mu to play the male lead for him, but Tao Mu refused on the grounds that he "can only focus on being a photographer and cannot split himself up."

Guo Yaning felt a little regretful, but was also very fortunate: "If I don't want to act, then I won't act. If your beautiful face appeared on screen with me, I would be outshined. I am just an old cucumber painted green to look young."

The most important thing is that Tao Mu's shooting skills are too high, and he likes to use various filters and soft light when shooting, which other photographers don't know. Guo Yaning was also worried that Tao Mu's distraction would lead to a decline in the quality of the MV. So according to the original plan, he invited Wang Boyuan to play the leading male role.

——The movie "Jianghu Zhiyuan" starring the two has been scheduled for the Lunar New Year holiday. Valentine's Day coincides with the release of "The Legend of Jiang Hu". Guo Yaning invited Wang Boyuan to make a guest appearance in his MV, naturally to take advantage of the popularity.

Wang Boyuan also intends to compete for this year's Best Screen Couple award, so he is naturally willing to cooperate. Besides, Guo Yaning is also a top-tier female star in China, with very high popularity and topicality. It would also be beneficial for Wang Boyuan himself to have a few work-related scandals with such female stars.

But after seeing Tao Mu, the photographer, Wang Boyuan was a little embarrassed.

In fact, in the crew of "Jiang Hu Zhi Yuan", Wang Boyuan was the first to extend an olive branch to Tao Mu. Unfortunately, Tao Mu was slandered twice before, but Wang Boyuan's management team, out of caution, disagreed with Wang Boyuan speaking for Tao Mu when the incident was unclear. Every time, Wang Boyuan would come out to explain after the dust had settled. After a few times, the relationship between the two became somewhat distant. On the contrary, she was not as good as Guo Yaning who ignored Tao Mu at the beginning of the crew.

If Tao Mu were to evaluate, Wang Boyuan's vision and personality might be more stable than Guo Yaning's, but due to the constraints of the team, he always looks ahead and behind and is restrained when doing things. Being safe is safe, but sometimes you will inevitably miss opportunities. Unlike Guo Yaning, even if she is a little bit short at the beginning, as long as she is determined to make friends with someone, she will not look back and will extend the olive branch when the time is right, making you feel embarrassed if you don't accept it. Moreover, Guo Yaning opened her own studio and worked independently, so she didn't have to worry about the company's opinions when doing things. With the full support of his agent Zhou Fengxuan, he is naturally much more decisive than Wang Boyuan in doing things.

Wang Boyuan will be the male lead in Guo Yaning's MV, and he has two makeup looks in total, one is the white-collar elite look when they first meet, and the other is the same 18-year-old student look as Guo Yaning.

As a top domestic superstar, Wang Boyuan naturally has his own team of makeup artists. However, in order to unify the style of the MV, Tao Mu had to do the makeup himself. At first, Wang Boyuan's makeup team was a little unhappy, but after seeing the stick-like fresh meat makeup that Tao Mu carefully painted for Wang Boyuan, they directly reduced the age of Wang Boyuan, who was in his thirties, to a sophisticated and fashionable young man in his twenties. Add to that a bunch of soft light filters, there will be absolutely no problem in pretending to be an 18-year-old school hunk.

Wang Boyuan's makeup team then fell silent.

Tao Mu was in a hurry, so he took a set of 18-year-old makeup photos for Wang Boyuan and Guo Yaning, and immediately took the filming crew to the school that had been scheduled long ago to shoot the memories.

Sitting in the classroom reading, running in the corridor, strolling on the playground covered with heavy snow.

Snowflakes were pouring down, and the two of them formed a heart shape in the deserted playground, making snowmen and having snowball fights in the falling snow. It was so beautiful.

——After an afternoon of filming, everyone was frozen to death.

In the evening, Guo Yaning paid for everyone in the working group to go eat hotpot nearby. During this time, Guo Yaning held the camera tightly and kept praising Tao Mu's skills: "It's so beautiful. Really, Tao Mu, you are amazing. You are so handsome at such a young age, and you are so rich. You look so good in photos and videos. How can other male actors in the entertainment industry survive?"

Wang*Other male actors*Boyuan touched his nose: "Yaning is right. When Tao Mu enters the entertainment industry, I guess all the female artists will want to find you as their boyfriend."

As they were talking, the waiter pushed the door open and served the dishes. Tao Mu glanced casually in the direction of the waiter and was stunned: "Zhang Hanya?"

Zhang Hanya was also stunned: "Tao, Tao Mu?" Guo Yaning rented a filming location in Xicheng District, and Beijing Film Academy was in Dongcheng District. Zhang Hanya didn't expect Tao Mu to come here for dinner. And with big stars like Guo Yaning and Wang Boyuan.

Tao Mu introduced others first: "This is my friend."

Then he asked Zhang Hanya: "Are you working part-time on weekends?"

Zhang Hanya hesitated, nodded, glanced at Tao Mu, and finally said nothing. He put down the dish and went out.

Tao Mu thought about it and followed him out: "How have you been lately?"

"Not bad." Zhang Hanya responded softly. She was actually grateful to Tao Mu. If it weren't for Tao Mu, her life might have been ruined. But when Tao Mu was slandered, she did not stand up to speak for Tao Mu.

She is not as brave as Yun Duo and Wu Xiaoxuan, and is not afraid of anything. She was really afraid that people around her would make malicious assumptions about her after knowing what had happened to her. Moreover, her family always cursed Tao Mu for his cruel methods, causing them to be pointed at by old neighbors every time they went out. The eldest aunt and aunt even blamed her, saying that if it weren't for helping her, they wouldn't have offended Tao Mu. Now, since seeing the news, the employers they work for are unwilling to hire them as nannies. It's all her fault, this unlucky star.

My uncle doesn't care, he is a person who indulges in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. I get scolded a lot every day and I'm used to it. I also advised her to be more open-minded. In fact, Zhang Hanya feels that she is quite open-minded. She has been through such thrilling things, so what can't she face in the future?

No matter how bad things are, they will never be bad enough to cause people to be kidnapped and sold. Even if her mother refused to give her money to go to college, she could still work part-time and save enough money for tuition in the future, then take the entrance exam for night school.

That night, Zhang Hanya returned home exhausted. My aunt and uncle are arguing again. My aunt complained that my uncle spent all his time gambling and drinking, and that a grown man couldn't even support his family. My uncle said indifferently that every family goes through this. People living nearby are all poor, and their pockets are cleaner than their faces. Living in this shabby yard is only worth two dollars.

"I didn't bring any money home. But I didn't make you and your son sleep in the open air, did I? You were a migrant worker from another place, but after marrying me, you got a Beijing hukou, and you live in such a big yard in the Third Ring Road. You should be content. Look at those girls you worked with, who has the same treatment as you? Either they went back to their hometown, or they are renting a house outside the Fifth Ring Road with their husbands at an old age. This is Beijing."

"Bah, you only know how to compare yourself with those migrant workers. Why don't you compare yourself with your neighbors? Whose men don't pay their monthly dues? Take the men in the Tao family next door, for example. They've all become very rich."

"Who told you that?" Zhang Dafu sneered, "It's not that I look down on the Tao family. Even Tao Haiguo, the useless guy in their family, can only bring home 2,000 yuan a month. You're dreaming that he can make a lot of money, right?"

"You're dreaming. I heard it with my own ears. Tao Dabao always quarrels with his mother, complaining that their family is poor. His classmates all laugh at her. His mother said it herself, saying that their family will be rich soon. They want to move to a bigger house, or a high-end apartment building in the Third Ring Road. They won't live here anymore. She also said that after a while, they will sell the two houses to make up for the down payment."

"Impossible." Zhang Dafu stood up suddenly. "Where did their family get so much money? And they bought a house? Do you know how expensive the house prices in Yanjing are?"

"How would I know?" Zhang Dafu's wife rolled her eyes at him, turned around and saw Zhang Hanya standing in the room, listening in amazement, and immediately scolded her, "What are you doing standing here, you little bitch? Why don't you get out of the room and go to bed? You're not going to work tomorrow morning?"