Zhou Cheng: "..."

He stared silently at the ball curled up on the bed, glanced at the time, and slowly said, "If you don't get up, I'll kiss you."

"!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the person who had been curled up in bed suddenly sat up, shouting, "Get up! Get up right now!"

"..." How much did she not want him to kiss her?

Zhou Cheng felt conflicted and a little hurt.

Qiao Nansheng got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face. Having only slept for a few hours, she was still feeling tired and followed Zhou Cheng downstairs with sleepy eyes. All she could think about was going back to sleep after dinner. She didn't see where she was going and slipped, falling forward.

It was too late for Zhou Cheng to stop her.

She tumbled down the stairs with a thud, but luckily there weren't many steps, and the ground was covered with a fluffy blanket, so it didn't hurt too much.

But this fall woke her up completely.

Qiao Nansheng lay on the ground, still not quite recovered from the shock of falling from the building, and just lay there dumbfounded.

Zhou Cheng strode down to her side and asked, "Did you hurt yourself?"

She snapped out of her daze, looked up at Zhou Cheng in front of her, and gave a silly smile: "Hehe."

"?" Was he dumbfounded?

Zhou Cheng leaned closer to her and held up two fingers: "How many is this?"

Qiao Nansheng lay on the ground and pushed away his face as he leaned in. "Get out of my way, don't block my way." She had just seen money under the sofa.

Zhou Cheng reached out to pull her, but Qiao Nansheng stood up and pushed him away. She quickly ran to the sofa, lay down, took out her phone, turned on the flashlight, and shone it inside. Seeing that there was indeed money, she quickly reached out to take it.

Zhou Cheng watched her fiddling around for a long time before finally pulling out a few red bills.

"..." He was silent for a moment, then asked, "Just for a few hundred yuan, you're grinning like an idiot?"

"What do you know?" Qiao Nansheng rolled her eyes at him, counted the money, and found it to be exactly six hundred, no more, no less.

She blew off the dust, flicked it with her finger, and then brought it to her nose to smell it. It smelled like money. Finally, she snorted and said, "People like you will never understand the excitement we ordinary people feel when we find money."

Zhou Cheng fell silent again. Well, he really couldn't understand this, but... an ordinary person? Was she an ordinary person?

The wife of a movie star, the little princess whom the Qiao family dotes on, no matter what her identity is, she is not an ordinary person, right?

"Let's eat."

Qiao Nansheng's mood brightened considerably after finding six hundred yuan. He no longer cared about losing the trophy when he was woken up earlier. He stuffed the money into his pocket and went to eat happily.

In the afternoon, she sat on the sofa to rest for a while, and after digesting her food, she prepared to go upstairs to continue sleeping.

Before leaving, she held up her phone again and shone it under the sofa, trying to find a few hundred more yuan, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find any money.

Qiao Nansheng sighed in disappointment. So this luck of finding money only happens once; once is never a second time.

She went upstairs to catch up on her sleep, looking heartbroken and completely ignoring Zhou Cheng sitting on the sofa.

The man watched her silently until her figure disappeared in the corridor, then looked down at his phone. The screen displayed a chat window between Zhou Cheng and someone else.

Z: Director Ming, has anyone been chosen for the role of Qing Niang?

Mingqiu: Not yet, I haven't found a suitable person yet. What's up? Do you have anyone you recommend? Who is it? Tell me so I can see if they're suitable.

When casting, Mingqiu usually looks at photos first. If they feel a connection, she will then call them to the set for an audition.

He has a keen eye; the actors he chooses are all exceptionally talented and irreplaceable. Zhou Cheng has collaborated with him several times, and both his TV series and movies have been huge hits, each a classic. Even if someone wants to remake them, they can't find anyone better to recreate the feeling of his work.

That's why it's called a classic. Classics can't be surpassed. No matter how good the acting is in a remake, it will never have the same feeling as the original classic.

Z: Yes, someone recommended you, but he's a newbie.

His next sentence was a direct preemptive warning: because he's a newcomer, he might not have much acting skill; if you want him, I'll introduce him to you, if not...

Zhou Cheng had already said it, so even if Ming Qiu felt it was unsuitable and didn't want it, as the investor and producer of "The Blooming of Pear Blossoms," he could still force it in.

Mingqiu learned of his true identity by chance.

Mingqiu: Okay, I trust the person you recommended. Do you have a photo? Send it to me.

Mingqiu: If we find someone suitable, I will arrange an audition immediately. The only role we haven't found for "The Blooming of Pear Blossoms" is Qingniang. We've almost found the right person for the other roles. If all goes well, we'll start filming in January.

Zhou Cheng frowned slightly upon seeing this. He remembered that Qiao Nansheng had said she had to participate in Huaying's talent show at the end of the month. It would definitely be impossible for her to travel back and forth. Moreover, even if Qiao Nansheng agreed, he would not agree.

I can't bear to see her go through all that trouble.

It's just filming; there's no need to rush like this.

Zhou Cheng checked the scheduled time for the electronic script and replied to Ming Qiu: Isn't filming supposed to start after the New Year? Let's set it for after the New Year. The newcomers don't have any acting skills, so we need to teach them.

Mingqiu: That might not work. Su Shuang's schedule is too tight. She has to film another drama in March. The other two supporting actors' schedules are mostly full after the New Year. Only if we speed up filming from January onwards can we hope that your schedule will be full after the New Year.

Because most people's schedules were full, the scheduled shooting time after the New Year was changed to January.

Z: ...I'll talk to her about it.

Mingqiu: Okay, let me see the photos first.

Z: [Image]

Zhou Cheng posted a photo he had secretly taken of Qiao Nansheng sleeping. Her skin was great; even without beauty filters, the photo was stunning.

When Mingqiu saw the photo, he was stunned. It looked familiar. He thought for a long time and then suddenly slapped his thigh.

Mingqiu: Isn't this the young girl who went viral last time for rescuing the son of the richest man in B City from human traffickers? Do you know her?

Z: Hmm. Is that okay?

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Mingqiu did not ask any further questions.

Mingqiu: Okay, this girl is pleasing to the eye, really pretty. Does she have a boyfriend? My brother just broke up with his girlfriend, she's good-looking, you've seen her before.

Z: ...

If Zhou Cheng hadn't been unwilling to expose their relationship or ruin his public image, he would have directly replied, "This is my wife introducing you to your sister, my ass!"

He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and calmly replied: "No need, it's just filming a movie."

The last sentence is a reminder to Mingqiu that it's just filming a movie, there's no need to do anything else. He can do whatever he wants with the other people, but not with his own people.

Mingqiu had worked with him several times, so how could she not know him? She immediately understood what he meant and sent a few "haha" emojis.

Mingqiu: Just kidding, just kidding. When is that girl free? Why don't you bring her over for a test? I'm available from Monday to Friday.