Chapter 199 Blind Date

All the artists in the dressing room, as well as the dressers and makeup artists quickly stood up and called out "Sister Yu".

Jiang Yu's eyes swept over everyone, especially at Xia Lu and Hu Xiaoxiao. After a few seconds of lingering gaze, he said, "You're all so angry. Don't you usually drink herbal tea? Jack, let's go to the herbal tea shop. I'll treat everyone to some herbal tea to cool down."

Assistant Jack immediately responded and went to buy herbal tea.

Xia Lu ran over crying and said to Jiang Yu, "Sister Yu, Hu Xiaoxiao is too much. Look at what she has done to my appearance. Forget about filming. I can't even meet people now."

Jiang Yu didn't want to get too involved in the fights between artists. Having worked in the industry for so many years, he'd seen plenty of right and wrong. After stopping the situation from escalating further, he lost interest in the feud between Hu Xiaoxiao and Xia Lu. He said, "Instead of crying here, you should figure out how to fix your look. You don't have much time left."

Xia Lu quickly checked her watch and screamed anxiously, "I still have ten minutes! I'm only ten minutes away from the set!"

Xia Lu didn't bother to cause trouble for Hu Xiaoxiao and called the hairstylist to help her.

But her hair was messier than a chicken coop, and it was fixed with hairspray. What could she do? The hairstylist could only suggest that Xia Lu wash her hair to wash out the hairspray.

After washing her hair, she spent a lot of effort combing it, and even broke a lot of hair. Xia Lu was very distressed and even more angry with Hu Xiaoxiao.

By the time her hair was blow-dried and styled, two hours had passed and she was more than an hour late.

Fortunately, her scene today was not important, as it was not directed by Qi Weiming. Otherwise, she would have been scolded by Qi Weiming, who was notorious for being ruthless on the set.

Back at Hu Xiaoxiao's place, after Xia Lu had her hair washed, the staff quickly cleaned the dressing room, clearing out any broken items immediately. Any missing items were replaced with new ones.

Hu Xiaoxiao's scene is an important one, directed by Qi Weiming. Paul specially gave her a Roman curl that can really reflect the charm of Shanghai women.

Paul used the curling iron carefully, and glanced at Hu Xiaoxiao's expression from time to time, for fear of hurting anyone or doing it wrong and making Hu Xiaoxiao unhappy.

Hu Xiaoxiao stared at the mirror, but her thoughts were on the script, pondering how she was going to act out the scene she was about to perform. Jiang Yu's acting was so good, and then, Song Yan'an became famous earlier than Jiang Yu, and his acting skills were even more superb.

Acting opposite a top actor, Hu Xiaoxiao had to be extremely alert and absolutely not allow herself to be overwhelmed. Hu Xiaoxiao was constantly rehearsing the upcoming scenes in her mind, completely unaware of Paul's terrified look.

After Paul finished making the Roman curls, he sprayed it with styling spray and whispered to Hu Xiaoxiao not to comb it or touch it frequently to avoid deformation.

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded, put on her makeup, and changed into an old Shanghai-style suit, long skirt, and small leather shoes.

Facing the mirror and seeing her bright and elegant self, Hu Xiaoxiao instantly became like Xie Weihua. She picked up a small handbag, drank the cold tea offered by Sister Yu, and walked towards the set.

Hu Xiaoxiao's scene tells the story of Xie Weihua being arranged by her aunt to go on a blind date with Zhao Zhenchuan, who was also unaware of the situation. The scene was filmed in a Western romantic-style restaurant.

Seeing that everything was ready, Qi Weiming shouted, "Action!"

Xie Weihua arrived at the western-style restaurant where she had made an appointment with her aunt. After she sat down, she heard her aunt say to her mysteriously, "Mr. Zhao will be coming over soon. You better behave yourself."

Xie Weihua moved the coffee brought by the waiter to her front and put a piece of sugar in it. "Who is Mr. Zhao? Didn't you treat me to dinner today?"

The younger sister-in-law glared at her disdainfully. "How old are you this year? Why aren't you getting married yet? You said you wanted a new style of love, freedom, and didn't want an arranged marriage from your family. Fine, fine, fine, we respect your new style of love. So why don't we invite the person over so you can get to know each other first? Okay?"

"What's the rush? I'm only in my early twenties."

"You silly girl, aren't you anxious? When I was your age, I already had two children."

Xie Weihua was so annoyed by her aunt that she asked Mr. Zhao what was going on.

"He opened a foreign trade company and made a lot of money. He has connections with many people, from the French to the British, and even with the Japanese. He even did your father a big favor last time. By the way, his name is Zhao Zhenchuan. Although he's a Shanghai upstart, he comes from a prominent family and has connections with our Xie family's ancestors. He studied abroad and speaks English and French. He'll have common topics with someone like you who's well-educated. He's perfect for someone like you who constantly cries out for freedom and democracy."

Although Xie Weihua had just returned to China, she had heard of Zhao Zhenchuan, and she was even more unhappy: "He is too old, more than ten years older than me."

"Men only love women and take care of them when they're older." The younger sister-in-law advised earnestly, "Women have to get married eventually. It's hard to find a husband at your age. Men your age who are decent enough have already married and had children. You can't marry someone whose wife has died and become a stepmother, right?"

"Zhao Zhenchuan is so old and still not married, is there something wrong with him?"

"Nonsense! I've made inquiries. He studied abroad before and didn't return until he was in his twenties. After returning, he was busy starting a business, running around everywhere, and had no time to settle down. That's why he's been delayed. Now that his career is stable, his family is anxious and urging him to get married and have children. I guarantee that he is absolutely flawless. He has good character, a good reputation, money and status. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see it again."

No matter how much her aunt praised Zhao Zhenchuan, Xie Weihua remained indifferent. Just as she was about to find an excuse to leave, her aunt pushed her and pointed towards the restaurant door, "Look! Here he comes! It's Zhao Zhenchuan!"

Xie Weihua looked over and saw that Zhao Zhenchuan was wearing a gray suit inside, a black coat outside, and a black top hat on his head.

He stood at the door and looked around, then saw his aunt waving at him and walking towards him with steady steps.

He is tall and slender, walks with firm and steady steps, and has an extraordinary demeanor. With his handsome and resolute appearance, he attracts the attention of many guests as soon as he enters the restaurant.

"Thank you, Ms. Zhao." After greeting his aunt, Zhao Zhenchuan sat down.

The aunt immediately introduced Xie Weihua to Zhao Zhenchuan, enthusiastically speaking of Xie Weihua's advantages and looking at him with eagerness in her eyes.

Zhao Zhenchuan was slightly stunned. He thought Ms. Xie asked him to come over to discuss business, but he didn't expect it to be a blind date.

With his country destroyed and his family ruined, he was living in this chaotic world, not knowing whether he would live or die tomorrow. He had no intention of getting married, and he didn't want to implicate others.

He looked at Xie Weihua with an apologetic look. Seeing that Xie Weihua was so much younger than him, she looked like a child in his eyes, and had no idea at all. But his manly demeanor prevented him from leaving immediately.