Although Du Yuanzhe learned from Lu Xuan that Zhou Heng was ill, he did not tell Xia Ningmi about it.
Xia Ningmi had already drawn a clear line between herself and Zhou Heng. He was just a stranger, and no one would be interested in a stranger's affairs.
However, Xia Ningmi was not interested, but someone was very interested.
Shenglin Hospital
Zhou Heng has already started treatment. His hair is falling out. He knows that this is a necessary process of treatment, but looking at his current appearance, Zhou Heng can't help getting irritated and there's always a sense of resentment in his heart.
At this moment, someone opened the door of the ward and walked in.
Zhou Heng looked up and was stunned for a moment, then a disgusted expression appeared on his face: "What are you doing here?"
Xia Yiyao looked at Zhou Heng, who was no longer as handsome as he used to be. She felt happier than ever before and said with a smile, "Of course I came to see you. Zhou Heng, look at how disgusting you are now. This is the price you paid for betraying me."
Zhou Heng sneered: "Xia Yiyao, do you think you are so innocent? When we first met, I had a girlfriend, and you were the one who planned for us to break up. Do you think I didn't know?"
"When you tempted me with benefits, you should have known that I was not sincere to you. You were confident that you could control me, but you never thought about whether you had the ability to do so. This is your karma."
Xia Yiyao's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Zhou Heng, you are an ungrateful person. If it weren't for me, how could you have everything you have today?"
"You are used to being superior. If it weren't for these, you would think I would be willing to serve you. We are just doing a fair deal."
Zhou Hengming explained the purpose of Xia Yiyao's visit today, and said, "If you want to see my jokes, go ahead. Anyway, you have been the subject of so many jokes. You have played a good card badly. I am sick and will not live long, but I still have my son by my side. But what about you, your daughter, are you willing to be filial to you?"
"Xia Yiyao, you are so pitiful!"
"Nonsense!"
Xia Yiyao's defense immediately broke down: "I have endless money, I can do whatever I want. How can you, a dying sickly person, say that I am pitiful? No matter how much you plan, it's useless. You will still die in pain. I am just sending you off today because of our past friendship."
Xia Yiyao did come here to add insult to injury, but she overestimated her own abilities. Even if Zhou Heng was lying sick in bed, he could still make her mad to death.
At this moment, Zhou Chenlang walked in. He was a little surprised to see Xia Yiyao and turned to look at Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng said coldly: "Chen Lang, I'm in a bad mood and don't want to see people who have nothing to do with me."
Ever since his divorce, he didn't want to see Xia Yiyao again.
Xia Yiyao felt that Zhou Heng had a shameful past, and for Zhou Heng, Xia Yiyao also had a shameful past.
Whenever he saw Xia Yiyao, Zhou Heng would think of how he made his fortune by pleasing women. It was most appropriate to describe his past marriage as seduce men with beauty.
Zhou Chenlang nodded and said, "Please leave."
Xia Yiyao looked at Zhou Chenlang and suddenly laughed: "You lost your mother more than ten years ago, and now you are going to lose your father. Have you ever thought that you should not have been born?"
Zhou Chenlang didn't say anything, but just opened the door of the ward.
Xia Yiyao sneered. Anyway, she had already seen Zhou Heng's miserable appearance, so it didn't matter whether he stayed or not.
After Xia Yiyao left, Zhou Heng asked with a sullen face, "Where have you been?"
If Zhou Chenlang was there just now, Zhou Heng would have directly asked him to kick Xia Yiyao out, and there would be no need to say so much nonsense to Xia Yiyao and affect his mood.
Zhou Chenlang said: "The doctor told me some things to pay attention to."
Zhou Heng asked: "Did the doctor say when the surgery would be performed?"
"About half a month later."
The treatment during this period is all in preparation for the surgery. The experts have already arrived at Shenglin Hospital. During this period, the experts will continue to observe Zhou Heng's condition. As long as all the circumstances are understood, the surgery will begin.
Zhou Chenlang continued, "Don't worry, Dad. Experts say the success rate of the surgery is very high. You will be able to recover after a month or two of rest after the surgery. Just take the medicine on time."
No matter how long he can live, Zhou Heng cannot live without medicine from now on.
Zhou Heng nodded. He had heard it many times, but he still wanted to listen. It would dispel his fear of the upcoming surgery.
"I've been in the hospital for several days. Why didn't You Yingxue come to see me? Isn't she your girlfriend?"
Although he would not agree to Zhou Chenlang and You Yingxue's marriage, You Yingxue is still Zhou Chenlang's girlfriend, and it is her duty to visit him in the hospital.
Zhou Chenlang explained: "Yingxue has already joined the crew. She is not in Yancheng now."
Zhou Heng said unhappily, "Can't you ask for leave after joining the team? Your girlfriend has no manners at all. Break up with her as soon as possible."
Zhou Chenlang saw that Zhou Heng was deliberately taking advantage of the situation, so he just smiled bitterly and did not respond.
Zhou Heng was annoyed to see him like this, and waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, please don't bother me here."
Zhou Chenlang left the ward smoothly.
......
The dual-female lead drama "Rouge Tears" directed by Wang Ligang has already started filming. The opening ceremony that day became a hot topic, and Du Yuanzhe naturally saw it as well.
This play will take three or four months to shoot, and anything can happen during this period. With the presence of several supervisors sent by Xia Ningmi, Du Yuanzhe can feel a little more at ease.
However, the crew members were confused when they saw these people. Even Wang Ligang's assistant was puzzled: "Director, what does Mr. Xia mean by this?"
Wang Ligang said: "These people are only responsible for controlling the safety of the props, and they will not take care of anything else."
"But if you do that, doesn't it mean that you don't trust the props team?"
Wang Ligang said helplessly: "If the big boss wants to do this, what can we do? Go and talk to the props team and tell them not to deliberately slack off and do small things, otherwise President Xia will not forgive them."
The assistant nodded: "I'll go right away."
The addition of a few more people to supervise the props team only affects the crew members but has no effect on the actors. Moreover, the stricter the props team's control, the safer they are.
But You Yingxue always felt that the arrival of these people was abnormal.
"Do you think this is a defense against me?"
[If it was really to guard against you, it means you have been exposed, but we only did it once, it is impossible for anyone to find out about you]
You Yingxue also felt that it was impossible for her to be exposed, but she inexplicably felt that this matter was not simple.
"Whether it's to guard against me or not, with these people around, many things are difficult to do. We must be cautious. It's better to do nothing than to be caught by others."
The Luck Plundering System was very dissatisfied when it heard this.
[How can I get luck if you do nothing? ]
"I just said I won't cause trouble on the set, but that's not necessarily the case outside of the set."
The Luck Plundering System reluctantly agreed with her.
[You know I can read your mind, so you better not play tricks]
"We are in a mutually beneficial relationship between equals, and I hope you won't forget that."
Hearing the slightly threatening words from the Luck Plundering System, You Yingxue was not willing to be outdone.
Although the Luck Plundering System is a system, You Yingxue discovered that it is very intelligent, almost the same as a human. This also makes it different from ordinary intelligent systems and cannot monitor You Yingxue's thoughts at all times like the set program.
In other words, the Luck Plundering System can only monitor You Yingxue's thoughts when it wants to. At other times, it just stays quietly in her consciousness.
Moreover, the human brain is very complex. The Luck Plundering System can read her thoughts, but it is impossible to know all of You Yingxue's thoughts.
The Luck Plundering System will warn You Yingxue because it knows that You Yingxue has her own little thoughts, but it cannot be sure what You Yingxue is thinking.
However, apart from You Yingxue's little tricks, the cooperation between the two is quite pleasant. You Yingxue is cautious enough, and has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has built up a lot of connections of her own. For her to deal with Wei Lingling, she does not necessarily have to use conspiracy and subterfuge to achieve her goal.
The Luck Plundering System still had to rely on You Yingxue. It couldn't quarrel with You Yingxue. It put aside the previous topic for the moment and thought for a moment:
[Although the possibility of you being exposed is small, it is not completely impossible. You'd better find out who sent those people. Maybe you can find the whereabouts of my old rival.]
"good."
.......
Flower Lake Apartment
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and everything is normal with Wei Lingling. During this period, there were several opportunities to take action, but I don't know if it was because of the presence of the supervisor or the other party was too cautious, there was no movement at all.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Given You Yingxue's cautious personality, even if she did something, it would be difficult to find evidence against her."
We are now living in a society ruled by law, and without actual evidence, the impact on You Yingxue will be very limited.
[I've said before that the Luck Plundering System is difficult to deal with. Whether the host it chooses is stupid or smart, it's not easy to deal with.]
Du Yuanzhe sighed and agreed with this deeply.
Wang Lianxuan is the previous host of the Luck Plundering System. She is undoubtedly stupid. Because of her stupidity, her influence on the heroine is limited. It is easy for Du Yuanzhe to deal with her, but it is also because of her stupidity that she loses her life, giving the Luck Plundering System the opportunity to reselect a host.
As the current host, You Yingxue can be considered smart based on her previous actions. Smart people will not be deceived by the Luck Plundering System, so there is no need to worry about the Luck Plundering System changing its host again in the short term. However, because You Yingxue is smart, it is difficult for her to deal with it.
You Yingxue's acting skills are no worse than Wei Lingling's. With the advantage of knowing the plot, she is likely to seize the opportunity of the heroine in a fair and open manner, which is the most dangerous.
The more Du Yuanzhe thought about it, the more worried he became. He suddenly realized that he was more worried about the enemy using open schemes than using covert schemes.
"If there is really no other way, maybe we will have to resort to conspiracy."
If You Yingxue really intends to use her ability of foresight to snatch the heroine's chance, Du Yuanzhe will do whatever it takes to sabotage her.
Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but sigh: "The difference between a good person and a bad person is really just a thought away."
【The difference between good and bad is not just about the behavior, but also about the purpose】
"I understand. It's the same as a white lie."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "You are not too well-behaved, why couldn't you find a way to force me in your previous life?"
The system started playing dead again.
Du Yuanzhe curled his lips and said, "I have already guessed the existence of the previous life. What's the point of you still hiding it from me? I just praised you for nothing."
Seeing that the system still didn't speak, Du Yuanzhe frowned: "You are not hiding something important from me, are you?"
【You need to look forward. Dwelling on the past will do you no good】
Du Yuanzhe was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the system's thoughts to some extent, because the past was the past, and there was no point in thinking about it any more.
If all this could be likened to clearing levels, in his previous life he hadn't even defeated Wang Linxuan, the boss of the first level. But now he had reached the second level and had even found the trace of the boss guarding the level. The progress of the game was far ahead of his previous life, so there was really no need to dwell on things from his previous life.
Speaking of games, Du Yuanzhe hasn't played games with Xia Ningmi for a long time.
That night, right after Xia Ningmi got off work, Du Yuanzhe dragged her to play games.
Xia Ning looked at him: "Why do you suddenly want to play games with me?"
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Because only when Qiqi is here can I win."
[No matter how I lost in my previous life, I must win in this life. I want to travel around the world with Qiqi]
Xia Ningmi lowered her eyes, retracted her gaze from him, and said, "Are you finally willing to admit that I have a bonus of luck?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "It's not a lucky bonus, it's a motivational bonus for me."
"I think luck is more important."
Du Yuanzhe was stunned for a moment, then he saw the amusement in Xia Ningmi's eyes and said helplessly: "I already said it was a coincidence. I can't be born with bad luck."
Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows: "If you tell Lu Xuan this, do you think he will believe it?"
Lu Xuan can be said to be a veteran victim.
Du Yuanzhe was speechless.
Xia Ningmi curled her lips and stared at the phone screen: "People are coming, kill them first."
After getting rid of the two people who bumped into him, Du Yuanzhe no longer mentioned the bad luck. He found that such things could not be explained clearly, so he did not want to think too much and just focused on eating chicken.
Next, Du Yuanzhe was like a chicken with blood, and he and Xia Ningmi pushed forward all the way, successfully killing the last lone wolf and ending the game perfectly.
Du Yuanzhe put down his phone, leaned back comfortably on the sofa, and said, "I'm about to join the group."
Xia Ning asked him: "Where is the filming?"
"We're going to the mountains, but we don't know which mountain we're going to go to."
The movie is about a battle, and this battle happened to take place in the mountains. It was precisely because of the complex terrain in the mountains that the protagonist was able to use the complex terrain to play with the enemy and at the same time gain precious time.
Xia Ningmi frowned, "Be careful. Wu Jiazhong is a man of his word, and in order to get a better effect, he will definitely ask you to do something dangerous. Don't be stupid and use a body double if you can."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "I know my limits. Dedication is not something that can be proven through dangerous plays. I am not an omnipotent person. There are things I am not good at. I will not go ahead and do it anyway."
Xia Ning said: "I will let Liu Xu tell Wu Jiazhong the company's idea so that he won't dare to force you too much."
Directors who truly love movies can sometimes be very dangerous to actors; they will do anything for the sake of art.
Xia Ning made arrangements in advance to avoid conflicts between Du Yuanzhe and Wu Jiazhong.
Du Yuanzhe understood Xia Ningmi's intention and said with a smile: "With Qiqi here, I don't have to think about anything. I just need to act well."
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "I hope that's true."
It's a pity that Du Yuanzhe has a lot of things to do and can't concentrate on acting.
Du Yuanzhe also knew his own situation. He opened his arms and hugged Xia Ningmi, enjoying the quiet moment.
......
"Rouge Tears" crew
You Yingxue looked at the supervisors in the distance and said, "It is certain that these people were sent by Xia Ningmi. They have never paid attention to me, and no one has tried to monitor me. It should have nothing to do with me."
These supervisors have been on the crew for a month and are absolutely dedicated to their work. They carefully check all the props that are needed, and if they involve dangerous props, they check them even more carefully.
[Xia Ningmi is not the kind of person who would do such a boring thing. She might have been asked by someone to do this.]
“Who could it be?”
【Jiang Chelin】
You Yingxue was stunned: "If it was really Jiang Chelin, then he must have done it to protect Wei Lingling, but as far as I know, Xia Ningmi and Jiang Chelin have no personal relationship, so how could Xia Ningmi help Jiang Chelin chase women?"
Thinking of that extremely cold-hearted woman, You Yingxue felt that this was not something she could do.
[That's because you don't know one thing - Xia Ningmi likes Jiang Chelin]
"impossible!"
You Yingxue found this ridiculous: "I knew Xia Ningmi earlier than you did. Zhou Chenlang is Xia Ningmi's half brother. He has been following Xia Ningmi's news over the years. If Xia Ningmi really likes Jiang Chelin, Zhou Chenlang must know it."
The Luck Plundering System was helpless. It did not tell You Yingxue about the novel, which meant that it had to explain everything to her. But if You Yingxue read the novel, she might be able to guess something from Wang Linxuan's death.
The Luck Plundering System cannot take this risk, so it can only be a little more troublesome.
[Who is Xia Ningmi? If she wants to hide something, how could she let others know?]
You Yingxue frowned, but then she raised her doubts: "It's still not right, everyone knows that Xia Ningmi already has a boyfriend."
The Luck Plundering System sneered.
[Xia Ningmi's boyfriend has been rumored for so long, but has anyone actually seen him? She has been in a relationship for so long, but no one at Qianying Entertainment has ever seen her mysterious boyfriend. Don't you think it's strange?]
The Luck Plundering System was also surprised to learn that Xia Ningmi had a boyfriend. It even suspected that Xia Ningmi was the host chosen by its old rival, but Xia Ningmi and Wei Lingling had no connection at all, and her boyfriend had never shown up, so the Luck Plundering System thought that this was just a person Xia Ningmi had fabricated.
You Yingxue said, "If it's true as you said, then what good would it do Xia Ningmi to make up a fake boyfriend?"
[It is unknown, maybe it is related to Xia family]
The Luck Plundering System knows the plot of the novel. Although the plot is not developed completely according to the novel, the personalities of several important supporting characters so far are consistent with the character settings, so it is convinced that Xia Ningmi likes Jiang Chelin. As long as it does not find substantial evidence that Xia Ningmi likes someone else, it will not have any doubts.
But You Yingxue is different. She has never read the novel and has no preconceived ideas. Moreover, the Luck Plundering System can only learn about what is happening in the outside world through the host. You Yingxue knows much more about Xia Ningmi's affairs than the Luck Plundering System.
She remembered that Xia Ningmi had publicly stated that she had nothing to do with Jiang Chelin.
This is not the right attitude to treat someone you like.
But the Luck Plundering System seemed to be very sure that Xia Ningmi liked Jiang Chelin, so Xia Ningmi felt a little strange.
Thinking of the old rival that the Luck Plundering System had her looking for, You Yingxue silently listed Xia Ningmo as a key suspect.
You Yingxue did not tell the Luck Plundering System about these speculations. She wanted to use this matter as a bargaining chip when making a deal with it.
After making a decision secretly, You Yingxue calmed down and said, "Whether it's Xia Ningmi or Jiang Chelin, as long as they make sure I'm not exposed, that's fine."
[Regarding my old rival, I think you can start with Jiang Chelin and focus on those who were close to him.]
Wang Lianxuan had been investigating the people around Wei Lingling for so long but had not found anything. The Luck Plundering System thought that perhaps they could change their approach and start with Jiang Chelin.
You Yingxue nodded: "I will, remember to prepare the reward."
[As long as you can find my old rival, I will give you a great opportunity. If you can grasp it successfully, you can become a top player.]
"I hope you'll keep your word."
Since acting in this drama, You Yingxue has gained more confidence in the ability of the Luck Plundering System.
If it weren't for the advice from the Luck Plundering System, she would probably be acting in a mediocre drama now and would have no chance of becoming the heroine of Wang Ligang's new drama.
There was a gleam of light in You Yingxue's eyes. She was not afraid of the Luck Plundering System using her. As long as she could gain benefits from it, she didn't mind being used.
.......
As December came, Du Yuanzhe joined the team.
Looking at the village in front of him, Du Yuanzhe wondered if hardship was a standard requirement for filming a movie.
Before, Xu Cheng at least rented a hotel for them, and Wu Jiazhong directly let everyone live in a B&B. From then on, they all had to live in this village because most of the plot took place in the village and the mountains.
Du Yuanzhe walked into the residence arranged for him by the crew. It was a very ordinary residence with three rooms in the main house, two rooms on each side, and a small courtyard.
He saw that the original owner had carved out two small plots of land near the wall of the courtyard, and guessed that the original owner would grow something at home every year.
Liu Xu said, "This yard is just big enough for all of us to live in. I see the rooms are very clean, but they are a little cold inside. I will have someone buy a few heaters to make sure the rooms are warm."
A small house has its advantages. At least it is easy to heat the room.
Du Yuanzhe said: "Install a few heaters in each room to prevent everyone from freezing."
Of course he couldn't just think about himself.
Liu Xu nodded and started to go out and make phone calls.
Xiaopang looked at the old wardrobe in the room and said in embarrassment: "This wardrobe is too small. Should we buy a new one?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Just use it if you can. It's just old and not dirty."
Apart from some problems with heating, Du Yuanzhe was very satisfied with this residence. After all, he lived in this kind of house when he was a child. He had lived here for more than 20 years and had long been accustomed to it. He had no difficulty adapting to the place.
After everyone was arranged, Wu Jiazhong led everyone to hold the power-on ceremony that afternoon.
Although Wu Jiazhong did not invite reporters, several reporters who got the news still came. However, because there was no interview session, they could only take a few photos.
Wu Jiazhong made the power-on ceremony very elaborate, following the rules step by step. Although it was a bit troublesome, the host cueed the process and everyone else just had to follow, and the power-on ceremony was completed in a short time.
Wu Jiazhong said, "It's getting late today. Everyone go back and have a good rest. The filming will officially begin tomorrow morning. Everyone must arrive at the set by seven o'clock."
The advantages of living in the village were reflected. The crew set up their studio outside the village, only a few minutes away from Du Yuanzhe's residence.
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