The crew waited outside for a whole day, and their attitude was unexpectedly stubborn.
Shi Jin sat on the edge of the long bridge, holding the snacks Gua Er bought in his hand, and asked while eating: "This island is not small, and it focuses on tourism. There must be more than one beach with beautiful scenery. Why does this crew have to borrow the venue from us?"
Gua Er leaned on the decorative bridge pillar on the side, adjusting a telescope in his hand, and replied: "I heard from Gua Liu that it seems that there are too many tourists coming and going from other places, which will hinder the filming. And the scene where they fell into the sea had to be filmed in an 'isolated and helpless' sea environment, but this island is a tourist area, and there are too many ships coming and going. Only our beach has basically no ships coming because of its location, so it is more worry-free and quiet."
So that's how it is.
Shi Jin nodded to show that he understood, and stuffed another octopus ball into his mouth. Seeing that he had been fiddling with the telescope, he asked in confusion: "What are you doing with this?"
"To watch the excitement." Gua Er answered, walked to his side and squatted, handed the telescope to him, and said, "Jun Shao said that you are interested in that crew. Here, it's for you. The members of that crew seem to live on a boat. The boat is parked on the sea outside the guardrail. If we look from here to there, we may be able to see the crew members out and about."
Shi Jin pushed the telescope away speechlessly and said, "This is not called watching the excitement, it's called peeping. And I'm not interested in the crew, I'm just a little curious about the filming process."
"Isn't it the same?" Gua Er put away his telescope and was about to set it up to see what was going on when he saw Gua Liu suddenly turn from the corridor on the side of the villa onto the balcony and head straight towards this side with a bit of haste.
"What's going on?" He put down his telescope and walked towards Gua Liu.
Gua Liu ignored him directly and walked in front of Shi Jin with a slightly strange expression and said, "Young Master Shi, the crew just sent someone else to discuss the venue. Young Master Jun let the person in and asked me to call you."
"Call me?" Shi Jin was puzzled.
Gua Liu nodded and replied dryly, "The person sent by the crew this time is Rong Zhouzhong." Shi Jin
was confused for two seconds, then he scratched his ears in shock and asked, "Who? Who are you talking about?"
... Shi
Jin hurried back to the villa, and after entering the living room, he saw a familiar figure sitting on the sofa. He raised his hand and pressed his forehead - is this world too small...
Rong Zhouzhong was wearing a light gray casual shirt that suited his figure very well today, his hair was dyed brown and made a little natural curl, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He looked gentle and elegant, which was very different from his usual image.
But Shi Jin was sure that he had not recognized the wrong person. The person sitting on the sofa in his living room was indeed Rong Zhouzhong.
...
Rong Zhouzhong was a little irritated. He was here to make a guest appearance in a movie for an old director he was familiar with, playing a teacher who died halfway through. Because it was a guest appearance, he was not prepared to spend too much time on the movie. As a result, the plan could not keep up with the changes. When it came to the last scene, a staff member on his side accidentally leaked his schedule, which attracted a large number of fans and paparazzi. As a result, the crew could not shoot quietly at the original venue and had to borrow a new venue.
The crew lost money for one more day of delay because he was at fault first. So after knowing that the crew was not borrowing the venue smoothly, he immediately took the initiative to ask for help.
He had already inquired before coming here, and vaguely knew that the owner of this villa was a businessman. He thought that if the crew couldn't borrow the venue, he might be able to use the names of Shi Wei Chong or Fei Yu Jing... He didn't care whether it would be embarrassing to use the names of the eldest brother or the second brother. Anyway, he had to borrow the venue today, no, he had to rent it! He couldn't let the crew bear losses because of his personal reasons.
You should talk nicely and be more gentle. It's not a loan, it's a lease. They paid a lot of money to lease it. The crew is not here to take advantage of it... Stupid staff, they actually made such a low-level mistake and interrupted his schedule... No, no, no, you can't think about it. You need to be calm, you need to be calm...
He took a deep breath silently, suppressed the irritation of being destroyed by the staff, being chased and blocked by fans and paparazzi, and having to beg for help. He picked up the tea on the tea table and took a sip. The veins on his forehead bulged slightly. That's what he said, but isn't it a bit too rude for the owner of this villa! Not letting people in is fine, but letting people in but not entertaining them, letting him sit alone in the living room, what is this for, is it to show off his power?
... He will fire the staff who made the mistake when he returns!
The sound of slippers stepping on the wooden floor could be heard faintly.
Rong Zhouzhong's ears perked up, and he quickly suppressed all his emotions, put on the mask he usually wore when facing the media, looked in the direction of the sound, and said politely, "Excuse me, I am... Xiao Jin?"
The gentle voice that had been uttered for less than a sentence was instantly broken, and the familiar irritable voice appeared.
It was indeed Rong Zhouzhong.
Shi Jin sighed, walked over and sat opposite Rong Zhouzhong, and said speechlessly: "You are Xiao Jin, then who am I. Third brother, is it your crew that wants to borrow the beach?"
Rong Zhouzhong looked at him with a funny expression, his eyes swept over his home clothes and the snacks in his hand, and digested it for more than ten seconds before he said in disbelief: "Why are you here? Is this villa and that beach yours? Do you live here?" "
No, these are all bankrupt industries." Shi Jin replied, put the snacks in his hand on the table, and asked again, "Is it your crew that wants to borrow the beach?"
Rong Zhouzhong nodded, his attention was all on him, and asked with a frown: "Have you been staying here since you left school? With Lian Jun? Where are the others? You..."
"Wait!" Shi Jin was hit in the face by the question. He raised his hand to interrupt him and stood up and said, "Calm down and sit down for a while. I will go and ask about borrowing the venue for you. Lian Jun should have finished the meeting with Gua Yi."
Rong Zhouzhong watched him leave with all kinds of shock and disbelief, and suddenly realized one thing - the beach is a ruined industry, which means that he is now borrowing the venue from Lian Jun... borrowing
the venue from Lian Jun.
Borrowing the venue from Lian Jun who kidnapped Shi Jin.
His face suddenly turned dark, and he felt as if a nameless fire was burning from the soles of his feet to his head. He took out his mobile phone and called his agent Long Shi, gritting his teeth and saying, "Fire the staff member who leaked my schedule before! Immediately, right now! I don't want to see his face again in my life!" After that, he hung up the phone, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
He wanted to leave directly, but he couldn't. The crew couldn't afford it, and they had to borrow the venue. And... his eyes fell on the snack bag on the tea table, and he held the teacup tightly - Shi Jin was here, and he had to borrow this venue even if he sold all the face of the boss and the second brother!
...
A few minutes later, Lian Jun left the study accompanied by Shi Jin, and Gua Yi, whom Rong Zhouzhong had seen before, followed behind him.
Rong Zhouzhong immediately sat up straight, his eyes full of fighting spirit, and his heart was ready for a fight. He decided that no matter what attitude Lian Jun showed or how high the conditions were, he would calmly accept them and not embarrass the Shi family. But before he could act like Shi Jin's brother, Lian Jun spoke first.
"The venue can be lent to you, but the crew must do a security check before entering, and after entering, they are not allowed to approach the long bridge and the villas here. They are only allowed to move on the beach." Lian Jun spoke, and was surprisingly easy to talk to.
Rong Zhouzhong: "...No problem." It was like a punch on cotton, uncomfortable and aggrieved.
Lian Jun nodded, as if the matter had been settled, and motioned Gua Yi to push him back to the study.
"Wait, give me a collection account number. I will pay the venue rental fee on a daily basis." Rong Zhouzhong hurriedly stopped him and made a request.
Lian Jun stopped moving and turned his head to look at him again. He wanted to say that everything was free for Shi Jin's sake, but he saw that he had a fighting spirit in his eyes and an attitude that he would not be happy if he didn't pay. He was silent and turned to look at Shi Jin.
Shi Jin hurriedly took a step back to express that he would not interfere in this matter. The venue belonged to Mie, and this transaction was between Mie and the crew, not between him and Rong Zhouzhong. He could help Rong Zhouzhong for the sake of their brotherly relationship, but he could not choose to let Lian Jun suffer a loss for this. It was up to Lian Jun to accept the money or not, and he would not interfere.
Lian Jun felt warm at heart when he saw him like this. He looked at Rong Zhouzhong and changed the topic, saying, "Just give the venue rental fee to Shi Jin. I have something else to do, so excuse me." Shi Jin
hurriedly held down his wheelchair, frowned and said, "Why are you giving it to me again? I don't want it."
"What's mine is yours." Lian Jun squeezed his hand soothingly and kissed the back of his hand.
Shi Jin was filled with sweet words, and he let Lian Jun go back to the study in a daze. After coming back to his senses, he coughed a little embarrassedly, sat back opposite Rong Zhouzhong, and said, "That's it, the matter is settled, you go and get busy, I heard from Gua Liu that your crew has been delayed here for several days."
Rong Zhouzhong saw the interaction between the two, and his teeth were almost broken. While scolding Lian Jun for being shameless in his heart, he asked viciously, "How much is the cost of renting the venue?" Shi Jin
replied, "I don't know about that either-"
Rong Zhouzhong looked serious, serious to the point of being rigid: "Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, how much, I will transfer it to you." If he didn't transfer it, wouldn't he lose to Lian Jun! Anyway, Lian Jun shouldn't expect him to owe him this favor, if he wants to owe it, it's to Shi Jin!
His thoughts were almost written on his face. Shi Jin saw through it at a glance. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Just... pay it according to the market price."
Rong Zhouzhong immediately stretched out his hand to him: "The account number for collection."
"..."
Shi Jin looked back at the study door that had been closed again. He remembered how busy Lianjun and Guayi were when he just entered the study. He gave up the idea of going in again to disturb the two of them. He took out his mobile phone, found Rong Zhouzhong's mobile phone number, and sent his personal account number to him via text message.
Rong Zhouzhong got the account number and left. His back was inexplicably full of momentum, which made people very confused.
Gua Er appeared out of nowhere, with an unfathomable look on his face: "I think your third brother will definitely pay you twice the market price." Shi Jin was speechless
. Rong Zhouzhong's thoughts were too easy to guess. His face almost said "Master is not short of money, let's see how Master uses the money to get back the place." He couldn't pretend to be blind.
...
After Rong Zhouzhong left, Gua Liu notified the security personnel to open the guardrail on the beach, and sent a group of people to contact the crew for a simple safety inspection.
After the inspection, Gua Liu sent a boat to bring the small cruise ship used by the crew for filming and accommodation for actors and staff into the sea opposite the beach. Afterwards, the crew entered the scene and began to move various equipment to the beach and set up a temporary work shed.
The beach instantly became lively. Gua Liu was afraid that some ignorant people would break into the villa, so he carefully sent security personnel to guard outside the long bridge and tightly surrounded the villa.
When it was getting dark, the beach gradually became quiet. Shi Jin calculated the time and called Rong Zhouzhong to invite him to the villa for dinner.
Rong Zhouzhong pretended to be calm and accepted the invitation. Then he grabbed the assistant who was passing by and asked, "Brother...what should I pay attention to when I go to someone's house for dinner?"
The assistant who knew his true nature was shocked: "Someone actually invited you to their home. Who was blinded by the illusion?"
Rong Zhouzhong's face turned black and his voice was murderous: "I'm in a bad mood recently, do you understand?"
The assistant was shocked and quickly replied: "Remember to bring gifts, don't eat for free, be polite, don't lose your temper or reveal your true nature, you will be disliked! Absolutely!"
What do you mean you will be disliked if you reveal your true nature? Are you looking for death!
Rong Zhouzhong threw him out of the room angrily and slammed the door.
An hour later, Rong Zhouzhong knocked on the door of the villa very punctually, holding a bulging bag in his hand.
"What are these?" Shi Jin asked after taking the shopping bag. "
Food. My life assistant was afraid that I would not be used to eating here, so she bought me a lot of food. I can't finish it all by myself." Rong Zhouzhong answered, hiding his expression by lowering his head to change his shoes.
Shi Jin glanced at the snacks in the bag which were labeled with various unfamiliar words, frowned and said: "Why are they all snacks? Your assistant is too inexperienced. I am afraid that you can't get used to the food here, so I should prepare some staple food for you. Snacks can't be eaten as meals."
Rong Zhouzhong froze and replied: "Well... I am a new assistant and I need to teach you more."
"Then why don't you come to my place for dinner during the days you are filming? It's very close anyway." Shi Jin invited casually and turned to put the snack bag on the table. He didn't see Rong Zhouzhong's wolf-like appearance when he almost stumbled over the threshold of the entrance after hearing this.
After a natural and ordinary welcome, Shi Jin led Rong Zhouzhong to the restaurant, where Lian Jun was already seated. Seeing Rong Zhouzhong coming, he took the initiative to greet him.
Rong Zhouzhong switched to combat mode in a second, nodded reservedly and greeted, then sat down at the seat Shi Jin pointed to with the most elegant movement of his life.
Shi Jin: “…”
The dinner was sumptuous, but the atmosphere at the table was very strange. To be precise, it was Rong Zhouzhong who became very strange. He seemed like a different person, his every move was elegant, his words were full of humor, his past temper was gone, and he looked so handsome that he seemed to be glowing, as if… as if he didn’t want to lose to Lian Jun and wanted to surpass him.
Shi Jin felt a stomachache.
What kind of person is this Third Brother? He had already known him clearly through the memories of the original owner and several previous encounters. The man who usually has a sharp tongue, a bad temper, and is petty and vindictive suddenly becomes polite, restrained, generous and steady. The contrast is so great that it is simply weird. In addition, Rong Zhouzhong dressed in a gentle and elegant style today... It's so uncomfortable. Is this person really not being taken away? It feels like watching a horror movie.
After a torturous meal, Shi Jin was responsible for sending Rong Zhouzhong away.
Rong Zhouzhong lived on the crew's boat. Shi Jin led him directly from the balcony of the living room to the balcony. As he led him onto the long bridge, he said, "Next time, just come over from the long bridge. You don't have to go around the beach to the gate. I have asked Gua Liu to say hello to the security personnel. They won't stop you."
Rong Zhouzhong nodded modestly and thanked him politely. He was particularly steady and reliable. Shi
Jin couldn't stand it anymore. He stopped and turned to look at him with a serious face.
Rong Zhouzhong almost bumped into him because he couldn't react in time. He took a step back and stood firm, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"That's what I wanted to ask." Shi Jin's eyes scanned him up and down like a searchlight. Suddenly, he reached out and took off the plain glasses he was wearing, and looked at his appearance closely.
Rong Zhouzhong instinctively leaned back and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Provoking you." Shi Jin replied, waved the glasses in his hand, and said, "Let's have a fight. If you win, I will return this to you. Don't worry, I will be careful not to hit you in the face this time."
Rong Zhouzhong's forehead veins bulged, and a crack appeared on the mask he had worn all night. He said, "I don't want to fight with you."
"But I do." Shi Jin threw a straight punch as soon as he finished speaking. Rong Zhouzhong's pupils shrank and he quickly dodged to the side.
Shi Jin's first attack failed, and he immediately caught up with the second attack.
Rong Zhouzhong didn't want to fight with Shi Jin. He now wanted to get close to his younger brother and didn't want to do things that would make the other party hate him like before. But Shi Jin kept insisting on hitting him, and even teased him with provocative eyes, and even called him a vase, which he couldn't stand.
"Don't mess with me." He warned with a suppressed temper, and the mask was about to break.
Shi Jin continued to attack and said again: "Vase."
"I told you not to mess with me!" He finally couldn't help but stretched out
his hand, trying to hold Shi Jin's fist to stop his attack. His mask was completely shattered, and he said irritably, "Shi Jin, I don't want to hit you!" Shi Jin dodged his hand and punched him directly in the abdomen, saying solemnly: "What kind of drama are you playing this time? Are you trying to fool me and continue to benefit from me? After all, Ruixing is back in my hands now."
These words were too heartbreaking. Rong Zhouzhong's eyes widened, and the pain of being trampled on and questioned by others rose together with the pain in his body. He pursed his lips, his eyes sank, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Shi Jin, take back what you said."
"Why do you want to take it back?" Shi Jin twisted his hand, pressed him face down on the ground, looked down at him, and said, "Rong Zhouzhong, you wore the mask of friendliness and courtesy well just now, no wonder you can become the best actor. After more than ten years of honing your acting skills, it is simply against the will of heaven that you don't become the best actor. Speaking of which, I have never had the chance to ask you, are you using me, a tool for honing your acting skills that you have thoroughly utilized, well?"
Rong Zhouzhong's struggle suddenly stopped, his hair scattered, his bangs covered his eyebrows, and under the cold moonlight at night and the dim light on the bridge, only the lower half of his face with flat lips could be seen.
"Shi Jin, is this what you really mean?" He asked, his tone rare to be serious and low.
Shi Jin reached out and pulled his hair aside, looking into his eyes which were unable to conceal his emotions, and asked, "Are you scared?"
Rong Zhouzhong tilted his head and closed his eyes in a frenzy, suppressing the hurt in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said, "What are you afraid of? If you have the guts
, kill me here!" "My mood back then was exactly the same as yours now." Shi Jin let go of him and said, "Rong Zhouzhong, do you remember how many nasty things you said to me? Stop acting like a polite and caring brother, it's too fake."
Rong Zhouzhong's body stiffened, and he closed his eyes again. His heart was blocked by a sour and depressed feeling, and he whispered, "You..."
"If you really want to mend the relationship, then don't put the mask on me anymore. That's a shadow I don't want to recall." Shi Jin restrained his imposing aura and sat cross-legged beside him.
Rong Zhouzhong was silent, turning his head away from him, and after a long time he said, "I didn't act today... I was just giving you face, Shi Jin, you ignorant bastard!"
"Why do you scold me? Who are you?" Shi Jin frowned and stretched out his leg to kick him lightly.
Rong Zhouzhong grabbed his wrist with his backhand, looked at him sideways and said, "I'm indeed not a good person. If you are angry, just keep hitting me. I deserve it. Just don't hit me in the face. I still have to film tomorrow." Shi Jin
kicked him again without hesitation, and then stepped on him like a hooligan. He shook him back and forth as if he was rolling a fun ball, and cursed as he shook him, "Rong Zhouzhong, you are so bad."
When had Rong Zhouzhong been "tortured" like this before? Veins on his forehead were bulging, but he was indeed the one who was wronged first, so he closed his eyes and endured it, letting him vent his anger.
"You are narrow-minded. You can still hold a grudge for what I said when I was nine years old."
This is the fact. Before the truth came out, Rong Zhouzhong did hold a grudge against Shi Jin for his theory that "brothers are servants" and his reply that he got it. He was speechless and continued to be scolded.
"You are still childish. You actually gave me a cucumber pillow to get revenge. Are you an elementary school student from somewhere?" Shi Jin continued to scold.
Rong Zhouzhong turned his head and retorted: "That's enough, who is the primary school student?"
"The creditor is talking, why should the debtor butt in? Be quiet!" Shi Jin stepped on his butt without mercy, "You are not only childish, but also sensitive, bad-tempered, too proud, and speak without thinking... You are really too bad!"
Rong Zhouzhong endured the double "insult" of body and mind, and was almost suffocated to death. He gritted his teeth and said: "Little bastard, don't push your nose..." Shi Jin
retracted his foot, pulled him up, looked him straight in the eye and asked: "What if I push you? Are you going to kill me? Here's the gun, you do it." Then he took out the gun and stuffed it into his hand.
Fuck!
Rong Zhouzhong was so angry that he wanted to curse.
Didn't he use this trick once last time? Why did he do it again!
He threw the gun away and grabbed Shi Jin by the collar, glaring at him fiercely. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Shi Jin's emotionless eyes, he shuddered and swallowed his words. He let go of Shi Jin impatiently, turned around and lay back on the bridge, shouting, "If you want to fight, do it quickly. If you want to scold, do it quickly. Don't look so half dead. Damn it! Shi Xingrui, you bastard, what kind of trouble have you raised!"
Shi Jin slapped him on the back of the head and retorted, "You are the troublemaker!"
"Fuck you..." Rong Zhouzhong turned around and was about to curse back, but when he saw Shi Jin's face, he swallowed his words in frustration. He was so angry that he slammed the bridge several times, then closed his eyes and collapsed on the bridge in self-destruction, looking like he was already dead.
The world suddenly became quiet. Shi Jin didn't hit Rong Zhouzhong anymore, nor did he curse him.
I guess something was brewing.
Rong Zhouzhong thought, suppressing his temper, tensing his body and waiting for the next "torture".
One minute, two minutes... ten minutes passed, and the "torture" did not come. Instead, it became quieter and quieter around him, as if he was the only one there.
Shi Jin would not just leave him here like this.
Rong Zhouzhong frowned, but couldn't help but open his eyes, and turned his head to look at the place where Shi Jin was sitting before.
Click.
A mobile phone was hanging very close to him, with the camera turned on. Shi
Jin pressed the photo button, took back the phone that was almost touching Rong Zhouzhong's face, and admired the photo effect with satisfaction. Contrary to his previous malicious tone, he smiled at Rong Zhouzhong with a bright and beautiful smile, and took out a bag of dried fruit snacks from his trouser pocket with his other hand, and said: "Hehe."
Rong Zhouzhong was confused.
Hehe?
"Third brother just performed the salted fish lying perfectly." Shi Jin was busy unpacking snacks, and "considerately" took out a piece of dried fruit and stuffed it into Rong Zhouzhong's mouth, saying with satisfaction, "This after-dinner entertainment is good, third brother, you have worked hard, good night, third brother, third brother, sweet dreams, bye." After that, he stood up, patted his
butt and turned around and left. Rong Zhouzhong bit the dried fruit and watched Shi Jin walk away stupidly. He recalled Shi Jin's various actions that night, and realized belatedly that he seemed to have been fooled by the other party. He was so angry that he jumped up from the bridge deck and chased after Shi Jin: "Little bastard! How dare you fool me, don't run! Delete the photos for me! Delete them quickly!"
Finally returned to normal.
Shi Jin happily ate a piece of dried fruit, turned around and waved to Rong Zhouzhong who was chasing after him, strode into the bedroom, pulled the window and locked it in one go, and then closed the curtains in front of Rong Zhouzhong.
Fuck!
Rong Zhouzhong's face was distorted, and he was so angry that he almost died on the spot. He walked on the balcony for more than ten minutes before leaving unwillingly.
In the room, Lian Jun put down the documents, looked at Shi Jin who was eating dried fruit and peeking at Rong Zhouzhong through the gap in the curtains, and asked: "Is it fun?" Shi
Jin nodded and replied seriously: "It's fun." Among these brothers, Rong Zhouzhong is the most fun.
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