Deceiving the mind, deceiving the mind...!
Xu Qian suddenly remembered—this was the Golden Sand Gu!
Speaking of the Golden Sand Gu, it has some connection with his thirteenth senior brother. It was during one of his thirteenth senior brother's routine trips down the mountain for "training"—well, actually, it was just a trip down the mountain for fun. When passing through Fengshui Town, he heard from the villagers that there were "immortals" appearing nearby. Upon hearing this, how could the thirteenth senior brother resist his curiosity? He rushed to Fengshui Town that very night.
Unexpectedly, this so-called 'immortal' was a fake, just a few rogue cultivators swindling people in the mortal world. One of them, named Feng Zhou, was a cultivator skilled in manipulating the Golden Sand Gu, and most of the bad ideas came from him.
Later, these people were captured by the thirteenth senior brother and taken back to Chang'ai Mountain for punishment. In reality, they were sent to the Hundred Herbs Garden to repair the plants and occasionally help feed the spirit animals on the mountain.
Spring came and autumn went, and these people still lingered on the mountain, no matter how much their thirteenth senior brother tried to drive them away. Come to think of it, Chang'ai Mountain was, after all, a sacred mountain under the Nine Mountains Sect. Although it was mostly used as a warehouse, even so, many rogue cultivators might never have the chance to go up the mountain in their entire lives.
It was because of this reason that Xu Qian was able to see the Golden Sand Gu with his own eyes. In fact, this Gu was not a very lethal thing. In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, it was just a useless little thing, but it was enough to deal with mortals.
Furthermore, although the Golden Sand Gu is a 'trinket', it's not something just anyone can learn. Only members of the Feng family can use it; ordinary people really can't.
With this incident, Xu Qian became even more curious about the person who cast the curse on Wang Yan.
He drank the coffee, which was no longer too hot, and used a "Gentle Breeze and Dew" spell on Wang Yanru. Soon, the debuff under her name disappeared.
[The grudges of the martial world are settled in a day; we only hope that heroes will lend a helping hand. Someone is now offering 1000 gold to invite all heroes to launch a bounty for Wang Yanru 4. The total bounty has reached 1000 gold; don't miss out!]
Xu Qian put his mask back on, went to the restroom to change into his most inconspicuous Tang Clan vest, and then left the coffee shop and walked to a nearby supermarket. He had indeed said he was coming to pick up his 'cousin' from home; after so many hard days, he deserved a good meal.
...
At 6 p.m., Qin You, having finished his class, took Meng Liangchen home on his motorcycle.
As soon as the door opened, a strong aroma of meat filled the air. Meng Liangchen, with his keen sense of smell, had already identified several dishes, including his favorite braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs!
"You're back! Go wash your hands!" Meng Ziqiu was opening a bottle of beer, at room temperature. Forget about chilling it in this weather, or you'll get diarrhea.
"Hey!" Meng Liangchen changed his shoes and hurriedly went to the bathroom to wash his hands. Although the food in the school cafeteria was okay, it was no match for his brother Xu's cooking.
With the two Meng brothers, such enthusiastic supporters, present, the evening's meal became quite lively, instantly warming up the previously quiet apartment.
Around 8 p.m., Xu Qian received a call from Xiaomai, and he took his phone to the balcony.
"Brother Xu, I hope I haven't bothered you. I have something urgent to tell you."
"It's nothing, I just finished eating. What's up?"
Xiaomai breathed a sigh of relief. "It's like this, the self-produced drama team is in urgent need of a role, and Sister Ren asked me to ask if you're free lately..."
Xu Qian didn't agree immediately. His schedule was neither too busy nor too slow, but he still had to give Ren Feifei face, so he said, "Okay, give me the script."
"Then I'll send it to your email."
Soon, Xu Qian saw the script in his email. It was a self-produced urban romance drama by A Meter of Sunshine. The "urgent one" that Xiaomai mentioned was the second male lead. Originally, the role was played by Han Xiu, an artist from Huali Entertainment. The crew had been filming for almost half a month when news suddenly broke that Han Xiu had fallen ill and was reportedly already in the hospital.
Later, Huali Entertainment added two more male artists, but their performances were unsatisfactory. The director got anxious and waited several times before finally getting Ren Feifei, a very busy person.
Ren Feifei, who is nominally the producer, is currently busy with the annual drama of "A Meter of Sunshine" and has no time to deal with this. After thinking it over, she thought of Xu Qian, who is a lazy bum. Anyway, "Four Seasons Spring Chapter" has been finished filming and the movie "Shaolin Temple" will start filming a long time ago, so she might as well ask him to fill in.
Xu Qian's career at the company is mediocre, probably because he's not very popular, so the resources he gets are also limited. He occasionally gets offers for lead roles, but most of the time he has to rely on supporting roles to build up his resume.
"No matter what, he's still the second male lead," Xu Qian thought to himself, before starting to read the script.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Qian discovered that the screenwriter was someone he knew—Wang Wei, the same new screenwriter from before.
Xu Qian was still waiting for news of her second script, but she didn't expect that she already had a new drama being filmed. It's true that God has blessed her with talent; it's amazing to have talent.
As mentioned earlier, this drama is an urban romance drama.
Xu Qian's upcoming role as the second male lead is a highly capable newcomer to the workforce. Despite his youth, he possesses considerable work experience, having interned at various companies since his sophomore year on the recommendation of his professor. He has a girlfriend who is also exceptionally talented. They started dating in their freshman year, and their relationship remained harmonious from university to graduation. However, the problem was that it was too harmonious, like stagnant water. The fixed routine of their daily lives caused some friction between them—or, to put it more bluntly, a period of burnout.
It could be him, it could be her, or it could even be both of them.
So they both cheated on each other.
Upon seeing this, Xu Qian was suddenly stunned. Are dramas these days really this explicit? Double infidelity?
He continued reading, expecting some kind of plot twist, but—there was none!
Cheating is cheating, and these two did everything that cheaters are supposed to do. The second female lead started a secret affair with a handsome, older man representing the client; while the second male lead met a pure and innocent female student while giving a speech at his university, and from then on, things spiraled out of control…
That's all for now; that's all for the script.
Xu Qian even wondered if he had agreed too quickly. Could this script really pass the review? Would the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television approve?
Xu Qian said he had only seen such an "unconventional" plot in 21st-century Japanese dramas. Indeed, each generation is better than the last.
The script matter was put on hold for the time being. Xu Qian noticed that Wang Yanru's bounty had been raised. He subconsciously checked the time and saw that it was almost nine o'clock at night. Obviously, she had just finished get off work at this time.
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