Chapter 35: It Looks Expensive
After the previous lesson, even though they weren't at the same table, they stopped making jokes about Wen Chu and Jiang Ran. There was no need to do that, actually. By the time the play was over, Wen Chu and Jiang Ran had gotten to know each other well, having spent so much time together. Jiang Ran looked at the food Gu Cheng had brought over, but didn't offer it to Wen Chu. Instead, he gave her his own order.
Wen Chu said thank you and ate.
After a long day of filming, I was truly exhausted. Last night, we even filmed until after 3 a.m., and woke up at 6 a.m., having slept less than three hours. Li Qing propped her face up against Wen Chu's and said, "To be honest, your ex-boyfriend was quite good."
Wen Chu paused while drinking his tea.
She followed Li Qing's gaze and saw Gu Cheng taking off his suit jacket, revealing a black shirt underneath. His cufflinks were unbuttoned, and he had a handsome face and a hint of nobility.
In this bustling and chaotic environment, he stands out.
Some men are like this, they look expensive at first glance.
That's just how he is.
Li Qing laughed and said, "He looks very expensive, the kind you can't afford to sleep with."
When Wen Chu heard this, she was a little surprised that she had the same idea as Li Qing. She looked away and met Li Qing's teasing gaze. Wen Chu smiled and said, "You're right."
Li Qing laughed and said to her, "Then you must have made a lot of money."
Wen Chu was surprised at her boldness and helpless. The other actresses were laughing there. Jiang Ran, Chongrong and another male actor looked at each other.
With a bit of helplessness.
Several women can make a drama, especially in an environment like the entertainment industry, where female stars are sometimes bolder than men when talking about topics in private.
Wen Chu thought about the intimacy they had experienced over the years.
The ears are slightly hot.
She concentrated on eating her midnight snack.
The table in the next shop was much quieter. The production director pulled Gu Cheng aside to talk, while Gu Cheng listened to the laughter at the table over there and drank tea.
He didn't hear what they said.
Secretary Li looked over from time to time and saw that although Jiang Ran and Miss Wen were sitting together, they did not have any more intimate actions. He breathed a sigh of relief.
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Everyone came to eat in their stage costumes. Wen Chu ate carefully, avoiding any scratches or bumps. Director Tang had high standards, requiring concubines of different ranks to wear specific palace attire, with printed patterns and gilded embroidery where appropriate, all of which were truly precious. After supper, Wen Chu and Li Qing went to change together.
The young assistant was helping the two of them carry things from behind, yawning repeatedly.
Jiang Ran asked the boss to pay the bill.
The boss smiled and said, "I've bought it."
Chongrong asked, "Who bought it?"
The boss pointed to the table in the next store. Jiang Ran looked over and saw Secretary Li nodded at him. Gu Cheng didn't look over, but he was in control of everything.
Chongrong raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you are a thorn in Mr. Gu's side."
Jiang Ran smiled and put away his phone.
The two left the late-night snack stall.
Wen Chu had her own room in the crew's lounge. The lead actress naturally received the same treatment, but at night, the crew, including the stagehands, lighting technicians, and others, had already left work after finishing their work. So, the place seemed quiet. Wen Chu entered the lounge and took her clothes to the dressing room to change.
The young assistant leaned on the sofa, rubbing her eyes and yawning. She was waiting for Wen Chu to bring out the costumes or ask if she needed any help, but she was too sleepy and fell asleep.
The door of the lounge was not closed. When Gu Cheng stepped in, he saw his assistant leaning on the sofa and frowned.
He glanced at the dressing room, which was lit red. Wen Chu was changing inside, while his assistant was sleeping outside. He went back outside and looked at the quiet crew.
There weren't many people around, but it wasn't safe after all. He leaned against the door, took out a cigarette and prepared to light it.
Wen Chu's voice came from inside: "Xiaozhi, come in and help me take off the pin."
Gu Cheng paused.
He raised his eyes and looked at the assistant who was still sleeping.
"Little one?"
Wen Chu shouted hesitantly.
Gu Cheng put away his cigarette and lighter and walked towards the dressing room. He said, "Your assistant is asleep."
Wen Chu heard Gu Cheng's voice. She was in the small, echoing dressing room, her clothes half-undone and loose. She said, "Then please wake her up."
"Okay." Gu Cheng responded.
"Okay." Xiaozhi suddenly woke up, she remembered something, "Sister, you didn't take your small bag, I'll go get it for you." She remembered this thing in her sleep, stood up, and was stunned when she saw Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng glanced at her, he stepped forward and knocked on the door, Wen Chu said to Xiaozhi: "Don't take it yet, help me take off the pin first."
Xiaozhi responded and took a step forward.
Wen Chu heard the knock on the door and opened it. She turned her back to the door and said to Gu Cheng, "Down below, pin it."
She didn't know it was Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng took a look and reached out to pick up the pin. There was more than one, three in a row, the same color as her dark red costume. It would be impossible to notice it without looking carefully.
Xiaozhi looked at the man's audacity, sighed, took a step forward, and was about to speak. Gu Cheng closed the door with a bang. Wen Chu asked, "Xiaozhi, what are you sighing about? Didn't you find the pin?"
Xiaozhi was locked outside the door, so she hurried forward and said, "Sister, turn around and look."
Wen Chu didn't understand what was going on. She turned around and saw the man's drooping brows. She was slightly stunned. Gu Cheng untied one of the pins with a click. He pressed her shoulder and turned back, saying, "There are two more."
Wen Chu paused and turned around.
The dressing room was filled with the scent of magnolia, which blended with the scent of gardenia on her body, so she didn't smell the scent of agarwood on him.
Wen Chu asked, "When did you come?"
"Just arrived."
Wen Chu parted her hair and let him take it.
Too lazy to worry about it.
However, in such a crowded environment, some things began to breed. In the past, the two of them had been in the bathroom countless times, and the bathroom was larger than here.
But the bathtub is very intimidating.
The second pin was difficult to remove. It pinched Wen Chu's waist tightly and covered a large area, making it a bit difficult to press.
Wen Chu's hairline faded slightly after he finished solving the first one.
A faint fragrance drifted into Gu Cheng's nostrils.
The second one is removed.
It was the third one's turn. He took it off with a click, and the costume that was pinching Wen Chu was completely loose. Wen Chu looked back at him, and Gu Cheng seduced her, wanting to kiss her.
But he didn't move.
Wen Chu looked at him for a few seconds and walked towards him.
Gu Cheng looked down at her, his heart beating faster.
Wen Chu came in front of him, breathing closer. Gu Cheng didn't know what she had been through during this period of time, but all her closeness tonight made him addicted.
Wen Chu looked up and said, "Li Qing said you are very expensive."
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows: "Who is Li Qing?"
Wen Chu raised his lips and smiled: "The second female lead in this drama..."
Gu Cheng thought of the people sitting across from him that day who had been teasing him. He guessed that one of them was him. He asked back, "What do you mean by very expensive?"
Wen Chu smiled and tiptoed.
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes at this posture, and his Adam's apple moved: "Is it okay?"
Before he finished speaking, Wen Chu pressed her lips against his. At that moment, Gu Cheng's heart and soul flew away. He pressed her waist with one hand and sucked her lips.
How long has it been.
It's been too long.
But the last time he was tough, there was only tit-for-tat left. He kissed her with almost desperate thoughts. He held her in his arms and kissed her deeply.
Kissed for a while.
"Sister." Xiaozhi called out worriedly.
Wen Chu's phone also rang in the dressing room. It was in the small bag she hung on the wall. Wen Chu regained consciousness and became more sober. After a few seconds, she pushed Gu Cheng away.
Gu Cheng: "What?"
Wen Chu opened the door and pushed him out.
Xiaozhi hurried away, watching the man being pushed out. Bang, the door closed again. Gu Cheng's Adam's apple moved, his collar slightly opened. He hadn't had enough, but it was over.
Xiaozhi looked at the man's handsome profile, his black shirt was a little loose, and the corner of his lip seemed to be bitten. Xiaozhi blinked, not knowing what was going on.
Wen Chu said, "Mr. Gu, please go back and don't block the way. Xiaozhi and I will go back to the hotel soon."
Gu Cheng listened to her indifferent tone.
He pursed his lips and said, "I'll take you there."
"No need, Zhu Ru will come to pick us up."
Xiaozhi said happily, "Sister Zhu Ru is back?"
"Um."
"Yeah."
Gu Cheng buttoned his cufflinks and said, "I'll be taking my private plane back to Beijing at three o'clock."
Wen Chu: “Oh.”
Gu Cheng: “….”
Xiaozhi was observing from the side and accidentally saw the man's collarbone, which was quite handsome. She blushed slightly and stopped looking. She reminded him, "Sir, please leave first."
Gu Cheng glanced at the young assistant and turned away.
As they were leaving, Secretary Li stepped forward, wanting to speak, but seeing that his boss didn't look particularly happy, he paused. Zhu Ru had also returned, looking dusty and carrying a suitcase. As she passed Gu Cheng, she paused, blinking at the departing figure.
Zhu Ru came to the lounge and saw Xiaozhi standing at the door watching.
She asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Xiaozhi turned around and followed Zhu Ru's footsteps. She covered her mouth and said, "Who is that guy? So handsome. Um... He just came to see Chu Jie."
Zhu Ru took a sip of water and said, "Ex-boyfriend."
"Wow."
After a while, Wen Chu came out after changing his clothes. The three of them packed up and went back to the hotel.
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Xinghe’s public relations has been running for more than a month, fighting against those videos, but it can’t touch Xingyao. Xingyao’s videos are too stable, so there are more opportunities for secondary video creation.
Wen Chu's fans have been increasing unnoticed, including some producers and others.
"The Legend of Qingping" was completed amid such a chaotic public opinion. As a result, when the completion video was released, many people commented below under the influence of public opinion.
"This drama should also have a lot of difficult plots that Wen first filmed."
"The heroine is both civil and military, so Wen Chu must have played the role for Qi Yuan."
"Hey, what do you think? Shouldn't these TV series that became popular thanks to Wen Chu give Wen Chu a kowtow?"
"Don't even mention these TV dramas. Even Qi Yuan herself has to kowtow to Wen Chu."
"If it weren't for Wen Chu, I suspect Qi Yuan would have died two or three years ago."
"Yes, yes."
The official Weibo account of Qingpingchuan didn't dare to say a word, but just quietly deleted some bad comments. However, they actually knew very well that everything said in the comment section was true.
Wen Chu has so many scenes in this drama that it is almost on par with Qi Yuan.
They dared not refute such truth.
Amidst such popularity, two dramas originally scheduled for Qi Yuan were withdrawn and they wanted to find Wen Chu to take over. There was even a perfume brand and an air cushion brand that saw that Wen Chu was popular enough and wanted to start a training system, and planned to contact Wen Chu after the contract with Qi Yuan ended.
In fact, they also evaluated Qi Yuan internally, and were worried that Qi Yuan would go bankrupt later, so they had made the decision to change the spokesperson, but they were not sure whether to use Wen Chu, so they just contacted her first.
Qi Yuan and Shu Mei were just about to sign a contract extension when they received this news. Shu Mei was stunned for a moment. Qi Yuan lit a cigarette with a trembling hand and looked at the call on her phone. She gritted her teeth and said, "What are you talking about? I've been endorsing your company's products for so many years, and you're just saying you don't want to sign it anymore?"
"Sorry, Teacher Qi." The other party hung up the phone.
A beeping sound was heard.
Shu Mei fell onto the sofa and said, "The thing I fear most has happened."
Qi Yuan bit the cigarette.
His face looked extremely ugly.
She picked up the phone on the table and called her family. She said, "I want to ban Wen Chu."
When Qi's father heard the call, he was at the company. He frowned and said, "I'll think of a way."
Qi Yuan agreed.
After she hung up the phone, she happened to see Wen Chu's video still playing on the tablet screen, and her eyes seemed to be filled with poison.
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The Qi family didn't have many members in the entertainment industry, but they had extensive connections and collaborated with many entertainment companies. Gu Cheng knew about the Qi family's actions as soon as they took action. Xingyao directly obstructed them, making it impossible for the Qi family to move forward and reach an agreement with the entertainment companies.
Even "Day of Perseverance" was under pressure, and Gu Cheng directly switched to investment. Qi Yuan was very angry because there was no progress on her side. Her father called and said, "Forget it."
"What do you mean by forget it?" Qi Yuan said standing on the balcony, "She's threatened me too much."
"But..." he said, "What happened between you and Ah Cheng?"
Qi Yuan narrowed her eyes: "It's not that there's anything going on between him and me, it's just that the man surnamed Wen is too resourceful."
She remembered that Wen Chu had already left, but her things were still in Gu Cheng's house. What was she doing? Was she keeping them to make Gu Cheng feel guilty?
She said, “I underestimated her.”
Qi's father said, "A girl from another place is nothing."
Qi Yuan said, "It's nothing."
But she just couldn't give up, and it would be best if Wen Chu could disappear from this circle. Shu Mei walked to the balcony with her phone in hand and said, "COCO magazine is also interested in interviewing Wen Chu."
Qi Yuan tightened her grip on the phone.
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Hengdian.
Wen Chu had just finished a play and attended a palace banquet, and her costume was cumbersome. Xiaozhi hurriedly fanned her with a fan, and Zhu Ru walked in with a smile, holding a computer.
Pulling Wen Chu, he said, "Let's go. There's some good news."
Wen Chu lifted her skirt and followed her to her rest area. Zhu Ru pushed her to sit down and clicked on the screen: "Look, there are two dramas contacting us, one is a costume detective, and the other is a Republican film."
Wen Chu was slightly stunned when he saw the email above.
Zhu Ru smiled and said, "Also, two brands have contacted us. They want to discuss whether we can shoot an advertisement for them to see if it fits their brand style. If it does, we will sign it."
Wen Chu blinked and smiled: "Really?"
"Really? There's another magazine that wants to interview you about your career as a stuntman."
"These are all good starts."
Wen Chu was a little excited, and she said, "Okay, no problem."
Zhu Ru sat down and whispered, "These two dramas and these two brands were originally going to go to Qi Yuan...but she suddenly turned to us. I guess she was influenced by the previous video."
Wen Chu whispered, "But I don't have many fans, and I don't have the purchasing power at the moment."
Zhu Ru said, "So the two brands are just contacting you first... After you appear on variety shows and accumulate fans, you'll gradually have opportunities."
Wen Chu nodded.
She knew she was not the only choice and the brand must have looked for other artists, but she had to seize any opportunity.
"Are you very proud?" An arrogant voice sounded behind him.
Wen Chu and Zhu Ru turned their heads to look.
Qi Yuan was standing there in a long dress, wearing sunglasses and holding a bag on her arm, with Shu Mei next to her.
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