When Chu Yu saw Chu Xiang out, Dai Donglin looked unwell when he returned.
"I left Chen Shunan behind to inform you. You didn't run into him, did you?"
Dai Donglin frowned. "Didn't I tell you to wait for me? How could you act on your own? Hong Kong is a dangerous place. It's lucky you, a girl, didn't get hurt. What if something really happened and those gangsters started targeting you? How am I supposed to live?"
Chu Yu was being inconsiderate, but Long Cheng said that if she didn't go, Zhong Buyi would die. She was the one who brought Zhong Buyi and his group out, and Chu Yu couldn't possibly leave them in such a predicament.
"I had no choice. Besides, I got out perfectly fine, didn't I?"
"You're lucky, but what if..."
This was the first time Chu Yu had seen him so serious. Knowing she had frightened him, she put her arm around his waist and said softly, "Okay, I know. Don't be angry. I'll be more careful next time. Fortunately, this time it turned out alright. Xinyi City wants us to spend 40 million to make a movie. We're spending the money, and Zhong Buyi and I are looking to enter the Hong Kong film market. Why don't we take this opportunity to work together?"
Trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin is no easy task.
Dai Donglin said, "Spending 40 million to make a movie, do you know what he's trying to do?"
“I know, he wants to launder money.” Chu Yu said calmly, which surprised Dai Donglin.
How could he forget that Chu Yu was always different from others? Born in a rural area of Deyang, she didn't have a single characteristic of a country girl. She had seen the world, was farsighted, knowledgeable, and cultured. Given the economic situation in the mainland, she would never have known the word "money laundering" in her entire life, yet she said it so openly and honestly.
More and more mysteries surround her.
"You knew he wanted to launder money, and you still got involved?"
"I had no choice. He wouldn't let us go if I didn't agree. Even if you find a middleman, given Longcheng's temper, is he so easily controlled? If things escalate, neither side will benefit. It's better to cooperate and achieve a win-win situation. We brought over a dozen main actors this time, which is enough for the main characters in the movie. We'll also find some of Xinyicheng's underlings to make cameo appearances. Me, Chu Xiang, Zhong Buyi, and He Lu will all play some cameo roles. Let's try our best to make the movie!"
Chu Yu's calm demeanor made Dai Donglin hesitant to say anything more.
He was worried sick about her, but she showed no sign of being nervous. What could he do? He could only do his best to protect her.
No matter how chaotic the port city is, it can't escape this chaos.
Chu Yu smiled and nuzzled against his chest. "I originally planned to stay for half a month, but now that I'm filming a movie, I can stay longer and spend more time with you."
Dai Donglin couldn't resist her coquettishness, so he pulled her into his arms and kissed her hard.
The money in Xinyi City urgently needed to be spent, and Chu Yu didn't want to delay. The next day, everyone held a meeting to discuss the details. She, Chu Xiang, and Zhong Buyi wrote and revised the script together, and actually finalized the content to be filmed a couple of days ago.
In mainland China, people believe in taking their time and doing things meticulously.
Hong Kong, however, did not buy into this approach; its high-speed development led to a golden age for its film market.
Zhong Buyi decided to go all out.
The dialogue is too nonsensical? Just bear with it.
The plot doesn't make sense? As long as it's watchable, it's fine.
Actors playing multiple roles? A story with illogical plot? Costumes and styling lacking refinement?
In Chu Yu's words, as long as it's watchable, that's fine.
In the past few days, He Lu visited all the clothing stores and shopping malls in Hong Kong. He bought a full thousand pieces of women's clothing and took more than three thousand photos. He was determined to bring back some inspiration for the design team, but unexpectedly, the film crew benefited instead.
Chu Yu asked him to do the styling for her new movie, and He Lu immediately agreed.
He's from Guangdong Province. While the fashion trends in Guangzhou aren't as sophisticated as in Hong Kong, there are still commonalities. He Lu has seen a lot and knows how to style things in Hong Kong, making him the perfect person to design the designs.
Longcheng also found them a producer and crew to assist them with filming.
In short, after a chaotic mess, the film crew was finally assembled.
All the actors were glued to the set. Zhong Buyi hadn't returned to the hotel for five days straight, sleeping only three hours a day on set. The other actors were also working non-stop. Chu Yu was worried they were working too hard, so she brought them delicious food and drinks every day, including milk tea, meals, fruit, and snacks.
The treatment offered by Longcheng was also quite good. The lead actors and director each received almost 100,000 yuan, and the other supporting actors also received tens of thousands of yuan in salary.
Compared to the income of mainland actors, this is already an astronomical sum.
The actors cherished this opportunity and would even stay up all night to work on their acting. Every time Chu Yu visited, she would see them gathered together, discussing where each other's emotions were lacking.
"By the way, Chu Yu, there's a scene the day after tomorrow that you and Chu Xiang need to make a cameo appearance."
Zhong Buyi personally took on the role, let alone Chu Yu and Chu Xiang? Chu Yu was to make a cameo appearance as a wealthy heiress who quarreled with her parents over a petty thug and was ultimately raped by the thug's rival. Her existence made the female lead realize the huge gap between herself and the male lead.
Although it was a minor role, it was still quite a challenge for Chu Yu, who had never acted before.
She took the script and studied it repeatedly. Acting is not an easy task, but fortunately, Longcheng hired a professional acting teacher to guide them.
Chu Yu took the script downstairs and bought a cup of Hong Kong-style milk tea.
"Ice, please."
She had curly hair and was dressed in a denim outfit; she couldn't be more stunning.
Mao Xia didn't dare to recognize her. The woman buying milk tea looked too much like Chu Yu, but wasn't Chu Yu studying at Tsinghua University?
How did she get the opportunity to come to Gangcheng?
Mao Xia hid behind a pillar and stared at Chu Yu for a long time. People's appearances may be similar, but their temperament, micro-expressions, and small habits are hard to change. After all, Mao Xia and Chu Yu had been classmates for a year, and Chu Yu had this same expression and demeanor when she bought things.
Is it really Chu Yu? Mao Xia sneered. What a small world. She's only been in Hong Kong for less than two months, and Chu Yu has already followed her.
According to Zhou Fangchun, Chu Yu was doing quite well at university. Anyone who randomly picked her from the Tsinghua University campus would recognize her as the most popular campus belle.
Mao Xia didn't get into university or junior college, and ended up in a second-rate vocational school. Her school was bad, and the people there were bad too. She thought she had found a rich boyfriend and wanted to use a child to keep him, but the man was a coward and didn't acknowledge her commitment at all.
Mao Xia had no choice but to abort the child.
She thought her life would be like this forever, but who knew that Zhou Fangchun would get involved in fraud.
If Mao Xia could take Mao Guangyu's son away and abandon him, she wouldn't care about a mere scam. So what if it's a scam? As long as she and Zhou Fangchun have money, what does it matter to her whether those people she was confiding with live or die?
After Zhou Fangchun fled to Beijing to escape his debts, he co-founded a mutual aid society with Zhou Jian'an. In less than six months, Zhou Fangchun earned tens of millions of yuan.
The money ended up in Mao Xia's hands.
Mao Xia fled to Gangcheng and transferred some of his money there, intending to start over. However, he unexpectedly ran into his nemesis, Chu Yu.
She sneered, glanced at the thug trying to get close to her, and whispered a few words in his ear.
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