Chapter 32 Mu Yunzhou, could it be...?
Filming ended late at night, and with two actors not performing well that afternoon, the filming ended much later than the director had anticipated.
Chao Xian treated the crew to late-night snacks and milk tea, which finally quelled their dissatisfaction.
After explaining the afternoon's events to the director and repeatedly assuring him that such a thing would never happen again, Su Ge explained the situation to him.
The director, intending to give Chao Xian some pointers, spoke earnestly to Su Ge.
"Chao Xian is a hard-working kid, and he is destined to have his own place in the industry in the future. However, he is not famous enough right now. If this gets out, it will be seen as him being a big shot who is not famous enough, and it will become a stain on his reputation."
Some things should be left unsaid.
The director did not pursue the matter of the afternoon.
After all, today's filming is over, so there's no point in pursuing it further.
Chao Xian returned to the hotel and lay half-reclined on the sofa. Su Geli checked the room thoroughly before telling Chao Xian to get some rest.
There's another day of filming tomorrow. If Chao Xian sleeps in too late, she probably won't look too good when she wakes up tomorrow.
Seeing Chao Xian obediently nod, Su Ge smiled and told Chao Xian to lock the door from the inside before leaving.
As soon as Su Ge returned to his room, he immediately dialed Mu Yunzhou's number, and the smile on his face instantly turned cold.
"President Mu, you have no idea..."
Socrates gestured with his hands in the air, his tone intense.
Whether or not there was embellishment, no one knows.
Su Ge was relieved only after Mu Yunzhou on the other side said he would handle the matter.
But the next second my heart jumped again.
"Why didn't you say so in the first place? Suger, you shouldn't have kept these things from me."
Mu Yunzhou hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Suger realized his dereliction of duty.
I sat on the sofa, looking out at the night view.
Perhaps he seemed too timid from the start; the Xuan family dared not offend him, and the Mu family dared not speak directly.
But they forgot that their company was backed by the Mu Group, and that his artist was the same man on the same marriage certificate as President Mu of the Mu Group.
Su Ge thought that Mu Yunzhou's solution was to let Xuan Qing return to City B and stop bothering Chao Xian.
Unexpectedly, the next afternoon, the director of the crew suddenly announced a break for the afternoon, since Chao Xian had just told the director about the scenes scheduled for that afternoon.
When Chao Xian and Su Ge returned to the hotel from the film set, they happened to see Mu Yunzhou's car parked in front of the hotel; it was the car Mu Yunzhou often drove.
"Mr. Mu is here?" Su Ge asked Chao Xian with some confusion, looking at Chao Xian with a questioning gaze, thinking that Chao Xian knew.
Chao Xian looked at Su Ge with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know, I didn't hear Mu Ziyan mention it."
Chao Xian sent a message to Mu Ziyan before going to bed last night, but the reply he received this morning was just "Good morning." Mu Ziyan also asked Chao Xian if there was anything he wanted to eat.
However, on set, Chao Xian always ate whatever Su Ge bought, and besides, his character needed to lose weight later on.
Therefore, Chao Xian only told Mu Ziyan to study hard and did not ask Mu Ziyan to buy him anything.
I didn't expect Mu Yunzhou to come.
However, it's also possible that they came here to work.
Chao Xian thought to himself.
However, he didn't feel that the reasons he had in mind were somewhat far-fetched.
Chao Xian didn't say anything, but simply took the elevator with Su Ge to go back to their room.
"If you want to go out for a walk this afternoon, remember to call me. If you don't want to go out, then send me a message about what you want to eat tonight, and I'll bring it back for you," Su Ge said patiently.
Chao Xian nodded as he took the hotel room key from Su Ge's hand.
As Chao Xian stepped out of the elevator and turned the corner, he looked up and saw Mu Yunzhou's figure.
Across from Mu Yunzhou stood a man in a suit wearing glasses. The man chatted and laughed with Mu Yunzhou, occasionally glancing at Xuan Qing beside him.
Su Ge could only see Xuan Qing, and the moment he saw Xuan Qing, Su Ge felt terrible.
The voice that had been instructing Chao Xian grew even softer.
The moment the two appeared, they were noticed by the man who was talking to Mu Yunzhou. The man's eyes widened slightly for a moment before he came to his senses and nodded to Chao Xian.
Chao Xian nodded slightly to that person.
Then he glanced at Su Ge beside him and said, "Let's go to your room."
Su Ge glanced warily at Xuan Qing and nodded.
Su Ge took out his room key, a fake smile on his face.
"President Mu."
Sog bypassed them and opened the door to his own room.
It's never safe to do many things in a hallway, after all, walls have ears.
It's much easier to talk inside the room.
"Hello." The man in the suit next to Xuan Qing greeted Chao Xian first. He seemed quite gentle, but there was a resemblance between his and Xuan Qing's facial features.
Chao Xian recognized the man's identity; he must be Xuan Qing's brother.
Mu Yunzhou glanced at Chao Xian reassuringly.
Just as Xuan Qing stood up, intending to walk over to Chao Xian to speak,
The man in the suit reached out and pressed him down with great force, his veins bulging slightly, but he still smiled gently on his face.
He's obviously a smiling tiger.
Chao Xian made his own assessment.
“I am Xuan Bai. I have heard about the trouble Xuan Qing has gotten into recently. Don’t worry, I will definitely give you an explanation. Xuan Qing doesn’t need to take over the company. He has not been disciplined much at home since he was a child. He never considers the consequences before he does things. This is his fault.”
Xuan Bai's tone was apologetic.
Xuan Qing, standing next to her, said with dissatisfaction: "But I asked the crew members, and they said they were resting at 1:30 and wouldn't be starting filming, so I went."
“Mr. Chao told you repeatedly that you have a husband, but you still dared to make decisions on your own. You were tricked without even realizing it. You are incredibly stupid. You don’t need to take over the household chores, but I never expected you to be this stupid.”
Xuan Bai reached out and slapped Xuan Qing on the head. To Mu Yunzhou and Chao Xian, the smile on his face was distorted, but he still maintained his composure.
Xuan Qing sat down next to Xuan Bai with her head down, looking somewhat lost and dejected.
Xuan Bai spoke softly and continued:
"Xuan Qing didn't think things through regarding the dating reality show. President Mu and Mr. Chao's relationship hasn't been officially announced, and appearing on a dating reality show now would have a negative impact on the future. As an apology, I will have someone renegotiate some suitable resources with your agent."
“As for Xuan Qing, there happens to be a company overseas that needs someone to stay there. I will send him abroad immediately. Don’t worry, he will definitely not return to China for at least two or three years.” Xuan Bai said this while staring at Mu Yunzhou.
But Mu Yunzhou's expression remained completely unmoved.
Before Xuan Qing could say anything more, Xuan Bai turned and glared at him.
Xuan Bai sent a message to his assistant to come to the room and take Xuan Qing away.
Xuan Bai sighed and said, "Xuan Qing was born when my parents were older. At that time, the Xuan family company was doing well, so we spoiled Xuan Qing a bit. I hope President Mu can let this matter go."
Mu Yunzhou glanced at Chao Xian, as if asking for Chao Xian's opinion.
Chao Xian pursed his lips and nodded: "Then I'll trouble Mr. Xuan to properly discipline his younger brother."
"As for the staff he mentioned, I will investigate." Mu Yunzhou said bluntly, indicating that he suspected Xuan Qing was not telling the truth.
Chao Xian didn't say anything.
Chao Xian doesn't understand these things. In the past, it was the agent who handled them, but now it's Mu Yunzhou who's doing it.
But what remained the same was that Chao Xian always sat on the sidelines, watching.
"I've actually investigated the person behind this. You should be very familiar with him. It's Jian Huai from the Jian Group. My brother embarrassed him in public on his first day in B City. Plus, Jian Huai knows about my brother and Mr. Chao..."
Xuan Bai dared not say what he was going to say directly, and could only continue somewhat vaguely:
"So I bribed the staff member my brother contacted to give me a fake time. The relationship between the Jian family and our family has long ended. They only came because of past friendship. They probably won't contact each other again in the future."
But after this incident, all past friendships were completely gone.
Jian Huai wasted a connection with the Xuan family just for the sake of his girlfriend's resources.
I wonder if Jian Huai will hate himself after he realizes what's happened.
However, these things were not within Xuan Bai's consideration.
"In my opinion, Jian Huai will probably have his staff say that Mr. Chao is being arrogant and delaying the start of the project. I will have someone intercept the message in advance, so don't worry. You can contact me if there are any problems later."
The Xuan family's businesses are now increasingly focused on the entertainment industry.
Xuan Bai knows better than anyone about the dirty secrets of the entertainment industry.
This whole mess was caused by Xuan Qing, so if Chao Xian makes any negative comments online, the Xuan family will naturally be implicated.
After Xuan Bai finished speaking, he didn't want to disturb Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou any further.
Xuan Bai simply looked at Mu Yunzhou, his tone apologetic, and apologized again: "I hope this matter will not affect the cooperation between our two families. Mr. Mu, next time you visit B City, I will treat you well."
Mu Yunzhou nodded and said, "President Xuan, it's really kind of you to make this trip in person."
"It's no trouble, after all, it was my younger brother who caused this."
After Mu Yunzhou saw Xuan Bai off, Su Ge handed Chao Xian his room key and then whispered to Chao Xian, "We have to film tomorrow."
Chao Xian immediately knew that Su Ge had misunderstood, and was somewhat speechless.
But there was no explanation.
Mu Yunzhou stood at the door, waiting for Chao Xian.
Chao Xian led Mu Yunzhou back to his room.
Sitting on the sofa, watching Mu Yunzhou close the door, Chao Xian finally voiced his doubts: "Mr. Mu, did you come here only for Xuan Qing's matter?"
"If you encounter something like this again, you can tell me, and I'll help you solve it." Mu Yunzhou said it casually, but Chao Xian didn't think so when he heard this.
Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou's contract was to guide Mu Ziyan out of her inner world, although Mu Ziyan is indeed much better now than before.
But now that Chao Xian has entered the entertainment industry, the time he has to communicate with Mu Ziyan has been greatly reduced.
According to the contract, Chao Xian has now been in breach of contract.
However, Mu Yunzhou didn't say much. His salary and bonuses were paid on time, and he was even given a supplementary card. He also had the bank cards for the jewelry that Mu Qianyu and Elder had given him.
The Mu family is large and powerful; these things are not worth mentioning.
But in Chao Xian's opinion, it was still too much.
Besides, Chao Xian had encountered these kinds of trivial matters before he transmigrated into the book; they were just minor tricks and nothing worth mentioning.
Mu Yunzhou didn't hear Chao Xian's reply, but he knew what Chao Xian was thinking and didn't expose him.
Instead, she changed the subject: "Mu Ziyan said he wants to come see you in a couple of days. If you're not free, I'll tell him to wait."
"A couple of days is fine. I don't have many scenes to film these days, so I can just ask for leave."
Chao Xian nodded quickly, as he hadn't seen Mu Ziyan in a long time either.
Mu Ziyan and he had always kept in touch, but Mu Ziyan could only reply to the messages he sent every night the next day.
"Mu Ziyan didn't know what you wanted to eat, but since he knew I was coming, he asked me to get you some of everything. See if you like it. He also bought you a cup of fruit tea." Mu Yunzhou said as he had his assistant bring the food up.
Then, as if remembering something, Mu Yunzhou quickly spoke up.
"Oh, right, I also brought you some clothes that you usually like to wear. It's not convenient to do laundry in a hotel. When I come over, you can put your dirty clothes away and I'll take them home to wash. If you need any more clothes, just message me and I'll pack them up and bring them over."
Chao Xian felt inexplicably that Mu Yunzhou in front of him really resembled his manager before he transmigrated into the book, acting like a mother hen, afraid that he wouldn't eat well or stay warm while he was out there alone.
When Chao Xian realized this, he wondered if he had lost his mind.
How could someone like Mu Yunzhou be a nanny?
They are worth hundreds of billions and their company is very busy.
She probably treats herself this way because she cares about Mu Ziyan.
It was just polite talk.
Thinking this, Chao Xian glanced cautiously at Mu Yunzhou, then quickly nodded.
Regardless of the consequences, just nod first.
After the assistant brought everything up, Chao Xian looked at the food that Mu Yunzhou had brought and took a deep breath.
Mu Ziyan actually brought him a whole table full of food!
Chao Xian felt that her weight loss journey was a long way off.
"Why don't you invite Su Ge to eat with us?" Mu Yunzhou glanced at the food on the table, then at Chao Xian.
There's also a cup of fruit tea that Chao Xian particularly enjoys drinking, but without sugar.
Chao Xian didn't know whether he should thank Mu Ziyan for not buying him a whole table full of milk tea, or whether he should think that in Mu Ziyan's heart he was some kind of domesticated animal that could finish so much food.
"Alright, I have a meeting this afternoon, I need to go back to the company first." After saying this, Mu Yunzhou turned his gaze to Chao Xian.
Chao Xian was still looking at the food on the table when he realized he hadn't heard the door close. He then turned to look at the doorway, where Mu Yunzhou was standing, as if waiting for his answer.
"Okay, Mr. Mu, please drive carefully."
Chao Xian answered softly, then saw Mu Yunzhou turn and leave, before closing the door behind him.
The phone suddenly rang. Chao Xian picked it up and glanced at it. It was a message from Mu Yunzhou.
But didn't he just leave?
Chao Xian glanced at the door with some hesitation, then clicked on the voice message.
"Remember to lock the door. If I forget to take any clothes for you, just go and buy them later. The weather has been unpredictable lately, so try not to stay up too late and wear more clothes."
Mu Yunzhou's voice was low, but he carefully gave Chao Xian instructions.
Chao Xian originally wanted to type a message to say that he understood.
The word "but" had already been typed out, but was ultimately deleted by myself.
Chao Xian pressed the voice button: "Okay, I understand, Mr. Mu."
Chao Xian replied softly.
Then she sat on the sofa and began eating the food that Mu Ziyan had bought for her.
Chao Xian only ate a few bites.
So I messaged Su Ge and asked him to come and pick it up.
When Su Ge arrived, Chao Xian opened the door for him, and then Su Ge stood at the door and reached out his hand, as if asking Chao Xian to give it to him directly.
Chao Xian glanced at Su Ge and stepped aside, saying, "Just come in."
Chao Xian looked at Su Ge with a puzzled expression.
Su Ge looked inside and confirmed that Mu Yunzhou had already left.
Su Ge was still a little confused: "President Mu left already? He only talked to you for a moment?"
Suger was completely puzzled.
Chao Xian let out a soft "ah".
"What else? He just brought me clothes and stuff, and I have a meeting this afternoon."
Chao Xian found Su Ge a bit strange.
That's too strange.
He speaks strangely and acts strangely.
Little did Su Ge know that his mind was filled with doubt as he wondered if Mu Yunzhou might...
"Take those things away quickly, I can't eat them anymore, otherwise I won't be able to lose weight later." Chao Xian looked at the things with some heartache.
Holding her sugar-free tea, she silently watched Su Ge pack up.
"It's okay, we'll wrap up filming in a little over a month," Su Ge reassured her while speeding up his work.
"By the way, could you ask the director if my scenes can be filmed intensively over the next couple of days? I'd like to ask for a day off in a couple of days."
Chao Xian told Su Ge her idea directly, and Su Ge nodded after listening: "Okay, I'll talk to the director later. By the way, I've booked a variety show for you. It's a travel variety show, and it will be available after filming wraps up."
Chao Xian said okay, and didn't ask anything else.
Suge understood that this was Chao Xian's trust in him.
Hurry up and pack up. Before leaving, remind Chaoxian again to remember to lock the door.
Chao Xian isn't famous yet, I don't know, but some people are willing to do anything for the person they like.
Su Ge now wants to let Chao Xian know that no matter how tired he is when he arrives at the hotel, the first thing he should do is to lock the door and install the safety lock.
Before transmigrating into the novel, Xian had also encountered this kind of thing. It was the kind of terrifying feeling that comes from being exhausted after a day of work on set, returning to the hotel to wash up, and then coming out of the bathroom to see a fan opening the door and entering the room.
Chao Xian didn't want to encounter this a second time.
So Chao Xian nodded and obediently did as Su Ge asked.
Chao Xian glanced at the time; it was still early, so he lay on the sofa and watched a TV series.
Suddenly, Chao Xian received a message without a note.
Chao Xian initially thought some of the messages were spam and was about to swipe them open when he accidentally clicked on them.
Inside was a message saying "I'm sorry".
Chao Xian seemed to know who posted it.
Chao Xian didn't care.
After deleting it, I continued watching TV.
After dividing up the cookies in Chaoxian's room, Su Ge took them to the artists' agents in the film crew, since artists are very strict about controlling the calories of their food during filming.
And it's impossible for Suger to eat all that food by himself.
They can only be distributed to the agents.
Afterwards, when communicating with them, I can avoid conflicts by being mindful of the fact that I've received their money.
Suger has always had a very good reputation in the industry.
The remaining copies were given to the director, screenwriter, and others.
I also asked the director if Chao Xian's scenes could be concentrated a bit more in the next few days, so that Chao Xian could have a day off.
The director was actually in a bit of a dilemma after hearing this.
The later the series goes, the more important the villains' roles become; sometimes the crew even has to wait for suitable weather before they can start filming.
For the event to be held in one location, the weather also needs to be suitable.
"How about this, let's check the weather in the next couple of days. If it's not possible, taking half a day off is fine too."
The director spoke with leniency, saying he had seen Chao Xian's efforts during this time.
Chao Xian has a good personality and doesn't act like a diva. He even adjusts his state according to other people's opinions. Even the male lead who acts with him thinks that Chao Xian's state is better than his own, who has been in the industry for several years.
She even secretly asked the director if Chao Xian was a senior actor who had been sidelined before but had now returned to acting.
The director found the question somewhat amusing.
But I still tell the male protagonist that Chao Xian is a newcomer who has just started out.
But can a newcomer really have such seasoned acting skills?
The crying scenes came on cue, and Chao Xian perfectly captured the atmosphere of each one.
Whether it's positioning or anything else, Chao Xian is second to none.
Sometimes even the director would communicate with Chao Xian as if he were a veteran actor.
Even the occasional oddities the director points out are just minor details.
It was precisely because of the small details that the director occasionally pointed out that everyone really felt that Chao Xian was a newcomer.
Realizing that Chao Xian was a newcomer, the others felt less pressured in front of him.
"Teacher Chao, the director said the next scene will be changed to the climax scene between you and me. Are you available today?" The male lead walked over, still holding the script in his hand, clearly having just come from the director's office.
Chao Xian glanced at the script in his hand and nodded: "Okay, I just happened to be reading this part last night."
Chao Xian smiled slightly at the male protagonist.
The boy pursed his lips, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Looking at the small stool next to him that no one was sitting on, he sat down on it and said, "Teacher Chao, you're too kind. You can just call me Xiao Xiao. If the director hadn't said that you've never acted before, I would have thought you'd been in the industry for a long time."
Xiao Wu smiled and said that he had wanted to communicate with Chao Xian before, but Su Ge was always by Chao Xian's side, as if he wanted to follow Chao Xian at all times and guard against anyone who got close to Chao Xian.
Fortunately, Suger is currently doing something unknown.
Upon hearing Xiao Wu's words, Chao Xian quickly shook his head, then softly praised, "Teacher Xiao's acting skills are also very good. I heard that Teacher Xiao was recently nominated for the Best Newcomer Award. Teacher Xiao is also young and promising."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu smiled and said, "If Teacher Chao's work were to be judged alongside mine, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be nominated."
Before Xiao Wu could finish speaking, the director told the actors to take their positions.
Xiao Wu and Chao Xian stood up immediately.
The director looked at the two of them as they approached and gave them a brief overview of the scene.
Let the two of them do as they please.
When Su Ge brought Mu Yunzhou and Mu Ziyan in, the entire set was extremely quiet. The only sound could be the loud voices of the two people standing in front of the camera in the center of the theater.
This wasn't Mu Yunzhou's first time visiting the film set, but it was the first time he had seen the actors' emotions so directly on set.
It's as if even a glance can evoke strong emotions.
The moment Mu Ziyan saw Chao Xian get slapped in front of the camera, her hand, which had been by her side, clenched tightly, and she stared wide-eyed at Chao Xian.
This scene is mainly about the outburst; after the slap, there's a quick glance at Chao Xian's eyes, and that's it.
Chao Xian recovered.
Turning his head, his gaze immediately fell on Mu Ziyan and Mu Yunzhou.
He smiled reassuringly at the two of them.
Then Chao Xian followed the director to watch the footage on camera.
After confirming that there were no problems and no need for reshoots, Chao Xian said goodbye to the director.
After confirming Mu Ziyan's arrival time yesterday afternoon, Chao Xian asked the director for leave.
Chao Xian removed her makeup and hair, changed into her own clothes, grabbed her things, and walked towards Mu Ziyan and the others.
As soon as he arrived, Chao Xian felt that Mu Ziyan was looking at the side of his face where he had been hit.
Seeing Mu Ziyan's concerned gaze.
Chao Xian turned his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, it's all an act."
Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan gave a dry "oh," but no matter how she looked at it, what had just happened didn't seem fake.
"Then Mr. Mu, you all have a good afternoon. I'll go order afternoon tea for the film crew now." Seeing this, Su Ge tactfully said goodbye and left.
The remaining time was given to Mu Yunzhou and Mu Ziyan.
"But it really looks painful." Mu Ziyan muttered, still thinking about what she had just witnessed.
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