Time stands still for a few seconds.

Chu Xiu took a deep breath and tried to remain calm and said, "Can you correct your attitude? We are discussing an important matter now."

Lu Yuanzhou picked up an orange on the table, peeled it slowly, and said, "Isn't the most important thing to solve my headache?"

Chu Xiu: ...

It seems to be true that the body is the source of everything, but what does this have to do with her? That is his body!

Lu Yuanzhou peeled the orange and did not eat it himself. He handed her a slice and waited for her to eat it before he said, "Think about it. Now that we have signed the agreement and obtained the marriage certificate, it is like we are on the same boat. No matter what storms we encounter in the future, we will bear them together. If your teammate is a strong person, the risk you have to face will be smaller. On the contrary, if your teammate is a weak person, then the risk you have to bear will be greater. Do you think it makes sense?"

He handed her an orange slice every time he finished speaking, and by the time she finished speaking, half of the orange had been handed over.

Chu Xiu followed his lead and ate four or five orange slices in a row. "You mean, you are the sick teammate?" After saying that, she looked him up and down. There was no sign of weakness in his appearance.

Lu Yuanzhou frowned and rubbed his forehead. "Others can't feel the pain I feel."

"So what?" Chu Xiu took all the remaining oranges from his hand and ate them all in one breath.

"So, I think that regardless of human feelings, morality, benefits, and other aspects, you need to support and cooperate with me and give me a... um?"

Before Lu Yuanzhou could finish his words, he was stunned because Chu Xiu had already leaned over the table and leaned over to kiss his chattering mouth.

Lu Yuanzhou was extremely surprised and pursed his lips awkwardly, and immediately tasted a sour and sweet orange flavor.

Chu Xiu kissed for about five seconds before she straightened up and sat back in her chair. "What about now? Does it still hurt?"

Lu Yuanzhou finally came back to his senses from the sweet and sour taste, and silently felt it for a while. Then his eyes lit up, "It really has been relieved a lot, and it hardly hurts anymore!"

Chu Xiu guessed that it was probably the lucky bag in her hand that had worked, but she said, "Is it really that magical? I don't have any special abilities."

Lu Yuanzhou was still immersed in the joy of kissing being able to cure headaches, and didn't think too deeply about it. He even casually found a more reasonable explanation for her, saying, "Maybe my magnetic field is more compatible with yours."

Chu Xiu: ...

"Now, can you tell me your solution?" Chu Xiu asked.

Lu Yuanzhou was still upset and asked irrelevantly, "Do you still eat oranges?"

Chu Xiu: "No more, thank you." She was full.

Lu Yuanzhou said, "I think this orange tastes pretty good, sour and sweet. Would you like to have some more?"

Chu Xiu: ...

He obviously didn't eat the orange, wait, could it be that he tasted the orange flavor on her mouth?!

Chu Xiu couldn't stand it any longer, "Hurry up and tell me!"

Lu Yuanzhou then said, "Dong Dongjian is familiar with your circle. Let him ask. Others can use money to squeeze you out, so you can naturally use money to squeeze her out."

Chu Xiu felt a little complicated after hearing this, and said, "But in this case, I am no different from those people."

Lu Yuanzhou frowned, disapproving of her indecision, and said, "This world is so realistic, you should be very clear about it. You have money and power, why don't you do it?"

She understands this principle.

"So, you want to help me pay?" Chu Xiu finally grasped the key point.

When it comes to money, Lu Yuanzhou is the most confident. "I think we can negotiate another agreement?"

"For example..." Chu Xiu asked.

"I can give you money, anything you want, but..."

Chu Xiu continued, "But I have to let you kiss me casually?"

Hearing her speak so directly, Lu Yuanzhou felt a little embarrassed. He touched his nose with his hand and said, "That's roughly what I meant. That's right."

Chu Xiu packed her things and put them in her arms, then stood up and said, "No, thank you. I'll just let nature take its course!"

The two of them have no other relationship except marriage by agreement, but they are kissing each other all day long. Isn't it strange? Is she really going to sell her body for her career? ?

Chu Xiu felt that she couldn't accept it all at once, so she decisively refused.

Seeing her stand up, Lu Yuanzhou was a little surprised. He didn't expect her to refuse so straightforwardly. She had tried every possible means to get close to him before. Wasn't it for this?

Remember the first time they met, when he kicked her off the bed, what did she say? ?

"Mr. Lu, don't be angry, I just like you very much. I have liked you since the first time I saw you..."

At that time she swore that she loved him, but now it is so difficult for him to kiss her. Is this woman changing too quickly?

Seeing that she really turned around and was about to go into the house, Lu Yuanzhou hurriedly called her and said, "Let's not talk about other things first, let's solve your problem today first."

Chu Xiu stopped and looked back at him, "Do you really want to help me?"

"Well, I'll do it while I don't have a headache and I'm in a good mood." After saying that, he picked up his phone, found Dong Dongjian's name and called him.

The other party didn't let him wait too long. As soon as the call was connected, Dong Dongjian's cheerful voice came from the other end, "Brother Zhou, what can I do for you?"

Lu Yuanzhou said, "Go ask around. There is a crew called "The Rage of Beauty" and I want to invest in it."

Dong Dongjian was a little confused on the other end, "Investing money? ...Brother, are you going to develop in the media industry?"

Lu Yuanzhou said: "It was for Chu Xiu."

Dong Dongjian was even more confused. He remembered that his brother Zhou didn't say that yesterday. He said yesterday: "Even if I use the money as charcoal, I won't use it to invest in her play."

But on second thought, the way Brother Zhou tried to secretly kiss my sister-in-law last night means he must actually like her quite a bit.

After Dong Dongjian figured it out, he laughed and said, "Brother, you are still the same old way, stubborn! If you like it, then you like it. There is no need to hide it. Don't worry, I will take care of it. I will go and find out for you now!"

Lu Yuanzhou was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Wait, what did you say you like? What do you mean?"

Dong Dongjian chuckled and said, "Brother, don't play dumb. You must like your sister-in-law very much, otherwise you wouldn't want to kiss her and give her money."

When Lu Yuanzhou understood what he meant, he instantly got furious. He turned around to look at Chu Xiu beside him, then quickly stood up and walked a few steps away, fearing that she would hear what he said on the phone.

He whispered into the phone, "Dong Dongjian, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know clearly what is going on between her and me?"

"Brother, I also thought you two were nothing special at first, but after I saw you and my sister-in-law getting along last night, I felt like... there are words that can describe you."

Lu Yuanzhou's brows were wrinkled so much that they could pinch a fly to death. "What?"

"It's just like that... a dead tree comes back to life..." Dong Dongjian was proud of himself for finding an appropriate idiom in a timely manner.

"Immediately, right now, get to work!" After saying that, Lu Yuanzhou decisively hung up the phone.

Chu Xiu was a little surprised to see that Lu Yuanzhou became very angry after a phone call. Did Dong Dongjian say something bad on the other end?

"What's wrong? What did Dong Dongjian say?" Chu Xiu asked.

Lu Yuanzhou took a few steps towards her and naturally smelled the fragrance coming from her body. The idiom Dong Dongjian said instantly flashed through his mind: A dead tree comes back to life with spring!

These four words quickly formed a huge barrage of comments that flashed through his mind.

In the end, he could only evade the question by saying, "Wait for him to ask. There's no rush."

After Chu Xiu finished dinner and returned to her room, she received a screenshot from Ran Ran. "Look, there's a lot of blood and gore on the Internet today, but Sheng Jie is still in the mood to show off by posting on WeChat Moments."

Chu Xiu had never thought about making friends with Sheng Jie according to the plot in the book, so she didn't have any feelings towards this person. But all day today, there were news about this person online and offline, forcing her to follow suit.

She clicked on the picture Ran Ran sent her. It was a screenshot of a Moments post. On it, a person named "Sally Jie" posted a status, "Ready to join the group, Meng'er, here I come!"

Her expression of this condition was obscure, but there were still clues. Liu Meng'er was the name of the second female lead in "The Beauty's Wrath". It was not difficult to find out if one was willing to look for it.

After reading it, Chu Xiu sent a message to Ran Ran, saying, "The crew hasn't made an official announcement yet, and she posted this. Isn't she afraid of being criticized?"

Ran Ran replied: "Maybe she thinks it's okay to post it on WeChat Moments."

Chu Xiu asked her, "Then how did you know?"

Ran Ran said: "I saw it in a group of people in the industry. I heard that she deleted the status very quickly, but others have already taken screenshots. Do you think it will be exposed online?"

Chu Xiu knew the complexity of this circle very well, and finally reminded Ran Ran: "Don't get involved in this."

Ran Ran said, "I know."

After finishing her chat with Ran Ran, Chu Xiu took out the show again and continued watching it. Regardless of whether she could join the cast or not, she simply liked the story. At first, she liked the second female lead, but after watching half of it, she began to admire the female lead. Her temperament and foresight were even better than those of men.

Chu Xiu suddenly had an idea. If she had thought of an ancient story at the beginning, then would she have been transported into the ancient times? The thought seemed quite exciting.

When she was getting ready to go to bed at 11 o'clock, Chu Xiu received a WeChat message from Lu Yuanzhou, who asked her, "Are you asleep?"

Chu Xiu replied: "Get ready for bed."

After waiting for a few minutes, Lu Yuanzhou didn't reply, so Chu Xiu ignored him, took off her mask, went into the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. When she came out, she heard someone knocking on the door.

Chu Xiu didn't think much about it. She walked over and opened the door. Lu Yuanzhou was standing outside. She was stunned for a moment and asked him, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuanzhou put his hands in his pockets, looked at the floor, looked at the wall, then cleared his throat, put on a serious face, and said, "Nothing, just come to say good night."

Chu Xiu was a little slow to react, thinking that there was no need for him to make this trip and he could just say good night on WeChat.

"Oh, good night." She replied dully.

Chu Xiu thought that nothing should happen, "Then... I'm going to sleep."

Lu Yuanzhou looked at her and nodded, "Yeah."

Chu Xiu was about to close the door, but then she heard him say, "Wait..."

Chu Xiu:? ?

Lu Yuanzhou said: "Would you like to have a...goodnight kiss?"

Chu Xiu:!!!

With a bang, the thick bedroom door was ruthlessly closed in front of Lu Yuanzhou.

Mainland China: …

Chu Xiu, who was standing behind the door, thought helplessly: How come they act like we are in love and even ask for a goodnight kiss? What is Lu Yuanzhou thinking?

However, he had just agreed to help with the matter of "The Beauty's Wrath" today, so asking for a goodnight kiss to relieve his headache didn't seem like an excessive request.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu felt that it was very rude to slam the door in front of others, so she secretly opened the door again and took a peek out through the crack.

Then, their eyes met through the crack in the door.

Chu Xiu: ...

Mainland China: …

He hasn't left yet, and I don't know what he is standing at the door in a daze for!

Chu Xiu really wanted to dig a crack in the ground and crawl into it! This is too embarrassing, right? Peeping and getting caught!

Sighing silently, Chu Xiu simply reopened the door and said expressionlessly, "Mr. Lu, please close your eyes first."

After Lu Yuanzhou understood what she meant, he closed his eyes immediately.

Chu Xiu discovered that after Lu Yuanzhou closed his eyes, his aggressive aura was significantly weakened. His eyes were lightly closed, his eyelashes were very long, and the light shone down, casting a row of shadows under his eyes.

Chu Xiu took two steps forward, stood on tiptoe, touched her lips softly on his, paused for a few seconds, and then quickly stepped back.

Finally, Chu Xiu said "Good night!" uncomfortably and hurriedly closed the door.

Her heart was beating a little fast, and she felt that if she continued to kiss like this every day, something bad would happen sooner or later!!

The next day, Chu Xiu slept until she woke up naturally. When she went downstairs, Lu Yuanzhou had already left for the company.

Butler Liu asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her and asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch. Except for the first time they met, Butler Liu was quite friendly to her afterwards.

"I will probably eat out at noon, so you don't need to prepare anything for me," said Chu Xiu.

Not long after, Butler Liu brought the sandwiches and milk that Chu Xiu ordered. He also took a glass vase and placed it on the table, and then stuck a few...dogtail grasses in it.

Chu Xiu really didn't understand this operation, so she asked Butler Liu, "What is this foxtail grass used for?"

Butler Liu said calmly: "It is used to decorate the table and make dining more enjoyable."

Chu Xiu: ...

Manager Liu then said, "This is what the master picked when he was jogging in the yard this morning. Do you think it looks good?"

Chu Xiu smiled awkwardly, "It's okay...right."

Because this sentence was okay, when she changed her clothes and prepared to go out, housekeeper Liu very generously gave her some foxtail grass and wished her a happy day.

When Ran Ran and the driver came to pick her up, they curiously asked her why she was holding a bunch of grass.

Chu Xiu generously gave the grass to Ran Ran.

Chu Xiu is going to the fitness center this morning. Zhao Xue has made an appointment for her with a physical education teacher, and she has to go there every day for the next half month.

After getting in the car, Ran Ran shared the day's gossip with Chu Xiu as usual.

Today’s gossip is still about Sheng Jie.

"Although the reputation is a bit bad, at least the popularity has increased. If it is slowly cleared up after a while, it will be a qualitative leap!" said Ran Ran.

Chu Xiu said with a smile: "Not bad, you now know how to see the essence through the phenomenon!"

Ran Ran scratched her head and said with a silly smile: "I also heard what others in the group said. Many artists now do this."

"What's all the gossip on the Internet today?" Chu Xiu asked. After getting up, she was busy having breakfast and appreciating foxtail grass. She had no time to read the entertainment news.

"Sheng Jie's post on WeChat Moments was leaked online. Now fans of the original novel are all going to Sheng Jie's Weibo to criticize her, saying that she is not worthy of Liu Meng'er. Sheng Jie's Weibo has been as busy as the New Year these past two days!"

After hearing this, Chu Xiu just laughed it off and said to Ran Ran, "Let's not get involved in other people's affairs."

As a result, she didn't want to join in the excitement, but the excitement just happened to find her.

Later in the morning, just as Chu Xiu was struggling to do the movements with the body teacher, Ran Ran saw a message on Sheng Jie's Weibo from someone who broke the news. It said that according to internal information from the crew, Liu Meng'er had already been selected as an actor and was about to sign the contract, but was replaced. The actor was then pointed out to be Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu's character in the entertainment industry is that of a gentle and non-tempered person, so when the news came out, netizens said that Chu Xiu would be much better in the role than Sheng Jie. Regardless of her acting skills, at least her appearance fits the original.

"How did this suddenly come out?" Chu Xiu said worriedly after learning about it. It was not good to be brought up at such a critical moment.

"It's said that this was leaked from within the crew, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Internal disclosure from within the crew? Are they unwilling to be dragged out by Sheng Jie for hype at this time? But since they accepted Sheng Yi's investment, they should be prepared to be hacked. Why did they suddenly do this? Has the situation in the crew changed?" Chu Xiu guessed.

Perhaps because he had been scolded for two days in a row, Sheng Jie couldn't stand it anymore. At noon, he updated his Weibo and said, "Whoever has the ability can do it."

This statement was undoubtedly equivalent to declaring war on netizens, which immediately ignited the enthusiasm of a bunch of keyboard warriors and soon became a hot search.

When Sheng Jie was the hot search topic on Weibo, Chu Xiu came out of her body shape class after changing her clothes. She received a call from Lu Yuanzhou, asking her where she was.

"I'm outside, at a fitness center." Chu Xiu said.

"Yiye? What are you doing there?" Lu Yuanzhou asked her, as if he knew this place too.

Chu Xiu said: "In the physical education class, the teacher here is very good. Do you know this place?"

Lu Yuanzhou said: "That's Xu Yiming's daughter. You can easily run into her there, but it doesn't matter if you do run into her. Just ignore her."

Chu Xiu: ...

It seems that those who have known Lu Yuanzhou since childhood are either rich or noble young men and women.

Lu Yuanzhou said, "It's not far from Lu's. Do you want to come over? Dong Dongjian wants to come over to discuss something. I think it would be good for you to come and listen."

Chu Xiu had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she agreed immediately. She asked the driver to take her to Lu's company and then let Ran Ran move freely without having to follow her.

This time Chu Xiu learned her lesson and put on a hat and a mask as soon as she got off the car. Although it was a bit strange, she still had to be on the safe side.

Assistant Du was sent to the lobby on the first floor to pick up Chu Xiu, but because Chu Xiu was wrapped too tightly, he was unable to recognize her at first. Instead, it was Chu Xiu who went over to greet him first.

"Mr. Lu is still talking to someone. I'll take you upstairs first," said Assistant Du.

Chu Xiu nodded, and under the curious gaze of the front desk lady, she followed Assistant Du into the elevator. The elevator went all the way up to the 23rd floor, which was the middle floor of the entire building.

As soon as you step out of the elevator, you will see the secretary's office and Assistant Du's office, and the small meeting room is right opposite the chairman's office. Chu Xiu was taken there to wait.

At this time, the door of the chairman's office was wide open, and when Chu Xiu walked past, she could easily see what was going on inside the office.

Lu Yuanzhou was sitting in the boss chair, staring seriously at the man standing in front of the desk. Maybe his eyes were too stern, and the person being stared at lowered his head unconsciously, like a student who had done something wrong and was scolded by the teacher.

As Chu Xiu walked over, Lu Yuanzhou's eyes naturally turned to her, and then he nodded at her as a greeting.

After Chu Xiu entered the small reception room, she could still easily hear the conversation of the person opposite her.

Then I heard Lu Yuanzhou say: "Don't talk nonsense to me. I gave you two months so that you can get things done, not take a vacation. I want the results, not the reasons for your failure. If it really doesn't work, I'll find someone else to do this project."

The man being scolded looked to be in his forties. He said unconfidently, "Mr. Lu, please give me another half a month, no, a week. I will definitely be able to solve the problem."

Lu Yuanzhou sneered, "One week is enough? Why should I trust you? You have wasted two months."

The man quickly assured: "If the problem is not solved within a week, I will resign immediately."

Lu Yuanzhou tapped the table with his fingers, as if to assess the credibility of his words, and finally said, "Okay, I'll give you another week."

After he said this, the supervisor was visibly relieved.

"Okay, you can go down now. I want to see the results in a week."

The man felt relieved and nodded quickly, "Yes, goodbye, Mr. Lu."

Chu Xiu was sitting in a position where she could just see half of Lu Yuanzhou's figure, so she secretly observed him. When she saw him waving his hand to let his subordinates go, she suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar, just like in TV dramas, when the emperor finished dealing with state affairs and waved his hand to signal the end of the court. It was interesting just thinking about it.

Is this guy always so arrogant? But in the past two days, because he wanted to be kissed, he became well-behaved in front of her, like a docile large animal. It was completely different from his current appearance.

After the people left, Lu Yuanzhou called out to her, "Chu Xiu, come here." The voice was still low, but it was less cold and sounded very comfortable, much more pleasing to the ear than the tone he used when he was scolding people.

Chu Xiu stood up and walked over. She saw him holding his phone and looking at something. When he saw her approaching, he waved at her and said, "Come and take a look at this."

Chu Xiu walked around the desk and approached him, lowering her head to look at his phone. On the screen was a Weibo page, which was Sheng Jie's Weibo page.

"Whoever has the strength can go ahead?" He sneered as he recited the words.

Chu Xiu was very surprised and asked him, "Why are you also checking Weibo?"

Lu Yuanzhou frowned and looked up at her unhappily, "Do I look like someone who doesn't know how to check Weibo?"

Chu Xiu said: "I thought you didn't have time to check Weibo."

Lu Yuanzhou chuckled, "Life is already very boring. We need to learn to find some fun for ourselves. For example, watching some idiots jumping around on the Internet is quite interesting."

Chu Xiu: ...

"So what does she mean by 'whoever has the ability will take the role'? Does she have a lot of money? Or is she good at acting? As for the Sheng family's crappy company, I can buy it out in a minute. As for her acting skills, I searched and everyone said she is good at playing a character with facial paralysis. I just analyzed it again and the main reason for her facial paralysis may be that she injected too much hyaluronic acid."

Chu Xiu: ...

After all, Sheng Jie is the daughter of an entertainment company, but in Lu Yuanzhou's mouth, she is actually despised as useless!

After giving up, Lu Yuanzhou still wanted to seek the opinions of his allies, "Do you think what I said makes sense?"

Chu Xiu: "That makes some sense."

Lu Yuanzhou paused for a moment before putting away his phone, standing up and saying, "Let's go, Dong Dongjian has an appointment for dinner, let's go together."

Chu Xiu nodded and walked out of the office first. When she reached the door, she suddenly heard him say, "Wait a minute."

Chu Xiu turned around and looked at him in confusion.

Lu Yuanzhou, who was walking behind her, suddenly stretched out his hand towards her without any warning. Chu Xiu was startled and stepped aside, barely bumping into the door.

However, when she looked carefully, she found that he was just reaching for the coat hanging on the coat rack next to him.

Chu Xiu: ...

This person is so boring. Why did she have to stop me just to get a coat?

Seeing her reaction so strong, Lu Yuanzhou curled his lips, deliberately moved closer to her, and said in a low voice: "Why, are you afraid that I will kiss you?"

Chu Xiu: ...

She found that after kissing her twice, this man was becoming more and more shameless!

"Speaking of which, today's something... has not been finalized yet." He said, pretending to be calm on purpose, but his red ears had completely betrayed him. In fact, when he said these words, he was also very shy, but he was just being stubborn.

Chu Xiu stood close to the door, looked up at the ceiling, and deliberately asked him, "What is that?"

Lu Yuanzhou glared, "You're asking even though you already know the answer!"

Chu Xiu: "I don't know."

Lu Yuanzhou gritted his teeth and said, "Then I won't say anything, just take it." After saying that, he pretended to lower his head to kiss her.

Chu Xiu immediately covered her mouth and said in a muffled voice: "You dare!"

Lu Yuanzhou: "Of course I dare..."

The two of them argued back and forth endlessly, but Lu Yuanzhou only talked about it and no one actually forced the kiss.

Suddenly, a loud voice sounded outside, "Brother Zhou, I'll be waiting downstairs for a while and will be coming up soon... Uh!"

The visitor was stuck in the middle of his words.

Seeing that the two were about to kiss, Dong Dongjian's eyes almost popped out, and he suddenly jumped on the spot, turned around abruptly, and then reluctantly finished the half-sentence, "Just come up... and take a look, Brother Zhou and Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to disturb you, otherwise, you can continue as if I'm not here?"

When had his brother ever behaved so unrestrainedly? He obviously disliked women in every way.

Mainland China: …

Chu Xiu: ...

Lu Yuanzhou stood up, put on his coat, and said to Dong Dongjian unhappily, "Stop talking nonsense and go eat."

Dong Dongjian then turned around with a smile and said to Chu Xiu: "Sister-in-law, I have good news here. I will tell you when we have dinner later."

Chu Xiu smiled at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Dong Dongjian waved his hands quickly, "It's not hard, it's just a matter of a few phone calls."

Lu Yuanzhou chose a Chinese restaurant near the company with private rooms. When the three of them arrived, the dishes were just served. Dong Dongjian was impatient and didn't care about eating. He sat down and talked to them about the crew of "The Beauty's Wrath".

"I contacted the crew's producer last night. This drama was intended to be a big production from the beginning, and the team was all top-notch. Unfortunately, the largest investor withdrew its investment midway because of capital turnover. They found a few more investors, but they were all scraping together money, so the funds couldn't be in place all at once. In addition, there was a disagreement on the casting of the female lead, so it has been delayed until now."

Dong Dongjian was talking dryly, and when he saw Lu Yuanzhou picked up the teapot, he thought he was going to pour some water for him, so he quickly picked up the cup to get some water. However, Lu Yuanzhou ignored his cup and turned to pour tea for Chu Xiu.

Dong Dongjian: …

After Lu Yuanzhou poured water for Chu Xiu and himself, he handed the kettle to Dong Dongjian and said, "Pour it yourself."

Okay, that's what brothers are.

Dong Dongjian drank some water and continued, "So even if the director didn't like Sheng Jie's joining, he still compromised for the sake of funding."

"Brother Zhou, what do you mean now?" Dong Dongjian asked.

Before Lu Yuanzhou could reply, Chu Xiu interrupted and asked, "Do you know how much money Sheng Jie brought into the team?"

Dong Dong mentioned a number when he was setting up the project, and it seems that he really understands it thoroughly, "It was said there that they haven't signed a contract with Sheng Sheng Jie yet, but she was anxious and broke the news herself, so if we go to talk now, there is still a chance, and the director himself wants my sister-in-law to play that role."

When Chu Xiu heard the investment amount, she was immediately shocked and turned to Lu Yuanzhou and said, "Forget it, I don't want this role, and you don't want to waste this money."

Lu Yuanzhou took a sip of tea and agreed with her opinion. He nodded and said to Dong Dongjian, "We don't want this role anymore. It's meaningless to fight for it. I will add funds and become the largest investor. Any amount is fine, but Chu Xiu must be the heroine and Sheng Jie must leave the crew!"

Chu Xiu: ...

Dong Dongjian: …

After lunch, Lu Yuanzhou decided to invest in the crew, and he was going to use his own money.

Chu Xiu was listening at the side and was a little hesitant to guess how much money he had in his savings.

In the afternoon, Dong Dongjian went to discuss the investment, while Chu Xiu called Zhao Xue and told her about Luyuanzhou's investment in "The Beauty's Wrath".

"He said he wanted to play the female lead." Chu Xiu said.

Zhao Xue said with emotion: "My God, a heroine of a big IP, I thought you would have to struggle for a few more years to get to this point, but I didn't expect...it seems that you have a good eye for choosing men."

Zhao Xue knew that Yuan Chuxiu wanted to get closer to Lu Yuanzhou and tried to stop her, but in the end she chose to turn a blind eye.

Chu Xiu was also very emotional. She thought that if it weren't for her lucky bag, Lu Yuanzhou would definitely not approach her, let alone invest in her play.

After Lu Yuanzhou spent a fortune, the matter was settled. Chu Xiu became the heroine and Sheng Jie's investment was withdrawn.

But the director is still a little worried. Having money to start filming is a good thing, but if the female lead is unreliable, the show will fail at any moment.

Finally, it was Chu Xiu who suggested to try out the female lead role first and let the director see the effect.

Chu Xiu's acting skills are undoubtedly excellent now, and she is familiar with the original novel. After finishing her styling and standing in front of the director, she looks like someone who has walked out of the book. Before she even finished a scene, the director waved his hand and said there was no need to try again, it was perfect.

These days, meeting someone who has great acting skills and can bring in money is like winning a prize.

A week later, the contract was finalized and Chu Xiu signed it smoothly. The crew then officially announced the actors who would play each role.

It was pretty much as they expected. After seeing Chu Xiu, many fans of the original novel immediately jumped out to accuse the crew of randomly casting. How could such a gentle person like Chu Xiu be suitable to play a strong woman? She was more suitable to play the heroine's sister, and she didn't have any CP feeling with the male lead Gu Qinghe at all.

"CP feeling?"

One night, when the two were having dinner at home, Lu Yuanzhou suddenly saw this word and couldn't help frowning.

"Speaking of this guy named Gu, I do have some impression of him. The last time you were photographed in Nandu, it was clearly my back, but someone mistook it for Gu Qinghe. Are these people blind? There is such a big difference between him and me, yet they could still mistake him for Gu Qinghe!"

Chu Xiu didn't answer and concentrated on eating. She found that Lu Yuanzhou not only had a bad temper and a sharp tongue, but also loved to hold grudges! She was afraid that she would say something wrong and he would hold a grudge against her again.

After signing the contract with the crew, Chu Xiu also made an agreement with Lu Yuanzhou that she would give him a five-second kiss at a fixed time every day with breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a midnight snack.

This shameful agreement made Chu Xiu feel that she was definitely selling her body!

Fortunately, Lu Yuanzhou was restrained and only required four kisses a day. He did not force her at other times, but occasionally he would shamelessly ask her for extra amounts, which she usually rejected.

Chu Xiu felt that if things continued like this, it would be very dangerous!

A week after signing the contract, before the actors joined the crew, the crew organized a dinner party and invited several investors to eat and drink, and several main actors also went.

It was at the banquet that Chu Xiu saw the movie emperor Gu Qinghe up close for the first time. He was one of the very few male stars who was successful in both the film and television circles, and he looked very much like he did on TV, very elegant.

But the person who attracted the most attention at the dinner that night was actually Lu Yuanzhou. As the heir to a century-old wealthy family in South City and the largest investor in the crew, no matter what his identity was, he could easily attract people to talk to him.

But Lu Yuanzhou seemed to be only interested in Gu Qinghe. When he pulled Gu Qinghe aside to talk, he deliberately forced him to drink. And he didn't just use one kind of wine, but three kinds of wine, yellow, white and red, in turn. Soon, Gu Qinghe was drunk.

Lu Yuanzhou himself was also offered a lot of wine. Chu Xiu could drink quite a bit, so she sat next to him and secretly helped him drink.

When they were finally picked up by the driver, they were both a little drunk and fell asleep with their heads leaning against each other.

When she returned to Lu's house, it was already very late. Chu Xiu simply changed her clothes and fell asleep on the bed.

Lu Yuanzhou originally went to the guest room to sleep peacefully, but after getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, he did not return to the guest room. Instead, he staggered upstairs to his room in a daze.

Chu Xiu was sleeping soundly and in the middle of the night she seemed to feel someone lying next to her, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes and ignored it.

It was not until the next morning that she woke up from the man's arms. She was so panicked that she didn't think too much and raised her leg to kick the man viciously. The kick directly kicked the man to the floor!

Lu Yuanzhou was still immersed in a beautiful dream. He got up from the ground in a daze and lay on the edge of the bed to accuse her: "Are you crazy? How dare you kick me! I finally got a good sleep!!"

Chu Xiu's eyes widened: ...

Lu Yuanzhou gradually regains consciousness: …

What the hell is going on? How did they end up sleeping in the same bed? ? ? ?

The author has something to say:

Mini-theater:

Chu Xiu: What’s going on?

Mr. Lu: It seems like I got some amazing skills! ! ! !