On set, Director Chen was giving a severe dressing-down to a minor actor who kept making mistakes when his phone suddenly rang.
Who would dare to provoke Director Chen at this time? Everyone knows that when Director Chen is angry, he will not give anyone any face.
Gu Baiwei and Du Qingyan exchanged a glance and silently lit a candle for the unknown warrior.
Amidst the gossipy glances of the two, Director Chen answered the phone, and his expression immediately changed.
"Hello, it's me, it's me."
He had a big smile on his face, and even his speech became a kind of lisp.
The two men exchanged a glance, both looking as if they had seen a ghost. Could Director Chen be possessed by a ghost?
Soon after hanging up the phone, Director Chen instantly switched back to his furious state: "Look at the awful acting you gave! Even a random dog off the street could act better than you..."
Just as he finished cursing, the phone rang again. Director Chen scratched his sparse hair in frustration, pressed the answer button, and after hearing something, his brows, which could practically trap a fly, immediately relaxed, and Director Chen's squeaky voice returned.
Gu Baiwei: "..."
Du Qingyan: "..."
Director Chen hung up the phone again very soon.
The young actor next to him, who had been thoroughly scolded, stammered, "Director Chen, um..."
"It's okay, just go and practice your lines some more, and we'll try it out again at the show."
Child actor? ??
"Alright, this afternoon is a rest day. Everyone go back and get some rest. Mu Qing and Xiao Xuan, you two will come with me tonight to receive two important investors..."
Director Chen smiled broadly and waved his hand, his face full of wrinkles, making it impossible to tell that just a moment ago he was glaring and jumping up and down in anger.
It turns out it was a big spender coming to inspect the place; no wonder Director Chen's mood brightened up.
Upon learning that there would be a holiday in the afternoon, Gu Baiwei was in high spirits and was about to slip away with Du Qingyan when Director Chen called out to her, "Gu, and Du, you two come along too."
The two, caught red-handed after their failed escape attempt, stood frozen in place, forcing a smile as they turned back. They were finally on vacation, but now they were forced to work overtime—it was too tough…
"Make sure you're all tidy up tonight, don't embarrass me."
Director Chen tossed out a sentence, tidied the few remaining hairs on his head, and strode away.
The actors and staff around them, who were also on holiday, cheered and jumped for joy. Du Qingyan, with a long face, patted Gu Baiwei on the shoulder and said, "Sister Weiwei, why are we so unlucky?"
This was Gu Baiwei's first time attending a dinner party hosted by a sugar daddy, and she looked at Du Qingyan with some doubt: "Isn't it a good thing to go and freeload?"
Looking around, Du Qingyan sighed, "You don't know, these kinds of sugar daddies are usually either bald or pot-bellied, and they're mostly sleazy men who love to take advantage of actresses. Directors often condone it for the sake of investment..."
Gu Baiwei hadn't expected this, since no one had ever dared to flirt with her, neither in her past life nor in this one.
"Then what do we do?"
"Let's do it like this..."
Du Qingyan leaned closer and whispered in her ear, the two of them huddled together and whispered to each other.
Su Peipei walked by in her high heels, rolling her eyes: "Country bumpkin."
He clearly has never been to a drinking party like this before; look at his ignorant attitude.
She swayed away, and Guo Hua saw her from afar and chased after her, his expression shy: "Peipei, are you free later? I have two movie tickets, we..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Peipei interrupted him dismissively: "Guo Hua, let's break up."
Su Peipei originally wanted to endure it, but she found that Guo Hua was completely useless except for giving her this small role. He couldn't even help her when the director scolded her.
Why keep such a good-for-nothing around?
"Peipei, don't do this. You're mine now, we..."
Guo Hua pursed his lips and followed her, pleading in a low voice.
Su Peipei looked at him coldly, a sneer curling at the corner of her lips: "Guo Hua, so what if you slept with someone once? Can't you handle this?"
After saying that, she snatched the movie ticket from his hand and tore it to shreds: "We've broken up. Don't bother me anymore."
She's going to a drinking party tonight to hook up with a rich man; Guo Hua can just stay somewhere cool.
Being with him is a waste of time.
After finishing her sentence, Su Peipei threw the shredded paper at Guo Hua and turned to leave without any hesitation.
Guo Hua stood there stunned for a moment before slowly moving away.
Du Qingyan nudged Gu Baiwei's arm: "Sister Weiwei, it's too pitiful for Assistant Director Guo, who is such an honest person. That Su Peipei is really no good."
"Sometimes the more honest a person seems, the more terrifying they can be."
Gu Baiwei sighed, seemingly lost in thought, "Let's not worry about them anymore, let's think about what to do about tonight's drinking party."
Du Qingyan's thoughts were instantly pulled back, and she nodded: "Yes, let's hurry back and prepare."
...
As night falls, the city lights begin to illuminate the night.
On the bustling streets, streetlights gradually come on, and all sorts of shop signs gleam brightly in the night, marking the start of nighttime in this small town.
In the best five-star hotel in the town, in the top-floor private room, Director Chen, dressed in a sharp black suit, occasionally took out his phone to fix the few sparse hairs on his head.
Su Muqing and Su Peipei were sitting on his left and right sides, respectively.
Su Muqing wore a white, fitted midi dress that accentuated her beautiful figure. She wore light makeup, her hair was casually styled in a bun, with a few strands falling beside her face. She looked like a cool and aloof lily.
On the other side, Su Peipei wore a super short bodycon skirt, which made her voluptuous figure appear even more voluptuous.
Her curly hair was draped over her back, her face was covered in exquisite makeup, and the bright diamond-encrusted nail polish on her fair fingers was particularly eye-catching under the light.
Guo Hua, sitting one seat away from her, sat quietly, his gaze sweeping over her pair of long, fair legs revealed under her short skirt. He pursed his lips, lowered his head, and continued drinking his tea.
"Why aren't Xiao Xuan and Xiao Gu here yet? The investors will be here soon."
Director Chen looked at Guo Hua with some anxiety: "Xiao Guo, call again and urge them."
Both investors specifically requested that Gu Baiwei accompany them; others could skip it, but she absolutely had to come.
With a creak, the door opened, and two young girls wearing T-shirts, jeans, and black-rimmed glasses walked in. Their fair faces were free of any makeup.
Director Chen paused for a second upon recognizing the person, then jumped up from his chair, somewhat incredulous: "Xiao Gu, Xiao Du?"
Such an important client, and these two women showed up dressed like this? Absolutely no sincerity whatsoever? And what about Shen Xuan? What time is it? Why isn't he here yet? Are they all trying to drive him crazy?
"What are you two dressed like? These two investors are our crew's cash cows today, you'd better go back and change..."
Before they could finish speaking, a tall figure appeared behind them.
The man had handsome features, wore a dark gray bespoke suit, and had a cold and sharp look in his eyes.
A pair of eyes fell on Gu Baiwei the moment they appeared, and the eyes flickered slightly: "Weiwei."
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