After hanging up, he went to find Zhou Mingqian. Zhou Mingqian knew Xiang Luo's daily filming schedule and wanted to arrange a meeting with Xiang Luo as soon as possible, as this was the best way to sit down and discuss cooperation with Professor Xiang.
Three people were sitting in front of the monitor on set: Teacher Shang, Xi Jia, and a man.
From a distance, in the darkness, Mo Yushen didn't recognize the man at first glance, judging only from the small part of his back that was visible behind the chair. He thought it was some assistant director.
The man was wearing a bulky military green overcoat.
He slumped lazily in the chair back, looking rather disheveled.
Mo Yushen subconsciously looked around, thinking that Zhou Mingqian was giving instructions to the actors. After looking around, he didn't see the person wearing the same clothes as him.
Approaching, Mo Yushen didn't even look at the man in the military overcoat, and asked Teacher Shang, "Where did Director Zhou go?"
Before Teacher Shang could speak, a soft cough came from the chair next to him.
Mo Yushen looked over and saw a man in a yellow-green military overcoat looking at him with a resentful expression. "What do you want?"
Mo Yushen: "..."
It turned out that the person in the chair was Zhou Mingqian.
Chapter Forty-Seven
Even after returning to his hotel room, Mo Yushen could still vividly recall Zhou Mingqian's resentful gaze.
Xi Jia lay on the sofa and laughed for a while.
On set, she couldn't even laugh in front of Zhou Mingqian. She hadn't expected Zhou Mingqian to be so reckless, completely disregarding his image.
Xi Jia closed her eyes, every cell in her body radiating exhaustion. "Honey, I'm tired. I'll take a nap. Wake me up at eleven to take notes."
Mo Yushen pulled her up from the sofa and told her to take a shower. "Go to bed, you'll easily catch a cold like this."
Mo Yushen half-squatted down in front of the sofa, and Xi Jia naturally put her arm around him, resting her chin on his shoulder. "I actually went to a store today too," he said while chatting with a friend.
Mo Yushen: "What did you buy?"
Xi Jia took a box out of her pocket and put it in Mo Yushen's hand.
Mo Yushen chuckled.
Size: Large.
Xi Jia nuzzled his cheek against her own. "Honey, I truly only love you, and you're the only person I want to remember. If I can't remember, don't be sad, okay?"
"without."
Mo Yushen put his arm around her thin shoulders and said, "Next time you mistake someone for someone else, I'll just drag you back to where you were."
"This is good."
Mo Yushen asked her in a low voice, "Are you hungry?"
Xi Jia was taken aback. Hadn't she just eaten downstairs? Half an hour ago?
Mo Yushen placed the box in her hand.
Xi Jia instantly understood and placed a kiss on his lips.
Mo Yushen picked her up and took her straight to the bathroom.
Xi Jia wasn't sleepy or tired at the moment, and her spirits were high, so she was flirting in all sorts of ways. Mo Yushen felt that the name "sese" (meaning "lewd") perfectly suited her.
It was late at night.
Xi Jia was asleep, her expression content.
Before going to bed, Xi Jia set her alarm for the early morning to get up and finish her notes. Mo Yushen turned it off for her.
Mo Yushen took Xi Jia's script and notes to the living room and turned off the bedroom light.
He found Xiang Luo's contact number in the crew's address book and dialed it directly.
"Hello, it's me, Mo Yushen. I apologize for bothering you."
Xiang Luo was a beat slow to react, unable to believe that Mo Yushen was calling her, but it was definitely Mo Yushen's voice on the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Mo, what can I do for you?"
She was slightly nervous.
To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, Mo Yushen stated his purpose directly: "Mo's Pharmaceutical Factory is interested in cooperating with Professor Xiang and would like to ask you to act as a bridge between us."
Xiang Luo gradually calmed down. So that's how it is.
Her feelings for Mo Yushen fluctuated constantly.
When she first met him, she couldn't help but be attracted to him.
At the equestrian competition, he so blatantly refused to take a photo with her, which hurt her pride, and she held a grudge against him for a while.
Their next meeting was on the set of "The Rest of My Life," when he visited Jiang Qin. She greeted him first, but he remained indifferent.
Her feelings for him gradually eroded, and were almost completely gone.
But he suddenly took on the role of producer for "The Rest of My Life". On the day he joined the crew, he stood in the freezing cold, just like everyone else, watching the monitor the whole time.
Her feelings for him ran deeper. In that instant, his charm was enough to ward off the bitter cold. She gave it her all in that scene where she and Jiang Qin were locked in a struggle.
I just want to make a good impression on him.
Even if he doesn't necessarily give it a second glance.
She could be happy for half a day just by greeting him occasionally and saying "Mr. Mo".
“You don’t have any scenes tomorrow afternoon. If it’s convenient, let’s arrange to meet in person.” Mo Yushen’s magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xiang Luo's thoughts were interrupted, and she composed herself: "Alright then."
Mo Yushen arranged to meet at Ji Qingshi Restaurant, and asked the restaurant to be cleared out beforehand.
The next afternoon, before leaving, Mo Yushen explained the situation to Xi Jia. He was going to leave the film crew for half a day to talk to Xiang Luo, who was Professor Xiang's daughter. Professor Xiang's research direction was the same as their Mo's Pharmaceutical Factory.
We hope to facilitate cooperation and achieve a win-win situation.
Xi Jia wrote in her notebook, "Are you afraid I'll be jealous?"
Mo Yushen countered, "Then are you jealous?"
Xi Jia remembered it and kissed him, "I've already eaten it, it's so sour."
Mo Yushen picked up his trench coat and left.
Thanks to her 'concussion,' Xi Jia now goes back to her room for an hour to 'rest' at noon, using that time to listen to the recordings from the morning and supplement her notes.
The filming in Beijing will wrap up in a few days, and they'll be moving to the mountains next week.
Once we get there, the air will be fresh, which will be good for recuperating. There will also be an old lady and Mr. Yue in the mountains; maybe my headaches will be relieved then.
Thinking this, Xi Jia drew a few bubbles in her notebook and colored them with various colors.
With time running out, Xi Jia slung her bag over her shoulder and headed to the photography studio. Bored on the way, she texted Ye Qiu, asking what she was up to.
Ye Qiu is memorizing his lines; he's already joined the filming crew. This is the drama produced by Chu Shan.
Faced with reality, she finally bowed her head.
Ye Qiu replied to Xi Jia: "[I'm making money. Once I've made enough, and you don't want to work anymore, I'll travel the world with you.]"
Xi Jia: [Is this for recording a program or attending an event?]
Ye Qiu didn't tell Xi Jia that she had joined Chu Shan's film crew. She wasn't sure if Xi Jia still remembered Chu Shan. [Filming, another project, just killing time anyway.]
Xi Jia: [How long has it been since you last rested?]
Ye Qiu also forgot.
Xi Jia: [After filming wraps up "The Rest of My Life," let's go out and have some fun for a while. Who knows, you might even have a romantic encounter. You can't just work all the time; you'll lose your passion.]
Speaking of romantic encounters, Ye Qiu happened to have something he wanted to tell Xi Jia: "Jiajia, someone might be pursuing me, but I'm not entirely sure."
Xi Jia exclaimed excitedly: "[Who?] It shouldn't be Ji Qingshi. A man as arrogant as him wouldn't take the initiative to pursue someone."
Ye Qiu: [Huo Teng.]
Huo Teng is the male lead in "The Rest of My Life". Xi Jia sees him every day. He's a talented actor, a film emperor, and a top-tier celebrity.
Ye Qiu had quite a few scenes with Huo Teng. In the scene she had with Huo Teng, she was so nervous that she couldn't get it right even after more than thirty takes, and was scolded by Zhou Mingqian to the point that she almost doubted her life.
After finishing work and returning home, Huo Teng took the initiative to rehearse with her and gave her a lot of guidance.
After her scenes were finished, she temporarily left the film crew. Huo Teng sent her messages every day, and at midnight on New Year's Eve, he called her.
She's not stupid; she knows what it means for a man to call a woman at midnight.
That phone call lasted for more than an hour.
These are all routine concerns.
Huo Teng also asked her how she was getting along with everyone on the new set and whether she had been wronged.
She didn't know how to define what it meant to feel wronged.
She might feel wronged, or she might be too sensitive.
Chu Shan knew that she had been with Ji Qingshi. Usually, the way she looked at her was indifferent, cold, and devoid of any warmth. It was also filled with disdain.
She is trying her best to play this role and doesn't want to be looked down upon.
She nailed yesterday's scene in one take.
The director rarely praises people, but he gave her a thumbs up.
For her, that was the greatest comfort.
Chu Shan was also present at the time.
Later, Chu Shan sat next to her and said, "Not bad, keep it up. That's how a young girl should be, relying on her own strength. Taking shortcuts will lead to a terrible fall."
As she spoke, Chu Shan deliberately paused, "After all, a man like Ji Qingshi wouldn't be serious. The Ji family has high standards, and people are scrambling to marry into it."
She knew what Chu Shan wanted to say: Ji Qingshi's relationship with her was just a fling, and she didn't need to take it seriously.
Since the breakup, she has stopped dwelling on it and no longer agonizing over whether Ji Qingshi had any feelings for her at all.