CH 33

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Butler Cheng, who exited Xun Qian’s bedroom, walked around downstairs after replying to Zhang Han’s message.

Although the heating of the central air conditioner was sufficient, he still felt cold. The dining table, which was as clean as a mirror, was cold, and the sofa, which was neat and wrinkle-free, was also cold.

When Dr. Song came last time, he told him that Xun Qian should not only take medicine and check-ups regularly but also ensure that he was in a good mood and not worry too much.

But in such a life, how can they not worry too much? Even he’s going to get depressed if he stays too long.

Butler Cheng thought for a while: Why not call Qi Xiaoyu and ask him to come back to visit the family?

Qi Xiaoyu is the only person who has had a few words with Xun Qian in all these years. Maybe a chat can help Xun Qian’s condition improve a little bit.

Qi Xiaoyu, who was remembered by Butler Cheng, was filming a scene opposite Jiang Sicheng that day.

According to the rhythm of the plot, Prince Yan, played by Qi Xiaoyu, wants to lead troops on an expedition, and the guard, played by Jiang Sicheng, is responsible for stopping him from going to see the Emperor.

Jiang Sicheng hugged Qi Xiaoyu from behind, put his hands under his armpits, and pulled his hands down his waist. “Little Prince, don’t be impulsive; leading an army into battle is not a child’s play! There are thousands of miles of yellow sand in the northwestern part of the country; what if you don’t make it back?”

The line that Qi Xiaoyu was supposed to say was, “Let go! Everyone said that I, the young prince, would only linger in the brothel, so I’m going to show them what I’m capable of!”

But he was so tickled by Jiang Sicheng’s hand on his waist that he couldn’t help but laugh after saying the first sentence.

“Stop.” The director’s eyebrows were twisted, and he said to Qi Xiaoyu, “Xiaoyu, control your expression and don’t laugh.”

Jiang Sicheng looked at Qi Xiaoyu being taught a lesson with a smug smile. Half of the pent-up anger he felt these days was immediately relieved. Humph, let’s see what the director said about him! I’ll make you laugh every time you film a scene!

However, this anger was only relieved half-way because the director quickly pointed the gun at him and said, “Jiang Sicheng, what the hell is wrong with you? It’s not enough that you’re NG; you’re affecting other people’s normal filming! Are you trying to stop him or kidnap him? Is he the prince, or are you the prince? Look at your actions; are they right?”

“???” Jiang Sicheng was speechless and could only mutter without confidence, “What does it have to do with me? I’m not the one who laughed.”

The weather was already very cold today, and the director was not in a good mood. He became even more angry at Jiang Sicheng and said, “You tighten your grip a bit more, and Qi Xiaoyu will be strangled to death.”

“…” Jiang Sicheng argued with his neck stiffened, “That’s how the action is.”

At this time, Qi Xiaoyu, who had recovered from the tickling, looked at Jiang Sicheng with a smile, then turned to the director and said, “Director Zhu, why don’t I and Sicheng change our movements? Don’t let him hug me from behind. Change it to a scene where I want to leave and he blocks me by fighting. Perhaps it’ll be more exciting.”

The director rubbed his head and thought for a moment, “Okay, just do as Xiaoyu said. Jiang Sicheng, go get your sword.”

Jiang Sicheng went into battle with his sword in hand and stood fiercely opposite Qi Xiaoyu, with an expression of who is afraid of who.

As soon as he got ready, he was scolded by the director again: “Jiang Sicheng, are you trying to stop someone or stir up trouble? If your expression is any worse, I’ll just film you being dragged to beheading in the next scene.”

Jiang Sicheng lost half of his arrogance but still stared at Qi Xiaoyu as if he wanted to fight to the death.

Qi Xiaoyu secretly smiled. He has been practicing Peking Opera for so many years. He has been doing kung fu since elementary school. He can handle swords and guns, and he can turn, fall, leap, and jump.

He really didn’t want to bully Jiang Sicheng too much, but Jiang Sicheng always came to his door asking for a beating…

A few moments later, Jiang Si was beaten to the ground by Qi Xiaoyu.

As he fell, face down, butt puckered up, and elbows propped on the ground, it was so hilarious that the crowd of onlookers and even the cameraman around him erupted into a fit of laughter.

The director couldn’t help but point at Jiang Sicheng and say, “You said you’re not good at literary drama; how come you are so bad at martial arts too?”

Jiang Sicheng put his hands on the ground and was stunned for about ten seconds. Then he slowly raised his head, rubbed his chin, and got up on his own, still groaning.

Qi Xiaoyu turned to him and asked with a smile, “Sicheng, where does it hurt? Do you want me to rub it for you?”

Jiang Sicheng didn’t think there was anything wrong with Qi Xiaoyu calling him this just now. But when he heard the word “sicheng,” he instinctively took a step back in fright. He almost stepped on the sword, which he dropped on the ground, and fell again.

His action made the crowd laugh again.

Tang Kui, who was sitting on a recliner and watching, also laughed out loud.

His agent happened to come over. He clearly remembered that a few days ago, Tang Kui was holding his cell phone and being angry all day long. Why was he smiling so happily today? When he saw this, he asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you so happy today?”

Tang Kui held a warm water bag and acted like he was Zhuge Liang1A well-known military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period.. “Do you think Jiang Sicheng hates Qi Xiaoyu?”

The agent nodded. ”It’s quite an annoying sight. I heard that these days, no matter what Qi Xiaoyu does, Jiang Sicheng will follow behind to make trouble. Just now, it’s also obvious that Jiang Sicheng doesn’t want to shoot the drama properly and won’t let Qi Xiaoyu shoot properly as well. However, to say that this Young Master Jiang really hates Qi Xiaoyu, then his tactics are a bit too childish.”

Tang Kui snorted coldly, “That’s because he’s stupid. He doesn’t know how to cause trouble or use the resources his family has. What a fool.”

The agent didn’t answer.

Tang Kui stared at Qi Xiaoyu and Jiang Sicheng in the center of the field for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said, “Since Jiang Sicheng can’t cause trouble, I’ll give him a hand.” He said this, putting his head next to his agent and rambling on.

On Qi Xiaoyu’s side, after giving Jiang Sicheng a lesson, he became much more honest.

After three or four more NGs and a couple of visits from the martial arts instructor to correct the moves, the segment passed.

Qi Xiaoyu watched Jiang Sicheng walk away, holding his broken chin, and walked to his seat in a good mood.

His scenes were very tightly scheduled in the past few days, but today they were relatively relaxed. It’s only half past one in the afternoon, and all the scenes for today are already finished.

Before he could return to his seat, he saw his phone flashing.

The call was from Yu Xiaosheng, who said that he had found an assistant for him. His name was Li Kun. He had just graduated from college, but he had been an intern on the crew before and had relevant experience. He will come to work today. The two of them were preparing to come to the film and television city and asked Qi Xiaoyu if he wanted anything.

Qi Xiaoyu thought for a while and asked Yu Xiaosheng not to come. The assistant could come alone. He also said that he would leave the crew after filming his part in a few days and asked the assistant to buy some small gifts for the crew to thank them for taking care of him.

Qi Xiaoyu had his own intentions for doing this.

Since he was looking for an assistant and someone closely related to his future life and work, he wanted to hire someone who could handle things clearly, act reliably, and not offend others. Otherwise, if he finds a careless person, he might need to clean up the mess afterward. It’s too much of a loss.

After Qi Xiaoyu finished explaining, he went back to the room to remove makeup and change clothes.

Three hours later, after Qi Xiaoyu had taken a shower and changed clothes, a call came in from the new assistant. The voice sounded like that of a young boy full of energy.

The other party first introduced his basic situation, then briefly explained what tasks Yu Xiaosheng had handed over to him, and then said, “Brother Xiaoyu, I bought all the gifts as you said and put them in the car. The car is right in front of the hotel; do you want to come down and take a look?”

“Okay, I’ll come down now.” After hanging up the phone, Qi Xiaoyu went downstairs to inspect the things Li Kun bought.

Qi Xiaoyu didn’t tell Li Kun what he wanted to buy or how many copies he wanted to buy.

What Li bought are all small items to keep out the cold in winter, such as warm stickers and warm water bags that can be carried in the pocket. They were put together and packed in gift boxes.

This little thing is not very expensive, but it’s indispensable for the winter crew.

After looking at the gift box, Li Kun showed him the price list, quantity, and invoices.

Qi Xiaoyu took a look and found that Li Kun was quite meticulous. In addition to the actors and the director’s team, even the camera, lighting, and post-production teams were taken into account.

Qi Xiaoyu nodded with satisfaction. In this circle, you need to be cautious so as not to offend others. He patted Li Kun on the shoulder and said, “Drive the car to the parking lot and put the things in my room first.”

Then he added, “You have to run around on your first day at work today. I’ll treat you to a meal tonight.”

“Yes, Brother Xiaoyu.”

Li Kun secretly took a breath. He originally sent his resume to various big companies and had never thought of joining Star Entertainment. After all, Star Entertainment’s reputation is much worse than that of other large companies. However, this year’s economic situation is not good, and there are not many job opportunities. After waiting for a long time and only receiving a call from Star Entertainment, he went with the mentality of giving it a try.

After the interview, he felt that the salary offered by the other party was good, and he heard from Yu Xiaosheng that the celebrity he was working with was also very good, so he continued to come with the mentality of giving it a try.

He just didn’t expect that Qi Xiaoyu, who looks a few years younger than him, would be so sophisticated and discreet when it comes to testing people, and at the same time, he doesn’t make people feel resentful because he will acknowledge your efforts in a timely manner and also give awards.

Li Kun has also been an intern on several film crews. He has dealt with all kinds of stars; some are smart and smooth, some are seniors, and some are juniors. However, there are really few people who have as much emotional intelligence as Qi Xiaoyu, especially when he’s so young.

This reminded Li Kun of those invincible heroes in martial arts novels. On the surface, he was calm like wind and cloud, but on the inside, he was strategizing and winning thousands of miles ahead of you.

This also made him instantly determined to stay and work hard with Qi Xiaoyu. He believed that with this emotional intelligence alone, Qi Xiaoyu would do well in the circle in the future.

“By the way, don’t call me Brother Xiaoyu; just call me Xiaoyu,” Qi Xiaoyu blinked, feeling that being called that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

“Okay, I’ll try my best to change it.” Li Kun was ready to start the car when he said this. Before he stepped on the accelerator, he was suddenly stopped by Qi Xiaoyu.

“Wait, don’t drive; what’s under the car?”

“It seems to be…a cat?”

Qi Xiaoyu immediately opened the car door and got out. Under the car, a little black dog was curled up for warmth.

The puppy is less than 30 centimeters long and is completely black except for two white hair strips on its eyes, which look like two white eyebrows.

It curled up next to the exhaust pipe. When it saw Qi Xiaoyu, its round eyes looked down pitifully, and its tail swung from left to right and then from right to left.

Li Kun teased it with his hands, but it didn’t move, so he grunted twice. “It seems it’s too cold to keep warm. Huh~It seems like the lowest temperature today is going to be 0 degrees. You can sit in the car first, and I’ll get it out.”

Qi Xiaoyu stopped Li Kun from taking the dog out. “Wait a minute; buy some ham sausage and mineral water.”

Li Kun complied and immediately went to a nearby convenience store to buy water and food. He asked, “It will follow you after you give it food. Do you want to adopt it?”

“En.”

Qi Xiaoyu originally wanted to keep a dog to accompany him in this era, but unfortunately, he has been too busy to go to the pet market. He didn’t expect to meet a stray dog in such cold weather.

The dog was not only cold but also hungry. When it saw the ham sausage, it immediately crawled out from under the car with its tail wagging, bit off half of it in one go, and then took a bite directly to the root of Qi Xiaoyu’s finger there, but was very careful not to hurt Qi Xiaoyu.

After eating the ham sausage, it licked up the water Qi Xiaoyu poured into his palm.

After eating and drinking enough, it looked up at Qi Xiaoyu with its round little head and barked twice.

Li Kun smiled and said, “He seems to be thanking you.”

“Yes, the poor little thing is so sensible.”

Qi Xiaoyu lifted it up and took a look. “It’s a little male dog. I don’t know if it was thrown outside during the cold on purpose.”

Li Kun also sighed, “Hey, people are really irresponsible these days. They buy dogs on a whim and throw them away when they don’t like them.”

Qi Xiaoyu’s eyes dimmed, but then he cheered up again. “We can’t control others; we can only do our best. Come on, it just so happens that I have time after all of today’s scenes are shot. I’ll put things away later. First send him to the pet hospital for a checkup, and then get him a nest.”

Qi Xiaoyu did what he said and quickly took the puppy to the hospital for a check-up. The dog was only more than four months old. It must have been abandoned by its owner not long ago, so it didn’t contract any diseases outside.

However, according to the doctor, it was fortunate that Qi Xiaoyu took him home. Otherwise, in such cold weather and snow in the next two days, such a small dog would easily starve and freeze to death outside.

After Qi Xiaoyu finished the checkup, on his way back to the hotel with the little poor thing, he received another call.

This time it was Butler Cheng calling.

Butler Cheng asked him how long he would stay on the set.

“The filming here will be completed in three or four days.”

Qi Xiaoyu thought for a while and felt that Butler Cheng would not call him for no reason and asked, “Is there something going on at home?”

“No, it’s okay. It’s because I’m old and have a bad memory, so I remembered the wrong date. I thought you were coming back today and asked Mama Li to prepare dinner.”

Butler Cheng said it tactfully, and he was even a little annoyed that he had remembered the date wrong, but how could Qi Xiaoyu not understand the implication?

He smiled and said, “I just finished shooting today’s scene, and tomorrow’s scene won’t start until ten o’clock. Can you let Mama Li cook later? I’ll be home in about two hours.”

The author has something to say:

Qi Xiaoyu: The cozy life is getting happier and happier~

Xun Qian: Has my wife forgotten me? QAQ