The Self-cultivation of Omega Running with the Ball

As his mood improved, Wen Qiu gradually recovered his touch and state, and began to work on the "Seventh Tour of the Human World". Lu Bing was not a freeloader, and he recruited all kinds of talents from all over the world to assemble a luxurious startup team.

So, at a roadside barbecue stall, the young heroes met for the first time and discussed their plans over a glass of cold beer.

The first heavyweight was a photographer named Yaozi. He looked like a poet with a sad and melancholy appearance. His previous job was to capture the trajectory of wind all over the world and shoot various short films with unclear meanings. When Lu Bing picked him up, the poet was on the verge of starvation. Apparently, the northwest wind could not fill his stomach.

The male lead caught Wen Qiu's attention because he did have a beautiful and melancholy face and was said to have been a promising new star in the film and television industry. Unfortunately, he had an eye disease and was currently half blind. Before being picked up by Lu Bing, this decadent beauty was living a life of idleness at home, drawing circles and cursing the world every day.

Lu Bing said that his eyes were beautiful. Indeed, they were an abnormal purple color with a cursed weirdness, which was just right for the protagonist's precarious mental state.

The crew's coordinator, stagehand, and driver is a social animal uncle. It is said that he used to work in a big AV company and has rich experience. Later, due to the downturn in the industry, he went to work in telephone sales. While eating, he secretly put several skewers of meat into his own bowl...

Wen Qiu felt a little heavy-hearted while eating the meal.

Looking at Lu Bing drinking heavily and getting along well with everyone, he sighed and thought that at least he had Lu Bing as the director and he was the screenwriter, so the engine and steering wheel should be OK, maybe this broken car could really be driven?
The next day, Lu Bing took her small group of people and went to knock on the doors of investors one by one, but they were turned down every time.

Wen Qiu was a little confused. Since she was Lu Jia's sister, how could she not have any connections? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. Finally, he couldn't help but follow Lu Bing to meet an investor. As a result, when Lu Bing finished her boast, the big boss directly flicked the cigarette on her, "Bullshit, Lu Jia doesn't have any brothers or sisters, do you think I'm a fool?!"

"Oh," Lu Bing touched his nose, showing no shame, "I've been discovered."

Wen Qiu: “?!”

After going out, Wen Qiu shook Lu Bing: "Wait, so you are not Lu Jia's sister?!"

"Editor Wen," Lu Bing turned away his eyes in dismay, "Sometimes I find you're quite easy to fool, haha..."

With a loud "bang", the engine of the old broken car exploded in Wen Qiu's imagination, leaving him alone holding the bare steering wheel, speechless and choking.

So why did he reject so many invitations from big companies and big directors and come here to play house?!

"But Editor Wen, think about it again, are you attracted to me just because I'm Lu Jia's sister..."

"Bah, you're not at all!"

"Yes, I'm not! But my ability is real!" Lu Bing, who is 1.6 meters tall, patted his chest, and a majestic glow bloomed from his body. "It's my talent that you value!"

Wen Qiu turned and left.

"Wuuu, you promised me, I helped you shoot the sample film, and you had to help me write the script, I can't live without you..." Lu Bing hugged his thighs tightly, and the director's dignity was completely lost in front of the entire crew.

The office worker uncle was picking his feet at the side, "But director, we can't make this movie without investment..."

"I must have been blind to come here," the half-blind actor muttered to the wall, "I might as well just rot at home..."

After hearing this, the charlatan Lu Bing transformed into an octopus and wrapped himself around Wen Qiu even tighter.

Wen Qiu sighed. Didn't he know what Lu Bing was thinking? However, thinking carefully, when he first agreed to Lu Bing, he was indeed impressed by her ability. He had discussed the script together day and night, and he was so excited about her ideas and concepts that he couldn't sleep.

"Okay, I get it. I'll invest." Wen Qiu pushed the man away and pulled at his wrinkled clothes. "How much money do you need?"

All of a sudden, all the dozen people in the group looked over like headlights, illuminating Wen Qiu in a magnificent manner.

They had already discovered that Wen Qiu was rich. After all, his clothes and demeanor were obvious. Moreover, he had a cool luxury car and an even cooler boyfriend to pick him up from get off work every day!

"Three million, how about three million?" Lu Bing grinned, "From now on, you are my ancestor. When our crew starts filming, we will either worship the heavens and the earth or the four directions, or we will worship you."

"Okay, three million is three million." Wen Qiu flicked her forehead, "Also, don't worship me, it will shorten my life. I still want to live a few more years!"

In this way, although it seemed like he was deceived afterwards, Wen Qiu still became an investor in "Seven Tours of the Human World" without knowing it. Of course, he didn't feel bad about the money, after all, it was not as expensive as the watch on his hand. After the money was in place, all aspects of the crew were upgraded, and some reliable people were recruited. This makeshift team, entangled with countless bugs, actually got moving, which is gratifying.

They also hired a senior makeup artist at a high price, because Lu Bing insisted that money must be spent on the right things, and absolutely not on the things that should not be saved. The first version of the male protagonist "Angel" was quickly determined. He wore a pomegranate red embroidered robe, with specially customized gorgeous wings on his back, a golden headdress of luxurious Baroque style, and a seductive makeup embellished with glitter and broken diamonds.

As the lights came on, the gorgeously dressed "angel" walked from behind the dark curtain to the front of the stage, the gold ornaments on his body jingling. He slowly opened his enchanting purple eyes, and at that moment everyone held their breath.

"You are fire, your clothes are flames," Lu Bing recited a line slowly, "I am fire, my clothes are black."

Wen Qiu naturally continued: "How can I use the wax castle of love to protect it from your blazing flames?"

"Parajnov's Sayat Nova, I like him more than Tarkovsky," Lu Bing smiled at him, with a bright look in her eyes, "I also want to shoot a work with such a great style."

Although it felt like failure every moment, maybe we could come up with something different. Wen Qiu also smiled, thinking that no matter what the result was, it would be nice to have some fun together.

On the day of the start of filming, Wen Qiu took a group of people to a high-end hotel and treated them to a good meal. After being promoted to the financial sponsor of the entire crew, he sat in the main seat with a glass of wine and said, "Shoot well for me."

Wen Qiu drank a lot of wine that day. In the end, everyone left together, singing and hugging each other. He walked alone behind the crowd and received a call from his father.

Ever since Xiao Zhiliao was kidnapped, Wen Jierui had no idea what had happened. He had been asking about Wen Qiu's well-being for days and weeks, but most of the time, Wen Qiu didn't answer his calls or reply to his text messages. But today, perhaps the talk therapy really worked, he answered the phone with a relaxed attitude.

Wen Jierui was a little flattered, and incoherently invited him to his home to have a meal and have a good time together.

Wen Qiu said, "Okay."

Then he heard He Yu's worried voice faintly coming from the other end of the phone: "Are you okay, father?"

Wen Jierui stood there panting excitedly for a long time: "Are you really coming? Bring the kids with you?"

"Well," Wen Qiu said, "I'll bring the one from my family with me."

"Who from the family?" The old father reacted for a moment, and then Pei Du's face appeared in his mind with high blood pressure. He almost coughed up blood. However, he didn't dare to say anything about the person chosen by his son. "Oh, okay, bring it here, let's go together..."

Wen Qiu hung up the phone, looked up at the night sky, and let out a long breath. The reason why he brought Pei Du with him was just to prove to his father that he, who was once unloved, could also be deeply loved.

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Wen Jierui hung up the phone, naturally he was too excited to control himself. However, He Yu frowned deeply, "He plans to bring Pei Du with him?"

"It's good enough that he is willing to acknowledge me as his father now..." Wen Jierui sighed, looked up at He Yu again, and waved his hand in annoyance, "Anyway, this has nothing to do with you, you don't have to attend then."

He had been fighting with this adopted son for so long, and only realized something was wrong in the end - He Yu had been helping him manage his assets from a very early time, and after he fell ill, he had become the actual person in charge of the company; his health was not good, and He Yu had been managing his health in recent years.

What's more, he also knew his secret, the secret that Wen Qiu must never know... By the time Wen Jierui realized what was happening, he had already become dependent on He Yu and could only tolerate his existence, feeling both disgusted and dependent on him.

"Pei Du is not a good guy." He Yu's face was full of hostility. He was the only one who knew Pei Du's methods very well. In the beginning, he was driven out of Jianghe City like a dog by Pei Du, and Wen Qiu also fell into his hands.

Since returning to Yan City in disgrace, he has begun to investigate the truth behind Wen Qiu's pregnancy. After much effort, he found the private clinic that did the prenatal checkup for Wen Qiu, and even found the doctor who was in charge at the time.

Unfortunately, the doctor was very tight-lipped and refused to reveal any information. The more he refused to say, the more suspicious He Yu felt. He decisively seized this clue and continued to dig deeper. He actually found out that the doctor had been employed by the Cui family, and the Cui family was Pei Du's mother's family!

If the Cui family hired a doctor to check up on the pregnant Wen Qiu, does that mean... How terrible is Pei Du? If he was the one who did it from the beginning, how long has he been planning this?! If he is Xiao Zhiliao's biological father, why did he let Wen Qiu live on the streets with her child and suffer so much? Why can Wen Qiu still accept him without any reservations... Wait, does Wen Qiu really know all this?!
He Yu is a hyena who will not give up easily. From all this confusion, he smelled a hint of exciting blood - as long as he completely destroyed the relationship between Pei Du and Wen Qiu, then the desperate Wen Qiu would sooner or later come back to him, right?
In front of Wen Jierui, he pushed up his glasses and hid his excitement behind the lenses. Returning to his room, he immediately dialed a number: "Hello, Doctor Liang? Yes, it's me, He Yu..."

"It was my fault last time. I didn't show enough sincerity. I am willing to pay double the price... No, don't worry about your safety. I can send you abroad for further studies as long as you are willing to tell me the truth of what happened back then... Oh, that's great. How about we meet tomorrow at noon?"

(End of this chapter)