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Chapter 267 What to do when you can't spend money to pick up girls?!

The cast and crew of "Fengshen Bang 2"

Yan Li, dressed in blood-stained armor, returned somewhat disheveled to the so-called "Deer Terrace".

As soon as they entered the hall, they saw the three demons of Xuanyuan sitting or lying on the couch.

In the story, facing Jiang Ziya's army that had reached Chaoge, Daji, who had fallen in love and sided with the Yin Shang, led two sisters to assassinate Jiang Ziya. However, they were no match for him and were seriously injured when they fled back. The Pipa spirit was almost struck dead by Lei Zhenzi.

Then Yan Li, the King of Zhou, personally led his troops out of the city to fight a great battle with King Wu.

In this battle, although the tyrannical King Zhou was brave, he could not defy the will of Heaven, which had already fallen to Xiqi. He was ultimately defeated by Ji Fa and the generals of Xiqi, and also destroyed the last bit of fortune of the Yin Shang Dynasty.

Taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Ziya led his troops to attack and kill the king. Under the cover of a few loyal warriors, King Zhou fled back to the palace, but the city of Chaoge had already fallen, and the fate of the kingdom was sealed.

Somewhat dejected, but still composed, Yan Li looked at the three demons of Xuanyuan.

"The city has fallen! Jiang Ziya is about to arrive. Queen and your two beloved concubines, flee for your lives!"

Although they were injured, Daji and the others still possessed supernatural powers and had a chance to escape.

Fan Xiaopang grabbed Yan Li's hand: "What about the King?"

Yan Li smiled bitterly, then said resolutely, "Now that we have been defeated and our country is destroyed, I shall kill myself to avoid the humiliation of that brat Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya."

"Why does Your Majesty do this? Your Majesty, I will use my magic to take you away and recruit heroes from all walks of life to raise an army to defend the king and launch a counterattack on Xiqi."

Yan Li shook his head: "With the fall of Chaoge and the rebellion of eight hundred lords, where are we going to find any usable troops? And where can I possibly escape to?"

Pushing Fan Xiaopang's hand away, Yan Li stood up and solemnly declared, "The downfall of the Yin Shang dynasty was entirely my fault. I should die for my country and atone for my sins to the world."

"Your Majesty, there's no need to say more. Time is of the essence. Please leave immediately."

After saying this, King Zhou took his sword and went out, ordering the last warriors around him to collect firewood and oil and stockpile them around the Deer Terrace.

“A king has his own way of dying, and he should not be killed by sword. Let this Deer Terrace go with me.”

After that, Yan Li briefly left the set to film the scenes with the three demons of Xuanyuan.

The Pipa spirit and the chick spirit tried to persuade Daji to leave with them, but she couldn't bear to part with King Zhou and insisted on staying.

He then pretended to let his two younger sisters go first, while he would see King Zhou off, and told them to hide carefully and not to go looking for Nuwa.

In the story, although the three demons of Xuanyuan were ordered to wreak havoc on the Yin Shang dynasty, their methods were too ruthless, killing too many innocent people. Moreover, they later betrayed the Shang dynasty. Daji was afraid that Nuwa would blame her, so she told her two younger sisters to hide.

After filming this scene, King Zhou wanted to change his royal robes and was about to die while adjusting his crown. Just then, Daji gracefully came over and reached out to help him put on his clothes.

Yan Li asked in confusion, "The Queen?"

Fan Xiaopang remained calm: "I am the King's wife and the Queen of Yin Shang. How can a wife and queen live on while her husband and the King die for their country?"

Yan Li gave Fan Xiaopang a deep look and laughed heartily: "Good, with a wife like this, I have not lived in vain."

Afterwards, Daji helped King Zhou change into his royal robes, and she changed into her empress's clothes. She then ordered the warriors to light a fire, and they sat facing each other as usual.

If it's finished later, at this point, there should be a raging fire, and the two people should be chatting like a married couple.

"Your Majesty, I have a secret."

"I know you are not Daji, nor are you of human origin; I also know you are my queen."

"So Your Majesty is aware of this matter? Does Your Majesty know who sent me, and for what purpose?"

"I don't know, but the Queen is with me today. In any case, I know I have won."

"..."

They said quite a few more lines later, but whether they were broadcast during post-production or simply hidden in the sea of ​​fire depends on the director's and editor's ideas.

After finishing his performance, Yan Li squatted behind the monitor to watch the playback and exchanged a few words with director Jiang Jiajun.

The original script portrayed this scene as quite tragic, depicting the two dying together in a deeply moving and poignant way.

However, when Yan Li was actually preparing to start filming, he couldn't follow the script with Fan Xiaopang.

Firstly, I felt the tone was a bit too high, making it seem somewhat pretentious and melodramatic.

Another consideration is that King Zhou and Daji are villains after all, and their deaths were portrayed so tragically, as if they were persecuted by the righteous characters.

While some whitewashing is inevitable, it shouldn't be taken too far; these two can be ruthless when they're trying to harm people.

So the two of them brought this upon themselves, there's no need to portray them as so tragic. Accepting their defeat and ending it with dignity is good enough.

Even Yan Li felt that this treatment was a whitewash, with the emperor and empress facing death calmly and openly, and expressing their love for each other in casual conversation. If he hadn't been the actor playing the role, he would definitely have muttered a few words about the screenwriter inserting their own personal touches.

But for now, he seems to be enjoying his performance, while Fan Xiaopang seems to be wanting more.

She actually prefers the kind of heart-wrenching separation of life and death, feeling that it's more satisfying to act that way.

However, she had no interest in filming the original script again. With the director approving her performance, she officially wrapped up filming for "The Legend of the Gods 2".

"Let us thank Teacher Fan Bingbing for his hard work."

Producer Cheng Lidong hosted a small wrap-up ceremony for Fan Xiaopang.

As a big name in the production crew, and given that Fan Xiaopang's role this time was more about helping out, the ceremony, though small, was still quite grand.

Flowers, cakes, group photos—everything was provided. Several media outlets and TV programs were contacted for interviews. In addition to Fan Xiaopang himself making an appearance, other members of the crew also praised and lauded him, making it a truly grand affair.

Yan Li, of course, wouldn't let it go. He accepted interviews from CCTV and Sohu, praising Fan Xiaopang's outstanding performance and calling him the chosen one, Daji, and so on.

Fan Xiaopang had many interviews and social engagements, so Yan Li went to remove his makeup first. Fan Xiaopang arrived late after Yan Li finished.

"Here, a red envelope to calm your nerves."

Upon seeing the red envelope, Yan Li realized that he had died again.

Unfortunately, there were no special effects or anything like that on set, not even any firelight. It was just the two of them sitting and chatting, so the sense of "death" was rather faint, and they didn't react immediately.

Yan Li counted on his fingers and realized that of the dozen or so dramas he had filmed, only the characters Xue Rengui and Jinzha survived to the end, with the latter even coming back to life.

King Zhou of the Investiture of the Gods barely survived the ending, but he still died in the second part.

Well, if Xue Rengui were still played by him when "Xue Dingshan Conquers the West" was filmed, he would have to die again.

However, Yan Li is not keen on playing Xue Rengui anymore.

Each version has its own legend. In "The Legend of Xue Rengui," the invincible white-robed general has to give way to his son and daughter-in-law in "Xue Dingshan's Expedition to the West." His martial arts and intelligence are greatly reduced, and he makes one bad move after another. Anyone with a bit of power has to beat him up.

These "mascot" type characters are either too prominent if changed, or they seem pathetic if left unchanged.

In addition, Xue Rengui in "Xue Dingshan's Expedition to the West" is a middle-aged or elderly character, and Yan Li prefers to replace him with an older actor.

Since there's still one character who didn't die, let's leave him with some good memories.

Fan Xiaopang didn't have the same feelings as him, mainly because she filmed a lot of dramas.

Some were dead, some were alive, and some she herself didn't know whether they were dead or alive. She wasn't too bothered by that, but something else made her sigh.

"We've 'died' three times on the same day!"

Yan Li thought about it and agreed. "The Treasure Basin" finished filming and was taken offline at the same time, so it didn't really die on the same day. But "Lucky Star Pigsy" and "Investiture of the Gods" actually died together.

However, the former resulted in mutual destruction, while the latter saw the couple die together.

By the way, in the plot of "Painted Skin", Wang Sheng commits suicide, and then Xiao Wei sacrifices herself to save Wang Sheng and his wife by dispersing her powers. I don't know if that counts as "dying" on the same day.

Yan Li took a red envelope and gave it to her assistant to spend. She could buy anything, as long as she spent it all. To save time, Fan Xiaopang also gave her own red envelope. Afterwards, Fan Xiaopang quickly removed her makeup and changed clothes.

Her flight is this afternoon. After finishing up here, she needs to go back to the hotel to pack her things and then rush to Yiwu Airport. Time is still a bit tight.

Yan Li has no chance to participate in the next part of the day, but he doesn't plan to send Fan Xiaopang off anyway.

He'll be back in a week, and Fan Xiaopang won't be joining the cast of "Red Cliff" yet, so the two of them will still be able to see each other. It's just a few days apart, so there's not much reluctance. They can have lunch together before he goes to work at Yi'an Garden.

The plan was good, but someone sabotaged it.

Perhaps it was because Fan Xiaopang was finally gone that Wang Ou was a little carried away, or perhaps he was afraid of being resented, so he came over to say hello and curry favor.

Anyway, she "jumped out" again before Fan Xiaopang left.

At least that's what Fan Xiaopang thought. He was already unhappy about leaving after filming wrapped up, so after dinner he didn't pack his luggage and dragged Yan Li to his room to digest.

She left, having drained that bastard dry, leaving that slut helpless!

Yan Li reminded him, "We'll miss the flight."

Fan Xiaopang unconcernedly unbuttoned Yan Li's clothes: "I'm changing my ticket."

……

Fan Xiaopang's wishful thinking backfired, mainly because it was too difficult to squeeze Yan Li dry by himself.

Even after Yan Li and she finished eating, he took on Ou Ni, who had been holding back for several days, by himself that night. After thousands of rounds, he still displayed his excellent marksmanship and easily suppressed Wang Ou and Wu Jiani.

Bang

Wang Ou lit a cigarette with a lighter, while Yan Li, with his arm around Wu Jiani, exhaled a smoke ring with a sense of contentment.

I've been staying at Fan Xiaopang's place every day lately. Although the food is delicious, I'm still not full.

Today I finally satisfied my cravings, it was so delicious and satisfying!

Seeing that Yan Li was in a good mood, Wang Ou coaxed and urged Wu Jiani to take a shower, while he snuggled in Yan Li's arms, acting coquettishly.

Yan Li shook his head and pinched her cheek. This little brat still had the nerve to complain about Fan Xiaopang bullying her. Wasn't she "bullying" Wu Jiani just now?

Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp. Others may not know, but Wang Ou can't pretend to be an innocent little flower.

Wang Ou himself was actually used to it, habitually acting coquettishly and complaining, just to sow discord among those few, and then curry favor with Yan Li.

To be fair, although Yan Li knew that Wang Ou wasn't entirely innocent, he still appreciated and was quite satisfied with her attitude of avoiding Dong, Qin, and Fan, whether it was intentional or forced, as it prevented her from causing him trouble.

In terms of appearance, figure, personality, ability, and interests, Wang Ou is not particularly outstanding among Yan Li's group of women, and she is not the only one who is obedient.

But Wang Ou was the most obedient, sensible, and compliant, and often put his interests before hers.

Regardless of whether Wang Ou had any ulterior motives in doing this, she is absolutely unparalleled in this regard.

For this reason alone, Yan Li was actually willing to give her some other benefits and relatively special treatment.

What happened to that house you picked out last time?

Yan Li rubbed Wang Ou's shoulder and asked, "Wang Ou earned a lot last year and was planning to buy a house. Yan Li even promised to sponsor some of it, but she hasn't mentioned it since after the New Year."

Wang Ou felt a little guilty and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I bought a house for my mother in Nanning, but I don't have enough money left."

Yan Li: "..."

He didn't know how to evaluate it. Whenever his family was mentioned, Wang Ou, who had a difficult life since childhood, was full of resentment, but he never hesitated when it came to spending money.

He even suspended his own home-buying plans and used his savings to buy a house for his family first.

Yan Li no longer wanted to analyze what Wang Ou was thinking. After all, he was a relative, and if he was willing to provide financial assistance, then so be it.

"I'll make up the difference no matter how much it costs. Good houses are hard to keep, so buy early for peace of mind."

Not only is it better to buy early for peace of mind, but the Olympics are next year, and after the Olympics, Beijing will be in the spotlight, and housing prices will definitely see a significant increase. Buying now can save you a lot of money.

Besides Wang Ou, Yan Li also advised some of his close associates to buy a house this year if the conditions were right, and if they didn't have enough money, they could ask him for help.

Of course, Wang Ou was giving, while for the others, with the exception of a few, it was mainly borrowing.

The loan amount won't be excessive, but Yan Li doesn't charge interest, and the repayment period is negotiable.

For example, if Wu Jiani wanted to buy a house, Yan Li could lend her the money. In fact, this "borrowing" was just a pretext; Yan Li didn't intend for her to pay it back.

If the relationship continues to heat up, it's like Yan Li giving you pocket money or a housing allowance; if you break up someday, it'll be considered a breakup compensation.

In any case, Yan Li wouldn't go so far as to ask for the money he gave to the woman back.

The reason for adding the word "borrow" is simply out of caution, to prevent certain things from happening.

Wang Ou was somewhat moved, but said, "Actually, it's not necessary. 'The Palace of Qing Dynasty' has been broadcast, and the data looks good. My popularity can go up, and I can make up for the money soon."

She wouldn't have been polite to Yan Li before, but this time, perhaps because it involved family matters, Wang Ou felt a little embarrassed and preferred to cover up the problem herself.

Her current income is not low, and the house she's interested in isn't a top-tier luxury mansion. She also has some money on hand. If she has a few months to work on it and borrows a little more, she can get it done.

"..."

Yan Li was speechless. Qin Lan and Dong Xuan didn't like spending money, Fan Xiaopang wasn't short of money, and even you, Wang Ou, who was greedy for money, had started to change.

If they're all so understanding, who the hell is he going to spend his money on?!

Looking at Wu Jiani after her shower, Yan Li couldn't help but ask, "Are you buying a house or not?"

"what?"

Wu Jiani was a little confused. After Yan Li explained the housing prices and such, she shook her head.

"I'm fine renting an apartment right now. The dance studio isn't really up to par yet, so I'll buy one when I've made some money."

Yan Ligang invested in her to open a dance studio, and then she agreed to let him buy her a house; wasn't that just too greedy?

"..."

Yan Li really didn't believe it, so he took out his phone and called Yang Rong, who had just hung up.

Yang Rong's tone was somewhat sarcastic and angry: "Is this never going to end? Don't you care about your health?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I want to buy you an apartment in Beijing."

"I do not want."

Yang Rong hurriedly refused, not understanding why Yan Li had suddenly gone crazy. She hadn't even figured out what her relationship with Yan Li was, so what was the point of taking his house?

She wasn't particularly interested in Yan Li's money and power to begin with, and the more money Yan Li showered her with, the more panicked she became.

Forget about houses, she's even started grumbling about the TV series "The Difficult Love of a Diamond Bachelor".

If you take someone's money, you're indebted to them. What if you can't pay them back and end up completely trapped by this bastard?

Yan Li was so angry he laughed while holding the phone. Others didn't have enough money to pick up girls, but he couldn't even spend it all.

Can't you please respect wealth and money? Don't you know that doing so will reduce his motivation to make money...?

　Book recommendation: "I'm the Grandpa Who's Always With My Disciples," a light novel with an ensemble cast that combines elements of grandpa story, infrastructure building story, spiritual energy revival story, sect leader story, and Dihua story.
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