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Chapter 157 Grapes
Lu Zheng looked at the frowning He Daqi, and his next words made He Daqi hiss.

"We haven't even finalized the script for Shanghai Bund yet. Once it's finalized, we'll probably speed up filming. I'm just worried that the crew will be full of big-name actors by then, and when they're rushing to meet deadlines, they might want to single out Yaya's role and give her preferential treatment. It'd be a bit too conspicuous, and since she's still a newcomer, it'd be bad for her reputation."

"September, October, November... I'll ask Ning Hao to expedite it. If not, he'll go to Guangzhou right away to prepare. If Balabala the Fairies Part 2 is filmed right after Yaya, I estimate it will be finished by early October."

What does this belong to? Both?

He Daqi suddenly discovered that Tong Liya, as the only adult member of the Yonghui Qiming girl group, actually had quite good resources. She was either wandering around doing business and singing, or hanging around with Zhou Huimin in the crew.

Watching Lu Zheng leave with the script, He Daqi smacked his lips and carried the Kyoho grapes back to the middle villa.

Compared with other grapes, this kind of grape is quite easy to clean. The kernels are large, so they can be cut into individual pieces along the stems and placed in a fruit bowl, or they can be washed in whole bunches.

He wrapped the washed grapes and put them in the freezer, wiped his hands, left the kitchen, lay on the sofa and went into the film library.

He never watches horror movies in the film library. After all, the experience is too intense. He also doesn't watch many thrillers or suspense films. He only watches martial arts films and unspeakable art films.

The movie I watched today was quite exciting. It was a costume drama with swordplay, bloodshed, and patriarchal love.

He Daqi hadn't watched a movie so seriously for a long time. Just as he was enjoying the movie, the 3D cinema began to shake and something pushed into his arms.

Opening his eyes, looking at Zhou Huimin, who was beaming, He Daqi asked with a smile, "Are you done?"

"Well, I don't have to travel all the time from now on. There are still a few concerts here and there, but they're spaced out quite a bit."

Zhou Huimin rubbed against it, spread out He Daqi's arms, and rested her head on his arms.

Looking at He Daqi with a smile, just as she was about to say a few sweet words, Liu Ying knocked on the door outside the villa.

Zhou Huimin sat up with a pout, patted He Daqi and asked him to open the door.

When He Daqi opened the door and saw that it was Liu Ying, he made way for her to come in and asked casually, "What's wrong, Sister Liu?"

"Someone contacted Vivian. She forgot to turn on her phone after getting off the plane, so she called me." Liu Ying didn't lower her voice deliberately, so Zhou Huimin could hear it clearly.

"Who is it?" Zhou Huimin asked with a frown.

"The director in Hong Kong, Wang Jing, said he wants to contact you about something urgent."

Zhou Huimin raised an eyebrow at this, rolled her eyes, and sneered, "This guy won't do anything without profit. I guess it's not about the Shanghai Bund, or he knows I'm not busy anymore and wants to use me as the leading actress."

After saying that, she took out her cell phone from her bag, turned it on, pressed a few buttons and dialed.

"Fatty, what do you want from me?" Zhou Huimin asked lazily.

"Your mouth is getting more and more poisonous. I find that you are really letting yourself go now. You have no contact with your friends in Hong Kong and are concentrating on developing in the mainland." Wang Jing was called a nickname the first sentence after answering the phone, and he was somewhat exasperated.

"Don't I know you? You don't come to me for no reason. Just tell me what's the matter. If you want to have tea with me, I'm busy. I'll listen to you about other things first." Zhou Huimin responded with a smile.

"Have you received the news? The mainland is going to strengthen cooperation with Hong Kong. I have two scripts on hand and plan to shoot them in the mainland. I wanted to ask if you have time to play the female lead."

Zhou Huimin actually guessed Wang Jing's purpose correctly.

"I don't have time. Your movie has bad feng shui. If I shoot it, I'll be scolded by my fans. Besides, I have four movies on my plate. I'm busy with my own company's movies, so how can I have time to shoot other people's movies?"

Wang Jing coughed and said shamelessly, "The play your company is producing is The Bund, right? Are you in need of a director? I can condescend to help you film it."

"Hang up, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you." Zhou Huimin rolled her eyes and prepared to hang up.

When Wang Jing heard that he was about to hang up, he immediately became anxious and said quickly:
"Don't worry, don't worry. If you're not free, is Qi Zai free? My script isn't a movie, it's two TV series, both with multiple male leads. I see Qi Zai hasn't filmed a TV series with a male lead in mainland China, so I can give him a chance!"

"Do you need to give him a chance? With his current popularity, do you know how many miscellaneous scripts Yonghui Qiming has helped him reject?" Zhou Huimin hung up the phone after saying that.

Throwing the phone onto the table, Zhou Huimin snorted, "You're so blind! You're playing tricks on me."

He Daqi looked at the angry Zhou Huimin with a bit of confusion, thinking that there was something he didn't know, so he didn't ask much. He went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator and took out the grapes that were just frozen.

"Eat some ice grapes to cool down. Was it too hot at the airport that made you irritable?" He Daqi asked with a smile, putting the grapes on the table.

Zhou Huimin's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to come over and take one and put it in her mouth. It was cool and sweet, just like eating grape-flavored ice cream. She squinted her eyes at the delicious taste and ate several in a row.

"It's delicious. Xiao Liu, you should try it too. Da Qi, what kind of grapes are these? I remember we had them at Foot Basin Chicken, but the taste was slightly different. I think they tasted even better after being frozen."

Zhou Huimin first gestured to Liu Ying, then turned to He Daqi and asked, but found that there was some doubt in his eyes.

He Daqi smiled and explained, "Kyoho, this variety was introduced from Foot Basin Chicken. There's a vineyard here in Sijiu City, and the harvest is almost finished around this time of year. This is the end of the first crop, and it's just when it's delicious. After a while, it becomes watery and not very tasty."

Zhou Huimin's mind was no longer on the grapes. As soon as He Daqi sat down, she came over and took his arm. Blinking her big eyes, she smiled and asked He Daqi, "Daqi, are you wondering why I didn't agree to let him play the leading role just now?"

When Liu Ying saw that the two were about to show off their love again, she chuckled, grabbed a handful of grapes, and left the villa and closed the door.

He Daqi waited until Liu Ying left before smiling and shaking his head at Zhou Huimin: "That's not the case. I remember you two weren't friends, right? Why are you angry?"

"Da Qi, remember, most Hong Kong people are profit-driven. Meeting up for a quick chat or a bite to eat or a cup of tea is nothing, and even a small favor is fine. But when it comes to big profits, they'll turn against you faster than turning the pages of a book. That's why the friendship in Hong Kong movies is so precious. The more you lack something, the more you yearn for it."

(End of this chapter)