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Chapter 321 Choosing a Date

I saw that pretty auntie again!

The girl in the cotton-padded jacket next to He Daqi shyly buried her head in He Daqi's trouser leg. After lying there for a few seconds, she turned her head and secretly looked at Sun Yizhen.

With her chubby little face and tightly pursed lips, she was both shy and curious, and her big, dark eyes seemed to express a thousand words.

He Daqi's adorable daughter's expression made Sun Yi's heart overflow with affection. She kept making "oh mo oh mo" sounds, couldn't wait to put down the wine she had brought, and then bent down to pick up the child.

"Sweetie, how can you be so cute?"

The little girl couldn't understand the Korean Sun Yizhen was speaking, and just looked at Sun Yizhen timidly. This made Sun Yizhen, like a lovesick girl, give He Daqi's precious daughter a big kiss on the cheek.

Seeing the little girl shyly turn her head away again, Sun Yizhen almost burst out laughing.

Then Sun Yizhen looked at the little boy who was clinging to He Daqi's other leg, peeking at her shyly. She smiled and went over to pinch the cheek of He Daqi's precious son.

"Daqi, how long are you planning to stay here with the child?"

"After filming is finished, I'll go out and play with the kids for a few more days before going back. I haven't done anything this year except stay in South Korea. For the rest of the year, I'll stay in Beijing with my family and not go anywhere else."

"Isn't it good to have roles to play? Are all mainland actors like you? Picking and choosing roles to play."

"No, that's not it," He Daqi replied while sprinkling seasoning onto the skewers.

The oven in front of He Daqi had been upgraded; a cut-open sheet metal oil drum had been added to the stand. This was a special modification to prevent the two children from touching it and getting burned.

Whenever He Daqi starts barbecuing, these two little guys love to huddle around him, probably drawn by the aroma of the grilled meat, wanting to eat a piece of meat that their dad has grilled as soon as possible.

At this moment, Vivian Chow came out of the villa with messy hair.

She didn't sleep well last night. She was too busy looking after the kids on the plane to rest, so after having a quick lunch, she slept until now.

I guess they were lured out by the aroma of the barbecue; they rushed out to look without even checking themselves in the mirror.

Seeing Son Ye-jin approaching, Vivian Chow raised her hand and greeted her in broken Korean: "Hello."

“Hello,” Son Ye-jin replied in equally broken Mandarin.

Alright, that concludes our face-to-face communication. From now on, we'll have to communicate through He Daqi, who will act as our mouthpiece.

"Daqi, ask her where the beach around here is clean and safe, and preferably not too crowded."

"I just asked, and she said Jeju Island is more suitable because there are fewer people there. The rest of the places are not suitable, especially Haeundae. It's peak tourist season now. In the past two years, since South Korea has strengthened its cooperation with us, more and more tourists from the mainland have come here, and they basically all go to Haeundae."

Upon hearing this, Vivian Chow nodded seriously and replied, "Is that so? Then let's work out the Jeju Island itinerary in advance. Once your movie is finished, we can head straight there."

As she spoke, her hands were also busy, naturally reaching for the sizzling, oily skewers on the grill.

He Dayi gently patted Zhou Huimin's furtive hand with his large palm-leaf fan, clicked his tongue in disdain, and said, "What's the rush? It's not time yet."

Zhou Huimin snorted fiercely at He Daqi, then bent down and hugged her son, who was clinging to He Daqi's trouser leg, and began to loudly mutter bad things about He Daqi to the child.

"Did Daddy secretly eat it all by himself and not give any to you? Right? Daddy is the worst. Mommy is the best, isn't she? Baby, give Mommy a kiss, and Mommy will definitely get you a skewer of barbecue later."

The little guy, oblivious to the dangers of the world, happily gave Zhou Huimin a kiss on the cheek as soon as he heard there was food. Then he turned his head to look at the skewers on the grill, and looked back at Zhou Huimin with longing eyes, as if to signal her to hurry up and grab them.

"It's not ripe yet. I'll go snatch it when it's ripe." Zhou Huimin kissed her son's little face and said with a smile.

Sun Yizhen, watching from the side, suddenly felt a little envious of Zhou Huimin.

How wonderful! Not only does she have a son and a daughter, but she also has a husband with top-notch looks who can barbecue, and she doesn't have to worry about money. She's living the life she's always dreamed of.

“Oh, right!” Sun Yizhen seemed to remember something and said to He Daqi, “Daqi, didn’t your wife say last time that she wanted to get a cat? I know a friend whose kittens had kittens, but they are leopard cats. They might be a bit fierce and not suitable for families with children.”

"A leopard cat?" He Daqi frowned, unsure whether it was allowed to keep such a creature as a pet in China.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What were you talking about?" Zhou Huimin's curiosity was piqued when she saw He Daqi's expression change.

"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to raise a small animal to grow up with your child? Sun Yizhen just said that her friend's kitten had kittens, but they are leopard cats."

What happened to the leopard cat?

“Sun Yizhen said it might be a bit fierce. I don’t really know much about it, but I remember that it’s not allowed to keep this kind of thing in China, so I’d better refuse.”

"No!" Seeing He Daqi about to refuse, Zhou Huimin quickly tugged at him: "Let's ask first, maybe they'll allow it in China."

"If you're offered to raise the child but you don't, what if you scratch the child?" He Daqi said calmly.

“We can set up a separate pet room and keep the kittens there, so the children can’t touch them,” Zhou Huimin said, holding her child and pouting as she looked at He Daqi with pleading eyes.

"We'll talk about it later. You take Sun Yizhen inside first, then bring out a plate. The skewers will be ready soon."

He Daqi didn't say yes or no, but chose to postpone the matter. After speaking with Zhou Huimin, he turned to Sun Yizhen and said, "Noona, you go in first. The skewers are ready. I'll grill some seafood and then go in. Seafood grills quickly, so I'll go in right away."

"Ok."

Sun Yizhen put He Daqi's daughter down on the ground, then took the little girl's hand in one hand and carried the wine in the other, slowly following the little girl's steps as they walked towards the villa.

Not long after He Daqi finished grilling the vegetables and seafood, he took them into the villa and saw that his two kids were eating with their mouths full of oil. They weren't satisfied with that, so one of them was guarding Zhou Huimin and the other was guarding Sun Yizhen, waiting for them to feed them.

"Daqi, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I feel like the skewers you grill taste better than the ones we eat at restaurants."

"What would happen if I didn't make some progress?"

He Daqi looked at his system panel. His cooking skills had unknowingly reached an advanced level. Cutting a piece of fruit would increase his proficiency by several points, not to mention when he seriously grilled meat. With this kind of boost, it would be really strange if the skewers didn't taste good.

"Daqi, try the wine I brought today. It's very expensive. My boss brought it back for me from his trip to your area."

"From our area? Beijing? You don't mean Erguotou, do you? I really can't stand that."

He Daqi looked at the two bottles of wine in unlabeled plastic bottles and felt uneasy.

"It's not Beijing. I only said that our boss went to your area for tourism, not that he went to your place. China is so big, and it's not just Beijing that's famous. By the way, you also filmed on the Bund in Shanghai. Shanghai is also very famous. I've always wanted to go and see it. Are there still houses like those in your TV series in Shanghai now? I feel that those villas have a special charm."

"Then you'll be disappointed. Shanghai is full of skyscrapers now. Even if there are villas, you can't go inside to visit them. The suburbs are even worse, just like your place." As she spoke, Sun Yizhen poured the wine.

Surprisingly, this liquor smelled quite good. He Daqi didn't think it smelled like Erguotou, so he took a small sip with peace of mind. The taste was mellow and smooth, with a harmonious blend of flavors, rich yet refreshing. This made He Daqi's eyes light up instantly.

"Sorghum liquor! Did your boss go to the Northeast? Where did she buy it? Can you ask her for me? I want to buy a lot to stock up."

Sun Yizhen also took a sip, swallowed it with a hiss, and said with a smile, "I wasn't kidding you, was I? I knew this wine was good."

Actually, Sun Yizhen mainly came here today to discuss the script with He Daqi, but now the two of them are drinking one glass after another, completely forgetting about the important matter.

Seeing how much the two of them were enjoying their drinks, Zhou Huimin curiously took a small sip from He Daqi's cup, and her face immediately scrunched up.

The two little ones peeked out, trying to imitate their parents, reaching for the wine glasses with their little hands, only to be laughed and pulled into He Daqi's arms.

"You can't drink this."

Because he drank too quickly at the beginning, he slowed down later and started eating something to fill his stomach. He Daqi even went out and grilled some more things.

Fortunately, the two of them were aware that they had to go to the film set the next day, so they didn't drink too much.

At 9:30 p.m., the Filipino maid took the two yawning children upstairs, and He Daqi and Zhou Huimin leisurely strolled over and took Sun Yizhen home.

After returning to the villa, the couple washed up and went to bed.

He was about to start filming tomorrow, and he hadn't even simulated going out for the movie yet. With that thought in mind, He Daqi opened the system.

Before entering the simulation training space, he decided to check the movie's box office performance. Upon opening it, he found that the movie seemed to be performing poorly in South Korea.

He clicked on the global box office again, without much hope, but unexpectedly, he was pleasantly surprised...

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"This is director Xu Qinhao. Director Xu has won the Best New Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. He has a knack for making feature films."

With a beaming smile, Executive Director Li introduced the square-faced director to He Daqi.

Best Newcomer...that's such an old term.

He Daqi shook hands with Xu Qinhao with a smile: "Hello, Director Xu."

"Hello, Daqi."

Xu Qinhao's smile seemed forced, and his thoughts were inscrutable.

The film crew started shooting, and he met the male lead for the first time. After encountering such an absurd situation, he felt like he was being bullied.

However, he didn't dare to say too much. As the director, he was one of the insiders and knew a little about how the lead role was changed from Pei Yingjun to He Daqi.

"Director Xu, I'd like to ask you, can you really finish filming this movie within two weeks?"

"Um... to be precise, no. We can finish filming your scenes within two weeks, and then the other people's scenes will probably take another week or so to film."

Upon hearing this, He Daqi continued, "Then how long will it take you to finish the post-production of this movie?"

"This is a drama film, so the editing process is relatively quick; it should take less than a month."

"I see..." He Daqi estimated the time in his mind, then left the bewildered director behind and pulled Executive Director Li to a corner.

"What's wrong, Daqi? What problem have you discovered?"

Executive Director Li was extremely anxious, fearing that He Daqi might cause some more trouble. This movie had nothing to do with Seagate; it was Executive Director Li's private investment. He had already spent the money, and he didn't want the project to fall through for some bizarre reason.

"No, I just want to discuss something with you."

"You tell me first and listen."

"I just asked the director about the production timeline, did you hear me? That means the film will be completed by early September."

"Yes." Executive Director Li nodded, starting to ponder in his mind, why was He Daqi so concerned about the timing? Was he afraid of clashing with a movie that was going to be released in September?
"Executive Director Li, when do you plan to release the film once it's finished?"

"If possible, the sooner the better," Executive Director Li said, narrowing his eyes.

"I recommend you release the movie in October. I think October... wait a minute, let me make a call first."

When He Daqi was about to say the date, he realized that he only knew the approximate date. So he turned around and pretended to make a phone call to open the system and enter the film library to look up information.

When he turned around, he smiled and continued, "I recommend you release it on October 22nd. Of course, it doesn't matter in South Korea; they can release it earlier or later if they want. The October 22nd I mentioned is the release date for Japan."

"why?"

He Daqi smiled and started to talk nonsense: "Because I have a movie that will be released in late September, I'm afraid that the two of us will clash in terms of release dates, especially since that movie is going to be heavily promoted in Japan. When we release it on October 22nd, we can take advantage of the situation. You know what it means to take advantage of the situation, right? I remember that proverb also exists in South Korea."

"I know, I know, I recognize Cao Cao."

You know nothing! Cao Cao didn't borrow the east wind at all; he was hammered by the east wind.

While mentally complaining, He Daqi continued to smile and gave a thumbs-up: "I didn't expect that you, Executive Director Li, were so knowledgeable about history!"

"Haha, it's just that I read a lot of books for leisure. It's settled then. I'll arrange for the Japanese version to be released on October 22nd."

After learning that He Daqi only wanted to arrange the release date, Executive Director Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as filming could proceed smoothly, that was fine. In any case, He Daqi only wanted to be in time for the release of Japanese chicken, so this was no big deal.

He didn't believe He Daqi's nonsense about the two movies clashing in release in September.

Both of them were thinking in circles, unsure of each other's main purpose, but as long as they reached an agreement, everything else was minor.

They're laughing so hard right now; anyone who didn't know better would think they were discussing the technicians in a corner.

(End of this chapter)