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Chapter 360 Quick Wrap-up

The sound of wind, birdsong, and the faint hum of machinery.

The crew members all kept their mouths shut, their eyes fixed on Ning Hao, who was watching the playback behind the camera.

"Okay, this shot is good. Daqi, congratulations on wrapping up filming."

Ning Hao was in a good mood, and he looked up with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Daqi!"

"Congratulations on wrapping up."

"Want to have a drink tonight, Daqi?"

As Ning Hao announced the results, everyone in the crew who had a chance to speak with He Daqi came over to offer their congratulations.

He Daqi chuckled, responding with a reserved smile on his face.

His scenes have finally wrapped up. Three months have passed since the beginning of February. If this were another production crew, he might have been urging them to finish the scenes two months ago. But it's not bad now; these three months of filming have been quite easy.

Not only has He Daqi's filming wrapped up, but the entire production is also nearing its end. Actors like Zhao Wenzhuo, Jing Tian, ​​Reyizha, Tong Liya, and Deng Chao have already finished filming and left. At most, they'll film for another month before the movie is completely finished.

Actually, He Daqi wasn't in a hurry for Ning Hao to finish his scenes. As the lead actor, he could have leisurely stayed on set until the last day.

The key issue is that Du Qifeng's side can't drag things out any longer.

Based on the release dates in the film library, the sequel to Election 2, Peace and Harmony, should have been released at the end of April this year.

As a result, because the first film was focused on applying for release in mainland China last year, it was released late. In addition, He Daqi's side has not been paying attention, so the second film is still not finished.

The filming of the second season is now halfway through, and He Daqi needs to hurry over to finish his cameo role as Master Su. Otherwise, if He Daqi goes there when filming is nearing its end, it will be difficult for the production team to coordinate.

"Daqi, say something, are you going to drink tonight?" Jia Nailiang patted He Daqi on the shoulder when he didn't answer.

"Let's have the wrap party together. The main thing is that I'm quitting drinking now. I drank too much last time and my wife complained about it for days. I don't know what's wrong with her these past two days, but she's been nagging me about it again. Ugh...annoying!" At this point, He Daqi put his arm around Jia Nailiang's shoulder and gave him some advice: "Brother Liang, as someone who's been there, let me tell you something: never get married too early."

“Yes!” Sun Honglei nodded in agreement from the side.

He Daqi gave him a strange look, not understanding why Sun Honglei was agreeing with him. Was he married too?
Clearly, Sun Honglei's interruption made Jia Nailiang less convinced of He Daqi's insights. He pouted and pulled away He Daqi's arm that was around him, saying, "Come on, you're trying to impart your life experience to me."

"Fine, believe it or not. You'll know how annoying women are when you get married. Then you'll understand that everything I'm saying now is golden advice," He Daqi muttered to himself as he looked at the sullen Jia Nailiang.

It wasn't even noon yet, and He Daqi didn't want to linger on set eating boxed lunches, so he greeted everyone and got into the van with a smile.

He usually goes to and from the film set during his commute, but this was the first time He Daqi had gone home for lunch. Strangely enough, there was no traffic.

The journey from Huairou back to the city center took less than half an hour.

When I returned to the villa, I happened to run into Zhou's mother and Zhou Huimin having dinner, chatting and laughing.

Seeing that He Daqi had returned, Zhou Huimin knew that he had finished filming, and she got up with a sweet smile to serve He Daqi a bowl of rice as he entered the room.

When He Daqi sat down, he noticed that the two of them were eating quite elaborately.

Braised goose liver, blanched bok choy, clear soup bird's nest, braised shark fin, and stir-fried oyster mushrooms.

Four dishes and one soup, suitable for both northern and southern palates.

"It's been a long time since I've had clear bird's nest soup. Where did you order it?" He Daqi asked after ladling himself a bowl.

"Guess." Vivian Chow tilted her head with a smile.

He Daqi was too lazy to guess. He took a small sip from the bowl, frowned, and commented, "It's just so-so. The broth is missing two ingredients, and the soaking time wasn't long enough."

"You even wrote a review? Do you even understand what you're eating?!"

It has to be said that Zhou Huimin's Northern dialect is now quite fluent.

He Daqi ate in silence, without responding to her.

He knew his food all too well. In his previous life, his grandfather's cooking skills were absolutely amazing. In any case, He Daqi had never met anyone who cooked better than his grandfather in either of his lives.

It was such a coincidence that clear bird's nest soup happened to be his grandfather's specialty dish.

When Zhou Huimin saw that He Daqi was ignoring her, she got angry and wanted to cause him trouble and prevent him from eating properly. Just as she was about to reach out to do something naughty, her mother slapped her.

"You're a mother of two, can't you be a little more virtuous?" Zhou's mother said disdainfully.

Zhou Huimin stared wide-eyed and pouted, but didn't argue with her mother.

Unfortunately, He Daqi was a scoundrel. When Zhou's mother wasn't paying attention, he would wink and kowtow at Zhou Huimin as much as he wanted, which made Zhou Huimin so angry that she kicked him hard under the table several times.

After dinner, the two returned to the bedroom. Just as He Daqi was about to enjoy playing games, Zhou Huimin came over from behind and hugged his neck, biting and nibbling at him. It was clear that she was still angry.

"Are you a dog?"

"All you do now is annoy me every day." Zhou Huimin grumbled and pressed her face against He Daqi.

"Is this what you call making you angry?" He Daqi asked with a click of his tongue. Not hearing Zhou Huimin's response, his cheeky nature resurfaced, and he continued with a grin, "Do you think you're going through menopause?"

How dare you!!!

Zhou Huimin was so angry that she almost lost her mind. She suddenly tightened her arms around He Daqi's neck and strangled him with all her might, her strength clearly aimed at murdering her husband.

He Daqi tried to pry her apart but couldn't. He got up, grinned, picked up Zhou Huimin, carried her on his back, took two steps back, lay down on the bed, and pinned her down.

Taking advantage of Zhou Huimin's startled release, He Daqi freed himself from the restraints.

Then the two of them refused to give in to each other, grabbed the blankets on the bed and started throwing them at each other, making a ruckus for quite a while before finally calming down.

The main reason is that He Daqi doesn't want to cause any more trouble. If he doesn't give in to Zhou Huimin, she might hold a grudge for days.

After playfully punching He Daqi a few times and being coaxed by him for a while, Zhou Huimin nestled in his arms, pouting as she asked, "When are you going to Hong Kong?"

"on Monday."

"This time I'm going to bring the child with me."

"What?" He Daqi looked at her in confusion.

Hong Kong reporters have no bottom line; if they manage to photograph a couple with their child, things can get really interesting.

“Mommy wants to come too. She said she wants to go back to sweep my daddy’s grave and take the baby with her to visit.

He Daqi couldn't refuse this reason. Thinking that Zhou Huimin had lost her father at a young age and hearing her somewhat depressed tone, He Daqi understood why Zhou Huimin was making such a fuss today.

He hugged Zhou Huimin tighter, gently stroked her hair, and said softly, "Okay, the child is over two years old now, it's only right to take him to see a doctor."

……

……

Diamond Hill, Kowloon. The Ho family slowly emerged from the cemetery, all wearing black masks, even the two children.

He Daqi held the two children in his arms, one in each arm, while Zhou Huimin supported her mother, whose eyes were red and swollen.

After offering incense and burning paper money, Zhou Huimin and He Daqi led the children away for a while. Zhou's mother touched the tombstone and muttered to herself for a long time, and soon her eyes were swollen from crying.

The two children were confused and didn't understand why their grandmother was crying. Now that they were in the nanny's car, they snuggled up to their mother and comforted her in a sensible way.

Zhou Huimin remained silent for a while. Although she was looking down at her phone, her gaze was vacant, and she was clearly lost in thought.

He Daqi didn't disturb her; he just looked at her without saying a word.

The van drove slowly and stopped at Zhou's mother's villa.

The two children got out of the car with Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother turned around and gave He Daqi and Zhou Huimin a few instructions before leading the children into the villa.

The convoy slowly started again and soon delivered the couple to their home in Kowloon.

the next day.

He Daqi arrived in Sham Shui Po early in the morning by car.

On the way here, Chen Shuangxi found a wholesaler to bring a small box of soft drinks that followed behind.

"Qi-zai is here."

"I'm sorry, Director Du, I almost missed your filming. Did you just switch actors and finish filming if I hadn't come?"

"Haha, no, even if I have to urge you, I'll urge you to come over."

As soon as He Daqi got out of the car, Du Qifeng came over and gave him a hug, followed by Ren Dahua, Gu Tianle and the others.

"I brought drinks for everyone. It's hot here, so you can have a few to cool off when you have some free time."

"We're all family, why be so polite?"

Du Qifeng had been waiting for He Daqi for a long time and didn't want to waste a minute. After catching up for a while, He Daqi was taken to the dressing room.

It was agreed beforehand that He Daqi would only be making a cameo appearance for a week, so now that He Daqi has arrived, they've started filming his scenes.

Fortunately, He Daqi's role in the second part is not very large. Although Du Qifeng had previously changed the script because of Wang Rui and added a lot of scenes for He Daqi, he later cut a lot of scenes, mainly because He Daqi declined due to scheduling conflicts.

Having not filmed a Hong Kong movie for a while, Ho Tai-kei was a little unaccustomed to the role when he first tried it out. Fortunately, he had worked with this group of people before, so it didn't take too long for him to adjust to the rhythm.

in the afternoon.

It's almost time to wrap up.

He Daqi came out of the dressing room after changing his clothes, but didn't leave in a hurry.

It wasn't that he was going out for dinner that night, but rather that it was his first day on set, and he wanted to ask Du Qifeng if he had any other plans, even though he knew Du Qifeng was unlikely to make any. He still had to show this attitude.

"Qi Zai, I heard you guys are going to make a Painted Skin movie too?"

Gu Tianle walked over to He Daqi and lit a cigarette.

"What do you mean we have to film too?" He Daqi asked with a smile.

"Just asking casually. You know what kind of people those film association members are." Gu Tianle chuckled and slowly exhaled smoke.

He Daqi knew what he meant, but he didn't expect it to be Gu Tianle who asked. He was quite surprised to see Gu Tianle being so perfunctory.

"Why would you be the one asking?"

Gu Tianle shrugged with a smile: "Hong Kong is so small, everyone knows about the slightest thing happening, and everyone knows each other. If Zeng Aizi came to ask you, would you pay attention to him? Also, that Chen Jiashang... he has always wanted to take the lead in this project. After you officially announced it, he was jumping around, knowing that he couldn't afford to offend you, so he's been asking around for favors."

"He can make one too. There are many movies on the same subject. If he makes one in Hong Kong and I make one in mainland China, the impact on each other will be minimal."

"Okay, that's my reply."

……

A week passed neither quickly nor slowly.

That's what He Daqi thinks anyway.

He had already made a cameo appearance in the storyline of "Peace is Precious," and Du Qifeng added a few more scenes for him since there was plenty of time.

On the night filming wrapped, the crew of "Harmony is Precious" even threw him a wrap party, which He Daqi accepted without hesitation and went happily.

There was a reason he attended the wrap party.

If nothing changes, he probably won't be taking on any more roles in Hong Kong films for a long time, and he won't have the chance to drink with these people for a long time either, which is why he agreed to the wrap party invitation.

No one knows what happy thing Du Qifeng encountered, but he started drinking heavily right away. He sat down at the table at seven o'clock and lay down before eight-thirty, leaving He Daqi stunned.

He still had something he wanted to talk to Du Qifeng about, but the other guy was now lying under the table.

It's not a big deal. Ning Hao is going to film Crazy Stone 2 next year, so there will be no one to film Painted Skin. It would be a bit difficult for Lu Yang to film Painted Skin now. At least someone needs to be found to mentor Lu Yang.

Du Qifeng taught Ning Hao quite well before, so this time He Daqi wanted to ask him if he was interested in being an art director.

There's no need to ask now. Fortunately, there are still quite a few people who can mentor Lu Yang. Lao Tian is one of them, and Feng Kuzi should also be quite interested. It's just a matter of not knowing when he can finish the post-production of "Assembly".

If all else fails, Jiang Wen, whom I've worked with before in Shanghai, is also an option. Everyone says Jiang Wen is difficult to deal with, but He Daqi feels that he was actually quite easy to talk to when he worked with him before, because Lao Tian and he worked well together back then. Could it be that people in the industry are spreading rumors?

At 10 p.m., He Daqi came out of the Youguqi Restaurant and got into the nanny car. Qin Hu grinned and looked back at He Daqi.

"Daqi, you haven't had any drink?"

"I drank some, but not much."

"Drink less, Miss Zhou has called you several times and even had the two of us go up and drag you down."

Hearing Qin Hu's cheerful teasing, He Daqi's lips twitched, and he patted his head without responding.

He deliberately left his phone in the car so that Zhou Huimin wouldn't call every ten minutes or so.

Zhou Huimin doesn't care much about anything else now, but she has a lot of complaints about his drinking. He Daqi knows her tricks all too well, so he just left his phone in the car.

After the nanny van dropped He Daqi off at his home in Kowloon, as soon as He Daqi opened the door, Zhou Huimin saw that he was acting as if nothing had happened and asked the same question as Qin Hu: "You haven't been drinking?"

"I only drank a few cups; it was no different than rinsing my mouth."

After discovering that He Daqi was not drunk, Zhou Huimin happily lay on the sofa and planned, "Daqi, let's stay in Hong Kong until June, right? Then you can fly directly from Hong Kong to South Korea for a roadshow, and then go back to Beijing after the roadshow."

"It's all right."

(End of this chapter)