Huayu: When the director changed his major

The weather in New York is getting hot.

Especially in Manhattan, an area filled with skyscrapers.

Cheng Xi calculated that she had been there for a little over a month.

White from CAA was indeed very efficient, and quickly helped to confirm the dates for Times Square and Grand Central Station in New York.

However, Central Station only allows filming from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m., the time with the lowest passenger flow.

It just so happens that we were filming scenes in the early morning, so having fewer people around makes it more realistic.

At first, Times Square in New York refused to agree to book the entire venue and block the road. In the end, Cheng Xi had no choice but to use force to overcome all obstacles—by paying more money!
Finally, the Americans reluctantly agreed to close the road.

Cheng Xi woke up early this morning in Zhu Zhu's arms.

The smooth, slippery feel almost made Cheng Xi's heart race again.

What Cheng Xi remembers most vividly is the madness of last night.

Zhu Zhu embodies a beautiful blend of Eastern subtlety and Western wildness.

Cheng Xi experienced this firsthand last night.

Beneath you, his expression was reserved.

You are incredibly wild.

That unbound hair, that free-flowing, alluring style—Cheng Xi has never seen in any other woman before.

As soon as Cheng Xi moved slightly, Zhu Zhu woke up as well.

She looked at Cheng Xi with a smile, her lazy demeanor revealing contentment.

"Cheng, I love you."

Cheng Xi smiled and replied with a line from a movie:

"De too."

It has a similar meaning to "me too".

Cheng Xi has been here for over a month and is still a little unaccustomed to the Americans' tendency to say "I love you" all the time.

However, for family members and couples, this question is as common as "Have you eaten?"

If they don't exchange a few words a day, their brains go blank, as if some unforgivable tragedy has occurred between them.

So Cheng Xi also followed local customs.

You can't just pretend when a girl is really into you.

There is really no need.

Zhu Zhu: "It's still early."

Cheng Xi: "That's true."

Cheng Xi understood what Zhu Zhu meant: to have another meal.

After saying that, Cheng Xi drew back the curtains and moved Zhu Zhu to the window.

While overlooking the beautiful scenery of New York, you can connect with your loved one.

Zhu Zhu is about 165 cm tall, but she always gives the impression of being over 170 cm tall.

However, this also happens to create the so-called best height difference with Cheng Xi.

Every movement was perfectly synchronized.

And it's really lightweight.

For example, right now she's hooking her smooth legs around Cheng Xi's waist.

She wrapped her arms around Cheng Xi's neck.

Cheng Xi stood sideways in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, allowing both of them to see the scenery outside.

Since it was still early morning, there were lights on inside the house.

This way, you can actually see their blurry reflections in the window.

It adds an extra touch of romantic and decadent atmosphere.

"Cheng, I am coming coming, power more."

I didn't utter this much English last night.

Isn't Chinese your native language?
Looks like she's not dizzy yet.

Cheng Xi would naturally have to tune her to her native dialect to be satisfied.

So Zhu Zhu's calls changed from English to Mandarin, and finally to authentic Beijing dialect.

No matter which one it was, it sounded like heavenly music to Cheng Xi's ears.

It's also a way of cheering Cheng Xi on.

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Chinatown, New York.

Chongde Temple.

This Chinese Buddhist temple, built in 1903, was once a church.

It was later bought by a Fujianese businessman and converted into a Buddhist temple.

It also provided a place of faith and pilgrimage for the Chinese who came to New York to seek their fortune.

Therefore, it is also known as "Fuzhou Temple".

Of course, it has now become the filming location for the temple scenes in "Detective Chinatown 2". When the abbot heard that it was a Chinese film crew and that Wang Baoqiang was in it, he gave it the green light.

The crew was given three days to film.

Upon learning this, Wang Baoqiang made a special trip to the abbot to express his gratitude.

When I came back to filming, I couldn't suppress the corners of my mouth.

Anyone would be happy to know that their fame can be so useful in New York.

As for who Cheng Xi is...
The abbot had no idea.

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It seems my fame is far from enough.

Cheng Xi thought helplessly.

Regardless, the film was able to be shot, and the location fees were significantly discounted.

Everyone was in a good mood during today's shoot.

Perhaps it was because the crew had just burned incense and donated money in front of the Buddha.

Chen Ying (Zhu Zhu) points to Kiko (Cheng Xiao):

"If you continue to recklessly hack into public networks, I will arrest you!"

Kiko: "Then you need to have evidence to support your claim."

Tang Ren: "What did the camera capture?"

Qin Feng: "The murderer brought the victim here, but did not rush to kill him."

Noda Hiroshi: "A specific location."

Kiko: "At a specific time."

Chen Ying: "A specific method of killing."

Tang Ren: "A specific five million!"

Qin Feng, Chen Ying, Noda Hao, Kiko: "Shut up!"

Tang Ren: "If you don't like me, I'll just pack my bags and leave."

Chen Ying: "If you're going to leave, then leave, but can you really smear your own ass?"

"Click."

"Not bad, not bad, finally this scene didn't break into laughter."

What made everyone burst into laughter was, of course, the final lines spoken by Wang Baoqiang and Zhu Zhu.

Zhu Zhu, in particular, had to keep a straight face.

Everyone had been trying not to laugh several times before.

Cheng Xi: "Come on, let's add a close-up of Baoqiang patting his butt."

The buttocks were, of course, provided by a stunt double.

Generally speaking, female actors will not come up to you and touch your buttocks unless it is absolutely necessary.

Moreover, someone as shrewd as Wang Baoqiang couldn't possibly miss the ambiguous relationship between Zhu Zhu and Cheng Xi.

Before Cheng Xi could even give any instructions, he made the suggestion directly.

"Director, um, Ms. Zhu Zhu is too beautiful, I dare not film her. If my husband finds out, I'll be kneeling on a washboard when I get home."

This statement both expresses an attitude and humorously defuses the situation.

However, Cheng Xi did not laugh like everyone else.

Because he thought of Baoqiang's wife.

Suddenly, Wang Baoqiang had a forced reaction somewhere. When did he realize that?
I vaguely remember it being next summer.

The sheer volume of people gossiping about the situation caused Weibo's network to crash.

I just don't know if things have changed now.

However, considering the way Ms. Ma and Song Jiji looked when they filmed "Detective Chinatown 1", it's likely that something has already happened.

Baoqiang, you're so clever, why didn't you notice anything?

Perhaps this is what they call being blinded by one's own involvement.

The subtle relationships between people lie here.

If you didn't know, you might still think everything is normal.

But once you know the result, you'll see that everything is wrong.

Hopefully, Baoqiang can weather that storm. For him, cutting ties with Ms. Ma might not be a bad thing.

At 10 a.m., Cheng Xi finished filming her scene.

The work was then handed over to Xin Yukun.

Cheng Xi really just packed his bags and left.

However, he couldn't do anything about it, because today was the day Da Ran was going to the hospital for her prenatal checkup.

Moreover, her parents are arriving today, and Cheng Xi needs to pick them up from the airport.

In any case, he's practically half a Taishan (a high-ranking official in the imperial family).

The child's maternal grandparents.

I only hope that the two elders will go easy on Cheng Xi later. (End of Chapter)