Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 114 Oda Attacks, But Next Time Might Be Different
On set, the main cast and crew, led by Liu Yijun, collectively entered "gossip mode."

Upon seeing the young woman who had suddenly appeared, they exchanged glances, feeling that things were starting to get interesting.

When Jiang Qing looked up, the sunlight kissed the girl's fluffy pigtails. Her military green sleeveless top revealed her two fair and slender arms. As she bent over, a refreshing scent wafted over.

A thin layer of sweat floated above her nose, and the moment her eyes met Jiang Qing's, her large eyes curved into crescent shapes, and the dimples on her cheeks were filled with a honey-like sweetness.

"Dr. Jiang's heroic rescue technique looks strangely familiar!"

The scent of sweet oranges wafted out as she tiptoed, and the tips of her ponytail brushed lightly against Jiang Qing's cheek.

Her words reminded Jiang Qing of the scene at the banquet last time, and she couldn't help but smile.

"Why didn't you give us a heads-up before you came?"

Jiang Qing helped Zhao Jinmai up from her arms. At this moment, she was still in a daze looking at the big-eyed cute girl who had suddenly appeared in front of her.

"I came to visit the set, thinking I'd give you a surprise."

Tian Xiwei, with her hands behind her back, observed Jiang Qing's movements. Her eyes were curved, and with her twin ponytails, she looked just like a manga girl.

"I just didn't expect Dr. Jiang to give me such a surprise first. I was so engrossed in watching that I forgot to take a picture with my phone."

She stomped her foot, looking annoyed.

Watching the interaction between the two, Zhao Jinmai subconsciously tightened her grip on her clothes.

You came empty-handed?

Jiang Qing ignored her subtle provocation, glanced at her empty hands, and moved on to the next topic.

"How could that be! I ordered a food truck, it will be delivered soon."

Tian Xiwei's eyes widened, as if to say, "Don't you dare wrong this beautiful girl."

"Oh, thank you very much, Teacher Tian."

Jiang Qing expressed her gratitude in a very serious manner.

"Tch... Hello Mai Mai, nice to meet you. I'm Tian Xiwei, you can just call me Xiao Tian."

Tian Xiwei glared at him, then turned her gaze to Zhao Jinmai, who had been staring at them, and reached out to her with a smile.

"Uh... Hello, I'm Zhao Jinmai."

Feeling her enthusiasm, Zhao Jinmai slowly reached out her hand.

She had been observing the two of them, trying to guess the relationship between the girl in front of her and Jiang Qing.

She naturally recognized Tian Xiwei, having seen her and Jiang Qing trending on social media before, which made her increasingly curious about their relationship.

It's just that we can't seem to see anything right now.

“MaiMai, I really liked you when I watched The Young Pi. I’ve been thinking about when I could work with you, but I didn’t expect Dr. Jiang to beat me to it.”

As she spoke, Tian Xiwei wrinkled her nose at Jiang Qing.

"The script from Noon Sunshine is a novel time-loop theme, which sounds very interesting. I'm going to watch it carefully when it's released."

She took Zhao Jinmai's hands and said excitedly.

"Thank you."

Zhao Jinmai was a little unaccustomed to her enthusiasm and responded with a shy smile.

Jiang Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, realizing that she had underestimated Tian Xiwei's boldness as she looked at the scene before her.

"This girl's entrance scene is much more exciting than our script."

Liu Yijun had somehow wandered to the side.

"Jiang Qing, won't you introduce her to us?"

"That's right, it's rare for someone to come and visit the set, Teacher Jiang, why don't you hurry up and introduce them?"

Huang Jue and Liu Tao also slowly walked forward.

"Hello everyone, I'm actress Tian Xiwei. I'm here today to visit Dr. Jiang on set. Thank you all for your hard work!"

Before Jiang Qing could even speak, Tian Xiwei had already bowed and introduced herself, a bright, sweet smile on her face.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yijun and the others responded politely.

After all, he was Jiang Qing's friend. Jokes aside, they wouldn't look down on him or put on airs like seniors.

"You all know each other now, right? The production assistant just came to tell us that Teacher Xiaotian came to visit the set, but we're filming right now and haven't had a chance to tell everyone yet."

At this moment, Sun Molong stepped forward with a smile and explained.

Only then did everyone understand why Tian Xiwei had suddenly appeared.

"Hello, Director Sun."

Tian Xiwei smiled and bowed to Sun Molong.

"You're too kind. Jiang Qing's friends are our crew's friends too. Don't be so formal."

Sun Molong waved his hand and said with a kind smile.

After spending more than a week together, the main cast and crew have become familiar with each other. They discovered that Jiang Qing is not the kind of domineering CEO who acts arrogantly, and coupled with their recognition of his acting skills, everyone gets along very well.

People like Liu Yijun, who are older than Jiang Qing, call him by his full name directly, occasionally using titles like "Teacher Jiang" or "Dr. Jiang," mostly when joking.

"Alright, Director Sun!"

Tian Xiwei, on the other hand, didn't stand on ceremony at all and responded crisply.

"The food truck that Teacher Tian ordered has arrived!"

At that moment, two stagehands pushed a food cart closer.

"Thank you, Teacher Tian!"

……

A chorus of thanks rang out on set, and under the direction of the assistant director, everyone began to line up in an orderly fashion to receive their coffee and drinks.

"Dr. Jiang, would you like an iced Americano?"

Tian Xiwei moved closer to Jiang Qing and looked up at him.

"Okay, no sugar, thank you."

Having received his answer, she smiled and looked at Zhao Jinmai standing to the side.

"I can get it myself."

Zhao Jinmai quickly waved her hand and replied awkwardly.

"Oh, it's alright, I'll go get it for you."

Tian Xiwei was very enthusiastic; although it was their first meeting, there was no awkwardness between them.

Seeing this, Zhao Jinmai could only say "latte, half sugar," and then watched her skip away.

"Jiang Qing, your friend..."

Watching the other person's cheerful figure, Zhao Jinmai looked at Jiang Qing, hesitant to speak.

"She Niu" (社牛).

Jiang Qing shrugged and summarized succinctly.

Zhao Jinmai burst out laughing, finding it quite apt.

Because of the distribution of drinks, Sun Molong announced a 15-minute break.

Filming resumed shortly.

Tian Xiwei leaned back in a folding chair, holding an iced lemon tea. The stagehands specially brought her a chair with a parasol.

She watched Jiang Qing, who was holding onto the bus handrail with one hand and loosely placing the other hand behind Zhao Jinmai's waist, a gesture not in the script.

"He is indeed a gentleman."

Seeing this, she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Cut! Teacher Jiang's protective stance is good, save one!"

Sun Molong's voice came from behind the monitor.

Liu Yijun took the thermos cup handed to him by his assistant and gestured with his chin toward Huang Jue.

"See that? Three cameras pointing at each other. Someone even knows how to find the right angle than the camera lens."

He glanced at Tian Xiwei's taut back; the girl's grip on the plastic cup in her hand was so tight it was deformed.

An hour passed, and it grew dark.

As soon as the halftime break announcement sounded, Tian Xiwei floated to Jiang Qing's side like a butterfly.

The sunscreen spray smelled of peaches mixed with the smell of sweat, and she held up a small fan to blow air onto his collar.

"Dr. Jiang was very professional when he helped Mai Mai down. Did you take a fall protection training course?"

Zhao Jinmai, who was touching up her makeup not far away, quietly perked up her ears.

"Chapter 12 of the Film Crew Safety Training Manual"

Jiang Qing took off his prop glasses and wiped them, the metal frame twirling between his fingers.

"Teacher Tian can get the materials from Chen Duo if she needs extra lessons."

"I don't want to read anything with lots of words." Tian Xiwei took out an individually packaged ice pack from her canvas bag.

"This cools down the back of your neck quickly, you know."

"Teacher Jiang, could you please come over and confirm the positioning?"

Zhao Jinmai suddenly raised her voice, and the makeup artist's eyebrow pencil was knocked askew by her sudden head turn.

Liu Yijun watched the three young people move towards the filming area, then covered his mouth with the script and whispered to Huang Jue.

"Are kids these days turning dating into workplace competition?"

"Young people are definitely different from us back then."

Huang Jue was scrolling through his phone without looking up.

"Especially when you encounter someone like Jiang Qing, who is enveloped in golden light."

Liu Yijun nodded in deep agreement.

"This is true."

He recently took some time to learn about Jiang Qing, and wow!
He even suspected that Jiang Qing looked at them much like he looked at unevolved apes, feeling that apart from having two shoulders supporting one head, their internal structures were completely different.

He even joked with Jiang Qing that when his company plans to go public, he should let him know, and he will definitely buy a large stake.

Filming resumed shortly afterward.

……

"Cut! That's all for today, let's wrap up!"

The moment Sun Molong waved the walkie-talkie, the setting sun was painting the sea a golden-red hue.

Huang Jue picked up his thermos and raised an eyebrow at Jiang Qing.

"We're getting a piece of Mr. Xiaotian's good fortune. President Jiang has to treat us to a big meal tonight. We can practically count the shrimp in the crew's boxed lunches."

"The director said there's a food stall on Harbour Road that locals often go to."

Jiang Qing draped her shirt over her arm, her hair still damp with artificial raindrops.

"They said the tiger prawns were freshly caught and were very plump."

Tian Xiwei was standing on tiptoe, leaning against the back of a folding chair, watching the monitor playback. She turned her head when she heard this.

"Are all the seafood in Xiamen sweet?"

As she turned around, her twin ponytails swept across the monitor screen.

"When I was filming in Qingdao, I ate a palm-sized oyster. Dipping it in wasabi made my eyes water!"

"Just try and you will find out."

Jiang Qing walked past her and said leisurely.

Zhao Jinmai was tidying up the script in her canvas bag when she suddenly realized she was surrounded by shadows. She looked up and saw Jiang Qing standing in front of her.

"Teacher Zhao isn't very enthusiastic about eating either."

He joked with a smile.

"It'll be here soon, I'm very enthusiastic about eating."

She raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression quite playful.

Tian Xiwei squeezed between the two while holding a parasol, the tip of the parasol nearly poking Jiang Qing's shoulder.

"Look! The sunset has dyed Mai Mai's hair chestnut brown!"

She suddenly leaned close to Zhao Jinmai's ear.

"How about trying orange earrings? They look amazing on your skin tone!"

"Need not……"

Zhao Jinmai was not used to her sudden closeness and subconsciously took half a step behind Jiang Qing.

Liu Yijun strolled over, holding a thermos, his eyes behind his glasses crinkling into slits with laughter.

"It's so good to be young. When I was your age..."

"Back in the day, Teacher Liu was quite the heartthrob, with many suitors. I know that."

Jiang Qing responded precisely, and casually tucked away Tian Xiwei's swaying parasol.

"Watch out for the lighting equipment."

Liu Yijun was speechless at his words, and then he saw Tian Xiwei obediently say "oh" to Jiang Qing, and then after Jiang Qing turned around, she made a series of gestures at him. He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

It's so good to be young!

He sighed inwardly once again.

When the group arrived at their destination, the neon sign of the seafood stall was particularly eye-catching in the night.

Plastic tables and chairs are arranged along the breakwater, and the proprietress, wearing rubber shoes and carrying a bamboo basket, moves among the diners.

"Dr. Jiang, please take the head seat!"

Sun Molong patted Jiang Qing on the back and led him to the middle of the long table.

"We're counting on you today."

Just as Tian Xiwei was about to sit down next to Jiang Qing, Huang Jue squeezed in, waving his phone.

"Xiaotian, could you help this old man take a look at this shooting mode? We old folks only know how to use the simplest controls."

While she was looking down at her phone, Zhao Jinmai had already quietly sat down to Jiang Qing's left with a lemon tea in her hand.

"Teacher Huang, you've cheated!"

Tian Xiwei stomped her foot angrily.

"Of course I have to help the female lead in our group! Right?"

Huang Jue grinned.

"Humph~"

Tian Xiwei hummed and pulled out the chair to Jiang Qing's right.

Liu Yijun scooped up a spoonful of sea worm jelly and grinned.

"Young people these days are more nervous fighting for seats than we were when we were filming explosion scenes."

Jiang Qing didn't mind their teasing; she had gotten used to it over the past few days.

He took the oyster shucker from the proprietress, the metal handle twirling gracefully in his palm.

"Director, try this."

He placed the plump oyster meat into Sun Molong's bowl, and when he turned his head, he met two pairs of expectant eyes.

Tian Xiwei pushed the chili sauce towards him, her big eyes blinking as she stared at him.

"I want the one with the hem!"

At the same time, Zhao Jinmai quietly unwrapped the wet wipes and placed them within his reach.

"Do it yourself."

Jiang Qing used serving chopsticks to put a piece of steamed red-spotted fish on each of their plates.

"It will smell fishy when it cools down."

Upon seeing this, Sun Molong immediately burst into laughter.

The sound of waves mingled with the clinking of glasses, rising and falling in waves.

Tian Xiwei would occasionally raise her lemon tea to clink glasses with Jiang Qing, while Zhao Jinmai would whisper to him about the newly revised lines in the script.

Liu Yijun and Huang Jue clinked glasses and chuckled over peanuts, looking just like old men basking in the sun and watching the fun in an alleyway.

The dinner party ended close to 9 p.m.

Back at the hotel, as everyone got out of the car in the parking lot, Tian Xiwei leaned over to Jiang Qing and extended an invitation.

"Dr. Jiang, could you show me around? I've come all this way and haven't had a proper look at the sea view yet."

She looked up with her little face upturned, looking pitiful.

"it is good."

Jiang Qing readily agreed.

Zhao Jinmai, who was not far away, glanced at them seemingly casually. Her assistant, Jingjing, was about to speak when Zhao Jinmai stopped her.

After exchanging greetings, Jiang Qing and the other person walked towards the beach across the road in front of the hotel amidst playful banter.

Zhao Jinmai, who had already entered the hotel, turned around and looked at the two figures from afar, feeling a tightness in her chest.

But she has no right to say anything now.

but……

Next time might be different!

(End of this chapter)