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

Chapter 133 Thirteen's New Mission, A Useful Title
Sun Molong gave a shout, and the stage crew quickly cleared the area. The photographers and script supervisors were already in place, and the professionalism and efficiency of the Noon team were on full display at this moment.

Chen Duling accepted the stool handed to her by the staff, thanked them, and sat down next to Sun Molong with Liu Tao.

She already knew that Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai would be having a scene together later.

It seems there's also a scene where they hug?
Thinking of this, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Although she has no hostility towards Zhao Jinmai, it doesn't mean she won't get jealous or have little emotional outbursts.

On the monitor, Jiang Qing was adjusting the blood-soaked gauze bandage on his wrist. The moment the medical tape stuck to his forearm muscles, Chen Duling unconsciously crushed the mineral water bottle.

Even knowing it's fake, I still can't help but worry.

"Five seconds left!"

Seeing that everything was ready, Sun Molong raised the walkie-talkie to his lips.

"5, 4...1!"

"action!"

The crisp sound of the clapperboard closing startled the circling seagulls, and Zhao Jinmai staggered towards the deep water area.

As the seawater reached her knees, Jiang Qing's leap from the reef created a huge splash, causing the monitor screen to shake violently.

Chen Duling instinctively grabbed the armrest of the folding chair, only letting out a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Qing gripping Zhao Jinmai's wrist.

"The wound can get infected."

Zhao Jinmai's tearful voice was swallowed up by the sound of the waves.

The monitor switched to a close-up shot, revealing the details of Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai's facial expressions.

Liu Yijun stroked his chin and leaned closer to the monitor.

"Jiang Qing's micro-expression is quite good. Even though her fingertips are trembling from the pain, she's pretending to be fine."

"Young people are just very outgoing."

Huang Jue rubbed the goosebumps on his arms.

"That look in his eyes is like he's really in love."

Chen Duling glanced at him and silently pursed her lips.

As the cool seawater reached their waists, Zhao Jinmai suddenly reached out and wrapped her arms around Jiang Qing's neck.

The moment she tiptoed, Jiang Qing instinctively supported her lower back, and the restrained embrace suddenly turned into a tight, close fit.

As Chen Duling counted their overlapping heartbeats, she suddenly felt a little itchy.

"Card!"

Sun Molong stared at the monitor screen and slapped his thigh, laughing out loud.

"That's the one! The one you two were doing just now..."

"Director, can we have another one as a minimum guarantee?"

Jiang Qing released Zhao Jinmai and shouted at him, his wet hair still dripping water.

"I think the positioning during the hug can still be adjusted."

"Okay, then let's do one more."

Sun Molong readily agreed and gave him an "OK" sign.

Chen Duling watched him tuck a stray strand of hair from Zhao Jinmai's temple behind her ear, and she really wanted to pinch something.

During the second shoot, Zhao Jinmai fell into Jiang Qing's arms at a much more natural angle.

As the sea breeze blew away the strands of hair clinging to her collarbone, Jiang Qing unconsciously stroked the back of her neck three times with his thumb, a gesture he hadn't made before.

"Dr. Jiang is a real detail-oriented person."

Liu Tao poked Chen Duling's hand with the script, his smile teasing.

"It's said that guys like this would be great partners."

Chen Duling unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle and chuckled.

"That sounds really good."

The ambiguous answer made Liu Tao raise an eyebrow. In similar situations, the two girls had reacted much more clearly before.

At this moment, the stylist stepped forward to touch up Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai's makeup.

As Jiang Qing turned to look at the monitor, Chen Duling adjusted the angle of her sun hat almost simultaneously.

Twenty meters apart in the salty, humid air, the two simultaneously raised their right hands. Jiang Qing shook his energy drink, while Chen Duling shook the half-empty bottle of water he had just finished drinking. Both of them smiled.

Zhao Jinmai noticed this scene and her eyes flickered slightly; their tacit understanding made her somewhat envious.

Filming resumed ten minutes later.

When Liu Yijun and Huang Jue started filming, Chen Duling pulled out a notebook from somewhere and started writing and drawing non-stop while watching.

Jiang Qing noticed this scene during a break in filming and couldn't help but smile. Is this the legendary "cramming" method to improve acting skills?

He knew that Dudu had played many cameo roles while she was stuck in Hengdian during the pandemic.

She has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat, just like when she resolutely switched to science, and she is the same in her acting.

He greatly admired this.

At four o'clock, Sun Molong announced a ten-minute break.

Taking advantage of this break, Jiang Qing met up with Chen Duling and prepared to see her off.

Chen Duling originally wanted to spend more time with Jiang Qing, but she had no choice; she had to go home today.

She rarely returns to Xiamen, and she hasn't been home since yesterday. She has to rush back to the film set tomorrow, so she told Jiang Qing early this morning that she had to go home for dinner.

Otherwise, she was afraid her strict father would nag her for a long time, mainly because her loose-lipped assistant had let slip that her parents knew she had returned to Xiamen.

After exchanging pleasantries and saying goodbye to Sun Molong and the others, Jiang Qing saw Chen Duling off from the film set, where the car that was supposed to pick her up was already parked on the side of the road.

Are you sure you don't need me to take you home?

When Chen Duling stopped, Jiang Qing asked her for the third time.

"Is Dr. Jiang ready to meet the parents?"

Chen Duling raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles at his collar, her eyes crinkling with a question.

"Um... I heard your uncle is a professor of advanced mathematics?"

Jiang Xiangxiang confirmed the information with her.

"Hmm, I work at Luda University."

Chen Duling found it quite novel to see him showing such a rare expression of nervousness, and her eyes were filled with a smile.

After all, it's not common for something to make Jiang Shen nervous.

“I get along very well with the middle-aged and elderly professors at HKUST, so I should have a lot in common with my uncle.”

Once confirmed, Jiang Qing felt much more confident, and his tone even rose a few notches.

"Oh~ together then?"

Chen Duling stared at him with a half-smile and extended an invitation.

"Ahem... wait for me a moment, I'll go ask for leave first, then go back to the hotel to change my clothes and buy some gifts while I'm at it."

Jiang Qing coughed lightly, trying her best to appear calm and composed.

He had never met the woman's parents in his two lifetimes.

Before her rebirth, the hospital arranged quite a few blind dates for her, but she didn't find any of them agreeable, let alone meet her parents.

"Alright, it's too last-minute today. Who knows when you'll be ready?"

Chen Duling gave him a reproachful look, noticing his lack of confidence.

"Furthermore, have you decided how you will introduce yourself?"

She paused for a moment, then suddenly tiptoed closer to his ear.

Jiang Qing's expression froze, and then she saw Chen Duling gracefully step back, a faint smile still on her lips.

"Dudu, I..."

“I understand. No need to explain. I’ve waited five years, so I don’t mind waiting a little longer.”

Chen Duling interrupted him, her smile still on her face, but her expression was very serious.

“We met at the right time, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we were separated for five years. It's normal that you later met a girl who made your heart flutter, but Jiang Qing…”

She tilted her head up and looked directly at him.

"Relationships are a matter between two people, not a physics problem. The stability of a triangle doesn't apply to relationships, don't you think?" The sea breeze suddenly became noisy.

For a few seconds, the two stared at each other without moving.

"Next time, I will be prepared to visit my uncle again."

Jiang Qing suddenly smiled and spoke softly.

Chen Duling was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses and her chest was filled with joy, a smile spreading across her face.

"Well, I hope Dr. Jiang won't mess things up. I look forward to your performance."

She put her hands behind her back, smiled sweetly, and her body swayed gently without her noticing.

"We'll see."

"Well, wait."

They looked at each other and smiled, thus fulfilling their promise.

"Then I'll leave first?"

"Okay, let me know when you arrive."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Jiang Qing watched Chen Duling leave until she got into the car before turning his gaze away.

By this time, the smile on his face had completely disappeared.

He naturally understood what Dudu meant, but it was impossible for him to give up either her or Xiaoye right now, not to mention the presence of Sister Meng and Xiaotian.

He was just thinking about how to subtly change Dudu's mind.
perhaps……

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Jiang Qing's mind, and she took out her phone.

"Thirteen."

"Oh, Dr. Jiang, what can I do for you?"

Blue ripples spread across the screen, followed by Thirteen's electronic voice.

"I'm giving you a new task."

"Boss, based on micro-expression analysis, it seems you're planning to make me do something bad."

Jiang Qing's face darkened.

"Oh, Dr. Jiang, who is both intelligent and handsome, is happy to serve you!"

Before he could even open his mouth, Thirteen's solicitous voice followed.

He changed his tune pretty quickly.

Jiang Qing couldn't help but smile; it seemed that it had realized the seriousness of the problem from its own micro-expressions.

At some point, Thirteen had learned to read people's expressions and demeanor.

This discovery stirred something within Jiang Qing.

Recently, he has been simulating shooting scenarios through thirteen different techniques, experiencing the character from a first-person perspective, and it seems that the character has also grown as a result.

It seems his previous guess was correct; Thirteen's emotional model evolved even faster than he had anticipated.

Perhaps he should find an opportunity to try the limits of what Thirteen can currently achieve.

I just don't know who will be the unlucky one.

-

At 5:13 PM, in a villa area on Xiamen Island.

With a click, the door lock turned, and as soon as Chen Duling pushed open the door, she smelled the aroma of stir-fried clams in the air.

She immediately spotted her father fiddling with a geometric model at the dining table, and without even looking up, she spoke when she heard the noise.

"I landed at Takasaki Airport at 10 a.m. yesterday and didn't get home until 5 p.m. today. That time difference is enough to solve countless partial differential equations."

Chen Duling frowned helplessly, just then her mother's laughter came from the kitchen.

"Old Chen, that's enough."

As she spoke, she came out carrying a white porcelain soup bowl.

"However, Mom heard that Mr. Jiang from Wuwen Technology is also in Xiamen."

"mom!"

Chen Duling pouted and tossed her bag onto the entryway cabinet, then walked to the dining table and sat down.

"When did you switch careers to become an entertainment reporter?"

Six dishes and a soup were steaming on the table. Chen's mother picked up a piece of ginger duck and put it into her bowl.

"What, can't I even care about my own daughter's marriage?"

Suddenly, Mr. Chen turned the geometric model around, and the acrylic prism refracted hexagonal light spots under the light.

"I've read Dr. Jiang's paper, 'Prediction of Chaotic Systems Based on Deep Learning,' and I can think of using fractal geometry optimization algorithms."

He pushed up his glasses.

"They're much better than those ugly ducklings who chased after you before."

Chen Duling chuckled as she bit the tip of her chopsticks.

"Dad, didn't you say back then that all scientific researchers were bookworms?"

"At least it's better than being illiterate, and I watched his speech a few days ago; it was very well done."

Mr. Chen tapped the rim of the bowl with a spoon.

"But I heard he's been linked to several female celebrities lately?"

The air suddenly became quiet for two seconds.

Chen Duling casually picked up a slice of stir-fried water spinach.

"When did you two become so interested in entertainment news?"

“I only care about your affairs. After all, my daughter went back to Xiamen but hasn’t come home for a day. I have to check on her.”

Mr. Chen put down his chopsticks and looked at her seriously.

Chen Duling put down her spoon and looked directly at her father.

"You taught me Bayes' theorem, which states that prior probability should not affect posterior judgment."

Chen's mother burst out laughing.

"Alright, Lao Chen, the entertainment industry is full of truths and lies. Just listen to those entertainment news stories and don't take them too seriously."

As she spoke, she placed another piece of braised pork on Chen Duling's plate.

"If it's Jiang Qing, I'd give it my all."

Chen Duling blushed and was about to speak when her father interrupted her.

"If those rumors about him aren't true, then I have no objection."

Mr. Chen raised his hand and took off his glasses, a smile finally appearing on his serious face.

“I’ve read his papers, and he truly deserves the title of genius.”

He praised her with a smile, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"Dad, you like me just because my thesis is well-written? You named me Duling because you liked Juventus, and now you're comfortable handing your daughter over to someone else just because my thesis is good?"

Chen Duling voiced her dissatisfaction and protest.

"Cough... No, that's not true. Let's eat, let's eat first."

Mr. Chen turned his head away awkwardly.

Chen Duling's lips curled up slightly; she could finally eat in peace.

She took out her phone and tapped on Jiang Qing's profile picture.

"Dr. Jiang's reputation is indeed very effective."

She received a reply very quickly.

Jiang Qing: "??"

With a slight smile, she turned off the screen.

We can't let someone get too cocky.

(End of this chapter)