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Chapter 216 Wang Zhonglei: Why is it always you?
Looking at all the messages from Na Zha, Dilraba squinted and pouted.

She wondered if Nezha had already guessed her relationship with Chen Xiu, which was why he sent these messages to test her.

However, the Nezha I remember wasn't this smart...

Reba tilted her head, wondering what Naza meant, and then quickly sent another fishing message.

"The boss is very busy, and I don't see him very often. He definitely wouldn't know what we were talking about."

After sending the message, Reba waited a long time before receiving a reply from Nezha.

"Oh, I see! I thought you were quite familiar with Chen Xiu."

Well, she really was testing me...

Reba chuckled twice and smoothly asked the question she wanted to ask.

"Chen Xiu is my boss, so it's normal for me to be familiar with him. But judging from what you posted, you seem to know him quite well too? Is there anything you need me to tell him?"

At that moment, Nezha, who was at home in Shanghai holding her phone, saw the message sent by Reba and immediately wanted to send out what she wanted to say to Chen Xiu.

However, the abundance of her innermost thoughts also helped her gradually calm down while editing the message.

Looking at the long message already displayed on the screen, Na Zha wondered: Why did Reba suddenly contact me and ask me about Chen Xiu again? Could she have fallen for Chen Xiu?

Nazar's eyes widened suddenly, feeling that his guess was incredibly close to the truth.

Although she wasn't very bright, her intelligence was still barely enough when it came to things she cherished.

After deleting most of the edited information, Nazar thought for a while and rewrote the message.

"Don't you know about my relationship with Chen Xiu?"

She also began to test the waters.

While waiting for the fish to bite, Reba saw this message and instantly closed "Zizhi Tongjian" with excitement, then held the phone in both hands to chat and spar with Nezha.

"I don't know, what's your relationship with him?"

"Chen Xiu and I were classmates in the 11 class of Beijing Film Academy."

"Oh~~, but the boss said he hardly goes to school. Didn't you get signed by Tangren Media when you were a freshman? You two probably haven't even met more than a few times, right?"

Several minutes passed before Nazar's message appeared.

"Chen Xiu and I were very good friends when we were freshmen, but we haven't been in touch much since then."

Looking at this message, Reba thought: You think you can take me for a fool? Humph! Then don't blame me for taking drastic measures.

"Oh, I see. Does my boss know that you have someone you've always liked?"

"What do you mean, someone you really like? Don't talk nonsense!"

"You just said that you had someone you really liked, that you broke up because of a misunderstanding, and that you've been trying to get them back. Isn't that right?"

"Oh, you mean this! Chen Xiu knows about it, he's always known."

Upon seeing this confession, Dilraba pursed her lips and frowned, then tried to think about it using Chen Xiu's thought process.

"If my boss knew, he would probably tell you to give up, right?"

When Nezha saw this message, he had a momentary daze and even had the illusion that the person he was chatting with was Chen Xiu.

She held her phone, pondering the second half of the sentence, thinking: I made the wrong choice back then, but I will never give up now!
Although she didn't know why Chen Xiu was unwell for those three days at the beginning of the year and needed her to stay and take care of her, Nezha later realized that that experience was her only chance.

If it weren't for that ice-breaking moment, there would have been absolutely no chance for her and Chen Xiucai.

It was because of those three days of spending time together and taking care of each other that brought the two of them closer, which gave Nezha hope. Now, how could he give up just because of Reba's casual remark?

"I will not give up."

Without any further explanation, Nazar replied with these six words.

This resolute message made Reba realize that she couldn't persuade Nezha, but she understood Chen Xiu and knew that Nezha had a long way to go, so she stopped caring.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore."

"Wait a minute, can you tell me when Chen Xiu's drama started filming and where it was filmed?"

Reba was about to reply: I don't know either.

But then I thought about it again, and these two things didn't seem to be any secret at all; anyone could find out if they wanted to...

"I can tell you! But how are you going to thank me?"

How would you like me to thank you?

Reba was about to make a request that would deliberately make things difficult for Nezha, but then she thought: If my request is too outrageous, she might find an opportunity to tell Brother Xiu in the future, which would damage my image, and then it would be a loss. No, no, I have to think of something that Brother Xiu would definitely not blame me for my request.

After thinking for a while, Reba's eyes suddenly lit up, and she chuckled as she held her phone.

Nezha was waiting for Dilraba to make her request, but her phone screen went black, and then it kept beeping with more than a dozen messages that completely baffled her.

Is Reba preparing to ask for an exorbitant price?

Nezha thought to himself, then opened the message to check.

The next second, her delicate, flawless face froze, her eyes widening in shock, her mouth gaping open wide enough to fit an egg. The dozen or so messages on her phone screen were actually just a dozen or so emojis; Dilraba's real request was in the last message.

"Make your own expressions using the emojis on these, take a selfie and send it to me, and I'll tell you the start date and filming location of that show."

"You're so boring!"

Reba responded with silence.

After agonizing over it for a long time, Nezha pursed his lips and sent another confirmation message.

"I'm sending it to you, but you can't use it carelessly."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't use it recklessly. I'll only use it when I'm chatting with you. (Smug)"

Taking a deep breath, Nezha went up and found the meme from the beginning.

She closed her eyes to calm herself down, then suddenly her eyes lit up. She grinned foolishly, flashed a peace sign, and took a selfie with her phone…

"Beep beep!" *N
"Hahaha!"

Seeing the selfie emojis that Nezha sent in one go, Dilraba burst into laughter.

After her playful antics, she kept her promise and sent Chen Xiu the start date and filming locations for her drama.

"Filming for 'The Song of the King of Qin Breaking the Enemy' will begin on October 1st. Filming locations include Hengdian Film and Television City, Chifeng Mountain area, and Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis..."

……

A week before filming began for "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation," Chen Xiu focused more on the preparations for the film "Better Days," in addition to confirming the crew's work with Wei Feng.

The original novel of "Better Days" was only brought to the attention of film director Tsang Kwok-cheung before negotiations for its production began.

Tsang Kwok-cheung is currently busy campaigning for awards with his new film "Soul Mate," so he naturally doesn't have time to pay attention to this novel.

Chen Xiu successfully acquired the film and television rights to "Better Days" through a third-party agency and launched a scriptwriting project.

If the review process goes smoothly, filming can begin early next year, and the production team can simply contact the "Soulmate" crew.

"Better Days" isn't some special effects blockbuster. We're rushing to meet the deadline; filming will start at the beginning of the year, and it should be released by the end of the year.

Including its investment in "Wolf Warrior 2", Datang Pictures will have two films to be released next year. "Detective Chinatown 2" will also begin production next year, but its release date will definitely be during the 18 Spring Festival.

Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth" is currently in pre-production, with filming officially starting in March 2017 and a release date of 2019...

All things considered, Chen Xiu felt that the film still lacked sufficient content.

There are quite a few web series and TV dramas. "The Untouchable," a collaboration with iQiyi, will premiere at the end of the year. "Candle in the Tomb," a collaboration with Tencent and starring Dilraba Dilmurat, is about to premiere. "Eternal Love," in which I have a 15% stake, will premiere early next year.

The "Qin King's Battle Song" project, spearheaded by Chen Xiu, is planned to have a filming duration of 4 months, starting in October and wrapping up at the end of January.

Then, they rushed to catch up on post-production, hoping to capitalize on the popularity of veteran actors after "In the Name of the People" finished airing, then capitalize on the popularity of "Wolf Warrior 2" when it was released, and finally create hype through Douyin (TikTok).

With so many advantages, plus the huge female fanbase of "Xiao Nai with a Smile," Chen Xiu felt that making "Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu" a hit should be more than enough.

After all, TV series are different from movies. The cost of a membership is not as high as a movie ticket, and the power of fans is still considerable.

After finishing her work, Chen Xiu kept her promise to Meng Ziyi and drove to the outskirts of Miyun to become a guest who joined the Mushroom House temporarily.

Meng Ziyi had to leave a day earlier than him due to recording issues, and was already at the Mushroom House playing house with He Jiong and the others.

"These pickled vegetables are all moldy; eating them would probably kill you!"

Meng Ziyi shook his hand with a look of resistance, firmly refusing Huang Sanshi's invitation to taste the kimchi.

The main problem is that jar of kimchi that was pickled last week. It looks like it's turned green and gray. Who in their right mind would dare to eat it?

After his invitation was rejected, Huang Sanshi was about to put on a teacher's demeanor when He Jiong stepped in to help him out.

"If Mengmeng doesn't want to eat, don't force her! Have you forgotten about the green beans last time?"

"Forehead……"

As a victim of the green bean incident, Huang Sanshi was speechless after being confronted with this statement. Helpless, he could only persecute the rotten-hearted Hua who dared not resist him.

However, Lanminghua wasn't stupid; he quickly spat out the kimchi after it passed through his mouth and rinsed it off.

After the four of them pieced together the recording time, the guest for this episode also made a rather unpredictable and rather unceremonious entrance.

"Teacher Huang!"

A soft, feminine voice appeared, and Wang Zhonglei, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans, walked in from outside the Mushroom House with a smile.

The four of them already knew that Wang Zhonglei was the guest for this episode when the recording of the previous episode ended, but they still pretended to be extremely surprised.

While exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Wang Zhonglei glanced at Meng Ziyi a couple more times, thinking to himself: You're that little star that Chen Xiu is protecting so fiercely. Tsk, you're not even as good-looking as Bingbin. Chen Xiu's taste is really bad.

Just as Wang Zhonglei finished touring the Mushroom House and came to the courtyard, preparing to act out a scene according to the script, there was another commotion at the door.

"Hello! Teacher He, Teacher Huang, how are you? Oh, Mr. Wang is here too."

Wang Zhonglei's smile froze. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Xiu, dressed in a black and white T-shirt and loose jeans, walking in from the doorway.

Upon seeing Chen Xiu suddenly appear, Wang Zhonglei blurted out his thoughts without thinking: "Why do I keep running into you lately?"

(End of this chapter)