The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

"What do you take me for? You even gave it to her!"

"Hmm~"

Liu Yifei let out a soft moan, reached out and hugged Gu Ning's head, her eyes glazed over, and said, "If you really have that ability, I'll acknowledge her as my younger sister."

"He's clearly older than you," Gu Ning said, looking up.

"Nonsense, she's a few months younger than me, she just debuted earlier than me."

Liu Yifei patted Gu Ning's head in dissatisfaction.

Honestly, they weren't serious at all during the inspection.

…………

When Gu Ning returned from grocery shopping, Liu Yifei, who had heard the commotion, came out of her room.

She was wearing a white T-shirt worn by Gu Ning. Because Gu Ning was tall, the shirt was very loose on her, with the hem only reaching a third of her thighs. It not only had a unique beauty but was also very alluring.

Seeing Liu Yifei's sullen expression, Gu Ning placed the dishes on the table and laughed, "You're all puffed up with soy sauce, who made you angry?"

"Who else but you?"

Liu Yifei said angrily, "You insisted on doing this in the bathroom and wouldn't let me take my clothes off. Now everything's dirty. How am I supposed to go back?"

Gu Ning stepped forward and pinched her cheek, saying, "It's hot now, so it'll be dry by tomorrow morning after you wash. You can stay here tonight."

"snort!"

Liu Yifei angrily slapped his hand away. She felt that her face was getting fatter and fatter, and he even pinched her cheek.

Moreover, she felt that Gu Ning had planned this all along, wanting her to stay there that night.

"Okay, that's enough."

Gu Ning pushed her to the sofa, pressed her down to sit, kissed her on the lips, and stroked her head, saying, "Be good, I'll go make you some food."

"If it's not tasty, buy me some clothes," Liu Yifei said.

"Don't worry, it'll definitely taste delicious!"

Gu Ning was very confident as she picked up the vegetables and went into the kitchen.

In his past life, he enjoyed cooking in his spare time.

He has some talent in this area. He learns from videos on his phone, and after doing it a few times, he can make it taste pretty good.

Especially the noodles; all the actresses who have eaten them say they're delicious.

However, the fairy sister doesn't really like noodles, so we can only cook rice.

Liu Yifei turned on the TV out of boredom and watched for a while. In the evening, there were hardly any good programs on various TV stations. They were either full of GG videos, news, or cartoons.

After watching for a while, she got bored, turned off the TV, and went to the kitchen doorway to watch Gu Ning busy at work.

It is said that men are most handsome when they are focused on their work. When Gu Ning cooks, although he is not like those top chefs, every move he makes has a special beauty.

But unlike some people who don't know how to cook, he is not clumsy when preparing and chopping vegetables; he is quite skilled.

Looking at Gu Ning, who was busy and focused, Liu Yifei vaguely felt that their future married life was somewhat similar.

Although her mother remarried after going abroad, her stepfather treated her very well.

But she was already ten years old at that time, and she always felt that it was more like the care of an elder than the love of a father.

In fact, there is no specific quantitative standard for what is called fatherly love and motherly love.

Knowing from the beginning that the other person is not your biological father creates an inherent barrier, and no matter how good the other person is to you, you always feel a distance between you.

Men and women have different fantasies about the opposite sex.

Men tend to focus more on physical urges, somewhat like love at first sight.

This feeling is surreal. If I were to describe it in words, I probably wouldn't be able to articulate what's so good about it, but I just can't forget it.

Women are different; they are more emotional.

Besides appearance, one's upbringing and emotional deficiencies also play a role.

Just like those young girls who like older men, most of them lacked fatherly love from childhood or had a distant relationship with their fathers.

Subconsciously, they may prefer older men to compensate for emotional deficiencies and gain a sense of care and security similar to that of a father.

Liu Yifei does not have an Oedipus complex due to the lack of fatherly love, but this emotional deficiency makes her crave care and protection.

Between her and Gu Ning, she couldn't quite put her finger on whether it was a sense of belonging or affection that arose from their haphazard relationship.

But looking at Gu Ning busy in the kitchen, she was certain that she liked it at that moment.

"Why did you come here?"

After Gu Ning finished chopping the vegetables, she saw Liu Yifei at the door and said, "I'm about to start cooking. There will be a lot of smoke. Go watch some TV for a bit, it'll be done soon."

"I want to stay here with you," Liu Yifei said.

Gu Ning wiped her hands with a rag, stepped forward and closed the glass door, saying, "This way you can see me and I can see you, and we won't be affected by the cooking fumes."

Gu Ning wasn't the type to expect a woman to do all the housework while also maintaining her beauty.

Of the four great beauties of ancient China, only Xi Shi came from a poor family.

Although Wang Zhaojun and Diaochan also came from humble backgrounds, they were selected to enter the palace as palace maids from a young age.

Although palace maids did the work of serving others, they were not exposed to the wind and sun, and their food and drink were much better than those of ordinary people.

Of all the beauties who have left their mark in ancient history, very few actually lived in poverty from childhood to adulthood.

Even the most naturally beautiful woman cannot withstand the elements.

He cooks as a hobby, occasionally, but he wouldn't want to do it every day.

Therefore, he didn't care whether a woman could cook or not.

Liu Yifei was happy because of Gu Ning's care.

In a good mood, and because Gu Ning's cooking was indeed excellent, she ate an extra bowl of food for dinner.

After dinner, the two watched TV for a while, and Liu Yifei started to get restless.

Although she didn't say it, she was sending a signal that she wanted to fight.

Gu Ning naturally wouldn't refuse and carried her to the room.

Although the fairy sister ate an extra bowl of rice, she burned it all off before she even finished exercising.

Gu Ning could only cook noodles for her.

Although she didn't like it, it's a late-night snack, so she wasn't that picky.

After Liu Yifei fell asleep, Gu Ning sent Shu Chang a text message, telling her that Liu Yifei did not believe those rumors at all.

After receiving the text message, Shu Chang breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to "return to Beijing".

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For the next few days, Gu Ning was busy with the final touches of post-production.

On July 3rd, it was officially completed, and Han Sanpin took some time to organize a screening.

The so-called screening event is actually an invitation to major cinemas to watch the finished film first.

This way, the other party can decide on the screening schedule after the film's release based on its quality.

These kinds of film screenings are useless to both established directors and new directors.

The former doesn't need any special treatment; their fame alone is enough to secure a high number of screenings.

The latter is simply because nobody wants to come; the executives of the cinema chains aren't exactly idle.

They wouldn't have time to watch every single film taken by cats and dogs.

This approach is only suitable for directors like Gu Ning who have proven their abilities with their work but haven't yet gained genuine recognition from others.

This recognition refers to proving that one is not just a flash in the pan, but can actually produce commercially viable films of a decent standard.