Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

Wang Xiaozhou visited the Bund once during his last trip to Shanghai.

However, that time it was a case of "a cow chewing on a peony"—I took a couple of photos and then went back.

This time is different.

Mao Xiaotong seemed to have done a lot of research at home before. After the two spent some time in the coffee shop, she took Wang Xiaozhou directly to the World Architecture Complex and gave him a detailed explanation of the origins of these buildings.

We went to the most famous viewpoint there, but instead of the Oriental Pearl Tower, we went to Tomson Riviera.

The two stood facing the Huangpu River breeze for a while. Wang Xiaozhou suggested taking a cruise, but Mao Xiaotong disagreed. She only asked to stand by the river a little longer, saying it was very romantic.

Leaning against the railing, Wang Xiaozhou asked, "Why do you keep looking at that house? It looks familiar."

Mao Xiaotong shook her head: "I'm just curious what kind of people would live there. When I was in high school, my mom took me to live in the staff housing building. It was the cheapest second floor. The whole building was blocked off my floor, and it took my mom a long, long time to clean it up. Now when I see this building, I think, the people who live here probably don't have this kind of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaozhou found Mao Xiaotong to be a very strange person. Without beating around the bush, he asked directly, "Don't you think you're very strange? Just now at the coffee shop, when I asked you if you had read that article, you said the author was too opportunistic. But now, when you talk about your longing for a luxurious penthouse, you don't hide it at all."

Mao Xiaotong smiled frankly: "I call this way of thinking honesty."

Okay, that was certainly honest.

Wang Xiaozhou pulled her to the roadside to flag down a car. After getting in, he didn't say a word, but closed his eyes and communicated with the system.

After more than a month of filming, Mao Xiaotong's favorability rating has reached 52%.

I don't know if it's because men who work hard are particularly attractive, but Wang Xiaozhou was able to receive the 40% favorability milestone reward half a month ago.

But back then I was completely focused, working like a madman on polishing the movie shots, and had no time to think about anything else. Now that the movie is finished, I can finally make time to properly check out this long-awaited milestone reward.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 5 Universal Skill Points]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill: Master-level Driving Technique.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Ability Fruit: Perfect Single Performance Fruit *2]

......

Master-level driving skills, that's quite an interesting skill. Driving skills don't just mean driving a car; driving a train is also called driving, and flying a plane is also called driving. I'll be able to show off my skills in the next movie.

Wang Xiaozhou closed his eyes and experienced his latest skill. After acquiring master-level driving skills, he felt a sense of anger when he watched the taxi driver drive.

The lane changes are clumsy, the throttle and clutch are poorly coordinated, the engine shifts gears before reaching its perfect RPM, and the cut-off line is hesitant, which is extremely dangerous.

I had to suppress my temper to avoid complaining in the car.

After getting off the bus, I talked to Mao Xiaotong the whole way upstairs, telling her to try not to take taxis when she goes out in the future. It seems that many taxi drivers nowadays deliberately seek to be hit by other cars on the road in order to earn some extra money. It is really dangerous to be in their cars.

Mao Xiaotong didn't know what Wang Xiaozhou was thinking, but she readily agreed. After returning home, she went straight to her bedroom to sleep. Men who are too domineering usually don't have a good ending!

Wang Xiaozhou realized he had been rambling, so he stopped bothering Mao Xiaotong and went back to his room to start working. The biggest benefit of his perfect attributes was that he didn't need to sleep much; four or five hours of sleep was more than enough.

I've heard that chairmen of large companies are all like that, with extraordinary energy. At least Wang Xiaozhou is the same as them in this respect.

He edited the video until 3 a.m., and when he got up at 7 a.m. the next day, his mother called him on video and gave him a comprehensive look at their family business.

They also said that as soon as they opened yesterday, there were more customers than expected, with long queues behind each of the three cashiers.

He also claimed that his shop was the most prestigious one in the county.

Other shops would hire a duo-turn comedy troupe or just put on a big sound system to play music when they opened.

But when my own store opened, the popular star Meng Ziyi sang for a whole day at the entrance, one song after another, all of her famous works. The main road in front of the store was packed with people, and cars could hardly pass.

Wang Xiaozhou was taken aback when he heard this. Had Meng Ziyi gone home? Why hadn't he received any news about it?

"You have no idea, Xiao Meng is such a genuine kid. She stood at the door singing one song after another. I was worried she would ruin her voice. I called her to come down, but she wouldn't listen."

Ma Xiaoping kept praising Meng Ziyi, and Wang Xiaozhou got tired of it and simply replied:

"Didn't you say Meng Ziyi looked like a vixen? Why the sudden change of heart? Woman, your name is fickle!"

Without giving her mother a chance to scold her, she hung up the phone and immediately dialed Meng Ziyi's number.

The voice on the other end still had a nasal quality, so it must have just woken up.

"Where did you stay last night?"

Upon hearing a "feed" sound from the other end of the phone, Wang Xiaozhou asked gently.

Meng Ziyi said in a coquettish tone, "It's the staff dormitory building I used to rent. You're not home, so I feel embarrassed to stay at your place by myself."

"When did you get home? Why didn't you tell me? With your current popularity, it's a waste of your talent to be there to promote a supermarket opening."

"Aren't you busy filming a movie? Huang Mao said you don't even have time to sleep all day, why should I bother you?"

They've suddenly become so sensible.

Wang Xiaozhou was eager to see Meng Ziyi, so he asked her directly over the phone, "Does the company have any plans lately?"

After a moment of silence on the phone, Meng Ziyi seemed to be recalling something before replying, "I should be participating in a variety show in three days, I think it's in the Central Plains Province."

"I understand. Take good care of yourself at home for the next couple of days."

Wang Xiaozhou replied with one sentence and then hung up the phone.

Then, as he walked out of the room, he saw Mao Xiaotong busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

"Getting up so early? Why didn't you sleep in a little longer?"

Mao Xiaotong shook her head as she flipped the fried eggs: "I can't sleep now. I have to do two sets of yoga later. I've gained weight from eating with you these past few days. I'm afraid my figure won't be up to par when I graduate."

"Forehead..."

Okay, it's good to be a girl who has high standards for herself.

Wang Xiaozhou helped Mao Xiaotong bring the food to the table, arranging things as he ate:

"Take a good rest in Shanghai for a while. Take any gigs you get, depending on the quality. Don't rush to make money. Once this movie is released, your financial situation will be much better."

Mao Xiaotong nodded. She no longer doubted Wang Xiaozhou's ability to grasp the market. He said that if a movie could be a big hit, it definitely could!

Seeing that Mao Xiaotong agreed, Wang Xiaozhou continued, "Also, I have to go back to Songbei this afternoon. Huang Mao and the others have been away for too long, and their families might not be at ease. I also have some things to take care of at home, so... see you in half a month."