This director loves making friends.

After leaving Cuihua Tower, Qin Keqing suddenly felt a moment of confusion. Xie Fei had neither refused nor agreed to anything, which left Qin Keqing somewhat puzzled about Xie Fei's intentions.

In addition, he didn't know where he should go for a while.

Before becoming the assistant director of "Woman Sesame Oil Maker," he lived in the painters' village of the Old Summer Palace.

Combining the Old Summer Palace with the artists' village sounds like a poetic and picturesque scene, but in reality, it was a semi-rural area, or rather, not strictly speaking a semi-rural area.

The Painters' Village is an administrative and geographically located rural village on the outskirts of HD District, adjacent to the urban built-up area and a transitional zone between urban and rural areas that has not yet formed a typical urban-rural transition zone.

This place is near two of China's top-ranked universities, yet it retains the features of farmland, reed marshes, and village bungalows, making the environment relatively secluded and independent.

Those renting rooms in the artists' village are all aspiring artists who have artistic aspirations but are yet to become famous and are short of money.

According to local villagers, they were unemployed, strangely behaving, and struggling to make ends meet.

As for the accommodation here, since they are all people without stable jobs and struggling to make ends meet, what kind of accommodation do they want?

Qin Keqing lives in the artists' village because the rent is cheap. The monthly rent for a single room or a simple courtyard is usually between 40 and 80 yuan, and it is close to the city center, making it convenient to go anywhere.

Where to go now?

This is a problem.

Qin Keqing thought about He Qing's handsome appearance and decided to let He Qing make the choice herself.

He Qing does have a place to live in the capital, but it is neither a unit-allocated house nor a house he owns; it is a rented house.

Her relationship with the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe remains intact.

However, according to her, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions Art Troupe is processing her transfer procedures, intending to transfer her from the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions Art Troupe. The process is currently underway.

This is also why she rents a house in Beijing. Since her relationship with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions Art Troupe has not yet been transferred, she certainly cannot live in the troupe's dormitory or staff quarters.

"What are you thinking about?"

He Qing waited outside Cuihua Tower until she saw Xie Fei leave before coming out.

"I'm wondering where we should wait."

Qin Keqing pinched He Qing's butt and teased in a low voice, "When we were filming 'Woman of Fragrant Souls,' we were either in my room or yours. I've been wanting to try a different place for a while now."

"That's all you can think about."

He Qing slapped away Qin Keqing's mischievous hand, glanced at Qin Keqing with a complicated expression, but did not answer Qin Keqing's question or say where they were going next.

"What are you afraid of? It's so dark, no one can see you."

As Qin Keqing spoke, he took He Qing's hand and said, "At my age, with such a beautiful woman by my side, it would be abnormal if I didn't have these kinds of thoughts on my mind."

He Qing's face showed a hint of a smile.

She looked up at Qin Keqing, a mixture of anticipation and uncertainty in her voice, and asked, "Where are we going next?"

Where Qin Keqing chooses to go next will basically foreshadow the direction of their relationship.

Filming for "Woman Sesame Oil Maker" has finished. After today's wrap party, the crew will disband, which means that the "crew couple" relationship between the two has come to an end.

But what happens next?

Should they part ways, or maintain the relationship?

Most "film crew couples" break off their relationship after the film crew disbands.

Just like Qin Keqing and He Qing, if Qin Keqing chooses to go to a hotel, it means that tonight will be the last time they "sleep together".

After tonight, it will be over.

This is something everyone tacitly understands.

If Qin Keqing chooses to bring He Qing to his place of residence, their relationship will not only remain the same, but may even take a step further.

As for what the next step will be, we'll have to wait and see how things develop.

Of course, if Qin Keqing wanted to take He Qing back to his residence, and He Qing refused, it would mean that He Qing wanted to end the relationship.

But it seems that He Qing doesn't want to end the relationship so soon.

Qin Keqing continued to hold He Qing's hand, saying as they walked, "I still don't know where you live. Let's go, let's go see where you live."

He Qing was taken aback. Go to my place? What kind of choice is that?

Are you maintaining the relationship but unwilling to take it any further?

You stinky man!

That's wishful thinking.

Changing locations definitely makes a difference.

He Qing was very proactive, and Qin Keqing didn't know why she was so excited, to the point that her young body almost couldn't handle it.

But it was during the time when his physical functions were at their best, and Qin Keqing was not a young man who only knew how to fight recklessly without any strategy. He used all his methods and defeated He Qing several times.

He was so exhausted that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Qin Keqing did not sleep.

He had other things to do.

Xie Fei has already given him the payment for "Woman of Fragrant Souls", which means he will receive points in his account.

Before going to sleep, Qin Keqing wanted to check if the system had awarded him 2 points.

"Damn, am I seeing things?"

Qin Keqing rubbed his eyes, wondering if his vision was blurry from excessive indulgence earlier.

Wait, that shouldn't be the case.

The system isn't something you see with your eyes.

Qin Keqing checked again.

Extras get +1 point, that's correct.

Assistant director +1 point, that's correct too.

However, in the "casual acquaintances" section, there was only Zhang Yimou's name listed, while Xie Fei's name was nowhere to be found.

Qin Keqing only panicked for a moment when she first saw it.

Because he soon discovered that Xie Fei's name had been moved to the category of "friends who share drinking and eating."

It's important to know that a friendship based on drinking and eating is a higher level of friendship than a casual acquaintance. A casual acquaintance only requires 10 points, while a friendship based on drinking and eating requires 30 points.

Qin Keqing looked at Xie Fei's name, and then at the two points added to the score from "Fragrant Soul Woman," for a total of 32 usable points, and fell into deep thought.

The points were not lost.

In other words, Xie Fei did not spend any points to "run" to the category of drinking buddies.

In other words, can friendships be upgraded on their own?

Wow, you can do that?!

I just don't know when it was promoted.

During the filming of "Woman Sesame Oil Maker", Qin Keqing had seen the system once, at which time her relationship with Xie Fei had not changed.

"Could it be because of what I said today?"

"It seems that the system is not just a rigid binding. The bound friendship may also automatically upgrade as you have more contact, better understanding, or increased affection."

Qin Keqing used to think that so-called drinking buddies were nothing more than fair-weather friends and cronies, relationships based on eating, drinking and having fun, with a weak emotional foundation.

"Xie Fei and I are not just casual buddies, nor is our relationship based on eating, drinking, and having fun."

"Could it be that the so-called 'fair-weather friends' aren't the derogatory kind of 'bad friends' I understand, but rather good friends with whom you can often drink and eat...or rather, have meals together frequently?"

Qin Keqing thought about her relationship with Xie Fei.

At present, it is definitely much deeper than a casual acquaintance.

But it certainly doesn't reach the level of intimacy of a sworn brotherhood.

As for Xie Fei's help, it has clearly gone beyond the current friendship. That can only prove that Xie Fei is a kind person who is willing to help young people. The so-called "helping others is a pleasure" is what describes Xie Fei.

Thinking about how her friendship with Xie Fei had deepened to a new level, Qin Keqing couldn't help but murmur to herself, "Will Xie Fei help me?"

Afterwards, Qin Keqing carefully checked the system again, and to her dismay, she did not see He Qing's name in those friend relationships.

In other words, friendships that are not linked by spending points will not appear in those relationship categories.

What a pity.

Alternatively, you can check the nature of your relationships with the friends you make, and whether they are genuine or not.

At this moment, Qin Keqing really wanted to spend 10 points to form a casual acquaintance with He Qing, and see if their relationship would automatically upgrade, and to what extent.

But Qin Keqing held back.

He currently only has 32 available points, and his career is still in its early stages. He should use his points where they are more needed.

We'll talk about it when we have more points later.