Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

Xie Jin was no longer used to school life; the pace was too slow.

After finishing breakfast, Xie Jin wrapped the dog in a sheet and slipped away.

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I arrived empty-handed and perfectly fine, but after one meal of drinks, I ended up with a dog...

Who can I reason with?

Xie Jin originally didn't want it anymore, but this yellow dog with white skin was just too well-behaved, snuggling under the sheets without making a sound.

To some extent, it might be smarter than Old Zhu; at least it doesn't bite people's feet.

Well, I'll keep it; it's fine this way...

After that, Big Yellow will be the first security captain of Vision Light Magic...

Holding Dahuang, Xie Jin gave him a check-up, bought some things, gave him injections and a bath as needed, and then hurried back to her shed.

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The interior scenes of "Hard to Coax" were set up directly in the company's studio. I checked the progress of the art direction this morning. This time, the cinematographer, Lao Du, was recommended by my senior, and the art direction is still Lin Mu.

Art director Lin Mu did a very meticulous job, and Xie Jin had been eyeing him for a long time. Under Xie Jin's instructions, Gu Renlong had already tricked him into signing the contract.

The technicians were well paid, which made Lin Mu very happy.

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After leaving the school, Xie Jin received a call from Lao Liu.

The hamster on the other end of the phone probably hadn't gotten up yet. He took a creative leave yesterday and didn't have to go to school, so he's been lazy again.

In a whiny, whiny tone: "Hey dog, what are you doing?"

"I'm on my way. I'm planning to go to the hospital to see Da Chun. What are your instructions?"

When Miss Liu heard that Da Chun was sick, she was quite concerned: "What's wrong with Da Chun? Is he very sick?"

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"It's nothing, just an upset stomach."

"I thought something serious had happened. You scared me! Don't hang up."

Xie Jin could hear rustling sounds on the phone; the big hamster must have left its burrow.

Miss Liu ran downstairs: "Mom, I need to go out."

Liu Xiaoli was watering the flowers when she glanced at her daughter, whose hair was still frizzy from sleeping, and asked, "Where are you going out again?"

"Xie Jin and I went to see Da Chun, you know, Allen. He was sick."

Liu Xiaoli thought for a moment, "Allen?"

She seemed to remember the previous group.

"That tall, cheerful-looking, and polite child? Is he very sick?"

"It's nothing serious."

Liu Xiaoli stepped forward, walked around her daughter, pinched her tummy, and pinched her chin. "Go on, go to the warehouse and get something. Don't go empty-handed. Don't eat out today. Xie Jin asked you to control your weight before filming starts. You have to keep your promises."

Xiao Liu sucked in his stomach hard: "Oh, I won't eat a single bowl. Don't worry. I mean what I say!"

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"Are you two animals? Sister Qian, how many bowls have you had already?"

Old Liu looked up and chuckled, "The third bowl, hehehe."

Da Chun had terrible diarrhea last night. We initially thought it was gastroenteritis, but a blood test revealed it was bacterial dysentery. It seems it really has nothing to do with the red coral; it's because he ate the zither for too long a few days ago.

The doctor said it was nothing serious, but I would need to stay in the hospital for three days.

I can't eat or drink, I just get IV fluids.

Last night, Fang Sheng saw that Da Chun was in a lot of pain, so he asked his junior brother to take him to a private hospital, hoping it would be faster.

The private hospital did a quick check-up and even arranged a private room for me.

The worst part is this single-occupancy hospital room...

The hamster wasn't looking for food, and seeing that it was a private room with no one else around, it suddenly got a craving for pigs and started looking for food in Da Chun's ward.

Xie Jin, who wasn't hungry, symbolically ate two bites, but Miss Liu was truly like a mouse falling into a rice jar.

She had a braised duck feet, braised chicken, salted egg yolk chicken wings, and claypot rice in front of her, and her mouth never stopped, like a mini millstone.

Da Chun was so upset watching this; his face turned pale, and his eyes almost popped into his head from the aroma of the big plate of chicken.

"Brother Jin, is it possible that I'm a patient? Even if you two don't treat me like a patient, shouldn't you at least treat me like a human being?"

With a chicken wing in his mouth, Xiao Liu held up a duck foot and said, "Want a duck foot? Trust me, you can't resist."

"want"

three minutes later

Da Chun went mad, his sphincter muscles locked tight like a dam: "I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore, you two go back, my bomb is about to explode."

Da Chun was about to curse. It would have been better if you two hadn't come at all. You came to my place for lunch and ended up causing me all this trouble.

The chrysanthemums didn't rest all night!

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After leaving the hospital, Xie Jin met up with her senior, who had been helping her ever since she entered the industry.

Once filming begins, Xie Jin will be locked in the production crew for about six months. She wanted to take care of some personal matters and social obligations before filming started.

The most important thing here is to go and have a chat with your senior brother.

Xiao Liu had eaten until her belly was round and full. She had originally wanted to go too, but she had told Lao Liu that she was going home at noon, so she wandered off on her own and left.

I wonder if I'll get a beating when I get home.

Xie Jin called Ning Hao and went straight to Ning Hao's apartment complex.

The community is an old red-brick community built with Soviet aid, and ivy still grows on the walls.

Years later, residents generally refer to this type of neighborhood as an old, dilapidated, and small apartment.

"Come in, come in! Don't mind that the room is small!"

Xing Na beckoned Xie Jin inside. Old Ning, wearing a pink apron, was busy in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, these are the cosmetics I got for you. Don't let him use them secretly."

"You're here, so what are you bringing?"

The small house is not big, with one bedroom and one living room, about 40 to 50 square meters, and it is very clean.

Xie Jin knew that if he relied on his senior brother to clean up the mess, it would turn into a pigsty.

So neat and tidy, it's obvious that Xing Na likes to keep things clean.

Xie Jin took a small stool and sat down in the kitchen. The two lit a cigarette: "I fried some pork belly, and I'll make you some stew from my hometown."

Both of them were from Shanxi Province and had similar tastes. Xie Jin swallowed hard as he listened to the cooking.

Ning Hao didn't stand on ceremony with Xie Jin and chatted about Xie Jin's recent affairs. Hearing that Xie Jin had been doing quite well lately, his senior brother was very happy.

"Bro, we're back from Berlin. I remember you said you were going to save up enough money to make a film yourself. How did it go?"

Ning Hao sighed and brought in a thick notebook from outside: "I started working on notebooks back in 00, and this one has been polished for three years now."

Xie Jin held the script in her hand. It was called "The Big Diamond." She flipped through it and immediately saw that it was covered with various annotations. It could be said to be Ning Hao's most private and precious work.

The content is very familiar, although some parts could be improved.

But Xie Jin is certain.

This is the initial script for Ning Hao's film "Crazy Stone," which broke 100,000 views with 8 million views!

"This is a crazy stone. This book has a bit of Guy Ritchie's 'Lock, Stock and Two' vibe, and a bit of Quentin Tarantino's style."

Ning Hao's eyes lit up: "You figured it out? I enjoy talking to you so much; you know exactly what I'm thinking."

Ning Hao kept repeating the words "Crazy Stone": "Brother, what do you think of the name 'Crazy Stone'?"

"suitable!"

The two were in the small kitchen, the pot slowly simmering, Xie Jin holding a pen as they discussed the structure.

Once they started talking, they became completely absorbed in each other. Ning Hao discovered that Xie Jin had given him many scenarios and redesigned his ideas perfectly, as if she had given him a breather.

Of course, he didn't know that this was actually the idea and inspiration he gradually came up with over the next two years.

"Damn, it's burnt!"

Xing Na could still smell the faint burnt smell; thankfully, it wasn't too burnt.

The three of them sat at a small table. Xie Jin slurped down his hometown dishes, working up a sweat and thoroughly enjoying himself.

After the two finished eating, Xie Jin offered to help clean up the dishes, but her sister-in-law refused.

She took two bottles of ice-cold beer from the refrigerator and gave them to the two brothers to use in the flower bed downstairs.

When will it be filmed?

Ning Hao's brow furrowed with worry, but he didn't answer Xie Jin's question: "Is your sister-in-law a good person?"

Xie Jin nodded. "A good woman."

Ning Hao rubbed his face: "I have two hundred in my pocket from the Berlin prize money. Actually, if I borrow a little more, it would be enough to barely make the bid."

"I should have known better than to make arthouse films. My trip to Berlin cemented the arthouse film label on me, and now nobody dares to invest in me, afraid that my films will be ruined and won't get released."

Ning Hao sighed deeply: "I studied painting for ten years, only to find out I'm colorblind. I just learned film photography and it's already obsolete. Maybe my mom was right, maybe that grass doesn't grow on my family's grave."

Xie Jin patted her senior brother on the shoulder. "Don't be so pessimistic. You're just being smug. You've already won Berlin, so be happy about it."

Old Ning continued, "Maybe I just don't have that drive anymore. I've been in Beiping for so long and I still don't have a house."

"If we use this money to buy a house, we can save some. Your sister-in-law won't have to move around with me anymore, and she can finally settle down in Beijing."

"But if I borrow money to bid, and it loses money, I'll be back to square one with debt. Wouldn't that be unfair to her?"

At this point, Ning Hao, perhaps still angry with himself, threw his cigarette butt on the ground and said, "Damn it, when I had nothing to lose, I'd gamble anything, but now I'm so afraid of losing my life."

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Xie Jin thought it was something serious: "It's about money? No problem, I'll invest for you."

Ning Hao was surprised for a moment, then shook his head: "You don't earn money easily either, and I'm not short of money either, but I haven't decided to buy a house and settle down. I'll take a gamble."

"Ahem, actually... I make money quite easily."

"I haven't looked at the revenue sharing for ringback tones for the past two months, and I still have a few gigs to do, plus I haven't touched the revenue sharing from record sales. Actually, making money is really quite easy for me."

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Ning Hao laughed angrily, "You fucking deserve to die! Brothers can live well, but not this well. I need a counselor."

Xie Jin was laughing heartily. Ning Hao felt that Xie Jin had suffered a loss in this matter, but Xie Jin couldn't be happier.

You should know that this film had an incredibly high return on investment. The money was originally going to be earned by Andy Lau, but now it's Tse's money.

How much do you need?

"I feel like 300 would be barely enough."

Normally, Andy Lau only invested 300 in the Asian New Star Project, but that 300 was not enough at all. During the actual filming, Ning Hao used all sorts of tricks and deceptions to get people to come.

"Okay, Daddy, listen to me, you'll take your sister-in-law to see a house later."

"I'll give you an address. I know their sales manager and can give you a discount. This house is definitely worth buying!"

"Once you buy the house, you'll feel more at ease. I'll invest 700 in this film; if that's not enough, I can keep watching."

Happiness came too suddenly, making Ning Hao's heart burn with excitement and feel a little unreal. "What if I lose money? This is all the money you earned by selling your body."

"I've come to work for my company with you, selling myself to pay off my debts. There's always some older woman who'll take a liking to you."

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"Then I'll go to your company now."

"Ah, are you sure?"

"Yeah, anyone can fool me, but I only trust you because you're willing to give me money twice."

Oh my, what a pleasant surprise! Xie Jin's mouth slowly twisted into a wide smile...