Transcendent Actor: Rewriting the Script
Chapter 16

16 Dedication!

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Zhang Guangmu glanced at Chu Fan, who was being beaten outside the door, feeling that the other party could hold on for another half a minute. Bored, he started a conversation again.

"Brother, I haven't repaid your life-saving kindness yet."

A casual remark from Zhang Guangmu instantly brought his Affection for Li Xiaoxiao, which had almost dropped to negative, back to zero.

"Brother?"

Li Xiaoxiao looked up blankly. Seeing Zhang Guangmu's sincere gaze, his heart suddenly warmed.

Finally, I've met someone who isn't blind!

Give a peach, get a plum!

Li Xiaoxiao, whose identity as a man was recognized, suddenly felt that Zhang Guangmu was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at him. He was indeed the successor personally chosen by Zhao Zhengrong.

"Hmm, good brother, as long as I, Zhang Guangmu, have a bite to eat, you won't starve!"

As Zhang Guangmu spoke, his train of thought jumped, and he asked with a face full of curiosity, "By the way, I heard Chu Fan wanted to take you into his Harem before. This matter..."

Li Xiaoxiao's face turned cold, and he sternly interrupted the scoundrel's lewd remark: "It's true."

"After all, with my looks, I'll always encounter some pests. One more or one less doesn't matter. I'm used to it."

As they were talking, Chu Fan, whose clothes were intact and showed no signs of injury, was escorted back.

"This kid is a softie, scared to death. I hadn't even started exerting myself, and he confessed!"

The staff member responsible for the interrogation pointed at Chu Fan and, not knowing his place, boasted to Li Xiaoxiao, "Chu Fan couldn't even withstand a tenth of the torture that our boss Zhang Guangmu endured. He started crying and begging for mercy."

Li Xiaoxiao was speechless, not knowing how to respond.

Zhang Guangmu's eyelids twitched, and he said irritably, "Get lost! Do you really think this is something to brag about?"

There's a reason some people can only be cannon fodder Small Fry!

It's just that he ran into me, a magnanimous boss. If it were someone who wanted to maintain their authority, the death star above this guy's head would probably start twinkling.

As he spoke, Zhang Guangmu took a seemingly ordinary plastic bag from the interrogator.

"Endless Food Bag..."

Zhang Guangmu played with the plastic bag, finding that it was no different from the ones given out at supermarkets. The only distinguishing feature was that it was quite sturdy and seemed impossible to tear by hand.

Of course, it was also possible that his strength was too small.

Zhang Guangmu looked at Chu Fan, "How do I use it?"

There's definitely no such thing in the Real World.

The law of conservation of mass-energy doesn't allow it to exist.

"As long as the owner of the Endless Food Bag... that is, me, drips a few drops of my blood into it, I can create enough food for one person to eat for an entire day."

Chu Fan, scared, wiped his tears with his sleeve as he explained, "Others, without ownership, cannot create food by dripping blood into it. Only the 'host' can control it!"

"I lied just now."

"I can't feed everyone at Changhe Camp."

"Unless I willingly give up my life and jump into this Endless Food Bag."

"Only then can it truly live up to its name and produce an endless supply of food."

Speaking of which, Chu Fan subconsciously covered his mouth, then came to his senses and said resignedly, "I definitely wouldn't willingly die! Even if I jumped in, the Endless Food Bag would spit me out!"

"However, Zhang Guangmu... Boss Zhang, I can transfer the 'ownership' of the Endless Food Bag to your confidant."

"By constantly exchanging its ownership, and if everyone lives frugally, we should all be able to survive."

After taking some time to understand the information about the Endless Food Bag, Zhang Guangmu's eyes lit up.

Although Director Qian was middle-aged and his films had repeatedly failed, the appearance of this Endless Food Bag was very down-to-earth and memorable. It truly had something!

"I get it."

Zhang Guangmu tugged at the plastic bag in his hand: "So, unless we find someone willing to sacrifice themselves, we can only keep trading its ownership and have everyone take turns bleeding for food."

"In that case, with Changhe Camp's large population, it definitely can't sustain them."

"The so-called Endless Food Bag is just a decoration until the 'right person' is found."

Speaking of which, Zhang Guangmu patted Chu Fan's shoulder: "Constantly bleeding to feed your subordinates, no wonder you're so weak..."

"But if you can wrong me, fine. What were you thinking by engaging in infighting when a great enemy is upon us?"

Chu Fan felt wronged and wanted to cry: "I had my reasons!"

"At that time, you were the only one who knew my whereabouts."

"Because the information leaked, we were hunted by Boss Zhao, and my wives died one by one. As a man, how could I endure such humiliation? My mind was clouded by rage, and I lost my reason. I didn't think much of it at the time and just led my men to take revenge."

Speaking of which, Chu Fan turned his head to look at Li Xiaoxiao, his tone complex: "Because I always treated her with sincerity, yet she was always cold to me, I felt she was very special, different from my other women."

Zhang Guangmu was speechless.

What this person said made so much sense!

Although he didn't understand the connection between Chu Fan's "because" and "so," he couldn't refute it at all!

Chu Fan lowered his head like a defeated stray dog and said dejectedly, "Li Xiaoxiao believed from the very beginning that you weren't the traitor and advised me several times not to attack Changhe Camp."

"I... I was a little jealous."

As he said this, Chu Fan's face flushed, and he quickly added, "The key is, before the decisive battle, she even wanted to seize power!"

"Any normal person would think she was up to something, right?"

"My overreaction was just love turning into hate..."

"Sigh... Without the Endless Food Bag, I'm just a failure with no special skills. Talking about those things is meaningless now."

After Chu Fan's speech, not to mention Zhang Guangmu, even Li Xiaoxiao felt his logic was sound. His explanation had no problems whatsoever... except it was complete nonsense!

This blind fool couldn't even tell if someone was male or female!

"Idiot!"

Li Xiaoxiao clenched his fists, making cracking sounds, and was furious, wishing he could shoot Chu Fan in the head. "I'm truly impressed!"

He had clearly explained it ten thousand times, yet Chu Fan insisted he was a woman disguised as a man and simply refused to listen to reason!

It would be a violation of natural law if such a person didn't fail!

In one word...

Serves him right!

Zhang Guangmu gave Chu Fan a sympathetic look. "Don't wallow in self-pity like this. You still have merits."

"The person you like doesn't like you back, which shows you have good taste."

When it came to Chu Fan as a person, not only Li Xiaoxiao was resigned, but Zhang Guangmu also felt a bit of admiration.

It could only be said that he truly lived up to his background as an Overbearing CEO. He had completely integrated the "How dare you ignore me? Very well, woman, you have successfully captured my attention" trope into his instincts. Even in an Apocalypse Film, with script hints, he could forcefully steer the personal plot into his area of expertise.

From this perspective, Chu Fan's subconscious was indeed powerful, and he loved his profession.

What is professionalism?

This is professionalism!

Chu Fan sighed and resignedly extended his hand towards Zhang Guangmu, intending to transfer ownership of the Endless Food Bag.

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