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Chapter 118

Seeing Liu Qingling again

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Actors Please Take Your Place in the Production Crew's office.

Xu Yi finally met the discerning Boss Xu.

"A warm welcome to Director Xu!"

Boss Xu and all the group's employees gave a warm welcome, and dozens of people applauded enthusiastically.

Clap clap clap clap!

"Stop! Stop! Stop! It's too fast, I can't take it!"

Xu Yi quickly stopped him, his face showing displeasure.

"What frequency? There's such a thing as frequency when clapping?"

"Boss Xu, what are you saying? It's one thing for young people to be energetic and not know how to control themselves, but how can you, at your age, not understand the proper rhythm? Three times, then pause, nine times, then one..."

Boss Xu was completely baffled as to what clapping had to do with energy and physical strength, but when he heard the second half, he suddenly realized what was going on and stopped the clapping.

Is this brat mocking his poor health?

[Negative emotions +100]

Um?

I'm kindly sharing my secrets to being a man, why can't you appreciate my good intentions?

At 48 years old, with a waist circumference of 4 feet 8 inches, she's as fat as a bucket. How can she be happy without finding her own rhythm in life?

"You don't appreciate a kind heart!"

Xu Yi snorted coldly and went into Boss Xu's office.

After some discussion, the details of the collaboration were finalized. In addition to the Director of "Actors Please Take Your Place, "Xu Yi also received a contract for a theatrical film.

However, given that Xu Yi only had experience shooting short dramas, Boss Xu only arranged for Xu Yi to work on low-budget thrillers.

"Director Xu, would you like to make a Western-style splatter film? I have some readily available resources here."

"That's what Boss Xu said."

"Plasma tablets?"

Xu Yi sneered upon hearing this.

NO! NO! NO!

What era are we living in? Still making traditional blood and gore films?

These days, watching too many splatter movies only reminds me of the blood and gore in hot pot...

Xu Yi looked at the few remaining hairs on Boss Xu's head and revealed a wicked smile.

When it comes to thrillers, our ancestors were the masters of psychological horror, far superior to those low-grade Western films that only rely on visual gore and stimulation.

"Mr. Xu, what are you looking at?"

Boss Xu instinctively shrank back, his body covered in cold sweat.

Could it be that Director Xu shares the Tong Nan?

Is this the spicy capital?

[Negative emotions +100]

Um?

Where do these negative emotions come from?

Xu Yi snapped out of his reverie and looked at Boss Xu with displeasure.

Old man, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm going to take advantage of you?

Good heavens! Look at yourself! You're fat and ugly, and I don't even care about chest hair, but you don't even have a basic beard? That's going too far!

Do you think all of us at Tong Nan have such casual tastes?

Tong Nan and I just have different tastes, it's not like we lack aesthetic sense...

Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!

Who is Tong Nan? I almost took her character's persona seriously!

"Boss Xu, the business is done. Overtime is absolutely out of the question, absolutely out of the question for the rest of my life!"

After Xu Yi finished speaking, he immediately made his escape.

"Director Xu?"

Before Boss Xu could react, Xu Yi had already dashed away.

"Am I that scary? Why are you running so fast?"

"Boss Xu said mournfully."

Upon hearing this, the secretary standing to the side twitched at the corner of her mouth.

The Boss really has no self-awareness!

Is someone who's not eager to leave work mentally ill?

"Boss, Director Xu has confirmed the collaboration, but the contract hasn't been signed yet. Is he dissatisfied with our revenue-sharing agreement?"

The secretary pointed to the documents on the table and gave a reminder.

Boss Xu's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"That's it! Director Xu is giving me a warning!"

"Giving Director Xu 50% is still too little. Although I will bear all the risks, talent is hard to come by, and investing in someone as talented as Director Xu is an opportunity given to me by God!"

"Fifty percent is still too little. Increase Director Xu's share to seventy percent, no, eighty percent!"

The secretary was stunned upon hearing this.

My Boss is known as Grandet, a notorious miser. When did he become so generous?

Could it be that he's really taken a liking to Director Xu...?

Director Xu's charm is truly amazing!!

Outside the Hotel, Xu Yi rode his electric scooter, enjoying the evening breeze, and felt an urge to howl like a wolf.

To have turned Yi Xing Entertainment into a legitimate business so quickly, I'm simply a genius.

He's successful in his career and accomplished at a young age, but unfortunately, he has no beautiful woman by his side to match him!

The abstract Huang Lu, the delicate Xu Yu, and the fiery school beauty senior—who should I choose to spend this romantic night with?

Etc!

Xu Yi suddenly stopped his electric scooter and looked at a familiar figure by the roadside.

Liu Qingling.

It's like my wish came true! Liu Qingling is actually here. It must be fate!

The world is vast, but God is the greatest!

Let's go for a drink!

Hehe... maybe something will happen tonight!

However, why is Liu Qingling sitting by the roadside in a daze, as if she has suffered a major shock?

To be honest, Xu Yi didn't consider himself a scumbag and wouldn't fall in love with every woman he met, but Liu Qingling was indeed a rare beauty.

He walked over quietly.

Snap!

"Liu Qingling, guess who I am?"

Liu Qingling trembled, slowly turned her head, revealing a pale, exhausted panda-like face.

"Mr. Xu, what a coincidence, you're here too!"

Xu Yi's gaze was blank.

"What the hell... are you possessed or cursed? I'm warning you, this is the new era! Ghosts and monsters are forbidden from becoming spirits, and even more so from possessing people!"

As he spoke, Xu Yi made some scribbles, flicked his finger, and gave Liu Qingling a flick on the forehead.

"Take this!"

"It hurts!"

[Negative emotions +100]

Liu Qingling covered her forehead, her panda eyes filled with tears, on the verge of sobbing.

"Xu Yi, I'm not possessed by a ghost! I'm Liu Qingling! I'm so miserable!"

"I haven't slept or eaten all day, and I got scammed out of all my money. I'm so miserable, and you're still bullying me!"

"Xu Yi, I wanted to get a certificate and then go for training and work, but I got scammed out of all my money and ended up with loans. I originally wanted to work and earn money, but now I'm paying to work and I'm drowning in debt!"

Xu Yi was stunned again.

Is this even human language?

Paying to work, taking out loans, and ending up with a mountain of debt?

Xu Yi could barely understand any one of them individually, since paying to work wasn't unusual anymore. But all of them combined were beyond his comprehension!

While others go to work to earn money, is Liu Qingling risking her life by going to work?

"Liu Qingling, others work like oxen and horses so that they won't have to work like oxen and horses in their later lives. You work like an ox and horse so that you'll still be an ox and horse in your next life?"

Xu Yi said.

Puff!

Liu Qingling clutched her neck, as if she had been pierced by an arrow, her face turning even more ashen.

[Negative emotions +200]

"Xu Yi, I know I'm stupid, so please stop laughing at me."

You know you're stupid, right?

Xu Yi remained silent.

He gave Liu Qingling 100,000 yuan hoping she could get back on track and live a good life, but he never expected that this silly girl would be swindled out of all her money.

I was born to be a workaholic!

Xu Yi coughed and parked his electric scooter to the side.

"Liu Qingling, where is that pyramid scheme company? I'll go get your money back for you."

Liu Qingling quickly shook her head.

"No, they outnumber you and have the upper hand. You're no match for them, and they even have thugs among them. You're no match for them!"

Waaaaah, how could I be so stupid!

"Just leave me alone. I brought this on myself. You should leave now, or I'm afraid my stupidity will affect you!"

Xu Yi smiled.

Opponent?

With a system at his disposal, who is worthy of being his opponent?

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