The King of Heaven Himself Couldn't Stop Him

"Am I that bad?"

Watching Zhang Yang's retreating figure, Zhao Liying fell into self-doubt.

She couldn't compare to the striking beauties in the industry with bold features or elegant bone structure, but she was still a beauty. She'd had a perfectly good reason to ask for his contact information, and he'd actually turned her down?

It clearly wasn't a case of playing hard to get. He didn't even know who she was.

"Either he has very high standards, or he's a good man."

Thinking back to Zhang Yang's looks, figure, and bearing, Zhao Liying felt it made sense that he had high standards.

But he'd been so eager to help her out of a bind, and had even encouraged her to pass that kindness on. He had to be a good person, too.

"Ding."

Her phone suddenly vibrated, interrupting Zhao Liying's thoughts.

She lowered her head and checked it, discovering a text from Li Sheng asking where she was.

"I just bought some buns. I'll be there in fifteen minutes."

After quickly replying, Zhao Liying stopped thinking about Zhang Yang, turned around, and headed off in one direction.

New My Fair Princess, which had officially wrapped ten days ago, needed to reshoot a few scenes. As the actress playing Princess Qing, she'd also received a notice from the production team.

Her manager, He Ru, had only just brought her over to sign with Haitun and hadn't approved of her coming back for the reshoots. After all, it was just a handful of dispensable shots for a minor role.

But Zhao Liying had nothing to do lately, so she'd decided to come to Hengdian alone. That was how she'd ended up in such an awkward situation today.

What Zhao Liying didn't know was that not long after she left, Zhang Yang returned to the bun shop.

Come on, he'd only eaten half his breakfast.

"Um, I thought you weren't going to eat those and didn't want them to go to waste."

"Should I buy you some more?"

The middle-aged man who'd been sitting at the same table gave Zhang Yang an awkward smile.

He was holding a large meat bun that he'd taken from Zhang Yang's plate.

"It's fine. I really wasn't going to eat it. I came back to buy some to take to a friend."

Zhang Yang smiled at him, telling him not to feel too bad. It wasn't as if the man had deliberately taken advantage of him. If anyone was to blame, it was Zhao Xiaodao, wasn't it?

After buying a few more buns, Zhang Yang headed back to the hotel, though his thoughts were on the Entertainment Opportunity Guide.

"My Opportunity Points went up. Looks like my guess was right."

"As long as I seize an opportunity mentioned in the guide, I can earn Opportunity Points. I don't have to unlock the guide and copy its answer exactly."

This time, he'd deliberately tried something different.

He wanted to find out whether he could earn Opportunity Points by seizing an opportunity on his own.

If he couldn't, he'd have to be even more careful about spending his Character Points. He only had a limited number, but new opportunity events appeared every day.

Being able to earn Opportunity Points by finding opportunities on his own was undoubtedly good news. After all, he could use Opportunity Points for Dream Entry, which let him randomly obtain character abilities and strengthen himself.

"Character Points are still very important, though." Zhang Yang couldn't help thinking of the first two opportunity events.

If he hadn't bought the Scripture Pavilion in advance, then even if he'd shown up in front of Liu Shishi right on time, he wouldn't have been able to help. He could only have watched the opportunity pass him by.

If he hadn't brought along his freshman textbooks, then even knowing about Reba's predicament, he still wouldn't have been able to help in time.

That was what Character Points were for: letting him learn the best solution ahead of time.

But in this case, Zhao Liying had forgotten her money. All he'd needed to help was some cash.

"In that case, the Opportunity Manual is even more useful than I thought."

"If I want to save Character Points, I'll have to do more analysis myself."

A glint flashed in Zhang Yang's dark eyes.

Seizing an opportunity through the guide didn't just earn him Opportunity Points. It also earned him the goodwill of people in real life.

Their gratitude could bring him all sorts of benefits and connections.

So even if he couldn't earn Opportunity Points by seizing an opportunity on his own, he still wouldn't pass one up.

"I need to do more experiments."

Zhang Yang secretly hoped another suitable opportunity would appear soon.

But he didn't expect to wait another six days before one finally came along.

[Time: March 25, 20:13

Location: Along the River During the Qingming Festival scenic area, Hengdian World Studios.

Guide: (Locked/1 Character Point)]

"Six days."

"Do you have any idea what I've been through these past six days?!"

Zhang Yang had lost count of how many times he'd opened the Opportunity Manual today, his heart full of resentment.

The opportunities that had appeared over the past six days had either been too far away for him to reach in time, or their surface details made it hard to work out who was in trouble and how he might help.

Nor had any of them seemed tempting enough to make him spend Character Points to find out more.

Only today had another opportunity appeared nearby, close enough for him to go and investigate.

"A'Yang, today's shoot went smoothly. You'll be able to wrap in a few days. Want to grab some late-night food together?" Lin Feng came over to Zhang Yang, a smile on his usually meticulous face.

Whether it was the dialogue scenes or the fight scenes, Zhang Yang and Nazha had both been a breeze to work with.

If he were the producer or an investor on The Legend of Dugu, he'd want to give both of them enough extra scenes to make them major supporting characters. They would definitely improve the quality of the show.

Making them leads was out of the question, though. Zhang Yang and Nazha weren't famous enough to help the show sell for a good price.

"Brother Lin, I've got something to do tonight. Next time, definitely."

Lin Feng's words made Zhang Yang's heart skip a beat. He promptly turned him down.

After waiting six whole days, he'd finally come across a suitable opportunity.

Late-night food with him tonight?

Even the King of Heaven himself couldn't stop him!

"What is it? Do you need my help?" Lin Feng asked warmly.

The invitation had come out of nowhere, and Zhang Yang couldn't think of an excuse on the spot.

Just then, Nazha came over from nearby and said in a sweet voice, "Brother Yang, didn't you say you'd take me to see Shaolin? When are we leaving?"

Shaolin, which had premiered on January 19 that year, starred Andy Lau, Xie Tingfeng, Jackie Chan, Fan Xiaopang, and other popular stars.

Nazha had been too busy to see it around New Year. By the time she had free time, it had already left theaters. She wasn't interested in pirated copies online, so she'd been waiting for an official HD release on a video platform.

She'd brought up the film while chatting with Zhang Yang yesterday. He'd told her that a private cinema near Hengdian was still showing it and that he could take her tonight.

This was a time when cinemas were flourishing wildly and market regulations weren't very strict. Even some cinema chains arranged their own screenings to make money, let alone privately funded theaters.

Zhang Yang: "..."

He'd made plans with Nazha the previous evening over dinner, while the opportunity had appeared at eight that night.

Ever since then, he'd been so preoccupied with the opportunity that he'd forgotten he'd promised to take her to the movies.

One problem wasn't even settled, and now there was another.

"Oh, so you've got a date with a beauty." Lin Feng gave him a knowing smile.

He was happy to help make it happen.

The whole production team could tell that Nazha treated Zhang Yang differently, as if she'd fallen deeply into character.

He said "as if" because it had happened so quickly. They'd barely shot anything, and she'd barely had any scenes.

"Then I'll grab late-night food with Old Wang and the others. I won't get in the way of your date." Lin Feng took his leave.

The word "date" brought a blush to Nazha's delicate face. She lowered her head to look at her toes and didn't object.

Zhang Yang: "..."

The good news was that he had one less problem.

The bad news was that it was even harder to turn Nazha down.