The Scene Wraps Up, Rewards Arrive Abruptly

Zhang Yang naturally didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs and didn't offer any opinions.

Before long, the car arrived at the Junlan Hotel.

"Then I'll head back now." Xiang Xiaotian, gentle and obedient like a kitten, leaned in and gave her a passionate kiss.

"Okay, go ahead." Zhang Yang patted Xiang Xiaotian the back.

As she got off the bus, Xiang Xiaotian a soft cry of pain, perhaps aggravating some sore spot, and then limped off the bus.

Zhang Yang intended to get out of the car to help him up, but he spotted Xiang Detao's figure in the hotel from afar.

"Let's go." He simply told the driver to drive off.

Inside the hotel, Xiang Detao immediately noticed that his daughter was walking with a limp, so he went over to check on her.

"What happened? Did you sprain your ankle? Wait, was that Chairman Zhang in that Phantom just now?"

"Yes." Xiang Xiaotian nodded gently.

"Why don't you come in and sit down?" Xiang Detao muttered. "Are you alright? Dad's here to help you."

"It's alright, Dad, Zhang Yang is very busy and doesn't have time." Xiang Xiaotian and Xiang Detao walked into the hotel together. "By the way, Dad, Dong Jun has been subtly hinting to me that he wants to buy a car. He'll definitely ask Mom for it later, so please don't agree!"

"That kid." Xiang Detao's eyes widened. "If he asked, I could lend him 100,000 or 200,000, but not much more. Last time, when he was buying a house, he didn't even want to look at ordinary houses; he wanted to buy a single-story apartment. If your uncle hadn't personally intervened, I wouldn't have bothered with him."

"Yes, Dad, we can't tolerate this kind of person. They've gotten used to freeloading!"

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As soon as Zhang Yang returned to the hotel, the young lady at the front desk jogged over.

"Chairman Zhang, Chairman Zhang."

"What is it?" Zhang Yang stopped and asked curiously.

"The two guests you mentioned yesterday came looking for you very early this morning," the receptionist explained in detail.

"Looking for me? If you come again, just make up some excuse to get rid of me," Zhang Yang said casually.

The receptionist, seeing the boss's attitude, immediately understood.

It turns out those two weren't important guests of the boss at all.

"Yes, Chairman Zhang, I understand."

Zhang Yang nodded and turned to leave.

Not long after they left, someone hurriedly caught up with them.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, please take care."

Zhang Yang turned around and saw that it was indeed Dong Jun from yesterday.

"Oh, it's Xiao Dong. How was your stay last night?" Zhang Yang asked with a friendly smile.

"That's great, thank you so much, Brother Zhang." Dong Jun said with a fawning smile. "By the way, Brother Zhang, I have something I'd like to ask you for help with?"

Zhang Yang blinked, feeling a little incredulous.

Seriously... you still dare to ask him for a thing? It can't be that bad, can it?

"Okay, you go ahead."

"Brother Zhang, my girlfriend heard that your hotel has a suite that costs 80,000 yuan a night, and she wants to... take a picture inside. It would be even better if she could stay for one night," Dong Jun said with a beaming smile.

"Oh, is that it?" Zhang Yang said with regret. "It would have been fine if it had been earlier, but there are important guests staying in that house now, so it's impossible to disturb them. I'm really sorry."

"I see." Dong Jun looked a little disappointed, but quickly composed himself. "That's alright... Brother Zhang, actually I..."

Seeing that he seemed to be brewing something and wanted to say something, Zhang Yang simply patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then do as you please. I have something to do, so I won't keep you company."

Dong Jun choked, speechless as he watched Zhang Yang leave.

The words I'd been preparing for so long, I still never got the chance to say.

Inside the elevator:

"This Dong Jun really dares to speak up," Zhang Yang muttered to himself with amusement.

He only exchanged a few polite words with him out of Xiang Xiaotian, and then took it seriously.

Ultimately, he was just an insignificant nobody, and Zhang Yang quickly put the matter out of his mind.

With everything else settled, Zhang Yang's only task now is to focus wholeheartedly on filming his upcoming scenes well.

Then, he bid a clean and decisive farewell to his cameo career.

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A day later, Tian Chuxi's production team resumed filming, ending a brief hiatus for the web series.

I don't know if good things just take time to come.

Since the last incident, the entire crew seems to be working together much more smoothly, and everyone is in exceptionally good spirits.

This, of course, includes Zhang Yang.

Everything is progressing smoothly. Zhang Yang's scenes are being filmed at a rate that changes almost every day.

On this day, the plot progresses to the point where the female lead regains her memories and completely bids farewell to the male supporting character, who is played by Zhang Yang.

There's a scene where, well, the male supporting character and the female lead need to share a deep kiss to say goodbye.

Throughout the entire series, similar scenes were all filmed using camera tricks, but this time...

"What? Chu Xi, you're not going to use a camera trick this time?" her manager, Sister Sun, asked incredulously.

"Yes, this match isn't suitable for using a camera angle to create tension. We need to convey that emotional turmoil. Using a camera angle won't achieve that emotional impact," Tian Chuxi said calmly.

On set, everyone remained silent.

Especially the male lead, who stood by longingly, but didn't dare to utter a single word.

He, the male lead, was relegated to the bottom of the cast, never having a proper interaction with the female lead, and all his kissing scenes were faked. And now, he had to witness the supporting male character and the female lead having a real kissing scene on set.

This feeling...

Although he knew it was all acting, he still had a strange feeling in his heart.

"Chairman Zhang is here!" someone exclaimed.

In the distance, a tall and handsome figure strode in with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger.

Look at the dazzling figure before you, and then look at the pretty boy-next-door male lead. The difference is immediately apparent, and everyone feels a sense of awe.

From any perspective, the male supporting character should be the one to rise to the top, and the male lead should step aside.

"Is it almost done?" Zhang Yang asked as he came over.

He didn't need any makeup or styling beforehand; a simple bespoke suit was enough to steal the show, making it a completely natural performance.

"Chairman Zhang, let's finalize the details regarding the scenes," the director said in a low voice as he approached the set.

Zhang Yang nodded and listened to him recount the details.

Upon hearing that the kissing scene was going to be real, I couldn't help but glance at Tian Chuxi, who was getting her makeup done before filming.

It seemed to sense his gaze.

Tian Chuxi glanced at him, then deliberately looked away.

"Whatever." Zhang Yang looked away, nodded to the director, and appeared quite calm.

The director couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.

As expected of Chairman Zhang.

Even though he has a kissing scene with Tian Chuxi later, he can still act so calmly.

A moment later, filming began.

The back-and-forth entanglements and conflicts are self-evident, as this is a web series full of melodramatic clichés, and further discussion is pointless.

However, the key moments began to unfold.

Zhang Yang and Tian Chuxi stood facing each other, their eyes meeting.

Zhang Yang gazed at Tian Chuxi's full lips, hesitated for a moment, and was just about to get to the point.

Unexpectedly, the sweet scent suddenly became very close, and her lips instantly felt soft.

Tian Chuxi surprisingly took the initiative and kissed him first.

"Oh, this..."

Zhang Yang blinked, and for the first time, he didn't know where to put his hands.

In the past, he deliberately used filming as an excuse to be a little mischievous, but this time, faced with such a passionate and intense moment, one could even sense genuine emotion, he was completely at a loss.

"Click!"

In the distance, the director called for a pause.

Tian Chuxi took a small half-step back, gazing at Zhang Yang with a half-smile in her eyes, "Your kiss doesn't sound like that of a seasoned lover at all..."

"Hurry up, do it again." Zhang Yang was not about to give up.

"Dream on." Tian Chuxi sneered smugly.

The director quickly stepped forward from a short distance away.

"Ms. Tian did a great job just now. Uh, Mr. Zhang, later, you need to get a little more into it, you need to be more expressive, like..."

"I understand. It's like the feeling of about to lose someone forever, not wanting to let go but painfully letting go, right?" Zhang Yang laughed.

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean." The director's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

A moment later, the play was performed again.

The sound of filming starting accompanied this.

Zhang Yang stood in front of Tian Chuxi, watching the fleeting provocation in her eyes. The next second, without hesitation, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her deeply.

Acting? Anyone can do that.

The first time was caught off guard; the second time, it was a matter of face.

This popular young actress is, frankly, just a young girl. She dares to challenge me? I have to teach her a lesson!

During their embrace, Tian Chuxi's eyes widened slightly, seemingly in disbelief, but the next second, she simply closed her eyes and tightly embraced the person in front of her.

On set, the director, crew, and even the male lead looked at each other in bewilderment at the scene before them.

This... this...

This is really outrageous!

No one spoke, no one disturbed them; they all seemed to have become mere supporting characters, with only the couple on the field being the main characters.

"Um... I feel a bit superfluous." The young male lead felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if he were the most superfluous person on set.

"Don't talk!" a female staff member gestured, her eyes fixed on the scene.

I don't know how much time passed.

Zhang Yang was suddenly bitten on the lip, not too hard, not too soft.

Opening her eyes, she saw only Tian Chuxi's dark eyes.

"Okay! That's a wrap!" the director shouted.

Zhang Yang loosened his grip slightly, and with a hint of reluctance, slid his hand down from Tian Chuxi's waist and gave her a quick pat.

When he came to his senses, he found that Tian Chuxi was staring at him without moving.

They seemed oblivious to their own actions.

"Have you touched enough?" Tian Chuxi suddenly asked with a smile.

"I feel a little awkward asking you that." Zhang Yang smiled and lowered his hand, his expression quickly returning to normal.

"You're such a contradictory person," Tian Chuxi, turning her head slightly to look at Zhang Yang. "Sometimes you're upright, brave, and honorable, and other times... you just have to get handsy and take advantage of me."

"You overestimate me." Zhang Yang shook his head and smiled.

What integrity and courage? He's just an ordinary person, okay?

As they were talking, the staff came over, all saying that the performance just now was excellent.

"Sister Chu Xi, I have a feeling this drama is destined to be a huge hit."

"Thank you for your kind words." Tian Chuxi smiled and nodded to the staff around her.

"Chairman Zhang, your performance was fantastic!" The actor who played the male lead jogged up, his eyes filled with undisguised envy.

After all, even though he's the male lead, he doesn't get that kind of treatment in the show.

"Huh? Xiao Zhao, it's normal for others to say that, but you, the male lead, shouldn't say things like that. It feels weird to me," Zhang Yang said, amused.

In a TV drama, it's like the male lead seeing the female lead kissing another man and then having to come up and praise her for their passionate kiss—that's really weird, isn't it?

"No, no, I was just speaking from an actor's perspective, expressing my feelings." The actor playing the male lead quickly waved his hand and kept explaining.

After this scene, Zhang Yang's subsequent scenes are few and far between.

The countdown to leaving the film crew has begun.

After the crowd dispersed and today's filming was over, Zhang Yang looked around but only saw Tian Chuxi's figure quickly leaving.

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Since that day, Zhang Yang's filming schedule has accelerated, with almost every day packed full of scenes.

Soon, his supporting role will be taken down.

That day, the final scene came to a close.

The crew members and actors on set burst into enthusiastic applause.

Clapping!

Some people even brought flowers.

"Zhang Yang, thank you for all your hard work over the years." Tian Chuxi stepped forward, her eyes gleaming with a light that flickered with an indescribable emotion. "How about we get together tonight?"

"Everyone... together?" Zhang Yang looked around and suddenly asked with a smile.

"Of course, together."

In the evening, the film crew set up several tables at the hotel to celebrate the completion of Zhang Yang's scenes.

At the dinner table, everyone from the director and production assistants to the actors, big and small, took turns toasting Zhang Yang, each bowing their heads.

They vaguely knew that this Chairman Zhang's businesses seemed to extend far beyond this five-star hotel, so naturally they all wanted to get acquainted with him. Regardless of whether they would be of use in the future, it was always good to establish a good relationship.

Zhang Yang accepted all drinks offered, though he didn't necessarily finish them all. Even if he only took small sips, the gradual increase in quantity led to a qualitative change, and he lost count of how much he had drunk.

Even with his enormous capacity for alcohol, he felt slightly tipsy.

Fortunately, my mind is still relatively clear.

However, others thought he was drunk.

"Zhang Yang, are you drunk?" Tian Chuxi suddenly sat down beside her and asked softly.

Zhang Yang waved his hand but didn't say anything.

"Looks like he's really a bit drunk." Tian Chuxi gently patted Zhang Yang. "How about we go out for some fresh air?"

"Okay, sure." Zhang Yang nodded.

A moment later, the two went outside and enjoyed the evening breeze.

Tian Chuxi stood next to Zhang Yang with her arms crossed.

"I've never been drunk, but I've heard that people who get drunk often black out the next day?"

"Right?" Zhang Yang said casually, wondering why Tian Chuxi brought this up.

"Zhang Yang." Tian Chuxi's eyes suddenly lit up. "I've been wanting to thank you for what happened last time."

"It's been so long, why thank me?" Zhang Yang shook his head.

"Close your eyes, I'll give you something," Tian Chuxi suddenly said mysteriously.

"What's all this mystery about? What are you giving me?" Zhang Yang was perfectly sober, but judging from her expression, it seemed Tian Chuxi thought he was drunk.

So he simply closed his eyes.

Suddenly, all sound went out, but a sweet fragrance wafted towards my nose.

Zhang Yang opened his eyes and instinctively pulled the figure in front of him into his arms.

Unlike the previous times, today Tian Chuxi tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and offered him a kiss, obediently letting him hold her.

I don't know how much time passed, but then I heard a soft moan in my ear.

Tian Chuxi pursed her lips, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes were bold and courageous.

Are you satisfied with this gift?

"Not quite enough..." Zhang Yang's eyes flickered, a burning desire still lingering.

"Greedy fool, don't even think about it." Tian Chuxi suddenly laughed, took a few steps back, then turned and jogged away.

Zhang Yang stood there, then suddenly smiled, but didn't chase after him.

Looking at the night sky, dotted with stars, I heard the system notification in my mind.

The mission is complete.