Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1650 Su Jinbei's Suggestion, Li Qian's Shock
"Baby Bei, how's filming going these days?" Jiang Chen and Su Jinbei chatted as they walked.

Su Jinbei is not only a top-tier celebrity, but also the eldest daughter of the Su family in Yanjing.

A year ago (in the First World), the Su family of Yanjing was a huge family to Jiang Chen, but now, to Jiang Chen, the Su family of Yanjing is just a small family.

However, Jiang Chen couldn't sense the air of a wealthy young lady in Su Jinbei.

To be precise, among the large families in the First World, very few families would provide standardized training for their offspring.

"It's nothing special." Su Jinbei looked around with her eyes, as if searching for something.

"That's all? Looks like you're leaving the entertainment industry?" Jiang Chen looked at Su Jinbei with curiosity.

"What? What? Retiring from the entertainment industry?" Su Jinbei looked at Jiang Chen with bared teeth and claws, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, as if she was about to pounce on him and tear him apart at any moment.

"Isn't that right? Didn't you say that acting is just so-so? The entertainment industry is not only a place of fame and fortune, but also a place where you either move forward or fall behind. If you don't improve, what else can you do besides leave the entertainment industry?" Jiang Chen said matter-of-factly.

"..." Su Jinbei.

"Am I wrong?" Jiang Chen looked at Su Jinbei with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Of course not." Su Jinbei's voice suddenly rose.

"Then please tell me, Miss Su, what is wrong with this humble monk?" Jiang Chen almost said Amitabha.

“A poor monk? I’m a poor nun…” Su Jinbei’s eyes widened.

"This humble monk and this humble nun are a match made in heaven, my darling Bei, are you hinting at something to me?" Jiang Chen smiled gently and put his arms around Su Jinbei's waist.

"What do you mean 'a perfect match'? You're talking nonsense." Su Jinbei's tone was somewhat weak.

"Is that so?" A sly glint flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes, then he whispered a few words in Su Jinbei's ear.

Su Jinbei's pretty face flushed red instantly.

next moment.

Su Jinbei raised her fist and punched Jiang Chen.

With a forceful pull, Jiang Chen caused Su Jinbei to fall into his arms.

"You'll have to pay the price if you want to hit me," Jiang Chen whispered in Su Jinbei's ear.

“You…” Su Jinbei glared fiercely at Jiang Chen, then raised her high heel and stomped on Jiang Chen’s foot.

next moment.

Su Jinbei's face flushed red, and she looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief: "How could you do this..."

“This is called an equivalent exchange. You bully me, I bully you. That’s fair,” Jiang Chen said.

"..." Su Jinbei.

What fairness?

This is simply not fair.

"You think it's unfair?" Jiang Chen asked.

Su Jinbei snorted.

“Then…” Jiang Chen picked up Su Jinbei and walked to the side.

A moment later, Jiang Chen and Su Jinbei arrived behind an advertising billboard by the roadside.

"What do you want to do?" Su Jinbei looked at Jiang Chen warily.

Jiang Chen didn't speak, but instead removed her mask.

The next moment, Su Jinbei's pretty face was fully revealed to Jiang Chen.

"So beautiful," Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Su Jinbei blinked her beautiful eyes.

Jiang Chen chuckled softly and lowered his head to kiss him.

"..." Su Jinbei's eyes widened in disbelief, as if she couldn't believe that Jiang Chen would dare to do such a thing.

a long time.

Jiang Chen then released Su Jinbei: "Is that fair now?"

"..." Su Jinbei.

Is this fair?

In her opinion, this was even more unfair than before.

Jiang Chen chuckled and started chatting with Su Jinbei.

Time flies like an arrow; half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Until Su Jinbei's phone rang.

"I... I'll answer the phone." Su Jinbei pushed Jiang Chen away.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you outside.” Jiang Chen naturally wouldn’t refuse.

"Hmm." Su Jinbei breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Jinbei took her phone out of her bag after Jiang Chen walked out of the billboard.

the other side.

Jiang Chen stood by the roadside, looking at the pedestrians with a bored expression.

Just then, a woman appeared in Jiang Chen's line of sight.

The system notification sounded the moment the woman was seen.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received twelve Mortal Fire Seeds.]

"Twelve tinderboxes?"

"This is the second time I've checked in."

According to the system introduction, ordinary fire is just common flame, usually found in the hands of ordinary cultivators. Its flame temperature and attack power are relatively low, but it can be used as learning material for basic fire-type skills. Its power and application range are both lower than that of exotic fire (exotic fire is also divided into grades, such as spirit grade, profound grade, holy grade, royal grade, emperor grade, etc.).

The ordinary fire seed that you are currently checking in with the system is the seed of ordinary fire.

Fire-attribute martial artists can cultivate more effectively after refining ordinary fire seeds.

"This mortal fire seed is a good thing... it can be given to the Jiang family's chef team."

"A fire source and a pot of unified energy, they are a perfect match."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Sun Baoqin, a character in "My Second Half of Life".

In the drama, she plays Liu Lina's mother. She is warm, energetic, and has a passionate, kind, straightforward, easily excitable, energetic, and warm-hearted personality. After her daughter-in-law's mother passes away, Sun Baoqin is offended by the behavior of others at the funeral and speaks frankly, offering advice on how to improve her daughter and son-in-law's family life.

"The plot of 'My Second Half of Life' begins in 25."

"There are still eight years before the story begins."

"I met Liu Lina before, but I didn't expect to run into Sun Baoqin today."

Sun Baoqin, a native of Nanjing, has a stable job and is quite attractive. She married Liu Debao, who came from a rural background, and they should have been an enviable couple. However, her in-laws favored sons over daughters. After giving birth to her daughter, Liu Lina, she couldn't even get a hot meal when she returned to her hometown for the Lunar New Year. Her mother-in-law asked her to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, but by the time she finished, all the food was gone, and no one cared about her while she was breastfeeding. Who wouldn't feel indignant in such a situation? But she didn't choose to swallow her anger; instead, she severed ties with her in-laws and firmly protected her own family.

Liu Debao was timid and weak-willed. When he was falsely accused of stealing steel bars at the factory, he dared not argue. It was Sun Baoqin who stepped in to confront the section chief, thus saving his job and reputation. If it weren't for her holding the family together, they would have been bullied to the point of being unable to hold their heads high long ago. But her assertiveness wasn't because she liked it, but because no one else could stand up for her.

Sun Baoqin's middle-aged toil: managing money, affairs, and the whole family, yet she was met with a lot of complaints.

Liu Debao was vain but lacked his own opinions, so Sun Baoqin had to manage the money very carefully, fearing he would be misled into spending recklessly. And what happened? Their daughter, Liu Lina, felt sorry for her father and secretly gave him money, which he then used to top up his account at a rural guesthouse and buy exorbitantly priced burial plots, eventually threatening to jump into a river. Sun Baoqin went to cancel the membership card, embarrassing him in public. While this seemed heartless, if she hadn't stopped him, the family fortune would have been squandered.

She was completely devoted to her daughter and son-in-law, helping to take care of her grandson, looking after her mother-in-law who had cancer, and even serving her elderly father-in-law. But Shen Qing didn't appreciate it, feeling she was meddling too much. Yes, she was indeed nagging and meddlesome, but her motivation was always to prevent her children from suffering. When Shen Qing invested 80 yuan in a new drug, she said it was unreliable, and it actually resulted in a loss; when Liu Lina's marriage was in trouble, she was extremely anxious, but the more she tried to persuade her daughter, the more rebellious she became. She saw things clearly, but her methods were wrong, ultimately resulting in her doing all the work for nothing.

Sun Baoqin's loneliness in her later years: she gave everything, yet became the most despised person.

Liu Debao attempted suicide by jumping into the river but failed, and he resented her; Liu Lina yelled at her, feeling that she had driven her father to his death; Shen Qing disliked her meddling and wished she would stay out of things. She had fought for this family her whole life, but in the end, she became the least liked person in the family.

But looking back, what would this family be like without her? Liu Debao might have been cheated out of his job long ago, Liu Lina's marriage might have broken down much earlier, and her grandson, Duole, might have been left unattended. Her problem wasn't that she was bad, but that she was too capable and too worried. As a result, everyone depended on her, yet disliked her domineering nature.

Sun Baoqin is very much like those mothers and mothers-in-law in real life who are "sharp-tongued but soft-hearted"—they are clearly the ones who worry the most, yet they are always accused of nagging; they are clearly the ones who protect the family the most, yet they are always complained about for interfering too much. It's not that they don't want to be gentle, but life hasn't given them the right to be weak.

“Sun Baoqin is pitiful, but not tragic, because at least she dared to fight, protect, and give. However, if she could have loosened her grip a little and let others share some of the responsibility, perhaps the outcome would have been different.”

"However, the reward for signing in with Sun Baoqin is quite good."

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

However, Jiang Chen quickly looked away and turned to the others.

About five minutes later, Su Jinbei came out from behind the billboard.

At this moment, Su Jinbei had put her mask back on.

"Is the call over? Let's go have dinner together," Jiang Chen invited.

“I know a private restaurant,” Su Jinbei said. “Then lead the way,” Jiang Chen said.

Su Jinbei naturally had no objection upon hearing this.

Led by Su Jinbei, the two arrived at a courtyard house.

"Is this the place?" Jiang Chen asked, glancing at the courtyard house.

"Yes, the private cuisine here is very famous, and you need an introducer to eat here," Su Jinbei said as she led Jiang Chen into the courtyard.

"Do you come here often?" Jiang Chen was not surprised by the existence of these private restaurants, especially in a place like Yanjing, where most of the people who come to eat private restaurants are either rich or noble.

“I only come here a few times a year,” Su Jinbei said.

"That's good." Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why do you say that?" Su Jinbei looked at Jiang Chen, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

“Because if you come here often, the people here will definitely recognize you. And today you came with me, what do you think they will think?” Jiang Chen didn’t say the rest aloud, but the meaning was already very clear.

"Uh……"

Su Jinbei was completely taken aback by Jiang Chen's words and immediately gave him a disgruntled look.

Even with Jiang Chen's exceptional culinary skills, he had to admit that the dishes prepared by this private chef were quite good.

"See? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Su Jinbei looked at Jiang Chen.

“Okay, we’ll come again when we have time,” Jiang Chen said.

"If you want to come, then come yourself." Su Jinbei understood what Jiang Chen meant, but she did not do as Jiang Chen said.

“What’s the point of me coming alone? It’s more fun coming with you.” Jiang Chen stood up and said to Su Jinbei, “Let’s go.”

Su Jinbei nodded, picked up her bag from the chair next to her, and then followed Jiang Chen out of the courtyard.

"How about we go see a movie?" Jiang Chen asked.

"It's getting late, I want to go home," Su Jinbei said.

"Shall I take you back?" Jiang Chen said.

“Okay.” Su Jinbei did not refuse.

About half an hour later, Jiang Chen drove to Xiangshan Qingqin.

Su Jinbei lives in Villa No. 10, Qingqin, Xiangshan. This is not the first time Jiang Chen has taken her home, but the last time he took Su Jinbei home was a year ago.

However, Su Jinbei did not let Jiang Chen drive into Xiangshan Qingqin, but instead had Jiang Chen park the car at the entrance of Xiangshan Qingqin.

"You really won't let me take you back?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I can walk back by myself." Su Jinbei naturally understood Jiang Chen's thoughts, but even though Jiang Chen had eaten her lipstick today, she didn't want him to take things any further.

This isn't just about whether she likes Jiang Chen or not; it's also about her family background.

“Okay.” Jiang Chen turned to look at Su Jinbei: “From now on, if I call you to ask you out, you can’t refuse.”

“Okay.” Su Jinbei did not refuse.

Su Jinbei was worried that if she didn't agree, Jiang Chen would follow her into the villa.

"You agreed?" Jiang Chen's eyes showed surprise.

"Is it not allowed?" Su Jinbei asked in return.

“Okay, but I’m so happy.” Jiang Chen grasped Su Jinbei’s hand.

"I'm going back." Su Jinbei didn't struggle, but said after Jiang Chen squeezed her hand.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen released Su Jinbei.

"That……"

Su Jinbei hesitated for a moment, then straightened up and kissed Jiang Chen on the cheek.

"Goodbye."

Su Jinbei opened the car door and left.

"This girl..."

Jiang Chen chuckled softly, started the car, and drove away.

……

Siheyuan.

"It seems you two are having a good chat."

Jiang Chen walked into the courtyard and saw Li Qian, An Qinghuan, and others chatting.

"President Jiang, what brings you here?" An Qinghuan asked.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Chen sat down next to An Qinghuan.

"We thought President Jiang was spending the night out," Li Qian said sarcastically.

“What could possibly happen if I stayed out overnight? It’s much more fun being with you guys.” Jiang Chen looked at Li Qian.

I've been in Yanjing for two days now.

At first, Li Qian felt a little embarrassed when she saw An Qinghuan and the others. After all, they were colleagues before, and now they were all Jiang Chen's women.

However, Jiang Chen was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed at all.

For two consecutive days, Jiang Chen and Li Qian and others practiced the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique together, and they became familiar with each other.

"Hmph." Li Qian snorted.

"I'm going to Shenzhen tomorrow, so you should get some rest tonight," Jiang Chen said.

"Going to Shenzhen tomorrow?" A hint of surprise flashed in Li Qian's eyes.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen didn’t dwell on the topic, but instead chatted with Li Qian and the others about other things. Of course, he wouldn’t mention meeting Su Jinbei and the others today.

However, during the conversation, Jiang Chen couldn't help but mention the Bermuda Triangle, the Pyramid of the Sun, and Death Valley in California, and also shared his own discoveries.

"Are there formations in the Bermuda Triangle and the Pyramid of the Sun? Is there unknown energy in Death Valley, California?"

Li Qian and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Qian was a beginner in cultivation and didn't know much, but An Qinghuan and the others were different; they knew a lot and naturally understood what this meant.

"Jiang Chen, do you think the Bermuda Triangle, the Pyramid of the Sun, and Death Valley in California hold any secrets?" Miao Ying asked.

"Correct."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "We discovered the Merfolk and the Merfolk before, plus the genetically mutated humans. There might be other secrets in this world that I don't know about."

“If there are secrets in these places in North America, then on the continent…” Guan Yuqing stopped there, but the meaning was clear.

"Legend has it that there are at least ten forbidden zones on the continent, not to mention others. However, even in the First World, these places might not be places we can explore right now," Jiang Chen said.

“There isn’t much spiritual energy in the First World, so are these places an accident?” Yang Tao asked.

"It might be an accident." Jiang Chen understood Yang Tao's meaning, but he felt that these forbidden areas and restricted zones might only have one set of operating rules. Therefore, without being certain of absolute safety, Jiang Chen dared not take any risks.

Although martial arts training requires unwavering determination, Jiang Chen is also someone who values ​​his life. He wouldn't take risks without absolute certainty, because he's not just an individual, but the head of his family.

If he dies, he'll have nothing left, and maybe his woman will end up with someone else.

“The more we learn about the First World, the more mysterious it becomes. Because of certain gaps in our understanding, we can only explore it little by little,” Jiang Chen said.

Everyone nodded.

"So, the legend is true?" Li Qian finally understood a little bit.

"Correct."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "The legend isn't unfounded. It's just that the situation in the First World has changed due to various reasons, such as spiritual energy. This might be the difference between the First World, the Second World, the Third World, and the Fourth World. Li Qian, you'll be able to learn about the relevant situation when you go to the Fourth World next month."

No explanation can compare to firsthand experience.

This is also why Jiang Chen hasn't explained much about it yet.

"Mmm." Li Qian's eyes sparkled.

Although she still harbored some resentment towards Jiang Chen, further cultivation opened up another world for her, which she found very intriguing.

"I plan to go to the Fourth World to learn formations, and then explore these places," Jiang Chen said.

"Even with your strength, you're in danger?" Guan Yuqing asked.

“I don’t understand formations. If I get caught in one, I might be trapped. And if a formation can trap me, it won’t be able to break it in a short time. Besides, I’m very strong. If I attack with all my might, I might destroy the First World,” Jiang Chen said.

"Destroy the First World? Is that even possible?" Li Qian almost exclaimed in surprise.

"Why is it impossible? I am a Martial God Realm cultivator; having this strength is perfectly normal. It's just a pity that my strength is only at its full potential in the Fourth World." Jiang Chen said, then stood up: "It's getting late, ladies, it's time to cultivate the Carefree Heavenly Technique..."