I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 591 Uncle Gao's Entrustment

All in all, no matter from which angle you look at it, the popularity of "The Awakening" has completely exceeded expectations.

Although Caroline is obviously very confident about the series, no matter how confident she is, she could not have predicted that it would be as popular as it is now.

Of course, this is probably also the dividend of the development of the times. The Internet has magnified all influences.

Su Chengyi thought back to the TV series that were popular all over the country. Although they had high ratings, they would not have such a big momentum as they do now.

Although it may sound a bit like exaggeration to say this, it is the first time in Su Chengyi's memory that "The Awakening" has been so popular among the entire nation.

However, popularity is also a double-edged sword.

After hanging out with Xiao Zheng for a long time, Su Chengyi has gained some basic understanding of the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry.

The principle that a tall tree attracts the wind is the most common in the entertainment industry.

Because the market pie is so small, if some people are too popular, naturally others will get less traffic.

Therefore, a hit drama like "The Awakening" that suddenly appeared out of nowhere is a thorn in the eyes and flesh of other drama crews that are broadcasting at the same time or are about to be broadcast.

According to Xiao Zheng, the number of opponents who were waiting to buy black press releases that he knew of was so great that he couldn't count them on one hand.

As a family member of an actor in the crew, Su Chengyi's position is naturally consistent with that of the "Awakening" crew.

Although the current trend is quite flattering, the series has become so popular that the entire crew has consciously entered a state of extreme workaholics.

As a workaholic, Caroline is undoubtedly the right person to be the director.

There are many jealous people on the Internet who have made sour remarks, saying that dramas like this always start strong but end weak, that the follow-up gap will definitely not be filled and that a sequel will be needed, and that the format of filming and broadcasting at the same time will not last far.

Caroline has always been a serious and strong-willed person, so naturally she cannot accept such negative comments.

So she was determined to put all her efforts into slapping these people in the face, and was determined to create a truly "god-level drama" for everyone to see, that is, one that would be rated by more than a million people on Douban, and would eventually score more than 9 points.

Apart from this aggressive director, Su Chengyi felt that Chen Jinzhi could be called the second of the crew.

She has been visibly busy recently, more than any other period of time.

Although they agreed on a time to call each other, she was never late and was always on time. She would also send him messages from time to time to tell him what she had done today and what the lunch box of the crew was.

But this seemingly normal behavior cannot cover up her abnormality.

Su Chengyi was not a very perceptive person, and Chen Jinzhi was particularly good at concealing things. If it were not for the accidental incident that day, he might not have connected these details together and would not have been able to see any clues.

It was actually a very ordinary phone call. Su Chengyi was lying on the balcony enjoying the breeze, chatting aimlessly with Chen Jinzhi about a strange case that the teacher had talked about in class recently.

"So, mind control and the chick complex are the means she used to control the two male students."

After a long speech about the case, Su Chengyi suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.

The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little too quiet.

This is totally inconsistent with Chen Jinzhi's personality. She is the kind of person who is very good at chatting and will never let other people's words fall to the ground.

So, this is very wrong.

So Su Chengyi cautiously stopped speaking, put the receiver to his ear and listened attentively for a while, and a very soft and steady breathing sound came from the other end.

Sleep, sleep?
Su Chengyi was slightly stunned. He never expected that this situation would happen to Chen Jinzhi.

For someone like her who lives her life like a precisely running clock and has a clear plan of what to do every minute and every second, it is very unlikely that such a small mistake will occur.

No, for Chen Jinzhi, this was probably a big mistake.

Moreover, such a situation means that she must have been too tired recently, so she accidentally fell asleep while talking to him on the phone.

Su Chengyi listened to the breathing sound coming from the receiver and looked up at the white clouds slowly floating in the sky.

When the cloud that looked like a curled-up kitten gradually dissipated, Su Chengyi said "good night" softly in his heart and hung up the phone.

Chen Jinzhi's message came five minutes later.

"Did I just fall asleep? Sorry."

Although the apology sounded very official, Su Chengyi could vaguely sense that she seemed very embarrassed at the moment, and her fair ears must have been faintly red.

Su Chengyi looked at the chat interface. In fact, he had a lot to say, such as "You must have a good rest. You are too tired recently", "Why do you overdraw your health to complete your work?", "If you are too tired, your work state will be affected. What do you think?" and so on.

But in the end, after thinking carefully for a while, Su Chengyi typed a reply:
"Did you sleep well?"

The person on the other side of the screen was stunned for a while before replying:
"very good."

Chen Jinzhi is indeed very tired recently.

During the filming, if one take was not satisfactory, we had to redo it seven or eight times. After returning to the hotel, we had to start preparing for the next day's filming.

Under such double pressure of physical and mental stress, the whole person is always tense and has almost no rest time.

Before joining the crew, Chen Jinzhi had been suffering from sleep disorders for some time, and had always needed the help of medication to fall asleep.

Now it has even gotten worse. Originally the crew only reserved three or four hours of sleep for the actors. Because they were worried that it would affect the filming state the next day, Chen Jinzhi also stopped taking sleeping pills.

Therefore, Chen Jinzhi couldn't remember how many nights she had spent listening to the howling sound of the desert wind, silently reciting the lines for the next day in her heart, and staring at the ceiling in a daze.

That was why she lost consciousness unknowingly while listening to Su Chengyi's slow and leisurely narration of the lengthy case.

In fact, she hadn't had such a good sleep for a long time. If there was a monitoring device to test sleep, she must have been in a deep sleep just now.

Su Chengyi looked at her reply, thought about it, and continued to ask:
"How long will it take until Georgia wraps up?"

"It's hard to say. Teacher Su, you know the filming format of Awakening, which is full of variables. But it will probably be soon. After all, the director and screenwriter have already decided her ending."

“Hopefully soon.”

Su Chengyi replied.

If Xiao Zheng heard what he said, he would definitely slap his thigh in anger and protest loudly that he was such a pessimist.

After all, "The Awakening" is so popular now, so for the actors, the more roles they have and the later they finish filming, the better. Every extra minute of footage is a huge fortune.

But Su Chengyi had a vague feeling that Chen Jinzhi was in a bad condition, very bad.

Moreover, the longer she stayed in this closed crew, the worse her condition would become.

Moreover, this state is not the kind of state that can be seen by the naked eye. After all, whether Chen Jinzhi's image in the drama or the occasional Reuters photos taken by paparazzi, as long as she appears in the public eye, she is as perfect as ever. It is not clear why, but Su Chengyi chooses to trust his intuition.

Therefore, it would be best to finish the filming of "The Awakening" as soon as possible.

In this way, he would have a reason to meet Chen Jinzhi in person earlier.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to put on my headphones."

After being distracted for a while, Su Chengyi pulled the progress bar back to the beginning of the film, pressed the pause button, took out the headphones from his pocket, and pretended to put them on.

Seeing his action, Butler Han in the front row couldn't help but exclaim "Ah" and sighed in disappointment.

Although his professional ethics make him understand that he cannot watch TV series during working hours, no one stipulates that he cannot slack off reasonably, right?

Butler Han was concerned about the safety of the protagonist, the fat boy, and originally wanted to stretch his neck to take a few more looks. If he couldn't see, he could at least listen. But now there was no chance. The young master with a strong sense of boundaries in the back seat had already put on his Bluetooth headphones with a cold look on his face.

Glancing at the useless look of his colleague sitting in the passenger seat, Uncle Gao couldn't help but sigh and slammed his hand heavily on the steering wheel.

Butler Han was so frightened that he trembled and turned around to glare at him unhappily.

Uncle Gao had a stern face, raised the middle finger of his right hand and pushed his 007 sunglasses, apparently trying to implicitly show an international friendly gesture.

Before Butler Han had time to think about whether the damn Gao Qiangsheng did it intentionally or accidentally, Uncle Gao glanced at the back seat and took the initiative to speak:

"You know exactly what we're going to do tonight, right?"

Although he did not call Su Chengyi's name, and his sunglasses blocked his eyes well, Su Chengyi quickly heard that the words were directed at him, so he quickly took off his headphones, shook his head and replied:
"Actually, I don't really know. Eat?"

“Eating is a critical process, but the problem is that no one actually eats.”

Uncle Gao sighed, his expression behind his sunglasses was very complicated.

In fact, he wanted to talk to Su Chengyi about tonight's banquet from the beginning.

Originally, he wanted to give this task to the butler Han, who was usually more eloquent, but the other party first talked about a lot of useless things, and then was easily distracted by the topic of watching TV series.

"But now that I think about it, there's actually nothing special to explain."

After saying this, Uncle Gao looked at the car lights in front of him and sighed again.

Logically speaking, he was just a driver and bodyguard, and it was not his turn to worry about the family affairs of these big and small bosses.

However, after seeing how the young lady and he have come this far, even if he has always been like a ruthless robot, it is inevitable that he will have some thoughts that go beyond the setting.

"How many people are coming to the dinner tonight?"

Seeing Uncle Gao looking like he had something to say but didn't know how to say it, Su Chengyi thought about it and decided to take the initiative to ask.

"There are a total of fifty-seven people invited to the banquet tonight."

This question involved Butler Han's professional knowledge, so he answered it first.

"After dinner, are there any other procedures?"

"There will also be a fireside chat session. According to the Chu family's custom, only a few people can stay and attend the chat."

Butler Han continued to explain.

Normally, at times like this he would just be standing by with a plate in his hand, waiting for instructions, so he was very familiar with this.

Su Chengyi glanced at Uncle Gao's expression and thought that he probably just wanted to talk to him about topics like this.

Although it doesn't help much, it's a good idea to understand it a little bit so you won't be so nervous later.

Uncle Gao was doing this with the heart of an elder brother, but Su Cheng thought that it was unnecessary, as he was not that nervous in the first place.

No matter how nervous I was before today, now that I'm at this time and sitting in the back seat of the car, I definitely can't be bothered by nervousness anymore.

Just like archery, the preparation stage may be disturbed by off-field factors, but after actually pulling the bow and string, the only thing left in your eyes is the bull's eye. Your hands won't shake, and your mind won't be confused.

"What's for dinner tonight?"

Although he was not very curious about these irrelevant questions, in order not to disappoint Uncle Gao's kindness, Su Chengyi had to continue asking questions out of boredom.

"I have discussed the dietary restrictions with the guests in advance, and obtained some of your information from the young lady to ensure that there will be no mistakes. Tonight's appetizer is Chardonnay red wine with foie gras. Isn't that a bit off the point?"

Butler Han spoke very professionally, but at the same time he felt that something was wrong.

Rather than discussing these issues, the young man in the back seat seemed to want to watch the show quietly by himself.

"Thank you, Uncle Gao."

Su Chengyi suddenly spoke, casually wrapped the headphone cord around his finger, and looked out the window.

We have entered Qingjiang District where the Chu family lives. The density of the surrounding buildings has become sparse, and tall walls have enclosed one independent world after another.

The street lights looked like stars in the night, and Su Chengyi suddenly thought of the beginning of many horror movies, where the protagonists, laughing and talking, crossed such a road and turned into some kind of death town.

He suddenly started to thank him, which made Uncle Gao, who had been worried all the way, seem a little at a loss. He coughed several times in embarrassment.

"Ahem, it's nothing."

Uncle Gao pushed up his sunglasses, acting timidly and unbecomingly, which was the Waterloo of his cool guy career.

"From your point of view, the experience of tonight's banquet will definitely not be very good, but times are different from our time. Dating is just a matter between the two of you.

Uncle Gao hopes that you and the eldest lady will always be fine and not be influenced by the outside world. She really likes you. And, for many years. "

This is probably the longest speech Uncle Gao has ever said in his life. Every word is sincere and full of tenderness.

If you count them all, Uncle Gao and Butler Han have spent much more time with Chu Qingmian than her real parents.

Therefore, the two of them, with the care of an old father, are trying to pave the way for the young lady to find her boyfriend in advance, wanting her to be with the person she truly loves.

If Uncle Gao knew about what happened in Shura Field, would he come out of hiding overnight and pour this damn scumbag into a concrete pillar?

It seems possible.

Despite such a risk, Su Chengyi lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)