Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 363 Liu Yifei Pre-job Training

【Don’t be angry~~~】

[I really didn't mean to do that, it's just such a coincidence! ]

[Women are always troublesome, you have to understand! ]

[Who told you to complain about my ugliness at noon? I was just joking!]

Liu Yifei turned into an expert at acting like a spoiled child, and she was able to please the boss at his desk and do whatever he wanted.

Sometimes she hugged his neck and kissed his cheek, and sometimes she rubbed his chin affectionately with the tip of her nose like a kitten...

It’s a pity that the expressionless washing machine remained unmoved.

Xiao Liu closed his computer and sat down on Boss Lu's lap, putting his arms around the man's neck.

Her eyes are clear and her breath is as fragrant as orchid.

She didn't even need to use her phone to send a message. She just pouting her pink lips and looking at him, blinking her big eyes pitifully.

"Are you cramping?"

Boss Lu slapped her buttocks gently: "Get off! From today on, I'm going to smoke again! Ask the front desk to buy me cigarettes later!"

The washing machine glared at Liu Yifei: "I regret it so much. What's the point of listening to you and quitting smoking?"

"If you want to quit, you should quit women. Women hurt your kidneys and your heart!"

Seeing him acting weird, Liu Yifei held back her laughter and hugged Boss Lu's neck and continued to act coquettishly. Suddenly, she picked up her cell phone and tried to change the subject.

[Your beard is so long! Can I help you shave it?]

"Shave your ass! I can tell you have no conscience at all and have even learned to lie!"

Boss Lu continued to give his all: "Do you want to see me dance like Nick Cheung? Huh?"

Concubine Liu Yi offered a kiss to apologize, but the washing machine accepted it all despite her disapproval.

Lu Kuan remained serious, squinting at her. "Don't be so playful. What do you think we should do? Wait until your period is over?"

【It's none of your business if I leave! 】

"Hmm..." The little girl in his arms suddenly looked painful, covering her lower abdomen and curling up her body.

"What's the matter? Is it because you went into the water today?"

Liu Yifei nodded with difficulty, got off his legs, and leaned against the sofa. Soon, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Lu Kuan didn't doubt that she was acting. If she could make someone sweat, then her internal strength must be very profound.

The washing machine is a little bit at a loss. What should a girl do when she has period pain?
This touches upon his blind spot of knowledge!

I've played with a lot of women in my two lifetimes combined, but I've never had a serious relationship!
He doesn't even bring food to women who are having their periods.

If you have to go home after dinner, you might as well go home now.

He carried the little girl by the waist to the bed, covered her with a thin blanket, and turned off the air conditioner.

I was just about to look for a kettle as usual when I remembered that this was a foreign hotel and they didn’t have that facility!

There is an ice machine.

Liu Yifei was watching him surfing on the shore this afternoon. She was smart enough to bury her bottle of mineral water in the sand to warm it up before taking it out to drink.

"Just bear with it for a while, I'll think of a solution."

“Hmm…ah…”

Local Europeans are accustomed to drinking cold water directly and have a low demand for hot water. At this time in 2007, most hotel rooms were not equipped with hot water devices.

However, the hotel does have a restaurant, bar and coffee shop.

Lu Kuan felt anxious as he saw Liu Yifei holding her stomach and crying in pain. After making several phone calls but to no avail, he decided to go to the front desk himself.

The door was closed gently with a "click".

The light spots coming through the curtains are fading, and the Mediterranean is transformed into orange-red satin by the setting sun.

Dark clouds in the northwest began to swallow up the sunset glow, and flocks of seagulls quickly circled in front of the lead-gray rain curtain. It looked like a rainstorm that would cover the sky and the sun was about to begin.

Concubine Liu Yi struggled to stand up and walked to the window, her face pale as she watched the magnificent sea and sky change color. Soon, fine rain lines slanted across the beach, and the entire bay turned into boiling lead in the heavy rain.

The wonders of nature are amazing.

What a terrifying spectacle.

She wrapped the blanket tightly around herself, and a hurried figure appeared in the rain in front of her.

"Why is it raining so heavily suddenly?" Boss Lu walked in with a smile and showed her what he had in his hand.

"I want the honey coconut water from the coffee counter. It's hot. I'll ask them to bring it back after I finish it."

He took out another cloth bag and said, "The hot volcanic rocks in the spa are still hot. Wrap yourself in them to protect your stomach."

"Or, do you have any other ideas? That's all I know."

Liu Yifei happily watched the man in front of her chattering. She was soaked all over after running in the rain, and water was still dripping from the ends of her hair.

She used the towel on the chair handle to wipe Lu Kuan dry, then shook her head like a rattle, sat on the chair and drank the honey lemon tea slowly.

The heart is sweeter than water.

Boss Lu stuffed the cloth bag under her belly and said, "I told you to do something bad and cheat me. Now you are in trouble, right?"

Concubine Liu Yi smiled sweetly and shook her head: [I am happy to do so!]

It's worth the pain to take care of your washing machine.

Seeing that she seemed to have relaxed a little, Boss Lu took off his shirt, took a shower, changed into dry clothes and sat back on the sofa.

The little girl leaned against him very naturally, and her curled toes gradually relaxed in the thin flannel blanket.

The heat of the hot tea rolling down her throat was like melted gold. The honey coconut water provided heat and electrolytes, which made her feel much more relaxed.

"I have some business to do." Boss Lu took out his laptop and let her finish her hot tea, snuggling in his arms to keep warm.

The sofa for the two of them faced the window where the wind and rain were blowing.

The moment the lead-gray wave crest crashed into the breakwater, the floor-to-ceiling windows were struck by lightning and turned into bright X-rays, and the thunder made the tassels of the crystal chandelier tremble.

Although there was wind and rain outside the room, the room was quiet and warm, which made Xiao Liu relax his body and mind quickly.

The sound of rain is a typical natural white noise, which can make people feel a sense of pleasure similar to meditation. That is why many people like to fall asleep to the sound of rain.

Being placed on this side of the Mediterranean coast, Concubine Liu Yi, who was leaning against her lover, felt more at ease and at peace.

I fell asleep before I knew it.

A strange blue-purple lightning illuminated the sea. The fallen leaves of the olive tree outside the window were blown by the rain and wind, making a sound when they hit the French window. The little girl slowly woke up.

I was already lying on the bed, with a cup of steaming honey coconut water beside the bed, and the simple heating cloth bag on my lower abdomen seemed to have changed color.

I looked at my phone screen again and it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Under the desk lamp, the man was still frowning at the computer, thinking about something. His angular profile was fascinating.

"Ahem..."

Boss Lu looked up: "Are you awake? Are you feeling better?"

Concubine Liu Yi nodded and stood up, stretching sleepily, looking quite energetic.

"I exercise regularly, so I'm not usually this sore. I just forgot the date and got cold in the water today."

The washing machine saw her coming over gracefully, and pulled her onto its legs with ill intentions, teasing her directly without following the formalities:

"How many days do you usually have? Is three days enough?"

Concubine Liu Yi curled her lips: [What does a few days have to do with you? I come once a month, and each time I come for a month.]

"Wow! What kind of period is this? It's like Mount Etna? It doesn't erupt for years, but once it does, it destroys everything?"

Xiao Liu heard the washing machine's vulgar words and laughed and hit him, causing the terrain of the mountains to change as he moved.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet.

What’s more, she is a little girl who is wearing cool clothes.

This time there was less cloth between them.

What is this washing machine thinking about all day long? Why is it so dead again...

Liu Yifei blushed and was about to leave, but the washing machine hugged her slender waist.

Boss Lu pretended nothing had happened, smiled and reached out to turn off the desk lamp. Suddenly, the only sounds in the room were the moonlight pouring in from the window and the thunder and lightning.

The old devil used the same trick again, first creating a safe and warm psychological environment, and then guiding the ignorant girl into doing some shameless things.

"Xiao Liu, let me explain something to you."

"Men can't be teased all the time. If they keep being teased like this, they'll get sick, you know? There will be serious consequences."

Concubine Liu Yi looked at him doubtfully: [What do you mean? What are the consequences?]

Boss Lu said seriously, "Under normal circumstances, arterial blood will transport oxygen to human organs to maintain normal metabolism and function."

"If you're constantly in a state of congestion, carbon dioxide and metabolic waste will accumulate, which is bad for your body in the long run."

Xiao Liu understood immediately.

But I'm deeply skeptical.

But her personal feelings were still strong, as if they had been there for quite a while...

The washing machine sighed deeply. "Since arriving in Italy, I've been obsessed with your beauty, which led to this..."

He gestured slightly.

"This situation has led to me feeling clearly unwell today."

"You don't believe me? Come, I'll give you the computer. Search it yourself and see if I'm lying."

Concubine Liu Yi squinted her eyes and looked at him for a few seconds, biting her lip and saying pitifully: [I... I can't do it now...]

Even if she didn't have her period, she still hadn't thought about it!

Now the little girl's openness to him is limited to kissing, hugging, lifting up, and snow-whitening...

This big step forward is too sudden!

Boss Lu frowned and taught her: "How can a woman say she is not good enough?"

"Things between men and women are not that simple. Let me tell you, it's not that simple..."

The young director lowered his head and whispered a few words in her ear, which startled Liu Yifei so much that she almost spoke and waved her hands in panic.

This... This is too...

[No, no, I can’t do it! ]

"Oh! What's so great about this? You've done pottery before, right? Just treat it like a pottery piece..."

"And then the hands just like this..."

Xiao Liu was still sitting on Lu Kuan's legs wrapped in a thin blanket, her clothes disheveled from having just gotten out of bed, and she looked very sexy. She didn't even notice that her shoulder strap had slipped off.

Boss Lu looked at the beauty in front of him with his index finger raised. His gaze was so real that it made Liu Yifei feel as if her skin was burning.

The little girl's pretty face flushed as she listened to the washing machine's shameless preaching. She really didn't know how attractive she was at the moment.

The sound of raindrops hitting the French window outside, Xiao Liu gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and tried tremblingly...

Boss Lu leaned comfortably on the sofa, stroking her raven hair leisurely.

"Well, you've learned piano before, so try to enjoy it. It's the same principle."

Liu Yifei was so shy and ashamed, what a damn washing machine!

How can I look directly at pottery and piano in the future?
The beautiful girl who used to be such a sweet girl turned her head away angrily.

Her gradual improvement made Boss Lu extremely happy. Such interaction was an emotional interaction and fusion for both parties.

Liu Yifei swallowed hard, feeling a bit exhausted, and looked at the extravagant washing machine pitifully.

How much longer will it take...

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and the strong wind and heavy rain made the floor-to-ceiling window glass vibrate and emit a low-frequency buzzing sound.

Concubine Liu Yi, who was concentrating, was startled and her movements became distorted.

"Well..."

The washing machine that I was enjoying just now was suddenly hit hard, and I fell onto the sofa with a scream.

The little girl was also startled, and she was in a panic, touching his face and holding his arm.

"Don't move, let me slow down..." The washing machine's face flushed red. After a few seconds, he let out a long sigh and stood up, shaking his head speechlessly.

"Forget it, forget it. It's my own fault. Letting a new crew member like you fly an aircraft carrier is asking for trouble."

Xiao Liu might not understand other jokes, but he immediately understood this blatant self-praise and silently said "Pah" in his heart.

But the ferocity just now did make her a little frightened...

The little girl's body was already sensitive, so she didn't bother to talk to him anymore. She rummaged through some clothes and quickly went into the bathroom.

The lock closed with a "click", followed by the sound of fine jets of water from the shower head hitting the marble slab.

During critical periods, you should pay more attention to hygiene and cleanliness, but taking a shower is always okay.

This ridiculous training came to an abrupt end.

The washing machine bared its teeth, having just been badly scratched by her fingernails.

Xiao Liu took a long time to wash and finally wiped her body clean. She just casually wrapped herself in a silk pajamas.

In short, the washing machine can't do anything, so why bother to be on guard against it?

"It's already past 11 o'clock. Come to bed quickly. We have to travel tomorrow."

"Um..."

This part is Liu Yifei's favorite. She can sleep with him in various positions and get great emotional satisfaction.

She doesn't need physical satisfaction yet, it needs to be developed.

Little Liu pupated for a long time before changing to the most comfortable position, holding his hand to warm his lower abdomen.

"Xiao Liu."

"Ok?"

"Let's start tomorrow by strengthening our rehabilitation and vocal training. Let's stop playing around."

Boss Lu's big hand was rubbing clockwise circles on her lower abdomen. Liu Yifei, who had just felt quite comfortable, suddenly felt dejected.

He always stares at me, and I know I'll be exposed one day. I'm not that good at acting.

"Hmm~"

The little girl turned over, her long white legs pressed on him, and her coquettish vibrato was so sweet that it was sickening.

"It's no use acting like a spoiled child." Boss Lu gently patted her small buttocks: "I've abducted you out here, and you're still a little mute when you go back. Won't your mother beat me with a broom?"

The key is that when she left home she was still a virgin, but when she returned home she was already a mature and charming young woman.

In the eyes of the old mother, isn't this a blatant act of lust and lust for the sake of wine?
Liu Yifei giggled, too lazy to type on her phone, and just curled up in his arms and acted mischievously.

Boss Lu heaved a sigh inwardly. During the day, Mr. Zhang from the Olympic Organizing Committee had asked him indirectly about his schedule.

Even if he wanted to travel with the beauty like this forever and enjoy life without worries, the conditions did not allow it.

Not to mention the reshoots for the film, it will definitely not be released in time this year. What he should worry about now is whether he will not be able to make it to Berlin next year.

The Olympics are about to enter the final one-year countdown, and it will be almost difficult for him to find time to do other things during this period.

He is the one who makes the final decisions on all decisions and financial documents and is responsible to the Olympic Committee and senior leaders.

Lu Kuan pondered carefully in his mind, if it was really as Concubine Liu Yi said, then the convulsion and aphasia were caused by the painting.

The solution ultimately lies in the relationship between the two of them...

How to do it?

The road owner was worried about the little girl's incurable illness, and Xiao Liu was also tossing and turning in his heart.

She was reluctant to leave this warm embrace and travel isolated from the outside world.

She knew Lu Kuan was busy with work and had a lot to do, but she really couldn't bear to see a day like this end early...

The choice between emotion and reason has always been difficult. Each with their own thoughts, they both fell into a deep sleep, silent all night.
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"When I was young I'd listen to the radio~~~"

“Waiting for my favorite songs~~~”

The music in the car is nostalgic. It is very close from Catania to Syracuse, only less than an hour's drive.

The latter is the filming location of "Beautiful Legend of Sicily".

This trip is relatively short. You can depart in the morning and reach Palermo, the capital of Sicily, in just one day. You don’t even need to book a hotel.

"Is it not painful when you wake up this morning?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Not bad, I feel like my pronunciation is becoming more and more normal."

Lu Kuan threw a few bottles of mineral water under the windshield and heated them in the sun. This was the special drink for Xiao Liu, who had been bleeding heavily in the past two days.

The two got out of the car and began to recreate the plot of Monica Bellucci in the movie "Sicily" in a cursory manner.

This is also a recommended route for the local tourism industry and has become a fixed model since 2007.

Starting from the hotel next to the square where Malena was humiliated in the movie, there are a bunch of vendors and shops renting movie-related costumes for photo taking.

In the market where Malena, played by Monica Bellucci, buys vegetables, the shopkeeper imitates the exaggerated gestures of a fat butcher cutting ham and spreads burrata cheese on Liu Yifei's palm for her to taste.

Their lunch was the must-order "Marlena Set": octopus with blood orange sauce and the fennel bread sticks that the boy gnawed on while peeping in the movie.

However, it received unanimous negative reviews from young men and women.

They were both used to the cooking of state banquet chefs, and their pure Chinese stomachs were really not used to these white people's "delicacies".

We followed the crowds of tourists to the Cathedral Square, the birthplace of many famous scenes in the movie.

For example, lighting a cigarette, and humiliating Malena by cutting her hair.

Boss Lu observed with great interest the Italians' development model for this IP, which was a relatively simple integration with the tourism industry.

From the movie packages just now in the market to the cast iron chairs for rent in the square for 10 euros and the same dark green silk scarves in the 1940s style.

Includes a photo package of Malena lighting a cigarette with extras.

Concubine Liu Yi naturally had no interest in joining in the fun, but she was curious when she saw him asking around about the prices of services.

【What's wrong? 】

Just then, a hawker came up to sell cigarettes, but Liu Yifei waved her hand and ruthlessly refused him.

"It's okay, let's see how they develop IP."

Boss Lu, who had quit smoking a week ago, sniffed the cigarette smoke drifting from the square and said, "Derivative products and theme parks are two complementary development directions for movie IP."

He pointed to the development sites scattered across the square and said, "Just like these Italians, although they may be a bit lazy, they seized on this classic movie and built up the tourism industry in this small seaside town."

"Wenjie Holdings' film business has long formed a relatively complete industrial chain, which is roughly divided into three parts."

"The upstream is film and television production. We have directors, actors, professional teams, and students from the Pan-Asia Film Academy who are currently being trained. Our own IPs such as 'Zhu Xian,' 'Chinese Paladin,' 'Detective Chinatown,' 'Alien Land,' and 'Twilight' have a certain base among the audience."

"With Netflix and Marvel, we have both the potential to capture and develop popular cultural content from both the East and the West in terms of upstream content."

"The midstream is distribution. China, Japan, and South Korea are not to be mentioned. Southeast Asia has Golden Harvest, and Europe has MK2 and Europa Films. However, we still need to gradually develop our own distribution network. For the time being, we can only rely on our allies in North America, except for the DVD channel, which we can now control ourselves."

"But in the downstream sector, namely derivatives and theme parks, Chinese companies are inherently slower and less advanced than Hollywood due to copyright issues and market capacity."

The young director sighed deeply, "These two areas are future gold mines. They will bring in far greater dividends than the profits from the film itself. We need to plan ahead."

At present, Wenjie Holdings is still mainly focusing on the cultivation of its film IPs and simply selling some derivative products without forming a systematic development model.

Of course, this is also due to the limitations of the development of the times. It is not convenient to advance the progress on a large scale for the time being, and we can only discuss each case one by one.

For example, this time's "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" is a beneficial attempt - the combination of TV drama IP, clothing, and Internet e-commerce.

However, this is still a simple derivative product development, which cannot be compared with the scale and ability of theme parks like Disney and Universal.

Movie derivatives include toys, clothing, books, etc., while theme parks provide an immersive experience environment. Together, the two build a complete movie ecosystem.

It's like Disneyland.

Movie derivatives and theme park projects promote each other. The sales of derivatives attract more tourists to the park, and the park experience further promotes the development of derivatives.

This is a complementary virtuous cycle.

Liu Yifei is Disney's ambassador for Asia and has some knowledge of theme park development.

The huge cost of land and hardware equipment alone is beyond the reach of ordinary companies.

[It seems that Disney is negotiating with Shanghai about Disneyland.]

Lu Kuan put his arm around her shoulders as they walked towards the next attraction. "Yes, the industry has known about this for a long time, and Egg has been asking me to help with the operation."

【What's the meaning? 】

"In 2000, when Iger was not yet the president of Disney, he led a team to negotiate, but the two sides had major differences, and our government demanded that it must take the majority of the money."

"Until the past two years, China's economic development has been soaring, and the people's spending power and the film market have been growing. I believe Iger will make concessions."

The Disney president, like News Corporation's Murdoch, is eager to find new development opportunities and business partners in the mainland.

Wenjie is naturally an excellent partner.

After the financial crisis in 08, Southeast University's economic development speed was significantly higher than the US and global average. Through a series of stimulus policies and structural adjustment measures, it was the first to emerge from the shadow of the crisis and played the role of a "ballast stone" for the world economy.

Coupled with the overall national confidence and outstanding and enterprising spirit brought by the Olympics, the Nth negotiation team sent by Disney made concessions.

Only with strength can you have the right to speak and the right to negotiate.

In the end, Disney held a 43% stake, giving up its controlling stake, and the two parties shared profits according to their equity ratio.

For Boss Lu, the confidence he has in forming alliances with forces like Disney in North America comes from his increasingly powerful motherland and the explosively growing film market.

His strategic idea of ​​industrializing the film industry and using Netflix to help Chinese films go global is undoubtedly a boost to the former.

This is the unity of individual interests, national interests and historical trends.

Go with the flow and you will be successful in everything.

Liu Yifei nodded: [Will the world also build theme parks in the future? ]

"Yes, the back-end revenue of movies is a piece of cake that cannot be ignored. Strategic decisions like theme parks are a must for every film company."

Boss Lu suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Actually, it's just the film company that wants to build a theme park. Wanda knows that, right?"

"Ah."

Liu Yifei knew that Wanda’s cinema chain was very powerful, and Jing Tian also seemed to have a close relationship with Wanda.

"Based on the business intelligence of our strategic committee, Wanda decided to begin its strategic transformation earlier this year, shifting from a real estate company to embracing the cultural industry."

"Their goal is to create a giant consumer destination called Wanda City that combines a shopping mall, a creative leisure district, a film and television theme park, a hotel, and office buildings."

In fact, Wanda Lao Wang has been seeking transformation since 2006 and has increased its development efforts in Wanda Cinemas.

He gave instructions at an internal meeting, and through analyzing the development trends of the real estate industry in developed countries such as Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, he believed that the peak of the domestic real estate industry would not exceed 2020.

Shortly after the 2008 Olympic Games, Wanda Group, together with four other private enterprises including Oceanwide Group, Inner Mongolia Yili Resources Group, and Liaoning Yifang Group, jointly invested 200 billion yuan to acquire land in Changbai Mountain to develop a tourism resort project.

Next came its involvement in film production, the acquisition of Paramount and AMC Cinemas, and the construction of the Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao.

Wang Jianlin, like Ma Yun, Ma Huateng and others, is a business hero of this era with extraordinary courage.

Concubine Liu Yi listened intently: [It seems there are still many powerful opponents in the world of questions!]

"Of course." Lu Kuan smiled easily. "Since 2002, we have had some first-mover advantages."

"But never underestimate the Chinese people's ability to follow trends and imitate, and never underestimate the adaptability of these business tycoons."

"Whether it's the challenges from Ali and Penguin in e-commerce and the integration of the internet and entertainment, or the advantages of Wanda in cinema development and the Wanda model, it's too early to talk about who will win."

Fighting with others is fun, but also extremely cruel.

This is also the significance of Wenjie Holdings spending a huge amount of money to hold this annual meeting this year.

The future competition in the business world will no longer be as smooth as the previous interception operations. The real fight begins now.

The annual meeting is an opportunity to unify thoughts, boost morale, and get ready for the next step;

It is also an opportunity for business organizations to shape corporate culture and enhance employees' sense of identity and belonging to the company.

Lu Kuan took the opportunity to invite the most popular young actress in the domestic entertainment industry: "How about you go and sing a song then?"

Xiao Liu proudly said: [My appearance fee is very high. Siwei quotes 200 million per show.]

This is actually an ugly rejection price. Fang Long's commercial performance price in this era is just like this. She is still not at that level.

They simply don't want to perform commercially, so they raise the threshold to discourage people from doing so.

Boss Lu said seriously, "Only 200 million? That's easy. I'll sleep with you for about the same price."

"whispering sound!"

The young men and women walked all the way to the puppet theater, where "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" was played non-stop for 24 hours.

Tired from walking, Xiao Liu pulled him to sit down and leaned on his shoulder, watching the movie quietly.

[Monica Bellucci is so beautiful, her figure makes women drool.]

"She was almost 99 when she filmed the movie in 36. She was originally a model, so her figure is normal."

The film was played in rotation in Syracuse, the filming location, and it was naturally the uncut version, with many large-scale erotic scenes.

[The director doesn't like to use actresses with big breasts, right?]

Boss Lu smiled and said, "The director likes to use it himself, but he has to make some choices when it comes to the roles in the movie."

"There's a study at USC called 'Film Psychology,' and one study showed that when a sexy actress appears, the audience's attention to the plot drops by 37%."

"Actors with overly prominent appearances actually have natural obstacles when it comes to expressing their characters in films."

"This requires the director to use additional camera language to compensate. For example, Scarlett Johansson deliberately covered her chest in Marriage Story, and you were basically without makeup in The Sky of History, all to weaken the interference of appearance."

Xiao Liu felt very happy when he heard this. Doesn’t this mean that she is beautiful and charming?

The washing machine is becoming more and more dishonest.

The movie quickly came to an end. During the war, Malena was publicly humiliated by the townspeople, had her hair cut, and was beaten, and was eventually forced to leave the town.

A year later, she and her husband Nino returned to their hometown. At this time, Malena had lost her former charm, her face was haggard, and she silently held her husband's arm.

I've watched it several times, but watching it again today gave me some new insights: beauty is truly a woman's weapon, but also her weakness.

Twenty-year-old Liu Yifei also gradually began to think about topics related to life and women.

Lu Kuan continued her topic:

“Melena’s tragedy lies not in her excessive beauty, but in the fact that the entire social system has alienated her beauty into a tradable currency.”

"It is a cruel and realistic fact that women's values ​​are forced to be anchored in a male-dominated value system."

He pinched Liu Yifei's pretty face and said, "Just like the actresses in the entertainment industry, they actually have very little say, and few can stick to their true feelings."

If you want to keep your original heart and not "go along with the crowd", you have to pay a price, such as the tragic situation of being buried in the overwhelming negative news in her later life.

What is quite dramatic is that in this life, Lu Kuan originally wanted to "anchor the value" of the girl in front of him and make her his exclusive delicacy.

It’s just that the latter escaped the washing machine trap before reaching adulthood and became the most unique color.

Now she is able to gain mental freedom and interact with Lu Kuan on an equal footing as a couple, which is just a reward for sticking to her original intention.

Life is a phenomenal textbook, and the choices you make will inevitably have equal responses.

The day of sightseeing in Syracuse is over.

After a quick dinner, the two arrived in Palermo, the capital of Sicily, at nine o'clock in the evening and checked into the Villa Igea Roquefort smoothly.

This is a luxury hotel converted from a 19th-century seaside castle. Similar to the luxury hotel the two had lived in before, it also encloses Palermo's best Mondello Beach.

This crescent-shaped white sand beach with turquoise water was named "the most healing beach in the Mediterranean" by Lonely Planet.

It’s a pity that it is no longer convenient for Liu Yifei to go into the sea and show off her heroic surfing skills.

Having lost the "erotic reward", Boss Lu probably won't have much interest in surfing in this life.

The physique of a twenty-year-old girl, especially a girl like Liu Yifei who has the habit of exercising, is still very strong in recovering from and resisting menstrual pain.

But now I have encountered some minor troubles.

I'm out of sanitary napkins...

"Why are you looking at me?" Lu Kuan was horrified. "You're not asking me to buy it, are you?"

Xiao Liu pretended to have a stomachache to tease him: [This is the last piece of skin left... I don't dare to move around...]

"Wait." Boss Lu curled his lips and said, "Send me the model you want."

"English, I can't translate that."

Of course, the washing machine didn't have the leisure to do that. He walked leisurely to the hotel lobby and gave instructions to the front desk.

The service in the luxury hotel was excellent. The boss came back with the bags in less than ten minutes.

"There's a wide variety of everything, enough to last you until next month."

Xiao Liu blushed as he took the bag and went to the bathroom. He locked the door with a click and opened it to see...

what?
In addition to sanitary napkins, there are several boxes...

Durex?
The bastard is hinting at himself again.

You pervert, you're going to drive me crazy!

After being harassed and exploited by the shameless washing machine these days, she only has the last line of defense of chastity left.

I've only been with him day and night for over a week now, and I've heard about that so-called cruel dream again.

As before, she became more determined in her love and faith in him.

This firm emotion has transformed from admiration and love for his talent and ambition to a desire to truly become his lifelong lover and relative.

She was heartbroken by the cruelty and decisiveness of the story and wanted to put this stinky and hard stone in her heart to warm it.

From then on, they existed as two souls in this world, not related by blood, but dependent on each other for life and death.

In this mundane world, especially in the bustling and profit-driven entertainment industry, such feelings are too luxurious.

Xiao Liu firmly believes that he can do it, but what about him...

Even though she could feel Lu Kuan's preference and affection, Washing Machine's consistent debauchery had not yet provided Concubine Liu Yi with the deepest basis for judgment.

Am I the only one for him?

Now, there is only one last layer of separation between the two of them.

It was not the membrane of the body, but Concubine Liu Yi's desire to hear a promise from him after she took ninety-nine steps forward.

Even if it was a lie, she admitted it!

She will deal with Fan Bingbing's thorn herself, and there is no need for him to make things difficult for her.

Perhaps it was the change in hormone levels during menstruation. After a period of wild thoughts, Liu Yifei pushed the door open and came out of the bathroom, seeing Lu Kuan standing in the night and making a phone call.

Wall lamps cast lemon-yellow circles of light on the limestone walls, and the path is wide and leaning against the stone courtyard lampposts.

She didn't know if it was because they had come to the filming location of "The Godfather", but she lay on the sofa and watched quietly. She always felt that the shadow cast by his brow was like the contemplation of Corleone before lighting a cigar in "The Godfather".

One cigarette is missing.

But quitting smoking is a good thing, and the little girl is still very proud of her achievement.

Who has he been talking to on the phone for so long?
"Aunt Liu, I won't call anyone else. You can notify them. Everything is ready."

Liu Xiaoli was extremely excited: "Okay, okay! No problem, we will fully cooperate!"

The old mother felt very relieved, and it was truly a case of waiting for the clouds to clear and the moon to appear.

In the past two years, she had tried several times to persuade her daughter not to cling to this difficult relationship, but she never said it out loud.

Liu Xiaoli knew that she was no longer the ten-year-old girl she had brought to the United States, and she was powerless to persuade her.

Boss Lu hung up the phone with a smile.

It is always said that heart disease needs to be cured with heart medicine. Since it is because of that damn painting, I will "draw another one" for her.

When the church bells at 11:00 PM rang across the bay, Lu Kuan in the villa courtyard looked up and happened to meet the eyes of the curious Liu Yifei.

The night breeze with lemon scent blew in, blowing her freshly washed long hair. The latter smiled sweetly, not knowing what was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)