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Chapter 156 Zhao Yazhi's Divorce, Filming Begins for "Blood Simple" (2 Updates, Please Subscribe)

At this point, James Cameron was a complete rookie, and naturally, he wasn't as temperamental.

"Hello, I'm James Cameron, you can call me Jim."

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A young man who wasn't particularly handsome, but whose face was angular and who had a beard, walked up to Zhang Shuai'an and took the initiative to greet him.

(James Cameron during the filming of Aliens)

"Jim, welcome to the crew!"

Zhang Shuai'an extended his hand to James Cameron: "My name is Zhang Shuai'an, you can call me Leo."

Now that everyone's here, let's have a script reading session.

The script was made in two copies, one in Chinese and one in English, and each of the main creators had a copy.

"A very nice script." James Cameron exclaimed sincerely after reading the script: "The structure is tight, the logic is quite coherent, the plot progresses layer by layer, and finally brings a resolution and a twist. It's fantastic."

"This is the real script, damn it!" Samuel L. Jackson slapped his thigh, but complained, "It's just that I don't have enough scenes. We should add a couple more."

Tobin Bell quite liked the character of Madian: "It's a really powerful story, and Madian is a very interesting character. He looks fierce, but he's very gentle inside and loves his wife very much, yet he's betrayed by her."

“That’s no good guy,” Samuel Jackson retorted. “If he were really that devoted, Elsa wouldn’t have left him. So he must have some damn bad habit that forced Elsa to leave him.”

Brigitte Lin's English isn't fluent yet, so she had some difficulty understanding their conversation, but she could roughly understand what they were saying.

"Can you keep up?" Zhang Shuai'an turned to look at Lin Qingxia and asked softly.

Lin Qingxia smiled and said softly, "This is a good opportunity to practice English listening and speaking skills."

Zhang Shuai'an also had some feelings. He originally wanted to use a Western script and Eastern actors to make a movie, but things are unpredictable. It gradually turned into a Sino-US co-production, and the Chinese side was quite mixed, with people from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and him, a mainland Chinese.

The pre-production of "Blood Simple" is progressing smoothly, and the day for filming to begin is fast approaching.

The night before filming began, Zhang Shuai'an finally received a call from Zhao Yazhi.

"Sister Zi, how are you feeling?"

Zhang Shuai'an asked with concern.

"It's been over half a month since I gave birth, and I'm recovering quite well." Zhao Yazhi's voice was indeed very energetic. "I was staying at Zhiyuan before, so it wasn't convenient to contact you."

Zhang Shuai'an added, "It's a pity I couldn't be by your side. If only I could have seen the baby born."

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"You already had Ah Hong send your greetings, that's enough."

Zhao Yazhi said with great relief, "Besides, you have important business to attend to. I have plenty of people to take care of things here."

Zhao Yazhi replied with a smile, "It's a girl."

Has it really changed?

In the original timeline, Zhao Yazhi gave birth to a son.

Zhang Shuai'an couldn't help but praise, "That's wonderful! You've always wanted both a son and a daughter, haven't you? Now your wish has come true."

"How did you know I had this idea?" Zhao Yazhi was taken aback. "I don't think I've told anyone else."

In this life, she truly never told anyone.

Zhang Shuai'an chuckled softly: "Could it be that we're telepathically connected?"

"You're so cheeky." Zhao Yazhi felt a little sweet inside. "So, would you be interested in naming our daughter?"

She deliberately obscured the question of who her daughter belonged to, making it seem as if she were referring to her daughter with Zhang Shuai'an.

Zhang Shuai'an said, "I'm not good at naming things. However, in my hometown, the generational naming system in the clan follows the character 'Ning' after 'Wei'. You could call her Ningning as a nickname."

"Okay, I understand." Zhao Yazhi responded softly. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly said, "I want a divorce. My daughter will take my surname from now on."

Zhang Shuai'an said calmly, "Once you've made up your mind, then go for it bravely. I will be your strong support."

"Hmm." Zhao Yazhi felt quite relieved, but before she could be moved for more than a few seconds, her voice suddenly became flustered: "He's back, I'll hang up now."

Zhang Shuai'an quickly said, "Sister Zi, I love you."

"beep!"

Just as Zhao Yazhi hung up the phone, Huang Hanwei pushed open the door and walked in.

"Who are you talking to on the phone?" Huang Hanwei stared at her coldly.

Zhao Yazhi replied calmly, "It's none of your business if I'm talking on the phone with my friend."

"Hmph, I bet you're on the phone with your lover!" Huang Hanwei said in a rather unfriendly tone, "Tell me, how many lovers do you have?!"

When their daughter was first born, Huang Hanwei was somewhat dissatisfied but still quite happy. However, as his daughter grew up, he felt she didn't resemble him at all.

So Huang Hanwei mentally calculated the time and recalled Zhao Yazhi's strange reaction at that time, and became increasingly suspicious that his daughter was not his child.

As the saying goes, suspicion breeds suspicion, and Huang Hanwei soon began to test Zhao Yazhi every day.

However, Zhao Yazhi always handled things flawlessly, leaving him with no leverage. An unnamed rage burned within him, waiting for the day it would erupt.

Zhao Yazhi said softly, "Hanwei, can't you be a little more mature and stop being unreasonable?"

"I'm being unreasonable?" Huang Hanwei's face turned ashen as he pointed at Zhao Yazhi and yelled, "You, Huang Yuanshen, Zheng Shaoqiu, and Zhang Shuai'an—"

"You've been flirting all this time, you're probably having an affair, and you've probably cheated on me countless times. What are you pretending to be innocent for?"

Zhao Yazhi said coldly, "If you don't believe me, then fine, let's get a divorce!"

"What did you say?" Huang Hanwei was taken aback by those two words. "What did you just say?"

Zhao Yazhi repeated, "Since you don't trust me, there's no need to make do any longer. Let's get a divorce."

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"Divorce?" Huang Hanwei's expression immediately changed to one of rage: "Impossible! I absolutely will not divorce!"

Although his income as a doctor was decent, it paled in comparison to Zhao Yazi's film and television fees.

Divorcing Zhao Yazhi would mean a significant drop in his standard of living, something he simply couldn't accept.

Moreover, Zhao Yazhi's fame is currently at its peak. Having such a wife gives him a lot of face in public, and he can't bear to see the envious looks others give him.

"We're divorced, and we're both free now," Zhao Yazhi said bluntly. "You and your head nurse girlfriend can be together openly now, without having to hide it anymore."

"How do you know—what nonsense are you spouting!"

Huang Hanwei was initially shocked, then flew into a rage and grabbed Zhao Yazhi by the collar: "Did you secretly send someone to investigate me?"

It was clearly you who cheated on me and had another man. I just felt it was unfair, so I was having an affair with another woman out of revenge!

You can't blame me for this, I did nothing wrong!

The reason is no longer important!

Zhao Yazhi said very calmly, "Let's let each other off the hook. I've already contacted a lawyer, and I'll be moving out tomorrow."

"No, I absolutely disagree!"

Huang Hanwei shook his head resolutely, pointing at Zhao Yazhi and saying, "Even if we torment each other for the rest of our lives, I can't let you live happily ever after with that other man!"

Zhao Yazhi sighed softly, "Hanwei, can we part amicably? I don't want to end up in court."

"Snapped!"

Huang Hanwei was both ashamed and furious. He slapped her across the face, yelling, "You bitch! Why did you force me like this!"

The slap was so hard that Zhao Yazhi collapsed onto the bed, blood even trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Honey, are you alright? I didn't mean to."

Huang Hanwei was startled when he saw this scene and quickly went forward to check on Zhao Yazhi's injuries.

Zhao Yazhi pushed him away, rushed out of the room, and walked out of the house with her daughter in her arms.

She had only been gone a short while when a car pulled up.

The driver, Ling Zhijian, asked, "Sister Zi, is your face alright?"

Zhao Yazhi said, "It's alright, let's go—to Ah Hong's place."

Huang Hanwei chased after the car just a few seconds after it drove away, only to watch Zhao Yazhi get into the car and drive off into the distance.

This scene was captured on camera by the young master, who was hiding not far from the corner.

He appeared here because Zhang Shuai'an had asked him to come and stake out the place a few days ago, saying that there might be big news.

Unexpectedly, they did manage to take some valuable photos.

The following day, photos of Zhao Yazi leaving home late at night with her daughter made the front page of entertainment sections of major newspapers.

[Breaking News! "Feng Chengcheng" Suffers Marital Breakdown, Abandoned and Flees with Daughter in the Middle of the Night]

"[When will domestic violence end? Zhao Yazhi is suspected of being slapped and tied by her husband; five finger marks are clearly visible!]"

"...

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One of the photos shows Zhao Yazi sitting in the back seat of a car, with a clear handprint on her face, holding her child and crying very sadly.

This photo was published and reprinted by many media outlets, including TVB News. After seeing the newspapers and news reports, citizens condemned Huang Hanwei.

Public opinion immediately turned against him, and Huang Hanwei couldn't take it anymore after two days, so he signed the divorce agreement.

However, Zhao Yazhi also made some compensation. The house and car that the two of them now own all belong to Huang Hanwei, and his eldest son will be raised by him. Zhao Yazhi, on the other hand, has obtained custody of her younger daughter.

Zhang Shuai'an was naturally unaware of these matters.

Because Blood Simple has already started filming in a run-down bar in Culver City.

However, in the background setting, this is a bar located in a small town in Texas.

The first scene was a large-scale one, featuring Apollonius and five or six dancers dancing to frenetic music, with all sorts of guests sitting below, whistling, drinking, and uttering vulgarities.

Wow~~

Soon, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd.

It turns out that Amber Lynn simply unhooked her bikini with one hand, revealing her enormous breasts, which swung wildly as she danced, almost flying through the air.

The others followed suit, and the atmosphere instantly became heated and passionate.

Many men were so excited that they threw money onto the small stage.

Several even had the urge to rush onto the stage and get up close and personal with the dancers.

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"Jackson, it's your turn. Time it right, go!"

Zhang Shuai'an stared at the camera, and seeing that it was almost time, he whispered to Samuel Jackson beside him.

"Fuck you, gentlemen, calm down!"

Samuel L. Jackson immediately launched into his classic, elegant slang: "Ladies are the bar's most prized possessions. If you break anything, I'll chop your thing up. Get out of here! Look, but don't touch! That's a different story!"

As he spoke, he casually slapped a hand away: "Fuck, don't touch my ass, Bro. I'm not a gigolo, I'm a bartender and warehouse keeper at the bar. If you touch me again, I'll call security."

Then, turning his face in a certain direction, he said his line: "Hey, Ray, you should do something too!"

Zhang Shuai'an plays Lei Li, the security guard at the bar.

"Click!"

After Zhang Shuai'an yelled "Cut!", he clapped his hands and said, "Jack, you're in fantastic form! Keep acting like this, you're going to be a star sooner or later, a star so famous that all of Hollywood is cheering for your name!"

Samuel L. Jackson burst into laughter: "Fuck, I love listening to you talk, it's like drinking fine wine, I, Jackson, am practically intoxicated!"

(Samuel L. Jackson, born December 21, 1948, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also known as Mare Fuck.)