A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Chapter 101 The Invitation from China Film Group

Filming is progressing at a steady pace in Shanghai's slightly chilly April, with all aspects on track.

However, a phone call from An Wenxiu forced Su Liu to put down his microphone and go to Yanjing with her.

"An invitation from China Film Group?" Su Liu asked, puzzled, when he received the call. "Why would they invite us?"

"China Film Group's annual film project promotion conference," said An Wenxiu. "It includes project investment, co-production recruitment, and negotiations on cooperation with investors and resources."

"Why would they target our cultural revival for something like this?"

"Compared to those big corporations, we're nothing, but we're not as bad as you think," An Wenxiu said calmly.

"I see."

"This is a good opportunity to select some good projects to participate in, which will be very beneficial to the company's future development."

After pondering for a moment, Su Liu said, "Alright then, let's go take a look together."

After hanging up the phone, he immediately gathered several assistant directors and told them he would be leaving for a few days. The pre-production preparation for this drama was very thorough, and the storyboard was very well done; all they had to do was film it according to the script.

After finishing up with the crew's affairs, he suddenly remembered something and quickly called Chen Duling.

The receiver rang for a long time before it was slowly answered.

Chen Duling asked in a puzzled tone, "What's wrong? I'm in class."

"Dudu, you're going to Yanjing the day after tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, why? You can't come with me anyway."

"Who says no? I've decided to go with you."

"Huh?" Chen Duling was taken aback, then asked incredulously, "Are you serious? Don't joke around at a time like this."

"Of course it's true, I'm not lying to you."

"Really!"

The girl's voice suddenly became a few degrees clearer, her tone filled with undisguised joy. Then, as if she had thought of something, she abruptly suppressed her excitement, and her speech slowed down.

"You—you didn't actually put aside your work on set just to be with me, did you?" Her tone was hesitant, tinged with a hint of self-deception and shyness. "Although I wanted you to come with me, you didn't have to go to this extent."

What a hypocritical woman.

"You're dreaming. I'm going to Yanjing with Sister Wenxiu to attend a conference."

"What? I was just doing it on the side."

Su Liu blinked. Chen Duling occasionally liked to throw a little tantrum. She was probably getting brainwashed from studying the "Signals and Systems" course. She had been complaining non-stop that her brain was turning to mush.

"That's right, I shut down the entire production crew and burned through millions every day, just to accompany you to Yanjing, is that alright?" Su Liu said, following her logic.

"If you insist on doing this, then there's nothing I can do," Chen Duling muttered softly on the other end, her tone noticeably rising, as if she had succeeded in her scheme.

She then changed the subject, her tone tinged with worry, "I heard from Ms. Xueman that the casting for that production is still in progress, and I'm the only one who's been directly confirmed. Won't that cause some trouble?"

"What are you worried about?"

"Everyone else got the roles through their own hard work, but I just became the female lead out of nowhere. Of course, people will have some thoughts about that."

After Chen Duling inexplicably became the school beauty, she did indeed experience a lot of rumors and gossip. Many people in the school were unwilling to understand her as a classmate, and instead believed the rumors circulating online.

This caused her to become insecure and overly concerned about what others thought of her.

"Don't worry, even if they have some ideas in their hearts, they will keep them hidden. Because these actresses who are suddenly thrust into the role usually have powerful backgrounds, and no one dares to offend them."

"I wish I really had connections."

"You do have one; isn't your background me?"

"Wow, you sound like that domineering CEO type." Chen Duling's thoughts started getting abstract again. "I'll be bullied on set every day, and then a whole convoy of Rolls-Royces will suddenly drive in..."

"I got out of the car and yelled at them, 'Who dares to bully my woman!'" Su Liu lowered his voice, acting as if it were a serious matter.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Chen Duling was laughing hysterically on the other end, her clear laughter ringing through the receiver. But then, as if suddenly realizing something, her laughter abruptly stopped, her voice breaking with a hint of embarrassment and frustration: "Who's your woman! You're crazy, I'm hanging up!"

She hung up the phone with a "click," and immediately heard a busy tone from the receiver.

Su Liu chuckled as he put away his phone and turned to talk to the main actors in the production crew.

Zhu Yawen and the others were rehearsing their lines on set when they heard that Su Liu was going away for a few days. They calmly waved their hands, telling him not to worry.

Mao Xiaotong kept chattering beside him. She said that Beijing was different from here. Although it was already April, he still had to be careful not to catch a cold and to keep his skin moisturized, because it was very dry there.

"By the way, do you have any lipstick?"

"Oh, Sister Xiaotong, it's not like this is my first time going to Yanjing."

"You need to be careful about these things." She looked down and rummaged through her bag, pulling out a long, thin tube and handing it to me. "Here, this is for you."

Su Liu took it and saw that it was a light green fruit-flavored lip balm with a shiny outer casing. He put it in his pocket and, when no one was paying attention, leaned over and whispered, "Sister Xiaotong, no wonder your lips sometimes taste sweet."

Mao Xiaotong's face flushed red to her ears. She glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed, and made as if to raise her hand to hit him. But in the end, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and muttered, "You're so indecent."

Compared to Mao Xiaotong, Dilraba's reaction was much more straightforward and enthusiastic.

Hearing that Su Liu was leaving for a few days, her eyes were filled with resentment, and her words carried a hint of coquettish resentment.

By nightfall, this resentment had transformed into an almost obsessive demand.

Dilraba is like a tireless superwoman, constantly struggling in the darkness.

The night outside the window of Shanghai is bathed in the flowing lights. I was able to enjoy the scenery with Dilraba tonight, even though I couldn't stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with Mao Xiaotong before.

"Teacher Su," Reba squinted, her fingertips idly tracing the thin layer of condensation on the French windows, "Look, the office buildings over there are still lights on. Are there still people working this late?"

"Isn't this normal?" Su Liu looked in the direction she was looking.

"Yes, that's normal." Her voice was weak. "It's also normal for me to want to keep you by my side."

"What did you say?"

"I said, I want to lock you in the room, not let you go anywhere, just keep you with me every day," she muttered half-jokingly.

"Wow, you're so scary!"

"Haha, right?" She laughed and let out a long breath, then turned around and hugged Su Liu like an octopus.

Dilraba's possessiveness even has a childlike quality.

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