I really didn't intend to make a living based on my looks.

Zhao Ruo opened the car door and got in, her eyes sweeping over the paper bag: "That kid didn't take it?"

"Hmm, I didn't want it."

"Have some backbone," Zhao Ruoyao said, moving the paper bag aside. "You've no use for this watch; return it later."

Yang Mi didn't respond. She leaned back lazily in her seat, looked up at the roof of the car, and gazed into the distance.

Zhao Ruo glanced at her: "What are you thinking about? Your soul has flown away?"

Yang Mi suddenly chuckled, "I think he's smarter than anyone else."

"What do you mean by that?"

"If he accepts this watch, I'll at most remember him as a loyal friend, and we'll be even. Then I won't have any more lingering feelings."

"But he refused to accept it, so I ended up owing him a favor."

"In this industry, money is the least valuable thing, and favors are the hardest to repay. Once you repay them, you're even. But those who don't are the ones people remember."

Zhao Ruoyao was stunned for a moment, then nodded in realization: "So you've been manipulated by him?"

"It wasn't manipulation, it was an accident." Yang Mi sat up straight, a faint smile in her eyes. "At eighteen, she's not greedy for small gains, knows her limits and knows when to advance and retreat. She's more sensible than many people who have been struggling in the industry for over a decade."

This kid is interesting.

This made her even more curious...

……

The next few days were spent filming.

Jiang Chen also met the other actors in the crew one after another.

Tang Zhenye plays Emperor Kangxi. Although he doesn't have many scenes, he exudes the aura of a veteran actor just by standing there.

When he's not filming, he loves to do two things: make tea and tell stories.

During breaks, he would set up a small table, brew a pot of tea in a purple clay teapot, and tell people about his time filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" at TVB, mentioning actors like Felix Wong and Michael Miu, leaving the young actors in awe.

Of course, he would never talk about Barbara Yung, as it was a shadow over his life.

Hailu, who plays Consort Xi, likes to knit sweaters, saying it's to relieve stress. During breaks, she's always knitting and knitting. She even knitted a scarf for everyone in the crew, including Jiang Chen, who was both amused and exasperated to receive a woolen scarf in the middle of summer.

Liu Xuehua, who played Consort De, loved to have a dog, a white Bichon Frise, which she held in her arms every day. Everyone who saw her would praise the dog before talking to her.

Days passed by like this.

Jiang Chen's status in the film crew has inexplicably risen considerably.

The main reason is that he, Yang Mi, and Tong Liya are always together.

During breaks, the three of them would squat together and chat; during meals, they would sit together and eat their boxed lunches; and when it was time to finish work, they would walk out together.

Yang Mi had her arm around his shoulder, and Tong Liya was holding his arm. They called each other "little brother" and "younger brother" from side to side. Wherever they went, it was always the three of them.

Feng Shaofeng saw it all and felt a pang of jealousy.

What is that?

This poor kid is just a bit young.

Why are the two prettiest girls in the show all vying for his attention?

This guy makes a living off his looks? He's shameless!

Jiang Chen was also a little helpless.

He originally wanted to pursue a career as an actor known for his acting skills...

Now he's acting like a kept man, and even the cafeteria staff on set are giving him the wrong look.

In the past, when serving food, the spoon would be poured all the way to the bottom, and the meat would be given in generous portions.

Now, after shaking the spoon three times, all that's left on his plate are potatoes and green peppers.

This guy is definitely jealous!

Fortunately, Da Mimi is a picky eater.

She doesn't eat fatty meat, ginger, or cilantro. She picks and chooses the meat in her lunchbox, taking one bite and then throwing it aside.

Jiang Chen sat next to her, and she casually tossed the chicken leg, ribs, and braised pork that she had already bitten into into his plate.

"You eat it for me, don't waste it."

"Honey, are you feeding the dog?"

"Even a dog wouldn't eat something this fat."

"...Then what am I?"

"You're a dumping ground."

Tong Liya was laughing uncontrollably, and then she also threw the dishes she didn't like into Jiang Chen's bowl...

The three of them often played games together in Ya Ya's room at night.

There's no way around it, Yang Mi is a netizen...

They all brought laptops and were playing StarCraft!

"You choose the Protoss," Yang Mi instructed Ya Ya, "build units, understand?"

"What does it mean to build an army?"

"...Just keep clicking that round icon."

Jiang Chen didn't say anything, chose the human race, and started developing his character in silence.

Yang Mi's operation was indeed professional, and she pressed the hotkeys like lightning. She sent the Pathfinder to harass the opponent within two minutes of the start of the game.

Tong Liya's screen was in chaos. The peasants didn't know where to go, and the barracks didn't know where to build. Five minutes later, two X-Bugs were created and they rushed forward excitedly, crashing headfirst into the enemy's bunker formation.

"I'm dead!" Tong Liya shouted.

"How did you die?"

"have no idea."

Yang Mi rolled her eyes, ignoring her and focusing on managing her own troops.

She amassed a large force and pushed towards Jiang Chen's base.

Jiang Chen's base was quiet and peaceful, without any disturbance.

When Yang Mi rushed in, she found that bunkers, tanks, and anti-aircraft towers were lined up in a dense circle.

Her soldiers had just stepped through the door when a tank fired a shot, shattering the front-line berserkers into pieces.

"When did you accumulate so many tanks?" Yang Mi exclaimed.

Jiang Chen ignored her and continued operating the machine.

His troops came from the flank, with machine gunners and tanks, and with the support of the bunker's firepower, they sandwiched Yang Mi's attacking forces in the middle.

Yang Mi's actions were indeed excellent; by retreating, maneuvering, and splitting her forces, she managed to pull half of the remaining troops out of the enemy lines.

But this is exactly what Jiang Chen was waiting for.

His team of ghost agents stealthily circled behind Yang Mi's base command center and pinpointed its location.

With one electromagnetic pulse, the base was paralyzed, the farmers came to a standstill, and Yang Mi's screen instantly went gray.

"Holy shit!" Yang Mi slammed her hand on the keyboard. "Jiang Chen, are you even human?!"

"What's wrong?"

"You're invisible, stealing my house? When did you become a ghost?"

When you pushed me.

"You tricked me?"

"That's called tactics, not underhanded tactics."

Yang Mi's face flushed with anger: "You think you can mess with me? Believe me or not, I'll unplug your internet right now!"

"Honey, if you can't beat someone, you just disconnect. That's called being a sore loser."

"You're the one who can't accept defeat! Your whole family can't accept defeat!"

After all that fuss, the three of them slumped onto the carpet in the room, the air conditioner blowing a cool breeze that dispelled the summer night's heat.

Yang Mi leaned on Tong Liya's shoulder, her pair of fair and delicate feet dangling near Jiang Chen's face. Her toes were round and her nails were pink, but Jiang Chen slapped them away.

She rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen, annoyed, and asked Tong Liya, "Yaya, what are your dreams?"

Tong Liya thought for a moment and said, "I want to be a movie actress, appear on the big screen, and play the kind of roles that people will remember."

"And you, Mimi?"

Yang Mi gripped her hand, her eyes shining brightly: "I want to be the most popular female star in China!"

She kicked Jiang Chen's arm with her foot: "What about you?"

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "I don't have such lofty ideals as you guys. I just want to be the boss, and you'll all work for me!"

"You two will be my cash cows then. Work hard, and I'll give you a bonus at the end of the year."

"Give me a share, my foot!" Yang Mi laughed and kicked him. "We'll talk about it when you become the boss."

"It'll be here soon, don't rush."

……

Jiang Chen's scenes wrapped up at the end of August...

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