Liu Zhongze ultimately refused the two women's request. He had already signed the contract, and the penalty for breach of contract was something he simply couldn't afford. He couldn't take that risk.

After he left, Su He quickly tugged at Su Xi's sleeve and said, "Sis, you have to bring this person back. Even if he becomes my brother-in-law, it doesn't matter. You must find a way to win him over!"

Su Xi playfully hit Su He and said, "Sis, didn't you like him?"

Su He, unusually playful, said, "Do you think he can tell us apart? He's my brother-in-law, so he'll be your brother-in-law in the future, won't he?"

Su Xi hit Su He hard again, this time she was really angry. She said, "Sis, why do you make all sorts of jokes? You're like a pervert."

"I've always been a pervert, haven't I? Hehe..."

Su Xi rolled her eyes, but Su He pushed her out, saying, "That's enough joking. You go follow him and make sure he becomes our leading man. We can wait!"

"Alright, alright, I got it." Su Xi was reluctantly pushed out the door and quickly chased after Liu Zhongze in the direction he had left.

After she left, Su He also stopped filming, only telling everyone to go back and wait, and that he would give everyone a basic wage to live on.

Because the filming schedule was not going well, director Su He made a statement, and no one dared to disobey.

---

When Liu Zhongze arrived at the filming location near Hongyadong, the staff immediately kicked him out.

"What are other film crews doing at our Love Apartment theater? Are you trying to sabotage our show? Cyber ​​romance, huh? I think you're just trying to ride on the coattails of Love Apartment's popularity!"

The staff member had a pointed face and sharp eyes. As soon as he saw Liu Zhongze's name tag, he immediately stopped him.

At this moment, Liu Zhongze realized that he hadn't returned his work badge, so he could only awkwardly put it away, pull his hat brim up a little, and say, "I'm the second male lead, you can talk to Director Zhuang Ziqiang."

The staff member sneered, "You guys are pretty well-informed. Knowing our Director Zhuang was scared into the hospital, you immediately want to cause trouble on our set, huh? Believe me or not, I'll call the police right now as a corporate spy!"

Before Liu Zhongze could explain anything, the staff member picked up his phone, threatening to call the police if he dared to come in.

After all, Liu Zhongze was personally brought over from Dongyue by Director Zhuang, so there was no need for him to have any conflicts with his own crew.

Su Xi appeared next to Liu Zhongze at that moment, and the staff member's eyes lit up. He asked, "Miss, are you here to see Chen Zheyuan? I'll show you the way right now!"

The staff treated Su Xi with far greater courtesy than they had treated Liu Zhongze. They didn't even notice Su Xi's name tag, as if any woman connected to Chen Zheyuan could do whatever she wanted.

Su Xi waved her hand, pointed at Liu Zhongze, and said, "I'm with him."

At this moment, Liu Zhongze frowned. He ignored Su Xi following him and looked at the staff, saying, "Why can women go in, but I, the second male lead, can't?"

The staff member sneered, too lazy to even answer, just keeping his mouth shut, head held high, looking arrogant.

Seeing that Liu Zhongze was angry, Su Xi kindly said, "That's right, if Brother Liu can't go in, why can I?"

"How can that be the same? What am I supposed to do if Brother Chen blames me?"

The staff ignored Liu Zhongze's words but answered Su Xi's, clearly attracted by Su Xi's cute appearance.

After a moment's thought, Liu Zhongze said, "Are you Chen Zheyuan's assistant? Were you called here by Chen Zheyuan to help him bring the girl inside?"

The staff member's expression changed noticeably, though only for a brief moment, but Liu Zhongze keenly noticed it.

His tone rose noticeably as he said, "Don't talk nonsense. If you ruin my reputation, believe me, we'll sue you for defamation too!"

Liu Zhongze sneered and shook his head. He had already guessed the outcome. Too lazy to waste words, he took out his phone to call Director Zhuang.

The staff didn't seem to care that Liu Zhongze didn't force his way in. They stood at the door, glancing at the two of them from time to time, but mostly focused their attention on the girl.

"Beep...beep...The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

"Beep...beep...The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

I made several calls, but no one answered.

Liu Zhongze thought for a moment and did not force his way in. He only knew that the filming location was here, but he did not know where the resting place was. After all, he had just arrived at Hongya Cave and had been forced to separate from Director Zhuang.

Liu Zhongze turned and left. Director Zhuang had said that the male lead in this film was very important. Since they had already come to film, there was no need to make things too tense. It wasn't like there were any Japanese or Koreans sitting inside. They should just bear with it.

"Brother Liu, are you leaving just like that? Why don't you come and rest at our place?"

"Miss Su... Su Xi, right?"

The girl's eyes turned into crescent moons again. She said, "Why are you calling me 'Miss'? Don't you know you can't just call someone 'Miss' these days? You have to call me 'Miss Sister'."

"Excuse me, Ms. Su, I have a girlfriend. Isn't it inappropriate for you to be following me around like this?"

"No way, my sister said she's going to make you our male lead no matter what. Anyway, you're not married yet. In this free era, what business is it of yours where I go?" the girl said with a smile, looking playful.

Liu Zhongze sighed. He couldn't go to Su Xi's film crew, nor could he get into his own. In the end, he could only find a relatively cheap room to stay in.

"We've already let you live with us, why are you still living in such a dark alley? If you're having financial difficulties, take on more acting roles, Brother Liu."

The girl chattered on and on, seemingly wanting to make Liu Zhongze their leading man at the slightest opportunity.

Liu Zhongze didn't know what to say. He wasn't very good at interpersonal communication, and he didn't have any good words to persuade Su Xi to leave.

Buzz... Buzz...

A vibration came from his pocket. Liu Zhongze thought it was director Zhuang Ziqiang, but when he picked it up, he found it was director Zhao Dekai.

"Hey, Brother Zhao, what happened?"

"Brother, I've figured out what happened with the pirated copies. Apparently, someone reported that our videos were too scary and contained some superstitious elements, so no website dares to release pirated copies of ours now."

"Now our domestic channels are effectively shut down."

As soon as Liu Zhongze finished speaking, Zhao Dekai said, "That's not what I wanted to talk about, brother. I called to talk about your matter."

"I?"

"That's right! I've noticed that all news about the play 'The Scholar Points to the Soldiers' and about you has been blocked. Even the previous smear campaigns against you have disappeared as if they never happened. It seems like some people are working together behind the scenes. You'd better be careful."

"I understand, Brother Zhao."

Zhao Dekai said with concern, "Why don't you go to Hollywood? I'll go there too and be your backer."

"No need, Brother Zhao. I prefer Chinese culture to Hollywood."

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