Huayu: Live a carefree life

Lu Jie arrived at just the right time; the crew was filming a pivotal scene where the male and female leads reconcile.

To achieve better visual effects, the interactive short drama was reverted to being filmed in landscape mode.

Because of this change, there are already rumors circulating within Weishi.

It's said that President Lu deliberately used vertical screen dramas to lead Kuaishou and Douyin astray, but now that they've fallen for it, he's returning to the orthodox horizontal screen drama format.

After hearing Xiao Wu's retelling, Lu Jie smiled mysteriously, then secretly complained that these idiots had amazing imaginations. Couldn't they just come up with their own ideas?

As the stagehands clapped the clapperboard, the male lead, Wu Yulun (played by Xu Yue), sat down at the bar. The female lead, Chen Xinxin (played by Zhu Lilan), immediately signaled to the bartender with her eyes and small gestures that he should have a drink that was the same as hers.

Wu Yulun loosened his tie, casually twirled around, and smiled at Chen Xinxin, "You're not upset about what happened earlier, are you?"

Chen Xinxin didn't look at Wu Yulun, and said calmly, "Of course not."

"Oh, that's good~ I thought you'd be jealous." Wu Yulun casually brushed it off and introduced a new topic.

Chen Xinxin glanced at Wu Yulun, and before she could speak, Wu Yulun said first, "I knew you weren't angry."

"I wish I were as ignorant as her." Chen Xinxin was initially amused by her words, but then turned to disdain and slowly turned her head away. "She can be happy with just a few little tricks."

"How about we play a game?" Wu Yulun suggested.

"Cut! Xu Yue and Xiao Zhu did a great job, one take, well done!"

Director Jiang Yan encouraged him loudly with great enthusiasm, and Lu Jie also clapped and smiled in response.

Xiao Wu came over to report, "Boss, the milk tea, coffee, and snacks have arrived. We also sent them to the 'Spirit Sword Mountain' restaurant."

As she spoke, she glanced at the male lead who came over to greet her, "Oh, Takeshi Kaneshiro!"

"Uh...ah...no, no, my name is Xu Yue." The male lead, Xu Yue, waved his hand awkwardly, then bowed and extended his hand to greet Lu Jie, "Hello, Mr. Lu, I am actor Xu Yue."

After shaking hands with him, Lu Jie looked him over carefully and said with certainty, "Meng Yun wasn't lying. You really do look a lot like Takeshi Kaneshiro, and... you're much taller than Takeshi Kaneshiro."

"Right, right, I told you I wasn't wrong~" Xiao Wu was very happy to receive Lu Jie's affirmation.

Lu Jie tapped her on the head, "Go hand out drinks, stop slacking off here."

"Ouch~" Xiao Wu rubbed his head, which didn't hurt much, rolled his eyes, and then puffed out his cheeks and obediently went with Xiao Liu to serve drinks.

Qin Lu is familiar with the public information of every actor in the crew. "Mr. Xu started out as a model, won the Southern Model Competition, and later acted in TV series. He also starred in a movie in 14."

"Mr. Qin, you flatter me. I've only ever played supporting roles; this is my first time playing the male lead. Thank you, Mr. Lu and Mr. Qin, for giving me this opportunity!"

Lu Jie smiled and patted his arm, "Don't underestimate yourself. You're perfect for the role of Wu Yulun. Keep up the good work!"

"Yes! I definitely will!" Xu Yue was very happy to receive the encouragement, and seeing that Zhu Lilan was waiting, he immediately bowed and took his leave.

He was aware that the female lead was an artist under President Lu's company, and he had just noticed that Zhu Lilan's gaze towards President Lu was not innocent, so it was best to avoid provoking her.

Juliet was still dressed in the same long dress and shawl as in the drama. "President Lu, it's been a long time~" she said in an extremely gentle voice.

Lu Jie gently shook her hand, and sure enough, she tickled his palm again. This time, since no one else was around, he simply pinched her hand back. "Your hands are too cold. Go put on your coat before you come back."

Juliet was extremely excited by Lu Jie's first positive response, and immediately grinned and nodded, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu, I'll go right away."

"I was worried you'd catch a cold and it would affect the filming schedule~" Lu Jie deliberately pouted and gave a mischievous smile. Seeing that her pout was quite cute, he added, "Don't just stand there, go get dressed."

"Oh, okay~"

As soon as Zhu Lilan left, the other actors came over to greet her. They were all beautiful women. "Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Ye Sitong, who plays Lin Fang."

"Hello, I'm Wang Xingchen, the actress who plays Tang Xiaotian." Lu Jie couldn't help but take a few more glances. It was huge! Damn, it seemed bigger than all his women combined!

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Liu Mengru, the actress who plays Song Shiqi." Lu Jie's impression of her was that her dimples looked a bit unnatural, suggesting that she might have had plastic surgery.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Zhao Lei, the actress who plays He Yueying." Her skin was a little dark, but her features were very striking, and she was very tall.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Xu Wei, the actress who plays Pan Mengna." This woman looks like an older sister, the mature and intellectual type.

After Lu Jie introduced himself to everyone, a pair of delicate hands covered his eyes from behind, and a body pressed against him. The feeling was...

"Yaoyao?" Lu Jie knew he hadn't guessed wrong as soon as he grasped the girl's hand. He turned around and smiled, "Why are you here instead of filming?"

"Hello everyone, I'm actress Chen Yao." Chen Yao waved and smiled at everyone, looking gently at Lu Jie, "As soon as your milk tea arrived, the director gave me a day off~"

Seeing Lu Jie's suspicious look, she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Okay, actually I didn't have many shots on camera today, so I left work early~"

"That's more like it!" Unfazed and brazenly pulling her into his arms on his own set, Lu Jie asked, "Did you miss me?"

Seeing the boss's reaction, the entire crew of "The Hunter," including Juliet, wisely made their way out quickly, though their faces showed expressions of curiosity or envy.

For example, both Zhu Lilan and Wang Xingchen had the idea that "he can be replaced!"

Chen Yao blushed a little at his sudden "open and aboveboard" behavior. After quietly observing her surroundings, she gently patted him on the shoulder and softly replied, "Mmm, honey, I missed you so much~"

"Yangjin contacted you, right?" Lu Jie leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Which magazine? When was the shoot?"

Mentioning Chen Yao in magazines feels like a dream; she actually made it to the cover of one of the top five women's magazines! "Hehe, thank you, honey! ELLE~ I'll go shoot it after filming wraps up."

Lu Jie chuckled mischievously and whispered in her ear, "You'll have plenty of opportunities to thank me tonight. I miss you too~"

"You bad boy~" Chen Yao smiled gently, both shy and happy.

Lu Jie loved the feeling of her gently nestled in his arms. "Your agent told you, right? You're coming to France with me on the 21st."

"Yeah, she did~" Chen Yao's eyes lit up a bit. "Xiao Hu told me too, and even told me to prepare a few extra pairs of stockings, just in case there aren't enough for you to play with~"

Lu Jie's eyes lit up. "Hehe, this girl! Then you should listen to me and prepare more~ Liu Haocun and Wang Churan will also be there, I'll introduce you two then."

Even Chen Yao, with her gentle and unassuming nature, was infuriated by Lu Jie's "righteous indignation" and lightly bit him. "Isn't there Ma Fanshu too? Isn't she going?"

"She can't go; the TV station is busy at the end of the year." Seeing her like this, Lu Jie's playful side emerged. "What, you guys think there aren't enough people? Then I'll find a few more!"

"I knew you were after Chen Duling, and that Zhang Ruonan too. Xiao Hu was absolutely right, you're getting more and more of a scumbag!"

Chen Yao puffed out her cheeks and punched him lightly. "And that Tian Xiwei, Xiao Hu said the way she looks at you isn't innocent either!"

Lu Jie was completely bewildered. "Are you women installing surveillance cameras on yourselves?" he wondered. "Huh? How does Xiao Hu know about Chen Duling?"

Chen Yao started counting on her fingers, annoyed. "Wang Churan told Liu Haocun this morning that Xiao Wu is interested in you. Liu Haocun said you're not interested in Xiao Wu, but Chen Duling and Zhang Ruonan should be together soon."

"Then Wang Churan said that you had taken a liking to one of her seniors from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, who, like Xiao Cun, was a cute and sweet girl who was filming in Xiamen."

"Then Xiao Cun tagged Xiao Hu in our group chat, asking if there were any sweet girls on set. As we chatted, we all started complaining about how much of a scumbag you are~"

Chen Yao gently rubbed Lu Jie's handsome face, "Honey, with so many girlfriends, can you handle it?"

"..." Lu Jie bit her finger, utterly speechless. "Yao Yao~ you've been getting a little cocky lately. You should think about how to beg for mercy tonight!"

(P.S.: "Emotional Hunter" is adapted from the interactive video game "Emotional Anti-Fraud Simulator," which officially launches tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support, dear readers! Please subscribe! Thank you!)