My Wandering Swordsman

The next morning, there was a gentle knock on the door of our tin shack.

The monk was squatting in front of a plastic basin, washing his face. Hearing the noise, he paused for a moment, then casually wiped his face with his sleeve.

"Who is it?! So early in the morning."

As he spoke, he opened the door.

A pretty young woman was standing outside.

Who else could it be but Ruan Tang?

When Ruan Tang saw that the person who opened the door was a burly, bald man, she was taken aback. She subconsciously shrank her shoulders, her eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she timidly took half a step back.

Hmm, her delicate and charming appearance is just too adorable.

Seeing this, the monk's pupils contracted, and his tone softened involuntarily: "Sister, who are you looking for?"

Ruan Tang pursed her lips, her voice soft and gentle:

"Ji...Ji Xiaosong sent me. Does he live here?"

what?

The monk's face immediately fell. He looked Ruan Tang up and down and muttered, "No, what's so good about that damned Ji? He's just a little fairer and thinner than me, but every girl he finds is more beautiful than the last..."

Ruan Tang's face flushed red: "No, it's not what you think. He lives here, right?"

The Flower Monk, head bowed, stepped aside and shouted, "Brother Ji, there's a mistress looking for me at the door!"

I knew the main character had arrived, so I did a somersault and jumped off the bed, reached out and nudged the flower monk, and waved to Ruan Tang: "Tangtang's here, come in and sit down."

Ruan Tang muttered a curse under her breath and stepped inside with her head down.

That's when I got a good look at her outfit today.

A simple light-colored dress, just knee-length, revealing a glimpse of her fair calves; the neckline was neither too high nor too low; and her hair remained a simple ponytail...

She looks like an ordinary girl who is clean and tidy. She wouldn't stand out too much on the street, but if you look closely, you'd find her pleasing to the eye.

I nodded to myself. The role of Ruan Tang was really well-chosen. With this look, not only would the lecherous assistant director Wang be unable to resist her, but apart from those who are deeply into mature women, 80% of men would be unable to resist her.

I poured Ruan Tang a glass of water and gestured for the monk to close the door behind him.

"Tangtang, let me say a few more words. When you meet Assistant Director Wang later, just tell him you're from out of town, here in Hengdian to pursue your dreams. You've never been in this industry before, and you want to start as an extra, understand?"

Ruan Tang nodded: "Alright, we already talked about it yesterday, stop dawdling."

The Flower Monk and Liu Zi listened from the side, completely bewildered.

Liu Zi scratched his head and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ji, what are you doing? Introducing extras to that scumbag? Aren't you pushing a young girl into a fire pit?"

The Flower Monk frowned as well: "Brother Ji, no offense, but this young lady is so pretty. Sending her to Assistant Director Wang is like throwing a lamb to the slaughter. We can't do that."

These two even started lecturing me.

I didn't reply, I just smiled and said, "You two don't need to worry about this, just enjoy the show."

As I spoke, I pulled a ballpoint pen from under the bed and handed it to Ruan Tang.

"What's this?" Ruan Tang asked instinctively as she took it.

"The voice recorder I bought at the audio-visual store, when you feel you're about to get down to business, just press a button and it will record what you're saying. Then bring it back to me, and you're all set."

Ruan Tang looked at it from all angles, then casually stuffed it into the side pocket of her skirt: "Okay, I got it."

Ruan Tang and I went over the lines again to make sure we hadn't missed anything, and then I took her into the film studio.

The film crew's residence.

Almost everyone here knows me, and no one stopped us. We walked in confidently.

Today's scene probably won't be too difficult. Everyone below is busy with their own things, while Assistant Director Wang, wearing a baseball cap, is sitting under the shade of the pavilion, drinking tea with his legs crossed, looking quite relaxed.

"Pah! You sure know how to enjoy yourself."

I spat and turned around, saying, "Tangtang, wait for me here. Come over when you see the hand signal."

Ruan Tang nodded.

Then I cleared my throat, put on a fake smile, and walked towards Assistant Director Wang.

I don't know if this bastard is blind or if he really didn't see it. I was practically stepping on his face, and Assistant Director Wang was still pretending to be asleep.

"Cough~ cough cough~" I made a little noise.

He slowly opened his eyes and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, isn't this Master Ji? What brings you here? You don't have any scenes to film these past few days."

I forced a smile, suppressing the urge to punch him.

"Director Wang, I've thought it through. I shouldn't have said those things to you. Please, give us brothers a chance to make a living."

"Oh ho? The sun has risen in the west? Now you know you're scared? Too late! Our temple is too small to accommodate a Buddha like you. You'd better find another place to work."

I approached with a forced smile: "Don't be like that, Director Wang. Everyone in the film studio relies on you. Besides, I know the identity of the eldest prince. I took some time to go to the hospital to apologize to him. I came here today specifically to apologize to you."

Hearing me say that, Assistant Director Wang slowly sat up.

"Alright! You've finally seen the light for once. For Weiwei's sake, I'll let you off the hook. Go back and write a self-criticism for the crew, over 20,000 words, so I can give Lü Guodong an explanation. The extras' schedules are full these days anyway, so go write it."

Heh heh heh, this bastard still holds a grudge, he keeps making things difficult for me.

But it doesn't matter, I didn't come here for that.

So I changed the subject: "Yes, yes, I'll write it right away when I get back. Um, there's one more thing... I need to trouble you with."

He gave me an impatient look: "What now?"

"I have a cousin back in my hometown who's always wanted to come to Hengdian to pursue her dreams, but she's worried about not having any connections. Could you give her some advice?"

Assistant Director Wang's eyelids twitched, and he glanced at me from head to toe. Seeing that my hands were empty, his face immediately showed displeasure.

"Xiaosong, you know, the pool of extras is saturated now, so this is a difficult situation."

"Even for me, as the assistant director, it takes a lot of effort to get an extra in the crew."

He used the same excuse he gave his aunt back then.

This is a difficult matter, but not impossible.

I knew exactly what was going on, so I quickly said, "Director Wang, you know I'm just a poor guy with no money. How about this, I'll go back and put in a good word for you with my aunt, and consider it a favor she owes you, okay?"

Assistant Director Wang's eyes lit up. He put down his teacup and cleared his throat:

"That's wonderful... then let your cousin come and take a look."

I chuckled and thought, "Done!"

Then it's Ruan Tang's turn to appear.

I waved to someone in the distance: "Tangtang, Assistant Director Wang invites you."

Ruan Tang walked in as instructed, stood under the pergola, and smiled brightly at Assistant Director Wang: "Hello, Director Wang, my name is Ruan Tang, I'm Ji Xiaosong's cousin, please take care of me."

"hiss--"

Assistant Director Wang gasped, his eyes widening instantly.