Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

It's 10:30 p.m.

Normally, Qianxiang Pavilion would have closed by now at this time, but tonight is a special case; the famous director who was filming a movie is here for his wrap party.

Upon opening the hotel doors, the spacious lobby was brightly lit. Ye Chong bid farewell to Yi Fei and, together with Producer Lan, approached the boss.

"Boss Tan!"

"Hello, Lan Productions."

The bald boss, Mr. Tan, turned to Ye Chong: "And who is this?"

"Mr. Tan, it's an honor to meet you. I am Ye Cong, the director of 'The Unknown'."

"Wow! The director can speak Guizhou dialect?"

"It's Chongqing dialect." Ye Chong shook Boss Tan's hand.

"Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Chongqing are all one family; we're practically relatives!"

"Hahaha……"

The three of them burst into laughter, and as they laughed, Boss Tan's expression changed.

"But I'm actually from Zhejiang."

The smiles of the two people opposite him froze for a moment. Ye Chong reacted quickly, shaking Boss Tan's large hand again: "People from Zhejiang are really good, they're straightforward and honest!"

"Hahaha, just kidding."

Boss Tan patted the two men on the shoulders, his smile broad and hearty.

"Eat to your heart's content today, it's all top-quality Guizhou cuisine, don't skimp on anything for me!"

"Thank you, Mr. Tan. I wish you continued success in your business!"

Eat and drink well!

After Boss Tan turned and left, the two exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

"How did you negotiate this project?"

"It's a long story."

Lan Sheng, holding a thermos, walked towards the main table while whispering to Ye Chong.

"The day before yesterday, I approached him to discuss the wrap party. Everything was settled, but then he asked me if he could sponsor GG. I thought to myself, what a great deal! I agreed on the spot, and now the wrap party is on the house."

"Awesome..." Ye Chong gave a thumbs up.

Lan Sheng, that old guy, can be a bit petty at times, but his professional skills are absolutely top-notch.

"So this Mr. Tan is really from Zhejiang?"

"Who knows? You really speak Zhejiang dialect?"

"I don't know anything, just a few words of broken dialect, but I can get a 100,000 yuan sponsorship fee. Who wouldn't be thrilled?"

"That's true, hahaha."

Just as the two were whispering to each other, the crew members who had finished packing their things began to enter the set.

In the lobby, ten round tables were already filled with cold dishes. The aroma of Guizhou-style braised dishes was very tempting, but the sight of the bright red millet peppers on the pig's ears made people instinctively hesitate.

Ye Chong didn't arrange any seats for the wrap party. The crew members sat around each other's shoulders, according to their respective small groups.

"Brother Tu, you can't escape today, can you? You turned down my invitation the day before yesterday."

"Xiao Fang, hehe, drink more tonight, since you have to catch your train tomorrow anyway."

"Hey, Producer Cheng, you're here early today!"

A hundred people sat down at the table.

Xiao Hong looked sadly at the person at the main table, then at Yi Fei and the other two who were walking towards her. She felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

At the main table, Ye Chong had Chen Zhixi to his left, but his right side was empty. Upon seeing Yi Fei and the other two, he politely stood up.

"Yifei, Aunt Liu, Uncle Chen."

Yifei blinked her big eyes, and as soon as she moved her foot, Liu's mother grabbed her.

She wanted to sit next to Ye Chong, but was forcibly placed between Liu's mother and Chen Jinfei.

Opposite Ye Chong, Liu Xiaoli sat upright, a stiff, shallow smile always on her lips.

"Ye Chong, please sit down. This is your wrap party; we shouldn't overstep our bounds."

Ye Chong twitched the corner of his mouth, forcing a polite smile.

Chen Jinfei, with a stern face, took off his suit jacket and draped it over the back of the chair. With an elegant gesture, he rolled up his sleeves and then swept his hand across the air on the seat, inadvertently revealing the Rolex on his wrist.

Ugh! That's so damn tacky!

How much is a Rolex worth? Is it comparable to Peppa Pig?

Ye Chong, too lazy to look at him anymore, raised his glass first and said in a booming voice, "Everyone! Quiet down!"

The noise gradually subsided until it disappeared, and all eyes turned to them.

"The successful wrap-up of 'The Nameless' wouldn't have been possible without everyone's hard work! This was Ye Chong's first time leading a film crew, and those who were willing to work with me—we won't say much, your pay slips are the best proof! This first toast is to everyone!"

"good!!!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Tu Da was always Ye Chong's first responder.

"Director Ye is so generous!"

"Director Ye, let's have one!"

The noise quickly became deafening.

Ye Chong didn't want to spoil the fun. He tilted his head back and swallowed the straw in his hand in one gulp, then turned the cup upside down so that everyone could see it.

"So generous!"

"happy!"

"Director Ye, how about one more?"

"You little brat, Tu Da, if you want to kill me and take my place, just say so!"

"Hahaha……"

"This is the second cup!" Ye Chong raised his hand, directing everyone's attention to the front desk.

"To our General Manager Tan, he said at the wrap party: eat as much as you like! But no sneaking anything away, General Manager Tan only has a few boxes of toilet paper."

"Hahaha..." President Tan was a straightforward person. He raised his hands and opened his mouth wide, uttering a surprising statement.

"Eat as much as you like, or take it away!"

"President Tan is so generous!"

"Respectfully, Mr. Tan!"

"Respectfully, Mr. Tan!"

The entire cast and crew raised their glasses, being coaxed into silence by Boss Tan. They'll probably be laughing in their dreams tonight.

"Alright, eat and drink!"

Ye Chong sat down, a faint blush rising on his face.

My alcohol tolerance isn't what it used to be; two small cups were enough to warm me up.

Across from her, Yifei picked up a piece of tofu and sea bass and fed it to him. Her eyes sparkled, and she ate it several more times before looking up at Ye Chong.

To be precise, it's Ye Chong's glass wine glass.

Ye Chong also saw her look and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Why don't you come and try some?"

Yifei's eyes lit up: "Great! Great!"

"Sissi!"

"Sissi!"

Two voices rang out, one staring at Qianqian, the other looking at Ye Chong with a stern face.

The atmosphere at the head table suddenly became strange.

Chen Zhixi smiled and buried his head in a bowl of black chicken soup. The producers from Lan Production also buried their heads in their food, not wanting to lift their eyes even once (Ye Chong was also serving as the producer).

Ye Chong remained the same, with squinting eyes and a smiling mouth.

"Sissi! Come with me for a moment!"

Liu's mother got up and left. Yifei stood there dumbfounded for a moment, then glared at Ye Chong before getting up and following her mother.

"Hehehe..."

Chen Jinfei then stood up with a smile, raised his hands in a fist and clasped his hands in apology.

"Excuse me, everyone, we have some 'family matters' to attend to, we'll be leaving for a moment."

Before leaving, he deliberately glanced at Ye Chong.

"Chongdi? Aren't you going to chase after them?"

Ye Chong poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"I'm not going to chase after this trivial matter; they've already said it's a family matter!"

Chen Zhixi nodded. She had obviously also noticed the shady dealings at the table, but she felt that the girl was in a more difficult position.

It's like a childish game of make-believe, with one side being relatives and the other being "good friends." Liu Yifei is caught in the middle, and choosing either one doesn't feel right.

"Director Ye!"

Just then, a rough voice broke into everyone's ears.

Boss Tan took two steps behind Ye Chong and whispered something in his ear. Ye Chong frowned, got up, and left with Boss Tan.

In the monitoring room on the first floor, Ye Chong let out a burp and looked up at a surveillance camera on the back street.

Inside were Yi Fei and two others.

"Mr. Tan, this is a bit..."

Boss Tan knew what he wanted to say and explained, "I have this surveillance system to prevent thieves. Whether you watch it or not is up to you. After all, I only notified you because I saw them talking about you."

Ye Chong nodded: "Can you get the sound working?"

"able."

The security guard performed a few operations, and the sounds from the back street of the restaurant were clearly heard.

"Ye Chong's family is just a bunch of nouveau riche, the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked too! What kind of behavior is it for you to hang out with him all day long? Have you forgotten your dream of becoming an actor?"