China Entertainment: Sister, I don’t want to work hard anymore

Chapter 8 Borrowing Money
In mid-July, it was a sweltering summer, and Yanjing was like a big furnace. There was a heat wave on the road, as if it was about to cook people.

As the third male lead in "Struggle", Chu Hui did not hide in the shade to escape the heat like other actors in the crew. Instead, he was busy in the crew under the bright sun.

Looking at Chu Hui's busy figure, director Zhao Baogang seemed to see his own shadow in him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Because before Zhao Baogang became a director, he also worked as a set manager on the crew.

Zhao Baogang has been doing this kind of work for six years, ordering lunch boxes for the crew, managing people, accommodation, vehicles, and carrying things.

Later, when he became a director, Zhao Baogang would always help move things on set. This was a habit he had developed over the years.

When the rail car is being set up, he will help lift it. If the table is moved, he will help lift it. He is always a director working on the scene.

This is a habit he has developed over the years and will never be forgotten in his lifetime. Even if he has become famous long ago, it still remains unchanged.

Seeing Chu Hui and director Zhao Baogang on the set, helping the crew move chairs, and Wen Zhang smoking in the shade in the corner, he really couldn't stand it anymore.

Because Wen Zhang felt that he was very dedicated when filming on the crew, but Chu Hui's performance on the crew was too diligent, which would make him look particularly lazy.

While smoking a cigarette, Wen Zhang said angrily: "Hey, my senior brother is really good at pretending. Look at what he can do. It seems that our crew can't survive without him. He even has to help move a chair. I’m so full!”

Although he is an actor from Xi'an, Wen Zhang's performance in Beijing films is so authentic that those who didn't know better thought he was a descendant of the Manchu royal family.

Hearing Wen Zhang's words, Ma Yili blew out a smoke ring at him and warned: "Please keep your voice down, he is willing to help with work, what is it that is bothering you? You don't have to say that to him!"

Wen Zhang sneered: "No, am I wrong? He's just pretending! He just wants to express himself in front of everyone, he just wants to please Director Baosteel..."

Before Wen Zhang could finish speaking, Ma Yili interrupted: "Okay, Xiao Wen, just say a few words less. How they are doing has nothing to do with us."

"I hope you can learn from him how to win the director's favor."

Wen Zhang said disapprovingly: "No need, I am an actor, my foundation is performance, not helping the prop team move some broken chairs..."

After all, he was her boyfriend. Seeing that Wen Zhang always obeyed her, Ma Yili just smiled and said nothing, and did not continue to refute him.

Of course, complaints are complaints, the relationship between Wen Zhang and Chu Hui is actually not bad, and they are even quite talkable.

Whenever Tong Dawei and Ma Yili were filming an intimate scene, Wen Zhang, who was so depressed, would seek out Chu Hui for a cigarette to relieve his boredom, trying to avoid those refreshing scenes, out of sight.

When the crew first started filming, Wen Zhang and Ma Yili did a very good job of keeping their relationship secret. Except for a few people such as Tong Dawei and Chu Hui who knew about their relationship, no one else in the crew knew about their relationship.

Now that the crew of "Struggle" has been filming for more than half a month, the rice has been cooked, and Wen Zhang and Ma Yili are no longer worried that their roles will be replaced.

The relationship between the two is not as secretive as when it first started filming. It is already a semi-public matter on the set of "Struggle". They often go out as a couple on the set, as if they are afraid that others will not know.

As for the relationship between Chu Hui and Li Xiaoran, Zhao Baogang, Wen Zhang, and Tong Dawei also knew it, because it was Li Xiaoran who personally took Chu Hui to the Ktv box to meet Director Zhao Baogang.

Director Zhao Baogang also looked at Wen Zhang and Ma Yili's pendants, and then he later learned from others that they were also a couple.

If Zhao Baogang had known that they were in love, he would have definitely asked Wen Zhang or Ma Yili to leave the "Struggle" crew to avoid affecting the crew's filming work.

Since Li Xiaoran was filming in another place, Chu Hui didn't like to watch the intimate scenes between Tong Dawei and Ma Yili. He was worried that watching too many inappropriate scenes during the day would easily make him unable to sleep at night, and he would have to struggle to hold himself back.

Seeing that Wen Zhang's face was a little green, Chu Hui took out the cigarette case from his trouser pocket and gave him a cigarette.

Wen Zhang usually smoked Furong Wang. When he saw that the cigarette Chu Hui gave him was Huazi, he suddenly felt that the Furong Wang in his pocket no longer smelled good.

Wen Zhang took a sip of Huazi and asked with great interest: "Brother, how long have you been with Li Xiaoran?"

Chu Hui asked: "Why do you ask this?"

Wen Zhang smiled and explained: "No, I just asked out of curiosity."

Before Chu Hui could answer, Wen Zhang looked troubled and said: "Brother, my wife... can you lend me 500 yuan for my working life? I will pay you back in a few days."

It's okay that Wen Zhang didn't mention borrowing money. When he mentioned borrowing money, Chu Hui remembered that Xie Na still owed him 500 yuan, and he still felt a little grudge in his heart.

Chu Hui frowned and asked defensively: "No, you don't get paid for filming? Can you borrow 500 yuan?" Wen Zhang sighed helplessly: "Don't mention it, I will pay for all the filming I got. Leave it to Commander Ma, she only gives me a few hundred yuan of pocket money every month."

Chu Hui looked at Wen Zhang dubiously: "So miserable?"

Wen Zhang then asked: "What about you? How much did you hand over to Li Xiaoran?"

Chu Hui said plausibly: "Are you kidding me? Why should I hand over the remuneration I earned through hard work to her to her? She usually gives me pocket money."

Wen Zhang said in disbelief: "I don't believe it, how is it possible! You are bragging!"

Chu Hui just smiled and didn't want to explain too much. At that moment, the Nokia phone in his trouser pocket vibrated "buzzingly".

Seeing that the call was from Li Xiaoran, Chu Hui hurriedly answered the call and deliberately pressed the speakerphone button in front of Wen Zhang.

On the other end of the phone, Li Xiaoran's gentle voice came: "Huizi, what are you doing?"

Chu Hui smiled and replied: "It's filming, what else can you do? You didn't film today?"

"I'm filming too. I'm waiting for the scene. I'll chat with you when I'm bored."

"Oh, that's it," Chu Hui nodded, and then said: "By the way, I have no money, please give me some money."

Li Xiaoran said angrily: "Didn't I leave you 2000 yuan? Why did you run out of money so quickly? Did you go out and fool around behind my back? Be honest!"

Chu Hui smiled and replied: "No, I'm just kidding, I still have money to use, but... I miss you a little."

Li Xiaoran on the other end of the phone was obviously very happy, and his worries turned into joy in an instant: "Hey, why are you so sweet-mouthed today? Do you want me to ask you for something?"

Chu Hui smiled and denied: "No, I really don't. I just couldn't help but want to tell you something from my heart. It's nothing. I'll just hang up now. The director called me..."

After talking to Li Xiaoran on the phone, Wen Zhang was left stunned, alone and messy under the scorching sun.

Wen Zhang originally thought that Chu Hui was bragging in front of him just now. After listening to the conversation between Chu Hui and Li Xiaoran, he realized that what Chu Hui said was true. When he thought of his own poverty-stricken situation, he couldn't help but feel... Bitter hemp.

After coming back to his senses, Wen Zhang couldn't help but raised his thumb at Chu Hui and praised: "Brother! You are awesome! You are really awesome! Brother, I am willing to be inferior!"

"Brother, how did you do it? Can you teach Xiaowen?"

Chu Hui patted Wen Zhang on the shoulder and said seriously: "Xiao Wen, we have to film a movie later, so I'll keep the story short. Man, be kind to yourself and don't wrong yourself too much."

After saying this, Chu Hui took out 500 yuan from his wallet, handed it to Wen Zhang's hand, and reminded: "Remember to pay it back!"

Wen Zhang clutched the 500 yuan that Chu Hui lent him and said gratefully: "I will definitely do it, thank you, senior brother!"

However, Wen Zhang still couldn't figure out why there was such a big difference since they were both men and had the same soft food.

In fact, Ma Yili did not treat Wen Zhang badly. Basically, his food, clothing, housing and transportation were all taken care of by Ma Yili. Even when he went out to buy cigarettes, he always drove Ma Yili's Land Rover.

Ma Yili always believed that men tend to become bad when they have money. In order to prevent Wen Zhang from doing wrong things, she strictly controlled his pocket money and wanted to solve the problem at the source.

In Ma Yili's opinion, if Wen Zhang is short of money, it means that she has not done a good enough job and has not taken enough care of him.

Therefore, apart from the meager pocket money of a few hundred yuan every month, Wen Zhang had to report to Ma Yili every time he needed to buy anything.

Wen Zhang is not a fool. He is willing to follow Ma Yili's arrangement. In fact, it is Zhou Yu who is willing to beat Huang Gai and others are willing to suffer because he is greedy for her body, in order to embrace the beauty, and also wants to have someone to rely on in the Beijing circle in the future.

Speaking of which, before getting together with Wen Zhang, Ma Yili had an ex-boyfriend named Zhang Bo who didn't want to work hard. He was Wen Zhang's classmate and his good brother.

Zhang Bo met and fell in love with Ma Yili during the filming of the TV series "Where is Happiness?". This buddy's most famous role is probably the role of Sun Quan in "New Three Kingdoms".

Although he and Ma Yili were very much in love at the time, Wen Zhang still mustered up the courage to pursue Ma Yili crazily, and even turned against Zhang Bo.

Ma Yili gradually became fond of Wen Zhang, and finally Zhang Bo quit on his own initiative to help them both.

(End of this chapter)