Huayu Chef

058 A Messy Scheme

I've had enough of waiting | your so-called arrangements

| How long until the future we're talking about arrives...?

Zhang Jinxuan was in a great mood, humming "Rewind," a song that Nazha often listened to on repeat. He unlocked the door, entered the house, and called out, "Nazha, I'm back."

Naza turned her head and smiled, "Senior brother, come and watch a movie with me."

"What movie is it?"

"Finding Mr. Right"

Zhang Jinxuan sat down next to Nazha, reached out and pulled her soft, fragrant body into his arms, and kissed her on the lips.

Naza giggled, "Senior brother, you're in such a hurry! I just used eye and lip makeup remover, aren't you afraid of getting poisoned?"

"To die beneath the Mina flower, even as a ghost, is still romantic."

Naza gave Zhang Jinxuan a coquettish glare, sniffed, and asked, "You smell of alcohol. Have you been drinking?"

"Yes, I drank a little bit."

"Are you drunk?"

"I wasn't drunk at the dinner table, but seeing you makes me drunk."

Naza was captivated by his charm, covered her face with her hands, and giggled shyly, "Senior brother, wait until I take off my makeup, I'm going to kiss you like crazy."

"Can't we kiss now?"

"No, I'm wearing makeup today. If I don't remove it, my skin will get worse and worse. If I become ugly, my senior brother won't love me anymore. So I have to take good care of my face and skin."

"You're already beautiful enough; you can't get much uglier even if you change."

"Right? How come I'm so beautiful?"

"narcissism."

"Hehe." Naza chuckled sweetly, soothingly saying, "Sweetie, just wait a few minutes, I'll be done soon."

When it comes to removing makeup, Nazha is never on time. She has obsessive-compulsive disorder and must remove her makeup until she is satisfied, sometimes taking two or three hours.

Even when I'm tired from working out at night, I have to get up and remove my makeup.

That's incredibly exaggerated.

Zhang Jinxuan knew her habits, so he didn't urge her. He gently embraced the silly beauty, his hands moving around restlessly, while his attention was slightly diverted to the laptop.

"The picture quality of this movie is so bad?"

Naza, who was removing her makeup, glanced at it and replied, "It's not the original; it's a pirated copy that Jingjing sent me. This movie isn't released until the 21st, and there aren't any high-definition versions online yet."

Zhang Jinxuan raised an eyebrow and joked, "Tsk tsk, the campus belle of the Beijing Film Academy's School of Performing Arts is actually leading the way in watching pirated movies. If Chinese cinema ever goes under, you'll be responsible for at least one in tens of thousands of things."

Naza's right corner of her mouth curled up slightly, and she asked with a mix of sweetness and curiosity, "How did you calculate it to be one in tens of thousands?"

"Our Nazha is one in a million, isn't she one in hundreds of thousands?"

Naza pouted and said, "Senior brother, please control yourself and don't go after me. Let me remove my makeup, okay?"

"Why are you asking me? Just control yourself."

"Bad guy~~"

Zhang Jinxuan was indeed quite happy tonight and suggested, "Watching pirated movies at home isn't atmospheric, Nazha, let's go out to see a movie."

"Why do you suddenly want to watch a movie, senior?"

"Because I wanted to see it with you."

Naza felt weak and powerless. Her senior brother was so aggressive tonight, teasing her relentlessly.

We must speed things up.

The sooner you finish uninstalling, the sooner you can start using it.

Naza said softly, "Senior brother, I don't want to watch a movie, I want to..."

Halfway through his sentence, Zhang Jinxuan's phone rang.

When I took it out, I saw it was a call from Jingjing.

"Hey, Jingjing."

Upon hearing this name, Naza instinctively perked up her ears. Why was Jingjing calling her senior brother?

"Brother Xuan, I saw a news article online that's a bit strange."

"What news?"

Jingjing read aloud: "NetEase Entertainment reported today that Huanrui Century, which has successfully invested in and produced TV dramas such as *Palace 2*, *Palace 3*, *The Price of Victory*, and *Midsummer's Love*, is focusing its efforts on launching a 'Big Production Plan'... The plan is scheduled to hold a grand signing ceremony on March 31st at the Westin Hotel in Chaoyang, Beijing. Wasn't this signing ceremony supposed to be held in Shanghai? How did it become Beijing?"

Zhang Jinxuan was also completely baffled. "Have you confirmed this with Sister Yao Yao?"

"No."

"Call her to ask how things are going and adjust your plans accordingly. Don't be foolish and go to Shanghai only to find there's no one there."

"Okay, Brother Xuan."

"Notify me if there's any news."

"Uh-huh."

After seeing Zhang Jinxuan finish his call, Nazha asked, "Senior brother, why did Jingjing call you?"

"My schedule changed, and she called to inform me."

"Huh? Isn't Jingjing my assistant? She's in charge of your schedule?"

Zhang Jinxuan chuckled and said, "Let me tell you something funny. My assistant is also named Jingjing, the Jing of crystal."

Naza looked surprised. "What a coincidence, male or female?"

"A woman, a pretty young lady."

"Am I prettier than you?"

"Nazha is the most beautiful, no arguments allowed."

Naza giggled and asked with concern, "Is Senior Brother going to Shanghai?"

"It depends on the situation; maybe we don't need to go."

Zhang Jinxuan used his mobile browser to search for Huanrui's big production plan and found the news that Jingjing had mentioned. He frowned slightly, sensing that something was wrong.

Such a big thing, even NetEase Entertainment reported it, yet no one notified Zhang Jinxuan to correct his schedule. What is Yang Mi's studio doing?

Or is it that Yang Mi's studio doesn't know either?

The joy of suddenly becoming rich diminished a bit. While Nazha went to the bathroom to wash her face, Yao Yao called.

"Hey, Sister Yao Yao."

"Jinxuan, I've confirmed with Huanrui that the signing ceremony has been moved to Beijing. You don't need to come to Shanghai anymore. Mimi and I will go to Beijing. We've also reached an agreement with Guangyuan Foods; they'll send someone to Beijing to sign the contract with us."

"Just the two of you?"

"And Jia-jie, isn't she already in the capital?"

In that case, artists from Dilraba, Gao Weiguang, and Huang Mengying's studios wouldn't be attending. Zhang Jinxuan asked, "Do I still need to attend?"

"Is something the matter?"

"The schedule is all set, what could I possibly have to do? The news says it's a signing ceremony for eight celebrities: Sister Mi, Brother Kaiwei, He Shengming, Tang Yan, Ming Dao, Du Chun, Jia Nailiang, and Lin Xinru. Would it be inappropriate for someone like me, who has no connection to this, to go?"

"The signing ceremony is none of your business. You just need to go and meet Chairman Chen, President Zhong, and Tang Yan, and finalize the role of Ling Yue on the spot."

Zhang Jinxuan was taken aback. "What does this have to do with Tang Yan?"

"Tang Yan is one of the producers of 'Gu Jian Qi Tan'."

Zhang Jinxuan's head was buzzing. This hadn't happened in his previous life. The producer of "Swords of Legends" was Jia Nailiang, and he was the one chosen for the villain role of Ouyang Shaogong from the beginning. So Zhang Jinxuan never even considered taking the role; he couldn't compete with him, he simply couldn't.

Later, it was rumored that Jia Nailiang asked the screenwriter to revise the script and add scenes, but was kicked out to go home to nurse his child, and was temporarily replaced by Qiao Zhenyu.

Now another one, Tangyan, has emerged. Is the butterfly effect really that powerful?

"Jinxuan, are you interested in 'Zhu Xian'?"

Zhang Jinxuan shuddered and exclaimed in astonishment, "Qing, no, *Zhu Xian* is going to be filmed too?"

"Yes, Huanrui plans to have Mimi be the producer of 'Zhu Xian'. Preparations will begin next year. If you are interested, I will help you get a role."

"Zhu Xian"? In his previous life, Zhan Zi made a movie called "Zhu Xian". Zhao Liying, Yang Zi, and Li Yifeng collaborated on a movie called "The Legend of Chusen". Neither of them were good. Zhang Jinxuan was unsure of the situation and had no intention of getting involved.

"I met with Mr. Zhu from Youku with Sister Jia tonight. There might be some collaboration later. Anyway, we won't be filming until next year, so there's still plenty of time. We'll talk about it then."

After finishing his call with Yao Yao, Zhang Jinxuan felt his mind was a complete mess, as his memories from his past life weren't enough.

Just as he was about to sort things out, Naza suddenly ran out of the bathroom, threw herself into Zhang Jinxuan's arms, raised her bare face, and said in a charming voice, "Senior brother, I've thought about it."