Chương 328: Chapter 326: The Company's Number One Sister (Part 1).
Xu Xiuwen walked to the bedside and softly called out Cheng Lu's name.
He called out a second time.
Cheng Lu woke up.
She slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing Xu Xiuwen, her gaze immediately softened.
Xu Xiuwen patted the blanket and said, "Get up and have breakfast. Don't you have classes today?"
Cheng Lu felt utterly exhausted from last night.
However, after a night's rest, she had recovered quite a bit.
Now, she only felt a lazy weakness in her body.
"What time is it?"
Xu Xiuwen picked up the phone from the bedside table and checked the time. "It's 7:15."
Hearing this, Cheng Lu's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Why is it so late?"
She immediately tried to sit up, but just as she was about to get up, she realized she was naked and quickly shrank back.
She looked at Xu Xiuwen nervously and said, "You need to leave."
Seeing this, Xu Xiuwen laughed heartily, "I've already seen and touched everything, why so shy now?"
Cheng Lu blushed deeply.
She pouted and glared at Xu Xiuwen, saying, "Get out now, or I'll be angry."
Xu Xiuwen continued to laugh, "Alright, alright, I'm leaving. Get up and wash up quickly."
"Mm." Cheng Lu responded shyly.
After Xu Xiuwen left the master bedroom, Cheng Lu sighed in relief.
She lifted the blanket and saw her naked body, especially noticing some marks in certain places, which made her blush even more.
She couldn't help but recall the feelings from last night.
Although she had felt quite comfortable during the second half of her first time, last night was even more pleasurable.
Cheng Lu couldn't help but think, "Is it always this enjoyable? No wonder Xu Xiuwen always wants it."
Thinking about it made her heart race.
Xu Xiuwen walked out of the master bedroom and passed by the bathroom.
A jade hand suddenly stretched out from the bathroom, grabbing Xu Xiuwen's clothes and pulling him inside.
Inside the bathroom, An Shishi was leaning against the wall, with Xu Xiuwen pressed against her.
From the current position, it looked like Xu Xiuwen was pinning her against the wall.
Before Xu Xiuwen could ask anything, An Shishi tiptoed and kissed him.
Xu Xiuwen had no choice but to go along.
Although he was worried that Cheng Lu might come out and see them, he figured she would take some time to get dressed and wash up, so he stopped holding back.
An Shishi wrapped her arms around Xu Xiuwen's neck, standing on her toes to kiss him.
Xu Xiuwen also wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing her tightly against his body and kissing her passionately.
They kissed in the bathroom for a long time until Xu Xiuwen finally pulled back. He said, "Lulu is coming out soon. Behave yourself. If she finds out about us, don't blame me."
An Shishi's face was flushed, and she nodded obediently.
As for what she really thought, Xu Xiuwen didn't know.
Coming out of the bathroom, Xu Xiuwen wiped his mouth, removing any possible traces.
He then headed straight for the kitchen.
An Shishi stayed in the bathroom, tidying her appearance.
At that moment, Cheng Lu came out of the master bedroom.
She was already dressed and, due to the lack of toiletries, had simply washed her face with water.
Her complexion had returned to normal, no longer the flushed red from earlier.
As Cheng Lu passed by the bathroom, An Shishi came out.
Cheng Lu paused and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
An Shishi nodded, "I went to bed early and slept very well."
Hearing this, Cheng Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had been worried that An Shishi, sleeping next door, might have heard something.
Now it seemed unlikely that she had heard anything.
That's good!
Feeling reassured, Cheng Lu smiled at An Shishi and said, "Xu Xiuwen has prepared breakfast, come and join us."
An Shishi took Cheng Lu's arm willingly and said cheerfully, "Sure."
The two women walked together to the dining room where Xu Xiuwen had already set out breakfast on the table.
Arriving at the table, An Shishi let go of Cheng Lu's arm, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
She looked at the food on the table and asked with a smile, "Is this the breakfast Master sent you earlier? I've been craving it for so long, finally get to taste Master's cooking."
Upon hearing An Shishi's words, Xu Xiuwen subconsciously glanced at Cheng Lu, who also looked at him.
Their eyes briefly met in the air.
Unable to resist, Xu Xiuwen said, "I was worried you might still be angry and refuse to eat the breakfast I made for you."
Cheng Lu remained calm and didn't explain herself.
Instead, An Shishi interjected, "Master, Cheng Lu has been eating the breakfast you sent every time. She didn't have the appetite for anything else when you stopped sending it."
Cheng Lu immediately said to An Shishi, "Shishi! Please don't say more."
An Shishi grinned and didn't say anything further.
Xu Xiuwen, however, asked with surprise, "Lulu, is what Shishi said true?"
Cheng Lu felt a bit embarrassed.
She touched her hair nervously to disguise her unease and then calmly said, "Your breakfast tastes fine. I just happened to not have an appetite that day. Don't think too much about it."
Xu Xiuwen chuckled and didn't press further into Cheng Lu's words. He said, "Let's eat quickly and then head to class."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Lu's gaze turned cold as she asked, "Aren't you going to class?"
Xu Xiuwen shook his head. "I'm skipping today. I have something to do in the morning."
"What is it?"
"I need to visit the filming set."
Cheng Lu nodded silently, not saying anything more.
The three of them quietly ate breakfast.
It's worth mentioning that Xu Xiuwen's dining table at home was a long black walnut table, with three chairs on each side.
An Shishi and Cheng Lu sat on one side, while Xu Xiuwen sat opposite them.
While they ate breakfast peacefully at first, things soon became awkward.
Xu Xiuwen felt something moving up his ankle, calf, and straight towards his thighs.
This wasn't the first time this had happened.
Without even needing to look down, he knew what it was.
He immediately looked at An Shishi, furrowing his brow to remind her not to act recklessly.
An Shishi, however, was calmly eating a piece of pancake, seemingly oblivious to Xu Xiuwen's reaction.
Xu Xiuwen felt somewhat helpless.
Thankfully, An Shishi kept her bare feet still, which relieved him.
Actually, Xu Xiuwen's dining table wasn't narrow, but An Shishi had long legs.
A girl with shorter legs might not have reached.
The three of them finished breakfast peacefully.
After breakfast, Cheng Lu and An Shishi left for school.
Xu Xiuwen washed the dishes, lounged on the sofa for a while, watched TV, and then left for the filming set.
Not long after the start of the school year, the second TV drama began filming.
Hang Fei remained the director, and the crew members were all acquaintances of Xu Xiuwen.
However, most of the actors were new faces.
Speaking of the actors, Hang Fei had previously conducted auditions primarily targeting students from art colleges.
After the interviews, Hang Fei selected several promising actors, both male and female.
These actors were technically still students and not yet established as actors.
The company signed contracts with them, with a duration of five years.
Bai Yue'er also signed a contract with the company, but hers was slightly shorter, lasting only three years.
The contracts offered by the company were not particularly advantageous.
The newcomers did not receive any signing fees, only performance fees.
Except for a few favored newcomers who received a small stipend for living expenses, the others did not receive any.
These new actors, being students without any established fame, and considering that the director's crew consisted entirely of people from within the company, meant that the performance fees were not high either.
Even so, the competition among the students was fierce.
Bai Yue'er had already starred in a drama before, gaining some recognition.
Although not heavily promoted, she was not in the same category as ordinary students.
Moreover, given Bai Yue'er's relationship with Xu Xiuwen, he didn't provide her with a signing fee, but she did receive a monthly living allowance of 3,000 yuan.
As for the performance fees, if we compare it to the rates outside, in 2006, top-tier female stars in China were paid tens of thousands of yuan per episode.
Someone like Bai Yue'er, a rising newcomer, wouldn't command such rates, but she would still expect a fee of around 20,000 yuan per episode.
With 35 episodes, that would amount to nearly 700,000 yuan, almost half of the drama's production budget.
In the end, Bai Yue'er volunteered not to take any performance fees.
Xu Xiuwen was touched when he learned of this, but he wasn't shameless enough to accept it.
He felt it wouldn't be right to deny her performance fees for the second part of the drama, especially after not providing any for the first part.
Eventually, they agreed on a fee of 5,000 yuan per episode for Bai Yue'er.
This price was already quite advantageous for the company.
The company initially signed a total of nine actors.
Bai Yue'er was undoubtedly the "number one sister" in terms of both fame and ability within the company.
Xu Xiuwen had heard from Hang Fei about Bai Yue'er's situation on the set.
Today, he planned to visit the set and see Bai Yue'er, the "number one sister" in action!
It's worth mentioning that in the novel "Why Sheng Xiao," there were kissing scenes and intimate scenes.
Before filming began, Xu Xiuwen suddenly received a text message.
It was from Bai Yue'er.
The content was simple: I don't want to film any intimate scenes or kissing scenes.
There was nothing else in the message.
Xu Xiuwen was silent for a moment after reading the message.
Finally, he called Hang Fei and asked him not to arrange any intimate scenes or kissing scenes for Bai Yue'er.
He silently added, "No scenes where they hold hands either."
Xu Xiuwen didn't care how Hang Fei would react to this instruction.
He just knew that he felt relieved.
Originally, he had been conflicted about whether to intervene.
If he had intervened proactively, how would Bai Yue'er have felt about him?
Would she have agreed?
It was hard to say.
But now that Bai Yue'er had taken the initiative to send this text, Xu Xiuwen no longer had such concerns.
As for why Xu Xiuwen didn't want Bai Yue'er to film intimate scenes, kissing scenes, or even scenes where they held hands with the male lead, he found a suitable reason for himself: Bai Yue'er was, after all, Brother Shi's fiancée.
The filming location for the drama was on the top floor of a residential building.
Xu Xiuwen visited the set today, a fact he had only informed Hang Fei about, keeping it from everyone else.
So he came to the door, and no one greeted him.
The door happened to be open, and no one stopped him from entering.
Xu Xiuwen wore a hat and a mask, only revealing his eyes.
If one didn't know him well, it would be hard to recognize him.
His timing was quite fortunate.
The previous scene had just finished shooting.
The next step was setting up the scene.
Hang Fei took advantage of the break to let the actors rest, planning to shoot after the set was ready.
Xu Xiuwen stood behind the crowd and saw Bai Yue'er walk straight to the sofa and sit down to rest.
As soon as Bai Yue'er sat down, some male actors gathered around her.
The male lead took the initiative to chat with Bai Yue'er.
Xu Xiuwen couldn't hear what he said clearly, but his smiling face, coupled with his handsome appearance, was quite charming.
However, what surprised Xu Xiuwen was that Bai Yue'er didn't pay much attention to the male lead.
She sat quietly, glanced around, and before she could speak, another male actor handed her a bottle of mineral water.
Bai Yue'er didn't take the water from him but picked up a bottle from the coffee table herself.
She opened the mineral water, took a sip, and maintained a distant and aloof demeanor throughout.
The surrounding young men were still actively trying to talk to her, and Bai Yue'er occasionally nodded in response.
Seeing this scene, Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but smile.
Bai Yue'er used to be mischievous on set, often teasing others.
Now she seemed less talkative.
At first glance, she indeed had the aura of a goddess.
As for being the "number one sister," it didn't seem like an exaggeration.
From how she was surrounded by admirers, it appeared to be true.
Xu Xiuwen quietly observed for a while.
Hang Fei was discussing with the cinematographer and initially didn't notice Xu Xiuwen's arrival.
It was only by chance that he glanced over and saw Xu Xiuwen standing behind the crowd.
Because Xu Xiuwen was tall and wearing a hat and mask on set, he stood out.
Once Hang Fei recognized Xu Xiuwen, he stopped talking to the cinematographer and walked over with a smile.
"Why didn't you say you were coming?" he said.
The crew members around them were busy with their own tasks and didn't notice this scene.
Xu Xiuwen replied, "I didn't want to disturb your filming. Carry on first, we can talk later."
Hang Fei smiled and said, "Sure, we'll catch up later."
By now, the set was already prepared, ready for filming.
The location they were using was the residence of the male lead, He Yichen, and Zhao Mosheng in the drama.
The scene currently being filmed was:
He Yichen called Zhao Mosheng, asking her to prepare herself mentally. (Bringing someone home)
Zhao Mosheng misunderstood, thinking He Yichen wouldn't be coming for dinner tonight.
After showering and dressed in casual clothes, barefoot Zhao Mosheng walked into the living room and found it filled with He Yichen's colleagues.
Faced with their greetings, Zhao Mosheng was at a loss.
Later, He Yichen introduced Zhao Mosheng to his colleagues and openly admitted that they were already married.
The colleagues decided to stay for dinner tonight.
Zhao Mosheng went to the kitchen to prepare the meal to entertain the guests.
He Yichen came in to help.
Zhao Mosheng complained that he hadn't informed her, leaving her unprepared and appearing so casual in front of his colleagues.
After a dinner, everyone enjoyed themselves.
After the colleagues left, He Yichen answered Zhao Mosheng's question from the previous day, telling her that he didn't regret marrying her.
At this point, they were halfway through filming this scene.
Zhao Mosheng escaped back to her room, changed into different clothes, came out to greet He Yichen's colleagues, and then began preparing dinner.
The next scene was everyone sitting together eating hot pot.
With the scene set, Hang Fei signaled to prepare for shooting.
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