Chapter 63

（Vote for me!）

After seeing the sisters off, Wu Cheng and Zhao Yazhi returned home.

"Yazhi, you must be tired! Come, lean on my shoulder!"

After returning, Wu Cheng and Zhao Yazhi sat on the sofa watching TV. Wu Cheng playfully turned Zhao Yazhi's head and placed it on his shoulder, holding her fragrant shoulder with one hand, and said with a smile.

Zhao Yazhi gave him a glare and said, "You seem to have a lot of energy!" As she spoke, she pushed away Wu Cheng's hand that was playing tricks on her waist, "Stop fooling around! If you keep this up, I won't talk to you anymore!"

"I'm not fooling around! I'm giving you a massage!"

Zhao Yazhi angrily pushed his hand away and said, "Be honest, are you interested in those sisters? You were so enthusiastic about helping them, what's your real intention?"

Wu Cheng looked at Zhao Yazhi with an innocent expression and said, "Yazhi, do you really think I'm that kind of person? My heart is so hurt! It's about to break into pieces!"

"Don't be silly, I know you!" Zhao Yazhi glared at him and said, "Ahong and Yingying are your past records, don't think you can get away with it!"

Wu Cheng had a bewildered look on his face and finally said, "Yazhi, I've heard those sisters sing. The younger one has great potential, and while the older one is a bit lacking, she can work behind the scenes! Since they love music so much, I decided to help them. When they grow up, they'll be so grateful, they'll work for me for the rest of their lives! This is called a personal investment."

"Can you guarantee you're not interested in something else about them?"

"I can swear to the heavens!" Wu Cheng raised his hand, but Zhao Yazhi stopped him.

"Alright, alright, I believe you, you devil!"

"..."

At this moment, Wu Cheng felt as if Yazhi was possessed by that Yan Ni!

Fortunately, the phone rang at this moment.

Zhao Yazhi quickly got up to answer it, "Sister Jun, it's you! Oh, he's here! Actually, it's nothing! Don't worry, it's all settled... You talk to him!"

As she spoke, she handed the phone to Wu Cheng. Wu Cheng took the phone and said with a smile, "Sister Jun, do you miss me? Hehe, I miss you too! Don't worry! You know how capable I am, what's a little Jiahe? I can handle it in a minute, and Mr. Zou is so petty, just wait and see how I beat him!"

As he spoke, he winked at Zhao Yazhi. His arrogant and cocky demeanor was really annoying, making Zhao Yazhi roll her eyes and get up to leave.

"Don't worry about me! You should mourn for my opponents instead!" Wu Cheng changed to a more comfortable position and continued to boast to Deng Lijun, "You know, I generally don't provoke people, but if someone provokes me, I'll beat them in a minute! Tell Sister Xia not to worry, if she's really worried, she can come see me! I miss you all so much! From head to toe, from inside to out, from body to soul... I miss everything! Sister Jun, you misunderstand me, I'm as pure as a little white flower, how could I be interested in anything else, I'm so young!"

The last sentence made Deng Lijun laugh out loud on the other end of the phone.

After ending the call with Deng Lijun, Wu Cheng received a call from Lin Qingxia, with almost the same content, worrying about Wu Cheng being bullied in Hong Kong.

Of course, apart from showing concern, they were powerless to help. Wu Cheng naturally picked the good things to say, boasting to make them not worry about such matters.

"Don't worry, Sister Xia! Chairman Mao said, we should despise the enemy strategically and take them seriously tactically! I'm not being careless!"

"Do you miss me, Sister Xia? If you don't, it's really heartbreaking, considering I dream about kissing you every day! I won't say more, let me go and mend my broken heart first!"

Wu Cheng's words were full of nonsense, making Lin Qingxia laugh until she was shaking.

Fortunately, Zhao Yazhi had already gone to take a shower, otherwise she would have been jealous to death.

...

The next day, when the entertainment newspaper reported that the Feilong and Shaw cinemas would jointly screen the latest action film from Donglong, "Zajia Xiazi," Zou Wenhui was furious again.

He felt that Shaw was like a stirring stick, getting involved in his competition with Wu Cheng, which made him extremely disgusted.

Originally, the competition between Jiahe and Donglong was uneven, but with Shaw joining Donglong, the balance of power was no longer just "even." In fact, with Shaw's involvement, Donglong's strength had surpassed Jiahe, at least in terms of cinema distribution. So, Jiahe could easily be overturned.

This situation made Zou Wenhui and his team very unhappy.

Thus, both sides increased their promotional efforts!

This kind of competition made the newspapers and the public very happy. Watching Jiahe and Donglong fight every day provided them with plenty of gossip.

...

Wu Cheng no longer cared about the external chaos. At this point, there was not much he could do. The most he could do was to come up with a few ideas for the publicity department after the film's release to boost box office sales.

Therefore, when Mei Yanfang and her sister came to him again, he went directly to the Mei family.

He then discovered that after Chen Yaoheng had driven away the original black society boss, he had taken over all the debts the Mei family owed to that boss. Now, the Mei family still owed a lot of money to Hongxing. In a sense, Chen Yaoheng was directly parasitizing on the Mei family, making the two sisters work to pay off the debt.

Upon learning this, Wu Cheng initially wanted to call Chen Yaoheng and scold him, but then he thought, since Chen Yaoheng was now involved in the underworld, his appearance would expose his identity. Wu Cheng did not want people to know about the Hongxing society.

Moreover, the Mei family had no prior connection to him, and while Chen Yaoheng's actions were inhumane, they could not be entirely blamed on him.

Wu Cheng secretly called Chen Yaoheng and informed him, and everything continued as usual. However, under Wu Cheng's intervention, Chen Yaoheng stopped pursuing the Mei family's debt.

Wu Cheng invested 500,000, and Chen Yaoheng found a bar in Mong Kok, which was renovated according to Wu Cheng's design. They jointly invested 1,000,000... of course, the legal representative of the bar could not be a member of the Hongxing society, but the profit share would not be less.

The bar was jointly invested in for 1,000,000, with Wu Cheng holding 55%, Hongxing 40%, and the remaining 5% left for the Mei family. If the bar did well, Wu Cheng promised to increase their shares. If they opened a branch, the Mei family could invest in it.

As for Mei Yanfang and her sister, they were allowed to return to school and continue their education.

Given Wu Cheng's status, Mei's mother was very polite and agreed to all of his suggestions without any objections. Secretly, she even encouraged her two daughters to pursue Wu Cheng. Of course, this was a later development.

In Wu Cheng's view, this was all he could do to help the Mei family.

After settling the Mei family's affairs, he focused on the production of "Zuiyi."

After so much effort, "Zuiyi" was finally nearing completion.

The action scenes had already been completed by Yuan Heping, and the remaining scenes were simple dialogue scenes. For the more complex dialogue scenes, Wu Cheng tried to minimize them.

"Long, this is the last scene. Give me the right expression, everyone's attendance at tonight's wrap party depends on your performance!" Wu Cheng, holding the director's baton, teased Cheng Long.

Cheng Long was also in a good mood. After more than a month of hard work, his first film was finally about to wrap. This was a film he starred in, and the style suited him well. He felt this film would be a hit, and after so much hard work, he finally felt he was about to make it. This state of mind made him very comfortable, and he was willing to endure any training from Wu Cheng.

This scene involved Zhao Yazhi playing the role of Thirteen Aunt, who was going abroad to study. Huang Fei Hong wanted her to stay but didn't know how to express it, as she was his elder.

Thirteen Aunt could understand Huang Fei Hong's feelings, but she wasn't ready for it herself. Since Huang Fei Hong didn't speak up, how could she, as his elder, say anything?

Therefore, she chose to go abroad to study, to calm down and gain some experience... of course, also to lay the groundwork for the transformation of Thirteen Aunt in the next film.

"Long, in this scene, your expression should be hesitant with a hint of hope. Huang Fei Hong is disappointed by Thirteen Aunt's departure, but when she tells him she will return, his expression should be joyful with a hint of hope... Think about it, and we'll shoot it in a bit!"

Ten minutes later, the last scene began.

It took half an hour to barely get through the scene.

Wu Cheng looked at Cheng Long helplessly and said with a bitter smile, "Long, you should pay more attention to your detailed acting. I'm not worried about your action scenes, but your emotional scenes are your weak point. I don't expect you to be an Oscar-winning actor, but I don't want you to be ridiculed for this in the future. In short, work hard! Read more books when you have time, don't waste it on nightclubs and women! If you have real talent, will you lack for women? Think about it!"

Cheng Long was embarrassed but felt that Wu Cheng's words made sense. After all, Wu Cheng was now a writer and a man of letters, with a respectable status, and his words had some influence. Don't underestimate the status and influence of a writer in Hong Kong.

So he nodded and said, "Cheng, don't worry! I will work hard."

"Don't be too nervous, you can relax tonight. Let's go to the wrap party!"

When Wu Cheng announced the wrap, the entire set erupted in joy, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although working with Wu Cheng was tiring, they had learned a lot.

Wu Cheng's directing philosophy sometimes conflicted with theirs, but these conflicts sparked creativity, and they learned many new things.

So, even though they sometimes felt Wu Cheng was too strict, they also felt it was necessary.

It was a contradiction, but it was the truth!