Chapter 68

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Li Chong was very depressed, really very depressed. Just thinking about having to crawl through the mud made him want to hang himself, and the fact that this idea was his own made it even worse...

Because Li Chong was depressed, he found others' happiness particularly annoying. Li Chong made a decision in his heart: everyone present today would come in standing and leave lying down.

Li Chong immediately picked up a bottle of soju and poured himself a glass, smiling at the loudest laugher, Quan Wenzhi, and said, "Director Quan, this movie has a lot of action scenes, and it all depends on you when filming starts. Here, I'll toast you." Li Chong finished the soju in one gulp.

Quan Wenzhi, who was the martial arts director that Jin Jide had found for Zhang Xun, was quite famous in the not-so-big country of South Korea. Many action movies were his work. This time, he joined Zhang Xun's "Film is Film" because of Jin Jide.

"Alright, Li Chong, you're a straightforward man, I can't be a coward either." Quan Wenzhi also drank his glass in one go.

After that, Li Chong toasted the prop master, cameraman, script supervisor, and others one by one. When he got to Ma Yanxi, he said, "Ma Yanxi, thank you for participating in the creation of this movie. I hope you can bring good costume coordination to the film." Li Chong finished his drink in one go.

"Great!" Ma Yanxi was a bit impressed by Li Chong. After a round of drinking, there were already three empty bottles on the table, but Li Chong still seemed fine.

After Li Chong finished his round of toasts, he sat down to eat some meat and then discussed the shooting schedule, location, and especially some sponsorship issues with everyone.

"Well, the companies that are currently sponsoring us are not very big." Zhang Xun had been handling this matter.

"Actually, small companies are fine. It's better than having no sponsors at all," Li Chong said.

"I can bring in some clothing sponsors. After all, there are some celebrity scenes in this movie, so there should be some celebrity effect," Ma Yanxi joined the discussion.

"Also, I can contact some shooting locations, like a detention center," Yin Shanxi suddenly said softly.

Li Chong looked at the already flushed Yin Shanxi, not knowing what to say. They had mentioned the detention center earlier, and Zhang Xun said he was already in contact, but the Seoul detention center had refused, citing inconvenience for work. However, this scene was very important, so they had planned to build one themselves. Now, this unexpected good news came.

"Yin Shanxi, can you really contact a detention center for us to shoot?" Zhang Xun asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it should be no problem. One of my uncles is the warden, and asking him to borrow a cell should be fine," Yin Shanxi looked at Li Chong.

"Thank you so much. We'll hire you as a consultant to thank you for your help." Zhang Xun, following Yin Shanxi's gaze, seemed to understand something.

Li Chong saw Yin Shanxi's gaze, but he was no longer just depressed. What was going on? Can't you, Zhang Xun, see that I'm already depressed? You're just making things worse. Today, you, Zhang Xun, won't be leaving here standing.

"Alright, I can, but I won't have much time to be on set," Yin Shanxi agreed.

"Hehe, no problem, just come by when you have time." Zhang Xun was happy to solve a big problem.

After resolving a series of issues, it was Li Chong's turn to take the lead. With Li Chong's drinking capacity, no one present could escape. Zhang Xun was the first to fall, and Li Chong wouldn't let him off after he had betrayed him.

Quan Wenzhi was the second to fall. He thought he could drink a lot, but Li Chong blew two bottles of soju, and he fell to the ground.

Song Zhixie was the third to fall. He knew from the start that today would be tough, so he firmly stood on Li Chong's side, but unfortunately, he couldn't escape the other people's toasts and eventually fell to the table.

The remaining people were also knocked down by Li Chong, who had gone to the bathroom to vomit to prepare for this. When he came back, he was unstoppable.

"Alright, that's it for today. I'll call to send everyone home." Li Chong, seeing that everyone was about done, called their agents to send them home. He was the only one still sober in the room. Ma Yanxi and Yin Shanxi were his responsibility. Ma Yanxi was fine, though she had drunk a lot, she was still awake and knew where she lived. Yin Shanxi, however, was completely out of it, leaning on Li Chong, making him wonder if he had invited trouble upon himself.

After sending Ma Yanxi home, only Li Chong and Yin Shanxi were left in the car. Li Chong looked at Yin Shanxi's sleeping face, which was pink and very attractive. But Li Chong had no杂念 (miscellaneous thoughts) in his heart. He felt particularly calm, almost eerily so.

"La la la!" A phone ringtone sounded. Li Chong found it coming from Yin Shanxi's coat. He took out the phone, which showed "Father." Li Chong thought for a moment, seeing that he couldn't wake Yin Shanxi, and sighed, "I really walked into this myself!" "Hello!"

"Hello, I am Yin Shanxi's father. May I ask who you are?" A steady voice of a middle-aged man came through.

"Hello, Professor Yin, I am Li Chong. Tonight, I unexpectedly met Shanxi at a friend's gathering. She had a bit too much to drink, and I want to send her home. Could you tell me your address?" Li Chong took a deep breath and said, "I'll take the responsibility."

"Oh, it's you. The address is Qingtan Dong, XX Street, No. 226." Professor Yin gave the address.

"Alright, we should be there in about 15 minutes." Li Chong hung up and looked at the sleeping Yin Shanxi, "What a beautiful girl, but she's not my type."

From a distance, Li Chong saw Professor Yin waiting in front of a villa. The taxi arrived, and Li Chong helped Yin Shanxi out of the car. "Hello, Professor Yin. Tonight was a meeting for a movie. Shanxi and her friends came, and she had a bit too much to drink. I was planning to call you." Li Chong explained as he handed Yin Shanxi over to Professor Yin.

"It's fine, thank you. It's too late tonight, so I won't invite you in. Come another time." Professor Yin helped his daughter up, and Mrs. Yin came out when she saw her daughter return.

"Alright, I'll come another day. I'll go back now." Li Chong quickly got into the taxi as if he were escaping.

"You can stop pretending now that he's gone." Professor Yin looked at Yin Shanxi, who was leaning on his shoulder, and said helplessly.

"Hehe, Dad, I really did drink." Yin Shanxi said in a coquettish tone.

"I know your drinking capacity. Ten or eight bottles won't make you drunk." Professor Yin teased her affectionately.

"Dad, Li Chong really can drink. He had at least 16 bottles of soju today." Yin Shanxi continued. She had drunk about four bottles of soju. Seeing that everyone was about done, she started pretending to be drunk, and Li Chong took care of her. She enjoyed his care very much, especially leaning on his shoulder in the car, where she almost fell asleep. If the phone hadn't rung, Yin Shanxi might have wanted to go home with Li Chong.

It was already 1 a.m. when Li Chong took a taxi back to his apartment complex. He didn't go upstairs but sat in the garden, lit a cigarette, and smoked quietly. The cold wind mixed with the smell of tobacco heavily stimulated his lungs, giving him a special feeling.

A screeching sound of brakes, and Li Chong saw a large nanny car stop at the building entrance. A group of girls, tired from their day, got out one by one: Kim Tae-yeon, Jung Soo-yeon, Kwon Yu-ri, Hwang Mi-yeong, Choi Soo-young, Lee Soon-kyu, Kim Hyo-yeon, Lim Yoon-ah, and Sulli.

"Hehe, there are still people later than me. What a group of hardworking girls." Li Chong watched the girls and smiled to himself.

Just as the last girl went in, Li Chong's phone suddenly rang, startling him. It was the middle of the night, and this was not a good way to scare someone.

The girls who were lagging behind also heard the sound and turned to see a man sitting in the garden, his face unclear, with a flickering light point and a lit phone.

"You scared me to death. It's the middle of the night, and you're scaring people outside instead of sleeping," Lim Yoon-ah patted her small chest and said.

"Yeah, something must have happened. Maybe he's heartbroken?" Soo-young guessed.

Only Yoo-ri found the figure familiar, thinking it might be Li Chong.

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