Chapter 62: The Director is Decided

  "What, you want to see the script?" Li Wenhua shook his head. "I don't have it on hand, the main screenwriting work is still being done by Li Qiang, and neither I nor San Shi will write scripts, we can only play a supporting role. We three met once before and exchanged some ideas, after that, we just contacted each other by phone. Li Qiang said that after writing ten episodes, he would let me and San Shi review them, but now I estimate he hasn't finished writing yet."

  "I see, it seems I was too impatient." He Mu said helplessly, looks like he still has to study English obediently for the next few days.

  At this time, someone knocked on the door. The company employee said that someone was looking for General Li. It wasn't an outsider, it was Zuo Jun and Bai Sihan. "What are these two guys doing here?" He Mu asked.

  Li Wenhua tidied up his desk: "Come and work for me." After finishing speaking, he stood up and welcomed his classmate over.

  It's almost summer vacation, and Zuo Jun and his wife were bored at home, so they thought of experiencing the Tian Di Xuan Huang lifestyle. Li Wen Hua knew that their family was just an ordinary working-class family, and didn't want them to work for free, so he gave them a salary for more than a month during summer vacation, and if business was good, there would be bonuses. Not to mention Beisi Han, Zuo Jun's professional level is absolutely top-notch, and he's great at marketing planning. Today, the two of them came to take a look at the work environment, and they'll start after the final exams are over.

  "What about Xuehe Jie, what do you think?" He Mu thought of Li Jun's older sister, who also wanted to come to the company to work.

  Maybe it's the success of two consecutive books, Li Jun's confidence has increased a lot, and he is full of expectations for his career. He no longer rejects his cousin's joining, "Next month, my sister will come to the company, and all management matters will be handed over to her. This month she still needs to work at her old workplace for another month, until the company finds a suitable candidate to replace her."

  After chatting for a few more sentences, after saying goodbye to Li Wen Hua, it was already time for dinner. He Mu's original plan was to have dinner and watch a movie with Zi Lin, and in the evening, they could also exercise their mouth skills. Unfortunately, all these beautiful fantasies were shattered by one person.

  "Linlin, I won't be able to accompany you tonight," He Mu said on the phone in a taxi, "My brother asked me out for dinner, this is something I must attend."

  He returned to Beijing a few days ago and handled some trivial matters. He thought that after serving in the army for many years, he had not fulfilled his responsibility as an elder brother due to their separation. Now that they live in the same city, as the older brother, he should take care of him on behalf of their parents.

  "Do you have an older brother?" Zhang Zilin didn't know much about He Mu's family, only that his father was a butcher, no, a private entrepreneur.

  "Hmm, he's a soldier, now studying at National Defense University."

  "Really? My dad is also a soldier, they will definitely have something to talk about later." Zi Lin smiled.

  He Mu sneered: "Are you implying that our parents should meet? Or would you like my brother to make contact with my dad, mom and uncle on my behalf?"

  "I didn't," Zhang Zilin hastily clarified, "I just think it's quite a coincidence that both of us are military dependents."

  "It's not just clever," He Mu said, playing with the characters, "my 'Mu' has both water and wood, your Zi has wood, Lin has water, from this point of view, we're also a match made in heaven."

  "Evil reasoning." Zi Lin smiled lightly, seemingly unconvinced, but actually feeling very sweet inside. He Mu's words reminded her of the concept of "golden jade predestined affinity" and "wood stone prior alliance" in "Dream of Red Mansions". The two of them should be called "water wood emotional affinity", shouldn't they?

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  Arriving at the restaurant arranged by Lao Ge, He Mu saw his car outside the door and knew he had arrived first.

  There was only He Zhuo in the private room. "Didn't you call Ge up too?" He Mu thought his older brother would have called Xiao Fang as well.

  "We comrades have already drunk, now it's our turn to drink." He Zhuo sat upright, with five or six bottles of white wine already placed on the table. Although his drinking capacity was not as good as his younger brother's, He Zhuo liked to challenge himself and now that he had no tasks at hand, he could drink to his heart's content.

  After sitting down, He Mu saw that his older brother was still wearing the popular clothing style from five or six years ago. As a man who had been influenced by Du Li and Zhang Zilin, and had a certain sense of fashion, He Mu couldn't help but feel frustrated with He Zhuo's attire. "Brother, this won't do, you need to learn how to use clothes to make yourself look more stylish, otherwise I'll worry that you won't be able to find me a sister-in-law."

  He Zao didn't think so, "Never mind me, you're all dressed up and looking good, have you found a wife for my brother?" He Zao poured himself and his brother each a cup of wine, turning the tables. He Zao was actually a down-to-earth person, and after serving in the army for a few years, he had become quite lively.

  Hehe, I actually have a girlfriend.

  "Oh, why didn't you bring it?"

  "It's a bit too early to meet the parents now, we've only been together for a month." He Mu pouted.

  He was still concerned about his younger brother's emotional life. With a job like his, he had little contact with women and didn't know when he would find someone suitable. In comparison, he thought it was more likely that He Mu would have a child for their grandfather. "What does your girlfriend do?" He asked in an elder brother tone.

  "Model." He Mu said frankly.

  "Model?" He Zao furrowed his brow.

  "What's with that expression." He Mu glanced at He Zao's downturned eyebrows.

  "Are you serious? Is it for marriage?" What He Zao meant was: Are you just playing around.

  "I'm serious, of course, but isn't it a bit too early to talk about marriage? I'm only 22." He felt that engagement was too far off for him. He enjoyed dating, but he wasn't the type who liked being tied down. At least, that's what he thought at the moment.

  Although he had some psychological resistance to the profession of a model, He Zao also knew that in any industry, there were people who were clean and self-respecting, and those who were not. Since he could get his younger brother's genuine treatment, he must belong to the former. "Come on, talk about your little girlfriend while drinking."

  "He Mu smiled and said: 'She's not a little girlfriend, she's a big girlfriend...'"

  The two brothers drank happily, and when they walked out of the restaurant, He Zao laughed that He Wu had found a sister for himself, who would definitely control him tightly in the future, just like Xiao Fang. He Wu then laughed at He Zao for still being single, already in his twenties, and it would be hard to get rid of his bachelor status later on.

  "Do you believe me if I go out on the street right now and find a wife for you?"

  "If you can't handle your liquor, then don't drink so much," He Mu said helplessly, looking at his older brother who was already talking nonsense. "Let's just leave the car here for now, I'll take a taxi to send you back."

  "No need," He Zhuang waved off He Wu's hand. "My place isn't far from here, I can just walk back."

  "Are you really okay?" He Mu looked at He Zao with some concern as he swayed back and forth.

  "How can you be so nagging? I said it's nothing, then it's nothing," He Zao pushed away He Wu. "Besides, I still have a gun on me, what could possibly happen?"

  He Zhuo said this in a particularly loud voice, and many passersby heard it, retreating to avoid him. He Mu was sweating profusely, "Go, go, go, just leave, don't say you know me."

  He didn't care about his brother anymore and hailed a taxi to leave.

  Standing at the entrance of the restaurant for a few seconds, he was blown by the cool wind and drank more than a kilogram of liquor, feeling refreshed. He thought about his previous words and deeds, and began to self-examine: Drinking too much is a mistake, in the future when arriving at a new post, I must not drink a drop of alcohol.

  He walked through streets and alleys, and everything was going smoothly until he heard a girl's cry for help...

  He really picked up a girlfriend on the street tonight.

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  In July, the movie market gathered a lot of big films, not only Hollywood blockbusters "Superman Returns" and "Mission: Impossible III", but also Hong Kong-style action film "Dragon Tiger Gate" which gathered many idol stars. However, this month's most talked-about film, with the highest box office and word-of-mouth, was a low-cost comedy without any big stars.

  "Lao He, you really don't mind me accompanying you to watch a movie?" Liu Shi followed He Mu into the cinema with some concern.

  "Don't worry, I've already asked Zilin to report it. Since she's in Guangzhou, I have to find someone to accompany me to watch the movie anyway." He Mu chose the best seat and was full of expectation, having heard that this film was super good.

  "Oh, so you need to get your girlfriend's approval before daring to watch a movie with me?"

  "Sister Po is wrong, I don't need her consent, I'm just informing her," He Mu pinched Po's cheek, "Alright, let's begin."

  Liu Shishi's face was also unknown whether it was pinched red or shy, and her mouth asked: "Is 'Crazy Stone' really good-looking?"

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  After leaving the cinema, He Mu and Liu Shi were laughing all the way back to Hu Lang Company. "It was unexpectedly wonderful and hilarious! When Zhi Lin comes back, I must take her to see it once." He Mu said with a smile.

  "Oh." Suddenly, Shi Shi retracted her bold and unrestrained smile, transforming into a gentle lady.

  After returning to the company, Xiao Fang called He Mushi into the office. "This is the script for the first 18 episodes of 'Stewardess', with reference to the original work, it was written quickly, and there are about a dozen more episodes to be continued in the later part, roughly the scale of a 30-episode urban emotional drama. You take a look at the script first, I've already contacted the director, next we'll start inviting actors."

  Liu Shishi said after receiving the script, "Director Xiao, I still have to go to Hengdian tomorrow for the opening ceremony of 'The Legend of Arching Hero', I need to go back and prepare."

  "Oh, you go first, I'll chat with Xiao Mu," After Liu Shi left, Xiao Fang winked at He Mu and asked, "Did we watch the movie together just now?"

  "Don't be so nosy, it's just a movie." He Muo said ambiguously, using Shi Shi as a shield to avoid being discovered by Zi Lin. After all, Da Tang had said that having a relationship was fine, as long as he didn't find out.

  "By the way, who's the director?" He Mu asked again.

  "Chiang Chia-chun of Hong Kong." Hsiao Fang replied.

  He Mu thought for a moment, "I've never heard of it."

  Xiao Fang reminded: "The director of 'Young Kangxi' and 'Men's Beauty and Women's Appearance'."

  "Oh, I see! So I've read both of his works."

  "His works are of high standard and have guaranteed ratings, especially good at urban themes, very suitable for the urban emotional drama positioning of "Air Stewardess", and we have already discussed and determined some of the actors' candidates, and are negotiating with their agents about schedules, and several suitable candidates for the female lead have also been confirmed."

  "Oh," said He Mu with interest, "tell me about it."

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