Shen Jue was a man of few words but fierce actions; Xiao He only needed to stand in front of the chopping board and pick up the boning knife on it, and the coldness and arrogance in his eyes had already perfectly recreated Shen Jue himself.

Lin Yipeng was very satisfied, while Pu Rong was somewhat surprised.

Pu Rong had only seen videos of Xiao He using a boning knife before, but he hadn't expected that his acting skills were also excellent.

This made Pu Rong look forward to the upcoming filming even more.

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“Thump, thump, thump——”

In the dimly lit kitchen, a few faint knocking sounds could be heard.

The young cook, dressed in ordinary clothes, put down the knife in his hand, looked expressionlessly towards the window, and said coldly, “Enter.”

The next moment, an uninhibited swordsman in black, with a smile on his face, agilely flipped in through the window: “Brother Shen, long time no see—”

As he spoke, the young swordsman, as if returning to his own home, casually picked up some fruit nearby and put it into his mouth, while his toe deftly hooked a jar of strong liquor placed on the ground, bringing it into his arms. He then casually leaned back next to Shen Jue, sprawling lazily on the wooden table nearby, just like a master.

This entire set of movements was fluid and graceful; Shen Jue hadn't even replied to the swordsman's words, yet the man was already lying down, eating and drinking for free, as if he were the owner here.

Shen Jue looked exasperated but still didn't kick him out. He simply picked up the boning knife from the chopping board again and silently continued to cut the ingredients on it: “I’ve already heard about your recent affairs. Now, people from both the martial arts world and the imperial court are hunting you down. You should be more aware and not cause me any trouble.”

Jiang Rushuai happily took a gulp of wine: “That’s too late. Who in the martial arts world doesn’t know our relationship? I’m afraid those people are already catching up.”

Shen Jue lowered his eyes: “Then I can only throw you out.”

Jiang Rushuai rolled his eyes, then said very aggrievedly: “But hasn’t your inn also been closed for several days? When people come, they’ll all stay at the inn, and the landlady’s flowers will be saved too.”

Shen Jue said nothing, simply picked him up and threw him out: “Tell the landlady yourself.”

Jiang Rushuai was thrown out the window by Shen Jue, then landed lightly, tossing the wine jar back onto the windowsill, and said with a grin: “I know, no thanks needed for such a great kindness.”

Shen Jue rolled his eyes and slammed the window shut.

—Thus, Xiao He and Pu Rong’s first scene officially ended.

“One take!”

Lin Yipeng checked the filmed content and then highly praised their performance.

Pu Rong unhooked his harness and smiled kindly at Xiao He, a relaxed expression on his face: “Your cooperation was excellent.”

Xiao He also gave him a thumbs up: “Teacher Pu’s skills are excellent.” 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The actions of flipping through the window with one hand and hooking the wine jar with his foot were all completed by Pu Rong in a single take, the movements were very fluid with no mistakes. And Xiao He's action of lifting and throwing Pu Rong just now also had Pu Rong's cooperation, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to appear so effortless.

Thinking this, Xiao He truly felt a bit regretful; with skills like Pu Rong's, he should be shining brightly in martial arts scenes.

With the successful completion of the first scene, the crew's morale gradually rose, and the filming at the inn went unexpectedly smoothly.

A busy day passed in such filming.

The crew members were all staying at a small hotel next to the Film and Television Base. After Xiao He returned to his room and washed up, he was ready to lie down and rest.

But just then, his phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number, Xiao He didn't have much impression of it.

However, he had met many people recently, including a few agents, so Xiao He still chose to answer.

“Hello, is this Xiao Ge?”

A somewhat familiar voice came from °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the other end.

Xiao He recalled for a moment, then asked: “Is this Brother Song from 'burning heart'?”

The role in “burning heart” was his first official transition from playing an extra to playing a villain, so Xiao He naturally wouldn't forget it.

“Yes, yes, it’s me! I didn’t expect Xiao Ge to still remember me!” Xiao Song said happily on the other end.

“Of course.” Xiao He was a bit puzzled, “Has something happened with the filming?”

Could there be some plot that required him to reshoot?

“No, no, our web drama is going to be released next week, and we hope you can help promote it when we do.”

“That fast?”

Xiao He was surprised.

It had only been two months, at most, since he finished filming, and now they had completed the remaining filming, editing, censorship, and a series of other procedures. This speed was simply beyond Xiao He's expectations.

Xiao Song, however, was used to it: “It’s a low-budget web drama, this is all normal operation! And we were lucky this time; the platform we collaborated with had some issues with their originally scheduled drama, which freed up a slot, so we just filled it.”

Although it was a bit rushed, it was the off-season recently, and there were no other popular dramas airing at the same time, so their small crew could take advantage of this gap to get a piece of the pie.

So, everyone in the crew was very satisfied with this result. As for other things, they could only wait and see after the broadcast.

“Okay, I understand.” Xiao He replied, “But I’m also a new account, so I might not be able to help you promote much.”

“It’s okay, Xiao Ge, just send me your account in a bit, and we’ll tag you when we promote it.”

“Okay, I understand.”

After hanging up Xiao Song’s call, Xiao He immediately used his phone to create a new account and sent it to Xiao Song.

Following the principle of “since I’m already here,” Xiao He also checked on the situation of the popular celebrity Ran Yunrui from the previous rear-end collision incident.

After a series of fan-abusing operations, Ran Yunrui finally escaped “danger” and was successfully discharged from the hospital, beginning his “dedicated” work. This farce finally ended, and the popularity had slowly declined. The most liked comment was a statement posted by a major Ran Yunrui fan.

【For Love Soaring to the Clouds: This time, Ran Ge actually voluntarily lowered the popularity because he didn't want to cause widespread online bullying and occupy too many public resources. He is truly a very, very good person. I hope everyone can view this matter rationally, resist the existence of sasaeng fans, stop looking for the driver who caused the rear-end collision, and stop making large-scale comments. Let's not cause trouble for Ran Ge. Thank you, Cloud Babies, for your cooperation!】

Below this comment section, there were many other Ran Yunrui fans expressing their agreement, which showed that Ran Yunrui’s management company or his agent behind him was very resourceful. They knew when to quit while they were ahead, maximizing the benefits of the situation while leaving a good impression on others. They truly had their cake and ate it too.

Xiao He shook his head with a complex expression.

They had no idea that all of this was just their idol’s self-directed and self-acted show.

It was just a pity for these girls’ sincere feelings.