Soon, everyone in the crew knew that He Qianshan was not only the male lead of the movie but also Wu Pengpeng's boyfriend.
As the most sought - after person in the crew, Wu Pengpeng had been eyed by various male actors for a long time. In the end, she was taken away by a good - looking newbie who had just joined the crew.
Some people secretly sneered at He Qianshan, saying that he was just a pretty boy relying on his looks to please women. They claimed that once Wu Pengpeng got tired of him, she would surely dump him and find another young hunk to keep.
Wu Pengpeng was so angry that she wanted to tear their mouths apart. How could such good - looking guys be so mean - mouthed!
Since joining the crew, the jealous side of He Qianshan had resurfaced. Every time a male actor tried to curry favor with Wu Pengpeng on the set, although he wouldn't show his displeasure on the spot, he would "torture" her in another way when they got back to their place at night.
Later, Wu Pengpeng became smarter. She directly announced that she was taken and didn't need any "gentlemen" to "cultivate the soil" for her.
The male actors who had their hopes dashed naturally disliked He Qianshan even more. But they were outshone by him in every aspect, so they could only hope that Wu Pengpeng would get bored of him and abandon him.
Wu Pengpeng felt extremely wronged. She might get tired of herself, but she would never get tired of He Qianshan.
She subconsciously glanced at He Qianshan beside her. His face was calm, and there was even a faint smile on it.
Wu Pengpeng felt a twinge in her lower back. Just as she was about to go up and tell those two boring young actors to shut up, He Qianshan walked over before her.
"Excuse me, gentlemen." He casually leaned against a nearby tree trunk. He looked so good that he seemed like the most beautiful frame in an idol drama.
Wu Pengpeng was stunned by his good looks. While she was marveling at how other - worldly he was, she heard this "fairy - like" man speak: "Our Miss Wu is a shallow person. She just likes guys who look good like me."
He took a distant look at Wu Pengpeng, then turned his gaze back to the two male actors and sincerely advised, "If you two want to be kept by her, please go for a plastic surgery first and then come for the competition."
These two male actors had made their names by their good looks and were among the most good - looking in the industry. But they were belittled like this by He Qianshan.
However, compared with He Qianshan's good looks, they really paled in comparison.
The two actors disliked He Qianshan but couldn't compete with him. They huffed and turned away.
He Qianshan walked over to Wu Pengpeng with a smile and casually put his arm around her waist. "Problem solved."
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Wu Pengpeng thought she might be able to escape "torture" tonight.
She pretended to be coquettish. "I'm not as shallow as you said."
He Qianshan turned to look at her and wondered, "Didn't you come onto me when you first saw me at the Lanting Club because I was good - looking?"
Wu Pengpeng: "..."
That couldn't be called "coming onto him". It was more like teasing.
Of course, she wasn't stupid enough to tell the truth.
"I was attracted to you by your looks at first, then fascinated by your talent, and finally fell in love with your character."
Although it was a compliment, it was also Wu Pengpeng's sincere feeling.
At first, she was really attracted by He Qianshan's good looks. Later, she was moved by his acting skills, and finally fell in love with him because of his character.
Looking into her gentle eyes, He Qianshan suddenly felt a flutter in his heart. Before he could react, the words had blurted out.
"Miss Wu, let's get married on the day the movie is released!"
"Sure!"
Wu Pengpeng answered without hesitation. He Qianshan was stunned. He didn't expect her to agree.
"...Are you really willing?" He had already prepared to propose a hundred times.
"Of course."
By then, her mission of squandering money would be over. According to the ending of a fairy - tale, they would live happily ever after.
Maybe because He Qianshan was eager to get married, he quietly speeded up the shooting process.
The original eight - month shooting schedule was compressed into six months.
Wu Pengpeng had no objections. The earlier the shooting was finished, the more she could focus on squandering money.
The projects found by her little assistant were quite good. After six months, her energy meter still remained a deep red.
If she could find a perfect money - squandering project in the last six months, she could complete the mission at one go.
Wu Pengpeng rummaged through a mountain of emails day and night for several days and finally found a good project - the Global Amusement Park.
The plan was to build extreme - challenge projects in remote places around the world. The promotional concept was to encourage people to challenge themselves. In other words, it was a meaningless but money - burning entertainment project, which perfectly met Wu Pengpeng's requirements for squandering money.
The person who proposed this unreliable project was a just - graduated college student. Wu Pengpeng had met him a few times and was quite satisfied with him.
Zhou Yang had no other special skills, but he came up with one crazy money - burning idea after another. Before the cooperation agreement was even signed, he had already swindled hundreds of millions from Wu Pengpeng.
At this rate, she would be able to complete her mission in less than six months.
To prevent any more accidents, Wu Pengpeng was very secretive this time. She would never meet in person if the matter could be communicated by email.
One day, she had an appointment with Zhou Yang to sign the contract. Just as she was about to leave, He Qianshan stopped her.
"It's the wrap - up party today. Where are you going?" She had been acting secretively these days, as if she was hiding something from him.
Wu Pengpeng tightly clutched the contract in her bag and mumbled, "I have something to do. I'll be back before the party starts."
After saying that, she left in a hurry. After taking a few steps, she heard He Qianshan whisper behind her, "Are you going to see him?"
His voice sounded a bit sad, which made Wu Pengpeng's heart ache. She subconsciously turned back. "Huh?"
"...I saw him." He Qianshan tried to look calm. "I saw you two meeting in the coffee shop last time."
He didn't know what the other person had said, but she had been beaming with joy.
Since he saw that she was truly happy, he pretended not to know anything.
Wu Pengpeng's mind went blank. How could this be discovered? She was so unlucky!
She quickly turned back and wrapped her arm around He Qianshan's. "Isn't it time for the wrap - up party? Let's go quickly!"
He Qianshan was indeed distracted and didn't pursue the matter of her supposed "cheating".
On the way, Wu Pengpeng secretly sent a message to Zhou Yang, postponing the signing to the next day.
Anyway, the cooperation was a done deal, so there was no rush. Of course, it was more important to appease her boyfriend.
At the wrap - up party, He Qianshan invited many big names in the industry to promote the movie. Before the movie was even released, it had already gained a lot of popularity.
Although Wu Pengpeng didn't really want the movie to be a big box - office hit, she really hoped that more people would pay attention to this social issue, so she let him do as he pleased.
The movie's theme song was performed by Class - 3. While He Qianshan was socializing, Wu Pengpeng sneaked over to Zhou Hong.
"I heard you released a new song. Congratulations!" She changed the subject and stated her purpose. "I have some jade carvings by Master Lingbi. I'd like to give them to you as a congratulatory gift."
Zhou Hong simply refused her kindness. "No, thanks."
Wu Pengpeng was very surprised. "Why?"
Wasn't he a big fan of Lingbi? Had he fallen for someone else?
It was all her fault for being too busy to give him the gifts earlier.
"It's not gentlemanly to take something someone else loves." Zhou Hong said happily. "I already know who Master Lingbi is."
Before Wu Pengpeng could ask more, she saw Zhou Hong's eyes light up. He quickly walked up to He Qianshan and bowed deeply. "Mr. He, I'm sorry for my previous ignorance."
He Qianshan was startled by his sudden bow and subconsciously took a half - step back.
Seeing that he had scared He Qianshan, Zhou Hong also took a small half - step back and whispered, "I know you are Master Lingbi."
Hearing this, He Qianshan subconsciously glanced at Wu Pengpeng and saw the shock on her face.
Zhou Hong didn't know that he had unmasked He Qianshan in front of Wu Pengpeng. He continued on his own, "Master Lingbi, I really, really like you."
He looked like a little fan meeting his idol, so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands.
The photo of him and He Qianshan had once been on the hot search. Later, people recognized He Qianshan. They had once participated in a seminar on ancient jade together. Although Lingbi had only shown up once, he was so outstanding and eye - catching that many jade enthusiasts remembered him.
He Qianshan didn't expect to be recognized. He glanced at Wu Pengpeng awkwardly.
The shock on her face had turned into a faint anger, which made He Qianshan's heart tremble.
At first, he got to know the jade industry because of a rough - stone project. Later, he accidentally found that a big - name jade carver in the industry looked very similar to Wu Pengpeng.
He wanted to confirm if she was the person he was looking for, but that big - name carver was very eccentric and never met outsiders. By accident, he got into this industry in order to meet the big - name carver.
Later, he finally got to meet the big - name carver, but she wasn't the person he was looking for, so he quit the industry.
He Qianshan didn't want Wu Pengpeng to know this embarrassing past. He downplayed it and said, "I've already quit the industry. Please don't spread this around."
Zhou Hong knew that He Qianshan was a low - key person and quickly nodded in agreement. "I understand."
He hesitated for a moment and then summoned up the courage to say, "Mr. He, I recently got a top - quality rough stone. Could you please carve an evergreen tree for me? Money is not an issue."
He Qianshan knew that he liked his works and didn't have the heart to refuse. "I may be quite busy recently. I'll carve it for you after I'm done."
"Great!" Zhou Hong sensed that He Qianshan wanted to talk to Wu Pengpeng, so he quickly excused himself.
After Zhou Hong left, He Qianshan felt that the temperature around him dropped several degrees.
Before he could open his mouth to defend himself, he heard Wu Pengpeng say coldly, "So you're the famous jade carver Lingbi."