After finishing the shooting, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening when we returned to the hotel.
Gu Qingwu pushed the door open and went in, taking off her shoes for fear of disturbing the child's sleep. She stepped lightly on the thick and soft carpet with her white toes, and without even turning on the lights, she walked towards the master bedroom in the faint moonlight outside the window.
When I got close to the door, I could vaguely see the halo of a night light coming through the tiny gap.
If you walk a little closer, you can see Xiaolier squatting in front of the French window in lace pajamas. Next to her are scripts on the floor. They are all the scripts she usually put away in a cardboard box after reading them. Now they are found and the pages are scattered around.
Gu Qingwu was a little puzzled as to why this little girl was not sleeping and was fiddling with the script at night.
Her slender and quiet figure stood outside the door and watched for about two minutes. She probably figured it out... At this moment, Xiao Li'er didn't know that her mother had returned to the hotel and was rolling up the script in an earnest manner. As if she understood it, she stood up straight and spoke a line to the air.
Because of her profession, Gu Qingwu has a better memory than normal people. She basically never forgets the lines from the scripts she has read silently, and she could immediately recognize the lines that Xiaoli'er was reading, word for word.
After Xiao Li'er finished reading the heroine's lines, he went on to read the supporting actor's lines.
The role reversal was very natural. The young face had a serious expression, and even had its own voice-over. He covered his chest with his palms and stepped back repeatedly: "I, I'm poisoned..."
Seeing her slumped down on the lazy sofa with her hands and feet shaking a few times, Gu Qingwu couldn't help but laugh softly.
When Xiaolier heard the voice, he raised his head and turned around: "Ah, Mom."
Gu Qingwu pushed the door open, picked up Xiaolier, and rubbed her delicate white face: "Let me see, whose little girl is not sleeping at night..."
When Xiao Li'er smiled, his eyes curved into crescent shapes and he rubbed his forehead against Gu Qingwu's palm, like a little animal.
After a while.
Gu Qingwu asked her: "Are you interested in your mother's script?"
Xiaoli'er's dark eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Mom... I understand."
The little girl was very confident in herself. She started to learn to read after going to school. She could remember some of the lines in the script. She was afraid that Gu Qingwu would not believe her, so she pointed with her little finger and said, "Mom, just tell me the play once and I can act it out."
Gu Qingwu raised her eyebrows slightly and was not in a hurry to take a shower. She sat on the floor in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. The clean glass reflected her delicate figure and Xiaoli'er. The mother and daughter whispered about the script in the dead of night.
Soon, Gu Qingwu found that it didn’t take much time to teach Xiaolier a long passage of lines, and he memorized it quickly.
Moreover, he can recite it clearly and knows what it means.
Xiao Lier tugged at her clothes again and said, "Mom... I can also perform the play you performed with that little sister today."
Gu Qingwu tested it again and found that he really could do it.
Xiao Li'er completely inherited Gu Qingwu's memory of memorizing lines and He Suichen's high IQ.
It was not obvious when she was young because she was lazy and didn't like to talk. But as she grew up and became more lively, her cleverness was reflected in all aspects.
Gu Qingwu felt a little emotional and told He Suichen about this before taking a shower.
What she asked was: "Will Xiaolier also pursue a career in acting in the future?"
He Sui Chen's words were not as complicated as she thought, and he said simply, "Then let's open an entertainment company for her to play with."
Gu Qingwu: “…”
It was half an hour later when I finished taking a shower.
Gu Qingwu blew her long hair half dry and walked out wearing a loose white bathrobe. When she was about to turn off the light in the bedroom, she noticed from the corner of her eye that Xiaoli'er was not lying on the bed waiting for her. Then she looked around, but there was no little shadow in the bedroom, living room, or in the kitchen.
Gu Qingwu's pretty face changed slightly. She didn't even have time to change her bathrobe. As soon as she picked up her phone and walked out, she received a call from the director:
"Xiao Gu... your daughter knocked on my door late at night and said she wanted to act."
"… "
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Xiao Li'er sneaked out while Gu Qingwu was taking a bath.
She knew which floor and room the director lived in because Gu Qingwu had taken her there once when he was discussing something with the director and others. She had memorized it in her little head, so she sneaked over at night and knocked on the door.
This scared the director to death. It was the first time since he started staying at the hotel that a six-year-old girl knocked on his door.
When Xiaolier saw the director, her first words were: "Look, can I play my mother's daughter?"
With this little face and strong line delivery skills, how could it not work
But the director didn't dare to say yes, as he was more concerned about Xiaoli'er's biological father. Who in the circle doesn't know who her father is
When Gu Qingwu changed his clothes and rushed over, he entered the suite and saw Xiaolier sitting on the sofa. He took the tea handed to him by the director himself. His little baby voice spoke clearly, and he knew what to say at the end: "I'm very cheap, I don't need too much pay..."
Okay, they don’t act for free, they know they want money.
The director could only smile. He was relieved when he saw Gu Qingwu coming. He half-jokingly said, "This girl has taken a fancy to the role in the play. She said she wants to play your daughter in her true colors. She's pestering me to give her a chance."
Gu Qingwu first apologized to the director for disturbing his rest so late at night. When she walked over, she stretched out her fair fingers and tugged at the collar of Xiaoli'er's pajamas: "Why do you want to act so badly?"
Xiaolier answered seriously: "Mom, I am more suitable than that little sister."
Gu Qingwu paused for a few seconds, squatted down, and spoke in a gentler tone: "But the role has been decided."
Xiao Li'er tilted his head slightly to look at her, his expression puzzled: "Can't we change people?"
Gu Qingwu patiently explained to her daughter why they couldn't replace her: "It's not easy for the little sister to leave her mother and rush to the crew to film... She has worked hard to act well. If you ask the crew to replace her just because you want to act, baby, do you think this is fair to the little sister?"
Little Li'er had the ability to distinguish right from wrong. After thinking for a while, he bit his lower lip and said, "Mom, I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, Mom knows you didn't mean it."
As soon as Gu Qingwu finished speaking, Xiaolier said, "It was intentional..."
"… "
"I, I hate it when my little sister calls you mom, I don't want to... I'm the only one who can call you that. My little sister usually calls you that after filming. Her mom doesn't accompany her... Why are you bothering my mom?"
Xiao Li'er finished saying all this in one breath, her eyes slightly reddened, perhaps because she felt so ashamed that she dared not shed tears, and could only hold them in. In the end, she gave up and said, "I heard from the crew that she can be your daughter in the future. There is clearly a similar model here, why are you looking for her?"
These words undoubtedly touched Gu Qingwu's heart. Seeing his daughter's jealous and stubborn face, his heart seemed to be gently brushed by something.
She had always known that Xiaoli'er was closer to her. Even though she was raised by He Suichen himself, when she was a little more sensible, Xiaoli'er liked to stand in front of the TV, pointing at her on the screen, and said in a baby voice and very proudly: "This is my mother..."
Later, when she grew up a little, Xiao Li'er no longer liked to follow He Sui Chen. She wanted to stay with her mother all day long and was very curious about the new things in the entertainment industry.
Whenever Gu Qingwu has free time, she will spend all of it accompanying her daughter in her growth.
But this is far from enough. Xiao Li'er has a strong possessiveness towards her mother. She gets jealous for a long time when she hears other children calling her "Mom" during a play. This is completely in line with He Sui Chen's nature and he cannot change it.
In order to comfort the little girl's depressed and sad mood, Gu Qingwu thought of a compromise.
She had a long and serious conversation with the director, and finally decided that in some shots of the play where her face was not shown, but only her back and side, Xiao Li'er would play her daughter, while the little actor would continue to play the parts where her face was shown.
The result of this discussion was satisfactory to everyone, and Xiaolier no longer had to look on with envy at others.
To put it bluntly.
The first time Xiaoli'er acted in his life, he was someone else's stand-in.
Gu Qingwu never treated acting as a joke. She decided to let Xiaoli'er perform. When she had free time on weekdays, she would seriously discuss the acting with her little girl and had very high requirements. Fortunately, Xiaoli'er was very competitive and performed very naturally without being afraid of the camera.
This made Chi Zhu, who was present, couldn't help but praise her: "She is worthy of being the daughter of my idol..."
Xiao Li'er likes Aunt Chi Zhu the most in the crew and calls her Zhu Zhu all day long.
Originally she wanted to call her auntie, but Chi Zhu wouldn't allow that, thinking that was too old, so she gave Xiao Li a candy to coax her into calling her Zhu Zhu or sister.
Xiao Li'er couldn't call such an old sister, so he called her Zhuzhu sweetly.
During the half month they spent together, they were almost like best friends with Chi Zhu. While on the crew, in addition to her main job of filming, Xiao Li'er also secretly developed a little-known side job.
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Sometimes when Gu Qingwu was very busy, Xiaoli would pass her a piece of paper and say in a baby voice, "Mom, sign it."
Or when eating, Xiaoli was lying on the chair and drawing, and suddenly handed me a piece of paper and said, "Mom, sign it."
For a long time, these four words kept ringing in Gu Qingwu's ears, but she didn't pay much attention to them and would just sign her name casually.
When the actors of the crew finished filming one after another, the director invited them to dinner. Gu Qingwu found that everyone seemed to have a copy of her autograph. When she asked, the assistant was surprised to tell her: "Sister Qingwu, don't you know?"
Gu Qingwu smiled: "Know what?"
Assistant: "Xiao Li'er has been selling your autographed photos on the set for a while... one dollar a piece, they say they are genuine."
Gu Qingwu almost choked to death on the wine. He coughed lightly and covered the corner of his lips with a tissue.
Assistant: "Everyone in the crew is lining up to buy them. After all, if Sister Qingwu's autographed photos are put up for sale online, they start at four or five figures. On the set, they're one dollar a piece, like they're free."
Gu Qingwu subconsciously turned his head and looked at Xiaoli'er on the sofa. At this moment, she was clinging to Chi Zhu's arms, whispering something, and her little shoulders were shaking with laughter.
The assistant asked again tentatively: "Sister Qingwu, how many autographs did you sign for Xiaolier?"
Gu Qingwu couldn't remember clearly, but had a vague feeling... it should be quite a lot.
Obviously her premonition was correct. Xiao Li'er should have a lot of stock. After two days of observation, he did not frequently ask her for autographs, and Gu Qingwu could not find where this little money-grubber hid the stock.
As Xiaoli'er's coffers grow, Gu Qingwu is about to finish filming...
The little girl was a little reluctant to leave Hengdian where she had lived for a long time, but she was excited when she thought that she would see her father soon. When she was about to go to bed in the afternoon, she asked Gu Qingwu: "Mom, will Dad come to pick us up?"
Gu Qingwu said: "Yes..."
At the same time, in the private room of Modian Private Club, the air was filled with the aroma of incense and tea mixed together. Occasionally, a receptionist in cheongsam would come in with some fruit and leave with light steps.
Going around the screen, one can see He Suichen discussing charity business with a few people. After chatting for a while, he stretched out his slender, cold white hand to pick up the teacup, moistened his throat, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Mr. Huang opposite him with a sullen face and had been silent for a long time.
He Suichen's mouth twitched slightly, with a slightly gentle smile: "What's the matter, Mr. Huang?"
Mr. Huang wiped his hands with a tissue three times in ten minutes, looking a little struggling. Seeing He Suichen asking questions, he said honestly, "Mr. He... I heard some other noises outside recently."
He Suichen's smile remained unchanged: "Hmm?"
Mr. Huang stated in advance that he would invest in this charity project, and then half-jokingly said, "It's said outside that you're short of money, and the liquid funds you have are saved by your brother and sister-in-law working hard on the crew... Hahahaha, I think how is it possible? The He family is so big and powerful, how could they possibly rely on their brother and sister-in-law's salary?"
He Suichen: “…”
"Hahahaha, you also said that Mr. He can't even support his daughter. Isn't this deliberately damaging your image?"
Mr. Huang laughed it off and said he didn't care, but in fact he was afraid that the He family was going to go bankrupt, so he said it in a joking tone, while carefully observing He Sui Chen's expression.
He Suichen held his forehead with his slender fingers, looking a little helpless: "This is a misunderstanding."
Mr. Huang: "I knew it, it must be a misunderstanding."
He Suichen: "Do many people know about this?"
Mr. Huang: "There weren't many people around, so we just gossiped a little bit in private... Mr. He, I'm not saying anything, but you should find out who spread the rumor and teach them a lesson. This is really ruining you."
The secretary next to him twitched his eyes after hearing this and thought, you better shut up.
No one spoke in the private room for a while, and Mr. Huang was curious: "What happened?"
The secretary glanced at He Suichen, then at Mr. Huang, and said with her signature smile, "Nothing, Mr. Huang, why don't you take another look at the contract..."
As the lights were coming on, He Sui Chen had just finished discussing the cooperation, got up and left Modian, and went to Hengdian to pick up his wife and daughter in person.
In the car.
The secretaries sitting in the front row didn't dare to say a word. They occasionally exchanged glances and then looked towards the back seat.
He Suichen sat upright, his navy blue suit set off his handsome face with a gentle expression. His skin was a cool white tone. He untied his tie slowly and wrapped it around his long, bony fingers.
After a while, he suddenly asked about the recent schedule.
One of the secretaries responded, and He Suichen said calmly: "Cancel all your daily schedules for the past six months..."
These few words don't sound very emotional.
But the secretaries who followed him were all silent, and they all realized that Xiaoli'er's good days were over.
It was obvious from the boss's attitude that he wanted to personally make time to discipline the girl who was having fun outside.
Forty-five minutes passed.
The car stopped steadily in Hengdian. Through the window glass, one could see Gu Qingwu standing on the steps wearing casual, loose clothes. The wind blew gently, outlining her slender figure. In her arms, she was holding a fair little girl.
Without waiting for He Sui Chen to get out of the car to pick him up, Gu Qingwu had already walked over, opened the car door and bent down to get in.
When Xiaoli saw him, he excitedly jumped into his father's arms and said coquettishly, "Daddy... put your hand in my pocket, quickly."
He Sui Chen's handsome features were always gentle towards his daughter, and he would never show his emotions on his face. He raised his left hand and reached into her pocket.
Next second.
He took out a lot of one-dollar coins and bright red hundred-yuan notes.
Xiao Lier handed the small treasury to his father, covered it with his hands, and whispered to him secretly: "I am working hard to make money in Hengdian. The director's salary for me is in my mother's bank card... These are the money I earned from my side job, and I give them all to Dad."
When He Sui Chen saw these coins, he almost mistakenly thought that his daughter was picking up scraps on the crew. He raised his eyelids and looked at Gu Qingwu.
Gu Qingwu was helpless and smiled: "Husband, our daughter is not only good at acting, but also has a high talent for business."
After Gu Qingwu's tactful narration, He Sui Chen realized that Xiao Li'er did not make money by picking up scraps in the crew, but was selling autographed photos of his mother for one yuan each, and managed to save nearly two hundred yuan before the filming was completed.
She also knows how to respect her parents and be fair. She generously gives her film pay to her mother and the money from her side job to her father.
The secretaries in the front row were trying to hold back their laughter, and it was very hard to hold it in.
He Suichen collected all his daughter's hard-earned money and planned to lock it in the safe when he got home. He scratched Xiaoli'er's nose with his long fingers and said, "You've worked so hard..."
"It's not hard." Little Li'er answered seriously, hugging his father's neck and whispering, "When I grow up... I can make a lot of money for mom and dad, so that our family won't be poor anymore."
Xiao Li'er was stubborn, which made Gu Qingwu not know how to explain the fact that his family was not poor and did not lack money.
Because as long as she opened her mouth to speak, Xiaoli would come over and kiss her face: "Mom, I know, I know."
I don't know anything. I didn't hear a word.
He Suichen seemed to have already looked at it lightly, and he calmly discussed with Gu Qingwu: "How about my daughter staying with me for the second half of the year?"
Gu Qingwu stared at him with her dark pupils for a while, then nodded: "It's all right."
After the words fell, Xiaolier said weakly: "No!"