Zhong Jiudao got up late again.
In his early years, Zhong Jiudao had fought against evil spirits and was attacked by illusions many times. He often got confused about time, mistaking night for day, and could not trust the time on his cell phone or watch too much.
Gradually, Zhong Jiudao learned to estimate the time based on his physical condition. When he opened his eyes, he analyzed the feeling of hunger in his stomach and knew it should be midday.
Luo Huai did not wake up either, and slept soundly on Zhong Jiudao's chest.
When they stayed in a hotel together, Zhong Jiudao discovered that Luo Huai liked to hug something when he slept. Since Zhong Jiudao always woke up early, he often saw Luo Huai curling up the quilt into a shape and sleeping with it.
Knowing that Luo Huai was also very tired yesterday, Zhong Jiudao didn't want to wake him up, but there were still some things that needed to be dealt with, so he carefully moved Luo Huai's hand away, trying to hold it as gently as possible so as not to wake him up.
Just as he put his hand down, Luo Huai's hand came up again, as if he couldn't sleep well without holding something, which made Zhong Jiudao feel a little amused.
When he wanted to put Luo Huai's hand down again, Luo Huai finally woke up. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the strong chest in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
"Now that you're awake, do you want to sleep a little longer?" Zhong Jiudao asked.
Luo Huai looked up and saw that he was sleeping in Zhong Jiudao's arms. Zhong Jiudao was half naked, and the T-shirt inside his jacket was scattered on the ground.
"!" Luo Huai quickly turned over and slept in the other direction, but the bed was not that big, and Zhong Jiudao took up a lot of space. The remaining half of the bed could not withstand so much rolling. After turning over suddenly, Luo Huai fell directly to the ground.
"Are you not hurt?" Zhong Jiudao quickly got out of bed and helped Luo Huai up.
"It's okay. Fortunately, the bed is not high." Luo Huai slowly climbed out of bed, took a deep breath, replenished oxygen to his oxygen-deprived brain, and said after a while, "Director Zhong, you don't seem to have the habit of... sleeping without clothes."
"Well, I usually wear pajamas," Zhong Jiudao said naturally, "I was probably too tired last night, and I fell asleep before I had time to change. I scared you."
After saying this, Zhong Jiudao thought for a while, because he felt like he fell asleep as soon as he came back, and he didn't know when he took off his clothes.
Luo Huai vaguely recalled what happened last night. He was not sure if he had done it, so he remained silent.
I was very busy yesterday and I'm not idle today either.
The props left here by the program crew had not been cleaned up last night, so the staff started to pack up early this morning. It seemed that Aunt Yang and Butler Lin were supervising the work to prevent them from accidentally damaging the main structure of the villa.
I don’t know why, but the vacuum cleaner brought by the program crew broke. Fortunately, Aunt Yang said we don’t have to worry about cleaning the dust, it will be cleaned naturally.
Zhong Jiudao was standing on the second floor and heard Aunt Yang's words. He realized that this villa had been a home for the company's employees for several years.
Even if they didn't live here voluntarily at first, they would develop feelings for it after staying for a long time. In the past, this house had been vacant for many years, and the owner couldn't sell it even if he wanted to. But after "Fallen House" became popular, Zhong Jiudao would take the villa ghost away from here, and this famous house would be easier to sell than before.
In this case, does that mean the ghosts in the villa have no home
The idea of buying this villa flashed through Zhong Jiudao's mind. Although he had no money now, he should have enough money after the profits from the movie "The House of Fallen" were settled.
The wages given to these ghosts after hiring them are not as valuable as the snacks sent by Luo Huai. It would be nice to use the money earned from them to buy this villa.
The staff member who saw Jiang Fen last night still looked frightened. Although it had been a day, he still looked around, afraid of seeing ghosts again. However, he didn't know that Jiang Fen's soul power was too weak and he couldn't get out of the phone at all. But the housekeeper Lin who stood beside him and stared at his strong body kindly was the ghost that was more worthy of fear.
"Let me help you." Butler Lin lent a hand when the staff were moving the props. His force was so great that the heavy props fell steadily onto the cart as if floating.
"Thank you." The staff member of Jiangui said, "Brother Lin, you should go and have a rest. You are an actor. Don't do what the backstage staff do."
“It doesn’t matter. Director Zhong forced me to be an actor. My main job is not an actor, but a manager of practitioners.” Butler Lin tried his best to use modern words to describe his job.
"So, is your cameo appearance in movies a hobby?"
Manager Lin shook his head. "That's not the case. My hobby is changing clothes. My former boss... my former boss had a big closet with lots of gorgeous clothes. Young people are easily influenced by the people around them. At that time, I hoped that I could be like my boss, with countless clothes. I could open the closet and see all kinds of 'clothes' hanging on it. I could wear whatever I wanted."
"I didn't realize you had a hobby of collecting clothes." The staff member greeted.
"Yes." Butler Lin stared at the clerk's muscular arms, "I like clothes that show good figure recently."
Zhong Jiudao couldn't stand it anymore, so he went downstairs and said, "Lao Lin, go to the kitchen and check if the chili oil has gone bad. If it has, throw it away. If it has not, put it away for a while."
"Okay." Butler Lin looked at the clothes next to him with envy and ran to the kitchen to visit the colleague who made the mistake.
"Director Zhong." The staff member greeted Zhong Jiudao, "Thank you for last night."
Yesterday, Zhong Jiudao comforted the two staff members who saw ghosts, saying that they had prepared the props for the ghosts for several days and stayed up late at night, which was why they had hallucinations. In order to help them sleep, Zhong Hongyan also took out his treasured soul-retaining incense and lit one for each of them to help them stabilize their souls, and the two of them fell asleep smoothly.
"It's just a small matter. How did you sleep last night?" Zhong Jiudao asked.
The staff member said: "I slept well, but Director Zhong..."
He seemed to have something to say and looked at Zhong Jiudao hesitantly. Director Zhong was tall, serious and looked particularly safe. When recording the show yesterday, the place where Zhong Jiudao was not there was gloomy and every prop seemed to come alive. Where Zhong Jiudao was, all the props looked like cheap toys and were not scary at all.
After spending some time with him, the staff also confirmed that Zhong Jiudao was an upright person, at least he had not been contaminated by the entertainment industry and had not gone along with some corrupt people.
"You seem to have something to say?" Zhong Jiudao asked.
The staff member avoided the others, pulled Zhong Jiudao aside, and whispered, "Director Zhong, I think there was a reason why I saw a ghost last night."
He took out a recorder and said, "I was recording an original song program. A contestant accused the champion of stealing his work, but the champion accused him of framing her. The contestant could have won the second place, but he was so angry that he withdrew from the competition and died not long after. I forgot my recorder in the dressing room and accidentally recorded the champion's phone call. I learned that the winning work was indeed stolen. I thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so I didn't make it public. But what I saw last night was the ghost of the dead contestant. Did he know about this and ask me to help him?"
“… I’m sure you don’t know.” Zhong Jiudao said.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Fen found the evidence by accident. This was probably fate.
"Director Zhong, I don't want to get involved in this matter, and I can't." The staff handed the recorder to Zhong Jiu and said, "You showed up immediately after seeing the ghost yesterday. I always feel that I should give you the recorder. If you don't want to get involved in this matter, I will delete the recording and pretend that I have never heard of it."
Taoist Zhong Jiu looked like he was definitely not a very evil person. He knew that this matter was also a burden to him, so he chose to hand the recorder to him. It was both his intuition and common sense.
The staff member heard the recording but did not tell the truth. Although he was not a wicked person, he still felt guilty. With Jiang Fen's help, Zhong Jiudao got excellent music and saved a lot of money when making the movie. Today, the staff member gave the recorder to Zhong Jiudao because of the circle painting.
Zhong Jiudao took the recorder and said, "I've accepted it. You don't have to worry about whether I delete it or use it to seek justice."
"Thank you." The staff member seemed relieved and looked relaxed.
The production crew left with a large lane of props, and Pang Xinhao also ran out and said, "I've accepted a role in a play. I'm going to audition this afternoon. See you at the next recording. Luo Huai, where are you going next? Do you want to come with me?"
"I will follow the company's arrangements." Luo Huai glanced at Zhong Jiudao and said.
Zhong Jiu said: "Next I want to renovate the villa and repair the places that were damaged by the crew and program crew during filming. You don't have much work recently. If you have nothing else to do, can you stay here with me?"
Zhong Jiudao will not be able to use his magic power for a few days, and needs Luo Huai to stay by his side to help guard these evil spirits.
Pang Xinhao opened his mouth in an "o" shape. He had long noticed that there was something ambiguous between Director Zhong and Luo Huai, but he didn't expect Director Zhong to act so quickly.
"Okay, okay. I have nothing to do anyway." Luo Huai looked up at Zhong Jiudao with light in his eyes.
Pang Xinhao: “…”
He knew his friend well, and this look proved that Luo Huai definitely had the same intention.
Forget it, it's a consensual thing, there's nothing to worry about. Pang Xinhao waved his hand and left the villa with Qian Duoqun.
Zhong Jiudao manages the company, responsible for the creation of works and the management of employees, while Qian Duoqun handles some worldly affairs. Qian Duoqun has been doing very well these days, and his originally thin face has gradually become rounder.
Today he was going to discuss the pay with the crew of the movie that Qi Wanlian was filming. With Qian Duoqun around, Zhong Jiudao believed that he could negotiate a high pay soon.
The outsiders all left, and Zhong Jiudao was finally left alone in the villa. He saw Aunt Yang eager to try the dust, so he pulled Luo Huai into the room.
"Aunt Yang and Butler Lin are going to clean the room. It's quite dusty. Let's go back to our room and rest." Zhong Jiudao said.
Luo Huai saw Zhong Jiudao pulling him into a room very naturally, and he turned on the computer without any precautions, as if he was writing or drawing something.
"What kind of work do you do?" Luo Huai asked.
"Buy some spare paper, draw a few pictures, and write the script for the new movie." said Zhong Jiudao.
He doesn’t plan to look for a screenwriter again. Zhong Jiudao took screenwriting courses in college, and this time he plans to write the script himself.
"A new movie... I don't know what inspiration you have." Luo Huai looked at Zhong Jiu with anticipation.
"I can't explain it clearly at the moment," Zhong Jiudao explained, "Don't worry, I'll show it to you first after I finish writing the script. The protagonist of my movie was inspired by you, and I really hope you can be the protagonist."
"I'm willing!" Luo Huai said immediately, "I'd like to make a movie with Director Zhong, please give me a chance to audition!"
"Are you sure?" Zhong Jiudao said, "It will take some time to finish writing the script, and we don't know how long it will take to set up the crew. If you keep waiting for this movie, you may miss some opportunities. And this movie may not achieve the same results as "Fallen House". You just starred in "Sword Tomb" and are in the rising period. It's a bit of a waste to just wait for a few months. The best period for an actor is only a few years, and youth is not forever."
Luo Huai shook his head: "I just finished filming a movie and a TV series. It's time to stop and adjust my state and observe life carefully. It's easier to empathize with the role and perform well. In the next few months, I can watch more movies, go out more, improve myself, and it won't be a waste of time."
"It's good that you think this way. You are the actor I need most." Zhong Jiudao said.
Luo Huai looked at her, and after holding back for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Director Zhong, have you ever been in a relationship before?"