Chapter 23: The Sideshow (1)

The next morning, Zhang Qiang rushed to Li Yun's villa area before seven o'clock. In terms of time, route, and itinerary, he can also be regarded as a veteran driver in this area.

Recently, even Fang Zhu, the little ancestor, has been treating him with a lot less cold words, and after only two or three weeks of getting along, he has already figured out the temper of this little young master. Li Yun is right, even if it is a hedgehog, as long as it is stroked in the direction of the thorn, it will not prick its hands. Li Yun praised himself for his good vision, saying that he could really get along with Fang Zhu. But when he heard this, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heartβ€”isn't this equivalent to saying, I was born to serve people's lives?

However, looking at the 288 yuan red envelope that Li Yun sent later, the awkward pimple disappeared again.

After all, he is only a half-grown child who has not yet reached adulthood, and the people around him are just looking at the face of his family background, complimenting, and greeting, although there is no blatant deception and concealment, but there is a lot of careful thinking behind it.

Once, when the finance came to report, Zhang Qiang happened to be next to him, and he glanced at the quotation. He may not have much idea about the other things, but one of them says "XX paint", and the price is about 10% higher than the market price. The reason why he knows so well is that he happened to need to paint the walls two days ago, went to the building materials market, and still remembered the commonly used paint brands and prices on the market. And the purchase report is still a high-end brand of latex paint, for their small production, small cost film and television works, most of the props produced are rough and simple, after using this time, they are basically scrapped, in this case, is it really necessary to use the best materials?

Of course, this was all out of Fang Zhu's consideration. Even if he knows that this price is a little too high, this little young master who doesn't eat fireworks in the world should not be able to let go of his body and bargain with others, Zhang Qiang thought so.

Zhang Qiang smacked his lips, quietly watched Fang Zhu skimming through the list with a casual look, and then routinely signed his name and threw it back to the finance, without saying anything.

The tall, heavy, intricately patterned metal gate slowly opened a crack, and a warm smell with a slight floral fragrance came to the face. He seems to have smelled this smell somewhere...... Ah, by the way, it was in Yeqi, the most upscale, the most expensive, and the most luxurious hotel in Yunhe City, and he was once invited to eat in the private room with the highest consumption level as a VIP.

The cold of early spring is not much milder than that of autumn and winter, and the warm wind blows Zhang Qiang's spirits. The face of a middle-aged man in his forties appeared behind the door, he was Steward Ji, taking care of Li Yun's diet and daily life during her pregnancy.

As soon as Zhang Qiang saw him, he reflexively put on a smile mask, leaned his neck forward slightly, nodded to him, and greeted him softly: "Steward Ji, morning." ”

Steward Ji glanced at him expressionlessly, opened the door to 60 degrees, and said in a stylized voice, "Please come in." ”

Zhang Qiang was slightly stunned, although he had been here two or three times, he had never been able to step through this door. Li Yun had everything to convey through this Steward Ji, so this time he also took it for granted that Steward Ji would directly hand over the key to him, and then send him away directly.

Steward Ji saw that he was stunned, so he explained: "Madame seems to have something to explain to you, and she is already waiting for you in the living room." ”

So, Zhang Qiang hurriedly put on a pair of plastic shoe covers under the instructions of Steward Ji and followed him to the living room. Li Yun really lazily nestled in a leather sofa, holding a Hermes Oriental Horse ceramic teacup in her hand, looking leisurely.

Seeing the two of them coming, she slowly straightened up, put down the cup in her hand, and beckoned Zhang Qiang to sit down.

Speaking of which, although they have been in frequent contact recently, in fact, it is only the second time they have met Li Yun.

Li Yun looks more majestic than her in the mobile phone, and more powerful than the aura of the class reunion, after all, in this house, she is a veritable hostess.

"Good morning." Zhang Qiang used a generic greeting and did not use any salutation. In the communication software, he will call her "eldest miss" in a categorical manner, and he can clearly feel that Li Yun is very useful for this title, and most women like this title - "eldest miss" shows that she was originally noble, and she was not dependent on men, so she was able to soar.

But when it comes to real face-to-face, you can't shout it out so bluntly. This is the convenience, concealment and amplification of the Internet, which allows people to communicate anytime, anywhere, unscrupulously, say things that they usually dare not say, and vent their pent-up emotions without knowing whether it is a cat or a dog on the other end of the computer.

"Early." Li Yun responded briefly, and then did not speak again. This made Zhang Qiang even more puzzled, so he asked directly: "What's wrong?" ”

Li Yun raised her eyelids slightly, glanced in the direction where Steward Ji left, and quickly retracted it, Zhang Qiang realized that she didn't want others to hear the conversation between them.

"It's nothing, I forgot to explain something yesterday. I thought you'd be coming over today anyway, so I might as well make it clear to you in person. ”

Zhang Qiang sat up straight, indicating that he was listening carefully.

"I asked the prop master to help me make a model this time, you go to his studio this time, just help me bring it back."

"Oh, that's it, no problem!" Zhang Qiang responded easily: "Are there any other orders?" ”

Li Yun finally smiled at this time: "You forgot a key question, there is no one in that studio to hand over to you now, do you know what kind of props and models you want to take?" ”

Zhang Qiang patted his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Yes, I naturally thought that it was similar to picking up takeaway and delivering couriers, and I could leave when I got to the place and took something, and I forgot to ask what kind of thing I was going to take." So, what do the props I want to ship look like, or where are they placed? ”

Li Yun suddenly lowered her voice and said a little mysteriously: "It's a dummy." ”

Zhang Qiang listened, just "oh", and didn't feel much surprised, the movie made this time is a horror theme, there will be a plot of murder and even dismemberment, so props such as dummy limbs are indispensable.

Li Yun said again: "The prop I ordered is a human skin mask. ”

This time, Zhang Qiang finally couldn't help but open his mouth: "Human skin mask? That...... What is that used for? ”

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "Originally...... I had other plans, but now, I have a new idea. Seeing that you are all busy with your own careers makes me envious of people who sit at home all day and have nothing to do, so I really want to participate in your activities. ”

"Huh? This...... Do you want to make movies too? Zhang Qiang instantly felt a little confused, could it be that now the hobbies of rich people have all become making movies?

"Of course not!" Li Yun waved his hand: "I am like this, how can I do such a complicated work?" ”

"That's ......"

"I just want to feel a little involved." Li Yun said.

"You can also bring the prop I ordered to the set, I spent a lot of money to make it, and the quality is very good. You can help me talk to the screenwriting teacher or props teacher to see if I can use it. If they are willing to use it, I will do my part. Of course, if it really doesn't fit, it's not reluctant. ”

"But ......," Li Yun added with some grievances, "You must not let Young Master Xiao Fang know that it is mine, otherwise, he would rather throw it into the fire immediately than use it." ”

Zhang Qiang nodded mechanically, indicating that he understood. Li Yun always seems to be so solemnly instructed to do some trivial things, but he gives him obviously unequal remuneration.

In the past month, he has just been a driver, running errands, doing some chores, and if you add the red envelope rewards that Li Yun sends him on weekdays, his income is close to 5 figures.

Zhang Qiang is not so big as to take all this for granted, a good life is not long, he thought.