In June, Beijing had already entered the stage of sweltering heat.
As Xiao He followed someone into the familiar Villa area, the heat on his body was immediately washed away by a sudden wave of coolness.
In the hall, the butler signaled a nearby nanny to serve tea to Xiao He and Liu Rulan.
"Thank you."
Xiao He and Liu Rulan thanked them at the same time.
Currently, they were in the Villa of Director Zhuang, Zhuang Hongyi.
They had already been amazed the last time they came; visiting again, they didn't feel as much of a sense of unfamiliarity. However, facing the antique teacup set in his hand that clearly wasn't ordinary, Xiao He only took a sip before silently putting it back down.
This time was completely different from the last.
When he visited Director Zhuang's home before, Xiao He could only look around like a country bumpkin, feeling that everything was either expensive or very expensive. But if you asked him how expensive it was or why it was valuable, Xiao He naturally had no idea.
His upbringing was relatively simple, and he didn't have much of a competitive spirit. At most, he paid attention to electronic technology. As for other luxury items, Xiao He really didn't care much, having only a vague concept of some more famous things.
If he hadn't entered the entertainment industry and gradually learned about various luxury brands, Xiao He would still be in a state of "you're flaunting your wealth in front of me, but I have no idea what you're showing off."
Ah, you say the clothes you're wearing are very expensive?
I see, it's just that the brand logo on your chest looks a bit familiar.
Ah, you say the watch you're wearing is worth millions?
No wonder those diamonds are so sparkly, it's a bit nicer than other people's watches...
As for a broader range of valuable items, Xiao He felt even less of an obligation to understand them all.
But this time was different.
Xiao He now had the 【Treasure Hunting】 ability.
Now, those out-of-reach items had a more precise value in his eyes.
Previously, Xiao He had no interest in such a skill; it was even quite useless to him.
After all, he couldn't walk down the street every day using this skill to check if someone's belongings were expensive, if that person's interior decor was luxurious, or if the people he met were rich...
But this time, Xiao He was inadvertently flexed on by Director Zhuang.
The ornaments and decorations that he had simply admired as beautiful during his last visit instantly turned into expensive items with many zeros at the end in his eyes.
Even the teacup in his hand suddenly gained several zeros. Once Xiao He put it down and grouped it with the surrounding tea set, the value of the entire set instantly began to skyrocket!
Xiao He:...
Beside him, Liu Rulan also put down her teacup and pushed it forward slightly. Thinking Xiao He had noticed something wrong, she lowered her voice and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Xiao He took a deep breath.
Great, adding the one in Sister Liu's hand, that's another zero!
No, is this how you guys roll?
Individually, they're junk; together, they're the real deal!
However, it seemed this set was likely a Director Zhuang family heirloom, as it was quite well-preserved. If they were collected as individual pieces, they probably wouldn't be in such good condition...
Pondering this, Xiao He picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and replied to Sister Liu, "It's nothing, I just think this tea set is very beautiful."
As he spoke, footsteps came from upstairs.
Both Xiao He and Liu Rulan stood up.
Sure enough, Zhuang Hongyi was seen walking down from upstairs.
Seeing that Xiao He and Liu Rulan were already waiting for him, Zhuang Hongyi immediately greeted them and apologized, "Sorry, I haven't been sleeping well lately. After finishing my work at noon, I actually fell asleep at my desk. Sorry to keep you waiting."
Zhuang Hongyi was dressed very casually in his own home, wearing a relatively simple set of loungewear. He didn't mind Xiao He and Liu Rulan's presence as he walked to the coffee table, sat down, and casually poured himself a cup of hot tea.
Seeing that the fatigue in Zhuang Hongyi's eyes wasn't faked, Liu Rulan added, "Filming for 'Mang' is about to begin, and Director Zhuang has been running around for it. It really is quite hard work."
"Sigh, it's nothing. It's just that some of the auditions haven't finished yet, which is a bit of a headache." At this point, Zhuang Hongyi couldn't help but look at Xiao He, wanting to recruit him. "Since Xiao He has finished filming 'imperial industry,' he shouldn't be that busy lately, right? I wonder if you have time to come to our audition site? After all, as the Male Lead, you have to show your face eventually, don't you?"
Liu Rulan and Xiao He looked at each other and simultaneously let out a helpless, bitter smile.
"Director Zhuang, it's not that I don't want to go, but I really don't have the time lately," Xiao He said.
Liu Rulan was more direct, telling Zhuang Hongyi, "Xiao He has taken on several official jobs recently. He's even busier than when he was with the Film Crew."
This was because of the Qian Family.
Ever since Xiao He helped them, Elder Qian had been trying every which way to snag resources for him from all over.
Although the Qian Family was a very traditional scholarly family that rarely interacted with the entertainment industry, they could find resources for Xiao He elsewhere. For example, Elder Qian went directly to the television station leaders to ask about important upcoming events and stages and then introduced Xiao He.
Consequently, Xiao He hadn't gone anywhere else lately; he was running to the CCTV headquarters compound every day.
If he wasn't recording program galas, he was participating in official state media events or shooting posters as a public welfare ambassador!
Even during a major official political event, because it involved current chaos in the entertainment industry and internet public opinion issues, Xiao He unexpectedly got a chance to show his face. He gave a speech as a representative and appeared directly on the Channel 1 news.
Suddenly, his political profile, which hadn't been specially managed before, was now being firmly boosted by the Qian Family.
It could even be said that as long as Xiao He could maintain a long-term relationship with the Qian Family, as long as he made no major mistakes and the Qian Family didn't fall, his current political profile would be maintained by them.
He would be invited to the events he wanted to attend, and he might even achieve his goal of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala next year, which he hadn't made it to this year.
This was very beneficial for Xiao He's long-term future development; the Qian Family could be said to be his official connection in Beijing.
However, Liu Rulan naturally wouldn't tell Director Zhuang such details. Instead, she continued, "Is there a problem with Director Zhuang's casting? If you need help, we can negotiate a time."
"There is indeed something quite troublesome. But since I've already decided to have Xiao He as my Male Lead this time, you're one of us. I'll just tell you directly; there's no need to hide anything—"
Zhuang Hongyi scratched his head, fell silent for a moment, and then said, "The filming for 'Mang' requires some assistance from the Celestial Master Association in Hong Kong. It's just that the people there are quite stubborn. They insist on personally approving the actors playing the Celestial Masters before they will continue to help us."
"Huh?"
Both Xiao He and Liu Rulan were stunned for a moment.
"The Celestial Master Association?"
Does such an entity actually exist in reality?
Liu Rulan hesitated, mentally preparing herself for her worldview to be challenged, and then asked tactfully, "Are they all masters with real skills?"
There were indeed many capable masters in Hong Kong in the early years, and some stories were told as if they were divine. But nowadays, most people consider what they hear to be false; who has ever seen those'supernatural events' with their own eyes?
After all, nowadays, people who do good deeds don't necessarily have a good end, and people who do bad deeds aren't necessarily struck by lightning.
So, people's views on this are generally: if you believe it, it exists; if you don't, it doesn't.
The time they believe the most is probably when they're using their birth charts to calculate their financial luck, oh, and when they're asking a master to look at their romantic prospects.
【Note: The main world setting will not involve any supernatural events! It does not involve ghosts, spells, or supernatural powers! It's just a movie plot and involves a bit of contact during filming, which is a regulation based on real-world conditions. The current setting remains a materialistic worldview! The only unscientific thing is Xiao He!
Xiao He, who has a Crime System:?】
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