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Chapter 36 Good Brother Sun Honglei
At 7 p.m., at a restaurant near the Beijing Film Studio, twenty or thirty people sat around three round tables, enjoying their meal and chatting happily.

They chatted about the interesting things that happened during filming, their anxiety before the screening, and their excitement and joy after the success.

Although Sun Honglei is already 25, he feels several years younger due to the influence of his environment, as if he has returned to his teenage years. After drinking some alcohol, he also became more enthusiastic.

"What you're talking about is nothing. When I was filming that rape scene, I was truly heartbroken..."

After blurting it out, Sun Honglei realized what he had said and looked at Jiang Qinqin. After all, Jiang Qinqin's cold and unapproachable expression after filming that scene was still fresh in everyone's memory.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Jiang Qinqin smiled generously:
"Hong Lei, isn't that all your own fault? You're so big and burly, but after all that banging, you didn't even dare to tear off a woman's clothes. All that fierceness for nothing!"

Seeing this, Sun Honglei knew that Jiang Qinqin didn't mind bringing it up again, and he grinned once more.
"Ha! I'm a fine young man who respects women!"

Qinqin, I really didn't do anything to you. In fact, the red marks on my face from where you scratched me took days to fade!

"You make it sound like you've been wronged~" Jiang Qinqin retorted with a smile, showing a bit of her fiery personality.

"That's not the case!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen immediately picked up his wine glass, stood up, and said with a smile:
"Let me say this: you two were wronged in that scene, it was my fault!"

Seeing this, Sun Honglei immediately stood up, holding his wine glass:
"Director Wu, we were just joking, don't take it seriously!"

Wu Yuchen waved his hand:

"I'm truly sincere. The success of this movie wouldn't have been possible without your two brilliant performances, and I must thank you on behalf of the entire crew!"
If I've done anything wrong, please don't take it to heart. I won't say much; it's all in the wine!

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he downed the glass of wine in his hand.

Sun Honglei, of course, immediately followed suit, getting right to work, and then patted his chest to Wu Yuchen, saying:
"Director Wu, I've been in Beijing for a few months, and you are one of the few people who respect me and whom I admire!"

"If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know, and I'll take care of it without hesitation!"

After speaking, Sun Honglei downed another glass of wine in one gulp, displaying the hearty demeanor of a typical Northeastern man.

Jiang Qinqin, who had just been arguing with Sun Honglei, also drank some wine, but when she saw Wu Yuchen looking over, she quieted down and didn't know what to say. She just smiled at him with a blush on her face.

Wu Yuchen assumed she was still a little embarrassed by their previous argument, but seeing her smile put him at ease. It seemed she had let bygones be bygones, and it was good that they had reconciled.

Sun Honglei's words just now set the stage for the entire crew to take turns toasting Wu Yuchen.

There wasn't much of a utilitarian purpose involved. After all, Wu Yuchen is still a long way from graduating. It was simply because I was captivated by his abilities and charm, and I felt proud to be able to participate in this project with him and make such a great film.

Fortunately, they were all honest students, unlike the disgusting atmosphere at workplace drinking parties where they forced him to finish his drinks. No one minded that Wu Yuchen only took a few sips and even changed his drink later.

The meal didn't end until 10 pm, and many people wouldn't have wanted to go back if they weren't worried about the dorm supervisor locking the doors.

After leaving the hotel, a gust of wind helped Wu Yuchen sober up considerably.

He was about to go back with Fatty Wu and Chen Er when he suddenly heard a soft voice behind his ear:

"Wu Yuchen, can you take me home?"

Wu Yuchen turned around and saw that Jiang Qinqin was standing behind him at some point.

"Oh? No problem!"

Wu Yuchen hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, as it was late at night and he should take the person home.

Sun Honglei stood by the roadside, watching Wu Yuchen accompany Jiang Qinqin into the school gate. He chuckled and then nudged Duan Long beside him with his elbow.

"Hey, Duan Long, learn from me!" "Huh?" Duan Long had also drunk quite a bit today and was a little dazed.

Sun Honglei gestured for him to look in that direction, and then said:

"Look, do you see that?"

Even Jiang Qinqin, a woman, took the initiative!

Duan Long saw it too, rubbed his eyes and asked in confusion, "Didn't she have a falling out with Director Wu before?"

"Hehe, you just don't understand women~"
Hurry up!

Duan Long's eyes flickered, and he muttered, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Hey, Duan Long, don't think I'm blind. Tell me honestly, do you like your class monitor?"

"I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

Duan Long seemed to have his secret exposed, and he shuddered, immediately and hastily denying it.

"Why are you pretending in front of me? I can tell the difference just by the way you're staring at your class monitor."

"I..." Duan Long wanted to explain, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only hang his head and remain silent.

Sun Honglei felt inferior because of his education and social status, while Duan Long felt inferior because of his own circumstances. After meeting on set, the two became good friends.

When they first met, Sun Honglei addressed Duan Long as "Senior Brother" repeatedly, but now he has become a close and trusted older brother.

"Don't pretend you don't hear me, just go for it if you like her!"

Duan Long remained silent for a moment before bitterly saying, "I am not good enough for her."

Sun Honglei frowned and asked:
"What's wrong with being worthy of someone?"
You're a grown man, not bad-looking at all, what are you chickening out for?!

Perhaps because he had been drinking, and after his thoughts were exposed, Duan Long finally spoke out what had been weighing on his mind:
"I'm just a country bumpkin from the frontier region!"
When I arrived in the capital, I couldn't bear to buy a single piece of clothing. I didn't even know to spit out the pits when eating cherries, and my speech had a muttony smell.

Do you know how people praise me? They all say I'm suited for a rural career!
I have nothing! How could I possibly be worthy of her?!

After Duan Long finished speaking, he clenched his fists and breathed heavily.

Sun Honglei listened in silence for a moment, then took out two cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Duan Long, and lit it for him. He then put one in his own mouth, took a drag, exhaled a long puff of smoke, and said earnestly:
"Duan Long, I'm a few years older than you, so I've been through a lot."

You have hands and feet, a great body, and you have the best years of your life ahead of you. What is there to be ashamed of?
What the hell is money? It's just a piece of trash; if you lose it, you can always earn more!

He then took another drag of his cigarette.

"I'm telling you this, Duan Long, only because I consider you a younger brother. Good girls won't wait for you forever. If you keep it to yourself, you'll regret it later!"

Duan Long sat on the curb, head down, puffing out cigarette smoke, staring blankly at his worn-out shoes, without saying a word.

On the other side, inside the Beijing Film Academy campus, Wu Yuchen and Jiang Qinqin walked side by side, their shadows stretching long under the dim streetlights. A gentle night breeze blew, ruffling Jiang Qinqin's long hair and stirring up a strange emotion in Wu Yuchen's heart.

He wasn't stupid; he could sense that something was off about Jiang Qinqin tonight.

Wu Yuchen glanced at Jiang Qinqin out of the corner of his eye. Her long hair was pulled to one side, and her head was slightly lowered. The yellow light shone on her face, making her look exceptionally soft. Perhaps because she had been drinking, her fair face was flushed.

She hadn't changed; she was still beautiful. But why did this atmosphere suddenly feel so ambiguous to him?

It's Tuesday! I'm begging you to read this!
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