CEO Li only stayed in Africa for two days on the weekend before flying back to Beijing. However, the health doctors, old Chinese medicine practitioners and nutritionists he brought with him all stayed. Tao Mu learned his lesson so in the filming after, although he tried his best to complete various martial arts movements, he paid more attention to body maintenance and massage after filming. Paired with the healthy diet plan prepared by the old Chinese medicine practitioners and nutritionists, after a month, although his tan darkened another shade, his body looked much healthier than before. And his height had also jumped up by one centimeter, and was now 1.88 meters in total.

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“Do I look more manly and full of gong aura?” At the film set, Tao Mu, who was wearing a combat uniform, kept posing in front of the mirror. That narcissistic appearance was simply unbearable to look at.

Du Kang and others, who were slumped on the ground casually leaning on prop boxes, rolled their eyes. Wen Bao complained weakly: “Are you really not tired! Sit there and rest for a while. There will be an explosion scene later!”

Although they nag, and even tried to persuade Tao Mu not to work too hard in filming by secretly reporting to Li Xiaoheng and urging Mr. Li to come to Africa to visit the set. But from the bottom of the heart, when everyone saw with their own eyes that Tao Mu was so serious that he could get himself injured all over in order to film the movie well, they were still moved.

Young boys in their twenties were all passionate and impulsive, not to mention that they were also making a hero movie now, and influenced by Tao Mu, this bad role model on top of that. From that day on, many actors took the initiative to propose to Director Cheng that they would appear in the filming of fighting and explosion scenes in person rather than use stand-ins. In order to film the TV series “Soldier Elite”, these actors have been training in the army for more than half a year. Therefore, compared with the stunt actors, although their martial arts foundation was not good enough, they still have the ability to put on a show in front of the camera. Moreover, when the actors personally shoot the fight scenes and relatively dangerous blasting scenes, the camera crew could take a large number of close-up shots. In post-editing, it would appear more real and suspenseful, with a more stimulating visual impact.

Therefore, Cheng Baodong had no reason to refuse this kind of proposal, and he also wanted to do his best to make the movie well. But in this way, the requirements and pressure on the actors themselves were even greater. In order to pursue the ultimate visual effects and explosion scenes, Cheng Baodong designed many thrilling explosion scenes. Many plot points of the film involved the special forces jumping out of rooms or vehicles before they exploded, as well as various stunt shots of jumping from tall buildings, or “flying” from this building to another building. These scenes were all dangerous, and the actors would be injured if they weren’t careful. So in the original plan, these scenes were played by stunt actors.

Now that the actors wanted to perform in person, although it would appear more realistic and exciting in post-production, during the filming period, including the entire crew, they all feel tremendous pressure, whether in terms of funds or other aspects. Before filming every day, the demolition team and the props team would conduct multiple tests to ensure that the entire scene and all explosive points were foolproof. As for Cheng Baodong and the actors, because actors were not stunt performers after all, multiple rehearsals were required to ensure everything was safe. All of them were scenes that required fighting and explosions. Just going over the scene once was already grueling, not to mention rehearsing so many times. Many of the cast couldn’t adapt to it for a while, and they all ended up bruised all over like Tao Mu. Even Cheng Baodong was almost injured during filming. Fortunately, Tao Mu “donated” his health care doctor, old Chinese medicine practitioner, and nutritionist in time, which ensured that all the actors survived with “a lingering last breath”.

At the same time, the repeated tests and rehearsals, as well as the realistic blasting scenes also consumed the filming budget like running water. Cheng Baodong even joked during a filming break that he could finally enjoy blowing up houses and cars like those directors of Hollywood blockbusters.

Of course, all this cost was worth it. A month later, when the crew finished filming in Africa, the entire crew was full of confidence in this unfinished movie.

Because the filming in Africa was really tiring, after returning to China, Tao Mu gave the whole crew a day off. Then it took another week to reshoot parts of the “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knife” film in China. When the filming was finalized, Cheng Baodong watched the raw footage of the movie and expressed excitedly that the movie would definitely be a hit. He even imagined that the movie would be made into a series after it exploded in popularity.

“…..If you plan to make a series, I hope you can still ask me to be the director. Our whole crew will strive to make this IP a classic.” At the film wrap-up party, Cheng Baodong poured three glasses full of wine for himself and toasted Tao Mu to make amends: “I admit, I used to have prejudice against you. But I also admit now that you, Tao Mu, are one the best actors in China, whether it is acting skills or professional attitude. It was very satisfying cooperating with you. I hope we will have another chance to cooperate.”

After Cheng Baodong finished speaking, he drank the three glasses of white wine without waiting for Tao Mu’s reaction. The same scene, the same rhetoric, but this time, Cheng Baodong was completely willing and fully won over.

Tao Mu chuckled. It must be said that although he hated Cheng Baodong’s character, it was still very pleasant to work with such a capable and persistent person. He also drank the wine in his glass. The two looked at each other and smiled, seemingly with the meaning of “meeting and laughing away all kindness and enmity”.

This particular atmosphere also infected other people present. Everyone also followed suit, and the desire to chat grew stronger. They all seem to be fantasizing about the brilliant future they would face after the success of this movie——immediately becoming a B-list star, and then seeing a continuous flow of endorsements and jobs coming in.

In this kind of atmosphere, the wrap-up party ended happily. At the end, Tao Mu, who was drunk like a drunk cat, clamored to take everyone to Night to continue partying. Only to be coaxed and tricked by their family’s CEO Li to go back home.

From Tao Mu beginning the filming of the movie to the official wrap-up, Li Xiaoheng hadn’t touched Tao Mu for nearly two months. It was just that he was worried about Tao Mu who was too tired from filming, and afraid that Tao Mu’s body would not be able to take the stress put on his body on top of the aches from filming. Now that Tao Mu was finally free, how could CEO Li, who had been abstinent for so long, be able to hold back. So that night, he performed “One Hundred Ways to Lure a Drunk Cat” on Tao Mu.

The next morning, when the Drunk Cat struggled to get up from the bed, Mr. Li, was refreshed and satisfied, wearing a pink apron, making a breakfast of love in the kitchen. His Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dad were also sitting in the living room for who knows how long.

“You’re awake.” Seeing Tao Mu coming out of the bedroom with rough skin and disheveled hair, Meng Qi’s eyes paused slightly on Tao Mu’s face that had been tanned dark by three shades and frowned without a trace.

“Yao Dad, Xiao Qi Dad. Why did you come here so early?” Tao Mu was wearing pajamas, with one hand on his waist, while greeting the two fathers. He was stunned to find that Liu Yao, who had always been obtuse, looked over with pity, and even winked at him.

Tao Mu: “?”

Seeing that their little cub had no tacit understanding with him at all, Liu Yao sighed silently.

Noticing the interaction between the father and son, Meng Qi smiled slightly, took out a thick stack of itinerary planners from his bag, and said to Tao Mu: “There is still more than half a month before the engagement ceremony between you and Xiao Heng. To ensure that you can appear at the engagement ceremony in the best condition, Dad has made an appointment for a half month’s duration of a whole body beauty package for you…..”

Tao Mu: “…..”

Tao Mu: “???”

Tao Mu: “!!!”

A series of punctuation marks perfectly expressed Tao Mu’s state of mind at this moment. He looked at the thick beauty itinerary schedule in Meng Qi’s hand in horror, and suddenly felt that the future he was facing was even more dangerous than acting in any explosion scene in person!

“Li——”

“Don’t bother.” Meng Qi smiled, and sat down on the sofa in a particularly elegant and gentlemanly manner, and even with his leg propped up, he was as elegant and dapper as always: “This is the first time in your life, and it may be the only time for you to be engaged. Do you really want to attend your own engagement ceremony looking so rough and dark?”

“I think I’m pretty handsome now. And it’s not dark, this is called a bronze tan, and most people can’t even have this kind of result when they tan!” Tao Mu felt wronged: “I’m tall, handsome and manly, and everyone in our crew says I’m full of gong aura.”

“Who gave you the illusion?” Meng Qi raised his eyebrows: “Don’t fantasize. Even if you are as black as oil and rough as a grinding stone, you can’t cover up the fact that you are on the bottom.”

This comment was too ruthless!

Tao Mu looked at their Xiao Qi Dad with grief and indignation.

However, it was of no use. Meng Qi, who had always been gentle and zen, was extremely firm on this matter. He couldn’t bear the fact that his cub, who had been elegant and fashionable for 20 years, had become so rough after filming a few military films that even applying a facial mask for whitening resulted in miserable howling. As he liked to say, if you don’t have the straight man’s life, don’t get the straight man’s disease. Even if you were married, you must not relax the management of your body shape. It was absolutely unacceptable to turn into a rough man with a beer belly and a creeping hairline.

“You must always keep in mind your idol baggage.” Papa Meng said righteously, reminding Tao Mu that no matter what stage of life he was in, he must not give up his golden age beauty. To strictly implement the idol baggage, we must not only pursue the inner beauty, but also take into account the external.

Tao Mu, who finally made it to the end of the movie and just wanted to take a vacation at home with peace of mind and wait for the engagement ceremony, slumped on the sofa helplessly. Li Xiaoheng came out of the kitchen, bringing over the breakfast of love he made for Tao Mu, and said tremblingly: “Breakfast is ready, Uncle Yao, Uncle Xiao Qi, Xiao Mu, let’s eat first.”

“Alright.” Meng Qi nodded, looked at Li Xiaoheng, and suddenly said, “You’ve lived for almost thirty years, and you haven’t really practiced beauty care for yourself, have you? Then take this opportunity to go with Xiao Mu. You are older than Xiao Mu by so much, you should indeed do some maintenance.”

In order to avoid losing his appeal and being dumped? Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu tremblingly, and Tao Mu also looked back tremblingly.

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That afternoon, the guests of a high-end beauty salon in Beijing were shocked to find the grooms-to-be Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng being walked inside under the leadership of their parents (Xiao Qi Dad and Mother Li), before the much-anticipated engagement ceremony.

Half an hour later, the news that Mr. Tao of FlyNews.com and Mr. Li of Xiaoheng Capital got plastic surgery for love shot up on the hot search for gossip news!

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That night, when Tao Mu returned to the hotel, he felt that all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. Medicinal ointment for bruises was rubbed on his body desperately, but when the next morning’s filming arrived, he still looked so calm and badass. This situation lasted until the fifth day. Tao Mu, who was gritting his teeth, felt his legs shaking. He almost fell off the roof of the car during filming, but was caught by Wang Boyuan with his sharp eyes and quick hands.

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Tao Mu was not only the leading actor of the film, but also the producer and largest investor of the film. But during filming, an accident involving him almost happened on the set, which shocked the entire crew.

“…..You are courting death, kid!” Du Kang looked at Tao Mu who was carefully supported by Wang Boyuan to the rest chair. Probably because of the hot weather, Tao Mu was also a little muddleheaded, his face was flushed, his hair wetly plastered on his forehead, and he looked listless. An assistant came over with iced mineral water, moistened a towel and applied it to Tao Mu’s forehead, and the accompanying doctors helped Tao Mu take off his heavy combat uniform. It was only then that everyone realized that Tao Mu was covered in bruises and there was no good piece of flesh on him. He looked like a case of domestic violence, and only the face was as radiant as ever.

Several emotional girls suddenly felt their noses sting, and the roommates who had the best relationship with Tao Mu couldn’t bear it either. Wen Bao questioned Tao Mu with red eyes: “Why didn’t you say anything?”

Chu Sui’an handed the remaining half bottle of mineral water to Tao Mu. The water was just taken out of the refrigerator, but because of the temperature difference, layers of small water droplets have formed on the outside of the bottle. It felt wet in the palm of his hand. Tao Mu didn’t drink either. He unscrewed the bottle cap and poured the remaining half bottle of water on his head, feeling instantly refreshed and better.

“Look at your faces,” Tao Mu said with a smile, “Isn’t it normal when filming fight scenes? In fact, it looks scary, but it doesn’t hurt at all. It’s just that it’s been too hot these two days, and I’m a little dizzy. I’m probably going to suffer from heat stroke.”

With that said, Tao Mu ordered: “Have the unit manager find a way to cook some herbal tea for everyone to cool off the summer heat every day. How about this, I will write a recipe later, our old man told me about it, and you follow the recipe to grab the herbs. I hope that there are also Chinese medicines for sale in Africa.”

The big boss spoke, no matter how difficult the matter was, the unit manager could only nod obediently with a bitter face.

Cheng Baodong also came over. After so many days of getting along and breaking in, although the two people’s grievances have not disappeared, they still admire each other’s professional level and dedication. What’s more, Tao Mu became like this to make a good film. Cheng Baodong didn’t say anything, but he still valued this aspect of Tao Mu’s in his heart. At least it was much better than those idol stars who couldn’t suffer any hardship after becoming spoiled by their popularity or capital.

Considering Tao Mu’s physical condition, Cheng Baodong made the decision and gave Tao Mu a day off, and even found a massage therapist for Tao Mu who was very experienced in healthcare——the official kind. Before leaving, he still reminded Tao Mu: “Don’t keep this kind of thing to yourself again. Just say what you have to say. You are an actor, not a professional boxer. It’s not embarrassing if you can’t beat a stuntman. Even for the sake of visual effects, we can think of other ways. Not all actors in the world know kung fu, but aren’t those actors who don’t know kung fu still able to shoot well all the same? You are looking down on me too much!”

Tao Mu rolled his eyes at Cheng Baodong: “Filming is not just playing around! Since I can do my best by doing my best, why should I let myself settle for a passing grade?”

Cheng Baodong was choked and he rolled his eyes: “Then you should think about how you are still the leading actor of this movie! You are not only the leading actor, but also the producer and the largest investor. If something happens to you, this movie will be game over. As a person can’t you do things with a limit?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the two fell silent for a moment. Cheng Baodong himself felt that something was not right, and without waiting for Tao Mu to speak, he got up and said goodbye: “You rest. I’ll go back first. The crew still has a lot of things to be taken care of!”

Tao Mu took a nap in the hotel. When he opened his eyes, he saw Li Xiaoheng sitting beside the bed.

Tao Mu thought he was seeing wrong, so he subconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. The childish action made Li Xiaoheng laugh. After laughing, he started to feel distressed again.

“How did you make yourself like this?”

“How did you come here?”

The voices of the two sounded at the same time, and Li Xiaoheng replied first: “It happened to be the weekend. There was nothing else to take care of in the country, so I came to visit you.”

In truth, he came to visit Tao Mu after receiving a complaint call from Du Kang and the others.

However, to the disappointment of Du Kang and others, the arrival of Li Xiaoheng was not to persuade Tao Mu not to work so hard when filming, but to bring the most professional health care doctor and the most experienced Chinese medicine practitioner in China.

“After filming every day, have the doctor give you a massage to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, relax muscles and strengthen bones.” Not only that, Li Xiaoheng also brought a nutritionist to prepare recipes according to Tao Mu’s physical condition. Doing his best to ensure that Tao Mu would not suffer any injuries due to physical fatigue while working hard.

“I also learned a couple massage skills from the doctor.” Li Xiaoheng patted Tao Mu’s arm: “Turn around, and I will massage for you.”

Tao Mu lightly curved his lips, and said with a smile: “Du Kang and the others are going to be disappointed. They must have wanted you to persuade me not to work so hard when they originally called you over. But you brought such a large group of people here, clearly to support me.”

When Tao Mu said this, he suddenly thought of what Cheng Baodong said before he left. He clearly didn’t feel aggrieved before, but when he met Li Xiaoheng’s gentle eyes, a nerve suddenly twitched in his head and he said inexplicably, “They all think that I’m too capricious. I only care about my own face and personal performance, and don’t take the overall situation into consideration.”

“I don’t know much about the entertainment industry.” Li Xiaoheng frowned slightly, and analyzed carefully while giving Tao Mu a massage: “But as an actor who works hard to play his role well, isn’t that a god thing?”

“If it was said that for the sake of the so-called overall situation, you could only achieve 8 points even though you could do 10 points, then I don’t understand why there is any need to maintain such an overall situation.”

Li Xiaoheng said calmly: “The game of interests sometimes requires compromise. But the ultimate goal of your efforts to become a producer and investor was to get rid of all kinds of constraints and be able to act without scruples. If this is the case, why do you have to put the cart before the horse for the sake of the so-called overall situation?”

Their CEO Li was indeed their CEO Li. His logic was as clear as always.

Tao Mu turned over with a smile, and stretched out a hand to hook the chin of their CEO Li: “I just love how you support me without hesitation no matter what others say.”

Li Xiaoheng leaned down and kissed Tao Mu’s lips: “Because the meaning of my existence is to let you do what you want to do most without any worries.”

What beautiful words! With a tug of Tao Mu’s long arm, he directly pulled the person down regardless of his sore muscles and body. He had one thing he really wanted to do right now.

“I wonder if Mr. Li can cooperate with me?”

Mr. Li chuckled, looking at his lover who was covered in bruises all over his body, but which only aroused a desire in others to abuse him some more, and asked softly, “Are you not in pain anymore?”

“Wuu!” Tao Mu tilted his head, and said resolutely, “I can bear it.”

“What a coincidence.” CEO Li smiled, kissed Tao Mu as light as a dragonfly, straightened with his arms propping him up, and said, “Me too.”

Then, the domineering CEO, who was always agreeable and obedient, got out of bed just like that, and pressed the phone in a particularly cruel, ruthless and unreasonable way——to call the doctor in.

Tao Mu: “!!!”

Tao Mu, who was lying on the bed like a salted fish, looked at Li Xiaoheng in disbelief.

Feeling Tao Mu’s extremely burning gaze, Li Xiaoheng turned his head, smiled at their CEO Tao, and customized a wise saying: “Although I can’t tolerate you getting yourself covered in bruises for work, I will defend to the death your work attitude. So…..”

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When Li Xiaoheng said this, he politely signaled the health doctor to conduct a full-body examination on Tao Mu: “In order for you to recover as soon as possible, we need to exercise restraint. We can’t let you suffer external injuries and then suffer internal injuries. Right?”

With a thump, Tao Mu’s head hit the pillow. He could be sure. Although their family’s CEO Li put it in a noble and high-sounding way, he was definitely angry!

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Counting both lifetimes, it was the first time for Tao Mu to go to Africa. There were not many traces of modernization on the vast grassland, and the setting sun hung precariously on the horizon, reflecting half of the sky and the surrounding fields into orange red. On the big tree in the distance, one could even see a leopard coiled on the branch. Looking into the vast open distance, one could feel one’s horizon become more open.

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The filming location of the crew was in an abandoned factory. The props team, the lighting team and the camera team were setting up the shooting scene. Tao Mu, who had already done his makeup, pulled the stunt performer who was going to act with him later, to the side to carefully discuss the scene to be filmed later. Cheng Baodong rolled the script into a barrel shape, walked to Tao Mu, and pulled Tao Mu to sit down on a prop box where he explained to Tao Mu about the scene with a serious face.

“Soldier Elite: Knife Unsheathed” tells the story of several special forces from the TV series “Soldier Elite” who went abroad for the first time on a mission. Although in the entire script, the only elements related to “Soldier Elite” are the names of the leading actor and a few supporting actors, but as long as the movie is released under the banner of “Soldier Elite”, there will inevitably be bored people who compare the two works together. Cheng Baodong had pride, of course he didn’t want someone to say that the TV series was better than the movie. What’s more, the filming cost of this movie had exceeded 100 million. There were few domestic films with such a huge investment. Cheng Baodong also didn’t want to be criticized as a director who didn’t deserve the resources and couldn’t control such a huge crew after the movie came out. So this time directing the film, Cheng Baodong was also going to put in his best efforts.

Putting aside Cheng Baodong’s character and temperament, in terms of professional ability, Cheng Baodong was definitely one of the best directors of commercial films in the domestic entertainment industry. Tao Mu also benefited a lot from listening to him seriously explain the scenes to be filmed.

Because the later scene involves explosives, the demolition team was constantly testing on the side. Explosions sounded one after another, and Cheng Baodong, who was explaining to Tao Mu, suddenly said with emotion: “I just like making commercial films. Many people think that the films I make have no meaningful content. In fact, what meaningful content does a commercial film need? As long as it is cool enough.”

Cheng Baodong said that since he was a child he liked watching explosions in action movies. When he watched Hollywood blockbusters before, it was always a group of foreigners playing the heroes. The adrenaline stimulated by various blasting scenes had him jumping in his seat. There were also Hong Kong movies, and the various gun battle scenes were also very eye-catching. On the other hand, the movies in the mainland were either about bound feet or some kind of scar literature. The actors, regardless of gender, always appeared dirty and poor and spoke in dialects. It was simply just tiresome to watch.

When Cheng Baodong said this, he asked Tao Mu: “What about you? Do you prefer to make commercial films or art films?”

Tao Mu glanced at Cheng Baodong, and said, “As long as the script is good, I will like it. But relatively speaking, I still prefer a faster pace.”

“That’s right!” Cheng Baodong nodded: “I think your current path is very good. In fact, young people with good acting skills should act more in commercial films. Some young people, obviously very talented, plunge into literary and artistic films and can’t get out. And they even feel that they are quite high-class and noble. They will regret it when they can’t get any scripts in the future. There is no distinction between male and female actors, the prime time is only a few years. If it is wasted, it will come back. Good resources also need popularity. Otherwise, why did the producers and investors choose you as the number one male lead?”

Cheng Baodong felt that Beijing Film students’ current career direction was a bit off. Obviously, the students’ acting skills were not bad, and their appearance was also acceptable, but because they were too focused on acting skills and art films, they were not as good as Yan Film’s second-rate students in a few years after graduation. Especially some female students. Cheng Baodong felt a pity just looking at them.

Fortunately, this situation improved a lot after Tao Mu entered the school. “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” and “Fashion Storm” made many sophomores and juniors of Beijing Film Academy become familiar faces in front of the audience, and the resources were gradually improving. This was actually a good thing. Acting was a job that focused on actual practical experience. Actors could only hone their acting skills better if they practice more in front of the camera. Working behind closed doors was useless. After a long time, they wouldn’t even get used to being in front of the camera. So despite the fact that there were only 20 or 30 students graduating from Beijing Film every year, there were some who quit the circle every year.

Listening to Cheng Baodong’s rambling words, Tao Mu knew that Cheng Baodong intended to show his goodwill, but he still couldn’t let his pride go, and he couldn’t help but chuckle secretly in his heart.

Suddenly, an assistant came over and said that the set had been set up. The demolition team and stuntmen tested it several times and it was fine. Tao Mu himself could now go to familiarize himself with the position.

Tao Mu got up, followed the assistant into the set, and took the submachine gun handed over by the props team. The demolitionist and the stunts coordinator surrounded Tao Mu, telling him about his position and movements later.

This scene was about the hero played by Tao Mu and several other special forces sneaking into the enemy’s base camp to rescue the hostages. There were not many lines, mainly action. All kinds of gun fights and blasting shots. Playing against Tao Mu were several strong foreign men who were nearly two meters tall. The chest muscles were bulging, and the arms were as thick as Tao Mu’s thighs when raised. The visual contrast was particularly striking. Therefore, Cheng Baodong asked that the fighting scenes later must highlight the smooth fighting of special forces and the ability to kill with one blow. It was required that Tao Mu’s movements must be strong and must not be limp.

“If it doesn’t work, then just fight for real. The kind with punches connecting to the flesh!” Cheng Baodong looked at Tao Mu’s slender figure in comparison with the stunt actors, and said seriously.

Although Tao Mu also began as a martial arts extra, the stuntmen recruited by the crew were all boxers. From Cheng Baodong’s point of view, compared with these stunt performers, Tao Mu’s basic skills were practically decorative. So he asked Tao Mu to really fight while filming. This was for the pursuit of shooting effect.

Tao Mu frowned slightly.

“Don’t worry, all the staff of our crew have signed confidentiality contracts.” Cheng Baodong took a look at Tao Mu and added. Afraid that Tao Mu would not really fight due to concern over his image. After all, this kid had deep shrewdness, and the two of them still have grudges. In case Tao Mu privately speculated that he wanted to take this opportunity to discredit Tao Mu, under the banner of pursuing the shooting effect, to signal Tao Mu to really fight, and then find someone to reveal that Tao Mu was playing big names on the set to bully the stuntmen. It was inevitable to have such concerns.

Cheng Baodong felt that he sincerely wanted the shooting effect to be good, so he was not afraid to tell Tao Mu clearly: “Aren’t the camera crew recording the behind-the-scenes of the shooting. This will also be evidence.”

With these words, the originally noisy studio suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked over at the same time.

The stuntmen standing next to them didn’t speak Chinese very well, and their faces were full of bewilderment.

Tao Mu was slightly taken aback. He didn’t expect Cheng Baodong to say that. He actually didn’t think of this just now, but was just thinking that if he really fought, how many moves of the stuntmen could he resist. After being reminded by Cheng Baodong, he now understood. It turned out that Cheng Baodong meant to let him fight for real and have the stunt performers restrain their hits.

“Since it’s for the shooting effect, then it has to be a real fight. Otherwise, in the camera, there will be a difference.” Tao Mu was quite confident in his fighting skills. After all, he grew up in the alleys since he was a child. After that, he also trained in the army for so long, and also trained with the special forces for several months. His physical fitness was there, even if it was not as good as those in boxing, it would not be much worse.

After all, the stuntmen in front of him had just trained in boxing, not illegal boxing.

Tao Mu knew that the reason why Cheng Baodong gave such instructions was that on the one hand he was not confident in his martial arts skills, and on the other hand he was afraid that the stuntmen would hurt him, which would be difficult to explain to the Li family and also delay the filming. But everyone was here to film. If there were too many scruples, this scene would not be able to be filmed.

Tao Mu looked at the special actor, patted the other actor on the shoulder, and said in English: “You really hit too.”

Cheng Baodong’s expression changed: “Isn’t that unnecessary?”

“It’s okay!” Tao Mu waved his hand calmly: “Let’s first try it out.”

Cheng Baodong’s face was not very pleased, but he waved his hand. The five sets of cameras were ready and the lights were ready. The clapperboarder took the clapboard and slapped it in front of the camera. Camera No. 1 slowly advanced, and Tao Mu was holding a pistol and hiding behind the pillar bunker, panting slightly, as various gunshots could be heard in his ears.

Tao Mu held a pistol in his hand and kept shooting back under the cover. After firing a few shots, he quickly rolled and rushed behind the door. Just this one action made Cheng Baodong’s eyes shine. Regardless of the accuracy of Tao Mu’s shots, the appearance of the action alone could be regarded as a standard textbook stance.

Unlike many Hong Kong gunfight movies, where the hero had endless ammunition, after Tao Mu changed the magazine with one hand twice, the submachine gun ran out of ammo very quickly. Tao Mu met the thug played by a stunt actor, and a fist-to-flesh fight followed. Tao Mu pressed down the stuntman’s arm with his own, and with a cross clamp of his legs he imprisoned the stuntman’s neck. The stuntman’s other hand clenched into a fist and slammed into Tao Mu’s right leg. However, the hero played by Tao Mu kicked his chin causing him to pass out.

“Cut!” Cheng Baodong called “cut” in time, reluctantly moved his eyes away from the monitor, and looked at Tao Mu on the set. He found that it was not without reason that Tao Mu became so popular in just two to three years.

Not to mention that beautiful play, the most important thing was his amazing expressiveness in front of the camera. In fact, real fighting was far less beautiful than the movies show. Many actions need both sides to be entangled together, the scene was not only awkward, but also slightly embarrassing. However, Tao Mu had a talent for showing off skills in this respect. Even in the move of using one’s legs to clamp the opponent’s neck, which looked rather embarrassing to outsiders, he could still pull it off beautifully and keep it pleasing to the eye. And there was a strong killing aura in every gesture, like a vigorous leopard hunting. Even in the messy studio, Cheng Baodong could feel a strong visual impact, not to mention the effect of the film after post-editing.

It was precisely because of this that Cheng Baodong asked for once with some concern, “Are you okay?”

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Tao Mu’s face was a little blue, he let go of the stuntman, and rubbed his calf. He just asked the stuntman to do it for real, and the stuntman indeed gave him a solid punch. Those blows hurt quite a lot. Tao Mu felt that his calf must be bruised.

However, the big talk that he made must be held onto even while kneeling. What’s more, Tao Mu, who had a ton of idol baggage, couldn’t kneel. He just waved his hand calmly, indicating that he was fine. Cheng Baodong was also a straightforward person, so seeing Tao Mu’s normal expression, he believed it. So he called the crew to continue filming the next few scenes——all fight scenes.

Tao Mu: “…..”

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Don’t know if he really admitted to being wrong, or because of Li Xiaoheng’s presence he had no other choice. Cheng Baodong’s attitude at the dinner table was quite good, he offered a toast to make amends, and put on a subordinate demeanor, voluntarily offering to drink three glasses of wine as self-punishment. From time to time, he would glance at Li Xiaoheng who was sitting next to Tao Mu, afraid that Tao Mu would take advantage of the Li family’s power to make things difficult for him.

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This was so obvious that Principal Liu and Guo Yaning, who were at the same table, were a little embarrassed. Cheng Baodong was originally born in an affluent family and had an arrogant temper. And over the years, because of his successes, he had been praised too much by the film crew and investors. Now that he suddenly had to lower his head, he still couldn’t put down his pride. Therefore, it was inevitable that his attitude would be awkward, and a bit too contrived.

Fortunately, since Tao Mu came, he never thought of putting on airs to embarrass Cheng Baodong. It was not that Tao Mu wanted to smile away his grievances, it was just for the sake of Principal Liu and Guo Yaning. With Tao Mu’s temperament, since he agreed to make peace, he would pull it off beautifully. Embarrassing Cheng Baodong at the dinner table was not embarrassing Cheng Baodong, but embarrassing Principal Liu and Guo Yaning.

Sure enough, seeing Tao Mu decisively drink a glass of wine, Principal Liu and Guo Yaning both showed smiles on their faces. They quickly struck up a conversation, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became much more lively.

On Cheng Baodong’s side, his agent and Wang Boyuan accompanied him. Speaking of which, Tao Mu and Wang Boyuan also have some affinity. Back then when Tao Mu served as Wang Boyuan’s martial arts stand-in, Wang Boyuan already felt that Tao Mu was not a mediocre person. On the set, he had an intention to bring their distance closer. It was a pity that although Wang Boyuan had a good vision, his temperament was indecisive and his management company was also short-sighted. Fearing that Wang Boyuan would suffer losses if he took the initiative to show his friendship to Tao Mu, they used all kinds of coercion both openly and secretly to prevent him from doing so. So when Tao Mu’s usefulness began to show itself and they wanted to show goodwill, FlyNews.com had already soared up into the skies. Thus, when most of the entertainment industry was vying to please Tao Mu, Wang Boyuan’s icing on the cake became unnecessary.

This time when Beijing Film was going to make a big production movie, Wang Boyuan, as an outstanding graduate of Beijing Film, an A-list superstar in the circle, and Cheng Baodong’s best partner, naturally wanted to join in with all his strength. Although he failed to win the double male lead, the role played by Wang Boyuan in the film was also a very important male supporting role. It was the instructor who trained the male protagonist back then, and was later sent abroad to perform missions. In the film, the hero and several other special forces went on missions to support Wang Boyuan’s role.

It was also because of this that Cheng Baodong wanted to give Wang Bo a chance to play the double male lead role. In Cheng Baodong’s view, Wang Boyuan, as an A-list superstar in the circle, had a large chance of winning, but he didn’t expect to kick the iron plate. Not only didn’t he get to eat the mutton, he ended up getting rubbed off with a foul smell. Even Wang Boyuan himself felt very embarrassed.

Fortunately, Tao Mu didn’t want to quibble with Wang Boyuan. The several people chatted about film preparations at the dinner table. Guo Yaning even asked for a cameo role for fun. The meal could be regarded as having ended on a happy note. During the dinner, Principal Liu also successfully persuaded Mr. Li, who made it clear he wanted to support his boyfriend, to inject 20 million yuan into the film, which added with the 40 million yuan from Tao Mu’s film and television company, and the 20 million from Beijing Film and Huajing Production Studio, the crew had not yet fully finished with pre-film preparation, yet the filming funds have already been pulled to 80 million. Principal Liu, who was a little drunk, even expressed excitedly that he would find a way to attract two more investors and strive to increase the cost of the filming to 100 million. At that time, it would also be a publicity point for the public.

For many colleagues in the industry, it was not easy for a film to attract an investment of 100 million even ten years into the future. But for capital parties like Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng, it was not difficult to find two more investors to contribute 20 million.

For example, Longteng Entertainment and Summer Star Entertainment, which have been cooperating happily with Tao Mu, and so long as Tao Mu called, raising another 20 million was not a problem at all. Even if they were to go home and tell their family members, whether it was the Fengxing Group or the Li family, they could also easily hand over 20 million.

Cheng Baodong originally had a lot of complaints about his speaking power. But seeing that the crew’s filming funds have risen, as a commercial film director, even he had never made a major production with a capital of more than 100 million. It was practically comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster. So considering the huge benefits involved, Cheng Baodong didn’t say anything anymore.

Winning on a matter of pride was important, but it was not so important that Cheng Baodong would put his career achievements on the line. Even Cheng Baodong’s attitude when facing Tao Mu became more friendly. Afraid that if Tao Mu was truly dissatisfied he would really squeeze him out as the director——although it seemed that this kind of thing was unlikely to happen at present.

On the second day of the dinner, the news that Beijing Film and Tao Mu’s film and television company was going to make a big commercial movie with a shooting cost of more than 100 million yuan spread all over the entertainment circle. Like a drop of cold water falling into a pan of hot oil, the already lively entertainment industry immediately exploded. The major media reported and shared the news one after another. They invariably compared this movie with those big-investment Hollywood blockbusters, and even compared this movie to “the light of the rise of domestic movies.” Tao Mu and the investors behind him have also become representatives of conscientious producers in the industry. Because of this 100 million shooting budget as a gimmick, “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knife”, which was not yet even officially launched, instantly topped the major search rankings and news headlines. Many entertainers and actors who could get in touch with Beijing Film began looking for ways to increase their connection, all wanting to play a role in the movie.

For Tao Mu’s fans, “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knife” was also the first time Tao Mu would be playing the leading role in a movie. This young and handsome idol made his debut three years ago. His career path was very different from those artists of his generation who devoted themselves to developing in the film and music circles. Tao Mu was repeatedly evaluated by the media as “the most unprofessional actor in the entertainment industry”. Because every time he made a big splash, it was either in the business sector or in the financial sector.

Clearly he was an actor, and he studied in the acting department of a prestigious film and television school, but he had not made many serious works. The works produced by him have been great successes and as an actor he actually won the title of domestic top tier producer. Even FlyNews, which was created from scratch, has become an indispensable social software for young people in China. The number of real-name registered users was soon to exceed 200 million. Not to mention his achievements in the financial market.

It was a great honor for the fans to become a fan of such a multi-talented idol. However, more often than not, it was also a painful thing. Because Tao Mu didn’t participate in commercial performances other than filming, he didn’t take entertainment gigs, and he didn’t even have many scenes in the movies and TV dramas he filmed. The edited videos with him in it on BulletScreen.com did not even exceed twenty minutes. Such a brutal reality lasted for three full years, one could imagine how much Tao Mu’s fans were suffering.

But the long wait finally ushered in the light at the end of the tunnel. With the completion of “Soldier Elite”, everyone could finally look forward to the summer vacation next year. From a single episode, at least a 20-minute cut could be made for the male protagonist. For many fans, this was simply commonplace. But for Ceramics, this was probably the happiest thing in the world.

Not to mention that after “Soldier Elite”, there would be “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knife”. A TV series broadcast during the summer vacation, and a big movie presented on National Day, which meant that Tao Mu’s figure would be active in the second half of the year!

For a while, Tao Mu’s FlyNews and the official FlyNews of “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knife” had fans checking in every day. In such an atmosphere of great joy and restless enthusiasm, “Soldier Elite: Unsheathed Knifed” finally started filming.

On the day of the start-of-filming ceremony, all the famous media in the entertainment industry came to join in. The location of the opening ceremony was set at the auditorium of Beijing Film. The atmosphere was a bit like a school orientation meeting. At the beginning, there were speeches by the principal, the military and other leaders.

Tao Mu and several other actors were all wearing their combat uniforms during filming, and sat neatly on the stage. The young men in their twenties, who had just been trained in the army for more than half a year, sat there upright, all tall and straight like poplars. Full of vigor and sharpness, it made people’s eyes shine when they looked at them.

In contrast, Wang Boyuan, who was also an important supporting role and also appeared in a combat uniform, was not so energetic in appearance. At least at first glance, it couldn’t be seen that he was a soldier.

However, considering Wang Boyuan’s special status in the film, that he had not undergone military training was actually more in line with the background of his role in the film.

The start-of-filming ceremony had come to the question-and-answer period for reporters. All the media reporters eagerly raised their hands, all directed at Tao Mu. The questions asked were also varied, except for some perfunctory questions related to the movie, almost all of them were asking about Tao Mu’s relationship. Especially the engagement ceremony two months later. Some media even directly asked Tao Mu whether he would invite the media or friends in the circle to attend the ceremony.

The media would definitely not be invited. But all friends in the circle would be present. Tao Mu jokingly said: “I have been in the circle for a while, and I have sent many people red envelopes. Of course, I have to take this opportunity to earn it back. It is okay for everyone not to come, but the red envelope must be delivered.”

This caused everyone to roar with laughter. Another reporter asked Tao Mu about the song he composed. After all, the registered users of FlyNews.com would exceed 200 million very soon. Everyone wanted to know when Tao Mu would sing. Some people even began to look forward to what kind of gifts Tao Mu would present to everyone when the registered users of FlyNews.com exceeded 300 million.

Tao Mu didn’t want his presence to steal the spotlight from the rest of the crew. So he didn’t answer too many questions that have nothing to do with the movie, but just told everyone to pay attention to his official FlyNews account. Then he gave up the microphone to Wang Boyuan and others.

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After the start-of-filming ceremony, all the actors took film stills. The style of the photos inherited the tradition of all war movies, highlighting the tough guy temperament. Tao Mu was standing alone in front, wearing a combat uniform, with thick camouflage paint on his face, and holding a submachine gun. Wang Boyuan and several other main actors were standing on both sides of Tao Mu in a herringbone pattern. The background of the poster was gunpowder and the fires of war, and the visual effect was very rough and grainy. In addition to this, a solo poster of each person was also shot. As the most popular actors in the circle, the posters of Tao Mu and Wang Boyuan were snapped up by many fans as soon as they got off the press. Li Xiaoheng, who had always regarded himself as a fan of Tao Mu, even secretly custom ordered a huge life size poster photo of Tao Mu, and hung it on the wall of his office.

But Tao Mu didn’t know about it yet. Because after the film stills were taken, the wealthy crew went directly to Africa to shoot the location.

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“”Beyond Reincarnation”?” Cheng Yi took the work that Tao Mu gave him, and went through it carefully in his heart, with a slightly strange expression.

The lyrics! Full of “reincarnation”, “fate”, “repeated memories”, “frozen time”, and fantasizing that the original real world had been shattered, and wanting to go back in time to piece together the past, but couldn’t do it with all one’s strength. Just like a broken mirror that could not be mended, all affinity was imprisoned in the time fragments. A person lost in the cycle of reincarnation, until all emotions were exhausted, but was finally saved by another person who broke the cycle of reincarnation. All obsessions have been dissipated, and one could finally welcome the new life with lover and family.

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Cheng Yi felt that even though Tao Mu had established a huge family business by the age of twenty, in fact, he was still a child who was unrestrained in fantasies and imagination. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to write lyrics like this.

It was just falling in love, who hadn’t at least once in their life. But reincarnation, fate, and time, the concepts were too grand. Those who don’t know might think they were filming “Triangle”!

Cheng Yi commented secretly in his heart, but his face was very serious: “The lyrics are good. Very beautiful and full of fantasy. Do you want to shoot a MV with CEO Li?”

With such lyrics written, it would be a pity for the script’s creativity if it didn’t get a Hollywood blockbuster level MV! Cheng Yi once again sighed that Tao Mu lived up to his reputation as a film and television producer, he couldn’t even forget his job even when writing songs and filling in lyrics.

Tao Mu blushed slightly, coughed lightly, and said seriously: “No thanks on the MV. I’m going to sing this song at our engagement ceremony. Our family’s CEO Li will accompany me on the piano. I think it would also be quite meaningful to edit and make a MV out of engagement ceremony clips.”

Even singing it at the engagement ceremony! Cheng Yi suddenly remembered that Tao Mu had indeed mentioned this matter. But Cheng Yi thought that Tao Mu would compose an indie pop love song, only for it to turn out full of concepts like reincarnation and fate, are you sure it is suitable for the wedding scene?

Of course, whether it was suitable or not, it was not Cheng Yi’s place to comment. He just smiled and said, “I remember that the engagement ceremony is two months away?”

Tao Mu nodded. Cheng Yi smiled and said: “Then we still have plenty of time to polish this song. Let’s discuss the arrangement first…..”

After meeting with Cheng Yi, it was already beginning to darken outside. Tao Mu didn’t expect that it would take so long for the two of them to discuss work together. They haven’t even been in the recording studio yet!

As a top tier music producer with a halo in the Chinese music scene, Cheng Yi was actually a little afraid of entering the recording studio. The main reason was that Tao Mu’s singing performance in KTV back then was simply too stunning. It was like the devil’s voice ringing in his ears, and even until now, when Cheng Yi would hear it in his dreams, he could still think of the fear of being dominated by Tao Mu’s singing that day!

So this time, big producer Cheng also spent a long time psychologically preparing before he was confident enough to step into the recording studio with Tao Mu.

However, what surprised Cheng Yi was that Tao Mu didn’t use his devil voice skills this time. The whole recording process lasted from morning to night. Tao Mu sang the song more than 30 times, and his emotions became more and more full each time. Although his singing skills were still immature, Cheng Yi actually heard touching emotions in Tao Mu’s singing.

It was the touching feeling of seeing thousands of sails, washing away all the lead, and going through all hardships, and finally being able to stay together in the same boat under wind and rain for a lifetime.

Standing outside the recording studio, Cheng Yi looked through the glass window at Tao Mu, who was earnestly singing inside. He couldn’t understand why it was that these two people were just in love, yet there were so many heavy emotions about life and death. Could it be that actors were naturally more emotional than singers, and it was easier to get into the emotions of a character, and even the emotions of a song?

There was a knock on the door outside, Cheng Yi frowned, and motioned for the assistant to open the door. Li Xiaoheng in a suit and leather shoes walked in from the outside, and smiled at Cheng Yi: “Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Cheng.”

Cheng Yi glanced at Tao Mu in the recording studio, and asked with a smile, “Mr. Li is here to pick up your lover?”

Li Xiaoheng nodded. He was actually a person who didn’t like to talk much, not to mention that Cheng Yi and Tao Mu were still at work. Li Xiaoheng didn’t want to affect the other party’s work. After entering the door, he stood obediently behind Cheng Yi, staring affectionately at Tao Mu in the recording studio.

Cheng Yi was very strict with his works. Even if Mr. Li was by his side, Cheng Yi insisted that Tao Mu record it two more times until he was satisfied, before finally letting him get off work.

Tao Mu eagerly came out of the recording studio, and asked Li Xiaoheng, “Why did you leave work so early today?”

Li Xiaoheng smiled but said nothing. He didn’t want to say that in order to get off work early, he moved a lot of work to tonight. He just wanted to see with his own eyes what Tao Mu looked like in the recording studio.

“I have visited the set for every movie and TV series you made. Of course I can’t be left behind when you are recording a song for the first time.”

When Cheng Yi, who was standing by, heard this, he inexplicably had the illusion of being hit by something that felt suspiciously like dog food on his face.

Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng wanted to invite Cheng Yi to have a meal in order to thank Cheng Yi for his help by “risking his life” (Cheng Yi’s original words). As a result, at the dinner table, Tao Mu received a call from Principal Liu and Guo Yaning. Both called to speak for Cheng Baodong. However, the reason and the way of speaking of the two were quite different from each other.

The principal of Beijing Film was playing the card that “everyone was from the same school and should be united in the same spirit”. He felt that there were already very few directors from Beijing Film. Although Cheng Baodong’s actions were a bit unethical, but since Cheng Baodong had realized his mistake and was willing to drink to Tao Mu to make amends, Principal Liu still hoped that Tao Mu could forget the petty faults and just smile away his grudges with Cheng Baodong. At least until the film was finished peacefully.

Principal Liu complained to Tao Mu: “…..You also know that there are very few great directors from Beijing Film. Relatively speaking, there are not many choices. If our Beijing Film was like Yan Film, putting aside the international scope of influence, just speaking of the domestic circle, so long as there are directors of commercial films who could be named more than on one hand, I would not force you to cooperate with Director Cheng.”

But the current situation was that Cheng Baodong was the only director of commercial films that Beijing Film could produce. Therefore, even if just considering the reputation of the directing department of Beijing Film, Beijing Film didn’t want to see Cheng Baodong’s scandalous rumors all over the Internet. What’s more, Cheng Baodong’s black material was at best some unspoken rules in the circle that could not be put out in the open. Many directors did the same.

Principal Liu was so earnest, it could be called words from the heart. Having said so much, Tao Mu couldn’t let the school lose face along with Cheng Baodong, let alone make it difficult for Principal Liu. It was just a meal, and Cheng Baodong was going to be bowing his head to him! Tao Mu had nothing to complain about. But the ugly words must be said up front: “Since I am the producer and investor of this film, I hope that in future cooperation, Director Cheng can position himself properly. Don’t always challenge my scope of work.”

Compared with other producers in the industry, Tao Mu still respected the director’s ideas during the production of the film. This was also an important reason why directors who have worked with Tao Mu were full of praise for Tao Mu. Because Tao Mu could fully balance the director’s artistic pursuit and the commercial nature of the work. Moreover, when Tao Mu was the producer, he usually gave the director a lot of say.

Except for people like Cheng Baodong who don’t distinguish between black and white and want to take a bite of everything. No matter how tolerant Tao Mu was, he couldn’t stand someone jumping on his head and bossing him around. It was not that Cheng Baodong, as a director, was not unable to raise requirements over casting and script revision, but if he bypassed Tao Mu, the producer and investor, and directly went to persuade the school and make small moves behind the scenes, then that was really treating Tao Mu as a fool.

If Tao Mu swallow this and not fight back, then everyone who cooperated with Tao Mu in the future would follow suit. If everyone treated Tao Mu as a fat sheep to be slaughtered, how could he do his job?

Principal Liu could certainly understand Tao Mu’s concerns. In private, he also thought that Cheng Baodong’s actions were a bit excessive, so he agreed wholeheartedly. Even before the dinner, he made a special call to Cheng Baodong’s agent and told the other party to remember this.

In contrast, Guo Yaning’s words were more casual.

“Director Cheng was kind to me, and you are also the benefactor who made me transform my image successfully. I can’t afford to offend either of you. Today, this sister, I will put my face here. CEO Tao, you can just do what you want.”

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Tao Mu laughed aloud. But he agreed to Principal Liu, so naturally he wouldn’t refute Guo Yaning’s face.

So the next night, Cheng Baodong, who was dragging his feet but could not forgo bowing his head, got his wish and invited Tao Mu to a dinner. The only thing that was a bit out of his expectations was…..Li Xiaoheng insisted on coming!

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While Cheng Baodong was discussing with his agent how to bow his head to Tao Mu, Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng were called to the Li family house by the two families’ elders, and under the earnest eyes of all the elders, they served as two large live-action dolls, letting the designer torment them, all the while with pained faces.

“I think Chinese weddings are better.” Old Mr. Song sat on the spacious and comfortable sofa, crossed his legs, held a cup of tea in his hand, and watched the designer take the measurements of the two children while explaining that on the day of the engagement ceremony, what auspicious patterns should be embroidered on the ceremonial clothes worn by the two children. His thoughts inevitably went back a long time ago, when the Song family was flourishing under the same roof for several generations. In a slight trance: “I still remember our Song family back then——”

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Old Mr. Song stopped abruptly after saying only this sentence. Probably thinking that the Song family’s fate was not good, it would be unlucky to mention it at this time. Before others could react, old Mr. Song, who had begun to overthink himself, sighed slightly, and changed the subject calmly: “A Chinese-style wedding is more lively.”

“And our son is also very handsome in the groom’s ceremonial clothes.” The old gentleman of the Li family said with a smile: “The bright red ceremonial clothes look very festive. It means that the two children can live a prosperous life after they get married, and is a lucky sign. “

“Isn’t it!” Still very glad that someone finally wanted their old leftover son, the Li family willingly promised that everything would be done according to Tao Mu’s requirements as early as when the two made their relationship public. Now that the in-laws wanted the engagement ceremony to be held in the Chinese style, the Li family must of course meet this requirement.

So early in the morning, the two children were called to the ancestral house to measure and custom order clothes. At the same time they could also decide on the confectionaries for the engagement ceremony. As the person in charge of Song Ji, old Mr. Song also learned from his ancestors the various recipes for major events and banquets. Now his only grandson was going to hold an engagement ceremony, old Mr. Song, who hadn’t shown his skills for a long time, was suddenly very eager, and simply took over the dishes and desserts at the engagement ceremony. He would personally lead the apprentices from Song Ji Culinary School to manage it together. As for the wine, old Mr. Song rolled up his sleeves, and was also very interested in making the wine.

The Li family knew about old Mr. Song’s ability, but they were also worried about old Mr. Song’s age, and they were afraid that the engagement ceremony would be too tiring and would exhaust him so they didn’t agree at first. Later, it was Tao Mu who understood old Mr. Song’s heart knot——according to the Song family’s family rules, whenever the children of the family have weddings or funerals, all the banquets must be arranged by their own family. For example, weddings were arranged by the elders, and birthday banquets or funerals were arranged by the younger generations. Old Mr. Song regarded Tao Mu as his own grandson, and even passed down the brand of Song Ji to Tao Mu. Of course, he also hoped to follow the rules of the ancestors at this time.

Tao Mu knew that after the Song family had experienced that disaster, only old Mr. Song was left. The reason old Mr. Song insisted on organizing the engagement ceremony for him, besides treating him as his own grandson, he probably also thought of his son who died young and wanted to make up for this regret.

Thinking of this, Tao Mu certainly would not reject old Mr. Song’s wishes. He didn’t want to spoil old Mr. Song’s interest, and he didn’t want to let him have any regrets, but he was also worried about old Mr. Song’s health. So after thinking about it, he simply handed over the banquet for the engagement ceremony to Song Ji Culinary School. In addition to fulfilling the old man’s wish, it could also act as a test of the skills of the apprentices of Song Ji.

Probably because there were too many reincarnations, although there were many bad encounters, but under the influence of greed and obsession, Tao Mu had also done many wrong things in every life. He had been betrayed and rejected by others, and he had owed many people. So after his memory was restored, Tao Mu became more and more tolerant and obedient to the people around him. He hoped that he could satisfy all the wishes of his family and make up for the debts of many lifetimes, even if these debts and wrongs were not remembered by his Grandpa Song, Yao Dad and Xiao Qi Dad.

After being played with by the designer like a doll for several hours, when the designer finally announced with satisfaction that everything was over, Tao Mu, who had never walked a show in his life, almost fainted in relief. Also with a slightly green face was Li Xiaoheng who had never wasted time on such matters as well.

At this moment, CEO Li’s expression was the same as the K-line of the M-share stock that kept rising. He helped Tao Mu to sit down on the sofa and when the two of them picked up their teacups, their wrists were so tired that they trembled.

Tao Mu suddenly remembered something, and said, “Can I play the piano at a Chinese wedding?”

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked over in unison.

Although he wanted to keep it a secret, and give a surprise for Li Xiaoheng later, but considering that the Chinese style engagement ceremony might not match the piano, Tao Mu still explained: “As you all know, I promised netizens before that when registered users break through 200 million on FlyNews.com, I would sing a song as a gift for everyone. I wrote this song myself, and I think it is very meaningful. I just want to play and sing it at the engagement ceremony, and sing it for Mr. Li——”

“That’s so romantic!” Before Tao Mu finished speaking, Little Sister Li had already gasped dreamily, and said enviously, “Brother Mu is so talented, my eldest brother is so lucky.”

It was also the first time he had heard Tao Mu mention this matter, and Li Xiaoheng looked over in surprise, his ears flushing a little red: “You, I’m sorry, I didn’t expect…..”

When Li Xiaoheng said this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed: “But I don’t know how to write songs.”

Li Xiaoheng frowned, with a solemn expression as if he suddenly found out that Xiaoheng Capital had a huge investment loss. No, even worse than that. As Li Xiaoheng spoke, everyone in the Li family also frowned. Then they racked their brains together to help Li Xiaoheng think of a solution.

Before they could figure it out, they heard Li Xiaoheng ask solemnly: “Although I can’t write songs, I can also play the piano. Can I accompany you as your piano partner?”

Tao Mu was slightly taken aback, but before he could speak, Little Sister Li already exclaimed with her eyes shining: “Of course.”

Little Sister Li patted her eldest brother on the shoulder with a look of reassurance: “That’s right. Eldest Brother, you finally got the hang of it. Brother Mu will sing for you at the engagement ceremony and you can definitely accompany him on the piano.”

As she said that, afraid that Tao Mu would refuse, Little Sister Li suddenly turned her head and looked at Tao Mu eagerly: “Right, Brother Mu?”

Tao Mu’s song was actually almost finished. Just waiting for Cheng Yi to come to Beijing to discuss how to produce it. According to Tao Mu’s perfectionist OCD character that everything must be perfect, he originally wanted to wait until all the work was completed, and then bring the finished product to the engagement ceremony to sing to Li Xiaoheng.

But now, seeing Li Xiaoheng’s expression of silent anticipation, Tao Mu’s heart suddenly moved. He actually couldn’t wait any longer.

Although the work had not been finalized, and had not even been reviewed and polished by Cheng Yi, the top tier music producer. But inexplicably, Tao Mu just wanted Li Xiaoheng to hear him sing for him. Even if the song wasn’t perfect right now.

Tao Mu also wanted Li Xiaoheng to be the first person to hear the song.

Because I really can be imperfect in front of you.

Tao Mu had always done things decisively and resolutely. That night, after Tao Mu and Li Xiaoheng went home. Sitting in the piano room, Tao Mu nervously rubbed his fingers, and suddenly regretted it: “Actually, this song hasn’t been finished yet. You know, I’m not a music major. Before, I just played it to amuse myself. It definitely won’t be as good as a top tier medal producer like Brother Cheng. Why don’t you wait——”

Before finishing the following words, Tao Mu suddenly could only feel a slight heat on his lips. Li Xiaoheng, who had been standing next to him, bent down and kissed his lips gently.

“I don’t want to wait anymore.” Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu with a warm smile: “I hope I am the first person in this world to hear this song.”

“But this song——” Once again Tao Mu still hadn’t finished speaking when Li Xiaoheng interrupted in a warm voice: “You wrote this song for me. No matter how others evaluate it from a professional point of view. For me, this song must be the most perfect.”

“Because you are the most perfect in my eyes.” Li Xiaoheng said, holding Tao Mu’s hand, and gently kissing Tao Mu’s slender white fingertips. His eyes were gentle and bright, like the Milky Way flickering quietly in the silent night sky.

Tao Mu stared at Li Xiaoheng, and suddenly understood all of Li Xiaoheng’s unspoken feelings.

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Tao Mu suddenly calmed down. All the uneasiness, hesitation, shyness and low self-confidence disappeared at this moment. What Li Xiaoheng said was right, even time and space were not a problem between them, so why bother about those tiny flaws that no one cared about at all.

“This song is called “Beyond Reincarnation.” Tao Mu’s ears were slightly red, and his eyes were moist as he stared into Li Xiaoheng’s. Gently and firmly he said: “It is dedicated to the person I love the most.”

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