: Strolling through Jiangmen Old Street and Eating - A Side Story Sparks a Hot Search Onl

In September, the sun in Guangdong is still scorching.

The bluestone steps on both sides of the Thirty-Three Market Street are covered with lush green moss.

In the shade cast by the arcade, elderly people played cards while fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, the air filled with the rich and mellow aroma of aged tangerine peel.

Wang Ye took off his heavy, stuffy suit jacket and put on a simple black T-shirt underneath.

Xu An'an held his right arm, her mouth stuffed with a freshly baked tangerine peel egg tart, her cheeks puffed out like round balls.

"Ugh...it's so hot!"

Xu An'an chewed with gusto, panting heavily as she exhaled hot air.

"Wang Ye, these egg tarts are delicious! A million times better than those three-yuan ones from the stall behind the school!"

Wang Ye pulled out a wet tissue and casually wiped away the yellow egg tart crumbs stuck to the corner of her mouth.

"Eat slowly, you're like a starving ghost reincarnated."

"Anyone who didn't know better would think that Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology abuses students every day."

Xu An'an swallowed the egg tart and puffed out her chest with a sense of righteous indignation.

"The food at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology's cafeteria is torture! It's so bland it tastes like boiled rags, nothing like the aroma of Cantonese roast meats!"

Su Qingyan walked gracefully beside him.

Her long dress fluttered gently in the breeze, revealing her slender, snow-white ankles.

She held a glass of chilled tangerine peel lemon tea in her hand, inserted a straw, and naturally offered it to Wang Ye's lips.

"Try it, this one uses ten-year-old aged tangerine peel, the aftertaste is very noticeable."

Wang Ye lowered his head and took a big gulp of the cool, sweet tea. The tea flowed down his throat, and the heat instantly dissipated.

"It's truly authentic."

Su Qingyan put the straw away, placed it in her mouth on the spot where Wang Ye had touched her, and took a small sip.

A faint blush swept across her fair cheeks.

Xu An'an saw this from the side and immediately became anxious.

"Qingyan! You're doing an indirect kiss! I want a drink too!"

Su Qingyan calmly moved the milk tea half an inch away.

"Your cup is in Wang Ye's backpack side pocket. It's at room temperature and without sugar, so you won't complain about needing to lose weight again when you get your measurements taken tomorrow."

Xu An'an's face fell instantly, and she rubbed her arm fiercely against Wang Ye's.

"Wang Ye! You and Qing Yan teamed up to bully me!"

Wang Ye patted her on the shoulder.

"Being able to eat is a blessing, but don't eat yourself into a fermented steamed bun."

The three of them strolled along the bluestone path for more than an hour.

The time-honored Waihai bamboo-pressed noodles, the crisp and chewy curry fish balls, and the roast goose rice drizzled with rich sauce.

Xu An'an had amazing fighting power. She ate until she was so full that she kept burping. In the end, she collapsed on the rattan chair under the old arcade and didn't even want to move a finger.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Ye checked his phone.

Xu Jizhou had already sent a WeChat message from the film set, saying that the interior set of the old wharf was complete and urging him to go back and rehearse his lines.

Wang Ye stood up and pulled Xu An'an, who was lounging in the rattan chair.

"Alright, let's go back to the hotel and get an executive suite. You two go take a hot shower and catch up on some sleep."

"The crew has another tough battle to fight this afternoon."

Xu An'an grabbed Wang Ye's large hand for support and stood up, her eyes darting around.

"We're not sleeping! We want to go to the film set to watch you film!"

Wang Ye raised an eyebrow.

"Still watching? Aren't you afraid of making yourself sick with sarcasm?"

Xu An'an raised her chin and snorted.

"Who's jealous! This director is going to supervise on-site! To prevent some unscrupulous male actors from using business trips as an excuse to take their on-screen romances too seriously!"

Su Qingyan chuckled and shook her head, but did not object, clearly determined to go to the film set as a "supervisor".

Wang Ye let them do whatever they wanted.

He drove his Maybach back to the old dock film set with the two women.

The afternoon shoot was even more intense.

The warehouse at the old dock was damp and stuffy, and the film crew had several high-powered industrial fans running.

Wang Ye quickly got into character, changed back into a dark gray suit, and engaged in a classic verbal confrontation with Zhang Ze at the dock.

The dialogue is dense, and the eye contact sparks intense exchanges.

Xu An'an and Su Qingyan sat side by side under the sunshade at the back.

Xu An'an held a small bag of chilled plums in her hand, her mouth slightly open, completely absorbed in watching.

She was used to Wang Ye's carefree, sarcastic, and irreverent manner.

Looking at Wang Ye under the spotlight, every micro-expression exuded a chilling aura and majesty, and every gesture he made was filled with the imposing presence of a powerful tycoon.

"Qingyan..."

Xu An'an tugged at Su Qingyan's sleeve and muttered softly.

"This guy... when he gets serious, he's ridiculously handsome."

Su Qingyan did not respond.

Those clear eyes remained fixed on Wang Ye's tall profile, the light in them growing brighter and brighter.

This man is like a treasure trove that can never be fully explored.

Just when you think you've figured him out, he pulls out a brand new, amazing trump card, completely shocking everyone.

The film crew wrapped up at 5:30 p.m.

After removing his makeup and changing into casual clothes, Wang Ye returned to his van, carrying an encrypted portable hard drive filled with unreleased behind-the-scenes footage.

These are some behind-the-scenes photos that he had the crew's photographer specially capture.

The footage includes a scuffle in the stairwell with Gao Ye during their scene together today, a close-up of him falling into a mud pit at the market, and a staring contest with Zhang Ze at the old wharf.

All of them have not undergone any retouching or color correction; they have the most original and rough texture.

Wang Ye took out his phone and made a video call directly to Shunyi Manor in Beijing.

After two beeps, Chu Chu's chubby, adorable face appeared on the screen.

Chu Chu was wearing large noise-canceling headphones, leaning over the top-of-the-line editing workbench on the second floor of Manor No. 19.

She was wearing an extremely loose, light green oversized hoodie.

"Boss!"

Chu Chu's eyes lit up, and he threw the drawing pen in his hand onto the graphics tablet.

"Is Guangdong fun? I heard the pig's feet noodles in Jiangmen are especially delicious. Did you bring me any local specialties?"

Wang Ye leaned back on the leather sofa in the van and shook the portable hard drive in his hand.

"No local specialties, but we have a big job."

"I'll pack up the behind-the-scenes footage from the 'Raging Storm' crew over the past few days and send it to the company's dedicated server later."

"Work overtime tonight and edit out a two-minute teaser trailer for me."

"There's only one requirement: no fancy special effects or transitions, just the most original soundtrack and ambient sounds, to fully capture the cramped feeling of the old factory streets in the 1990s and the contrasting presence of Kao Kai-keung."

"After editing, we'll post it directly to our major account with millions of followers across the internet."

"This can be considered a pre-show ban, a way to generate buzz for our own drama."

Upon hearing that there was top-secret material, Chu Chu's eyes widened instantly.

"Wow! Is this behind-the-scenes footage of you, boss, playing the male lead?!"

"Okay, okay! I'll start working now!"

"Delivery within two hours guaranteed!"

After hanging up the video call, Wang Ye efficiently uploaded more than a dozen original 4K high-definition clips.

After finishing what he was doing, he stretched out a big yawn.

He turned to look at his side.

Xu An'an had already fallen asleep leaning against the back of the seat, her two snow-white little legs dangling to one side, her little head swaying with the car body.

Su Qingyan quietly closed her eyes, her breathing shallow.

Wang Ye instructed the driver to slow down and drive smoothly toward the hotel.

……

It's 11:30 p.m.

Night owls on the internet are aimlessly scrolling through short videos.

The super popular online account with tens of millions of followers, "Chairman Wang's RV Travel Diary," suddenly updated with a brand new video.

I originally thought it would be an ordinary RV road trip.

However, the moment countless netizens clicked on the cover, the entire internet exploded!

There was no foreplay at the beginning of the video.

There is no background music.

Only the dripping sound of water from the cramped and dark Old Factory Street vegetable market and the hustle and bustle of the marketplace could be heard.

In the center of the picture, a young man wearing a dirty yellow apron, with messy hair and hands red from the cold, is bending down to scoop a grass carp out of the icy water.

With a single, swift stroke, the scales are scraped away, as smoothly as flowing water.

Facing the arrogant thugs who were demanding protection money, the man hunched over, forced a servile, obsequious smile, and offered them a crumpled Hongmei cigarette.

Immediately afterwards!

The screen was abruptly cut off with a dull thud!

The next second, the drumbeats suddenly started!

Accompanied by the sharp hum of metal scraping together, the scene shifts to a dark corner of the staircase!

The same face!

However, the dirty apron she was wearing had been replaced by a sharply tailored haute couture suit!

His hair was slicked back, and his eyes were so deep they were chilling!

Chen Shuting, dressed in a dark green cheongsam and exuding charm, was pinned against the wooden railing by him with one hand!

The man's fingertips gripped his sister-in-law's throat and neck, and he leaned down to whisper in her ear, his voice as cold as poisoned ice!

"Sister-in-law, I'm not kidding you."

"I'm telling you, from now on, this family will be under my control."

Then the camera cuts rapidly!

His face was covered in mud and he looked desperate and ruthless when he was beaten up for giving gifts!

His indifferent, almost mocking gaze as he confronted the criminal police in front of the old pier!

The one-minute-and-thirty-second video ended abruptly with a tempestuous pace!

The final image is captured in a faded black and white photograph.

The gilded characters crashed down:

[A phenomenal crime-solving anti-corruption drama – "The Storm"!]

[Director-in-Chief: Xu Jizhou!]

[Starring: Wang Ye, Zhang Ze, Gao Ye!]

After a two-second pause, the screen went black.

After a brief pause, the entire comment section erupted into a devastating uproar!

Within just ten minutes of its release, the number of views exceeded five million!

Half an hour later, the number of likes exceeded 800,000, and the number of comments reached 20,000!

The trending topics list is soaring to the top at an unprecedented speed!

[#Chairman Wang enters the film and television industry, starring as the male lead!#]

[#The trailer for "Crazy" is insane!#]

[#The tension between Sister-in-law Chen Shuting and Gao Qiqiang is off the charts!#]

The related keywords skyrocketed, instantly landing in the top three of the trending topics list!

The entire online comment section was completely taken over by enthusiastic netizens:

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap?! I rubbed my eyes eight times! Is this Chairman Wang?!"

"The idol who was playing guitar and singing 'Seven Mile Fragrance' in his live stream just a while ago, has suddenly turned around and gone to the market to butcher fish?!"

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling while looking at my phone! Is this acting even real?! That hunched back while killing the fish made my heart ache and I wanted to cry! And the scene where he's choking me in the suit later, he's so cool!!!"

"Sister-in-law is amazing! That cheongsam, that big curly hair! The two of them standing together are practically overflowing with hormones!"

"This is supposed to be a teaser trailer?! This is ten times better quality than a blockbuster! Directed by Xu Jizhou and starring Wang Ye, this is a Kiwi S+ blockbuster, it's bound to be a hit!!"

"The most outrageous freshman on the entire internet! While others are doing military training, he's filming a movie; while others are barely touching the camera, he's already playing a gangster tycoon!"

"Help! When is it going to be released?! If it's not airing soon, I'll die right outside the film set!!"

at the same time.

In a female dormitory of freshmen at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.

Several roommates, who had just finished washing up, were screaming and clutching their phones.

"An'an! An'an, look at Douyin! Your big boss, Wang Yehuo, is on fire!"

"Oh? I almost forgot, didn't An'an go back to her hometown this weekend?"

Meanwhile, in the top-tier presidential suite of the Jiangmen Poly Crown Plaza Hotel.

On the large sofa in the living room, Xu An'an sat with her long, white legs crossed, looking through the millions of comments on her phone, grinning from ear to ear.

"Wang Ye! The whole internet is praising you and your sister-in-law for looking like a married couple!"

Xu An'an took a bite of a strawberry, and with a sour taste, shoved her phone in front of Wang Ye's face.

"Shouldn't you reflect on this? How come your micro-expressions in the play are more genuinely emotional than when you talk to me in real life?"

Wang Ye leaned back on the sofa in the center, with Su Qingyan sitting to his left, flipping through the script.

Hearing Xu An'an's question, Wang Ye slowly raised his eyebrows.

"As required by the script, professional actors never let personal feelings interfere."

"Also, Director Xu."

Wang Ye reached out and grabbed the suite key card from the table, twirling it deftly between his fingers.

"It's the middle of the night, so let's put aside the off-screen issues for now."

"The only problem now is that although the presidential suite is large, the master bedroom only has a 2.2-meter-wide bed."

"Tonight, which of you two supervisors will sleep on the living room sofa?"

The words fell.

Su Qingyan, who was looking down at her book, paused and raised her beautiful, shimmering eyes.

Xu An'an, who was chewing on a strawberry, blushed bright red all the way to her ears.

The atmosphere in the suite instantly became ambiguous and hard to define.

……

(The story continues in more exciting parts, so stay tuned!)

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