novelraw Chapter 122 Lin Zhou: Stop pretending, I've recorded it.
Chapter 122 Lin Zhou: Stop pretending, I've recorded it.
"A refined scoundrel?"
Su Qingge held her phone and gave Lin Zhou a strange look.
At this moment, Lin Zhou was wearing loose pajamas, his hair was messy like a bird's nest, and a faint wicked smile was hanging on the corner of his mouth. He was slumped on the headboard like he had no bones.
I must say, Director Zhang has a really good eye for people.
Although this guy usually seems unserious, his lazy yet roguish charm is quite similar to that warlord in the script who makes you want to hate him but also makes you want to take a second look.
"Director Zhang, are you serious?"
Su Qingge hesitated, after all, acting and real life are two different things. "He has never studied acting, and... that role has a lot of screen time, I'm afraid he can't handle it."
"Oh, Qingge! What time is it now? What are you still being so picky about?"
On the other end of the phone, Director Zhang was so anxious his voice was hoarse, and in the background you could hear the crew throwing things and cursing.
"That Lu Ming is a complete jerk! He complained about the mud on set, the bad taste of the boxed lunches, and said he felt too much pressure acting with veteran actors, so he ran away with his assistant team overnight!"
"Right now, the entire crew of several hundred people is just sitting here staring blankly! Every minute they spend is money being burned!"
"Just try anything, no matter what! As long as his face can withstand the camera, even if he's expressionless, I can train him to look normal!"
Su Qingge sighed helplessly.
She covered the microphone, turned to look at Lin Zhou, and nudged his shin with her toe:
"Did you hear that? Director Zhang wants you to fill in. You're playing a villainous warlord, are you in or not?"
"I'm not going."
Lin Zhou turned over and buried her face in the pillow, rejecting him decisively.
"Are you kidding me? Me, a stay-at-home dad, giving up a perfectly good life as a kept man to go eat dirt in some remote mountain village? Am I out of my mind, or do I think life is too comfortable?"
"Besides, acting is so tiring, you have to memorize lines and get up early. I'm not going, I'm not going, I'd rather die than go."
His hopeless and incompetent behavior made Su Qingge grind her teeth.
I was just about to yell at him or threaten him with "deducting my allowance" when I was about to do so.
Just then.
In Lin Zhou's mind, the system that had been silent all night suddenly exploded without warning.
[Ding! Detected that the host is facing a major turning point in their career!]
[Limited-time achievement event triggered: The Birth of a Best Actor!]
[Task objective: Accept Director Zhang's invitation to play the villainous warlord in the film "The Warlord of Chaos," and achieve an S-level rating from the director and audience!]
[Mission Reward: God-level Acting (Master of Method Acting)! Bonus: Charisma +10, "Suit-wearing Thug" Aura!]
[Failure Penalty: "God-level Culinary Skills" will be revoked, and the host will revert to being a kitchen whiz who blows up dishes.]
Lin Zhou's previously limp body suddenly stiffened.
Recycling culinary skills?
This is blatantly cutting off his escape route!
Without his god-like culinary skills, how will he appease his wife? How will he feed his picky daughter? Does he really have to rely on his looks to make a living?
"Cough cough..."
Lin Zhou sprang up from the bed with a swift movement.
He straightened the collar of his pajamas, and his expression instantly became serious and profound, as if the salted fish who had just complained of being tired was not him at all.
"Honey, I've actually been thinking about it."
Lin Zhou looked at Su Qingge with a serious expression, his eyes gleaming with a "sacrifice for art" light:
"Director Zhang is a legendary director in China. His films are opportunities that many people would kill for."
"Since he thinks so highly of me, it would be ungrateful of me to refuse."
"and…"
He paused, a confident smile curving his lips:
"Who says I can't? He's just a warlord, isn't he? Playing myself is my specialty."
Su Qingge was stunned.
She looked at the man in front of her, whose expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book, and her lips twitched slightly.
The ability to get into character in that instant...
It's a real shame he doesn't go into acting.
"Okay, then don't regret it."
Su Qingge removed her hand from the microphone and said into the phone, "Director Zhang, we're on our way. But... how about the payment?"
"The pay is negotiable! We'll pay you the same as a top-tier actor! All you need is for the actor to come!"
Director Zhang was so excited on the other end of the line that he almost cried, as if he had grasped at the last straw.
After hanging up the phone, the two of them didn't linger any longer.
After all, it's a rescue mission, and time is money.
Su Qingge quickly began packing her luggage, while Lin Zhou packed Nuonuo's toys and dresses—this trip to the film studio would probably last for a week or so, so she definitely had to bring her daughter along.
While Lin Zhou went to the dressing room to get clothes, they took advantage of the moment.
Su Qingge's gaze inexplicably fell on the bedside table.
There, Lin Zhou's cell phone was placed.
The screen was still on, obviously because I left in a hurry and forgot to lock it.
The recording from last night that drove her crazy is like a thorn stuck in her heart, making her restless.
"Delete it!"
Once the thought popped into my head, I couldn't suppress it anymore.
Su Qingge glanced in the direction of the dressing room, confirming that Lin Zhou wouldn't be able to come out anytime soon.
She took a deep breath and, feeling guilty, reached out and grabbed the phone.
Unlock (the password is her birthday), open the recorder and find the file named "Drunken Kitten".
My finger hovered over the delete key, my heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.
Goodbye, dark history!
A glint of pleasure flashed in her eyes as she pressed down hard.
"drop."
The file disappeared.
The trash cans have been emptied.
The entire sequence of movements was fluid and seamless, demonstrating reaction speed comparable to that of a special agent.
"call…"
Su Qingge let out a long sigh of relief and put her phone back in its place, feeling that the whole world was finally at peace.
Just then, a soft laugh came from behind.
"Honey, you're pretty fast!"
Su Qingge froze.
She slowly turned around and saw Lin Zhou leaning against the door frame, holding a few pieces of clothing, with that familiar, mocking smile on his face that made her grit her teeth in hatred.
"When...when did you get out?"
Su Qingge hurriedly smoothed her hair, trying to appear calm. "I...I was just checking the time."
"Do I need to empty the recycle bin to check the time?"
Lin Zhou walked over, picked up his phone, twirled it in his hand, and clicked his tongue twice.
"What a pity, Queen Su, you're just burying your head in the sand."
"What do you mean?" Su Qingge's heart skipped a beat.
"It means..."
Lin Zhou leaned closer to her, lowering his voice with a smug air of "the devil is one foot tall, but the righteous are ten feet tall":
You only deleted local files.
"I uploaded this recording to a cloud drive and made an encrypted backup right after you fell asleep last night."
"And just to be on the safe side..."
He pointed to Nuonuo, who was playing with her phone watch next to him:
"I also sent a copy to my daughter's phone watch, and even saved a backup on my Nokia that I haven't thrown away yet."
"There are a total of 800 copies, scattered in various corners."
Lin Zhou shrugged, smiling like an old fox:
"Unless you blow up the internet, you'll never get rid of this 'love confession' in your lifetime."
Su Qingge: "..."
She looked at the man in front of her, who had a smug, infuriating smile, and felt like her lungs were about to explode.
Eight hundred portions?!
Is this bastard some kind of devil?!
"Lin Zhou!!!"
Su Qingge finally couldn't hold back anymore.
Enraged and embarrassed, she disregarded her image and lunged forward, grabbing Lin Zhou's arm and biting down hard!
"hiss--!!"
Lin Zhou gasped in pain, but dared not dodge and could only grimace and beg for mercy:
"Gently! Gently! The meat's going to fall off!"
"Serves you right for losing it! I told you to back it up! I told you to bully me!"
Su Qingge clenched her teeth and refused to let go, but her eyes were red as she mumbled incoherently:
"Bastard! You big bastard!"
Sunlight shone on the two of them.
One is laughing, the other is making a fuss.
Although the journey to the rescue was long and uncertain, the warmth and humanity of this moment were more real and moving than any movie.