novelraw Chapter 162
Chapter 162
Chapter 162: Who am I? Her sugar daddy!
The next evening, at the Night Waves Bar…
Jiang Zhou spent five hundred yuan on a booth. He and Guo Wei sat facing each other, drinking iced tea they had brought with them.
The dim environment was filled with spinning, multicolored lights. In the dance hall, a chaotic crowd of people swayed and twisted.
Boom-tss, boom-tss.
Boom-tss, boom-tss.
The noise was deafening!
“Jiang Zhou, my heart can’t take this!”
Jiang Zhou also gritted his teeth and held on. “You’re the one who insisted on coming. You’ll have to bear with it even if you’re uncomfortable!”
Guo Wei clutched his chest. “If it keeps going boom-tss, boom-tss, I’m going to throw up!”
“Are you a man? The girl next door is laughing at you!”
“Ah, my little willy is trembling! Why is a bar like this?!”
Jiang Zhou cursed him for being useless and took a gulp of his iced tea. At that moment, a beautiful woman across from him raised her glass.
She was dressed in a revealing outfit and had a head of wavy, golden hair. Her eyes were full of a teasing look, and she stared at Jiang Zhou without blinking.
“Cheers.” Jiang Zhou raised his iced tea and yelled.
Unexpectedly, the next second, the beauty across from him swayed her hips and came over.
“Hey, handsome. Why are you just drinking a soft drink at a bar?”
“It’s my first time here. I didn’t bring enough money. I’ve only got five dollars and eighty cents left on me!”
The woman’s expression changed, and she immediately swayed her hips and walked away. Jiang Zhou cursed the vile scammer for not even dressing properly.
Trying to trick me out of my money? Do you really think I’m a gullible rookie? As he spoke, Jiang Zhou took another gulp of iced tea.
But not even a few minutes passed before the beauty came back. She was followed by a security guard, who swaggered over.
“Young man, outside drinks aren’t allowed in this bar!”
Jiang Zhou patted his stomach and threw down the empty bottle. “It’s inside now, not outside.”
“…”
The golden-haired beauty looked at him with disdain. “You’re just a kid. You don’t have enough money, but you’re trying to act all mature!”
Jiang Zhou immediately pulled out a stack of hundred-yuan bills from his pocket. “See this? Go wait for me in the men’s restroom!”
“You…”
“It’s up to you if you want to go or not.”
The golden-haired beauty was silent for a moment, then swayed her hips and went to the restroom.
Jiang Zhou sneered, put the money back in his pocket, and didn’t follow her. This place was a mess, with all kinds of shady stuff going on.
He’d report it as soon as he left!
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
At that moment, Jiang Zhou’s phone started vibrating.
The vibration had actually been going on for a long time. It was just that the sound waves in the bar were so strong and the audio was vibrating so intensely that Jiang Zhou couldn’t tell if the vibration was coming from him.
It wasn’t until the dance music ended that he realized it was his phone.
He opened it, and Yin Shuya’s QQ profile picture was flashing.
“The results for the last batch of casting are out. Take a look at the picture messages.
“I’ve filtered through actors in the industry many times. This is the best combination.
“I can’t find the kind of pure eyes you’re looking for.
“…
“Hello? Did you see it? You bastard!
“If you don’t respond, I’m confirming the actors on my end!
“If you ignore me one more time, our partnership is over!
“…
“Can you say something?”
Jiang Zhou pulled out his stylus and tapped on the flashing picture message icon.
He scanned the photos of the cast selections. His brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
The main characters in this play were only a few: the drug smuggler, the brother-in-law who’s a policeman, the patient Old Lu, the showgirl, the boy with yellow hair, and the priest.
There was also a relatively important drug dealer.
These were all roles with a significant amount of screen time.
The casting for the drug smuggler, the policeman, the priest, and the showgirl wasn’t as strict. After all, any good professional actor could handle it.
But the casting for Old Lu, the yellow-haired boy, and the drug dealer had to be meticulous.
First, Old Lu needed to show hope within despair, and this required experience. The actor for the yellow-haired boy was even harder to find.
He needed to have both the untamable rebelliousness that ignores rules and a kind, innocent look in his eyes.
Then there was the drug dealer. This guy could be said to be utterly malicious.
He first sells fake drugs, then forces the protagonist to transfer his authorization. In the end, he’s caught but has a kind of mournful heroism.
He needed to be both treacherous and show a sense of fearlessness in the face of danger, as if he were ready to die. It could be said that the success or failure of this play depended on the casting. Especially these three actors, they had to be the type to grab your attention from the moment they appear.
“These are no good. Find new ones.”
Yin Shuya sent an angry emoji. “What kind of actors do you want? I’ve called half the entertainment industry!”
Jiang Zhou thought for a moment. “If you can’t find them, look in the theater world. I don’t want pretty idols. I want people who can truly interpret the roles!”
“You dog, Jiang Zhou! You’re doing this on purpose to make it difficult for me. If you’re so capable, you act in it!”
“How about you just film the scenes with the extras for now and wait for me to get there?”
“When are you coming?”
“In the next couple of days.”
Jiang Zhou put his phone away and looked at Guo Wei. The guy’s head was spinning from the vibrations, and he looked completely out of it.
“Jiang Zhou, let’s go. I’m going to die here!”
“Alright, I’m tired of it too.”
Guo Wei heard this and felt a wave of relief. So the two brothers stood up, squeezed through the crowd, and staggered out of the bar.
The sky was gradually getting darker. Jiang Zhou stood on the side of the road and stretched, when he suddenly saw a group of girls walking down the street.
One of them was a very familiar figure with a particularly beautiful face.
She was wearing a wool coat in a blazer style, with a high-necked hoodie underneath.
On her feet were a pair of fuzzy snow boots, making her look delicate and cute.
But even though it was so cold, the girl was eating ice cream. And her bag was full of all sorts of snacks.
Behind this group of girls was a man.
He was holding a bouquet of flowers and trying to join the conversation, but he couldn’t get a word in.
He was scratching his head in frustration and kept calling out, “Yuwei, Yuwei.”
“Jiang Zhou, look quickly! That’s the school beauty up front!”
“I see her. She’s got some nerve eating ice cream.”
Guo Wei looked closer. “Hey, the guy behind them looks like Gao Guanwen!”
Jiang Zhou thought for a moment. “Who’s Gao Guanwen?”
“He was one year ahead of us, on the school soccer team. He was pursuing the school beauty before he graduated.”
“And he’s still obsessed after more than a year?”
Meanwhile, behind the group of girls, Gao Guanwen was following closely, trying to find a chance to give her the flowers.
“Yuwei, I really like you. Please accept me.”
“No thanks. I like someone else.”
Gao Guanwen’s brows furrowed. “I’ve asked around. You’re single!”
Chu Yuwei gently turned her head. “Yes, I am. I haven’t succeeded yet, but I’m trying.”
“That’s impossible!”
“Why is it impossible?”
“If you confessed, what blind fool wouldn’t say yes?”
Hearing this, Jiang Zhou on the side of the road immediately had black lines appear on his forehead.
Damn it! You can’t get her, so you start insulting people?
Just because you couldn’t get her, that means Chu Yuwei can’t get someone else?
What a snob.
“School beauty, school beauty, we’re over here!” just then, Guo Wei suddenly yelled.
It wasn’t a soft voice. It was loud enough for this street and the next one to hear. The cry made even the dog rummaging through the trash can stop.
All the girls stopped. Chu Yuwei, who was in the middle of the group, turned her head and immediately saw Jiang Zhou. She was so surprised she took a step, about to rush over, but she immediately stopped and hid the ice cream behind her back.
“Jia… Jiang Zhou, why are you here?”
Jiang Zhou smiled slightly. “I’m in a bar looking for a beautiful woman who’s not wearing much, to give her the warmth of a strong man.”
Chu Yuwei puffed out her cheeks. “You’re lying. I don’t believe you.”
“Less nonsense. You’re eating ice cream in the middle of winter, are you? Is your appendicitis all better?”
“I… I’m just holding it for my friend!”
“Is it tasty?”
“N-no, it’s not tasty!”
Jiang Zhou immediately smiled. “You’re holding it for a friend, but you also took a bite? And you think it’s not tasty?”
Chu Yuwei caved and obediently handed over the ice cream. Jiang Zhou took it and casually threw it in the trash can.
“How long have you been out?”
“I just came out. I went to your house to look for you, but Han Rou said you were out.”
Jiang Zhou suddenly crouched down and pinched her calf.
After pinching it, he tugged at her leggings, his brows gradually furrowing. At that moment, Chu Yuwei’s face turned as red as a boiling teapot.
Jiang Zhou stood up and looked at her coldly. “You brat, you came out wearing only one pair of pants again?”
“Wearing too many makes my legs look fat…”
“Get your butt home and put on some cotton pants!”
“Okay.”
Chu Yuwei turned back to her friends. “Sorry, I have to go home and put on some cotton pants.”
Hiss!
The girls around her were stunned. They were Chu Yuwei’s classmates from her first year of high school.
Later, some went on to art school, and others were in different classes. So a large number of them didn’t know who he was.
They were very curious.
When did Chu Yuwei become a good girl? Wasn’t she a proud little swan?
“Yuwei, who is this guy?”
Jiang Zhou smiled slightly. “Her sugar daddy.”