The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 464

The green grass gave off the unique fresh scent of plants, mixed with the damp earthy feeling of the soil.

Wu Ye took a deep breath, gazing into the distance.

Then his eyes shifted, noticing an old man sitting on a nearby bench, with a wheelchair placed next to it.

It was one of those high-end electric wheelchairs that could even climb stairs.

However, the old man's hair was all white, his back hunched, and his eyes were clouded, giving off a feeling that he didn't have long to live.

Wu Ye looked at the slowly rising sun, and suddenly a smile spread across his face as he shouted at the old man.

Wu Ye: "Grandpa! You have to cheer up!"

The old man turned his head when he heard the voice.

At this moment, the sun had just risen above the horizon, its warm rays spreading across the land.

The morning light shone on half of Wu Ye's face, lighting up his smile brilliantly, and also shining brightly on his eight white teeth.

The old man's eyes widened in shock, rendered speechless for a moment.

He reached out his hand excitedly, wanting to touch the face of this young man before him, but he forgot about his own physical condition.

So in his excitement he stood up, but his legs gave out weakly and he was about to fall over!

An old man of this age falling could mean losing half his life, if not his whole life.

Wu Ye was so scared he nearly peed himself!

He only wanted to give the old man a smile, to give him the will to live on, how could he expect the other to stand up?

You came here in a wheelchair, don't overexert yourself!

Without a second thought, Wu Ye rushed over to catch the old man before he fell to the ground.

The old man didn't care about his legs at all, he just stared blankly at the person before him.

His whole body was shaking, his lips trembling as he cried out, "Heming!"

Wu Ye: "???"

The old man quietly grasped his arm tightly and shouted again, "Heming!"

Wu Ye thought for a moment: "Grandpa, you've got the wrong person, my name isn't Heming."

The old man's clouded eyes widened as he took another close look at the man before him, then he lowered his gaze and shook his head: "Too alike!"

Wu Ye helped sit the old man back down properly, then looked him in the eyes: "Is Heming your family member?"

Old Man: "He's my son, Qiu Heming. He..."

Saying this, the old man lowered his head, unwilling to say more.

Wu Ye: "Oh, then he must be outstanding! Grandpa, if you want to talk about it, go ahead. If not, I can sit with you for a while."

Old Man: "What did you call me?"

Wu Ye: "Grandpa? Old grandpa? Or, old sir?"

The old man suddenly seemed to remember something. He grabbed Wu Ye's hand again: "How old are you this year?"

Wu Ye: "Me? 33. Can't tell right? My fans all think I'm 20. Although I had a tough childhood, I was blessed with good looks, and my skin has always been great."

Old Man: "!!!"

Wu Ye: "What's wrong, old sir?"

The old man let go of him and looked closely again at the clothes he was wearing: "Nothing, are your parents well?"

Wu Ye: "I'm an orphan."

The old man's body was shaking slightly, and his clouded eyes were no longer muddled at this moment, but rather flashing with cunning!

............

Outskirts of the metropolis.

The filming of "Horror Escape Room" ended smoothly. This episode's filming took longer than usual, and the live viewers all cheered that it was super exciting.

Especially with the reunion of South King North Emperor, the CP fans were thrilled!

Participating as a guest player rather than a regular cast member allowed Nan Xiangwan to really cut loose and go wild, scaring Guan Liangzhe and Lan Tianyou crazy!

After filming ended, the group went together to get breakfast.

Yang Rongjun took a few people to a tiny breakfast place to eat wonton noodles and soy milk.

Big eater Nan Xiangwan found the tiny portions nowhere near enough. Gu Beihuai went to a nearby breakfast place to sweep up a bunch of buns for her.

Guan Liangzhe was still complaining: "I film 3 variety shows every weekend, it's exhausting. During the week I get scared by Teacher Yang, and as soon as you show up Nan Xiangwan, the fright level increases exponentially!"

Nan Xiangwan was shocked: "Teacher Guan, how come you're even using math terminology now?"

Guan Liangzhe waved his hand: "Forced to! Between the two shows, Horror Escape Room and Experiencing Life, there's always some puzzle or code to crack, especially Experiencing Life. I got picked to be a math teacher for a day! Went to teach the students, damn, me who knows nothing, playing teacher. I really vomited!"

Lan Tianyou added on the side: "That time I got picked as a student, paired up with Guan Liangzhe. Heh heh, him teaching above me learning below, everything he taught wrong I learned wrong too. You can't imagine the scene, I vomited too."

Nan Xiangwan: "That show sounds really fun!"

Yang Rongjun: "When should we go over to guest star?"

Guan Liangzhe: "!!!"

Lan Tianyou: "We're done for!"

Hua Ying appropriately inserted: "I heard that the special effects for our movie are already in production, some promo clips got released."

Lan Tianyou: "Really? People were trash talking those promo pics last time, how's the effect this time?"

Hua Ying: "Netizens are all saying it's amazing!"

Lan Tianyou: "Worth 300 million in special effects, how could it not be amazing?"

Nan Xiangwan was shocked: "Our movie's special effects cost 3 billion?!"

Lan Tianyou: "You didn't know? Aren't you an investor?"

Nan Xiangwan started calculating: "Damn, just how much money did I spend in total?"

Gu Beihuai came back with the buns: "It'll definitely be a big hit, Huawan Entertainment will earn 10 times over at least."

Lan Tianyou laughed while scrolling his phone: "These netizens are funny. They're guessing whether the crew spent all the money on special effects, so they had no money left for promo videos and makeup photos and just photoshopped some dinner party pics to make do."

Gu Beihuai: "Their guess isn't wrong. Nan Xiangwan and I didn't get a single cent in acting fees."

Lan Tianyou: "That vicious?"

Gu Beihuai nodded: "All the funds went into the special effects and production. You can't even imagine how much got spent on props."

Nan Xiangwan started regretting: "I reflect on this, I was wrong. I shouldn't have pushed so hard. No wonder Feng Kaiji kept cursing every time I smashed something."

Hua Ying: "You almost wrecked the battleship."

The rare chance of everyone gathering together led to chatting about daily life, and making plans for a Horror in Space 2 if this one sold well.

Yang Rongjun: "Same cast for the sequel?"

Hua Ying: "Afraid not, the male lead died."

Guan Liangzhe looked at Gu Beihuai: "Spoiler? The male lead died?"

Gu Beihuai lowered his head to eat a small wonton: "Who said I died?"

Nan Xiangwan: "???"

Hua Ying: "???"

Lan Tianyou: "???"

What the, didn't Wu Xing explode and die in space?

Gu Beihuai calmly put down his soup bowl: "Why are you all looking at me like that? It's the screenwriter's job, there are plenty of ways to resurrect someone.

If there really is a sequel, no way would I let someone else play the male lead!"

Nan Xiangwan: "Might as well stay dead!"

Lan Tianyou: "Exactly!"

Hua Ying: "Cough! You two stop..."