Film and Television: I, Xu Lei, won over Chen Shuting

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Qi Tongwei lowered his head and said, "It's destined that we can't be friends."

“You won’t be friends from the start. You have to understand that the best example of collusion between officials and businessmen is Gao Mingyuan. And guess why, the first place they dealt with was Zhongshan, while the supervisory team’s target was us.”

Qi Tongwei said, "Let's make an example of them, give us some face, let us confess on our own, or at least tone it down and do our jobs properly."

"Yes, but it's a dead end, there's no stopping it. The supervisory team will come here sooner or later. Let's see how much trouble Lin Yaodong can cause over there."

"You mean, we'll take action?"

Gao Yuliang nodded silently and said, "We have to take action. If Lin Yaodong makes a big fuss, then we're not far behind. If Lin Yaodong's matter becomes minor, these people will be more cautious. But if Lin Yaodong's side makes a huge fuss, then the higher-ups will take it seriously."

Qi Tongwei said, "I will get started."

Gao Yuliang squinted and did not continue speaking.

Qi Tongwei was also thinking to himself, since he was going to play this game, he might as well play it properly, and he also wanted to test his skills against Xu Lei.

Meanwhile, Xu Lei had actually anticipated this step. The reason he brought up the high-speed rail was actually part of his strategic planning.

Xu Lei's trip to Tazhai was part of the supervisory team's plan; to be precise, they leaked the information to Xu Lei when he went to dinner.

Xu Lei was still wondering why not go directly to Jingzhou to handle it, but Xu Zhong's answer was that they didn't have enough resources.

Unfortunately, we had no choice but to start from Zhongshan.

In other words, Zhong Xiaoai cannot play a decisive role.

This means that the entry of new forces is needed.

The supervisory team can accumulate merits, so some big shots will step in and arrange for their own children to get in.

With more people, there's more energy, making things easier.

Xu Lei's goal was to throw the high-speed rail out, directly accelerate the matter, and make everyone pay full attention to this side.

The files and videos are together.

Sha Ruijin had the documents sent to his superiors, along with the video.

After the video was uploaded, Xu Lei's phone was ringing off the hook in almost an hour.

Xu Lei answered the phone calls one by one, explaining some details, but because there was too much to say, he could only choose to communicate via video.

You're really making yourself uncomfortable.

Soon, someone arrived at the scene. A soldier appeared, shook hands with Xu Lei, and then tried to take Xu Lei away.

Xu Lei sighed and said, "I'm celebrating someone's birthday right now. How about we talk about it remotely?"

"Inappropriate, confidential document."

Xu Lei was speechless, sighing. It seemed he had brought this out far too early.

High-speed rail is a revolutionary technology, and its emergence at this point in time involves a great deal of issues.

Zhong Xiaoai said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you."

Xu Lei said, "Okay."

Xu Lei got into the car and left.

Without Xu Lei's birthday party, everyone left very quickly.

But everyone knew in their hearts that Xu Lei had apparently come up with something extraordinary this time.

If it caught the attention of the military, then it must be a very large object.

Xu Lei was in the same boat at that time.

Looking at the computer camera, he helplessly picked up the blackboard and explained things to some experts.

"Sigh, I should have never done this. Let me make this clear: after I teach you, you're on your own. I won't interfere."

"You don't want money?"

"No, you can have it all. I can't eat this. Consider it my contribution to the country."

The people on the other end of the camera looked at each other.

"The name of the chief designer will be yours, that won't change. As for the profits, I'll have someone apply for them, don't worry. There are some things you have to keep."

Xu Lei was speechless and said, "Fine."

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

The birthday party ended quickly, but Zhong Xiaoai was still waiting there.

My father called.

"What did Xu Lei do?"

"I don't know. I talked to Leader Sha Ruijin for a bit, and then I was taken away by the military."

"Okay, I understand. Alright, I won't ask anymore. Sorry, Dad's busy."

"No, no, no, I don't blame you, Dad. I may have been willful before, but I understand now. Growing up in the compound, I should take on some responsibilities."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

"Xu Lei told you, right?"

"Hehe, yes, Xu Lei said that if I say that, you will protect me and help us do things together."

"Xu Lei is smart. It's inconvenient for me to deal with Zhao Ruilong's father, but that doesn't mean I can't. Deal with the Dongshan matter first. Remember, the bigger the commotion, the better."

Zhong Xiaoai said, "I understand. By the way, in Jingzhou, there will be people preventing things from escalating, right?"

"Yes, Gao Yuliang isn't stupid, and neither is Qi Tongwei. It's certain that they'll cause trouble. But remember one thing: protect yourself and Xu Lei. As for the others, you can ignore them if necessary. The two of you must be safe."

"I understand, I know."

"Xu Lei is a bit of a womanizer, so please bear with him."

"Dad, am I not your daughter? Aren't you sending me into a fire pit?"

Zhong Xiaoai's father was speechless and said, "There are quite a few young ladies who want to get in touch with Xu Lei."

Zhong Xiaoai hung up the phone.

Looking out the window at the scenery, Zhong Xiaoai waited alone in the meeting room.

Actually, everyone else had left, except for Zhong Xiaoai.

But Zhong Xiaoai wanted to wait; she believed that Xu Lei would definitely come back.

At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Lei appeared in the heavy rain.

He ran off the car, greeted the people who had brought him back, and then hurriedly ran to Zhong Xiaoai.

"Just wait and be anxious."

Zhong Xiaoai said, "I was already asleep, but then I felt less sleepy, so I stopped sleeping."

"I'm hungry, can you get me something to eat?"

"There's no more food, don't worry about it."

Xu Lei said, "Oh no, does that mean I'm going to go hungry?"

"I'll cook for you, come to my place. Isn't that what you were waiting for me to say?"

Xu Lei laughed wildly.

In the kitchen, Zhong Xiaoai was busy, while Xu Lei was video chatting on the phone.

"It's just a hinge issue, and you're calling me in the middle of the night? Seriously, is your degree fake?"

“I know it’s late, but I have a bit of OCD. I can’t sleep if I don’t eat this.”

Xu Lei was speechless and said, "What's wrong? Tell me during the day."

"Okay, by the way, we'll contact you again for any details."

Xu Lei said, "No problem, don't worry."

Zhong Xiaoai came out carrying the food and asked, "What exactly did you do?"

"High-speed rail is faster than regular trains, it's that simple."

"Okay, no wonder it drives people crazy. This thing can speed things up quite a bit."

Xu Lei said, "Well, it can promote economic development, and it's a major direction of economic development, so I was taken away by the military. This is normal, but I didn't expect it to be so outrageous."

"Let's eat."

Xu Lei lowered his head and ate his rice.

Then, he took out a gift and said, "Here you go."

Zhong Xiaoai looked at the heart pieced together from bullets and asked, "What is this?"

"I pieced this together while I was bored and waiting. Those people wanted to digest what I said, and they wouldn't let me leave. I was bored, so I started making things up. I pieced it together. Oh, and this too."

Xu Lei took out a toy car and said, "This is the one I want."

"You can't buy this."

"Of course, do you like it?"

"I don't like it. I'm not interested in machinery. Even if I did, could you give it to me?"

"No problem, it's all yours. I told you, I'm yours tonight."

Zhong Xiaoai said angrily, "Fine, now you bark like a dog."

"Okay, now you bark like a dog."

Zhong Xiaoai angrily smacked Xu Lei on the head.

After eating a couple of bites, Xu Lei took out a candle from his pocket.

After lighting it, place it on the ground.

Then they turned off the lights.

"You're quite romantic."

Then Xu Lei started taking off his pants.

Zhong Xiaoai's eyes widened.

Xu Lei lay down on the carpet and said, "Come on, don't treat me like a human being tonight."

Pfft, hahahahaha.

Zhong Xiaoai was completely amused by Xu Lei's shamelessness and said, "You, how can you be like this?"

"I'm willing to let you, woman, have you. Sigh, you'll have to take responsibility later."

"Get out of here, if you make a profit, it's your profit."

Xu Lei chuckled and said, "Xiao Wu told me an interesting case. A man came to the police station saying he had been raped by two women. The police gave him ten yuan and told him to take a taxi home."

Zhong Xiaoai was speechless and said, "There are so many twisted logics. I'm going to get something. If you don't mind the cold, you can go ahead and go naked."

"I'm not cold. I can see you're watching very intently."

Zhong Xiaoai was speechless.

He found some red wine and handed it to Xu Lei, and then he even brought out a guitar for Xu Lei.

Xu Lei looked at the guitar and said, "You're not going to make me sing for you tonight, are you?"

"You sing so well, I have to make you sing for me. You promised me, tonight, you're mine."

Xu Lei was speechless for a moment, then said, "Alright, what do you want to hear?"

"I don't want to hear your songs, I want to hear new ones. Don't be surprised, I think you have new songs."

Xu Lei thought for a moment and said, "Just tell me what type it is."

"Love songs, right? Aren't you good at that?"

Xu Lei said, "I have a backing track on my phone. I'll play you a song that spans the centuries, called '003 My Lifelong Love'."

He coughed twice, and the accompanying music echoed in the room.

"The past is gone and will never return."