Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Movie Meeting
Chapter 35

“Young master, the things you ordered are prepared and ready to use in the gym.” Xiao Chen reported when Wei Jun entered the villa. It was almost evening by the time he was done so he said, “Prepare dinner. I will be in the gym.”

Xiao Chen nodded and left. Wei Jun came to the gym, still in his suit which he took off, all of it except for his underwear underneath. He changed into a gym wear and began to inspect the stuff he had ordered.

A few very heavy chains, each about twenty kg and five inches thick. A few metal bars, each ranging from ten to forty kilograms. A few more heavy tools that he could wrap around his wrist and ankles to increase the intensity of his training but they were at most five kilograms in weight.

Done with inspecting everything, he wrapped what he could around his body. A few weights to his ankles and wrist. A belt of about ten kilograms to his waist and chest and two more straps around his thighs.

First, he did his usual routine, without using any of the chins and weights. As expected, it proved to be difficult and by the time he was done, he was breathing for his dear life and he hadn’t even done his running yet.

Still, the effectiveness had surely increased and he was sure that he would once again witness a rise in his stats. He decided to skip the running because he was sure he would harm himself with any more exercise. That also meant that the bodyguard team was spared today.

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Wei Jun finished his morning routine. Since a week had passed, he could take a stamina pill now which he did during and after his morning workout. He was refreshed by the time he reached his office. Since the meeting time was nine am, Wei Jun organized his schedule. He had a meeting with the cast at nine, and then a meeting with the detective at ten. After that, he had to book some venues and all.

All in all, his day was quite busy but he was used to it so it wasn’t a big deal.

The clock ticked and the first one to arrive was Xiao Heiling who had an instinctive bout of hiccups as soon as he saw Wei Jun. He quietly took a seat on one of the sofas. He flinched when Wei Jun suddenly asked, “Did you do what I asked you to?”

“Ye… Yes… I have be… been doing everything you asked.” Xiao Heiling stuttered greatly and replied. Wei Jun ignored it and continued to wait in silence. The next one to arrive was Quan Kui who seemed much more vibrant after living the perks of the job.

“Good morning, director.” She greeted Wei Jun as she took a seat next to Xiao Heiling. “Good morning. Did you like the apartment?” Wei Jun returned the greeting and asked. “Very much.” Quan Kui replied with the brightest smile she could muster. She was truly happy because Wei Jun had lent her one of his apartments until she could pay and buy one of her own. Of course, that was only possible when her first pay would arrive.

Wei Jun questioned her about the routine he had asked her to do and she replied to all of the questions, making Wei Jun very satisfied.

The next to arrive was Quan Li, who seemed nervous but seeing the atmosphere inside, she couldn’t help but calm down a little. After all, Quan Kui didn’t seem like she was harassed or was overly trying to praise Wei Jun.

The next to arrive was another young man, in his early twenties with light brown hair and the same eyes with only a deeper shade. He was another one of the prospects that Wei Jun had hired. He wasn’t good enough to be a main character yet so Wei Jun had settled the role of a secondary hero for him. His name was Zhan Yi. He greeted everyone but his eyes particularly remained on Quan Li for a longer amount of time than on the rest.

“Good morning, director.” He greeted Wei Jun last and took a seat in front of Quan Li, although she was sitting next to Quan Kui, making him sit at the far end of the right side of the sofas.

Wei Jun, as always, didn’t miss this detail. He smirked inwardly as he simply waited for the final person to arrive who was usually very punctual. There were still five minutes remaining before the meeting began when Xia Lu entered the room, instantly captivating everyone in the room, men and women alike except for one person who checked his watch and nodded in satisfaction.

“It’s good to see you aren’t late.” Wei Jun commented to which Xia Lu just snorted and took a seat on the left side, next to him.

“For obvious reasons, I will have to ask you all to turn off your phones and give them to Xiao Chen. You will get them when this meeting is over.” Wei Jun spoke once everyone was attentive.

This move was unnecessary but Xia Lu knew what it was about so she was the first one to give her phone. Following her suit, everyone did the same as well. Once Xiao Chen left, Wei Jun clapped to get everyone’s attention.

Once they were once again attentive, Wei Jun began, “Welcome. I have already told all of you that I intend to make a movie, and then a drama with all of you with minor differences. Since we would be doing the movie first, I will be beginning with the movie script.”

“Greet everyone as you are all the main cast. Xia Lu will be playing the main heroine and Xiao Heiling will be playing the main hero.” Wei Jun began with this and both of the concerned parties nodded.

“Up next we have the secondary heroine which would be Quan Li and the secondary hero which would be Zhan Yi. And then we finally have Quan Kui. Since she and Quan Li have the same first name, one of them is welcome to change it to an actor’s name. I will get to the actor’s name in a minute.” Wei Jun once again paused for the information to sink in.

He then continued, “Finally, Quan Kui would be playing the role of a detective. She would be a supporting cast that would play a major role in capturing the villain.”

Wei Jun ended the overview, to answer any questions from the audience if there were any. Xia Lu asked, “You said the villain. Who would the villain be?”

“I would be playing that role.” Wei Jun replied.

“Hah. Suits you.” Xia Lu replied with a laugh. Wei Jun chose to ignore that remark before he glanced at others. Since there were no more questions, Wei Jun continued, “Xia Lu would also be a detective while Xiao Heiling would be an actor. They would meet when a group of hooligans would attack him and Xiao Heiling, who is a black belt in the movie would easily deal with them. Xia Lu would show up, misunderstand the situation, and arrest him. That is how they would meet. Further details are in the script.”

Once again, he paused and after a nod from both parties, he addressed Quan Kui, “Quan Kui would also be a detective and she would be a close friend of Xia Lu. She would also be the one to discover that someone is having Xia Lu followed, someone powerful behind the scenes, and watch out for her. That is how she would get involved in the story. Further details are in the script.”

Quan Kui nodded and Wei Jun moved on to the next and final concerned parties. “Quan Li is the sister of the detective, Quan Kui. She is a university student, for who a rich, handsome university boy falls in love. That would be you, Zhan Yi. Your story is the typical university romance where a rich guy falls for a normal girl. Further details on that part can be found in the script. How will you two become involved in the story is simple. To deter Quan Kui, the villain abducts Quan Li, her sister. Zhan Yi would then come into action, playing an active part in finding her using your family’s resources and rescuing her. Further details can be found in the script.”

The explanation stopped and to be frank, everyone was impressed. The overview was expertly covered and they could imagine what their role would be. Also the reason no why one had any questions.

“Now, for further institutions, you would all be moving into my villa. You will all have a separate room for practice. You would also be practicing together and all that. other than that, we will come to the office every day and you can use the basement studio for group practice. Also, we will be working out from now on. Some of you have already been doing it on a small scale for the past week, while the rest would now be exercising with me. I have one week to mold your bodies to optimal conditions so there can be no objections about it.” Wei Jun ended the meeting at this point. Everyone was asked to move into the Ruan villa by the end of the afternoon. Everyone nodded and left leaving Wei Jun to prepare for his next appointment. An appointment he wasn’t very much looking forward to.