Chapter 332 Killing Intent!

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Sleeping with Liu Xuan was very soft and comfortable, the pillow carrying a faint fragrance. Wang Zheng slept soundly through the night without any dreams.

Rising at five o'clock in the morning, Wang Zheng never needed an alarm clock; despite often staying awake for days on end when executing missions, he would always wake up precisely at five whenever he was asleep, a habit cultivated over many years that was as reliable as Beijing time.

When Liu Xuan woke up, she took advantage of her shower time to prepare two cups of warm milk and several slices of toast. It could not be denied that the bread machine was truly a miraculous device; ordinary toast heated for just two minutes became soft and sweet, with a difference in taste compared to before as vast as heaven and earth.

When Liu Xuan came out and saw the simple breakfast on the table, there was clearly an expression of surprise. She glanced deeply at Wang Zheng before she began eating without hesitation.

To a girl, finding someone willing to wake up earlier than her is truly important; of course, this principle applies equally to men. Though breakfast may seem trivial, it can reflect many things.

Hou Xiaolong and Liu Xuan were supposed to meet at Jinhu Park at seven o'clock in the morning. A man wearing sunglasses sat by a stone table, sipping green tea while gazing at the distant lake. Early morning exercisers would never imagine that someone who was once prominent but now behind the scenes was sitting right beside them.

At 6:55, Liu Xuan and Wang Zheng arrived in front of Hou Xiaolong.

"Director Hou, hello," said Liu Xuan respectfully.

Hou Xiaolong raised his head to look at Liu Xuan and then at Wang Zheng. "Is this your boyfriend"

Different from other Hong Kong bigwigs, when Hou Xiaolong spoke, it was in pure Mandarin with only a slight hint of Cantonese accent; people who did not know him might even think he was an inland person.

Liu Xuan glanced at Wang Zheng and hesitated slightly before saying, "A good friend."

Hou Xiaolong spoke meaningfully, "This good friend isn't simple."

After speaking, Hou Xiaolong unexpectedly took off his sunglasses and extended a hand towards Wang Zheng: "Let's get acquainted again. My name is Hou Xiaolong."

Wang Zheng was slightly taken aback before he seemed to understand something; he also reached out his hand: "Wang Zheng."

The two powerful hands touched and then parted.

By the side, Liu Xuan had already been stunned. She knew that after Hou Xiaolong switched to being a director, he generally wouldn’t take off his sunglasses even at night, and who could understand what this man was thinking Perhaps it was a quirk that came with fame.

But now, after meeting Wang Zheng, Hou Xiaolong had voluntarily taken off his sunglasses and initiated a handshake to introduce himself. If word of this spread, it would surely cause shockwaves throughout the industry!

"Have a seat," said Hou Xiaolong, who didn’t appear to have any airs about him. Without the sunglasses, he seemed much more approachable than when he wore them, which always gave people the impression that he was distant.

"Why are you looking at me like that" asked Hou Xiaolong with a smile as he looked at Liu Xuan: "Is there something on my face"

“Director Hou, once you take off your sunglasses, your entire demeanor changes,” said Liu Xuan in surprise. “You look just like how you did on the big screen before.”

"Living in this world means one has to wear a mask, but sometimes I find it troublesome and prefer wearing these sunglasses for comfort. Behind this layer of black glass, even if I want to kill someone with my eyes, they won’t notice. Isn’t that very liberating"

“Director Hou is quite the character; your image differs slightly from what I imagined.” Wang Zheng smiled. Indeed, at present, Hou Xiaolong seemed very approachable and didn't have an air of a major star about him. In Wang Zheng’s impression, this should be a very serious and dedicated man, but now it was evident that there was warmth as well.

"Actually, we’ve met before," said Hou Xiaolong with a slight smile. "If I’m not mistaken, the day before yesterday at the Sky Palace International Club, you were carrying someone while smashing up a Mercedes-Benz."

“That guy deserved it; when you need to act, do so decisively or else you’ll suffocate yourself.” Wang Zheng didn’t explain further.

"You’ve got that right. I like the aura about you," Hou Xiaolong’s gaze was fixed on Wang Zheng. “Sharp and domineering, as if no rules can rein you in."

Hou Xiaolong looked at Wang Zheng as though he were looking at his lover. At this moment, even the female lead Liu Xuan had been completely ignored.

"Actually, I watched from inside my car the whole time you carried someone and smashed up a vehicle." Hou Xiaolong smiled and said: "You stirred something in me; for a brief moment, I was tempted to roll up my sleeves and join in."

“That’s easy enough. I often fight, it seems that every time since coming to the capital, any meal outside would see someone trying to pick a fight with me,” Wang Zheng said with his mouth curled slightly: “It looks like I have a face that invites being beaten up.”

"In fact, that’s true," Liu Xuan carefully recalled and it seemed exactly so—every time Wang Zheng went out for meals, trouble would follow.

"If you're willing, you can be the male lead for me," Hou Xiaolong suddenly said.

Hearing this, Liu Xuan was instantly stunned, and so was Hou Xiaolong's assistant standing not far away. Following Hou Xiaolong for such a long time, he had never seen him express such intense interest in a man before—let alone actively inviting that man to be the male lead! If news like this got out, the man would definitely become famous!

Liu Xuan also didn’t believe her ears. Director Hou, who was known for being strict and demanding, actually said something like this! At that moment, Liu Xuan had a glimmer of hope in her heart; she wished Wang Zheng would accept the offer so that she could co-star with him and complete stories in the movie that they couldn’t achieve in real life.

However, Wang Zheng wasn't as excited as one might have expected. Instead, he said calmly, "I haven't received professional training."

"What an arrogant jerk!" The assistant thought to himself disdainfully when he heard what Wang Zheng had said.

Hou Xiaolong was very satisfied with Wang Zheng’s reaction. If the person had gone wild with joy upon hearing his invitation, it would mean that Hou Xiaolong had misjudged him.

"That doesn't matter; you have exactly what I'm looking for in terms of temperament. Even those who’ve undergone systematic training can’t match your natural talent," said Hou Xiaolong with admiration written all over his face.

“I think I should still decline,” Wang Zheng replied without a moment’s hesitation.

"A fool!" The assistant couldn't help but curse in his heart upon seeing Wang Zheng give up such an opportunity to skyrocket to fame.

“Oh Why” Hou Xiaolong wasn’t accustomed to others rejecting him like this.

"Because I have too many other things that need my attention and don't have the time or inclination for acting," Wang Zheng thought about it before choosing what he considered a more "polite" way of saying no.

“Alright then,” Hou Xiaolong didn’t insist when he saw how resolute Wang Zheng was, but said regretfully: “If you do join, I guarantee that you'll become an overnight sensation. Since you’re so firm in your decision to turn it down, there’s nothing more I can say.”

“If my mind changes, feel free to contact me,” Hou Xiaolong handed Wang Zheng his business card and added: “When you come to Hong Kong later on, make sure to give me a call.”

Wang Zheng looked at the card before carefully putting it into his shirt pocket. "I will," he said.

Hou Xiaolong got up and clapped his hands together: “Actually, I didn’t have any other business coming here today; I just wanted to talk to Liu Xuan about her role in my film. I never expected to meet you—honestly speaking, this was quite a pleasant surprise.”

"Then, do you still discuss plays" Wang Zheng asked.

"No more discussion. That's it for now. The new play will start filming in two weeks; then I'll have my assistant inform Liu Xuan," Hou Xiaolong said before putting on his sunglasses and adding: "Keep in touch."

“Will do,” Wang Zheng replied with a faint smile.

After watching Hou Xiaolong leave with his assistant for more than ten meters, Wang Zheng whispered to Liu Xuan, “This director is quite good. He’s even more talented than I expected.”

"Indeed. Already, I feel that it's a great fortune to act under him," Liu Xuan said earnestly.

“Then I have to congratulate the future Golden Horse Award winning actress,” Wang Zheng laughed.

“Too bad you don’t want to be this film’s lead actor.” Liu Xuan jokingly remarked, leaving Wang Zheng speechless.

"Bad idea!" At that moment, Wang Zheng's eyes narrowed instantly and his figure abruptly shot out like a cannonball in the direction where Hou Xiaolong had gone!

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Hou Xiaolong walked alongside his assistant. The latter asked with great confusion: "Brother Dragon, why did you invite that Wang Zheng We have countless male lead candidates; even Chow Wei wants to play Zhang Dafeng in Brother Dragon's new movie and Feng Ting wants to act as Ye Chenglin. But how come you picked him Where does he have an advantage over Feng Ting"

Hou Xiaolong shook his head, laughing without answering. His perspective was not something a mere assistant could understand.

“But this guy is so ungrateful! He actually rejected Brother Dragon!" the assistant fumed with righteous indignation. He knew that no one likes being turned down, whether they are men or women, especially someone as big in international circles as Hou Xiaolong; his face was more important than anything.

The assistant felt that Wang Zheng rejecting Hou Xiaolong must have made the latter very depressed. Although it wasn't shown outwardly, internally he must be quite unhappy about it. Moreover, after accompanying Hou Xiaolong for so long, the assistant wanted a chance to rise up and get noticed, but Hou Xiaolong refused to give him one, instead inviting Wang Zheng to join the cast as male lead on their first meeting. Both were men; how could there be such a huge difference Thus, he harbored quite a grudge against Wang Zheng.

“If he had accepted it, I would have looked down on him,” Hou Xiaolong said with his hands behind his back, uttering something that left the assistant puzzled.

Next to Hou Xiaolong was an elderly man in his sixties or seventies practicing swordsmanship. When Hou Xiaolong approached, the slow strokes suddenly quickened; before he could react properly, a flash of sword light shot straight for his throat!lled and pulled out his pistol from his waist with his right hand, firing several shots at the tree梢 where the bullet came from, causing leaves to fall.To Wang Zheng’s surprise, the other party was al...