Chapter 181: Control Your Emotions

Chen Jianhai's eyes lit up. 

If I can't drive you away, then I'll make you finish your work quickly and go home!

"Ding!"

"The system is reorganizing the host's request, searching for functions that match the host's wishes."

"Search progress 15%..."

Half a minute later, the system's voice sounded again:

"Ding!"

"The interfering personnel are not hotel employees. The system cannot grant them any buffs or interfere in any way."

Damn...! Chen Jianhai cursed softly. Even the system said this, so he was completely out of options.

That night, Chen Jianhai sat on the sofa, his eyes bloodshot, staying up all night with worry. Xu Bo tossed and turned in bed, his eyes wide open until dawn. Only Xiao Lang, wrapped in a bedsheet, stood alone by the window, pointing at the lightning in the sky and shouting:

"Thunderstrike!"

"This supreme skill shatters the heavens with the Purple Gold Hammer!"

...

The next morning, Chen Jianhai walked out of his room with dark circles under his eyes, yawning. The sky outside was gloomy, and the wind was so strong that the leaves were rustling loudly. Sparse but large raindrops fell, indicating another heavy rain during the day.

He had waited for the system's message until the early hours, and finally, around dawn, he received the system's notification that the human interference had disappeared. However, the system still hadn't determined what impact this would have on the hotel's progress.

"I wonder how things are on the island," Chen Jianhai muttered, looking at the weather outside the lobby and sighing in frustration.

With the stormy weather, hotel guests couldn't go out and mostly stayed in their rooms to pass the time. Wen Zifan also brought news from the association that, due to the storm, today's cooking competition had been temporarily canceled. The TV drama crew also gave up on outdoor filming and started shooting the first major scene of "Sweetheart Mr." indoors.

In the most luxurious room of Langai Hotel, the drama crew was busy setting up for filming. Director Kou Cen was giving instructions to the lead actors. Due to the hotel's excellent privacy measures and the important scene of the male lead proposing to the female lead, all confidentiality measures were in place. Although many fans were staying at the hotel, the Atlantis underwater suite was an exclusive room, isolated from the rest of the hotel. Without a room key, no one could enter the corresponding floor.

This made the shoot the most comfortable one for the crew.

Chen Jianhai had never seen a crew shoot before, and with the stormy weather, he got permission from the crew to watch the filming up close with Wen Zifan.

"So, what's this 'Sweetheart Mr.' about?" Chen Jianhai asked Wen Zifan quietly from the corner of the set.

Wen Zifan opened her notebook, found a specific page, and whispered, "It's about a couple who go through breakups, quarrels, car accidents, amnesia, and misunderstandings before finally getting together."

"Wow!" Chen Jianhai exclaimed. "That's pretty dramatic!"

"Do people still watch this kind of show?"

Wen Zifan nodded confidently. "Yes! These dramatic romance dramas are very popular now. Especially with such high-profile lead actors, just looking at them is pleasing to the eye."

Wen Zifan looked at the male lead excitedly and continued, "Today is the first time the man proposes to his girlfriend. He booked the best suite in a luxury hotel to propose underwater, wanting to give her a surprise. But the girlfriend only wants a quiet love, and she's finally fed up with his antics, leading to their first argument."

Chen Jianhai looked at Wen Zifan in astonishment, "How do you know so much?"

Wen Zifan replied proudly, "I guessed!"

Chen Jianhai: "..."

...

As it turned out, Wen Zifan's imagination and understanding of dramatic storylines were spot on. Even without a script or notifications, the scene turned out to be exactly as she had predicted—a failed proposal. 

However, Wen Zifan underestimated the scale. She had imagined a simple proposal with flowers and a kneeling man. But in the drama, the male lead donned a diving suit and proposed underwater among beautiful fish, through the glass of the underwater suite.

Everything was designed to be perfect, but when the female lead returned to the suite, turned on the lights, and saw a dark figure clinging to the glass, she was scared hysterically. The accumulated conflicts erupted, leading to a 25-minute argument.

The crew seemed very satisfied with the lead actors' performances. The publicity team took a perfect behind-the-scenes photo and prepared to post it on the official Weibo for promotion.

At the set, the publicity team carefully selected several behind-the-scenes photos to use as official images. "This one, this one, this one... this one is good too!"

Once all the images were selected, they were meticulously edited and posted online.

"The official account has posted new photos! Go check it out!"

In an instant, countless fans flocked to the official Weibo to see the new content. But as they looked through the photos, a comment suddenly appeared:

"Who's this handsome guy? He's so attractive!"

In the sunlight, standing in front of lush bushes, Zhu Tingting was shirtless, holding garden shears, trimming the bushes. His muscular physique and youthful face, combined with a look of melancholy and indifference, quickly garnered a wave of attention.

"I'm smitten! Let's have this guy as a side character for the female lead!"

"The female lead should broaden her horizons and include him!"

"Is there any info on this guy?"

"I searched everywhere and couldn't find him. He's not listed among the crew actors, so he must be one of the participating actors. Let's look for him together!"

"There are too many, I can't find him. See you in my dreams, handsome."

"Is he an employee of 'Didn't Expect This' film company?"

"No, there's no such person in 'Didn't Expect This' film company...[Crying]"

"I demand the director give him more screen time. If he refuses, I'll beg on my knees..."