Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 7

“Actually, the male lead for this film already has someone in mind in my heart.” Zhang Zheng’s face was a bit red from drinking. He took a sip of tea and said: “Logically speaking, I shouldn’t be so picky and choosy over and over again. It’s not polite to anyone.”

Bai Li smiled: “I understand. I heard this role requires a large amount of martial arts action. Our Zhan Hang has a certain foundation in this area. If Zhan Hang takes this role, I guarantee it will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble in the upcoming shoot.”

“What you said is right. Mo Hongyi indeed doesn’t have this foundation. When filming, he would definitely need to use stunt doubles for large sections.” Zhang Zheng tapped his fingers on the table and sighed: “How many shots would need to be adjusted? Some scenes might not even be able to use stunt doubles. Once used, it would be exposed.”

Bai Li poured him some tea and asked step by step: “Then you haven’t signed Mo Hongyi yet, have you?”

“That I haven’t.” Zhang Zheng drank another sip of tea and smiled: “But your Zhan Hang isn’t very suitable either. He’s too handsome. He doesn’t have that tough guy feeling, you understand? I need a male lead whose appearance is masculine, very manly.”

Bai Li smiled apologetically: “Director Zhang, these can all be achieved through later styling and makeup. You can’t reject us at the door for such a reason, can you?”

Isn’t this just saying that Zhan Hang is too effeminate??

Zhan Hang heard this part outside the door. He was so angry his hair was about to stand on end. He waved his hand, stopping Zhao Kaile’s forward movement, and strode out with some fire in his steps.

Zhao Kaile was startled and hurriedly chased after him: “Brother Hang!”

Zhan Hang turned a deaf ear, quickly walking to the elevator. However, the elevator was slow to come. He had no patience to wait anymore, so he directly turned into the stairwell to go downstairs.

“Brother Hang!” Zhao Kaile chased behind him until he was gasping for breath: “Where are you going?!”

Zhan Hang said coldly: “Don’t follow me.”

Zhao Kaile’s athletic nerves were truly underdeveloped, and he usually neglected exercise. He finally caught up to Zhan Hang with great difficulty, basically about to collapse. He had a sudden inspiration, thinking of the pestering technique Lu Jiayin had taught him. He immediately threw himself forward and hugged Zhan Hang’s waist tightly: “Brother Hang! Don’t be angry!”

Zhan Hang’s footsteps were successfully stopped. He had no choice but to stop in place and warn: “……..Let go, Zhao Kaile. If you don’t let go, I’ll hit you.”

“Hit me then!” Zhao Kaile hardened his heart, gritting his teeth and saying: “I’d rather die than let you leave!”

Zhan Hang was furious beyond endurance: “You……..”

The stairwell door was suddenly pushed open. Two female servers came out chatting and laughing, and at a glance saw the two people tugging and pulling not far away.

Zhan Hang hadn’t worn sunglasses when he came out. He hurriedly turned around, facing away from them, and pulled Zhao Kaile into his embrace, pressing him into the corner.

Zhao Kaile: “???”

The two young women curiously took one more look, then smiled at each other and walked away as if nothing had happened.

A moment later, after their voices disappeared, Zhan Hang had already calmed down considerably. He released Zhao Kaile and looked out the window with an expressionless face.

Zhao Kaile was nearly suffocating.

Help! Help! Did the male celebrity just hug me??

You’re crazy! Brother Hang clearly didn’t want people to see his face! We’re both men, what’s wrong with a hug!

Brother Hang’s clothes smell so good………

Two voices fought in his mind, quarreling with great delight.

Zhan Hang suddenly blurted out: “Let’s go back.”

Zhao Kaile came back to his senses, nodded oh oh, and followed him back to the private room with floating steps.

Zhan Hang, who had returned to his seat, once again resumed his previous warm, kind, and humble smile. He occasionally refilled Zhang Zheng’s tea, not mentioning his own wishes at all. Bai Li pretended to complain and asked: “Why did you take so long?”

Zhang Zheng also looked over: “Indeed a bit long. Is everything okay?”

“I……..” Zhan Hang’s tone was hesitant. In the end, he only smiled: “Nothing.”

Zhao Kaile couldn’t quite bear to watch. He mustered his courage and interjected: “Um, Brother Hang’s stomach isn’t comfortable. It’s better to drink less alcohol.”

Bai Li looked surprised: “Is that so? Is there still stomach medicine at home? If not, let Kaile go buy some.”

Zhang Zheng saw that Zhan Hang’s complexion indeed didn’t look very good. He understood their sincerity in his heart, so he nodded and said earnestly: “Let’s leave it at that for today. Little Hang, you’d better go get checked out. People can’t just ruin their bodies recklessly because they’re young. You’ll understand when you reach my age.”

Zhan Hang smiled and said: “Thank you for your concern, Director Zhang. It’s indeed not a serious problem.”

“Our Zhan Hang is just too dedicated.” Bai Li sighed: “No matter what production, if he can do it himself, he does it himself. He’s accumulated quite a few injuries on his body. If I didn’t have my eye on his assistant every day to make sure he takes good care of him, by now he’d probably have scars everywhere.”

Zhang Zheng looked at Zhan Hang with an approving gaze and said: “Rare.”

After eating and drinking their fill, Bai Li and Zhan Hang respectfully sent off Zhang Zheng. When they got in the car, Zhao Kaile still didn’t quite understand and asked in confusion: “Does this count as success or not?”

Bai Li fastened her seatbelt: “Eighty or ninety percent likely. Even if it doesn’t work out this time, next time Zhang Zheng films this type of movie, he’ll come ask us first.”

Zhao Kaile: “???”

Zhan Hang said: “That counted as you being smart for once.”

Zhao Kaile: “Thank you…….. but why??”

Bai Li couldn’t hold back her laughter: “If you want to praise someone, praise them directly. Who can understand praise like that?”

Zhan Hang glanced at Zhao Kaile and cursed again: “Idiot.”

“……..” Zhao Kaile was angry and turned his head to look out the window.

Working people also have dignity!

Zhan Hang was in quite a good mood, crossing his legs, and didn’t say anything more.

In the evening, Zhao Kaile was on the phone with Li Wenyao while scooping poop for the cat masters. He couldn’t help but say: “Although I’ve smelled it quite a few times already, it’s still so stinky!!!”

“I thought you were being a nanny for a person. Turns out you’re being a nanny for cats.” Li Wenyao had him on speakerphone, his hands constantly operating the keyboard and mouse: “The eldest and second eldest have both started work. I still want to play for two more days.”

Zhao Kaile: “Not really…….. forget it, it is. Then what are you planning to do?”

Li Wenyao said: “Isn’t my dad urging me to go back and train, so I can take over his company sooner? It’s annoying as hell.”

Zhao Kaile’s tone carried some envy: “That’s really nice.”

“Nice my ass. I want to keep studying.” Li Wenyao cursed: “The old man won’t let me. He says if I keep studying I’ll still be a waste of space. Better to come out early and take some beatings from society, be a decent waste of space.”

Zhao Kaile said sadly: “Wuwuwu ah, I also want to keep studying. I want to stay in school my whole life.”

Li Wenyao sighed: “Don’t be sad, Le. Just settle down and do the work at hand. When I make it big, I’ll come rescue you.”

“I think that’s a bit uncertain.” Zhao Kaile also sighed: “Today I was nearly fired by Sister Li.”

Li Wenyao said: “No way. She was just saying it. She wouldn’t really do anything to you. Wouldn’t she give me face!”

Zhao Kaile: “Hehehehe.”

Li Wenyao: “Damn! Disconnected again. Ah, I won’t talk to you anymore. Let me finish this round.”

Zhao Kaile said: “Alright, you play.”

After the call ended, the cat room was pretty much tidied up. Zhao Kaile touched KIKI’s head. TITI also seemed to be a bit unable to hold back, actively coming over to rub against his hand. Zhao Kaile’s heart melted into a puddle on the spot. He used both hands and began petting the cats.

When going downstairs to take out the trash, Zhan Hang was exercising on the treadmill, playing aloud an audiobook while running. It was still the one Zhao Kaile was currently serializing.

Zhao Kaile ran out the door with an embarrassed expression at flying speed. After taking out the trash, he ran back to his room on the second floor at flying speed. Zhan Hang looked utterly baffled, getting off the treadmill and yelling at him loudly: “What are you running for?! Is a ghost chasing you?”

Zhao Kaile slowed down his steps resentfully.

In any case, before Zhan Hang called him to do something, he absolutely did not want to be in the same room with him listening to his own novel!

That night he shut himself in his room, writing ten thousand words frantically at the computer. Miraculously, Zhan Hang didn’t call him during this time. Writing until midnight, he was truly a bit tired. He prepared to go downstairs to find something to drink. The lights in all the rooms were off. Only the cat room’s was still on.

Zhan Hang sat on the carpet. KIKI lay beside his feet. TITI’s head followed the teaser wand in his hand, turning round and round. Zhao Kaile couldn’t help but smile watching this. However, when his gaze moved to Zhan Hang’s face, he discovered that he didn’t have his usual intoxicated appearance when alone with the cats. He couldn’t help but be startled.

All the decor in the cat room was in warm tones. The faint yellow light outlined a soft silhouette for Zhan Hang. His expression was extremely indifferent, as if his soul and body had separated. His body operated naturally out of love for the pets, while his soul was blankly staring off by itself in the quiet night.

Zhao Kaile silently watched for a while, hesitating whether to go in. Zhan Hang, however, discovered him first.

A moment later, the two sat in the brightly lit hall. Zhao Kaile mixed a cup of lemon honey warm water and placed it lightly before Zhan Hang.

Zhan Hang said: “I occasionally have insomnia. You’ll get used to it.”

Zhao Kaile looked at him in surprise, his face full of “Is this polite person Zhan Hang?” “Would Zhan Hang speak like this?”

“What is this?” Zhan Hang took a sip, frowned and put it down, seemingly not very satisfied.

Zhao Kaile said: “I’ll go add more honey.”

Zhan Hang made a sound of acknowledgment, picked it up and drank a second sip, saying: “No need.”

“Brother Hang, if you really can’t sleep, you can call me.” Zhao Kaile hesitated: “I can chat with you.”

Zhan Hang said disdainfully: “You? A university student who just entered society? Your fur hasn’t even grown fully. What can you chat with me about.”

Zhao Kaile: “……..”

The novel you’re reading was written by me, damn it. What can’t we chat about!

Zhan Hang also said: “My troubles are something you wouldn’t understand now.”

Zhao Kaile thought to himself that was true. A male celebrity’s troubles were probably something he would never experience in this lifetime.

Zhan Hang finished that cup of honey water and said: “Go sleep. I’ll sit a while longer.”

“Oh…….. I’m not sleepy yet.” Zhao Kaile didn’t look at him after speaking, lowered his head and took out his phone to scroll Weibo.

He originally didn’t use Weibo. It was only after his editor strongly demanded it that he registered one, placing it on the personal homepage of his author introduction. His follower count was slowly climbing upward.

Zhan Hang supported his chin and looked at him, discovering that he seemed to be a bit unable to pin down this little assistant.