Chapter 158: He is a good actor

The two of them had come over to act as peacemakers.

They wouldn't just go around looking for trouble.

It was fine enough to just cooperate and liven up the atmosphere.

Since things had already been negotiated, Wang Fei got up to make a few phone calls, and after returning, she nodded at Li Luo, and the matter was settled just like that.

Li Erpeng would issue a public apology.

Li Luo needed to get his friends to stop, they couldn't keep pressing the attack.

Let the storm blow over.

This was also a transaction; Wang Fei and Xiang Naying and the others even owed a favor. All Li Erpeng was asking for was for Li Luo to stop making a scene.

Under normal circumstances, surrendering didn't mean the other side would stop.

If they couldn't kill you.

They would still make you sick to your stomach.

The longer the scene dragged on, the more Li Erpeng's interests would suffer.

Therefore, the conditions had to be negotiated well before making the next move. If Li Luo didn't let up, he would have no choice but to bite the bullet and keep fighting; at worst, they would all just end up in a messy brawl.

After receiving the news.

As for how the mood was over there, that's not worth mentioning.

Here, they continued playing cards as they should, and making friends as they should.

Unless the relationship was close to a certain degree, they wouldn't treat the latter as an enemy just because Li Erpeng and Li Luo had a falling out, especially since the former was in the wrong to begin with.

Being able to help smooth things over was already decent enough!

Everyone was an adult.

They wouldn't see things in such black and white terms.

Even though Xiang Naying had been snapped at by Li Luo, the strength he displayed made her choose to shake hands and make peace. In her view, a few arguments didn't mean anything at all; anyway, it wasn't a struggle involving her own interests.

However, if it had been a minor actor.

The act of pointing at someone's nose and cursing would truly have become a reality.

The smile on Wang Fei's face.

Quickly vanished.

"Pong," "Kong," and "Hu" became the words Li Luo said most often, and the banknotes in his hands flew toward him like snowflakes.

Wang Fei lost until she was gritting her teeth repeatedly.

To her, this was just a trivial amount of money.

But she couldn't stand the feeling of constantly losing hands and dealing winning tiles; it was just too demoralizing.

Wang Fei had a huge addiction to mahjong.

After breaking up with Xie Tingfeng, she had been immersed in card games to vent that depressed mood. As the saying goes, unlucky in love, lucky in the casino; during this period, she had been invincible at the card table.

She hadn't expected to be beaten into a crushing defeat here at Li Luo's.

Gao Yuanyuan kept winking at him.

Li Luo acted as if he didn't see it, winning whenever he could.

He didn't show any mercy at all.

After just one hour, Wang Fei took out her wallet with an ugly expression; it was already empty inside.

Seeing this, Xiang Naying grabbed a handful of cash and handed it out:

"Take it, I have more here."

"I'm telling you, Li Luo."

She looked straight at Li Luo again, indignantly saying: "You really have no gentlemanly conduct, you don't even know how to go easy on a lady like Erpeng does."

In fact, this person was known in the circle for having no filter.

Her teacher even said she had a good voice.

But was paired with a dog's brain.

Whenever she encountered something she didn't like, she had to spout off a few words.

However, after being hit by both soft and hard rebuffs a few times today, Li Luo unexpectedly discovered that she was actually quite easy to talk to; she just had a loud voice toward him, and her attitude was quite polite.

"Oh?"

Li Luo opened the cigar box to signal to everyone, mocking Wang Fei: "No wonder your card skills are so lousy, so that's how you played by giving them away."

Once these words were out.

Gao Yuanyuan and Xiang Naying's expressions changed in shock.

"Bang~"

Wang Fei slapped the mahjong table hard, furious: "Li Luo, let me tell you, you can say my singing is bad, but you absolutely cannot say my card skills are lousy. I'm just not used to playing for such small stakes."

"Raise the stakes, I must make you see my true strength!"

All the cash was put away, and she angrily pulled over the chip box; red represented one hundred, yellow represented one thousand, and black represented ten thousand.

Following a clattering sound.

Li Luo looked at the pile of chips pushed in front of him by the other party and swallowed his saliva.

The amount represented here was already two hundred thousand.

It was just a game of mahjong.

Were they crazy?

Gao Yuanyuan had the same amount of chips laid out in front of her, and she looked at Li Luo with a resentful expression.

She knew her friend's personality well.

You could say anything, but you couldn't say her card skills were poor.

It wasn't that Gao Yuanyuan couldn't afford to play for this amount; her current acting fees weren't low, and thanks to her outstanding looks, she received endorsements and advertisements until her hands were soft.

She was just inexplicably caught in the crossfire.

A bit depressed.

"What?"

Wang Fei grabbed a handful of chips and tapped them on the table with a clatter, looking provocatively at Li Luo: "I was just going easy on you earlier. If you're scared, surrender and admit defeat now, don't lose all your acting fees!"

"I am indeed a bit scared."

Li Luo handed out a few cigars and closed the wooden box: "Making you travel such a long way just to lose money, I always feel a bit bad about it."

"Click."

He pressed the cigar cutter hard and returned a provocative look.

"Roll the dice."

Wang Fei slammed down her chips and picked up a torpedo-shaped cigar, biting it into her mouth.

This bastard wasn't the least bit handsome right now.

Purely arrogant.

She had to crush his spirit properly.

Xiang Naying and Gao Yuanyuan exchanged a look, and both helplessly put cigars in their mouths.

Never mind cigars.

Smoking was commonplace in the circle.

Many female stars who appeared pure, elegant, or gorgeous on screen were old smokers in private.

In reality, it was because the mental pressure was too great.

Every project involved massive interests; under heavy pressure, one had to find a way to relieve it. Another reason was exhaustion; sometimes filming for over a dozen hours a day, you couldn't hold up without a few puffs.

In Li Luo's view, this was understandable.

Smoking could be considered a contribution to building an aircraft carrier; it was still better than touching those other trashy things.

Biting the cigar.

Li Luo braced himself.

Compared to the others, he was a poor man; losing this money would truly break his heart.

The sound of mahjong continued to ring out.

By three in the morning, Li Luo rubbed his fingers with a bit of embarrassment, looking shyly at the opposite side: "It's too late today, why don't we stop here? I see you're tired too."

"Who said I'm tired!!!"

Wang Fei glared at Li Luo, gritting her teeth: "Are you trying to run away just because you're winning?"

After five or six hours of effort.

The chips in front of her were already exhausted.

Gao Yuanyuan had lost nearly half, and Xiang Naying was barely maintaining a break-even point.

Li Luo's luck was just like his tongue earlier; it was a bit like "killing gods when gods appear, killing Buddhas when Buddhas block."

"Good intentions treated like a donkey's liver and lungs."

He shook his head with a light laugh and reached out to roll the dice.

If he had played small earlier, he could have gone easy, but he wouldn't dare go easy on big hands. If she insisted on being stubborn, he would just have to crush her spirit once and for all!

Until the sky was bright.

When Wu Yu's knocking on the door sounded, the card game finally came to a reluctant halt.

"I have to go film."

Patting the pile of chips in front of him, Li Luo looked at the expressionless Wang Fei, forcibly suppressing the smile at the corner of his mouth. Why did she have to wear sunglasses last night? It made her luck turn dark along with them.

"Fine."

Taking a deep breath to calm her mood, Wang Fei looked at the Patek Philippe on her wrist: "I'm going back to sleep first, I'll have someone transfer the money to you in a bit."

"Me too."

Xiang Naying rubbed her face.

"Transferring the money in a bit."

Gao Yuanyuan was full of fatigue, her voice becoming weak.

Being a middleman was too much of a loss; not only did she not get to sleep all night, but she also lost over a hundred thousand herself, what a total loss!

The three women left one after another.

Once the door was closed, Li Luo looked at the chips on the table and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. This laughter made Wu Yu feel inexplicably confused; he didn't understand what could make him so happy.

He also felt admiration for the energy of these actors; they were in the middle of filming.

And yet they could play all night long.

The promotional footage for *Shen Yi Xia Lv* filmed yesterday began to appear in the morning entertainment news reports on major television stations. In fact, Li Erpeng's doubts from yesterday were shared by others as well.

They were actors!

There was no effect they couldn't create if they wanted to.

However, after watching the entire clip, those questioning voices all shut their mouths.

"You can tell at a glance it's real kung fu; you can actually tell if there's a wire involved. Those few elbow strikes are truly awesome; you can see the shadow of Muay Thai, this isn't just for show."

"Did you see the way that person holding the kick pad was shaking his hands? I suspect he was kicked numb by Li Luo."

"I reckon Wang Xuebing would feel numb too if he saw this part!"

"Haha, still beating a dead horse."

"Do you have any compassion? The other person lost his job, Li Luo went too far."

"Bullshit, the one who said he wanted to hit someone was him, the one who terminated the contract was the production team, what does that have to do with Li Luo? Don't try to dump your shit on his head here, or should I let you use two hands?"

"Standing push-ups, that looks so cool, I want to practice that too."

"Li Luo is so buff, I wish I could be hugged by him!"

"Miss, how about I hug you instead."

"I'm a man."

"Get lost!"

"You get lost, hmph~"

"Does anyone want to see Li Luo in an action movie? He looks like he can really fight, he should play to his strengths. To be honest, martial arts dramas can't reflect his advantages, it's a waste of this physique!"

While the internet was buzzing with discussion.

At the production set where Li Erpeng was, reporters finally managed to corner one of the protagonists of the incident as he walked out of the hotel's main entrance.

They immediately shouldered their cameras and swarmed forward.

That posture.

Was just like a bayonet charge.

The assistant and four security guards, who had been prepared, quickly formed a human wall to block them, but even then, they were pushed back repeatedly.

Ever since Li Erpeng threw out that statement.

This was his first appearance before the media. Now, every word he said could potentially become a news headline. Over a dozen microphones were frantically shoved toward Li Erpeng, who was wearing sunglasses.

"Erpeng, what is your take on Li Luo's intense response?"

"After Wang Xuebing spoke up for you, he was terminated by the production team. Do you have anything to say to your good brother?"

"Do you have any response to this?"

The chaotic questions kept drilling into Li Erpeng's ears.

It made him feel irritable.

But at this moment, he could only force himself to hold back his temper.

No matter how furious he was inside, now that he saw his competitor making moves, even if his good brother was being messed with, he could only swallow this insult.

Fired is fired, at worst he could help him get a role later.

The top priority.

Was to calm things down first.

"Quiet."

The assistant was sweating all over, shouting hoarsely: "Please be quiet for a moment, Erpeng will respond to this matter, please quiet down first, thank you everyone."

After a good while, the chaotic reporters finally quieted down.

Pair after pair of eyes.

Glinting with a dark light, looked at Li Erpeng.

The other party was wearing large sunglasses, so his emotional state couldn't be observed, but he looked quite serious.

"Regarding that previous report."

Under the gaze of the reporters, Li Erpeng said in a dull voice: "At the time, it was because of physical discomfort caused by long hours of filming, I didn't think too much, so those words came out."

"It was not my original intention."

"However, it did cause a lot of trouble for Mr. Li Luo, and I would like to express my apologies to him here."

"We cooperated very happily on *Xiao Ao Jianghu*."

"He is a good actor."

"Thank you everyone."

Since he had admitted defeat, he might as well be straightforward.

Although he was unwilling, he still struggled to say these few sentences.

There's always another day!

A thought flashed through Li Erpeng's mind, and he gripped his palms tightly. Led by his assistant, he quickly parted the crowd that hadn't yet reacted, bent his waist, and dove into the business car parked nearby.

This dejected figure.

No longer had the composure of the last time he accepted an interview with his hands in his pockets.

The reporters who had come to their senses swarmed over noisily.

Wanting to continue asking for details.

But that car was already roaring toward the filming set, leaving them with nothing but a cloud of dust kicked up high.

"Li Erpeng."

A reporter looked at the car's shadow, muttering in shock: "He actually admitted defeat!!!"

"This newcomer Li Luo is something else!"

Another reporter lowered his microphone, clicking his tongue: "Li Erpeng didn't show any signs of backing down, and he even has a hit show *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* this year, yet he was still pressured into apologizing by him."

"In terms of background and strength, it probably isn't simple."

"Just watch."

"This guy is going to be red-hot for a while!"

The group of reporters around nodded in agreement.

They were all insiders and knew that Li Erpeng wouldn't stand up to apologize just because he felt he had said the wrong thing. Once these words were out, he would be firmly suppressed by Li Luo, which was a huge blow to his status.

In their view, there was only one possibility.

That was a battle behind the scenes.

He had lost!

Li Erpeng's apology statement quickly swept across the entire internet.

While causing a sensation, sharp-eyed people noticed that the group of people who had jumped out yesterday had all retreated, suddenly falling silent as if nothing had happened.

Li Luo's fans were plunged into a carnival.

And relevant industry insiders also made a quick assessment of Li Luo.

His methods were tough enough.

And he knew when to stop.

Those talent agencies listed him one after another on their key watchlists, either to win Li Luo over or to have their artists' assistants keep this guy firmly in mind.

Every artist's assistant had a list of which actors shouldn't be easily offended.

At critical moments.

They had to remind their artists a word or two.

Time reached noon.

Taking advantage of a break, Li Luo sent out text messages one by one, continuing to express his gratitude to all parties, and strongly invited Mr. Xu Qing to come visit the set to express his deep appreciation.

The latter declined repeatedly, saying there was no need to be so polite.

He also said he would wait until he recovered from the exhaustion of being tossed around by him before filming started, otherwise he really couldn't take it.

This made Li Luo laugh out loud.

The protagonist was in a good mood.

The atmosphere on the set naturally became happy as well.

However.

Except for one person.

A fragrant breeze swept by, Gao Yuanyuan moved her hips and sat down beside him, raising her hand to let out a heavy yawn. ===== CHAPTER 159 =====