[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297650,4495,"Chapter 24: Making a Fool of Oneself","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>Zhou Jie had just freed up his hands, and he wouldn't give the two of them a chance to catch their breath; he was going to kill two birds with one stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yapeng, Xiaolu, there are only three male actors at this table, let's toast Director Zhang together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan squinted his eyes, feigning an attempt to avoid the confrontation: \"No, no, let me rest a bit. I just drank too much in one go, I can't handle any more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yapeng’s intoxication was surging and hard to suppress; he had originally wanted to find a topic to divert the conversation, but seeing Lu Kuan’s vague, drunken look, he figured this young man must be at the end of his rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaolu, the two of us will lead you in a toast. Qinqin, hurry and pour him a drink. How can a man say he can't?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin raised her delicate eyebrows: \"Are you two trying to drink him under the table? Here, I'll drink for him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The straightforward and bold nature of a girl from Shancheng was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I'll do it myself!\" Lu Kuan was doing this to lure the snake out of its hole; otherwise, that spineless Li Yapeng wouldn't drink fast with him again. How could he let the uninformed Sister Jiang ruin the plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, squinting his bleary, drunken eyes: \"Two brothers, we were just drinking for fun with three-ounce glasses, but shouldn't we step it up when toasting our great leader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he walked over to the two of them, dumped out the tea from their glass cups, and filled them to the brim with white liquor—a capacity of at least five or six ounces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Ju Jueliang clapped in admiration. He was the one with the lowest alcohol tolerance at the table, being from Xiangjiang, so as long as they weren't drinking with him, he would stir up trouble for whoever was drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three rounds of drinks, the whole room became restless. Seeing there was a show to watch, people gathered around one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as dull as Li Yapeng was, he could see this kid was playing the fool to catch the tiger. With that evasive, provocative look in his eyes, he knew this drink would be hard to avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, thank you all three. I wish for *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* to be a massive hit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong was very gracious and also filled a five-ounce cup. He held a transcendent position and had barely said a word all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them tilted their heads and downed the drinks in one gulp. Li Yapeng swayed, struggling to hold himself up. His mind was perfectly clear, but his stomach was churning and he felt absolutely miserable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is what happens when you have capacity but no explosive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panicked and grabbed Zhou Xun’s teacup to take a sip of hot tea, then stuffed two pieces of fatty meat into his stomach, just about to mock Lu Kuan a few times to respond to his provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the little Daoist priest walk back to his seat with composure. When he passed by Zhou Xun and Li Yapeng, he stopped and intentionally or unintentionally rested his hand on Zhou Xun’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Xun-ge'er, you've already put on the pendant I gave you. It’s really beautiful, isn't it, Sister Jiang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked toward Zhou Xun. She was wearing a brown turtleneck sweater today, and the heart-shaped pendant was caught right between her breasts, looking dazzling under the lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re already fishing for credit? Do you want me to toast you a drink too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being stared at by so many people, even with her generous and free-spirited personality, she couldn't help but feel a hint of shyness, unaware that she had already fallen into Boss Lu’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yapeng, on the side, was still struggling to suppress the rising alcohol in his stomach. Having downed a pound of liquor in a short time, and with his leg injury only just recovered, he couldn't quite handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, seeing his girlfriend with a flushed, peach-blossom face joking with Lu Kuan, everyone at the table was teasing them in good spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would associate a popular starlet like Zhou Xun with the penniless Lu Kuan; the gap in their status within the circle was too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Brother Jing, feeling as if he were being cuckolded, felt his jealousy flare up as he watched the pretty Huang Rong whispering and acting coy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worried that the outcome of \"he who cuckolds others shall be cuckolded\" would come true for him. Watching the scene before him that looked so much like his woman being taken by another, he could no longer suppress himself. Overwhelmed by the alcohol, he wanted to angrily rebuke him and slap the little Daoist priest's hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... ugh... vomit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow and white mess spewed out, staining Zhou Xun’s lower body everywhere. Lu Kuan, the instigator on the side, couldn't dodge in time either; his leather shoes were covered in a white, nauseating mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, why eat so many peanuts while drinking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a deathly silence for a few seconds, followed by Lu Kuan’s well-intentioned voice saving the situation: \"Quick! Help him up! Brother Yapeng can't hold his liquor, don't let him hurt his leg again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members swarmed over, all holding back laughter, stepping up to help with the intention of watching the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some grabbed tissues, others poured water for him to rinse his mouth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yapeng closed his eyes in despair, feigning drunkenness. He knew it was better to stay \"unconscious\" right now; let them do whatever they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong spoke up to ease the awkwardness: \"Haha, it's fine. Yapeng has been under a lot of pressure lately; this is just him letting it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, look out for each other. Be careful on your way back tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he left the table with his teacup, and with a calm and collected air, strolled outside with Ju Jueliang and Meng Fanyao to get into their car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three directors burst into a fit of wild laughter, which made everyone inside the room feel incredibly awkward; they almost couldn't hold it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid is too wicked!\" This was the final evaluation Zhang Jizhong gave Lu Kuan after the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so wicked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin helped the unsteady Lu Kuan into the room and playfully tapped the little Daoist priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight spilled down, the night was deep and quiet, and since the hotel was inside the Taihu Scenic Area, there was no fear of being disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is called striking one blow to avoid a hundred blows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan rinsed his mouth in the bathroom: \"Didn't you see Zhou Jie staring at me too? If I didn't take the initiative, I would have been besieged by them tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been a Daoist priest for over ten years, where did you learn so many crooked ideas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin really wanted to crack open his skull to see; apart from those flashes of insight and divination at critical moments, he seemed to handle everything else with such ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dreamed them in my dreams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, forget it if you won't say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin handed him a tissue to wipe his mouth, then added worriedly: \"But don't offend people so easily in the future. You're just starting in the industry; you should make connections where you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if remembering something, her willow eyebrows arched: \"And that 1 million you invested in that underground film, get it back quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan sighed inwardly; Sister Jiang was treating him completely like a little lover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the woman has feelings, while the man has no such intentions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reborn in 2001, his perspective on this world was vastly different from the people of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the investment in *Blind Shaft* for example; a rational person wouldn't do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought his time with Sister Jiang would just be a fleeting romance on set, but he didn't expect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine a PR company boss, someone who knows countless scandals and secrets of the big dye vat, touching the relationships of the entertainment industry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a fun-seeker who followed the \"three-no\" principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Sister Jiang’s tenderness, he could only smile indifferently and stall for now: \"Let's wait and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed leisurely, his eyes drifting toward the quiet window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin looked at him with an unpleasant expression, but she didn't know what standing she had to make more demands, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1459,"2026-06-20T06:05:17.358Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9128e2d7e976be00633bc672786c4d1402270cd952a8eee36e9e641d10bdff9e","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-25","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-23",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]