Chapter 13: Be My Girlfriend

  "Cut! Very good! Uma, this move of yours is truly perfect. I believe that when this film is released, your move will absolutely become the most influential in all of America, even in all of North America." Song Tang said to Uma Thurman after they had just finished filming a scene from the script.

  "Really? Director, thank goodness, today's scenes are finally finished shooting, I strongly demand that the director give me overtime pay." Uma complained to Song Tang.

  As Uma complained, the entire crew on set couldn't help but burst into a fit of snickers. Seeing this, Song Tang smiled awkwardly, but didn't retort because it was indeed his own fault that had increased everyone's workload. Originally, one take would have been enough to complete the scene, but due to Song Tang being a first-time film actor and his perfectionist personality, they might need to re-shoot several times before completing it, which added to the workload, especially for Uma who played the lead role in the script, whose workload had increased exponentially.

  Song Tang looked at the girl standing in front of him, and involuntarily thought of Uma Thurman's profile: Uma Karuna Thurman, born on April 29, 1970, in Boston, USA. Her father was an expert in Indian Buddhist philosophy, and her mother was a Swedish psychologist. The influence of Eastern culture and European style made Uma Thurman's beauty unique and mysterious. At the age of 16, she ventured alone to New York, and at 17, she became a very successful model.

  Uma Thurman is a woman who will not be forgotten at first glance, because of that face with an enigmatic expression. Some people say Uma's face is beautiful to the extreme; some people say it's a flawed face, with a sharp and long nose, deep eye sockets, eyes that are too far apart, and lines that are too hard...

  In 1988, she made her film debut in "Kiss Daddy Goodnight", followed by "Johnny Be Good" and "Dangerous Liaisons". Thurman began to attract notice, but she did not seek to capitalize on this early success. In 1990, director Philip Kaufman gave her the lead role of June Miller in his drama "Henry & June", the first film to be given an NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America.

  Uma's beauty is fragile, but her heart is strong.

  Song Tang recalled a scene he had just shot: Uma, dressed in black short hair, was completely different from her usual self. She looked sexy and wild, lying on the bed with her feet up, smoking and gazing into the distance. Song Tang believed this pose would definitely be popular in North America, as it also captivated him. But in real life, some people are destined to stay with you forever, while others are only meant to have a brief encounter with you, and still others will pass by you in the vast sea of humanity.

  And now Uma is destined to be the second kind of person. Song Tang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the figure in front of him who had captivated him. Her beauty was destined not to belong to anyone, 22-year-old Uma, in the prime of her youth, had both the innocence of a girl and the maturity of a young woman, unfortunately, for a long time to come, she would devote her life to her acting career, because she liked this job, deeply loving this feeling.

  The Buddhist scriptures say: The five hundred glances of past lives can only be exchanged for a brief encounter in this life. Who knows what the future holds? As it is said: Bodhi has no tree, and the bright mirror is not a stand. Originally there was not a single thing, where did the dust come from? In real life, everywhere is filled with setbacks and helplessness. Facing such a helpless life, why not open your heart and face it calmly?

  "What? You're tempted by this mature body, aren't you?" Jessica, who had somehow become Song Tang's assistant, appeared beside him.

  "Hmm, I feel like there's a sour taste. If the beautiful and sexy Jessica could wear less and let me see her beautiful and sexy body, I think it would be even more mesmerizing." Song Tang withdrew his gaze from Uma's sexy body and teased Jessica with a smile.

  "Get lost!" Jessica heard Song Tang's teasing words and her face suddenly turned pink.

  "Haha... Haha..." Suddenly, the employees present heard the conversation between the two and burst into a fit of laughter.

  After work, add some laughter, maybe it will make life more colorful. It's the same day whether you're happy or sad, so why torture yourself and be unhappy?

  It wasn't long before the set, which was originally bustling with activity, became quiet and deserted. The only people left were Song Tang and one other staff member who had to stay behind.

  "Jessica, be my girlfriend!" At this time, Song Tang saw that no one was paying attention to him at the scene, and he recalled his mother Liu Ying's words when he left home in the morning. So Song Tang plucked up all his courage and asked Jessica softly.

  "Ah! What?" Unprepared Jessica, after hearing Song Tang's confession, suddenly had two red clouds rising on her face, adding some charm and shyness to Jessica. With both hands playing with the file holder in her hand, she didn't know how to respond to Song Tang's words. Although Jessica admitted that she had some good feelings towards Song Tang, it was still far from reaching the level of love.

  "Haha, sorry about that, Jessica. I made a mistake, what I meant to say is can you pretend to be my girlfriend?" Song Tang hurriedly explained to Jessica after realizing his slip of the tongue.

  This made Jessica understand what Song Tang meant. It turned out that when Song Tang called his mother, Liu Ying, last night, he heard Jessica's voice, which made his mother misunderstand that Song Tang was on a date with his girlfriend. Liu Ying looked at her son, who was growing up day by day and was about to reach the age of romance, but in the past, Song Tang was only interested in studying and had no interest in women, which worried all of Song Tang's elders, especially his grandfather, Song Yuanqiao, who was eager to hold his grandson. Two years ago, he began to introduce girlfriends to Song Tang, but Song Tang was not interested. Until last night, Liu Ying found out that her son was with a girl, and suddenly the whole family thought their son had grown up. So after Song Tang returned home, the whole family started asking questions, and in order not to make things difficult for his elders at home, Song Tang, who couldn't bear it anymore, lied to them and said Jessica was his girlfriend!

  I thought this matter would pass like this, but who would have thought that when I came out this morning, all the elders in the family strongly said that they must bring Jessica home for dinner tonight, or Liu Yong will take action personally. Song Tang thought about it and felt that this was not good. If he let his mother see Jessica first, wouldn't she see through his lie? Later on, he would be bothered to death by this matter.

  After some deliberation, Song Tang decided to let Jessica pretend to be his girlfriend in order to deceive his family. After explaining the situation, Song Tang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and looked at Jessica with a tense expression.

  After hearing Song Tang's explanation, Jessica originally wanted to directly refuse and scare Song Tang. However, seeing Song Tang's anxious and tense expression, Jessica's eyes rolled over and she burst out laughing, saying: "Okay! I agree to pretend to be your girlfriend."

  Song Tang heard Jessica agree to his request and let out a sigh of relief, putting down the tense mood. Song Tang was really afraid that Jessica would not agree.

  "But..." Jessica's one sentence lifted Song Tang's heart again.

  "But what?" Song Tang looked at the angelic face in front of him, and the more he looked, the more he felt a devilish aura.

  "But you have to agree to three conditions," Jessica said with a smile.

  "What conditions? As long as they don't go against morality, don't break the law, and don't violate my principles as a human being, then all thirty are acceptable." Song Tang asked anxiously.

  "What's the condition? I haven't thought it through yet, I'll tell you later when I've figured it out."

  After a negotiation between the two, Song Tang had no choice but to accept Jessica's unequal treaty, which stipulated: Party A is Song Tang and Party B is Jessica. From the date of signing of this treaty, Jessica will pretend to be Song Tang's girlfriend without assuming any legal obligations. Jessica can request three things from Song Tang on the premise that she does not violate laws, moral principles, or Song Tang's personal principles, while Song Tang must fulfill his duties as a boyfriend.

  After Song Tang signed the unequal treaty, an angelic face suddenly revealed a devilish smile of satisfaction.

  This makes Song Tang feel a bit deceived and cheated, thinking: How did I not see this before? This Jessica has the potential to be Zhao Min.