Chapter 918 Released

Lin Tan ignored him.

Last night, Qin Mo and Huo Sinian had already made their relationship clear before dinner, and she went in with Qin Mo. To still make such a guess after seeing all this can only mean Li Xingyang is doing it on purpose.

But her unwillingness to engage doesn't mean Li Xingyang will give up so easily.

"Lin Tan," Li Xingyang called out to her, "What do you think?"

“He is one of the key actors in ‘Memory Prison’, so it’s not surprising that he was at last night’s dinner.” Lin Tan said calmly and distantly, “This is our first roadshow, and it’s in Jingzhou.”

“I know.” Li Xingyang said, as if on purpose, “What I mean is, how come you are both his fiancée and Qin Mo’s wife? When did you meet President Huo?”

To them, Huo Sinian was practically at the top of the pyramid.

Their bosses don't necessarily have a say in things at dinner parties.

They met and even had a meal together and filmed a movie together.

It's so surreal.

"I have no relation to Huo Sinian whatsoever." Lin Tan's tone turned cold. "This is my last answer."

After saying that, Lin Tan left.

I didn't talk to them any further.

Watching her departing figure, Li Xingyang let out a soft scoff, a stark contrast to his usual easygoing demeanor.

"What's with the arrogance? He's just someone who got to the top by using his body," Li Xingyang said. "Who knows what underhanded methods he used to win over President Qin and President Huo?"

"I advise you to be more careful with your words," Zhou Shiying said, her face always bearing a fake smile.

Li Xingyang: Did I say something wrong?

"Do you think President Qin and President Huo aren't as smart as you and are easy to fool? Or do you really think you're the only one with discerning eyes?" Zhou Shiying said. "People in those positions can't be easily deceived?"

"How did Lin Tan get involved with those two?" Li Xingyang asked.

Zhou Shiying looked in the direction Lin Tan left, without saying a word.

She was aware of Lin Tan's family background.

After all, some people in the team had done some dirty things to reduce the competition between Lin Tan and her.

Therefore, Lin Tan's relationship with the two of them was definitely not due to her family background.

But whatever the reason, it is a fact that Lin Tan had relationships with both of them, and the distance between her and them widened completely after the relationship was exposed.

"If you ask me, they're just playing around with her, or it's just a battle of wits between men," Li Xingyang said. "Otherwise, why is Lin Tan still so lukewarm, without any resources, and without a single piece of jewelry worth tens of millions in the world of the wealthy?"

Zhou Shiying chuckled softly.

Li Xingyang frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

Zhou Shiying looked at him, her eyes seeming to see right through his thoughts: "You're just jealous."

Li Xingyang: "What?"

Zhou Shiying exposed him: "You're jealous that Lin Tan has two top figures, President Qin and President Huo, vying for her, while you're out drinking and entertaining people everywhere, and nobody even takes you seriously."

“Zhou Shiying!” Rationality erupted in anger.

“There’s nothing shameful about admitting you’re jealous. I’m jealous too. I also want a powerful figure to protect me.” Zhou Shiying still had a slight smile on her face, but the smile disappeared as she spoke. “But no matter how jealous I am, I won’t create a baby, Huang Yao.”

“You…” Li Xingyang’s face turned red with anger.

"Alright, what are you two arguing about here?" Fang Shi'an walked over with a casual expression on his face.

“Young Master Fang, you’re in the industry, you know a lot. Do you think Lin Tan got the attention of President Huo and President Qin through some improper means?” Li Xingyang broke down.

“I’ve asked my family, and Lin Tan did indeed register her marriage with Qin Mo,” Fang Shi’an said calmly. “If it were really through illegitimate means, a wealthy family like the Qin family wouldn’t even have given her a chance to enter.”

Li Xingyang frowned.

I feel resentful.

"Don't provoke people unnecessarily in the future," Fang Shi'an warned. "Whether it's President Qin or President Huo, they are not people you can afford to offend. If you really offend them, they can blacklist you with just one word."

Xiao Feng, who was walking behind them, overheard their conversation.

She told Lin Tan the gist of the matter, and then asked her, "Sister Lin Tan, they've gone too far. Should you ask President Qin to blacklist that Li Xingyang? Or maybe suppress him and put him on the sidelines?"

"Let it go this time." Lin Tan was easygoing. "If he says these things to my face again next time, I'll ask Qin Mo to help me withdraw the personnel resources."

As someone in the same industry, I know all too well how to bring someone down to rock bottom.

There is no need for a ban, nor is there a need to ostensibly withdraw resources.

All it takes is for Qin Mo to casually say a few words about how he offended her in a relevant setting, and that will be enough to remove Li Xingyang's resources without her even realizing it. After all, those bosses and rich people aren't stupid.

"What if he spreads rumors about you everywhere?" Xiao Feng was worried about this.

Lin Tan: "It's nothing."

Xiao Feng let out a sound of surprise.

Lin Tan explained to her, "If the public opinion gets really big, we can just post my marriage certificate with Qin Mo. Li Xingyang is always good at talking in the industry and wouldn't do something that would damage his future."

The facts were pretty much as she had guessed.

At first, Li Xingyang was very suspicious that there was some kind of deal involved.

But after Fang Shi'an said those words to him, he became obedient and realized that Lin Tan was not someone like him with no background to rely on could offend.

As a result, everyone got along extremely well during the subsequent roadshows.

Whether it's Li Xingyang or Fang Shi'an.

Everyone was quite polite to Lin Tan.

The only one who hasn't changed significantly from before is Zhou Shiying.

Ten days later, the roadshow ended, and the film was officially released in major theaters.

Because it's directed by Ning, it gets a relatively high screening rate.

On the day of its official release.

Lin Tan, wearing a mask and a baseball cap, went to the movies with Qin Mo.

This was her first time directing a film, and she was worried that she wouldn't perform well and that she might ruin director Ning's reputation. After all, director Ning's previous works had won numerous awards and performed well at the box office.

"Don't worry," Qin Mo said, holding her hand. "You have to believe in yourself."

“Okay!” Lin Tan nodded and walked into the box office with him.

Since this wasn't a film series and there wasn't much promotion, plus Lin Tan chose to see the first showing at 11 PM, the attendance wasn't very high.

Besides her and Qin Mo, there were only five or six passersby.

The film is two hours long.

Lin Tan went from being worried and nervous at first to gradually being drawn in.

That's when I realized that post-production was a huge undertaking, and all the special effects were done exceptionally well.

Two hours later.

The film has ended.

Everyone got up and left.

"Holy crap, that just killed me! How can a fantasy movie have such a powerful knife?"

"I thought at least the female lead, Tang Li, would survive."

"Me too!"

"When Tang Li remained forever in the flow of time, and Yin Ruins became the guardian of the instance, I cried my eyes out!"

"And when Tang Li met her other self, Li Tang, I got goosebumps all over!! It was so shocking!"

"Who is the actress who plays Tang Li? I don't think I've seen her before."

"His name seems to be Lin Tan."

"That's amazing! I'm going to watch it again tomorrow!"

I want to watch it a second time too!

"I'm not playing anymore, this is killing me."

"I want to see Tang Li and Yin Xu's scenes together. One is an empathetic person, and the other is a Wall Street elite. They are both so good-looking!!! And their scenes make me want to ship them as a couple!"

"Yes, yes, that Yin Xu guy is so handsome! He's the epitome of a refined scoundrel."

Lin Tan was relieved to hear their praise.

But the more I listened, the more something seemed off.

Although some people on set shipped Tang Li and Yin Xu as a couple, and even talked about it on set, it doesn't mean she approves of the pairing.

"Don't take their words to heart," Lin Tan said to Qin Mo. Qin Mo wasn't jealous, but she probably didn't like seeing anyone linking her with Huo Sinian.

Qin Mo: "It was my oversight."

Lin Tan: "?"

Lin Tan: "What?"

Qin Mo looked at her and said seriously, "Next time I'll ask Director Ning to give me a role so I can have scenes with you and we can have a good on-screen chemistry."