Chapter 4 The illegitimate child is following the car with this... annoying guy beside him...

After He Yan followed Zhu Shengting on Weibo last night, he foresaw that he had switched his phone to silent mode, regardless of the storm this action would cause outside, and began to immerse himself in reading the script.

The script was not long, only about 150,000 words. He read it for four hours in one go, and was so engrossed in it that he barely even went to the bathroom. Finally, at one o'clock in the morning, the unread paper became very thin in his hands, and he was just one step away from the ending of the story.

When He Yan was preparing to meet the ending of the two male protagonists with a nervous and expectant heart, he only saw six big dots on the last page of white paper.

The script ended abruptly, which was a bit unexpected for him.

Perhaps the screenwriter and director haven't decided on the ending yet? Or are they deliberately setting up suspense for the actors?

He Yan lay in bed with his eyes closed, thinking for a long time. If he were the screenwriter, how would he let this story end? As he was thinking, he fell asleep unknowingly. The script was spread out on his chest, forgotten by him, and thrown into his dreams.

The next morning, He Yan was awakened by an urgent knock on the door.

His eyes were not fully open yet. He squinted his eyes with the gaps as small as wool and reached for his cell phone in a daze. He looked at the time and it was seven thirty-six.

Seven thirty-six?

!

He Yan jumped up suddenly, his eyes widened suddenly, and he felt as if his brain was suddenly filled with wind oil. He was extremely awake, and he got out of bed and opened the door without even having time to change his clothes.

"Brother Yan? You're finally awake. We're going to be late for the Tings stand activities!" Huang Min breathed a sigh of relief when she saw He Yan finally opened the door. She almost went to the property management to get the key.

"Sorry, Xiao Min, I fell asleep while reading the script last night and forgot to set the alarm," He Yan hurried into the dressing room, "Wait five minutes, I'll be right down."

Huang Min nodded, "Okay, Brother Yan, I'll wait for you in the car downstairs."

After she said this, she turned and left. He Yan opened the wardrobe, picked out a simple black and white casual outfit, quickly washed up, put on a mask, changed into sneakers, and quickly went downstairs.

Five minutes was exactly five minutes, and He Yan arrived at the nanny car on time. Huang Min handed her a sandwich and a glass of iced American coffee, and then asked the driver to drive.

"Thank you." He Yan took it and took a bite slowly.

In fact, he himself is not a person who likes to drink iced American coffee, and he also prefers Chinese breakfast such as xiaolongbao. However, on the day when he needed to take a photo, he had to give it up for the sake of his facial condition.

"Brother Yan, the event starts at 12:30 and is expected to end at 3:00 in the afternoon. After that, we have to rush back to North City to have dinner with the director and screenwriter of the new drama." Huang Min reported today's schedule to He Yan.

He Yan ate his sandwich slowly, like a hamster, and asked, "Is Sister Shan coming tonight?"

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, everyone will go. Mr. Xu may go too. After all, everyone attaches great importance to this project." Huang Min said with some reservation.

It's not just that they attach great importance to it, they can be said to attach great importance to it. The company's planning for his and Zhu Shengting's business plan this time can be said to be very meticulous, and it is bound to sell well!

"Last night..." He Yan hesitated, took a sip of coffee, and then asked, "What was the online public opinion like?"

Huang Min scratched the back of his head and spoke frankly, "It was quite bloody, with all sorts of things being said. The fans were bickering and making quite a scene, and there were a lot of people watching the fun. But overall, the hype was really high, and the trending searches were about to explode. There's no need to worry about the subsequent attention."

He Yan seemed to be lost in thought.

This is exactly the scene that Mengchuan’s publicity department wants to see the most. They are not afraid of the fan circle fighting, but they are afraid that no matter how hard they try, there will be no popularity, otherwise everything will be in vain.

"Someone is following the car." Uncle Li, who had been driving silently, suddenly spoke out coldly.

He Yan's expression darkened, and he pulled his thoughts back to stare at the rearview mirror. "Uncle Li, are you sure?"

"Yes, the silver van behind." Uncle Li is an old hand after all. After calmly reporting the situation to He Yan, he quickly got rid of the car behind him.

At the moment when Uncle Li was getting rid of the car, Huang Min had already quickly informed Wang Shan about following the car.

"As expected, it's another stalker," Wang Shan didn't reply immediately. Huang Min turned off her phone and sighed, "I haven't seen him in a while, and he's here again today."

As soon as she finished saying this, she realized something was wrong and paused.

Oh, yes, why today?

Huang Min fell silent, but He Yan smiled softly.

"It seems that yesterday's attention behavior has caused great harm to some fans, and they have picked up old weapons." He Yan made a joke, and he naturally thought of it.

It is normal for fans to be dissatisfied. He Yan had anticipated this since he signed the contract. Some fans expressed their dissatisfaction by defending their rights and cursing online, while some fans were not so rational and would always do some extreme behaviors, such as following cars, which is a common occurrence. This kind of thing is like a dog-skin plaster and it is difficult to get rid of it.

However, this speed was indeed faster than he had imagined.

It's really relaxing to follow the car so early in the morning.

"It's okay. I've gotten rid of it now anyway." He Yan closed his eyes and rested. He didn't care much about it. After all, this kind of thing is quite common among their artists.

"Sister Shan replied to me. She said that she would arrange more bodyguards for future activities and more cars for rotation." Huang Min replied while looking at the phone.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." He Yan was still sleepy. After eating half a sandwich, he planned to take a nap while rushing to catch up on the bus. After saying this, he completely relaxed and closed his eyes.

*

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhu Shengting took a stack of scripts from Zhan Ming.

"It's okay, Brother Zhu. I'll pick you up for dinner at 5:30 in the afternoon." Zhan Ming smiled brightly, put on his bag and waved to Zhu Shengting.

"Okay." Zhu Shengting closed the door, took a few scripts, and sat back on the sofa.

The phone on the coffee table was still on, and the screen clearly showed the square of the hot search term that caused a sensation yesterday.

Zhu Shengting didn't have any secondary accounts. He was browsing Weibo with his left hand and watching the fight in the square with great interest.

He found that apart from his and He Yan's extremely dissatisfied fans, there were actually more onlookers who were just watching the fun. After all, he and He Yan were not yet famous enough to be top stars, and not many people knew them completely. It was just that seeing the fans fighting fiercely in the square, they became more interested in them.

Thinking of this, his fingers paused for a moment, and he happened to see a Weibo post. The content of this Weibo post was only one sentence -

[Everyone dares to say that the couple that toxic fans will fight with is the best couple. ]

Zhu Shengting looked at this sentence a few more times, finally put down his phone and picked up the script on the coffee table again.

Having said that, Zhu Lao is really confused. He even forgot to send the script yesterday. It was only this morning that he sent it to his assistant Zhan Ming for printing. However, Zhan Ming is very efficient.

Zhu Shengting is used to reading the script more than three times. The first time he takes a quick look, the second time he reads it carefully, and the third time he takes notes. As for the fourth and fifth times, it depends on whether the "depth" of the script is worth his further consideration.

When he got it, he glanced through it first. The script was quite thin and it would probably take him three hours to finish reading it.

Frankly speaking, he didn't have high expectations for this script, because it was clearly stated at the beginning that it was a business script tailor-made for him and He Yan, so it was most likely a sweet story mainly for spreading sweet feelings.

Zhu Shengting poured a cup of hot coffee and opened the first page of the script.

He saw two signatures written on this page, namely the director and screenwriter of this script. Zhu Liao had not told him the team behind the script before.

He lowered his eyes and stared, his heart trembling. He changed his previous thoughts and looked carefully.

Time slipped away silently at his fingertips.

*

"The time is almost up. After taking the promotional photos, the event will start soon." Huang Min glanced at his phone, stood up and walked to He Yan's dressing table.

The makeup artist took off the small hair clip on He Yan's head, and his makeup was now ready.

Tings's event for He Yan this time was to promote its jewelry line. After He Yan stood up, he put on a silver bracelet and ring that matched his black suit today. The makeup artist also clipped a snake-shaped ear bone stud on the side of his ear bone.

"Let's go." He Yan cleared his throat and was taken to the studio.

Because of the tight time schedule, the photos taken were relatively simple, indoor scenes. A professional photographer was responsible for taking detailed photos, while Huang Min took turns using her d and mobile phone to take behind-the-scenes and live photos. She planned to select some to send out later, and then reserve some as a bonus after the event.

Fifteen minutes later, the promotional photos were taken. Huang Min looked at the time and it was just the right time to check out the location, so he led He Yan to the platform in the lobby on the first floor of the mall.

Before the congratulatory guests arrived, they could already hear the bustling noise.

As soon as he appeared in the sight of the audience and fans, the screams from the audience became even louder, accompanied by constant clicking sounds.

"Ahhhh Xiaoyan, mom is here to see you!"

"So handsome, so handsome, Brother Yan looks so handsome today!"

"Brother Yan, look this way!"

“…”

"Shh." He Yan stood still on the stage and made a gesture of silence to the noisy audience. Sure enough, the fans in the audience were very obedient and quiet.

He Yan smiled faintly and signaled to the host that the event could officially begin.

*

Zhu Shengting was just about to read the end of the story when he was stopped by a physical obstacle. The script did not leave an ending.

He felt a moment of disappointment, and when he blinked and looked at the lock screen of his phone, he realized that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

He read the story from its beginning to the last page of the script in one breath.

Zhu Shengting's mind was like a player playing the images presented by the text in the script, the brilliant, grayish, and even those moments when they changed from colorless to colorful.

This is a simple and somewhat clichéd story, but it is touching enough. You can feel that the person who wrote the story poured his sincere love into it, which shows the creator's writing skills.

The screenwriter has not given him an ending yet, perhaps he has different considerations.

This made Zhu Shengting think unconsciously, if it were him, what kind of ending would he give to this story?

*

"What do you two think is the best way to arrange the ending of the story?" Dong Xiao put down his chopsticks and looked at the two protagonists of his next story sitting opposite him with a smile.

He Yan put down his wine glass and subconsciously glanced at the other person being questioned who was sitting on his left.

He and Zhu Shengting haven't exchanged a single word since the dinner started, like a couple who appear to be together but are actually apart, even though they are sitting next to each other.

He Yan felt a little complicated at this moment. Being questioned as a protagonist, he was automatically divided into the same camp. This made He Yan feel very subtle, but he knew that there would probably be many more moments like this in the future.

Zhu Shengting naturally looked back at him. Seeing that He Yan had no intention of speaking, he opened his lips slightly and was about to say something, but Director Xia Hui did not give him a chance to speak.

"Don't be in a hurry. You still have some time to think about the ending of this story." Xia Hui raised the corner of her mouth and clinked glasses with Wang Shan and Xu Zhi who were sitting next to her.

"Director Xia, do you mean that the ending of this story will be decided by the two of us?" He Yan asked hesitantly.

Xia Hui signaled to Dong Xiao with her eyes, but the other party still had that smiling look on his face.

"A good actor needs to truly immerse themselves in the role. Frankly, when your CEO Xu came to me personally, I was a little reluctant to sell the script," Dong Xiao said directly, glancing at the smiling Xu. "But he showed me photos of the two of you, and your appearances really do fit the roles. As you know, this is very rare in the industry, so your Director Xia and I are willing to give it a try."

"But the ending of this story depends on your own choice. We have two versions of the ending here, and it's up to you two to decide which one to choose. After the show is over, all the comments, good or bad, will be entirely your responsibility."

"When you become theirs, your choices become theirs. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Thank you, Director Xia and Editor Dong." Zhu Shengting did not remain silent this time, but quickly responded. He admitted that he had some expectations in his heart, and some excitement about the unknown ending but knowing it was in his own hands.

"Thank you, Director Xia and Editor Dong," He Yan followed suit. "So, when can we expect to know the two endings of the story?"

When they were almost done with the meal, Xia Hui stood up and Dong Xiao followed suit.

"When you in the story reach the end." Xia Hui walked to the door of the box, lit a ladies' cigarette, shook the cigarette butt, and walked forward.

He Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and prepared to walk out the door with Wang Shan.

"Oh, right," Xia Hui turned around again at this time, looking back and forth at He Yan and Zhu Shengting without any burden, with a hint of amusement in her eyes, "What is your relationship now? It's not the same as your fans, right?"

It seems that Xia Hui also saw the sensational gossip on Weibo last night.

He Yan was choked by the question. Looking at Xia Hui's eyes, he suddenly couldn't say anything polite like "we have a pretty good relationship".

"Director Xia."

Zhu Shengting took half a step faster and walked silently in front of He Yan, blocking one-third of his shoulders.

"Our current relationship will not affect the progress of filming. We are still in the process of getting used to each other."

"That's good," Xia Hui smiled calmly, shaking the thin cigarette in her hand. "Play your part as 'couple' well. See you at the script reading."

"Yes, I will, Director Xia." Zhu Shengting responded with a smile.

He Yan raised his eyes and glanced at the person standing in front of him. He suddenly felt a little itchy on the tip of his ear.

No, maybe it was a little strangely hot.

He Yan was not angry this time, but was more embarrassed by being tied up by Wuxing and Zhu Shengting.

He realized later that the business was really about to begin.

Just like this... annoying guy next to me.