Chapter 42
Xiao Ziyu reacted slowly: "What does it mean to be photographed?"
"Someone took a photo of you and Teacher Zhou returning to the hotel." Luo Li said.
Xiao Ziyu finally came to his senses. He remembered that Zhou Qilin had reminded him about the paparazzi last night. He didn't expect that being photographed would have such a big impact.
"But we just happened to stay in the same hotel." Xiao Ziyu was a little at a loss.
"But the media won't report it like this, and the audience will be misled," Luo Li said after reporting the news, and then comforted him, "Brother Xiao, don't worry too much. We will go through the normal public relations process, and we just need to be careful in public places in the future."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ziyu opened Weibo. Without even searching, he saw the keyword floating high in the rankings: New generation actor meets movie king at night.
The picture was indeed taken at the hotel entrance. He and Zhou Qilin were standing on the steps one after the other. Zhou Qilin's back blocked most of his view, and only a tall silhouette with long hair could be seen.
The next photo was taken when he turned around. Even at such a long distance, even the confusion in his eyes was captured clearly, which actually added a bit of ambiguity after being dimmed by the night.
At the same time, the crew's Reuters was exposed, and the same model of nanny car of Xiao Ziyu and Zhou Qilin also became a hot topic of discussion.
The articles written by the following popular marketing accounts are more explosive than each other, with titles such as Hotel, Popular Star, Movie King, Keeping, and Sex Scandal.
Late-night hotels are a topic that is easy to hype, and since both he and Zhou Qilin are men, it gives entertainment reporters even more room to play.
Even the reason why Zhou Qilin remained unmarried for many years to focus on his career was spread as a closeted person.
Yuantai’s public relations team was very proactive and immediately contacted Zhou Qilin’s studio. Both parties issued announcements at the same time to refute the rumor that the two people just happened to book the same hotel.
The hotel bill was scanned and uploaded. Needless to say, Zhou Qilin already has a long-term suite in the hotel. Old fans all know that the reservation was made several years ago. When Xiao Ziyu printed out the bill, it turned out that the person who booked the room was Yuan Heng.
A fan who was halfway through eating the melon:? ? ?
It's getting more and more exciting.
"So, the person who bumped into Teacher Zhou at the hotel was actually Teacher Yuan?"
"Shouldn't the main point be that Teacher Yuan helped Xiao Ziyu get a room?"
"Xiao Ziyu has signed a contract with Yuantai, so it's normal for the money to go through Yuan Heng's account."
"Silly kid upstairs, the contract is signed and the money will be paid through the company account."
There were even some CP fans who were fans of Zhou and Yuan when they were competing for the Best Actor award. "I've eaten half of the melon, how come my 'Origin' CP suddenly came back to life?"
"I'd like to borrow your building to promote our 'Yuan Xiao'. I'll help you get a room today and I'll kidnap you into bed tomorrow."
"The two families above stop competing, welcome to join the big triangle 'Lin Yuan Yan Yu', no one will be spared (dog head)"
In the end, "Lin Yuan Xian Yu" was beaten up by everyone because he was too evil.
The topic became more and more off-topic. Yuan Tai's internet trolls came out to divert attention from the hotel and even dragged their own boss into the issue. The square began to become orderly and chaotic. "Maple Evening" was about to be aired and the crew also took the opportunity to promote it.
From the time the photos were leaked by the media in the early hours of last night to the time the discussion reached saturation by noon the next day, the heat of the incident itself began to decline.
Most of the actors in the crew are senior actors, so they are used to this kind of thing. Song Mei joked, "Zi Yu, don't take it too seriously. I had a scandal with Teacher Zhou the year before I won the Best Actress award. This is a sign of my fame."
Zhou Qilin said: "Fortunately, Ziyu Company reacted quickly and suppressed the topic in the early stage of popularity."
"But why was your room booked by Teacher Yuan?" Chen Churan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.
Zhou Qilin also turned his gaze over here. He had seen Yuan Heng call Xiao Ziyu and was somewhat curious about their relationship.
"The company's accounting system had a problem at the time," Luo Li said, coming to help. "All the bills were charged to Teacher Yuan's card."
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and Zhou Qilin's expression relaxed a lot.
The next scene was a horse riding scene, which was filmed in a forest in the suburbs. It was the scene where Fang Jingshi rescued his second sister.
After finishing the afternoon scenes, the crew broke camp. Director Yang took them outdoors, while Du Ruochao stayed behind to shoot the side plot.
The topic of "hotel gate" has gradually been covered, but the company still has a dedicated team to monitor it in real time. Luo Li kept in touch with the public relations department and suddenly his eyes widened: "Why is Teacher Yuan on the headlines again?"
Xiao Ziyu clicked on the link he sent, and saw that Yuan Heng was photographed by fans appearing at the Fontainebleau auction in France, but he didn't know what they were photographing.
The theme of this auction was jewelry. Most of the participants were ladies, and a small number were accompanying gentlemen. Yuan Heng, dressed in a black suit, looked a bit funny among a bunch of colorful socialites.
"Teacher Yuan has retired from the entertainment industry, and there is no need for such a gorgeous makeup. It is probably not bought for herself."
"Maybe he's buying someone a gift. Does Teacher Yuan have a crush on a girl?"
"He's already 28 years old this year. If no one wants him anymore, his mom fans will be anxious."
"Today's gossip is so exciting. It's obviously Xiao Ziyu and Zhou Qilin's scandal, but why does Teacher Yuan always insert hardcore into it?"
"I think it's Teacher Yuan who is jealous, that's why he went to buy gifts secretly."
"You CP fans, don't be so ridiculous..."
The discussions were friendly but successful in piquing everyone's interest.
Chen Churan gossiped, "Can you internal employees know any inside information? Does Teacher Yuan really have a lover?"
"We are just a subsidiary of Yuantai. We can't even see the boss normally, and all the inside information is spread by rumors." Luo Li said.
He tried his best to defend his boss's privacy in front of outsiders, and immediately sent a private message to Xiao Ziyu: "Brother Xiao, you have been filming with Teacher Yuan for such a long time, have you discovered any clues?"
Xiao Ziyu looked at him helplessly and shook his head.
"You must be so happy to receive Teacher Yuan's gift," Luo Li continued to give him gifts, "and with Teacher Yuan's conditions, it's a sure win as long as you give it."
"No matter what little goblin it is, he will definitely catch it."
Xiao Ziyu straightened his back subconsciously, not knowing what he was nervous about. I really didn’t know how to reply, so I just sent a period.
Just after sending the message, another message came on my phone.
Yuan Heng: I bought you a gift.
Yuan Heng had just come out of the auction house. He had been bidding for several hours before he saw what he wanted. He had no idea that the weather outside had changed several times.
Xiao Ziyu complained in his heart, the entertainment reporters are faster than you on WeChat: Why did you buy me a gift?
Seeing that he was unmoved, Yuan Heng could only explain: You forgot about it after you had the meal, but you can't forget to buy a stone.
It turned out that he was still concerned about what happened before. Xiao Ziyu said: It was just a joke.
Yuan Heng: Then don’t joke with me all the time, I will take it seriously.
Xiao Ziyu held the phone and looked at the scenery outside the window. His mind was a little confused just now and his heartbeat became faster.
Before the phone automatically turned off, Yuan Heng sent another voice message.
His voice was a little hoarse. Yuan Heng failed to tempt her with gifts, so he began to attack her heart: "The auction has been going on for a few hours, and now I have a headache."
Yuan Heng had no time to speak when his headache struck. The first sentence he said could be believed, but the second sentence was probably false.
Xiao Ziyu thought about the voice message for a while and was about to reply when he found that people in the rows in front and behind him were craning their necks to stare at him.
He felt inexplicably guilty: "What's wrong?"
"Who is talking?" Chen Churan scratched his head. He felt that it was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Fortunately, the volume of Xiao Ziyu's cell phone was relatively low, and Yuan Heng's voice passed by in a flash, leaving no chance for anyone to distinguish it.
"I was watching a movie and accidentally played it out loud." Xiao Ziyu apologized.
"That's what I told you," Chen Churan muttered and turned back, "You sound like a movie star."
Xiao Ziyu surrendered and replied to Yuan Heng: I accidentally let it out, and they almost recognized it was you.
Yuan Heng started typing: Then turn up the volume, so Zhou Qilin can hear it too.
Xiao Ziyu knew that he had seen the trending search, and began to avoid the main point, replying to the previous sentence in a roundabout way: How is your headache?
Yuan Heng: The way the company handled the situation was okay, and it was not in vain that we kept them.
Xiao Ziyu: Go back and have more rest.
Yuan Heng: Under the current circumstances, changing hotels will only lead to more topics, so let’s just stay here for now.
Xiao Ziyu: Are you really in pain or just pretending?
Yuan Heng: Which floor does he live on? I'll change your room, stay away from him.
Xiao Ziyu: ...
In her previous life, she had a mission to fulfill, so she could tolerate Yuan Heng's domineering and control over her. She didn't expect that he would become even worse in this life.
He couldn't stand it any longer and typed: Don't get sick like a prince.
Yuan Heng: What is the prince’s disease?
Anyway, he didn't remember, and Xiao Ziyu was just venting his anger: he was just overbearing and unreasonable.
Yuan Heng felt no injustice at all: Since Dr. Xiao had diagnosed my illness, I had to put it into practice.
Xiao Ziyu didn't know how to curse, and he had so many emotions but couldn't find a way to express them, so he took out the emoticon package and found a [knocking] emoticon and sent it over.
Thousands of kilometers away, Yuan Heng paused and said, if he couldn't win the argument, then he couldn't win. What's the point of being cute?
Secretary Qi Huai followed him, holding a small square box that Yuan Heng had just spent a million on. "Boss, shall we go back to the hotel now?"
Yuan Heng took the jewelry box, played with it for a while, and suddenly asked, "Have you booked a flight for the day after tomorrow?"
Qi Huai said, "The day after tomorrow at ten in the morning."
"What's the nearest flight?" Yuan Heng asked, "Change it to the nearest one for me."
Qi Huai was stunned for a moment: "Tomorrow our partner will invite you to Provence to see lavender."
"Lavender blooms every year, so there's no need to rush," Yuan Heng said, "Book the plane tickets, pack your luggage and we'll leave right away."
Yuan Heng has always been accustomed to making sufficient preparations in advance, and it is very rare for him to suddenly change his itinerary. Qi Huai confirmed: "Should we go back to Yunjing directly?"
"No, fly to Shanghai first, and then transfer to Hangzhou." Yuan Heng said, "Check where Xiao Ziyu is filming recently."
There were no more business class tickets, and Yuan Heng could not remember the last time he had flown in economy class. His long legs were curled up for more than ten hours, and he finally landed in the morning glow and the crying of children around him.
He had been kept awake the whole night and now his whole body ached. In addition, he was jet lagged and his mind was not very clear.
Qi Huai was not much better and insisted on calling a taxi for his boss. "Mr. Xiao and his team are filming outside in a nearby village and will not be back until tomorrow."
That was just right for jet lag. Yuan Heng rubbed his brows and said, "Let's book a hotel first..."
"Boss," Qi Huai called him. He didn't know what he saw, but his slightly hoarse voice seemed to be trembling. "It seems that something happened to the crew. There was a sudden mudslide in the mountain."
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