Chapter 72 Shen Li and Su Ye...
Shen Li and Su Ye's communication was interrupted for the third time. Looking at Ning Yun's profile as he spoke to Su Ye as if nothing had happened, Shen Li finally realized the problem.
Ning Yun kept stopping him from talking to Su Ye.
Su Ye also sensed something was wrong. She glanced at Ning Yun, her beautiful eyes revealing some doubt. Ning Yun had a very good reputation in the industry over the years. He was kind and righteous, and he was never the kind of person who would bully others or bully younger people. What was wrong with him these past two days?
Shen Li shook his head at Su Ye, picked up his small stool, and walked into the shed next door.
If others don't like you, there's no need to try to please them.
"Why are you sitting here?"
As soon as the director entered the studio, he saw Shen Li sitting alone inside.
Shen Li made an excuse: "The sun is too strong, I'm feeling a little dizzy."
"Oh dear, is there anything that's bothering you?" Gao Wei quickly straightened his face. "Don't worry, it might be heatstroke. I'll have the assistant bring you a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water."
The fourth prince was frail, so he wore multiple layers of costumes. Before the weather got too hot, the crew rushed to film the winter scenes first, otherwise, when the sweltering summer arrived in August, everyone would be unable to put on their winter clothes.
Before Shen Li could stop him, Gao Wei shouted towards the next room, and a few seconds later, the young female assistant came over carrying several bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.
"Oh!"
As Su Ye was speaking, she suddenly heard a contemptuous, mocking voice beside her. She abruptly stopped talking, looked at Ning Yun and looked away from the shed. After hesitating for a long time, she finally asked the question that had been on her mind. She asked tactfully, "Ning Yun, is there some misunderstanding between you and Shen Li?"
"Teacher Ning, you need to reshoot this scene."
Shouts came from afar.
"No," Ning Yun said. "I just can't stand people like that."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the filming location.
Su Ye's words caught in her throat, filled with confusion: What? What kind of person?
They finished work early that evening, and Gao Wei booked a table at a hotel to welcome the male lead back.
Shen Li didn't want to go. He was just the fourth male lead, and his total screen time in the final film would probably only be a few hours. Going there would inevitably make him feel awkward.
Before he could even change out of his costume, Gao Wei said to him, "Let's do it together later."
"Director Gao, I'm just..."
“No, you have to go,” Gao Wei said in a low voice. “The big boss from the investors is here today.”
The big boss of the investment firm?
Shen Li was taken aback. Shen Wenyuan?
My brother said this morning that he was going to L City to find Song An, but he's back so soon?
Seeing several pairs of eyes turn to him, their gazes lingering on him and Gao Wei, Shen Li pursed his lips and didn't refuse again.
Ning Yun's lips twitched, and a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes.
It's strange how they put on airs.
Shen Li sent Jiang Huaichuan a message saying that the crew would have dinner together that night, and the video call would be late.
Jiang Huaichuan: Okay!
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At 7 p.m., when everyone arrived at the hotel, the big boss that Gao Wei had mentioned had not yet arrived. Shen Li found an empty seat, poured herself a glass of warm water, and sat down.
The stool next to him was pulled out, and Shen Li paused in his frantic typing. He looked up and saw Su Ye.
Su Ye wore a black fitted long dress, her long, wavy hair was styled up, revealing her fair and beautiful nape of the neck, and a diamond necklace around her neck sparkled dazzlingly.
"Sister Su Ye, would you like some warm water?"
"A drink, please, Xiao Li."
Su Ye sat down next to Shen Li, propped her chin up, and glanced at Shen Li's face with her beautiful eyes. She parted her red lips slightly and said, "No wonder everyone online says you look good in a suit. If you weren't married, I would like your style too."
Shen Li smiled, her brown eyes appearing even gentler under the light: "Sister Su Ye, you're teasing me again."
"No, I'm telling the truth." After saying that, she glanced around guiltily, especially at the door of the private room.
"By the way, did you and Ning Yun know each other before?"
Shen Li shook his head.
He knew about it, but had never been in contact with it.
As they were talking, the chair on the other side of Shen Li was pulled out. Shen Li and Su Ye both paused and looked to their right, where they saw Ning Yun sitting next to them with a sour face.
Su Ye: What did he do this time?
Shen Li: I don't know.
"Why did you stop talking?" Ning Yun's tone was unfriendly. He stared directly at Chen Li, his eyes filled with a hint of mockery. "Is it inconvenient for me to be here?"
Shen Li confirmed that Ning Yun was targeting him.
Shen Li could tolerate it, but it depended on who the person was. This person had been sarcastic and unfriendly towards him from the very first moment they met. Shen Li had avoided it the previous times, since he and Ning Yun didn't have many scenes together and it wasn't worth getting into trouble. But this time, the person had gone straight to his face. If he could still tolerate it, he would only have himself to blame.
Shen Li pressed Su Ye's hand down, looked directly into Ning Yun's eyes, and asked seriously, "If you have a problem with me, please say so directly. If you don't like me, please stay away. There's no need to hate me and keep coming back to make trouble."
Shen Li is usually gentle and mild-mannered, and he rarely gets angry unless his principles are violated.
Shen Li's voice was not loud and did not carry out in the noisy environment. Only Su Ye and Ning Yun beside him heard it clearly. Although Ning Yun showed that he did not like him, he did not shout it out, so Shen Li naturally would not embarrass him.
Ning Yun clearly didn't expect Shen Li to directly confront him. His face flushed red, and he stood up abruptly. Just as he was about to speak, Gao Wei's hearty laughter came from the doorway.
Shen Li glanced at Ning Yun.
The big boss from the investors has arrived.
Realizing this, Ning Yun took three deep breaths to suppress her emotions.
As the lead actor, he absolutely cannot let internal discord within the production crew escalate to the investors, as this would affect the subsequent development and filming of the production.
Ning Yun's face regained its polite smile. He stood up and headed towards the door.
Seeing this, Shen Li, who was following behind, raised an eyebrow and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes. He knew why Ning Yun's personality had allowed him to go so far.
As Gao Wei's laughter grew closer, the figure outside the door came into view.
The man standing to Gao Wei's left was very tall, wearing a black shirt with the cuffs casually rolled up, revealing his muscular forearms. His indifferent gaze swept casually ahead, as if searching for something. The next second, the man's deep black eyes flickered, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.
Shen Li's eyes widened.
How could it be Jiang Huaichuan?
Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone's gaze invariably turned to Shen Li.
Gao Wei pulled out the main seat: "President Jiang, please sit down." Then he called to Shen Li, "Xiao Li, come and sit here."
Seeing Gao Wei's mischievous expression, Shen Li finally understood why Gao Wei had insisted that he come over tonight. It turned out that he already knew who was coming and had been secretly keeping it from him. Perhaps someone else was behind this too.
Shen Wenyuan probably didn't even know that he had been given extra work to do today.
Helpless, Shen Li walked forward and sat down.
Ning Yun frowned deeply. He looked at the director with some confusion. When did Gao Wei start doing pimping? His gaze swept around and finally landed on Su Ye's face. Seeing that she looked normal, his heart sank to the bottom.
Gao Wei introduced everyone present to Jiang Huaichuan. When it was Shen Li's turn, Shen Li also stood up.
“This is our fourth male lead, Shen Li.” Gao Wei’s voice softened slightly. He rubbed his fingers awkwardly and uttered, “You…you’re familiar with him.”
Hahahaha.
A few good-natured laughs rang out from the table.
Jiang Huaichuan's lips curled up slightly as he looked at Shen Li and gently clinked glasses with hers.
While Gao Wei was talking, Shen Li lowered her voice and asked Jiang Huaichuan, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Huaichuan toyed with Shen Li's fingers, mimicking Shen Li's manner, and lowered his voice, "I missed you."
Ning Yun felt uncomfortable during the meal. He was sitting to the left of Jiang Huaichuan, where he could clearly see all of Jiang Huaichuan's movements.
He saw Jiang Huaichuan's right hand constantly kneading Shen Li's waist, saw Jiang Huaichuan eat the half shrimp that Shen Li had left, and saw Jiang Huaichuan deliberately take Shen Li's cup even though he had his own.
Ning Yun's face turned as if he had swallowed a fly. Finally, he couldn't help but nudge Su Ye next to him with his elbow.
"What are you doing?" Su Ye's dried tofu fell onto the plate. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly. Had this person damaged his brain from filming in the mountains for so long during his last drama?
"No, didn't you see?" Ning Yun said like a thief, "That President Jiang has been touching Shen Li inappropriately."
"so what?"
Su Ye was puzzled.
"Shen Li's face turned red; he was furious but dared not speak out!"
Su Ye was speechless: …………
Are you fucking out of your mind?
Just as Su Ye was about to explain, she saw him suddenly stand up.
Ning Yun downed the wine in his glass in one gulp: "Excuse me, I also need to go to the restroom."
After saying that, he followed Shen Li out.
Jiang Huaichuan paused, narrowed his eyes, and put down his chopsticks.
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"Is there anything I can help you with?"
Shen Li lowered his eyes and washed his hands. He looked in the mirror and asked Ning Yun, who was standing at the bathroom door, clearly waiting for him.
Ning Yun turned his head and said awkwardly, "If you... if you're not feeling well, you should leave first. I'll explain to President Jiang and the director for you."
Shen Li: ?
What's wrong with this person again?
Seeing that Shen Li didn't speak, Ning Yun thought he was scared, so she quickly said, "Everyone in this line of work will encounter this. Such dirty things are usually not brought out into the open. I originally thought that Director Gao wouldn't do this, but I didn't expect him to be this kind of person as well."
Which company is your contract under? Never mind, it doesn't matter which company it's under. Nobody can go against that person. Did you even go to university? What did you study? After being sidelined, find some other work.
Upon hearing this, Shen Li suddenly realized what he was talking about, and for a moment she was both amused and exasperated.
Shen Li asked curiously, "Don't you dislike me? Why are you helping me?"
Ning Yun stiffened her neck: "It's my business if I don't like you, but that doesn't mean I should just stand by and watch this happen. Sigh! I'm not going to argue with you anymore. We've been out long enough. If we don't go back soon, people will get suspicious. You should go now."
After saying that, he turned and walked out, but the next second, he suddenly stopped.
Ning Yun's breathing suddenly became rapid. He froze on the spot, silently staring at the man standing in the corridor.
Ning Yun opened her mouth, her face paling for a moment: "President Jiang..."
“Mr. Ning?” Jiang Huaichuan asked in a deep voice, his gaze scrutinizing him inch by inch. “Not bad.”
Ning Yun felt a chill in his heart; he knew he was finished.
He has no powerful connections and has climbed to where he is today entirely through his own hard work. Over the past ten years, he has not dared to make a single wrong step, for fear of ruining his reputation and being suppressed or sidelined.
"President Jiang, I..."
"Why are you scaring him?" Shen Li dried his hands, walked straight up to Jiang Huaichuan, and cupped his face in his hands, shaking it from side to side.
Jiang Huaichuan tilted his gaze slightly: "No way."
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Ning Yun returned to the private room like a lost soul, his eyes glazed over, still in shock.
A few minutes later, Jiang Huaichuan and Shen Li returned to the private room one after the other. Everyone's eyes slid over Shen Li's reddened lips, and they tacitly pretended not to see it.
At this moment, Ning Yun understood everything. He widened his eyes and asked Su Ye, who was closest to him, "You all know?"
"Know what?"
"The relationship between President Jiang and Shen Li."
"Yes." After saying that, Su Ye paused, finally explaining Ning Yun's previous ramblings. She was extremely surprised. "You didn't know?"
Ning Yun: ………
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