70 Chapter 70
◎Sign◎
Under the bright lights around him, the moment Cao Mingyan saw Zhang Li, his whole brain went blank.
But he came to his senses as quickly as possible and quickly pressed the screen-off button on his phone to ensure that Zhang Li could not see the page on his phone.
Although he had hooked up with Liu Qingran, for him, if he didn't deal with Zhang Li properly, it would still be a hidden danger. So he wouldn't fall out with her in the short term, but would only gradually distance himself from her in the future.
But how could he know that all this was arranged by Zhang Li? Even if he covered up the fact that he added Liu Qingran on WeChat, there were still many other loopholes.
-
The two looked at each other for several seconds before Cao Mingyan seemed to finally come back to his senses and smiled with surprise.
"Lili, why are you here?"
After saying that, he looked around again, but didn't see her agent or assistant.
Feeling something was wrong, he asked again, "Is there no one with you? Isn't this too dangerous?"
Most importantly, shouldn't the 'person' behind Wan Cheng have her under tight control? How could he possibly let her appear alone in a place like a restaurant?
He must be hiding in the distance and monitoring us!
Sure enough, Cao Mingyan saw a low-key and luxurious car on the side of the road not far away.
Just when he thought things were under control, Zhang Li asked again with a half-smile, "I just said, you look very happy!"
After Cao Mingyan finally felt the definite danger again, Zhang Li's words completely stunned him.
"Is it because I finally got to Liu Qingran's high ground that I'm revealing my true feelings?"
Zhang Li was smiling while saying this.
But this smile looked particularly creepy to Cao Mingyan. Zhang Li seemed to have turned evil!
Cao Mingyan blurted out subconsciously, "No! Lili, how could you say that?!"
Zhang Li was still smiling, not even the curve of his eyes changing. "You don't think I can't know just because I haven't caught it ready, do you?"
She went straight to the process and showed him the newly received photos on her phone.
When Cao Mingyan saw the photo of himself smiling brightly at Liu Qingran, his heart skipped a beat.
Although Liu Qingran was disguised, she was too easy to recognize for people who knew her.
But before he could explain, Zhang Li turned off the screen and gave him a smile that was so meaningful that it was almost terrifying.
"You betrayed me, didn't you? I'll teach you a lesson next time."
After saying that, she turned around and left.
Cao Mingyan wanted to rush forward to explain, but two bodyguards who appeared behind him at some point directly detained him on the spot.
"Let me go! Lili! I've been wrongly accused! Really! Listen to my explanation!"
There was a hint of panic in those words. Cao Mingyan obviously didn't expect Zhang Li to sentence him to death without even giving him a chance to explain.
He didn't know that Zhang Li did it on purpose.
Not giving anyone a chance is the best opportunity. For the system, this opportunity is the best bargaining chip.
Most importantly, Zhang Li didn't want to say a word to someone like Cao Mingyan.
She quickly got back into the car and told the driver, "Take me back to the apartment."
"Okay, boss."
As the car started, Zhang Li also pressed the button for the front and rear seat sound insulation partitions.
The partition quickly rose, completely separating the front seat from the space behind.
Almost the moment the system determined that the host was in a separate space, it automatically jumped out.
"Ding—Congratulations to the host for triggering the fourth test of the system—"
"The host has discovered that their best friend, who they grew up with, has been secretly chatting with the heroine, Liu Qingran. However, there may be a misunderstanding. This best friend is the host's entire friendship, and the host has deep feelings for him. A test is generated - assuming that the host's best friend has not betrayed the host, but is trying to get closer to Liu Qingran. The host is given two choices: is the host willing to save this sincere friendship, or is the host willing to gain 500 million yuan and completely push his best friend towards the heroine, Liu Qingran?"
Cao Mingyan is actually worth 500 million?! This surprised Zhang Li.
However, just as the system finished explaining the test content, Zhang Li also received a WeChat message reminder.
[Arthur: Lili, I approached Liu Qingran because of you! I wanted to explain to her that they've always misunderstood you. Now that you're in this situation, I want to use the Liu family's power to rescue you. Don't fall for someone's scheme to alienate you!]
It turns out that when a person has too much in his mind, it is easy to overthink.
Zhang Li understood Cao Mingyan's thoughts as soon as she read these words. He felt that this incident was too coincidental, so he suspected that Wan Cheng, the person who "coerced" her, had deliberately arranged it behind the scenes, with the purpose of completely getting him, her "childhood sweetheart", away from her.
Without knowing what he specifically said to Liu Qingran, this explanation is quite reasonable, and it is no wonder that the system included it in the test conditions.
Zhang Li, who knew the truth, could not be deceived at all, but in front of the system, she still had to pretend to be conflicted.
She tightened her grip on the phone, and her breathing became much faster than usual.
Suddenly, she had another idea.
What on earth is the system trying to test by arranging so many tests for her?
Is it to test a person's bottom line for money? Or to see if a person will fall into the abyss of money as bait?
Thinking of this, Zhang Li's face suddenly became cold, contrary to his previous "reluctant" expression.
"I choose 500 million!"
Seeing her abnormal behavior, the system asked, "Why is the host so decisive this time?"
Zhang Li: "I just realized that instead of having a friendship that is always full of worries, it is better to have money. With money, there will naturally be countless people willing to be my friends."
The system recorded all her cold expressions and words.
This time, it seemed to analyze for a while.
However, it had no doubt about Zhang Li and also fulfilled the previous test.
"According to the host's choice, the system will exchange 500 million for the host. Please reply to your friend: From now on, we will be enemies when we meet again."
Zhang Li did not hesitate and directly repeated the system's words to Cao Mingyan. After sending it, he directly added him to the blacklist.
At this point, Cao Mingyan’s usefulness has been exhausted.
The 500 million promised by the system was soon deposited into Zhang Li’s account.
However, this time, the system did not immediately enter standby mode. Instead, it continued to tell Zhang Li, "The system has detected that the host's threshold for love has increased. The activation conditions for previously exchanged love and friendship will be doubled."
Zhang Li understood what the system said. It meant that because her attitude had changed, if she wanted to use love and friendship to stimulate tests in the future, she would need to double her emotional value.
If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely feel it was a great pity.
But for Zhang Li, whatever he can get is better, if he can't, then forget it.
The most important thing is that, having come to this point, she actually no longer has any particular need for the system's exchange. On the contrary, she feels that the system is a shackle.
If she didn't want to make use of the scumbags related to her original body, she might not have awakened this system again.
Thinking of this, she decided to pull out all the remaining "family affection".
After the system said this, it quickly went into standby mode.
Zhang Li finally stopped pretending and began to think carefully.
According to the progress from small to large, the next best arrangement should be Liu Shuyi, and then the couple Liu Fancheng and Xifen.
Since Cao Mingyan can exchange 500 million, these three people should be able to exchange more.
She would now use the conditions at hand to arrange a suitable 'script' for the three of them.
As for the background, she had already set it up.
-
The person in charge of Xuanhuang originally didn't want to hire a spokesperson, but suddenly received a contact from the boss, asking her to talk to Liu Qingran about the endorsement, so she naturally couldn't refuse.
I waited at Xiyue Restaurant for a while, and it was past eight o'clock, but Liu Qingran still hadn't shown up.
If she hadn't received her call before, she would have thought that Liu Qingran had never agreed to come.
Her secretary frowned beside her, obviously having a bad first impression of the unpunctual Liu Qingran.
The two chatted for a while.
Fortunately, we only had to wait for a few minutes before Liu Qingran came hurriedly.
There was a knock on the door and the person in charge said, "Come in."
Liu Qingran pushed open the door and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, Ms. Huang, there was a little accident just now..."
Seeing that her hair was a little messy, Huang Xun nodded in understanding.
"It's okay, come in and sit down."
After entering and closing the door, Liu Qingran sat down opposite with his assistant, took off his disguise, and nodded to Huang Xun and the others.
Huang Xun first asked some general questions, such as whether Liu Qingran had endorsed clothing before and what types of other advertising endorsements she had taken.
I heard that Liu Qingran has not endorsed other clothing brands, and the other advertisements she took were for high-end luxury goods. Huang Xun was quite satisfied with it.
Most importantly, Liu Qingran also specifically stated that he really liked Xuan Huang, and even mentioned the costumes of the crew.
Huang Xun could tell that she was not lying.
However, this was a two-way "interview". After Huang Xun and the others understood the situation clearly, they asked Liu Qingran if he had any questions.
Liu Qingran hesitated for a moment, but still asked his doubts.
"I've learned that your company's growth momentum is very strong. If you continue like this, it's only a matter of time before you expand abroad. What I want to ask is, why would someone in your company recommend me?"
Huang Xun raised his eyebrows and gave an answer that surprised Liu Qingran, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not that surprising.
"Because among the young actresses of your period, besides Miss Zhang Li, you have the best qualifications and the greatest potential to go international."
"To be honest, we only considered you as our first choice because Miss Zhang Li refused to accept endorsements."
If it were any other actress, they would definitely feel uncomfortable after hearing this, but Liu Qingran only felt relieved.
If the other party can say such words, the authenticity of the words appears to be very high.
She originally wondered if the other party had some ulterior motive, but now thinking back, the other party invited her to come and chat, which was also an expression of a preliminary intention.
The legal team will naturally come to discuss the specific matters later.
She signed a contract with Yichang Media, whose legal team is experienced. Even if Xuanhuang set up loopholes in the contract, they would be able to see them. As long as she didn't sign, the other party would have no way to do anything.
The most important thing is that there is someone behind her.
Thinking of this, Liu Qingran relaxed and was about to continue chatting with Huang Xun, but unexpectedly, a special prompt tone came from the other party's mobile phone.
Huang Xun nodded at her, then opened his phone to check.
After seeing that it was indeed a message from the boss, Huang Xun understood.
The message only had three words: [Sign her.]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
