Chapter 204 Was I set up?
"Of course we're friends!"
Xiao Ran was at a loss for words when asked that question.
"By the way, let's have dinner together tonight."
Hearing Xiao Ran call him to dinner, Xu Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like it's not a date. "What time? Where?"
"I'll send this to you. Let's set off now. We should arrive around six o'clock."
After hanging up the phone, he called Zhang Chuan as well, and then headed towards the address.
When Xiao Ran arrived, Xu Yuan and Xu Yuan's best friend and her best friend's husband had already arrived.
When I opened the door and went in, the three of them were chatting away.
Upon seeing Xiao Ran enter, Xu Yuan hurriedly stood up and greeted the two of them with great enthusiasm, saying, "This is the Teacher Xiao I was talking about, the great author, and also my benefactor."
These words left Xiao Ran speechless.
"Not at all, I'm just a small-time writer."
Li Dong is, after all, a vice president, so he has the emotional intelligence he needs. Besides, Xu Yuan has already introduced Xiao Ran to him.
He stood up with a warm expression.
He smiled politely at Xiao Ran and said, "I've heard so much about you, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, no wonder Xu Yuan helped him arrange a date with Ma Long, he really is very handsome.
"Not at all, it's my great honor to meet Mr. Li!"
Xiao Ran calmly extended his right hand.
Seeing that the two had shaken hands, Xu Yuan finally felt relieved.
She said earnestly, "Well, I've finished introducing everything, so I'll head out now."
The main reason I came was to prevent them from feeling awkward during their first meeting.
After all, he and Ma Long had a past relationship.
This will not only make Xu Yuan feel very uncomfortable, but it will also make Ma Long wary.
Xiao Ran was genuinely surprised by Xu Yuan's thoughtfulness and nodded gratefully to her, "You've really gone to so much trouble."
Xu Yuan smiled and said, "What are you saying? I would have been worried if you hadn't bothered me."
She was genuinely happy to be able to help Xiao Ran.
After Xu Yuan finished speaking, she glanced at her best friends Zhou Qian and Li Dong, "If anything happens while I'm out, remember to send me a message. I'll treat you guys to a meal later!"
After saying that, he smiled nonchalantly and walked outside.
After she left, only Xiao Ran, Li Dong, and Zhou Qian, who was smiling warmly, remained in the large private room.
"Um, if I may ask another question, I wonder what brings Mr. Xiao to meet with Ma Long today? Actually, I am also the vice president of Gaofeng Media. If you have something to say, perhaps it would be more appropriate to tell me."
Over the years, Ma Long has gained considerable prominence in the company through his sycophantic skills, even overshadowing several vice presidents, which has made everyone uncomfortable.
Li Dong couldn't help but ask another question.
Xiao Ran pulled out a chair and sat down with a smile before saying, "It's not a business matter, just a personal one. To be honest, Yan Li is my ex-wife. Your Gaofeng Media and Yunya Company have a joint project, and I just wanted to ask about that project."
After he said that, Li Dong fell silent.
This project was originally proposed by Malone.
He wasn't very clear about the specifics either.
Despite being the vice president, the fewer people who know about these shady dealings, the better. So even Li Dong and Wang Jianfeng didn't mention a word about it.
Because of this project, Ma Long has been incredibly arrogant at the company lately, and has been pointing fingers at him on several occasions.
This made Li Dong feel very uncomfortable.
"Oh, is that so?" He smiled knowingly. "Well, Marlon, how should I put it..."
Although we don't get along, we're still in the same company, and there are some things I can't say too explicitly, otherwise it wouldn't be good for me.
Xiao Ran smiled knowingly. "Not a thing, right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dong's brows furrowed.
"Then you still..."
Since you know who he is, why would you still invite him to dinner and want to get to know him?
He picked up the water glass on the table and poured himself a cup of tea before saying, "To be honest, I simply feel that there are many aspects of this project that I don't understand, so I wanted to meet with Assistant Ma."
After saying that, he took the initiative to extend an olive branch, saying, "Actually, if there is any future cooperation, I would prefer to talk to Mr. Li."
Then he took out his business card from his pocket and handed it to Li Dong.
Li Dong accepted it with a smile, then looked at it carefully and sure enough, it said "Editor of iQiyi" on it.
Moreover, I heard from Xu Yuan that he has a good relationship with Liu Min, and if I could get in touch with him, it would be very beneficial to me.
"That would be perfect."
Li Dong smiled and poured Xiao Ran a glass of wine.
As the two were talking, Zhang Chuan and Xu Cheng arrived. The two of them didn't know what was going on and thought it was just an ordinary gathering, so they opened the door and went in.
Li Dong, who was pouring wine, was startled. "What's this?"
"Oh, these are two of my friends. We grew up together and have a good relationship."
"Oh, that's perfect. We're all friends now, let's go together."
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It was already 6:30, and Ma Long finally got into the car and drove towards the spot Li Dong had given him.
Li Dong and I have been at odds for a long time, and it's obvious that he invited me to dinner today because he wants to make peace.
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