☆, Chapter 111: Face Control
"Yes, I have a plan," Liang Xiao said confidently, "but we can't rush this. Although Jasmine is now the female lead, the film hasn't been released yet, and she hasn't gained much fame. Besides having more scenes, her situation on the set isn't much different from before, so now isn't the right time to reveal this information."
"Are you saying we're here too early?" Su's mother understood what was going on and pressed the issue eagerly, "Should we wait until she's really famous before we expose her secrets? I heard that exposing secrets can be valuable, right?"
"That's natural, but it also requires timing." Liang Xiao revealed an enigmatic smile. "I'll help you come up with a comprehensive plan for this matter. You guys go back for now. When the time is right, I'll contact you and we'll strike it together!"
"Xiaoxiao, thank you so much." Su Qiang looked at her with shining eyes. Of course, in addition to gratitude, what made him so excited was Liang Xiao's beauty.
The two most beautiful girls in the town are Su Moli and Liang Xiao. Su Qiang has liked Liang Xiao since he was a child and he wishes he could have a wife like her.
Of course, when he grew up he realized that was impossible.
However, if he gets Su Moli's property after Su Moli becomes famous, Liang Xiao may not reject him.
"If things succeed, I will never forget your help. I will buy you whatever you want." Su Qiang boasted.
Liang smiled and said, "We are all from the same hometown, why are you being so polite? We grew up together, so don't rush to leave with your aunt. This is a rare opportunity. I will cook for you at noon and we can have a meal together."
"Okay." Su's mother was happy to get the upper hand and agreed readily.
Su Qiang couldn't even say anything bad and looked at Liang Xiao with fascination.
…
After lunch, Liang Xiao sent the Su mother and son to the station. Before they got on the bus, he bought some snacks and fruits for them to eat on the way.
Su Qiang and his mother were so grateful that they treated her like a savior and obeyed her completely.
After Liang Xiao returned, he began to contact friends, make plans, and look for the most suitable exposure opportunity.
…
For dinner, Lu Congxu booked a table at a famous Western restaurant in City A.
He used to come here often with Wen Mianyu. This restaurant has two signature dishes that Wen Mianyu has always liked.
It was a rare date, and this time Lu Congxu did not let his assistant drive, but drove to pick up Wen Mianyu himself.
After arriving at the restaurant, the two ordered their dishes familiarly, and Wen Mianyu handed the menu back to the waiter.
"What did you do today?" She picked up the lemonade, took a sip, and asked Lu Congxu opposite her.
Lu Congxu raised his hand and unbuttoned a button on his shirt collar, saying, "I've been at the company. After filming Youth, I plan to take a break for a while, arrange some work, and review any good scripts."
"Is there any good script?" Wen Mianyu asked.
Both of them are workaholics. When they had time to get together in the past, they would often talk about work, whether this script is good or what that director is like.
Lu Congxu regained some of his previous feeling and smiled nostalgically, "There is a good script, but it's not a movie, it's a TV script, a costume drama, and the historical restoration and political intrigue parts are very exciting."
Wen Mianyu understood immediately and said, "When I took on that palace drama, it was because the script was so brilliant, and it turned out to be really good. Movies nowadays are too conservative. They prefer comedies and big productions for the sake of box office, and good scripts are becoming increasingly scarce."
"Yeah." Lu Congxu also had a deep understanding of this, but this was also the inevitable trend in the industry.
With his status, big-budget movies with big crews would basically invite him first unless the role was particularly unsuitable. However, he spent the whole afternoon reading scripts today, and there was indeed none that was particularly outstanding.
As we were talking, the appetizers and main course arrived. The waiter opened a bottle of low-alcohol red wine and poured it into a decanter filled with ice.
Wen Mianyu was not used to having someone waiting for him while he ate, so she asked him to go down and do his work, and he would pour the food himself after he sobered up.
The waiter thanked us in English and left.
Lu Congxu slowly cut into the steak with a knife in hand. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "There's another program invitation that I think is good. It's an acting competition program."
"Would you like to be my mentor?" Wen Mianyu asked.
"Yes," Lu Congxu said, "There's no pre-selected cast for this show. The mentors are just there to provide guidance and judge the cast, and they don't have to act in concert with the production team. Furthermore, the show is live, and they've invited several well-known screenwriters in the industry to review the script. They're a pretty sincere production team."
"That's interesting." Wen Mianyu became interested and said, "I've been invited to be a mentor on two similar programs before. The number of episodes for each program was decided when the students signed the contract, starting from the top. I was originally interested in this kind of program, but when I heard about this, I immediately rejected it."
Lu Congxu smiled, guessing her thoughts, and said, "If you want to act, you don't have to go to the show to perform. There are so many scripts waiting for you to choose."
"A bosom friend." Wen Mianyu gave a thumbs-up, then thought of something and asked, "How do students sign up for your show? If there's no internal appointment and it all depends on their ability, how do you decide how many episodes they sign?"
Lu Congxu was actually curious about this matter and asked Xu Hong about it. Xu Hong's answer was...
"One contract per period." Lu Congxu said.
"No wonder." Wen Mianyu asked again, "How many students have signed? Are they all new?"
"No, from what Xu Hong said, as for the students, there will be veteran actors, actors who were once popular but are now averagely popular, and also some new actors who are not very famous but have great potential." Lu Congxu replied.
"If that's the case, it would be really exciting to act together. Being a student is actually more interesting than being a mentor." Wen Mianyu forked a piece of steak into his mouth, "If I were you, I would definitely be a student."
She has always liked challenging things. She has been acting for so many years and has played many roles, but there are still some roles she wants to play but has not had the opportunity to play due to subject matter restrictions, and she has never had a PK.
To be honest, if this program had invited her when she was still alive, she would definitely have agreed.
"It's a pity that the program team can't invite a big-name student like you. If you go, you can only be a mentor." Wen Mianyu felt sorry for Lu Congxu. She thought that Lu Congxu's ideas should be similar to hers.
"The mentors can also act together. There are groups for this. The program team plans to invite four mentors. They can act together with the members of their group and stand against mentors from other groups." Lu Congxu explained to her.
"So you agreed?" Wen Mianyu asked.
"No." Almost sober, Lu Congxu poured the red wine into the glass, "I'll rest for a few months."
"Just take a rest?" Wen Mianyu asked.
"At the same time, learn some new things." Lu Congxu said.
"For example?" Wen Mianyu picked up the high-horned cup and shook the liquid in the cup.
"I've never been in a relationship before." Lu Congxu put the remaining wine in the decanter back.
Wen Mianyu almost spit out the wine he had just taken a sip of.
"Cough cough..." She was choked and kept coughing.
Lu Congxu frowned and quickly took out a tissue and handed it to her, "Are you okay? Do you want some water?"
"No need..." Wen Mianyu waved her hand and coughed twice before stopping. She wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue, and her mind was still flashing back to what Lu Congxu had said before.
I’ve never been in a relationship…are you going to make time to date her?
Wow, when did workaholic Actor Lu become love-brained?
"What about you? What did you do today?" Lu Congxu changed the subject at the right time.
"As for me..." Wen Mianyu said, "I'm a newbie now, so there aren't many scripts to read. I cleaned up some top-notch items this morning and took a nap in the afternoon."
"Top quality?" Lu Congxu paused.
"They're Su Moli's previous family," Wen Mianyu said. "They favor sons over daughters and ask for money. They're quite uneducated. I reduced their living allowance to 1,000 yuan, but they refused to accept it and came to City A."
Lu Congxu frowned in disgust, "You want me to find someone..."
"Forget it." Wen Mianyu knew what he wanted to say and shook her head. "After all, they are Su Moli's family. You can't just kill them all..."
"Brother Congxu." Lu Yuxuan's voice suddenly came from behind.
Wen Mianyu turned around in surprise and saw Lu Yuxuan approaching, "Brother Congxu, are you here to eat too?"
"Sister Jasmine." She greeted Wen Mianyu.
"Yeah." Wen Mianyu smiled back and looked her up and down. "Yuxuan is dressed so beautifully today. Do you have a date?"
Compared with Wen Mianyu's simple white T-shirt and linen trousers, Lu Yuxuan can be said to be dressed very formally, wearing a Chanel off-white dress, big eyes, and thick eyelashes. She is as beautiful as a doll.
"My best friend and I made an appointment to have Western food here, but her boyfriend made an appointment with her and stood me up, so I'm the only one left." Lu Yuxuan pouted. "I came late and there was no table left. I skipped lunch for this meal because I was afraid of exceeding the calorie limit."
The hint was already obvious, and Wen Mianyu was not a stingy person, so she said, "Then sit down and eat together."
"Is it okay?" Lu Yuxuan looked at Lu Congxu eagerly.
Lu Congxu naturally wouldn't offend Wen Mianyu, so he said, "Ask the waiter to come over and add a set of tableware, and you can order something else."
"Then I won't be polite." Lu Yuxuan smiled sweetly and waved to the waiter.
…
With Lu Yuxuan around, Wen Mianyu and Lu Congxu found it inconvenient to talk about many topics as it would easily expose their identities.
It would also be inappropriate for just the two of them to chat and isolate Lu Yuxuan, so Wen Mianyu took the initiative to talk about some topics on the crew.
The meal was quite enjoyable.
After dinner, the three of them left the restaurant.
Lu Yuxuan came here by taxi. It was so late, so of course she couldn't let her take a taxi back. So she naturally got a ride with Lu Congxu, and Wen Mianyu sat in the back seat with Lu Yuxuan.
After getting in the car, Lu Yuxuan asked, "Brother Congxu, are you going to take Sister Jasmine home first? Where are you going back to later? Do you want to go back to the main house? Come to think of it, I haven't visited Grandma Lu in a while."
She spoke in a cheerful tone and looked innocent, and her words and actions showed that she was very close to Lu Congxu.
If a simple-minded person heard this, he would not think much of it and would just think that the little girl was being naive and coquettish.
But Wen Mianyu has been in the entertainment industry for a long time, and it has become a habit for her to think twice before speaking and to worry more after listening.
She couldn't help but look at Lu Yuxuan again, feeling a little strange.
She hoped she was overthinking it.
"I'll take you there first." Lu Congxu started the car, his tone as indifferent as ever.
Lu Yuxuan's smile froze, "Alright."
After a while, he seemed unwilling to give up and spoke again, "Would it be inconvenient to send me off first? Where does Sister Jasmine live?"
"Won't."
"In Daya Bay."
Lu Congxu and Wen Mianyu both answered at the same time.
This tacit understanding...
"That's good. I hope we don't have to take too long a detour." Lu Yuxuan said with half of her face hidden in the darkness, her expression gloomy.
…
For the rest of the journey, Lu Yuxuan was no longer as lively as before and spoke much less.
Wen Mianyu felt more and more that she might not be overthinking, but rather underthinking before.
But she didn't really care.
After all, there are too many people in the circle who like Lu Congxu.
Some went after his face, some went after his money.
It doesn't matter what Lu Yuxuan is after. The two of them are not related by blood. It is normal for a young girl who is just beginning to fall in love to like a mature and handsome older brother.
Wen Mianyu had not confirmed her relationship with Lu Congxu, and secondly, she was not a jealous person, so she would not get angry because of the little girl's little tricks.
After sending Lu Yuxuan to her residence, when she got out of the car, Wen Mianyu gave her a box of desserts packed from the restaurant and told her, "Go to bed early."
"Thank you, Sister Jasmine." Lu Yuxuan was as polite as ever and waved to Lu Congxu in the driver's seat. "Goodbye, Brother Congxu. Drive carefully."
"Goodbye." Lu Congxu said.
After watching Lu Yuxuan enter the villa gate, Wen Mianyu returned to the car. This time he did not sit in the back seat, but got on the passenger seat.
Lu Congxu started the car, drove for a while, then turned around and looked at her.
Wen Mianyu didn't notice it because her eyes were a little wandering due to her daze.
After driving a few more meters, Lu Congxu looked at her again.
This time Wen Mianyu came back to her senses and asked with a smile, "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing." Lu Congxu focused on the road conditions ahead.
Wen Mianyu was a little amused. She had never found Lu Congxu so cute before. "Do you think I have something to say?"
"Is there?" Lu Congxu asked.
"Let me think..." Wen Mianyu supported her forehead with her fingertips, mumbling for a long time before suddenly saying, "Is Mr. Lu really that charming?"
Lu Congxu was amused by her, and the vague sense of loss he had felt before disappeared.
Wen Mianyu knew what he was thinking, "Do you think I'm not jealous?"
Lu Congxu pursed his lips and said nothing.
"It's normal for a little girl to like a handsome older brother. I can't hate the little girl just because of this, and you don't like her." Wen Mianyu said logically.
Lu Congxu knew that she had always been rational. Although he had expected her to be irrational for someone, it was obviously not Wen Mianyu.
only……
"Little girls like handsome older brothers..." Lu Congxu turned around, "Do you like them too?"
"Who doesn't like good-looking people? If I hadn't thought you were pretty, why would I say hello to you every day? Look at all the young men on the island. I didn't harass every one of them, did I?" Wen Mianyu raised an eyebrow.
“…” Lu Congxu.
It's all fallacy.
"This is all about yearning for beauty." Wen Mianyu said shamelessly.
"You are right." Lu Congxu couldn't help laughing.
Wen Mianyu hummed.
Now that she mentioned it, she actually found it quite interesting.
There were indeed a lot of people who moved to the island at that time. She was really impressed by Lu Congxu and took the initiative to find him to play with.
Now that she thinks about it, she was probably obsessed with Lu Congxu's looks at that time.
Although it wasn't love at first sight, it was undeniable that she was obsessed with looks.
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