Chapter 13 You and I are not destined to be together
Duanrao's words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking the two parties involved.
Director Gao saw that Du Hexuan seemed reluctant, and fearing that he might get angry and offend this big investor with a distinguished background, he hurried to persuade him, "It's just a meal, it won't take long. I'm still here, right? If you really want to drink, I'll take you home myself, is that okay?"
Director Gao's words were actually a roundabout way of expressing his opinion to Du Hexuan, telling him that tonight they were just going to have a meal and there would be nothing else going on.
Now that things have come to this, Du Hexuan can no longer refuse.
"Then I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Xi. Brother Zhou, please send An An back first."
When Du Anrao heard that Du Hexuan actually wanted someone to send him back to attend the banquet alone, he became anxious: "Second brother, can't I go with you?"
[No, for my second brother's innocence, I have to go with him. Be brave and protect my second brother, and defeat the unscrupulous capitalists. Go for it!]
Unscrupulous capitalist Xi Jingyue: …
Du Hexuan: ...
My ancestor, with your tiny arms and legs, if something really happens to you, will you protect me or should I protect you?
"Is this Mr. Du's...sister?" Xi Jingyue quickly adjusted his facial expression and invited him with a faint smile, "Why don't you come together? It will be more lively with more people."
Du Hexuan frowned and did not comment, but this made Du Anrao more certain of what he was thinking.
[This guy really has intentions towards my second brother, otherwise how could he be so easy to talk to? I really have to go with him. If necessary, I can carry my brother and run away. I guarantee that no one can catch up with us.]
Du Hexuan: ...
Thank you so much!
Xi Jingyue: ...
Is it possible that he did have an intention, but his target was someone else?
In the end, they decided to act together, otherwise Du Hexuan was really worried that as soon as he asked Zhou Shunzhe to send Du Anrao away, she would quietly follow him out.
Xi Jingyue booked a private restaurant. It wasn't big, but the decoration was extremely exquisite and elegant, with an antique feel.
In order to prevent the misunderstanding from getting worse, Xi Jingyue and the others sat down and began to explain: "Today I really just want to meet with Actor Du and have a meal. In fact, you may not know that my cousin Li Yuesheng, the original author of the drama you are currently filming, Canghai Yueming, is a loyal fan of Actor Du."
"The character of the Master in the play was originally written based on Actor Du. After the book unexpectedly became popular and the film and television copyright was activated, my cousin only made one request, that is, no other roles were mentioned, but Actor Du must play the role of the Master."
Du Hexuan and Director Gao had no idea that there was such a connection here and were stunned for a moment.
Director Gao was the first to react: "No wonder! I was wondering why the original author would choose to sell the copyright to me, it turns out..."
Although Director Gao is also considered one of the well-known directors, most of the themes he shot before were costume and martial arts. Although he also shot a few fantasy films, they were all tepid.
The TV series he is investing in now has a large audience and is strongly promoted by the platform. It is a real big IP.
Several directors of fantasy dramas who were more famous and experienced than him were interested in working with him, but he never thought that the pie would eventually fall on his head.
Before this, Director Gao only thought that it was because he offered a high price and took the initiative to make concessions and gave up a lot of say.
Now, after Xi Jingyue's mention of this, he realized that the other party might have known that he was familiar with Du Hexuan, and was sure that he could really invite him, so he gave up better options and chose him.
From this we can see that the author absolutely loves Du Hexuan!
After listening to this, Du Anrao was also amazed by the original author's amazing operation.
【Wow! Is this the legendary "you and I are not meant to be together, but I spent all my money on it"? Are the rich people nowadays so simple and unpretentious when chasing stars? First, I write a character based on you, then I find the real you to play the role after it's adapted into a film, and then I ask for your autograph. It's all linked together, one thing after another, awesome, really awesome!】
Seeing that Du Anrao's attention was diverted by Li Yuesheng and she was no longer concerned about her second brother's innocence, Xi Jingyue breathed a sigh of relief.
"My cousin is still studying abroad and is very busy with her studies. She can't spare the time to come back anytime soon. She knew that the filming of this drama had already started and I happened to be nearby, so she asked me to come over to take a look on her behalf and to get an autograph from Mr. Du. I wonder if Mr. Du would be so kind as to let me answer my cousin's request."
What Xi Jingyue said was half true and half false. Li Yuesheng's instructions were true, but tonight's meal was not included in the budget.
He originally only planned to take a few Reuters photos of Du Hexuan on the set, and then ask the director for a few autographs of Du Hexuan to get back to the job.
Who would have thought that he would meet Duan Rao in this place. The hard work that he was originally unwilling to do turned out to be a perfect reason to get close to him.
Du Hexuan didn't know the twists and turns here. He realized that he might have really misunderstood the other party's intention, and his expression was somewhat embarrassed.
"It is my honor to be favored by Miss Li. I will ask my agent to prepare some gifts for her later. I hope Mr. Xi can pass them on for me and thank Miss Li for her support and love for me."
"Sure." Xi Jingyue smiled faintly and raised his glass to Du Hexuan.
Duanrao watched this scene while gnawing on a chicken claw, feeling both relieved and disappointed.
[Fortunately, fortunately, I thought that the second brother's charm was so great that he could attract both men and women and turn everyone upside down. Now it seems that there is still room for improvement. ]
Du Hexuan: “…” How much further can he improve? Can he improve to the point where he can be popular with both men and women?
[But speaking of which, the second brother's fangirl is also surnamed Li, the same as the fourth sister's. No, it's Li Yuesheng Li Yuesheng...wait! ]
Duan Rao froze while chewing the chicken feet, and raised his hand weakly: "Excuse me, what are the characters in Mr. Xi's cousin's name?"
Xi Jingyue thought to himself, you finally noticed it!
That’s right, he just mentioned this name specifically in order to test whether Du Anrao knew about the relationship between Li Yuesheng and the one in her family.
But his face showed a hint of doubt just right: "Yue in Daidaizhiyue, Sheng in Shengseheming. Miss Du knows my cousin?"
"...I don't know him, I just think this name... sounds pretty nice."
After Du Anrao finished speaking, he lowered his head and continued to gnaw on the chicken feet, as if he was just asking casually.
Only Du Hexuan and Xi Jingyue knew that her heart was frantically scrolling through her mind at this moment.
[Yue in Daidaizhiyue, Sheng in Shengseheming, it's really her! Li Yuesheng, Li Yuesheng, one of the twins from the eldest branch of the Li family, and the nominal cousin of the fourth sister! It's really hard to find someone without any effort. I was just wondering where to meet the Li family, and now she's here? ]
(End of this chapter)
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