Chapter 813: The Faded Actress (23)
“You are honest. I agree to let you get close to my granddaughter. If you can win her heart, then I will accept you as my granddaughter’s husband. If you can’t, you have to leave my granddaughter. If you do anything to harm my granddaughter, I will destroy everything you have. I mean what I say.”
The old man had always had a kind expression, but at this moment, his oppressive aura increased dramatically.
This is a legendary figure who single-handedly created the entire Shengye Empire. Even though he has retired and grown old, he has only tempered his brilliance.
Gu Yuan: "I will do it. Even if I die, I will not harm a single hair on her head."
When Wen Wan came out of the kitchen, Gu Yuan and the old man continued playing chess, and Gu Yuan even made the old man laugh heartily.
"Grandpa, take a break before playing chess, your eyes won't be able to take it."
The old man said, "My eyesight is very good. I'm not like you young people who carry a cell phone in your arms all day. You're so young and your eyesight is already failing. Besides, Xiao Gu doesn't come every day."
Wen Yan: "..."
Soon the meal was ready, and Lin Weicheng returned home.
The family sat together for a meal, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. However, the old man seemed to be too pleased with Gu Yuan, constantly asking about Gu Yuan's affairs, as if he were checking his household registration, and even asking about his ancestors for three generations.
He tugged at Lin Weicheng's sleeve, "Brother, you have to do something about this."
Lin Weicheng: "I can't control that. Besides, isn't it good that the old man likes Gu Yuan? After all, Gu Yuan is the top star in your company, the movie star you promoted."
Wen Wan: "But don't you think the way my grandfather looks at Gu Yuan is the same way he looks at his grandson-in-law?"
Lin Weicheng: "You must be mistaken."
Wen Wan: "I don't think so. My sixth sense is very accurate."
Lin Weicheng: "..."
If her sixth sense is so accurate, how could she be so slow to realize Gu Yuan's feelings, even though they're together every few days?
"It's getting late tonight, Gu Yuan, why don't you stay and not leave?" the old man said, and Gu Yuan nodded in agreement.
After dinner, the two continued playing chess. Wen Wan wasn't interested in chess and played on her phone while dealing with company matters. Although she delegated most of the work to Qi Ming and the other assistants, she was still the boss and needed to know some things.
"Grandpa, it's getting late. Let me help you to rest."
At nine o'clock, Lin Weicheng finished his work and came downstairs to say that the old man was then taken away by Lin Weicheng.
Only Wen Wan and Gu Yuan remained at the scene.
Wen Wan looked at Gu Yuan and said, "If you're sleepy, go and rest. You can sleep in any of the guest rooms upstairs."
Gu Yuan: "I'm not sleepy yet. I'm going to read the script for a while. Would you like to read it with me, Mr. Lin? You can give me some advice on choosing my next project."
Wen Wan: "Okay."
Gu Yuan has many scripts in his hands, most of which are from top-tier teams. After all, with his current status, he belongs to the first tier, and many resources end up with him. If he doesn't want them anymore, they will leak down layer by layer. This is also an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry.
Wen Wan was, after all, a writer before, so she knew what good stuff was.
Gu Yuan is a very good actor and can play any role. Now he mainly seeks to break through and play roles he has never played before.
"This one."
Gu Yuan leaned closer to Wen Wan's phone to look at the script. "Dark Fragrance is Coming. The main character is... a eunuch."
Wen Wan: "He is a peerless and powerful eunuch. This character is very challenging and different from your previous roles. Moreover, the script is very interesting and the story is solid. The screenwriter is the original author and the director is a veteran director who has produced many excellent works and is very good at filming people."
"You're so good-looking, you can't always play minor characters. The only decent role you ever played was a long time ago."
"However, I'm only interested in this script. It mainly depends on whether you like it or not. If you don't like it, we'll choose another one."
Just as Wen Wan was about to scroll down to the next script, Gu Yuan grabbed her wrist. "Let's go with this one. I also want to challenge myself. I trust President Lin's judgment."
Wen Yan: "..."
Too close.
Wen Wan belatedly realized that the distance between the two seemed to be too close. Wen Wan could even see the downy hair on Gu Yuan's profile and his focused eyes.
"This one will do. I'm really looking forward to your new role."
After that, Gu Yuan continued reading the script, and his brows furrowed slightly after he finished.
Wen Wan: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"I don't quite understand why the main character has a romantic storyline."
Then he explained it to Wen Wan.
The male protagonist, Mei Qingcheng, is a eunuch who, with his handsome face and eloquent tongue, gains the emperor's favor and rises to a high position step by step.
There's a story between him and the emperor.
Not only did he have an affair with the emperor, but he also mingled with the concubines in the harem, making him almost a blatant femme fatale.
In reality, he was a prince of the previous dynasty, and his humiliation and hardship upon entering the palace were all for a purpose: to overthrow the dynasty.
On a path of indulgence and self-destruction.
His official partner, or rather, his only true love, was a palace maid.
Although the ending wasn't good—the palace maid died on his path of revenge—he felt pain for the first time.
Later, Mei Qingcheng led this corrupt dynasty step by step toward destruction. A new dynasty replaced the old one, and he disappeared.
Occasionally, someone would see a masked man, often carrying a bunch of plum blossoms, drinking by a lonely grave without an inscription.
"What don't you understand?"
Gu Yuan: "Why did he love Mei'er, yet he still pushed her into the abyss with his own hands and watched her die in the end?"
"Since you killed Mei'er, why did you act so affectionate at the end? Even if you miss her, she's gone now."
“If it were me, I would never do that. There were other options. In my opinion, he was just a coward, treating love as a weakness, and then regretting it later.”
"If it were me, I would hide Mei'er and protect her."
Wen Yan: "..."
Talk about Mei'er, why are you staring at me like that?
"President Lin, could you rehearse with me for a bit? I still don't quite understand the relationship between Mei'er and the main character."
Wen Yan: "..."
Wen Wan took a step back abruptly, glancing at the time on her phone. "It's getting late. Let's rehearse later. I'll have someone find a professional actor to help you with the scenes. You should go to sleep; I'm sleepy too."
Then he went upstairs while yawning.
He clutched his chest as he went upstairs.
System: [Host, what's wrong? Did you sense something?]
Wen Wan: "I had a misconception. Just now, I shamefully felt that Gu Yuan was flirting with me. Could it be that I've been single for too long, so when I saw such a delicious meal, I was tempted?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
