"I don't want to film this kissing scene with you."

“…”

A few days ago.

That was the first time Jiang Mingxin asked Sheng Yuan to come over for tea.

The girl sat in the same position as Xu Lizhi, her eyes half-closed, and she said in a voice without any emotion: "I agree to your invitation to the play, but my only request is to delete the kissing scene on page 15, line 20 of the eighth paragraph."

At that time, the script was quietly placed next to her hand.

She just accurately stated the location of that plot.

Even though Jiang Mingxin told her at that time that the other party was a very talented and popular actor in France, the rejection in her almond-shaped eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

She was smart enough to know that before making a request rashly, she needed to convince the other party first.

So, she gave the same reason as Xu Lizhi:

The characters are cold towards each other and the kissing scene is abrupt.

Even though she said this, she really didn't want to do kissing scenes.

At that time, Jiang Mingxin was once again surprised by Sheng Yuan.

I calculated the time. The script was sent out the day before, reached her the next day, and then she arrived at the film and television city, which only took a few hours.

However, she is able to accurately analyze the complex relationships and ties between characters.

From then on, Jiang Mingxin suddenly realized what those posts about Sheng Yuan on Weibo were all about.

Not a word of it is true!

Fortunately, he had a keen eye for finding a gem! He discovered this treasure! Every word of Jiang Mingxin's words was clearly heard by Xu Lizhi.

Xu Lizhi: “…”

Is he being disliked?

…

After coming out of Jiang Mingxin's office, Xu Lizhi received a call from his assistant.

"Brother Li Zhi, I checked Sheng Yuan's check-in record at Xuyang, and she did stay in an ordinary king-size bed room."

"She must have really taken the wrong elevator last night."

The "check" here is not as simple as asking Xuyang's front desk directly, but it involves using some of the Xu family's connections.

How could Xu Lizhi know that overnight, Xuyang's transformation into "low-key service" towards Sheng Yuan would be so fast and efficient.

It was so rigorous that even the system records Sheng Yuan on the list of customers in ordinary double rooms.

In fact, if he had asked someone to dig a little deeper, the truth would have been revealed long ago.

But he didn't. He never thought that Sheng Yuan's true identity would reach such a height.

He is two levels higher than the eldest grandson of the Xu family, who has a prominent family background and is from a prestigious family.

The assistant said on the other end of the phone, "And the mysterious guest who stayed in the Xuyang Presidential Suite should have checked out today, because around this afternoon, several new guests checked in to the Presidential Suite."

"I was thinking of booking one for you, but when I got there, it was full."

Xu Lizhi was surprised: "Is it full again?"

Is this the 'peak season' for the Sunshine Presidential Suite?

What a coincidence...

So coincidental that it arouses suspicion.

The mysterious guest had just checked out, and within half a day, the hotel was fully booked again? The man narrowed his eyes slightly: "What are the names of those people?"

The assistant looked at the list in his hand and said, "There are two people who are filming with you, Xia Xicheng and Chen Liu."

Xu Lizhi listened in silence.

Xia Xicheng, the young master of the Xia family, really looks like someone who would live in a presidential suite. After all, as a rich second-generation, his family would never be short of money for him.

As for Chen Liu, it seems that he gets along well with Xia Xicheng on the crew, so it is probably because Young Master Xia is being righteous and opened a room for him.

The assistant continued: "Then there are two more, one with the surname Zhang and the other with the surname Xu. Their names look unfamiliar, you probably don't know them."

"And what about the last one?"

Xu Lizhi asked in a deep voice: "What's your name?"

"A passerby." The assistant blurted out three words.

Xu Lizhi:?

Is this a person's name?

"Yes, that's right. On this list, it says Passerby A - male, a man."

“…”

Really, a very weird name.

Xu Lizhi responded coldly and hung up the phone.

…

at the same time.

Ling Ting, who was waiting for her sister to come back from filming in the hotel room, couldn't wait to rush over and speak as soon as she saw Ling Lan come in.

"Sister! I came back here specially behind Sheng Yuan today. I saw her going to the elevator for the ordinary king-size bed room. I waited for a long time but she didn't come back."

"Also, I observed carefully that as she walked by, no waiter in the hotel paid any attention to her. They simply ignored her, as if they didn't see her."

"Tell me, if she really lived in the presidential suite, would she be treated like this? It's totally impossible!"

"So, sister, you were still wondering yesterday what this Sheng Yuan might be like? Are you relieved now?"

"Sheng Yuan, she is nothing."

Ling Lan took off her coat. After a whole day of filming, she was exhausted.

After hearing what her sister said, she lay on the sofa, opened Weibo on her phone, and began to search for posts with herself as the keyword. She liked every post praising her: "It's better to be safe than sorry."

"It's always better to be cautious."

Since she was overthinking it, the lie she told to Xu Lizhi, which led to Sheng Yuan being slandered, was not a big deal.

Even if she is exposed in the future, Sheng Yuan can't do anything to her.

Ling Ting sat over and said with a gloating smile: "Sister, you should know that Xu Lizhi took the initiative to decline the rivalry with Sheng Yuan today."

"I know." Ling Lan looked up from her phone screen: "He also went to Director Jiang to delete the kissing scene."

Ling Ting paused, then immediately became excited: "You mean, delete the kissing scene with Sheng Yuan?"

"Um."

Ling Lan responded. During the intermission, her lounge chair was next to Xu Lizhi, and she saw him holding a pen and making standard annotations on the script.

I saw with my own eyes that he crossed out the kissing scene and wrote a big, bold word behind it - Abandon.

Then when the shooting ended today, she saw Xu Lizhi go to find Jiang Mingxin again.

In all likelihood, it was just to delete the kissing scene.

Ling Ting felt so happy that she sat on the sofa and laughed in glee.

…

The next day, word spread throughout the crew that Xu Lizhi had deleted the kissing scene with Sheng Yuan.

Several actresses, led by Xu Miaoyin, gathered in the dressing room, chattering.

It's all sarcastic.

Although many objections to Sheng Yuan have been eliminated within the crew, there are still some "slippery fish".

Especially Xu Miaoyin, every time she saw Sheng Yuan wearing Yichun's products for filming, she felt like something was stuck in her throat -

Very uncomfortable.

Moreover, Yichun has now made a name for herself in the industry, and her endorsement fees have increased visibly, making her a hot commodity in the eyes of artists.

This should have belonged to her...

But it was snatched away by Sheng Yuan.

(End of this chapter)