Chapter 79 The Heart of a Tool Man
Wei Xu was afraid that Lin Ruoyan would see the news in the tabloids first and blame Dai, so he called first. The result he got was completely unexpected. He couldn't understand what Lin Ruoyan meant to him.
Did she really only value his acting talent, rather than wanting to take the relationship further? Knowing that she could make him give more, Lin Ruoyan didn't ask for anything in return, which made him obsessed with her and his sense of indebtedness grew stronger.
Wei Xu quickly explained, "No, no, they've all been very nice to me. This tabloid just came out, and my friend told me about it. I was afraid you'd be angry, so I called you first to explain the situation."
"That's good. If anyone on the crew uses this to make trouble, tell us the whole story. After all, we're both innocent, and we have nothing to fear from the shadows." Lin Ruoyan paused and comforted him, "Don't overthink it, just act seriously. Like the director said, this drama is great. Seize the opportunity and perform well. I wish you great success soon."
Wei Xu asked, "So, when will President Lin come to visit us? We've been filming on location in Beijing lately, and we might be heading to another city next month."
"Let's see about the time after you return. When you finish this drama, I will arrange for you to go abroad and meet my family and friends." Lin Ruoyan meant to introduce Wei Xu to Li Yiqi. The two are an official couple in the book. Just because Li Yiqi successfully went abroad, Wei Xu has never met Li Yiqi.
"I have met Mr. Dalin and his son."
Lin Ruoyan said: "I'm talking about Li Yiqi. She is studying in the UK and she likes watching the TV series you starred in before."
Wei Xu knew, of course, that Li Yiqi was the adopted daughter of the Lin family. Lin Ruoyan had mentioned this name when they first met. He had assumed she was just making a casual remark, but now he was puzzled as to why Lin Ruoyan kept mentioning it. Was Li Yiqi enamored with his appearance and hoping to get to know him through Lin Ruoyan?
In the past, he was actually quite confident about his appearance. However, after joining his current crew, he realized that inner qualities are more important, and that his acting skills still need improvement. In previous TV series, his performance was very raw, far inferior to that of older artists. He doesn't think that people will like such a mediocre actor just because they watched such bad dramas.
He didn't dare to refuse openly, so he said tactfully: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lin. I will do my best to fulfill any instructions you have."
However, if he is asked to accompany another woman, he may really not be able to do it.
Perhaps he should seize the opportunity of this play and perform well so that he can get more films and better roles, so that Mr. Lin can look at him seriously and no longer treat him as a dispensable person?
Since when did he have such a "bold" idea, wanting to occupy more space in Lin Ruoyan's heart? How could he be worthy!
On the night before leaving Country Y, Li Yiqi even went to the airport to see him off. Lin Ruoyan mentioned, "I've invested in a film and television project in China, and I've asked Wei Xu to play the second male lead. I heard from my eldest brother that you seemed to like the TV series Wei Xu starred in before."
Li Yiqi tilted her head and thought for a moment before hesitating, "Who is Wei Xu? It's a TV series, but I watched it when I was in middle school. I had a lot of undergraduate homework in college, so I didn't really follow the series anymore."
"It's this person." Lin Ruoyan suddenly remembered that there was a photo of Wei Xu in the camera she brought with her. It was a commemorative photo taken after she and Boss Dai and the director had discussed cooperation on a film and television project. At that time, Boss Dai also pulled Wei Xu into the photo.
She was using a very advanced high-end digital camera with a built-in LCD screen that could zoom in and out to view photos. She quickly brought out this photo and enlarged Wei Xu's image to show Li Yiqi.
Li Yiqi took a look and seemed to have some impression of him. However, her interest and mind were completely focused on how to run the company and the factory. How could she have the mind to look at men? She pretended to cooperate and said, "Oh, it's him. I'll find a chance to watch it after the movie is made."
Lin Ruoyan thought, why does it feel like the heroine in the original book is so perfunctory and uninterested in the official male lead?
Seeing that Lin Ruoyan's expression was not right, Li Yiqi was particularly clever and said with enlightenment: "This guy is really handsome. So Ayan likes this type of guy? Then you must visit the set more often, don't let this handsome guy be snatched away by other women."
Lin Mengxi added, "Yes, Uncle Wei seems to like Mom very much. Mom even had a long phone call with Uncle Wei yesterday. Mom has been busy with work recently and hasn't visited him. Is he unhappy?"
Although Lin Ruoyan truly had no romantic feelings for Wei Xu, the more she denied it, the more these people would likely imagine it, so she had no choice but to give up the fight. Besides Feng Qiang, everyone else in the company knew about Wei Xu, and they probably didn't have time to pry into such gossip.
After boarding the plane, Lin Ruoyan asked about Hao Heshan again. In the original novel, he was the second male lead who had a crush on Li Yiqi and had always been devoted to her. However, since Li Yiqi was abroad, Hao Heshan had only recently met her. His so-called acquaintance was simply that he knew the man was a relative of Boss Lin, but he hadn't asked for his name.
Lin Ruoyan asked, "Director Hao, did you see the girl who just sent us on the plane?"
Hao Heshan nodded.
Lin Ruoyan said, "Do you know who she is?"
Hao Heshan said, "I heard that Mr. Lin is going to acquire a company in Country Y. That person will be the general manager in the future, right?"
"Yes, she is my parents' adopted daughter. Her name is Li Yiqi. She is studying in Country Y, majoring in biomedical engineering." Lin Ruoyan introduced enthusiastically.
Hao Heshan's gaze was on Lin Mengxi, and he didn't seem to have listened much. He said perfunctorily, "I thought you were in the same profession, but it turns out you're studying medicine. That's good."
What kind of logic is this? Where's the good in that? Did Hao Heshan misunderstand something, viewing Li Yiqi as a competitor within the company? Isn't such a beautiful and intelligent woman, someone who will eventually get a doctorate and start her own business, Hao Heshan's dream woman? Intelligent people are more likely to be attracted to intelligent people.
Lin Ruoyan had no idea that Hao Heshan's mind was full of the projects she arranged, and he had no spare "memory" to think about other women. In Hao Heshan's mind, except for Mr. Lin, who was very special, all other colleagues in the company were equal.
Hao Heshan's appearance is not outstanding. When he goes out for inspection and travel, or visits high-end projects, he will wear a custom-made suit issued by the company. When he takes a plane or travels, he wears casual clothes, wears glasses and is unkempt. He is not noticeable among so many people in the company.
So Lin Ruoyan was sure that Li Yiqi didn't even notice Hao Heshan, and the two missed each other again.
At this point, Lin Ruoyan felt a strong sense of frustration. Wei Xu, Li Yiqi's official partner in the original book, had been mistaken for her boyfriend and looked completely uninterested. Hao Heshan, who had a crush on Li Yiqi, also didn't follow the established relationship path. Wasn't this book going to fall apart?
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