The meeting place was a five-star restaurant in the center of Ancheng City.
It was still Wang Chi's group. There were quite a lot of people present today, more than ten in total, mostly actors from the crew, arranged according to the size of their roles, from female one to female five, male one to male five. Add Wang Chi, and Young Master Cheng Cheng Lan, and the group of twelve people was complete.
The second female lead was a very bright-looking female artist. She was warm and generous, and got along well with Xu Boling, so she chose a seat next to Xu Boling.
When Yan Yongwang arrived, as expected, he saw girls four and five.
The two of them did not sit together, but sat on either side of the square table. They wore delicate makeup and talked to the male actors in the crew with smiles on their faces.
It looked like the shadow had dissipated and everything was back to normal.
Yan Yongwang glanced at them indifferently. Wang Chi saw her coming and hurriedly greeted her: "You must be tired from the morning. Come and sit down."
Pincheng Lan sat next to Wang Chi, casually looking at people with his chin in his hand. When he saw her, he smiled.
He said to Wang Chi: "You are really amazing. After all, you pulled me into the group to act."
Wang Chi winked and looked very happy: "Good luck, good luck."
While they were talking, girls four and five also saw him.
In an instant, their faces lit up. The person sitting next to them noticed that they were in a bad mood and asked, "What's wrong?"
The fourth girl lowered her head and drank some water. She felt her throat dry and raised her head with a forced smile: "It's okay."
Female No. 5's mind began to wander again, and she looked uneasy.
Yan Yongwang sat opposite Wang Chi.
Next to him is a male actor he is not very familiar with, and diagonally opposite him to the right are Xu Bailing, the second female lead, and Chen Haohan.
This large square table has four sides, and each side can seat three people.
It's just enough space for twelve people.
The dishes had already been selected, and Wang Chi was saying some polite words. After a while, Pincheng Lan began to inquire about the crew members' recent work schedules, the progress of filming, etc.
He is an investor, young and handsome. I don’t know how many people at the dinner table were worried.
While drinking, some people toasted to Director Wang and Chengpin Lan with a smile on their faces.
Even high-profile figures like Chen Haohan and Xu Bailing had to drink a few glasses of liquor out of courtesy.
Only Yan Yongwang was particularly calm and didn't really care whether to toast or not.
He ate and drank, and if he wanted to drink, he would take a sip, and if he didn't want to drink, he would drink a sip of juice.
After the second female lead and Lan Chengpin raised their glasses to drink, they still had smiles on their faces, enthusiastic and cheerful. She looked around the table and suddenly fixed her eyes on Yan Yongwang.
She said in a bright voice, "Hey, Chao Juan, why are you just eating vegetables? You are so disrespectful to our President Cheng and Director Wang. Why don't you have a couple of drinks?"
Yan Yongwang paused while eating with his chopsticks.
He quietly met the eyes of the second female lead and gently blinked his eyelashes.
The fourth and fifth girls were frightened by his expression, their faces changed, and they muttered something. The neighbor didn't hear clearly, and wanted to ask but didn't want to at this juncture. They could only vaguely hear that his tone was probably very uneasy.
"I don't drink, thank you."
"What's that on your table? I just saw you drinking." The second female lead insisted, smiling. She was bright and eye-catching, and often treated guests to milk tea and cold drinks on the set. She had always been popular, and Wang Chi was quite used to her warm and straightforward personality.
Yan Yongwang paused, raised his eyes and looked at the second female lead. He recalled her name, which seemed to be "Fang Jinchu". When he was acting on the set, he was used to drinking mineral water and refused her milk tea and ice cream. For a moment, he did not associate this with his refusal to drink the cold drinks she offered him, but just thought that she was straightforward and did not think before speaking.
He was indifferent, not too disgusted, but he was not prepared to give her face.
As for the finished blue, he was looking at it with interest, his arms folded, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Maybe it's because I've seen too many scenes like this at drinking parties, and I feel like a bystander.
Yan Yongwang rolled his eyes calmly.
His tone was still friendly: "Oh, I don't want to drink with men." This was the truth, but once it was spoken out loud, it was a little hard to accept.
The scene was awkward for a while.
The second female lead had an unpleasant expression on her face. She probably didn't expect Chao Juan to be so disrespectful to her - and to all the men at the table.
It can be seen that she was extremely calm after she finished speaking, and she did not feel that she had said something inappropriate. Her heart was full of mixed emotions, and she began to doubt her life: Did she have some kind of backing that allowed her to speak with such confidence?
In the end, Fang Jinchu was choked by Yan Yongwang's words.
She felt she had lost face.
“…”
After a moment of silence, he said sarcastically, "I heard that you had dinner with Director Wang and Mr. Cheng last time. Are you looking down on our President Cheng?"
Chengpin Lan didn't want to be used as a gun. He was about to say that he didn't care about it. Before he could say anything, he heard the lady opposite him take a sip of water and whispered softly, "No, I don't look down on Mr. Cheng."
"I despise you."
After she finished speaking, she raised her glass of juice and nodded to Chengpin Lan: "Come on, Master Cheng, I'll toast you."
“…”
For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent again.
Female No. 2: “…”
Chen Haohan and Xu Bailing were stunned. They obviously didn't expect Chao Juan to say such words today. She seemed to be very angry.
Girls four and five shrank their necks, trying to pretend they didn't exist.
The second female lead is not as famous as Xu Boling, but she is also one of the top third-tier actresses in the circle and has won several not-so-famous TV drama trophies. The second female lead in this movie was an opportunity she had finally gotten after much hard work.
From the moment she joined the crew, she was determined to build good relationships with the crew members, and even thought about whether she could create some scandals with the more famous male actors in the crew.
Forget about Chen Haohan, but she can still see the second female lead and the second male lead in the script. The crew has been working on the show for less than a month, and if she wants to stir up some gossip with others, she has to go through the cooperation and discussion of both parties' agencies.
The progress is going well at the moment. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be rumors about her and the second male lead soon.
Given this relationship, the second male lead came out to smooth things over. Of course, he still sided with the second female lead: "If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. But Miss Chao, you don't want to drink with men, and you even include Director Wang in this. What, even Director Wang doesn't want to have a couple of drinks?"
The second female lead's expression looked a little better.
Perhaps someone spoke for her, and she wanted to say something else, but someone beside her suddenly coughed twice, and the words she wanted to say were stuck in her mind, and she naturally lost the opportunity to press on her victory.
Yan Yongwang: “Yes, that’s right.”
He tilted his head and asked, "Isn't Director Wang a man?"
How to answer this? The second male lead also looked very depressed.
Everyone: Damn! This woman is so fierce!
No one could have expected that she would say this so calmly, and even smiled at Wang Chi.
Wang Chi had a strange expression on his face.
Finished Lan tried hard to hold back his laughter, but when he couldn't help it anymore, he whispered to Wang Chi, "Aren't you angry?"
Wang Chi's face was solemn, and he answered irrelevantly: "Did you see the watch on her wrist?"
Looking at the finished product, I recognized it was a luxury brand.
But he couldn't guess the exact price.
Wang Chi, who had done his homework, whispered, "I saw it last time and took a photo to check it out."
"That watch costs about four million."
Finished Product Blue: “…” Oh wow, this woman is so rich.
Even he himself couldn't easily take out a watch worth four million yuan and wear it. At this moment, he understood why Wang Chi's attitude was so friendly.
When such wealthy women join a film crew, they don't care about the pay or fame at all. You never know, they might just be here for fun.
If he is not happy with it, it is possible that he will quit before the filming is finished.
As for the penalty for breach of contract - haha, can it be as valuable as the watch on her hand? If Wang Chi wants to ban her for breach of contract, it depends on whether she cares.
Seeing her ignoring him at the table and not even giving Wang Chi much face, I knew she never cared.
Wang Chi smiled bitterly.
Finished Blue said seriously: "I understand you."
It was only after Wang Chi reminded him that he realized that Chao Juan was probably really rich. Young Master Cheng was very clear-headed. She was so confident because she had a rich family background to rely on. But when had there been a wealthy family with the surname Chao in Ancheng?
Chengpin Lan tried to get more information about her from Wang Chi: "Where is she from?"
Wang Chi: “I’m from the capital.”
This touched on his blind spot. The Cheng family made their fortune in Ancheng, and they were only one generation away from entering the capital's wealthy circle. The capital was vast, and there were many second-generation officials and rich second-generations. The Cheng family was not very powerful in the capital. If he were to say, he only knew a few famous and luxurious families in the capital.
In his heart, he silently recited several surnames that he was familiar with, from the Yan family, which his brother told him was extremely powerful and influential in the capital, and could be considered one of the richest families, to the slightly inferior Lin family and Chen family...
I still haven't figured out which family could raise a daughter like this.
Chengpin Lan looked at her. This beautiful and wealthy lady did not feel embarrassed for making the whole dinner awkward. She ate very calmly, her long hair falling slightly on her cheek. She stretched out her thin white fingers and gently hooked her ears. The curve of her face was delicate and cold. Soon, she noticed his gaze and looked up.
He didn't smile, but just raised his eyebrows.
Chengpin Lan avoided her gaze in panic.
The next moment, he heard her gently say, "Why don't you eat?"
"The dishes that Director Wang ordered are very good. If you don't eat them, are you being disrespectful to the director?"
Everyone: ...&*￥%@...
Wang Chi coughed and eased the atmosphere: "Everyone, eat, drink less, we still have to shoot tomorrow."
Fang Jinchu didn't expect Wang Chi to speak for Chao Juan. She looked at him in disbelief. She didn't see any negative emotions on the director's face, but she could see that he was quite calm.
——Damn, is she in trouble this time?
What kind of background does Chao Juan have that could make Wang Chi speak for her after being humiliated?
Fang Jinchu felt a little dizzy for a moment.
Her face looked gloomy and she started eating.
Wang Chi looked at the entire table. The ten actors, all of whom had to maintain their figure, moved in unison and took the dishes from the table one after another.
When the dinner was over, only a few bottles of wine on the table were drunk, but all the dishes were eaten.
...It's really a rare encounter in the entertainment industry. Artists eating at the same table can actually finish all the food?
shock!
Wang Chi burped and thought today's scene was really interesting. Although he was slightly offended at the dinner, he didn't take it too seriously. He was naturally attracted to beauty like Chao Juan, and her acting skills really suited his taste. As long as her lifestyle didn't affect his interests too much, Director Wang would pretend he didn't see or hear anything.
It can also be said to be his unique style of dealing with people and things.
After eating and drinking, he turned his head to look at Chengpin Lan. In the second half, Young Master Cheng didn't drink much and just followed the crowd to eat some dishes.
I paid for this dinner and it was worth it.
Wang Chi inexplicably felt that if his wife knew about this, she would definitely praise him for being thrifty and responding to the country's empty plate campaign.
After thinking about it, he was quite happy. He looked at the time and felt that it was a bit late. In addition, the atmosphere during the meal was really awkward. He didn't plan to be a peacemaker - it would be better to go home and sleep with his wife. So, he invited everyone to go back to their own homes and find their own mothers.
The actors naturally all stayed in a hotel. The hotel arranged by the crew was a four-star hotel, which was quite close to the film and television base.
Their respective assistants drove over to pick them up, and soon only a few people were left: Xu Bailing, Fang Jinchu, the third male, the fourth male, and so on.
Xu Bailing asked Yan Yongwang: "Juanjuan, is there anyone to pick you up? Do you want to take my car back together?"
Her eyes sparkled, and ever since they started to get to know each other, she had been calling him "Juanjuan" sweetly.
Yan Yongwang would never say how many goosebumps he got when he heard someone call him like that for the first time, but Xu Boling's attitude was friendly and kind, so he couldn't say that people were not allowed to call him like that.
After accepting this name, Chen Haohan sometimes calls her "Sister Juanjuan".
He shook his head and said thank you.
Then, in full view of everyone, he got into a taxi.
"Ha, I thought she could get a Maybach, but she got a taxi instead?"
Fang Jinchu watched for a long time and couldn't help but sneer with a sarcastic expression that said "that's it".
Xu Bailing's face was not very good. She said, "There's no need to belittle people like this."
Fang Jinchu glanced at her and gave the heroine some face, but the corner of his mouth was still raised with disdain. Although he didn't say anything, his expression was quite irritating.
Pinchenglan's driver drove to the restaurant entrance, and soon, Young Master Cheng, who was originally talking to Wang Chi, walked out of the restaurant.
He heard the conversation between the two.
As night falls and neon lights flicker, the city becomes bustling with material desires and people become restless.
He glanced at his car, roughly calculated its price, and thought sadly that if he wanted to buy the watch on Chao Juan's wrist, he might have to sell four cars of the same model.
No one can understand this sadness.
So, Lan, who was eager to watch the fun, whispered to several artists as they passed by: "Ms. Fang, do you know how much the watch on Miss Chao's wrist is worth?"
"What?" Fang Jinchu was stunned.
Finished Blue exhaled, trying hard not to let his lemon scent leak out.
He smiled gently, "That watch is worth at least four million."
Fang Jinchu: “…………” Her face froze.
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