"Speaking of which, this company is managed by General Manager Yi, right? It's quite prestigious! You managed to sign Daniel, that's quite remarkable. Did you reach some kind of deal with him?"
Yi Qilin: "..."
Would an average person be so overly familiar and ask such a question as if it were perfectly natural?
Moreover, for a moment, he felt as if he had been seen through.
"What's this about deals? In the entertainment industry, it's all about looks and talent. If two people hit it off, they sign a contract." Yi Qilin remained quite composed and responded politely, showing no sign of being offended.
Yi Tianran smiled and said, "President Yi is truly young and promising, almost on par with the president of the Fu Group!"
Yi Qilin, with his elegant demeanor, humbly replied, "Not at all, how could I possibly compare to President Fu?"
If it were an ordinary person, they would say something like, "Please don't be so modest," or similar flattering words.
But Yi Tianran was not one to play by the rules. Upon hearing this, she agreed, "That's true. President Fu became famous in his early twenties and took control of the Fu family in a short period of time with swift and decisive measures. But President Yi... I heard that the Yi family is currently managed by four elders at the same time. It seems that your abilities do not match your ambitions!"
Yi Qilin: "..."
No matter how well he puts on a facade, he can't keep up a smile when he's belittled like this to his face.
His expression turned somewhat grim, and he said in a dark tone, "Judging from Miss Yun's tone, she seems to be quite hostile towards me!"
"No, I was just telling the truth. Ah—" Yi Tianran suddenly realized, "Was it because I was too blunt and hurt your self-esteem? I'm so sorry, I'll definitely be more tactful next time."
Yi Qilin choked, feeling as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat.
He hadn't experienced this kind of uncomfortable feeling of being criticized in a long time.
This woman is really something else!
No wonder it piqued Daniel's interest.
But he's not a masochist, nor does he have Daniel's twisted sense of humor.
He immediately stood up, forcing himself to maintain his composure, and said, "Excuse me, I have other official business to attend to. Miss Yun, please wait here."
Yi Tianran breathed a sigh of relief: "You're finally leaving! I thought you were going to give me a long talk! Dealing with fake people is exhausting, you know?"
If it weren't for the fact that she was Daniel's guest, and that Daniel might be angry if he kicked her out, Yi Qilin would have really given her the cold shoulder.
To avoid being criticized again, he turned and left.
Yi Tianran suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute, your entertainment company is so big, you should have coffee or pastries to serve us, right?"
Yi Qilin thought to himself, "You have the nerve to ask me for food? You're dreaming."
Just as he was about to say no, he saw Yi Tianran's shocked expression. "No way, no way? Xingyu can't really be that poor, can it? If this gets out, I wonder how the outside world will laugh at us, hehehe!"
Yi Qilin thought to himself: This is a blatant threat, isn't it!
He suppressed his anger and turned to face him with a smile, saying, "Of course, please wait a moment, I will have my assistant bring it to you."
Having said that, he fled without lingering for another second.
If he had known he would encounter such a sharp-tongued woman, he would never have come to watch out of curiosity.
...
Daniel's key scenes took a whole day to film.
I don't know if he did it on purpose, but there were an unusually large number of takes on this scene today. We had to reshoot until sunset before we finally finished.
The staff were exhausted, but the movie star himself was full of energy.
That evening, he returned to the company and triumphantly pushed open the door to the lounge.
I had expected to see a woman who was anxious, worried, exhausted, and in pain because she had been waiting for too long.
When he pushed the door open and saw—
I saw a woman lounging comfortably on the sofa, with the coffee table piled high with pastries, coffee, and snacks.
While she was eating snacks and scrolling through her phone, she suddenly burst into laughter at something funny, laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face.
Is this called anxiety? Is this called worry?
At this moment, he even began to doubt again whether those three boys were really this woman's biological children.
Otherwise, how could she be so heartless?
Daniel suppressed a twitching smile and knocked heavily on the door, reminding the woman on the sofa of his presence.
"Ah—Mr. Daniel, have you finally finished filming the main scene?" Yi Tianran finally put down her phone, slowly straightened up, brushed off the snack crumbs on her body, and then looked up at him.
Daniel: "..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Yun, it seems you don't have anything important to discuss with me!"
Yi Tianran bluntly replied, "How could that be? My sons are still in your hands. I'm here to negotiate!"
Unexpectedly, she was so blunt from the start. Daniel's blue eyes flickered slightly, and he pretended to be innocent. "Your son is missing? How did it come to me? Do you suspect that I kidnapped him? He's the Fu family's child. How could someone as inferior to him in every way have such power!"
"So you do have self-awareness after all!" Yi Tianran clapped her hands in surprise.
"You..." He was clearly being sarcastic, couldn't this woman tell?
How could that be!
She was deliberately mocking herself.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown. "If there's nothing else, please leave."
"Alright, Mr. Best Actor, this isn't a movie set, and you don't need to rely on your amazing acting skills to win an Oscar." Yi Tianran's expression turned serious. "Tell me, what do you want in return for letting my son go?"
Daniel's initial goal was to use the three little ones to make Yi Tianran submit.
Now that the opportunity has been presented to him, how could he let it slip by?
However… his gaze was wary; he couldn’t underestimate this woman’s every word and action.
"What, are you afraid I've installed surveillance cameras or tracking devices in this lounge? Don't worry, I'm not that stupid, and I certainly wouldn't gamble with the lives of my three precious sons."
Yi Tianran's expression was as cold as a knife, as if she wanted to carve a bloody hole in him. "There are only the two of us here. If you want to make a deal, this is your only chance."
He clearly had the upper hand, yet this woman turned around and threatened him.
Daniel's expression was slightly cool as he walked step by step to Yi Tianran, about to reach out and lift her chin.
But Yi Tianran slapped his hand away and shot him a glare.
Daniel's expression turned cold: "What, didn't you want me to name my terms? You won't even let me touch you, huh?"
Yi Tianran looked disgusted: "Don't act like a perverted lewd bastard. These things are all about mutual consent."
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