Chapter 19
Lu Zixi caught the slipped phone in a somewhat awkward manner, and turned to look at the poster that he had not had time to put away.
Yan Yunzhen on the poster is half hidden in the shadows and half exposed in the scorching sun, like a sharp blade. Even though he has no expression on his face, he is more shocking than the most charming smile. His strong aggressiveness forcibly attracts everyone who accidentally glances at him, making their eyes stay on him.
This is a very old poster, but it was preserved very well by the original owner. It can be seen that the original owner really admired Yan Yunzhen. At least Lu Zixi could only see that Yan Yunzhen was definitely not very old when he took this poster. The temperament of a young man who is growing rapidly and a man who has become mature and steady is different.
"You...how do you have my cell phone number?" Lu Zixi looked at the face that was perfect at every age and couldn't help but stutter. After asking subconsciously, he realized that this question was stupid.
Nonsense, he has already taken photos at someone else's company and left his contact information. Isn't it easy for the prince to look up the number?
"Is there anything I can't know that I want to know?" Yan Yunzhen chuckled lightly, his tone a little subtle, "That's why I told you long ago... you'd better not hide anything from me. If I find out, you will bear the consequences yourself."
Lu Zixi thought, even if you know that I have concealed my identity, what's the use? Can you really come and be my wife as the charlatan system said? But he just complained in his heart to satisfy his desire. On the surface, he was still respectful: "I dare not."
"Let's get down to business," Yan Yunzhen quickly put away his smile and sighed imperceptibly, "I sent you an invitation to Yan Zhi's album release party, why didn't you go?"
"What?" Lu Zixi was stunned. "I didn't receive an invitation?"
Yan Zhi's album officially launched yesterday, generating a significant surge in traffic. While watching the livestream at home, he had no idea Yuan Hong had actually invited him to attend. Although he'd been featured on the title song, he wasn't exactly a celebrity. At best, frequent Weibo users might recognize him as the "little brother" everyone praised as having a first love, but few might even remember his name. Yuan Hong's invitation was a great opportunity, yet he hadn't even heard of it?
"Was it intercepted by the company?" Yan Yunzhen was not surprised. "Yuanhong invited you to the press conference free of charge. After all, you are not a special guest. It is just to stir up the topic. I know Changxing is short-sighted and only covets the petty gains in front of him, but I didn't expect him to be so short-sighted. It's incredible."
"Are you here to deliberately piss me off?" Lu Zixi said helplessly, "so that I can quickly terminate my contract with Changxing?"
Yan Yunzhen didn't say yes, nor did he say no: "Don't you plan to terminate the contract with Changxing?"
"I'm planning to." Since job-hopping was inevitable, Lu Zixi didn't want to hide it any longer. "But I suggest you take a look at the contract before making a decision."
"Show me the Changxing contract. It doesn't seem to comply with the regulations," Yan Yunzhen pondered for a moment. "Is there any difficulty? A high termination fee?"
"Not only that, there's still time. I need to terminate the contract quickly." Lu Zixi said, "You'll understand after reading the contract."
"Do you trust me so much?" Yan Yunzhen asked back.
"Because you trust me too." Lu Zixi said, "and I have no choice."
"Then send the contract documents to this email address," Yan Yunzhen said without asking any more questions. He gave the email address and asked, "Are you free on the 10th of next month?"
"What's up?"
"Another audition," Yan Yunzhen said, "for the movie 'Clinic No. 58'."
When Lu Zixi heard the title of this movie, he couldn't believe his ears.
This is the movie where Yan Yunzhen specially consulted Chinese medicine in order to shape his character!
"Clinic No. 58," adapted from the novel of the same name, is set in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the French Concession during the Republican era. The diverse crowds and stories unfolding there are equally varied, with all sorts of legends and legends. The original novel is a single-volume novel, but with a coherent timeline. The film script discards unimportant side stories and focuses on the central plot, maintaining the original plot as closely as possible. It's a major IP with its own traffic.
Although Lu Zixi knew that due to his high status and the fact that the main plot was set abroad, Yan Yunzhen was very casual when making films in China, often not considering whether the film was too commercial and lacked style, or too artistic and lacked an audience, and was completely based on his preferences, this did not mean that Yuanhong would let him do whatever he wanted. In fact, if the script that fell into Yan Yunzhen's hands was too artistic, it would definitely be a good movie that could win awards, and if it was too commercial, it would definitely be a huge hit and attract a lot of fans. This gave the audience and partners the impression that as long as Yan Yunzhen was there, quality and profits would be guaranteed.
For Lu Zixi, this is the guarantee of reputation or popularity!
Of course, it would be great to get this role, but Yan Yunzhen is not doing charity, so why would he...
"Come and report when you have time. I've said it before, I think this role is very suitable for you." Yan Yunzhen was silent for a while, then asked, "How is your stomach?"
"Ah, it's okay," Lu Zixi suddenly came back to his senses, "The old Chinese doctor was amazing last time. After drinking the medicine a few times, my stomach feels much warmer than before."
"Yeah. That's good." Yan Yunzhen responded, looking very satisfied. "It's okay, I'll hang up first."
As soon as the busy tone sounded, the system in Yan Yunzhen's mind also spoke.
"You've been going around in circles with him all this time, all just for this last question. You really do care about him," the system scoffed. "Now that you've got him close to you, how are you going to determine if he's the one?"
"I can't say for sure he's that person... but I'm almost certain this body has changed owners before," Yan Yunzhen said. "I once paid off a loan sharking sum of nearly two million yuan. At the time, I just thought it wasn't a huge sum of money, and that if I wanted to recruit him to Yuanhong in the future, Yuanhong would have to address this potential risk, so I paid him back without giving it much thought. But when he discussed the contract with me today, I felt something was amiss. How could a person who knows the law, who... has a temperament very similar to 'him', do such a foolish thing? Moreover, his live broadcasts, the few small-time variety shows he's participated in... all make me think that it's incredible that someone could change so much in such a short period of time. The most likely possibility is that he's not the original owner."
"As for who this person is... I want to see him act," Yan Yunzhen said. "Not just an audition, no, not just any scene, not just any role... I want to see him act 'Lu Zixi'."
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