Chapter 49 As Long as You Want
When we returned to the community, it was already past noon.
The weather was hot. Apart from the deafening chirping of cicadas all around, there was no one in sight under the scorching sun. Only the security guard was sitting in the security room, dozing off with the fan on.
Hearing the sound of a suitcase rolling across the road, the security guard peeked out the window and saw Bai You pulling a suitcase with one hand. He leaned out and greeted him warmly: "Mr. Bai, are you done with the filming?"
"Yeah." Bai You smiled and lowered his head to scan his face.
"It must be very tiring, as it took so long to shoot this time." the security guard asked again.
In the past, when Bai You went out to film, he would usually come back soon, sometimes three to five days or a week or two, sometimes a month or so. This was the first time the security guards had seen him go out for so long.
The door slowly opened, Bai You looked at him with a smile, as if thinking for a moment, he shook his head: "It's not hard."
"It's just that Xiaoliang is not here this time." The security guard said a little disappointedly.
Having helped feed the cat for quite a long time, although he knew that the cat had been taken in by a good family, the security guard still couldn't help but miss it a little.
Hearing this, Bai You put the suitcase on the side of the road, pulled up Xiaoliang's video and handed it to the security guard.
These were the two messages Meng Qingyan sent him today. Although he had lost a little weight due to illness, he still looked chubby.
"Oh my," the security guard came over and couldn't help laughing when he saw Xiaoliang nestling in the man's arms on the screen. "How did you get so fat?"
He watched both videos and then returned the phone to Bai You.
"The one holding him is his new owner, right? Judging from his clothes, his family must be well off, right?" Meng Qingyan's face was not shown in the camera. Only a corner of his shirt and a section of his thin wrist were visible. His slender knuckles protected the restlessly moving Xiaoliang, preventing him from falling off his knees.
"Xiaoliang, go enjoy yourself." The security guard said with emotion.
"Well," Bai You smiled, "I won't suffer anymore."
"I just don't know if I'll have the chance to see it again." The security guard whispered.
Bai You said nothing and silently put away his phone.
Just then, the young security guard came back from having dinner outside, and the old man came out and asked, "Can I help carry your suitcase upstairs?"
"No need to trouble you, I can do it myself." Bai You thanked the uncle and left with his suitcase.
The flowers and trees in the community must have just been pruned, and there were a lot of cut roses piled against the wall. Bai You stopped, bent down, picked up a bunch and took it home.
It had been quite a while since I last came back. There was a thin layer of dust on the dining table. As the sunlight shone, the room, which was not very big, seemed particularly empty.
Especially when I saw the two sets of pajamas draped over the sofa at the end of the bed, this feeling of emptiness and loneliness became even more vivid.
Bai You has always been frugal and didn't think of throwing away Meng Qingyan's pajamas. He bent down to pick them up and put them into the washing machine on the balcony.
I packed my luggage, cleaned the house, patiently trimmed the flower branches one by one, then filled them with water and put them in vases, placing one vase in each room.
Roses are brightly coloured, with a delicate and sweet fragrance, and are the most vibrant, lively and noisy plants.
But at this moment, such passion, made Bai You unconsciously think of the bouquet of roses.
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, the ancients were right.
After enjoying such a carefree and happy life, returning to being alone again will naturally require some price, such as "withdrawal".
He moved all the vases to the second bedroom, then opened a shopping website and bought a few dolls. He then opened a second-hand real estate website and contacted several agents, trying to make his time and space crowded.
At the same time, Meng Qingyan had just returned to Tianying.
The desk was already piled with work that had accumulated over time. He turned on his laptop and browsed his emails.
There was a knock on the office door and Sun Tong came in with coffee.
"Qingyan," she said, placing the coffee on the corner of the table, "the script for 'Fireworks' has been preliminarily completed. Editor Lang should send a copy over for you to review later."
"Yeah." Meng Qingyan responded, "What about Teacher Bai?"
"Mr. Bai has definitely been confirmed as the lead actor," Sun Tong said, "but the official casting has not yet been made, so I'm not sure if he has been notified personally."
The room fell silent. After a moment's silence, Meng Qingyan said calmly, "Ask editor Lang to send a copy to him as well."
"I can send someone to deliver it." said Sun Tong.
A while ago, a colleague from an overseas branch came to me to gossip and said that he saw someone at Meng Qingyan's house during an online meeting.
As soon as the news came out, the company was in an uproar and it was very lively for a while.
There were more than a dozen candidates who could be guessed, those who could not be guessed, those who were in the circle or outside the circle, and those who were of the right age from various families that were on good terms with the Meng family, both inside and outside the capital.
However, Sun Tong knew that the person should be Bai You.
Meng Qingyan has always been a cold-hearted person, and he has only been different towards Bai You over the years.
No outsider has ever entered his house. Although Sun Tong has a door card, it is only for business purposes just in case.
But Meng Qingyan has always been strict, so she has never had the chance to go in.
The only one who could pass was probably Bai You.
Since Bai You appeared at Meng Qingyan's house late at night, it means that the relationship between the two has made a qualitative leap.
It is a good opportunity for Tianying to bring the good news at this time, which can be said to benefit both the public and private sectors.
From a public perspective, Bai You can prepare for the new movie in advance, and from a private perspective, it can add icing on the cake for the couple's relationship.
It goes without saying that, besides being happy, the two of them will naturally become more affectionate.
As someone who has been through this, Sun Tong has always felt that Meng Qingyan really deserves someone suitable to warm his heart.
Unfortunately, Meng Qingyan obviously had no interest in her proposal.
"Let the screenwriter send it." He said in a light voice, and added, "There's no need to mention Tianying."
Sun Tong: “…”
Some doubts arose in her heart, but out of her understanding of Meng Qingyan, she did not continue to speak about it. Instead, she talked about fireworks and the current progress of several other projects in Tianying's hands.
After everything was over, Gao Yanqing's movements during this period were reported.
When Meng Qingyan joined the team this time, he deliberately handed over some of the company's affairs that did not require much brainpower to Gao Yanqing, who was supervised by Sun Tong.
Gao Yanqing was very afraid of Meng Qingyan. Although she cursed him in private and was unhappy, she still ran around and did not dare to slack off.
As time goes by, there are fewer bad peach blossoms and things are finally getting better.
"I'm in H City recently and will be back next week," said Sun Tong.
Seeing that Meng Qingyan's expression did not change and his attention was focused on the computer screen, Sun Tong quietly took two steps back and prepared to leave after he finished speaking.
But Meng Qingyan spoke again.
However, he did not mention Gao Yanqing, but asked about other things.
"Where's Feng Yu?" he asked.
Sun Tong smiled, "We gave him some slack as you said before, and he immediately embezzled the company's funds after tasting the sweetness. In addition, he also borrowed a large amount of money from outside. If this information is leaked now, his company will definitely be in jeopardy, and the company's directors will also pursue his legal responsibilities. In addition, the creditors outside will probably not let him go. If nothing unexpected happens, he will never be able to turn over in his life."
Sun Tong paused and asked, "Do we need to bring this up?"
"Wait a little longer." Meng Qingyan hesitated for a moment, "Wait until Building No. 8 is released."
Sun Tong was a little confused, but soon understood what Meng Qingyan meant.
After all, this matter involves Bai You.
Considering how corrupt Feng Yu’s private life is, once the information is exposed, it will be hard for netizens not to think about it, and it is very likely that Bai You will also be stigmatized.
That’s why Meng Qingyan said he would wait until Building No. 8 was released.
Although Bai You's popularity has increased significantly now, but without any solid works released, that popularity will be gone in a flash.
But after Building 8 is released, everything will change.
His popularity and commercial value will have a qualitative leap, and his position in the circle will be consolidated.
By then, Feng Yu’s scandal will not have any impact on him.
Even if someone dug up the fact that Feng Yu had been coveting Bai You all these years, it would only attract sympathy and sympathy from the public.
"I understand." said Sun Tong.
"Have someone keep an eye on him." Meng Qingyan added, "Don't relax for a moment."
"Understood." Sun Tong said again and went out to arrange the work.
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After returning from the crew, Bai You resumed his previous reclusive life.
He first stayed at Jin's house for two days and talked to the real estate agent about the surrounding houses. Looking at the location and floor alone, they were not ideal, so Bai You just waited patiently.
After that, I read the script sent by Jiang Minyao at home, and picked up the movies I had left behind during my time in Building No. 8.
A movie lasts two hours, and the days go by quickly.
Occasionally, I would show up to Xingyu to sign in and pick up the new notebook.
As the news of the completion of Building No. 8 came out, more and more crews have been handing over scripts to Jiang Minyao. But within a few days, Bai You already has a thick pile of scripts, including the ones he hadn't finished reading before.
However, Liu Ben had not given him any definite news yet, so Bai You considered picking out a reliable script first, and then deciding on the next play after confirming Liu Ben's schedule.
There was a business discussion that day, so Bai You arrived at the company early.
As soon as he arrived at Jiang Minyao's office, he received a call from the screenwriter of "Fireworks" Lang Yuan.
The other party asked for his address and said that he would have his assistant send a copy of the script over later.
Near noon, Lang Yuan's assistant arrived at the Xingyu Entertainment Hall.
When Bai You went downstairs, the front desk had already served him coffee and the other party was sitting in a booth by the window in the lobby waiting for him.
"Teacher Lang has just reviewed it," the other party was a very lively girl. Her eyes lit up when she saw Bai You. It took her a while before she remembered to hand him the script. "I think some details will need to be revised later, so for now, apart from the director, I have only sent it to you and Tianying."
"Is it just a rough draft?" Bai You flipped it open with a little surprise, his heart full of doubts.
Although it is true that some crews start filming halfway through writing the script, and there are even some crews where the first half of the script is written by a well-known screenwriter, and the second half is given to a small screenwriter who charges a low fee to complete, and the actors are naturally given half and half...
But given Liu Ben's style of striving for perfection, this kind of thing would never happen.
He has very high requirements for the team and the script. Under normal circumstances, the script handed to the actors must be the final version.
and……
Shouldn't he have played a supporting role? How come he only got one of the two books?
Also, the other party just said that the other book was sent to Tianying.
"Tianying..." He thought for a moment and avoided mentioning Meng Qingyan's name. "Just now, another copy was sent to Tianying. Is there anyone from Tianying participating in the movie?"
"That's not the case," the girl said with a smile, "It's a gift to Mr. Meng. Meng's Jewelry is the investor, so they must review the booklet."
He added, “I’ll send it to you again when the refined version comes out.”
"Thank you." Bai You said, and then asked, "Do you know which character I am?"
It's a rare opportunity to have the entire book in my hands, so I can take a good look at the story.
But while watching, Bai You still wanted to know his own role, so that he could extract the character and related scenes for detailed reading.
"Ah?" Hearing this, the girl's eyes widened and her voice became louder. "Didn't Director Liu tell you yet? From the very beginning, you were chosen as the lead actor."
Bai You: “…”
The hall was empty and it was almost lunch time. Zhu Zhijun and Gao Lan went downstairs together to have dinner and happened to hear their conversation.
He walked over and looked down at the script in Bai You's hand: "Whose script is this?"
After seeing the word "Fireworks" and Lang Yuan's signature on the cover, he was silent for a moment.
"You go first." He said to Gao Lan, and then to Bai You, "Come to my office later, so we can discuss your contract."
Seeing Zhu Zhijun going upstairs again, the girl looked worried: "Did I cause you trouble?"
"No," Bai You smiled and shook his head, "Originally, we should have discussed these things openly."
Compared to this, he was actually more surprised by the news he had just received.
Fireworks actually decided to cast him as the lead actor?
This news was confusing and Bai You felt it was not true at all.
He suppressed the joy and restlessness in his heart, first sent Lang Yuan's assistant out the door, and then lowered his head to look carefully at the script in his hand.
"At present, apart from the director, we have only sent it to you and Tianying..." The girl's voice sounded in my ears again.
Bai You has always been a clear-headed person. After a moment of absent-mindedness, he took out his cell phone and opened Meng Qingyan's dialog box.
【BY: I received the script of Fireworks, thank you. 】
Meng Qingyan replied quickly.
【MY: Teacher Bai is really smart. 】
Originally, I just wanted someone to send the notebook over in advance so that Bai You would have something to do and wouldn't be tormented.
But I didn't expect that he could see through things at a glance.
[MY: Xiaoliang has been very clingy since he got sick, so I brought him to the office today, picture.jpg]
The accompanying picture is a photo of Xiaoliang sleeping soundly in a corner of Meng Qingyan's desk.
Bai You's eyes curved unconsciously. He clicked on the picture and found that Xiao Liang was concentrating on the fireworks script.
Bai You felt that Meng Qingyan was a bit too much, but after thinking about it, he seemed to have no right to blame others, so he pretended not to notice.
But Meng Qingyan's message came in again.
[MY: I have to go out of town soon and won't be able to accompany him. If you want, you can let him stay at your house for two days. I will come back to pick him up when I come back. 】
Bai You was a little moved. He hesitated for a while holding the phone, and finally couldn't resist the temptation.
Since we are still collaborating, we will inevitably meet in the future. In this case, we might as well be generous and open.
He hesitated for a moment, and when his expectations were about to explode because they had been deliberately suppressed, his hands started typing before his brain.
【BY: Really? Can I? 】
When I sent the message and was in a hurry to withdraw it, Meng Qingyan had already replied.
【MY: Of course, everything is possible as long as you want. 】
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