The pinnacle of magic

All documents are readily available.As far as female secretaries are concerned, Kate's work efficiency is indeed commendable.It only took her 5 minutes to prepare all the contracts.

"If you think there is no problem after reading it, you can sign here."

The solemn tone of the female secretary on the conference table even made the magician restrain his flirtatious eyes slightly.Shi Rui noticed that when the three of them sat down together, the magician deliberately chose a side seat instead of sitting opposite him with Kate.

"There is no need to hesitate any longer. My dear, the reward I give can be said to be quite generous." The magician said eagerly.

Shi Rui raised the corners of his lips noncommittally, lowered his head and returned his attention to the document. "One more thing to add, I can only start working after five o'clock in the afternoon."

"No. It will cause scheduling difficulties and delay our overall progress. And it has never been done before. What if we don't perform locally?"

Facing the female secretary's barrage of words, Shi Rui just smiled, turned his head to look into the magician's eyes and said, "I can perform with the team, but the working hours must be after five o'clock."

"Okay, Kate, everyone has the right to arrange their time. And...you know, I'm not a morning person." The magician responded to Shi Rui's gaze with an ambiguous expression, "I think our problem now is Yes, how late can you work for me?"

The corners of the extremely detailed lips are slightly raised. "12 hours." Shi Rui smiled, "I will be yours until five o'clock in the morning."

The magician was taken aback, and then smiled brightly: "My man! I like that statement. Come on Kate, add this one, let's sign off the papers quickly, I don't want to see my beauty suddenly go back on his word. "

"I'm going to reprint the contract." The female secretary frowned and stood up from her seat.

"Don't be so troublesome, I'll write it down. As long as you sign the names of both parties next to the supplementary clause, it should be equally effective?" The magician picked up the pen to fill in the same sentence on the two contracts, and signed his own name .

"Now, honey, it's your turn." He pushed the contract in front of Shi Rui.

The curlicue signature at the footer is very nice.Magicians habitually leave a small circle on the paper at the beginning and end of the hand, making the font itself look more agile.After being slightly taken aback, Shi Rui also wrote down his name without hesitation.The English word Shirley has been deformed by him and added a few strokes, which makes his signature look a bit like a blooming lotus flower.

"A beautiful name." The magician raised his eyebrows, obviously noticing the difference in Shi Rui's signature.

His slender and strong fingers slowly stroked the paper, as if confirming the order in which the cursive signature was written.Then, the magician smiled and looked up: "Haha, now let's celebrate! Kate, can you bring us two glasses of champagne? Pick a bottle from the bottom row of the wine cabinet."

The female secretary responded, got up and left.

"You should treat her better." After the female secretary entered the next room, Shi Rui suddenly held his chin and said.

He opened a bottle of wine but only asked to prepare two wine glasses. Didn't expect this playboy to have a type he didn't like?Or, are you tired of playing?The corner of Shi Rui's lips could not help revealing a hint of sarcasm.

"You don't think we've had sex, do you?" the magician said in a low voice, with an exaggerated hurt expression on his face, "It's not easy to find a good assistant these days, and I haven't planned to change my relationship yet." Kate's relationship."

"She looks like she has been fascinated by you." Shi Rui tapped his cheek with his finger.

"So what?" The magician shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "My principle is that as long as it doesn't affect the work, romance in the workplace is not prohibited." The ice blue eyes even winked playfully at Shi Rui.

"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in workplace romance, and..." Shi Rui suddenly leaned into the magician's ear and whispered, "I never drink."

"...!"

Shi Rui stood up suddenly, picked up a wine glass from the tray brought by the female secretary, and stuffed it into the magician's hand, then raised the glass of clear water on the table, and nodded to the female secretary: "That glass is yours, Kate. Congratulations, the show is a success!"

The female secretary couldn't help but be a little stunned by this series of smooth movements. "Congratulations, the performance is successful!" She picked up another wine glass from the tray.

"Cheers!" Although a little helpless, the magician immediately resumed his free and easy posture and raised his glass high.

The three cups collided lightly in the air.

When Shi Rui left, the magician insisted on driving him.

"Now is not the time." The oriental beauty looked at the magician with a slightly accusing look, successfully making the latter immediately dispel this frivolous thought.

The taxi started slowly, Shi Rui leaned on the back seat, frowning slightly.

The first meeting was more exhausting than he had imagined.

It should be said that it was indeed Clifford.Why?Even in the previous flirting scenes where he was at home, he couldn't take the initiative in front of this man.To make matters worse, the magician doesn't seem like someone who would be easily manipulated by others.

In order to fulfill the old Johnny's entrustment, Shi Rui must change the way of life of the magician as a close guide, which needs to gain control over him to a certain extent.Now, in the first meeting, although he successfully became the magician's assistant and even aroused the other party's interest, he was far from being able to influence the magician's decision.On the contrary, this playboy-looking man made him feel alarmed more than once.Shi Rui was surprised to find that Clifford.Huaish is not only very smart, but also has a keen intuition close to him.

It seemed that there was no other way to change him than to jump off the cliff with him.

Shi Rui let out a breath slowly, and decided to go back and take a good bath, and then use a whole night of sleep to make up for the energy loss just now.

The cell phone rang indiscriminately.

an unfamiliar number.Shi Rui hesitated for a second, then pressed the connect button.

"Honey, do you have an evening dress suitable for the banquet?" The magician's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Unfortunately, I have an appointment tonight." Shi Rui immediately understood the meaning of the magician's words.Apart from giving him a headache, this unreasonable move was not enough to disrupt his position.

"Turn it down! Honey, you're going to love tonight's party, I promise you. A birthday party for the newspaper mogul for his youngest son. Not only will you get to meet a lot of big names, but a lot of the business people too. Will attend." The magician paused, as if to increase the bargaining chip, and said in a deep voice that was deliberately slowed down, "Don't you want to try it, and have a private cooperation with me?"

Very seductive words flow like a sweet poison to the bottom of my heart.Shi Rui had to admit that being able to understand the magician's performance style in advance was very attractive to him.

"Where do we meet?" he heard himself say.

"The Ritz-Carlton. I'll wait for you in my room on the top floor."

Putting down the phone, Shi Rui asked the driver to turn around and drive back.Judging from the timing, the magician should have gone directly to the hotel room as soon as he left.In the first round, the magician still took the initiative.Shi Rui decided to spend more time studying the living habits of his employer.Unlike five years ago, for the first time, he felt a certain anticipation for the evening performance.

After getting off the car at the entrance of the hotel, Shi Rui walked to the front desk. Before he even had time to say the name of the magician, the receptionist gave him the room number.Obviously, the magician has described his appearance to the other party.

After taking the elevator to the top floor, Shi Rui walked to the door of the room and knocked on the door.

"Honey, you came so fast, didn't you go back to change your clothes? I can understand that you can't wait to meet me again?" The magician let him into the room enthusiastically while marveling.

The suite looks like it should be one of the magician's long-term hangouts.In addition to the standard hotel furnishings, there is a magician's personal style everywhere.

The walls are covered with promotional posters. Judging from the quantity, Shi Rui even suspects that there are probably all the posters of the magician since his debut.Many magazines and picture books are scattered on the carpet, and there are two performance dummies in the center of the room.What was playing on the TV was like an escape performance, and the picture was frozen at the moment when the magician took off his hood.

"Didn't you say you want to perform? I don't want to change into a costume that doesn't meet the requirements." Shi Rui directly ignored the warm greeting from the magician.

"It's getting cold!" The magician suddenly approached Shi Rui with curious eyes.

Shi Rui frowned.

"You seem slightly different now than you were in the office just now?" The magician smiled and took a step back, "I always think your cold appearance is more charming!"

He actually showed an expression that he only had during the day? !

Shi Rui's heart tightened.

"If I remember correctly, our contract will not take effect until tomorrow." He tried his best to suppress the surging disgust, and smiled, "So in theory, now is my private time."

During the day, he is extremely disgusted with strong emotional contact with people.Anyone who has a good impression of him makes him feel extremely disgusted.

"I didn't mean to offend." The magician made a gesture of surrender, "Maybe my expression is not right, making you think I am an overly frivolous person. I must say it again seriously. I am sorry You have a great feeling and hope to have a wonderful time with you."

"And then?" Shi Rui stared into the magician's eyes with a cold gaze, "I think there are obvious value differences between Eastern and Western cultures in this regard."

The magician froze for a moment, then smiled: "Then? If it's you, I don't mind prolonging this period of time."

For the first time, Shi Rui saw some kind of aggressive passion in the magician's eyes.

There is a kind of people who are not only firm-willed, but also have a strong ability to act.Before the goal is not achieved, they can always maintain a strong fighting spirit.All barriers in front of them will eventually be smashed by them.On the contrary, if there is no goal in front of them, they will fall into a slump and start looking for other fresh stimuli.

Without a doubt, Clifford.White is that kind of person.

Old Johnny was right when he said that whether it's a woman or a magic trick, the man will one day self-destruct because he can't find a new challenge.

"Okay! I agree with what you want to express, and you have feelings for me. But, as you said, so what?" The Oriental beauty raised her eyebrows, "My principle is that I will never have anything to do with work. partner in any relationship beyond friendship."

"Shirley, you are trying to embarrass me on purpose! You clearly know that if you terminate the contract now, you will definitely disappear from my sight like a bird!" the magician said with a painful expression.

"That's your problem. Perhaps you can hope that the next assistant will be more to your liking? Now, please tell me, what are you going to perform tonight?"

"Don't worry, dear." Reading the eager expression on Shi Rui's face, the magician finally felt a little relieved.He casually picked up the door key from the coffee table.

"Let's go pick out a proper evening dress first! If I remember correctly, there's a nice boutique downstairs. I need a proper outfit, too, and we can sort it out together." Still in T-shirt The magician with the sneakers smiled and opened the door for Shi Rui.