Lofty future

Zhan Yunpeng set the meeting place at the flamboyant Yangcheng Holiday Hotel, on the 28th floor with an outdoor swimming pool.I was led by the hotel attendant and took the special elevator to the swimming pool.

From a distance, I saw a lean man in black swimming trunks wandering by the pool, pressing the bluetooth headset on his ear with one hand, and holding a cigarette in the other.

Three years later, Zhan Yunpeng's figure didn't seem to have changed a bit, but his demeanor became a little more calm.The thicker the typical family background, the more confident the person is.

Compared with him, I once again have nothing to worry about.Fortunately, he is not a person who talks about friendship based on money. If he can take the initiative to find me, he must come with an equal attitude and sincerity of cooperation.

In this regard, I still have confidence in him.

When I got closer, I found that he was on the phone, so I stopped and waited.

He soon noticed my arrival, his eyes lit up, he waved his hand to greet me, then hurriedly said a few words to the other end of the phone, and ended the call.

"Ah Cheng—" He came over and hugged me with outstretched arms.It's just a title, and the tone is full of emotion.

When I insisted on going back to Yangcheng, it was a critical period for business, and one step forward would be ten times the scale and dozens of times the income.

He has always valued me, and he only wants brothers to be prosperous and rich together, so my withdrawal annoys him very much.If there were no robes at that time, he would definitely have a circumcision with me.

But now, he was able to hug me like this and call my name, as if he wanted to settle his suspicions.

Why don't I feel the same in my heart?He didn't say anything, just responded to the hug with his arms.

"Why do you live here? Do you think your old house is broken?" After parting, I joked.

"It's really been two days since I came back."

He dragged me to sit down at the table by the pool, put out the cigarette in his hand, and took a cocktail to drink, not forgetting to signal me to be casual.

I glanced at his glass of wine, tequila, orange juice, pomegranate syrup, the warm and gorgeous tequila sunrise.Six or seven years before our acquaintance, he would have said that it was the "sissy wine" only drunk by little girls.

"Why did the taste change?"

"This one?" He looked down at the glass, with an undisguised happy smile on his face, "My girlfriend likes it, but she's not around now, so I have to order her drink!"

Hearing that, I was a little surprised.Glancing at the wine on the table, he picked out a glass that seemed to have simple ingredients, said "Congratulations", and then served first as a respect.

"Hey, your..."

"What's wrong?" I put down the empty glass.

With a strange expression, he took the cup away and put it on the lower level of the table: "You drank the wrong wine, this cup belongs to my client. I asked you to meet here today because my client is not good at showing up in crowded places. "

"..." I was a little embarrassed, paused, raised my hand to touch the tip of my nose, "Then he hasn't had a drink, has he?"

"I did not notice."

"Then let me pretend that I haven't drunk it...Why, you still want to introduce your client to me?" I didn't want to dwell on the problem of drinking the wrong wine, so I changed the subject.

Zhan Yunpeng showed a serious face when he heard the words, straightened his back slightly, and said: "I didn't understand the few words I sent you in the message earlier, but the specific situation is like this. You need funds now, and I will definitely help you. Now I have 200 million on hand, and I will transfer it to you as soon as you leave an account. But your brother and I also have a problem here, I hope you can consider helping me."

I promised 200 million before I opened my mouth, so no matter what kind of busyness I have, I can't refuse it outright.

"You said."

"Actually, I started to make some investments last year. It is said that for uneducated people like us, it is safest to invest in the cultural industry, so I invested in movies for the first time... You know, I like watching movies very much. For Hong Kong films, many of their bosses in the past also voted for films, so I wanted to try it too, as if it was a dream come true!"

"That's very good."

"But unfortunately, I'm out of luck!"

"loss?"

"Not yet, don't say that, I don't want to hear unlucky words!"

"Okay, so what's going on?"

"An actor was abducted. He acted well, and the filming is almost over, and he ran away!"

"What kind of actor is so bold? Don't you have to pay for running away after more than half of the filming? What kind of big name is so capricious?"

"It's not a big name, it's a rookie who has been chosen from thousands of people." Another voice answered me, coming from behind.

As soon as I heard the first word, I couldn't help feeling my scalp go numb - there was no reason, it was purely a physiological reaction to hearing Chi Xue's voice suddenly.

At this time, in this place, hearing Chi Xue's voice, I almost suspected that I was dreaming.

But in the next second, someone else stood in front of me.

"You are……"

"He's Chi Xue, do you know him?" Zhan Yunpeng stood up and introduced us with excitement in his tone of voice.

"You should know him, right? He is very famous, and he is the most anticipated successor of martial arts films! I like his trilogy "Following Shadows" very much, and he shot the film that was cast this time."

I looked at Chi Xue in surprise: "You mean..."

"I'm the director and producer." He paused for a moment, then added, "There's not enough money, so I'm also starring."

"..."

I was very confused, recalling the scene on the day of the first encounter, I couldn't remember the details.I do have the impression that he often ran to watch the monitor, but thought he was just watching how he was doing.

Zhan Yunpeng saw that we were talking to each other, with a relieved expression on his face, he continued to talk.

"Chi Xue is very talented, and he is also very determined to make this movie this time. Using our Yangcheng as the shooting location is also a credit to our city. So I really hope that he can go on filming smoothly with peace of mind. The first two I came back from abroad the other day, and he told me that an actor ran away. He happened to see your photo in my circle of friends, and thought that your qualifications are very good. He wanted to ask you for a question... Cheng, I know you have no experience, but it’s okay , the one who ran away was also a rookie, Chi Xue can also train him..."

"What?!" I was shocked, and stood up suddenly.

Seeing this, Zhan Yunpeng became a little nervous again: "Ah Cheng, don't refuse in a hurry, people don't shrink back when encountering things they don't understand."

Not... what?I'm not timid because I don't understand, it's not a question of whether acting is new or not, my mother...

Damn, Chi Xue, so insidious!

As soon as the scolding in my heart came out, Chi Xue responded to it, and said to Zhan Yunpeng with a warm smile: "Mr. Peng, don't you still have someone to see at ten o'clock? Go ahead, I will definitely convince you friend's."

Zhan Yunpeng's expression was seldom disturbed: "My brother has a stubborn personality, but he is kind-hearted and likes to help others. Chi guide you to talk about it..."

"President Peng, don't worry. I'm a producer. I should have to worry about this kind of thing. You've helped me too much." As she spoke, Chi Xue raised her wrist and glanced at her watch, "Nine to five It's ten, Mr. Peng, hurry up and get ready."

"Ouch!" Zhan Yunpeng took a look at his watch and became really anxious. He quickly explained to me that the person he wanted to meet was a temporary appointment, and it was usually difficult to make an appointment.

Compared to just now, I have calmed down a lot.From the corner of my eye, I saw Chi Xue with her hands behind her back, and the old god was standing on the ground with a smile on her face. I always felt that he was coming towards me.

No, what "thinks", he is.

It's hard to say what kind of mentality it was, I cooperated with him to conceal the facts we knew, and hastily sent Zhan Yunpeng away.

There were only two of us left by the pool. Chi Xue changed a chair and placed it where Zhan Yunpeng was sitting just now. She sat down by herself and looked up at me: "Sit, Xiang Cheng."

I was speechless, hesitating and hesitating, and sat back.

Chi Xue looked not in a hurry to talk about business, she lowered her head to look for wine on the table.After a while, he took out the wine glass that I had emptied, and cast a questioning look at me.

"...Accidentally drank it."

"In one breath?"

"Ah."

He opened his mouth slightly, showing a surprised expression: "You can drink so well?"

I said calmly, "I can drink half a bottle of Black Fang in one sitting."

He listened, and maintained the posture that the line of sight needs to be bottom-up, and looked at me quietly for a few seconds, with a bit of indescribable sadness gradually appearing on his face, and sighed softly: "I don't even know this..."

Feeling extremely uncomfortable being watched, I turned my face to face the swimming pool: "What the hell is going on with that actor of yours? How could a newcomer run away after taking most of the filming?"

He chuckled, fished out a bottle of sparkling wine from the ice bucket nearby, and answered me as he poured it into the ill-fitting wide-mouthed glass.

"I'm on the golden thigh, how can I see a rookie director like me, with a poor crew."

That being said, his tone was very relaxed, and he was joking a little bit irrelevant, and even stopped to take a sip of wine.

I couldn't ignore that it was my own cup, and I felt an indescribable spasm in my stomach, and then it was hot.It's like the strong wine that has just been drunk in one breath is on fire, and it will burn through the internal organs vigorously.

He continued to tell the story: "Just what happened after you photographed me that day. You heard it too. I ended up with that young master, and the next day the replacement came up. That young master Zeng has a background and resources. , rich, willing to pay liquidated damages for him, and also contacted him with new resources, the future is bright, of course I am not good at detaining people."

I couldn't help but turned back to look at him.Not to mention the sadness on his face, he couldn't even see the sadness.

I've heard that the entertainment industry is chaotic and emotionally weak. When I heard it, I still didn't understand how people can be completely centered and bonded by interests.Now that I see it, I can feel it for real.

They can really link relationships, bodies, and interests only.Coldness, indifference, and reality, everything is more naked than our low-level hooligans and smugglers.

Suddenly, I thought of Song Weiran's question, "Do you look down on Chi Xue?"——Do I think I can look down on Chi Xue, who takes her own person, body, and relationship as a matter of course? ?

I might really look down on it.

But, what right do I have to look down on?

Could it be because I thought he should cherish and solemnize the intimacy between people?Could it be that what I thought was what he had to be? .

If I really asked him so, it would be me who is ridiculous.

That's it.

Doing my best to hide my clutter, I try to keep the conversation down to the specifics, asking only what concerns me.

"If I promise to give you that actor, what does Zhan Yunpeng give me count as my salary, or what?"

"Don't you ask me why I chose you? I even took such a big detour and asked my investors to find you."

I smiled, and my tone couldn't hide my coldness: "Is there a need to ask? If you come to me by yourself, I will definitely not agree. Brother Peng comes to me, and I will think about it."

When he heard this, his smile suddenly disappeared, and he looked at my face slowly with his eyes, as if he wanted to study every inch of my expression thoroughly.

After a while, he asked word by word, "Are you going to treat me like this all the time?"

"..." I pursed my lips and remained silent.

He regarded it as a default, and stared into my eyes like a confrontation, his eyes were heavy and sharp, piercing into me like a knife.

"Okay, Xiang Cheng, let me tell you frankly." He moved closer across the table, almost touching the tip of my nose, breathing on my face.

He understands my personality, knows that I will sneak when given a chance, and will not hide when he is forced to do so.

"I'm trying to improve the success rate of convincing you, not only because I want you to play my role, but also because I want to chase you. Don't interpret this sentence beyond the literal meaning, and don't think I'm joking. That's what I'm here for - to be with you."

The author says:

The next chapter is before bed tomorrow night.