566 Unintentional (1/2)
Dai Li wore a cap, sunglasses, and a scarf to hide as much of his face as possible. Almost his entire face was covered. Then he carefully looked around and quickly walked into his training center.
This should be enough to get rid of those damn paparazzi. I'm an innocent man caught in this mess. If I knew that there would be such gossips, I wouldn't have picked up Pepe's business. The media has no ethics whatsoever, Dai complained internally.
The receptionist at the front desk noticed Dai Li. She stood up and asked, ”Sir, what can I do for you?”
”Annie, it is me.” Dai Li took off his scarf and sunglasses.
”Boss, good morning!” The beautiful receptionist greeted him with a smile, but she wondered why Dai Li was dressed the way he was.
”Good morning.” Dai Li stopped and asked, ”Is Randy here?”
”Mr. Blake is here. He is seeing a customer in the reception room,” Annie replied.
”Oh. Then I will head there.” Dai Li nodded and walked to the reception room.
Dai Li knocked on the door of the reception room and walked in. He saw that Randy Blake was holding the training center's brochure and telling the client about the brilliant achievements of the training center.
When he saw Dai Li walk in, Blake immediately introduced him to the client. ”Mr. Hanks, let me introduce you. This is the boss of our training center...”
”I recognize you. You are Coach Li!” The customer interrupted Blake before he finished speaking.
Dai Li was about to answer, but the client continued. ”You are Helen Pepe's boyfriend. Coach Li, can you teach me a few tricks on how to bag a goddess?”
Dai Li looked helpless. He had explained it too many times in the last few days and now he did not want to waste his breath again. Most of the time people didn't believe Dai Li's explanation. Trying to explain it made it seem like he was trying to cover it up.
Dai Li did not explain. He immediately changed the topic and shifted the customer's attention.
After sending away the customer, Blake smiled and pushed Dai Li's shoulder,.”Li, Helen Pepe is a goddess to countless people. Even I envy you!”
”That's enough. Those paparazzi have already given me a headache, so don't tease me. You know this is a misunderstanding, I have nothing to do with Pepe. I just helped give her a massage.” Dai Li looked even more helpless than before.
Blake smiled and said, ”Actually, this kind of thing is common, especially in Los Angeles. Hollywood and most of the world's stars are here. Naturally, the media will exaggerate reports based on gossip. The more you care about the paparazzi, the more they are interested in you. The more you ignore them, and do what you need to do, they will give up on you. Then, average people will forget about this.”
Dai Li nodded. American stars did indeed deal with gossip differently than Chinese stars. Chinese stars wrapped themselves up to hide their face in fear of being photographed by the paparazzi. American stars were willing to get pictures taken of them. They continued to go about their everyday activities.
”Right. Why did you come to me?” Blake asked.
”I have to go back to China. I already booked my ticket. I will leave tomorrow. This will be the first time you are in charge of the training center,” Dai Li said.
”It's not a big deal. Some media just want to hype it up. You don't need to hide on the other side of the globe,” Blake said.