106 Go Mingxin! (1/2)
After nabbing the contract, following the rules of the industry, Ye Shuang very successfully earned her commission fee from Miss Bai. Eighty percent of it belonged to Han Chu while the rest was Ye Shuang's. The talents, though, needed to start working before they could get their salary.
After telling the lawyer and golden retriever that they would sign the contract in San Lin City, Ye Shuang's official business was considered over and done… but not her private business.
”Dinner‽” Ye Shuang gasped on the phone as she surfed the internet. ”Is that really necessary? The contract has been signed, and we're not really friends, why is Miss Bai so kind?”
She is definitely up to something. Maybe Director Zhou or someone from the industry will be at the table
Han Chu's voice drifted out from the phone. ”Actually, the main focus isn't the dinner. Miss Bai said that she had invited Director Zhou. Since he has been looking for you for so long and you're both in Shanghai, she thought it's a good chance to meet up.”
F*ck! Since she has stated this so openly, it'll be hard to reject the invitation tactfully. Ye Shuang laughed drily. ”Is it about that legendary extra character again?”
”Indeed.” Han Chu was calm. ”I've mentioned this before. If you do not wish for the focus to continue, you had better start to keep a low profile, but if Director Zhou continues to be this insistent, you are not going to escape the spotlight until the shoot is over.”
Unless, of course, Director Zhou found someone even more fitting for the character.
”Won't the focus be larger if I accept the offer‽”
”You're right,” Han Chu agreed calmly. ”So, I do not know how to handle this situation either, but this is your problem and not mine.”
”…Couldn't you use a different way of putting it so that I'll feel better?” Ye Shuang felt injured.
Han Chu was in no mood to take care of other people's feeling. ”Whether you end up accepting it or not, from the perspective of the client, Miss Bai has just invited us to dinner; rejecting it blankly will appear rather rude. With regard to Director Zhou, I feel that openly talking about it will be better than you hiding like a fugitive.”
Ye Shuang knew that, but she hated the feeling of being dragged to this dinner. Furthermore, it would be better if Brother Shuang did not get more popular because what would happen after her male form disappeared?
Make a report that said that he had gone missing‽ Then again, from another perspective, since Brother Shuang was going to evaporate from this world eventually, shouldn't I have fun with it‽ No wait, too high of a popularity will lead to an infringement of privacy, so I had better not.
The more Ye Shuang thought about it, the more conflicted she felt. To be fair, it was rare for a woman to not be a little vain. In fact, males also liked to have the world's anticipation or else how could face-slapping web novels dominate the popularity charts for so long?
However, Ye Shuang's rationality won out. She knew she had a big secret that she needed to protect, and if this secret was exposed, the consequences were unimaginable. Therefore, everything was unimportant before the threat to personal safety.
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The dinner was booked at a reclusive restaurant. Many celebrities would patronize the place when they wanted to avoid the prying eyes of the public. There was nothing called the dining hall. The moment they stepped into the restaurant, the waiter would lead them to their booked private room.
The chef was famous as well or else no matter how secluded the place, people would not have come. Naturally, the price there was high—the price of a simple dish was multiple times a normal price, and that did not include the service charge. Han Chu was part of the guest list as well; after all, he was Ye Shuang's boss and the reason Miss Bai knew Ye Shuang. Therefore, both left the hotel at 6 pm.
When Han Chu got into the taxi, he came with his luggage other than his usual laptop and phone. When he saw the curiosity in Ye Shuang's eyes, he explained, ”I'm flying to Chao Hai City later tonight.”
”Right, that computer expert.” Ye Shuang nodded, being reminded of the schedule. If not for this sudden case, Han Chu would still have been holidaying at San Lin City.