Although the electricity was fixed, due to this incident, most people lost interest in the art exhibition.
It continued for another hour and ended hastily.
Zhan Bei Jue did not see his charm; instead, he made a fool of himself, and Gong Bei Bei was very disappointed.
Going outside, it was already noon. The neighboring exhibition had no intention of resting, and there were still so many fans.
Comparing the two, her heart felt even worse.
“Such brainless manga can only be sold to these brainless minors. They even dared to hold it next door to me. Are the venues so short of money now? Renting to anyone?”
Xu Yan Chuan knew her art exhibition had not been successful and she was in a bad mood.
“Didn't she just help you? Shouldn't you speak so harshly?”
“You probably don't know how popular this book is online and how many fans it has.”
“If they hear you mocking their taste behind their backs like this, their collective spit would drown you.”
Gong Bei Bei shot him a glare, “Xu Yan Chuan, whose friend are you? Whose side are you on? I'm just complaining behind their backs, do you have to say that to me?”
“Just kidding. Isn't this to make you happy?” Xu Yan Chuan reached out to put his arm around her.
“Let's go. It's over anyway, success or not. Bro will throw you a celebration banquet.”
Gong Bei Bei said weakly, “Celebration banquet, my foot. I’m not in the mood. Zhan Bei Jue promised to throw one for me, but now I don't even know where he is.”
“Call him over. The dignified CEO of Zhan Shi Group, would he actually try to skip out on the bill?”
Gong Bei Bei said shyly, “You call him. I don't want to. He promised to spend the whole day with me today…”
“Oh, oh, oh, you’re sad? So you were so enthusiastic about holding this art exhibition just for him to see? If he doesn't watch, you're not even in the mood to eat?”
Gong Bei Bei glared at him again, “Stop teasing me. What about you? You've been back for so long, have you thought about what to film?”
Speaking of this, Xu Yan Chuan became even more animated, “I've thought about it.”
“So quickly? Just the other day you were still…”
Xu Yan Chuan interrupted her, “To tell you the truth, I just thought of it.”
“Ah?”
“This manga that you look down on, I plan to buy its copyright.”
“!!” Gong Bei Bei froze in place for a full few seconds.
“Xu Yan Chuan, are you kidding me? It's not like that to make me happy!”
Xu Yan Chuan wore an expression of feigned surprise, “Really. I'm not kidding. When have you ever seen me joke about my work?”
“Something so brainless and empty, and you want to buy it? If you have money and nowhere to spend it, just donate it to me for charity…”
“Or is it that you think the author is somewhat good-looking and you want to pursue her?”
Just as she was speaking, Zhan Bei Jue, true to his word, returned.
The car drifted to a stop in front of Gong Bei Bei, and he apologized with a blank expression.
“Sorry, something delayed me. Am I late?”
It was good that he came, never mind if he was late or not.
Gong Bei Bei instantly beamed and opened the car door, getting in.
“Not late, not late, you came just in time. Ah Jue, Ah Chuan and I were just about to call you to invite you for a meal. Ah Jue, where are we eating today?”
Xu Yan Chuan also got in, and he started the car, “Qian Jiang Yu.”
Sitting in the car, Xu Yan Chuan continued their previous conversation.
“Your words are completely prejudiced. Can't there be women who possess both beauty and wisdom in this world?”
“You can be beautiful and excellent, and others can be too. How can you definitively say the content is empty without even reading someone's book?”
“Anyway, I'm interested. I'm buying this book.”
Gong Bei Bei joked, “Alright, alright, you buy it. Buying the copyright while also winning the heart of the beautiful author, killing two birds with one stone. No one is as calculating as you.”
Buying copyright? The heart of a beautiful author?
What were they talking about? The manga invested in by Jiang Nan Fang?
Seeing Zhan Bei Jue look at her with confusion, Gong Bei Bei enthusiastically explained to him about Xu Yan Chuan's interest in Jiang Nan Fang.
Zhan Bei Jue was surprised, “You mean, the woman who just helped you fix the electricity in the exhibition hall, she is the manga author?”
Zhan Bei Jue's tone carried an indescribable ambiguous feeling.
He seemed to greatly admire that woman, and Gong Bei Bei regretted speaking up.
“Yes, I'm not sure. I just saw her signing in front of people, who knows if it's a substitute.”
Although she added a sour remark, Zhan Bei Jue clearly didn't hear it.
Can also draw manga? A popular author?
Hmph. This woman, he truly underestimated her.
She kept saying she wanted to take the children away from Nan Cheng and never see him again, but in secret, she was doing so much work.
There was never a word of truth in her mouth.
“Ah Jue.”
“Ah Jue?”
Zhan Bei Jue came back to his senses and glanced at Gong Bei Bei.
“Aunt Zhou said you should spend the day with me. Where are we going after dinner?”
Jiang Nan Fang's unexpected appearances always disturbed him.
Zhan Bei Jue was not in the mood to go out sightseeing with others.
“I have some company matters, I can't accompany you in the afternoon.”
“??”
“If you want to go out and play, I’ll have my assistant arrange your itinerary and book your hotel and flights. I'll pay for it. Invite some friends, you can go anywhere.”
“……”
“Isn't Ah Chuan free recently? He can accompany you.”
Not accompanying her was one thing, but pushing her off to another man?
They were all men, and one could tell from subtle details whether a man had feelings for a woman.
Zhan Bei Jue was more polite and distant to Gong Bei Bei than an ordinary friend. Even if Xu Yan Chuan were blind, he could guess that he didn't like her.
Since that was the case, he didn't want to see Gong Bei Bei groveling.
“I'll be free soon, I need to buy the copyright to film. Bei Bei, you should stop running around unnecessarily. Hasn't your studio been decided yet?”
He just kindly wanted to help change the subject, but Zhan Bei Jue followed up with a question.
“Your debut work? What theme are you planning to film?”
“The one you just saw, the manga. I plan to make an animation.”
Zhan Bei Jue’s icy gaze immediately swept over from the rearview mirror.
“The one I just saw? Manga? You want to film that… rabbit thing?”
“Miss Ugly Rabbit and Mr. Tiger.” Xu Yan Chuan met his gaze, “Don't you think this title is very interesting?”
“And it has a strong fan base, with hundreds of millions of clicks online. I believe it has its own box office appeal, and as long as it's adapted well, it will definitely be a hit.”
“……”
Was he talking about Jiang Nan Fang’s manga?
How could such a morally corrupt woman make such good manga?
“I suggest you thoroughly check for plagiarism and copyright issues before buying. The current atmosphere in the country is very bad; don't spend money on a problematic work.”
Xu Yan Chuan could sense the implied meaning in his words.
Like Gong Bei Bei, he was full of hostility towards that author.
He suddenly couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to go find Jiang Nan Fang right now and ask for clarification.
Why did a manga artist like you offend so many people?
“Thanks for the reminder. I'll be careful.”
“Suddenly I remembered I didn't get the author's contact information. How about I don't go for the meal? You two go, I'll go back and ask her for her contact details?”
Rarely getting a chance to be alone with Zhan Bei Jue, Gong Bei Bei thought he was helping her.
“Alright, then you go. We'll make another appointment another day. Ah Jue, let him out.”
Soon, only he and Gong Bei Bei were left in the car.
Watching Xu Yan Chuan's figure getting further away in the rearview mirror, and smelling Gong Bei Bei's faint perfume, Zhan Bei Jue was annoyed to the point of a nerve ache.
That damned ex-wife, always thinking of how to attract men's attention.
She couldn't even draw manga without leaving opportunities for others, why was she so troublesome?
Give Xu Yan Chuan her contact information?
Hmph!
He could already imagine the children eagerly calling him stepfather as they surrounded Xu Yan Chuan!