咚咚咚咚——
What's that sound?
Is someone drumming? The sound is so loud!
Everyone: "???"
No way... it's like that?
Xia Yiran stared at the stage, disbelieving. Were the rumors true? Xiao Yi speaking up for Xia Weiliang twice meant their relationship was more than just casual?!
Brother Cheng was the first to react and stepped forward, saying, "Liang'er, you have to give Brother Yi half of this appearance fee!"
Xia Weiliang snapped back to attention and refused without a second thought, "No, no, I don't get many gigs, I'm really poor!"
Sister Hua laughed, "Heh, he went out of his way to help you like that. Don't you have any sense of it?"
Ah, so it was just to help, my good man!
Phew~
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, then mocked herself. He was just helping her out, what was she so nervous about?
"Then..."
Xia Weiliang turned to look at Xiao Yi and whispered, "Who is Teacher Xiao? Even if I wanted to give it, Teacher Xiao wouldn't accept it!!"
Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow, the corners of his lips slowly curling up, "How do you know I wouldn't accept it?"
Xia Weiliang gasped!
Has society really degenerated this much?
Are people really so out of touch?
Xia Weiliang's mouth drooped slightly, and she leaned in pitifully, "Teacher Xiao! I'm poor! I'm really poor!"
After leaving the Xia family, she had voluntarily handed over all her cards. She had also returned the money Su Hui gave her untouched. Now, the only way to support herself was to work hard, but there were so few opportunities...
Xiao Yi stared at her, his expression still cold, but his eyes held a faint smile.
"Then I'll have to think about what to do with you..."
Seeing the tuft of hair on her head that kept swaying in front of him, he couldn't help but reach out and pat it, trying to smooth it down...
Everyone: "!!"
This unrestrained?
Did they consider everyone's appetite?
Could they handle such a huge scoop?
Xia Weiliang was stunned.
She stared at him with wide eyes.
Everything happened too fast, and everyone around had shocked faces. Even Brother Cheng and Sister Hua reacted and let out exaggerated "Oh~~~~s."
Xiao Yi calmly withdrew his hand, as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
It was like...
Like a senior looking out for a junior.
Brother Cheng: "Teacher Xiao! Do you like our show so much? Not only did you complete the process by appearing on our show, but you're also acting out the next episode!"
Sister Hua chimed in, "Brother Yi, Brother Yi! Our Liang'er's appearance fee isn't much. If you can't afford the next episode, you have to take it easy!"
Their interjection caused a burst of laughter, which finally dissipated some of the romantic atmosphere on stage.
Xiao Yi lowered his gaze and said unhurriedly, "This appearance is free."
"Wow!"
"Oh~"
"Hoo!" Sudancan.com
For some reason, the hint of dog food was too obvious.
Xia Weiliang forced a smile, her heart unsettled.
What did he mean?
Was this settling accounts later?
With interest, no less?!
Although Xia Yiran was also smiling, her hands clutching the hem of her skirt tightened.
What magic did Xia Weiliang possess? To even have an A-list actor create a buzz for her?
Heh, she's just a bit prettier!
But no matter how pretty, she was still a fake who had usurped her rightful place! As long as she, Xia Yiran, was here, Xia Weiliang would never be able to clear her name!
In terms of background, she was the true daughter of the Xia family, and only someone of her status deserved Xiao Yi!
In the director's room, Director Song held his large white porcelain tea mug and stared contentedly at the A-list actor on the screen, seeing him more and more like a son-in-law, and a simple, paternal smile spread across his face...
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After work, Xia Weiliang didn't mention the A-list actor's expression on stage at all!
That evening, she received a call from Director Zhou and was completely stunned.
"Okay... alright... mm... Thank you, Director Zhou, I will work hard."
After the call ended, Song Yuan and Nuomi exchanged a look and stepped forward in tacit understanding.
"Sister Wei Wei, it's just an audition. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out! We've gotten through so many rejections before!"
Xia Weiliang: "..."
Song Yuan nodded, "In terms of resilience in this area, you're definitely at the top."
Xia Weiliang: "??"
The two wanted to persuade her further, but Xia Weiliang simply raised her hand to stop them.
"Director Zhou asked me to attend the script reading for 'Rekindling' next week."
Nuomi nodded, "Mm, attend next week... script reading?!"
Song Yuan: "You passed? Didn't you ask if they called the wrong number? Or, if there was someone with the same name?"
Xia Weiliang chuckled angrily, "Sister, I'm relying on my skills, okay?"
"Ahhhhh! My Sister Wei is finally not a walking disaster of acting fails!!"
Nuomi excitedly called Ji Huan, "Sister Huan! I have amazing news..."
Ji Huan was also overjoyed to hear this news and was about to arrange all sorts of publicity, but Xia Weiliang stopped her.
"Director Zhou always focuses only on the film itself and doesn't like actors promoting themselves too much."
She remembered that someone had failed because of this in her past life.
Ji Huan was silent for a moment on the phone and said slowly, "Weiliang, you've truly matured, and not just in your roles."
Xia Weiliang just smiled and said nothing.
Learning from experience.
She had suffered quite a bit, so how could she not learn her lesson!
"By the way, what's going on between you and Xiao Yi?"
"What's going on?"
For some reason, Xia Weiliang felt a little guilty when she heard his name.
"I saw the video Nuomi took. You two... sigh, forget it. Even if we wanted to, Yi You wouldn't agree. So, we'll leave the subsequent issues to them. Free public relations are meant to be used!"
At the same time, at Yi You Entertainment.
Lian Jun had a heart protector on his chest and was chewing on a heart-saving pill. He looked at the calm man opposite him and said weakly, "Is it because I'm too good to you, not taking too many jobs for you, that you've gone to variety shows to prove your rumored relationship? What, are you afraid the rumors aren't hot enough, afraid your fans won't believe them firmly?"
Xiao Yi was completely undisturbed. He propped his chin in his hand and gazed out the office's floor-to-ceiling window, lost in thought.
"It's over, he's fallen in love!"
Lian Jun's heart sank when he saw him like that, and he fished two more heart-saving pills from his pocket and chewed them with a loud crunch.
Yan Zhi tried to persuade him from the side, "Brother Jun, don't be too pessimistic. If you look at it positively, Brother Yi is just putting on a stage effect, and he's supporting a junior! How can that be a rumor?"
Lian Jun let out two dry laughs.
"Supporting juniors? Come on, tell me, which famous junior has your boss supported in the past two years?"
"Ah, this... well... uh... hmm."
Yan Zhi fell silent.
"He doesn't go on so many variety shows, but he specifically goes on the ones Xia Weiliang is a regular on. For the same newcomer performance, he makes everyone stand on the acceptable line, but when it comes to Xia Weiliang, he actually says he'll check it next time?! What's going on, are the rumors coming with a sequel?"
As Lian Jun spoke, he became angry and started rubbing his chest, then pulled out an oxygen mask from the drawer...
Yan Zhi quietly leaned closer to Xiao Yi and whispered, "Brother Yi, say something. I'm afraid Brother Jun will call 120 for himself later..."
Only then did the man lazily shift his gaze, glancing at him with dark eyes, and slowly said, "Anshi Planning's new interview wants me to be the guest for the first episode. I verbally agreed during the last interview."
When work was mentioned, Lian Jun's expression finally softened. He pulled out his professional agent's analysis, "Anshi is the core business of the Forty Thieves Group's entertainment empire. They've indeed produced several hit dramas and variety shows in the past two years. I've been following the new interview, and it's a good project with potential to be a hit. I think it's okay..."
"Push it for me."
"Push it?!"
Lian Jun couldn't understand, "Why? That program focuses on people's livelihood and discusses industry leaders to attract more attention. I think the content is fine!"
Yan Zhi mumbled softly, "It's still because the host is Guan Fei."