"Which big shot are you talking about? Who has that kind of influence?"

Wu Yufei asked cautiously.

Qin Susu looked mysterious and lowered her voice.

"I'm talking about Manager Ma of Chengjiang Entertainment. Manager Ma has been very successful in the entertainment industry in recent years. He has a wide network of contacts and a lot of resources in his hands."

"I heard that he recently invested one billion to prepare for a costume xianxia (immortal hero) movie. The female lead hasn't been chosen yet. If you accompany him today... no, if you can get his appreciation today, maybe the female lead will be yours."

Qin Susu almost slipped up, and Wu Yufei's face turned ugly.

What did "get his appreciation" mean? Wu Yufei wasn't naive; she knew how deep the water was.

She smiled and politely declined, "I'd better take it one step at a time. I haven't acted much in the past few years, and my acting skills have deteriorated seriously. If you really want me to take the lead in such a big production, I might not be able to handle it."

"What acting skills? What's the use of good acting skills?"

Hearing Wu Yufei's words, Qin Susu rolled her eyes directly, "Just listen to me. We're good閨蜜 (guīmì - close female friends); would I hurt you?"

Wu Yufei thought to herself that you're not the only one who has hurt me, but she didn't say anything.

At this time, the three of them had arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, but before they could enter, they were stopped by a burly security guard.

The security guard was tall and strong, with a fierce look on his face.

"Hello, please show your invitation!"

Wu Yufei handed over the boat ticket.

The security guard shook his head and said expressionlessly, "This is just a boat ticket, not an invitation. You can't go in."

Wu Yufei looked at Qin Susu with an embarrassed expression.

Qin Susu raised her eyebrows and scolded dissatisfiedly, "These two are my friends. Who told you to stop them? Don't you know who I am?"

The security guard said lightly, "Sorry, Miss Qin, this is the regulation of the reception. Without an invitation, no one can enter."

His words were neither humble nor overbearing. Qin Susu bit her lip and asked again, "Not even my friends?"

The security guard shook his head coldly.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a short stature also came to the entrance of the hall, surrounded by a crowd of people like stars surrounding the moon.

The middle-aged man was a head shorter than Qin Susu. He raised his head and asked, "What's going on, Susu?"

Qin Susu hurriedly bowed and bent over, making her height even lower than that of the middle-aged man, and then said respectfully, "Manager Ma, I want to bring two friends to the reception, but they don't have invitations, and the security guard won't let them in."

It turned out that this short middle-aged man was the Manager Ma that Qin Susu had just mentioned.

"Is that all?"

Manager Ma looked up at the security guard and said impatiently, "Susu's friends are my friends. Let them in!"

"Yes, Manager Ma!"

The security guard, who had just had a fierce look on his face, was now humble and made a gesture of invitation, "Sorry, please come in!"

After everyone successfully entered the hall, Qin Susu thanked Manager Ma repeatedly.

"Manager Ma, thank you so much just now. If it weren't for you, I, Qin Susu, wouldn't know where to put my face today!"

Manager Ma laughed and casually touched Qin Susu's butt.

"It's just a small matter, what's there to thank? If you really want to thank me, come to my private room later and have a couple of drinks with me. Oh, and bring your friend with you."

Manager Ma pointed at Wu Yufei, then patted Qin Susu's翹臀 (qiàotún - perky butt) hard, and finally laughed loudly and strode away.

After Manager Ma and the others left, Wu Yufei said with an angry expression, "This guy Ma is too much. Susu, how can you let him take advantage of you like that..."

"My dear grandma, keep your voice down!"

Before Wu Yufei could finish speaking, Qin Susu covered her mouth, "If Manager Ma hears this, do you want me to live?"

Wu Yufei frowned and stopped talking. Naturally, she also knew Manager Ma's weight in the entertainment industry.

"Alright, stop trying to defend me. Get ready, I'll take you to propose a toast to Manager Ma later."

Qin Susu said.

"Propose a toast to him? In your dreams!"

Wu Yufei said coldly.

"Wu Yufei, don't forget, if it weren't for Manager Ma just now, you wouldn't even be able to get in. Even if you only think about this, you should propose a toast to thank him, right?"

Qin Susu's face was immediately filled with dissatisfaction, "Besides, don't you want to be famous? Have you forgotten what I just told you? With just a word from Manager Ma, you'll be the female lead in a ten billion investment!"

"I'm not going. You can go if you want. Whoever wants to be the female lead can be the female lead. I'm not interested."

Wu Yufei shook her head directly and refused decisively.

"Wu Yufei, what do you mean by that?"

Qin Susu's tone suddenly rose, "Didn't you hear what Manager Ma just said? He asked you to go over and have a couple of drinks with him. If you don't go, what am I supposed to do?"

Wu Yufei didn't say anything angrily. The whole thing was inexplicable. Besides, she didn't have to come to this reception!

As a result, Qin Susu made it seem like she owed her a big favor.

Seeing that Wu Yufei didn't speak, Qin Susu's tone softened again, "Yufei, please, okay? If you don't go today, Manager Ma will definitely blame me. My next movie may be ruined..."

Hearing this, Wu Yufei finally softened.

She compromised, "Okay, then I'll go with you, but I'll only drink one glass at most!"

"You're just going to show your face. No one will really force you to drink. Even if you just lick it, Manager Ma won't blame you!"

Qin Susu said.

"Okay, Chen Xiao, then shall we go?"

Wu Yufei asked tentatively. She was worried that Chen Xiao wouldn't like Manager Ma and those people.

However, before Chen Xiao could speak, Qin Susu抢着 (qiǎngzhe - rushed to) said, "Why are you asking him if he's going? Manager Ma asked you to go, not him. Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can enter Manager Ma's private room?"

"Qin Susu, don't talk nonsense. Chen Xiao is not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. If you dare to say that again, be careful I'll fall out with you."

Although Wu Yufei was quite thoughtless, she did a good job of protecting Chen Xiao in this matter.

And Chen Xiao just smiled when he heard this and didn't get angry at all.

He pointed to the stage and said casually, "You two go ahead. I'll watch the performance here."

At this time, God of Song Jacky Cheung was singing his heart out on the stage.

Although almost no one except Chen Xiao was listening to him sing, the God of Song was still putting in his best effort.

What is professionalism? This is professionalism!

Seeing Chen Xiao like this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Qin Susu's mouth.

She thought contemptuously, "What an ignorant country bumpkin. I don't know where he gets his confidence. How can he dare to interfere in Wu Yufei's affairs?"