Qiu Yuan got into the passenger seat of her mother-in-law's car on time in the afternoon.
The mother-in-law finally stopped drinking while driving today. Qiu Yuan could tell from Bai Ya's dress that she attached great importance to Director Xu Qing's ordering banquet, to the point of being a little nervous.
"Teacher Bai Ya, your shoulder hurts?"
Qiu Yuan noticed that Bai Ya would hit her shoulders and neck with her hands from time to time while driving.
"It's an occupational disease common in the writing profession. It gets worse when I get nervous." Bai Ya said in a very relaxed tone.
But Qiu Yuan could still see from the way she gripped the steering wheel and the tense look on her body that this well-known film screenwriter in the industry was under tremendous pressure.
Bai Ya is still very qualified in the industry. The movie "Old Friend from Away" alone gained her a lot of reputation and connections in the industry. The subsequent movie cannot be said to be bad, but not good enough.
So it stands to reason that since Bai Ya can participate in such scenes, she should have been used to it.
"Director Xu Qing has worked with you on My Old Man from a Far Away. He shouldn't mind taking a look at your new script, right?"
Qiu Yuan has already used you as the title of Bai Ya when discussing official business.
"Director Xu Qing and I are friends, but... Director Xu Qing has already decided on the script to be filmed in the near future. This casting banquet is to prepare for the casting of the movie. This time I went to him with the script to use you.
In the words of young people..."
Bai Ya was thinking a lot while driving, and she couldn't think of any appropriate adjectives for a while.
"Destroy the place?" Qiu Yuan filled in Bai Ya's last words.
"Well, it's very appropriate to destroy the place."
When Bai Ya heard this somewhat market-like word, a smile appeared on her originally tense face.
"But I just showed the script to Director Xu Qing. I talked too much and just went through the cutscenes. But after I figured it out, my shoulders and neck still hurt uncontrollably."
Bai Ya's tone was a little low when she said this. When "My Friend from Far Away" first came out, she was still a filmmaker who could be on par with Xu Qing.
Now she has to take the script and ask others to film it, but sometimes she has to let go of her pride as a literary person for the sake of life.
"How about I go back and press your button after this dinner party is over?"
Qiu Yuan remembered that he had another perfect massage opportunity but it didn't work.
Qiu Yuan felt that this massage opportunity was worth it in exchange for her mother-in-law's favor.
"Do you know how to massage?" Bai Ya couldn't help but glance sideways at Qiu Yuan.
"I studied for a while when I was working part-time in a bar. At that time, my master always praised me for my talent." Qiu Yuan continued to lie without any pressure.
Why do you want to learn massage when you work part-time in a bar? What kind of bar is that? Rich women are happy, right?
The last two sentences were certainly not what Bai Ya thought about.
Bai Ya didn't ask this question, so she just thought she was listening to Qiu Yuan telling a joke, and while he was talking about it, Director Xu Qing's casting banquet was also in place.
"Qiu Yuan, please find a place to sit in the corner after you enter. Be polite and don't do unnecessary things. I'll go talk to Director Xu Qing about the script."
Bai Ya told Qiu Yuan before getting off the car.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm the best at being transparent." Qiu Yuan said.
"You received a 20 yuan reward"
Bai Ya smiled when she heard Qiu Yuan's words. She found that she liked getting along with Qiu Yuan, a prospective son-in-law who spoke well.
But before Bai Ya opened the car door and prepared to get out, Qiu Yuan's joking tone suddenly changed...
"Is Teacher Bai Ya really okay?" Qiu Yuan asked seriously.
This made Bai Ya's movement of pushing the car door pause slightly.
"What's okay? Qiuyuan-san, what are you referring to?"
"It's a matter of face. There will definitely be many colleagues coming to this recruiting banquet. You go up to communicate with Director Xu Qing like this, and you are holding a newly written script, and then you are rejected by Director Xu Qing... I'm afraid this will be a problem for you in the industry in the future.
Ridiculed by many of my peers.”
Qiu Yuan is very sensitive to this kind of thing. What Bai Ya is doing now is no different from a suicide attack in Qiu Yuan's opinion.
"You received a reward of 150 yuan"
"Your singing skills +1"
Qiu Yuan's concern also had an effect. The smile on Bai Ya's face disappeared for a while, and then appeared again as if she was comforting Qiu Yuan.
"Student Qiu Yuan, don't worry about this. I have long lost all my face by the stupid things I have done over the years. It is actually nothing to go to Director Xu Qing to explore the family style this time."
Although Bai Ya said this, she could still see that Qiu Yuan's expression was very worried. This worry was not because she was worried that Bai Ya's talk about script filming would fail.
Instead, she was worried that Bai Ya would be humiliated at this party and her face would be greatly damaged.
"Leave it to us adults to invest in your career and find a director. You can just wait for my good news at the venue."
Bai Ya was a little touched. She subconsciously wanted to reach out and rub Qiu Yuan's hair.
This is what she would do when comforting Bai Xiaoyu.
But when he stretched out his hand, he suddenly remembered that this action was too intimate for Qiu Yuan, so he had to retract his hand and get out of the car with some embarrassment.
"Let's go."
Bai Ya has also been in this industry for almost five or six years, and has seen all kinds of setbacks.
So no matter how bad the outcome of this conversation was, she could face it calmly.
In this way, Bai Ya led Qiu Yuan into the venue. This was a private party. Although there were paparazzi reporters squatting outside, it still looked like a party held by friends inside.
Qiu Yuan felt like he could meet a star every step he took after walking here, but Qiu Yuan didn't recognize any of the stars in this world.
After Bai Ya told Qiu Yuan to find a place to sit and not run around, she went to talk to Director Xu Qing alone.
Qiu Yuan instinctively found a corner seat at the venue and sat down.
It's quite strange when you think about it carefully. Every time Qiu Yuan comes to such an occasion, he will hide in the corner, but Qiu Yuan is used to it, so after sitting down, he didn't think too much and took out his mobile phone and started to kill time.
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"This place feels... like a calligraphy and painting exhibition organized by my grandfather."
Luo Yan was a little disappointed when she walked into the venue. The venue was not as magnificent as Luo Yan imagined, but it also had an ancient feel.
"As an old man, I don't really like those fancy things. This is a gathering of friends."
Lin Wanqiu turned her attention to her sister during the conversation.
"Xiao Wan, there are many famous writers here this time, both at home and abroad...Which one do you want to meet first?" Lin Wanqiu said and gave her sister a list of visiting guests.
"Let me think about it." Lin Wanxiang said.
"Then sister will take this senior to see Director Xu Qing first. You can take a look around here."
Lin Wanqiu did not forget that she was here to pay homage to the mountain gate. She took Luo Yan and searched for Director Xu Qing in the venue, leaving Lin Wanxiang alone with the list of guests and lost in thought.
Yesterday, when she learned that Qiu Yuan had a cold, Lin Wanxiang went to the infirmary after class to find Qiu Yuan.
But Qiu Yuan was not seen in the infirmary, let alone Qiu Yuan. Shi Fangzheng asked the teacher on duty in the infirmary and found out that Qiu Yuan had never been to the infirmary at all.
At first, Lin Wanxiang thought Qiu Yuan was transferred directly to the hospital because her condition was too serious.
Fortunately, Shi Fangzheng kept an eye out and chatted privately in the class group. Wang Xing asked where Qiu Yuan had gone?
Wang Xing failed to withstand the squad leader's torture, and finally told Shi Fang honestly that Zheng Qiuyuan was absent from class by pretending to be sick.
Shi Fang was so angry that he wanted to pursue Qiu Yuan's behavior, but was finally stopped by Lin Wanxiang.
Lin Wanxiang suddenly understood after stopping her. She understood that Qiu Yuan was deliberately avoiding her.
She also figured out that Qiu Yuan didn't want to see her at all.
This made Lin Wanxiang fall into confusion. She felt that pursuing Qiu Yuan so persistently was not the right thing to do.
She should choose to let go and focus on her artistic creation, like today.
Stop thinking about him.
Lin Wanxiang picked up the invitation and looked at the names written on it. Among them were some female writers who had written emotional novels that Lin Wanxiang particularly liked, including Bai Ya.
Maybe she should find someone to enlighten her, untie her knot, and move on.
When Lin Wanxiang was thinking this, maybe a woman's intuition came into play. She suddenly raised her head and looked towards the venue, but at first glance she did not see anyone she knew.
But she quickly remembered something and turned sideways to look at the most inconspicuous corner of the venue.
Sure enough, the Shiba Inu was still sitting lazily on the chair in the corner playing with his mobile phone as usual.
Why are you here? Lin Wanxiang put down the invitation in her hand.
At this moment, she really felt... So what if she understood that Qiu Yuan was avoiding her? What if she understood that this feeling was irrational?
I can't let it go...I just can't let it go.
Unknowingly, Lin Wanxiang had walked in front of Qiu Yuan. She looked at Qiu Yuan and said softly as usual.
"hello."
Qiu Yuan suddenly raised his head when he heard this familiar voice, and looked up at Lin Wanxiang's faint eyes again.
Every time he was frightened, this woman would stand in front of him and look at him calmly.
This makes Qiu Yuan feel like he can't run away, but since he can't run away...
"Hello." Qiu Yuan said.
"Can I sit next to you this time?"
Lin Wanxiang glanced at the chair beside Qiu Yuan. Logically speaking, this was the corner of the venue where no one should come.
"It's okay for the time being." Qiu Yuan also replied.
