Looking at Long Aoxue's appearance, Lin Zichen couldn't help but laugh. He suddenly discovered the pleasure of Lan Luoshi's squeeze on Jiang Yu, that is, it is very interesting to make an arrogant woman become helpless in front of you.
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"Although what you said is right, it is too petty. Long Aoxue, Nancong Company has been prosperous in Hong Kong Island in the past few years. How can we save such a small amount of money?" Lin Zichen said.
Long Aoxue glanced at Lin Zichen: "You can't just throw money away for no reason. Li Jing can just earn what she deserves. Shopping... is just a cover. Don't you just want money?"
Lin Zichen secretly laughed. In fact, what Long Aoxue said was not bad at all, but some things were unspoken rules in the shopping mall. No one would point out them clearly and would try their best to follow them.
"Haha, so you rejected her with just one sentence, and I also promised to pay her labor fees at the end." Lin Zichen said with a smile.
"Chairman Lin is still generous. Compared with Nancong Company, we are a small company and do not have the courage. We will not spend this kind of unjust money. Chairman Lin also asks you to remember that this money is your personal promise. Don't use it when the time comes."
Record it in the crew." Long Aoxue said.
Lin Zichen shook his head and smiled: "That's for sure, it should be."
It seems that it is also a woman's nature to care and calculate about money, so Lin Zichen did not argue anymore.
Soon, the two of them took a bus to the place Li Jing mentioned. It was not far from the urban area of ​​Manchester. It should be considered a suburb, but the surrounding scenery was very natural. This was the biggest difference from China.
In some Western countries, urban construction is accustomed to ensuring the original appearance of nature, so when developing, residential areas and various commercial and business areas will be built without destroying the original as much as possible.
China's urban construction, especially in large cities, adopts a larger scale. In addition to deliberately retaining antique areas, the cities created have a more international urban style, with different pursuits and unique characteristics.
The street where they are located retains some ancient Western elements, just like the scenes in some old movies. It should be regarded as what the streets of Ingelan looked like in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Most of the houses in this street can be called ancient houses. Of course, there are not many people living here. Many of them were bought by wealthy businessmen, and more of them are used for film and television shooting. It can be said that in recent years, they have become
A well-established film and television base.
According to the address, Lin Zichen and Long Aoxue found the house selected by Wang Kang. Li Jing had already negotiated with the house in advance, so she got the key in advance and gave it to Long Aoxue just now.
Walking through the gravel path among the bushes, Lin Zichen looked around. The night environment here was indeed naturally tense. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was terrifying.
When Long Aoxue took out the key and opened the door, the lock cylinder turned very crisply, especially on this quiet night, it seemed even more like a movie.
Due to cultural differences, Chinese houses are more of courtyards and bungalows, while Ingelan is characterized by classical architecture, with three-story pavilions, very regular, and the roofs are very Western-style, with raised slopes.
roof.
The first floor of the house is the living room, and the kitchen is also part of the living room. The kitchen utensils are all made of brown wood with some ancient patterns carved on them. This pattern may no longer be fashionable now, but it still looks very comfortable.
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On the other side of the wall, there are some charred wood piled in the fireplace, some of which have not even been burned. The fireplace is surrounded by bricks of various colors, which also maintains the style of that era. The fireplace seems to be the oldest in Western architecture.
A common interior decoration, in a certain era, almost every house had a fireplace, just like the stove in winter in northern China, which represents an era.
In the middle of the living room, there is a large white blanket spread on the wooden floor. The red flowers and green leaves on the blanket are in sharp contrast, and they are cracked. There are also some cotton cushions piled on the torn leather sofa, and some of them have exposed some cotton, but it looks like
Going up, it seems that you can still sketch out a warm picture of grandparents and grandchildren sitting on it, and grandmother telling stories to her beloved grandchildren.
As soon as she walked into the house, Long Aoxue was in it. She looked around in shock. After all, such an environment could only be seen in old movies.
With the invention and development of various aspects in modern times, even in Western countries, in addition to preserving traditional Western characteristics, places have also switched to modern decorations such as heating and sofas, and the iconic appearance of this house has long since disappeared.
"It's so beautiful, like a fairy tale..."
As Long Aoxue spoke, she continued to look around. In her mind, she had already imagined a little girl of several years old living comfortably here with her parents.
Lin Zichen shook his head and smiled: "Fairy tale? Haha, you can imagine that a suspenseful and thrilling movie sequence is about to happen here."
Hearing this, Long Aoxue felt a thunder and lightning shatter her dream. She turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lin Zichen, saying, "Have you never thought that you are a very disappointing person?"
Lin Zichen smiled, then looked at the wooden stairs in the corner and said, "Let's go upstairs and have a look?"
Long Aoxue ignored him, just gave him an unhappy look, and immediately walked towards the stairs.
Lin Zichen approached and turned on the light. This light was installed later. The house was originally illuminated by oil lamps, which certainly could not meet modern lighting needs. Therefore, on the basis of ensuring the original appearance, the later owner of the house also installed additional ones.
electric light.
The wooden stairs are very worn, and the wood chips on them have been lifted up, as if they will fall off if you take a breath.
Although the owner has reinforced it, it still feels swaying under your feet when you walk on it, and the handrails are already very loose, making it unsafe to hold up.
The attic has two floors in total, and the second floor is a structure equivalent to the top of a tower. The surrounding bricks and tiles are raised inward, so the space is almost twice as small as the first floor, and the roof is also very low.
Lin Zichen looked at it and saw that there were three rooms on the second floor, of different sizes, and said: "Don't you think it's a fairy tale now?"
Long Aoxue looked like she was on the second floor, and immediately felt a sense of gloom. She looked at Lin Zichen angrily and said, "I still feel that way."
Lin Zichen didn't say anything, just smiled lightly.
Then, Long Aoxue started to look at the environment in the room according to the script, and almost every detail was not missed.
I have to say that it is really scary for a woman to be serious. She is not only meticulous but also very serious. Even if it is just a little bit close, she will struggle for a long time.
As before, Lin Zichen took some photos of the environment in the ancient house and recorded a few videos as a final reference, and then found a place to sit down and wait for Long Aoxue.
Time passed slowly, and after more than half an hour, Long Aoxue said: "It seems that it won't work here."
Lin Zichen looked up at her and said, "Why?"
"Feel it, I think... a bigger space would be better." Long Aoxue said. Lin Zichen leaned back on the chair and smiled: "Haha, I don't think it is very good here."
Long Aoxue snorted and said: "That's because our attitudes are different. I've been watching here for so long, and every detail is compared to the script. And when you sit there as soon as you come in, of course you will feel that this place is very special."
alright."
Hearing this, Lin Zichen shook his head and smiled, ignoring it. After all, he knew that Long Aoxue would not approve anything he said.
However, Lin Zichen suddenly frowned and glared at Long Aoxue fiercely.
When Long Aoxue saw Lin Zichen like this, she felt that all the hairs on her body stood up. Moreover, this scene seemed familiar, as if... last time at the door of the hotel room, yes, Lin Zichen's eyes were so fierce at that time!
"You...what are you going to do..." Long Aoxue said as he backed away, his watery eyes filled with nervousness and fear.
At this moment, she suddenly regretted it. She was a workaholic and insisted on coming to this ancient house tonight. It was a completely wrong decision. She ignored one thing, and that was Lin Zichen's companion.
This guy said last time that if she challenges his bottom line again, he will do anything.
Is this his bottom line? He just expressed his opinion, but... maybe he is such a narrow-minded person, and coupled with his status as chairman, he does not allow others to question any of his opinions.
But as she retreated, she found that Lin Zichen's eyes were still staring at her, and at this time, Lin Zichen stood up slowly and was walking towards her.
Long Aoxue has a cultivation level at the peak of the Nayuan Realm. In the Chinese martial arts world, she can almost be called a top master. But of course she knows the strength of the person in front of him. In front of Lin Zichen, her cultivation level is only acceptable.
Just ignore it.
"You, don't come here..." Long Aoxue's voice almost trembled. She kept retreating, but Lin Zichen was approaching step by step.
Until Long Aoxue found that she had retreated into a room and saw the bed in the room, her heart was completely cold.
She seemed to be remembering that time a long time ago. Could it be that tonight...
Just as she was thinking, Lin Zichen stepped forward quickly. She wanted to dodge, but Lin Zichen didn't even give her a chance. He stepped forward and pushed her away, then walked to the window and looked outside.
Long Aoxue was stunned and didn't know what happened for a moment. Wasn't his target his own?
"Lin, Lin Zichen, what are you doing?" Long Aoxue couldn't help but asked curiously.
Lin Zichen ignored it, but continued to look out the window, and immediately used his soul to check the situation outside.
During this period of time, the room was extremely quiet. Long Aoxue even controlled her breathing and did not dare to make a sound.
After a long time, Lin Zichen came back to his senses and said: "Humph, it seems that there will be no peace in Europe."
Hearing this, Long Aoxue frowned slightly and said, "What... do you mean?"
"We are being targeted, and we don't know who the other party is." Lin Zichen said.
"What? Why didn't I feel it?" After all, Long Aoxue's strength was not weak, but he didn't feel anything.
Lin Zichen glanced at her and said: "The movement just passed by in a flash. It should be about four to five hundred meters away now, which is beyond the range of your perception."
Long Aoxue couldn't help but widen her eyes. How strong is Lin Zichen? He can even sense the distance between his opponents?