Chapter 113
Chapter 113
What is gratifying is that Bai Yan's role is still very popular. He won the "Most Popular Actor" at the College Student Film Festival.What Shi Rui means is that the next domestic and foreign film festivals will be selected to register, and the chances of winning are still very high.
Bai Yan nodded, turned around and buried himself in the script again.
May 5th is Bai Yan's birthday.In the past, his birthday was held at a birthday party, and it was better to spend it with fans. It was better to have a large group of people lively than to make a wish on a cake alone at home.But this is the first birthday after he and Lu Zhihui got married, Lu Kui meant to hold a good one, and everyone in the Lu family will be present at that time, to formally introduce Bai Yan to the outside world.
To be honest, Bai Yan has never attended his own birthday party.When he was five years old, his father was imprisoned, and Wen Ning took him away from home. The mother and son were helpless in other places, and there were only two people who depended on each other during the holidays.On his birthday, Wen Ning would go to the cake shop to buy a small cake, sing and clap his hands, that would be his birthday feast.Not to mention that before the age of five, my father was busy in the school laboratory every day, and he didn't remember his birthday at all, nor his mother.
Therefore, when Lu Kui lightly said "Let's have a banquet" at breakfast time, he was still a little at a loss.Lu Kui is famous as Iron Bread King.Even before he became a boss when he was young, some people joked and called him "the boss" because he always had a straight face and never smiled.
Mr. Iron Bread received his son-in-law's flattered expression, of course he couldn't collapse.So he calmly took a sip of hot milk, coughed, and said:
"In case outsiders say that my Lu family is stingy and doesn't hold a birthday party for my son-in-law."
The implication is, old man, I'm thinking about the Lu family, and I'm hosting a birthday party for you by the way, don't look so moved that you want to cry, I won't say soft words about caring and caring!
"Thank you Dad." Bai Yan swallowed the toast in his mouth, still very moved.
Lu Kui ignored his touch of whether the cold water was poured or not, and continued to drink milk calmly, "If you have time to talk nonsense here, why don't you go and check the schedule. Shi Rui said that your schedule expires recently and you have to adjust."
"Well, I'll make that day out."
"It's good to know."
Lu Kui arranged a birthday party like a king, and was about to pick up the pickles in the small plate, but he didn't pay attention to his eyes. He found that everyone in the whole family looked at him with a "father (husband) is really considerate" eyes, almost With tears in my eyes, I sent a pennant.
This caused the old man to clamor for a moment with self-esteem, and felt that he had to show a little dignity, so he coughed heavily:
"What are you looking at! Don't you want to eat?"
So the table was instantly drowned by the sound of bowls and chopsticks, and no one looked up.
After the meal, Liu Xiaoran quietly pulled Bai Yan over, saying that the old man has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, and sometimes don't take it seriously.In fact, for the upcoming birthday party, he specially ordered a three-piece suit, just to wear it at the party.
On the birthday, many people in the industry came to the banquet.There are giants in the business world, as well as directors and senior producers in the entertainment industry, and even the models that Bai Yan made friends with during the event. Together with the actors, they are enough to put together a red carpet show.
The old man is still very good at presiding over the overall situation. Before the banquet, he asked the staff to give him a microphone, just like every time he holds a birthday banquet for his son and daughter at home. Although his words are not as soft as Liu Xiaoran, they can make people Man feels concern in majesty.
After the speech, Lu Kui also gave Bai Yan a pocket watch on the spot. It was quite old and was bought in the year Lu Zhihui was born.He said:
"Originally, I wanted to give it to Zhihui, but now he is yours, so I'll leave it to you. You and Zhihui are 12 years apart. I am very pleased that he can meet you in his good years. I am more I am glad that the number of 12 years has not become a resistance between you, he is old-fashioned and boring, he is not as lively as you, you should take more care, I hope this watch can shorten the distance between you."
12 years is indeed not a small number.But maybe he lacked paternal love since he was a child, so he has no resistance to mature men.When getting along with Lu Zhihui, he didn't notice any discomfort caused by the age gap.Perhaps as Dong Weiguang said, what matters is not biological age, but emotional intelligence.Some people are very comfortable to get along with even at a young age, because they are not impetuous or pushy.Bai Yan believed that Lu Zhihui was such a person.Even if he met 25-year-old Lu Zhihui, he would be very considerate.
If there were to be a difference, it would probably be that after years of sculpting, he became more considerate than before.
However, this thoughtfulness is probably due to family education.After all, before Lu Kui brought it up, no one thought that 12 years might bring some age gap troubles to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan is not a person who is easily emotional.Before meeting Lu Zhihui, everyone who knew him except Wen Ning would say that.He looks like a brazen head and iron arm, indestructible, but the layers of armor used to camouflage are actually very soft inside.As long as you treat him a little better, he will be very moved.
The banquet of seventy tables is enough to show how much the Lu family loves Bai Yan, and it is not like "marrying into a wealthy family and sitting on the bench" as it is said on the Internet.Everyone knows that Bai Yan is very happy now, so happy that people can't bear to send blessings, even Zhang Xuan who was not optimistic about his marriage.
"Xiaobai, happy birthday."
After lunch, Zhang Xuan managed to find a gap, and found Bai Yan when he came back to change wine after chatting with Liu Ji.
For the past six months, Zhang Xuan has been working hard. Perhaps he has really figured it out. What he is doing now are small projects, and he intends to make steady progress and gradually expand the company before connecting with big projects.Bai Yan said that he had the world's number one vengeance, but in reality he felt nothing after a while.
It's not that he forgives, but he just thinks it's okay, he doesn't need to treat Zhang Xuan like an enemy every time he sees him, not to mention that this person is sincerely blessing him now.
"I heard that your company has done well in the past six months." Bai Yan stopped.
Zhang Xuan seemed to be pleasantly surprised by his attitude, so he followed up with the previous words and said with a self-deprecating:
"It's a small business with less profit, which is no better than before."
However, Bai Yan felt that for Zhang Xuan, less profit is a good thing, "Do a small business first, and when the company's structure grows, big projects will come by themselves. Don't worry."
"Well, I just realized now that the reason why those previous projects made money was because you agreed to perform with a low salary. If I find actors myself, it won't work."
"Oh, it's all over. You can do small projects well now, which means you're better than before."
"Indeed. I was really too impatient before, and I wanted to get in touch with a big company, so I couldn't help being tempted. When I mentioned an unpleasant topic to Jiachen, he stopped and said, "But now the company has also improved. The company has lost a lot, and I mortgaged the real estate for this project. Although the profit is small, it is still a number, and it will not let the employees drink the northwest wind."
"Mortgage property?" Bai Yan was surprised, "You and Wei Jiachen have such a stable relationship, won't the Wei family support you?"
Zhang Xuan smiled, "Wei Dong and the others did mention it. But Wei's recent trend is also very bad. Although Jiachen kept it from me, I can feel that Wei's current deficit is serious. Moreover, since the last time I found After passing through you, I decided to do it myself first, without relying on others. If the funds are low, then I will make it smaller, and it will not be too late when I and the company are able to handle large projects.”
After speaking, Bai Yan really felt that this man had changed.Zhang Xuan, who used to only want to take on big projects, and Zhang Xuan, who had no chance to create opportunities and was eager to climb up, is no longer there.
Although the assets have shrunk and the contacts are not many, they are more able to arouse people's favor.
"Xiaobai, if it was me who met you back then, that would be great."
Zhang Xuan took a sip of his wine, adjusted his eyes, and looked into the distance.
This is a sentence that does not need to be responded to. More precisely, it is Zhang Xuan's emotion over the past year.However, Bai Yan thought of Zhang Xuan who handed him a love poem with red face and red ears, and felt that these words should not be buried in the dust.
"Look ahead, there is someone better than me waiting for you."
Zhang Xuan moved his lips, didn't say anything, just smiled.The sourness and helplessness in the smile, only he knows.
Zhang Xuan did not attend the dinner that day, but left with a reason of "the company has something to do".When he got home, Wei Jiachen pounced on him the moment he opened the door and told him that the Wei family was going to file for bankruptcy soon.Ask him if there is a way to come up with 5000 million emergency, let Wei survive this hurdle first.
Wei Jiachen's eyes were swollen from crying, but Zhang Xuan's side is not a cash machine, and it's not bad to be able to scrape together 1000 million, and 5000 million is an astronomical figure.
"Grandpa has been in poor health since he was discharged from the hospital, and he has to take medicine every day. My eldest brother has not had much rest recently, and he has been suffering from illness. If we can't afford the money to make up the gap, we have to file for bankruptcy. When the time comes, when the time comes Then we will have nothing, Brother Xuan!"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his sore brain and sighed: "Jiachen, you also know my current asset situation. I even mortgaged the real estate for this new project. The money I earn can only barely run the company. You can’t afford that much money.”
Wei Jiachen was in a panic all over. He grabbed Zhang Xuan's arm as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and quickly asked:
"Then what about borrowing? Didn't you go to Bai Yan's birthday party today? The Lu family loves him very much now, right? He will definitely lend it to you because of his old love?"
Zhang Xuan doesn't like to mention Bai Yan in front of Wei Jiachen, every time this name comes out of his mouth, he feels extremely guilty:
"Jiachen, I have nothing to do with Xiaobai now. The reason why I went to the banquet today is because Mr. Lu has Taste Media in his invitation list. They invited me because of my company, not because I was in front of them. It's special, you understand?"
Wei Jiachen recently wanted to raise money to take on several dramas, but the finished product was not good due to the rejection of the drama, and one of them broke the contract and replaced him halfway through, and he was removed from the cast list.So he is now very unstable both psychologically and mentally.
"You think it's shameless to borrow money, don't you?" Wei Jiachen stared blankly at him and sniffed, "Then I'll go, I'll go find Bai Yan. Grandpa is the best person in the world to me, so I will Death can't let his life's painstaking efforts be in vain. Besides, Wei Shi and Taste are all thanks to Lu Zhihui, we are desperate now, so ask him to borrow some money, what's wrong?"
Zhang Xuan was swollen by his unreasonable demands. He took a breath and persuaded him patiently:
"Jiachen, the company's downturn is due to our own poor operation methods, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Lu and the others. The reason why the Wei family is in trouble is not that the big project was not completed that time, but because we did not come up with it in the next six months. With an effective response plan, the crisis will grow bigger and bigger like a snowball. Well, I will go to the bank later. My current credit is not bad, so there should be no problem with a loan of 1000 million. You can take it to Wei Dong and the others for emergency. .”
As he spoke, he took out the leather shoes he had just taken off from the shoe cabinet, and was about to set off with his briefcase.This was the best he could do, but after he said that, Wei Jiachen was even more desperate than before.
"I said so much before and you said there was nothing you could do. Once you said you were going to find Bai Yan, you would have 1000 million. It seems that in your heart, his status is still very important?"
Wei Jiachen's illusory eyes seemed to have found a focus, and they focused on Zhang Xuan's face, asking: "The Wei family is about to go bankrupt, are you happy? Have you always been looking for a chance to divorce me? Now Wei's down, your chance has come, right? Zhang Xuan, you have no conscience!"
Alarm bells rang in Zhang Xuan's heart - Wei Jiachen had quarreled with him a lot during this time, even if he didn't contact Bai Yan, Wei Jiachen would still find out from some minor details.Generally, when the word "divorce" is mentioned, the next stage is to jump off a building.
So no matter how reluctant he was, he had to suppress his emotions. After slowly suppressing his anger, he put down his briefcase, sat in front of Wei Jiachen, and mechanically wiped his tears—he didn't know when it would end.
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The banquet dishes this time were rich, but Dayu did not eat Hesai like before, but kept adding dishes to Dong Weiguang.He forgot the name of the dish reported by the waiter, so he just kept chanting the ingredients.
"Boss, this beef is delicious. It should be coated with a layer of fine flour when it is made, and it tastes smooth. It is light and not that dull taste. Try it."
"This fish is also delicious, it should be fresh organic fish, very tender. It's not spicy, you can eat it."
"Well, this pork bone soup is also delicious. It's for health. I'll help you get a bowl."
He spoke tirelessly, attracting the eyes of other people at the same table.Dong Weiguang was thin-skinned and stepped on his foot lightly.
"I just have a little cold, and I'm not pregnant. Why are you so nervous? I'll pick what I like."
He said to Dayu with a volume that only two people could hear, but this person said something muffled instead:
"If you can"
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