Qi Xingchen could even clearly feel Bai Ye's breath on his eardrum.
His upper body jerked backward. Behind him was the car window. Bai Ye was afraid that he would hit his head, so he quickly put his hand behind his head.
The back of Qi Xingchen's head hit Bai Ye's hand, making a muffled sound.
Bai Ye frowned. "Does it hurt?"
"Shampoo!" Qi Xingchen said inexplicably.
After saying that, he realized that his words were unclear, so he added, "The shampoo I use smells good!"
"Okay." Bai Ye smiled and pulled his hand back. "I know."
Qi Xingchen saw that the matter was over and secretly sighed with relief.
At this time, the driver who had watched the show finally said, "Boss, where should I drive to?"
Qi Xingchen immediately shouted the name of a restaurant and then turned to Bai Ye. "It's my treat. Don't refuse."
Bai Ye was stunned. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Since the boss had spoken, the driver drove to the restaurant.
Qi Xingchen realized that there were so many people in the car, so he said tentatively, "Let's eat together later."
Xiao Man showed an "I have good taste" expression. "No, thank you for your kindness. I want to go home and have a beauty sleep."
"I want to go back and feed the cat," A Lun said.
The rest of the people also said that they had something to do. Qi Xingchen pretended to be regretful. "That's too bad. I'll treat you next time."
Xiao Man, A Lun, and the others: "…"
Can't you persuade them a little more?
Bai Ye couldn't help but smile.
When they were near the restaurant, Qi Xingchen called the restaurant owner and asked him to open the back door.
With Bai Ye's current reputation, going in through the front door would cause chaos in the restaurant.
The owner said, "You can come in from the spot I told you yesterday. There are other inconvenient guests today, so the back door was opened in the morning."
Could it be that another superstar was coming?
Following Qi Xingchen's instructions, the van stopped.
Qi Xingchen put on his mask. "Brother Ye, don't move. I'll go down and take a look."
Bai Ye understood the little fan's arrangement, so he nodded and didn't move...
Two minutes later, Qi Xingchen said that there was no danger, and Bai followed.
Walking to the door, the restaurant owner, who was waiting to welcome the VIP guests, saw them and widened his eyes. "So you're together?!"
The restaurant owner and Bai Ye knew each other. He looked at Bai Ye and didn't know if he should say anything.
Bai Ye pursed his lips and answered for him, "Actually, I also booked this restaurant yesterday."
Seeing the question mark on Qi Xingchen's face, the owner reacted. "Oh, so the two of you booked separate restaurants, but both of you booked at my restaurant!
You're quite, quite … what's that idiom again? "
"Yes, you have telepathy. You have telepathy!".
How could he describe it like that?
... Qi Xingchen blushed for the fourth time today!
He didn't know what Bai Ye's reaction was, but he couldn't help but look sideways under the brim of his hat.
Then, he found that Bai Ye was also looking down at him. He raised his eyebrows. "Maybe … I follow my idol."
Bai Ye asked some questions about the Du Lanxin incident. Qi Xingchen hesitated for a moment, so he didn't ask anymore. He only talked about the interesting things about Budget Traveler and their future plans.
When it was time to pay the bill, Qi Xingchen rushed to pay.
Unfortunately, the owner handed the bill directly to Bai Ye. Bai Ye signed and said, "I'll do it first this time. Next time, you'll do it."
Hearing the words "next time," Qi Xingchen subconsciously retracted his hand.
In the next few days, Qi Xingchen spent every second reading.
Although he had fallen out with Du Lanxin, the contract for "Heart of the Ocean" was still there. He did not want to create any more scandals about him not acting in the movie or breaking the contract. The afternoon before the opening ceremony, he obediently entered the set with his suitcase.
The director was called Shang Yuliang. He had just turned 50 this year and was sitting in the audience of Baijing Hall discussing the storyboard with the assistant director.
Seeing him walk over, Shang Yuliang said, "Yo, why didn't our third male lead go to the hotel first?"
Qi Xingchen had caused trouble a few days ago and indirectly promoted Heart of the Ocean, so the director's attitude towards him was quite good.
"I bought afternoon tea. I'll send it to you guys first before going to the hotel." Qi Xingchen, An Ran and Brother Qin distributed the refreshments to everyone in the venue.
This kind of thing should have been done by his agent. Everyone in the crew, from the director to the stage supervisor, knew about Qi Xingchen's current situation. They didn't poke at his sore spot and shouted with a smile, "Thank you, Teacher Qi."
"Don't call me teacher." Qi Xingchen quickly waved his hand. "I'm the youngest in this venue, so it's more appropriate to call you teachers.
If you continue to call me that, I'll go back on my word. "
The assistant director teased him. "How?"
Qi Xingchen said, "I'll post your recording on Weibo!"
Everyone could tell that he was mocking himself and burst into laughter.
The assistant director also smiled and muttered to Shang Yuliang, "This kid is quite interesting."
"I hope he's so smart when he's filming." Shang Yuliang didn't comment. "I like actors who put all their effort into acting."
After successfully showing his face, Qi Xingchen said goodbye to Director Shang and went back to the hotel.
"There's a script reading at six in the morning tomorrow, and the opening ceremony at nine thirty in the morning." Shang Yuliang reminded him.
"Thank you, Director Shang. I got it." Qi Xingchen noted it down.
For the sake of convenience, the crew had already booked a hotel outside Baisha Harbor's Ocean World, which was a five-minute drive away.
Qi Xingchen had just gotten out of his Buick when he saw a Mercedes-Benz parked next to him.
The door opened and two men dressed as bodyguards jumped out. One opened a parasol and the other crossed his hands in front of his abdomen. They were very well-behaved.
"Which superstar is this?" An Ran approached Qi Xingchen. "Feng Qingyuan?"
Feng Qingyuan had a good reputation in the industry. He had been in the industry for more than ten years and had never been involved in any scandals. He was a rare academic actor.
Qi Xingchen shook his head. "It doesn't look like it. Let's wait for him and go up together."
They were about to work together for a month, and it would be rude not to greet him.
An Ran stood behind Qi Xingchen obediently. A minute later, she finally saw the superstar.
The superstar was wearing a casual suit with his ankles exposed. He was wearing a pair of shiny Valentino leather shoes.
His hair was a popular Korean-style fringe, and he had a high nose and a sharp chin. Sunglasses covered most of his face.
An Ran whispered, "It's him."
Qi Xingchen asked, "Who?"
"Xu Sheng, 26 years old this year. He's the son of a coal boss.
Because his father owns a mine, he asked his father to invest in a few web dramas. He's now in the second and third tier. "An Ran paused." Xing Xing, don't get too close to him in the future. "
Qi Xingchen asked, "Why?"
"In the past, when he was filming web dramas, he was very arrogant and looked down on the workers. He was the one who called himself a 'worker.' In his eyes, newbies without any background were the same as stage assistants who moved props. They were all workers.
Now that he's in a web drama, he's in the sky. "
An Ran imitated the voice of a monkey. Qi Xingchen was amused by her.
Xu Sheng saw them. Qi Xingchen stepped forward with a smile and reached out his hand. "Brother Sheng, what a coincidence."
Xu Sheng didn't shake his hand or take off his sunglasses. Instead, he glanced at him. "Do I know you?"
Qi Xingchen had caused a stir in the company. Everyone in the crew knew him. How could Xu Sheng not know him?
In that case, it was nothing more than putting him in the category of "wage earners".
Qi Xingchen calmly took back his hand. "It seems that Brother Sheng didn't do his homework before joining the crew. I'm Qi Xingchen, the actor who plays Lin Xiao."
"… Ah." Xu Sheng's face instantly darkened. Afraid that there were paparazzi around, he reluctantly said, "I read it a few days ago. I forgot."
With that, he walked towards the hotel.
Qi Xingchen knew what kind of person he was. He didn't want to talk to him and followed him.
After checking in, they went into the elevator together. The bodyguard pressed the 34th floor for Xu Sheng.
In this hotel, the higher the floor, the more expensive the room was.
Shang Yuliang booked the second floor, the 32nd floor, the 34th floor, and the top floor.
The second floor was for the crew, the supporting actors on the 32nd floor, the lead actors and actresses on the 34th floor, and the top floor had three swimming pool rooms for Director Shang and the chief producer.
Xu Sheng could go to the 34th floor because he paid for it.
He originally wanted to book the remaining sea view room on the top floor, but the front desk said that it was reserved for the hotel's shareholders. He was so angry that he almost fought with the front desk.
Thinking of how he was mocked for not doing his homework, Xu Sheng was furious. He scolded the bodyguard in front of him. "How can you be so rude? Why didn't you press the button for Qi Xingchen when he came in?"
The bodyguard hurriedly asked, "Mr. Qi, which floor are you going to?"
Xu Sheng thought that his approach was very smart.
As an actor, he definitely knew that the supporting actors were going to the 32nd floor, so he didn't say it directly. Instead, he asked the security guard to press the button.
The security guard didn't know what was going on. After asking Qi Xingchen, Qi Xingchen said "32," and compared it with his "34," the gap between the rich and the poor was immediately obvious.
Xu Sheng was so proud that he kept shaking his legs, waiting for Qi Xingchen to "humiliate himself."
However, the next moment, Qi Xingchen said, "No, it's done. Thank you."
The hotel prices near the scenic spots were different from other places. It was much more expensive.
Especially since this was an international five-star resort hotel.
The suite on the 34th floor cost 4,500 yuan per day, which was 135,000 yuan per month.
The suite on the top floor with a sea view was even more expensive. It cost 7,000 yuan per day, which was more than 200,000 yuan per month.
Seeing that this person was dressed quite plainly, it didn't seem like he could pay for a suite out of his own pocket. Xu Sheng rolled his eyes. "… Are you going to look for Tao Tao?"
"Yes, we meet again so soon. I'm going to look for her to catch up." Qi Xingchen really planned to do so.
Xu Sheng didn't say anything. He thought that although he didn't slap Xu Sheng in the face this time, there would be plenty of chances in the future.
"Ding ~" The elevator stopped on the 34th floor. Qi Xingchen didn't have many things, only a suitcase, and gestured for him to go out first.
When he stepped out of the elevator, Tao Tao was talking and laughing with a middle-aged man as they strolled over.
Qi Xingchen greeted, "Sister Tao Tao!"
"Oh, Xing Xing." Tao Tao's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "You're early.
Come, let me introduce you. "
Qi Xingchen walked over. Tao Tao pointed at the middle-aged man. "This is Teacher Feng Qingyuan, the male lead, and my partner."
Qi Xingchen greeted, "Hello, Teacher Feng."
"Oh, it's Lin Xiao." Feng Qingyuan took the initiative to shake hands with Qi Xingchen. "This young man is quite good-looking. He fits the role very well."
"Teacher Feng, you flatter me." Qi Xingchen bowed and shook hands with him.
At this time, Xu Sheng, who got off the elevator behind Qi Xingchen, saw that the social interaction had started. He didn't want to be left behind and quickly squeezed in to say hello.
Feng Qingyuan exchanged a few words with Xu Sheng and continued the previous topic. "Xiao Qi, what I said is true.
As the saying goes, beauty is in the bones, not the skin. Your bone structure is very good, just like Tao Tao. You're a natural beauty. "
In the original text, the main purpose of this sentence was to show that the female lead was quite beautiful and that the male lead admired the female lead.
Qi Xingchen was also praised, so he didn't take it to heart and thanked him implicitly.
Seeing that Feng Qingyuan praised Qi Xingchen but not him, Xu Sheng frowned unhappily and took off his sunglasses.
Unfortunately, this topic had passed and Feng Qingyuan didn't mention it again.
The four of them stood and chatted for a few more minutes. Tao Tao looked at the time and said, "Xing Xing, Xiao Sheng, Brother Yuan and I have to go. Director Shang wants to talk to us."
Qi Xingchen said, "Okay, be careful. See you tomorrow morning."
"By the way, Xing Xing," Tao Tao said, "which room do you live in? I can go and play with you when I'm free."
"Xiao Qi should live in the same room as me!"
Before Qi Xingchen finished, Xu Sheng interrupted, "We both lived on the 32nd floor, but I booked a suite on this floor.
Xing Xing, which room do you live in? I want to go and play with you too. "
After saying all this in one breath, Xu Sheng glanced at Qi Xingchen with a smug look on his face.
Qi Xingchen ignored him and waved his room card. "I live in room one on the top floor. You can come and play with me anytime. I don't have many scenes, so I have a lot of time to play with you."
Room one on the top floor …
The room that was reserved for the shareholders was actually for him to stay in!
The plastic door card in Xu Sheng's hand was cracked by him.