Chapter 57: Honesty

When Yan Xi received Wen Hang’s call, it was after a night shoot. She didn’t know how Wen Hang got her personal contact number, but a person like him must have his own method.

After accepting the call and hearing the low, deep voice only belonging to Wen Hang, Yan Xi was surprised.

“It’s me.”

“Teacher Wen?”

“Just finished your night shoot?”

Seeing that he knew about her schedule, Yan Xi wasn’t too surprised. She took the water that Xiao Qi passed to her, then nodded: “Yeah.”

He did not beat around the bust and went straight to the point: “I have a movie in my hands now, I prefer you to be the female lead, are you interested?”

Being the movie god and having such high status in the entertainment circle, Wen Hang’s resources were most certainly top-notch. He didn’t tell her much about the movie or the role, he only asked Yan Xi if she was interested, which showed how much confidence he had.

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As expected, Wen Hang cut her off. His voice was low and slow but full of authority. He said: “Kingstar Hotel, V103, come alone.”

Kingstar Hotel was located at the side of the imperial city. In the past, the hotel was the residence of a certain royal prince. It was a luxurious hotel with an ancient architecture style. It didn’t have many rooms but it had many entertainment facilities. This hotel naturally had the best privacy feature.

Yan Xi obviously already knew what Wen Hang was planning.

When Xiao Qi was discussing with Yan Xi about the arrangement of her schedule the following day, she noticed that she was not focusing. She thought that Yan Xi was too tired, and since Yan Xi had already prepared her dialogues for her shoot tomorrow, she didn’t bother her anymore and sent her back to the room. She reminded her: “Xi Jie, rest early.”

Actually, Yan Xi was simply thinking about two things.

Firstly, she didn’t lack resources while being with Gong Yun Ting. Wen Hang did have good resources on that side, she would definitely be attracted, but if that was only the case, she didn’t need to take this risk. Gong Yun Ting had given her a lot of resources, which was good because her career was still moving upwards, so she didn’t need to worry that she didn’t have good resources in the future.

Secondly, why did Wen Hang choose her? She did have the popularity right now, but she shouldn’t be his best choice. He knew about her relationship with Gong Yun Ting, yet he invited her to “talk about the new movie”, so it shouldn’t be as simple as only wanting to cast her.

Yan Xi was conflicted for a long time, which made her NG many times when she shot the next day. Even Yan Zi Xun couldn’t help but to ask her if she didn’t rest enough.

In the end, Yan Xi still went.

In the entertainment circle, it was always good to have extra connections. Gaining one friend was better than gaining an enemy. Besides, she believed that if she didn’t want to, Wen Hang wouldn’t force her.

Inside the room, it was a mix of modern Western and ancient Chinese design. Yan Xi sat on the mahogany chair and glanced at Wen Hang who was pouring tea for her.

She smiled, but still started with small talk: “Thank you Teacher Wen for giving me this chance, can I know what is the theme of Teacher Wen’s new movie? What kind of role is it that makes you think it will suit me?”

Wen Hang liked her straightforwardness. He also answered her questions in a direct way, telling her that it was a wuxia movie. The plan was to make it into a series. The screenwriter, director and also the wushu director were all experts at the top of their fields. As for the female lead, her character build was very interesting. She was the female lead but also the ultimate villain.

No matter what his aim was, Wen Hang obviously came to her with sincerity. He let Yan Xi read the current scripts, the drafts of the sequels, and even the storyboards drawn by the director. This made Yan Xi’s eyes light up instantly. She liked this story and this character, so she almost decided to accept it at that moment. But she wasn’t sure about the director’s choice and how much merit Wen Hang’s words had, so she asked: “When will they start auditions?”

“If you agree, then sign the contract.” Wen Hang’s answer was unexpected: “They chose me, and I have the right to choose my own female lead.”

Yan Xi raised her eyes towards him, lights glimmering in her eyes: “So… is this counted as an internal decision, or rigging the rules?”

“I’m the same as Gong Yun Ting.” Wen Hang said. He always gave others a distant feeling of being higher above the others. He told Yan Xi: “I’m also pursuing you.”

After a short silence, the corners of Yan Xi’s mouth still held a smile. She asked Wen Hang: “Teacher Wen, do you know what’s the relationship between me and Mr. Gong?”

Wen Hang seemed to know everything, then he asked her back instead: “Which Mr. Gong.”

“It makes no difference.” Yan Xi was frank: “I’ve slept with them.”

She didn’t want to hide anything, especially in the situation when she’d understood Wen Hang’s feelings.

Wen Hang smiled, saying softly in a low voice: “I like your honesty, I like your diligence and ambition, of course… I like you and your body even more.”

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