Chapter 120: A Few Hundred Million?
Jiang Su finished work relatively early. The planned night scene was canceled because of Gao Xinlin’s tantrum in the afternoon.
The director trotted over, a fawning look on his face. “Teacher Jiang, would you like to have dinner together tonight?”
Jiang Su was still in his costume, a faded, dark blue shirt worn over a white T-shirt, paired with black pants. It was a simple outfit, but on him, it exuded a certain refined air. Fortunately, Jiang Su’s acting was solid enough that his unique personal aura didn’t affect his portrayal of the character.
Although Jiang Su hadn’t lost out in the conflict with Gao Xinlin during the day, the director couldn’t shake the feeling that he had somehow wronged him. He wanted to treat Jiang Su to a meal as a form of appeasement and compensation.
“That’s not necessary. You’ve had a long day too. Da Xu and I will just grab a bite and head back to rest.” Jiang Su had no issues with the director and didn’t need a special dinner invitation.
The director didn’t insist.
Back at the hotel, Jiang Su showered and changed his clothes.
When he came out of the bathroom, he saw that dinner was already laid out on the table.
“Did the delivery arrive that quickly?” When he went to shower, Da Xu had said he would order takeout.
Xu Mocun explained, “It wasn’t me who ordered…”
Jiang Su paused in the middle of drying his hair.
He put the towel aside and walked over.
Xu Mocun said thoughtfully, “They’re all your favorite dishes. Who do you think sent them?”
Jiang Su glanced at the dishes on the table, picked up his chopsticks, and sat down. “Whoever sent it, let’s just eat. It would be a waste otherwise.”
Xu Mocun didn’t say more and sat down to eat with him.
As they were eating, Jiang Su, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly slammed his chopsticks down on the table.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Mocun asked.
“The more I think about it, the angrier I get!” Jiang Su fumed.
Xu Mocun thought for a moment. “Are you talking about Gao Xinlin?”
Jiang Su nodded. “Yeah.”
“Do you want to deal with him?” Xu Mocun asked.
Jiang Su didn’t answer. “Is Gao Xinlin still here?”
“He is. He even posted on Weibo this morning that he was on set, so he wouldn’t dare to leave even if he’s not filming. It would be a huge problem if he got caught…”
For a popular celebrity like Gao Xinlin, plenty of rivals were waiting to pull him down. The smallest thing could be blown out of proportion.
Jiang Su stood up. “Which room is he in?”
Xu Mocun thought for a moment. “The room diagonally across from us.”
Jiang Su pushed back his chair and walked out.
“Su Su, what are you doing?” Xu Mocun was alarmed. “There are security cameras in the hallway. If you’re going to hit him, at least wait until you’re inside the room…”
He thought Jiang Su was still too angry and had to beat up Gao Xinlin to feel better. Although hitting someone was wrong, he couldn’t control Jiang Su. All he could do was wait for him to finish and then cover for him.
Jiang Su knocked directly on the door of the room diagonally opposite.
Gao Xinlin’s assistant opened the door.
Jiang Su’s expressionless face made the assistant a little nervous. “Jiang… Jiang Su?”
Jiang Su glanced inside. “Where’s Gao Xinlin?”
“Brother Lin is already asleep,” the assistant said, his eyes darting around.
Jiang Su sneered and walked straight in.
This floor was all suites, with a living room outside and a bedroom inside.
As Jiang Su reached for the bedroom door, the assistant rushed over. “Don’t…”
It was too late.
Jiang Su had already pushed the door open.
The moment the door opened, a woman’s voice came from inside.
“Mmm… don’t do that…”
Jiang Su: “…”
Witnessing a live sex scene for the first time in his life, Jiang Su felt a tiny bit of regret. He crossed his arms and looked away.
Gao Xinlin was also startled by Jiang Su’s sudden appearance.
“Fuck!” Gao Xinlin cursed, hurriedly pulling the blanket over himself. “Jiang Su, what the fuck are you doing here?”
Jiang Su had nearly scared him into going limp.
The woman next to Gao Xinlin also spoke up. “Jiang Su?”
The voice sounded familiar.
Jiang Su turned his head and saw that the woman was Tang Juanzi.
Tang Juanzi awkwardly wrapped the blanket tighter around herself.
Jiang Su just raised an eyebrow and looked at Gao Xinlin. “I just came to inform you that you’ve lost your male lead role.”
Without giving Gao Xinlin a chance to react, Jiang Su turned and left, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.
Gao Xinlin turned to Tang Juanzi with a bewildered look. “What did Jiang Su just say?”
“He said you lost your male lead role.” Tang Juanzi’s face was cold as she threw off the blanket and got out of bed to get dressed.
Gao Xinlin didn’t take Jiang Su’s words seriously and came up behind her. “Why are you getting dressed? Let’s continue…”
“I don’t want to anymore. I have a scene tomorrow, and I need to rest and prepare.” Tang Juanzi pushed him away and went out.
When Tang Juanzi came out, Jiang Su had already reached his own door.
She called out anxiously, “Jiang Su.” Jiang Su turned back, a questioning look in his eyes.
Tang Juanzi stammered, “Um… Gao Xinlin isn’t married.”
Jiang Su: “So?”
What did he care if Gao Xinlin was married or not?
Tang Juanzi’s voice grew quieter. “He’s not a married man.”
Jiang Su: “…”
He remembered telling Tang Juanzi that as long as she didn’t get involved with married men, she was doing a good deed.
Jiang Su was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry.
Tang Juanzi misunderstood his expression and continued, “He doesn’t have a girlfriend either. They just broke up last week.”
“He had a girlfriend?” Jiang Su remembered seeing a trending topic where Gao Xinlin had publicly stated that he only wanted to focus on his career and wouldn’t be in a relationship.
“More than one. He’s never had a dry spell.” After all, Gao Xinlin was good-looking, and Tang Juanzi was also attracted to his face.
The door opened at that moment, and Xu Mocun poked his head out, whispering, “Su Su, are you done hitting him?”
“Hitting who?” Jiang Su looked baffled, then said to Tang Juanzi, “I’m going in.”
After closing the door, Xu Mocun asked Jiang Su, “Didn’t you go to beat up Gao Xinlin?”
“Am I that reckless?” Jiang Su took out his phone. “Be quiet, I’m calling my fourth sister.”
Xu Mocun’s eyes lit up. “Your fourth sister? Jiang Xu, the chief engineer of UT Technology?”
Jiang Su made a hushing gesture and dialed Jiang Xu’s number.
Jiang Xu picked up quickly, her voice full of pleasant surprise. “Little Seven! Are you finally short on money?”
“Uh…” His fourth sister’s family had more money than they knew what to do with. Every time he called her, she would ask this question.
Jiang Su chuckled. “I actually do have something that requires money that I need your help with. I was wondering if you could invest in my new drama and have the production team replace the male lead.”
Jiang Xu asked, “A few hundred million?”
Jiang Su replied, “It’s a web drama. A few tens of millions should be enough.”
“Oh.” Jiang Xu sounded a little disappointed, as if she thought she could have spent a large sum of money.
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