Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 203: Fighting Openly and Covertly, Sister Meng's Attack
After some more greetings, Wang Zhixuan sat down next to Meng Ziyi.

"Senior sister, I didn't expect you to be here too. I'm two years younger than you and I've met you before. I wonder if you have any impression of me?"

After sitting down, Wang Zhixuan smiled and took the initiative to chat with Meng Ziyi.

"Of course I remember. I didn't expect to run into you here today. What a coincidence."

Meng Ziyi also greeted Wang Zhixuan with a bright smile. At the same time, she was observing her makeup and outfit out of the corner of her eyes, and secretly labeled her a vixen in her heart.

Bah! You slutty bitch!

"Speaking of which, it's a coincidence. I remember that both of you seemed to be preparing to audition for the role of the second female lead. This is a competition between fellow students of the Beijing Film Academy. It's quite interesting."

Wei Shujun on the side interjected, saying that it was no big deal to watch the fun.

"Then Senior Sister, please show some mercy."

Wang Zhixuan looked at Meng Ziyi in surprise, seeming a little flustered.

"Junior sister, you are joking. It all depends on your ability. Junior sister performed so well in Lovely before, and now she is much more famous than me."

Meng Ziyi kept smiling and continued to praise this junior sister who had excellent acting skills.

"No way, Senior Sister has so many impressive titles. I am just trying to take advantage of Director Lin's influence. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in this position now. I just saw that Director Lin's company had a new project, so I came here eagerly to beg Director Lin for more food."

Wang Zhixuan praised Meng Ziyi and Lin Li at the same time, but her tone towards the former was full of irony. After all, everyone knew that Meng Ziyi's titles were almost being criticized to the sky.

"Junior sister, you are really modest. You are so good at talking that I can't compare to you. It's because I am too dumb at talking that I always offend people. Fortunately, Director Lin doesn't mind."

Meng Ziyi suppressed his temper and praised his good junior sister in front of him with a half-smile.

After all, everyone knows that she doesn't have a good reputation.

Everyone present was a shrewd person and could easily see that the two were competing secretly, and they watched with great interest.

"Alright, you two fellow disciples, stop praising each other. The food is ready to be served."

Lin Li interrupted their conversation and pointed to the door that was being knocked loudly.

"Okay, I'll listen to Director Lin."

"I understand, Director Lin."

Both girls agreed obediently, and they both put on a good show.

As Gao Wen stood up and asked the waiter to serve the dishes, Xu Fei and Chen Chao looked at each other and started to talk about topics, and the atmosphere in the room became lively.

Meng Ziyi glanced at Lin Li, wondering what his plan was. Since he had invited himself here, what did he mean by bringing Wang Zhixuan along?
Is this implying that there are many people who share the same idea as me?
What's the matter? Is it a big deal? I have many admirers too! At worst...

Forget it, I can’t let Wang Zhixuan get away with it. She’s secretly mocking me!
Wang Zhixuan was also answering Wei Shujun's questions while thinking in her mind.

She didn't expect that Lin Li not only had connections with Zhou Ye besides Xiaotian, but there was also Meng Ziyi today.

This made her, who had come here full of confidence today, a little discouraged. If nothing unexpected happened, she would be used as a gun by Lin Li today.

She was not stupid. She had not been in contact with Lin Li recently. The only possibility was that something had happened between her senior sister and Lin Li, and she was probably called here to provoke her senior sister.

But why!

Wang Zhixuan was a little unwilling. She didn't think she was any worse than Meng Ziyi. The most important thing was that she knew Lin Li before her.

Even if she had to use it as a gun, she wanted to try harder.

She has already tasted the sweetness of playing a cute role, and if there is a chance to play an "intimate" role again, she might as well give it a try!
"Mmm, it smells so good! Come on, try this."

Wei Shujun opened the jar of osmanthus wine, took a deep sip, and looked at everyone in admiration.

"It smells good. I can smell it from here. It should be good."

Lin Li looked at Wei Shujun who was sitting opposite him, smelled the aroma of wine coming from his side, and expressed his agreement.

"Come on, I'll arrange it."

Wei Shujun was obviously a veteran in the wine scene. He poured the wine into the wine dispenser skillfully and distributed it to everyone one by one starting from Lin Li.

"She doesn't need it. She can't drink much. Just let her drink some red wine."

When Wei Shujun was about to share it with Meng Ziyi, Lin Li glanced at him and spoke out to stop him.

"Yeah, Director Lin is right. I'll just drink some red wine, Director Wei."

Meng Ziyi raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Lin Li, and responded obediently, feeling so excited that she wanted to dance.

At the same time, she secretly complained that this bastard was too good at it. She was aroused by his slightest move.

"Okay, what about Zhixuan?"

Wei Shujun looked at Meng Ziyi thoughtfully, then turned his gaze to Wang Zhixuan.

"Then I'll give it a try."

Wang Zhixuan was upset when she saw Lin Li defending Meng Ziyi, but she agreed happily on the surface.

"Let me raise a glass first. We have been chatting for the whole afternoon today and everyone has worked hard. I would like to toast you all with this glass as a token of my appreciation."

Seeing that everyone's glasses were full, Lin Li picked up his glass and had an opening drink.

"Oh, Mr. Lin, you're too polite."

"If I hadn't worked so hard today, I wouldn't have had the pleasure of trying this famous private dish in Beijing."

"This is what we should do."

Xu Fei and the others naturally responded enthusiastically. Meng Ziyi and the others also raised their glasses with a slight smile and waited for the others to finish speaking, and then took a sip of the wine in the glass with everyone else.

Afterwards, Chen Chao and others raised their glasses one by one, and each of them had something flowery to say, which made people feel that it was natural to drink this glass of wine, and the atmosphere was very good.

Meng Ziyi would occasionally join in the conversation among the others. She was an interesting person, and the words she occasionally said would make everyone smile.

So it’s really wrong to say that our Sister Meng is not smart. She is just not smart in a proper way.

Wang Zhixuan was even more confident. No matter what everyone was talking about, she could always join in the conversation. After a while, her delicately made-up face was flushed with a layer of blush, and it seemed that she was very adaptable to this kind of occasion.

Lin Li leaned back in his chair and observed the two girls' performance, finding it quite interesting.

Meng Ziyi took the time to glance at Lin Li and saw him gently stroking the wine glass, his fingers were clean and beautiful, and his knuckles were distinct. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes looked back and forth between him and Wang Zhixuan, as if he was enjoying the show.

You bastard, you did it on purpose!

"Ziyi, what's wrong? Is the food not tasty? Why are you looking at me all the time?"

Lin Li suddenly leaned slightly to the right, moved closer to Meng Ziyi's ear, and spoke in a low and deep voice.

"No, I wanted to toast you, but I was afraid you would drink too much."

Meng Ziyi didn't expect to be discovered by Lin Li, so she made up an excuse.

She glanced at Lin Li's profile and saw that his profile had a clear and strong outline, his eyelashes were slightly drooping, and he looked like he was in a good mood.

"Let's have a toast then."

Lin Li raised his glass with a smile.

"Okay."

Meng Ziyi had no objection. He raised his glass, clinked it with his, and took a big sip.

After taking a bite, her already slightly red cheeks seemed to be stained with a layer of pink.

"Be careful not to drink too much. If you drink too much, I won't send you off."

Lin Li looked at Meng Ziyi's rosy face and teased with a smile.

Although the people present were chatting, they all pricked up their ears subconsciously and paid attention to the movements here.

"Why, Director Lin, are you planning to throw me out on the street?"

Meng Ziyi rolled her eyes at Lin Li with a coquettish look, and her tone returned to normal, no longer so tense.

Meng Ziyi knew in his heart that since Lin Li mentioned what happened that day, it meant that the episode was over.

Thinking of this, the smile on Meng Ziyi's pretty face became even more charming.

"Ziyi drank with Director Lin before. I know that Director Lin can drink a lot. Most people can't drink more than him."

Wang Zhixuan, who was standing by, noticed that the situation was not right and interrupted with a chuckle.

"Yes, it was just two days ago that I asked Director Lin to go to OT for a drink."

Meng Ziyi turned his head to look at Wang Zhixuan with a smug smile on his face.

Now that she understood Lin Li's thoughts, she felt confident and had no more reservations when speaking to Wang Zhixuan.

"That's hard to tell. Director Lin doesn't look like someone who would go to that kind of place."

Wang Zhixuan gritted her teeth, realizing that she was already at a disadvantage.

"Boss Lin, I didn't even know when you went to OT. I asked you to go to the bar before, but you never went."

Chen Chao on the side provided another assist invisibly.

“Try it once in a while.”

Lin Li glanced at this guy and didn't explain much.

"Mr. Chen, you don't understand. Why would you drink and hang out with a grown man like you? It would be more interesting only if you were with a beauty like Miss Meng."

Xu Fei on the side joked and added another assist.

Wang Zhixuan's expression was almost unbearable, and she was forcing herself to put on a smile.

"Senior sister has already finished drinking with Director Lin in advance. It seems that I don't need to go to the audition. I'm afraid that Senior Sister has already been selected."

Wang Zhixuan made her last struggle, teasing with a half-seriously half-false smile.

"Then I don't know what Director Lin is thinking. If I can get a role by drinking, then I'd be more than willing to do it."

"Director Lin, what do you think?"

Meng Ziyi, however, didn't care about the hidden meaning in Wang Zhixuan's words at this moment. She propped up her chin and looked at Lin Li with seductive eyes, her voice was very delicate.

Xu Fei and the others looked at each other and all smiled knowingly.

In the entertainment industry, they have seen too many things like this, but today the target has changed to their boss, which makes it even more interesting to watch.

"Hmm... I think it's okay. How about we just leave it as it is? What do you think, Director Wei?"

Lin Li seemed to think about it seriously, then looked up and asked Wei Shujun for his opinion.

"Boss Lin, that won't do. Didn't we agree that the audition should be fair, just and open? I think we still have to wait until we see the audition."

"After all, you see, Ziyi is very good, and Zhixuan's qualifications are also outstanding, right?"

Wei Shujun also answered seriously, but everyone present could see that the matter had actually been determined.

"Ziyi, look, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that Director Wei doesn't agree, so don't blame me."

Lin Li looked at Meng Ziyi as he was talking, with an innocent look on his face.

"I've seen Director Lin's efforts. I think I should give a toast to Director Wei."

"Come on, Director Wei, I'll toast you a glass."

Meng Ziyi glanced at Lin Li with great charm, picked up the red wine glass in her hand, turned to Wei Shujun and raised her glass to him.

Wei Shujun now understood Lin Li's idea, so he naturally cooperated by raising his glass and talking to Meng Ziyi in a friendly manner.

Finished!

Wang Zhixuan gritted her teeth as she watched this scene, with two flames of anger dancing in her eyes.

It turns out that I am just a part of your play!
She knew that she had already lost today's game.

I’ll release the chapter in the evening as it will probably be reviewed sooner rather than later. It just so happens that I’m on a business trip and have some social events today.

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