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Chapter 400: Taking Su Xiao Home for Dinner; Premiere of "A Journey Home".

Inside the meeting room, the three concluded their discussion.

Zhang Yiming went back to ByteDance to continue working, and after Chen Xiu made a suggestion, she and Su Xiao were locked in a stalemate, staring at each other.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, I'm off work tonight. Do you want to come home with me for dinner?"

"..."

Su Xiao just stared at him silently, neither agreeing nor asking any questions.

This stalemate lasted for about three minutes before Chen Xiu couldn't take it anymore and was the first to call for a stop.

"Um, I have to go to a movie premiere later..."

"what do you think?"

"what?"

"You want me to have dinner with Meng Ziyi? You want us to sleep together?"

Su Xiao glanced sideways with her left eye and opened her right eye, staring at Chen Xiu with one eye bigger than the other.

Having her little scheme exposed, Chen Xiu felt a little embarrassed but didn't deny it.

"Ahem, you've met before, had a meal together, and gotten to know each other better, isn't that normal?"

"From what you're saying, Meng Ziyi already knew about the existence of others, and has accepted this situation?"

Chen Xiu nodded silently, thinking: Although she only knows Reba and not the others, at least she has accepted it.

Su Xiao's expression changed from having uneven eyes to utter astonishment.

She hadn't expected Meng Ziyi to be so "open-minded," able to take such matters so calmly. It seemed they did have some common ground...

"Okay! Then you can pick me up from get off work tonight, have dinner, and then take me home?"

"Hmm~"

Chen Xiu pondered for a moment, then offered a suggestion that would silence them both.

"You can stay if you'd like."

"..."

Su Xiao glanced at Chen Xiu, thinking about what kind of entertainment to have for dinner, and shook her head, saying, "Forget it! I'm not used to sleeping in unfamiliar environments."

"OK, I'll come pick you up later."

After saying that, Chen Xiu grabbed Su Xiao's hand, which was on the table, and asked to confirm, "Sister Xiao, you're not going to get into a fight with the meaning of the words, are you?"

"Ha! You watch too many TV dramas. Fighting won't solve anything, so why would I do that?"

Su Xiao rolled her clear black and white eyes upwards, but instead of pulling her hand away, she asked about something else with great interest.

"Has the meaning of the character learned to cook?"

“There’s another guest at home. She’s been cooking all this time. She’s going to start filming on the 30th, so that’s why we’re having you come to eat now. We usually only eat takeout.”

"The customer you're talking about, is she a woman?"

“How could I possibly let a man stay overnight at my house… You’ve met this guest before, her name is Chen Duling.”

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao curiously leaned closer and looked Chen Xiu up and down.

"You don't have any cuts or bruises on your face, so they didn't fight?"

"They're best friends, how could they fight..."

"Eh???"

Chen Xiu's explanation was cut short when she met Su Xiao's surprised yet teasing gaze.

Didn't I tell you they're best friends?

Su Xiao did not respond to the question; she simply sat back down in her seat.

Chen Xiu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly pouted and said sullenly, "So you're implying that I should sleep with Chen Duling, then take her home and try to get Ziyi to get along with her."

"Oh, yes!"

Su Xiao opened her eyes, widening her slender phoenix eyes to their maximum, and her tone was exceptionally sincere, as if to say: This is not an unexpected move.

Chen Xiu pursed her lips, turned her head, and looked directly at the wall to the side of Su Xiao, saying, "I'm not that lecherous."

"Hehe, you have no ideas, but they've probably thought about you a lot already..."

Su Xiao covered her mouth and chuckled, then released Chen Xiu's hand and slowly stood up.

"Aren't you going to a movie premiere? Hurry up and go! Come pick me up when you're done. I'm suddenly quite interested in dinner tonight."

"...Okay, I'll be going now."

Chen Xiu wanted to advise, "Don't go too far tonight," but then she thought that she wasn't the kind of person who lacked sense of propriety, so she didn't bother to say anything more.

The two left the meeting room. Su Xiao went back to work, while Chen Xiu went straight to Wukesong Wanda Plaza to attend the premiere of "The Long Journey Home".

……

Wukesong Wanda Plaza, 5th floor, Yaolai Chenglong Cinema.

"The Journey Home," a patriotic film produced by Datang Pictures, will be officially released on the 30th of this month. Today is the film's national premiere, and the boss, Chen Xiu, has also become part of the film's promotion.

When he stepped onto the red carpet, surrounded by bodyguards on all sides.

Some sharp-eyed fans immediately expressed their enthusiasm through their voices.

"Chen Xiu is here!!!"

Upon hearing this, the security personnel on both sides responsible for maintaining order instantly felt a sense of pressure.

After noticing that something was wrong, Chen Xiu also instructed her bodyguards to speed up and finish walking the red carpet as soon as possible.

After passing through the passage enthusiastically "guarded" by fans, Chen Xiu finally entered the cinema. Then, led by staff, he went to the adjacent screening room, which was temporarily serving as a rest area, and met with the film's creative team.

"Mr. Chen, you've arrived."

Director Rao Xiaozhi stepped forward from the crowd and introduced the crew members to Chen Xiu.

The male and female leads of the film are Zhang Yi and Yin Tao, who just won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles in "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky".

The second male lead is Yi Yang, who signed with Datang Pictures last year, and the second female lead is Bai Lu.

The other important supporting roles are played by veteran actors whose names I don't know, but whose faces look familiar and who are older.

After Rao Xiaozhi introduced everyone, Chen Xiu smiled and nodded at them: "Thank you all for your hard work. The successful premiere of the film is inseparable from everyone's joint efforts... Hey, don't applaud!"

Chen Xiu raised her hand to stop everyone's hands, which were halfway raised, and said, "I didn't say anything remarkable, and you don't need to applaud for it."

"Hehe, everyone, don't be nervous, we're going out to meet our fans later!"

Rao Xiaozhi stepped in to smooth things over, preventing the situation from escalating.

Zhang Yi and Yin Tao, seasoned veterans of the entertainment industry, assumed that Chen Xiu was like other middle-aged and old-timers who enjoyed empty talk, always hoping for applause and praise no matter what he said.

As it turned out, they weren't buying it at all.

The only polite remark Chen Xiu made was that it was inseparable from everyone's joint efforts.

After exchanging pleasantries, he went to sit alone to the side and waited for the time before the premiere began to slip away.

Seeing the big shot just sitting there, Zhang Yi and Yin Tao originally had the idea of ​​getting acquainted with him and trying to get a chance for themselves.

However, considering the clapping gesture just now, they were a little confused about Chen Xiu's personality.

More than the benefits of becoming familiar with Chen Xiu, they were worried about offending her by saying the wrong thing.

So, in the entire theater, Chen Xiu sat alone in a corner, while the others sat in twos and threes, chatting quietly.

Chen Xiu was happy to have some free time and was about to take out her phone to find something to do when a citrus-scented perfume wafted over from the side.

Turning his head, he saw Bai Lu, who was awkwardly pursing his lips and turning his head, realizing that his little actions had been discovered.

Chen Xiu stared at her for a while, then raised her hand and patted the seat next to her: "Do you want to sit here?"

"Uh-huh."

Bai Lu nodded repeatedly, his lips still tightly pursed.

Only after she sat down and exhaled did Chen Xiucai say, "Bai Lu, I have a question for you."

"Hmm, what's up?"

Bai Lu answered quickly, but what she was thinking was: "Is the boss going to ask me why the others are sitting so far away? How am I supposed to answer that?"

Why are you deliberately pursing your lips and not smiling?

"what??"

"When you were at the company, didn't you used to laugh a lot? Just now, it seemed like you were deliberately controlling your lips, trying not to laugh too exaggeratedly, right?"

Chen Xiu looked at Bai Lu with curiosity.

He remembered that the last time he met the other person in the company's break room, the other person was still very easy to laugh out loud.

Upon hearing that Chen Xiu had noticed his unusual behavior, Bai Lu said with an unnatural expression, "The director of the drama I'm currently filming said that my smile is too exaggerated and asked me to tone it down a bit."

"Oh, then there's nothing I can do. When filming, you still have to listen to the director, but in your daily life or when recording variety shows, you don't have to be so restrained."

Chen Xiu remembered that Bai Lu was filming "Go Go Squid!", and that the show was indeed not suitable for exaggerated expressions. She also expressed her understanding of the director's approach.

Bai Lu nodded slightly, and as she lowered her head, her eyes darted around halfway.

"boss."

"Ok?"

Don't you think I look ugly when I laugh out loud?

"Why should I care? My opinion doesn't matter, as long as your fans like it. If you're asking from an aesthetic point of view, it's actually fine. Your face shape doesn't look bad even when you laugh."

Chen Xiu spoke earnestly.

To be honest, he didn't think Bai Lu's smile was unattractive; he just found it kind of funny...

Hearing Chen Xiu's words, Bai Lu relaxed a lot.

Just as she was about to say something, Rao Xiaozhi suddenly walked past the first row of seats, turned around, and clapped his hands at the crowd.

"Clap clap! Everyone get ready, we're about to enter."

Chen Xiu turned to look at Bai Lu: "Do you have any other questions?"

"No...no more."

"Okay, let's go in then."

Chen Xiu got up from his seat and walked towards Rao Xiaozhi. As the producer, it would be more appropriate for him to enter the room with the director.

Watching Chen Xiu walk away, Bai Lu grinned, revealing his teeth, then got up from his seat and walked towards the door.

A group of people entered the huge theater next door, which was already packed with people.

What greeted us was a wave of sound, a mixture of various voices from the fans.

Chen Xiu and Rao Xiaozhi stood in the center, while the other actors stood on either side. After a brief discussion, Chen Xiu handed over all the speaking rights at the premiere to Rao Xiaozhi.

Under pressure from his boss, Rao Xiaozhi had no choice but to take two steps forward with the microphone and begin hosting the premiere.

"Good afternoon, thank you all for coming to the premiere of the film 'The Long Way Home'..."

(End of this chapter)