Xia Weiliang heard this and narrowed her eyes at him, "Are you sure?"
He nodded.
"You're not tricking me?"
He shook his head again.
Xia Weiliang nodded, indicating she understood.
Turning back, she put her hands on her hips, head held high, practically strutting.
Little Glutinous Rice was busy making friends with other crew members when he saw his celebrity sister's demeanor. He quickly ran over, "Sister Weiliang, what earth-shattering good news did you receive? You're floating like this!"
If anyone understood her, it had to be Glutinous Rice!
Xia Weiliang raised an eyebrow, smiling arrogantly, "Teacher Xi En just said I have a talent for acting!!"
After saying that, she threw her head back and laughed heartily.
Glutinous Rice sighed. He knew it.
Nothing else could easily stimulate her. Praising her beauty was like asking what she wanted to eat later – too commonplace!
Only acting was a hurdle in Sister Weiliang's heart; no matter how much time it took, she had to overcome it in this life!
It was understandable that even if he didn't praise her talent, just saying she had improved recently would make Sister Weiliang incredibly proud.
"Uh, Sister Weiliang, have you seriously considered that maybe Teacher Xi was just subtly expressing your progress?"
As her assistant, Glutinous Rice's duty was to keep her grounded at appropriate times.
"That's impossible!" Xia Weiliang waved her hand, "I feel like I could aim for an award next year!"
Seeing Sister Weiliang so full of herself, Glutinous Rice didn't waste any more words and quietly sent a WeChat message.
Soon, Xia Weiliang's phone rang.
She quickly looked around, then walked to the side to answer the call.
As soon as the call connected, a slightly deep voice came through, "I heard your acting now relies on talent."
Xia Weiliang silently turned to look at Little Glutinous Rice, who was stretching his arms and legs like a grandpa exercising in the park.
"Rumors! Absolute rumors!"
Xia Weiliang said righteously, "How could I have that stuff! Talent? It would be good enough if I had some nourishment!"
"Heh heh..."
On the other end, Xiao Yi stood up from the negotiation table and mouthed to the other party: girlfriend.
The other party immediately smiled and gestured: please proceed.
Who in the industry and outside didn't know about Xiao Yi's yet-to-be-officially-announced girlfriend?
High popularity, ambitious, afraid of scandals!
She was just discreetly dating; they should be given appropriate support. Su Dan Novel Network.
But both assistants were dumbfounded!
You two gentlemen!
This was a negotiation! A negotiation!!
If this were ancient times, they might have gone to war!!
It was intense a moment ago, but what were you two doing now? Taking a halftime break?
Xiao Yi walked into the corridor and took out a cigarette from his pocket. As soon as he lit it, he paused.
He rarely smoked while filming unless the plot required it, but after taking over some of the Xiao family's business, smoking had become a social norm in more and more social occasions; he had to go with the flow.
As a result, he would unconsciously light one even when relaxing.
Looking at the cigarette in his hand, he lowered his gaze and carelessly tossed it into the trash can.
He switched hands to hold the phone and said slowly, "So, you know very well that you don't have any talent. It's just that after being praised by the Film Emperor, it satisfied your vanity, causing you to excitedly mistake it for having that thing."
Xia Weiliang: "..."
As expected of the Film Emperor, his words were so ruthless that they didn't even give her a chance to save face.
"Now, let me ask you, is the success you have today because you discovered your talent?"
As if facing a dean of students' interrogation, Xia Weiliang held her phone, lowered her head, and whispered, "No."
"Then what is it because of?"
"Because I worked hard..."
"Good. Then let's go back and re-examine. Are you sure you have talent?"
"No..." Her voice became even smaller.
"Are you happy because someone praised you?"
"Pretty much..."
Xia Weiliang's forehead started to sweat.
She discovered a very malicious situation: from the moment she received his call until now, Xiao Yi had been controlling the rhythm of their conversation. She, a weak and helpless little lamb, was falling into his wolf's den step by step!
Before she could even fully analyze it, the man's voice rang out again, "You're happy because someone praised you, and the person who praised you was Xi En?"
"I... Huh?!"
Something was wrong!
This was a trap!
Xia Weiliang suddenly reacted, "Xiao Yi, are you using your business tactics on me?"
A hearty laugh came from the other end, followed by the man slowly saying, "I just want you to stay clear-headed. 'Talent' is both a medicinal ingredient and a poison."
"I know," Xia Weiliang said in a muffled voice. "Once you think you have talent, you'll probably give up working hard and try to take shortcuts with your talent."
"Okay, you haven't been completely blinded by flattery."
Xia Weiliang, having learned her lesson, immediately struck a pose, "Whether I have talent or not, I don't know. Anyway, I will go down the path of hard work and never turn back!"
Xiao Yi smiled, "As expected of the person I like."
He didn't say any sweet nothings, not even cheesy pick-up lines, but that casual remark still made Xia Weiliang's heart race and her face blush.
Oh my god, is this what love feels like?
It was like wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and trousers in forty or fifty degrees below zero; no matter how cold it was, she wouldn't be afraid!
With it, she could become invincible! Move forward bravely! If she achieved financial freedom one day, she would be the first to support him!
"Xiao Yi~" she said softly, turning her back to everyone on set, "Director Liu is very strict, much more so than Director Zhou, so I might be very busy during this time~"
The man didn't have any extra words, "Mm, busy yourself, I'll wait for you."
"Then you need to pay attention, don't smile at any woman other than me, not even give them a glance~"
He smiled, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yi stood for a few seconds, shook his head with a smile, and then turned back inside.
"Excuse me, let's continue."
At this moment, the female manager of the clubhouse personally came over to serve tea. As she poured the tea, she kept stealing glances at Xiao Yi.
But ever since she entered, Xiao Yi had put away his smile and didn't even look at her.
The female manager was slightly disappointed. After she left, someone teased, "Film Emperor Xiao is too serious, he's scaring the beautiful ladies away."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi replied very seriously, "I can't help it. I just promised my girlfriend that I can't smile at or even look at other women."
The other person was shocked.
Was he joking?
After this, a legend emerged in the industry: to deal with Xiao Yi, you first had to win over Xia Weiliang, and to win over Xia Weiliang, you first had to deal with Xiao Yi...