Xing Ye and Cecilia Cheung watched Su Han laughing heartily on set and came over to ask what was going on.
"Are you alright?"
"Is everything okay?"
"Is it that funny?"
Seeing Su Han laughing so happily, Xing Ye and Cecilia Cheung looked at him with surprise and confusion.
"It's alright, just alright."
"Seeing you laugh so wildly, I thought something had happened."
"It's mainly because you both acted so well."
"Really?"
"We acted well, right?"
"Let's wrap up for today!"
"Get some rest early!"
"We'll continue tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow."
Everyone packed up briefly, ready to leave.
As Su Han walked out of the film crew, he bumped into Yang Mi, who had come to pick him up.
"Why did you come here?"
Normally, he would go home by himself. If there was no special reason, Yang Mi wouldn't usually show up.
But today, Yang Mi suddenly came to pick him up, which clearly meant something was up.
Moreover, Su Han had a strong sixth sense about it.
"I'm here to pick you up to have dinner with a friend."
"Who is it?"
"Guo Xiao Si."
When Yang Mi said this, Su Han immediately understood.
"Tiny Times?"
"Mm."
"So what's my role in going there?"
Su Han's question was very serious.
"You going there..."
"It will definitely be useful."
"Xiao Si told me he wants you to play a role."
To be honest, Su Han had no intention of acting in Tiny Times.
For some reason, he always felt that acting in Tiny Times would attract negative attention and lower his own standing.
While an actor's acting skills are important, choosing films is also very crucial.
This is because a large portion of people will watch a new film based on their favorite actor.
If the new film isn't good, it feels like it's ruining their reputation.
At least, that's what Su Han believed.
"To be honest."
Yang Mi looked at Su Han seriously. "Yes, tell me."
"Tiny Times might have excellent box office numbers. But honestly, I don't really want to take this role."
"I think I need to start choosing my roles now, instead of taking any role that comes my way."
After hearing what Su Han said, Yang Mi roughly understood his meaning.
However, Su Han's point was valid.
Filming too many movies isn't always good, especially bad movies. Sometimes, there's really no need to be in them.
"Actually, I roughly understand what you're saying. I think it's fine."
"It's true that taking too many roles now isn't beneficial for you."
As Yang Mi spoke, she suddenly had a change of thought.
"However, what you're saying means that Xiao Si's movie isn't good, right?"
Cough cough.
She was quite good at picking out flaws.
She had immediately hit the nail on the head.
Su Han's eyes rolled, and he was quite good at salvaging the situation.
"Well, you can't say that, can you?"
"Although this movie doesn't have high artistic merit, its box office is really impressive. So, it has both good and bad points."
Hearing Su Han's words, Yang Mi became even more certain that her thoughts were correct.
"In short, you're not acting in it. Is that it?"
"Mm, that's right."
"That's fine then. I'll tell him later."
"We're just going for dinner, to get acquainted."
"Okay."
Su Han and Yang Mi had a rough plan.
When the car stopped, they had arrived at their destination.
It was a high-end restaurant.
"Xiao Si is already waiting for us inside. Let's go in."
Yang Mi came to Su Han's side and extended her swan-like arm.
Su Han took her arm, and led by a restaurant employee, they went upstairs together.
"Two, please come in."
As soon as they entered, they saw Guo Xiao Si himself.
"Hello~"
"Mi Mi! You're finally here!"
Upon seeing Yang Mi and Su Han, Guo Xiao Si eagerly stepped forward, opening his arms to hug Yang Mi.
Then, he gave Su Han a big hug as well.
"Su Han, hello!"
"I am Guo Xiao Si, I've heard a lot about you!"
Su Han also greeted him very politely.
"Director Guo, hello! It's my first time meeting you."
Guo Xiao Si was indeed short, looking small and frail, with the build of a teenager.
And when he looked at Su Han, his eyes were sparkling.
In fact, he was quite impressed upon seeing Su Han.
Guo Xiao Si couldn't help but look at Su Han several more times, secretly observing him from head to toe multiple times.
Su Han knew what Guo Xiao Si was doing, so when he was being looked at, he felt a bit uncomfortable, even getting goosebumps.
Yang Mi saw through Guo Xiao Si's intentions at a glance and quickly reminded him.
"Hey, hey, Xiao Si, that's enough. Tone down your gaze a little."
"Haha, hahaha."
Guo Xiao Si laughed awkwardly.
"Well, come and sit down quickly. I've already ordered dishes for you, and they'll be served soon."
"I often come to this restaurant. It's quite good."
Before long, the server brought the dishes.
"This is delicious."
"Try this."
Guo Xiao Si picked up a piece of pork rib and put it into Su Han's bowl.
"Oh, okay, thank you!"
To be honest, Su Han was a little flattered.
After that, they ate and chatted.
Most of the conversation was about Su Han's acting.
"I've watched many of the films you've made before. I'm your fan."
Guo Xiao Si started with a big compliment, leaving Su Han with no room to deflect.
Yang Mi, sitting nearby, smiled throughout, as if watching a show.
Although Su Han wasn't very experienced in handling such situations, he could try to manage Guo Xiao Si's demeanor.
At this point, the skill needed was flattery.
Just a bit of professional flattery would surely be enough to handle it.
Su Han smiled broadly.
"Really?"
"Actually, I'm also a fan of your books."
"Really?"
"You're not just saying that to make me happy, are you?"
Guo Xiao Si was still a bit skeptical, thinking it was just flattery.
"It's true."
"Like 'Cry Me a Sad River', 'Tiny Times', 'L.O.R.D.', 'Summer Solstice Not Yet' and so on, I've read them all."
"Wow!"
"You, it seems you really aren't lying to me."
Su Han's ability to recite so many book titles was truly remarkable.
It was evident that he must have actually read these books to be able to name so many titles.
"I'm really not lying to you."
"As an honest person, how could I possibly lie?"
Yang Mi smiled broadly as she listened to Su Han.
"Cough cough!"
This light cough also carried some hidden meaning.
"Mi Mi's cough seems to imply something."
"But regardless, I've genuinely watched your films, and I truly find them all very good."
"I really like them."
Guo Xiao Si sincerely expressed his admiration for Su Han.
Of course, this expression was actually a prelude.
A prelude to him possibly asking Su Han to act in his new film. It was likely to be this approach.
Su Han already had an idea in mind.
"Director Guo, I heard you invited Boss Yang here to discuss your new film?"
"Oh?"
"You already know?"
"Mi Mi must have told you, right?"
Guo Xiao Si looked at Su Han with a smile, as if he had been waiting for this question for a long time.
"Yes, I heard from Boss Yang."
"Is it 'Tiny Times'?"
"The film adaptation of 'Tiny Times' has extraordinary buzz."
Guo Xiao Si looked at Su Han thoughtfully.
"Right?"
"It's extraordinary, isn't it?"
"Do you like it?"
"Actually, the reason I invited you here today is that I wanted to find you to play a protagonist in my film."
"Are you interested?"
"Which character is it?"
"Xi Cheng."
As expected, Guo Xiao Si finally revealed his request.
He invited Su Han and Yang Mi for dinner primarily to win over Su Han.
After all, Su Han now had a certain influence in mainland China and commanded considerable fan appeal.
As his first film, even if there might be some shortcomings in directing, with the buzz from book fans, plus Yang Mi and Su Han's combined fan traffic, it would surely create a huge wave of popularity.
Therefore, this was Guo Xiao Si's objective in inviting Su Han.