Sitting on the villa balcony, Lu Shouyue ignored the hustle and bustle on the beach below as he read, occasionally glancing at his phone. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novelꜰire.net
After a while, his phone finally buzzed.
He picked it up to check but it wasn’t the message he was hoping for. Then he calmed down, opened his email to read the contents.
"Mr. Lu, the audio has been separated from the video footage. Please check it. The disc has been sent via courier.
Also, we couldn’t find the original data of the video on the internet. After our department’s technicians analyzed, the parameters are as follows: xxx.
It is determined that the video was only processed through a simple communication software and was not sourced from a video site. Moreover, it has no dubbing and is the original audio."
Lu Shouyue was silent after reading the email. Although he told Lin Wanwan that such fresh-faced young idols were just packaged, in the video, whether it was the piano skills or the overall aura, that man was certainly not to be underestimated.
He even had a bit of admiration for the man, so he handed it over to a computer expert he knew well, to separate the audio and burn it onto a disc, and to trace the video parameters to find out who the person in the video was, hoping to buy the video rights.
But to his surprise, this was how it ended. Lin Wanwan had lied to him; the video wasn’t downloaded from the internet at all. Perhaps, she even shot it herself...
Thinking of this, Lu Shouyue’s face turned dark, any bit of admiration he had for the man in the video vanished, leaving only the words "unpleasant to the eye"!
With such looks, he must have deceived many young girls. Would Lin Wanwan be deceived?
He picked up his phone to ask, typed and then deleted, deleting and revising, finally he threw the phone onto the small side table, wiping his forehead in frustration.
Forget it, maybe it’s better to pretend to know nothing, sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Otherwise, if the other party mistakenly thought he was investigating her, wouldn’t it be counterproductive?
But who exactly is this person?
With such looks and the ability to play such heartfelt piano music, how could he be unknown?
Lu Shouyue thought for only three seconds before dialing a number: "Help me investigate a person, cost is not an issue."
Since it’s a competitor in romance, of course, one must know their opponent well to be victorious in every battle.
Although he was not particularly talented in pursuing Lin Wanwan, when it came to dealing with rivals in love, his intelligence was quite sufficient.
For example, in the casual chat after the bullfight, he persuaded Wang Bocheng and a small boss from Songben Entertainment, one of the Big Seven, to invest in a patriotic war film together, and he strongly supported having Songben’s lead celebrity, Xiao Junning, as the main actor.
If he took this role, for at least a year or two, he’d be secluded in the film crew, with no thoughts of coming out.
Because Lu Shouyue planned to use his connections to invite a director, the famously perfectionistic Gu Sen. Shooting a film for one or two years is normal for Gu Sen, even three or four isn’t unheard of. After a film is meticulously crafted, while we won’t speak of the box office, the award rate is certainly high.
This is an overt scheme, and one with a sweet bait. As long as one has aspirations in their career, it’s hard to refuse this invitation. After all, a leading role in such a heavily invested and big director’s film is not easy to come by.
At this moment, Lin Wanwan, totally unaware of all this, was just waking up naturally, grabbed her phone to check the time, it was one in the afternoon.
With check-out at two, she stretched on the bed, then got up and changed clothes, quickly packed up, freshened up, and pulled her suitcase out of the room.
Walking while scrolling through her phone.
It was a message from Lu Shouyue, seeing that the music sheet was judged valuable, she was of course very happy, quickly replying: "That’s great, I want to auction it, Mr. Lu, please arrange it for me. When will we sign the contract?"
Lu Shouyue replied instantly: "As soon as we return to Yongcheng we can handle it quickly."
Lin Wanwan calculated the time; it wasn’t impossible, and replied: "Alright, let’s settle that then."
Lu Shouyue sent another WeChat: "It’s past one, are you ready?"
Lin Wanwan replied: "I’m just about to go downstairs to check out, will meet you shortly."
While sending the WeChat, Lin Wanwan felt a shadow in front of her. Instinctively wanting to dodge, the shadow bumped into her.
Lin Wanwan rubbed her forehead, embarrassed: "Sorry, sorry, I was looking at my phone and didn’t pay attention to the road. Are you okay?"
Looking up, she saw it was Xiao Junning wearing a baseball cap and a black mask, revealing only a pair of deep eyes.
Strange, why was he on this floor as well?
Xiao Junning turned to press the elevator button, looking at the numbers on the elevator display, he spoke coldly: "You said you’d thank me, why didn’t you add me on WeChat? Forgot again?"
Lin Wanwan was taken aback before realizing he was talking to her. She genuinely had forgotten about his business card yesterday and hadn’t thought of adding him on WeChat. Being questioned , she felt as if she was in the wrong.
Thinking about it, she explained: "Yesterday was so much fun, I forgot, and I just woke up today, sorry about that. Don’t worry, I’ll treat you to a meal; I won’t go back on my word. I know a restaurant with incredible food, and I’ll surely treat you when everyone’s free."
Xiao Junning suddenly extended his hand towards her, Lin Wanwan looked at him puzzled: "Hmm?"
Xiao Junning impatiently said: "Give me your phone."
"Ah?" Still confused, Lin Wanwan saw Xiao Junning already taking her phone, exiting the WeChat interface, opening the green phone key, quickly inputting his number, and handing it back to her.
The elevator door opened, and Xiao Junning stepped inside in a flash, quickly pressing the elevator door button. Lin Wanwan hurriedly said: "Wait, I’m going down too."
However, the elevator door mercilessly closed in her face.
Do all celebrities live in a vacuum where they don’t quite understand how to interact with ordinary people?
Lin Wanwan couldn’t help but wonder. To think Xiao Junning might still harbor any juvenile crush for her seemed overly self-indulgent.
After all, Xiao Junning is one of the hottest top-stream stars. In the colorful entertainment industry, what kind of beauties hasn’t he seen? Why would he be interested in her? Moreover, they’ve only met a few times.
Another elevator arrived. Lin Wanwan dragged her suitcase inside, this time saving Xiao Junning’s number and sending a WeChat friend request.
Though she couldn’t quite understand what Xiao Junning meant, he did help her last time. Treating him to a meal as a thank you didn’t seem out of place. A big star like him didn’t mind the avoidance of suspicion, why should she, an ordinary person, care?
After checking out and just dialing Lu Shouyue’s number, his voice came from behind: "Wanwan."
Lin Wanwan turned around in surprise and said: "Huh, Mr. Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Shouyue smiled: "I estimated the timing and came to pick you up for the flight."