After dinner, Gu Jiahui and Sheng Tang strolled around the nearby square.
It was already nine o’clock in the evening, but the square was bustling with people, absolutely packed.
Gu Jiahui naturally held her hand, and the two walked slowly.
"Aren’t you going to soothe her and strike while the iron is hot?" Sheng Tang asked.
Gu Jiahui said, "If I go now, she’ll just think you’re not important. Even if you’re my girlfriend, when she sees you as unimportant, your value will greatly diminish.
Signing you means spending five million a year just on financial costs, not to mention other benefits. Do you want me to waste like that?"
"Master of manipulation." Sheng Tang sighed, then subtly withdrew her hand.
To prevent Yang Mingming from having people take photos, capturing them walking together but not appearing intimate, Sheng Tang took the initiative to link arms with him, rather than letting him hold her hand.
Gu Jiahui and her walked slowly through the crowd, feeling the city’s neon lights and atmosphere. He suddenly asked, "Saw Gu Shiting yesterday?"
Sheng Tang: "..."
She decided to tell the truth.
"We just bumped into each other and had a cup of coffee. Rest assured, it was just a simple meeting between friends. Even if people took photos, it wouldn’t mean anything." Sheng Tang said.
Gu Jiahui nodded.
Then he said, "He is, after all, an ex-boyfriend. These friend meetings can be less frequent. After all, he now has a girlfriend; don’t cause trouble for him."
"I understand." Sheng Tang said.
Gu Shiting having someone else made her genuinely happy.
No matter how much she loved him, there was no future for them in this life. If he were truly alone, Sheng Tang would miss him for the rest of her life.
Even knowing he made mistakes, she still loved him.
She hoped he would find his own happiness, could have his own family.
She would never be the person to ruin Gu Shiting’s love life.
"You’re going back to the film crew the day after tomorrow. I’ll take you there." Gu Jiahui added.
Sheng Tang shook her head, "I already agreed with Qian Zhe Lin, his friend will take him, and we’ll go together."
Gu Jiahui then spoke about Ai Xiao’s unprofessional behavior.
"Has Wang Sheng ever considered replacing Ai Xiao?" he asked Sheng Tang.
Sheng Tang recalled Wang Sheng’s behavior. Being such a patient person, even he was nearly driven crazy by Ai Xiao.
"This movie has simple characters. With your acting skills, you could easily play both sisters. It just requires some post-production costs." Gu Jiahui said, "If Wang Sheng fires Ai Xiao and replaces both sisters with you, I’ll add an extra million for him."
Sheng Tang: "..."
Why do you have so much confidence in me?
"Why go to this extent?"
"Ai Xiao does not contribute anything positive to this film at all," Gu Jiahui said.
Sheng Tang thought about it and felt that this possibility wasn’t out of the question.
It seemed now that director Wang Sheng being driven crazy by Ai Xiao was just a matter of time, depending on whether he could hold out until filming was done.
"If I play both sisters, I’ll need to sign a new contract with you. For Li Hong’s role, I don’t want any payment." Sheng Tang said, "But I need ten percent of the box office earnings as my compensation."
Gu Jiahui laughed out loud.
"Do you really think this film will have a box office revenue?" he said, "Aren’t you overestimating yourself?"
Sheng Tang always felt that she had been so unlucky in the past few years, to the point of exhausting all her bad luck, so there was a chance her luck could turn around, and she would have good fortune from then on.
Once good luck arrives, nothing can stop it.
Is there anything wrong with hoping for the box office? Besides, the lead role’s compensation was only two hundred thousand, which was not appealing to her at all.