The director of "Hero," Bo Yan, was collaborating for the first time, but the rules Bo Yan adhered to in the industry had been known for seven years. At the celebratory banquet, a proper celebratory banquet, he would only make official appearances if he absolutely had to, such as when he couldn’t decline interviews, variety shows, or reality shows. His main focus was on the big screen.
He refused to participate in any other event that involved these so-called unwritten rules.
In his seven years in the industry, except for the first few months when he had been subtly suggested to play by these rules, no one had ever dared to blatantly expect him to comply with a celebratory banquet akin to pimping.
Listening to the director, this banquet would proceed just like that—all men here, why make a big deal out of it?
Xie Cheng chuckled and said to the director, "Director, since you’ve already decided on the nature of the event, there’s no need to invite Bo Yan. He doesn’t kind of setting."
The director grinned dismissively, "Bo Yan, I know your principles, but in our circle, why be so upright and moralistic? We’re all men here, what’s a little fun? These girls are all carefully selected, come on..."
As he spoke, he moved to pull Bo Yan along, but Xie Cheng intercepted him seamlessly, guarding Bo Yan protectively behind himself, "Director, are you misunderstanding Bo Yan’s refusal to participate in such events?"
"Oh..." A strange investor, who had been watching the spectacle from his round table, suddenly spoke up with a laugh, "Director Xue, why force the sale? Go, bring over our big movie star."
The investor said this and patted the girl next to him.
The girl stood up obediently with a shy look and headed toward Bo Yan. Xie Cheng frowned and intercepted her as well, blocking two people with one stance, "Director Xue, let’s forget about this celebratory banquet."
The investor, who was quite drunk at this point, wouldn’t let it go and stood up, looking down on Bo Yan with disdain, "So what if he’s a movie star? Isn’t he just another actor? To put it nicely, you’re noble; to put it bluntly, you’re just pretending.
I don’t believe that Diyang would cross us investors just for an artist."
Xie Cheng was dumbfounded. Although there were many speculations about Bo Yan’s identity on the outside, saying that Bo Yan was a shareholder of Diyang—even though it hadn’t been confirmed—couldn’t they consider that the unconfirmed might actually be a silent acknowledgment?
Moreover, the fact that he was the only person to sign a direct contract with Diyang, wasn’t that enough to indicate his uniqueness?
After all, Diyang really didn’t lack the money to invest in a movie. The reason they didn’t invest was that they found such a film to be rather uninteresting and not very profitable, so they simply didn’t care.
Could it be that the title of one of Diyang’s three major film groups was just for show?
Bo Yan didn’t even bother to say another word and just turned to leave.
The investor gestured with a wave of his hand, and two men standing by the door stepped forward to block Bo Yan. The investor said boldly, "I’ve always heard how noble the great movie star Bo Yan is, not mingling with the unworthy. I’ve been curious for a long time.
Today, I want to see if the always noble Great Movie Star Bo Yan will stoop to our level."
He said this, staggering over with a bottle of alcohol in hand. It seemed as though humbling someone whom others saw as untouchable brought him great satisfaction. He offered the bottle to Bo Yan, "Great Movie Star Bo Yan, down it in one go, and I’ll let you leave. How about it?"
Bo Yan eyed the bottle of alcohol in his hand for a moment and scoffed, "Drink it all?"
A flicker of pleasure crossed the investor’s eyes, the mockery deep within almost impossible to conceal.