fringe artist

Chapter 202.
The black Mercedes drove through the bustling streets of Paris, the roadside scenery flashed like a kaleidoscope, and every frame through the car window was a beautiful photo.

Li Dabai lay on the car window and looked at the scenery outside, her eyes were full of curiosity and excitement. This was her first time going abroad, and Paris almost satisfied all her imaginations.

Soon the car stopped at an apartment in Paris, and Chen Li'an and Liu Xiaoli, who were talking, also looked outside.

"Mr. Chen, we've arrived." The driver turned around and said to Chen Li'an.

The driver's English is very good, and the pronunciation is very standard. Liu Xiaoli also understood, and said to Chen Li'an with some unfinished thoughts: "I'm here, thank you for sending me here."

"You're welcome." Chen Li'an replied with a smile, then took out his Paris business card from his pocket, handed it to Liu Xiaoli and said, "If you encounter any trouble, you can contact me."

Liu Xiaoli took the white business card, on which only Chen Li'an's name and phone number were written, which looked very high-end.

Li Dabai sat by and watched, this was the first time she saw Chen Li'an's business card.

After Liu Xiaoli left, Li Dabai immediately squeezed beside Chen Li'an and said, "Mr. Chen, do you still have your business card? I don't know why."

Chen Li'an glanced at Li Dabai and said, "That means you are unqualified as an assistant, and your salary will be deducted later."

Li Dabai suddenly puffed up his mouth and stopped talking, he can deduct anything, but he can't deduct wages!I also hope that Chen Li'an can give her a bonus to spend in Paris once!

After being quiet for a while, Li Dabai suddenly remembered something, looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Mr. Chen, didn't you invite her to have dinner tomorrow? She doesn't seem to have answered you yet."

"Just a word of politeness." Chen Li'an closed his eyes and rested his mind, explaining in a calm tone.

Li Dabai was stunned for a moment, is this a Chinese polite way?How did you feel that Teacher Chen was very sincere?

Sincere?Chen Li'an feels that he is sincere to everyone, especially the pretty ones.
Li Dabai was also yelling sincerely at this time: "Mr. Chen! Is my boss so rich? Why is her family so big!!"

Chen Li'an was looking at the note left by Ji Fa in front of the wine cabinet, turned his head and glanced at Li Dabai, who was unfamiliar, and didn't want to talk to her.

"Ji Fa is really stingy." Chen Li'an ignored the warning on the note, and reached out to take a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet.

However, Chen Li'an still didn't touch the bottles of the wine king that Ji Fa had specially given to him. If he really wanted to drink such an expensive wine, Ji Fa probably could swallow it alive.

After Li Dabai walked around the villa for a long time, he ran back and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Mr. Chen, why don't you buy a villa, this place is really great, and there is a garden."

"Siheyuan also has a garden, why didn't I see you so excited." Chen Li'an glanced at Li Dabai and said.

Li Dabai said unconvinced: "Can it be the same! The courtyards in the capital are all dilapidated, how can they be as luxurious as this place?"

Boo. Chen Li'an pulled out the cork, put the red wine under his nose and smelled it, and then said: "It's like drinking. White wine makes you feel dirty, while red wine makes you think it's tall. To put it bluntly, you watch too much and drink too much." That's why I think others are good."

Chen Li'an poured the wine into the decanter, looked at Li Dabai and said, "Ji Fa still likes the courtyard houses in the capital. If she couldn't buy them, she probably would have already bought them."

Many things are due to the novelty. In fact, there are a few Chinese who like to drink red wine. When it comes to houses, a courtyard house and a villa, more people will definitely choose the former.

There are villas everywhere, but courtyard houses sell one for less, so they are not at the same level in terms of value.

Now many people in the capital are selling courtyard houses to buy villas to buy commercial housing, and they will regret it after more than ten years.

After waking up for a while, Chen Li'an poured a glass for Li Dabai and said, "Try it and see if you like red wine or white wine."

Li Dabai took a sip from the wine glass, frowned immediately, looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Mr. Chen, why is this wine not sweet at all, it's different from what I drink in China."

Chen Li'an held back his smile and said, "What you drink in China is blended with grape juice and pomegranate juice, but it's quite delicious."

Chen Li'an quite liked that kind of wine, it was cheap and low-quality, but the sweet one was delicious, and it was very popular among the common people, but it disappeared later.

"Okay." Li Dabai put down his wine glass in a bit of disappointment, watching Chen Li'an sip slowly while shaking the glass, he really couldn't figure out what he was sipping.

Li Dabai lay on the sofa a little bored, looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you going to Cannes tomorrow?"

"Well, it's going to open tomorrow." Chen Li'an looked away from the spring light on Li Dabai's chest, put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "You can eat whatever you want tonight, I'm going out later."

Li Dabai immediately sat up and looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Then are you coming back tonight?"

"No return!"

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Li Dabai looked at the back of Chen Li'an leaving with his bag in his hands, and couldn't help feeling that Mr. Chen had confidante everywhere he went, who was more flamboyant than a playboy.

But soon Li Dabai forgot about Chen Li'an, looking at the empty villa in front of him, couldn't help jumping up and throwing himself into the sofa, having fun wantonly!
"I'm going to take a bath first!" Li Dabai jumped up from the sofa and walked to the bathroom, taking off his clothes as he walked, before reaching the door of the bathroom, he took off himself completely, his fair skin was a little glowing , skip by jump.

After Li Dabai put the water in the bathroom, he remembered something, ran to the living room and took the glass of red wine he had taken a sip into the bathroom.

On the other side of Paris, Chen Li'an held a rose and knocked on Sophie Marceau's apartment with the latest VCD.

It's just that before he could speak, Sophie Marceau's slender arms wrapped around his neck, blocking everything he wanted to say.

The rose fell from Chen Li'an's hand in an instant, and the red petals scattered all over the white ground, as if being blown by a strong wind and rain.

The French rose is beautiful and full of style. There are crystal dewdrops in the pink buds, and they will shrink after being lightly touched.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Li'an picked up the rose that had been thrown on the ground, looked at the ravaged and disfigured petals, and pitifully inserted them into the vase to add water to it.

The itinerary to France this time is very tense, Chen Li'an not only wants to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, but also shoots the latest VCD commercial along the way.

After attending the opening of Cannes, I will also attend an art reception, which is an invitation from art collectors who bought his works before. After the reception, I will be interviewed by art magazines.

In short, the five-day itinerary was almost full, most of which were arranged by Ji Fa temporarily.

On the second day after arriving in Paris, Chen Li'an drove towards Cannes in a sleepy car. Cannes is a seaside city with beautiful scenery along the way. It was also the first time for Chen Li'an to come.

But now he is not very energetic, and has no interest in the scenery outside, just leaning on Li Dabai's shoulder and sleeping soundly.

Li Dabai looked at the sleeping Chen Li'an, and couldn't help but slander: "There are so many goblins, you will be exhausted sooner or later!"

But Li Dabai still admires Chen Li'an, he still doesn't forget to do business like this, he can still shoot the advertisement in one night and one morning, he is really a master of time management.

Seeing Chen Li'an's peaceful appearance after falling asleep, Li Dabai couldn't help stretching out his hand to gently support his face, making him sleep more comfortably.

It is unlikely to be exhausted. Chen Li'an only slept for more than an hour, and he immediately felt refreshed. After stretching comfortably, he looked at Li Dabai who was rubbing his shoulders and said, "How long is it?"

Li Dabai moved his shoulders and said, "There are still 10 minutes."

Cannes is already very lively at this time, filmmakers and audiences from all over the world gather here to browse this very beautiful city before the movie starts.

Looking at the scene outside the car window, Chen Li'an felt that the specifications of the Cannes Film Festival were much stronger than those of Venice, and more people came.

However, among these filmmakers and tourists, few oriental faces can be seen. After the domestic films shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival this time, Cheng Dao's Fengyue and Wanwan Province's Hou Xiaoxian.

Chen Li'an recalled it for a while, and couldn't help sighing. Neither of these two films had any success this time, and they were completely accompanying.

It's a pity that Fengyue is a movie. If it can be filmed strictly according to the script like Farewell My Concubine, Cheng Dao's level will definitely win the award. The Palme d'Or dare not say, but there should be hope for the jury award.

But the most pity is Zhang Guorong, Director Cheng at least won the Palme d'Or, but Zhang Guorong's Farewell My Concubine failed to win the best actor because of a one-vote difference, and this movie is even more hopeless.

After arriving at the hotel where he was staying, Chen Li'an asked Li Dabai to check in, and went to meet Cheng Dao and Zhang Guorong himself.

"Li'an, you're here." Cheng Dao greeted him with a smile, seeing Chen Li'an's enthusiasm.

Chen Li'an smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Dao Cheng and said, "Sorry, I'm a little late."

The reason why Director Cheng is so enthusiastic is very simple. In the past few days, the movie posters drawn by Chen Li'an have been posted, together with Chen Li'an's makeup posters, the movie has received a lot of attention. Many French artists and filmmakers have asked if Chen Li'an has come.

Chen Li'an's reputation in the Paris art world is still good. Many artists know Chen Li'an, and they were all deeply impressed by Chen Li'an's art exhibition at the Pippen Cultural and Art Center last year.

Director Cheng himself has a certain reputation in Cannes. This time, adding Chen Li'an's fame directly made the movie a little popular before the opening.

Zhang Guorong stood by and looked at Chen Li'an, with an extremely complicated expression, as if he was trying not to hit him.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Chen Li'an looked at Zhang Guorong's strange eyes, put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Is it because I'm late?"

Zhang Guorong looked at Chen Li'an, and said in a melancholy tone: "Gong Li arrived two days ago. Zu Xian originally planned to come together, but was delayed by something. What do you think will happen to her if she sees Gong Li's current appearance?"

Hearing Zhang Guorong's words, Chen Li'an put down his hands and said with a headache: "Did you tell Zu Xian?"

Zhang Guorong was silent for a while and said, "No, what are you going to do now?"

Chen Li'an paused for a while and said, "I don't have any plans, let's take a step and see, I'll go and see her first."

After speaking, Chen Li'an left. It has been six months now, so it should be obvious. I don't know why Gong Li insisted on joining in the fun and why she participated in the film festival.

But when Chen Li'an saw Gong Li, he was surprised by her clothes. Other female stars wear dresses to show off their figures, so wearing a robe is too much of an attempt to hide it.

This dress is quite nice. The loose gown is embroidered with lotus flowers. It looks very dignified and fits well with the movie.

Gong Li turned around gently and said, "How is it? Does it look good?"

"Looks good!" Chen Li'an couldn't help but nodded, and then asked curiously, "How did brother tell you that you are dressed like this?"

Gong Li said with some annoyance: "I didn't wear loose clothes that day, and the nanny opened the door when he came over."

Chen Li'an: "." This may be fate, Zhang Guorong likes to join in the fun!

Gong Li looked at Chen Li'an's expression, and said a little unhappy: "You are not worried that Wang Zuxian will know, are you?"

"How could it be?" Chen Li'an squeezed out a smile and said, the mood of the pregnant woman still needs to be taken care of.

At first, Gong Li was only disappointed with the man and wanted to have a child, but as her pregnancy got longer, her thoughts changed, and she began to think about many issues from the perspective of a mother.

What will the child do if there is no father in the future?What should I do if I can’t get an account?Do you want to immigrate abroad?In case the child asks in the future, how should I tell her that your father is a scumbag and doesn't want to get married?
Gong Li pulled Chen Li'an to sit down, touched her stomach and said, "I can hear my heartbeat now, do you want to hear it?"

Chen Li'an heard the words and immediately bent down, leaning against Gong Li's stomach and listening. Gong Li looked at the childlike smile on Chen Li'an's face and suddenly asked:
"Shall we get married?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Li'an immediately raised his head to look at her, and the sound of distant waves could be heard in the quiet room.

Chen Li'an was silent for a while and said: "We agreed at the beginning. You said you only wanted a child. I thought you were ready for it. In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't get married."

Chen Li'an couldn't continue talking halfway through, how could it not be affected, but let him get married might as well just kill him.

If Gong Li forces herself, Chen Li'an may hesitate, but there is a high probability that she will run away. People who have no concept of family since childhood, people who don't have expectations for marriage, people who just want to spend a lifetime, let him get married is not as good as direct humane destruction up.

Gong Li looked at Chen Li'an for a while before she suddenly smiled and said, "I'm scaring you, I don't want to marry you, and I have to guard against you stealing food all day long."

Looking at Gong Li's flawless smile, Chen Li'an did not expose it, but held her hand and said, "I will try my best to be a good father."

To be a good father, but not to be a husband, even a bad husband?

Gong Li looked at the serious Chen Li'an, a trace of disappointment flashed deep in her eyes, she chose the path herself, since Chen Li'an is unwilling to change, then follow her own path.

The two of them tacitly stopped bringing up the topic just now, but got together and chatted excitedly about what name they would name the child in the future.

Li Dabai, who had just checked in and packed his things in the other room, sat on the bed and looked at the sea view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking at the blossoming waves, he couldn't help muttering: "Mr. He has one leg, how many good sisters and good sisters does he have?"

"I thought I would have a chance when I came to France this time, but it seems that I should forget it, you big scumbag!" Li Dabai fell down on the bed depressed and stuffed himself in the pillow.

Li Dabai was depressed for a while and suddenly thought of Liu Xiaoli, muttering to himself, this good sister probably won't be able to escape
(End of this chapter)