Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 356 The first step

After contacting Chen Hong, Li Xue, lost in thought, took the last bus back to her hotel.

After washing up, her excitement about participating in this big event gradually subsided, and she realized that she hadn't told her sister yet.

However, seeing that it was already late, and even if her sister received the pager, she probably wouldn't be able to contact her, she had no choice but to suppress her urge to share and go to sleep first.

Early the next morning.

After quickly washing up, Li Xue hurriedly contacted Li Bingbing and vividly recounted what had happened the previous night.

Li Bingbing listened in a daze, but after Li Xue finished speaking, her first thought was to scold her sister: "Why are you running around alone so late at night? It's not safe even in our hometown, let alone in Tianjin where you don't know anyone!"

"Sis, that's not important!"

"Who says this isn't important?!"

Li Bingbing retorted angrily, "If something happens to you while you're getting an autograph, how am I supposed to explain it to my family?!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, I'll change, alright?"

Faced with her sister's anger, Li Xue had no choice but to surrender and then change the subject, saying, "I'm not talking to you anymore. President Chen should be picking me up soon—by the way, President Chen also promised me a bag last night and told me to go to her house to pick one out later."

Li Bingbing quickly advised, "Don't choose anything too expensive, and don't choose anything too flashy!"

"Know, know."

Because he was busy giving instructions to his sister on the phone, Li Bingbing didn't start thinking about Gong Li and Zhang Yimou's affair until he put down the receiver.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably sigh that Gong Li wasted her youth, unable to warm a cold heart even after spending seven of the best years of her youth.

But from an actor's perspective, spending seven years to gain worldwide fame and more than a dozen awards is not only worthwhile, but extremely worthwhile!
The biggest problem is that, in addition to wealth, fame, and status, Gong Li also longed for a lasting love, which is the root cause of her tears and heartbreak.

So as long as you don't fall in love, everything you get is a bonus!
At that moment, Li Bingbing had a new realization, and then she prepared to go to Tianjin to see President Chen under the pretext of visiting the set—as the older sister, she couldn't let her younger sister take the lead, could she?
Not to mention that in the end, it was she, as the older sister, who stood in the spotlight and enjoyed the fruits of her labor.

…………

the other side.

Xian Qiran had planned to visit the Film and Television Technology Academy with Gong Li in the morning, but they were turned away.

Gong Li stayed in her room and refused to open the door, saying that she had caught a cold yesterday and needed to rest.

Her voice did sound a little hoarse, but Xian Qiran didn't think much of it. After confirming that she didn't need to go to the hospital, she took her assistant and went to visit the college as planned.

In the hotel room.

Gong Li was still wearing yesterday's clothes, lying on the bed in a daze, unchanged from morning to noon, as if her soul had been taken away.

It wasn't until the doorbell rang again that she snapped out of her whirlwind of emotions, walked to the entryway, and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Chen Hong."

Chen Hong's voice came from outside.

Gong Li hesitated for a moment, then said through the door, "I'm sorry, I caught a cold yesterday. It would be troublesome if I infected you. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

"is it?"

Chen Hong's voice turned questioning: "I thought you were sad because you broke up, so I came here specifically..."

shuh~
Before she could finish speaking, Gong Li flung open the door, her eyes red, and demanded, "How did you know?!"

Chen Hong, mimicking Zhang Yanping's usual manner, spread his hands and said, "This is Tianjin."

Although the statement was ambiguous, Gong Li ultimately accepted the explanation after considering what she had seen and heard the day before.

Chen Hong placed her outstretched hands on her lower abdomen again, and asked with a smile, in the typical posture of a pregnant woman, "May I come in now?" Gong Li hesitated for a moment, nodded, and stepped aside to let Chen Hong pass. After Chen Hong entered the room, she locked the door again.

It was a high-end hotel after all. Although we didn’t book a suite, the interior space was quite large. There was a sofa against the wall near the entrance, and two chairs and a glass coffee table near the balcony.

Chen Hong glanced around the room, then sat down on one of the chairs, put down the exquisite handbag hanging on her elbow, and said, "It's a pity I'm pregnant now, otherwise I would definitely drag you out to drink and forget your troubles."

"Humph~"

Gong Li sat down opposite her, snorted coldly, and said nothing.

If Chen Hong hadn't pointed out her current situation from outside the door, causing her to open the door instinctively, she would never have wanted to let the other person see her at her weakest and most dejected.

Moreover, she was also wondering how Chen Hong knew about this. Even if there was a bug in the room, she clearly made the call in the hallway.

Could it be that Yuanmeng actually arranged for someone to monitor and track him at all times?

uh~
I don't think I'm that important to fulfilling my dream, do I?
That must be Long Wu. Right, Yuan Meng must have been afraid that Long Wu would cause trouble, so she sent someone to keep an eye on him at the hotel. As a result, the co-driver accidentally discovered his affair.

Seeing that Gong Li remained silent and unsure of what she was imagining, Chen Hong deliberately provoked her by saying, "Is this a real breakup or just a pretense? You're not going to be fighting in bed and making up in a few days, are you?"

Gong Li glanced at Chen Hong, but didn't follow up on her words. Instead, she said seriously, "If you're here to laugh at me, you're going to be disappointed. No matter how much I fail in love, my acting skills and historical status won't decline in the slightest!"

"Cuckoo~"

Chen Hong covered her mouth and giggled a few times, then the smile and fake politeness on her face gradually faded, and she said frankly, "I did have the intention of watching the joke, but more than that, I wanted to use you at this moment to warn my future self not to be too emotional."

"What do you mean?"

Gong Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Hong across from her with suspicion. She had always been envious and jealous of Chen Hong, after all, she had been pursuing love and family for seven years without success, while Chen Hong had already gained everything at a young age.

But judging from Chen Hong's words, it seems like she's not very confident about the relationship.

Is there some hidden story behind this?
Chen Hong smiled slightly at her and said, "Actually, I've been looking for a woman for Zhang Yan recently."

"what?!"

Gong Li stood up instinctively, looking down at Chen Hong with disbelief, as if she were looking at a madwoman.

"Don't be so excited."

Chen Hong gestured for Gong Li to sit back down, then said half-jokingly, "You're stuck with someone almost fifty, of course you don't understand how energetic and insatiable young men are..."

"you!"

Gong Li was about to slam her hand on the table when Chen Hong sighed, "If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter, but we happen to be in the entertainment industry, which is full of wolves."

Gong Li was taken aback, and suddenly she began to understand Chen Hong's thoughts.

Beautiful girls always attract covetous eyes from all sides, and powerful men in the entertainment industry are always surrounded by countless beautiful women.

Zhang Yimou has faced many temptations over the years, and occasionally he has succumbed to them, let alone a young and promising handsome man like Zhang Yan.

uh~
Now we should add the condition of being energetic and having a great thirst for knowledge.

Gong Li has always been very wary of Zhang Yimou, while Chen Hong faces a more complex and troublesome problem. Therefore, she chose to guide rather than block. Rather than letting Zhang Yan be tempted by other women, it would be better to find someone she could control.

This gave Gong Li some solace—it turns out that behind the seemingly perfect love, there are also such unknown compromises and helplessness.

Finally remembering she needed to entertain her guests, she got up and brewed a pot of tea with her own tea set, filling each of them with a full cup. Then, she asked curiously, "So you're not joking, but really want to... find Zhang Yan a lover?"

Chen Hong did not answer immediately, but instead picked up her teacup and took a sip, taking the opportunity to cover the smug smile that she could not hide from the corner of her mouth.

The best way to lure a woman into a trap is to pique her curiosity and gossip. It seems that the first stage has been completed quite smoothly.

(End of this chapter)