I want to have a normal campus romance

Speaking of this, many people came to my mind, whether it was Bai Yun, Liu Tongtong, Xiao Jingwen, Mo Yuhan, and Xia Xiaoyao, their figures all emerged in my mind. They were like dreams to me, but as we spent every day together, I took all of this for granted.

Maybe I am just an uninvited guest who accidentally stepped into their lives, and as an uninvited guest, one day I will leave actively or passively due to various reasons?

The moment I finished speaking, I seemed to feel Xia Xiaoyao casting a strange look at me, but when I turned my head, I found that she had already turned away. After hearing what I said, Director Hu's face suddenly became a little gloomy, but he still said to me in a deep voice:

"This is just your one-sided statement, right? Don't bring your personal emotions into it."

"On the contrary, I think as an ordinary college student, what I need to express is my personal emotions. If I, a college student, need to imitate the emotions that a college student should have, doesn't it sound a bit ridiculous?"

After Director Hu heard what I said, his face turned a little ugly, but I didn't intend to stop just like that, especially after I saw that Director Yang had no intention of stopping me, I let go of the last bit of worry.

"Director Hu, as someone living in an ivory tower, it is sometimes hard for me to imagine how ordinary people actually live."

When he heard what I said, his face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he kept rubbing the script in his hands, so that the originally smooth paper had become wrinkled.

"Hehe, are you talking about me?"

"I am just explaining from the perspective of a student who has studied marketing that the music videos we shoot should be aimed at the general public, not those who don't even know how ordinary people live and yet underestimate themselves."

"you--"

"Okay, Lao Hu... the time is almost up, you should also go and get ready."

Just when he wanted to say something else, he was interrupted by Director Yang who was sitting next to him. After hearing what Director Yang said, Director Hu looked at the time and left silently.

Although they didn't say anything to each other, I could clearly feel the strong tension between them. It seems that there is indeed a conflict between Director Yang and Director Hu... and it seems to be quite big.

Director Yang looked a little tired, rubbed his temples, then looked at me... and then looked at Xia Xiaoyao who was standing next to me, with a slightly strange look in his eyes, and then asked me very seriously:

"Lin Ran, can I ask you a question?"

When I heard Director Yang ask me a question in such a serious manner for the first time, and hesitating for a moment, I immediately tensed up and nodded.

"Can I understand that everything you just said is your true thoughts?"

After hearing what Director Yang said, I was stunned for a moment, and Xia Xiaoyao who was standing next to me was also stunned. Fortunately, I reacted quickly. He seemed to be seriously considering my suggestion, so I said to him in a decisive tone:

"Yes."

"okay, I get it."

After getting my reply, Director Yang still looked calm, as if nothing had happened. He put the thermos cup aside, quickly dialed a phone, then looked at me meaningfully and said slowly to the other end of the phone:

"Hello? It's me... I'm Yang Yue. I booked a private room with a set of tableware yesterday. Yes, there's another person coming."

Chapter 134 A good show

The filming was over very quickly. In fact, when Director Yang hung up the phone, the crew members around him had already started to finish work. Director Yang invited me to attend the afternoon dinner. Not only was I surprised, but even Xia Xiaoyao showed a bit of surprise in her eyes.

Are you kidding me?

This was not just a dinner to keep the crew connected. Just by looking at the people invited, you could tell how special this dinner was. In addition to Xia Xiaoyao and Zhou Ling, there were also some important members of the crew, even Director Hu.

It can be said that all the core members of the crew were invited. Although I, the male lead of the crew, am also very important in some sense, it only refers to the filming process. In reality, it is actually insignificant.

So it’s not surprising that I wasn’t invited. Being invited... is what’s strange!

Originally, I wanted to go to the hotel in the same car with Xia Xiaoyao, but one thing is that she is not the only one in her car. Her assistant and agent are also in the car. It might be awkward and restrained, and it will not be as relaxed as when it is just the two of us.

The other reason was that Director Yang took the initiative to invite me to get in his car. Besides the fact that it was difficult to refuse someone else's kindness, I could also feel that Director Yang seemed to want to say something to me, so in the end I still got in Director Yang's black Mercedes.

In the car, apart from Director Yang's full-time driver, there were only Director Yang and I, so privacy was guaranteed. Director Yang and I sat together in the back seat of the car. As the car started slowly, he slowly said to me:

"You have a very good relationship with Xiaoyao, right?"

"Uh...huh?"

When I heard Director Yang's sudden words, I was stunned for a moment, because I really didn't expect that the first thing he would say to me would be this. Although this sentence is very ordinary, I still have to distinguish who is saying it to me.

Saying the same words as an agent and as a director may express two different meanings, or even completely opposite ones.

Director Yang saw that I was stunned, but he didn't say anything. He just smiled silently and continued:

"You don't have to rush to explain. I have no intention of interfering with your relationship. In fact, from my personal point of view, I even hope that your relationship will be closer."

He took a sip of the hot tea in the cup and continued to say to me:

"The closer you are to Xiaoyao, the more it proves that we are in the same boat. I believe you can see that although the purpose of the entire crew is to shoot the MV, it is not a monolithic entity. After all, once money is involved in something, everyone wants to maximize their own interests. Sometimes the crew faces not only external pressure, but also internal pressure."

"You mean Assistant Qian, Manager Liao, and... Director Hu?"

"..."

Director Yang didn't say anything when he heard what I said, he just looked at me quietly. Although he didn't answer my question directly, I could tell what he wanted to express from his eyes.

"In fact, the position of the male lead of this MV had been arranged long ago. The original candidate was a popular young actor. His acting skills were not that good, just like his reputation. But after discussion, he was chosen because he could bring more benefits and value to the company."

"This script was also specially designed to rebuild his reputation. For this purpose, the company and the investors made a lot of agreements and concessions. The main person in charge of this aspect was Director Hu, and it also involved Manager Liao of the head office."

After hearing these words, many things that I had not figured out before were all given reasonable explanations at this moment. It turned out that I had blocked the financial paths of so many people without realizing it. No wonder they had such a deep hatred towards me.

But, I’m not some big shot, so why don’t they just interfere?

Unless they are afraid of something, I am just an ordinary person, and my parents are just ordinary workers, with no background at all, and only my back. They don't need to be afraid of anything, could it be that...

"Director Yang, let me ask, besides us...are producer Liu and people from the head office going to come as well?"

"You're quite smart, I don't need to explain anything anymore."

When Director Yang heard what I said, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect that I could understand what he said so quickly. After getting his reply, I was finally sure of one thing.

That is, my many identities are not a secret in the eyes of many people, and the producer Liu that Xia Xiaoyao once mentioned is probably not afraid of me, but of the friendship between me, Mo Yuhan and even Mo Fushan.

Director Yang invited me to this dinner just to take advantage of my influence. Even Zhou Ling was so polite to me and even gave me a relatively lucrative contract just to win me over.

After truly analyzing these things, I found myself in a huge network of countless interest chains, and I was even the one being exploited.

Logically, I should have been very angry after understanding all this, but at this moment my heart was surprisingly calm. I didn't complain or feel disgusted about anything, because I knew that not only were they using me, but I was also using them in some ways.

The reason why Mo Fushan allowed me to continue to be a tutor, apart from other reasons, was probably because he valued me being in his sphere of influence. This not only blurred my concept of faction, but also allowed him to find a pawn to interfere in the company's internal affairs.

If it weren't for this relationship, Mo Fushan might not have accepted me so easily, and I might not have been able to continue my job as a tutor. On the other hand... Director Yang might not have allowed me to continue playing the leading role in the MV.

In other words, the big shots in society value the value you can demonstrate and your irreplaceability, rather than the so-called knowledge, ability, or academic qualifications that are touted by everyone.

"After you figure it out, don't you regret it?"

Seeing the surprising calmness on my face, Director Yang couldn't help but chuckle and joked with me. I shook my head and then smiled and slowly replied to Director Yang:

"It is precisely because I have figured it out that I have no regrets."

After hearing what I said, Director Yang was stunned at first, as if he had figured out something, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at me, then looked at the rearview mirror... at the black Audi carrying Xia Xiaoyao behind him, and finally smiled knowingly.

Director Yang and I didn't talk about anything important. We just chatted about family matters. He would even ask me some relationship questions out of gossip occasionally, which made me feel a little overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the driver drove very fast and we soon arrived at the door of a very luxurious hotel.

I got out of the car and looked at the hotel in front of me and suddenly felt familiar. When I saw the name of the hotel, I grinned because I guessed... there would be a good show tonight.

Chapter 135 Differential Treatment

"Hello, welcome to Jinhai Hotel."

As we walked into the hotel, the doorman standing by the door smiled at us and bowed to welcome us. Almost all the waiters in the lobby were dressed in suits and looked very professional.

I don’t know what Director Yang said to the waiter. I only saw the waiter nodded very respectfully and then trotted back to the front desk.

As for the other waiter, he bowed to us politely, then led us to the rest area next to it and asked us to wait there for a while.

Seeing this, I found an empty seat and sat down. At the same time, I could also take this opportunity to take a good look at the interior of this most famous hotel in Jinhai.

I have to say that whether it is the decoration, style, display, or the service attitude and level of the waiters here, they are all the most upscale hotels I have ever visited.

Looking at the low-key and luxurious environment around me, I was a little dazed. It was not until some people around me gave me strange looks that I came to my senses with embarrassment, but I soon felt something was wrong again.

Why are these people looking at me with such strong desire? And why are all the people looking at me men? Am I not in the Jinhai Hotel, but the Big Bird Bar next door? Do you want to discuss philosophy with me?

Of course... I quickly drove this outrageous idea out of my mind. Just when I was about to sort out my thoughts, I felt a sinking sensation next to the sofa where I was sitting, and a beautiful figure came into my sight.

I turned around in surprise, only to find that Xia Xiaoyao had sat next to me at some point, and I was sitting on a double sofa, so there were only two of us on the sofa.

Why did Xia Xiaoyao choose to sit next to me? Was she sending me some signal? But I soon realized that I was overthinking. The three great illusions of life were indeed true. Xia Xiaoyao sat next to me because she had no other place to sit.

Because I found that there were no empty seats on the sofas nearby, and the sofa I was sitting on was the only one with an empty seat nearby. If you think about it this way, it makes sense.

However, while I was thinking, Xia Xiaoyao seemed to notice that I was looking at her. Her body became a little stiff, and her fingers were not twirling around her hair. Her face was mostly covered by the mask, so I couldn't see the expression on her face for a while, but I could still tell from her movements that she was a little restrained and nervous.

When I saw this, I immediately realized that it would be embarrassing to stare at others in public, so I quickly shifted my gaze and looked to the side.

I saw a waitress who looked like a etiquette lady pouring tea for each of us. Not to mention her appearance, but the temperament she exuded was much better than those etiquette ladies in our school's etiquette department. What's more, both her face and figure were among the best girls I have ever seen.

But I didn't feel too much emotional fluctuation at the moment. If it were in the past, I would definitely find a way to take a few photos and show them off to Fatty and the others.

It may sound a bit Versailles, but it seems to be true as the fat guy and the others said. I have seen so many beauties that apart from simple appreciation, I don’t have any special feeling.

But at this moment, I found that the etiquette lady was winking and making eye contact with me from time to time, as if she was hinting at something strange with her eyes, and she was moving her gaze towards the seat next to me from time to time.

Hmm? Next to me? What's next to me——

"Forehead......"

I turned my head in confusion, but the scene in front of me made me feel awkward. For a moment, Xia Xiaoyao and I met each other's eyes. She squinted her eyes and looked at me angrily, as if she was angry that I was staring at the etiquette lady just now.

Although she didn't say anything, my intuition told me that Xia Xiaoyao's eyes were clearly saying - "Why are you looking at her instead of me?"

This makes me feel a little wronged. God, I really don’t have any special intention!

Although I wanted to explain, I gave up the idea after feeling the gazes of people around me.

Director Hu frowned immediately after seeing this, and kept rubbing the teacup in his hands. Director Yang and Zhou Ling were talking about the filming, as if they hadn't seen anything, while other people in the crew had expressions of surprise, approval, or envy on their faces.

Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, a loud voice suddenly came from the lobby -

"Oh, sorry, sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

The loud voice made everyone around look sideways. Following the direction of the voice, I also saw a man in his thirties or forties, with a slightly balding head. After seeing us, he strode towards us with his hands clasped.

Director Yang laughed and waved his hand, as if he knew this man. After hearing his words, he replied politely:

"I'm the one who's sorry, Manager Fang. I asked you to help me book a private room yesterday. It was so troublesome that we didn't make a reservation in advance."

"Hey, Director Yang... Look at what you said. I'm so happy that you can come, hahaha. I informed the general manager about the private room last night, and I've already arranged it for you."

Hearing their conversation, I took the opportunity to glance at the name tag on his chest and found out that he was the lobby manager of this hotel. In addition, Manager Fang kept praising Director Yang, which made me a little shocked that Director Yang had such a grand ceremony and the lobby manager actually came out to greet him in person.

After entertaining Director Yang, Manager Fang did not forget to entertain other people. He greeted almost everyone with a smile, but when he faced me, the smile on his face was a little stiff. His eyes quickly swept over my clothes, wrists, and shoes, probably judging my worth.

But it was obvious that compared to the other people present, my casual outfit was out of place in this team.

Although he didn't show anything on the surface and his tone was very polite, I could clearly feel that his attitude towards me was a little less enthusiastic than that of others.

But this is normal. After all, for a lobby manager like him, knowing how to cook according to the situation is the basic skill of this position. If he is extremely enthusiastic to everyone, then it is not called enthusiasm. Only comparison can make it clear. He treats Director Yang specially, and I am the reference for comparison with Director Yang and others.

From these tiny details, it can be seen that Manager Fang is definitely an expert in dealing with people. However, even though I was treated differently, I did not feel much complaint or anger in my heart, because this is just a very common thing in society.

But these things are not taught in school. Only when you experience them yourself can you truly understand something.

"Hello."

Seeing Manager Fang casually and calmly extending his hand to me, which was very different from the attitude of others, I smiled bitterly, adjusted my attitude, and just when I was about to shake his hand, I didn't expect -

Xia Xiaoyao suddenly grabbed the hand I extended.

Chapter 136 A wonderful misunderstanding

I just felt my wrist getting cold, and then I realized that Xia Xiaoyao's jade hand was already on mine, and the movement of extending my hand couldn't help but pause.

Manager Fang's originally normal expression became a little stiff when he saw this, and the harmonious atmosphere became a little cold.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, I planned to hold Manager Fang's hand to resolve the awkwardness and misunderstanding at the moment, but Xia Xiaoyao held my hand tightly, as if she was standing up for me and had no intention of giving in at all.

"Director Yang, this is..."

"Hahaha, I forgot to introduce you. This is the male lead of the crew, a very good young man. The position I asked you to add is for him, but I spent a lot of effort to invite him."

After hearing what Director Yang said, Manager Fang's expression changed, especially after hearing the following comments, his face suddenly turned ashen. Even I didn't expect that Director Yang would praise me so much.