I want to have a normal campus romance

The waiter was also very surprised when he saw this. After changing the tablet for me to input, the result remained unchanged. The error window with "Unknown Error" still appeared.

"Xiao Zhang, what's going on?"

"Manager Yan, after entering this guest's personal information, the system kept sending pop-up error messages."

The waiter was also very confused. After hearing what he said, Manager Yan frowned, then waved his hand unhappily and asked him to stand aside. He walked quickly towards me and smiled apologetically:

"Sir, I'm really sorry, this guy just came here for an internship, and he may not be familiar with operating our hotel system. Let me help you take a look."

As he said this, he pushed the waiter behind him, as if he was protecting him. After seeing this, I sighed that this supervisor was a pretty good person, and at the same time, I smiled and waved my hand to indicate that it was okay.

However, when the tablet computer came into the hands of Manager Yan, it still did not work. The familiar error pop-up window still appeared, which made Manager Yan a little stunned. The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

Especially since everyone present had recorded their information without exception, except me, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing that I hadn't finished recording the information yet, Xia Xiaoyao curiously asked in a low voice:

"Why haven't you finished recording yet?"

"I still want to know. Maybe I'm just unlucky."

But after I finished speaking, Xia Xiaoyao looked at me with an expression that said "No one would believe that", and she didn't believe what I just said at all.

"You have bad luck? I don't believe it."

"Huh? When have I ever had good luck?"

"You...you ask even though you already know the answer!"

"Uh...huh?"

After hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, I was immediately filled with question marks.

What do I know?

Manager Yan was sweating profusely at this time. After several unsuccessful attempts, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said to me apologetically:

"Sir, I'm so sorry. Maybe there's something wrong with our hotel's system. Please wait here for a moment. I'll go to the back office of the hotel to check."

I wanted to say that there was no need to go to so much trouble. After all, even if I were given a VIP card, I might not be able to spend money in such a high-end hotel in my lifetime. But before I could open my mouth, Manager Yan ran out anxiously with the tablet in his hand.

So I simply didn't try to stop him. However, not long after Manager Yan left, there was another knock on the door of the private room. I thought it was Manager Yan who came back, so I asked the waiter to open the door.

Just when I wanted to complain about how he came back so quickly, Xia Xiaoyao, who was sitting next to me, suddenly changed her expression, or rather, most of the people present couldn't help but change their expressions.

Director Hu was the one who changed his expression the fastest. He had a sullen face just now, but now his face became very cheerful.

When I saw the person coming, I was shocked...but more importantly, I felt a natural pressure and recalled some not-so-good memories.

"Mr. Lin, long time no see. How have you been lately?"

Chapter 148 I’m not going anywhere

Hearing this strange yet somewhat familiar voice, I slowly turned my head and found that the person coming was none other than Manager Liao, who wanted to negotiate a "deal" with me not long ago and wanted me to give up the position of male lead.

It can be seen that... Manager Liao came uninvited, and it didn't seem like a chance encounter, he seemed to be well prepared.

In an instant, I seemed to understand why Director Hu tried so hard to stop it, and was even full of confidence. It turned out that his backer had arrived. No wonder, Director Hu and Manager Liao were in the same interest chain. How could they not inform each other when something like this happened?

"Manager Liao, why are you here? Please take a seat, please take a seat!"

Just when the atmosphere in the private room became a little weird because of the arrival of Manager Liao, Director Hu, who was sitting next to him, stood up with a smile and took the initiative to give up his seat.

"fine--"

However, Manager Liao did not sit in his seat. Instead, he patted his shoulder, then walked straight to my side, then sat in Mo Yuhan's seat with a smile, then knocked on the table and said slowly:

“Isn’t there a place here?”

The waiters around seemed to want to stop it, and even wanted to say something, but they were stopped by several waiters who seemed to know Manager Liao. After Manager Liao sat down, he slowly said to the middle-aged man who followed him in:

"Manager Lu, please ask the hotel waiter to leave first. We have something important to discuss next."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded and then said a few words to the supervisors in the private room. Then he left with a group of waiters. I suddenly felt that things seemed to be getting a little complicated.

"It's a bit abrupt for me to visit you unexpectedly today, Director Yang... you don't mind, do you?"

Manager Liao lit up a high-end cigarette, took a few puffs, flicked the ash, and said to Director Yang beside him with a smile, and Director Yang also replied with a forced smile.

"Haha, what are you talking about, Manager Liao?"

Although I am not clear about the relationship between Director Yang and Manager Liao, I can still feel a strong sense of tension and it can be seen that their relationship is not very friendly.

Even Zhou Ling, who had been trying to smooth things over at the dinner table, kept quiet at this moment. It was obvious that she knew some inside story. As for what this inside story was... Director Yang also told me some of it on the way here.

Director Hu chose to stand on the side of Manager Liao and advocated changing the male lead. The dinner organized by Director Yang today was undoubtedly intended to finalize the position of the male lead.

Manager Liao appeared here at this time, undoubtedly intending to ruin this matter. It would be strange if Director Yang was happy at this time.

However, Director Yang seemed to have anticipated the appearance of Manager Liao, so after seeing Manager Liao, Director Yang did not show much surprise on his face.

"Manager Liao, what's the matter with you coming here today?"

"I heard that the crew started filming today. As the leader of the financing side... I feel it is necessary to come and express my condolences to the crew."

Manager Liao said this and slowly turned his head to look at me. However, when he saw that Xia Xiaoyao and I were very close, his face suddenly darkened. However, he still pretended to be kind and smiled at me and said:

"Mr. Lin, it's been a while since we last met. I didn't expect to meet again so soon. I'm really surprised."

"Each each other."

After hearing what I said, Manager Liao narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he put out the cigarette in his hand. Then, in an unquestionable tone, he knocked on the table and slowly said to me:

"Mr. Lin, although it's nice to catch up with you, but... the next thing is an important meeting within the crew. As an outsider... please step aside."

After hearing his words, I frowned immediately and was about to say something, but before I could open my mouth, Xia Xiaoyao took over the conversation and said in a very strong tone:

"Lin Ran is the male lead of the crew and a core member of the crew. He is qualified to attend any important meetings within the crew."

When I heard what Xia Xiaoyao said, I was shocked. After all, Manager Liao is her immediate boss's boss in some sense. I'm just a temporary worker. The worst that could happen is that I can just run away after offending him. But Xia Xiaoyao is a star... I can't just run away, right?

"Haha, Miss Xia... As the producer, I still have the obligation to remind you that we have the right to make any changes to the internal transfer of crew members. Don't you agree... Producer Liu?"

When Manager Liao reached this point, he immediately glanced in the direction of Producer Liu. When Producer Liu heard his words, he smiled and nodded in response, but he did not give any substantive reply. On the contrary, he glanced in my direction with some fear, as if to confirm my attitude.

Seeing this scene, my originally anxious heart finally settled down a little, because from his little action, I could tell that Producer Liu was not Manager Liao's man.

At this time...which side he leans towards depends entirely on which side is stronger, to ensure that he will not be liquidated in the subsequent process. He is completely a fence-sitter caught between the two factions.

As for these two factions...I'm afraid they represent two forces within the company. From my previous conversations with Mo Fushan and the tutor recruitment, I noticed that the Mo Qian Group is not a one-man show by Mo Fushan, and there are also opposition factions among them.

Manager Liao is probably a member of the opposition. After all, from the attitude of Qian Jiang...his assistant, I can more or less guess his attitude and faction as a leader.

This explains why Mo Yuhan appeared here, and why I was invited here by Director Yang. If it was someone inside the company, he would be too deeply involved and it would be difficult for him to come forward.

"Ms. Xia, I have to remind you again that as the producer and investor, we can choose to withdraw our investment. Please pay attention to this."

As Manager Liao finished speaking, Director Yang frowned immediately, but as a director... he was powerless to say anything about it. Zhou Ling felt a little uneasy. After all, once the investor withdrew his investment... it would affect the entire body, and Xia Xiaoyao and even her company might be harmed.

Seeing this, Manager Liao seemed very satisfied with the scene. He smiled like a winner and said to me slowly:

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry... You don't have to follow up on the crew's affairs. I will ask Assistant Qian to give you a compensation tomorrow. Then... we have important things to discuss. Please decide whether to stay or go."

Although Manager Liao appeared to be amiable on the surface, his words were not polite at all and he looked as if he wanted to chase the guest away.

But I never fall for that. Since Mofushan has set up the arena for me, then... I have to make a name for myself no matter how I perform. Otherwise... my trip here will be in vain.

Thinking of this, I patted Xia Xiaoyao's shoulder, who clenched her fist in anger, and then said slowly:

"I'm sorry, I've already signed a contract with Xia Xiaoyao, so... Manager Liao - I'm not going anywhere."

Chapter 149 Reversal

Manager Liao's action of seeing the guest off suddenly stopped, and his originally pretending to be kind expression suddenly turned cold at this moment.

After a moment, I felt as if the air around me was condensing into a solid and pressing towards me, making me feel as if I was suffocating. Seeing this, the people in the surrounding crew also lowered their heads and looked at their plates, as if they were afraid of getting into trouble at this moment.

"Mr. Lin, Manager Liao has good intentions. Isn't it a bit too much for you to do this?"

At this moment, Director Hu immediately slammed the table and shouted at me. Of course, I could see that he was not really angry. The so-called anger was just pretended, just to help Manager Liao, the leader, to say some things that were inconvenient to say.

"you--"

When Xia Xiaoyao saw that Director Hu had misinterpreted the facts, she immediately wanted to speak up to help me, but I stopped her because Xia Xiaoyao's identity did not make it convenient for her to confront them head-on, as doing so would instead play into their hands.

In fact, no one at the dinner table, including Director Yang and Zhou Ling, was suitable to speak at this time. The only person who could speak without any scruples and constraints was me, an outsider.

"I know that you young people at this age always like to hold on to some unrealistic fantasies, but... what I want to say is that this society is not a fairy tale. Pies don't fall from the sky easily. How much of everything around you is yours? And how much... is the so-called fantasy bubble?"

Manager Liao acted like an elder, speaking condescendingly as if he was teaching a younger generation about their ignorance. He lit a cigarette halfway through his speech, and then continued impatiently:

"I hope you can face the reality. It's not too late to look back now. Spend the next three years of your college life in a stable manner. This is what you should do as a student."

His words were full of seriousness and threats. He looked at me arrogantly, as if to tell me that there was no room for negotiation on this matter and that I should retreat at this moment.

I have to say that his words really stimulated me, because I know how incredible everything around me is. Sometimes I even worry that when I wake up, everything is just a dream.

Thinking of this, I closed my eyes and slowly leaned back in my chair, recalling recent events. I couldn't help but feel that I seemed to have experienced a lot without realizing it.

Just when I was secretly sighing to myself that if this was a dream, it was too real, I suddenly felt a soft touch on the back of my hand, and my originally complicated mind instantly went blank.

And that warm and soft touch was clearly Xia Xiaoyao's hand on the back of my hand. In a trance, I was stunned to feel that everything at this moment was so dreamy and unreal.

I subconsciously wanted to confirm whether I was dreaming or not, and at that moment I turned my hand over with my palm facing up, then slowly held her hand, trying to confirm whether it was real.

When I came to my senses, I found that Xia Xiaoyao was pursing her lips and looking at me with a slightly red face, as if she had noticed that I was holding her hand, but surprisingly, she did not let go of her hand at this moment, but slowly intertwined her fingers with mine.

"Mr. Lin, I don't want to repeat what I just said."

Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, Manager Liao twisted the burnt cigarette butt fiercely in the ashtray. His face looked terribly gloomy at this time, like a barrel of explosives that might explode at any time.

At this moment, I didn't know where I got the courage from. I felt the warmth coming from my palms, and I responded to him word by word with great strength:

"I don't want to repeat myself, Manager Liao, I'm not going anywhere!"

He stood up from his chair with his eyes wide open, looking like he was about to explode, but in the end he suppressed his anger, as if he thought it would be embarrassing to quarrel with a college student like me in public, so he finally sat back in his chair, took a deep breath, and said with a fake smile:

"Ridiculous... Who do you think you are? No one has ever dared to speak like that in front of me."

"Haha, it seems that I am the first one. Should I feel honored?"

"you--"

Manager Liao saw that I was adamant and had no intention of compromising. His face suddenly turned blue and red. Especially when he noticed that Xia Xiaoyao was holding hands with me, the muscles on his face twitched unnaturally. In the end, he simply ignored us and turned to producer Liu who was sitting not far away and said:

"Producer Liu...you don't intend to let such a person continue to stay in the crew, do you?"

"It all depends on the opinion of the company's board of directors. I'm just a small acting producer... I can't make the final decision in this regard."

Producer Liu saw that Manager Liao and I were competing against each other, and he was unsure for a moment. After hearing what he said, he pretended to be stupid and said that he had no say in the matter, which made Manager Liao's face even gloomier.

Seeing this, I was also happily watching the excitement while drinking the juice from the table. I have to say... the juice in this high-end hotel is really different. But when I was halfway through drinking it, I suddenly felt my hand tighten. I turned around and found that Xia Xiaoyao's eyes were full of resentment and grievance.

Just when I was wondering why she looked at me like that, I looked at the juice in my hand and was stunned, because I suddenly realized that what I just drank on the table was wine, and I didn't order any juice at all!

Then...then wouldn't this glass of juice be——

Hey, hey, I really didn’t mean it!

At this moment, the door that was originally closed was suddenly opened by the waiter knocking on the door. A hostess and a gentleman in a suit walked in holding a bottle of very expensive red wine. This sudden scene surprised everyone present.

"Um...I don't think we ordered any wine."

At this moment, a crew member at the dinner table stood up from his chair and slowly spoke to them. After hearing his words, the etiquette lady smiled and explained:

"This was arranged by our general manager. He said that a distinguished guest had come and we were not well-received... so we gave it to him for free."

After Manager Liao heard her words, his gloomy face suddenly improved a lot. After Producer Liu heard what the etiquette lady said, his expression also changed slightly, as if he was reconsidering it.

"Haha, I didn't expect Manager Wang to be so hospitable. Well... just consider this meal as my treat. Please use my card."

When he said this, he happily took out a silver card from his pocket. When I saw the card in his hand, I suddenly remembered the gold card that Mo Fushan gave me. However, because that card was too valuable, I left it in the dormitory and did not bring it here today...

Seeing Manager Liao looking at me with a look of contempt and a bit of sarcasm, I suddenly felt inexplicably unhappy. At the same time, I also lamented that I should have brought the gold card earlier. In this way... maybe I could have put down his arrogance at this time, and I wouldn't be helpless at this moment.

"Hahaha, it's Romanee red wine. This bottle of wine must cost tens of thousands, right? Manager Wang is really generous. Thank him for me."

But just as Manager Liao was about to get the bottle of red wine, the etiquette lady smiled at him apologetically, and then continued:

"I'm sorry, sir, this bottle of red wine is not for you."