Chapter 477: Chapter 268: Seriously, Bro, You’re Really Pretending!_3
Looking at the person next to him,… he appeared fair and tidy, dressed in a way that revealed taste in every aspect. A single glance was all it took for the words “tall, wealthy, and handso” to instantly leap into mind.
Although Xu Qingyan had been poor for twenty years, he happened to know a dog tycoon. So he held no prejudices against the tall, wealthy, and handso, nor did he feel any discomfort.
When Chen Niannian saw Xu Qingyan, her eyes lit up and she called out in a forthright manner. But when she looked at Zhou Mian, her gaze beca noticeably more complex.
“Teacher Xu, Brother Mian, what are you doing here?”
“Ah, just happened to have so ti, just chatting,” Xu Qingyan said with a smile, glancing at the man beside her, “Your boyfriend?”
There was nothing wrong with asking; Zhou Mian was already married. Now, if things were still dragging on like this, it was purely her own problem. It was perfectly normal for Li Zhi to have a boyfriend.
The world isn’t crazy; most people are ordinary. Who would wait around a year and a half like a Japanese ani heroine just to catch a main character’s fancy?
“Not really, we’re just friends for now,” Chen Niannian said shyly.
“Maybe in the future, but for now, I’m still pursuing Niannian,” the young man said with a laugh, his face beaming with sunshine, “Hello, my na is Jian Jiadong.”
“Hello,” Xu Qingyan gave a brief introduction of himself and casually included Zhou Mian as well.
The poor guy only managed an awkward smile, his face turning sowhat unnatural. Counting on him to say a few words was most likely wishful thinking.
Xu Qingyan hadn’t expected to run into such a soap opera scene when eting with soone.
“Where are you guys headed? If you’re not busy, would you like to sit down and chat?”
He had just said it casually; he was actually preparing to leave. He thought that these two looked like they were on a date and that they wouldn’t want to stop for coffee.
Unexpectedly, Chen Niannian hesitated for a mont, actually pondering over it seriously. A few seconds later, she looked to her male companion with a bit of conflict and asked,
“The reservation at XX should be fine, right? Can we?”
Jian Jiadong’s mouth twitched slightly, clearly not too keen on having coffee with Xu Qingyan and what seed to be a haggard Zhou Mian, especially not in a low-end place like this.
But out of politeness, he still smiled and said,
“Plenty of ti, of course, we can, Niannian.”
Thus, the two-person eting beca a fourso, with the small table feeling a bit crowded. Chen Niannian went to get the coffee she ordered, leaving the three n at the table outside.
Jian Jiadong had not been pursuing Chen Niannian for long and didn’t know much about her friends, let alone the so-called “Teacher Xu” and the worn-out man.
As a man, he intuitively sensed sothing off about Chen Niannian.
Normally, when eting acquaintances in such situations, you’d chat a bit and then leave. After all, this was a date, and there was no reason to sit down for coffee.
And doing so in this kind of café, sitting outside… it was just too degrading. If acquaintances saw them, it would be embarrassing.
There must be a reason for the abnormality; Chen Niannian must have stayed because of one of these two n. An ex-boyfriend? Or so other relationship?
Jian Jiadong scrutinized the two n, quickly dismissing Zhou Mian. The man’s age was not small, he looked haggard, as if he had spent the night hauling bricks in a dark kiln.
Chen Niannian surely wouldn’t stay because of him, so that left only…
He examined Xu Qingyan carefully, narrowing his eyes slightly. This man had the face of a scoundrel, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Combined with Chen Niannian’s enthusiastic reaction to “Teacher Xu,” it was possible that these two really had so history.
“Hello,” Xu Qingyan, noticing Jian Jiadong sizing him up, felt puzzled and decided to ask outright, “What do you do for work?”
“I am a new director in the film industry,” Jian Jiadong said with a gentle smile, but his voice involuntarily raised a notch.
“A film director, a young talent,” Xu Qingyan chuckled, “I write songs and dabble in screenplays, I do whatever makes money.”
“He’s pretty much like , works in a production crew,” Zhou Mian said.
“Everyone is hustling for a living, it’s tough indeed,” Jian Jiadong nodded in agreent.
His words were not wrong, but when combined with his outfit worth tens of thousands and the watch on his wrist valued at several hundreds of thousands, it seed a bit…
Xu Qingyan didn’t seem to mind, but Zhou Mian beside him felt sowhat uncomfortable. Having just stubbed out a cigarette, he suddenly wanted to light another.
“Yeah, tough for everyone,” Xu Qingyan echoed absentmindedly.
When Chen Niannian returned with the coffee and saw Jian Jiadong and Xu Qingyan chatting, she glanced unintentionally at Zhou Mian, who was silent, and felt a bit uncomfortable too.
“Here, your xxxx,” she said.
“Thank you, Niannian, you still rember my favorite taste,” Jian Jiadong thanked with a smile.
“Haha, it’s not that hard to rember,” Chen Niannian shrugged it off and once seated, began chatting with Xu Qingyan, “Teacher Xu, how have you been recently?”
“Pretty good, nothing much happening,” he replied.
Jian Jiadong smiled to himself, thinking that the film and music industries are two separate worlds. If it weren’t for mutual friends, he would barely know those who write lyrics and compose music.
He was not familiar with the na Xu Qingyan, nor did he rember his face, and he didn’t believe soone looking like Xu Qingyan would be writing songs.
Probably so small idol, writing songs just to gild his own face.
“Speaking of songwriting, I’ve been considering making a movie recently,” Jian Jiadong suddenly interjected, “If Teacher Xu doesn’t mind, you could try writing a song for the movie.”
At these words, both Chen Niannian and Xu Qingyan couldn’t help but look towards him. Even the always silent Zhou Mian looked up, his face full of astonishnt.
Seeing this, Jian Jiadong thought they were shocked by his generosity in offering such a resource. After all, offering songs for a movie cos with higher rates than the usual TV series gigs.
In the industry, this is offering a resource. Although he said they could try, he had not made a final decision, as it’s still up to him whether they get through or not.
“Write a song?” Xu Qingyan exclaid with a sound of surprise.
“Teacher Xu, he…” Chen Niannian was about to make excuses for her companion, but she heard Xu Qingyan say,
“Sorry, my schedule is fully booked for the near future. And… I have regular collaborators already and am not considering this at the mont. I hope we can have the chance to collaborate in the future.”
Jian Jiadong’s face showed a slight change as he was rejected. The price he offered for a movie the song was honestly not low, and yet it was turned down, and in such a… manner.
All that about having regular collaborators and a full schedule just seed like a show-off in front of a girl, totally unnecessary, dude, you’re really putting on airs.
“It’s a rare opportunity, are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?” Jian Jiadong said without looking at Chen Niannian’s expression, “The remuneration is 120,000, which is considered a high price in the industry.”
“Indeed, it’s a good offer, but I’ll leave the opportunity for others,” Xu Qingyan’s smile grew even brighter as he turned an inquisitive gaze towards Chen Niannian.
Her face flushed, she tugged at Jian Jiadong, and explained,
“Dongzi, those who collaborate with Teacher Xu are all top-notch divas and Lin Chuan’s peers, not the kind to take on this kind of… job.”
Upon hearing this, Jian Jiadong turned his head, and it was his turn to be utterly astonished.
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