The press conference for the world premiere of "Xia Dao" will be held in City B. Before Jiang Rui sets off, he must make some preparations.
First of all, she needs two comfortable clothes, a pair of suitable shoes, and some cosmetics. After arriving in B city, she has to save some money to rent an apartment—she is not going to go back to the film and television city in the short term. The house is about to expire, so don't worry about renewing the lease.
Every plan is an expense, and after checking the property left by Xia Xiaoyou and her income in the past few months, she found that there is only one word to describe the current situation, and that is money.
Xia Xiaoyou didn't have much savings. When she and Joey were together, Joey managed the money. Later, the two broke up. Joey walked cleanly and didn't mention money. Xia Xiaoyou only had a few thousand dollars at hand. The money, plus Jiang Rui's recent earnings, is less than ten thousand.
She checked the rent in City B on the Internet, and set aside 4,000 yuan from her hand as the rent for the next two months. Waiting for Xia Dao to be released, at the latest two months, there should always be a job.
She went to the mall again and bought a few mid-range cosmetics, a pair of high-heeled sandals of good quality, and spent more than 2,000 yuan.
In fact, she also went to the women's clothing area to see it, but she didn't buy anything in the end, because a slightly better skirt would cost at least several thousand, which was far beyond her budget.
After coming out of the mall, she went straight to the old market, spent nearly a thousand yuan, bought a few pieces of textured material, and planned to resume the old business and make clothes by herself.
For the next few days, she no longer went to the studio to pick up work, but was confined to the house.
Three days before the press conference, Xiao Chen sent her a WeChat message: "Xiao Xia, have you come to City B?"
"I don't have Brother Chen yet. I bought a train ticket for tomorrow night, so I can arrive the next morning." Jiang Rui replied to him.
"Then how are you preparing?"
Jiang Rui sent him a round, aggrieved face, and did not hide her embarrassment: "The clothes are too expensive to buy. I made two of them myself, and I hope that I won't embarrass Director Wang by then."
"Do it yourself?!!!" Xiao Chen sent a few exclamation marks, and then said: "Open my eyes, I'm dying of curiosity."
Jiang Rui put on a ready-made dress and took a photo.
This body is young, only in his early 20s, and his face still has the roundness of a girl. The originally slightly yellow skin has become white and red after Jiang Rui's nourishment in the past few months, and the whole person is pink and tender. Yes, at first glance, it is suitable to take the pure and lovely route.
Jiang Ruite chose a piece of material printed with red cherries on a white background, and made it into a skirt with ruffled waist and ruffles. After putting it on, it really looks very youthful. With her smiling face, it brings a few traces of pure sweetness.
As soon as Xiao Chen saw the photo, he took a deep breath, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, "You can do it, Xiao Xia, I didn't expect you to hide such good craftsmanship!"
"If you don't tell me about this dress, you can't tell that you made it yourself."
"I see that your face looks better than before, come on, keep this state!"
Jiang Rui made a shy expression, "Brother Chen has won the prize. He said that his craftsmanship is not good, he just made clothes for children before."
No wonder, Xiao Chen Xin said, otherwise he would wonder how a girl who is not a clothing professional can make clothes? It turned out to be done for the children of the orphanage.
He couldn't help but ran to gossip with Shen Yuchuan again: "Brother Shen, look, Xiao Xia can also make clothes, she's amazing too."
Shen Yuchuan was reading a book with his glasses on, took a moment to glance at the book, and said nothing.
"No wonder people say that the women's college has changed eighteen years. We haven't seen Xiao Xia for more than two months, right? I think she is more beautiful than before."
Xiao Chen said a few words, put the matter aside, and turned to the recent entertainment news.
After a while, Shen Yuchuan suddenly asked, "What number did she book?"
"Ah? Brother Shen, are you asking Gu Ning? I didn't say that, he returned to China yesterday."
Shen Yuchuan put down the book, stared at him for a few seconds, puzzled Xiao Chen, then took his mobile phone and clicked on the chat record himself.
This time, Xiao Chen watched him operate and saw what he was looking at. After a while, he asked him carefully, "Brother Shen, why do you pay so much attention to Xiao Xia?"
"Is there any?" Shen Yuchuan asked indifferently: "It's not that you pay attention to her? Don't be too sensitive."
He returned the phone and patted Xiao Chen's chest.
Xiao Chen covered his chest, turned his back, and whispered, "Don't be too sensitive... If it's really my delusion, I'll eat my wife in that room!"
Two days later, Jiang Rui took an overnight train to City B and checked into the hotel booked by the producer. The press conference is tomorrow, and while she has a place to stay today, she found a few houses on the Internet, and after seeing them on the spot, she settled on a small single room of less than ten square meters.
Back at the hotel, she just stepped out of the elevator and two people came towards her. She was stunned for a moment, and quickly said in surprise, "Mr. Shen, Brother Chen!"
"Yo, Xiao Xia!" Xiao Chen was also very happy, "I was just wondering, the front desk clearly showed that you have already checked in, why didn't you see anyone, it turned out to be out."
Jiang Rui said embarrassedly: "I went to rent a house and want to stay here for a while to see if there are any opportunities for development. Are Teacher Shen and Brother Chen going out?"
"Go to dinner, Xiaoxia, have you eaten yet?"
Jiang Rui gestured to the bag in her hand, "I don't have any appetite at night. I bought two breads at the convenience store, and eat them when I'm hungry at night."
She leaned to the side and gave way to the passage: "Mr. Shen and Brother Chen, let's go to dinner, we won't delay you."
"Only bread for dinner?" Shen Yuchuan didn't move.
"Huh? Um... Yes, I don't know what's wrong with me today. I'm not hungry at all." She said avoiding the eyes of the two of them, her eyelashes blinking a little faster.
This time, even Xiao Chen could see that she was not telling the truth. After a little thought, she guessed a few points. Also, she has been doing group performances before, how much savings can she have? I can't even afford the clothes to attend the press conference, so I must be in a pinch.
In fact, Jiang Rui was not so poor, she still had one or two thousand dollars on hand, so she had enough money for a meal. But looking at the expressions of the two of them, she did not explain.
Shen Yuchuan said, "Let's go to dinner together."
Jiang Rui raised her head in surprise, not only her, but also Xiao Chen.
"No, no need, it will be seen."
Shen Yuchuan ignored her refusal and tilted her head, "Let's go."
The three were deadlocked for a while, and there was some noise in the corridor, as if someone else was about to come over, Jiang Rui was worried about being bumped into, so she had to follow him and Xiao Chen.
The elevator went straight down to the underground parking lot, Jiang Rui and Shen Yuchuan stood at the entrance, and Xiao Chen drove in.
The bag in her hand was suddenly taken away, Jiang Rui turned her head and saw that Shen Yuchuan had rounded up her bag and made a gesture to throw it into the trash can.
"Wait, Teacher Shen!" Jiang Rui hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, "This can't be thrown away."
She snatched the plastic bag back and held it in her arms like a baby.
Shen Yuchuan turned to look at her.
Jiang Rui seemed to have come over at this moment. The action just now was too bold, and she was so nervous that she stuttered: "It's okay... To make breakfast for tomorrow, it's a pity to lose it."
"Eating bread for breakfast is not nutritious." Shen Yuchuan frowned.
"Just a meal, it doesn't matter." Jiang Rui defended in a low voice, "Besides, Mr. Shen, you—" Halfway through her words, she swallowed it back.
Seeing her like this, Shen Yuchuan couldn't help but ask the bottom line: "What am I?"
Jiang Rui glanced at him, carefully observed his face, and then said, "Mr. Shen, you are still picky eaters, and even less nutritious."