Mr. Aiken's failure to express his opinion was equivalent to a rejection. Qiu Honghui and Lin Ying exchanged glances and continued: "Mr. Aiken, I know you have an ideal candidate in mind, and I also know who it is. We came to you on purpose to express our sincerity in wanting to cooperate. Even if the cooperation is unsuccessful, because of our love for this brand, I still think it is necessary to remind you of something."
Mr. Aiken raised his eyebrows and said a very authentic idiom in his not-so-authentic accent: "I'd like to hear more about it."
Qiu Honghui said: "I think Mr. Aiken should know that Su Ran had to quit the entertainment industry three years ago because she was involved in a donation fraud scandal."
Mr. Aiken looked at Qiu Honghui with a smile. He is very well-informed!
"You may think that Su Ran has made a comeback and that incident has become a thing of the past. No, that is impossible. The donation fraud incident is like a time bomb that can explode at any time. It is a hidden danger. Once it explodes, the negative impact will definitely affect your brand. Can you bear this risk? This is the first point. Secondly, I am not slandering Su Ran. I am stating the facts. Su Ran's acting skills are beyond reproach, but she is not very popular in the entertainment industry. She has almost no friends and keeps to herself. Your company's brand is deeply loved by Yan country actresses. Once Su Ran becomes the spokesperson for your brand, I am sure that no actress will be willing to buy the clothes endorsed by Su Ran, and they may even secretly join forces to boycott. Mr. Aiken, I am not exaggerating. You can go and find out. Based on these two points, I hope Mr. Aiken can consider it carefully. Even if he does not want to cooperate with us, it is best to find someone else."
This was something they had discussed before coming here. It was a second-best option. Anyone could get this endorsement except Su Ran.
Mr. Aiken couldn't laugh anymore: "Has the fraudulent donation incident not been clarified yet? Su Ran's agent said that Su Ran is innocent and they will clarify the matter."
Qiu Honghui smiled and said, "If she could clarify it, she would have done it long ago, and she wouldn't have to retire for three years. As we say in Yan Country, no thief will admit that he is a thief."
Just then, Lin Ying's cell phone rang. Lin Ying smiled apologetically and said, "I'll take a call."
"Ms. Lin Ying?"
"I am, who are you?" In front of Mr. Aiken, Lin Ying's attitude was not too good and her voice was soft.
"I'm Xiao Zhang, the secretary of Wanli Pictures' CEO Gu. Our CEO asked me to inform you that you will be going to Xinghai Country for an audition on the 15th of next month."
"Me and Shen Man?"
"Shen Man is not going. They have chosen you. As long as nothing goes wrong during the audition, the role will be yours."
"Okay, thank you! Thank Mr. Gu for me too."
Lin Ying hung up the phone and said implicitly, "I have been confirmed to star in Aurora. I will go to Xinghai Country next month."
"Really? Congratulations, Sister Lin Ying." Tian Rong congratulated exaggeratedly.
Mr. Aiken asked, “Is that the movie Director Jones is planning to make?”
"Mr. Aiken also knows this movie?" Lin Ying showed a little surprise.
Mr. Aiken smiled and said, "I am a loyal supporter of Director Jones. It is amazing that Miss Lin Ying was chosen by Director Jones to star in his new movie."
“No, no, I also like Jones’ movies, so I made a short video and sent it with my personal information just to give it a try. I didn’t expect to be selected.” Lin Ying said modestly.
Mr. Aiken said: "I will think about the cooperation again."
The three of them looked at each other and were secretly delighted, thinking that it seemed like there was a chance for them to work together.
This call came at the right time and gave Lin Ying a lot of points.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the high-speed train arrived on time, and Su Ran and Han Dong went straight to the hospital after leaving the station.
Grandma Lu Yu had been waiting outside the ward, fearing that Su Ran couldn't find the ward.
"grandmother!"
“Ranran…” When Lu Yu saw Ranran, he felt like he had seen a savior.
"Don't cry, grandma. Where is my grandpa?"
"Your grandpa took some medicine and went to sleep. He has to undergo surgery early tomorrow morning, and he couldn't sleep. He insisted on waiting for you, so the doctor gave him some medicine."
"Grandma, I'm here. Leave everything to me. Don't worry." Su Ran comforted her.
Lu Yu wiped her tears. To be honest, she, an old woman, was at a loss when faced with such a thing. She couldn't even find the CT room, let alone help the old man. She could only beg for help from others. Now that Ran Ran was back, she was finally relieved.
"Who is this..." Only then did Lu Yu realize that there was a man following Ranran.
"Hello, grandma. I'm Ranran's boyfriend Han Dong. I heard that grandpa was sick, so I came to see him." Han Dong introduced himself without waiting for Su Ran to introduce himself. His attitude was so friendly, there was no trace of the majestic and cold instructor Han, he was simply a filial son and grandson.
Boyfriend? Lu Yu hurriedly pulled Su Ran aside to question her.
"What's going on? Where did this boyfriend come from? I haven't heard you mention him before."
"Grandma, he is an instructor I met during military training. He is a very nice person and absolutely reliable."
Lu Yu looked at Han Dong again. The young man was good-looking and full of energy. It turned out that he was a soldier. She thought he was a rich young man.
Being a soldier is good, but you still have to look at it again. You can't be careless about your life-long affairs.
Grandpa's ward is a four-person room. It's full. Including the bed companions, there are eight people in total. If another patient comes to visit, the ward will be crowded. Su Ran frowned and said, "I'll ask the doctor if there are any single rooms available."
Han Dong said, "It's not convenient to change the ward at this time even if there is one. Grandpa is asleep and he has to have surgery tomorrow morning. I'll go ask him later and find out about his condition. I'll try to get him transferred to a single room after the surgery. As for you, it's best to take your grandma to a nearby hotel to get a room. Your grandma is old and she won't be used to sleeping on this kind of sofa. Don't let her get sick from exhaustion later."
"Yes! Then here..."
"I'm here. Take your grandma to rest. Come back tomorrow morning before the operation. Don't worry, I will take good care of grandpa." Han Dong touched her head and said lovingly, "Don't be embarrassed. Isn't this what a boyfriend should do? Otherwise, why do you have a boyfriend?"
Su Ran was amused by him: "But you rarely have a vacation, and you can't even rest properly."
"Silly boy, it's not a big deal. This is much easier than training. Besides, soldiers are supposed to serve the people. If I can serve other people, why can't I serve my girlfriend? Right? Let's go quickly, it's already eleven o'clock." Han Dong urged.
Su Ran nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. I will bring you breakfast tomorrow morning. What do you want to eat?"
"Bring me whatever you eat."
"Okay, then I'll go first." Su Ran went to take her grandmother.
"Where are you going?"
"Grandma, there is only one bed here, and there are three of us. There is no room for us. I will take you to a room nearby, and Han Dong will stay to look after Grandpa."
"Is he capable? I'd better stay." Lu Yu was worried about leaving the old man to an outsider.
"Oh, then Han Dong and I will go get a room." Su Ran said deliberately.
Han Dong coughed twice awkwardly.
When Lu Yu heard this, she thought, that's not okay. They're not even married yet, so why bother renting a room? She didn't know how to be reserved, so she immediately said, "I'll go with you."