"Hello, Director Cen!"
"Xu Jiaojiao?" Cen Jin looked at the girl in front of him, and his first impression was that she was tall, young, and neat.
Sheng Jiaoyang nodded and said, "Director Cen, are you hungry now? I know a delicious private restaurant, but it's a bit far away."
"It's okay, I had something to eat on the plane."
"Has Director Cen sent someone to pick him up?"
"No, my car is parked in the parking lot. Wherever you want to go, I will just follow you."
"Director Cen is quite tired from flying. You'd better take my car. I'll ask the driver to take you back later. You can also ask the assistant to drive your car back."
Seeing how thoughtful she was, Cen Jin nodded slightly and did not dwell on the car issue.
After getting in the car, Sheng Jiaoyang asked the driver to drive to the Jiao family's private restaurant.
"Director Cen, I'm really sorry for missing the meeting with you last time due to some accidents." Sheng Jiaoyang apologized again.
"Gu Zhou has already told me that since it was an accident, I am not the kind of unreasonable person. What happened last time has changed." Cen Jin waved his hand.
"Of course I know what Director Cen is like, but in the end it was me who failed to keep the promise. If I did something wrong, I did something wrong. So today's lunch is my apology. Director Cen must not be polite."
"Are you really underage?" Cen Jin suddenly asked.
Sheng Jiaoyang said playfully: "I don't feel like I'm underage at all."
"You know all your tricks better than many adults. To be honest, I refused at first when I found out your age. Although this role is young, I don't believe a minor can handle it. But After meeting you, you changed my mind, and now I understand why Gu Zhou strongly recommended you to me," Cen Jin said.
"I hope I won't live up to Gu Zhou's expectations." Sheng Jiaoyang replied with a smile.
When they arrived at Jiao's Restaurant, Sheng Jiaoyang asked Cen Jin about his preferences and taboos, and then ordered a table of Director Jiao's specialty dishes.
After Cen Jin moved his chopsticks, he basically didn't talk to Sheng Jiaoyang, because he didn't talk at all at this time. He stared at a table of delicious and delicious dishes, chopsticks and spoons flying, and the busiest thing was his mouth. After chewing something, there is no time to talk.
Finally, Cen Jin held his stretched belly, leaned back on the chair, looked at the empty dishes and bowls on the table, and said leisurely: "It's really nice here!"
"Director Cen can come more often in the future if you like."
Cen Jin looked at this young but very smart girl and said, "I will send you the script later. You can study this role carefully. Filming will start in the spring of next year."
Sheng Jiaoyang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Director Cen, don't you want to test my acting skills or something?"
"I believe in Gu Zhou's vision. As an investor, it is impossible for him to do anything to burn money."
The matter was easier to solve than Sheng Jiaoyang imagined. Of course she was very happy that it could be solved so quickly. She also packed some pastries that Director Jiao made daily for Cen Jin to take home to eat.
"Okay, first read the script thoroughly, then give me your agent's phone number. If anything happens, I'll ask my assistant to contact her."
"good."
The two of them walked out. Sheng Jiaoyang was about to see Cen Jin off when she saw someone at the door who gave her a headache.
"Have you finished eating?" Shen Zhining's eyes swept over Cen Jin and landed on her.
"just ate."
Shen Zhining nodded, but said, "Then eat with me."
"I still want to send Director Cen back."
"Have your driver take him there."
Cen Jin, who had been ignored for a while, took the initiative and said, "Xiao Xu, just ask your driver to take me off."
Sheng Jiaoyang, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to see Cen Jin off, had no choice but to say to Cen Jin: "Then I won't see Director Cen off. I will ask the driver to deliver you to your door."
After seeing Cen Jin off, Sheng Jiaoyang followed Shen Zhining back to the Jiao Family Restaurant. However, Shen Zhining did not ask for a heated private room, but ordered the attic.
"Why did you choose to eat here?" Sheng Jiaoyang shrank when he felt the cool breeze seeping in from the attic.
"I want to hear you play the piano."
Sheng Jiaoyang looked at him with a very incomprehensible look and refused: "I'm not an entertainer. I don't want to play when it's so cold."
"I don't want to play..." Shen Zhining raised his lips, "Okay, let's do something else."
"Ah, New Year's Day is coming soon, I'd better practice my fingering first. What song do you want to listen to?"
Sheng Jiaoyang walked quickly to the piano and sat down as if someone was chasing him.
"Just play the song you want to perform." Shen Zhining walked over slowly and stood beside her to look at her.
With Shen Zhining's gaze on her, she adjusted the sound and started playing the performance piece. She looked very immersed in the whole process without turning her head to look at him.
After she finished playing, Shen Zhining only said three words: "Don't worry."
"You... know how to play?" Sheng Jiaoyang looked at Shen Zhining in surprise.
"I still have some appreciation ability." Shen Zhining was noncommittal.
He looked at her and said calmly: "If you just use this level to fool people, you might as well not perform at all."
Sheng Jiaoyang, who was aroused by his words, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, adjusted her mentality, and played the piece again seriously. After playing it again, she looked at Shen Zhining expectantly, I wanted to see his shocked expression, but what I saw was still that indifferent expression.
"I've been very attentive." Sheng Jiaoyang said with certainty.
"That only shows that you are not the material."
Sheng Jiaoyang couldn't bear it anymore and retorted: "You are asking too much. It's just a New Year's Day party in school. My level is enough!"
Shen Zhining's eyebrows moved slightly and he said unhurriedly: "If a person wants to become better, he must strive for excellence and never be satisfied with the status quo."
Sheng Jiaoyang also agrees with this, but her own qualifications are limited, and no matter how hard she works, she will not be much better than she is now. "Do you think I'm making a fool of myself by playing this on stage?"
"I can't say you'll make a fool of yourself, but you're not a professional pianist, so your solo performance isn't amazing enough."
Sheng Jiaoyang was slightly startled. In fact, she also likes to pursue perfection. If she can strive for perfection, she will never be vague. When Shen Zhining pointed out the shortcomings without any shame, she was no longer angry.
She thought for a moment and had a new idea in her mind.
"Dong dong dong..." The sound of footsteps on the stairs came.
The food is served.
"Come here and have some more with me." Shen Zhining said.
"I'm already very full." Sheng Jiaoyang shook his head repeatedly.
Shen Zhining glanced at her and started eating alone without forcing her.
Sheng Jiaoyang was looking around idly, but in the end his eyes fell on Shen Zhining without moving away. His behavior when eating was very etiquette. He had already done this when he was young, as if It hasn't changed in all these years. Compared with Lin Yan's casual elegance, Shen Zhining looked like he was facing a very rigorous scientific experiment when he was eating. He was serious and serious. She felt that Shen Zhining while eating should be the most serious she had ever seen.
After eating slowly and wiping his lips, Shen Zhining turned around and caught her gaze. He seemed to be in a good mood and raised the corners of his mouth, asking, "Have you studied me thoroughly?"
"I, I didn't study you." Sheng Jiaoyang looked away in a hurry.
Shen Zhining chuckled.
"You've finished eating, let's go. It's freezing here." Sheng Jiaoyang stood up and walked downstairs as if someone was stepping on his tail.
However, Shen Zhining grabbed her hand as she passed by and brought her into his arms. He looked down at her and asked, "Is this warmer?"
Sheng Jiaoyang's face turned red inexplicably.
She pushed Shen Zhining away in shame and walked down to the attic.
Shen Zhining raised the corners of his mouth and followed her downstairs calmly.
When they got into the car, Sheng Jiaoyang deliberately sat far away. Of course, the space in the car was only so big, and it couldn't be farther than an arm's length.
A smile flashed in Shen Zhining's eyes and he just told the driver to drive.
"Where to go?" Sheng Jiaoyang asked proactively.
"Remember the kid we met in the car accident before?"
"Yes, how is Xiao An doing now? Has his father gotten better?"
"His father passed away a week ago."
Sheng Jiaoyang opened her eyes wide, and her heart tightened slightly when she thought of the child curled up beside her father's hospital bed. She slowly exhaled, looked at Shen Zhining and asked, "What's Xiao An's situation like now?"
"He was sent to an orphanage."
"Why? Didn't he have a cousin who came to the hospital last time and said he wanted to take care of him?"
Shen Zhining looked cold, "He's just a person seeking money."
Hearing what he said, Sheng Jiaoyang reacted and frowned: "How dare you try to get Xiao An's mother to pay compensation? Did he not want to worry about Xiao An anymore after he got the money?"
"Yeah." Shen Zhining confirmed her guess.
"That's unreasonable!" Sheng Jiaoyang gritted his teeth.
Shen Zhining reached out and held her hand, "I have told him to spit out the money he swallowed."
Sheng Jiaoyang calmed down a little, "Are we going to see Xiao An now?"
"right."
Sheng Jiaoyang nodded. Regarding Xiao An, she now felt guilty about "sending Buddha to the West instead of sending him to the West." She looked at Shen Zhining and was surprised that he paid attention to Xiao An's subsequent events, because in her knowledge Here, Shen Zhining is not that nosy. If it hadn't been for her running out of the car last time, Shen Zhining probably wouldn't have paid any attention to the car accident.
"What are you looking at me for?" Shen Zhining raised an eyebrow.
Sheng Jiaoyang blinked and said a rare compliment: "Brother Zhi Ning, you are so handsome!"
A smile appeared in Shen Zhining's eyes, but he pretended to be cold and said, "It sounds a bit fake."
"How could it be possible? It's rare for me to tell the truth." Sheng Jiaoyang said immediately.
"Oh? Everything you said before was against your will?" Shen Zhining narrowed his eyes.
Sheng Jiaoyang opened her mouth, feeling ashamed of being slapped in the face. She rolled her eyes and said, "I used to say things without thinking, but now I say things from the bottom of my heart. They are all true."
Shen Zhining nodded coldly, expressing his approval of her explanation.
The driver in front felt like he was about to die in a pile of dog food.