The Maybach slowly stopped in front of the star-rated hotel, and the service staff came forward to help open the rear door.
A pair of long legs in trousers stepped out, and then a stern-looking man came out. He was wearing a black shirt, and the lines outlined by the fabric revealed his firm muscles.
He stood outside the car, motioned to the service staff to get something from the trunk, then he went around to the other side, opened the door himself, put his hands on it, and bent down.
Yun Pei, who was sitting in the car, turned to look at him, but did not move in a hurry. He said, "Is it inappropriate for me to go to the crew's celebration party?"
He originally thought that the other party simply wanted to have a meal with him, but when they were almost there, he realized what kind of event they were attending today.
Qin Mingyuan didn't rush to hug him after hearing that. He remained half-bent over and said, "You are also an actor in the crew."
What kind of actor is a stand-in? Yun Pei pursed his lips and didn't say it directly.
"You agreed to be a hand replacement before, didn't you want to make Yun Yuexian unhappy?" Qin Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, "Do you think he will be happy to see you today?"
Yun Pei felt a little relieved. Although he didn't want to see the other party, he didn't mind causing trouble for him and he could also have a meal with him. It was a good deal.
Seeing that he no longer resisted, the service staff came over pushing a wheelchair, and Qin Mingyuan reached out and carried him out.
Because he mentioned before that they were going to have dinner at a star-rated hotel today, Yun Pei wore a white shirt and beige casual pants, which made him look a little more formal than usual.
The hem of her shirt was tucked into her trousers, revealing her slender waistline, which Qin Mingyuan could almost hold with one hand.
After putting the person in the wheelchair, he took out a coat from the back seat and put it on the backrest of the wheelchair, "Put it on if the air conditioning is cold inside."
In this kind of occasion, you definitely can't turn up the temperature just for him, so you can only prepare more yourself.
His usual thoughtfulness made Yun Pei's eyes soften, and soon they dropped slightly, "Yeah."
Qin Mingyuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The dinner time was set at 7:30. It was already 8:00, so it was just the right time to go upstairs.
The driver drove away and the two of them entered the revolving door. The temperature in the hotel lobby was in stark contrast to that outside, but since they had just come in, it wasn't too cold yet.
There were service staff in the elevator who were specifically responsible for helping to press the floor buttons. The dinner was to be held in a private room on the upper floor. Zhou Yang had sent the room number to Qin Mingyuan's mobile phone before.
"Wait a moment."
Before the elevator door closed, someone shouted, and the attendant pressed the door-opening button. A young man trotted over and was stunned when he saw the two of them. "Boss Qin, Teacher Siyu?"
When Qin Mingyuan heard him calling him, he stared at his face and looked carefully, digging out the person from the corner of his memory. It was the assistant Xiao Chen whom he had met in the crew before.
He glanced behind him and saw Director Li Lin walking towards him slowly with his hands behind his back.
When Xiao Chen saw that they were surprised, he did not rush to speak. He invited the director into the elevator first, and only greeted him formally when the elevator door closed. He also reminded his director, who usually did not remember people.
Li Lin nodded indifferently, his eyes lingering on Yun Pei for a moment longer, "I remember you."
Yun Pei was surprised. He didn't expect that the other party still remembered his small hand, but he still greeted him politely, thinking that it was probably because the wheelchair was so impressive.
The director seemed to be leaving President Qin aside when he spoke like this. Xiao Chen was a little embarrassed and quickly said, "It is our honor that President Qin took time out of his busy schedule to come to the celebration banquet."
Qin Mingyuan glanced at him casually in response, acting even more arrogant than Li Lin.
Xiao Chen was embarrassed again and turned the topic to Yun Pei, "I didn't expect to see Mr. Siyu again. Have you read the comments online? Many viewers are praising your beautiful hands."
Yun Pei didn't pay attention to those things, but there were a lot of people discussing under his videos, so he took a few glances at them. His account also had a lot of new fans, who nodded without much concern when they heard what he said.
The atmosphere seemed to be awkward again for a moment, and Xiao Chen was crying in his heart, help, why did he have to take the elevator with this quiet person? It was really difficult to talk to him!
Amid his silent roar, he soon reached the floor. The moment he opened the door, he breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to leave the suffocating elevator.
He politely extended his hand to ask others to go out first, and he walked at the back. When he looked up, he saw two people in front of him talking. Mr. Qin asked Siyu if she was cold, and she shook her head.
The conversation was very brief, but the atmosphere was inexplicably different. The previously cold aura was instantly broken, and President Qin's expressionless face actually looked gentle, and the person in the wheelchair was also very obedient.
Xiao Chen was not convinced and said, "That was not what you did just now!"
"Xiao Chen, which box?" Li Lin, who was walking in front, saw that his assistant had not caught up yet, so he turned around and called him impatiently.
"Coming, coming. I'll lead the way." Xiao Chen came back to his senses and trotted over to catch up with his director who didn't care about anything else except the movie.
They arrived relatively late, almost on time. The box was very large, with two particularly large round tables.
When I entered, the table was almost full, with only a few seats vacant. At a glance, the main actors and producers and investors were sitting at one table, and the other table was for the supporting actors and some important staff members of the crew.
It looked like there weren't that many people. Compared to other crews that had more than a dozen tables, it was just a simple meal. This was Li Lin's style; he didn't like anything fancy.
There was an empty seat at the main table, obviously reserved for Li Lin. On his right sat the producer, and on his left sat the male lead Liang Zichen. Logically, the female lead should be sitting next to him, or at least the second male lead. It would never be the turn of Yun Yuexian, the fourth male lead, but he sat there anyway, and the female lead sat next to the producer.
A group of people were chatting before they came. As soon as the door opened, everyone turned their attention and saw Li Lin walking in front of them. Most of them stood up and greeted him.
"Mr. Qin, come here, please sit here." The producer stepped aside to make room for his seat and greeted him warmly.
Although Qin Mingyuan's investment in this movie was just a joke and he didn't put in much money, his status and position were there and they didn't dare to really joke with him.
Except for the seats reserved for the director, the rest of the seats at this table were of lower status. If President Qin were to sit in such a position, they would probably be uncomfortable throughout the entire meal.
When Yun Yuexian saw him coming, a smile appeared on her face, but it lasted only two seconds. When she saw the person sitting in a wheelchair behind him, the corner of her mouth fell back. Why is he here? !
"What's wrong?" After taking a look at Qin Mingyuan and then looking away, Liang Zichen noticed that his face didn't look very good, so he leaned closer to him and asked him a question.
Yun Yuexian retracted her gaze and smiled at him, shaking her head and said, "It's okay, I just didn't expect my brother to come over, I was a little surprised."
Seeing that he didn't care about the man, Liang Zichen's expression softened a little. He then glanced at the young man in the wheelchair and said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. With so many people around, he won't cause you any trouble. Besides, I'm here. I won't let him bully you."
Hearing this, Yun Yuexian nodded shyly, then lowered her eyes in disappointment, "It would be better if brother liked me a little more. It's all because I didn't do well enough."
"It's not your fault." Liang Zichen put his hand on his shoulder and patted him, "He is too narrow-minded."
Yun Yuexian lowered her head and said nothing, looking like she was in a very low mood, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
Qin Mingyuan didn't care what the two of them talked about. He rejected the enthusiastic producer and took Yun Pei to sit down near the door.
Director Li Lin didn't try to be polite or polite, he just sat down at the main seat, and then everyone else followed suit.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Yun Pei. They were all curious about who this person was that President Qin kept by his side, and they looked at him quietly.
If he could be called a lover, the other party looked pretty good, but everyone present was used to seeing all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, and did not think he was stunning, and he was also imperfect.
But if he is to be called a friend, what kind of identity does he have that can make the president of Qin Corporation be friends with him and bring him to the dinner party of the crew.
Out of curiosity and a desire to explore, an investor asked tentatively, "Mr. Qin, I wonder who this person next to you is..."
Without waiting for his answer, Xiao Chen, who had not yet sat down at another table, said with a stern look, "This is Teacher Siyu, a very good painter, and also the double for the male lead Bai You in this movie. Anyone who has seen the movie should know this."
Hand replacement? Everyone felt a little bit strange. It was too insignificant. The invitation to the celebration party could not be sent to him.
However, as they were not sure about the relationship between him and Qin Mingyuan, they certainly couldn't show it on their faces. They all expressed their welcome very politely, and those with high emotional intelligence even praised him a few words.
"When I watched the movie before, I said that this hand stand-in was well chosen. The hand shape is beautiful and fits the character. The painting is also beautiful."
"Yes, aren't there people online looking for information about hand-standers?"
In response to these compliments, Yun Pei said thank you lightly. He knew that these people were only friendly to him because they cared about Qin Mingyuan. He didn't know how many of them were sincere. Anyway, he had no intention of making friends with them.
"Yes, when I saw him on the set, I thought Mr. Siyu's hands were beautiful. I even secretly watched him paint from the side, hoping to learn a little so that I can use it when filming." Yun Yuexian echoed everyone's words, a little embarrassed, "I feel ashamed to have such an excellent painter as my hand stand-in."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Yun Pei's gaze swept over and fixed on his face.
Yun Yuexian initially looked back at him with a smile, but she didn't look away for a long while. He inexplicably had a bad feeling in his heart, and sure enough, the next second, he heard the other party speak.
"Are you pretending to be unfamiliar with me, brother?" Yun Pei put his hands on the armrests of the wheelchair and looked at him leisurely.
As soon as he spoke, he directly pointed out their relationship, which made Yun Yuexian almost unable to maintain her expression and her smile became a little stiff.
The two investors sitting there raised their eyebrows and looked at each other. They had seen the young master of the Yun family before, as he had attended several banquets with his father, but they had never seen the eldest young master of the Yun family. They only knew that he seemed to have disabled legs.
Just now, when they saw Yun Pei and Qin Mingyuan come in, they had some guesses. After all, they had heard something about the previous auction, and there were no secrets in the wealthy circle.
Today's scene is quite interesting.
The other actors who were unaware of the situation were just a little curious when they heard this, and looked between the two of them.
"Brother..." Yun Yuexian called him, looking a little helpless, "You said before that you didn't want everyone to know about our relationship, so... I'm sorry."
He looked so innocent, and the cause of concealing the relationship was suddenly put on him. Yun Pei looked at him coldly, as if he was looking at a clown.
Qin Mingyuan stared at him, admiring the mimosa whose leaves shrank when touched and whose thorns stood up as if they wanted to prick the other person. He thought it was a bit cute and wanted to pinch his earlobe to see if it would shrink again.
The private room fell silent when Yun Yuexian finished speaking. Yun Pei did not respond to him and just left him there. The atmosphere was awkward.
Yun Yuexian knew that he did it on purpose. He sneered in his heart, and his face seemed a little afraid of him, and a little sad. His eyes were slightly red, and he lowered his head as if to hide it.
He knew that everyone was paying attention to them now, and everyone must have seen him like this. He didn't need to say anything, they would guess it themselves.
(End of this chapter)