Chapter 28: Application Approved

Ruan Xingwen looked at the notification bar message, his finger paused for a moment, then he pressed the dial button as if nothing had happened. The ringtone had just started when the call was answered; it seems she had been waiting for his call. At the same time, Little Yuan’s slightly anxious voice came through. "Xingxing, why didn’t you tell me when you terminated the contract? I only heard from others when I went to the company today." Little Yuan’s tone carried a hint of disappointment. "Sorry, Little Yuan, a lot happened yesterday and I just got some free time. Regarding my contract termination, I think you had some mental preparation before; it’s my oversight that I’m telling you now." Ruan Xingwen recounted slowly, it was indeed his oversight, forgetting to notify Little Yuan about this matter. "It’s hard to explain over the phone, are you at home now? Wait at home for me, I’ll come over right away!" After hurriedly finishing speaking, Little Yuan hung up. Ruan Xingwen shrugged, anyway, he had nothing to do now; if Little Yuan wanted to come, let her come. Maybe she could help him cook one last meal. After replaying the messy things in his mind again, Ruan Xingwen reopened the notification bar message [YU has accepted your friend request.] In his chat box with Yu Xiaozhe, there was only that lone message. He thought for a long time before starting to type [Wen Xingcui: Hello Mr. Yu, I am Ruan Xingwen / Cute.] After sending the message, he looked at the cute emoji before the period and felt a bit silly. [YU: I know, sorry, I was on a plane before, and couldn’t accept your request in time.] This time Mr. Yu was obviously just holding the phone, responding extremely quickly. Ruan Xingwen also knew Mr. Yu was a busy person, couldn’t always have eyes on his phone, he understood. [Wen Xingcui: It’s okay, I know you’re busy.] [YU: No need for formal language with me, just chat like you do with Little Yue. I’m not that much older than you, only five years. / Smile] Ruan Xingwen thought to himself, Mr. Yu, just based on this emoji, I’ve already seen through you... [Wen Xingcui: Then should I call you Xingxing from now on? That’s what my friends call me. Should I call you Brother Yu or Brother Ze?] The person on the other end of the chat box took noticeably longer to reply this time [YU: Okay, just call me Brother Ze.] After resolving the issue of how to address each other, Ruan Xingwen had no other topics to discuss with Mr. Yu besides the endorsement matter. After all, there was the identity gap, and their social circles were different. And the endorsement meeting was scheduled for next week. Now, he really didn’t know what to say. Perhaps sensing his awkward silence, the person on the other end of the call proactively ended the conversation [YU: I have something here; let’s chat later.] [Wen Xingcui: Okay, goodbye Brother Ze! / Little Bear Waving] At this time, Yu Xiaozhe was on the way from the airport to the Su City Film and Television Base. Leaning on the black seat in the car, he pinched his tense brows and eyes fell again on the little bear emoji on the screen. A brown little bear extended its short palm, smiling, waving clumsily. Strangely, it looked a bit like that smiling little leopard. Yu Xiaozhe imagined what Ruan Xingwen would look like doing this action, and it seemed perfectly natural. Sitting in the passenger seat, Yu Xiaozhe’s manager, Zhang He happened to glance up at the rearview mirror at Yu Xiaozhe, and unexpectedly saw their usually stern, expressionless Mr. Yu actually smiling while looking at his phone screen. She felt like the whole world was out of order. Turning around, she looked at Li Mu next to Yu Xiaozhe and found that the ever-energetic, seemingly robotic all-round assistant was now resting with his eyes closed. Zhang He felt like the whole world was wrong; this was too unusual! Something was off with all of them! She blinked hard and looked again at Yu Xiaozhe, discovered he had already put away his smile and was staring at her with those pitch-black eyes... Immediately pretending nothing happened, she turned back around, closing her eyes to fake sleep. Whew... she was scared to death. Su City Film and Television Base, is the largest, most resourceful, top-notch film base in Hua Country. Most major productions in the country are born here, and this time, the crew of "Different Paths" that Yu Xiaozhe is in has also rented a place here for filming. Since it’s the top-notch film base, the daily costs are exorbitantly high. The director of "Different Paths" is precisely Director Wang Zicheng, who directed Yu Xiaozhe’s first work. This film’s genre, a criminal investigation type, is what Director Wang is best at. The previous film "War" allowed Yu Xiaozhe to win the dual-crowned title of Best Actor, also letting the nearly seventy-year-old Director Wang win Best Director once again. And this "Different Paths" is Director Wang’s retirement project. Therefore, many famous actors were invited to join the cast, like Yu Xiaozhe, actress Su Xiaoya, and many other first-line and second-line actors. Such a luxurious cast foretells the explosive popularity after this drama’s release. Hence, some lesser-known small stars were fiercely competing for even an extra-like role, using all means just to get this small role. That day, when Ruan Xingwen encountered Little Qilin, he went to audition for this crew, and he lost the role because he lacked so-called "capital." Just before the car was about to drive into the film base, a mobile phone ringtone rang in the car. Yu Xiaozhe glanced at it, it was a call from Yu Yue. "Bro, have you arrived? I’ve done something big for you!" Yu Yue’s voice was excitedly boasting, loud enough for all four people in the car including the driver to hear clearly, each had different reactions. Li Mu didn’t open his eyes, turned his body impatiently to face the window side, trying to get further away from the source of the sound. Zhang He curled her lips, thinking, what good can you do, it’d be good enough if you didn’t cause trouble. The driver... the driver had nothing to say. "What thing?" "Oh, I have to say this face to face with you. What day are you coming back next week? We’ll talk then. I’m hanging up, bye-bye!" Yu Xiaozhe looked at the disconnected call speechlessly, shaking his head. From the front seat came Zhang He’s snickering "I told you long ago, don’t take Yu Yue’s call, he never has any serious business..." Not paying attention to her words, Yu Xiaozhe looked again at the emoticon Ruan Xingwen had sent, secretly deciding that tonight he’d find all of these emoticons. As for why, he didn’t even know himself. Yu Xiaozhe only knew that ever since seeing Ruan Xingwen’s action of cheering himself on in the restroom, he thought Ruan Xingwen was adorable. Seeing him bravely scold that producer, found him adorable. Seeing him devour two large bowls of rice when extremely hungry, also found him adorable. Maybe having such an adorable friend, or younger brother, would be a good choice. =================== The article has been revised, dear ones who like it, feel free to take it. If not, click the cross at the top left.