Chapter 103: Keeping the Word
The next morning, when Xiao Yang opened his slightly sour eyes, Julia beside him was still asleep. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Quietly enjoying the beautiful scenery of Begonia's spring sleep for a while, he sat up lightly, ready to take a shower and change clothes, a small hand reached out from behind and wrapped around his neck, "Ghost reverence, are you going to slip away early in the morning?" β
"I just don't want to wake you up." Xiao Yang held her right hand and kissed it lightly on the back of her hand, "You know I made an appointment." β
"It's not yet 6 o'clock, at least you can have breakfast before leaving?" Julia propped her head in her left hand and looked at him sideways, "By the way, last night was very enjoyable and impressive. β
"Me too." Xiao Yang smiled knowingly, "If you want to eat something, I'll help you prepare?" β
"Thanks, but no, the only thing I need to do now is make up for it." Julia covered her mouth and yawned, "Bring the door when you go out, the key is on the cabinet in the entrance, and if you are satisfied, you can move in at any time." β
Xiao Yang didn't agree immediately, but was ready to clarify a question first: "What about you?" β
"It's hard to say." Julia looked at him with a smirk and said, "It's up to you." β
This question is really not easy to answer, Xiao Yang hesitated for a while and couldn't make up his mind, so Julia asked him half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Why don't you listen to my plan?" β
Xiao Yang raised his hand and made a "please" gesture.
Julia had a sly smile on her face, "Stay with me for a week, 24 hours a day - I can pay for it." β
Realizing that she was still immersed in last night's plot and failed to play, Xiao Yang suddenly secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "My salary is not cheap. β
Julia nodded sympathetically, "Yes, last time you collected 100,000 yuan from me in less than half an hour, although I gave it voluntarily, but not many people can afford this price, but fortunately, what I need this time is not your divination ability, but ...... You know, so I'm up to 2000. β
Xiao Yang shook his head, "At least 4000." β
Julia counters: "3000." β
"Deal!" After the final word, Xiao Yang felt that it was wrong again, "Wait a minute, we seem to have reversed the lines?" β
"No, we're right, as a director, I have the right to modify the script as I wish!" Julia, who succeeded in the plot, was so happy that she covered her head with a sheet like a child and laughed loudly, "It's a deal, $3,000, and you're mine for the next week!" β
"Listen, Vivien...... No, Julia, listen to me! Finally, when she had laughed enough, Xiao Yang reached out and tore off the sheet, and said to her very seriously: "I don't mean to pay the bill, but I'm afraid I can't be on call, because the schedule has already been arranged by my 'pimp', I believe that after last night, he has attracted a lot of new customers for me." β
"Yes, I can understand, it was just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously." Julia smiled and shook her head with a little regret, "And the news of my divorce filing hasn't been announced yet, and I don't want to let the media know that I'm 'married' so soon, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble - but I can sneak over at night, provided there is no drama to film." β
This result is acceptable to Xiao Yang, "Sounds good, then, before I leave...... Did you pay the $300 you paid last night? β
He was answered by a flying pillow.
After taking a shower, Xiao Yang still changed into the clothes he wore yesterday, took a closer look through the window, made sure that there were no paparazzi squatting before walking out of the door, walked along the road for a few minutes, found a coffee restaurant and sat down, ordered a simple breakfast, and then took out his mobile phone to call Pericano: "The plan has changed, Mr. Pericano, I didn't go back to the apartment last night, can you arrange a car to pick me up in Santa Monica?" β
Pericano's answer was as simple as ever: "No problem. β
When Xiao Yang had eaten breakfast and was about to take the last sip of coffee, a long-axle version of a black Rolls-Royce slid silently into the front of the restaurant like a big fish.
Pericano got out of the car and walked into the dining room with his head held high, first glancing around before walking to Xiao Yang's table, "Good morning, Mr. Xiao." β
"Good morning." Xiao Yang pointed to the seat opposite, "Have a cup of coffee?" β
Pericano looked at his watch, "Thank you, and congratulations on the success of the prophecy you made." β
Xiao Yang smiled, "It's thanks to your words." β
"That's my basic code of being a human being." Hearing footsteps behind him, he immediately stopped talking, and waited for the waiter to deliver coffee and leave before continuing: "Last time you said that there was something to entrust me with?" β
"That's true." Xiao Yang nodded, "Can I trust you?" β
In the face of such a tactful questioning, Pericano's face did not change at all, "I think this question has been fully verified. β
Xiao Yang smiled, this sentence happened to be his mantra, "Okay, I want to ask you to help get something back, to be exact, a few tapes, the location, the name of the person I will write to you later, I believe that you don't need me to emphasize, you also know how to keep it secret?" β
"As long as the price is right, I can accommodate any of your requests." Out of professional sensitivity, Pericano realized that what Xiao Yang had entrusted him with was probably a bit shady, and this was a good opportunity to ask for a sky-high price, "It sounds like these tapes are important to you, so how much are you going to pay for it, you must know that my labor fee is not cheap." β
Xiao Yang smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I don't plan to pay even a penny for some. β
Pericano's eyelids jumped imperceptibly, "Then please give me a reason, why should I do my free errands for you, when so many generous patrons are lining up to hire me?" β
"Because of this." Xiao Yang reached out and tapped on the newspaper in front of him, and the front page headline was printed side by side with large close-ups of Michael Jackson and Ivan Chandler, "Look, I revealed such important information to you without knowing each other, so in returnβeven if it's just a part of it, shouldn't you express it?" β
Pericano shook his head decisively, "I said you would get a satisfactory return, and Michael is ready for it......"
"He's him, you're you." Xiao Yang interrupted him with a smile, "Michael got the ending he wanted, and you got a lot of benefits from it, such as 'so many generous patrons', but in my opinion, he shouldn't include your share in the reward I prepared for this?" β
Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, it is not unreasonable, Pericano hesitated for a while, for this reason, Xiao Yang specially added: "If I say that I can help you avoid a prison sentence, what do you think?" β