During this time, Gu Xue was mainly busy with two things, the first was naturally the preparations before the release of "The End of the Road", and the second was the upcoming Huixin Charity Dinner.

In 2005, actor Liang Shaochu launched a charity dinner, which achieved a good response at the time and received a response from many celebrities.

Nowadays, the Huixin Charity Dinner is not only a charity event, it has become a feast in the entertainment industry, with celebrities from all walks of life, as well as CEOs of film and television companies, and countless media reporters who came to interview.

The super high attention has also made it a way for major companies to promote new films, and many crews have come with the main creative staff to take the opportunity to build momentum for the upcoming film. Gu Xue naturally would not miss this great opportunity.

Although Sui Yun is not an artist under Yue Heng, he is one of the leading actors of "The End of the Road" after all, and he must participate in all promotional activities related to the movie, which is also clearly stated in the original employment contract, so he was also required to attend the charity dinner.

In the lounge of Yueheng Pictures, Sui Yun and Han Yiqing sat opposite each other, neither of them spoke much, just waited quietly.

Sui Yun wore a black suit today, with a white shirt underneath and a dark blue bow tie at the neckline. Male actors and female celebrities don't need to compete on the red carpet or attract attention with revealing attire.

Therefore, for formal occasions, a black suit is often the most appropriate outfit, although there is no bright spot, but it will not leave a noise.

However, Han Yiqing's dress is a bit unsatisfactory, she is wearing a long-sleeved tunic dress, the pure white woolen fabric is not eye-catching enough, coupled with the conservative style, making her whole person look lifeless, as if she is several years older.

Ten minutes later, the door of the lounge opened, and Gu Xue, dressed in formal clothes, walked in. She is wearing a goose yellow V-neck low-cut evening dress, her crisp breasts are half exposed, and the lace on the cuffs adds a bit of cuteness and casualness to her.

Gu Xue's arrival undoubtedly added a touch of color to the dull lounge.

Sui Yun turned his head sideways, his eyes lingered on the other party for a while, for him, the girl in front of him is multifaceted, from the pure and lovely little girl at first sight, to the capable female president later, and then to this graceful beauty at this moment, every side is very beautiful, and every side has a different charm.

Although Sui Yun never revealed anything, he had to admit that he was gradually attracted to this girl.

After Gu Xue entered the house, she glanced at the two of them lightly, and then said, "The car has arrived, let's go down." ”

Two Maserati drove them to the dinner venue, and as soon as they got out of the car, dozens of cameras were pointed at them at the same time. There were many media and a large number of fans gathered on the red carpet, and the scene was noisy, filled with the white light of flashing lights and the screams of fans.

Gu Xue took the two rookie actors onto the red carpet. Although there were no fans around them, Gu Xue was still smiling, and her posture was calm and elegant. Han Yiqing was inevitably a little nervous when she attended this kind of occasion for the first time, she was very careful all the way, for fear that something would go wrong. Sui Yun is very calm, and his steps are also very steady.

When approaching the signature wall, the deep voice of the host of the outfield came: "Now coming to us is the main creator of the movie "The End of the Road", which will be released next month, and at that time, everyone will also see the wonderful performances of several actors on the screen. ”

The trio signed their names on the backdrop wall, gave a brief interview to the host, and then entered the infield together.

The venue has been newly decorated, clusters of flowers will decorate the scene with colorful decorations, and the LED screen next to the stage is playing a promotional video of the charity dinner.

Before the banquet officially began, most of the guests were not seated, and they gathered together in twos and threes, chatting soundly.

Not long after Gu Xue entered this circle, her connections were not wide, and after greeting a few acquaintances, she began to look for her seat.

At this time, a sentence suddenly came from behind him: "Mr. Gu", Gu Xue turned around, but unexpectedly saw Mu Qiancheng.

Mu Qiancheng walked up to Gu Xue and smiled, "Mr. Gu, what a coincidence, we met again." ”

"yes, what a coincidence." Gu Xue replied while looking at the other party. I haven't seen him for a few months, Mu Qiancheng is really becoming more and more a star, and it can be seen that his outfit today is carefully created by professional stylists, and there is a fashionable atmosphere from head to toe.

Seeing that Gu Xue seemed to be a little curious about her changes, Mu Qiancheng said again: "I recently signed a contract with Wenying Media, and I am currently an artist under Wenying. I just entered the showbiz and don't understand anything, so I will ask Mr. Gu to take care of me in the future. ”

"I don't dare to take care of it, it's okay for everyone to communicate together."

Gu Xue finally understood why Mu Qiancheng took the initiative to greet him today, and his attitude was modest, completely losing his original arrogance, it turned out that it was all taught by Wen Minxuan.

Gu Xue really admired Wen Minxuan a little, and he was able to train his artists to be as dignified as him.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao has really arrived. Just as Gu Xue and Mu Qiancheng were chatting, Wen Minxuan and Xia Xier walked in. As soon as Young Master Wen arrived, someone immediately greeted him, and several people shook hands and greeted Wen Minxuan, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Gu Xue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she was chatting energetically, she thought that Wen Minxuan was busy socializing, so she shouldn't notice herself. It's not that she's afraid of the other party, but she just doesn't want to have too much contact with Wen Minxuan in public, after all, there has been an escape from marriage between the two of them, so she still has to pay attention to avoid suspicion, so as not to make another incident and make people see jokes.

Who knows, after Wen Minxuan and a few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, he suddenly said "unaccompanied", and then walked straight towards Gu Xue, "Xiaoxue, are you here?" ”

Gu Xue didn't say anything, deliberately moved her gaze away, pretending not to hear, Mu Qiancheng was very interested, casually made up a reason, and hurriedly walked away.

Wen Minxuan walked up to Gu Xue and didn't speak immediately, but stared at the other party for a while. Gu Xue put on makeup today, and applied a layer of dark eyeshadow on her eye sockets, which made her eyes appear deeper and deeper, and her thick and curly eyelashes flickered with each blink, which was quite sultry.

Wen Minxuan hooked his lips and smiled playfully, "You are very beautiful today." ”

Gu Xue casually said "thank you", and wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, but Wen Minxuan stopped her, "Xiaoxue, why don't you introduce me to these two around me?" ”

Gu Xue was stunned, turned her head to look at Sui Yun and Han Yiqing, and introduced very succinctly: "They are the male and female protagonists in my current movie." ”

Wen Minxuan shook hands with the two of them one by one very gracefully, although Han Yiqing had never seen Wen Minxuan, she had already heard of the other party's name, and Young Master Wen took the initiative to shake hands with her, which was simply flattering to her.

However, Wen Minxuan was not interested in Han Yiqing, and after shaking it perfunctorily, he immediately stretched out his hand to Sui Yun on the side, and said with a smile: "We have met before, I don't know if you still have an impression?" ”

Sui Yun shook hands with him and glanced at the brand-new watch on the other party's wrist, "Of course there is an impression, I not only have an impression of you, but also of your watch." ”

Wen Minxuan smiled, "This is really in response to the old Chinese saying: If you don't see each other for three days, you should be impressed." The last time we met, you were just a waitress in a restaurant, and now you're a movie star. Hugging the thighs is really a technical job, if you hug the right person, even the turtle can become a golden turtle. ”

Wen Minxuan was talking to Sui Yun, but his eyes kept glancing at Gu Xue, and the meaning of provocation was very obvious. If this was left in normal times, Gu Xue might discuss the issue of "hugging his thighs" with him, but at this time, on this celebrity-filled occasion, it is really not suitable to start such a low-level topic.

"I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure if it's useful to hug my thighs." Sui Yun took his hand back very calmly, and there was no emotion on his face. He understood that if at this time, he was angry, or if he went to argue with Wen Minxuan, it would be tantamount to indirectly admitting that he was the turtle who hugged someone else's thigh.

Gu Xue was worried about how to get rid of Wen Minxuan, just at this time, Xia Xi'er came over, she walked while calling Wen Minxuan's name, as soon as she stood still, she took the other party's arm, and said angrily, "Minxuan, why don't you call me when you leave?" As soon as I turned around, I couldn't find you. ”

Wen Minxuan glanced at her very gently, but always smiled lightly, Xia Xi'er turned his head slightly, as if he had just seen Gu Xue, and said with some doubts: "This must be Miss Gu, right?" Hello, Miss Gu, I've admired my name for a long time. ”

Xia Xi'er's voice was soft, but his smile was a little fake, and his eyes were even sharper. She was greeting several bosses just now, and when she turned around, she saw Wen Minxuan and Gu Xue together, and she was immediately annoyed. At the beginning, Wen Minxuan dumped herself for the sake of this woman, but now, she has finally restored her previous relationship with Minxuan, but unexpectedly, Gu Xue came out again.

"That's right, Miss Xia is a hot star, and I really admire your name for a long time." Out of a woman's intuition, Gu Xue could feel that Xia Xier had already regarded herself as a rival in love. Gu Xue didn't care, because the premise of becoming a rival in love was that two women fell in love with a man at the same time, since she didn't love Wen Minxuan, then there was no need to care about this so-called rival in love.

Xia Xi'er covered his mouth and smiled, said some polite words hypocritically, and then looked at Wen Minxuan on the side, "Minxuan, I have a few friends who want to know you, let's go over there." ”

After she finished speaking, she nodded at Gu Xue, and then pulled Wen Minxuan up and walked to the other side. Finally got rid of this pair of men and women, Gu Xue was also relieved, she found her name on a round table near the stage, and immediately sat down with Sui Yun and Han Yiqing.

The highlight of the dinner will be the charity auction held later, when Liang Shaochu himself will be the auctioneer, and more than 20 items including jewelry and art will be auctioned on the spot, and all the proceeds will be used for charity.

Yueheng Pictures is facing a shortage of funds, and Gu Xue is also very tight, but she still has to fight for face, and she can't let others think that the Gu family is really going to finish playing, so she plans to shoot some small things of hundreds of thousands, which means that it can be regarded as a contribution to charity.

At the beginning of the auction, a jade necklace was first exhibited, the necklace was in average condition, not of the best color, so the starting price was only 30,000 yuan.

Traditionally, the lowest priced item is auctioned first, and then according to the value of the lot, and so on, with the most expensive lot often reserved for the last sale. In other words, this necklace is the cheapest lot in the entire auction.

After a brief introduction to the lots, Liang Shaochu waved the gavel in his hand and asked the guests under the stage, "Does anyone want to increase the price?" ”

Gu Xue took the lead in raising the auction card and raised the price to 30,005, as soon as she put down the sign, she saw Liang Shaochu pointing to the tables behind her and said, "Miss No. 56 bid 40,000, is there anyone bidding again?" ”

After that, several more guests raised their cards, and the price soared all the way, when the price soared to 70,000, Gu Xue raised the card again, however, before she put her hand down, she heard Liang Shaochu on the stage say: "Miss No. 56 bid 90,000, is there any price increase?" ”

Gu Xue originally didn't care about this Miss No. 56, after all, there were so many people attending the dinner, there must be others who took a fancy to this necklace, but like this, it was a bit unbelievable to follow her one after another to bid.

Gu Xue turned her head in surprise and glanced around the tables behind her, some of the guests were holding auction cards and were eager to try, while others put the cards aside and chatted with their friends.

Among those people, Gu Xue found two familiar faces. Wen Minxuan was sitting at the table behind the left, he was holding a goblet, leisurely shaking the red wine in the glass, Xia Xier on the side was leaning against Wen Minxuan's ear, not knowing what to whisper, and the number of the auction card in her hand was 56.

Gu Xue suddenly realized that this Miss No. 56 was Xia Xi'er. She immediately lost much hope for this auction, because she knew that Xia Xier would not let her wish.

A Xia Xier is actually not to be feared, but if there is Wen Minxuan's support behind him, it will be another matter, Gu Xue will not be stupid enough to fight with the Wen family for financial resources. However, Gu Xue will not quit just now, since Xia Xier wants to follow, then let her follow, she can just take the opportunity to raise the transaction price, let the other party pay more money, and make more contributions to charity.

Thinking like this, Gu Xue raised the auction card again.

Bidding has gradually entered the white heat, and the auction price has soared all the way to 250,000 yuan, and by the time the price rises to 300,000 yuan, most people have already given up on the auction and focused on the next lot.

In the venue, only Gu Xue and Xia Xier were still fighting there.

When it reached 400,000, Gu Xue decisively stopped bidding, and the price was almost the same, so she chose to accept it when she saw it. If he continued to raise the price, in case Xia Xier suddenly stopped playing, wouldn't Gu Xue lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot?

In the end, Xia Xier auctioned this jade necklace at a price of 400,000.

During the subsequent bidding process, Gu Xue always kept watching and did not raise his cards again, and Xia Xi'er also did not make any movement. As the hammer fell again and again, more than 20 items were taken away one after another, and finally, it was the turn of the last lot.

The finale was a diamond necklace set with more than 800 diamonds weighing more than 100 carats, with a starting price of 9 million.

It was only at this time that Wen Minxuan, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised the auction card for the first time, and his participation made the auction no suspense, and soon, he auctioned the necklace for a high price of 18 million.

On the stage, Liang Shaochu handed over a beautiful jewelry box to Wen Minxuan, Wen Minxuan took out the necklace worth tens of millions from the box, looked at it in his hand, and then said to the vertical microphone in front of him: "Jewelry should be used to match beauties, so I want to give this necklace to a beautiful woman here." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience immediately burst into cheers. Xia Xier's cheeks flushed with excitement, her heart beat wildly unconsciously, and she even subconsciously pulled up the hem of her skirt, so as not to trip over her skirt when she went on stage later.

However, at this time, Wen Minxuan's voice sounded on the stage again: "Miss Gu Xue, can you give me this honor?" ”

Xia Xi'er was about to get up when she suddenly paused, her face instantly became extremely ugly, she slowly turned her head sideways, and looked at the slender back not far away, her eyes were full of resentment and jealousy.

Gu Xue's face didn't look good, when she heard Wen Minxuan pronounce her name, she was already stunned, she didn't expect that the other party would come to such a hand.

Wen Minxuan stared at Gu Xue in the audience for a while, and the corners of his mouth gradually curved into a shallow smile. The more Gu Xue wanted to draw a line with him, the more he had to entangle with the other party.

He did this, first, to let others know that the eldest young master of the Wen family was a person who was quite nostalgic for his old love, and although Gu Xue regretted marrying first, he was still very good to her. Second, it is to let Gu Xue understand who is the man who is really worthy of her. Tens of millions of jewels, he Young Master Wen can give them out casually, can that poor boy Sui Yun?

Gu Xue was in a state of confusion at the moment, she would never accept the diamond necklace, and the question now was how to refuse it was the most appropriate.

In front of so many media and celebrities, she definitely can't pretend to be dead and not go on stage. But if she comes to the stage, whether she accepts it or politely refuses, it will make people misunderstand that the connection between her and Wen Minxuan is unclear and ambiguous, and maybe tomorrow's gossip magazine will play up this matter at great length.

Seeing that the other party was delayed, Wen Minxuan urged again: "Miss Gu Xue, can you give me an answer?" ”

Gu Xue gritted her teeth and stood up hard, however, the moment she got up, Sui Yun also stood up, and pulled Han Yiqing, who didn't know what was going on, together, and the three of them stood side by side in the center of the venue.

Gu Xue glanced at Sui Yun puzzled, but Sui Yun just smiled, then spread out his right hand and made a gesture of please. Then, Gu Xue walked onto the stage in a daze, and Sui Yun pulled Han Yiqing to follow closely behind.

After the three of them came on stage, Sui Yun took the lead in walking to the microphone and introduced himself to the guests below: "Hello everyone, I am Sui Yun, the star of the movie "The End of the Road", and I am very happy to be able to participate in this dinner. ”

After he said this, he stepped aside again, and winked at Gu Xue suggestively.

Gu Xue seemed to understand what Sui Yun meant, and immediately took a few steps forward and came to the microphone, "Hello everyone, I am Gu Xue, the producer of the movie "The End of the Road", and I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Wen on behalf of all the main creators of "The End of the Road". "The End of the Road" will be released next month, thank you very much to Mr. Wen for sending such a congratulatory gift to the crew at this time, I believe that with Mr. Wen's blessing, this movie will definitely be a box office hit. ”

Wen Minxuan deliberately pronounced Gu Xue's name and pushed her to the forefront, so Sui Yun pulled out the entire crew as a shield to resolve the embarrassment for Gu Xue. If Gu Xue came on stage alone to accept the gift, the guests below would definitely think of something in love, but if a certain crew came on stage to express their gratitude, it would not be easy for others to think crookedly.

It was precisely because of Sui Yun's hint that Gu Xue was able to say this thank you so wittily.

Wen Minxuan was obviously stunned, he was still holding the diamond necklace in his hand, and he originally wanted to put it on for Gu Xue himself, but at this moment, he had to put it back in the jewelry box.

Gu Xue glanced at him, and continued: "After internal discussion within the crew, we decided to donate this necklace to the Huixin Charity Foundation, hoping that at next year's charity dinner, it can be auctioned at a good price to help more people in need." ”

The sudden change in the style of painting on the stage made the media in the audience a little incomprehensible. They thought that they had witnessed the birth of a wealthy scandal, and they even thought about the title of the manuscript, so they waited to take a photo of the two parties on the same stage and publish it directly.

However, what is unexpected is that the original children's private relationship has finally evolved into charity-oriented, selfless love, and there is nothing to pick up at all.

In this incident, Gu Xue is undoubtedly the biggest winner, not only on stage, she did a promotion for the upcoming movie, but also borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and used Wen Minxuan's necklace to do charity for herself, and also gained a good reputation for the crew.

******

After the dinner, Gu Xue and his party walked out of the venue, two Maserati slowly drove in front of them, Sui Yun took the lead in pulling the car door and sat in.

However, at this moment, Wen Minxuan's voice suddenly came from behind: "Mr. Gu, please wait a minute." ”

When they came, it was Sui Yun and Han Yiqing who sat in a car, and Gu Xue sat alone. But at this moment, let Wen Minxuan shout like this, Gu Xue was a little anxious, she opened the door closest to her, and sat directly next to Sui Yun.

Before Gu Xue could close the door, the car door was opened from outside, and then, Wen Minxuan also squeezed into the car and closed the door casually.

"Wen Minxuan, what do you want to do?" Gu Xue couldn't cry or laugh a little, at this moment, Sui Yun was sitting on her left, and Wen Minxuan was sitting on her right, and she was just squeezed between the two men.

Wen Minxuan smiled and said in a flirtatious tone: "Mr. Gu, you were still on stage just now to thank me for coming, now, why are you so fierce to me?" I thought we had a deep affection for each other. ”

Gu Xue glanced at him, "I don't dare to have feelings for you, I'm afraid that others will say that I hug my thighs, and the turtle wants to become a golden turtle." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't, as long as I have feelings for you." Wen Minxuan turned to the side and leaned back in the chair, "Xiaoxue, I'll help you." ”

"Help me with what?"

"I'll help you buy Yueheng Pictures, in that case, you don't have to work so hard."

"What?" Gu Xue suddenly raised her voice.

Wen Minxuan gently held her hand, "Don't worry, when the time comes, you can continue to be your president, and your salary will not be reduced." This is actually a good thing for you, you can keep Yueheng Pictures, and you don't have to work as hard as you do now. ”

If Wen's Group acquires Yueheng Pictures, Gu Xue will indeed be much easier, but in this way, Yueheng will change hands and will no longer be the Gu family's industry, if he wants to continue to stay in Yueheng, he will have to become Wen Minxuan's subordinate and obey the other party's orders at any time.

This was not what Gu Xue wanted, so she shook off the other party's hand and decisively refused: "I understand your kindness, as for the acquisition or something, forget it." Next month, Yueheng's new movie will be released, and by that time, the company's situation will improve. ”

Wen Minxuan suddenly laughed, "You actually expect a 10 million movie to save Yueheng Pictures?" Do you really think that the box office of this movie can exceed 100 million? ”

Gu Xue frowned slightly, "Everything is possible. On what basis do you conclude that it will not exceed 100 million at the box office? ”

"Yes, anything is possible, it can succeed or it can fail." Wen Minxuan pursed her lips and said, "Have you ever thought about what you should do if the movie fails?" ”

Gu Xue thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Do you dare to bet with me?" ”

"Bet on what?"

"I bet that the box office of "The End of the Road" can exceed 100 million."

Wen Minxuan glanced at Gu Xue, and her tone became frivolous again, "What's the stake?" You? If you lose, are you going to make a promise? ”

Gu Xue ignored his ridicule and said to herself: "If I lose, I will agree to your acquisition of Yueheng Pictures, and if I win, you will let Ye Huayu cooperate with me to shoot Yueheng's next movie." ”

Ye Huayu is a very senior director, he is not only second to none in China, but also has a certain reputation in the world. If Gu Xue can invite Ye Huayu to cooperate with her, she will definitely be able to add a lot to Yue Heng's next movie.

Although Gu Xue believes that "The End of the Road" will be successful, the world is unpredictable, and she can't talk about it yet. However, regardless of whether this movie is successful or not, this bet will definitely have more advantages than disadvantages for Yueheng Pictures, because, if the movie fails, Yueheng will be completely finished, and whoever buys it is actually the same.

But if she wins the bet, Yueheng Pictures will not only be able to successfully turn over, but also get the help of a famous director, wouldn't this be like a tiger with wings?

"Okay, that's it." Wen Minxuan agreed very happily, because he didn't believe that such a small-budget movie without the participation of popular stars would be successful.