Chapter 44: Champagne and Sparkling Wine

“cheers!”

The voices of men talking and the brisk laughter of women filled the banquet hall.

Qiao Wenhan's film and television cooperation project is going well, and today it is the partners here in the United States who invited him to participate in the gathering of young film and television investors.

In order to consolidate the network in the American film and television investment circle.

Qiao Wenhan, the old driver of the shopping mall, is of course at ease, but he suffers An Xiaoxi.

There are few foreign celebrities who know each other, and the most terrible thing is that she is the most petite in the whole field.

It's as if Princess Pea has come to the land of giants.

An Xiaoxi just wanted to be quiet, and couldn't help but rub his temples, Qiao Wenhan held a champagne glass and chatted happily with a few investors.

But his eyes didn't leave An Xiaoxi for a moment.

swept An Xiaoxi's helpless and sad face, Qiao Wenhan immediately walked over.

"Uncomfortable?"

Skillfully wrapping their arms around An Xiaoxi's waist, the two walked through the lively banquet hall and came to the garden.

"It's okay, what's wrong with you? Business is not discussed! ”

An Xiaoxi smiled playfully, and Qiao Wenhan patted her head gently.

"It's fine, if you're not feeling well, we'll go back."

Qiao Wenhan's eyes were full of concern, and An Xiaoxi was not unable to see it.

"Got it, rambling."

Pushing Qiao Wenhan, he returned to the banquet hall.

The décor is luxurious and modern, and the paintings and ornaments on the walls no longer show the ultimate good taste all the time.

The works are said to come from a niche group of European painters, and some are even from precious private collections that cannot be bought with money.

An Xiaoxi doesn't understand art, but thinks it's novel, after all, postmodern artworks are quite peculiar at first glance, such as a woman with five eyes, such as a landscape painting with antlers crossed.

“Hello?”

Someone behind him suddenly made a greeting voice, startling An Xiaoxi, who looked at the painting.

turned around, and it turned out to be a blonde and blue-eyed young lady.

is about 1.75 meters tall, with good-looking blonde curls and classic Hollywood-style red lips.

Such a big beauty actually wanted to talk to herself, and An Xiaoxi's curiosity and interest were suddenly suspended.

The woman's name is Ashley, and she is a young actress, as old as An Xiaoxi, and she has just turned twenty-three.

The hearty laughter of the men from time to time always feels dull when there are many people.

Ann Xiaoxi proposes to go out for a walk, and Ashley does the same.

The moonlight was just right, and Los Angeles at the end of March was still a little cool, Ann Xiaoxi didn't come out with a shawl, and with her arms crossed, Ashley put her Hermes shawl with body temperature and aroma on her pointed head.

A slight smile, very charming.

It was the first time that An Xiaoxi had seen the same sex that fascinated her so much.

"I ...... Actually, a little Chinese. ”

An Xiaoxi was surprised that Ashley could speak Chinese. However, this Chinese pronunciation is really strange enough, An Xiaoxi can't sweep people's interest, and also takes the initiative to chat with her in Chinese.

In order to take care of Ashley, he deliberately slowed down his speech and used relatively simple words.

Through the small talk between the two people, An Xiaoxi learned that Ashley was "Luo Piao" who had just come from Texas, and with the dream of stardom, she came to try her luck directly after graduating from college.

Half a year ago, I was still working in a restaurant while going to the crew as a showman.

By chance, I met Kevin, a well-known producer in Hollywood, and was able to get some important roles.

An Xiaoxi is like a listener, she doesn't understand the operation of Hollywood, and she is not very interested in the film and television industry, so she can't answer many things.

But Ashley was so gracious that she couldn't be cold.

Occasionally, I also talk about my own situation.

Considering Qiao Wenhan, An Xiaoxi said that she was a chef, met a boss who appreciated her very much, and followed him to Hollywood for a vacation.

An Xiaoxi didn't know how to translate the word contract lover, and when she thought about it, her mind was full of derogatory terms.

Ashley understood in seconds, this woman was really jealous, so beautiful, and so smart.

Ashley said that there is also a good restaurant here in Beverly Hills, and invited Ann Xiaoxi to visit the store together in a few days. Of course, An Xiaoxi said that he didn't have any friends in the United States. Someone warmly invited, a good thing.

The two came to the garden bench and sat down, the bright moonlight poured down, and the two with delicate makeup looked at each other and smiled.

Ashley grabbed Ann Creek's hand and kissed the back of her hand gently.

Cool lips, like a vampire.

An Xiaoxi's keen sixth sense told her that this move was a little too ambiguous.

He smiled awkwardly and wrapped his shawl around Ashley's body again.

Ashley wrapped her shawl tightly and suddenly asked An Xiaoxi a question.

"Do you like champagne?"

Ashley's eyes were watery and gentle.

An Xiaoxi nodded, raised the champagne in her hand, gently touched Ashley's wine glass, and drank it all.

"Of course."

Ashley liked Ashley's bold gesture very much, and she drank all the champagne in the glass.

"Do you know where Champagne comes from?"

Ashley tilted her head and traced the rim of her champagne glass with her fingertips. Scarlet nails are very glamorous.

An Xiaoxi shook her head, she didn't have a deep study of wine, and she knew even less about foreign wine.

Ashley cleared her throat, the cold air made her uncomfortable, and her face was not as good as just now, An Xiaoxi wanted to pull her back after talking about this topic.

"Champagne is produced in Reims, France, and people default to the fact that only what is produced there is called champagne, while what is produced elsewhere, even if it has the same quality, can only be called sparkling wine."

An Xiaoxi didn't understand what she meant by this, and she found that Ashley's expression turned from bright and moving just now to dark.

"There are a lot of people in Vanity Fair who want to succeed, people like me who come from humble backgrounds, and the production is not good, so no matter how beautiful the taste is, it can't be called champagne, just like today, in what capacity did I come?"

Ashley smiled bitterly, and Ann Xiaoxi thought that she might be a little drunk.

"I'm Kevin's mistress, and I'm here in that capacity. He's sixty-five, and I'm twenty-three, twenty-three! Ashley desperately stressed the number twenty-three.

Undoubtedly, it was also a shot in the arm for An Xiaoxi's heart.

"I wasn't her first lover, and I won't be the last. In Hollywood, young girls who are busy throwing hugs to producers can line up from the Beverly Peninsula all the way to the Walk of Fame. ”

Ashley smiled wryly, but it sounded like crying.

An Xiaoxi gently patted her on the shoulder, comforting her and telling her not to be too sad. What can be said is nothing more than through strength, to win a good role in the future and get rid of fate.

Ashley had tears on her face, An Xiaoxi couldn't figure out how this girl could spit out the truth to her without any defense when they met for the first time.

"What about you, you and that boss of yours?"

Ashley raised her eyes, and melancholy rose on An Xiaoxi's calm face.

The old man of the Qiao family said that he would upgrade the contractual lover relationship between her and Qiao Wenhan to a contractual couple, and the period was one year. But now she has selfishness and wants to live with Qiao Wenhan forever.

She was worried that she would become Anna, and she fell in love with Qiao Wenhan, but was ruthlessly abandoned and became neurotic. But she couldn't stop continuing to like Qiao Wenhan's heart.

More than once, An Xiaoxi asked herself whether she liked the material enjoyment brought by Qiao Wenhan, or whether she liked Qiao Wenhan as a person.

Actually, she couldn't tell the difference.

Her dependence on Qiao Wenhan is based on the guarantee of material life, and it also comes from spiritual sustenance.

Because in Qiao Wenhan's body, he really felt a sense of security and love for the first time.

However, her defensive heart made it impossible for her to speak to Ashley, who met for the first time, and the complicated relationship with Qiao Wenhan could not be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

What can be said to strangers on the table is always an ambiguous definition of "okay".

Ashley shook her head, she saw An Xiaoxi's helplessness, and she decided that An Xiaoxi and her were fellow travelers.

This young actress is not the first time to be someone else's lover.

started as an assistant director, then as an assistant director, and then as a director and producer, in half a year, with his outstanding beauty, he changed three bosses.

But she is unwilling, why does she have a background, a woman with a good background is "champagne", and she is so beautiful and has good acting skills, so she can only get the treatment of "sparkling wine".

Vanity Fair, where the desire for money is rampant, there is no shortage of such girls.

They are good skins, they are also the delicate business cards of those old men, they can be copied, they can be changed in style, but they are just a symbolic decoration to show power.

Ashley's affection for Ann Creek also has a secret feeling.

It is a kind of affection that is easy to arise among miserable young actors, and men let them down, suffer, and grieve, and can only get love and care from women.

She likes An Xiaoxi, it can be said that it was love at first sight.

There were too many people at the party, and An Xiaoxi was as refreshing as a breeze.

She seemed to have a stomach full of grievances and wanted to talk to An Xiaoxi, but she was afraid of intimidating this beautiful oriental girl.

She guided An Xiaoxi into her world step by step.

In order to take revenge on men, she also raised some contract lovers, and those lovers were girls.

Ashley is replicating the misfortune she suffered, but alas, she has found the wrong person.

An Xiaoxi realized that Ashley's expression was wrong, so she reacted and wanted to leave quickly.

Excused herself for being too cold and feeling unwell, she asked Ashley to go back to the house. An Xiaoxi respects her, but she doesn't want to be anyone's contract lover anymore, Qiao Wenhan is the last.

Men and women alike should stop trying to buy her love with money.

This is the line of defense that An Xiaoxi has to defend, but it's a pity that it's a little late to get out of the way now. Ashley's eyes were growing stranger at her.

Qiao Wenhan found that An Xiaoxi went out with a woman, and he didn't pay too much attention. Towards the end of the banquet, he came out to find An Xiaoxi.

I saw that An Xiaoxi was being held by a blonde woman, and her face was not very good-looking. The woman wanted to kiss An Xiaoxi's forehead, An Xiaoxi wanted to break free, but her strength was not strong enough.

Qiao Wenhan hurriedly ran over and pulled An Xiaoxi over.

She smiled politely at Ashley.

"It's time for us to go back, darling."

An Xiaoxi knew that Qiao Wenhan was acting, but he still didn't adapt to the sudden "dear".

Ashley smiled a little playfully and asked Qiao Wenhan who this girl was.

Qiao Wenhan put his arm around An Xiaoxi's shoulders, looked at An Xiaoxi, and then looked at Ashley.

"She's my fiancée."

Ashley put away her broken Chinese and said something to An Xiaoxi in English.

"You're in luck, Champagne girl."