Ten minutes later.

Xia Wan and Wen Cheng sat down face-to-face at a café near the Evening Court Company.

Coffee was served to the two.

"Director Xia," Wen Cheng was the first to speak, the smile on the corner of his mouth was not a disguise, "Before you talk, can I ask you a question?" ”

Xia Wan could guess what she wanted to ask, but she still gave her the initiative.

"Yes," she smiled, then slightly hooked the corners of her lower lip, and joked very easily, "Besides...... I'm about the same age as you, and I don't need to use honorifics, you know, women like to be young, and they don't like to be called old. ”

Wen Cheng smiled.

Taking a sip of coffee, she went straight to the topic: "Director Xia, what I want to ask is, this movie, I heard that the investor is planning to push Zhu Xiangxiang, but Director Xia, you chose me to be the first woman, or decided on the spot, the reason ...... Is it for Mr. Ji? I also like to scroll through Weibo, knowing that you have a good relationship, so good that you are like a person. ”

She didn't say anything about Ji Weiran later, and after speaking, she looked at Xia Wan and waited for her answer.

She was a little nervous.

Summer evening found out.

Despite her composure, she betrayed her with her hand holding the coffee cup.

I didn't guess wrong.

Xia Wan didn't answer immediately, but also took a sip of coffee in front of her, until the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of her and seemed to be more anxious, so she slowly put down the coffee.

She smiled: "I'll ask you a very cheesy one first, you must have heard it on many variety shows," her finger tapped on the table, and she continued, "You choose this industry, what is your dream?" ”

Dream?

Wen Cheng was stunned.

She didn't expect Xia Wan to ask this, she thought it was ......

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Xia Wan raised her chin slightly.

The eyes are facing each other.

The sparkling smile in her eyes seemed to have a calming effect.

Wen Cheng relaxed suddenly: "Two reasons, I like the feeling of acting, it is my own world, second, if I am lucky enough to mix it well, or if it is popular, I can make a lot of money, I like money, and money can give me a sense of security." ”

She's very honest.

Xia Wan nodded imperceptibly, indicating that she understood, she didn't go around in circles, and then asked, "The world...... Did you see it? ”

"Hmm." Wen Cheng nodded, this time, she smiled a little like a fan sister, "I won't tell you, I'm Song Qi's fan sister, but after watching the movie, I feel that I have become a brain-dead fan of Teacher Ji, she is so handsome, her performance is ...... Well, it can make people empathize. ”

When she spoke, her eyes lit up.

Xia Wan had no doubts about the truth of her words.

"So," she asked again, "what about the second female Jiang Manqing?" What do you think of her? ”

Wen Cheng didn't react for a while, and replied according to his original intention: "I have acting skills, and I have several rival scenes with Mr. Ji, all of which are very enjoyable to watch, and I didn't show timidity." ”

Xia Wan smiled when she heard this: "Jiang Manqing...... Before this movie, just like you, she was a newcomer and had no experience, whether it was a big screen or a small screen, this was the first time she played such an important role, you know, why? ”

Wen Cheng looked into her eyes and seemed to understand something.

Xia Wan glanced at her and continued: "Don't you believe in yourself? ”

This time, if Wen Cheng still doesn't understand what she means, then there is no need to mix in the entertainment industry in the future.

"What do you mean......"

Xia Wan smiled slightly: "I think it's not that there are no good movies and TV series now, but there is a lack of serious acting and people with acting skills, and since it is something I want to shoot, I will strive for perfection, and the most important thing for me is the actors." The first time she was able to appear in a movie was the second female because she was suitable for that role, she was that role, and now, it proves that I was not mistaken, and she did not disappoint me. ”

After a pause, she simply said more clearly: "If today, you are in line with that role in everything, but you just don't have acting skills, or in other words, I can't see the love of acting in your eyes, then I won't choose you, these, do you understand?" ”

Her words fell, and Wen Cheng's face suddenly became hot.

I actually ......

"Thank you," she opened her mouth, and then spoke, her voice became a little louder, and her eyes looked directly at Xia Wan, "I'm sorry, I ......"

"It's okay."

The rest of the words were blocked in his throat, but Wen Cheng felt that there was no need to say any more.

Picking up her coffee, she took another sip.

Neither of them spoke again.

After a while, Wen Cheng finally broke the silence, but she didn't continue the topic just now, nor did she return to the original question, she just looked at Xia Wan, shrugged her shoulders slightly and said, "Director Xia, do you want to hear a story?" Not long. ”

Xia Wan met her gaze: "Yes." ”

Wen Cheng spoke: "The thing is very simple, there is a little girl, well, in fact, it is me, when I was very young, I encountered something that I can't forget in my life, she was ...... You know, in the countryside, there are all kinds of words, my parents are honest people, and when something like that happened, they felt sorry for me, and they couldn't bear the gossip of others, so they took me to move, and pooled money to see me a psychiatrist. ”

She smiled, seemingly unaffected: "That's indeed a shadow, fortunately, I'm getting better, living like a normal girl, and then I was admitted to Qingju, came here to go to college, and then ......"

As soon as the conversation changed, she blinked: "I met my childhood sweetheart, he confessed to me, saying that he liked me when he was very young, we moved, he was sad and cried for a long time, and after that, we were together." ”

"Congratulations." Xia Wan said sincerely.

Wen Cheng shook his head.

"He knows what happened back then," she sipped, "I also saw Teacher Ji being exposed that night...... I also saw what Teacher Ji said in Shencheng, Director Xia, guess what he said to me? ”

Xia Wan looked at her face and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Holding up her chin with one hand, Wen Cheng seemed to be recalling, the corners of her mouth were still smiling, but that smile gradually lost any temperature and light: "He discussed with me, Teacher Ji should sue that scumbag, but it has been so long, and it has only been sued until now, there should be no evidence, but if I stand up, the situation will be different, and Teacher Ji will definitely be able to win against that scumbag." ”

"Oh," she said, as if thinking of something, "he said that if he wins, he will take revenge." But, you know, what did he say? ”

Xia Wan didn't speak, but he probably guessed it in his heart.

Wen Cheng didn't want to wait for her to answer, so he continued to himself: "He said, let me find Teacher Ji and promise to testify in court, as long as I ...... Give us a sum of money, money," she tilted her head sideways and smiled, "I thought, in his heart, my reputation, my future, is not as important as money?" ”

She said it very lightly, as if she didn't care.

But in the summer evening, she saw a different taste in it, and she probably understood what she meant.

Sure enough.

Their eyes met again.

Within two seconds, Wen Cheng moved away and glanced out the window.

"Director Xia," she lost her previous agility and anger, her voice was very soft, "Once I testify, what will it bring?" The recurrence of past hurts, the gossip of others, perhaps...... And my future star journey, maybe...... I will have nothing, maybe Mr. Ji will feel sorry to give me money, or give me resources, but ......"

Turning her head back, she looked at Xia Wan fixedly: "Director Xia, if you were me and had nothing to do with Teacher Ji, how would you choose?" ”

……

What will she choose?

Xia Wan sat in the car, holding the steering wheel with both hands, but he didn't start the car for a long time.

In her mind, the sentence Wen Cheng asked echoed over and over again, and what flashed at the same time was Wen Cheng's side face when she said this.

Wen Cheng gave her a very cheerful feeling, but at that moment, she saw a trace of gloom and struggle on her face.

What were you thinking?

Xia Wan couldn't remember it, but she knew very well that before the two separated, what she said to Wen Cheng was sincere-

"I didn't force you to testify, neither did Weizhen, and she even objected to me coming to you, but...... Please forgive me, she is my most important friend and I want to help her. I think I'm probably really wrong, though. Wen Cheng, no matter what you decide, I really hope that you can get better and better. Of course, the female lead of this movie will not change. ”

She actually saw that Wen Cheng also had her own selfishness in saying those words, and she also wanted to ask for a guarantee from herself.

But......

Who does not have his own selfishness?

She has it too.

So, she gave her the assurance she wanted.

Originally, it was she who almost bothered her.

Fingers trembled, Xia Wan took a deep breath, and her heart was relieved.

It's just that......

She still can't help but think, if she changes to Wen Cheng's position today, what will she choose?

The car was parked all the time.

It took a long time for the summer evening to start slowly and leave here.

And she didn't know that in a car not far away, Zhu Xiangxiang was angry.

"Summer Evening...... The director turned out to be Ji Wei's best friend Summer Night! It must have been Ji Weiran who said something in front of her, so she deliberately wanted to replace herself! And that ...... Who's that! She thought she was something, and she dared to steal my role! Slut! Look! They're just hooking up! Luckily I saw it, otherwise I would have been stupidly kept in the dark! ”

The agent was also very angry, snorted contemptuously, and she comforted: "Xiangxiang, don't worry, she hasn't signed the contract yet, even if she has signed the contract, I can also help you snatch the role!" ”

"Gotta get it back!" Zhu Xiangxiang's eyes were horizontal, and he gave a death order, "It's best to ...... Changed the summer evening too! ”

The agent nodded again and again, suddenly, she thought of something, her eyes narrowed, and she smiled: "Xiangxiang, haven't you had a good relationship with Li Shao recently?" I heard that he didn't have a good relationship with that summer evening, so it was better to ......"

Zhu Xiangxiang's eyes also lit up.

For a while, the two kept calculating.

……

The casting of the new movie came to an end for the time being for other reasons, and while Xia Wan was relieved, she also became busier.

The world is still hot, and the box office is getting better and better.

And under Huo Qingsui's unintentional pressure, there were more and more discussions about Ji Weizhi on Weibo, so he has occupied the first place in Weibo's hot search for several days.

Both Xia Wan and Ji Wei Dye have attention, but that's all.

Because they have more important things to do.

And this day has finally come.

On the morning of the fifth day of the world's release, that is, the fifth day when Ji Weiran was suspected of being sexually assaulted as a child, she held a briefing at the largest hotel in Qingcheng, Chenxi Hotel.

The largest ballroom, overcrowded.