Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 863 - 861: The Most Complicated Thing Is the Human Heart (Part 2)

"How could I not? But, I’ve already thought of a reason to refuse drinking!"

Nuonuo smiled at Da Bao, her bright eyes full of cunning.

That Nuonuo would use the universal excuse of an alcohol allergy to refuse drinks was indeed a bit beyond Da Bao’s expectations.

Or rather, throughout the day, Nuonuo’s demeanor and responses continually surprised Da Bao.

However, Nuonuo almost mentioned everything except for He Yinyin’s deliberate provocation. Da Bao vaguely understood her reason for doing so, and privately, he paid more attention to this He Yinyin’s movements.

A few days later, the actress playing the second female lead, He Yinyin, went to her uncle Boss Qi’s house for a meal.

"Uncle, just think about it, even though I’ve starred as the female lead in several films, my part in this drama isn’t flattering at all. Si Han, the actress playing the lead, is a newcomer, and yet her part is significant and appealing. Uncle, could you talk to Director Sun about reducing the lead’s scenes and giving more to my second lead role? After all, I have nearly a million followers on Weibo, which could help drive some momentum and popularity for the film. Plus, I’m not even asking for a higher pay, isn’t Director Sun just profiting here?"

It can only be said that there are indeed people in the world with no self-awareness. She is utterly oblivious; in the presence of Fang Kai, a superstar with tens of millions of fans, her barely one million followers, even including ghost accounts, weren’t even worthy of mention. Who would take her seriously?

But Boss Qi advised her earnestly, "Yinyin, don’t give your uncle any trouble. The background of that female lead is not simple. In this country, no one dares to mess with the Ji Family."

He Yinyin pondered her uncle’s words carefully, a flash of light suddenly illuminating her mind, and she immediately got it!

The next day, she happened to share a dressing room with Fang Kai. Fang Kai had his eyes closed, ignoring her presence.

She glanced at Fang Kai, then casually asked the makeup artist behind her.

"Meimei, did you start dating when you were eighteen?"

"No, I was in my senior year and my dad would’ve broken my legs if I had started dating."

"Ha, but someone got taken in by a rich businessman at eighteen. It shows that different intelligence means different fates."

"Huh? Who was it, getting involved at eighteen?" The makeup artist was also a bit of a gossip.

"Who else could it be? I heard the businessman’s surname is Ji. In R City, there aren’t many rich folks with the surname Ji." Of course, within the whole crew, only Si Han was eighteen, so her words were more of a direct implication than a suggestion.

Actually, He Yinyin didn’t think the Ji her uncle referred to was actually the top three assets’ President Ji. She simply misunderstood her uncle’s meaning, thinking he suggested Si Han had someone backing her, in those unscrupulous and underhanded ways she assumed. So she intended to fling mud at Si Han, defaming her.

Anyway, that billionaire Mr. Ji had nothing to do with their crew, and even if rumors spread within the crew, there’s no way they could reach such a perpetually busy man’s ears.

"Oh, no way, are you saying that nearly fifty-year-old man who looks like he’s thirty, and even more charming than male model superstars, that Ji Group’s President Ji?"

While working in the Ji Group office, President Ji suddenly sneezed. Little did he know, he, an old man, was still remembered by such a young and beautiful girl?

"Who knows... Sigh... Couldn’t tell, such skills at such a young age..." He Yinyin leisurely reached out, signaling the makeup assistant who was dumbstruck by the gossip to fix her nails.

Fang Kai had been resting with his eyes closed. Though he heard He Yinyin’s words, he never reacted until that last sentence, provoking him to slightly open his eyes and glance at He Yinyin through the mirror.

"Instead of wasting time on idle gossip here, why not work on improving yourself!" His voice was low, but anyone with half a brain could hear the thick sarcasm in it.

Of course, he wouldn’t kindly warn He Yinyin not to provoke people she couldn’t afford to. He was purely fed up with hearing her foul-mouthing Si Han. People like He Yinyin, who think they’re great just because of some trifling money and minor connections, are exactly the kind he despises the most.

As for what kind of person Si Han actually is, he believed that besides Director Sun and Tian Fang, he knew best within the crew.

He was one of the only two in the crew who knew Si Han was the heiress of the Ji Group, and one of the only two who had witnessed Si Han being doted on like a precious gem by the whole Ji Family.

Honestly, the first time he saw Si Han, seeing her being escorted into a private room by the Ji Family, he was filled with disdain: Pfft, another rich young lady fooling around in the entertainment industry!

As for his gestures of goodwill that night, giving signed photos and albums, it was purely a social strategy that every mature adult possesses, and involved no sincerity at all.

Of course, the words he said to Si Han during the crew dinner were indeed sincere.

About Si Han having endorsed a particular brand, he only found out casually, and when he saw her performance in the advertisement, it genuinely impressed and amazed him.

Yet, that was merely amazement and appreciation.

As an actor, it was a recognition and affirmation of a peer’s talent and skill.

At the same time, he also understood very well that no matter how well someone performed in front of the camera, it doesn’t necessarily say anything about their character off-camera.

So, before filming started, and even on the day of the opening ceremony, he still harbored significant bias towards Si Han, this rich young lady, treating her with only basic courtesy.

However, Si Han’s recent behavior in the crew truly made him see her in a new light.

This change of perception didn’t happen suddenly, but was gradually refreshed and rewritten by her daily conduct within the crew. He believed others’ impressions of Si Han differed greatly from their initial perceptions as well.

Anyone hearing she was pre-selected as the female lead would instinctively think she was a spoiled, wilful young lady. Yet, she showed humility and politeness both in public and private; during breaks when she could relax in a nanny van, she instead stood close to the camera, earnestly watching others act, occasionally offering water or tissues to directors and actors in front of the camera...

In front of the camera, she was diligent and hardworking, showing no hint of a spoiled, capricious heiress.

Director Sun’s strictness was well-known; even when the one in front of the lens was the greatly influential Si Han, he scolded just as freely.

Even an experienced actor like Fang Kai, when scolded so harshly in front of everyone, would feel very embarrassed, let alone Si Han, who appeared to be just a delicate, young girl.