I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 501.
"I'm leaving, take care of the child."

Waving goodbye to his wife, Li Minnian once again embarked on a business trip under the reluctant eyes of his son and daughter.

Watching his wife drive away, he didn't enter the airport in a hurry, but stood outside and lit a cigarette.

As an old smoker, it is quite uncomfortable to be unable to smoke for a few hours after passing the security check.

Although there is a smoking room inside the security check... but whoever goes to that room knows.

It's not so much smoking as it is to inhale other people's second-hand smoke.

The harm to the body is much more serious than a cigarette.

So usually he doesn't go to the smoking room much.

With a cigarette in his mouth, Li Minnian dialed Yang Mi's number.

But it wasn't me who picked it up, but Sun Ting:

"Hello, Manager Li, I'm Sun Ting. Sister Mi is filming, do you have anything to tell me?"

Hearing this, Li Minnian hurriedly said:

"Hello, Assistant Sun. It's like this. Just now, Mr. Cai suddenly sent someone to inform me to go to Shanghai alone, and he didn't inform Shishi. I don't know exactly what to ask me for...On this matter, you Just talk to Mimi."

"Well, okay. I remember. Manager Li, you have worked hard."

"Hey, you're welcome."

After some politeness, he hung up the phone.

Standing in the shade with a cigarette in his mouth, he was lost in thought as he watched the passengers coming in and out of the airport.

He's actually been a little bit skeptical.

That is to say that Yang Mi protects Shishi too well.

Yes, that's right, protection.

She is protecting Shishi in her own way.

Try not to let Shishi participate in these intrigues and intrigues.

Even...maybe Shishi doesn't know that her good friend is prying her from the Tang people to her.

But the problem is... Shishi will have to face these things sooner or later, won't she?

She doesn't like to fight, and she doesn't like to rob. She is an existence that is easy to suffer in the entertainment industry.

Even if you can protect her for a while, can you protect her forever?
Especially in this matter.

How can it be so complicated?

Talk to Shishi directly, as long as Shishi wants to come, then make a "Gongsuo Xinyu", after meeting the terms of the contract, at most pay some liquidated damages and then come out.

As for such a big effort?
He was full of puzzlement.

But there's another kind of... a faint feeling of jealousy.

Obviously I am the manager...

Of course, that's what it says.

Others might not be able to see clearly, but Li Minnian actually analyzed it very clearly.

The entertainment industry has been quite calm recently, but the short film "Special Deal" on the Internet has sparked a wave of enthusiasm a few days ago.

The heat is not too high.

It's far from the kind of big news.

But Shengzai's entertainment industry has been calm for the past one or two months, so the news of "Liu Yifei's comeback" is particularly eye-catching.

Oh yes, and the interview with Xu Xin.

The Raoshizi Film Festival... Li Minnian didn't remember it, but he had to admit that Director Xu's interview was pretty amazing.

In the past, Li Minnian only thought Director Xu was great in terms of influence.

But after watching the video and the interview...he realized that this young man was much more powerful than he had imagined.

The "immortal spirit" that so many directors haven't removed, after being passed by Director Xu, is basically a brand new Liu Yifei.

Before this short film, Li Minnian really couldn't imagine what Liu Yifei would look like with smoky makeup.

What does this mean?
It shows that Director Xu is really amazing.

He is definitely not the kind of person who hits big luck and becomes famous.

If Shishi could follow him and slip through her fingers a little bit in the movie, wouldn't that be much better than Tang Ren?

At that time, Shishi will become popular, and any advertisement will cost millions.

Then your income can also be greatly increased.

Good school district house, son's house, daughter's dowry...

It seems to be within reach.

Thinking of this, he took a deep puff on his cigarette, and seeing that it was almost time, he carried his suitcase and headed for the airport.

Bear with it.

Although I don't know why I let myself go to demon this time.

But he probably couldn't avoid being scolded by Mr. Cai.

Just hit it, it's nothing.

It's not a dumbass.

For wife and child house ticket...

Everything can be tolerated.

Just pretend you can't hear it...

……

Checking luggage, changing boarding passes, boarding, takeoff, and landing.

It was already past five o'clock when he arrived in Shanghai.

Generally speaking, the company has a cooperative hotel, which is specially used for the staff to travel between the two places.

Li Minnian originally planned to squeeze the light rail, but when he called to confirm the room, he heard someone from the company say that Mr. Cai was still waiting for him at the company, so he had to queue up to take a taxi.

But the problem is that the company reimburses only the money for public transportation.

He had to pay for the hundred or so yuan for a taxi.

Although it's not a pain in the flesh, that's how people are.

With a better goal, you will instinctively pick on all injustices in the existing environment.

A boss as big as Yang Mi...and so considerate.

Encountered this kind of thing... Although I dare not say that I will send a car to pick it up, but at least I can reimburse the taxi fare, right?
But what about the company?

A taxi fare of more than 100 yuan, at most five yuan for the light rail.

Then when I went to claim the reimbursement, I had to be scolded by the finance department, such as "the rules are the rules, why don't you talk to Mr. Cai" and the like.

Pooh.

what!
Then the evening peak in Shanghai seems to be more congested than Yanjing.

Li Minnian felt very bad all this way.

But there are worse things.

When he finally arrived at the company, he just opened the door of Cai Yinong's office, and saw several exquisitely shaped lunch boxes on the coffee table in the big office.

You can tell at a glance that this is a takeaway meal from some big restaurant.

Li Minnian, who missed the plane meal on the plane because of catching up on sleep, felt a twitch in his stomach.

call……

He let out a breath, and walked to the desk respectfully:
"Mr. Cai."

"Ah."

Cai Yinong nodded and asked:
"What is Shishi doing recently?"

Li Minnian said these words, can't you make a phone call and ask them clearly?
But his face remained calm:
"Since I finished filming "Strange Man", I have been staying at home to recharge my batteries."

After finishing this sentence, he added some hints:
"Waiting for the company to arrange new tasks."

Before Liu Zhishi was hidden by the snow, the reason why he was able to continue filming "Strange Man" was because Tang Yan turned down the film due to physical reasons.

As a last resort, Cai Yinong asked her to join the group immediately.

But the Xuezang order that was notified to the whole company was not taken back.

This led to the fact that after Liu Zhishi finished filming "Strange Man", no one in the company knew what Mr. Cai was thinking because of the order that had not been cancelled.

Even some very common supporting promotional activities have been postponed.

Not to mention some acupuncture work.

In the next few issues of the "Zhu Xian" game conference, there was no Liu Zhishi's name.

It's not that I don't want to make arrangements, but that I don't know what to do to meet Mr. Cai's wishes.

So everyone simply kept silent.

Anyway, Liu Zhishi also acted in "Weird Man"... No matter what, she will come out to promote "Weird Man", right?

We'll see what Mr. Cai has to say then.

But because of this lack of information, Liu Zhishi lost his job and Li Minnian only had a basic income.

Because the salary of "Weird Man" has not yet arrived.

This kind of internal resource digestion of the company itself is not high for artists, and the speed of distribution is all after the film is sold and the funds are returned.

Li Minnian has been relying on his capital for the past few months.

But unfortunately, Cai Yinong didn't hear it...

Or she didn't know at all.

Because from her point of view, the so-called Xuezang, what she valued was Liu Zhishi's attitude.

There is something wrong with this man's attitude.

I am your boss, you can do whatever I ask you to do, why do you dare to disobey me as an employee?

If you don't take this order back, it means hanging a sword over your head to make you sober and obedient.

Know to be afraid.

This is her perspective.

As for some publicity activities outside the perspective, they are all in charge of other departments, and she basically doesn't worry about these details now.

Otherwise, the boss cares about everything every day, so why do he need his subordinates?

Therefore, she didn't think about the meaning of Li Minnian's words at all, or the process, but directly understood the result.

As a manager, Li Minnian had no income and felt uncomfortable.

Then... Cai Yinong's goal was achieved.

Uncomfortable?

It's right to be uncomfortable.

It's not uncomfortable, you don't know what your agent does.

So she said directly:

"With her attitude, how can the company arrange new tasks for her?"

"This... Mr. Cai, Shishi also knows that it's her fault. You see, even Director Li said that she is the one who works the hardest on the set. I didn't say a word of grievance. This kind of professional attitude is one of the best in the whole crew..."

"What I want is her dedication!"

"Da da da da da!"

It seemed that some words touched Cai Yinong's dissatisfaction, and the ballpoint pen in her hand suddenly began to tap on the table.

The pen cap that pressed the spring made a rushing sound to cooperate with the sound of her knocking on the table.

Cai Yinong looked at Li Minnian with a serious face:

"Professionalism? Rising from dawn to dusk? Wronged? I want her to be obedient! Do you know how many people will fight for the heroine of our company if it is released outside?! Why can she get it directly!? Get the heroine, she Shouldn't it be more dedicated to work and more greedy in the morning and night!?"

"..."

Li Minnian was speechless, lowered his eyebrows and nodded.

Listen respectfully.

But I sneered in my heart.

scramble?

But stop being funny.

How do you speak?If you open your mouth to outsiders, what should the actors in the company think?
What is Poetry Acquisition?

If Mimi hadn't greeted Tang Yan, this role would have belonged to Tang Yan.

Seeing that Li Minnian was silent, Cai Yinong didn't continue talking, but went straight to the point:
"The purpose of asking you to come here this time is very simple. I will give Shishi another chance in the play "Gong Suo Xin Jade". She will come over tomorrow. I don't care what you say. This is the last chance I will give her. If she still doesn't agree..."

She didn't continue talking, but changed her tone:
"Old Li, how old are Xiaojun and Xiaoqing this year?"

Li Minnian was taken aback.

Subconsciously replied:
"Xiaojun is seven years old, and Xiaoqing is five years old."

"Xiaoqing will go to elementary school next year, right?"

"Uh... yes."

"Then you, a father, don't have to worry about it? Find a good school for your child? The school district housing in Yanjing has been very expensive in the past two years."

"This……"

Li Minnian thought for a while and said:
"I'm not working hard."

"Then work hard and earn more money, it's better than anything else."

Cai Yinong didn't say too much.

But she believed that Li Minnian could understand.

He is also an old man who has been with the company for many years. If he can't even understand the subtext of these words, all these years will be in vain.

And seeing Li Minnian's slightly struggling appearance, she didn't say any more, but checked the time:
"Okay, Shishi will come over tomorrow, but I won't be back tomorrow night. You two can come to see me the morning after tomorrow. Go back and rest early, go."

"Uh... yes, Mr. Cai."

Li Minnian responded, turned and left.

When he went out, the expression on his face turned into a calm one.

There is no one working overtime at the moment, and there is no one in the corridor.

But there is monitoring.

Therefore, the expression on his face remained calm, and when he walked into the elevator and turned his back to the camera, his calm eyes silently turned into sarcasm.

What he was mocking was not that Cai Yinong had already eaten and called his hungry subordinates over.

It doesn't mean that I ran a thousand and eight kilometers from Yanjing to come here, and I met Mr. Cai for less than 5 minutes.

he was just thinking about...

When did the actor become such an "unbearable" look.

People say that the law is the lower limit of morality.

He quite agrees with this sentence.

But where is the upper limit of morality?

He is not very clear.

but……

All in all, when dealing with one's own profession, people always have to maintain a sense of awe, don't they?

Even if someone deliberately plastic surgery to look like your first love.

But it wasn't first love after all.

Why is such a simple truth... no one understands?
Walking out of the company all the way, he carried the suitcase and subconsciously walked to the cooperative hotel not far from the company.

But when he got to the front desk and reported his name, he got a "sorry" from the front desk lady.

"Sorry, Mr. Li, I don't have your appointment information yet."

"..."

Li Minnian was taken aback.

"No?"

"Yes."

"Uh... Then take a look, it should be in the afternoon. I'm Tang Ren's manager, and the company should have reserved a room for me here. There is also an artist's room tomorrow, Liu Zhishi's."

"Okay, wait a minute."

As a partner hotel of Tang Dynasty, it is not uncommon for agents or artists to live here temporarily.

The front desk is also used to it.

A few autographs and group photos.

But after operating the computer at the front desk, he still shook his head:

"Sorry, in the last two days, in your company's reservation information, there are only two rooms for yesterday. The reservation information is Ms. Guo Xiaoting. The guest has already checked in. Up to now, we have not received any notice of room reservation."

"..."

Li Minnian unconsciously gripped the handle of the suitcase.

And the front desk said:

"Why don't I contact our manager now and ask him to communicate with you. Do you think it's okay? The main reason is that we need your company to issue a formality, otherwise the room fee cannot be settled normally."

"no need."

A smile suddenly appeared on Li Minnian's face:
"Even if your manager is here, you still have to call our company. Everyone is off work now... sorry to trouble you, goodbye."

"Eh? Mr. Li... How about I give you a company discount and issue you a paper invoice, and you can go through the reimbursement process yourself..."

"No need, thanks for your hard work."

Li Minnian waved his hand again, pushed the suitcase and left.

Walking out of the hotel lobby all the way, pushing the suitcase down the concierge desk, he stopped.

He took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it.

Standing in place, he thought for a while, took out his mobile phone, and found the phone number of the person in charge of the commuting department within the company.

Called over.

"Dudu... hello? Manager Li, how are you?"

"Hello, Team Zhang."

Li Minnian asked with a relaxed tone of smile:

"I want to ask, at what gate will the car pick up Shishi?"

"Ah? Pick up who?"

Captain Zhang, who was in charge of driver allocation, was a little confused.

"Shishi? Shishi is coming? When is tomorrow?"

"Yes, Shishi is coming. Didn't Team Zhang receive the notice?"

"no."

"Oh, maybe the tickets haven't been issued yet... It's okay, I just asked, and I'll talk about it tomorrow. You should do your work first, Team Zhang, I'm hanging up."

"Hey, okay, then I will contact you, Broker Li, after I receive the notice tomorrow."

The phone hangs up again.

Li Minnian was suddenly happy:
"Ha ha……"

He was having fun there alone at night, but it was actually quite intrusive.

But he was having fun for a while.

Finally, after throwing the burnt cigarettes aside, he pushed the box and walked out of the hotel.

When he came to the road, he glanced at the way on the left.

A yellow sign came into view:

"Shenzhou Car Rental"

So, he carried the box and walked over directly.

Pushing open the door, straight to the point:
"Boss, rent a car."

"What car?"

"business……"

Originally, the word "commercial vehicle" was about to blurt out.

But Li Minnian suddenly changed his mind...

Why rent a business car?

Why rent a commercial vehicle?
Isn't that helping the company's appearance?

Shishi's thoughts are not delicate, what should I do if I don't find out?
So, the commercial vehicle that came to my mouth became:
"Business special car."

The boss is also a little speechless:
"Nonggang's special price is ready, and I will return Sangwute as the side... One wave and nineteen days a day, the deposit is three thousand..."

"What brand of car?"

"BYD F3."

"Row!"

Soon, the formalities were completed, and the boss drove the car to the door of the store.

After Li Minnian checked the entire car, he put the suitcase in, only to find out that it was a manual transmission.

"..."

He was a little speechless, stepped on the clutch in a strange way, shifted to first gear, and started slowly.

The car moved forward slowly.

He didn't drive very far, and stopped the car at the hotel where Liu Zhishi stayed last time.

He got an ordinary double room, and after he came to the room with his luggage, he thought about it and called Liu Zhishi.

"Hello, Brother Li."

Liu Zhishi's voice was very calm.

"Hey, Shishi, did the company tell you? Let you come to Shanghai tomorrow?"

"Brother Li, let's meet at the airport tomorrow?"

"I've arrived early."

Without hiding anything, Li Minnian said directly.

"Uh……"

Liu Zhishi frowned over there:
"You arrived early?"

"Yes, Mr. Cai asked me to come this afternoon... It's still for your business."

"My...what's the matter?"

Liu Zhishi seemed to be asking questions knowingly.

But Li Minnian didn't say much, just smiled and said:
"What time is your flight tomorrow?"

"7:20, if we arrive, it will be ten or eleven o'clock."

"Okay, then I'll pick you up then. Mr. Cai has something to do tomorrow, and the appointment is to see her the morning after tomorrow."

"...Okay, see you tomorrow then."

Seeing that Li Minnian didn't say anything, Liu Zhishi didn't force him.

After hanging up the phone, when Li Minnian was about to go downstairs for a meal, Yang Mi called:

"Hey, Brother Li, I just finished my work..."

……

Li Minnian and Yang Mi didn't say much.

He just repeated what Cai Yinong and himself said.

After Yang Mi heard it, the answer she gave had only one meaning:
"You don't have to worry about anything, just communicate with Shishi according to Cai Yinong's instructions, and I will handle other things."

Li Minnian didn't ask much about how to do it.

Then he recklessly told about his experience of renting a car.

Then, Yang Mi was happy:

"Haha, isn't that good?"

Okay?

indeed.

pretty good.

After all, people have to go first before the tea can get cold.

It's really good.

……

"Hey, Manager Li, I asked Secretary Xia Lin, oops... sorry, I was a little negligent yesterday. I really didn't see Shishi's flight information. So, where are you now? I'll send someone to pick you up and go to the airport together .”

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Li Minnian received another call from Team Zhang.

Sitting in BYD, Li Minnian, who was sweating profusely because of the weak air conditioner, said with a smile:

"It's okay, I'm here to pick you up."

"Ah?...Manager Li, are you here already?"

"Yes. I'm at the airport now, so I don't need to bother the company."

"Uh……"

Team Zhang was also a little speechless.

But he was relieved.

It's okay, as long as you have a car to pick you up, otherwise, if you ask Shishi to take a taxi or wait at the airport for a long time, the company may make trouble for you.

So the tone became a lot more polite:
"Then trouble Manager Li, ouch, this is indeed my negligence, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Haha, it's all right. I'll just come and pick up Shishi. Team Zhang doesn't have to worry."

"Yeah, let's have a drink together some other day."

"Good good..."

After hanging up the phone, Captain Zhang let out a sigh of relief.

Sitting at his desk, he cursed unconsciously.

Damn, I was negligent in my work, but I blamed it on me.

You fucking send out artist schedule notices early.

It was after 9 o'clock, and I was told to pick up Liu Zhishi.

That's where her agent is.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be me who was scolded?

Your secretary is really good.

Oh shit!

……

Team Zhang scolded the street over there.

Li Minnian was smoking in the parking lot.

After smoking a cigarette, he got into the car.

To be fair, the street parking lot in Shanghai is actually very large and empty.

Although there are cars in shady places, as long as you look for the location, it is definitely not difficult to find.

But Li Minnian parked the car under the scorching sun.

The air conditioner in this car was not cooling, and it became even hotter under the scorching sun.

After waiting in a cool place for a while, he finally received a call from Liu Zhishi:

"Hello, Brother Li, I'm here. Exit 3 at the airport."

"Hey, okay, I'll go right now."

Li Minnian quickly got into the car and walked towards the exit of the airport.

It was very hot in the car, and his back was soaked as soon as he got in the car.

Holding the "too warm" steering wheel, the crude interior of BYD F3 combined with the sound of the air conditioner "woo woo woo" trying to blow air, made him sigh unconsciously.

suffer?
definitely.

I don't know when this domestic car will catch up with imported cars.

Not to mention, the air conditioner can be improved first.

If things go on like this, the BYD brand may not even be as good as Alto.

With this in mind, he saw Liu Zhishi walking out with a suitcase and sunglasses.

He didn't honk.

I'm also afraid that it will attract too much attention, so that Shishi will be photographed in a BYD car.

Stop, flash double flashes, and get out of the car.

He walked quickly to Liu Zhishi's side:
"Hey, let's go."

Liu Zhishi turned her head, and when she saw that it was Brother Li, she nodded and followed him habitually.

Behind BYD is a Buick GL8.

He also opened the car door and seemed to be picking someone up.

Liu Zhishi habitually thought it was a company car.

At this moment, the driver of the Buick also got out of the car and shouted in her direction:

"Sister, here!"

The driver is very young.

Hearing this address, Liu Zhishi was still wondering why this new driver was so reckless.

Why are you shouting so loudly in public?
But just as he was thinking, a woman's voice came from behind:

"Hey, here we come."

"..."

Liu Zhishi paused.

Got it wrong?

Before she could react, a fat woman behind her who was estimated to be only 1.6 meters tall and weighed [-] walked past her holding a suitcase.

Although Liu Zhishi looks very low-key now wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap.

But the aesthetics of public figures and the temperament of ballet dancers are there.

No matter where she is placed, she stands out from the crowd.

It's not just the opposite sex who is paying attention.

The same sex will too.

She saw the fat girls turning their heads to look at themselves after they walked past her.

And at this juncture, Li Minnian also came to the side of F3 and opened the trunk.

The fat woman sees...

Although this dress is low-key, but the temperamental beauty with a high rate of return turned out to be a BYD representing a domestically produced low-end car...

All of a sudden, the sense of superiority in him became stronger.

Finishing off with an expression...although not disdainful, but revealing a sense of superiority, after handing over the suitcase to the young man, he got into the car on his own.

When that foot stepped into the car, the shock absorber of the car deflected.

wobbly...

Then he slammed the door shut with a bang.

Li Minnian also packed Liu Zhishi's suitcase.

"..."

Liu Zhishi was also speechless.

On the one hand, he was shown his superiority for no reason.

On one side is this... really low-end car in front of you.

For a while, my mind was a little empty.

Don't understand what's going on here.

Why would the company send a car like this to pick itself up?

At this time, Li Minnian said:

"Shishi, get in the car."

"……it is good."

Liu Zhishi responded, and glanced at the back row... Finally, she chose to sit in the co-pilot seat.

And once in the car...

"Whoo~"

A gust of hot air sprayed on the face.

Even if it's hot in the car.

The most important thing is that BYD's F3 and Volkswagen Poussin have similar engine positions.

The side of the co-pilot close to the direction of the drive shaft...is also very hot.

As soon as she stepped down, she felt a wave of heat...

All of a sudden, sweat appeared on her forehead.

This……

What kind of car is this!
She was full of absurdity.

And it's a manual transmission! ?
Then, in the midst of this absurdity, Li Minnian got into the car and skillfully shifted into first gear.

The clutch is released too quickly...

"Buzz... boom boom! boom!"

After the car advanced a little distance, the front and rear rattled and turned off.

"..."

Liu Zhishi was even more speechless.

At this time...

"Drip!"

The commercial vehicle behind made a beeping sound of urging.

Li Minnian quickly restarted the ignition, started slowly, and drove out slowly under the urging of the car behind and Liu Zhishi's slightly awkward speechlessness.

(End of this chapter)