please don't believe me

On a sunny afternoon, the central park of the capital of country E.

The country is rainy all year round, and this kind of good weather is very rare.Therefore, even though the weather has become a bit cooler, many people still took off their coats and lay down on the lawn to bask in the sun.

A man is walking through the park.He wore a long black trench coat over his dark gray casual suit, making his figure particularly tall and straight.He looks mature and charming, with some mixed-race characteristics of continent A in his appearance, but in this place that can be called a country of immigrants, this can be regarded as a kind of mysticism.

A young girl followed him on high heels.This is a real Asian face. The beige trench coat makes her look tall, light makeup, pointed shoes, and a suitable handbag. Everything shows that this is a working woman with excellent taste.

"Go straight, BOSS." The girl held her mobile phone and compared the route she was traveling on. "According to the directions, the end of this road and across the street is our destination."

"Green fields, crowds, and pigeons." The man walked in front, scanning the surrounding scenery from time to time, and when a lady looked at him, he nodded politely, "If we also prohibit vehicles from entering, we can improve the elderly and children and pet preferences...”

"'Open Wall' policy, boss." The girl kicked her hands into her pockets, including her cell phone, "and don't expect the population density of country C to allow such a thing."

"The elderly, children and pets don't necessarily need a big city, they just need a paradise." The man looked up at the skyscrapers around Central Park, "...a 'paradise' with all kinds of facilities."

The girl raised her eyebrows: "It sounds like Zhiyuan Group is planning to buy an island, boss?"

The man didn't answer, he stood still by the side of the road.The road used to be trafficked, but seven years ago it was closed to traffic during crowd activities.Over the past seven years, people have become accustomed to the leisurely life here.

The sun shines on the cafe opposite, and consumers enjoy the sunshine comfortably.A man with black hair and dark eyes was sitting by the window, with a glass of drink in front of him, and a young blonde girl was standing at the table, chatting with him enthusiastically.

"Oh." The girl in the beige trench coat stood beside the man, "We found him."

"Indeed." The man stretched out his wrist and glanced at his watch, "It's 5 minutes ahead."

"Obviously he's ahead of us." The girl squinted her eyes as she looked at the blond girl who was talking, "...you dated a third person?"

"No."

"I think so. My dear idol Dai Bowen is sitting on a single chair, and there is also a single chair opposite him." The girl folded her arms and raised her eyebrows, "Oh, it means that there is no place for me. "

Dai Bowen signed the name of the girl who came to talk to him, and had a simple conversation.

When he was finally free and able to drink two sips of coffee, he suddenly found a shadow looming over him.

When Dai Bowen turned his head, a tall man in a black windbreaker stood outside the window, covering a large area of ​​sunlight, looking down at him.The man looked expressionless, but his eyes were rare and gentle.

Dai Bowen smiled, leaned closer to the window and let out a breath, and drew four strokes on the fogged glass with his fingers.

Love, and a "D".

The man sneered, let Dai Bowen's sunshine out, and walked towards the store door.As soon as he walked away, the girl in the beige windbreaker standing behind was exposed.She was going to follow the man, but when she accidentally caught a glimpse of the pattern on the glass, she was so shocked that she forgot to leave.

Dai Bowen propped his elbows on the table, propped his chin and smirked at her.

"Is it fun to tease your fans?" The man took off the windbreaker and hung it on the coat rack, pulled away the chair opposite Dai Bowen and sat down.

"That's for you." The fog on the glass had disappeared, and Dai Bowen didn't move his chin at all, just raised his eyes and smiled at him, "Then do you think it's fun, Shen... Xiuyuan?"

Shen Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, but before he could speak, the waiter who took the order and Lin Tong walked to the table.Lin Tong seemed to be full of doubts, but the waiter was there, so she had to shut up first.

Shen Xiuyuan ordered black coffee as usual, and Dai Bowen asked Lin Tong if he would like a cup.

"I don't need to, I'll leave right away, Harold is still waiting for me." Lin Tong is not stupid, how could he really dare to sit down, "I came only because I wanted to see you."

Harrods is a famous shopping center in this city, country E, and the whole world—including all kinds of luxury goods. It is normal for Lin Tong to come out and want to go shopping.Even though she is still an elite model who kicks on pointed shoes, she might soon change to flat shoes that are easy to move.

"Harold? That's a long way from here." Dai Bowen looked at the waiter, "Give this lady a package of your signature puffs."

The waiter nodded and left, while Dai Bowen smiled at Lin Tong: "The puffs here are delicious, you can take them with you, and I will borrow your boss's fee."

The person in charge of District A of Zhiyuan Group is worth a puff. It was hard for Lin Tong not to find it funny, but she looked away for a second and held back.And Dai Bowen's open attitude made it difficult for the girl to ask about the "heart pattern".

And if this "heart shape" has any meaning, it will be a secret she cannot know at present.

After a few casual chats, the small paper bag containing puffs was delivered to Lin Tong.Lin Tong said goodbye to the two, and when he was about to leave, he asked Shen Xiuyuan in a low voice: "Do you need me to remind you of the itinerary in advance?"

Shen Xiuyuan said: "No need."

Lin Tong nodded: "Then I'll wait for your contact."

Dai Bowen rested his elbows on the table, watched Lin Tong walk out of the coffee shop, and then looked at Shen Xiuyuan: "So, can we start the topic?"

"Here?" Shen Xiuyuan glanced at the store, there were not many people, and there was brisk music.Even though almost no one would intentionally eavesdrop on other people's boring conversations, Shen Xiuyuan still didn't think it was a good place.

"And then being overheard thinking we're crazy? Just because we thought 'sci-fi movies' were real."

Dai Bowen smiled when he heard the words, and suddenly switched to the "Chinese channel": "Then use this ancient oriental language to add a little mystery."

Shen Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes.

Dai Bowen continued: "After all, I only bought your time for one puff."

"Excuse me." The waiter approached with a plate and put the food in front of Shen Xiuyuan, "Your black coffee and puffs."

Shen Xiuyuan said: "I didn't order puffs."

The waiter glanced at Dai Bowen: "This gentleman said that no matter what drink is ordered on this table, there will always be a puff."

Dai Bowen smiled cooperatively, and the waiter left.Shen Xiuyuan looked at Dai Bowen: "What does this mean?"

"Nothing interesting." Dai Bowen tapped the table with his fingertips, pointing to the plate of puffs, "It's really delicious, you should try it."

Shen Xiuyuan is a person who can really afford to "up and down a million every minute", but he has a broad vision and takes the overall situation into consideration, so he can tolerate jokes like Dai Bowen.But tolerance is tolerance, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the person opposite: "What's wrong with you?"

"what?"

"If you have something to say, you might as well just say it. I'm not you, and I can't read minds." As soon as we met, he began to "find faults" like a prank, and Shen Xiuyuan finally got something interesting, "How did I offend you?"

Dai Bowen glanced at him.

"As an ally, I suggest you be more honest." Shen Xiuyuan said again, "like me."

"That's because it's hard for you to hide something from me." Dai Bowen slowly stirred his cup and took a sip of coffee.Then he put down the glass, crossed his arms, and rested his hands on the table.

"What is this?" Shen Xiuyuan pointed to his arm, "I heard that this is a gesture of 'rejection'."

"You're showing off... are you actually trying to joke with me?" Dai Bowen looked at him. "Of course, this means rejection. At the same time, it also means 'declaring territory'."

"Stay away from my team." Dai Bowen said with a calm expression, "Don't let your people harass you to country E."

Shen Xiuyuan's eyes moved: "Harassment?"

"My team has recently received too many sponsorship inquiries, which will arouse the sponsor's doubts." Dai Bowen looked at him, "Sir Rand even 'kindly' reminded me that if you want to get sponsorship from Zhiyuan Group, you'd better put Channel [-]'s programming is a bit bigger."

Sir Rand was the one who previously connected Zhiyuan Group and Dai Bowen's agent.

Shen Xiuyuan took a sip of coffee, bitter but fragrant: "Good suggestion."

"Shen Xiuyuan, I can't beat you in country C, so I don't talk about this issue. But this is U state, and you still want to use the U state headquarters to suppress me, huh?" Dai Bowen said, "Let's settle personal grievances in private, don't So much involved."

Shen Xiuyuan said: "Why don't you think that your superb performance has attracted sponsors?"

"I do attract sponsors, but I have never included the Zhiyuan Group." Dai Bowen replied, "The Zhiyuan Group has never sponsored such performances. I guess you are an investor who grew up in a 'palace', even Cirque du Soleil It’s not uncommon to have a look, isn’t it?”

Shen Xiuyuan looked at him: "That's just the past."

Dai Bowen put on a "look" expression.

There was some helplessness in Shen Xiuyuan's tone: "I don't know, there are performance groups in this world who don't like sponsors."

"Wrong. It's not that I don't like sponsors. On the contrary, I love these sponsors to death." Dai Bowen said, "But you don't know that when the behemoths of global chains appear in front of these sponsors, they are likely to automatically Back away."

"Your gigs and shows have been so well received that even if sponsors run away, someone else will."

"The 'others' you are referring to are Zhiyuan Group, right?" Dai Bowen glanced at him and then looked away.

The sun was still warm, but Dai Bowen and Shen Xiuyuan had just had a "quiet quarrel".Zhiyuan Group's sponsorship sounds like a good thing, but its strong background determines its overwhelming victory compared to other sponsors.Dai Bowen used to be a model where one sponsor corresponds to one program (or performance), so in general, he still has relationships with quite a few people.If the Zhiyuan Group gradually replaces everyone, it means that Dai Bowen's every move will be restricted by the Zhiyuan Group—probably still the restriction of Shen Xiuyuan in front of him.

And because of the global chain nature of Zhiyuan Group, if Dai Bowen wants to perform in a new country, it may be difficult to find new sponsors.

With this model, when things are going well, you don’t have to worry about having a financial backer. Once the relationship becomes rigid, there is no way out.In addition, Dai Bowen is somewhat rebellious towards this kind of person who "seems to be in control of everything", so he is really reluctant to be approached by the other party-oh, for Dai Bowen, it is "trying to control".

To be honest, even though Dai Bowen "won" Shen Xiuyuan in three rounds, he was basically put on a bad face and suppressed by his identity in every round.It's normal for him to dislike Shen Xiuyuan.

They were silent for a while, and then Dai Bowen spoke first: "So, did you get rid of the system?"

Shen Xiuyuan just ate the puffs, and at this moment he was still wiping his hands: "Well...you can say yes, or you can say no."

Dai Bowen's eyes sharpened, he stood up and took the coat from the coat rack: "Waiter, pay the bill!"

"Hey... Hey!" Shen Xiuyuan grabbed Dai Bowen who was going to the counter, "I apologize, but I really didn't play tricks on you. Let's find a place to talk in detail, shall we?"

Dai Bowen looked at him condescendingly for two seconds, and suddenly pulled his hand out with a cleverness, but left in no hurry.

Shen Xiuyuan smiled and took out his wallet: "Waiter, pay the bill!"