In and out of the play, love and kill each other

"I didn't expect to meet you here. Thank you for taking care of the recording of the program a while ago." Mu Siyu said, and raised his glass to Shen Qingyuan, doing it first as a respect.

"To each other." Shen Qingyuan accompanied him.

Qin Ruyi looked at Mu Siyu, then at Shen Qingyuan, and said to Tang Quan with a smile: "My younger brother seems to want to catch up with Mr. Shen, I wonder if Boss Tang is willing to part with you?"

"What did Boss Qin say?" Tang Quan laughed, "I also happen to have something to discuss with Boss Qin, so this way please." He said, gesturing to the sofa beside him.

Qin Ruyi nodded and followed Tang Quan to the other side.

Shen Qingyuan stood at the same spot, but his eyes followed Tang Quan and Qin Ruyi intentionally or unintentionally, guessing that the gathering of these two family leaders should not be as simple as just chatting.

He wanted to hear the content of the conversation between the two, but the banquet living room was full of voices. From such a long distance, it was impossible to hear the voices between them clearly, and to read lips, the angle he stood at was not ideal.

He was about to move his feet and choose a better viewing angle, but he heard Mu Siyu beside him ask: "I heard that you have never attended the Tang family banquet before, why did you suddenly figure it out now, and plan to be Tang Quan's entrance?" Is it your guest?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Mu Siyu regretted his inappropriate wording.

Sure enough, Shen Qingyuan glanced at him with displeasure, and asked, "In what capacity did you ask me this question?"

Mu Siyu could only maintain his usual cynical attitude, knowingly asking: "Is there any problem?"

"If you are asking as a colleague in the industry, I think you have too much control; if you are asking as a competitor, I think you are not qualified to ask at all."

"Can't we be friends?" Mu Siyu's tone weakened unconsciously.

"Friend?" Shen Qingyuan glanced at him, with a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his eyes, "When did we become friends, why didn't I know?"

There was a trace of embarrassment on Mu Siyu's face, but he quickly adjusted his facial expression, shrugged with a smile: "That's right, it's better for us to be competitors."

Shen Qingyuan didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, and turned to look in Tang Quan's direction. At this time, Tang Quan and Qin Ruyi seemed to have agreed on something, and they stood up and shook hands.

Tang Quan's angle slightly turned to Shen Qingyuan's side, so Shen Qingyuan read his lips easily: "Then, at 09:30 tomorrow night, I look forward to Boss Qin's visit."

Shen Qingyuan wondered if this might be related to their transaction, so he wrote down this information carefully.

Seeing that Shen Qingyuan had been focusing on Tang Quan, Mu Siyu felt inexplicably agitated.He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, turned around to leave, but was blocked by a director.

"Hey, aren't these Si Yu and Qing Yuan?" The director's name is Liao Chi. He has a good reputation in TV dramas and has worked with Mu Siyu and Shen Qingyuan respectively. He is a middle-aged man with an easy-going personality.

"Director Liao." Mu Siyu saw the old director who had supported him before, so he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and greeted him with a smile; Shen Qingyuan who was on the side also turned his face and nodded to Liao Chi.

"I was looking for you, but I didn't expect you to be together, and I found two of you."

Liao Chi joked self-righteously, but unexpectedly it had the opposite effect. Shen Qingyuan and Mu Siyu looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little more rigid than before.

Liao Chi was so immersed in his excitement that he didn't notice the subtle atmosphere. He just listened to him and said to himself: "It's like this. I'm preparing to shoot a fairy tale drama in ancient costume recently, and most of the actors have already been finalized." Yes, but two of the main actors have not been confirmed yet... Ever since I watched the CP show of the two of you, I suddenly felt that you are very suitable for those two roles, I wonder if you have any intentions?"

Mu Siyu didn't express his opinion immediately, but turned his head to see Shen Qingyuan's meaning.

Shen Qingyuan frowned, seeming to be a bit worried: "Director Liao, most of the scenes I filmed in the past were urban themes and sci-fi themes. I didn't have much exposure to costume dramas, let alone fairy tale ones, so I..."

"I know, I know," Liao Chi nodded and said, "I've watched most of the plays you've acted in before, and it's true that I don't dabble in costume dramas, but there's a first time for everything. The face actually has a classic beauty, coupled with your acting skills, I believe you will be able to play that role well."

Shen Qingyuan took a look at Mu Siyu, he didn't want to get into trouble with him by accepting the same play with him after having an argument with Mu Siyu.

However, Liao Chi's influence in the industry is not low, and the TV series he made were well received and popular, and because of this, he brought a large number of new-generation actors. Shen Qingyuan was also taken care of by Liao Chi in his early years. This time, Liao Chi came to him to film in person. If he refused, it would be too embarrassing for the old director.

Thinking of this, he said to Liao Chi: "How about this, Director Liao, you give me the script first, and I will look for the drama by myself. Whether it works or not, I will give you an answer within two days."

"That's fine." Liao Chi seemed to be very confident in his script, and immediately agreed, "I'll send someone to send the script to you later."

He said, then turned to look at Mu Siyu: "Siyu, what do you mean?"

Mu Siyu had a deeper friendship with him, so he said with a playful smile: "What can I mean? Director Liao summoned me, and I will die."

Liao Chi patted him on the shoulder: "What a boy, you are righteous enough." As he said that, he deliberately moved closer to Mu Siyu, and said in a volume that Shen Qingyuan could hear, "You have a good relationship with Qingyuan, help me to be him more." work aha."

After finishing speaking, he toasted the two of them again, and then left contentedly.

Shen Qingyuan glanced at Mu Siyu: "When will I get along with you?"

Mu Siyu shrugged irrelevantly: "Who knows, I wasn't the one who posted the bed photo on my personal homepage back then."

One sentence made Shen Qingyuan choke heavily.

The fact that Shen Qingyuan appeared at the Tang family banquet that night quickly became the focus of gossip media competing to report the next day.

Everyone was guessing at what stage the relationship between Shen Qingyuan and Tang Quan had reached, and even the small media blatantly used irresponsible headlines like "Boss Tang has finally embraced a beautiful woman after years of waiting" to sensationalize the public.

But in fact, Shen Qingyuan only attended this dinner. After the banquet, he left with other guests and did not accept Tang Quan's further invitation, staying to share the supper.

At around ten o'clock the next morning, Shen Qingyuan received a call from Chen Hong.

"Qing Yuan, did you attend Tang Quan's banquet last night?" Chen Hong asked straight to the point.

"That's right, didn't Xu Guan tell you?" Shen Qingyuan guessed that he only asked after seeing the media reports, maybe Xu Guan didn't report this matter to his boss in time.

"Before Xu Guan told me about the invitation letter, I didn't take it seriously. I thought you would not go as usual." Chen Hong paused and asked, "You accepted it for the purpose of investigating Tang Quan. His invitation?"

"Otherwise?" Shen Qingyuan asked back.

Chen Hong sighed, and said, "Qing Yuan, I'm afraid you're too aggressive. According to our previous plan, wouldn't it be safer to start with the Qin family?"

"If you insist on using your original method, I'm afraid you will return in vain." Shen Qingyuan retorted, "Judging from the situation last night, although Mu Siyu has a good relationship with Qin Ruyi, he doesn't care about the Qin family's affairs. , if you rely on him to break into the Qin family, the possibility of success is too low."

Chen Hong was silent for another moment, as if he had compromised, he asked, "So did you gain anything last night?"

"The harvest... can't be counted as something, but it can't be counted as nothing. The specifics need to be further confirmed." Shen Qingyuan didn't want to talk too much, but said, "In short, I will be careful, so you don't have to worry too much."

Chen Hong had no choice but to give up, and warned: "Tang Quan is a cunning old fox. Even if he has a tail, he is not so easy to catch. You have to be more cautious and patient. Don't be greedy for meritorious deeds, and don't fall into his trap."

"I know." After Shen Qingyuan hung up the phone, the expression on his face gradually became serious.

He sat on the sofa and meditated for a while, then stood up and walked to the dressing table in his dressing room, and pushed aside the rows of cosmetics on the table, revealing a button with almost indistinguishable color under the table.

He pressed the button, only to hear a slight "chick", and the table sank, revealing the hidden compartment hidden inside—the dark compartment was filled with complicated and delicate disguise props.

He raised his head and looked at himself in the mirror expressionlessly, thinking silently in his heart that before he acted tonight, he had to change his face.