In the city [entertainment circle]

Zhang Lin always felt that he might not understand Shen Xiao's thoughts, like now, when he put the invitation letter from the wealthy Li family in this city in front of Shen Xiao.

If it was someone else, he might have accepted the invitation on behalf of the artists under his banner. He knew the Li family and was not very good at doing things that would persecute people. Besides, he didn't think Shen Xiao had anything worth persecuting.

It is true that Shen Xiao is a handsome man, but he is 37 years old this year. If he gets married, he may already be able to take his son to participate in variety shows.

"Maybe people are just curious about you, the new best actor." When Zhang Lin said this, he couldn't help but feel a little smug. The best actor of the International Film Festival fell into the sky just half a month ago.

The company held a celebration banquet that day, and when Shen Xiao returned home with the trophy, the company showed its importance to the actor, and Zhang Lin, as his only manager, was even more beneficial.

It is inevitable that there will be some power conflicts within the big company. Zhang Lin has many artists under his command, many more than Shen Xiaohong. So before, he has always had a free attitude towards Shen Xiao. What he wants to accept and what he can accept, actually does not matter. Don't ask too much, after all, he really has too many artists under his command.

Shen Xiao didn't talk to Zhang Lin, he has always been like this, he doesn't talk much, and most of the time he is indifferent. Zhang Lin has worked with him for so many years, and his understanding of him only stays in that he likes to read books, and he seems to like skiing a lot. I have a good relationship with some literary film directors in the circle.

The award-winning film this time is only the director's second work.

"I suggest you go and have a look." Zhang Lin said again, "The Li family is not difficult to get along with, you know that the young master of the Li family is also investing in a film and television company. Okay." This is also the reason why Zhang Lin didn't like Shen Xiao before, he felt that this person seemed to be a boring gourd, and he couldn't say a few words at ordinary times.

Shen Xiao's eyesight is not very good, so he usually wears a pair of glasses, but after hearing Zhang Lin's words, he took off his glasses, "You are right, but I have no plans to make a TV series for the time being. I don't plan to invest in real estate, so I don't think it is necessary to have any contact with the Li family." He glanced at the invitation letter on the table, "Whose is it?"

Zhang Lin knew what he meant, there were three people in the Li family.

The eldest young master is in charge of the original investment in real estate projects, and the young young master is based in a film and television company... "It's the second young master."

"Second Young Master?" Shen Xiao obviously knew the situation of Li's family, "Are you sure it's Second Young Master?"

Zhang Lin is actually very strange, everyone has only heard of these two people on weekdays, if they don't know the inside story, they may think that there are only two young masters in the Li family.

"It's the second young master." Zhang Lin said as he opened the invitation letter, "Li Ruosen." He read out the second young master's name.

Shen Xiao pondered for a moment, "I can accept the invitation, but I don't want to go to Li's house." He took out a half-finished wooden block from the table, it seems that his latest interest is wood carving.

"You let him come here."

Zhang Lin wanted to roll his eyes, he felt that it would be better for Shen Xiao to refuse directly, and asking the second young master of the Li family to come over, no matter how you look at it, it was a direct act of shame.

Besides, Shen Xiao's house is not big, Zhang Lin looked at Shen Xiao's house critically, "You don't decide to change house?"

"Why change it?" Shen Xiao had already taken out the carving knife, "I'm used to it."

Zhang Lin felt that he and Shen Xiao really couldn't communicate. He looked at the invitation letter in his hand and took it away, "Are you sure you want me to say that? Are you afraid of offending the Li family?"

"I didn't have the Li family for more than ten years, and I came here like this. If I really offended, I will learn woodcarving." Shen Xiao said indifferently, he was already at this age, and he had long since lost the mood to make contributions. Seeing this actor who is very important to him is just a reward for his hard work for so many years to him, other than that, it has no other meaning.

"Okay, you are the boss and you are the biggest." Zhang Lin said, he took the invitation letter and was going to call the Li family back, and he also knew that Shen Xiao would not care so much about the Li family.

However, to Zhang Lin's surprise, the Li family actually accepted the request. When he gave the reply to Shen Xiao with an incredulous face, he couldn't help but say, "Is the Li family changing sex?"

Shen Xiao's wood carving can already roughly see the prototype, and he just blew on the sawdust, "When?"

"Tomorrow at one o'clock in the afternoon." Zhang Lin said, he looked at Shen Xiao, "Do you want me to come?"

"What's the use of you coming?" Shen Xiao said, he put the wood carvings on the table, this room has been converted into a studio by him, and some wood materials he found are scattered in the corner.

He took off his glasses and looked at Zhang Lin. He has always been a handsome man, but he is usually unsmiling and a little too boring. Zhang Lin always feels that he is like an ascetic monk in the past. Girlfriends, but no matter whether they are inside or outside the circle, they all die without cause.

Zhang Lin also inquired many ways, and finally gave the reply - he is very nice, but too boring.

And Shen Xiao also seems to have given up on this aspect, and hasn't dated anyone in the past few years, except staying in the crew, that is, at his home, or meeting with very few friends in the circle.

"Apart from wood carving, do you have any other hobbies? Or skiing." Zhang Lin couldn't help asking.

"Does cooking count?" Shen Xiao asked, he pointed to the door, and Zhang Lin understood that it was to let him go.

"Remember not to forget tomorrow." Zhang Lin couldn't help nagging, "Be nicer, don't treat me like that."

Shen Xiao was already sitting on the chair at this moment, and began to bury his head in his unfinished works before, and when he heard Zhang Lin's words, he hummed indifferently.

It wasn't until the sound of Zhang Lin's footsteps disappeared and the sound of closing the door came from afar that he put down the wood in his hand, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and lit it.

He wanted to ask other people what kind of person Li Ruosen was, but over the years, although the insiders he knew were not as few as Zhang Lin thought, most of them were like him, and they were I am buried in work, and I don't know much about these communicative things.

It is not easy to get to know the Li family, not to mention the Second Young Master who even Zhang Lin, who loves to work hard, doesn't know much about him.

The cigarette at the fingertips was burning slowly, and the light blue smoke lingered around Shen Xiao, and the wood beside him exuded a subtle fragrance.

Shen Xiao took a deep breath. After so many years in this circle, he thought a lot. When he first entered the circle, he was of course ambitious. It's just that many years of depression made him lose a lot of his old thoughts, although he also walked out later. His own way, but for Shen Xiao now, all he has is acting.

As for the others, that has nothing to do with him.

So after getting the movie king, he thought about changing his agent. Zhang Lin is really good and capable, otherwise he wouldn't have so many artists in this big company. , and a little flattering, but in this circle, this is not a shortcoming.

Shen Xiao didn't care about his neglect of him before, which was just what he wanted.

The cigarette at his fingertips was also burned to the end, Shen Xiao suddenly shivered, he opened the curtains of the studio, looked at the bleak window view outside the window, and realized that winter seemed to be coming soon.

Early the next morning, Zhang Lin called, but Shen Xiao took a look and didn't answer.

Then one after another, even Shen Xiao admired this person's perseverance. After answering the phone, Zhang Lin, who couldn't hear the anger at all, said, "Remember, one o'clock in the afternoon, don't forget."

"I know, it's okay, I'll hang up."

After Shen Xiao finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Most of his wood carvings have been completed, and he is confident that he will be able to finish it tonight.

In fact, woodcarving is not his hobby, but the role of his new movie, which has something to do with woodcarving. He had time and happened to be interested, so he learned woodcarving from his master.

It didn't go well at the beginning, he either got it right, or sculpted something completely different. Now that he has been studying for almost half a year, he can still sculpt a rough shape.

It would be great if Li Ruosen didn't come, he couldn't help thinking, so he could concentrate on doing his own things.

Thinking of this, Shen Xiao suddenly thought that because there had been no outsiders in this house for a long time, there were almost no drinks for hospitality. He didn't like tea, and usually only drank hot water, and occasionally a little rice wine.

I don't know what the young master wants to drink. Shen Xiao kept moving his hands, but he was thinking about it in his mind. Although he didn't welcome strangers in his heart, he still understood the principle of hospitality.

So he put down the wood carving and carving knife in his hand, put on his coat, took his wallet, and walked out of the house.

Not far from Shen Xiao's residence, there is a large supermarket. Shen Xiao is pushing a cart and wearing glasses, shuttling through the crowds. Maybe it's because it's not a weekend, there are not many people in the supermarket, and the people next to him are from Shen Xiao. Xiao walked past, but no one found out that this person was the international actor mentioned in the TV news hanging in the supermarket at this time.

Occasionally someone looked at him, and they just thought that this person was more handsome.

Shen Xiao didn't have any extra thoughts in his heart, he pushed the cart, and planned that besides buying the drinks for entertaining guests this time, he would also buy the ingredients he needed for the past few days.

Perhaps because of his concentration, Shen Xiao bumped into a young man in a wheelchair without paying attention to the cart.

The young man seemed to be taken aback, and turned his head to look at him in horror. Shen Xiao also felt sorry in his heart, and hurried over to apologize, "Are you all right?" Shen Xiao walked over and asked.

The man looked at him with wide eyes, which made his already big eyes look big.

Even Shen Xiao, who is used to seeing beauties in the entertainment industry, has to say that this person is really good-looking.

The man shook his hand and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he could only utter vague syllables. Only then did Shen Xiao realize that this man seemed unable to speak.

He knelt down and looked at the young man, "Are you injured?"

The young man looked at him without responding.

Shen Xiao thought he had frightened him, after all these years, more than one person said that his appearance was too serious, "If you get hurt, just nod." He slowed down his tone.

The young man shook his head, compared himself, and made an OK gesture.

"It's fine." Shen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, he was shorter than this young man because he was squatting, "Are you alone?"

The young man nodded.

"Then be careful." Shen Xiao couldn't help but said, he stood up, pushed his car, and shook his hand at the young man.