Chapter 30: Your Top Priority Is To Uninstall Qidian Reader
At this time, the popularity in the coffee shop had not yet fully gathered. Yu Wei quickly scanned the area with his gaze and walked straight to the innermost booth area.
The high-backed booths had strong privacy, dividing the entire store into neat cubicles, clearly separated from each other without interference.
This was exactly why Yu Wei chose this shop…
He didn’t want to go through all this trouble either, but it’s hard for stars to travel. In entertainment novels, the protagonist can go wherever they want, but once you actually become a star, how can you openly walk the streets?
Being recognized is a small matter, but causing trouble is a big deal. Although Yu Wei believed his popularity hadn’t reached that level yet, could he gamble on something like this?
He still needed to be self-aware as a public figure, or else he might disrupt other people’s normal travel.
No one’s freedom should come at the expense of sacrificing others’ freedom.
It was just a bit of extra effort, no big deal…
Yu Wei was here to interview an actress. Normally, he wouldn’t need to bother with this; it would be much easier to do it directly at the company.
But they said other places were fine, just not their company.
Although this request was completely incomprehensible, considering he wanted free of charge, Yu Wei didn’t feel right saying anything.
They were already working for free, so what’s wrong with picking a location?
Besides the company, other places weren’t quite suitable—either too much traffic or inappropriate for a lone man and woman.
In the end, he chose this coffee shop with its own barrier, and incidentally treated them to a cup of coffee, just as testing the waters.
“I don’t know if the person Xiao Hei Zi introduced is reliable.”
If it were before, if someone told him he’d discuss cooperation with a stranger netizen, and that person introduced another stranger partner, he’d think that person was crazy…
But now, the crazy one seemed to be him.
Although this whole thing sounded like he was being tricked into going to Myanmar to get his kidneys harvested, Yu Wei still trusted his reader.
What kind of bad person would read his book every day?
Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if it was a scammer, if they went this far just to scam him, treating them to a cup of coffee was worth it.
While Yu Wei was lost in thought, a blurry shaking shadow slid across the faint light on the table. The girl didn’t speak immediately but gave him a slightly appraising glance.
“Hello.”
Yu Wei looked up and saw her appearance clearly. The girl wore a black beret, with thin bangs like morning mist covering her forehead, delicately outlining her exquisite small face.
Her fresh and refined looks were impeccable, perfectly matching Yu Wei’s expectations for an actress’s appearance, even somewhat exceeding them…
This was a civilian?
Her fashion sense was very strange. The white shirt on her upper body was pure and refreshing, paired with a plaid bow tie in an obviously fresh and sweet academic style, but her lower body was an irregular retro oil painting slanted skirt.
It was a very rebellious outfit, but surprisingly matched her temperament—serene yet eccentric, not confined by form.
“Hello.”
In fact, she was Qi Luo An herself. Where would there be an actress? How could it be so coincidental that there was a ready-made actress who fit the requirements perfectly?
But she wasn’t exactly deceiving him either. She could manage acting, and as for whether she was good-looking, that was a matter of personal taste.
It must be stated upfront that she had no interest in acting and was extremely averse to the entertainment industry. She was here just to see what Yu Wei wanted.
After chatting online for so long, Qi Luo An did want to meet Yu Wei in person… purely out of curiosity about him.
As for looks, they were decent. Temperament, passable. His hands were quite nice-looking—such a pity not to update with twenty thousand words daily.
“Hello, I’m… Luo Qi. An An introduced me.”
Good thing she reacted quickly, almost slipping up. This guy was so sharp; if she said her surname was Qi, he’d definitely associate it with Qi Yuan.
As for the character “An,” she couldn’t mention that either—her online name included it, and the flaw would be too obvious.
“Nice name. It reminds me of a blue-haired magician.” Yu Wei didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point: “Your friend should have mentioned the pay and work already. Can you accept it?”
“That depends on the situation.”
At a time like this, accepting too easily would be suspicious. Qi Luo An knew this well and decided to play the role fully.
“If the script is good, of course I can accept zero actor’s salary. If the script is average, maybe…”
Hearing this, Yu Wei nodded. Wanting someone to work free of charge couldn’t just rely on favors; deciding after seeing the script was reasonable.
No wonder she had such great looks but was still a civilian—her standards for scripts must be quite high.
“If I may be bold, how are your acting skills?”
Acting skills were hard to quantify. Yu Wei was asking if she had any references, like studying at a film academy or drama academy.
“My grandmother is a veteran artist. I learned from her since childhood.”
Qi Luo An wasn’t lying here. She was raised by her grandmother and learned arts extensively as a child under the veteran artist’s personal guidance. Though a layman, she could barely hold her own.
True family heritage. Xiao Hei Zi actually didn’t deceive him—his connections were a bit too strong…
Childhood skill should be stronger than late-blooming academy types. Having been immersed since young, her aptitude probably wasn’t bad either.
Solid foundation, exceptional talent, top-tier appearance, solid strength. In an entertainment novel, this was almost protagonist template level.
Being able to get this free of charge was a one-shot success.
“Your friend… An An seems to know a lot of stars. Is she a star, or star second generation?”
Hearing this, Qi Luo An immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His sudden change in address showed he already saw her as two different people.
“Star second generation. Her dad is a director.”
“No wonder.”
A renowned director in the entertainment industry held high status. It wasn’t surprising she knew so many stars, and getting his contact info wasn’t hard.
Such an impressive person reading entertainment novels was totally off the charts.
Once agreed, the rest was straightforward. Yu Wei briefly introduced the cooperation details: film a song MV first, then short films later.
The MV only involved actions and expressions, no lines, relatively simple to shoot. First for warm-up, second to test her acting skills.
Qi Luo An gladly accepted. The new song hadn’t been released yet, so hearing it early made her an insider player.
The first meeting went fairly smoothly, but specific cooperation details would wait until Yu Wei produced the script.
After parting, Qi Luo An patted her chest with lingering fear. Good thing her acting skills were solid…
She took out her mobile phone to check the time, but what caught her eye was a glaring QQ call. Caller ID: Failure Dog Yu Wei.
“As expected.”
Hearing the voice, Qi Luo An’s fingertip trembled. She instinctively turned around and saw Yu Wei standing there quietly, holding his phone to his ear, his gaze meeting her turned eyes.
“Did you really think changing vests could fool me? Plots like netizens meeting without recognizing each other are common in novels—after all, information gaps create program effect.”
“But the problem is, this isn’t a novel. No author’s hand, no assumptions, and I’m not that easy to fool.”
Qi Luo An’s eyelashes fluttered rapidly, like a butterfly stung by strong light.
“Looks like I’ve read too many novels.”
Thinking about it, such a plot in real life would be full of holes.
“Now you know. Your top priority is to uninstall Qidian Reader.”
Gratitude for Life’s Dreamlike Illusion’s monthly ticket;
Gratitude for Think of a Deep Name’s three monthly tickets;
Gratitude for Tian Sheng Freedom God’s two monthly tickets.
I’m an old reader too. I hate to cast monthly tickets every time—either save them until month-end to vote for a book I like, or grab monthly ticket red envelopes. Rarely cast directly.
I’m sure everyone is similar. Monthly tickets are precious, so sincere thanks.
