He returned to the private room.
The four of them took their seats.
By then, most of the dishes had been served.
They were exquisite custom-made dishes.
Under Song YaWen's enthusiastic hospitality, the four of them began to eat and drink.
During the meal.
The four of them chatted idly about various topics for a while.
It was clear that both Song YaWen and Liang Wanqiu had received a Western aristocratic elite education from a young age.
Their personal qualities were very high.
In their youth, they had traveled extensively, flying all over the country and abroad.
Therefore, they were well-traveled, knowledgeable, and spoke very well.
There was no need to mention Song YaWen.
She was in her early forties, and no matter how well she maintained herself, she was not Chen Feng's type.
He truly did not want to date an aunt.
But Liang Wanqiu was quite good.
She was in her thirties, probably not yet thirty-five.
Her looks and figure were at their peak golden period in a woman's life, and her every movement, every smile, was quite captivating.
So, the meal was very pleasant.
However, Chen Feng had a hunch that there was another hidden reason for Liang Wanqiu to meet him.
But throughout the dinner, Liang Wanqiu said nothing.
It wasn't until the end of the meal.
Chen Feng couldn't help but waver.
Could it be that she really heard about his affairs and specifically came to see him?
But for a woman like Liang Wanqiu, finding a high-quality toyboy should be too simple, right?
She wouldn't run all the way to Yanjing just to see him.
He couldn't figure it out.
More than two hours later, the dinner ended.
While drinking tea, Chen Feng received a call.
It was from an agent he had known before.
This agent was not in real estate, but rather a middleman specializing in connecting with extras like Chen Feng.
The agent's name was Wang Chuang.
When Chen Feng had just graduated from university, he specifically found someone to inquire about him, added him on WeChat, and at that time, he naively thought that these people could help him find suitable opportunities if he gave them some benefits.
Unfortunately, he sent red packets several times.
This Wang Chuang spoke very openly, but he never found an opportunity for Chen Feng even once.
So later, Chen Feng stopped contacting him.
And after being in the industry for a long time, Chen Feng also vaguely learned the secrets within.
Middlemen like Wang Chuang received incredibly astonishing benefits.
But opportunities were limited.
They were just there.
Only when a crew needed someone would you have an opportunity.
Therefore, it was certainly whoever gave the most benefits who would get the opportunity.
When Chen Feng had just graduated, he heard people say that if he gave a red packet of three to five hundred, Wang Chuang could help find an opportunity.
So every time it was three to five hundred.
Later, he learned that it was simply misleading him.
Wang Chuang didn't even care for those who gave three to five hundred.
For those who were willing to invest heavily, it was usually five thousand starting, and more than ten thousand.
Only those people would be given opportunities.
And greenhorns like Chen Feng, who had just graduated, were all chives.
You give them benefits, but they don't find opportunities for you, nor do they return your money.
You just suffer in silence.
This was also the price of growth.
Chen Feng looked at the caller ID, feeling suspicious.
This guy hadn't contacted him for a long time, what did he suddenly want by calling?
Had he finally figured it out and was preparing to find an opportunity for him?
Chen Feng excused himself to Song YaWen and Liang Wanqiu, got up, and went outside to answer the phone.
“Hello?”
“Hello? Is that… Chen Feng?”
“Yes, it's me.”
“Oh, I knew it! I've had your number for a long time, but I just couldn't get in touch. Such a shallow fate, hahaha.”
Chen Feng frowned: “Wang Chuang, right? Just say what you want to say.”
“Hey, listen to you. My little brother is tough now. Alright, brother will be direct. Brother admits he failed to recognize Jin Xiangyu. I didn't expect my little brother's business to be so good.”
“Now, Chen Laodi is shining brightly on the stage of What is an Actor, brother sincerely congratulates you.”
“This call, it has no other meaning.”
“A buddy of mine shot a low-budget online movie.”
“He's missing someone right now to play an Appraiser.”
“There aren't many scenes, and probably not much money can be given.”
“He asked me to help find someone.”
“Preferably someone with a bit of traffic, just to make a cameo.”
“I thought and thought, and suddenly I thought of you.”
“Ahem, Chen Laodi, brother knows, I was blind before, so I'm shamelessly making this call.”
“If it works, it works; if not, it's your freedom.”
“Just trying my luck.”
“Chen Laodi, what do you think…?”
Chen Feng listened silently, not saying a word.
Wang Chuang's voice came through the phone again: “Alright, I understand. Chen Laodi, sorry to bother you. I'll return all the red packets you gave me before in a bit. If you're generous, please don't delete this number. When you're out and about, you rely on friends, don't you?”
Chen Feng: “…”
This was human nature.
When he had no fame before, he was the grandson, and Wang Chuang was the grandpa.
He wouldn't even bother with you if you gave him money.
And now?
He just gained some popularity on a variety show, and his value changed.
Three directors had already tried to sign him.
The most impressive was Jiang Wen.
He had even extended an olive branch.
The agent who used to disregard him now called, and his tone was like a great-grandson.
Chen Feng shook his head.
To be honest, he really didn't care if Wang Chuang would return the previous red packets.
Even without the system, Chen Feng didn't care.
Because that was a necessary stage of entering society, and that money was tuition that had to be paid.
It was nothing major.
As for people like Wang Chuang?
Chen Feng had never thought of deleting his contact information.
Every industry has its own ways.
Except for the lucky ones born rich, everyone else is a wage earner working hard to make money in society.
Wang Chuang was that role.
It would be the same for anyone else.
So, Chen Feng finally spoke.
“Wang Chuang, I, Chen Feng, am not a narrow-minded person. I've never deleted your contact information, and you don't need to return the red packets you received from me before. I operate within this circle, and I respect its rules.”
On the phone.
Wang Chuang's voice immediately became excited: “Goodness! Look at this awareness, this quality, this demeanor, hey! Chen Laodi, I just didn't get to meet you back then. If I had met you in person, maybe I would have become friends with you much earlier. I'm not flattering you, Chen Laodi, you'll eventually become famous nationwide. Even break out of Asia and go global.”
Chen Feng's face darkened.
This guy was just full of hot air.
Forget it.
No more nonsense.
Chen Feng was actually more concerned about the role he mentioned.
Appraiser?
What kind of content?
As for whether it was an online movie, Chen Feng didn't care.
As long as the role was challenging and meaningful, he would take it.
Enriching his experience with roles was the most important thing.
So, Chen Feng simply asked directly: “Brother, what was the role your friend's web drama needed that you just mentioned? An Appraiser? What specific content?”
“Right, right, Chen Laodi, let me briefly tell you.”
Wang Chuang explained with extreme excitement: “The web drama my buddy is shooting is actually just piggybacking on the popularity of ‘tomb raiding’.”
“Right now, it's in the planning stages.”
“There's a character in it, an old hand who often hangs out in Panjiayuan, someone who can appraise all kinds of antique jade, calligraphy and paintings, and even old items like jadeite and bronze ware.”
“He's about forty years old.”
“He's a character who is a great recluse in the city.”
“He knows everything from astronomy to geography, and can foresee five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future.”
“That's the character.”
“My buddy has limited funds, and he hopes I can help him find someone familiar to make a cameo.”
“Chen Laodi, what do you think…?”
Hearing this, Chen Feng replied without hesitation: “I accept.”
“Ah?”
Wang Chuang was stunned for a moment.
“I said I accept.”
“Oh my goodness. Chen Laodi, look at you… so magnanimous. Chen Laodi, my eyes are getting a little red. I really didn't expect you to…”
“Alright, I still have an engagement here. Let's set a time for this afternoon. Around 3:30 PM, meet at the entrance of Wangfu Street. We'll talk when we meet, I'm hanging up now.”
“Hey, hey, alright, Chen Laodi…”
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Feng directly hung up the phone.
Then he turned and hurried back to the private room.