"Senior Xu, here's your water."
"Ah, Lulu, you don't have to do that. I have Linqin with me."
Xu Jia Li shook her head as she refused Meng Lulu's bottled water.
"It's okay, Senior Xu. Don't be shy. I love doing this because you're my idol," Meng Lulu's eyes were bright as she smiled at Xu Jia Li.
"Wow! Meng Lulu is such a nice girl. Look at how she takes care of her senior artist."
Everyone clearly admired Meng Lulu as they gazed at how she talked to Xu Jia Li. Since yesterday, all they said about her were good things. To them, she was nothing like those bratinella and primadona stars.
"Meng Lulu was truly a gem. Not many new artists show such good attitude."
Xu Jia Li heard the people around her so she reluctantly accepted the water she offered. She really didn't want people to treat her like she was better than everyone else. All she wanted was to be treated fairly and honestly. So she really didn't want to let Meng Lulu attend to her like that.
"Senior Xu, you're really a great actress. One day, I'll be as great as you."
"Don't put me on a pedestal, Lulu. Just like you, I'm only an actress who loves to act her role."
"Of course! You should be put in the pedestal, Senior Xu. You're not only good in singing and dancing but also in acting! I really want to be like you."
****
"Aww, look at Miss Xu and Miss Meng. They look like sisters. Miss Meng is really good. She always attends to Miss Xu's need. Where can you find such good girl right now?" Assistant Director Chua uttered with a satisfied grin on his lips.
"Yes, Assistant Director. I really like that girl. She's so down to earth. She never once complained. Although her acting is mediocre, she can still improve," Director of Photography Qin Quanquan agreed.
"She's really sweet. I hope she remains that way," Assistant Director Chua replied while nodding his head.
****
Xu Jia Li sat on the leather stool as she waited for the shoot to continue. She looked at the man sitting one meter away from her. She was really glad that Si Weimin was able to get Luo Daming as the male lead.
She didn't know him personally and working with him for only two days wasn't enough to judge his character.
"Li-jie, here's your phone," Shen Linqin handed the phone to Xu Jia Li as she sat next to her.
"Li-jie, I think the movie will be finished in a short time. You are all great," Shen Linqin looked around before she whispered, "Well, except for Meng Lulu."
"Don't ever say that again, Linqin. She's still young and has a lot of room for improvement. She will definitely improve."
Shen Linqin only pouted as she browsed her phone. Xu Jia Li shook her head as she looked at her phone. There was a message from Si Weimin.
[From: Mr. Arrogant Si
How's the shooting going? ]
Xu Jia Li smiled as she typed, [It's going well, Mr. Arrogant Si. I just finished my scene a while ago.]
[What are you doing? Did you eat lunch?]
[I'm waiting for my shoot to start. I'll eat after. Have you eaten?]
[Not yet. Why haven't you eaten lunch?]
[I'm still full, Mr. Arrogant Si.]
[I'll have foods delivered for you, love. Make sure to finish them.]
Xu Jia Li was filled with happiness from Si Weimin's concern. She replied,
[Yeah. I will, honey! Eat your lunch, too.]
[Later. I'm still in the conference room.]
Xu Jia Li's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that he was texting her while he was in the middle of his meeting.
[Focus on your meeting. Don't make me disturb you. Bye!]
"Li-jie, why are you smiling so big? Who is that?" Shen Linqin stood, trying to peek at her phone.
"Oh, it's nothing," Xu Jia Li lied before she immediately placed her phone inside her bag.
"Aiyoo, Li-jie, you're definitely keeping something from me. Tell me, is it Si Weimin? Yiee, Si Weimin…" Shen Linqin teased Xu Jia Li as she tried to get her phone.
However, one of the crew suddenly approached Xu Jia Li, "Miss Xu, there's a delivery for you."
The delivery man carried two big bags of food. After Xu Jia Li signed the receiving form, she opened the bags and found too many foods from Koppa Bombana. It was a high end restaurant in Beijing. They didn't even offer take outs.
She couldn't help but smile, 'Give it to Si Weimin to do things like this.'
Xu Jia Li called the entire crews as she said, "Everyone, there's food here. Please help yourself."
"Li-jie, did you order that?" Shen Linqin happily checked the foods inside the bags.
"Wow! Thank you, Miss Xu!" Everyone gathered around the food including Director Han.
"Is this from Koppa Bombana?" Director Han asked excitedly.
Xu Jia Li smiled and nodded before she excused herself. She returned back to her seat as she took her phone.
[Enjoy the food, love.]
Seeing a message from Si Weimin, she delightedly replied,
[Thank you, honey. Don't forget to eat your lunch, too.]
[Finish your meal. I miss you!]
She was typing her reply when another message arrived,
[Do you want me to video call you?]
[No. There are many people here. Maybe later.]
[Okay, I'll see you later if possible. I have to meet with someone later.]
[I've been seeing you everyday. Plus, we've seen each other this morning. It doesn't hurt to skip a day, you know. Don't mind me. Hurry and eat your lunch!]
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Si International Corporation
Si Weimin had a huge smile on his face after reading Xu Jia Li's message. He called Chef Gao to prepare food and send them to the studio. The meeting finished a while ago so he asked Wang Guo to get him some coffee.
"CEO Si, here's your coffee."
"What's my schedule for this afternoon?"
"You have a late lunch meeting at 1 with Hector Song at Venetian Hotel."
"What else?"
"And a dinner meeting with Chairman Gong tonight."
Si Weimin nodded before he stood, "Alright. Let's go."