Chapter 78

Still staying at Han Jia's home, Han Caiying was sitting at the dining table, eating pumpkin porridge. From the release of the newspaper to the outbreak on the internet, it had only been a few hours.

But for Han Caiying, who had already made up her mind, time was no longer an issue. After the report was released, she contacted her journalist friend from New News and her former agent, asking them to help arrange a press conference and directly issued a statement to the public.

For the non-stop ringing of her phone since she turned it on in the morning, and that number she detested, Han Caiying decisively added it to the reject list.

In fact, after yesterday's outburst, Han Caiying now looked like a massive iceberg, one that would freeze anyone who got too close.

Han Jia was also somewhat worried, mainly fearing that Han Caiying might do something drastic.

Sitting across from her, Han Jia, wearing a long dress and completely without makeup, watched as Han Caiying took out her phone and immediately listened carefully.

"Miss Han, have you had breakfast?..."

Hearing the man's nagging voice on the phone, Han Caiying put down her spoon with a black line on her forehead and directly interrupted him, saying, "Mr. Li, I didn't call you to discuss breakfast. If you really want to continue this topic, I can only say sorry!"

"Haha, as a friend, I was just showing some concern!"

"Friend? Please don't tell me cold jokes in the morning!"

"Ha ha!"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, so please tell me why you called me, Miss Han?"

Han Caiying took a deep breath and, without any hesitation, said, "Thank you for doing what I asked. I will remember our agreement. You can notify me of the signing time at any time. I also need some materials, preferably sent to my email by this afternoon. As for my email address, I believe you know it!"

"Of course I know, and I'm happy to help. If you need anything, I can even offer you some extra services!"

"What? What services?" Han Caiying's tone was slightly normal, but she was a bit puzzled, thinking this guy might have some more information.

"For example, getting rid of that guy, then burying him in a remote mountain, or directly sinking him in the sea... If you need it, I can do it for you!"

...

On the other end of the phone, Li Huan was flipping through the introduction of 'From Self to Role' in the book 'An Actor Prepares.'

'From Self to Role' refers to discovering the hidden things in the script; putting our own subtext into others' lines; determining our attitude towards the character and their living environment; making all the material we get from the author and director pass through us; replicating this material in our hearts, supplementing it with our imagination, and bringing it to life.

And 'towards the role' means through the 'path of intuition and emotion,' with the help of the external atmosphere created by the director, 'personal life's intimate memories' will be revived in the actor's heart, making them no longer perform but start living the life of the script, becoming the character. In this situation, the strange words of the character will become the actor's own words and actions.

Li Huan was not particularly talented in acting, but from long-term learning, he had learned a good trick: 'From Self to Role.'

In reality, there was no script, no director, but Li Huan had set himself up as a rather bad character, simply put, someone who doesn't seem like a good person.

In real life, he could communicate well with young friends, after all, they were of similar age, and even girls could chat.

But when the target was a mature woman who had seen many storms, Li Huan didn't know how to maintain his stance without being influenced by the other party, and he also wanted to create some special deterrent to prevent the other party from backing out.

Just like yesterday when meeting Han Caiying, Li Huan thought and thought, and finally chose such an image, gradually getting into character.

Of course, it could be said that he was acting, or more bluntly, pretending to be a bad person. Li Huan didn't think that just by handing over a stack of documents, the other party would be grateful. On the contrary, they would definitely feel disgust. Regardless of whether Cui Dongjun had done anything bad, he was the one who destroyed everything good.

So Li Huan's choice was quite tricky. In his plan, he indeed only had the idea of inviting Han Caiying to shoot an advertisement. If it were the Han Caiying from two years ago, Li Huan would definitely try to invite her.

But now was not then, let alone with the marriage scandal exposed. Although her attention was sky-high, realistically speaking, even if he really invited her to be a spokesperson and she agreed, the news would be announced, and the media and public's reaction would likely be that she was hurt by love and had fallen from grace...

Li Huan wouldn't just look at attention, so his choice was very practical.

If these words were said in a normal context, they would sound like a joke, but Li Huan's calm, matter-of-fact tone, as if he was saying 'have you eaten?' made it unexpectedly real.

For other roles, like a romantic hero, Li Huan might not be able to pull it off, but if he had to play a bad guy or a tough character, it would be much easier.

...

When Han Caiying heard Li Huan's words, she was stunned. Although for a few seconds, she really wanted to kill that bastard, she didn't lose her mind.

These strong women in the entertainment industry were not the type who couldn't live without a man.

But after carefully thinking about the malicious scandal of the Cui family's company, Han Caiying felt that there was a huge black hand behind it, a very powerful force. Of course, she wouldn't understand that the real mastermind was just a government show to set an example.

No matter how many high-level executives of the Cui family's company fell, the company wouldn't just shut down.

But Han Caiying felt that this man had a huge power behind him. Although she didn't know if he was a small fry or the main person in charge, he was definitely not a good person.

So when Li Huan spoke, Han Caiying took it seriously. In an instant, she didn't think about Cui Dongjun, but about the fact that she had agreed to sign a contract and shoot an advertisement. She suddenly felt as if she had fallen into a huge whirlpool.

What if he broke his promise? Threats, inducements? Would the advertisement be normal? How could it be normal?

...

Well, reality proved that women's imagination was no less powerful than men's. Han Jia, who had been watching her carefully from across the table, saw Han Caiying's unpredictable expression and said worriedly, "Sister Caiying, are you okay?"

"Um, I'm fine!"

Han Caiying, who had come to her senses, had a slight sweat on her forehead. She picked up the phone, calmed herself down, and said coldly, "No, I just hope you can keep your promise and prepare the contract as we agreed. I have other things to do, so I'll hang up."

Han Caiying quickly hung up the phone, took a few deep breaths, and finally calmed down.