[Guo Yi: Hello, Teacher Lin. Could you please choose the color for the wall paint?]
Several messages were sent out, but they seemed to vanish into thin air, receiving no response. Even though Lin Guo’s assistant had pushed over a business card, asking Guo Yi to directly contact Lin Guo himself, the communication efficiency now seemed even lower than before.
Lin Guo’s new house required confirmation on many details, including the colors of the walls, tiles, and wardrobe. Huo Zhixiao had already given a rough range, but the final decision still depended on Lin Guo’s preferences.
Previously, Guo Yi would ask Lin Guo’s assistant, who would then ask Lin Guo directly, and then the feedback would be relayed back to Guo Yi. Later, perhaps finding this communication process too slow, the assistant had given Guo Yi Lin Guo’s WeChat contact, allowing them to communicate directly.
But even this didn’t improve things much.
Lin Guo had been indecisive, causing delays in the renovation progress. Guo Yi had other tasks on hand, and Lin Guo’s constant dragging only made him feel increasingly annoyed.
[Guo Yi: If you want to move in sooner, please respond when you see the messages.]
After sending this message, Guo Yi threw his phone aside.
He admitted he was a bit irritated, because overseeing the renovation for Lin Guo was an additional responsibility, and Lin Guo’s lack of cooperation was frustrating.
Even if he was a big star, shouldn’t he respect others?
In the middle of the night, Guo Yi was awakened by a sudden video call ringtone. Looking at the words “Lin Guo” on the screen, he had a moment of confusion, but he still propped himself up and pressed the call button.
“Go ahead, what do you want me to confirm?”
Lin Guo’s voice echoed in the phone, and Guo Yi suddenly became awake, realizing that this wasn’t a dream.
He checked the time: 2:30 AM.
A makeup artist was removing Lin Guo’s makeup, wiping away the decorations on his face, revealing his naturally handsome face on the screen.
“Hello, Teacher Lin,” Guo Yi greeted first, “Have you just finished your work?”
“Otherwise?” There was no expression on Lin Guo’s face, but Guo Yi still sensed his impatience from his tone, “Do you think I have nothing to do?”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
“No.” Guo Yi got up from the bed, “Wait a moment, I’ll get the color samples.”
Xeb Tl’r gbbw kjr rwjii, klat j vfrx gluta cfza ab atf yfv. Cr tf kjr jybea ab ufa boo atf yfv, tf tfjgv Olc Xeb’r nblmf ogbw atf qtbcf, “Jjc’a sbe vgfrr qgbqfgis?”
Xeb Tl ibbxfv vbkc ja tlr cjxfv eqqfg ybvs jcv ofia fwyjggjrrfv, “Ft, rbggs.”
Pa kjrc’a atja tf ilxfv riffqlcu cjxfv, yea ab rjnf fcfgus, tf tjvc’a aegcfv bc atf jlg mbcvlalbclcu. Pa kjr abb tba lc atf wlvvif bo rewwfg, jcv atf ojc kjrc’a nfgs foofmalnf, rb tf bcis kbgf rtbgar ab riffq.
“I’ll put on some clothes.”
Putting on a T-shirt, Guo Yi picked up three color samples that were close in shade and said to Lin Guo, “Teacher Lin, take a look at which color you prefer.”
Lin Guo squinted his eyes, getting closer to the screen. His skin was flawless, like milk, and Guo Yi couldn’t help but marvel at how fitting the term “big star” was for him.
After a moment, Lin Guo leaned back slightly and asked the makeup artist beside him, “Can you tell the difference?”
The makeup artist leaned over to look and said, “They seem pretty similar.”
Actually, it was very obvious to Guo Yi, but due to the video call, the three color samples on the screen seemed quite similar.
“The deepest shade is…” Guo Yi tried to describe the color using words, but his vocabulary was limited, and he couldn’t come up with a suitable description.
Lin Guo seemed to have lost interest in this topic. He interrupted Guo Yi, “Is there anything else you need me to confirm?”
Guo Yi temporarily put aside the color samples for the wall paint and took out two small tiles in shades of light yellow and beige. He said, “You need to choose one of these two colors.”
The previous color samples at least showed shades of green, but the two tiles on the screen now appeared white, making it impossible to discern any difference.
“Are you kidding me?” Lin Guo raised an eyebrow, a clear hint of impatience in his expression.
Guo Yi was also frustrated. He put down the tiles and sighed, “You can’t see it on the video call.”
“In that case, wait until I’m less busy.” Lin Guo said, raising his other hand, clearly about to end the call.
“Wait a moment.” Guo Yi quickly stopped Lin Guo, “When will you be less busy?”
This question wasn’t particularly polite; it was even a bit offensive. Because he knew that once this call ended, it was very likely that he wouldn’t be able to contact Lin Guo for quite some time.
Lin Guo paused his action of ending the call, his hand hovering. He raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly and asked, “Next month.”
“That’s too long,” Guo Yi said, “The renovation is a chain of interconnected tasks. The factory is also waiting for materials to be delivered. It’s impossible to delay it until next month.”
Lin Guo seemed to become more interested. He adjusted his sitting position lazily and leaned against the back of his chair, asking, “So, I’m the client, and I have to accommodate the factory?”
“You don’t have to accommodate them.” Guo Yi said, “But if you’re only available next month, and the factory or workers have no availability then, they might make you wait until the month after.”
“You are,” Lin Guo paused for a moment, “getting impatient with me?”
Guo Yi was momentarily speechless. He indeed felt a bit annoyed when he heard Lin Guo saying it would be delayed until next month. He had known since before graduation that he would encounter difficult clients in his career. But now that he had encountered one, he couldn’t restrain his emotions as well as Ding Yinan did.
“I’m sorry.” Guo Yi pressed his lips together, “I just want to finish the project quickly.”
“You think I don’t want to?” Lin Guo said in a leisurely tone, “If I had time, would I contact you at this hour?”
Guo Yi admitted that he had initially misunderstood Lin Guo, thinking that Lin Guo was intentionally not responding to messages.
Seeing that it was already close to 3:00 AM, and not wanting to continue the pointless conversation, Guo Yi asked, “So, are you not returning to the city in this near period of time?”
“Right.” Lin Guo said, “I’m shooting, I’m busy.”
“Where are you shooting?” Guo Yi asked.
“Don’t you read the news?” Lin Guo asked in return.
Guo Yi vaguely remembered that Lin Guo was shooting a new film by a famous director in the country, but he never paid attention to such things. How could he know where the shooting location was?
“I do.” Guo Yi answered truthfully, “But I don’t read entertainment news.”
Lin Guo’s lips slightly tightened, showing that he wasn’t very pleased.
“I’m filming,” Lin Guo said casually, “in a small mountain village in Guizhou Province.”
“Can I come to the set to find you?” Guo Yi asked.
Lin Guo raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, “You want to come to the set to find me?”
“Is that not allowed?” Guo Yi asked.
This wasn’t a rhetorical question; he really didn’t know if it was allowed. Different industries had different rules, and the entertainment industry was still quite foreign to him.
“Aren’t you afraid of sparking rumors with me?” Lin Guo suddenly asked.
“What rumors?” Guo Yi was puzzled.
Lin Guo chuckled and said, “It seems you really don’t read the news.”
Guo Yi didn’t understand what Lin Guo was saying, so he followed along, “I usually read more international news.”
“I see.” Lin Guo casually agreed and then asked, “Do you watch my movies?”
“I don’t.” Guo Yi honestly said, “I’m usually busy and don’t have time to watch movies.”
“I see.” Lin Guo smiled, he didn’t seem to mind. However, his next words puzzled Guo Yi, “In the ending of ‘Late Winter,’ I wore a red sweater.”
A red sweater?
A question mark appeared in Guo Yi’s mind.
“Tell me, why did I wear that sweater?” Lin Guo said, “I’ll tell you the shooting location.”
Guo Yi’s mind went in circles before he finally understood that this award-winning actor was giving him a riddle.
But the problem was… he really didn’t want to go watch Lin Guo’s movies.
Thanks for the update
Haha LG sounds like a super annoying client.
Guo Yi sounds like a sweetheart