Chapter 27 A Phone Call
After returning home, she took off her makeup and took a shower. Gu Lanxi was applying a facial mask and listening to the financial news leisurely when she received a call from Lu's mother, Zhang Ruolan.
The accented Mandarin was particularly kind: "Manman, I heard you want to sell your shares in Sucha?"
Li Jingxiu started taking action, and people in the circle would receive the news immediately. Some financial news might have been drafted now. Zhang Ruolan received the news immediately, and Gu Lanxi was not surprised at all.
Speaking of which, Zhang Ruolan did not invest in Sucha, otherwise Gu Lanxi would have told her before changing hands.
"Yes."
"Are you short of money?"
Zhang Ruolan has always been very kind to her and had been looking forward to her marrying into the Lu family many years ago.
Now that she and Lu Nanting had obtained the certificate secretly, the reason why they raised money was to buy a wedding room. After receiving this call, even if she had a good psychological quality, Gu Lanxi was still a little nervous.
"No, no, Auntie, don't worry about me. If you are short of money, I will definitely tell you that the main reason for doing this is to detect something wrong."
I couldn't tell you what was wrong specifically over the phone.
In this case, Zhang Ruolan didn't ask much, just asked her with a smile:
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Do you have any free time here? I have an investment that I'm a bit unsure about, and I'd like to treat you to tea."
Gu Lanxi will join the filming team next week. Then she will go to a small county called Kaiyuan to shoot an action movie with the theme of "sweeping gangs and eradicating evil". She won't be back until autumn.
Since she had something serious to do, Gu Lanxi would not delay. She asked her when she would be free and made an appointment with her in the afternoon.
Seeing that it was still early, Gu Lanxi set the alarm clock and took a nap for half an hour before getting up to wash her face, skin care and change clothes.
Before leaving the house, I looked at the simple wedding ring on my hand and took it off after thinking about it.
Although there is no taboo for female celebrities to wear rings, as long as they like it, it doesn't matter which finger they are on. Sometimes they even wear it like a high-end display stand just for publicity, but she still doesn't want to wear it in front of Mother Lu.
Then there is the plain ring, which has a name engraved on the inner ring and is also studded with diamonds. If you take it off and look at it, you will be ruined.
Others would probably not look at her jewelry, but that was not necessarily the case for Zhang Ruolan.
Gu Lanxi was poor when she was a child. Even if she saw many things, such as jewelry and antiques, at relatives' homes, no one taught her how to distinguish good from bad, and she had never gotten her hands on them, so she didn't know how to appreciate them.
In this regard, Zhang Ruolan is an expert.
Gu Lanxi was only nineteen when she entered the entertainment industry. Once when she walked on a red carpet, she was ridiculed by the entire internet because of her poor makeup. Zhang Ruolan felt sorry for her but could not express it. Every time they met, she would bring out a lot of jewelry and ask her to help her look at it. , which one is better?
When she said she didn't understand, Zhang Ruolan would tell her that everyone's vision is different, and he just wanted to give her a reference and let her say whatever she wanted.
When she got it in her hand, he naturally told her what kind of gem this was, what kind of diamond it was, why this piece of jade was cheap, and why that piece of jade was expensive.
In addition to these, under her arrangement, her two sisters-in-law also began to take her to see the world.
Lu Nanting is an old man. The second brother Lu is eight years older than him, and the eldest brother Lu is nineteen years older than him. He is already forty-one this year.
The two sisters-in-law and brother are all of the same age, and naturally much older than Gu Lanxi.
My sister-in-law is a very famous painter, tall and thin, with an oval face. Because she has always lived in a loving environment, even at the age of forty, she still retains the innocence of a girl and is a very kind and sincere person.
She would tell Gu Lanxi about ancient and modern painting schools and how to appreciate the paintings of various masters. She would take her to exhibitions. Occasionally she would take her with her to a good auction.
As for the second sister-in-law, she looks more lively and charming, has a more lively temperament, speaks straightforwardly, but has no ill intentions.
She studied fashion design at Saint Martin's University when she was in college. Although she did not become a fashion designer after marriage, but became a curator, her clothes have always been very good. On weekdays, she likes to go shopping with Gu Lanxi. show.
During this process, the second sister-in-law will tell her about her dressing experience.
What color combinations, fashion trends, clothing fabrics, accessories materials...
Combining theory with practice, the second sister-in-law is like a teacher, treating her with utmost care.
Although she relied on her own ability to make the small treasury of her two sisters-in-law grow bigger and bigger, she could never express enough gratitude to them.
Because of this relationship, sometimes when I buy new jewelry or new clothes, they will comment on them when they see them.
Gu Lanxi likes to practice boxing, and usually prefers earrings and necklaces. She doesn't like to wear bracelets and rings. Suddenly she goes out wearing an ordinary ring. When they see it, they must want to know what is so special about this ring.
When Gu Lanxi arrived, his second sister-in-law Wang Peiling was also there.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know what they were talking about. One smiled with crooked eyebrows and the other giggled, lively and cheerful.
Mother Lu has a very heroic appearance. She is fatter now than when she was young. She doesn't look so sharp. Especially when she smiles, she looks very kind. Wang Peiling is a little shorter than Gu Lanxi, and has a very hot figure, like a ripe peach, which is completely different from her flexible and slender figure.
Speaking of which, when Gu Lanxi first met her, she had just given birth to Lu Jianing and was in the confinement period at her old house. The child was already five years old.
I have to say, time flies.
"Why isn't Jianing here today?"
Gu Lanxi came in, and her second sister-in-law immediately poured her tea. Gu Lanxi asked about her daughter.
"Jianing went to my uncle's house to play today. It's a rare day of leisure. I heard that my mother made an appointment with you, so I came with her."
Gu Lanxi was familiar with them all. She sat down and listened to their chat quietly, speaking only when she was mentioned.
As quiet, gentle, and steady as ever, he doesn't look like a 22-year-old at all.
The second sister-in-law has a very lively temperament. After a few words, she asked her about the new movie.
"Is the male protagonist Zhou Sinian? My mother and I both like him! You must ask for autographed photos for us later!"
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I don’t know if it’s because the family is in the toy business, but both mother and daughter in the Wang family have a childlike innocence. Even though Wang’s mother is quite old, she still likes to chase stars.
Once, Gu Lanxi secretly went to Lu Nanting's concert, and she happened to be seated next to the mother and daughter. It was quite embarrassing at the time.
It's also strange. They both work in the entertainment industry. When they want autographs and photos, they don't go to their cousin or Lu Nanting, but come to her every time.
It wasn't a big deal. When she opened her mouth, Gu Lanxi immediately responded.
In the new movie, Gu Lanxi plays an undercover agent who sneaks into a mountain village where evil forces are entrenched, cooperates inside and outside, and solves major cases.
The male protagonist played by Zhou Sinian is her colleague and her master.
There is no ambiguous plot in the whole movie. It is a pure crime action movie. The martial arts master from Hong Kong Island was hired for the fight scene. Gu Lanxi had met him before. There was no language barrier between the two parties. When they talked about the uncle who opened the martial arts school, the other party happened to be... They got to know each other, and their relationship became closer, so she began to look forward to the movie even before filming started.
Zhou Sinian is already in his forties and is a veteran actor. He has good personal ethics, otherwise he would not be able to act in a movie of this nature.
After briefly chatting about the matter, Gu Lanxi thought about going home for dinner, so she asked Mother Lu to tell her about the investment.
Zhang Ruolan came prepared, opened the bag and took out a thick pile of information.
I’m going to Luoyang next week.
Can any friends in Luoyang tell me whether it rains a lot there? I'll see if I can bring an umbrella.
Is it convenient to take a taxi with Didi? How much cash is it safer to bring?
Cities I have never been to make me feel extremely anxious. I have to do something but I have to go.
The neighbor across the street moved away. I heard her complain and found out that the monthly rent was 5,800. When I heard that, I was moved and I wanted to rent out the house.
Another family is also moving out, and we are the only one left on the entire floor.
Although we don’t usually play together, we always feel lonely.
Very reluctant to part with it.
In the past, the old neighbors who had lived together for decades were as close as sisters, which was quite enviable.
People in the alley are filming TV series. I loved reading novels back then.
I recommend you to watch it~ It’s really beautiful.
I like Jiang Xin so much.
It only represents personal preference, do not substitute it into the novel.
No one in the novel has a prototype.
I was reading an article on the entertainment industry a few days ago, and I saw a sentence in the introduction. There was no prototype, and it was someone's fault. I laughed to death.
I won’t curse you like this. You can substitute any celebrity you like, but this is a secret, keep it secret. Otherwise, you may be scolded by others if you speak out.
(End of chapter)