CH 27

After causing a scene while drunk and refusing to let go of Ji Liyun, Mu Qingyan was embarrassed and wanted to hide away. With no work scheduled for Sunday, he had his butler, Li, find a private psychologist to treat his tendency to act recklessly when drunk.

The psychologist explained that this was a subconscious dependency on Ji Liyun. Mu Qingyan wondered if the original owner of the body had also been so reliant on Ji Liyun. He tried to dismiss the idea as irrelevant, but couldn’t help but think about it.

After the psychologist left, Mu Qingyan relaxed on the couch, drinking tea to sober up and reading through documents for his company, MU, and the Mu family’s real estate business that were sent over by Ye Qiqi.

Normally, Sundays were reserved for family dinners at the Mu estate, but with his parents out of the country on business, Mu Qingyan was free for the weekend.

In the afternoon, he worked out at home and had just finished showering when he received a message from Ji Liyun: “Let’s have dinner tonight. I’m already outside your door.”

Mu Qingyan looked out the window and saw a Rolls-Royce parked outside the villa. Ji Liyun, dressed in high-end designer clothing, was leaning against the car door, checking his phone.

When Mu Qingyan had just transmigrated into this world, Ji Liyun would always call or message him to ask for his opinion before making plans. Now, however, he simply showed up unannounced, giving Mu Qingyan no opportunity to refuse.

Feeling guilty for having kept Ji Liyun out all night the previous night, Mu Qingyan replied, “Okay,” and quickly changed into dark workout clothes.

Since transmigrating, Mu Qingyan had been strictly adhering to a healthy lifestyle, and his overall physical and skin condition had improved significantly. His handsome face, paired with his well-fitting workout clothes, made him look even more youthful and energetic.

When Ji Liyun saw him, he couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment before saying, “That outfit suits you well.”

Mu Qingyan was aware of his own good looks and didn’t bother to deny it. He got into the passenger seat of the Rolls-Royce and asked, “Why didn’t you bring your driver today, President Ji?”

Hearing Mu Qingyan call him “President Ji” made Ji Liyun unhappy.

“I want to come pick you up in person,” Ji Liyun started the car and paused for a moment before grumbling, “Can you stop calling me President Ji?”

Mu Qingyan looked at him in surprise, wondering why calling him “President Ji” respectfully would make him unhappy.

She raised her eyebrows and said, “Okay, Old Ji.”

Ji Liyun said, “…”

Seeing that he was still sulking, Mu Qingyan found it amusing and teased him with a grimace, “Ji Liyun? Liyun? Xiao Yunyun?”

Finally, Ji Liyun was amused by him and said, “Okay, okay, call me whatever you want, just not President Ji or something like that.”

“Okay, Xiao Yunyun.”

Ji Liyun shook his head and laughed.

Mu Qingyan opened the food app on his phone and said while browsing, “I delayed you last night, so let me treat you today. How about Japanese food?”

“Sure.”

Mu Qingyan found an expensive newly opened Japanese restaurant in S city, “How about ‘Wheel of the Moon’? The name of this restaurant is quite unique.”

Ji Liyun’s lips curled slightly and he said, “Okay, let’s go there.”

Mu Qingyan caught a glimpse of his ambiguous smile and was confused. Was this restaurant also owned by the Ji Corporation?

He checked and sure enough, it was a catering company under the Ji Corporation.

Ji Liyun’s industry is really big.

It wasn’t until they arrived at the “Wheel of the Moon” on the top floor of the central building that Mu Qingyan learned the origin of the restaurant’s name.

This Japanese restaurant was divided into two parts, a normal restaurant and a rotating Ferris wheel. Each compartment of the Ferris wheel could seat up to four people and had a maximum consumption time of two hours.

But when Ji Liyun arrived, things…

A smiling waiter greeted them and slightly bowed: “Mr. Ji, I have arranged Sky Wheel cabin number 08 for you, with unlimited time.”

Ji Liyun nodded in satisfaction.

Mu Qingyan had a feeling that it was a bit strange for two big men to ride the Sky Wheel, but Ji Liyun didn’t seem to care. He said, “I have never ridden the Sky Wheel before, so today is a good opportunity to try it out.”

“As long as you’re happy,” she replied.

The average cost per person at this Japanese restaurant was extremely high, at least four figures, but the restaurant was still full of people, and there were only two cabins left on the Sky Wheel.

Mu Qingyan and Ji Liyun sat face to face in the Sky Wheel. Since the Sky Wheel was on the top floor of the building, the view outside was the city center of S city.

It was dusk, and the yellowish light spilled over this international metropolis, shimmering.

“This Japanese restaurant is quite interesting,” Mu Qingyan withdrew her gaze from admiring the city view and said to Ji Liyun, “Since it’s your restaurant, you can order the dishes.”

Ji Liyun didn’t refuse, “Okay. I remember you don’t like onions, but other than that, you have no dietary restrictions.”

Mu Qingyan nodded.

The Sky Wheel slowly turned, and it only took Ji Liyun three or four minutes to order the food. The two of them chatted while enjoying the night view.

When one rotation was complete, the waiter was already waiting with a tray of food. When the cabin reached its starting point, the door opened automatically, and the waiter served the dishes they ordered.

The quantity of each dish was not large, but they were very exquisite and beautifully plated.

Mu Qingyan, like the original host, was very picky with his food and had very high standards for taste, presentation, and aroma.

Ji Liyun obviously knew this, so when he heard that Mu Qingyan wanted to have dinner at this restaurant, he thought that he would be satisfied with the Japanese cuisine here.

By the time they finished eating, the sky had turned completely dark, the stars twinkled, and the city lights came on. Looking down from the Sky Wheel, the bustling city at night was quite beautiful.

Ji Liyun poured a cup of sake for Mu Qingyan and said, “Our company is planning to promote a big-budget sci-fi suspense movie called <Lost in the Stars> The director is Cui Yu, and the screenwriter is Luo Sangyu.”

Cui Yu is an internationally renowned director. Being in one of his movies means a continuous stream of resources and a smooth path to stardom, so many actors are eager to get a role in his movies.

Luo Sangyu is also one of the hottest golden screenwriters in recent years. All the scripts she writes have excellent reputations, and they are hard to come by.

Because of Cui Yu and Luo Sangyu, the news conference for the preparation and shooting of <Lost in the Stars> caused a sensation on the entire internet.

Everyone is looking forward to the release of this movie. All the stars and actors are trying their best to get the lead role.

Mu Qingyan asked, “I know this movie, it’s currently the most anticipated movie of next year. Are they going to start filming?”

“Yes, filming will start next month. Our production team and director both intend to have you play the lead role,” Ji Liyun said very seriously.

“Me?” Mu Qingyan, although he was a film emperor before crossing over, he had only participated in variety shows and cameo roles in the world of the book, without any decent works. He asked, “Which character do you want me to play as a guest?”

Unexpectedly, Ji Liyun shook his head and said, “Not a guest role, but the male lead.”

“…”

Mu Qingyan was stunned, but he remained calm on the surface. He remained silent for a long time before saying, “I know that many excellent actors and stars are vying for the male lead role in this film. Why would you give me such a good opportunity?”

He did not want to take advantage of being the “President’s childhood friend.”

Ji Liyun seemed to have guessed that he would ask this question. He took out his phone and sent a research and analysis report to Mu Qingyan’s email, and then said, “As investors and producers, of course, we hope that this film can achieve high box office and high word-of-mouth, so we have held meetings and done analysis before determining the lead actor.”

He saw that Mu Qingyan had already opened his phone email and was reading the report carefully, and continued to explain, “Through traffic analysis and market research, we found that since your divorce, a series of events have caused your popularity and daily traffic to be significantly higher than that of stars.”

“We are promoting this film with you as the selling point. The heir of Mu’s Group, the head of the high-end luxury brand MU Company, will play the male lead. It sounds quite appealing.”

“I admit that this kind of promotion is indeed appealing,” Mu Qingyan raised his head and said very seriously, “But, as far as I know, you are not making this film for fun, but to compete for the Oscars. Is it really okay for you to have me as the male lead?”

Ji Liyun smiled lightly and asked back, “Don’t you have confidence in yourself?”

“How could I be lacking confidence?” Mu Qingyan thought to himself, After all, I won the Best Actor award based on my real skills. I don’t lack confidence in anything, including my acting skills.

“Well then,” Ji Liyun said, afraid that he still had concerns, and went on to provide a second reason, “Director Cui Yu has seen your acting in ‘Acting PK Battle’, and after watching your guest role, he thinks you have great talent in acting, so he is very interested in you.”

“Most importantly, you’re a recognized ‘one-take’ actor, so it won’t take up too much time and cost.” Ji Liyun added with a smile.

After reading the story synopsis of <Lost in the Stars> and being deeply attracted to it, and with Ji Liyun’s very persuasive reasons, Mu Qingyan finally put down his phone and said with a smile, “Since you praise me so much and trust me, then I won’t be polite.”

On the other side, Xie Ming learned that the hundred million investment film <Lost in the Stars> was about to start filming, with director Cui Yu and screenwriter Luo Sangyu, and even the announced lead and supporting actors were all big names.

He was very tempted.

Although he knew that the male lead role had not yet been announced, perhaps because the production company had not yet reached an agreement with the other party, he still had some self-awareness and just wanted Xing Hao to help him fight for a supporting role.

Because he knew that as long as he could appear in Cui Yu’s production, even as a supporting role, he had a chance to become a big star.

Xing Hao had always felt sorry for Xie Ming and was willing to spend a lot of money to promote him, so he spent a lot of money to make connections and finally got him a small supporting role.

After getting the role, Xie Ming was overjoyed and asked, “I don’t know who will play the male lead in this movie. Could it be one of the recent Best Actor winners like Luo Wenzhe, Jiangnan, or Ouyang Tao?”

“I don’t know, it seems quite mysterious.”