Chapter One: Unfulfilled Ambition

  The plane drew a silver line across the bright blue sky, and as it looked down at the city getting smaller and smaller, Lin Xiao closed her eyes and took a good rest.

  An hour before leaving the Xiang Mansion, Qin Xin came over again, her face red as she said a word of thanks.

  Her role is really too insignificant, so naturally she doesn't get this kind of treatment.

  Lin Xiao responded with a payment, there were too many people anyway, and they would still have plenty of time to contact each other when they arrived in Ulan Bator. He also boarded the plane.

  Before long, the plane landed steadily at Hohhot Baita Airport, and the production side had already contacted a large bus to take everyone to Ulan Butong.

  There were three large buses, and the people from the production side were smiling and waiting there. Far away from the three buses, a deep red sports car was quietly parked, and a man wearing sunglasses was shaking his head to the music on top of it.

  "My god! Paganini Zonda!" Sun Lei's eyes widened as he got off the car with Lin Xiao.

  Not just him, almost everyone who got off the car had their eyes on that stunning Pagani Zonda.

  Deep red like wine, the shiny car body under the sunset seems to be covered with a layer of golden gauze, streamlined shape, comfortable seats, every detail shows that the owner of this car is extremely rich.

  "You like it that much?" Lin Xiao wasn't particularly interested in cars, he just thought they looked good. The people around him were staring at her with the same gaze as if they had seen a stunning beauty for the first time. He asked with a smile.

  "Lin Ge, you don't know this, but a famous car is like a beauty, just visually it's an extreme pleasure. Not to mention when driving... uh, I mean, opening it up." A newcomer wiped away the drool that almost fell and said one by one, "In this era, Lamborghini Miura was at its peak, few sports cars could maintain their performance under its shadow, except for this one - my goddess! Pagani Zonda!"

  "But I don't think this car sells well domestically?" A newcomer said with envy, "If one day I can get on this car, I'd be willing to die for it!"

  "This is absolutely a car that only super-rich people can afford!"

  The old actor also saw the car and Gao Lan Chun smiled "I heard that there are many rich people here, as soon as I got off the car, I saw someone showing off."

  "Mr. Gao, there are many poor people here, but when the rich get richer, they become extremely wealthy." The receptionist explained with a smile, and as soon as he saw that everyone was present, he hurriedly ushered them onto the vehicle.

  "Teacher Chen, you must be tired from the trip? Haha, we've already set everything up at the filming location. You can rest as soon as you arrive." A crew member greeted him with a big smile.

  A few core actors were surrounded by layers, only new actors were not managed, and there was only a middle-aged man who told everyone to get on that car, and no one would bother them again.

  "This difference in treatment is too big." Sun Lei said discontentedly, and still got on the car.

  Lin Xiao was walking at the end, just as he was about to get on the bus, a middle-aged man suddenly stopped him.

  "Sorry, it's full." He smiled apologetically at Lin Xiao and shouted to the car next door, "Old Sun, is your side full?"

  "My place is also full. The remaining one is also."

  Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow "Nothing's wrong, I'll just stand for a bit."

  "This won't do, Wulanbutong often has film crews coming to shoot scenes, and the traffic police here are strict." The middle-aged man said with a smile "Otherwise, we'll go back first and then come back for you again?"

  These words, neither loud nor soft, suddenly made everyone by the window fall silent, their eyes fixed on the scene before them with deep contemplation.

  "Is there such a thing? Not allowed to leave even if standing or squatting?" Lin Xiao laughed and said "Do you mean this, or does Li Ruijin mean it?"

  "I don't know what you're talking about." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "However, I'm afraid you can't leave now."

  The sky in Wengniute Banner area gets dark early, now it's just past five o'clock and a shade of darkness has already appeared. It will take more than an hour to get to Ulanbutong from here, even if I go back to pick him up, it won't be until after seven o'clock.

  The key is that he doesn't believe the other party will come back. If there's a show tomorrow, he'll definitely be called by the director. Even if there isn't a show, he still has to find an inn to stay in this unfamiliar place.

  "Lin Xiao, what's going on?" Sun Lei poked his head out and asked "Why aren't you getting on the bus?"

  "Downhill momentum comes quickly." Lin Xiao replied calmly "Some people don't want me to go so early, saying the position is full."

  "Full?" Sun Lei looked around the carriage in confusion and said, "Don't you still have seats available?"

  "That seat is taken." The middle-aged man said calmly.

  "Who decided?" Lin Xiao asked further.

  "This... group of actors, originally the number of people who came was also uncertain. We were guessing and sending cars, who knew it just happened to be enough, but unfortunately missed you by one."

  The middle-aged man smiled wryly and looked at Lin Xiao, making a please gesture.

  Just then, the first car carrying the director roared to life and sped away in a cloud of dust.

  Lin Xiao looked at the car leaving without any expression, then turned to the middle-aged man and said "You've thought it through quite well, on one side there's a disturbance, on the other side you take away a few teachers, how can you be so sure? What are you afraid of?"

  "I don't know what you're talking about."

  Now, everyone on the bus knew, and one by one, they looked over with ambiguous gazes - some resentful, some jealous, some indignant, some sympathetic. Who didn't understand the underlying implications? To put it bluntly, which newcomer hadn't gone through these ups and downs?

  Cai Dekuan withdrew his head, wryly smiling and saying "The crew is just a small world, if you offend the other side, you'll be tripped up. We haven't even reached Ulanbutong yet, and Li Ruijin's hand has already reached out."

  Sun Lei also sighed, "That's why I said never to be labeled as belonging to any particular faction. Getting close to Lin Xiao is fine, but if it means he and the producers can't get along, then it's just not worth it."

  He glanced out of the window and shook his head "Love is helpless."

  "He still hasn't shown us his worth."

  "Vroom." The second car's engine also started up.

  "Look, the bus is about to leave, you shouldn't block it either. Take advantage of it being early, and you can still catch a ride. If you wait any later, there won't even be a bus, and then there's nothing that can be done." The middle-aged man's face grew increasingly radiant with smiles.

  "So, are you going to let him through or not?" Just then, a woman's voice came from the side.

  Lin Xiao was stunned, today's events were clearly Li Ruijin isolating him. Now someone is actually helping him out?

  Cami walked out from beside the car and looked coldly at the middle-aged man "Which unit are you from?"

  "Who are you?" The man was also stunned.

  "Sister Cami, you're so punctual?"

  Cami waved her hand and said, "These small alleys, I'm more familiar with them than you."

  She turned her head and asked the man another sentence "Which department?"

  "Uh... assistant director." The man stuttered, unsure of the woman's identity in front of him.

  "You're just an assistant director, the company sends you to pick people up, and this is how you do things?! Not only did you not arrange for enough people, but there's also no room for us? Who are you dissatisfied with? Do I need to report this to your superiors?" CAMI started scolding him, pointing at his nose.

  "Yes, yes." The man nodded his head in response, but was inwardly anxious - who is this woman? Such a big show?

  He carefully asked "May I ask who you are?"

  "I am his agent." CAMI pointed at Lin Xiao and said "Also one of the top agents in Huaxia."

  The man's face changed instantly, and he scolded himself. It turned out to be someone from Huaxia?! The two companies don't interfere with each other, why did they scold him?!

  "Hey, lady, watch your tone! I'm also a deputy director, and I'm giving you face by coming to pick people up. What else do you want? You artists are late yourselves, what does it have to do with me?" He immediately put on a stern face, wanting to regain control of the situation.

  "Really?" CAMI smiled and looked at the man, then casually dialed a phone number.

  "Is Xu Ziyao? I'm Lingzi, almost arrived at Wulanbutong... no need to pick me up..." She glanced at the man, and his face suddenly turned pale.

  "I'll come over, yeah, there's an artist from a certain company filming here... but it won't work now, we can't get on the car." CAMI took out a cigarette, lit it lightly and lazily blew out a smoke ring "Yeah, obviously there are seats available, but they say it's full and won't let us on... I also have no way to deal with this... right, just him saying no."

  The middle-aged man's face was almost in tears, CAMI sneered and handed over the phone "No need to ask me who Xu Ziyao is? Investment market department manager, you should be more familiar than me."

  The man looked at the phone handed over by CAMI like a piece of charcoal that he couldn't help but take, just like a dead child who had eaten something.

  "Go on, Director Xu is waiting over there." CAMI said coldly. "What's wrong? Weren't you refuting pretty quickly just now?"

  The man glared at CAMI and Lin Xiao with a fierce gaze, gritting his teeth as he took the phone from her. His expression seemed to say that she had killed his son, but as soon as he got on the phone, his tone immediately changed to one of filial piety.

  "Oh, Director Xue, this has nothing to do with me... It was someone else who made the arrangements, how dare I not get along with your acquaintances... Yes, yes, Director Xue is right, I will definitely entertain them well..."

  As he hung up the phone, he couldn't help but let out a cold breath and wipe away a cold sweat.

  "Please...please get on..." A mouthful of bad air was stuck in his heart, he almost bit off his tongue. His manner was extremely respectful, with a humble attitude.

  Cami ignored him, hummed a tune, spat out smoke, and said word by word: "This circle is just so big, bowing your head doesn't work, looking up doesn't work either, being too stubborn doesn't do anyone any good."

  "Yes, you're right." The middle-aged man's face was red with anger, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.

  "Hmph." Someone on the bus let out a faint snicker, and although the sound was very small, it was already unusually quiet here. A light laugh immediately drew the middle-aged man's reddened gaze, but he only saw a head retreat back in.

  He gritted his teeth, his voice barely escaping from between them, a perfect blend of venom and suppressed rage: "The bus is leaving, please board."

  "Who said I'm going to take your bus?" CAMI burst out laughing "Artists from Huaxia, when they go out, they are all picked up by special cars, do they still need to take the bus that you don't let them sit on?!"

  She raised one hand and waved it in a certain direction. Everyone followed her gaze, but their eyes widened in shock!

  That crimson Pagani Zonda is coming over with her gesture!

  "Not really......" This time, everyone heard the "gulp" sound of swallowing saliva in their own throat.