In the evening, the crew arrived at a high-end private club in three cars.
Nathan Drake and Ethan Smith both got into Nathan Drake's car. Although Julian Hayes would not go to the dinner, he also walked out of the set with everyone else. When he saw Nathan Drake's car, he asked softly, "2016 Mulsanne? That's great."
Nathan Drake hummed, and Julian Hayes said, "If I follow suit, this car would be ranked in the top three of the best cars I've ever ridden... The best one is the Rolls-Royce Phantom of that year." After about two seconds, he turned around and asked Ethan Smith, "Senior, what is the most luxurious car you've ever ridden?"
Ethan Smith found this question very boring. He looked at the headlights and thought for a few seconds. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he uttered a few strange words: "CRH380."
Julian Hayes blinked a few times, hesitated, and asked again: "Senior, did you remember it wrong? It seems that there is no such model..."
"Yes, it's this one." Ethan Smith still looked lazy, "CRH380." Nathan Drake opened the car door and tilted his head to look at Ethan Smith. There seemed to be a rare smile in his eyes.
Julian Hayes took advantage of the opportunity and took out his phone to check "What kind of car is CRH380?", and then looked at the search results presented by Baidu: ...
The answer is clearly written: [Harmony.]
The following is a detailed introduction: [CRH380 is a type ABCD. CRH380A EMU is a CRH series high-speed EMU independently developed by CSR Qingdao for high-speed intercity railways and passenger dedicated lines by the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. The maximum operating speed is 350 kilometers per hour. In June 2009, the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China issued a tender to domestic EMU manufacturers for procurement... On September 28 of the same year, the Wuhan Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Railways and CSR Qingdao signed a contract for the purchase of 140 EMUs in Beijing, including 100 16-car long-formation EMUs and 40 8-car short-formation EMUs. The total contract value is approximately RMB 45 billion. ]
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When he got to the front of the club, Ethan Smith got out of the car and found that everyone in the crew was already waiting in front of the club. Ethan Smith did not see Oliver Brooks, and he did not know whether he did not want to come or the chief producer Aiden Clark did not allow him to come. Maybe it was the intention of both parties. After all, Oliver Brooks did not like "Investment Dad", and "Investment Dad" did not like Oliver Brooks either.
Ethan Smith had just greeted the chief producer Aiden Clark when he saw an extremely eye-catching car pull up to the side. A tall and thin man appeared, and Aiden Clark hurriedly greeted him: "Mr. Xu!"
As expected, the relationship between the investment dad "Mr. Xu" and the crew became strained. He walked straight into the luxurious private club hall without looking around, and Aiden Clark followed closely behind him.
Ethan Smith accidentally heard about Aiden Clark and "Family". Aiden Clark was originally a director. Compared with money, he liked awards more. He always wanted to win awards, but he never won. However, for some reason, his films have become worse and worse in recent years. In desperation, Aiden Clark, who lost his creative ability in his forties, switched to become an independent producer, hoping to make a comeback by "producing", which is as important as directing. "Family" is Aiden Clark's first project, which is related to his job as a producer. He paid a lot for it in two years. Aiden Clark believes that "Family" has the potential to win awards, but the content involves homoS3xuality and the original work is not famous. After tossing and turning, he could not get any investment until Oliver Brooks showed interest in the project. Thanks to Oliver Brooks's recommendation, Aiden Clark finally found several film companies willing to invest. However, because it is difficult to sell and the companies are not very large, the process of raising funds can be said to be full of twists and turns.
Ethan Smith knew that it was not uncommon for film companies to withdraw their investment or not continue to invest. At this moment, Mr. Xu, one of the investors, was not very happy, and producer Aiden Clark followed suit and flattered him... which was normal.
The private club is very Chinese in style, with green tiles and red walls, a patio in the yard, big red lanterns on the walls of the corridor, and a magnificent ceiling with a strong ancient charm.
The reception hall they were brought into was also decorated in the same style. There was a screen on one side of the room, and a whole wall of cranes on the inner wall. The mahogany furniture was intricately carved, and a yellow halo gently flowed down from the palace lanterns on the ceiling.
Aiden Clark and the producer sat on both sides of General Xu, followed by other accompanying personnel, actors such as Nathan Drake. Ethan Smith had the lowest status and was thrown on the chair near the door.
Mr. Xu likes game, and soon, dishes such as golden coin turtle, braised snake, tiger grouper, and eastern green grouper were served.
Aiden Clark laughed again: "This club has a wine cellar. Mr. Xu, you can try it later. It's quite special. The wine is shipped from dozens of wineries in France, the United States and other countries. The most expensive one is 500,000 yuan a bottle. There is a wine tasting room in the corner of the club. Let's go and have a look after dinner?"
Mr. Xu really showed his interest: "Oh? Okay, let's go take a look after dinner."
Aiden Clark laughed and said, "Mr. Xu really likes fine wine. Come on, fill up the glasses and clink glasses first."
The pretty waitress poured wine for everyone. Ethan Smith took two or three sips. Before he could even sit down to warm up, he heard Aiden Clark say to him, "Ethan Smith, come and toast Mr. Xu a glass of wine. Ask Mr. Xu to take care of you in the future."
Ethan Smith: ...
Aiden Clark was actually confident. Oliver Brooks was the most powerful person in the crew, and Chinese films are generally director-centered. The most important job of a producer is to find investment. Therefore, although he was quite resentful of Oliver Brooks for making things like this, he never thought of going against Oliver Brooks. The two bosses in the team couldn't get along, which was definitely the biggest obstacle to success. Since Oliver Brooks wanted to protect his actors, let him do it. However, Ethan Smith was different from Julian Hayes. Ethan Smith was just a nude stand-in. He stayed for five days and then left. He was insignificant. When he left the crew, no one would remember him. A stand-in is a stand-in. He has to do everything. It's probably reasonable to drink some wine for him. For the profession of nude stand-in, it is common to be touched. Not all male actors who play opposite roles are gentlemen. There are many who take the opportunity to touch and make physical advances. It's even common. He is often touched when he is naked in the play, so why not when he is wearing clothes outside the play? Because nude substitutes look like stars and are more "casual", they often attend some dinner parties, accompany drinking and sleeping together. Aiden Clark has never seen any chaste men and women who can touch each other freely in the play but not outside the play. Moreover, people in this profession have fought hard for their "dreams" and will not easily offend anyone. Ethan Smith once had a future, so he should be more worried about gains and losses. It's just... Generally, bosses like stars. Although Ethan Smith is more beautiful than Julian Hayes, Mr. Xu may not really like him. He can only try his best.
Over there, before Ethan Smith could figure out how to refuse, Nathan Drake, who had been sitting silently, suddenly said, "Ethan Smith can't drink."
Aiden Clark: "Hmm?"
Nathan Drake raised the corner of his lips: "Xiu Yi can't drink."
"Why?" Aiden Clark made up his mind that if Nathan Drake gave a common excuse like "gastritis", he would explain "it's okay", even though this explanation was nonsense and deception.
Finally, Nathan Drake said: "His eyesight is not good."
Aiden Clark: "Ah?"
Nathan Drake added: "Sometimes it's like being blind. I can't recognize people I've seen before even when they're standing right in front of me."
Ethan Smith: ... He didn't know why, but he always felt that there was some resentment in Nathan Drake's words...
One person in the crew actually believed it: "Ah! Glaucoma?! You can't drink it, it will increase the intraocular pressure, make the glaucoma worse, and accelerate the process of blindness!"
Seeing Aiden Clark looking at him, Ethan Smith had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Yes, glaucoma."
Nathan Drake stood up leisurely and said, "I'll do it on behalf of Ethan Smith and Mr. Xu."
Mr. Xu said: "You..."
"What? He's just a stand-in. As the lead actor, I'm not giving him face?" After saying that, Nathan Drake took a long step, walked around the table to Ethan Smith's seat, took the red wine glass from his hand, walked to Mr. Xu, his eyes still as cold as ice, clinked the red wine glass with Mr. Xu's without tenderness, tilted his head and poured the liquid in the glass into his own throat. Nathan Drake was wearing a black shirt, and his movements were very chic and beautiful.
Ethan Smith's face turned red. He had already taken two or three sips of the wine, but Nathan Drake took it forcefully and drank the rest of his drink in one gulp...
Mr. Xu did it, too. According to "common sense", after drinking, he should put his arm around the other person's waist, pull him close and K!ss him, but when he looked at Nathan Drake's face, he thought it was better to forget it - the other person's momentum was stronger than his, revealing a sense of oppression, and he was a little weaker for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Aiden Clark did not give up easily.
After about ten minutes, he asked Ethan Smith to toast again: "Just one drink, it's okay."
Nathan Drake snapped a crab leg in half with a loud snap. The loud snap startled everyone present: "Xiu Yi can't drink."
...
Nathan Drake threw the peeled crab legs into Ethan Smith's plate beside him and raised his eyelids, his eyes cold and expressionless: "I'll do it on behalf of Ethan Smith and Mr. Xu." It was exactly the same as the first time.
This circle was too small, and he didn't want to embarrass Ethan Smith, so he drank on his behalf and signaled Ethan Smith not to interrupt and just sit there quietly.
After a few times, Mr. Xu felt very upset when he saw Nathan Drake's icy face, and waved his hand impatiently: "Forget it, forget it."
...
This meal made Mr. Xu very depressed. After only an hour, he hurriedly went to the wine cellar of the club with Aiden Clark.
The other members of the crew whispered to Nathan Drake, "Teacher Zuo, it's time to disband. We can leave now."
Nathan Drake supported his head with one hand and did not make a sound for a long time.
The producer said again: "Nathan Drake...? Disbanded...!"
Nathan Drake still didn't respond.
The producer felt something was wrong, so he reached out and patted Nathan Drake on the shoulder, then he squatted down slightly, pulled away the hands that were supporting Nathan Drake's head, and looked at Nathan Drake's face carefully.
Nathan Drake: ... His eyes were unfocused, wandering, and a little confused.
"Let's go!!!" the producer came closer and shouted, "Go home!!!"
Nathan Drake said: "I won't leave."
"Sh!t!!!" The producer was finally sure at this moment, "He's drunk!!!"
Someone asked: "How many drinks did you have in total?"
The producer calculated in his mind: "It should be... only four or five cups, right?" He felt very worried - Nathan Drake couldn't drink at all... Why was he showing off just now? Now that the alcohol was taking effect, he was in a daze and felt dizzy.
Hearing that the movie star was drunk, several people surrounded him and tried to use brute force to take Nathan Drake out of the club.
Unexpectedly, Nathan Drake was quite stubborn and said incoherently: "I don't know you", "Who are you", "I can only leave if my wife comes", "I only go with my wife".
Ethan Smith saw that the others were talking, so he couldn't just stand there and walked over, and followed the crowd in persuading: "Nathan Drake, the movie emperor... let's go?"
Nathan Drake raised his head and tried hard to look at the person opposite him. After a while, he seemed to recognize who the other person was and said, "Well, let's go."
Nathan Drake was not fully conscious, but he walked steadily.
... Ethan Smith breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Nathan Drake recognized him.
He felt a little uneasy, so he stepped forward to help Nathan Drake a little, and then asked: "Nathan Drake, where is your home?"
"...?" Nathan Drake turned his head in confusion and looked at Ethan Smith beside him, "Isn't my home your home?"
... Ethan Smith felt a little headache.
Just now I thought Nathan Drake recognized me.
You still don't recognize this Fcuking person?
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