Ye Yizhou's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said calmly:
"You've come at a bad time, Mr. Yan. We've just finished."
"Yes, yes, we're done."
The moment Ye Yizhou spoke, everyone hurried to agree.
"Such bad timing?"
Yan Qingdu looked at Ye Yizhou and raised an eyebrow with a faint smile, his face practically saying, Do you really expect me to believe that?
"Mm."
Ye Yizhou nodded earnestly, then turned to the others. "Meeting adjourned!"
"Okay, okay."
The atmosphere in the conference room had changed the moment Yan Qingdu arrived. These two were clearly having a disagreement, and everyone just wanted to get away from the line of fire.
At Ye Yizhou's word, everyone swiftly gathered the documents on the table and scrambled toward the conference room door.
Beep.
In their rush to leave, someone failed to watch their step and accidentally stepped on the remote that had fallen to the floor during the earlier chaos.
The screen they had just turned off came back on, automatically resuming the video they hadn't finished.
Playing on the screen was none other than Yan Qingdu's one and only film, the one that had earned him the Best Actor award.
Yan Qingdu said, "This is what your meeting was about?"
"That's right!"
Ye Yizhou answered without hesitation, utterly unapologetic. "Our joint project involves using new technology in films, so we're familiarizing ourselves with outstanding films first."
After saying that, Ye Yizhou thought for a moment and added:
"We've been watching other films too, not just yours. Don't get any ideas."
He might as well have written Don't flatter yourself across his face.
"I know. I'm not getting any ideas." Yan Qingdu nodded, going along with Ye Yizhou rather than arguing.
The others exchanged looks, nudging one another as they hurried out.
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