【Zhou Jia】Out of the Dark

Chapter 18 Meeting

Before Karna could reply, there was a knock on the lounge door.Arjuna thought it was time to start filming:

"right away."

"It's over. Tell me to take a message." It was the sound of a horse neighing, and Karna stood up and opened the door. The other party was holding a lunch box in each hand, with an irritable expression: "I have a holiday tonight, and go to that expensive xx hotel for dinner."

His sweater, trousers and peaked cap are quite fashionable and trendy.It's just that the style of the thermal insulation bag is simple, and it abruptly raises the sense of injustice in life:

"I just left the mobile phone meeting, and the meal was all gathered. It's rare to pack it here, and I kindly improve your food."

Karna took it and put it on the table. After the thermal bag was opened, the transparent cover was covered with milky white mist, and the aroma of the food was hot and wafting.Karna sincerely praised this:

"No matter what the ending is. You are a reliable man, Masi, your character is completely worthy of your tall figure..."

"Don't say such things with that expression regardless of time and place?! You man is still not improved at all?!"

"Wait a minute." Arjuna interrupted the topic: "Going to a dinner party? Who invites?"

"Mysteriously taken advantage of by a new sponsor."

"No... there is no reason to invite the whole crew to dinner, right? I don't think there is any source of profit, even Karna would not do this."

"Ah, the release time of the new film is ample, it is really unnecessary." Karna opened his lunch box, he was not good at gaining weight so much that the other two people present criticized him, but he didn't realize it: "However, should I say thank you for the compliment?"

"Who is behind the scenes in the crew, maybe in order to give him a face—or someone he fell in love with?" Ma hissed, and raised his voice: "Don't show this atmosphere as if nothing happened! Among you, I won't Are you comfortable now?!"

"In the face of big investment, it's naive. To be honest, apart from the first and second male lead, this crew is pretty mediocre."

Aren't you two male number one and number two?Dare to say.

"Since Arjuna is also one of the investors, there is no notification, which means that the ratio of shares has not changed--I am very anxious, this sponsor." Karna said.

Arjuna was still sitting on the chair, there was no reason to be irritable at this moment.He leaned over to touch the cigarette, lit it and held it in his mouth.He leaned back and crossed his legs, exposing a section of his ankle: "You mean, he directly merged the small shares?"

"Yes. Maybe a little one-sided." Karna's sensitivity is very inorganic.The dessert in the lunch box has been wiped out—he ate quickly and quietly, and finally swallowed the food at this moment, and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief:

"It didn't affect other aspects, and I negotiated to disperse the small shares. Although the behavior is unclear, but from this point of view, he is a good person."

"That's right." Masi was reminded by Karna's words, and later realized that Arjuna seemed to be extra vigilant today: "It doesn't matter, right? Da Vinci will be very happy."

"...Indra." Arjuna was silent for a while, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"..."

The air froze for a moment, Ma neighed thinking about the situation, he didn't quite understand why Indra suddenly got involved since he had already ignored him, he was simply at a loss:

"what's the situation?!"

Arjuna didn't answer, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point again.

"I understand." Karna nodded in silence.He closed the lunch box and stood up, loosened the bow tie with one hand, and put it on the hook together with the coat.He turned around, his back straight, his eyebrows sharp.The glowing red gold of the setting sun dazzled the green lake water in his eyes, and his voice was calm and steady:

"Let's talk in the car."

When the group set off, Indra and Surya were about to arrive at their destination.

Indra sneezes, and Surya kindly turns up the temperature of the air conditioner.He just wanted to say no, but the next second he quickly covered his mouth, trying to stifle the sneeze halfway.

fail.

"Laugh if you want to." At least someone still talks about me.

"Here we are." Surya started the topic, and the hotel doorman recognized the pre-registered license plate number and directed him to the dedicated parking space.The man put on his earrings after he hadn't gone out for a long time. When he tilted his head, the sun hit the ruby ​​and dazzled Indra's eyes.

"...." With this similarity, I always feel that they will go well.

Not sure about myself.

"Are you going back tonight?" Indra turned to his contacts and asked suddenly when he was about to call the assistant.

"No, I'm planning to stay. Maybe I'll check it out tomorrow." The other party responded politely: "Is there something urgent?"

"No." The blind voice came through, and Indra half-joked:

"I work day and night, don't I? And if we can't reach an agreement, it will be a problem for myself."

"It would be better not to treat it as a negotiation." Suliye stepped past him to order food: "Be kind."

Indra's eyes darkened - the speaker had no intention, but the words really meant that he was ruthless.

The assistant's cautious voice came from the microphone, and Indra paused for a long time after recovering and explaining the time, but still did not choose to stay overnight.He hangs up the phone, a little melancholy: he is not a person without emotion, but since he is in a high position, he must always be ambitious and supernatural.A helpless prefix should be added in front of his children-"Indra's heir".

The bangs on both sides of Indra's forehead were blown away by the air-conditioning wind, and the touch was uncomfortable.He flirted, to no avail.

——It’s like being kind is useless now!

Surya's seat arrangement is reasonable and cramped.The crew was seated in the lobby on the first floor, and those who had some seats were arranged in boxes on the second floor. After greeting Da Vinci, they naturally sat with Arjuna Karna.

The two could chat while sitting, but when the door opened, Arjuna and Karna walked in, and the embarrassment was immediately apparent.

"Father, Uncle Surya." Arjuna wore a gray-brown fine-check casual suit, a dark smoky purple shirt and a light tie.His face was not very kind, but his actions and tone were modest and unmistakable. He nodded to the two people on the opposite side of the table one by one, and pulled away his and Karna's chairs.

"Mr. Indra, Mr. Surya." Karna sat down next to Arjuna in a high-necked white knitwear and khaki long trench coat, with a better expression—but it was because he had no expression.

"Why didn't you tell us? It's really embarrassing." Ah Zhou took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, and spoke first.

According to common sense, the host Surya should respond, but he didn't seem to slow down, and Indra could only take over the topic as an elder in line:

"Could it be possible to use your juniors as treats? Besides, I don't think you two touch the ground. How can you have time?"

"Father was joking. I really don't have time to spare, but if the elders come, we will try our best to entertain them no matter what."

During the conversation, the appetizer was served, and Indra took advantage of the gap, and his eyes hinted that Surya reconnected in the disconnected state-the other party came in from Karna and looked at him unpredictablely, and Karna actually looked at him honestly, Now the two of them bowed their heads together to deal with the appetizers again, making it his and Arjuna's home game.

"How is the crew doing recently?" Indra imitated Surya's usual tone, and his tone was as gentle as possible: the teammate who proposed the plan was silenced, but there is no better option right now.

"... relatively smoothly." Arjuna couldn't bear to look directly at the sense of disobedience:

"We are more compatible with each other. If everything goes well, we can end the filming and acting earlier."

"Any plans for the future?"

"My personal plan is to gradually withdraw from the circle. Starting from the fact that the two of us hope to establish a relationship as soon as possible."

"good."

——It’s not bad, what’s the point of this “defense against Indra EX”?And one by one, it sounds very insecure, right?

"I really don't agree with your way of life. It's fine to quit now, and I will come back and learn how to deal with affairs. How long can I live by eating youthful food?"

"Don't worry. I haven't forgotten my promise to you."

"In that case, let's bring Xiao Jia over for a family dinner this year."

"...This matter is not something I can decide on my own."

"Then decide now. Isn't everyone neat?"

"This situation is too sudden for both reason and reason. I think you should be willing to give us some preparation time."

"Wait a minute, I might interrupt you."

The sincerity concealed by Indra and Arjuna is like thick fog. Compared with family members, the two are more like the power transfer of lions. Mature and young, seasoned and vigilant are quietly playing games in the fog.Surya didn't feel it, or didn't care about it, and seemed to have made up his mind: "Karna, I have something I want to talk to you alone."

Oh my old man.Indra uttered an exaggerated cry from his heart: Your time to go online is as inopportune as a wrongly set alarm clock.

"Okay. Where are you going?" Karna was quite calm. He never paid attention to the appearance of himself and others, but now facing Surya, he had some inexplicable natural affection.Arjuna talked about Surya's doubts about his background in the car, but he didn't care much about it—he never rejected his background, he just wanted to change that's all.

Arjuna stretched out his hand to hold his, with an expression of strong disapproval, with his eyebrows raised and lowered.The bright black pupils are surging, and the corners of the lips are pulled back as if asking.

This move reminded Karna of the press conference—only the active party was changed.Arzhou's hands were very cold, he pulled them over majestically and held them back, warming them with the heat of his palms.The speed of recovery was a bit slow, Karna didn't think much, and moved closer again, bowed his head and let out a sigh when Arjuna was about to withdraw his hand.

The white and slender hands have distinct joints, and they are as quiet as a pair of white porcelain sculptures.And Karna lowered his head - when there were no special circumstances, he did everything in slow tempo, even blinking.At this moment, the eyelashes were lifted up like this, revealing half of the lowered eyes.The emerald lake surface gradually unfolded, crushing the lights, sparkling and beautiful—like a Pteris butterfly spreading its wings, everything was presented in Arjuna's eyes like slow motion in the last century.

This set of movements is really too smooth.Karna raised his head without knowing it, but Ah Zhou's face turned red.

Did not see.Indra and Surya rarely agree.