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Chapter 403 I Can't Bear It Anymore
🕑 Added 2025-07-25 15:15:54 +0000 UTCThe profit-seeking nature of capital makes them always follow those who can make money.
If James Cameron didn't have the foundation of "Titanic", I believe Fox would not have invested in "Avatar" which is currently being filmed.
By the same token, if it weren't for the box office explosion of "American Graffiti", even if George Lucas had made "Star Wars", Fox probably wouldn't have released it.
So Fox's choice is very normal, to obey the orders of the person who makes money for him.
It’s just that the old fox licks Lucas and Cameron, but interferes with other weaker directors, which makes Nanaya feel a little disgusted.
"Okay, are you done with everything here?"
After laughing enough, Shion finally returned to her original faint smile and asked Nanaya a question.
Nanaya nodded: "I've taken care of it all. I've greeted everyone I should have, and I even had something to eat just now."
"Then let's go back, there's nothing to do here anymore."
Perhaps because of what happened with Robert Iger, Shion felt unhappy. After confirming that Nanaya had nothing else to do, she immediately expressed her intention to leave.
"All right."
Although Nanaya thought it was a bit strange that Shion left so early, he still followed her and left the party.
Nanaya doesn’t have a car in the United States, but Shion does.
Of course, as the boss of the Washimine family, Shion certainly couldn't drive herself, so the person sitting in the driver's seat was Iioka.
Originally, Nanaya was planning to sit in the front seat, but Shion pushed him to the back seat before he could say anything, and then followed and sat next to him.
Before Nanaya could even say no, Iioka started the car and drove away from the party.
This smooth and fluid operation made Nanaya have all the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
The depressed Nanaya could only sit in the back seat of the car. He originally thought that Shion would come over to him on her own initiative, but he didn't expect that the other party would just look at him quietly and smile.
What he expected, that Shion would stick to him, did not happen. She seemed satisfied just by looking at him.
So Nanaya also looked at the woman sitting next to him in the same way, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.
I remember when I first met Shion, it was just after the New Year of 2001.
At that time, he had just finished the first film he directed in his two lives, "Kara no Kyoukai", and was preparing to take a further step forward with the help of Lin Bao.
At that time, Shion had just taken the position of Chairman of Washimine.
Although he had just become famous at that time, he was in urgent need of a new movie to build his reputation, while Shion needed a successful project to stabilize the restless Washimine.
Now that so many years have passed, I have become a top figure in the directing industry.
Shion not only secured the position of chairman of Washimine, but also further developed Washimine.
The young girl back then has become a very outstanding entrepreneur.
"What's wrong? Are you laughing for no reason?"
Seeing Nanaya's mouth suddenly curled up, Shion felt a little curious.
Nanaya shook his head gently: "Nothing, I just suddenly felt that time passed so quickly. It felt like it was just yesterday when we first met, but it turns out that so many years have passed."
"Yeah," Shion also sighed, "Back then I thought I could easily get married before I was 25, but I didn't expect that after all these years I'm still single."
[Can you please stop talking about this kind of thing every other sentence? ]
The corners of Nanaya's mouth twitched slightly.
When Shion saw that Nanaya didn't respond, she secretly sighed and felt sorry.
She put her hands on the back of her head and said to herself, "Actually, I didn't care at all back then. I thought I would marry the son of a consortium. But I didn't expect it to end up like this."
"Really? It's a shame if that's the case."
"If you want to say that I, a good cabbage, was eaten by a pig, forget it." Shion said with contempt.
"Uh, am I that obvious?"
"You always write what you want to say on your face." Shion smiled and shook her head. She narrowed her eyes into crescent shapes. "But I just like this about you."
"Really?"
"Well, I can tell whether you have cheated or not by looking at your face."
This time, Nanaya, who had been a little proud, immediately turned into a bitter face.
"Yeah, you weren't paying attention at all. You didn't even know you were being plotted against."
Shion said as she reached into Nanaya's suit pocket and pulled out a business card with contact information on it: "Look, what is this?"
"I think it was given to me by an actor when I was communicating with him at night. I don't remember it anymore."
Nanaya really didn't know where this business card came from.
"I think so." Shion said with resentment, "And the other party must be a beautiful woman."
"Ha?"
Nanaya felt very puzzled. How could Shion know something that he had no memory of?
Shion did not answer directly, but turned the business card over.
There was only a faint pink lip mark on the back, and Nanaya understood immediately.
"This girl's name is Ivy Heard. From the name, she should be a sexy and pretty girl. What do you think?"
"I really don't know."
Nanaya quickly shook his head. He really had no impression of this name.
This lack of impression was not just about the party just now, Nanaya had never even heard of the name of this female star in his previous life.
Nanaya thought that maybe some girl who dreamed of becoming a star had found a way to sneak into the party.
There aren't too many people like this in Hollywood.
Every year, there are hundreds of people in Hollywood who sacrifice something for the illusory dream of becoming a star, but the proportion of those who actually succeed is a hundred times more terrifying than the college entrance examination in China.
Nanaya should be grateful that the girl didn't block him in the toilet, otherwise if he was caught by Shion, mud would really fall into his crotch.
Not to mention that girls are prohibited from entering the men's restroom. For those who are crazy about becoming famous, if blocking the men's restroom can make them famous, they will make it as easy as drinking water.
"I think you don't need to explain. If you really have an idea, you can try it."
Shion placed the business card in her jade hand, looked at it carefully, and then returned it to Nanaya: "Isn't this what you men become directors for? This is the power you deserve."
"No! I just...I didn't do that!"
Nanaya explained in a panic and tore the business card into pieces in front of Shion.
[Really? Even after so many years, this guy really hasn't changed at all. 】
Shion thought so in her heart.
The person you like is extremely outstanding at work.
As a director, his ability is truly above average, and can even be said to be amazing.
But in life, he is a rough and somewhat unkempt person, even a bit sloppy.
But when it comes to emotions, he is a complete coward.
[You can use your energy from visiting brothels to tease me now! You can flirt with hostesses, but you are as dumb as a log with me!]
[Did I provoke you? Or did you provoke me?]
When filming the movie today, Shion heard every word that the other party and Shiki Matsuno said in banter.
Shion is not a naive little girl. She certainly knows what needs a normal, energetic man in his thirties would have.
It's just that when this man is the one she likes, but ignores her frequent hints, she really doubts whether he is a man.
[If you really don't care about me, then don't explain so much. You really can't cross that line, right? ]
Shion looked at Nanaya with contempt as she was still explaining something. She recalled what Ryougi Ori had said to her before.
"I think the reason why Senior can't accept you is because of moral issues." Ori said this with a rare contempt for Nanaya, "Does a man like him need to care about these things? Isn't it better to just marry the woman he likes and make her his concubine? He is Japanese, isn't it normal for the strong to have everything?"
Of course, Shion doesn't dare to fully agree with Ori's argument, but if it comes to the little idols under her, as long as they behave themselves, she doesn't have any big objections.
[So, I still have to make it clear myself, right? ]
"Hey, Nanaya."
"What?"
When Nanaya heard Shion speak, he immediately shut his mouth.
Shion looked at Nanaya and said, "I have been a princess since I was a child. Basically, I can get whatever I want. Although everything has been going smoothly, I feel a little bored."
"Is that why you want to make Washimine the world's number one entertainment company?"
"That's not what I meant." Shion spread her hands, "I used to be indifferent to private life because I never had any feelings for boys, but you, Nanaya, are different."
Shion held Nanaya's chin with her hand and said softly, "I want to have you, so can you date me?"
"Why?!"
The confession came so suddenly that Nanaya's brain almost froze.
"Shion, what exactly do you like about me?"
"A lot." Shion put one hand on Nanaya's chest and the other hand around his neck, "You are very talented, you can make a lot of money, and you have a good business sense. You are also very gentle to girls. At least until now, you haven't done anything to let Rin down."
Shion gently rubbed her cheek against Nanaya and whispered in Nanaya's ear: "However, these are secondary. The most important thing is that I believe I really like you. If you can be more assertive, I might act like a spoiled child to you~"
Nanaya's face flushed red, he didn't know whether he was being teased, or was being teased, or was being teased.
"Don't make that expression~" Shion laughed, "I can't help but start eating."
After saying that, Shion kissed Nanaya again.
"It's really great. I like this better than the filming in the morning."
"Shi... Shion..."
Nanaya felt his sanity was evaporating rapidly, and when he came to his senses, he had been pushed into the back seat of the car by Shion.
"I'm sorry, Nanaya." Shion looked at him with a flushed face, "Originally I wanted to do it step by step, but now I can't help it."
“Hmm…”
Shion pressed her index finger against Nanaya's lips.
"Since you didn't explicitly refuse just now, you can't blame me. I won't let you escape again, dear~"
