One Night Surprise (Courtney and Alexander)
Chapter 213

One Night Surprise Chapter 213

Chapter 213 Long Time No See

Shay’s commercial performance this time was a collaboration with various other celebrities under thesame company. Therefore, many people attended the concert. At present, the fans of the four mostpopular singers were gathered in one place, which resulted in all the tickets selling out on the websitealmost as soon as it was released.

After Shay sent away his two chatty fans, he smiled helplessly. Meanwhile, his manager wasbeseechingly urging him to finish with his makeup quickly. “Come on, my lordship. Sit down and getyour hair done quickly! You’re going on stage soon! How could you take the time to entertain those twolittle fans?!”

“Those are not just my fans; one of them is also my niece. Isn’t she cute?” Shay was pressed into thechair by his manager, and his makeup artist was busy working.

“By the way, the investors for today’s competition are all here too. You better not make any mistakes.Also, you’ll have to come along for the celebration party after the concert. This time around, you’re notallowed to leave no matter what you say.”

He looked unenthusiastic. “I don’t want to go.”

“You have to go even if you don’t want to.” His manager looked very stern. “Who among all the othercelebrities under our company do not have more endorsements than you? How do you think theymanaged to obtain those endorsements? They had to entertain their investors too! So, you better dealwith it. You’ll get several tens of millions in endorsements just by drinking and smiling. Why won’t yougo?!”

Shay had heard those words until his ears were about to fall off. “Keith, can’t I take on less of thesecommercial performances and endorsements in the future? I only want to focus on producing my

album.”

“My lordship… didn’t you hear a single word I just said?! The album market is already a sunsetindustry. Nobody buys them anymore. Besides, internet piracy is rampant. Even if we sell your songsonline, it won’t earn us any money. It’s considered not bad if we can even cover the costs sustainedduring production. I don’t object if you wish to continue with your artistic pursuits. Aren’t I replaceing waysfor you to earn money and support your dreams? But, you have to be considerate toward me too.”

lright; alright. I won’t say that again.” He raised his hands in defeat. As part of the entertainmentindustry, it was all but impossible for one to focus on being an artist without engaging in any of the dirtyacts going on behind the scenes. Using the money from the endorsements and commercialperformances to produce his songs could be considered his determination to maintain the last piece ofinnocence in his heart.

It hadn’t been more than a year since he entered the entertainment industry, but he already felt as if hislimbs had been shattered and reshaped again. It felt like a spinning top that was spinning continuously—it would topple over as soon as it stopped spinning. The audience only sees your brilliance on stageor your pathetic appearance as you fall from grace. Who has the time to care about your emotions anddesires?

After the commercial performance, the venue manager came over to inform them about the place andtime for the celebration party. Shay was being monitored by his manager all the way until they arrivedat the hotel where the banquet was taking place. He couldn’t escape even if he wanted to.

“I really won’t escape, alright? Can you please stop staring at me, Keith? It stresses me out.”

“I won’t stare at you anymore after you greet the president of Warner Bros. By then, you can dowhatever you like.”

“Sh*t! President Pigby whose face is so greasy that it can fill a barrel with oil?! That fat pig is interestedin both men and women! If I have to greet him, it will shorten my lifespan by ten years!”

“You won’t die from smiling a little.”

While the two were at a stalemate, a figure walked over from afar. That person was wearing a tan suitpaired with a dark blue bowtie. Holding a glass of champagne in his hands, he looked extremelyaristocratic.

“How strange; I heard that Shay never participates in the celebration parties.” As soon as that voiceentered Shay’s ears, he stiffened in surprise. He had his back to Casey, but his face paledconsiderably.

“Oh, it’s President Lewis.” His manager smiled widely. “That’s a misunderstanding. It’s not that Shaydoesn’t participate in them; it’s just that he was always feeling unwell. So, he would return to the hotelto rest. Look; he came this time since he was feeling fine.”

“Oh?” Casey’s intonation went up at the end of his sentence, conjuring a rather meaningful tone.

“Go ahead and talk. I’ll be going there to greet some other people.” Shay’s manager tactfully fled thescene. Before he left, he patted Shay on the shoulder for an inexplicable reason. The look in his eyesindicated that Shay should seize the opportunity. He probably was not aware of Casey’s maliciousintentions up to this day.

Shay’s expression was extremely frustrating. How did I get this kind of manager? All he does is pushme into the fire!

“Long time no see.” Casey’s quiet voice came from behind him.

The corners of his mouth twitched as he forced a smile onto his face. “It hasn’t been that long, right?Didn’t we have a ‘chance encounter’ three days ago in Tokyo?”

Calling it a chance encounter is putting it nicely. Who would believe that two people can meet eachother all over the world once every three days on average? There’s nothing he cannot do, only whatyou cannot imagine. I seriously suspect that my manager is selling my itinerary to Casey.

“What a pity.” Casey held his glass in his hand. The golden champagne swayed gently along the wall ofthe glass. “If it were March or April, we could have seen some rather beautiful cherry blossoms.”

“President Duncan, you truly are leisurely and elegant.” Shay glanced at Casey indifferently. “I wentthere for work. How could I choose when I wanted to go? I’m not as free as you are.”

Casey did not deny or confirm anything. He simply smilingly said, “I heard that you had some troublewith President Pigby of Warner Bros?”

When Shay heard that question, he looked absolutely disgusted and irritably asked, “What does thathave to do with you?”

President Pigby of Warner Bros, who practically everybody in the entertainment industry dreaded, hadmolested Shay’s butt in front of everybody at the backstage area of the Kyoto Film Festival half amonth ago. That incident had made him sick for half a month. Even now, he felt his stomach churningwhenever he recalled the incident. If it wasn’t for his manager’s swift actions to stop him, he wouldhave beat President Pigby up on the spot.

“It’s none of my business. But, Lewis Enterprise joined hands with Warner Bros recently. I handedsome items to Old Master Pigby of the Pigby Family, and now, Warner Bros is no longer under thatpig’s control.”

Shay looked startled. Then, he glanced at Casey suspiciously. “What did you give him?”

It’s nothing more than some pictures of that pig hugging several men at a male brothel. It was truly anelegant sight. Old Master Pigby nearly had a heart attack on the spot and immediately made a phonecall to remove that pig from his position.”

President Pigby was born with a sense of debauchery that was not restrained by the common sense ofthe world. Therefore, it was not surprising for him to do something like that. Shay tried to hold hislaughter in for a while. In the end, he couldn’t control himself and burst out laughing.

“What do you think? Don’t you plan to treat me to a meal as thanks?”

“I didn’t ask you to help me.” He raised his eyebrows at Casey and put aside his wine glass. “If that’sthe case, I don’t have to hang around here anymore. I was waiting for that pig to appear so that I couldapologize to him. Can you please let my manager know that I left early, President Lewis? I’m leaving.”

Shay walked away arrogantly. Meanwhile, Casey stood still for a while. Then, he lowered his head witha smile and followed.

“What’s the matter with you? Why are you chasing after me and forcing me to treat you to a meal?”After walking along the street for a while, Shay finally noticed that Casey had been following behindhim. This is maddening!

“I am a businessman.” Casey’s expression was lazy. “A businessman always puts profit first. You haveto provide me with an equivalent exchange.”

“Will you stop following me if I treat you to something to eat?”

“Of course.”

Upon hearing those two words, the pair of eyes under the sunglasses slanted sideways. Shay glancedat the oden stall by the side of the road that had just opened for business and quietly said, “You saidthat yourself.”