12:05.
ASK Building, rooftop restaurant.
Inside the pyramid-shaped glass structure, there are tall canopies of trees with thick shade, undulating lawns spread out with gleaming greenery, shrubs, grass and flower bushes, and flower ground covers everywhere, and the air is moist and fresh.
A thousand years ago, such a landscape would have been at most the level of an ordinary ecological restaurant, but in this era, it undoubtedly represents high-end and luxury.
Deep in the "jungle", at a polished solid wood dining table, Li Liang put down his wooden chopsticks and looked at Andrea Hathaway opposite.
Andrea, who was wearing sportswear at the moment and without makeup, looked like a refreshing girl next door. Her hair was hastily tied up, her temples and forehead were wet, and she looked like she had just finished exercising.
"Sorry, I'm a little hungry," Andrea mumbled while eating a sandwich, "Well, carbs are so sinful."
Li Liang smiled and glanced at Tam next to him. He was trying to pick up a green pea with chopsticks, his expression focused and his posture awkward.
"Miss Andrea..."
"Call me Andy," Andrea put down the sandwich in her hand, sucked her index finger, and smiled sweetly.
"Andy," Li Liang thought for a moment, "I don't have the time or the mood to play the negotiation game. If Activision wants to make a bet, I hope you will show sincerity."
"Okay." Andrea held her chin with one hand and stared intently.
"Tonight at six o'clock, during the show's finale, Activision is going to cover my entry into the New Order Joint Conference headquarters."
"good."
"As far as I know, you have a model of airship equipped with a backup battery that can bypass city power and transportation networks. Activision needs to provide at least ten such airships."
"Okay, what else?" Andrea changed her hands to support her chin, leaning forward with clear eyes.
Li Liang frowned and looked into Andrea's eyes.
At nine o'clock, he asked Dr. Xisson to contact Andrea. The heroine did not get up. It was not until after ten o'clock that Sorge received new news. The luggage had been delivered to a convenience store near the Nirvana Building. Cain also Have arrived at 189 First Street.
In this case, it would be meaningless to meet with Andrea. In the following actions, it is not critical whether Activision takes the initiative to cooperate.
However, at around eleven o'clock, Andrea, who had just woken up, proposed to have lunch with her.
He felt that this was an opportunity to reaffirm Activision's stance. As long as he had Tam with him, Andrea's true thoughts would be revealed at a glance.
In order to guide Andrea's thinking, he just made a request directly, but he didn't expect Andrea to agree so readily.
These two requests may seem simple, but they are actually equivalent to asking Activision to stand firmly on his side.
Why?
The first time we met Andrea, it was just a trial. Why did Activision give up after just one day?
At this time.
Andrea suddenly laughed and said softly: "Li Liang, what kind of girl do you like?"
"..."
What's happening here?
Li Liang glanced at Tam.
"Oh!" Tam finally caught the green beans and put them into his big mouth with satisfaction.
Andrea turned and looked at Tam: "Mr. Tam, what do you think?"
"Oh, Ms. Andrea, even with the strict beauty standards of the River Toad people, I can't question your beauty," Tam chuckled, "Give Li Liang some time, my dear, I think he will love Fuck you."
Andrea narrowed her eyes when she smiled, showing her neat teeth.
"Thanks, Mr. Tam, I love the Toad Man!"
Li Liang smiled awkwardly, but there was not much smile in his eyes.
Because in Ling's vision, the heart rate of the woman in front of him remained unchanged and she was extremely calm.
suddenly.
There was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away.
A rough voice sounded: "Who makes you so happy, dear Andy."
Hearing these slightly teasing words, Andrea immediately stopped smiling and raised her eyebrows.
Li Liang turned his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
At that moment, Andrea's heart was beating violently and she was extremely nervous.
Who could make her lose her temper like this?
After a moment, a tall and muscular man came from behind the bushes, naked from the waist up, wearing only a pair of shorts and bare feet.
"Oh, you have friends," the man came closer and held out his hand, "Hello, brother."
Only when Li Liang got closer did he realize that this person was Hans, the male protagonist of "Hans and His Friends".
His appearance is as rough as on the screen, but unlike the silly character in the show, the real Hans has deep eyes.
Li Liang was not interested in Hans and had no intention of reaching out. He just smiled and said, "Hello."
However, Hans was not surprised. He nodded to Tam with a natural expression, and then looked at Andrea: "Dear Andy, Kristen is looking for you everywhere, as if she wants to discuss the details of tonight's performance with you."
"I was dining with my friends," Andrea deadpanned, "This is not the place for you."
Hans's smile remained unchanged: "Christine looks very anxious. I suggest you go now. Your friend is also my friend, so don't worry."
The two faced each other tit for tat, with a strong smell of gunpowder.
Li Liang suddenly felt that he didn't know what the fans would think if they saw that the couple they were fans of were not even friends in private.
However, he didn't have time to get involved in such boring things.
"Andy," he stood up, "Thank you for the lunch. I have made it very clear. Give me a reliable answer before three o'clock in the afternoon."
"Okay," Andrea nodded solemnly.
Hans smiled, shrugged and spread his hands.
Li Liang left straight away, while Tam bowed to Andrea and followed him.
A few minutes later.
The two walked into the elevator and pressed the 34th floor button.
Just as the elevator door was about to close, a hand reached out and blocked the door.
"If you don't mind, come down with us?" Hans said with a smile on his face.
Li Liang took a step back and nodded.
"Oh, thanks."
The elevator doors closed and began to descend.
Hans pressed the button on the 43rd floor, without looking back, and said softly: "Mr. Li Liang, no matter what Andy promises you, don't believe her."
Li Liang was stunned.
What kind of plot is this?
"You need a more reliable partner." Hans turned his head slightly, revealing his angular profile. "I'm on the 43rd floor. If you need anything, you're always welcome."
When the 43rd floor arrived, Hans walked out without looking back.
The elevator door closed again, and Li Liang came back to his senses, dumbfounded: "Does this person think..."
"Oh, he thinks he has a very cold demeanor," Tam clasped his hands, "a human with strange ideas."
"..."
This guy has some serious illness in his head.
Returning to the room again, Li Liang glanced at the time.
12:40
He walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and overlooked the city. The streets were still empty.
"Oh," Tam also came over, "The Activision family is very interesting."
"how?"
"Women have a very high status, but men have a low status, and they don't even deserve to have their own name," Tam chuckled. "The actor who plays the male protagonist Hans can only be called Hans."
Li Liang nodded, no surprise.
Both Li Xiaozi and Dr. Xisen have expressed that Activision are all women.
"They have just received orders from Uptown," Tam rubbed the beard on his lips, "and are ready to fully support you."
"Why?"
"I don't know. They were equally confused, but they were obviously following the order."
Li Liang's expression was solemn, this was definitely not normal.
He thought for a moment and asked, "What did Hans think?"
"Hans has a very simple mind," Tam said with a smile. "Activision is preparing to temporarily change the director and filming subject of the next season of 'Hans and His Friends', and he really wants to seize this opportunity."
"Huh? What does this have to do with me?"
"Oh, they want to use your help to shoot an adventure TV series in the spiritual world in the form of a mockumentary."
"ah?"
Li Liang was shocked.
Are these women fucking crazy?
"I think it's funny," Tam grinned. "You might want to think about it."
Li Liang shook his head.
Total nonsense.
"Are there any details about the order uptown?"
"The earliest order was to ask Andrea to seduce you, and then use this as an excuse for her to come forward to help you. Even if you lose to Li Chengshu in the end, Activision can pass the responsibility entirely to Andrea personally, but this morning, The new order is that all the end-of-play activities will remain the same, and all of your requirements will be met at the same time," Tam said with a solemn expression. "Andrea was anxious inside, thinking that the change in the order sent a signal."
"What signal?"
"Something happened uptown and the Activision family was forced to change its original intention."
Li Liang took a deep breath.
Something is wrong.
