Shi Mufeng was a man and naturally possessed the vanity all men have. When his female companion received compliments on her looks, it reflected well on him too. This was one of the reasons he liked bringing Rong Weiwei to various occasions.
He intentionally wanted to help Rong Weiwei secure the opportunity for the tribute film, so he followed up on the introduction and began, "Weiwei is an actress, and it's like this, I heard..."
He had barely started speaking when the mayor of Lin City interrupted him with a smile, "Oh, Mufeng. I have other matters to attend to, can we talk about this some other time?"
Was he being rejected?