Chapter 55 Hype

Han clicked on the web link sent by Director Pan and entered the live broadcast platform. He happened to see Gu Ningli and Jiang Jin standing on the stage hand in hand.

The host laughed and joked, "I heard that today is your engagement day. Is that true?"

Jiang Jin smiled and nodded, "It's the day Miss Gu and I get engaged."

A barrage of comments passed by the camera, flowers, applause, and love passed by, and the words of blessing almost covered the phone screen.

The host exaggeratedly expressed his surprise, then asked, "So, is the jade jewelry set you just photographed the engagement gift you gave to Miss Gu?"

The camera switched to the three-piece jade jewelry set that Gu Ningli was holding up for display. The jade jewelry was emerald green and sparkling.

Jiang Jin smiled and nodded, his expression somewhat shy. "Yes, before this, I had also considered giving Ning Li a commemorative gift. Today's charity auction just gave me this opportunity. This set of heirloom jade can not only bear witness to our love, but also help children in need, so that they can receive good treatment as soon as possible. Ning Li and I both think it is very meaningful." As he said this, he looked at Gu Ning Li beside him affectionately and asked gently, "Isn't it, Ning Li?"

The camera switched to Gu Ningli's face. Her eyes were slightly red and tearful. She nodded repeatedly, choking slightly as she spoke, "Yes, those children are so pitiful. We should provide them with as much help as possible. I am also grateful to the Charity Federation for giving us this opportunity to do something for these children. President Jiang and I are very grateful."

"Oh, you are really a loving couple..." The host continued to lead the rhythm, and the barrage of comments was full of praise again.

"Pretentious." Han put down his phone, sneered slightly, looked up and saw Zhou Wenwen and Fang Jiayan staring at her intently, and said half-jokingly: "Is this what you two were looking at just now? Where in Jiangjin are there any good-looking male models?"

Zhou Wenwen said: "Aren't we afraid that you will be sad?"

Han said, "Why should I be sad?"

Zhou Wenwen was stunned.

Han then continued, "I've told you a hundred times that the relationship between Jiang Jin and I ended long ago when he quietly left to study abroad. Times have changed, and there's nothing to be sad about."

Fang Jiayan nodded and said, "That's right. It's all old news, so let's not talk about it. Besides, there's nothing worth lingering over about that scumbag Jiang Jin, but our Han deserves better."

Zhou Wenwen heard the hidden meaning in the words and quickly turned back to look at Fang Jiayan, then pointed at Han Que and said, "Is there any new situation with her?"

Fang Jiayan just smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Wenwen leaned over and pinched Han Que's neck, screaming, "Okay, Han Que, you didn't even tell me about your new situation..." Then she turned to glare at Fang Jiayan and complained, "You too, you didn't even tell me about the new information. The two of you conspired to bully me."

She pouted and acted coquettishly in anger.

Fang Jiayan said, "Don't blame me. I haven't received any new information. If you want to blame someone, blame Han Que himself."

She looked at Han Que and said, "What is the current situation between you and Mr. Gu?

Han pretended to be confused: "What situation? There is no situation."

Fang Jiayan didn't believe it. "Come on, Yuanhao told me everything. Mr. Gu was so generous. He guaranteed you without saying a word and even negotiated the lowest interest rate without even signing an agreement. Yuanhao said that if you don't pay back the money, Mr. Gu will have to pay it back for you. With that level of trust, you still say there's nothing wrong? No one would believe me. You know, rich people are the most stingy."

Han frowned and muttered, "Manager Yuan is leaking customer privacy. I want to complain to him."

Fang Jiayan said anxiously: "Don't do that, I forced him to say that."

Han, however, showed a sly smile and pointed at Fang Jiayan: "Okay, it's you who has the problem."

Zhou Wenwen didn't understand what was going on. She grabbed Han and asked, "Mr. Gu? Oh, is that Gu Ningwei? I've seen him before. He's so handsome."

"You've seen it!" Fang Jiayan asked curiously, "Where have you seen it?"

"It's right here. I met him here last time. He even added me on WeChat." Zhou Wenwen said.

At this moment, the host of the auction announced that the last lot of the day had been sold. The new work "Spring Love" by the internationally award-winning emerging painter He Lian was bought by Chengguang Group.

Gu Ningwei, dressed in a formal black suit, stood up from his seat and walked briskly onto the stage, representing the group to take over the work from He Lian.

He is handsome and handsome, while He Lian is elegant and intellectual, with a charming smile. The two of them stand side by side, radiant.

Han Que's gaze was drawn involuntarily to Gu Ningwei on the stage. His tall figure shone in the spotlight, his black suit framing his perfect silhouette. His every smile, gesture, and movement exuded a captivating charm. She watched Gu Ningwei and He Lian whispering to each other.

I don’t know if it’s because of the angle, but Gu Ningwei’s eyes were full of affection and He Lian’s face was shy.

Zhou Wenwen excitedly pointed at Fang Jiayan and said, "I think he's very handsome, and he has a high EQ. He even sends me messages occasionally."

Seeing Han raise his eyebrows in surprise, she quickly explained, "Hey, it's just a holiday greeting."

Fang Jiayan raised her eyebrows and looked at Han Que jokingly, "It seems that our Han Que is really popular with women. This Mr. Gu is no ordinary person."

The host in the live broadcast room continued to gossip and tease, "Mr. Jiang just bought a piece of heirloom jewelry and gave it to Miss Gu as an engagement gift. Mr. Gu also bought a painting from Miss He Lian. Doesn't that have a deeper meaning as well?"

Gu Ningwei smiled and said, "What I want is to do everything possible to help those in need. I haven't thought about anything else..."

Seeing no response from Gu Ningwei, the host turned his attention to He Lian and asked her seriously, "What was the purpose of creating this painting? Does it have any special meaning?"

The camera switches to He Lian's painting titled Spring Love, which is He Nian's usual surrealist expression. Large clumps of green, purple and light blue are blurred together, and the chaotic lines make it impossible to tell what the painting is about.

He Lian said that this painting expresses a woman's yearning for beautiful feelings, which is the emotion that arises leisurely on a spring night.

The host was obviously thinking of something, and his smile was a little awkward. On the other hand, the comments were full of jokes: "Oh, now I can see that this painting does have a special meaning."

"Don't be so subtle about the previous one. The meaning of this painting is about a woman thinking about love at night.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The comments were full of ridicule and mockery.

Even Han Que couldn't help but smile when he saw it. Zhou Wenwen curled her lips and said, "It seems that this new painter is not that good."

Han said, "That's because we, the common people, lack artistic talent and cannot understand the true meaning of this painting. We are shallow, aren't we?"

Fang Jiayan snorted. "If you want to be aroused, then so be it. Why make it so ambiguous? It's a normal physiological need! Who is this woman?"

Han turned his face away and sighed deeply, "She is Mr. Gu's real girlfriend who is about to get engaged."

Zhou Wenwen and Fang Jiayan exclaimed "Ah" at the same time.

Han raised the corner of his mouth and forced a smile, "I am now his secret lover for a period of three months."

After the auction, Han received a message from Gu Ningwei asking her where she was.

Han, however, gave him the location of the bar, thought for a moment, and added, "I'll be home soon."

It was obvious that she didn't want to see him.

Han waited for a while, but Gu Ningwei didn't reply. She thought, he was so smart, of course he knew what she meant.

One comment slowly passed by, with large font and prominent color, attracting a lot of attention: "Mr. Gu paid a high price for Painter He's Spring Love, which must have a deeper meaning."

This sentence was like a fuse, which immediately triggered many people's speculations. The barrage of comments suddenly became lively, one after another, and some people even started to support the couple Gu Ningwei and He Lian in public.

In the Chengguang Group's conference room, Gu Zhicheng and Gu Zhiguang were sitting on the sofa, watching the large TV screen. Standing beside them was Manager Jia from the group's real estate marketing department. Gu Zhiguang glanced at the lines of comments on the screen and couldn't help but smile, praising it repeatedly: "This is quite effective and quite interesting. Xiao Jia, you young people are still quite creative."

Manager Jia smiled modestly and said, "It's mainly because of your good guidance, Mr. Gu."

Gu Zhicheng disagreed, "What's the good of this? Hesitating and covering up. If you ask me, it would be better to just announce it directly."

Gu Zhiguang drank water from the purple clay teapot and said to Gu Zhicheng, "Ah, you don't understand this. People like to guess nowadays. Only when you let them guess will they be interested and it will attract attention. If you announce it directly, Ah Wei will disagree first, and second, the matter of Ali and Xiao Jiang has just been announced. Announcing two things at the same time will have no effect. It's better to leak some information to the media and let them guess. This will also achieve the desired effect and make the He family understand.

He then said to Manager Jia, "Give the media a heads-up and have them spread some rumors, dig deeper, take some photos, and generate some buzz. Got it?" He paused, then chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Ah, an old man like me doesn't understand the things you young people do these days. Anyway, just follow this idea and you'll handle the specifics."

"Okay, I will immediately notify my friends who run self-media and ask them to post something," said Manager Jia.

"By the way, we need to build momentum for them and grasp the direction of public opinion."

Manager Jia nodded repeatedly.

"Hurry up, it's best if you arrange it tonight!"

Manager Jia said, "Then I'll call them right away and send them a message after the auction is over." After that, Manager Jia quickly took his leave and went off to get busy.

After the auction, there was a reception hosted by the organizer.

Gu Ningwei and He Lian were standing at the cocktail party check-in area, waiting for Gu Ningli and Jiang Jin to put the jewelry into the safe.

He Lian was watching the live broadcast replay on her phone. She couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw someone commenting that the title of her painting should be changed to "Thinking of Spring".

Gu Ningwei glanced at her and asked, "What's so funny?

He Lian didn't answer, but pointed her phone at him. Gu Ningwei leaned over, looked at it, and laughed. After laughing, he said to her, "Isn't it all your fault? It was clearly for the donation to children, but you insisted on making this painting, and you deliberately made the theme of the painting so ambiguous."

He Lian said lazily, "I just can't stand these people. They ask what the theme is when looking at a painting. I'm not an elementary school student who needs to have a central idea when writing an essay."

Gu Ningwei shrugged without comment. He was not very interested in this kind of discussion about art.

He frowned and looked at his watch, "Why haven't these two come back yet?"

"You have something else to do, so let's go in first." He Lian said as she took Gu Ningwei's arm.

In the darkness of the safety passage not far away, several people were taking pictures with telephoto lenses. Gu Ningwei had a smile on his face and was gazing with his head down. He Lian raised her head and with the angle carefully adjusted, the two seemed to be kissing passionately.