Chapter 149 Business Matters [VIP]

Chapter Summary: Be careful not to get photographed together.

Mu Zhi knew that her connection with He Hongshuo was through their boss, He Zhiyue. Just as Minmin had guessed, He Hongshuo could only have invited her to this meal for the sake of his son, He Zhiyue.

You can guess what He Hongshuo is going to say.

After asking the question, she sat calmly and patiently, waiting for the other party to "discourage" her.

But He Hongshuo did not.

I mentioned the sapphire necklace [Heart of the Sky] to Muzhi.

"More than 30 years ago, before H.forever was acquired by the He Group, it was called [Eternal Jewelry]. Shu Hui attended an important awards ceremony and wore a necklace sponsored by this jewelry brand called [Heart of the Sky].

I could tell she really liked this necklace.

Lost in his memories, He Hongshuo's eyes shone with a gentle light, his seriousness and authority vanished, and the corners of his mouth turned up almost imperceptibly.

With a somewhat bitter smile, he said, "However, at that time, He's Company was experiencing financial difficulties, so I promised to buy it back for her later."

Later, something unexpected happened, and He Shuhui resolutely left.

Everything has changed.

He worked day and night like a walking corpse, but he still couldn't forget He Shuhui. Remembering his promise to acquire [Eternal Jewelry], he wanted to take [Heart of the Sky] to beg for her forgiveness and give himself another chance.

However, they learned that the [Heart of the Sky] had already been bought by a mysterious person.

No matter how hard he searched the entire northern city, he couldn't find He Shuhui's whereabouts...

Seeing the photo of Mu Zhi wearing this necklace brought back a flood of long-forgotten memories.

He Hongshuo asked his son He Zhiyue: Why is there a [Heart of the Sky]?

"This necklace was bought by my mother."

He Hongshuo then learned that the mysterious person who bought [Heart of the Sky] was actually He Shuhui.

Mu Zhi had seen a picture of He Zhiyue's mother wearing the "Heart of the Sky" necklace. He Shuhui had curly hair, wore a red dress, and had the sapphire necklace around her neck. Even by today's standards, she still possessed a captivating beauty and was a classic beauty.

She didn't think much about it when she wore the necklace.

The agent did not explain the story behind the necklace.

Mu Zhi assumed it was a sponsorship from the brand.

Only after hearing He Hongshuo tell the story of "Heart of the Sky" did I understand the whole story.

It turned out that the necklace wasn't sponsored by a brand, but belonged to He Zhiyue personally. It was then guessed that the boss and agent had arranged it this way to give her a more prestigious appearance on the red carpet, with the jewelry brand treating her better than the other spokesperson.

After He Hongshuo finished speaking, he saw that Mu Zhi looked surprised and seemed unaware of the origin of the necklace.

A hint of surprise appeared on his face.

The son took out such an expensive necklace and gave it to Muzhi to wear, but did not explain why.

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi showed no sign of doubt when she mentioned He Shuhui.

She probed whether Mu Zhi was aware of the relationship between He Zhiyue, her mother, and the He family.

Mu Zhi nodded: "I've heard President He mention it."

He Hongshuo remained silent; it seemed his son valued the actress even more than he had imagined.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The restaurant manager asked if it was time to serve the food.

He Hongshuo paused the conversation for the time being and instructed his servants to serve the dishes first.

Mu Zhi thought that since she was already here, she might as well have a proper dinner so she wouldn't have to bother ordering takeout when she got back.

When ordering, He Hongshuo did not consult Mu Zhi's opinion. After the food was served, he explained that the restaurant's daily menu was customized by the restaurant itself, and that it would only avoid dishes that guests did not eat based on their dietary restrictions.

After the dishes were served, Mu Zhi looked at the plate and saw that there were only three or four slices of duck meat. The amount of food was very small. Was this a creative restaurant?

The meal consisted of 18 dishes, and Mu Zhi ate until she was about 80% full.

Every dish was delicious; there wasn't a single bad one.

They certainly have the confidence to "only serve one table of guests per day".

But this meal was extravagant, with small portions.

Mu Zhi thought to herself: This will not happen a second time.

After finishing the meal.

Mu Zhi knew that the necklace story He Hongshuo told her was just a prelude.

It's time to get to the point.

He Hongshuo had dealt with countless shrewd businessmen in the business world. He could get a pretty good idea of ​​a person just by looking at them and exchanging a few words with them.

Throughout his storytelling, he kept a close eye on Mu Zhi.

What can be roughly determined at present:

The son, He Zhiyue, and Mu Zhi are not yet in a romantic relationship.

My son probably likes Muzhi.

Mu Zhi has no interest in her son, let alone expecting him to marry into a wealthy family.

He didn't know how his son and Mu Zhi's relationship would develop in the future.

It's not that they're old-fashioned and insist their sons marry women from similar social classes.

But after reading Mu Zhi's information, I learned a little about her and knew that she was very career-oriented, even more so than He Shuhui.

In He Hongshuo's view, his son and Mu Zhi were not suitable to be together.

“Miss Mu, although I am A-Yue’s biological father, he only returned to the He family after he came of age, and our relationship is very ordinary.”

He chuckled self-deprecatingly: "You could say they're very wary of me."

"I shouldn't interfere in his relationship."

He Hongshuo looked at Mu Zhi and said earnestly, "Miss Mu, before I met you, as a father and as the head of a group, I did have some reservations about your existence."

Seeing you reminds me of a very important... friend from the past.

His face revealed a hint of genuine emotion: "I don't want to see you follow in her footsteps."

Mu Zhi understood what He Hongshuo meant. He was implying that He Shuhui was seeing someone outside the entertainment industry, leading to frequent separations, so he didn't think her relationship with He Zhiyue would have a future.

He replied perfunctorily, "Thank you for your advice."

His expression, however, was too lazy to feign anything, conveying a clear message: "But what you've said is of no value to me."

To reassure He Hongshuo, she still made a token statement:

"Chairman He, Mr. He and I are just boss and artist in the company, so you don't need to worry about it."

The meal is finished, and the conversation is over.

Mu Zhi stood up and politely said goodbye: "Excuse me, I need to go back early to prepare for tomorrow's scene. Thank you for dinner."

After saying that, Mu Zhi didn't even glance at He Hongshuo's expression, picked up her bag and walked towards the door.

As he approached the door, he stopped but did not turn around.

He still said, "In my opinion, the fact that the story of a popular female celebrity and a young business tycoon did not have a happy ending has nothing to do with the female celebrity."

He Hongshuo, sitting at the dining table, turned icy cold upon hearing this.

Back at the hotel.

The agent called immediately.

“I made some inquiries and found out that Chairman He came here by private jet to discuss a big project in a neighboring city and stopped by to see you.”

Ask Mu Zhi if she had been given a hard time by He Hongshuo.

The phone was played through the speaker, and Mu Zhi's voice came through casually: "No, maybe she's just curious and wants to see me."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Binghe said to He Zhiyue, who was sitting opposite her, "Zhizhi said everything is fine, you can rest assured."

He Zhiyue said, "Director Ji, in our meeting that just ended, we unanimously approved the first draft of the script."

"I've said before that the first film produced by Lanxing Media will be tailor-made for Teacher Mu, so shouldn't we show the script to Teacher Mu?"

Ji Binghe: "...You can send it directly to Zhizhi."

"I think it would be better if screenwriter Yan could discuss the story of the script with Zhizhi in person. What do you think, Director Ji?"

Ji Binghe rolled her eyes inwardly as she looked at He Zhiyue's expression that said, "I'm doing this all for official business."

However, it is also known that He Zhiyue is worried that Chairman He may have said something he shouldn't have to Mu Zhi, and is afraid that his father will stab him in the back, so he wants to go to Hengcheng.

He knew He Zhiyue was just asking politely; if she said he couldn't go, would he really not go? No.

Since the boss was going with the screenwriter, Ji Binghe gave him a word of advice: Be careful not to get photographed alone with Mu Zhi.

The next day.

The crew of "Claws and Fangs" filmed their last day in Hengcheng.

At 4 p.m., several actors finished filming their scenes, and the crew held a small wrap-up ceremony.

We're leaving Hengcheng tomorrow.

Tai Feng took advantage of the fact that he finished work early tonight, as the filming environment at Hengcheng Film and Television Center was better than the other filming locations he would be moving to later, and the dining environment was also better.

He treated the entire film crew to a meal.

After attending the wrap-up ceremony, Mu Zhi apologized to Tai Feng, saying, "Teacher Tai, I'm sorry, I have something to do tonight."

She and her team members will no longer participate in the film crew's team-building activities.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Tai Feng's eyes, but he nodded calmly and said, "Okay, you go ahead with your work."

After leaving the film set, Mu Zhi and her group went to a restaurant.

Before leaving the hotel in the morning, Mu Zhi received a message from He Zhiyue, saying that he would be coming to Hengcheng today with a screenwriter named Yan to discuss matters related to the company's film and television projects with Mu Zhi, and that the first draft of the script had been completed.

Ask Mu Zhi to free up her evening schedule.

After weighing the options, Mu Zhi decided that discussing work was more important, so she canceled the crew's team-building activity and went to her boss's dinner party.

Inside a private room at a restaurant.

Seated inside were He Zhiyue, his special assistant Lu Ke, and screenwriter Yan.

He Zhiyue sat at the head of the table, with screenwriter Yan to his left and an empty seat to his right, followed by Luke.

When Mu Zhi and her team entered the private room, Luke, being particularly tactful, invited Mu Zhi to sit to the right of the boss.

It was indeed convenient to sit like this so that she could listen to the boss and screenwriter talk for a while, so Mu Zhi sat down.

He Zhiyue maintained a calm demeanor, but his thoughts drifted for a moment.

He thought to himself: This is the first time Mu Zhi has sat so close to him in public.

This was their first meeting since they last stargazed together.

He Zhiyue lingered on Mu Zhi's face for two seconds during the greeting, but he didn't see any joy in Mu Zhi's eyes upon seeing him, which made him feel somewhat disappointed.

The next second, remembering the important matter, he suppressed the inappropriate emotions.

He Zhiyue introduced screenwriter Yan to Mu Zhi, then gestured to Lu Ke with his eyes and took out the script to hand to Mu Zhi.

Reading a movie script takes time, and Mu Zhi naturally couldn't finish it on the spot.

So they brought the screenwriter over to explain to Mu Zhi the original intention behind the script, the story's framework, characters, and so on, so that Mu Zhi could have a basic understanding.

See if you're interested in the subject matter, story framework, or characters, and if you have any opinions...

After discussing the script to the point of exhaustion, it was time to serve the food and eat.

After finishing the meal.

He Zhiyue and Mu Zhi wanted to talk alone, so the others tactfully left, leaving the private room to the two of them.

"Teacher Mu, I'm sorry, He Hongshuo still came to bother you yesterday."

"Whatever he says to you, you don't need to take it to heart."

Mu Zhi: "Mm."

Seeing the displeasure on He Zhiyue's face when He Hongshuo was mentioned, one could guess that He Zhiyue probably thought his father had said something very offensive.

After thinking for a moment, I added, "He told me the story of [Heart of the Sky], but we didn't talk for long."

He Zhiyue was slightly taken aback, and then explained why he had taken out the [Heart of the Sky] and given it to Mu Zhidai.

In order to remedy the mistakes of the group's jewelry brand and to give the company's artists the respect they deserve.

"Oh." Mu Zhi nodded in agreement.

The two tacitly avoided steer the conversation toward other topics.

However, regarding the script we discussed tonight...

Mu Zhi still asked, "Isn't it too risky to choose this subject matter for the company's first film?"

The financial investment is too large; in principle, it should be done gradually.

He Zhiyue didn't take it seriously: "Every investment carries a certain risk; the greater the risk, the greater the profit."

Alright, true to her businessman nature, Mu Zhi shut up.

After the dinner.

Mu Zhi and her group left first.

A few minutes later, He Zhiyue, Lu Ke, and screenwriter Yan came out of the restaurant again.

The paparazzi who were lying in wait quickly took several photos.

The focus of the filming was on He Zhiyue.

After Mu Zhi and her team came out of the restaurant, two or three more tables of people came out behind them.

But as soon as He Zhiyue and the other two appeared, the paparazzi immediately and keenly spotted He Zhiyue.

The man was wearing a mask so his face couldn't be seen. He was wearing a black overcoat, and he was very tall, with broad shoulders and long legs. He walked with a swagger and was quite outstanding.

At first glance, I thought he was some male celebrity.

If they hadn't just come from a dinner party with the cast and crew of "Claws and Fangs," I would have almost mistaken them for Tai Feng.

"Who is this? He looks familiar."

Another paparazzi came over for a look and immediately recognized him: "He looks like the boss of Lanxing Media."

The two exchanged glances, both with expressions that suggested something was going on.

If it really is He Zhiyue, then Mu Zhi has no doubt that she has come to see her boss, He Zhiyue.

"However, we couldn't capture them dining together in a private room, and they didn't leave together. If we're trying to stir up rumors, and there's not even a single photo of them together, isn't that a weak argument?"

Just as they finished speaking, sharp-eyed observers noticed that besides the two of them, there was a car parked in the parking lot with its window rolled down, and they could see that someone inside was also taking pictures.

They assumed that the people in that car were also Mu Zhi's paparazzi, and that they had stayed behind to wait for someone to meet Mu Zhi.

As a result, he followed the owner of Lanxing Media in his car.

[Author's Note]

The next chapter is about to feature a scandal! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 00:04:13 on September 13, 2022 and 00:18:05 on September 14, 2022!

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