Jiang Zhengqin's face suddenly turned pale, and he turned his eyes to the ungrateful young man and glared at him fiercely.
"Wen, Mr. Wen. It's not what he said!" Jiang Zhengqin never expected to run into Wen Zheng at the Xia family's cocktail party. What he didn't expect was that Wen Zheng, with his arrogant personality, would actually care about such a trivial matter.
"Yes, I want to make an appointment with him, and he has just agreed. Otherwise, why would he accept my business card? Now he is pretending to be noble and acting pitiful here." Jiang Zhengqin was afraid that others would not believe him, so he continued to make amends.
"How did he show up at such a high-end cocktail party when he didn't even have an invitation? He must have taken the opportunity to sneak in. Who knows what he wants to do?"
"No." The young man stood up from the ground. "My friend is a waiter at tonight's cocktail party. He told me that he was not feeling well and asked me to replace him for a while."
"I heard from a friend that a director and an investor would be here tonight to discuss a new drama, and maybe I could be selected. It's my fault that I was so obsessed that I believed Jiang Zhengqin's words and really thought he wanted to give me a chance to audition."
Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Xia Zongqi frowned and asked, "Who are you here for?"
"I'm supporting Chen Xiaowu, my name is Chi Hua. If you don't believe me, you can call me and ask. Everything I say is true. If I tell even a single lie, I will be a tier 18 star for the rest of my life."
"Tsk, you're already an 18th-tier star, and you really think you have a chance to appear on the big screen?"
The young man's face turned red after being stabbed by Jiang Zhengqin. He turned to look at Wen Zheng who had just helped him. He knew that Wen Zheng might not be helping him, but just hated people like Jiang Zhengqin.
At this moment, someone suddenly interrupted.
"What he said should be true. Jiang Zhengqin has a criminal record. Many small-time artists in the circle have been harassed by him. Some time ago, I heard that an artist was harassed by Jiang Zhengqin. He couldn't resist and hit Jiang Zhengqin."
I don’t know who laughed first, but then others followed suit.
"I've heard about this before. So the director who was beaten was Jiang Zhengqin?"
"Yes, it was said to be a big wound, and it took several stitches."
Their eyes fell on Jiang Zhengqin's forehead, where there was still a light scar.
"Hahahaha, my friend told me this as a joke. He said there was a guy in the industry who wanted to take advantage of a young artist, but the artist refused and got hit on the head."
"Does anyone still resort to the 'forced marriage' approach? Those second-generation rich people don't dare to be so arrogant. Jiang Zhengqin looks like a decent person, but it turns out he likes this."
"If it's consensual, there's nothing to say, but if it's forced, isn't it attempted rape?"
"Jiang Zhengqin said he was a director? I've never heard of that."
"I haven't heard of it either. Who from some corner thinks he is a director just because he shot a short video?"
Jiang Zhengqin's face turned pale, and Xia Zongqi frowned, "Do you have an invitation?"
It is true that some small stars will be invited to the cocktail party to please the eye, or to liven up the party. As for whether they can get along well or what they can connect with, how to develop the conversation is their business, but what can Jiang Zhengqin do?
"I'm here on behalf of Director Chen."
Director Chen is a relatively well-known director in the entertainment industry. He became famous through online dramas and later switched to TV dramas. Why is Jiang Zhengqin related to Director Chen?
"Director Chen is busy with a new play, so he asked me to come over."
Wen Zheng's brows furrowed even deeper. Director Chen had approached their company to invest in that drama. He didn't know whether their company had accepted the offer or not, but he didn't know the person in front of him.
"Are you his friend?"
Jiang Zhengqin didn't dare to admit it. He was not a friend of Director Chen at all. He was just the casting director of the crew. He used the title of director to sound nice, but in fact he was no different from an assistant director.
It is not his turn to recruit the leading role or important supporting roles, but he can make decisions on small supporting roles, special guests or extras in the play.
Jiang Zhengqin didn't expect that he would be tricked by two little stars twice in a row. The incident with Lu Wenxing was enough to make him angry, but he didn't expect that he would be tricked by the little star in front of him again this time.
Wen Zheng came here with a purpose and had no time to waste on this man. He didn't even look at Jiang Zhengqin and only spoke to Xia Zongqi.
"Since Director Chen was invited, shouldn't this person... be here?"
Wen Zheng had already spoken, and Xia Zongqi responded immediately, "Mr. Wen is right. My Xia family invited Director Chen. Since Director Chen cannot come, I can only say that I am very sorry. Please ask Director Jiang Zhengqin to leave on his own."
Xia Zongqi deliberately emphasized the word "director", making the irony too blatant.
Jiang Zhengqin, who had just been bullying others, now didn't even dare to raise his head, for fear of being pointed at and ridiculed by others.
Wen Zheng’s identity is there, he often appears in financial reports, and even many people will follow Wen Zheng to invest.
As long as people hear that Wen Zheng’s investment company has invested in a project, someone will come to the other company with money and ask for additional investment. Wen Zheng has more fans on Weibo than some traffic stars.
Young, promising, handsome and rich.
Either of the two labels alone would be enough to attract people's attention, let alone he has both.
No one cared about Jiang Zhengqin's departure, they just saw a farce. Wen Zheng knew that the Xia family wanted to curry favor with him, so he gave them a way out. Xia Zongqi was not as cunning as his father, so if he wanted to get any information out of them, he had to start with Xia Zongqi.
He did not ask direct questions about the welfare home, but extended an olive branch and added Xia Zongqi on WeChat under the pretext of discussing a project.
He was sure that Xia Zongqi would come to him on his own initiative in less than a week.
Wen Zheng didn't stay at the cocktail party for too long and left in less than half an hour. He had to go on a business trip to E City the next day to see the newly invested land.
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On the other hand, Lu Wenxing found a gossip account on Weibo and released the recording of the "transaction" between Jiang Zhengqin and Mango Entertainment, and hired some Internet trolls to replace the leaked recording.
When Lu Wenxing signed the termination agreement with Mango Entertainment, Wang Man asked him to delete the recording. Lu Wenxing did delete it, but he had a backup. He was worried that Mango Entertainment might do something weird later.
Since Jiang Zhengqin didn't want to reveal the matter, Lu Wenxing didn't mind making it public.
However, Lu Wenxing did not expect that the blogger he found seemed to be quite powerful and helped Jiang Zhengqin make his Weibo debut in just one night.
Lu Wenxing didn't check his phone when he woke up in the morning. He only found out after he arrived at the crew and heard people chatting. When he opened the hot search on Weibo, he saw Jiang Zhengqin's name.
# Jiang Zhengqin's hidden rules #
When Lu Wenxing clicked on it, the first topic was the blogger that Lu Wenxing had found last night.
One-stop gossip v: A director of a certain crew abused his power and forced an artist to use unspoken rules.
The noise in the recording has been removed, and the voices of Jiang Zhengqin and Wang Man can be heard clearly. The names of the artists mentioned have also been blurred.
"Director Jiang, if you like ＊＊＊, he's lucky. If you don't like him, we have other artists in Mango Entertainment."
"*** is obviously a good candidate for the entertainment industry. I like hardworking and motivated people. How about this. Ask him to come to my room tonight for an audition."
…
"Why are you pretending to be so noble? If you follow me, I will definitely give you a satisfactory role."
"Don't want to? What right do you have to be unwilling? Many artists in the industry got their start by having sex with men. You're not so naive as to think that you can gain a place in the entertainment industry just by looking good, right?"
"Your agent has already agreed on your behalf. You can't leave tonight anyway."
“…”
The comment section exploded immediately.
[Who the hell is this implying? How many artists in the industry have come to bed from someone else? Don’t drag others into this if you are disgusting yourself]
[Who is Jiang Zhengqin? Director Jiang, why have I never heard of this person? ]
[I searched it, but I can't even call him a director if he has no works? ]
[You are not bragging, are you? Director Jiang, you are a social scum, get out of the entertainment industry as soon as possible]
[What are you empathizing with above? Why are you showing up at the hotel if you don't want to? I think you can't get any resources after selling yourself, so let's just let it be a dog-eat-dog situation.]
[Neither of them is good]
[No way, victim blaming theory? ]
[What's the mentality of those who scold the victims? Can't you tell from the recording? They don't want to do it. ]
[Was it voluntary to be there? Why couldn't it be that you were deceived? 】
[Please expose the agent as well? 】
[@Mangcheng Entertainment Official Website, please do not shield the agent]
[It is impossible that Mango Entertainment is unaware of this. Maybe everyone in the company is a pimp]
Lu Wenxing glanced at the comment section and exited. He had a lot of scenes to play today. He took a quick look at them in the morning and didn’t have any free time until lunch.
Because there was a fight scene in the afternoon, Lu Wenxing had no experience, so while others were resting at noon, he was still learning moves from the martial arts instructor.
"This sword flower is still very beautiful when performed. You have a nice figure, so it shouldn't be a big problem for you to perform it. When the camera gives some close-ups of your hands and face, you will get a good feel for it."
The martial arts instructor likes Lu Wenxing very much. He is diligent and studious, and is willing to learn. He has a good dance foundation and can learn difficult moves very quickly.
But Lu Wenxing was too perfectionist. The martial arts instructor had approved Lu Wenxing's moves, but Lu Wenxing still felt they were not good enough.
Not only the martial arts instructor thought so, many crew members also discovered that Lu Wenxing was either filming, learning how others film, or hiding in a corner to rehearse a role.
When others were resting, Lu Wenxing didn't rest either.
“Is Xiaolu too hardworking?”
The pursuit of perfection is understandable, but Lu Wenxing seems to be pursuing more than just perfection. It seems like he wants to spend all his time on filming.
It gives people a feeling... Director Wang thought for a long time but couldn't think of any suitable adjective.
Gu Yanshen's gaze fell on Lu Wenxing, and he looked at Lu Wenxing holding the sword thoughtfully.
His wrist turned flexibly and he made a beautiful sword flower. Even from a distance one could notice Lu Wenxing's focused expression.
Song Jiajia suddenly said, "I always feel like he's in a hurry."
Le Hanfei nodded, "Yes, that's exactly how it feels."
It's not impetuous, but anxious.
It seemed like if he didn't seize the time, he would miss another chance in the future. Gu Yanshen also had this feeling. He didn't know why Lu Wenxing was so anxious, but at the age of 20, he was sure that Lu Wenxing would only develop better and better in the entertainment industry.
There is no need to rush, and even honing your acting skills is a gradual process.
"Is Xiaolu a Virgo?" Director Wang couldn't help but ask.
Song Jiajia was surprised, "Director Wang also knows about constellations?"
"I heard that Virgos pursue perfection." Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "Look at Xiaolu's diligence. He really has the attitude of a desperate man."
After lunch break, the crew started busy work again.
Lu Wenxing had a night scene in the evening, and it was already 11 o'clock in the evening when he got on the crew's car and returned to the hotel.
There is a separate elevator going up to the fifth floor, and Lu Wenxing, who lives on the fourth floor, does not take the same elevator as Gu Yanshen.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Gu Yanshen and Lu Wenxing greeted each other and went in first.
Lu Wenxing waited for a while and the elevator door opened. He walked into the elevator and just pressed the floor button when a tall and straight figure walked in.
The young man is very tall, with stern facial features, a bit of a mixed-race look, slightly long eyes and deep pupils. He has an appearance that can be remembered at first sight.
He was wearing a dark grey suit, a rather mature colour, but it did not make him look old-fashioned, instead it made him look handsome and charming.
After pressing the floor button, Lu Wenxing took a step back and gave his seat to the young man. He noticed that the young man pressed the button for the fifth floor, but the light was not on.
"This elevator only goes to the fourth floor. To go to the fifth floor, you need to take the elevator next door." Lu Wenxing reminded.
The young man paused and said thank you.
Just when Lu Wenxing thought he was going out, the young man closed the elevator.
Lu Wenxing didn't ask any more questions, guessing that the other party was too lazy to wait for the elevator and planned to go up the stairs from the fourth floor.
The elevator quickly went up to the fourth floor, and Lu Wenxing and the young man walked out together. They were going in the same direction, keeping a distance between them.
Just as Lu Wenxing turned the corner, a figure approached him aggressively.
"Lu Wenxing, was it you who released the recording online?"
The person who came was Jiang Zhengqin, who was on the hot search today. He was wearing a mask and anger was obvious on his face.
Lu Wenxing didn't expect Jiang Zhengqin to block him here. He subconsciously took a step back, forgetting that there was someone behind him, and directly bumped into the young man who came out from the corner.
He even accidentally stepped on the other person's foot.
"sorry."
Lu Wenxing apologized subconsciously and the young man helped him up. Jiang Zhengqin didn't see the young man around the corner clearly. He was full of anger and just wanted to vent it on Lu Wenxing.
He strode forward and reached out to grab Lu Wenxing. A strong and powerful hand stretched out and directly grabbed Jiang Zhengqin's wrist.
As soon as Jiang Zhengqin raised his head, his face turned pale instantly. He widened his eyes and stuttered with fear.
"Wen, Mr. Wen."
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