Chapter 82 Chapter 82

After the onset of winter, the weather in Beijing gradually cooled down.

However, the atmosphere within LeShi was very heated, all for the company's first annual meeting.

In the previous two years, LeShi was in a period of rapid development, and everyone was so busy that they had no time to consider anything else.

It was only this year, when the company's development gradually stabilized, that Gu Xing Shi made a grand gesture and held the annual meeting.

If the annual meetings of other companies are meant to strengthen team cohesion and showcase achievements, then LeShi's annual meeting is purely for fun.

It is said that even the performance programs are decided by lottery.

Of course, the performances are based on a voluntary principle; those who really don't want to participate can apply not to participate.

However, everyone thought that since it was the first annual meeting, those who could participate did participate, and even Yu You Xia brought the Quail Screenwriting Group to contribute a program.

As Zhou Cheng Yan, who had just joined the LeShi family this year, naturally joined in the fun.

Then he drew the grand prize—a girl group dance.

Zhou Cheng Yan cracked up on the spot.

And the others who drew the same prize included a male agent, the director of the finance department, and a staff member from the business department—four people, not a single girl.

Oh, not quite.

Initially, there were girls. It is said that Lin Xia Yu was the first to draw it, but at the time of drawing the lottery, Sister Lin used her "resource exchange" skill to swap with another male agent.

However, after she made the exchange, the human resources department promptly discovered and filled this loophole.

Zhou Cheng Yan couldn't help but lament.

Now that things had come to this, he could only grit his teeth and practice dancing with the other unfortunate brothers.

The days flew by until the day of the annual meeting.

Wen Yue got out of the car and saw Gu Xing Shi coming to greet him.

Gu Xing Shi's attire today was much more formal than usual, a Baroque-style blue velvet suit, the close-fitting cut outlining his straight shoulders and slender waist, and the elaborate shirt adorned with luxurious sapphire collar ornaments.

Such luxurious attire did not overshadow his brilliance but instead set off his pride, like a young master from a noble family.

Wen Yue, seeing Gu Xing Shi like this for the first time, was stunned for a moment before walking towards him.

Gu Xing Shi greeted him with a smile, then took out a bracelet with the number 16 on it.

Wen Yue: "What is this?"

Gu Xing Shi: "This is the lottery number for tonight."

Wen Yue wanted to say he didn't need this, but seeing Gu Xing Shi actively putting the bracelet on him, he swallowed the words back.

Gu Xing Shi lowered his head and fastened it for him.

He was very close to Wen Yue.

The bracelet even retained the temperature of his fingers.

Wen Yue subconsciously swallowed.

But the next second, Gu Xing Shi raised his head: "Okay."

"Mm." Wen Yue responded softly, then hid the bracelet in his sleeve, but inadvertently revealed the same sapphire cufflinks as Gu Xing Shi.

The two walked towards the hall side by side.

Behind them, Sun Hong Fei followed Tang Ling closely, maintaining a distance of three steps from them.

However, as soon as he got out of the car, he looked around, because he came today not only as LeShi's partner but also as the love security guard for Wen Zong and Gu Zong.

Unexpectedly, he discovered that Qin Wen and the others did not come out to make trouble, and he immediately became suspicious.

The LeShi employee in charge of reception heard his question and replied: "Brother Qin and the others are practicing their program!"

Sun Hong Fei was somewhat puzzled.

As far as he knew, Gu Zong's artists were all talented and versatile. Was it necessary to practice so hard for a simple annual meeting program?

With such doubts, he walked into the hall.

It had already been newly decorated. LeShi employees in various costumes were busily shuttling back and forth, and everyone's expressions were excited, showing their anticipation for the annual meeting.

Sun Hong Fei and the others' seats were arranged at the tables closest to the stage.

At this time, Gu Xing Shi had already invited Wen Yue to take a seat.

Wen Yue had also attended his own group's annual meeting, but the atmosphere was completely different from LeShi's.

Gu Xing Shi smiled and said: "The theme of our annual meeting is fun. To be honest, I don't even know what programs we have tonight!"

Wen Yue's mind stirred: "Are you performing too?"

Gu Xing Shi: "Mm... yes, I might even need your cooperation, Mr. Wen!"

Wen Yue asked with interest: "What is it?"

Gu Xing Shi mysteriously said: "You'll find out then."

Wen Yue was immediately full of anticipation for tonight's program.

As they took their seats, the time for the annual meeting soon arrived.

The table was filled with delicious food, but everyone was not interested in eating or drinking, focusing on the stage.

As the stage lights gradually dimmed, two people slowly walked up from one side.

From the silhouette, it seemed to be a man and a woman, but the girl in the back seemed a little nervous, and she stumbled a little when she came on stage.

As the two reached the center of the stage, two spotlights fell on their heads.

It was Cheng Xin, wearing a suit and smiling, and Pei Zhuo Zhi, wearing an evening gown, looking lifeless.

Seeing who these two were, Gu Xing Shi, who had been drinking, almost sprayed out.

The scene was in an uproar.

Sun Hong Fei was dumbfounded. What a ridiculous pairing!

And, letting Cheng Xin be the host?

Seriously?!

Cheng Xin on stage didn't seem to realize how explosive his role as host was, and quite naturally motioned for everyone to be quiet: "I know you're shocked, but don't be shocked yet. The reason I became the host is mainly because of my good luck. I won't name the unfortunate brothers who drew the girl group dance..."

Zhou Cheng Yan and the others backstage silently showed their fists.

Cheng Xin: "...and the director Pei, who lost to me in rock-paper-scissors and was forced to wear women's clothing beside me."

Pei Zhuo Zhi silently turned his head, releasing a death glare.

Everyone: "..."

Gu Xing Shi: "..."

This was the first time he had seen such a hateful host.

Cheng Xin didn't realize that his two sentences had offended many people. He bumped Pei Zhuo Zhi with his elbow: "Lines."

Pei Zhuo Zhi drooped his eyes and reluctantly said: "Respected Mr. Gu, respected guests..."

Cheng Xin promptly added: "Some."

Wen Yue, who was not included in "some": "..."

Pei Zhuo Zhi: "...dear colleagues, on such a joyful and harmonious night, our LeShi's first annual meeting now begins."

Cheng Xin: "Please keep your eyes open, prop up your chins, and next, please enjoy the girl group dance brought to you by Zhou Cheng Yan, Lv Mo from the artist agency department, Yu Liang from the finance department, and Liu Si from the business department, four male (emphasized) colleagues."

The scene immediately erupted in warm applause and whistles.

Gu Xing Shi specifically explained to Wen Yue: "This should be the most anticipated program tonight, but it is said that the secrecy measures were very good, and now no one knows how they dance..."

Because the surroundings were too noisy, Gu Xing Shi had to speak close to Wen Yue's ear.

The warm breath brushed against Wen Yue's earlobe, the slight itch as if spreading from his ear to his heart, causing a slight tremor.

Wen Yue was about to turn his head and speak to him when the stage lights suddenly dimmed.

Gu Xing Shi immediately sat back, focusing his attention on the stage.

Zhou Cheng Yan and the others were already standing in the center of the stage, striking a pose.

As the lights came on.

The four, dressed in short skirts and black stockings, started to twist with serious expressions.

The four, with what seemed like newly installed limbs, diligently rotated and danced.

Not only that, but each movement seemed to have its own interpretation.

Touching their faces was like slapping themselves.

The wave was like a dead fish on a chopping board.

The walk was even more heartbreaking, like a rehabilitation exercise.

It was sweet and cheerful music, but they performed it with a bitter and resentful feeling.

"Pfft——"

Waves of laughter spread throughout the hall.

Only Gu Xing Shi laughed while stroking his chin and seriously commented: "Old Zhou danced well, and his figure is good too..."

Wen Yue silently glanced at him, then took off his suit jacket and placed it on the back of the chair.

Gu Xing Shi was oblivious, continuing: "Don't say it, this style is quite interesting. If they're willing, they can do a side job..."

Zhou Cheng Yan and the others on stage suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

Sun Hong Fei in the audience respectfully admired.

Mr. Gu was always thinking about work.

No wonder LeShi succeeded!

He really, I'm crying!

After Zhou Cheng Yan and the others finally finished their dance, the audience was about to laugh themselves to death. Yan Jing Xi and others, who loved to stir up trouble, shouted "One more" without any camaraderie.

Zhou Cheng Yan glared fiercely at his artists.

After they all went down, Cheng Xin wiped away the tears from his laughter and went on stage: "Ahem, thank you to the four colleagues for their wonderful performance. With your example, the following colleagues can rest assured. The next program will definitely be refreshing. Let's invite—my former teammate Meng Yuan Sheng and his current partner Qin Wen to perform cross-talk."

Gu Xing Shi: "..."

Indeed, it was quite refreshing.

Meng Yuan Sheng and Qin Wen both changed into long gowns.

Both of them were tall and had good figures, and with their two handsome faces of different styles, they didn't look like cross-talk performers but rather like two gentlemen who had traveled through time from the Republic of China.

However, as soon as the two of them spoke, the flavor came.

Qin Wen: "When I first debuted, I was very afraid of interviews, and then I went to my senior Meng Yuan Sheng for advice. My senior is a very good person, and he taught me a lot of tricks to deal with the media."

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Yes, I taught him."

Qin Wen: "My senior is very excellent, and his answers to the media are always graceful and watertight. This is quite difficult for me, and I was afraid of not learning well and letting my senior down. Then my senior comforted me, 'Look at my teammate Cheng Xin, I taught him this way before, but it didn't work at all. You won't be worse than him no matter how bad you are...'"

Cheng Xin's roar came from backstage: "Nonsense!"

The scene immediately erupted in laughter.

However, Qin Wen remained unmoved and continued: "I thought so too, so I confidently used the tricks my senior taught me. For those I was sure about, I answered; for those I wasn't sure about, I smiled; for those I wasn't sure about but knew the answer, I smiled and answered."

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Hmm? Is that how I taught you?"

Qin Wen: "Ah, this is not important. Anyway, after watertight answers and read-but-not-replied, I created LeShi's third interview style—the media's nightmare. I have to say, it's very useful!"

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Yeah, it is said that now reporters have to make a life-or-death declaration before interviewing you."

Qin Wen: "It's just a small achievement, nothing worth mentioning, nothing worth mentioning. Later, we had a junior brother, Xiao Qing. Although Xiao Qing is not a newcomer, he is also quite afraid of dealing with the media, so he also asked his senior for advice. My senior is a very nice person, and he taught him many tricks to deal with the media..."

Meng Yuan Sheng: "What did I teach him again?"

Qin Wen: "You taught him to write down the interviewer's name and report them when he encounters difficulties. Xiao Qing is an honest child. Once during an interview, he really encountered difficulties, so he asked the other party, 'Which senior brother will you interview next time?' The other party asked him, 'Why are you asking me this?' Xiao Qing said, 'So I can make a targeted complaint.' Since then, no one has dared to make things difficult for him."

"Some say this is LeShi's fourth interview style, called 'borrowing a knife to kill a person'."

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Hmm, then we have a junior sister Xi Yin. What did I teach her?"

Qin Wen: "Oh, you didn't teach her anything."

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Oh, why is that?"

Qin Wen: "Because the media is afraid too! They have a very good attitude towards her interviews. Xi Yin, this is all the territory that the senior brothers have won for you!"

Meng Yuan Sheng: "Go away!"

Everyone: "hahahahahaha."

Gu Xing Shi tried hard to suppress his laughter.

He couldn't help but be grateful that he didn't invite the media today, otherwise, wouldn't this be outputting by stepping on people's faces?

Everyone laughed until they were in tears.

Although they already knew their reputation in the interview world, hearing the people involved say it was still a kind of darkly humorous beauty.

After Qin Wen and Meng Yuan Sheng finished their cross-talk, they calmly left the stage.

However, the host who was supposed to announce the next act didn't come on stage for a long time.

Until Pei Zhuo Zhi, with a cigarette in his mouth, was unexpectedly pushed onto the stage by Cheng Xin. He coughed lightly: "The next program is from the company's screenwriting team and their guest performer Sheng Yue Qing. Unexpectedly, it is actually an imitation show. Please enjoy."

Pei Zhuo Zhi announced the next act in a messy manner and was about to leave the stage, but found that his high heels were stuck in the gap of the lifting stage. After failing to remove his shoes, he took off his shoes stylishly and went off stage, looking one meter six and one meter seven tall.

Sun Hong Fei and the others were almost laughing themselves to death.

Is this LeShi!

What a beautiful mental state!!

Wen Yue helped Gu Xing Shi, who was about to laugh himself under the table, but unexpectedly, he clutched his stomach and leaned directly on his shoulder.

Soft hair brushed against Wen Yue's neck, causing him to subconsciously clench his fist.

Gu Xing Shi wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes while trying to support Wen Yue's arm to prevent himself from sliding down.

Wen Yue sighed helplessly, suppressing his inner feelings, and put his arm across Gu Xing Shi's waist to allow him to lean on at any time.

Gu Xing Shi was oblivious, his attention completely drawn to the people on stage.

No one expected that their so-called imitation show would actually be in the style of a Japanese program called "Super Transformation."

They imitated a beauty camera.

Sheng Yue Qing played the role of a photo that had been beautified.

All the screenwriters wore black tight-fitting clothes, their faces were painted black, making it impossible to tell who was who.

They used all kinds of props to beautify Sheng Yue Qing.

"Slimming"—Sheng Yue Qing sucked in his cheeks.

"Whitening"—Using an oversized powder puff to directly pat Sheng Yue Qing's face, covering him with powder.

"Leg lengthening"—A screenwriter carried Sheng Yue Qing on his neck, pulling down his pants until they reached the screenwriter's feet, who was wearing the same shoes as Sheng Yue Qing.

…

Sheng Yue Qing's beautiful face was messed up.

But the effect on the scene was very amazing, with laughter and applause never stopping.

The atmosphere was so enthusiastic that it was about to blow the roof off.

After that, there was a song and dance performance by Ruan Xi Yin, Bu Qian Wei, and Lin Xia Yu.

Ruan Xi Yin and Lin Xia Yu sang, and no one expected that Lin Xia Yu, with her noble and cold face, was tone-deaf. The whole song was good in fits and starts.

Bu Qian Wei's dance was even more explosive. Perhaps because Pei Zhuo Zhi behind the curtain reminded her of filming "Guimen," her dance was also strangely done in fits and starts.

There were also other small skits full of unexpected situations, and some absurd individual talents...

In short, by the end, everyone's cheeks were sore from laughter.

At the most enthusiastic moment, Cheng Xin went on stage again: "The next program is also the finale of tonight's gala—a magic show performed by our Mr. Gu."

The scene was immediately filled with exclamations, and everyone didn't expect that Mr. Gu had also prepared a program.

Then the enthusiasm of the atmosphere went up another level.

Gu Xing Shi gracefully stood up, walked onto the stage, and elegantly bowed before saying: "This magic trick is also something I just learned, so the performance may be clumsy. Please don't mind."

Everyone at LeShi was already used to Gu Xing Shi's omnipotence. Hearing him say that he also had things he wasn't good at, they were immediately excited.

"Mr. Gu, don't be afraid. Even if you make a mistake, we'll pretend we didn't see it!"

"Mr. Gu, we're all your assistants tonight!!"

Gu Xing Shi smiled and said: "Then I have to find someone who is the least likely to be an assistant to cooperate with me."

He scanned the audience below and landed on Wen Yue, "Mr. Wen, would you mind helping out."

Sun Hong Fei immediately took the lead in cheering: "No problem!!"

Wen Yue: "..."

But he still nodded.

Gu Xing Shi invited Wen Yue onto the stage and had him sit in a chair.

Looking at Wen Yue on stage, the most excited were the people from the Wen Group.

After all, at their own group's annual meeting, no one dared to invite Mr. Wen onto the stage!

To put it simply, Mr. Gu was awesome!

Gu Xing Shi took out a deck of playing cards, had Wen Yue choose one and sign it, put the card back into the deck, and then started to shuffle the cards very clumsily.

The scene immediately erupted in good-natured laughter.

Gu Xing Shi deliberately said: "I said so, I just learned it, it's very clumsy."

After he finally shuffled the cards, he came to Wen Yue, spread the cards out, and let him draw one.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wen Yue's hand touched the cards, the whole deck fell to the ground.

Gu Xing Shi: "Oops."

He frantically picked up all the cards, put them in front of Wen Yue again, and then belatedly realized: "I almost forgot, there's another step."

After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and the playing cards in his hand instantly turned into a rose.

The scene was in an uproar.

Wen Yue looked at the bright red rose, then at Gu Xing Shi's face behind the rose.

As if enchanted, he subconsciously reached out to touch it.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xing Shi snapped his fingers again, the rose turned into a dove, and the flapping wings pulled Wen Yue back to reality.

After that, Gu Xing Shi changed from being clumsy to every snap of his fingers producing new things.

The scene was filled with exclamations.

Until finally, everything turned back into the deck of cards.

However, Gu Xing Shi held the playing cards and frowned: "No, the card that Mr. Wen signed isn't among them."

After saying that, Gu Xing Shi turned his head and winked mischievously at Wen Yue.

Then, in full view of everyone, he reached out two fingers and slowly pulled out a card with Wen Yue's name written on it from Wen Yue's chest pocket.

Wen Yue was stunned, completely unaware of when he put the card in there.

But Gu Xing Shi had already pulled him up, bowed to the audience, and left the stage.

The atmosphere of the scene reached a climax again.

"Mr. Gu's magic is amazing!"

"As expected of Mr. Gu, his acting skills are amazing! He acted as if it were real!"

"Mr. Gu, do another one! We haven't had enough!"

Sun Hong Fei looked at the two interacting on stage with satisfaction, wiping away happy tears.

Wuwuwu, my CP is back together!!

After the successful performance, it was the lottery draw that everyone was looking forward to.

This year's awards were so rich and numerous that even Sun Hong Fei and the others from large companies were a little envious.

As one award after another was drawn, the scene was immersed in a sea of joy.

Until Cheng Xin mysteriously said: "Tonight, we have a special grand prize—"

After building up everyone's anticipation, he continued, "The special grand prize is...dinner with Mr. Gu~"

Gu Xing Shi: "???"

How come he didn't know about this prize!

And having dinner with the boss, is this a prize? This is torture!

However, to his surprise, no one protested, and many people even looked determined.

This is dinner with Mr. Gu!

Having Mr. Gu's golden finger point at you, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life!

Gu Xing Shi: "???"

As Cheng Xin called for the start, the numbers on the screen began to scroll.

Cheng Xin: "Mr. Gu, you stop it! Let's see who you prefer!"

As soon as these words came out.

Meng Yuan Sheng and the others' expressions became even more serious.

Gu Xing Shi: "..."

He resigned himself to fate and shouted "Stop!"

The number stopped at 16.

Cheng Xin first looked at the number on his bracelet, found it wasn't him, and then asked loudly: "Which lucky person won tonight's special grand prize?"

The scene was noisy, everyone was looking at the number on their bracelet, but no one stood up.

Cheng Xin was about to let Gu Xing Shi call the number again.

However, Wen Yue had already revealed the number on his bracelet, saying slowly and calmly: "It seems that Mr. Gu prefers me."

Gu Xing Shi: "..."

Cheng Xin: "!!!"

Sun Hong Fei: "!!!"